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Date AssignmentDueTh. 5/25 TOPIC:
Wed. 5/24 Prom Assembly
Tues. 5/23 TOPIC: Nightrider questions & No Red Ink
HW: Nightrider questions and No Red Ink due by 11:59 pm tonight.
Mon. 5/22 D day - dropped class
Weekend Fri. 5/19 TOPIC: Nightrider + questions
HW: None
Th. 5/18 TOPIC: Offside questions
HW: Submit Offside questions when complete. Due by the end of the day.
Wed. 5/17 TOPIC: Film unit
HW: If you didn't submit Streetcar scene questions, scene-writing, op ed, or current events, please catch up asap.
Tues. 5/16 D day - dropped class
Mon. 5/15 TOPIC: Op Ed due today. Current Events & No Red Ink in class.
HW: both assignments due Wed. 5/17.
Weekend ----------------
Fri. 5/12 TOPIC: Finishing op ed letter.
HW: Op ed due Monday 5/15.
Th. 5/11 TOPIC: Writing 2 paragraphs of your op ed letter.
HW: Op ed due Monday 5/15
Wed. 5/10 TOPIC: Reading Op Ed samples & choosing a NY Times article to respond to
HW: Select a NY Times article and start drafting your own op ed. Due Friday 5/12.
Tues. 5/9 D day - dropped class
Mon. 5/8 TOPIC: Scene writing + No Red Ink from last Friday
HW: Scene writing due Wed. 5/10. If you didn't complete No Red Ink or scene questions last week, do them asap!
Weekend ----------------------
Fri. 5/5 TOPIC: TEST on scenes 6-11
HW: Work on your scene. Due Wed. 5/10. Membean due Sunday.
Th. 5/4 TOPIC: Review of scenes 6-11 + scene-writing
HW: Study for tomorrow's test on scenes 6-11
Upcoming: Membean due Sunday. Scene due Wed. 5/10
Wed. 5/3 TOPIC: Scene-writing task
HW: Continue writing your scene. Due Wednesday 5/10 (you will get part of class time after your test to work on it. Complete your scene questions in Google Classroom.
Upcoming: Test on scenes 6-11 on Friday 5/5. Membean due Sunday. Scene due 5/10.
Tues. 5/2 D day - dropped class
Mon. 5/1 TOPIC: Finish Streetcar film + intro to creative scene-writing task
HW: Start writing your scene in Google Classroom. It is due by the end of the period Wednesday. You will only have part of the class period to work on it.
Weekend ----------------
Fri. 4/28 TOPIC: Streetcar scene 11
HW: Complete the scene questions
Th. 4/27 TOPIC: Streetcar scenes 7-10
HW: Membean
Wed. 4/26 TOPIC: Streetcar scenes 1-5 QUIZ + No Red Ink
HW: Finish No Red Ink
Tues. 4/25 D day - dropped class
Mon. 4/24 TOPIC: Review of Streetcar Scenes 1-5
HW: Test on first 5 scenes on Wed. 4/26 (Remember to do Membean).
Weekend --------------------- Fri. 4/21 TOPIC: We watched scenes 6 & 7 and read scenes 6 & 7.
HW: There will be a quiz on the first half of the play next Wed. 4/26.
Th. 4/20 TOPIC: We reviewed scene 4 & finished reading scene 5. We also did the questions in class. You must add your own quotes to support your answers.
HW: Complete and submit scene 4 & 5 questions
Wed. 4/19 TOPIC: We read scenes 4 & half of 5 today. Complete and submit scene 3 questions
HW: None
Tues. 4/18 D day - dropped class
Mon. 4/17 TOPIC: Read scene 3
HW: Start answering scene 3 questions. Remember to quote correctly (cite page numbers, incorporate into your writing)
Upcoming: Membean QUIZ on Wednesday
Weekend ----------------------
Fri. 4/14 TOPIC: Watch film scenes 1 - 3 + answer & turn in scene 2 questions.
HW: None
Th. 4/13 TOPIC: Answer and turn in scene 1 questions + reading of scene 2
HW: None
Wed. 4/12 TOPIC: Streetcar scene 1 + Google Question
HW: None
Tues. 4/11 D day - dropped class
Mon. 4/10 TOPIC: "Streetcar" pre-reading activity
HW: None
--------------------- Spring Break! Fri. 3/31 TOPIC: Poetry Test #2
HW: None. Enjoy your break!
Th. 3/30 TOPIC: "Love Poem with Toast"
HW: Study for tomorrow's open-note test. Bring your packets.
Wed. 3/29 TOPIC: "Bike Ride with Older Boys" & analysis
HW: Test on last 4 poems on Fri. 3/31
Tues. 3/28 D day - dropped class
Mon. 3/27 TOPIC: "Smoking" & analysis
HW: None. Make sure you have all the notes.
Upcoming: TEST on last 4 poems on Friday 3/31.
Weekend ----------------------------------------
Fri. 3/24 TOPIC: "Bullet Points" Day 2
HW: None
Th. 3/23 TOPIC: "Bullet Points" Day 1
HW: None
Wed. 3/22 TOPIC: Poetry recitations
HW: Bring your poetry packets to class
Tues. 3/21 D day - dropped class
Mon. 3/20 TOPIC: Poetry packet poem #8
HW: Prepare for Wednesday's recitation.
Weekend --------------------------
Fri. 3/17 TOPIC: Test on first 7 poem.
HW: Work on reciting/memorizing your poem for poetry recitation (starting Wed. 3/22).
Th. 3/16 TOPIC: "Facing It" (poem #7)
HW: Make sure you have all notes. Open note (hard copy only) test on first 7 poems this Friday.
Work on memorizing your poem for poetry recitation (starting Wed. 3/22).
Wed. 3/15 TOPIC: Review of "For the Anniversary of my Death" (poem #6)
HW: Make sure you have all notes. Open note test on first 7 poems this Friday.
Work on memorizing your poem for poetry recitation (starting Wed. 3/22).
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Week of 3/6 - 3/10 TOPIC: Poetry Unit
HW: Check Google Classroom
Week of 2/27 - 3/2 TOPIC: Poetry Unit
HW: Check Google Classroom
Week of 2/22 - 2/24 TOPIC: Comparison Essay - Poem and TTTC
HW: Check Google Classroom
DUE Monday, 2/27: Revisions of comparison essays
Week of 2/13 - 2/16 TOPIC: Comparison Essay - Poem and TTTC
HW: Check Google Classroom
DUE Tuesday, 2/14: Comparison Essay
DUE Wednesday, 2/15: Quiz on Comma Usage
Week of 2/6 - 2/10 TOPIC: Comparison Essay - Poem and TTTC
HW: Check Google Classroom
DUE Tuesday, 2/7: Introduction paragraph
DUE Thursday, 2/9: Comma packet first 2 pages #6-10 on exercises A & B
Week of 1/30 - 2/3 TOPIC: The Things They Carried
HW: Check Google Classroom
DUE Wednesday, 2/1: No Red Ink Quiz
DUE Thursday, 2/2: No Red Ink assignment
DUE Monday, 2/6: No Red Ink & Thesis statement for essay
Week of 1/23 - 1/27 TOPIC: The Things They Carried
HW: Check Google Classroom
Final research papers due Wednesday, 1/25
Due by Sunday, 1/29: No Red Ink assignment - NO Membean this week
Week of 1/17 - 1/20 TOPIC: The Things They Carried
HW: Check Google Classroom
Final research papers due Wednesday, 1/25
Week of 1/9 - 1/13 TOPIC: The Things They Carried (Stories #4 - The Rainy River)
HW: Check Google Classroom
Research paper drafts will be returned by this Friday. Final draft due date TBD.
DUE 1/12: Creative assignment on one of the vignettes from The Rainy River on Classroom
DUE 1/13: Questions on Story #4 posted on Classroom
Week of 1/3-1/6 TOPIC: The Things They Carried (Stories #1-3)
HW: Check Google Classroom
Winter Break -------------------------------------
Mon. 12/12 TOPIC: Writing your Works Cited page
Tues. 12/13 D day - dropped class
Wed. 12/14 Research papers due Thursday 2/22.
Th. 12/15 Research papers due Thursday 2/22.
Fri. 12/16 Research papers due Thursday 2/22.
Weekend Mon. 12/5 TOPIC: Drafting page 2 of your research papers
HW: Membean + catch up on drafting and incorporating quotes 3 different ways.
Tues. 12/6 D day - dropped class
Wed. 12/7 TOPIC: Drafting + Writing Effective Titles
HW: Keep working according to the research calendar
Th. 12/8 TOPIC: Drafting page 2 of your research paper
HW: Membean + 2 pages of your research.
Fri. 12/9 TOPIC: Drafting page 2 of your research paper
HW: Membean + 2 pages of your research.
Weekend --------------------
Mon. 11/28 TOPIC: We worked on drafting the introduction to the research paper today
HW: One page of your draft (including your introduction), due by the end of the period on Wednesday. If you did not complete your outline, do so ASAP and let us know.
Tues. 11/29 D day - dropped class
Wed. 11/30 TOPIC: Drafting the research paper
HW: Make sure you've completed at least 1 page of your draft
Th. 12/1 TOPIC: How to integrate quotes into your paper
HW: Draft your research paper + incorporate at least 3 quotes (blended, comma-introduced, colon-introduced). Use the comment function in Google Docs to identify an example of one of each type of quote integration in your draft by Friday 12/2.
Fri. 12/2 TOPIC: Drafting your paper + integrating quotes 3 different ways
HW: Membean + catch up on drafting at least 1 page of your draft + indicate the 3 ways you integrated quotes.
Weekend ------------------------------------
Mon. 11/21 TOPIC: Outline your research paper. At this point, you should have at least 3 notecards per source (5 sources: website, newspaper, magazine, scholarly journal, and book).
HW: Outline your research paper
Tues. 11/22 TOPIC: Outline your research paper
HW: Keep working on your outline. Due by the end of the period. No membean this week.
Wed. 11/23 TOPIC: Research paper outline due today by the end of the period.
HW: Have a great Thanksgiving!
Weekend -----------------------------------------------
Mon. 11/14 TOPIC: Magazine notecards due by end of period; Start drafting thesis statement
HW: Thesis statement due today
Tues. 11/15 TOPIC: Researching scholarly articles; make sure thesis statement is typed in your "First Draft" assignment
HW: Work on research notes. Catch up if needed (website, newspaper, magazine notecards should be complete.
Wed. 11/16 D day - dropped class
Th. 11/17 TOPIC: Complete 3 notecards for scholarly article.
HW: By tomorrow, you should have completed a minimum of 12 notecards (3 per source for website, newspaper, magazine, and scholarly journal). Keep Membeaning.
Fri. 11/18 TOPIC: Outlining your research paper
HW: Book notecards due Monday 11/21.
Weekend ---------------------------------------
Mon. 11/7 D day - dropped class
HW: Bring your research book to class
Tues. 11/8 TOPIC: Magazine articles for research (3 notecards due by Monday)
HW: Catch up on Website & Newspaper notecards if you fell behind. Find a research book.
Wed. 11/9 TOPIC: Make up Website and Newspaper notecards by today. Find Magazine article & do notecards by Monday 11/14. Find and bring in a book asap (it was due Tues. 11/8).
HW: 30 mins of Membean by Sunday.
Weekend ---------------------------------
Mon. 10/31 TOPIC: Quoting vs Paraphrasing
HW: Start looking for a book on your topic
Tues. 11/1 D day - dropped class
Wed. 11/2 TOPIC: Create notecards for your website (minimum of 3, with citation & description)
HW: Find a book you can use for research
Th. 11/3 TOPIC: Reading newspaper articles to find quotes; searching online databases
HW: Finish website notecards; work on newspaper notecards
Fri. 11/4 TOPIC: Newspaper notecards
HW: Find a book for your research. Bring it to class on Tuesday. 11/8.
Weekend -------------------------------
Mon. 10/24 TOPIC: uPAR reading assessment
HW: Start thinking about what research topic you want to write about. Come with ideas on Wednesday.
Tues. 10/25 D day - dropped class
Wed. 10/26 TOPIC: Research topics brainstorm
HW: Finish the brainstorm. Due tomorrow.
Th. 10/27 TOPIC: Research topic brainstorm/conferencing
HW: Finalize research topic by tomorrow
Fri. 10/28 TOPIC: Finding websites for research
HW: Membean + refine research topic.
Weekend ----------------------------
Mon. 10/17 TOPIC: We read "Foster Care" (poem) and NY Times Op-Ed article on the foster care system.
HW: Work on all Socratic Seminar Questions (#1-4 should be done. #9-16 should be mostly done).
UPCOMING: You will get some class time on Wednesday to get help with finding quotes for Soc Sem questions, but come to class with most of these complete.
Thursday 10/20: Socratic Seminar on Foster Unit
Friday 10/21: Test on "Foster" by Claire Keegan
Tues. 10/18 D day - dropped class Wed. 10/19 TOPIC: Socratic Seminar prep
HW: Make sure all questions are completed in preparation for tomorrow's Socratic seminar
Th. 10/20 TOPIC: Socratic Seminar
HW: Study for tomorrow's TEST on "Foster" + do Membean
Fri. 10/21 TOPIC: "Foster" QUIZ + revision of introductory paragraph
HW: Complete Membean. Bring headphones to class on Monday 10/24.
Weekend ----------------------------- Mon. 10/10 No School Tues. 10/11 D day - dropped class
Wed. 10/12 TOPIC: "Foster" from page 19
HW: You can start the Socractic Seminarr questions on "Foster" if you'd like. Remember to write full responses and cite quotes to support your ideas.
Th. 10/13 TOPIC: We finished "Foster" in class today. If you were absent or missed any of the reading, please catch up.
HW: Membean =)
Fri. 10/14 TOPIC: Class time to complete Socratic Seminar questions (#9 -16) about "Foster." Include a quote and page number for each question.
HW: Socratic Seminar questions #1-16 due Wednesday.
UPCOMING: Socratic Seminar on Thursday 10/20
Test on Foster Unit on Friday 10/21.
Weekend ------------------------- Mon. 10/3 D day - dropped class Tues. 10/4 TOPIC: "Foster" pre-reading activities + we started reading the story and stopped at the bottom of page 5.
HW: Membean
Wed. 10/5 No School
Th. 10/6 TOPIC: "Foster" to page 18
HW: Membean
Fri. 10/7 TOPIC: Reading check quiz + "Foster"
HW: Comma packet -- Do #1-5 of each exercise in the comma sections (pp. 674 - 684) + Finish the Socratic Seminar questions #1-4 on "Franklin Avenue" in the Short Fiction & Poem Unit post in Google Classroom. Everything is due on Wednesday 10/12.
Weekend ----------------------------------------
Wed. 9/28/22 TOPIC: Intro paragraph writing & "The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies"
HW: Membean only 15 minutes this week
Upcoming: There will be a Membean quiz tomorrow or Friday.
Th. 9/29/22 TOPIC: "The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies" (finished reading & annotating)
HW: 15 mins of Membean
Fri. 9/30/22 TOPIC: Response to "Franklin Avenue"
HW: Socratic Seminar questions #1 & 2 due Monday 10/3 in Google Classroom.
Weekend ---------------------------------------
Mon. 9/19 TOPIC: "Worry" and "Mockingbird" in class today.
HW: Write your own short short story brainstorm sheet due tomorrow in Google Classroom.
Upcoming: Short short story due Friday 9/23 + TEST on 4 short short stories on Friday 9/23.
Tues. 9/20 TOPIC: "Say Yes" and write your own short short story
HW: Keep working on your short short story
Upcoming: Short short story due Friday 9/23 + TEST on 4 short short stories on Friday 9/23.
We will collect your short short story packet on Friday.
Wed. 9/21 TOPIC: Tips on writing your short short (how to include dialogue, MLA format, title case)
HW: Write your short short story -- due by the start of class on Friday. Remember to do Membean.
TEST on 4 short short stories on Friday 9/23 (open packet, but must bring your own hard copy of notes). Packets will be collected with your test.
Th. 9/22 D day - dropped class
Fri. 9/23 TOPIC: TEST on 4 short shorts today, open packet. Packets will be collected for a HW grade.
Weekend ----------------
Mon. 9/12 TOPIC: Plagiarism lesson Socrative quiz on plagiarism + Short short story #1: "Popular Mechanics"
HW: Do Membean, submit your summer reading assignment, study elements of fiction slideshow for QUIZ on Wednesday 9/14.
Tues. 9/13 TOPIC: "Popular Mechanics" + story elements chart + "Worry" + story elements chart
HW: Study for tomorrow's quiz using your notes and the slideshow from last week. Do Membean by Sunday.
Wed. 9/14 QUIZ TODAY on Elements of Fiction (setting, character, point of view, plot -- exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, symbol, theme, etc... Th. 9/15 D day - dropped class
HW: Do Membean -- 2 sessions of 15 minutes each by Sunday night!
Fri. 9/16 No class
Weekend -------------------------------- Week of 9/6 - 9/9 Make sure you have joined Google Classroom, joined Membean, completed the Pre-course survey, and submitted your summer reading assignment (see the post for an alternative assignment if you didn't read a book this summer).
Membean is due by Sunday 11:59 pm (2 sessions of 15 minutes).
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