DAILY AGENDA (updated daily)
Check here for each day's activities, learning targets, and homework.
Topic outline
- DAILY AGENDA (updated daily)
- Week 1
Week 1
Monday, March 16
- Learning Target: Students will demonstrate understanding of PRIDE as it pertains to English 9.
- Hand out Syllabus - parent survey completed by Friday
- Seating Charts
- Hand out Grammar Help sheet
- CHAMPS Expectations for guests in the classroom - explain why this is important THIS week!
Tuesday, March 17 - Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- Learning Target: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the eight parts of speech to demonstrate what they know.
- All 9A students owe $3.00 for printing of grammar.
- Take 8 parts of Speech pretest.
- Hand out "The Lady, or the Tiger" story - start reading today when everybody is done with test.
Wednesday, March 18
- Learning Target: Students will demonstrate understanding of complete sentences, correct capitalization, and punctuation in writing.
- Finish reading Lady or Tiger
- Complete the writing assignment for LAdy or Tiger (hand out)
Thursday, March 19
- Learning Target: Students will demonstrate understanding of classroom expectations using CHAMPS model.
- Begin grammar unit 1 - Homophones
- Discuss homophone story assignment - due Mon. March 23
Learning target: Students will demonstrate how to use homophones and commonly confused words correctly
Work through grammar unit 1 powerpoint, pausing to work on practice exercises with partner
Homophone story due on Monday!
- Week 2
Week 2
Monday, March 23
Learning target: Demonstrate correct use of homophones
- Homophone review sheet
- Go over common writing mistakes, page 4
- Begin commas, if time
- Homophone test tomorrow
- Learning target: Use homophones correctly
Homophone test
Continue comma rules & exercises
Homework: Worksheets over commas in a series, between adjectives, in compound sentences
Wednesday, March 25 (delayed start)
- Learning Target: Use commas correctly
- Go over homework
- Practice exercises
Thursday, March 26
- Learning Target: Use commas correctly
- Continue with comma notes and exercises
- Comma posters - half of students rotate through stations writing examples while the other half works on practice exercises, then switch
Friday, March 27
- Learning target: Understand how to use commas correctly
- Finish commas rules and exercises
- Comma posters - half of students rotate through stations writing examples while the other half works on practice exercises, then switch
- Comma test Tuesday!
- HW: finish the rest of the comma worksheets
- Homophone review sheet
- Week 3
Week 3
Monday, March 31
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate knowledge with commas.
- Begin Commas on page 16 of grammar packet.
- Practice comma usage.
Tuesday, April 1
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of commas and clauses.
- Rules sheet handout
- Review pages 16-20
Wednesday, April 2
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of commas and clauses through composing.
- Practice handout for commas (sample test-type questions)
- Comma test tomorrow!
Thursday, April 3
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of commas and word choices through an assessment.
- Comma Test and Word Choice Test
Friday, April 4 (half day)
- Week 4
Week 4
Monday, April 14
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of the basic plot chart of a short story.
- Comma Retake on Friday (Multiple Choice Portion Only)
- Begin fiction notes
Tuesday, April 15
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of the basic plot chart of a short story.
- Comma Warm Up
- On own (using notes) -- Read "The Lady, or the Tiger?" and complete a plot chart.
Wednesday, April 16
- Take ASPIRE TEST
- Comma Warm up
- Go over "The Lady, or the Tiger?" plot charts
Thursday, April 17
- Warm Up and Review of Comma Rules for retake on Friday
- Finish Fiction Notes and complete activity for figurative language
Friday, April 18 (half day)
- GOAL: Students will increase comma test scores through a retake.
- Comma Retake
- Journal 7 (1st hour) Journal 8 (5th hour): Describe a gift that meant a great deal to you that you received or you gave to somebody special. Why was it so special?
- Week 5
Week 5
Monday, April 21
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of figurative language terms.
- Finish fiction notes
- Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
Tuesday, April 22
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of "The Most Dangerous Game" through formative assessment and a plot chart.
- Finish Reading Story and Complete Formative Assessment and Plot Chart
Wednesday, April 23
- GOAL: Students will understand vocabulary in context.
- Complete vocabulary for TMDG
Thursday, April 24
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of figurative language from TMDG.
- Complete figurative language examples
- TEST OVER TMDG on Tuesday, April 29!
- Week 6
Week 6
Monday, April 28
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of figurative language for TMDG.
- Review Fig. Lang.
- Watch Gilligan's Island "The Hunter"
- Ship Trap map due tomorrow!
- Test tomorrow!
Tuesday, April 29
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of TMDG and a new story through an assessment.
- TMDG test
Wednesday, April 30
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of "The Gift of the Magi" through formative assessment.
- Go over MDG test
- Read "The Gift of the Magi" (pg. 123) and complete Formative Assessment and Plot Chart
Thursday, May 1
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary from "The Gift of the Magi"
- Vocabulary PowerPoint over Magi
- Complete sentences on own
Friday, May 2
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of Figurative Language as it relates to "The Gift of the Magi."
- Watch short video on "The Gift of the Magi" http://vim
eo.com/180 10083 - Complete figurative language handout.
- Hand in fig. lang. handout
- Write rough draft of appreciation letter - turn in before leaving.
- Test over "The Gift of the Magi" is on TUESDAY!
- Week 7
Week 7
Monday, May 5
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate knowledge of "The Gift of the Magi" through a test review.
- PowerPoint Review for test
- Test is tomorrow
- Start editing letters (if time.
Tuesday, May 6
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of "The Gift of the Magi" through a formal assessment.
- Test over "The Gift of the Magi"
- Need stamp and envelope by tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 7 (delayed start)
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of commas through revisions of letters.
- Finish revising letters and rewrite them.
- Write addresses on envelopes and attach final letters and drafts to these with a paperclip. I must read these to grade them before folding them and putting them in the envelopes (I will do that part:).
- Explore Practice test for grammar/style
Thursday, May 8
- GOAL: Students will understand "Quitters, Inc" through critical reading.
- Listen to "Quitters, Inc" as a class.
Friday, May 9
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language as it pertains to "Quitters, Inc."
- Complete Formative Assessment on own
- In groups--complete plot chart, vocabulary sentences, and figurative language.
- Test over a new story on MONDAY!
- WEEK 8
WEEK 8
Monday, May 12
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate collaboration by completing and understanding figurative language and vocabulary from "Quitters, Inc."
- Finish Cartoons for "Quitters, Inc" (20 min)
- Share cartoons
- Complete figurative lang and vocab sentences in same groups - hand in one person's packet for a grade! Make sure this is complete and that you are ALL happy with it!
Tuesday, May 13
- Pass out exam review and go over it with students
- Hand out timed writing and have students complete and turn in.
- These will be returned to you on Thursday for a group assignment.
Wednesday, May 14 (sub day)
- Test over a new story--same a previous tests, just without "Quitters, Inc."
Thursday, May 15
- Pass back essays that were written on Tuesday.
- Group work for the essay (place into groups and go over expectations)
- Must turn in today but will have some time on Monday as well.
Friday, May 16
- Read "The Scarlet Ibis" on own and work on plot chart.
- Also pay close attention to figurative langauge from the story.
- Week 9
Week 9
Monday, May 19
- Complete essay as a group.
Tuesday, May 20
- Begin reading TWM
Wednesday, May 21
- Continue TWM
Thursday, May 22
- Continue TWM
Friday, May 23
- Continue TWM
- Week 10
Week 10
Tuesday, May 27
- Continue TWM
Wednesday, May 28
- Continue TWM
Thursday, May 29
- Continue TWM
Friday, May 30
- Final Exam Essay
Monday, June 2
- Finish TWM
Tuesday, June 3
- Watch TWM
Wednesday, June 4
- Finish TWM
Thursday, June 5
- Review
Friday, June 6
- Review
- Week 11
Week 11
Tuesday, Feb. 18
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of comparing and contrasting characters from two stories.
- Introduce Compare/Contrast Essay - Complete prewriting
Wednesday, Feb. 19 (COW 3)
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of comparing/contrasting using specific details.
- Type first body paragraph (first comparison with examples) -- print and hand in!
- Continue working on body paragraph 2.
Thursday, Feb 20 (COW 3)
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of comparing/contrasting using specific details.
- Continue to work on essay--complete body paragraphs 2 and 3 today.
Friday, Feb 21 (COW 3 (4th hour) & COW 4 (5th hour)
- Week 12
Week 12
Monday, Feb. 24 (COW 4)
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of editing an essay.
- Finish Warm-Up Explore practice
- Print Essays
- Peer editing - Please, Follow Directions Posted!
Tuesday, Feb. 25 (LMC Middle)
- Final editing of essays
- Print Final Draft, Staple Rubric, and Turn in!
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of Morrie Schwartz and Mitch Album through reading and journal writing.
- Go over Explore practice Warm-Up
- Read Tuesdays with Morrie, pages 1-25 and complete journal 1 - discuss journal expectations.
Thursday, Feb. 27
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of Morrie Schwartz and Mitch Album through reading and journal writing.
- Read page 26-47 in Tuesdays with Morrie and complete journal 2.
- Read pages 48-72 in Tuesdays with Morrie and complete journal 3.
Friday, Feb. 28 - 2 hour delay
- Explore reading sample - half hour
WEEK 13
Monday, March 3
- GOAL: Students will demonstrate understanding of Morrie and Mitch as they relate to the story.
- Go over Explore Reading Sample
- Go over exam review
- Read pages 73-89 and complete journal 4