Week Ending May 18th:
MCAS Math Schedule
Continue Poetry Group work
Continue Finding Forester
Week Ending May 11th:
Review Study Guide
Update Collins Folders & make corrections on lines above errors
Test on “The Speaker” Poetry
Follow Directions for Poetry Group Work
“Diction” Poetry, pp.370-373
Week Ending May 4th:
Read “The Speaker” poems and answer “For Study & Discussion” 1-4 & 1-6, all parts. Respond with complete sentences, examples & evidence
Also read, “The Mirror in the Hall” and follow directions to find evidence of the speaker
Complete Study Guide #38, questions 1-9, restate each question
Week Ending April 27th:
More “Understanding Poetry” notes
Begin Text Poetry Unit, pp. 358-365
Homework, paraphrase “Autumn Chant” p. 361
Multiple Choice Test
Week Ending April 13th:
Beginning of Fourth Quarter:)
Begin Changeling
Week Ending April 5th:
End of Third Quarter
Third Quarter Assessment on Wed., 04/04
Complete Chapter 6 “Reading Check” parts A & B
Binder/ Notebook Check
Comprehension M.C/O.R. Final Test on The Pearl, by John Steinbeck
Week Ending March 30,2012:
Finish Holes, by Louis Sachar. Complete “Story Plot Map”
Read the last 2 chapters of The Pearl
Complete “For Study & Discussion” restate each question and use evidence for your responses.
Ch. 5 & 6 Vocabulary, Follow all directions: 1-10 due on March 27th, & 11-20 due on Wed., March 28th. Vocabulary Test on Friday, March 30th.
Week Ending March 23, 2012:
Continue MCAS Practice selections – Multiple Choice & Open Response
ELA MCAS Testing on Tues., 03/20; Wed., 03/21 & Thurs., 03/22/12
Week Ending March 16, 2012:
Continue Reading The Pearl to end of Chapter 4 Restate and answer all questions on p. 856
Follow Directions & complete “The Martian Chronicles” Collins
MCAS Practice Poetry Complete all Multiple Choice & Open Response Questions: “The Man Who Dreamed Questions” “Shoulders” and “Negotiations with a Volcano”
Nonfiction: “For Some Pain is Orange”
“Steps to Decoding an Essay Question” – Underline key words for the first seven Long-Write Composition Questions on the First side of the MCAS Prep Worksheet, Due on Friday 03/16
Week Ending March 9th, 2012:
MCAS Prcatice, Ray Bradbury passage, The Martian Chronicles Multiple Choice Strategies, Open Response; Open Response Guide for Paragraph Sentence/Examples order; Read & Study, “Analyzing Elements of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry”
Open Response Collins Due on Thurs. 03/08;
Continue Reading The Pearl; Complete Reading Check # 53,
Respond using evidence from text in complete sentences
Week Ending March 2nd, 2012:
Continue reading The Pearl, Continue Voacbulary Homework for chapter 3 & 4
Vocabulary Test Friday, March 2nd.
Answer “Reading Check” Parts A & B and “Study Guide 80 Questions” #1-14 in complete sentences, using evidence from the text.
Week Ending February 17, 2012:
Restate and Answer “Reading Check” 1-5 & “For Study & Discussion” on p. 831 Use examples from the Text. Begin reading Chapter II, p.831-835 Use Complete Sentences to respond to Questions 1-5 & 1-3 on p. 835. Complete both sides of Study Guide # 79, 1-12
Multiple Choice/ Open Response Test on Thursday, Feb. 16th
Week Ending Feb. 10, 2012:
Continue reading The Pearl
Reminder: Chapters 1 & 2 Vocabulary Test Wednesday, Feb. 8th
Welcome to the Third Quarter! We’re making progress!
Week Ending February 3, 2012: Begin reading “The Novel” pp. 215-220; Open Book Test, Wed., 02/01; New Vocabulary, The Pearl Chapters 1 & 2, 20 words; Follow All Directions – note Locate and copy author’s sentences of vocabulary words – please underline vocab words within sentences. # 1-10 due on Thurs., 02/02 & # 11-20, due on Friday, 02/03/12. Vocabulary Test on Wednesday, Feb 8th
Best Wishes for a Healthy & Happy New Year!
Week Ending January 20, 2012: Complete “Antigone” Collins Final Draft. Midterm Exam Study Guide Literary Terms & Review
</strong>Week Ending January 13, 2012: Read over p. 503, “Ode 1″ & Graphic Organizer Summary Chart. Follow directions for “Antigone” Collins, Neatly fill in Chart with evidence from text including characters’ quotes. Neatly begin first draft of “Antigone” Collins
Week Ending January 6, 2012: Review Worksheet A & B, Begin “Study Guide 64″ Homework, #1-4 & # 5-7
Week Ending 12/23: Complete “Antigone” then answer Reading Check, p.531 #1-5, and Worksheet parts A & B, answer in complete sentences
Use evidence from text.
Week Ending 12/16: Continue reading assigned roles for “Antigone” Select scene to illustrate – include 4 relevant quotes
Week ending 12/09: Oedipus Questions 1-20 due Monday 12/05. Background of Antigone Quiz Tues., 12/06 Vocabulary Test, Wed., 12/07. “Using Words in Context” worksheet due Wednesday, 12/07
Week ending 12/02: “Antigone” Vocabulary Follow all directions words 1-10 & 11-20 Locate sentences within Text.
Check PROJECTS PAGE for Poetry Project due. 12/02
Week Ending 11/25: Continue Drama Unit – Binder hand-out, Ancient Greek Drama “The Theater of Dionysos” Copy Definitions & Parts of Speech for: Innovate, Innovation, Innovative.
Read pages 478-480. Begin reading Backgound info. on Sophocles and “Antigone,” p.489-493
Week Ending 11/18: Driving Miss Daisy; Quarterly Results & Review
Begin Drama Unit, pp. 474- 478; Homework – Literary Terms Definitions in Binder:
Catharsis, Comedy, Drama, Farce, Paradox, & Tragedy
Week ending 11/10, End of First Quarter:
Quarterly Assessment and Notebook/Binder Checks
Week ending 11/04, “Contents of . . .” Reading Check, Worksheet, Vocabulary Test, Multiple Choice/Open Response Test
Overhead Notes & Chart on “Plot Development”
Literary Terms definitions in notebooks.
“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets” Vocabulary: Follow all directions, words #’s 1-10 due Thurs., 10/27, and words #’s 11-20 due Fri., 10/28
Adverb Clauses/Complex Sentences due Wed., 10/19
Character Chart due Wednesday, 10/19
Character’s Point of View Collins, Final Draft due Friday, 10/21
“A Visit to Grandmother” M.C./O.R. Test Friday, 10/21
Update Collins Folders
Read “A Visit to Grandmother” pp. 75-81 week ending 10/14
Complete “Reading Check” on p. 81 and Worksheet Questions - Use evidence from the story due 10/14
Finish reading “The Monkey’s Paw” complete Reading Check on p. 38 – copy questions and respond in complete sentences in your notebook. Neatly complete Study Guide, both sides, use complete sentences and include supporting details.
Multiple Choice & Open Response Test, Thursday Oct. 6th
“The Monkey’s Paw” Vocabulary: Follow all directions, words 1 – 10 due Tues., 09/27, words 11 – 20 due Wed., 09/28, words 21 – 25 due Thurs., 09/29
Vocabulary Test on Friday, 09/30, Day 3
Final Draft of Collins # 1, “All About Me,” Due Tues., 09/20
Begin reading, “The Storyteller” on page 41 of Text
Friday, 09/23 Vocabulary Test and Multiple Choice/ Open Response Test
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