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5A 1. Index cards (2) 2. Go over procedures and SSR. 3. Get to know each other. 4. Fun writing. Homework: 1. Bring SSR text to class starting Friday 7. 2. Return syllabus contract by Friday 14 |
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12A 1. Check for binder, folder, and composition notebook. 2. Go over grading key 3. Begin Article of the Week. 4. Finish group task (quote discussion). Homework: 1. Return syllabus contract by Friday 14 2. Finish Article of the Week for Tuesday 18. |
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14A 1. Hand in syllabus contract. 2. Complete quick write. 3. Watch TED talk on memory, and complete Journal prompt in composition notebook. 4. Begin the 5 Steps to Critical Thinking video. Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Finish Article of the Week for Tuesday 18. |
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18A Hand in Article of the Week. Group work practice. New group work on literary terms Begin "Oranges" poem Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Finish the questions for the poem "Oranges" for Friday 21. |
19 NO SCHOOL Yom Kippur |
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21A 1. Discuss "Oranges" homework, and complete thematic sentence. 2. Fill out group work questionnaire. Group work practice. 3. Go to vocabulary.com and join the English 9 class here: http://vocab.com/join/48GW18J Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Study the online vocabulary lists for a POSSIBLE quiz on Thursday 27. |
24B SPIRIT WEEK Monday :Teacher Look Alike Day |
25A BANNED BOOKS WEEK SPIRIT WEEK Tuesday: Formal day 1. Begin Article of the Week 2. Go over words in Vocabulary lists. Practice online vocabulary. Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Study the online vocabulary lists for a POSSIBLE quiz on Thursday 27. 3. Article of the week due Monday 1. |
26B SPIRIT WEEK Wednesday: Fictional Character/MEME/Vine Day T |
27A SPIRIT WEEK Thursday: Twin Day Ten minutes of study time after SSR. 1. Vocabulary Quiz online here: http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp -Go to the quiz website above. -See Ms. St. John for your username. -your password is 1234 -Log in. -Go to profile. -Change your password -Take the quiz. 2. Writer's Notebook writing time after Banned Books video. BANNED BOOKS WEEK Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Article of the week due Monday 1. |
28B SPIRIT WEEK Friday: Class T-shirt/Maroon and white day Schedule of Classes for Spirit Day BLOCK I 8:00-9:00 Home Room 9:05-9:15 BLOCK II 9:15 -10:15 BLOCK III 10:20 -11:20 BLOCK IV 11:25 -12:25 LUNCH (ALL) 12:30-1:20 PEP RALLY 1:25 -2:20 |
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1A 1. Debrief vocabulary quiz. 2. Quiz corrections: Write a sentence with the vocabulary word in correct context. 3. View the Doodlers Unite TED Talk and write in your Writer's Notebook (your thoughts about the video) for five-ten minutes. 4. Sign in to https://www.vocabulary.com/login/ and study new vocabulary lists. Borrow headphones from library if you want to listen. Homework: Article of the week due today. 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Study new vocabulary list for a quiz on Tuesday 9 |
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3A 1. Watch "Crash Course on Iran" video (on our handouts page). 2. Groups begin Persepolis research. Homework: Article of the week due today. 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Read "Capitalism" article and complete the questions on page 3 for Thursday 11. 3. Preview the questions on page 4 for a group discussion. |
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5 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS Superintendent's Conference Day |
8 NO SCHOOL Indigenous Peoples Day |
9A 1. Groups continue Persepolis research, and begin presentations. 2. Begin Vocabulary List #1 Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Read "Capitalism" article and complete the questions on page 3 for Thursday 11. 3. Preview the questions on page 4 for a group discussion. 4. Vocabulary List #1 Quiz Friday 19 |
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11A Groups continue Persepolis research, and begin presentations. Homework: Hand in "Capitalism" article questions. 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Preview the questions on page 4 of "Capitalism" article for a group discussion. 3. Vocabulary List #1 Quiz Friday 19 |
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15A 1. Begin Persepolis 2. Groups present research. 3. Group Discussion on Capitalism handout. 4. New Article of the Week work time Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Vocabulary List #1 Quiz Friday 19 3. Article of the week ("FDA Targets Vaping" due Tuesday 23) |
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17A 1. Read Persepolis 2. Group work time or individual vocabulary study time Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Vocabulary List #1 Quiz Friday 19 3. Article of the week ("FDA Targets Vaping" due Tuesday 23) |
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19A 1. Vocabulary List #1 Quiz 2. Final Group Presentation 3. Individual self-reflection (webquest link). 4. Begin Poetry activity "Making a Fist" (handouts page) Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Article of the week ("FDA Targets Vaping" due Tuesday 23) 3. Vocabulary List #2 Quiz Thursday 25 |
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23A Hand in Article of the Week 1. Read Persepolis 2. Writer's Notebook (Satrapi quote) Self-Reflection: Taking Part in a Group 3. Complete Poetry activity "Making a Fist" (handouts page) Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Read p 47-71 ("Heroes) through "Sheep") of Persepolis and complete study guide questions for Monday 29 3. Vocabulary List #2 Quiz Thursday 25 |
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25A 1. Vocabulary List #2 Quiz 2. Complete Poetry activity "Making a Fist" (handouts page) VIDEOS: Verbal Irony Dramatic Irony Situational Irony Irony Overview Create a Comic Verbal Irony Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Read p 47-71 ("Heroes) through "Sheep") of Persepolis and complete study guide questions for Monday 29 |
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29A 1. Hand in Persepolis questions ("Heroes) through "Sheep") of Persepolis Study Guide questions due today IN CLASS. 2. Read Persepolis 3. Complete "Making a Fist" poetry assignment. Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2.Persepolis chart chapter "F14s" due Wednesday 31 3. Vocabulary #3 quiz Friday 2 |
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31A 1. Information Literacy Lesson 2. Choose Article of the Week 3. Homework check (Persepolis chart chapter "F14s") 4. Discuss/clarify expectations (AOW and poetry) 5. Vocabulary study time Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Vocabulary #3 quiz Friday 2 3. Article of the Week (choice) due Thursday 8 |
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2A 1. Go over "Making a Fist" answers" 2. Vocabulary #3 quiz 3. Read Persepolis ("Jewels" and "Key") 4. "How to Read a Poem" handout. Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Bring in a poem for Tuesday 6 2. Article of the Week (choice) due Thursday 8 |
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6A Hand in poem 1. Vocabulary corrections (due Thursday 8) 2. Read Persepolis "The Wine-The Passport" in groups 3."How to Read a Poem" handout. (Thematic Sentence) Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Article of the Week (choice) due Thursday 8 FYI: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art & Essay Exhibition Six Principles of NonViolence |
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8A 1. Hand in Vocabulary corrections and AOW, 2.Finish reading Persepolis ("Kim Wilde" note) Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2.Completed Persepolis Study Guide Due Tuesday 13 FYI: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art & Essay Exhibition Six Principles of NonViolence |
9 NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED FOR QUARTER ONE AFTER TODAY. |
12 NO SCHOOL Veterans Day |
13A Persepolis Study Guide due today 1. Begin Persepolis video Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Complete "Introduction to Poetry" poem questions for Thursday 15. |
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15A "Introduction to Poetry" poem questions due Internet Information Literacy Lesson #2 Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. |
16 SNOW DAY |
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20A 1. "What Fear Can Teach Us" video and writing time 2. Groups analyze student choice poems. 3. Introduce Identity chart Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Identity Chart due Tuesday 4 |
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break |
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break |
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break |
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27A "Memory" corners activity Read "A Sunrise on the Veld" Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Complete "Sunrise on the Veld questions for next class Thursday 29 3. Identity Chart due Tuesday 4 |
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29A Hispanic Heritage Celebration Block I 8-9AM Block II 9:05-10:10 Block III 10:04-11:28 Block IV 11:30-12:15 Continue reading "A Sunrise on the Veld" -brainstorm activity, prepare for Night in a Day Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Identity Chart due Tuesday 4 3. Ask family and friends about WWII 4. Return Schindler's List viewing permission slip |
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4A -Identity Chart due walk around/share -discuss new WWII information -"The Roots and Impact of Antisemitism" -Begin Writing Folders Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Return Schindler's List viewing permission slip. |
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6A -Practice Name reading -Read Chapter one of Night Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Return Schindler's List viewing permission slip. |
7B NIGHT IN A DAY |
10A -Hand in Schindler's List Permission Slip -Debrief Night in a Day. -Begin Writing Folders Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Night central question quotes due Wednesday 12 3. First draft of Writing Assignment #1 EXPRESS AND REFLECT due Friday 14 |
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12A -Night central question quotes due today -Work on Night Vocabulary (1st five words) -Begin Schindler's List Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. First draft of Writing Assignment #1 EXPRESS AND REFLECT due Friday 14 |
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14A -Edit Writing Assignment #1: EXPRESS and REFLECT -Continue Schindler's List Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Revision of Writing Assignment #1 EXPRESS AND REFLECT due Thursday 20 |
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18A -Finish Schindler's List Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. 2. Revision of Writing Assignment #1 EXPRESS AND REFLECT due Thursday 20 |
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20A -Hand in Writing Assignment #1: EXPRESS and REFLECT Homework: 1. Enjoy your reading. |
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NO SCHOOL Winter Recess |
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2A Begin next Writing Folder essay (Take a Stand/Propose a Solution) via Rhetorical Appeals handout Begin Night Vocabulary Sentence construction practice Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (1st ten words) Thursday 10 2. Next draft of Express & Reflect work due Thursday 10 |
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4A -Continue Rhetorical Appeals handout -Sentence construction practice -Begin Argument Essay (midterm practice) Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (1st ten words) Thursday 10 2. Next draft of Express & Reflect work due Thursday 10 |
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8A -Begin Argument Essay (midterm practice) --Sentence construction practice Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (1st ten words) Thursday 10 2. Next draft of Express & Reflect work due Thursday 10 3. Finish Argument Essay for Monday 14 |
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10A Vocabulary Quiz 1-10 Night: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7R8TM9L Work on Argument essay Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (11-20) Friday 18 |
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14A Literary Response practice Finish Argument Essay Study for vocabulary quiz Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (11-20) Friday 18 |
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16A MOVE TO ROOM 104A Reading comprehension practice Study for vocabulary quiz Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (11-20) Friday 18 |
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18A Night Vocabulary Quiz (11-20) MC practice Quote reaction paragraph END OF QUARTER 2 |
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1A FIRST DAY OF QUARTER 3 -Go over Vocab Quiz sentences (semi-colons) -Revisit Writing Folder -Group Poetry Work Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz 3 (words 21-30) Thursday 7 |
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5A -Complete Poetry Group Activity -Website review Homework: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz 3 (words 21-30) Thursday 7 |
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7A Vocabulary Quiz #3 -Begin Inform and Explain Writing -Creating note cards/using Noodletools review Homework: 1. Inform & Explain note-cards due Wednesday 13 2. Night Vocabulary Quiz 4 (words 31-40) Friday 15 |
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11A -Begin The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian |
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14A -Begin comma rules exercise (finish for homework) -Choose Inform & Explain Topics. Revise considering this list. -Create notecards -Continue reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Homework: 1. Inform & Explain note cards due Wednesday 20 2. Read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and complete Study guide for chapters through "Go Means Go" Due Wednesday 20 3.Night Vocabulary Quiz 4 (words 31-40) Friday 22 |
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20A EARLY RELEASE SSR -Hand in Comma Rules -Work time on Inform and Explain note cards (due at the end of the block) -Discuss The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian & hand in study guide HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz 4 (words 31-40) Friday 22 |
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22A -SSR -Vocabulary Quiz #4 -Continue reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz 5 (words 41-50) Thursday 28 |
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26A -Work time on Inform and Explain note cards (due at the end of the block) HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz 5 (words 41-50) Thursday 28 |
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28A 30 minutes to finish note cards Night Vocabulary Quiz 5 (words 41-50) Continue reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz 5 (words 51-60) Friday 8 |
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4A Work on Human Rights article Continue reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz 5 (words 51-60) Friday 8 |
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8A Finish Human Rights Article read Continue reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz (words 62-71) Thursday 14 |
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12A Read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Writer's Notebook prompt HOMEWORK: Night Vocabulary Quiz (words 62-71) Thursday 14 Finish Absolutely True Diary Study Guide Part 2 Thursday 14 Complete Absolutely True Diary figure Chart Monday 18 |
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14A -Hand in Study Guide for novel. -Vocabulary Quiz -Twilight Zone episode analysis -Groups work on article (Read and annotate claim/thesis, concession, evidence) HOMEWORK: 1. Complete Absolutely True Diary figure Chart Monday 18 2. Complete Argument Essay outline for Wednesday 20 3. Night Vocabulary Quiz (words 72-81) Friday 22 |
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18A -Hand in Figure Chart -Work on argument essay outline -Begin Roots Vocabulary -Check Human Rights Article and revise. HOMEWORK: 1. Complete Argument Essay outline for Wednesday 20 2. Night Vocabulary Quiz (words 72-76) Friday 22 3. Roots Vocabulary #1 Friday 22 4. Human Rights Article Draft #2 due Thursday 28 |
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20A BOOK FAIR -Read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (new study guide) HOMEWORK: 1. Night Vocabulary Quiz (words 72-76) Friday 22 2. Roots Vocabulary #1 Friday 22 |
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22A Night Vocabulary Quiz Hand in Roots Vocabulary Work on archetypes Begin Glossary Assignment HOMEWORK: 1.Literary Terms Glossary Vocabulary Quiz Thursday 28 2. Roots Vocabulary #2 Thursday 22 Vocabulary |
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26A Begin Argument Essay -Read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian HOMEWORK: 1.Literary Terms Glossary Vocabulary Quiz Thursday 28 2. Roots Vocabulary #2 Thursday 22 Vocabulary |
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28A Literary Terms Quiz Hand in Roots Vocabulary #2 Continue work on Argument Essay HOMEWORK: 1.Literary Terms Glossary Vocabulary Quiz (archetype-audience) Friday 5 2. Roots Vocabulary #2 Friday 5 |
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1A Review glossary vocabulary (archetypes ) Read Absolutely True Diary Writers Notebook: Joy Lists HOMEWORK: 1. Literary Terms Glossary Vocabulary Quiz (archetype-audience) Friday 5 3. Roots Vocabulary #2 Friday 5 |
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3A Read & edit Argument essay, work on final draft using rubric Read Absolutely True Diary HOMEWORK: 1. Literary Terms Glossary Vocabulary Quiz (archetype-audience) Friday 5 2. Roots Vocabulary #2 Friday 5 3. Finish Argument essay draft #2 due Tuesday 9 |
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5A Glossary Vocabulary Quiz (archetype-audience) Hand in Roots Vocabulary #3 Finish Argument Essay (extinct species) HOMEWORK: 1. Argument essay (extinct species) due Tuesday 9 2. No vocab glossary or quiz next week |
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9A Finish reading Absolutely True Diary Hand in argument essay HOMEWORK: Open-book, open note test over Absolutely True Diary Thursday 11 |
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11A Absolutely True Diary open-book, open note test HOMEWORK: Enjoy your break! |
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23A Read/discuss speech. HOMEWORK: Root #4 cerebr/o – brain and Blank Verse to Contrast Glossary and quiz Thursday 25 |
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25A Blank Verse to Contrast Glossary Quiz Root #4 due Read "A Sound of Thunder" HOMEWORK: Complete Study Guide for "A Sound of Thunder" due Monday 29 Root #5 (clar) and Diction to Heroic Couplet Glossary Quiz Friday 3 |
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29A Go over "A Sound of Thunder" and complete Style Glossary and vocabulary from packet. Notes on Weekly Glossary Terms: Diction (formal or informal) Heroic Couplet HOMEWORK: 1. Root #5 (clar) and Diction to Heroic Couplet Glossary Quiz Friday 3 2. Extra Credit: One page typed reaction paper to the film version of A Sound of Thunder due Tuesday 7 |
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3A Hand in Root #5 (clar) Diction to Heroic Couplet Glossary Quiz HOMEWORK: 1. Root #6 (cog/i) and Hubris-lyric poetry Glossary Quiz Thursday 9 2. Extra Credit: One page typed reaction paper to the film version of A Sound of Thunder due Tuesday 7 |
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7A Extra Credit Paper due today. Go over Glossary Terms Read Romeo and Juliet HOMEWORK: 1. Root #6 (cog/i) and Hubris-lyric poetry Glossary Quiz Thursday 9 |
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9A Glossary Terms Quiz Hand in root #6 (cog) Read Romeo and Juliet |
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13A Go over Glossary Terms metaphor-ode Read Romeo and Juliet HOMEWORK: 1. Root #7 (cred) and metaphor-ode Glossary Quiz Friday 17 |
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15A Read Romeo and Juliet |
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21A Review Act I |
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NO SCHOOL: MEMORIAL DAY |
28A 1. Hand in "Sounds of Thunder" 2. Act II prologue translation 3. Read Act II Begin TAKE A STAND PROPOSE A SOLUTION HMWK: NO Vocabulary or Root quiz/homework this week. 1. Choose topic for TAKE A STAND project. |
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5A Hand in Act 1 Study Guide Read R&J Complete topic and 1 Learning Note-sheet for TAKE A STAND HMWK: NO Vocabulary or Root quiz/homework this week. 1. Complete ethos, pathos, logos rhetorical analysis for "The End of Night" (due Friday 7). |
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7A -Hand in rhetorical analysis for "The End of Night" -Read R&J -Complete Learning Note-sheet for TAKE A STAND HMWK: All 4 learning note-sheets due Tuesday 11 |
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11A -Finish R&J -Complete all Learning Note-sheet for TAKE A STAND -Begin watching R&J Homework: Complete Reading Comprehension Passage A ("The Overcoat") for Monday 17. Annotate, look up new vocabulary, and complete the multiple-choice. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER MONDAY 17 |
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13A Watch/discuss Romeo and Juliet Homework: Complete Reading Comprehension Passage A ("The Overcoat") for Monday 17. Annotate, look up new vocabulary, and complete the multiple-choice. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER MONDAY 17 |
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17A last day of class Review for Final Exam Watch/discuss Romeo and Juliet LAST DAY TO HAND IN LATE WORK |
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