08/12
Tuesday

Intro to the Year: Class Organization/Expectations

Activity: Introductions (students and teacher)

ICW: Personal Writing Experience (Freewrite for 5 minutes on this subject)

08/14
Thursday

08/15
Friday

Quiz: Leiningen Versus the Ants

ICW: In what ways does Leiningen change throughout the story? (5 min. freewrite)

Prepare for Test: Summer Reading Test will be Monday on Picture Day
----------Name of Book: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Test: Around the World in 80 Days -- Picture Day - Special Schedule

08/19
Tuesday

Quiz: Character (from previous lecture/notes)

Lecture/Notes: Continuation of Plot Chart/Ants Lecture: Conflict, Crisis, Climax, & Denouement

08/28
Thursday

08/29
Friday

09/02
Tuesday

09/04
Thursday

View (finish): The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh (From Short Story Unit--p 130-142)

ICW--5 minutes: "What would you do?"
Imagine yourself in the place of one of the two main characters. Would you toss the money into the fire as easily as they did? ...at all? Explain. Continue freewrite from any point in the story if time has not yet run out.

Random Share: During this time students are called at random (using a name card system) to share their point of view/opinion... they've come up with through the free-write assignment

Discussion: The Quiet Man (movie vs. short story) etc.

Vocabulary Notebook: To be kept all year and available each class period

NOTE to PARENTS: These vocabulary words will be used/studied in order to enhance the students' understanding of various works of literature--to identify on a more personal level.

First words explored in new vocabulary style:
1. Humility
2. Omniscient
3. Strength

Assignment: Read Marigolds by Eugenia Collier (p. 75-81)

Mrs. Kennedy's 1st Personal Day (3 allowed per year for each teacher)

Substitute Teacher: Mrs. Uhelski

In-class Assignment: From the short story: Marigolds

1. Reading Check and Discussion Questions for Marigolds (p.81 & 82)

2. Complete the writing assignment found in "Focus on Narrative Writing" (p.82)

DUE: At the end of this class period

09/12
Friday

Group Work: Prep Work for Group Story Creation and Presentation

09/18
Thursday

09/19
Friday

Quiz: Bernice Bobs Her Hair Short Story

ICW: Bernice Bobs Her Hair (Theme...Your thoughts)

Discussion: Short Story Elements in Bernice Bobs Her Hair...(including poetic justice)

Leadership Conf: 17-20

Short Story Example--regarding power of narration / description / and character development:
-----------------------Revolt of Mother by Mary Freman

Noon Dismissal - Senior Survival & Testing (9th & 11th)

10/02
Thursday

Continue: Revolt of Mother

Noon Dismissal - Senior Survival & Testing (9th & 11th)

10/03
Friday

Finish: Revolt of Mother

Activity: TBA

Noon Dismissal - Senior Survival & Testing (9th & 11th)

Vocab Word #__
Vocab Word #__

New Assignment Explained: Write a devotional (approx 300 words) which includes a Bible verse that enhances your worship thought for the day. (See handout for more specifics.)

Writing Lab: Using the handout/worksheet, begin drafting your Devotional idea Computer Labs

10/09
Thursday

10/10
Friday

Same Process--Continued from Thursday, Oct 9.

Writing Lab: Complete draft 1 of Devotional--Computer Labs

Peer Edit: Print 3 copies (labeled correctly) and ask 3 classmates to each edit, suggest revision ideas, and write an evaluation concerning your devotional. Be sure that each evaluator signs his/her name clearly below their notes to you.

Writing Lab: Gather the 3 evaluated papers. Use their comments and ideas along with your own and work on drafting the final draft of the devotional--Computer Labs

10/14
Tuesday

Final phase of the process--finish and hand in today.

Writing Lab: Finish updates (final touches) for final draft of devotional--Computer Labs

DUE: Devotional (including the 3 evaluated drafts, and the polished final draft, including a title.)

Assignment: Read The Bet by Anton Chekhov (p.160-165)

October 16-19

Quiz:

Vocab Word #__

Vocab Word #__

Notes/Lecture: Catch-up/Finish Short Stories studied up to this point.

Activity: TBA

Assignment: Read Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets by Jack Finney (p.98-109)

11/04
Tuesday

11/06
Thursday

11/07
Friday

11/11
Tuesday

11/13
Thursday

11/14
Friday

11/18
Tuesday

New Unit Intro: The Pearl

Pass out books: The Pearl

View: Example

Assignment: Read The Pearl Chapter 1

11/25
Tuesday

November 26-30

12/04
Thursday

12/05
Friday

12/09
Tuesday

12/11
Thursday

12/12
Friday