October 8- 12, 2012
** The plans are subject to change due to STAR testing this week.

ENGLISH 9
Monday --- Return and discuss 8 parts of speech test
                   Discuss STAR Reading test
                   Define "New Directions" vocabulary terms

Tuesday--- Identify and discuss 8 parts of speech
                   Discuss reading and vocabulary strategies
                   Review and define "New Directions" vocabulary terms

Wednesday ---- Return and identify grammatical errors within narrative essays  submitted last week
                          Complete very short "New Directions" vocabulary quiz

Thursday --- Review 8 parts of speech
                ----- Discuss vocabulary quiz

Friday --- Identify 8 parts of speech -- complete quiz
           ---- Introduce next reading selection within the text (if time permits)

ENGLISH 9 PRE-AP
Monday --- Discuss theme: Hero and the search for justice
                   Read song lyrics and identify the hero
                   HW: write a paragraph identifying your hero

Tuesday ---Verbally share hero homework assignment
                   Define and discuss dialectical journals
                   Read " The Scarlet Ibis"
                   HW: Identify character analysis, theme and tone within "The Scarlet Ibis"

Wednesday --- Discuss homework assignment
                         Define and discuss Killagon assignments
                         Define literary terms
Thursday ---  Review literary terms
                      Review "The Scarlet Ibis"
Friday ---  Complete quiz --- literary terms and "The Scarlet Ibis"


ENGLISH 10
Monday -- Complete Pearson's benchmark test
Tuesday --  Read the Essential question material
                   Identify the relationship among literature and place
                   What makes American literature American?
                    How does literature help shape or reflect society?
                    What were the major roles of early American writers?

Wednesday --- Discuss the previous questions presented on Tuesday

Thursday -- Review the Essential question

Friday --- Complete quiz  identifying the various questions on Tuesday