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
