Spring+2013-+Eng+I

English I

=Mr. Thomas-English I: 1st Period, Spring 2013=

Here you will find a running document of class activities as well as important dates and documents.

=Week 1: 1/21-1/25= 1/21: No School; Holiday 1/22: No School; Teacher work day 1/23: First day of 2nd Semester 1/25: Syllabus signed, Notebook check, Essay due, Speech

Wednesday, 1/23

 * First day of new semester

Today you will need something to write with

1. Welcome 2. Check roster 3. Syllabus 4. Student information 5. Website 6. Classroom procedures 7. First writing assignment 8. Placement test



Homework:
-Acquire binder, dividers, Writer's Notebook -Get syllabus and student information sheet signed by parent/guardian -Begin working on Letter assignment (due Friday)

Thursday, 1/24
For now, record your answers to the start-up on a sheet of notebook paper. This will be filed into the “Start-Up” section of your notebook. Starting Monday, you will be given a sheet on which you will complete each day’s start-up; these will be collected every Friday.

Start-Up:
 * In 5 sentences, describe your first day of the new semester:
 * Did anything funny happen?
 * Is it what you expected it to be so far?
 * • Write 3 unique get-to-know-you questions
 * Think outside the box, not things like, “What is your favorite color?”
 * Questions like, “If you could be on the cover of one magazine, which magazine would you choose?” or “If you had a pet snake, what would you name it?”

1. Dress code/ID check 2. Reminders/announcements
 * a. Writing assignment due Friday
 * b. Syllabus/student information sheet signed by Friday
 * c. Notebook check on Friday
 * d. Students missing handbook…?
 * e. Steps for Sandy

3. Pop-quiz: classroom procedures 4. Get-to-know-you questions 5. Finish placement test from yesterday 6. Mr. Thomas letter
 * a. Grade, return, turn in
 * a. Read, make corrections



Homework:
-Acquire binder, dividers, Writer's Notebook -Get syllabus and student information sheet signed by parent/guardian -Finish Letter assignment (due Friday) -Make corrections to Mr. Thomas letter

Friday, 1/25
As you enter, please turn in your signed syllabus, your signed student information sheet, and your letter (if you did not email it to me) on the window ledge.

Start-Up: (4-5 sentences) If you could change one aspect of Ashley High School, what would you change? Why would you like to see this change?

1. Share start-up 2. Presentation practices 3. Begin sharing letters 4. Go over corrections to the Mr. Thomas article

=Week 2: 1/28-2/1=

2/1: Vocabulary quiz #1

Monday, 1/28
As you enter the room, get a “Do Now” sheet from the window ledge and find your name at a desk.

Start-Up: Why is it important to know the parts of speech and how they work with one another?

1. New seats 2. Start-up sheets 3. Start-up 4. Share/discuss start-up 5. Vocabulary Words 6. Finish presentations: Kaylyn and Kyla 7. POS pre-test 8. Helpless Generation article
 * Answer 6 of the 8 reading reflection questions



Tuesday, 1/29
Start-up: Which of your classes this semester do you think, so far, is going to be your most difficult? Why do you think that? Do you have any strategies to keep yourself on top of your work in that class?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Finish “Helpless Generation” article reflection questions 3. Discuss article 4. Parts of speech notes part 1 5. Practice



Homework:
-Complete the grammar worksheet:

Wednesday, 1/30
Start-Up: What do you currently know about Greek Mythology?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Review homework 3. Research topic list 4. Initial research assignment: Due tomorrow 5. Turnitin.com 6. "Log-in Reference Sheet" 7. Computer lab expectations
 * Brainstorm
 * Today we will be setting up professional e-mail accounts, TurnItIn.com accounts, and Edmodo accounts.
 * Professional e-mail: It is important for you to start distinguishing between school life and personal life. Think of school as your current job. You wouldn't want to e-mail your boss from an e-mail address such as SaSsYgUrL22@yahoo.com . It would look extremely unprofessional. We will be using Gmail (unless you feel that your current e-mail address is professional and I approve of it).
 * Go to www.mail.google.com
 * Enter your desired username. Try to make it yourfirstname.yourlastname@gmail.com ; if it is not available, try to add a couple numbers to the end. Again, do not make an e-mail address that is along the lines of SaSsYgUrL22
 * When you have successfully set up your account, e-mail Mr. Thomas at taylor.thomas@nhcs.net
 * I do not want to treat you as children, please do not force me to do so



Thursday, 1/31
Start-up: If you could be famous for any one thing, what would you want to be famous for?


 * When you are finished, quietly study your vocabulary words

1. Share start-up 2. Quick POS- Copy the following sentences; label the correct part of speech for each word 3. POS Notes part 2 4. Continue practicing: labeling parts of speech
 * a. Jakeem and Chloe went to the basketball game on Friday.
 * b. It never occurred to Brandon that his desk was broken.
 * c. Hunter e-mailed Mr. Thomas to ask about homework.



Homework:
-Study your vocabulary words for tomorrow's quiz

Friday, 2/1
Start-Up: Review your vocabulary words; we will begin the quiz after I submit attendance

1. Vocabulary quiz 1 2. "How Would You Feel?" Essay
 * When you finish the quiz, turn in your answer sheet to the correct place (depending on which form of the quiz you received)

Homework:
-Complete your essay -Complete the grammar worksheet



=Week 3: 2/4-2/8=

2/6= “How Would You Feel” essay 2/6= Grammar quiz 1 2/8= Vocabulary quiz 2 2/8= Barbie project due

Monday, 2/4

 * As you enter, place your grammar homework in the tray on the window ledge and please take a February calendar and a new Start-Up sheet

Start-up: Write three grammatically correct sentences about your weekend that include: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction

1. Share start-up 2. Review grammar homework 3. Review upcoming dates 4. Vocabulary words 5. Subject/predicate 6. Gods and goddesses
 * Notes
 * Practice
 * http://prezi.com/ieyfg9cyvbf3/greek-mythology/
 * Barbie project



Tuesday, 2/5
Start-Up: Copy these sentences and label the complete subject and complete predicate--

-The young girl with the red hat sang loudly at the recital. -Expect to see this material again. -Excitedly, James and Samantha ran into the living room on Christmas morning.

1. Discuss start-up 2. Sentence variety 3. Independent vs. dependent clauses 4. Combining independent clauses 5. Oral Poetry activity 6. The Trojan War
 * PowerPoint

Tomorrow's Quiz:
 * Parts of speech (IVANCAPP)
 * Subject/Predicate
 * Combining independent clauses



Homework:
-Study for grammar quiz -Finish writing "How Would You Feel" Essay (if you haven't yet)

Wednesday, 2/6
Start-Up: 5 minutes to review for grammar quiz

1. Grammar quiz 2. Computer lab expectations: 3. Go to computer lab
 * Type and submit your "How Would You Feel" essay (www.turnitin.com)
 * Begin Internet Research Graphic Organizer



Tuesday, 2/7
Start-Up: What is one thing you have always wanted to do but have never tried? Why is it that you would want to do that? Why is it that you have never tried?

1. Discuss start-up 2.Stay in check: 3. Labeling parts, with explanation
 * “How Would You Feel” Essays should be submitted
 * Barbie project due tomorrow
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * a. Complete as a class:
 * With an arrogant tone, Tyler told Mr. Thomas that his Mackintosh apple was rotten.


 * b. Individual practice:
 * i. Brandi left urgently after Josh threw the computer mouse at her

4. Finish notes from Tuesday 5. Trojan War background 6. Odyssey background 7. Video clips 8. Begin reading
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voai-4GS848
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0g8uTZmKM4
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEIkGgxiIwQ



Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz -Complete Barbie project

Friday, 2/8
As you enter, place your Barbie project in the tray on the front table. If you do not have your project, please copy the following paragraph and place it in the tray on the front table:

//Mr. Thomas,//

//I do not have my Greek Mythology Barbie project today (the due date, 2/8/13) because _. I will have my project turned in to you by ___. I understand that my project is now late and will lose points each day it is late.//

//Sign your name, 2/8/13//

Start-Up: If you were Paris, which goddess would you have chosen? Why?

1. Vocabulary quiz 2. Discuss start-up 3. Recap 4. Guided Notes for //Odyssey// 5. Library orientation

=Week 4: 2/11-2/15= 2/13= Annotated Bibliography (email to Mr. Thomas) 2/15= Vocabulary Quiz 3

Monday, 2/11

 * Please turn in any late Barbie projects, or any other late work, on the tray on the front table
 * New Start-Up sheets on window ledge

Start-Up: What is something in the near future that you are looking forward to? What due dates do you have coming up in your classes?

1. Discuss start-up 2. New vocabulary words 3. Read //The Odyssey// 4. Guided Questions 1



Tuesday, 2/12

 * Mr. Thomas out of school (conference)

Start-up: If you hadn't seen your spouse for over twenty years, would you move on? Why or why not?


 * 1) Distribute thesis statement notes
 * 2) Distribute essay prompt: “Does Odysseus Deserve the Punishment?”
 * 3) Distribute essay outline template
 * 4) Distribute copies of //The Odyssey//
 * 5) Tell students that they are to turn in both the outline and their finished essay by the end of the period.
 * 6) When/if students finish, have them continue to read in //The Odyssey// and give them the guided questions part 2



Wednesday, 2/13

 * No class (2-hour homeroom)

Thursday, 2/14
Start-Up: “Word for teenagers” article; take one from the front table, read it, and respond on your start-up sheet

1. Discuss start-up 2. Stay in check: 3. How was Tuesday? 4. Research:
 * a. Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * b. Progress reports; what assignments are you missing?
 * a. Did you finish the essay?
 * b. Did you get to the questions?
 * a. You have completed:
 * i. Initial interest assignment
 * b. Internet Research Graphic Organizer



Friday, 2/15

 * Half day for students

Start-Up: Review vocabulary words

1. Vocabulary Quiz 3 2. Future You Letter



=Week 5: 2/18-2/22= 2/20- Internet Research Graphic Organizer due; Odysseus Punishment essay due to turnitin.com 2/21- //Odyssey// test 2/22- Vocabulary quiz; //Odyssey// Playlist Project due

Monday, 2/18
As you enter, take a new Start-Up sheet from the front table and turn in your Future You letter in the tray

Start-up: How do you expect Odysseus to react when he returns home to find many men living in his house and trying to marry his wife? How do you expect Penelope to react?

Stay in check:
 * -Complete your Internet Research Graphic Organizer by Wednesday
 * -Submit your Odysseus Punishment essay to TurnItIn.com by Wednesday
 * -Odyssey test on Thursday
 * -Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * -Playlist project due Friday
 * -Buy a copy of Romeo and Juliet

1. Discuss start-up 2. Playlist Project 3. Vocabulary words 4. The Odyssey 5. Guiding Questions



Tuesday, 2/19
Start-Up: Who do you currently blame for the Trojan War (and the events in The Odyssey)? Why do you blame him/her/them?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Reminders: 3. Thesis statement notes review 4. Odysseus Punishment essays 5. //The Odyssey//
 * a. Complete your Internet Research Graphic Organizer by tomorrow
 * b. Submit your essay to turnitin.com by tomorrow (we will work on them today)
 * a. Re-read yours
 * b. Revise and edit
 * c. Assess yourself
 * d. Questions?
 * a. Continue reading
 * b. Answer guiding questions (finish part 2)
 * c. Review/discuss



Homework:
-Finish Internet Research Graphic Organizer -Submit essay to turnitin.com

Wednesday, 2/20
Start-Up: What, do you believe, is Odysseus's greatest strength? What is his greatest weakness? Explain.

1. Discuss start-up 2. //The Odyssey// 3. Computer lab
 * Read
 * Finish questions part 2
 * Complete your Internet Research Graphic Organizer; email it to Mr. Thomas
 * Submit your Odysseus Punishment essay to turnitin.com

Thursday, 2/21
Start-Up: What type of motivation works best for you (praise, reward, risk of punishment, grades, etc.)? Why?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Distribute //The Odyssey// 3. Continue reading 4. Complete guiding questions parts 3 & 4 5. View clips from film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_8y-McLo 6. Turn in questions part 4



Homework:
-Playlist project -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 2/22

 * As you enter, place your //Odyssey// Playlist Project in the tray on the table

Start-Up: What, in your opinion, makes a person heroic? Explain.

1. Discuss start-up 2. Vocabulary quiz 3. //The Odyssey// 4. View clips from film 5. Distruibute Study Guide; test on Monday
 * Finish reading story
 * Complete guiding questions part 5



Homework:
-Study for //Odyssey// test

=Week 6: 2/25-3/2=

Monday, 2/25
Start-Up: Take a few minutes to look over your //Odyssey// notes and guided questions; we will begin the test after Mr. Thomas takes attendance.

1. //Odyssey// test 2. New vocabulary words 3. Cultural effects PowerPoint



Tuesday, 2/26
Start-Up: Complete this statement: "If I were a teacher, I would...."

1. Discuss start-up 2. Distribute comparison sheets 3. Begin //O Brother, Where Art Thou?//



Wednesday, 2/27
Start-Up: If you could go back to any point in your life, what would you like to relive? Why?

1. Share start-up 2. Finish O Brother 3. Annotated Bibliography 4. Research
 * Complete viewing guide
 * Due Monday, 3/4 = submit to turnitin.com



Thursday, 2/28
Start-Up: If someone wrongs a good friend of yours, it is necessary for you to get revenge. Do you agree with this statement? Explain.

1. Share/discuss 2. Finish O Brother, Where Art Thou? 3. Problematic Relationships writing prompt 4. Vocabulary Quiz review
 * Complete and turn in viewing guide
 * Complete and turn in



Friday, 3/1
Start-Up: Write a pitch for a new Odyssey movie remake. Example: “Bronus has to help his friend find his girlfriend who went to Florida for a school field trip and never returned.”

1. Share 2. Vocabulary quiz #5 3. Prologue activity 4. Create a Shakespearean insult



Homework:
-Complete Annotated Bibliography; email it to Mr. Thomas (due Monday, 3/4)

=Week 7: 3/4-3/8=

Monday, 3/4
Start-Up: Writer's Notebook: Trust-- (2 paragraphs) What causes us to trust someone? How freely should we give your trust, and what should it take for us to realize we should no longer trust someone? Who do you currently trust the most? Why do you trust him/her/them? Have you ever put your trust in someone who turned out to not have your best interests in mind?

1. Share/Discuss 2. Vocabulary words 3. Shakespearean language 4. //Shakespeare in Love//
 * Handout
 * Practice
 * Complete viewing guide



Tuesday, 3/5

 * No class, ACT testing

Wednesday, 3/6
Start-Up: (on a sheet of paper, no start-up sheets this week) Write three sentences using Shakespearean language—you may use your notes for help.

1. Share/discuss 2. Updates: 3. Read article 4. Practice citing a source 5. Mr. Thomas website 6. Computer lab
 * Spread the word to end the word
 * Research Paper Works Cited: **Due Friday, 3/8**
 * Research Paper outline: **Due Monday, 3/11**
 * Research Paper first draft: **Due Wednesday, 3/13**
 * Mr. Thomas gone tomorrow and Friday
 * Who has email on his/her phone?
 * New documents
 * Annotated bibliography
 * Works Cited page
 * Outline



Thursday, 3/7

 * Mr. Thomas out; Field trip

10 minutes to complete the Start-Up Distribute the Romeo and Juliet Opinionnaire Distribute Shakespeare Biography Handout Distribute Dramatic Terms sheet Distribute Romeo and Juliet background information sheet Distribute copies of Romeo and Juliet- No Fear Shakespeare versions Distribute Act I study guide Instruct students to read Act I and complete the study guide
 * Start-Up: Write a unique sentence for each vocabulary word
 * Make sure students understand they are to defend their opinion with one sentence for each statement (in the directions on the sheet)
 * Have students read this document, or read through it with them
 * Have students read this document, or read through it with them
 * Have students read this document, or read through it with them
 * Explain to students that there are two versions on the play: Shakespeare’s words are on the left side of the book, a modern-day translation is on the right side



Friday, 3/8

 * Mr. Thomas out; field trip

Students may have 5 minutes to review vocabulary words Instruct students to clear their desks except for a blank sheet of paper Have students continue to read Act I and complete the study guide Give student study guide for Act II when they finish Act I
 * Meanwhile, write the list of words on the white board: Pernicious, Covert, Portent, Portentous, Galling, Accord, Wanton, Virtuous, Disparage, Profane
 * Once all are prepared, instruct students to begin their quiz
 * They are to write a sentence for each word that demonstrates their understanding of the word; tell them to underline the vocabulary word
 * Have them turn in their quiz to you and take a Romeo and Juliet book when completed
 * They will turn in study guides to you when completed



=Week 8: 3/11-3/15= Monday, 3/11- Research paper outline due (turnitin.com) Wednesday, 3/13- Research paper first draft due (turnitin.com) Friday, 3/15- Vocabulary quiz 7

Monday, 3/11
Start-Up: Briefly summarize the events from the play that you have read so far. What do you currently think about the characters, situations, and the play as a whole?

1. Share/discuss 2. New vocabulary 3. Recap from Thursday and Friday 4. Work on completing study guides
 * Let me know if you did not receive one of the following as we go through them
 * Opinionnaire
 * Shakespeare biography
 * Dramatic Terms Part 1
 * Romeo and Juliet background information
 * Act I study guide

Homework:
-Complete study guides through Act II -Complete your research outline and submit to turnitin.com

Tuesday, 3/12
Start-Up: If you were in Prince Escalus's situation, how would you deal with the families? Why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Review Shakespeare bio and Dramatic Terms part 1 (quiz tomorrow) 3. Research
 * Re-cover Works Cited and Outline
 * First draft due Wednesday (turitin.com)

Wednesday, 3/13
Start-Up: What, in your opinion, would make the research process easier/less stressful? (Please keep in mind that the research paper assignment is unable to be removed from the curriculum)

1. Share/discuss 2. Quiz: Shakespeare and Dramatic Terms part 1 3. Research

Thursday, 3/14
Start-Up: Writer’s Notebook—Choose one of the following quotes and respond in your Writer’s Notebook openly; why does this quote speak to you? What does this quote mean? Does it inspire you to do something? If so, what is that something you are inspired to do?

• “If there was nothing wrong in the world, there wouldn’t be anything for us to do.” -George Bernard Shaw • “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” –Jimi Hendrix • “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”

1. Share/discuss 2. Review Acts I and II a. Go over study guides 3. Dramatic terms part 2 4. Film



Friday, 3/15

 * Mr. Thomas out sick

1. Distribute Act III study guides 2. 45 minutes: read and complete work 3. 45 minutes: view film
 * No start-up, vocabulary quiz moved to Monday





=Week 9: 3/18-3/22= 3/22: Freshman Project research paper due (turnitin.com)

Monday, 3/18
Start-Up: *On a sheet of notebook paper, no start-up sheets this week If you could put yourself into any book or movie, which would it be, which character would you be, and why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Vocab. Quiz 3. Friday’s work 4. DEJs 5. Film
 * How far did you get?
 * Go over DEJ #1
 * 20 minutes to discuss and complete DEJs 2-6 with group members

Tuesday, 3/19
Start-Up: Consider your name. Do you like your name? Why? If you had the chance to change your name, would you? Why? What would you change it to? Why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Film 4. Research
 * Research
 * Common mistakes so far
 * MLA format
 * In-text citations
 * Using all five sources
 * First person
 * Tomorrow’s schedule

Wednesday, 3/20
Computer Lab: Work on and finalize research paper

Thursday, 3/21
Computer Lab: 1. Download the "Letter of Advice" prompt; due 4/2 (on turnitin.com) 2. Work on your research paper 3. When/if you finish your research paper, begin working on "Letter of Advice"



Friday, 3/22

 * Half day; beginning of Spring Break

=Spring Break: 3/25-3/29=

=Week 10: 4/1-4/5= 4/1: No School; spring break 4/2: Letter of Advice due to turnitin.com 4/5: Vocabulary quiz #8

Tuesday, 4/2
Start-Up: (On a blank sheet of notebook paper) What, in your opinion, makes a movie good or bad? As you explain these characteristics, give examples of movies that you believe to be good and bad.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Vocabulary words (quiz on Friday, 4/5) 4. Research speech (Thursday, 4/11) 5. Finish Romeo and Juliet
 * Any good news from spring break?
 * Research papers graded
 * Make-up work must be turned in by tomorrow
 * Letter of Advice due tonight
 * Last 9 weeks of your freshman year....



Wednesday, 4/3
Start-Up: Copy the following quote and then respond to it openly: “It isn’t who you are that is holding you back, it’s who you believe you aren’t.”

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…
 * Research papers graded
 * Revisions=download your document, edit, print and give to me

3. Vocabulary words exercise 4. Speech and visual aid 5. Computer lab
 * “Progress reports”
 * Extra assignments= Complete the essay(s) below to replace a zero on your progress report (may not be aplied to Freshman Project or //7 Habits// project)

Thursday, 4/4
Start-Up: Describe a time when you were extremely anxious or uncertain about something. What was the situation? Why were you anxious? What ended up being the outcome? Was it as bad as you had anticipated?

1. Share/discuss 2. CPR PowerPoint 3. CPR Training 4. Checking in… 5. Elements of Film 6. //Romeo + Juliet//
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Any make up/missing work must be to me tomorrow



Friday, 4/5
1. Vocabulary quiz 2. Turn in start-up sheet 3. //Romeo + Juliet//

=Week 11: 4/8-4/12= 4/11: Freshman project speeches 4/12: Vocabulary quiz #9

Monday, 4/8
Start-Up: (Only copy the italicized portion)Which is more important: words or actions and symbols? Why is it said that “Actions speak louder than words,” and that “A picture is worth a thousand words”? It is also believed that a large majority of our communication with one another is done non-verbally. What, do you think, all of this means?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Poetic terms vocabulary 4. Finish viewing //Romeo + Juliet//
 * Speech outline?
 * Bring a hard copy to class tomorrow (can be digital)
 * Progress reports on Wednesday



HW:
-Finish your //R+J// viewing guide

Tuesday, 4/9
If you were absent yesterday, you need a start-up sheet and list of Basic Poetic Terms from the front table

Start-Up: (Only copy italicized portion) In 3-5 sentences, Describe your past experiences with poetry. Have you traditionally enjoyed learning about poetry? Why or why not? What are some of your favorite poems or poets (if you have any)?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Imagery Activity/ "Chalk Talk" 4. Save the Last Word for Me 5. Independent Practice 6. Talk With Group 7. Discuss 8. Speeches
 * Collect homework (R+J viewing guides)
 * Grades will be posted this afternoon
 * Report cards on Friday
 * Don’t let yourself fall behind….
 * Use your time wisely while you are at school
 * Use your calendar
 * Come up with a system
 * Focus on: personal response, vivid imagery, poetic techniques, speaker
 * Review: figurative language, tone, imagery, symbols
 * First four lines of “Abandoned Farmhouse”
 * Mr. Thomas demonstrates
 * Next four lines
 * Class volunteers
 * Discuss
 * Read through your outline to your group members
 * Time
 * Suggestions:
 * Is it interesting?
 * Can you follow the information?
 * What kind of visuals can he/she use?



Wednesday, 4/10
Start-Up: (4-6 sentences) Explain your thoughts on the following statement: //I am more than what society says I am//. What does this mean? What does society think you are or should be? Do you feel that you are more than that? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. “What do Women Want?” 4. Speech groups 5. Computer lab
 * Progress reports today (in computer lab)
 * Homeroom on Friday (10 min. after 1st period)
 * Speeches tomorrow!
 * Make sure you are prepared before class begins
 * Practice!
 * Read
 * Annotate
 * Discuss
 * Complete activity
 * Work on speech
 * Work on visual aid
 * Practice your speech
 * Study vocabulary (quiz Friday, 24 words!)
 * Organize notebook

HW:
-Prepare for speech tomorrow

Thursday, 4/11
Start-Up: Write a pitch for either a sequel to one of your favorite movies or a pitch for an episode of your favorite TV show.
 * When you finish start-up, review your speech to prepare for your presentation

1. Share/discuss 2. Speeches a. Mr. Thomas will draw names (unless there is a volunteer) b. You will assess your classmates—This sheet will be turned in c. Speaking over presenters will lead to losing points on your grade d. Keep a professional voice and demeanor e. It’s going to be awesome!


 * If you are not prepared to present your speech today, Monday is the last opportunity to present

Friday, 4/12
Start-Up: (2-3 sentences) //What is something new you have learned about poetry this week?// OR //Which poem have you liked most, so far?// //Why?//

1. Vocabulary quiz (Basic Poetry Terms) 2. Turn in quizzes and start-up sheets 3. //Dead Poets Society//
 * Complete viewing guide
 * Turn in at the end of class

=Week 12: 4/15-4/19=

Monday, 4/15
Start-Up: Describe your house/neighborhood/backyard/school/playground (choose one or two) as you remember from when you were a child. How does your memory compare to this place as you know it today?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Speeches 4. New vocabulary words 5. “What do Women Want?” Poetry writing exercise 6. Finish //Dead Poets Society//
 * Absent on Friday?
 * Make up vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Grade contracts
 * The rest is up to you
 * Drew
 * Jonathan
 * Brandon
 * Consider your poetic conventions
 * Tone
 * Diction
 * Mood
 * Figurative language
 * Write a paragraph explaining the conventions used in your poem. Explain what the mood, tone, diction, etc. are in your “What I Want” poem.
 * Final copy due tomorrow



HW:
-Finish poem

Tuesday, 4/16
Start-Up: Words can often times be deceiving; you can think words mean one thing when in all actuality they mean something quite different. Write an insult to someone that sounds like a compliment.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in 3. Last speeches…. 4. “Parents” poem 5. Time to organize/clean out binders
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * Devin
 * Read aloud
 * Inferences
 * Who is speaking?
 * What is this about?
 * Where does this come from?
 * Second reading
 * Comparison sheet



Wednesday, 4/17
Start-Up: (3-4 sentences) Consider the tragic events that occurred in Boston on Monday. What good can potentially come out of tragic situations? Explain.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. “Cartoon Physics” 4. Computer lab
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * CPR Training?
 * Relay for Life Spirit Week (next week)
 * Tone list
 * Follow directions on slip



Thursday, 4/18
Start-Up: (2-3 sentences) Describe what you believe is the common American experience. What elements of our lives as Americans are common throughout all of us who live in the US? Think of more than just “freedom” and “rights”, consider ideas or hopes or various obstacles we must overcome.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary practice 4. Vocabulary review games
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Progress reports on Monday
 * Find one partner
 * You will need one sheet of paper
 * For each vocabulary word, brainstorm a list of as many synonyms as possible
 * Do the same for antonyms
 * Write a paragraph that correctly incorporates all 10 words
 * Turn in

**HW:** -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 4/18
Start-Up: Who do you see as a pioneer? Why do you consider this person a pioneer? This could be a person who you admire for doing something extraordinary/innovative/inspiring in a particular field (movies, music, sports, etc.), or someone who has contributed something great to the world.

1. Share/discuss 2. Vocabulary quiz 3. Langston Hughes biography 4. “Theme for English B” 5. Answer questions 6. Discuss
 * Turn in start-up sheet
 * Turn in to box on desk
 * Read and annotate
 * Predictions?
 * Read
 * Re-read and annotate
 * You may work with a partner
 * You can use your notes
 * This will be turned in



=Week 13: 4/22-4/26=

Monday, 4/22
Start-Up: Have you ever been or known someone who was an outcast? Describe that experience/that person. How did people treat you/that person?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…. 3. New vocabulary words 4. Teach a poem 5. Write sample sentences for new vocabulary words
 * Report cards coming soon
 * Spirit week
 * With a partner
 * Choose a poem (not one you have already used)
 * Complete a one-pager for the poem to present to the class
 * Include:
 * Title of poem
 * Poet’s name
 * Topic
 * Tone
 * Diction
 * Speaker?
 * Figurative Language/poetic conventions
 * Themes
 * What does this poem mean?
 * A re-write from you and your partner
 * Separate sheet:
 * 5 questions about the poem (not specifically asking for the elements listed on the one-pager)



Tuesday, 4/23
Start-Up: Do you truly believe that all men (everyone) are created equal? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…. 3. Complete activity from yesterday (15 minutes) 4. Present work to the class (3 minutes/group) 5. Reflection on Hope 6. Crow Creek documentary: http://vimeo.com/7590635
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * Homeroom tomorrow (10 minutes, after 1st)
 * Complete questions
 * Discuss



HW:
-Finish hope reflection -Get letter signed by parent and return tomorrow

Wednesday, 4/24
Start-Up: What role does money play in your life? Do you think it is important? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Questions about Hope Reflection? 4. Sherman Alexie biography 5. Assign books 6. Chapter 1 7. Computer lab
 * Homeroom today after class
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * Discuss
 * What are your thoughts on the novel just by looking?
 * Guiding questions
 * Hope essay:
 * 12pt. font, single-spaced, 5 paragraphs, 1 page minimum
 * Discuss the following questions in your essay:
 * What is hope/what does hope mean to you?
 * What do you have hope in/for in your life?
 * What would cause you to lose hope?
 * How could you regain your hope?



HW:
-Complete Hope essay and submit to turnitin.com

Thursday, 4/25
Start-Up: Do you have dreams of leaving Wilmington, NC at some point in your life (relocating, not just for a vacation)? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary practice 4. Read //Absolutely True Diary// Chapters 2&3 5. Answer reading questions 6. Discuss
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Have out your list of vocabulary words and a blank sheet of paper
 * Write a sentence using any one vocabulary word
 * When Mr. Thomas instructs, pass the paper
 * Write another sentence using a different vocabulary word on the new sheet
 * When Mr. Thomas instructs, pass the paper
 * Continue…



HW:
-Complete guiding questions -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 4/26
Start-Up: //What are you looking forward to?// If there is nothing, //What is on your mind?//

1. Share/discuss 2. Vocabulary quiz 3. When you finish, turn in your quiz to the box on my desk and take your book 4. Read Chapter 4 5. Poetry Remix project



=Week 14: 4/29-53=

Monday, 4/29
Start-Up: With about 25 school days left of your freshman year, what short-term goals do you have set for yourself? If you currently do not have any short-term goals set, what are two endeavors you could strive to accomplish?

1. Share/discuss 2. New vocabulary words 3. Progress reports 4. 15 minutes to finish magnetic poetry project 5. Share poems 6. Discuss book until Chapter 5 7. Guiding questions part 4&5 8. Continue reading Chapter 5
 * Get signed and return
 * If you are already finished or were absent, write original sentences for your new vocabulary words
 * What do we know so far?



Tuesday, 4/30
Start-Up: //Describe a time when someone thought he/she knew what was best for you//. Did he/she actually know what was best for you?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Review guiding questions parts 3-5 4. Literary Terms scavenger hunt part 1 5. Review scavenger hunt 6. Distribute discussion questions sheet 7. Read Chapters 6&7 together 8. Guiding questions 9. Letter to Rowdy
 * Signed progress reports?
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * Competition; you may work with one partner or alone



HW:
-Complete your letter to Rowdy

Wednesday, 5/1
Start-Up: //How do you expect the other Indians on the reservation to treat Junior after transfers to Reardan?// Explain why you expect that.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Vocabulary review 4. Read //Absolutely// as a class 5. Add to your discussion questions sheet
 * Turn in your Letter to Rowdy
 * Signed progress reports?
 * You need a blank sheet of paper

Thursday, 5/2
Start-Up: Describe a character or a scene from the novel in two sentences using one vocabulary word.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary story review 4. Read //Absolutely True Diary// 5. Complete discussion questions sheet 6. Continue reading individually
 * Late/missing work to turn in?
 * Signed progress reports?
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Who has a twitter?

Friday, 5/3
Start-Up: //What is something that can always put you in a good mood?// Explain why it is you like this thing.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary quiz 4. Absolutely True Short Answer assignment 5. Continue reading (stop at page 130)
 * 700s hall closed on Monday
 * Late/missing work?



=Week 15: 5/6-5/10=

Monday, 5/6

 * Mr. Thomas out; doctor appointment

Start-Up: //Who is someone you do not know personally but about whom you have ideas based on what others have said about him/her?// Describe that person and any rumors you have believed about him/her.

1. Share/discuss 2. "Ambush" 3. "Diary" 4. "Eleven" 5. Continue reading //Absolutely True//
 * Read
 * Answer associated questions
 * Read
 * Answer associated questions
 * Read
 * Answer associated questions

Tuesday, 5/7
Start-Up: How do you construct ideas/opinions about the people around you? What influences the way you think about certain people?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. New vocabulary words 4. Continue reading Absolutely until page 130 5. Discuss reading 6. Guiding questions 17-18, 19-20 7. Continue reading
 * Official progress reports tomorrow
 * Must be signed and returned
 * How was yesterday?
 * We will be discussing the work tomorrow
 * When you finish, you may complete your “Short Answer Quiz” or work on an assignment for another class



HW:
-Read and complete guiding questions

Wednesday, 5/8
Start-Up: //If you could meet any historical figure, who would you want to meet?// Why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Revisit “Diary” from Monday 4. Notes: TRIAC 5. Continue //To Kill a Mockingbird// film
 * Progress reports at the end of class
 * Get signed and return
 * Guiding questions from last night?
 * Review your answers, make any changes you may think necessary
 * Discuss together
 * Topic, Restrict/Restate, Illustrate, Analyze, Conclude
 * Practice:
 * Is Arnold Spirit (Junior) a “good friend” to Rowdy?
 * Employ this every time you answer questions
 * Be prepared for the MSL!!



HW:
-Get progress report signed

Thursday, 5/9
Start-Up: //Explain how using TRIAC could be helpful on your MSLs.//

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Finish //To Kill a Mockingbird// film
 * Signed progress reports
 * Finish novel by Monday

HW:
-Study for vocabulary quiz -Get progress report signed

Friday, 5/10
Start-Up: //How has Arnold already changed in the novel?// Do you think he will continue to change? In what ways?

1. Share/discuss 2. Vocabulary quiz 3. Work on Soundtrack Activity 4. What Makes You Feel Important? 5. Continue reading novel
 * Turn in start-up sheet
 * Turn in when complete
 * Take the //Absolutely// Soundtrack Activity



HW:
-Finish novel by Monday

=Week 16: 5/13-5/17=

Monday, 5/13
Start-Up: What are three things you would change if you could go back to January? Why would you like to change these things?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. //Absolutely True Diary// recap/Finish reading 4. Scrapbook activity 5. Letter writing assignment
 * Signed progress reports?
 * What Makes You Feel Important assignment?
 * No vocabulary this week



HW:
-Complete two activities

Tuesday, 5/14
Start-Up: Answer the following question using TRIAC: //Identify the best band/musical artist out right now OR the best movie and explain why this is the case.//

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. MSL Practice!
 * Turn in homework
 * Scrapbook assignment
 * Letter to Sherman Alexie
 * Turn in copies of books
 * TRIAC notes
 * What are they looking for?
 * TRIAC
 * Any tricks?
 * No first-person
 * Give one extra example
 * Stay focused on the question!
 * //The Odyssey//
 * There is a popular idiom that states, “Never bite the hand that feeds you.” How does Part Two of //The Odyssey// (Odysseus returns home and finds his kingdom in chaos) exemplify this idiom? Include at least TWO details from the text to support your answer.
 * Group Practice
 * Answer the question given: Explain how The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian expresses the following quote by William G. T. Shedd: “A ship is safe at harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
 * Write your own question

Wednesday, 5/15
Start-Up: //What makes a "good" teacher, in your opinion?//

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Finish //TKaM// film 4. Advice to Teachers 5. Computer Lab
 * Any late/missing work?
 * Type essaye
 * Submit to www.turnitin.com



HW:
-Complete essay

Thursday, 5/16
Start-Up: What makes a “good” student, in your opinion?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. MSL Practice 4. Computer lab
 * Copies of //Absolutely True//?
 * “Digging the Past” page 24
 * Answer the questions that follow
 * Answer these constructed response questions:
 * How do you know the author’s purpose in writing this article?
 * How does the author of this article structure his writing? How does this structure help/hurt his argument?
 * Finish typing essay and submit to turnitin.com

Friday, 5/17
Start-Up: //Is there any power in positive thinking?// Explain why or why not.

1. Share/discuss 2. Finish work from yesterday ("Digging the Past") 3. "I Have a Dream"
 * How do you know the author’s purpose in writing this article?
 * How does the author of this article structure his writing? How does this structure help/hurt his argument?
 * Read
 * Answer questions 5, 6, and 9
 * Discuss

=Week 17: 5/20-5/24=

Monday, 5/20

 * Mr. Thomas out on field trip

Start-Up: //List three things you hope to accomplish during your summer break//.

1. Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (p. 350) 2. Complete the short story packet 3. Turn in when completed

Tuesday, 5/21
Start-Up: If you could be a star of a reality TV show, would you do it? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…. 3. Article 4. “Blues Ain’t No Mockinbird” 323
 * Any copies of Absolutely?
 * How was yesterday?
 * 7 more full days….
 * Read
 * Respond to article
 * What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? Provide at least one example from the text to support your answer.
 * Who is the author’s target audience in this article? Provide at least one example from the text to support your answer.
 * Only one sheet
 * Read
 * Create a one-pager with a partner



Wednesday, 5/22
Start-Up: Describe a myth or legend you have heard before. Who told you this? Where did he/she learn this story?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in 3. Play 4. Finish work from yesterday

Thursday, 5/23
Start-Up: What can you learn about someone in a situation?

1. Share/discuss 2. One-pager 3. “Little Red Riding Hood”

Friday, 5/24
Start-Up: For your last Start-Up, you can either write and answer your own prompt or write what is on your mind.

1. Share/discuss 2. 1960s America 3. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” 4. Reflection questions
 * What was the turning point?
 * What are some possible symbols?
 * How could you explain this situation between Arnold Friend and Connie?



=Week 18: 5/27-5/31=


 * NO SCHOOL 5/27; Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, 5/28
On the paper on your desk, write three sentences about your weekend.

1. Share/discuss 2. "Where Are You Going..."
 * Discussion questions
 * Read about Charles Schmid
 * Listen to "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
 * Which do you think the story is more closely based on?
 * Scavenger hunt



Wednesday, 5/29

 * As you enter, take a copy of “WAYG,WHYB?” and the scavenger hunt directions from the table by the door

1. Complete scavenger hunt 2. MSL practice
 * Turn in to Mr. Thomas when completed
 * Wait for classmates to finish
 * “Five Japanese Memories”

Thursday, 5/30

 * Last full day of school

1. End of year survey 2. Progress report 3. Letter of advice to future freshmen 4. Read Future You letters from beginning of year 5. THANK YOU ALL!! Keep in touch



=Mr. Thomas-Honors English I: 2nd Period, Spring 2013=

Here you will find a running document of class activities as well as important dates and documents.

=Week 1: 1/21-1/25= 1/21: No School; Holiday 1/22: No School; Teacher work day 1/23: First day of 2nd Semester 1/25: Syllabus signed, Notebook check, Essay due, Speech

Wednesday, 1/23

 * First day of new semester

Today you will need something to write with

1. Welcome 2. Check roster 3. Syllabus 4. Student information 5. Website 6. Classroom procedures 7. First writing assignment 8. Placement test



**Homework:** -Acquire binder, dividers, Writer's Notebook -Get syllabus and student information sheet signed by parent/guardian -Begin working on Letter assignment (due Friday)

Thursday, 1/24
For now, record your answers to the start-up on a sheet of notebook paper. This will be filed into the “Start-Up” section of your notebook. Starting Monday, you will be given a sheet on which you will complete each day’s start-up; these will be collected every Friday.

Start-Up:
 * In 5 sentences, describe your first day of the new semester:
 * Did anything funny happen?
 * Is it what you expected it to be so far?
 * • Write 3 unique get-to-know-you questions
 * Think outside the box, not things like, “What is your favorite color?”
 * Questions like, “If you could be on the cover of one magazine, which magazine would you choose?” or “If you had a pet snake, what would you name it?”

1. Dress code/ID check 2. Reminders/announcements
 * a. Writing assignment due Friday
 * b. Syllabus/student information sheet signed by Friday
 * c. Notebook check on Friday
 * d. Students missing handbook…?
 * e. Steps for Sandy

3. Pop-quiz: classroom procedures

4. Get-to-know-you questions 5. Finish placement test from yesterday 6. Mr. Thomas letter
 * a. Grade, return, turn in
 * a. Read, make corrections



Homework:
-Acquire binder, dividers, Writer's Notebook -Get syllabus and student information sheet signed by parent/guardian -Finish Letter assignment (due Friday) -Make corrections to Mr. Thomas letter

Friday, 1/25
As you enter, please turn in your signed syllabus, your signed student information sheet, and your letter (if you did not email it to me) on the window ledge.

Start-Up: (4-5 sentences) If you could change one aspect of Ashley High School, what would you change? Why would you like to see this change?

1. Share start-up 2. Presentation practices 3. Begin sharing letters 4. "Me-Write" 5. Parts of speech pre-test 6. Helpless Generation article
 * Notebook check while students work



=Week 2: 1/28-2/1= 2/1: Vocabulary quiz #1

Monday, 1/28
As you enter the room, get a “Do Now” sheet from the window ledge and find your name at a desk.

Start-Up: Why is it important to know the parts of speech and how they work with one another?

1. New seats 2. Start-up sheets 3. Start-up 4. Share/discuss start-up 5. Vocabulary Words 6. Finish presentations: Morgan and Hunter 7. Helpless Generation: Finish reflection questions in your Writer's Notebook; share with your pod; large-group discussion 8. Parts of Speech notes: review
 * Copy the question, answer within 3-4 sentences



Tuesday, 1/29
Start-up: What is the difference between conjunctions and prepositions? What parts of speech can adverbs modify or describe?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Group sentence writing 3. Practice identifying parts of speech 4. Parts of speech scavenger hunt 5. Research topics
 * Write 8 sentences
 * Each must include: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition
 * Handout
 * Complete, discuss
 * Project practice work
 * Complete in your Classwork section
 * Brainstorm: What are things you love, hate, affect you/those around you, you wish would change?





Homework:
-Discuss research topics with parents, come with two options tomorrow -Complete the grammar worksheet; add these sentences: 1. Given the time of day, I only wanted breakfast. 2. Almost expertly, James unlatched the lock in one motion. 3. Without looking, Sarah scurried across the street.

Wednesday, 1/30
Start-Up: What do you currently know about Greek Mythology?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Review homework 3. Research topic list 4. Initial research assignment: Due tomorrow 5. Turnitin.com 6. "Log-in Reference Sheet" 7. Internet Research Graphic Organizer: Find 5 initial resources for 2 chosen topics 8. Computer lab expectations
 * Brainstorm
 * Today we will be setting up professional e-mail accounts, TurnItIn.com accounts, and Edmodo accounts.
 * Professional e-mail: It is important for you to start distinguishing between school life and personal life. Think of school as your current job. You wouldn't want to e-mail your boss from an e-mail address such as SaSsYgUrL22@yahoo.com . It would look extremely unprofessional. We will be using Gmail (unless you feel that your current e-mail address is professional and I approve of it).
 * Go to www.mail.google.com
 * Enter your desired username. Try to make it yourfirstname.yourlastname@gmail.com ; if it is not available, try to add a couple numbers to the end. Again, do not make an e-mail address that is along the lines of SaSsYgUrL22
 * When you have successfully set up your account, e-mail Mr. Thomas at taylor.thomas@nhcs.net
 * Researching tips: :gov, :edu, :org
 * I do not want to treat you as children, please do not force me to do so



Thursday, 1/31
Start-up: If you could be famous for any one thing, what would you want to be famous for?


 * When you are finished, quietly study your vocabulary words

1. Share start-up 2. Quick POS- Copy the following sentences; label the correct part of speech for each word 3. Labeling parts, with explanation 4. Vocabulary review 5. Vocabulary review game
 * a. Molly and Fletcher went to the basketball game on Friday.
 * b. It never occurred to Hunter that his desk was broken.
 * c. Annette e-mailed Mr. Thomas last night to volunteer to work on the board.
 * a. Complete as a class:
 * With an arrogant tone, Evan told Mr. Thomas that his Mackintosh apple was rotten.
 * b. Individual practice:
 * i. Adriana left urgently after Victor threw the computer mouse at her.
 * a. Choose 5 of our vocabulary words and write:
 * An original sentence using the word
 * Synonym
 * Antonym
 * Definition in your own words
 * b. Make sure you are paying attention to the parts of speech for each word

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz -Complete POS worksheet



Friday, 2/1
Start-Up: Review your vocabulary words; we will begin the quiz after I submit attendance

1. Vocabulary quiz 1 2. "How Would You Feel?" Essay
 * When you finish the quiz, turn in your answer sheet to the correct place (depending on which form of the quiz you received)

Homework:
-Complete your essay



**Week 3: 2/4-2/8**

2/6= “How Would You Feel” essay 2/6= Grammar quiz 1 2/8= Vocabulary quiz 2 2/8= Barbie project due

Monday, 2/4

 * As you enter, please take a February calendar and a new Start-Up sheet

Start-up: Write three grammatically correct sentences about your weekend that include: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction

1. Share start-up 2. Review upcoming dates 3. Vocabulary words 4. Subject/predicate 5. Gods and goddesses
 * Notes
 * Practice
 * http://prezi.com/ieyfg9cyvbf3/greek-mythology/
 * Barbie project



Tuesday, 2/5
Start-Up: Copy these sentences and label the complete subject and complete predicate--

-The young girl with the red hat sang loudly at the recital. -Expect to see this material again. -Excitedly, James and Samantha ran into the living room on Christmas morning.

1. Discuss start-up 2. Sentence variety 3. Independent vs. dependent clauses 4. Combining independent clauses 5. "If Young People Could Vote" Article 6. Citing an online newspaper:

How to Cite a Newspaper Online in MLA Format:

Last, First M. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Website Title. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.

7. In-text citations 8. Practice 9. Oral Poetry activity

Tomorrow's Quiz:
 * Parts of speech (IVANCAPP)
 * Subject/Predicate
 * Combining independent clauses



Homework:
-Study for grammar quiz -Finish writing "How Would You Feel" Essay (if you haven't yet) -Complete your Internet Research Graphic Organizer

Wednesday, 2/6
Start-Up: 5 minutes to review for grammar quiz

1. Grammar quiz 2. Computer lab expectations: 3. Go to computer lab
 * Type and submit your "How Would You Feel" essay (www.turnitin.com)
 * Complete Internet Research Graphic Organizer, email to Mr. Thomas
 * Begin Annotated Bibliography (Due Monday 2/11)



Tuesday, 2/7
Start-Up: What is one thing you have always wanted to do but have never tried? Why is it that you would want to do that? Why is it that you have never tried?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Stay in check: 3. Notes 4. Trojan War background 5. Odyssey background 6. Video clips > 7. Begin reading
 * “How Would You Feel” Essays should be submitted
 * Graphic Organizer should be submitted
 * Barbie project due tomorrow
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voai-4GS848
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0g8uTZmKM4
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEIkGgxiIwQ



Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz -Complete Barbie project

Friday, 2/8
As you enter, place your Barbie project in the tray on the front table. If you do not have your project, please copy the following paragraph and place it in the tray on the front table:

//Mr. Thomas,//

//I do not have my Greek Mythology Barbie project today (the due date, 2/8/13) because _. I will have my project turned in to you by ___. I understand that my project is now late and will lose points each day it is late.//

//Sign your name, 2/8/13//

Start-Up: If you were Paris, which goddess would you have chosen? Why?

1. Vocabulary quiz 2. Discuss start-up 3. Recap 4. Guided Notes for //Odyssey// 5. Continue reading //Odyssey// 6. Begin guided questions part 2 7. Library orientation



=Week 4: 2/11-2/15= 2/11= Annotated Bibliography (email to Mr. Thomas) 2/15= Vocabulary Quiz 3

Monday, 2/11

 * Please turn in any late Barbie projects, or any other late work, on the tray on the front table
 * New Start-Up sheets on window ledge

Start-Up: What is something in the near future that you are looking forward to? What due dates do you have coming up in your classes?

1. Discuss start-up 2. New vocabulary words 3. Thesis statement notes 4. Persuasive writing practice



Tuesday, 2/12

 * Mr. Thomas out of school (conference)

Start-up: If you hadn't seen your spouse for over twenty years, would you move on? Why or why not?


 * 1) Distribute essay prompt: “Does Odysseus Deserve the Punishment?”
 * 2) Distribute essay outline template
 * 3) Distribute copies of //The Odyssey//
 * 4) Tell students that they are to turn in both the outline and their finished essay by the end of the period.
 * 5) When/if students finish, have them finish //the Odyssey// guiding questions part 2 (from Friday), then continue to read in //The Odyssey// and give them the guided questions part 3



Wednesday, 2/13

 * No 1st Period (two-hour homeroom)
 * Class cut short

Start-Up: Did you see any classes in the CTE showcase (what you just went to in homeroom) that interested you? Which classes were they? OR What’s on your mind?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Distribute "Words for teenagers" article 3. Progress reports
 * Respond to the article in your Writer's Notebook
 * Discuss as a class



Thursday, 2/14
Start-Up: Write a paragraph of advice for a current eighth-grader about to come to Ashley High School. What do they need to begin doing now or prepare for in order to be successful?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Vocabulary quiz tomorrow 3. Odysseus Punishment essay 4. Recap The Odyssey 5. Continue reading 6. Guiding questions (finish parts 2 and 3)
 * Write original sentences for each word (with a partner)
 * Read
 * Assess with syllabus
 * Revise, due to TurnItIn.com by tomorrow
 * Peer-edit due by Wednesday

Homework:
-Complete guiding questions through Part 3, if you have not already done so -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 2/15

 * Half day for students

Start-Up: What role does music play in your life? What songs do you currently "connect/identify" with? Why do you think you identify with these songs?

1. Vocabulary Quiz 3 2. Future You Letter



=Week 5: 2/18-2/22= 2/20- Print off your Annotated Bibliography; Odysseus Punishment peer edit due to turnitin.com 2/21- //Odyssey// test 2/22- Vocabulary quiz; //Odyssey// Playlist Project due

Monday, 2/18
As you enter, take a new Start-Up sheet from the front table and turn in your Future You letter in the tray

Start-up: How do you expect Odysseus to react when he returns home to find many men living in his house and trying to marry his wife? How do you expect Penelope to react?

Stay in check:
 * -Print off your annotated bibliography by Wednesday
 * -Complete your peer edit by Wednesday
 * -//Odyssey// test on Thursday
 * -Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * -Playlist project due Friday
 * -Buy a copy of Romeo and Juliet

1. Discuss start-up 2. Playlist Project 3. Vocabulary words 4. Annotated bibliography 5. //The Odyssey// 6. Guiding Questions 7. Clips from //Odyssey// film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_8y-McLo
 * make sure you get enough information from your sources
 * if you need to stay after or come during lunch/before school, do it



Tuesday, 2/19
Start-Up: Who do you currently blame for the Trojan War (and the events in The Odyssey)? Why do you blame him/her/them?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Reminders: 3. Quoting texts 4. “How Exercise Benefits the Brain” article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/how-exercise-benefits-the-brain/ 5. //The Odyssey// 6. //The Odyssey// final essay: due Sunday by 5:00pm
 * a. Complete and print your Annotated Bibliography by tomorrow
 * i. If you need to print here, do it after school today or before school tomorrow
 * b. Submit your peer edit to turnitin.com by tomorrow
 * a. Read
 * b. Pull supportive information
 * c. Should PE be banned in public schools?
 * i. Defend PE in public schools in 3 paragraphs
 * ii. Write a clear thesis
 * iii. Quote the article at least 3 times
 * a. Continue reading
 * b. Answer guiding questions (complete part 4, begin part 5)





Homework:
-Print Annotated Bibliography -Peer edit on turnitin.com -Complete //Odyssey// guiding questions part 5 -Have all work so you can work on it tomorrow in class

Wednesday, 2/20
Start-Up: What is, in your opinion, Odysseus's greatest strength? What is his greatest weakness? Why?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Review //The Odyssey// 3. Finish film clips 4. Computer lab

Thursday, 2/21
Start-Up: What type of motivation works best for you (praise, reward, risk of punishment, grades, etc.)? Why?

1. Discuss start-up 2. Individual review 3. Odyssey test 4. Cultural effects PowerPoint 5. Begin //O Brother, Where Art Thou?//
 * When you finish, cull support from the text for your final essay (due Sunday by 5:00pm)
 * Begin comparison sheet



Homework:
-Complete your //Odyssey// Playlist Project -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 2/22

 * As you enter, place your Odyssey Playlist Project in the tray on the table

Start-Up: In your writer's notebook, respond to the following quote: "Love is worth pursuing--at all costs" Do you agree? Why or why not? (at least 2 paragraphs)

1. Discuss Writer's Notebook prompt 2. Vocabulary quiz 3. Go over some writing errors from Odysseus Punishment essay 4. Review beginning of //O Brother// 5. Continue viewing film

Homework:
-Complete and submit your final Odysseus essay to turnitin.com

=Week 6: 2/25-3/2=

Monday, 2/25
Writer’s Notebook: (3 paragraphs) What does it mean to fully trust someone? Who do you trust? Do you ask these people for advice? In what kinds of people do you typically place your trust? What would it take for you to lose trust in someone? Can trust ever be regained?

1. Discuss prompt 2. New vocabulary 3. //O Brother Where Art Thou?//

Tuesday, 2/26
Start-Up: Complete this statement: "If I were a teacher, I would...."

1. Discuss start-up 2. Updates: 3. Finish O Brother 4. On the back of your sheet, explain the depictions of: 5. Shakespeare webquest: Due Wednesday 6. Research paper: outlining exercise 7. Sample Research Paper
 * Progress reports
 * Due dates: Research paper (1st=13, Final=22)
 * Lotus-eaters
 * The madness of Ajax
 * Your thoughts on the movie’s representation of the story (4 sentences)
 * Read through information on Annotated Bibliography
 * What common categories can you find?
 * Write a guiding statement



Wednesday, 2/27
Start-Up: If you could go back to any point in your life, what would you like to relive? Why?

1. Share start-up 2. 14 volunteers? 3. Close reading activity 4. Reminder of research progression 5. Romeo and Juliet webquest 6. Research
 * Analyze/organize your research
 * Write a guiding statement
 * Begin outlining your paper



Homework:
-Complete //Romeo and Juliet// webquest and email it to Mr. Thomas by midnight tonight

Thursday, 2/28
Start-Up: Have you ever experienced public violence or seen an act of public violence on the news? What, from what you know or can recall, was the situation that inspired the act? What was your reaction when you saw the incident?

1. Share/discuss 2. R&J Webquest 3. Remember: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow 4. Shakespeare biography 5. Shakespearean language 6. Dramatic terms part 1; quiz Monday, 3/4 7. Questionnaire
 * What bit of information stuck out to you?
 * What is something you learned that you didn’t know before?
 * Pop quiz
 * Overview
 * Handout
 * Practice
 * Read through



Friday, 3/1
Start-Up: Rewrite the following sentences using Shakespearean language, then write two of your own. Don’t forget that Shakespeare often rearranged the traditional order of words (The sandwich ate I).

• I have given you my heart and you have ruined it. • You make me feel nauseated. • I want to jump out of your window, Mr. Thomas.

1. Vocabulary quiz #5 2. More terms 3. Play background information 4. Shakespeare in Love
 * Iambic pentameter
 * Rhyming couplet
 * Practice
 * Complete viewing guide



Homework:
-If you would like a translated version of //Romeo and Juliet//, acquire one this weekend. Otherwise, we will be using the textbook version.

=Week 7: 3/4-3/8=

Monday, 3/4
Start-Up: Answer the following questions about dramatic terms: • Explain the difference between dialogue and monologue • What is the difference between a soliloquy and a monologue? • What is a synonym for verbal irony? • Explain what Dramatic irony is in your own words. • Please provide an example of situational irony from either a film you have watched, or a book that you have read.

1. Share/discuss/review 2. Dramatic terms quiz 1 3. Vocabulary words 4. Dramatic terms part 2; quiz Wednesday, 3/6 5. Discuss R&J questionnaire 6. Review background info/character info (given out on Friday) 7. Begin reading play 8. Act I study guide



Homework:
-Finish reading Act I, scene 1 by Wednesday -Complete that section of study guide

Tuesday, 3/5

 * No class, ACT testing

Wednesday, 3/6
Start-Up: (on a sheet of paper, no start-up sheets this week) What are your initial thoughts on Romeo and Juliet?

1. Share/discuss 2. Updates: 3. Review R&J study guide for Act I, Scene 1 4. Dramatic Terms Part 2 quiz 5. Mr. Thomas website 6. Computer lab
 * Spread the word to end the word
 * Research Paper Works Cited: Due Friday, 3/8
 * Research Paper outline: Due Monday, 3/11
 * Research Paper first draft: Due Wednesday, 3/13
 * Mr. Thomas gone tomorrow and Friday
 * Who has email on his/her phone?
 * New documents
 * Annotated bibliography?
 * Works Cited page
 * Outline

Thursday, 3/7

 * Mr. Thomas out; field trip

10 minutes to complete the Start-Up Students already have Act I study guides and copies of the play Have students continue reading Act I and complete the study guide Give students Act II study guide Distribute “Teens Disappear” article
 * Start-Up: Write a unique sentence for each vocabulary word
 * They will turn in study guides to you when completed
 * Some students have already completed this; they may turn in their work and get the next assignment from you
 * Students begin reading Act and completing study guide
 * They will turn in the study guide to you when completed
 * Have students read this document, or read through it with them
 * Instruct students to write, at the bottom of the article, 3-5 sentences expressing their opinion on this situation. Then, have students write 3 questions they have about this situation; these questions could be to the teens, their parents, friends of the teens, whoever they have questions for.
 * Collect this work from the students



Friday, 3/8

 * Mr. Thomas out; field trip

Students may have 5 minutes to review vocabulary words Instruct students to clear their desks except for a blank sheet of paper Once all are prepared, instruct students to begin their quiz Students complete Act II study guide Give students “Letter of Advice to Romeo or Juliet” writing prompt At 11:15, or when all students finish writing the letter of advice, you may begin playing the movie
 * Meanwhile, write the list of words on the white board: Pernicious, Covert, Portent, Portentous, Galling, Accord, Wanton, Virtuous, Disparage, Profane
 * They are to write a sentence for each word that demonstrates their understanding of the word; tell them to underline the vocabulary word
 * Have them turn in their quiz to you and continue working on Act II study guide
 * They will turn in study guides to you when completed
 * Have students read this document, or read through it with them
 * They will turn in their letters to you when they finish
 * If students do not finish, it is due on Monday



=Week 8: 3/11-3/15= Monday, 3/11- Research paper outline due (turnitin.com) Wednesday, 3/13- Research paper first draft due (turnitin.com) Friday, 3/15- Vocabulary quiz 7

Monday, 3/11
Start-Up: Briefly summarize the events from the play that you have read so far. What do you currently think about the characters, situations, and the play as a whole?

1. Share/discuss 2. New vocabulary 3. Recap from Thursday and Friday 4. Letter of advice 5. Film
 * Act I study guide
 * Act II study guide
 * “Teens Disappear” article
 * Complete



Homework:
-Complete Acts I and II, if you have not yet -Complete your Letter of Advice

Tuesday, 3/12
Start up: If you were in Prince Escalus's situation, how would you deal with the families? Why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Discuss Act II as a pod 3. Pop Quiz 4. Discuss 5. Research

Wednesday, 3/13
Start-Up: What, in your opinion, would make the research process easier/less stressful? (Please keep in mind that the research paper assignment is unable to be removed from the curriculum)

1. Share/discuss 2. DEJs 1 & 2 3. Research



Homework:
-Submit research paper first draft (turnitin.com) -Complete DEJ # 2

Thursday, 3/14

 * As you enter, take the four DEJs from the front table, then complete your Start-Up

Start-Up: Writer’s Notebook—Choose one of the following quotes and respond in your Writer’s Notebook openly; why does this quote speak to you? What does this quote mean? Does it inspire you to do something? If so, what is that something you are inspired to do?

• “If there was nothing wrong in the world, there wouldn’t be anything for us to do.” -George Bernard Shaw • “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”–Jimi Hendrix • “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”


 * When you finish, complete the four DEJs

1. Share/discuss 2. Review DEJs 3. Film 4. Distribute Act III study guide





Homework:
-Read Act III, scenes 1 and 2; complete associated questions

Friday, 3/15

 * Mr. Thomas out sick

1. Distribute DEJs and study guide 2. 45 minutes to read and complete work 3. 45 minutes to watch film
 * No start-up, vocabulary quiz moved to Monday





Homework:
-Complete Act III

=Week 9: 3/18-3/22= 3/22: Freshman Project research paper due (turnitin.com)

Monday, 3/18
Start-Up: *On a sheet of notebook paper, no start-up sheets this week If you could put yourself into any book or movie, which would it be, which character would you be, and why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Vocab. Quiz 3. Friday’s work 4. CSG #1
 * How far did you get?



Homework:
-Complete CSG work -Read through Act IV, scene 2

Tuesday, 3/19
Start-Up: Consider your name. Do you like your name? Why? If you had the chance to change your name, would you? Why? What would you change it to? Why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Reading quiz 4. Time to finish CSG 5. Act IV study guide 6. DEJ 7. Homework: Complete Act IV
 * Research
 * Common mistakes so far
 * MLA format
 * In-text citations
 * Using all five sources
 * First person
 * Tomorrow's schedule
 * Discuss



Homework:
-Finish Act IV

Wednesday, 3/20
Writer’s Notebook: Get out your Writer’s Notebook and title your paper “Guided Imagery Activity” and wait for further instructions

1. Review schedule once more 2. Guided Imagery Activity > 3. Discuss //Romeo and Juliet// Act IV 4. Research (30 minutes)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ela-Z7HqqS8

Homework:
-Complete Act V (finish the play)

Thursday, 3/21
Computer Lab: 1. Download and complete the //Romeo and Juliet// Act V review questions; submit to turnitin.com 2. Download the "Prevention of the Tragedy" essay prompt; this is due by Tuesday, 4/2 (on turnitin.com) 3. Work on research paper 4. When/if you finish your research paper today, begin working on "Prevention of the Tragedy" essay



Friday, 3/22

 * Half day; beginning of Spring Break

=Spring Break: 3/25-3/29=

**Week 10: 4/1-4/5** 4/1: No School; spring break 4/2: Letter of Advice due to turnitin.com 4/5: Vocabulary quiz #8

Tuesday, 4/2
Start-Up: (On a blank sheet of notebook paper) What, in your opinion, makes a movie good or bad? As you explain these characteristics, give examples of movies that you believe to be good and bad.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Vocabulary words (quiz on Friday, 4/5) 4. Research process reflection 5. Research speech (Thursday, 4/11) 5. //Romeo + Juliet//
 * Any good news from spring break?
 * Research papers graded
 * Make-up work must be turned in by tomorrow
 * "Prevention of Tragedy" essay due tonight (turnitin.com)
 * Last 9 weeks of your freshman year....



Wednesday, 4/3
Start-Up: Copy the following quote and then respond to it openly: “It isn’t who you are that is holding you back, it’s who you believe you aren’t.”

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…
 * Research papers graded
 * Revisions=download your document, edit, print and give to me

3. Vocabulary words exercise 4. Speech and visual aid 5. Computer lab
 * “Progress reports”
 * Extra assignments= Complete the essay(s) below to replace a zero on your progress report (may not be aplied to Freshman Project or //7 Habits// project)

Thursday, 4/4
Start-Up: Describe a time when you were extremely anxious or uncertain about something. What was the situation? Why were you anxious? What ended up being the outcome? Was it as bad as you had anticipated?

1. Share/discuss 2. CPR PowerPoint 3. CPR Training 4. Checking in… 5. //Romeo + Juliet//
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Any make up/missing work must be to me tomorrow
 * Get a copy of //To Kill a Mockingbird// (by April 12)



Friday, 4/5
1. Vocabulary quiz 2. Turn in start-up sheet 3. //Romeo + Juliet//

=Week 11: 4/8-4/12= 4/11: Freshman project speeches 4/12: Vocabulary quiz #9

Monday, 4/8
Start-Up: (Only copy the italicized portion)Which is more important: words or actions and symbols? Why is it said that “Actions speak louder than words,” and that “A picture is worth a thousand words”? It is also believed that a large majority of our communication with one another is done non-verbally. What, do you think, all of this means?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Poetic terms vocabulary 4. Finish viewing Romeo + Juliet 5. Finalize your viewing guide 6. Final synthesis activity
 * Speech outline?
 * Bring a hard copy to class tomorrow (can be digital)
 * Progress reports on Wednesday
 * Discuss with those observing the same element
 * Discuss with group members



HW:
-Bring your speech outline to class tomorrow -Complete your //R+J// writing assignment

**Tuesday, 4/9**

If you were absent yesterday, you need a start-up sheet and list of Basic Poetic Terms from the front table

Start-Up: (Only copy italicized portion) In 3-5 sentences, Describe your past experiences with poetry. Have you traditionally enjoyed learning about poetry? Why or why not? What are some of your favorite poems or poets (if you have any)?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Imagery Activity/ "Chalk Talk" 4. Save the Last Word for Me 5. Independent Practice 6. Talk With Group 7. Discuss 8. Speeches
 * Collect homework (R+J viewing guides)
 * Grades will be posted this afternoon
 * Report cards on Friday
 * Don’t let yourself fall behind….
 * Use your time wisely while you are at school
 * Use your calendar
 * Come up with a system
 * Focus on: personal response, vivid imagery, poetic techniques, speaker
 * Review: figurative language, tone, imagery, symbols
 * First four lines of “Abandoned Farmhouse”
 * Mr. Thomas demonstrates
 * Next four lines
 * Class volunteers
 * Discuss
 * Read through your outline to your group members
 * Time
 * Suggestions:
 * Is it interesting?
 * Can you follow the information?
 * What kind of visuals can he/she use?



Wednesday, 4/10
Start-Up: (4-6 sentences) Explain your thoughts on the following statement: //I am more than what society says I am//. What does this mean? What does society think you are or should be? Do you feel that you are more than that? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. “What do Women Want?” 4. Speech groups 5. Computer lab
 * Progress reports today (in computer lab)
 * Homeroom on Friday (10 min. after 1st period)
 * Speeches tomorrow!
 * Make sure you are prepared before class begins
 * Practice!
 * Read
 * Annotate
 * Discuss
 * Complete activity
 * Work on speech
 * Work on visual aid
 * Practice your speech
 * Study vocabulary (quiz Friday, 24 words!)
 * Organize notebook

HW:
-Prepare for speech tomorrow -Brainstorm for poem

Thursday, 4/11
Start-Up: Write a pitch for either a sequel to one of your favorite movies or a pitch for an episode of your favorite TV show. *When you finish start-up, review your speech to prepare for your presentation

1. Share/discuss 2. Speeches a. Mr. Thomas will draw names (unless there is a volunteer) b. You will assess your classmates—This sheet will be turned in c. Speaking over presenters will lead to losing points on your grade d. Keep a professional voice and demeanor e. It’s going to be awesome!

*If you are not prepared to present your speech today, Monday is the last opportunity to present

Friday, 4/12
Start-Up: (2-3 sentences) //What is something new you have learned about poetry this week?// OR //Which poem have you liked most, so far?// //Why?//

1. Vocabulary quiz (Basic Poetry Terms) 2. Turn in quizzes and start-up sheets 3. //Dead Poets Society//
 * Complete viewing guide
 * Turn in at the end of class

=Week 12: 4/15-4/19=

Monday, 4/15
Start-Up: Describe your house/neighborhood/backyard/school/playground (choose one or two) as you remember from when you were a child. How does your memory compare to this place as you know it today?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Finish speeches 4. Finish //Dead Poets Society// 5. “What do Women Want?” Poetry writing exercise
 * Absent on Friday?
 * Make up vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Grade contracts
 * The rest is up to you
 * Copy of //To Kill a Mockingbird//
 * a. Riki
 * b. Savannah
 * c. Julia
 * d. Annette
 * e. Katy
 * f. Hunter
 * g. Ashley
 * h. Adriana
 * i. Kaley
 * j. Reneé
 * k. Emorri
 * l. Lindsay
 * Consider your poetic conventions
 * Tone
 * Diction
 * Mood
 * Figurative language
 * Write a paragraph explaining the conventions used in your poem. Explain what the mood, tone, diction, etc. are in your “What I Want” poem.
 * Final copy due tomorrow

HW:
-Finish poem

Tuesday, 4/16
Start-Up: Words can often times be deceiving; you can think words mean one thing when in all actuality they mean something quite different. Write an insult to someone that sounds like a compliment.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in 3. New vocabulary words 4. “Parents” poem 5. Discuss comparison 6. Extend homework:
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * Copy of //To Kill a Mockingbird//?
 * Read aloud
 * Inferences
 * Who is speaking?
 * What is this about?
 * Where does this come from?
 * Second reading
 * Comparison sheet
 * Read/analyze your own poem (rewrite if needed)
 * Who is the speaker?
 * Who is the intended audience?
 * What poetic conventions are used? How do they affect your poem?
 * What is the significance of the title?



HW:
-Analysis of your original poem

Wednesday, 4/17
Start-Up: (3-4 sentences) Consider the tragic events that occurred in Boston on Monday. What good can potentially come out of tragic situations? Explain.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. “Cartoon Physics” 4. Sonnet 130 5. Computer lab
 * Turn in homework (original poem and analysis questions)
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * CPR Training?
 * Relay for Life Spirit Week (next week)
 * Tone list
 * Follow directions on slip



Thursday, 4/18
Start-Up: (2-3 sentences) Describe what you believe is the common American experience. What elements of our lives as Americans are common throughout all of us who live in the US? Think of more than just “freedom” and “rights”, consider ideas or hopes or various obstacles we must overcome.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary practice 4. Langston Hughes biography 5. “Theme for English B” 6. Questions (Identify these elements on the back of your poem) 7. Poem assignment
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Progress reports on Monday
 * Find one partner
 * You will need one sheet of paper
 * For each vocabulary word, brainstorm a list of as many synonyms as possible
 * Do the same for antonyms
 * Write a paragraph that correctly incorporates all 10 words
 * Turn in
 * Read
 * Annotate important facts
 * Discuss
 * “Common experience of Black America”
 * Predictions?
 * Read
 * Read and annotate
 * Discuss
 * Tone
 * Diction
 * Speaker?
 * Mood
 * Poetic terms/elements (fig. lang., etc.)
 * Possible themes?



HW:
-Study for vocabulary quiz -Complete "Theme for English I" poem

Friday, 4/18
Start-Up: Who do you see as a pioneer? Why do you consider this person a pioneer? This could be a person who you admire for doing something extraordinary/innovative/inspiring in a particular field (movies, music, sports, etc.), or someone who has contributed something great to the world.

1. Share/discuss 2. Vocabulary quiz 3. TPCASTT of two poems 4. Analysis groups
 * Turn in start-up sheet
 * Turn in to box on desk
 * Use textbooks
 * Choose two poems (suggestions on board)
 * Complete a TPCASTT form for each poem
 * Share/compare answers
 * Add to your own forms
 * Share to the class



HW:
-Complete poem analysis (3) from Wednesday; submit to turnitin.com -Complete "Theme for English I" poem

=Week 13: 4/22-4/26=

Monday, 4/22
Start-Up: Have you ever been or known someone who was an outcast? Describe that experience/that person. How did people treat you/that person?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…. 3. Time to finish activity from Friday 4. New vocabulary words 5. Teach a poem 6. Write sample sentences for new vocabulary words
 * Report cards coming soon
 * Spirit week
 * Bring copy of //TKaM// tomorrow
 * With a partner
 * Choose a poem (not one you have already used)
 * Complete a one-pager for the poem to present to the class
 * Include:
 * Title of poem
 * Poet’s name
 * Topic
 * Tone
 * Diction
 * Speaker?
 * Figurative Language/poetic conventions
 * Themes
 * What does this poem mean?
 * A re-write from you and your partner
 * Separate sheet:
 * 5 questions about the poem (not specifically asking for the elements listed on the one-pager)



Tuesday, 4/23
Start-Up: Do you truly believe that all men (everyone) are created equal? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…. 3. Complete activity from yesterday (15 minutes) 4. Present to class 5. Pre-reading articles
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday
 * Homeroom tomorrow (10 minutes, after 1st)
 * Keep notes while you read
 * What are the 3 most important pieces of information from your reading?
 * Keep notes while group members share

HW:
-Read Chapter 1 of //To Kill a Mockingbird// Here is the full novel online for free: http://www.wssb.org/content/classrooms/tate/content/sophomores/stories/to_kill_a_mocking_bird/start.htm

Wednesday, 4/24
Start-Up: Describe your initial thoughts on the narrator (Scout), the town in which she lives, and the time during which the novel is set.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Finish sharing information from yesterday’s readings in your groups (3 minutes) 4. Reading assessment: 5. Computer lab
 * Vocabulary quiz Friday (did you see any in last night’s reading?)
 * Describe how the information presented in yesterday’s readings are already apparent in the first chapter of the novel.
 * Pull a quote from the first chapter that gives you insight into who our narrator is as a person (not simply young female). Explain this quote.
 * Pull a quote from the first chapter that gives you insight into what kind of town in which this novel takes place. Explain this quote.
 * Pull a quote from the first chapter that gives you insight into how people in this town treat those who are different. Explain this quote.
 * Complete webquests (on TKaM page of Mr. Thomas's website)
 * Submit to www.turnitin.com

HW:
-Read Chapters 2 and 3

Thursday, 4/25
Start-Up: Consider the saying, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” Do you think this is true? Why or why not? Have you ever experienced this first-hand?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary practice f. Continue… 4. //TKaM// Questions 5. Time to continue reading/study for vocabulary
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Have out your list of vocabulary words and a blank sheet of paper
 * Write a sentence using any one vocabulary word
 * When Mr. Thomas instructs, pass the paper
 * Write another sentence using a different vocabulary word on the new sheet
 * When Mr. Thomas instructs, pass the paper
 * Complete and discuss



HW:
-Read Chapters 4-6

Friday, 4/26
=Week 14: 4/29-5/3=

Monday, 4/29
Start-Up: With about 25 school days left of your freshman year, //what short-term goals do you have set for yourself?// If you currently do not have any short-term goals set, //what are two endeavors you could strive to accomplish?//

1. Share/discuss 2. New vocabulary words 3. 15 minutes to finish magnetic poetry project 4. Share poems 5. //TKaM// group writing assignment 6. Progress reports 7. Begin reading Chapters 12 & 13
 * If you are already finished or were absent, write original sentences for your new vocabulary words



HW:
-Read Chapters 12 & 13

Tuesday, 4/30
Start-Up: Describe a time when someone thought he/she knew what was best for you. Did he/she actually know what was best for you?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Discussion questions (answer individually, discuss together) 4. Discuss 5. CSG 6. Begin reading Chapters 14-16 (finish for homework)
 * Turn in partner work from yesterday
 * Signed progress reports?
 * Late/missing work?
 * What was Scout and Jem's visit to First Purchase like?
 * What new things did they learn about Calpernia in Chapter 12?
 * Why does Cal speak differently at church from when she is at the Finches' home?
 * How does Aunt Alexandra involve herself in Maycomb's social life?



HW:
-Read through Chapter 16

Wednesday, 5/1
Start-Up: What do you think will be the outcome of Atticus’s trial with Tom Robinson? Explain why you think that.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Complete CSG from yesterday 4. Vocabulary review 5. Discuss last night's reading 6. Continue reading: Chapters 17 & 18 (finish for homework)
 * Signed progress reports?
 * You need a blank sheet of paper and your vocabulary list

HW:
-Finish reading Chapters 17 & 18

Thursday, 5/2
Start-Up: Describe a character or a scene from the novel in two sentences using one vocabulary word.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary story review 4. //TKaM// discussion guide
 * Late/missing work to turn in?
 * Signed progress reports?
 * Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
 * Who has a twitter?



HW:
-Catch up in reading (read through Chapter 18) -Think of two ways we can use social media (twitter and instagram) in our class for educational purposes

Friday, 5/3
Start-Up: //What is something that can always put you in a good mood?// Explain why it is you like this thing.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary quiz 4. Complete last night’s homework 5. Discuss homework 6. Begin //TKaM// film
 * 700s hall closed on Monday
 * Late/missing work?
 * //TKaM// Discussion guide
 * Social media ideas (2)

HW:
-Read through Chapter 25 for homework over the weekend

=Week 15: 5/6-5/10=

Monday, 5/6
*Mr. Thomas out; doctor appointment

Start-Up: // Who is someone you do not know personally but about whom you have ideas based on what others have said about him/her? // Describe that person and any rumors you have believed about him/her.

1. Share/discuss 2. "Ambush" 3. "Diary" 4. "Eleven" 5. Continue reading // TKaM //
 * Read
 * Answer associated questions
 * Read
 * Answer associated questions
 * Read
 * Answer associated questions

Tuesday, 5/7
Start-Up: //How do you construct ideas/opinions about the people around you?// What influences the way you think about certain people?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. New vocabulary words 4. Small group discussion 5. Time to continue reading or study vocabulary words
 * Official progress reports tomorrow
 * Must be signed and returned
 * How was yesterday?
 * We will be discussing the work tomorrow
 * Redistribute discussion guides
 * Share answers to discussion guide questions
 * Synthesize group answers
 * Everyone record, only one will be turned in (Mr. Thomas will choose)



HW:
-Read through Chapter 25

Wednesday, 4/8
Start-Up: // If you could meet any historical figure, who would you want to meet? // Why?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…
 * Progress reports at the end of class
 * Get signed and return

3. Revisit “Diary” from Monday 4. Notes: TRIAC
 * Guiding questions from last night?
 * Review your answers, make any changes you may think necessary
 * Discuss together
 * Topic, Restrict/Restate, Illustrate, Analyze, Conclude
 * Practice:
 * Is Arnold Spirit (Junior) a “good friend” to Rowdy?

5. Continue // To Kill a Mockingbird // film
 * Employ this every time you answer questions
 * Be prepared for the MSL!!



HW:
-Get report card signed -Catch up to Chapter 25

Thursday, 5/9
Start-Up: //Explain how using TRIAC could be helpful on your MSLs.//

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in... 3. Finish //To Kill a Mockingbird// film 4. Reflection question:
 * Signed progress reports
 * Finish novel by Monday
 * Consider the many lessons about the world and the people in it learned by Scout and Jem throughout the novel. Which lesson do you feel is of the greatest value? How did they learn this lesson, and how will this lesson affect their view of the world throughout the rest of their lives?
 * Copy and answer this prompt on a separate sheet of paper
 * Use TRIAC to answer the first question

HW:
-Study for vocabulary quiz -Get progress report signed

Friday, 5/10
Start-Up: //How has Scout already changed in the novel?// Do you think she will continue to change? In what ways?

1. Share/discuss 2. Distribute and explain the Poetry Connections and Character Analysis 3. Vocabulary quiz 4. //TKaM// project 5. Poetry connections 6. Character Analysis
 * Turn in start-up sheet
 * Turn in when complete
 * Outline
 * Discuss







HW:
-Finish novel -Complete Analysis sheet (not essay)

=Week 16: 5/13-5/17=

Monday, 5/13
Start-Up: What are three things you would change if you could go back to January? Why would you like to change these things?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. MSL Practice! 4. Character analysis essay outline
 * Signed progress reports?
 * No vocabulary this week
 * //TKaM// project: due Friday!
 * What will they be looking for?
 * TRIAC
 * Any tricks?
 * Pay attention to the question
 * Give an extra example!
 * //The Odyssey//
 * There is a popular idiom that states, “Never bite the hand that feeds you.” How does Part Two of The Odyssey (Odysseus returns home and finds his kingdom in chaos) exemplify this idiom? Include at least TWO details from the text to support your answer.
 * “Improvement”
 * Respond, discuss
 * Thesis
 * Body paragraph topics: 3
 * Connection to thesis
 * Conclusion



HW:
-Complete character analysis essay outline

Tuesday, 5/14

 * Please place your essay outline in the box on Mr. Thomas’s desk

Start-Up: Answer the following question using TRIAC: //Identify the best band/musical artist out right now OR the best movie and explain why this is the case.//

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. Facebook effects article 4. Work on writing your first draft of character analysis essay
 * Return essay outlines
 * Questions about project so far?
 * Read
 * Respond to questions separately
 * How do you know the author’s purpose in writing this article?
 * How does the author of this article structure his writing? How does this structure help/hurt his argument?
 * What are your personal opinions on this topic? (3 sentences)
 * Discuss with group members



HW:
-Complete first draft of essay

Wednesday, 5/15
Start-Up: //What makes a “good” teacher, in your opinion?// Explain.

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. “Digging the Past” (page 24) 4. Character Analysis essays 5. Computer lab
 * Late/missing work?
 * Read the selection
 * Answer questions that follow
 * Answer the following questions:
 * How do you know the author’s purpose in writing this article?
 * How does the author of this article structure his writing? How does this structure help/hurt his argument/purpose?
 * Discuss in pods
 * Discuss as class
 * Trade with partner
 * Read
 * Edit
 * Offer suggestions
 * Type essay
 * Work on //TKaM// project

Thursday, 5/16
Start-Up: What makes a “good” student, in your opinion?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in… 3. MSL Practice 4. Computer lab
 * Copies of //TKaM//?
 * “I Have a Dream” page 494
 * Answer questions 5, 6, 8
 * Work on Character Analysis essay
 * Work on //TKaM// project

HW:
-Complete and submit Character Analysis essay -Complete //TKaM// project (due tomorrow)

Friday, 5/17
Start-Up: //Is there any power in positive thinking?// Explain why or why not.

1. Share/discuss 2. “I Have a Dream" 3. Word associations 4. Explain 5. Read "Reunion" by John Cheever 6. Answer the following questions using TRIAC:
 * Answer 5,6,9
 * Have out a blank sheet of paper
 * Write down everything that comes to mind when Mr. Thomas projects each word
 * The sixities
 * Gentlemen's club
 * Livery
 * Horse tack
 * Beefeater Gibson
 * Discuss
 * How does the author appeal to his reader's emotions, making the reader feel empathetic for the narrator?
 * What techniques has the author employed to make this an effective piece of literature?
 * Discuss

=Week 17: 5/20-5/24=

Monday, 5/20

 * Mr. Thomas out for field trip

Start-Up: //List three things you hope to accomplish during your summer break//.

1. Read "Humorous Essay" section on page 520 2. Read "The Talk" (p. 522) and "Go Deep to the Sewer" (p. 525) 3. On your own paper, answer the following questions using TRIAC: 4. Get outline of Advice to Teachers essay 5. Begin writing
 * 4a (p. 530)
 * 2 and 3 (Comparing Humorous Essays, p. 531)



Tuesday, 5/21
Start-Up: If you could be a star of a reality TV show, would you do it? Why or why not?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in…. 3. TRIAC review... 4. Advice to Teachers essay 5. Article
 * Any copies of //TKaM//?
 * How was yesterday?
 * 7 more full days….
 * How are we doing?
 * Continue writing
 * Trade essays
 * Read
 * Respond to article
 * What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? Provide at least one example from the text to support your answer.
 * Who is the author’s target audience in this article? Provide at least one example from the text to support your answer.
 * Only one sheet

HW:
-Finish essay

Wednesday, 5/22
Start-Up: Describe a myth or legend you have heard before. Who told you this? Where did he/she learn this story?

1. Share/discuss 2. Checking in 3. Finish work from yesterday 4. Multiple Choice practice 5. Short story assignment
 * Questions
 * Choose one of the following stories:
 * "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" pg124
 * "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth" pg148
 * "The Necklace" pg294
 * "Rules of the Game" pg305
 * "Blues Ain't No Mockinbird" pg323
 * Read
 * Complete a one-pager
 * Complete a one-pager
 * Title and author
 * Setting
 * Important characters
 * Include characteristics of each
 * Are these direct or indirect characterization?
 * Point of view
 * Mood
 * Conflicts
 * Include each type of conflict
 * 3 quotes
 * Explanation-Why are these significant?
 * Your rating of the story (out of 10)
 * Make it neat, colorful and creative!
 * Have fun!

Thursday, 5/23
Start-Up: //What can you learn about someone who is dealing with a stressful situation?//

1. Share/discuss 2. Finish one-pager from yesterday

HW:
-Finish Advice to Teachers essay

Friday, 5/24
Start-Up: For your last Start-Up, you can either write and answer your own prompt or write what is on your mind.

1. Share/discuss 2. 1960s America 3. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” 4. Reflection questions





= Week 18: 5/27-5/31 =

*NO SCHOOL 5/27; Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, 5/28
On the paper on your desk, write three sentences about your weekend.

1. Share/discuss

2. "Where Are You Going..."


 * Discussion questions
 * Read about Charles Schmid
 * Listen to "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
 * Which do you think the story is more closely based on?
 * Scavenger hunt



**Wednesday, 5/29**


 * As you enter, take a copy of “WAYG,WHYB?” and the scavenger hunt directions from the table by the door

1. Complete scavenger hunt 2. MSL practice
 * Turn in to Mr. Thomas when completed
 * Wait for classmates to finish
 * “Five Japanese Memories”

**Thursday, 5/30**
 * Last full day of school

1. End of year survey 2. Progress report 3. Letter of advice to future freshmen 4. Read Future You letters from beginning of year 5. THANK YOU ALL!! Keep in touch