Spring+2016;+Eng+2+incl,+HN+English+II

=English II; Spring 2016: Ms. Sova and Mr. Thomas=

Here you will find a running document of daily class agendas and handouts. Please check this page when you are absent //before// you return to school the next day. Email me with any questions.

**Week 1: 1/25-1/29** 1/25= First day of spring semester NOTE: We have moved to a 4-lunch bell schedule

Monday, 1/25
Welcome to English: World Literature I will be putting you in alphabetical order to begin the semester, but you may find a seat as you enter.

Please take out a sheet of paper and write down 5 get-to-know-you questions that you wouldn't typically hear. For example, rather than asking "What's your favorite color?" you might ask, "If you had a pet giraffe, what would you name it?" Thin outside of the box

1. Welcome 2. Roster check/assign seats 3. Get to know you questions-groups 4. Review syllabus, class expectations,website and turninit.com 5. Grammar Pretest 6. Student Questionnaire (located on January 25, 2016 PowerPoint below) 7. Create Top 10 Song List


 * Homework*
 * Give "Meet the Teacher" letter to parents
 * Review syllabus with parents
 * Get items for class (3 ring binder, 5 dividers, composition notebook, and writing utensil)
 * Create Turnitin.com account
 * Finish Top 10 Song List

Tuesday, 1/26
Startup: On your desk is a piece of paper for your Startups Fill out the date, write down the question, and respond to the question in the space provided: How was your first day of the new semester? What did you like? Explain why. What did you dislike? Explain why. Funny stories?

1. Discuss startup 2. Introduce KWL Chart and topic creation myths 3. Fill out the K (what you know about creation myths), fill out the W (what do you want to know about creation myths), and discuss as a class. 4. View two creation myths (Egyptian and Zulu)-respond by who created the earth, how man was created, what word/phrase stands out about the creation story, and draw something or take notes. 5.Vocabulary pre-assessment


 * Homework*
 * Give "Meet the Teacher" letter to parents
 * Review syllabus with parents
 * Get items for class (3 ring binder, 5 dividers, composition notebook, and writing utensil)
 * Create Turnitin.com

Wednesday, 1/27
Startup: (3-5 sentences) Who is someone who has inspired you academically? Explain what this person did/does to make you want to be a better student.

1. Discuss startup 2. Use laptops to finish creating turninit.com accounts and start vocabulary test. 3. Review of creation myths 4. View two creation myths using www.bigmyth.com (Sumerian and Babylonian)-respond to who created the earth and how man was created. 5. Me-Write

*Homework*
 * Get syllabus signed
 * Get items for class (3 ring binder, 5 dividers, composition notebook, and writing utensil)

Thursday, 1/28
Startup: You are participating in a race. It will take about 8000 miles to get from one point another. What type of vehicle would you use? Who would you take? Be creative and write 3-5 sentences.

1. Share a few startups 2. Grammar exercise-looking at nouns and pronouns 3. Ms. Whitehead sharing about how to use Cornell notes/why they can be useful 5. Looking at creation story elements and talking about how these can be in different creation myths
 * Why they are important?
 * Why do we need them?
 * Looking at person pronouns/practicing

*Homework*
 * Get syllabus signed
 * Get items for class (3 ring binder, 5 dividers, composition notebook, and writing utensil)

Friday, 1/29
Start up: What do you like the greatest discovery is? Why do you think this? (3-5 sentences)

1. Share some startups 2. Review grammar notes from yesterday (nouns and pronouns) 3. Grammar: looking at concrete, abstract and compound nouns 4. Journal #1 > 5. Finish looking at different myth elements 6. Start working on worksheet/review sheet for the 4 creation myths we have read 7. Look at creation story of the flower, snowdrop.
 * What would is the definition of each type of noun?
 * Examples of each type of noun.
 * Let's Practice
 * Writer’s Notebook: Write two paragraphs about one of your favorite childhood memories. What were you doing? Who were with you? What time of the year was it? What made this moment so great? OR, write two paragraphs about what’s on your mind.


 * Homework*
 * Finish up review worksheet for Monday
 * Look over creation myth elements

=Week 2: 2/1-2/5=

Monday, 2/1
Startup: //On Feb. 1 1709, Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued after spending almost five years alone on a deserted island. He had asked to be left there in September of 1704 after an argument with the ship's captain. His adventures led Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe.//

Imagine you are going to be alone on an island for one year. Food, clothing, and shelter will be provided for you; however, you are allowed to take five things with you. List the five items you would choose and why you would take each one.

1. Share some startups 2. Housekeeping Items 3. Go over vocabulary words 4. Go over worksheet from Friday 5. Looking at, "Why creation stories are important?" 6. Go over creation myth assignment 7. Give time to work on creation myth assignment
 * Syllabus-if you have not turned one in, please do so
 * Where to put what we've done so far
 * Checking to see who needs binders/composition
 * Define culture and how it is influenced by creation stories
 * Read article, "Creation Myths: Not Just Stories" by Cris Campbell
 * Discuss article as a class

-Continue working on creation story-Due Thursday 2/4 -Visual for creation myth-Due Friday 2/5 -Study for vocabulary quiz-Friday 2/5
 * Homework*

Tuesday, 2/2
Startup: //February 2nd is Groundhog Day, or known in Pennsylvania as Candlemas Day. The tradition is to search for a groundhog named "Punxsutawney Phil," who is supposedly the King of the Weather Prophets. This custom dates back to earlier Candlemas Days when people searched for European hedgehogs. Since there were none in New England, the German settlers there searched for groundhogs instead.//

How can you tell when spring is almost here? Describe the clues you can see, smell, hear, and touch. What do you like best about spring? What do you like least? Why?

1. Startup/share startups 2. Checking in 3. Working on Vocabulary-Link Strategies (using note cards in a different way to help the student learn vocabulary); Ms. Whitehead explaining and then the students using the strategies to create their own note cards). 4. Introducing Heroes-taking a few minutes to think about these and then discuss as a class 5. Reading an article about an everyday hero-Pushpa Basnet
 * Going back over creation myth assignment
 * Give back paperwork
 * Share teacher's Me-Writes
 * What is the definition of a hero?
 * What qualities do heroes have?
 * How do heroes make a difference?
 * Who are heroes? Do you have heroes in your life? If you do, who are they? What makes them a hero to you?
 * Can a hero go unnoticed?
 * Technical difficulties*-time to work on creation myth assignment or finish up cards.

-Finish vocabulary note cards for tomorrow -Continue working on your creation myth essay-Due Thurs. 2/4 -Continue working on your creation myth visual component-Due Fri. 2/5 -Study Vocabulary-Quiz Fri. 2/5
 * Homework*

Wednesday, 2/3
Startup: //Many times, we look up to individuals who are public figures of some sort (celebrity, athlete, activist, ect.).//

Who is someone you do not know personally but you look up to for any reason? What do you know about this person? What is it that you admire about him/her? (4-5 sentences)

1. Startup/share startups 2. Checking in 3. Vocabulary Bingo 4. Time to work on the creation myth assignment 5. If you get done working on your creation myth assignment, work on visual aspect or read two modern-day hero articles and summarize them.
 * How's everyone doing?
 * How are creation myths going?
 * Give out school supplies

-Finish up vocabulary homework-Ms. Whitehead will be checking -Continue working on your creation myth essay-Due Thurs. 2/4 -Continue working on your creation myth visual component-Due Fri. 2/5 -Study Vocabulary-Quiz Fri. 2/5
 * Homework*

Thursday, 2/4
Startup: //Happy Birthday Facebook!!!! You are 12 years old.//

//In your opinion, has Facebook or other forms of technology ruined face-to-face conversation? Think about when you are going out with friends, how many times are your friends or yourself checking updates and statuses instead of actually talking without your phone in your hand?//

In 4-5 sentences, I want you to defend Facebook or social media for its greatness. Or,, I want you to defend why Facebook and social media are destroying face-to-face conversation.

1. Startup/share startups 2. Checking in 3. Vocabulary Review Game 4. Journal #2 //In your notebook/composition notebook or sheet of paper, respond to the following prompt://
 * How is everyone?
 * How are the creation myths going?
 * Pass back students' work
 * Go over creation myth assignment rubric
 * Go over presentation aspect of the assignment

Have you ever been in a place where something happened and you wanted to help? Did you help? Or, did you pass up the opportunity because you were scared? If you could go back, would you? Why?


 * Once you are done, place your Journal on my desk and grab a computer to work on your creation story or read the two hero articles (located on the computer cart) and summarize them. You can also work on the visual part of your story.*

5. Time to work on your creation myth assignment. 6. If you get done with your creation myth assignment, then read the articles on everyday heroes and summarize what you read.

Friday, 2/5
Startup: //Happy Friday!!!! You all have been diligently working on your creation myth assignments. Thank you for your hard work these past few days. Since you have turned in your paper portion of the assignment, let's take the time to reflect://

How did the whole process go (writing the paper, making the visual)? Was it harder than you thought it would be? What did you like about the assignment? What did you dislike about the assignment? Is there anything you would have changed about the assignment? (4-5 sentences).


 * //Once you are done, take out your vocabulary words and start studying them.*//

1. Startup/share startups 2. Checking in 3. Vocabulary Quiz 4. Presentation time
 * Giving back paper
 * Startups-make sure they are completed and then turn them in
 * After you are done with your quiz, do the crossword puzzle and turn in.
 * Once the crossword puzzle is done, get the article "Pulling Children Out of Nepal's Prisons" and summarize the article
 * While the presenter is talking about his/her myth, the audience will write the name of the presenter and one thing about the presentation that he/she found interesting.

If you did not have your presentation, paper, or visual turned in today, you must have it Monday. If you are having problems with the Turnitin website, please email me the paper.
 * Homework*

=Week 3: 2/8-2/12=

Monday, 2/8
Startup:

Happy Monday!!!!! How was your weekend? Did you work? Did you watch the game? (Write 4-5 sentences).

1. Startup/share startups 2. House keeping items 3. Quick grammar reminder about there, they're and their 4. New vocabulary words for this week 5. Presentations 6.How to do a website citation
 * Does everyone have a journal that needs one?
 * Switching seats
 * How these words sound the same but mean different things
 * Example
 * Practice

-Sentences with vocabulary words and context clues -Start studying vocabulary words -Read over article for tomorrow -If you did not have your presentation/paper today, you need it for tomorrow.
 * Homework*

Tuesday, 2/9
Startup: //Sunday was author Charles Dickens' birthday. He was born on February 7, 1812. During interviews later in his life, Dickens mentioned that memories from this childhood helped him create his fictional stories.//

What are some memories of your childhood that could someday be turned into great works of fiction or nonfiction? Why? (4-5 sentences)

//*Once you are done, get out your vocabulary words/homework and start studying or finishing up last night's homework.*//

1. Startup/share startup 2. Housekeeping 3. Vocabulary exercise with Ms. Whitehead (flash cards) 4. Creation Myth Presentations 5. Go back over web citations 6. Practice with two articles
 * Checking in to see how everyone is doing
 * Give back paperwork
 * Change seats
 * Students have time to work on them in class
 * Talk about the article, "Pulling Children out of Nepal's Prisons"

-Finish up the flash cards for tomorrow -Finish sentences if you did not have them finished for today -Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz -Remaining Presentations on Thursday
 * Homework*

Wednesday, 2/10
*Ms. Sova out-Mr. Thomas teaching*

Startup: Who is a person from history or from modern day you would most like to meet and talk to? Why? What would you like to ask or talk about? (4-5 sentences).

*Once you are done, take out your vocabulary words and start studying them*

1. Startups/share startups 2. Housekeeping 3. Vocabulary quiz bowl with Ms. Whitehead 4. Introducing Critical Inquiry Assignment 5. Introduce "I Need a Hero" assignment
 * Checking in to see how everyone is
 * Give back paperwork
 * **As you know, sophomore project will be getting here soon. **  **This assignment will help you start the brain storming process.**
 * **Directions: **  Answer the following questions in at least 4-5 sentences. Feel free to take a free write approach. If you feel a question doesn’t apply to you, or you can’t answer it, make sure to explain why in 4-5 sentences. ( I will give you 5 minutes to answer the question).
 * 1. What is something you do not understand, but you want to know more about? Why?
 * 2. What is something you are passionate about? Why?
 * 3. What is something you would like to do in the future (career)? Why?
 * 4. What is something you value deeply? Why?

*Homework* -Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz

Thursday, 2/11
*Ms. Sova out-Mr. Thomas Teaching*

Startup: //Tutankhamen was 8 or 9 years old when he became king of Egypt. As king he worked to preserve the old ways and build new temples. He died before he was 20 years old, around 1325 BC. More than 3,000 years later, British explorers found his tomb. On Feb. 16, 1023, King Tut’s burial chamber was opened. Along with his mummy, they found jewels, statues and other ancient Egyptian artifacts. //

What would it be like to be king or queen at such a young age? What would you do all day? Could you play like a normal 8-year old, or would you act like an adult? Would you want to be a ruler at that age? Why or why not?

*When you have finished, simply clear your desk. Mr. Thomas will give you a laptop. Please log on to the computer, then log into PowerSchool. Wait silently for further instruction*

1. Startup/share startups 2. Benchmark test #1
 * Silently review vocabulary words when you have finished

Homework:
-Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz!

Friday, 2/12
Startup:

//What is the best book you have ever read? Why did you like it? Did reading the book change you in any way? In what way? //

*Once your are done, take out vocabulary and study*

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Startup/Share startups <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Housekeeping <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. A few more minutes to study <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Vocabulary Quiz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Vocabulary Crossword <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">6. Once you are done with the quiz, grab a laptop. Work on "I Need a Hero" assignment **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I Need a Hero: Researching Public Figures ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For this assignment, you are researching a person who has been in the public eye (dead or alive) who you either look up to or who would be considered a hero (examples: Rosa Parks, Michael Jordan, President Obama, etc.).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Checking in
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Giving back journals
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Who is the person?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What was his/her childhood like? (3-4 sentences)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the education of the person? Did he/she play sports in school/college? What did the person study? Did he/she even graduate college? (4-5 Sentences)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What are some other interesting facts you found out about this person from your research?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Be sure to cite the websites you used in the way we have talked about and practiced in class; you must **have at least** **3 different web resources**-all correctly cited; use your notes.).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*As you do the research, you may listen to music*

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Homework <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Have a great weekend!!!! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Make sure to bring in your presentation on Monday

**Week 4: 2/15-2/19**

Monday, 2/15
Startup: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nobody seems to know the real beginnings of Valentine’s Day. Some say it was started to honor two beheaded martyrs, each supposedly named Valentine. Others say if had nothing to do with them, but was thought to be the day birds chose their mates. Still others claim it began with Lupercalia, an ancient Roman festival. //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Today, it is the most widely observed unofficial holiday in the world. It’s celebrated with cards, gifts, flowers and candy. //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Write about how you (or have in the past) celebrated Valentine’s Day.** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">(4-5 sentences) **

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Did you send cards, buy gifts, give candy, etc? What, if anything, did you hope to receive yesterday? Can you recall your favorite Valentine’s Day? What made it so memorable? //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Startups/Share startups <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Housekeeping items <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Introducing the new vocabulary words <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Finish up "I Need a Hero" assignment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Give back graded week 3 startups
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Give back graded vocabulary quizzes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Make sure those who have missed the vocabulary quiz, you get with Ms. Whitehead to set up a time to make up quiz

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Write sentences for your vocabulary words <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Remember, presentations tomorrow for those who have not done them



Tuesday, 2/16
Startup:


 * Grammy's Last Night **

// Did you watch the Grammy's last night? If you did, who performed the best? Why did you watch it? Did you watch it to just watch something or you were excited to see who won or performed? If you did not watch the Grammy's, how did you spend your night? Did you work, play video games, or just // went // home and slept? // ** (4-5 sentences). **

1. Startups/Share startups 2. Housekeeping items 3. Work on vocabulary link-strategies 4. Finish up presentations 5. Finish doing "I Need a Hero" Research Assignment 6. Finish up Critical Inquiry Assignment
 * Give back graded work
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is something that infuriates you? Why? What can be done to alleviate this
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. What is the most important cultural or social issue of our generation? Why?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7. What is your favorite book? Why? How has it changed your life? How has it changed the lives of other people?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Homework* -Work on vocabulary cards

Wednesday, 2/17
Startup:

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Think of a teacher you appreciate -someone who made a difference in the classroom. Someone who perhaps made a difference in your life. This person could be a teacher from the past years or from this year in school. // <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In 4-5 sentences, write about how this teacher has made an impact on your life, and what you might like to say to this teacher.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Startups/Share startups <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Housekeeping Items <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Finish up the CIA
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">For those who I need work from, I need it by tomorrow
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8. What is something that you would change about public education? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9. What event in world history has affected us the most? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10. What single event in American history has affected us as a nation the most? Why?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Vocabulary Bingo <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Read article, "Reuniting Soldiers with Dogs They Left Behind" by Meghan Dunn (as we are reading, we will be doing 4 things-close reading)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Circle words you may not know
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Underline words that jump out at you
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Put a question mark beside parts you may have a question about
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Put a star by things you think are important or could be important

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6. Started talking about the article and about what students circled, underlined, put a question mark beside, and put a star behind

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">-Finish up the vocabulary homework, Ms. Whitehead will be checking tomorrow <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">-Study vocabulary words-Quiz Friday

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Thursday, 2/18
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Startup: //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">William Barber, as a Marine lieutenant in World War II, witnessed one of the most famous moments in US History-the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. Barber, who received the Silver Star for valor would later earn the Medal of Honor for his service in Korea, recalled the moment when the American soldiers planted the flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi: //

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Somebody said, ‘There’s a flag.’ We looked back and saw it. There is no way to describe what it meant to us. “Sixty-one hundred Americans and 22,000 Japanese killed in the 36-day battle Iwo Jima. //

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How do you feel when you see the nation’s flag? What does it symbolize to you? Have you had anyone in your family serve in the military, if so what does that mean to you? (4-5 sentences)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Startups/Share Startups

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Housekeeping Items


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Give assignments back
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ms. Whitehead checking for vocabulary quiz

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Vocabulary Quiz Bowl

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Continue talking about article, "Reuniting Soldiers with Dogs They Left Behind" by Meghan Dunn (as we are reading, we will be doing 4 things-close reading 5. Have students think about what a hero is and then have them say what a hero is using one word 6. PowerPoint about Tone and Mood
 * On sheet of paper (divide it into 4 square-what you see, what you hear, something you like/something you disliked, and a place to draw/doodle)


 * *Homework ** *
 * - ** Study for quiz tomorrow (remember there will be words from the first two weeks on there too)

Friday, 2/19

 * *Half-Day ** *

Startup: //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">One day as you were cleaning you noticed air being sucked towards the base of wall near the cupboard. Perplexed you went closer to investigate. The air was going in, slightly yet in. You hold your breath and gingerly peel away at the wallpaper until a huge wooden door stands before you. When you open it…. //


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In 4-5 sentences, write about what happens when you open the door. **

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Are you transported to another land? Is there someone standing on the other side? **Be Creative!!** //

1. Startups/Share startups 2. Time to study vocabulary 3. Vocabulary Quiz #3 4. When you are done with the quiz, start reading "A Writer's Violent End, and His Activist Legacy"

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On a separate sheet of paper ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(As you read and work, you may listen to music.) ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As you read the article “A Writer’s Violent End, and His Activist Legacy,” you will be:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Citing the web article in the way we have done in class. (Don’t forget to indent. You can use your notes). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Answering: What tone does the author have in the article? What context clues (such as word choice) helped you to determine the tone? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Pick out 3 quotes from the article you found the most interesting from the article. Explain why in 1-2 sentences for each quote. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. As I was reading your journals, the word inspiration was used several times. What about this article or this man inspired you? (2-3 sentences).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If there is time: write me a letter on the same sheet of paper about what you liked about yesterday’s class. Did you enjoy having videos and music that goes with the lesson? Have you liked any of the articles we have been reading or found any of them to be interesting? What have you disliked?

**Week 5: 2/22-2/26**

Monday, 2/22
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">//The year is 1491 and you are a famous world explorer. You set out to sail around the globe, but your crew is apprehensive about sailing around the Bermuda triangle. You dismiss their superstitions and demand to hold course. Sure enough, as you approach the Triangle you get caught in a horrible storm. What happens next?// **(4-5 sentences)**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The Bermuda Triangle: **

1. Startups/Share startups 2. Housekeeping items: 3. Ms. Whitehead going over new set of vocabulary words 4. Students will have time in class to write sentences 5. Going over sophomore project and answering any questions 6. Going over TRIAC
 * If you weren't here Friday, be sure to get with Ms. Whitehead or myself to make up the quiz
 * No progress reports today-Power School down
 * If you didn't get you vocabulary homework checked last week, Ms. Whitehead will be checking for it tomorrow.
 * Sentences for homework-be sure to have context clues

Tuesday, 2/23
Startup: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">//You wake up one morning and find that you aren’t in your bed; you aren’t even in your room. You’re in the middle of a giant maze. A sign is hanging from the ivy: “You have one hour. Don’t touch the walls.” Finish the scene.// **(4-5 sentences)**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The Maze: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Startup/Share startups <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Vocabulary activity (note cards): students will have time to work on note cards <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. Talk about the idea of celebrities being heroes 4.Talk<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> about the article "A Writer's Violent End, and His Activist Legacy"
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Read the article "Too Many Celebrities, Not Enough Heroes"
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Circle words you may not know
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Underline words that jump out at you
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Put a question mark beside parts you may have a question about
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Put a star by things you think are important or could be important
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">First show students a map of Africa, Nigeria, and the Ogoniland
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Show the students a video about Ken Saro-Wiwa ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2PQLmhFE7s)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Read the article together as a class

Wednesday, 2/24

 * Half-day due to weather***

Startup:


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Amusement Park: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You are exploring with a friend when you stumble upon an abandoned amusement park. You eagerly start to approach it, but as you get closer, the lights suddenly come on and the rides start to move. Do you keep going to find out what’s happening or do you run away as fast as you? **(at least 4-5 sentences)**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Startups/Share startups <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Checking in 3. Vocabulary Bingo
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Returning graded work to students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Giving progress reports to students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">These need to be signed by a parent or guardian

Study for the quiz on Friday
 * Homework*

Thursday, 2/25
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Startup: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You hide in the museum bathrooms until the building is closed and everyone is gone. Do you touch everything you possibly can or go exploring in the back rooms? Don’t forget to watch out for security guards! //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The museum: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(at least 4-5 sentences) **

1. Startups/share startups 2. Vocabulary quiz bowl 3. Journal #3 //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The last sentence in the article we read stated, “The writer cannot be a mere storyteller, he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses…he or she must be actively involved shaping its present and its future.” //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Can we use this statement for the lives of non-writers (those who do not make a living by writing)? Why? Instead of “X-raying society’s weaknesses,” what can we do as a person and a nation to help shape those weaknesses into strengths? Or can we?.....If you are having a problem answer the questions, then tell me what the statement means to you. (**at least half a page**). //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once you are done, place the journal on the desk, grab a laptop, and get out a sheet of paper // 4. Pre-writing exercise
 * Have students divide paper into 3 columns
 * Have students think about 3 topics they are interesting in
 * The students will ask questions about the different topics
 * Lastly, students will use computers to search out the different topics and questions being posed

Friday, 2/26
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You've had a rough day at school. You head home and go straight to bed, mumbling, "I wish I'd wake up tomorrow and be anyone but me," before dozing off. When you wake up in the morning, your dream has come true, as you quickly realize that you are not you—you are someone else... (**at least 4-5 sentences)** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Once you’re done, make sure to study your vocabulary.*
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rough Day: **

1. Startup/share startup 2. Vocabulary Quiz 3. Continuing research for sophomore project <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-After quiz grab a computer and work on this assignment:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At the top of your page in a word document: What topic or topics you are thinking about doing?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Find 2 articles on the topic or topics (Read those articles)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cite those articles how we have done them in class
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Copy the **URL** of each article into your document
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Summary: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Give a brief summary of each article.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Commentary: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Give a brief commentary of each article. You can comment on the content of the article (what the author has to say) by defending, challenging, or qualifying the author’s claim/point/thesis/interpretation.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Choice Statement: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Explain which one of these 2 subjects you would like to choose as your research subject. Defend this choice in 3-5 sentences.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Email this to me **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: melissa.sova@nhcs.net

=Week 6: Feb 29-March 4=

Monday, Feb 29
Startup:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The office building seemed normal enough. You shrug off the feeling of dread as you enter the doors. There’s no receptionist. Simply two doors. One is green, the other orange. Which do you take? Why are you there? What happens next? **(at least 4-5 sentences)**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Choose Your Own Story **

1. Startup/share startup 2. New vocabulary for this week 3. Time to do vocabulary homework 4. Review of TRIAC 5. Students will now practice using one of the following prompts
 * Get out your notes-(T-Topic sentences; R-Restate/Restrict; I-Illustration (example); A-analysis; C-Conclusion)
 * Do response as a class to the question: Should NHC students be able to choose the classes they take or should courses be assigned to each student?
 * Should students be able to leave campus for lunch?
 * What is the best TV show?
 * What is the best fast food restaurant?
 * Who is the best musical artist?
 * Who is the best actor/actresses?

If you did not finish you homework in class, please finish tonight.
 * Homework*

Tuesday, 3/1
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The Peace Corps was established on March 1st in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order for its existence. Since then, more than 150,000 volunteers have been sent to 134 countries to assist the developing nations with projects such as water sanitation, agriculture, and nutrition. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">If you were to volunteer with the Peace Corps, what skill could you teach to people in a foreign country? (I know you have a talent for something.) How would learning that skill benefit the people? **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> (at least 4-5 sentences) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Peace Corps (8 min) **

1. Startup/Share startups <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Vocabulary: link strategies in class work (if you do not finish, work on this for homework) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. Start reading the short story, "Africa Kills Her Sun," and answer the questions

Wednesday, 3/2
Startup:


 * Music in the Classroom**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The month of March is “Music in our Schools Month.” Music was made part of the curriculum in American public schools starting in 1938. However, because of the lack of state and federal funding for schools, many districts have to make cuts and the arts are one of the first departments to be cut. //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">//Do you think it is important to have music, art, and industrial arts in our curriculum at our school? Why or Why not? Would you like to see more classes offered such as Air brushing? How does music and art enhance and/or enrich our lives?// **(4-5 sentences)**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Startup/share startups <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Vocabulary Bingo-to review vocabulary words from this week and last week <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. Talking about the elements of a short story (PowerPoint) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. Short story exercise <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5. Background information on Ken Saro-Wiwa and the short story "Africa Kills Her Sun" <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6. Start reading the story together as a class
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will get out a sheet of paper and write: It was a dark and stormy night...
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will then have a few minutes to write then passing it to the next group member
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Once the story has been passed 4 times and giving a conclusion, the students will find the elements of a short story in their own created story
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Have students use phones to look up: l'homme engage, obituary, posthumously, equivocation, and patrimony

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">*Homework*

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">-Continue to study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em;">Thursday 3/3 **

Start-Up: //Your Last Letter//; Imagine you are on death row (for a noble reason). You have the opportunity to write one letter to one person. Who would you write this letter to, why would you choose this person, and what would you say to him/her? Explain in 3-5 sentences.


 * When you have finished, please have out the “Ken Saro-Wiwa” packet and the questions sheet from yesterday, and then silently review your vocabulary words until we are ready to move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Organize Binders 3. Keyword activity 4. Reflection: What does school mean to you? 5. “Africa Kills Her Sun” 6. Vocabulary review
 * Background information
 * Begin reading
 * Answer questions (1-7)

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 3/4
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Think about yesterday’s reading. What stood out to you? Why? (at least 3-5 sentences) //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Once you are doing with your startup, please have out your vocabulary words and note cards and be looking over the words silently until we move on.* //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Take a few minutes to look over the vocabulary <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Vocabulary quiz <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Citation practice <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. "Africa Kills Her Sun"
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss questions 1-7

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">-Finish the citation practice for Monday

=Week 7: 3/7-3/11=


 * Monday, 3/7 **
 * Ms. Sova at UNCW

Startup: March 7th is the birthday of auto racer Janet Guthrie, born in 1938. In 1977, she became the first woman to ever qualify and compete in the Indianapolis 500. Many were opposed to a woman racing, and some men refused to participate in the races with her. She stuck it out and qualified again in 1978, finishing in ninth place.

Write about a time when you were told you couldn’t do something because of your gender, race, height, weight, age, etc. How did you feel? If this has NEVER happened to you, (first, be thankful), write about how it might feel. (4-5 sentences)


 * Once you are done, please have out your citation practice you were to do for homework.*

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. New vocabulary words 3. Time to write sentences 4. Review citation activity from Friday 5. Continue reading "Africa Kills Her Sun" 6. Answer questions 8-10



Homework:
-Write sentences for vocabulary words

Tuesday, 3/8
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Vocabulary Practice:** The sentences below have one mistake in each of them. Please correct the mistake on your startup page. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">*Once you are done, take out your questions for “Africa Kills Her Sun” and grab a story off the computer cart.*
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">All new patient’s need to arrive 15 minutes to check.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">“My car is the faster car of all my friends,” said Collin.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Arctic trees are scrubbiest than trees in milder climates.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. Time to work on vocabulary note cards <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Continue reading "Africa Kills Her Sun"
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">As we read, we will be discussing the story and answering the questions together as a class

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Homework:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">-Finish note cards if you did not finish in class

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Wednesday, 3/9
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Startup: What types of social media do you use? Twitter? Instagram? Snapchat? Facebook? What do you mainly use these for? If you don’t use social media, then tell me why? How do you think Saro-Wiwa would have used social media given the chance?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Social Media: **

1. Discuss startup 2. Vocabulary Bingo 3. Social media discussion > Show an activist who is trying to end poverty 4. Talk about censorship 5. Continue reading "Africa Kills Her Sun"
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">What are some ways people use social media?
 * If Saro-Wiwa could have used social media, what do you think some of his tweets or even hashtags would have been?
 * What can you tell me about censorship?
 * What is it? How is it used?
 * Do you think if Saro-Wiwa was able to use social media, he would have been censored?
 * As we read, we will be discussing the story and answering the questions together as a class


 * Homework:**
 * -**Study for Vocabulary

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Thursday, 3/10
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pick 5 vocabulary words from last week and this week and write a story using them. You may use your definitions to help you if needed. Be sure to underline the words. **(4-5 sentences)**.
 * Vocabulary Practicing:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss Startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Vocabulary exercise-crossword puzzle <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Finish reading "Africa Kills Her Sun" <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Discuss questions and turn in questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Go over letter of intent and begin this <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Study for Vocabulary
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Homework: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Friday, 3/11
Startup:
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Private Eye **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">: //You're a private investigator who is down on his or her luck and hasn't had a client in months. Suddenly the phone rings. It's a kid. The kid proposes a silly case to you. Normally you wouldn't take such a ridiculous job (from a kid, no less), but you need the work, so you...// **(Finish the story in at least 4-5 sentences)**.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">*Once you are done, please get out your homework, your extra credit work, and your vocabulary to study.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss Startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Vocabulary quiz <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Continue letter of intent and giving them time work on this <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Have a great weekend
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Homework: **

=Week 8: 3/14-3/18=

Monday, 3/14
Startup: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you were you here Friday and turned in your “Letter of Intent,” please tell me how your weekend was. If you were not here Friday or did not turn in your “Letter of Intent,” please tell me what topic you would like to explore for your sophomore project and why you want to research the topic.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Weekend/Letter of Intent ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(3-5 sentences) **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Introducing quote of the day: "You is smart, you is kind, you is important" ~Aibileen Clark <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Talk about how to make a strong introduction

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. Helping students with introductions and talking about topics with students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Parts of the introduction
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">How to hook your audience
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Practice

Tuesday, 3/15
NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, 3/16
Start-Up: Quote; Consider the following quote: “It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.” –Lord Alfred Tennyson

What do you think this quote means? How could it apply to your life?


 * When you have finished, please have out your vocabulary lists and a blank sheet of paper.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Mr. Thomas shares 3. Sample research paper 4. Computer time:
 * Read first, second, last pages
 * Discuss
 * Thesis= Topic + Opinion on topic + reasons for opinion
 * Read about and pick a topic
 * Use document on Freshman Project page
 * Begin researching
 * Research with an open Word document
 * Keep notes AS you read
 * Copy the URL onto your document!
 * Keep your information organized!



**Thursday, 3/17** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Start-up: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Consider the picture (**if you** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">know who this is please ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">do not say **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">): Who is this little boy? What is his past? What do you think his story is? (4-5 sentences, at least).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The Picture: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. Discussing the startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. Talk about biographical information for the boy in the picture (Adolf Hitler) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Introducing the Holocaust unit <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. Watching a YouTube video about the rise of the Nazi Party ( <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">https://www.youtube.com/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">watch?v=aNG5p-tmiCA) and answer questions <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. Continue working on sophomore project
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">What is going on in Germany during Hitler coming to power?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">How does Hitler Germany's state after WWI to his advantage?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What event/people has contributed to Germany't plight, according to Hitler?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What comes before ideas according to Hitler?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe Hitler's entrance into the night rallies.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 3/18
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Start-up:


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quote **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">: Consider the following quote: “ <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.”

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What do you think is meant by this quote? Does this quote make you uncomfortable? Do you see any truth behind this quote? Please explain your answer. (at least 4-5 sentences)

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Discuss the start-up

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Show a map of Germany before WWI and after WWI

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Watch video about Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1MdVj5VrGU) and answer questions


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Why does Hitler have postcards made with his picture on them?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What was going on with the governing coalition during this time?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">How does Hitler persuade the industrialists and the military leaders to side with him?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">How does Hitler become chancellor?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What happens to the communist party in Germany during this time?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What is the Enabling Act? What does it do?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. Discuss questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5. Continue the research process

= SPRING BREAK: 3/21-3/25 =

= Week 9: 3/28-4/1 =

Monday, 3/28
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">tartup **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">: ****<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Spring Break: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Welcome back, it is good to have you all back!!!!! How was your break? Did you do anything exciting? Did you go anywhere exciting? Or did you stay home binge watch Netflix or play video games? (4-5 sentences about your Spring Break)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Discuss startup

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Talk about the week coming up


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mid-term in this class Wednesday
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Half-day on Friday
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">If you have missing assignments, I need those by Friday.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Vocabulary Review


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Crossword Puzzle
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Change a friend with words he/she may not know
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Go over as a class the puzzle and words students are still having trouble with

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Review the Nazis coming into power and talk about how the next book, //Night,// is related to this time

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. Go over forms of nonfiction and the author's purpose


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Autobiography
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Biography
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Speech
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Essay or Article
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Diary, Journal, or Letter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Memoir

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Homework*

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study for your mid-term

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday; 3/29
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Startup:


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quote **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">: Consider the following quote: “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.” ~Elie Wiesel ~

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What do you think Wiesel is trying to say with this quote? Do you think this quote is true? How do you think this applies to your life now and/or the future? (4-5 sentences).

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Once you are done, please get out your notes and vocabulary words from yesterday* //

1. Discuss startup 2. Take a few more minutes to look over vocabulary 3. Take mid-term 4. Once you are done with your midterm, use a clean sheet of paper and answer the following questions.
 * If you could write about a specific time in your life, when would this be? What happened during this time?
 * What would you tell yourself now that you have been through this experience? What advice would you give to yourself as you look back upon this time in your life? (4-5 sentences)
 * Did going through this experience help make you who you are right now? Is this a good think or a bad thing? How did this experience shape the person you are now? How will this impact for your future? (4-5 sentences)
 * If you could describe this experience in one word, what would this word be?


 * Once you are done with this assignment, please grab a laptop and continue working quietly on your outline or finishing up your research*

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Homework*

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study for the mid-term

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday; 3/30
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Startup:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Future Plans**: Where do you hope to be in five years? Be as specific as you can be.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Now consider the time between today to that point you have just described five years from now. What you are you doing today that will ensure you will be in that desired place in five years? What are you not currently doing but should be start doing? Explain how these things are going to help you reach your goals.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Talk about what's coming up this week <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Talk about Elie Wiesel and look at his background information <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Read 13-21 in //Night// and answer the following questions:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Half-day Friday
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Talk about the laws of the day against the Jews


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe Moche the Beadle.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Upon his return, what story did Moche tell?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why didn't the people believe him?

If you have make up work to give me, you have until Friday.
 * Homework*

Thursday; 3/31
Startup:


 * Music:** For me, music plays an important part in my life. When I am sad, I am listening to music with slow moving tones. When I am feeling salty, my music becomes more angsty in nature. When I am happy, my songs are more upbeat in nature.

Do you listen to different types of music depending on your mood? Are there songs you can listen to that take you back to a moment in your past? What song does this? What moment is this? In general, how does music affect you?

1. Discuss startup 2. Let the students know what they made on the midterm (if you were not here, you will be sitting with Ms. Holt to take the midterm) 3. Go back over the nonfiction notes from Monday 4. Talk about the class doing lit circles for the remainder of //Night// and talking about the jobs each group member will have
 * Discussion Direction - writes questions to guide thoughtful group discussion and keeps group on task
 * Connection Maker - writes own and group members' connections (Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World)
 * Summarizer - writes a Beginning-Middle-End summary, revises with group input and creates book final summary
 * Word Wizard - searches for unusual word choice or description or defines words the group may not know
 * Passage Picker - selects and rereads important passages or descriptive imagery sections to the group and discusses author's style

5. Read 21-31 in //Night// as a class and discuss the following questions
 * What is the ghetto?
 * Why did the citizens resist the truth, even when it was in front of them?
 * Describe the conditions in the train (at the end of the chapter).


 * Homework*

If you have make up work to give me, you have until Friday.

Friday; 4/1

 * Half-day***

Startup:

Or, talk about what you will be doing this weekend.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Funny Feet: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ever since you were a child, you have burst into uncontrollable laugher every time you see a bare foot or bare feet. So far you’ve managed to suppress your hilarity at the sight of feet. Today, your boss has assigned you to cover the foot fashion show that is coming town this weekend. The... (4-5 sentences)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Once you are done, if you owe me anything, please put it on the desk. If you would like to see your grade in the class, I will be able to show you this as well*

1. Discuss startup 2. Grab a laptop and work on research; if you owe me anything, you can use this time to work on it too.

=Week 10: 4/4-4/8=

Monday, 4/4

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Startup: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Definition: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you hear the word ‘ghetto,’ what comes to mind? What types of images do you think of? Where do you think the term comes from? In 4-5 sentences, describe what this term means and the imagines you have seen or are thinking about.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Go over new vocabulary words <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Give time in class for students to work on sentences for vocabulary words <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Review where we are in the book and talk about the traveling conditions of the Jews <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. Read pg 32-37 of //Night// and answer the following questions <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Work on research/outlining sophomore project
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show pictures of what we think the term ghetto means, then talk about what it means in reference to the Holocaust.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Explain the quote, “our eyes were opened, but too late.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">What does the term foreshadow mean?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">What was foreshadowed by Madame Schatcter’s nightmare?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Where did the train finally stop?

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Finish vocabulary sentences

Tuesday, 4/5
Startup:
 * Choices;** As an adult, Wiesel notes throughout the early chapters of his memoir that the Sighet Jews did not, or would not, believe the fate that lay in store for them.

Suppose they had possessed the knowledge we now have of Hitler's goals and methods. What different choices might they have made? What plans might have the community leaders have made to save the Jews? (4-5 sentences).

1. Discuss startup 2. Vocabulary Practice 3. Review where we are in the book 4. Continue reading pgs 38-43 of chapter 3 and answer the following questions 5. In your journal answer the following questions: (once you are done, please continue working on your note cards)
 * Make note cards for the words
 * Ask there any questions about the words
 * Show clip of [|Israel Arbeiter]
 * Show clip of [|Auschwitz]
 * 1) When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
 * 2) What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
 * 3) Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
 * What events can suddenly change the course of a person's life?
 * What are the possible effects and emotional reactions a person could have?

-Finish note cards
 * Homework*

Wednesday, 4/6

 * Ms. Sova out

Startup: //Quote//; Consider the following quote, “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” by Aristotle Onassis. What does this quote mean to you? Does the quote connect to moments in your past? How does this quote connect to your life right now? Do you feel this a good advice or not? Please explain (4-5 sentences)


 * Once you are done, please get out your vocabulary note cards and study quietly until we move on*

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary review activity 3. Webquest: AUSCHWITZ and MENGELE 4. Continue working on research
 * In the students’ journals, answer the questions in each of the sections listed below using the websites that are provided.
 * Concentration Camps and Auschwitz
 * Gas Chambers
 * Doctor Mengele
 * Turn in journals

Homework
-Study vocabulary

**Thursday, 4/7** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Startup: <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">//**Webquest**//; Yesterday you started working on the Auschwitz and Dr. Mengele webquest. What are a few things you have found out so far? What has surprised you the most? Have you learned anything you did not know before? (4-5 sentences)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">*Once you are done, please get out your vocabulary note cards and study quietly until we move on*

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">1. Discuss Startup <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">2. Vocabulary Review <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">3. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">Show clip of [|Dr. Mengel] and discuss <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4. Continue working on webquest.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">Once you are done, please turn in, and continue working on your sophomore project.



<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">*Homework* <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">-Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Start-up:**//History;//** Sometimes when we are reading about history, we can shut down and stop paying attention to the details because we may think it’s too boring or irrelevant. Are you like this? Do you tend to stop listening or tune out when you are learning about history? Do you even think history is important?
 * Friday, 4/8 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">As we have been reading //Night,// we have been seeing glimpses of what Wiesel went through during the Holocaust. We have read his history, his personal account. Has reading this book changed your perception of history, or has it stayed the same? Please explain. Do you think reading more personal accounts in a history class would make learning more enjoyable? Why?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">*Once you are done, please get out your vocabulary words and study quietly until we move on*

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">1. Discuss start-up/turn in this week's start-ups <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">2. Vocabulary Quiz <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">3. Once you are done with the quiz, please finish webquest if you are not done. If you are done, please finish reading the chapter pg. 48-54 and complete the following activity: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Once you know what rations of food he was given, please use the following website to answer the questions below: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/many-calories-teenage-boy-need-1871.html
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">After Quiz Activity **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">: During the last chapter we read, Wiesel was only given a certain amount of food. Do you recall what this was? If not please look it up in the book (pg. 51)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">1.Please correctly cite the website.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">2.How many calories does the website say 15-year-old boy needs? Does it depend on the activity an individual is involved in? Which category do you think Wiesel would most fit into? (Take into account his activity at the concentration camp).
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">3.Under the section “Individualized Meal Plans,” what is the example of a 2800 meal plan given?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4.How does this compare to what Wiesel was eating on a daily basis? What do you think would happen to him physically and emotionally? (3-5 sentences)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4. If you are done with the activity before the rest of the class, work on research or outline. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">5. If there is time, discuss the remainder of chapter and the "after quiz activity"

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">-Have a wonderful weekend

Monday, 4/11
Start-up: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">EOC Prep; **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Please read the following question, answer it on your start-up paper and explain why you choose the answer, and then tell me in 3-4 sentences how your weekend was. Did you go to the Azalea Festival or do anything fun this weekend?

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">I can't believe it! My teacher was out yesterday and left a ton of work. I worked the whole class period and still had an hour worth of homework in order to finish it. Not only did she not pick up our work and give us a grade, she got a bad note from the substitute and decided to punish the whole class with even more work. Only two kids acted up, but we all had to pay the price. That is the last time I worry about doing the right thing! //

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Is the tone of this passage: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">a. incensed <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">b. awestruck <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">c. happy <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">d. jaded

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">*Once you are done, please get out a clean sheet of paper and label it Vocabulary List 8*

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">2. Go over Vocabulary List 8 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">3. Once you are done with your sentences, get all your sophomore resources, go to mrthomaseahs.wikispaces.com, and open a new word document <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4. Begin the outlining process of the sophomore project
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">Write 5 sentences with the words you are most comfortable.

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Tuesday, 4/12
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Start-up: **//Author’s Purpose//**; When you are reading a book, article or anything, the author has a reason or purpose for writing what he or she writes. Think about what we have read in //Night// so far, what is the purpose for Wiesel writing his memoir? Do you think he has different reasons for writing //Night//? What do you think he hoped to accomplish? (3-5 sentences).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">*Once you are done, please get out your vocabulary words and study them quietly*

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">2. Go over EOC question about author’s purpose


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Shortly after the release of //Titanic// in 1997 **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">, Leonardo DiCaprio was approached by a 14-year-old European girl - who got down on the ground and latched onto his leg. "I looked at her," DiCaprio recalled, "and she just pressed her head against my leg. I said, 'Hi... What are you doing, sweetheart?' and she kept clutching. There was just a sort of obsessed look in her eye. She wasn't looking at me, though... I sort of grabbed her face and said, 'Hi, it's okay, you can get off my leg. It's fine.' She kept saying, 'No, no, no, no!'... I had to gently pry her hands off."

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">What is the most likely reason the author included the first phrase?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">The author: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">a. wanted to make sure the reader knew Leonardo is a famous actor. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">b. really liked that movie. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">c. thought the reader would feel the same way as the girl. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">d. felt that this wouldn't have happened except in 1997.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">3. Vocabulary activity <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4. Sophomore project-outlining



Wednesday, 4/13
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Start-up: **//Quote//**; Think about the following quote, “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition,” Martha Washington. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">What is Washington saying in this quote? What do you think is her purpose for writing or saying these words? How does it pertain to your life? (4-5 sentences).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">2. EOC practice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">Think about who the author is writing about.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">Which options can we cross out before answering the question?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Read the following part of Walter D. Wintle’s poem, “Thinking.”

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">If you think you are beaten, you are; <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">If you think you dare not, you don't. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">If you'd like to win, but you think you can't, <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">It is almost a cinch that you won't. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">If you think you'll lose, you're lost; <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">For out of the world we find <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Success begins with a fellow's will <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">It's all in the state of mind.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">What is the purpose of this quote? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">a. to explain why he has failed in life <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">b. to explain why he has succeeded in life <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">c. to inspire others to succeed <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">d. to discourage others from wasting their lives in false hopes

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">3.Vocabulary Review-Jeopardy type game <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4. Continue with Outlining

Thursday, 4/14
Start-Up: //Research Process//; Briefly explain your thoughts currently on the research process. Why is it worthwhile to research? What has been the most challenging part of this process so far? What has been the most interesting part of the process?


 * When you have finished, have out a blank sheet of paper, your vocabulary words, and quietly review until we are ready to do EOC review

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. EOC practice

Who is smarter, males or females? Well if you go by the North Carolina English II EOC scores then the answer is clear. Year after year the scores pile up and more 4s are achieved by. ..

What is the purpose of the first sentence?

a. to set the mood of the passage b. to set the tone of the passage c. to give the setting d. to interest the reader

d. is the correct answer. The hope is that the competitive nature between males and females will lead you to want to read further, at least enough to find out who is actually smarter. Of course the answer is really obvious, don't you think.

Read the following quotes taken from the Harry Potter books. All quotes are from Hagrid, the giant friend of Harry and his pals who lives outside the castle and is not allowed to use magic like the rest of the characters.

"I'm not blamin' yeh...but I gotta tell yeh, I thought you two'd value yer friend more'n broomsticks or rats. Tha's all." "What's comin' will come, an' we'll meet it when it does." "Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do." "Yeh did as much as yer father would've done, an' I can' give yeh no higher praise than that." "Gotta bone ter pick with yeh. I've heard you've bin givin' out signed photos. How come I haven't got one?" "Yer' great puddin' of a son don' need fattenin' anymore, Dursley, don' worry."

What is the most likely reason that the author uses this dialect?

a. to make Hagrid seem very different from the other characters b. the author can't spell well c. Hagrid is an idiot d. it foreshadows that Hagrid is not to be trusted

a. is correct. Everything about Hagrid is to make him different. He's big, he has no fashion sense, he lives in a small house outside the castle, he can but doesn't normally use magic, he speaks differently from the others, etc.

3. Key Words activity 4. Vocabulary review game 5. Work on research: Outline

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 4/15
Start-up: **//Quote;//** Consider the following quote from Nelson Mandela, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Please defend your answer. How is this quote related to what we have been learning in this class or any of your other classes? How would you use the weapon of education to change the world?

1. Discuss start-up 2. EOC Practice Read the following passage taken from the book //Caps for Sale// by Esphyr Slobodkina:

Once there was a peddler who sold caps. But he was not like an ordinary peddler carrying his wares on his back. He carried them on top of his head.

First he had on his own checked cap, then a bunch of gray caps, then a bunch of brown caps, then a bunch of blue caps, and on the very top a bunch of red caps.

He walked up and down the streets, holding himself very straight so as not //**upset**// his caps. As he went along he called,

"Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!"

In the above passage, what does the work "upset" mean?

a, tip over b. make someone sad or irritated c. to stand straight up d. to move fast

3. Take about 3 minutes to look over your vocabulary 4. Vocabulary quiz 5. Continue outlining

**Week 12: 4/18-4/22**

Monday, 4/18
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Start-up: //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Check-In **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">; Now that you are a couple weeks into the last nine weeks of the semester, assess your performance so far in this class. What are some things you are doing that are different from the last nine weeks? Are these things helping you? What might need to be changed? How would changing these habits help you?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">*When you are finished, get a laptop from the cart, open up to your research and outline, get out a sheet of notebook paper, label it “Vocabulary list 9”and wait quietly until we are ready to move on.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Checking in <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. New vocabulary words <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Finish up with outlining
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you have not take the last two vocabulary quizzes, you need to find a time to take them.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Email the finish outline today in class
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Finish outline tonight and email it to me tonight for homework
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Email me to say you do not have internet access and cannot finish the outline for homework

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">-If you did not finish your outline today in class, you need to email me the outline (melissa.sova@nhcs.net) tonight.

Tuesday, 4/19
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Start-up: //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Symbolism **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">; When you hear the word “symbolism,” what thoughts come to mind? What do you think is the definition of this word? Have you even heard this term used in other English classes? If so, what have you learned about it? If you have not heard this word, what do you think it means? (**4-5 sentences**) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">󠄀

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Go over symbolism and how it pertains to real life and the book //Night// (examples: chimney, yellow star, fire, night) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Read //Night// (pg. 55-66) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Symbolism activity for //Night//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pick an object from //Night//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe how we use it in everyday life
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe the deeper meaning you can assign to the object
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Draw a picture as best you can
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Turn it in

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Go over vocabulary note cards (due Thursday) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Continue working on project
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Three options given for those who did not turn in outline
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Option 1= Continue working on current project
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Option 2= Topic-education in America should/not change
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Option 3= Report on topic
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Each option will still have an outline
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you turned in outline, please begin the writing process.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">-Finish note cards for Thursday

Wednesday, 4/20

 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quote //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Think about the following quote, “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~Buddha~

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe your initial thoughts on this quote. How does this differ from what we have been taught from society and even what we have talked about in this class? Please explain.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Once you are done with your start-up, please grab a copy of //Night*//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Continue reading //Night// (pg 66-76) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Work on sophomore project

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Note cards due tomorrow <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Complete fill-in-the-blank worksheet

Thursday, 4/21

 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Humanity //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">; According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of humanity is “the quality or state of being human; the quality or state of being kind to other people or to animals.”

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">While we have been reading //Night//, we have seen through the words of Wiesel the deplorable (appalling) conditions he and his fellow Jews had to live through.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please discuss Wiesel’s struggle to stay alive and to remain human (0r keep his humanity) during this time. In your opinion, how well does he succeed with his struggles?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Once you are done with your start-up, please take out your homework (note cards and fill-in-the-blank sheet) and vocabulary words and study until we move on//*//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Check fill-in-the-blank homework <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Vocabulary Review <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Continue reading //Night// (77-86) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Continue working on sophomore project <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Check note card homework

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Homework* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Study for tomorrow's quiz

Friday, 4/22
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Start-up: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Talk 5 minutes to look over your vocabulary words <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Vocabulary quiz List #9 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. After quiz activities o <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Explain how the father/son roles had been reversed in the case of Elie and his father? o <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe this scene with Wiesel and his father? o <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What happened on April 5th?
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quotes //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Please pick two quotes and describe what the author is saying in each quote. Also, please talk about how the quote relates to your life.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Abraham Lincoln
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Rabindranath Tagore
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Part 1 **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">. Please read from “Two days after my operation” at the bottom of pg. 86 to the paragraph starting with “I learned after the war the fate of those…” on pg. 88.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe the scene you just read. If you were in Wiesel’s position how would you have responded?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">How do you think Wiesel’s life would have been different if his father and himself would have stayed at the hospital?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Part 2 **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">. Read the summary of pg. 91-108
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Part 3 **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">. Please read from pg. 109-119 and answer the following questions
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 8 (pg. 109-112)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 8 (bottom of pg. 114-pg. 116)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 9 (pg. 117-119

o <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What did the prisoners do when they were freed? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. Continue working on sophomore project


 * Week 13: 4/25-4/29 **

Monday, 4/25

 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Night //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">;Wiesel states, “I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.”
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe how Wiesel’s memoir is true to his quote.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Do you feel it does just to what many Jews when through during the Holocaust? Please defend you answer.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">If you were Wiesel, do you think you could ever step back on

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*Once you are done, please have out a sheet of paper and label it ‘Vocabulary List 10.’

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Discuss start-up <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Vocabulary List 10 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Symbolism Group Test <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Letter to Ms. Sova <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">If you could give me any words of encouragement or wisdom, what would they be. You can draw me a picture if you like <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Please sign your name. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. [|//Night// documentary with Wiesel and Oprah]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What did you like most about the class?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What did you like least about the class?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What did you wish we would have done but did not?

Tuesday, 4/26
Start-Up: //Impact of// __Night__; What did you think of the memoir? Is it important? Explain why or why not. (3-5 sentences)

1. Make flashcards for vocabulary words 2. Write a letter to Ellie Wiesel telling him what you thought of his memoir, //Night// 3. Read "If Kids Could Vote" article
 * At least 3 paragraphs
 * Use at least 5 vocabulary words (from any week)
 * Use correct spelling/grammar/punctuation/etc.
 * Turn in
 * Do you agree with this article? Why/why not?
 * What would you say is the central idea of this article? Find one quote from the article that supports this idea.

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Wednesday, 4/27
Start-Up: //Quote//; Reflect on the following quote: “Life is 1% what happens to you and 99% how you react to it.” What is this quote trying to say? Do you believe it’s true? Why or why not? Explain in 3-5 sentences.


 * When you have finished, please quietly review your vocabulary words until we move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary review: Write sentences for last 5 words 3. Sophomore Project; Review necessities, Write your first draft, Turn in

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Thursday, 4/28
Start-Up: //Reading//; In your experience, what kinds of texts do you typically enjoy reading? (novels, poems, articles, short stories, plays, etc.) Do you have a favorite book/poem/etc.? If you do not have a favorite text or you do not enjoy reading, why do you think that is? Explain in 3-5 sentences.


 * When you have finished, please quietly log on to a laptop and then review your vocabulary words until we move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review Quizlet.com to study vocabulary 3. Review requirements for first draft of research paper 4. Time to work on research paper first draft and study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz

Homework:
-Study vocabulary -Work on research paper first draft (due by Monday)

Friday, 4/29
=Week 14: 5/2-5/6=

Monday, 5/2
No Start-Up

1. Log in to computer 2. Vocabulary List 11 3. Benchmark 2: ENG2SPRB2 4. Work on sophomore project 5. Progress reports

Homework:
-Study vocabulary

Tuesday, 5/3
No Start-Up

Workshop day

Wednesday, 5/5
Start-Up: //Advice to New Students//; Reflect on your experience so far in high school. What advice would you give to a new student to Ashley High School? Show them the ropes! What do they need to do to be successful? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please have out this week’s vocabulary words

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary review activity 3. Culpability reflection 4. Work on research/benchmark/study vocabulary

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words -Work on rough draft (due tomorrow)

Thursday, 5/6

 * Did you know…? Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico’s Independence Day; it observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Start-Up: //Proudest Moment//; what has been the proudest moment (or one of) of your life so far? What was the situation, and why were you particularly proud of yourself at this time? Write about this in 3-5 sentences.


 * When you have finished, please have out this week's vocabulary words.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Work on sophomore project
 * Finish rough draft
 * Peer review
 * Send to taylor.thomas@nhcs.net

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 5/7

 * We are pushing the vocabulary quiz back to Monday

Start-Up: Parts of Speech; Describe what nouns, verbs, and adjectives are/what they do in a sentence. Give three examples of each. **Bonus: tell me what an adverb is, and give three examples.


 * When you have finished, please have out a blank sheet of paper and a writing utensil.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review parts of speech 3. "Reunion" activity 4. Parts of speech scavenger hunt

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz

=Week 15: 5/9-5/13=

Tuesday, 5/10
Start-Up: //Parts of Speech Practice//; Copy the following sentences, then label the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in each.
 * Mr. Thomas wants to eat Italian food for dinner.
 * After the game, the student quickly ran to the parking lot to meet his parents.
 * Drake has earned his first number one hit; it is very surprising to some.


 * When you have finished, please have out Vocabulary List 12.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Create flashcards for this week’s words 3. “Let Kids Rule the School” Activity
 * Read article
 * Question: How is the educational structure described in the article beneficial for students? Use one quote in your answer.
 * Begin as a class
 * Practice integrating quotes

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Wednesday, 5/11
Start-Up: //POS Practice//; Write 3 complete sentences. In each sentence include at least one of each: noun, verb, adjective, adverb. Label each part of speech and draw an arrow from the adjectives and adverbs to the words they are modifying.

1. Start-Up 2. Discuss 3. Vocabulary review 4. Work on Sophomore Project (due next Wednesday) 5. Conferences with Mr. Thomas

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz

Thursday, 5/12
Start-Up: //Parts of Speech Practice//; Write a 3-sentence paragraph about any topic. In each sentence, include the 4 basic parts of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, and verb). Label the parts of speech and draw arrows from the adjectives and adverbs to the words they are modifying.


 * When you are finished, read over your vocabulary words in preparation for Jeopardy!

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Jeopardy! 3. Work on research papers 4. Continue conferences

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 5/13
Start-Up; //Your Legacy//; How would you like to be remembered? Would it be for doing something great or for being a certain type of person? Think about the different aspects of your life; how do you want to be remembered by your friends, family, teachers, etc.?

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Prepare for vocabulary quiz 3. Vocabulary quiz 12 4. Work on research paper (due Wednesday)

=Week 16: 5/16-5/20=

Monday, 5/16

 * Mr. Thomas out for training

Start-Up: //POS Practice//; Write 3 sentences about your weekend. Include noun, verb, adjective, adverb in each sentence. Label the parts of speech. Draw arrows from the adjectives and adverbs to the words they modify.

1. DIscuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary check-in 3. Begin //Freedom Writers//
 * Make a three-column chart: Know / Almost Know / No Clue
 * Put each of the 120 vocabulary words into the column that is most appropriate for your comfort level with that word
 * Complete viewing guide as we watch



Homework:
-Review vocabulary

Tuesday, 5/17
Start-Up: //Parts of Speech Practice//; Copy the following sentences. Label each part of speech. Draw arrows from adjectives and adverbs to the words they are modifying.

1. The tall soccer player ran across the field and stole the ball from the other team. 2. Patrick will bring all necessary materials to class. 3. Robert will finish his research paper today


 * When you have finished, please take out your vocabulary word organizer from yesterday

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Introduce pronouns and prepositions 3. Continue vocabulary word organizer from yesterday 4. Discuss sophomore project 5. Time to work 6. Continue film

Homework:
-Work on sophomore project -Study vocabulary

Wednesday, 5/18

 * Please log on to a laptop, then begin start-up

Start-Up: //Parts of Speech Practice//; Copy the following sentences. Label each part of speech. Draw arrows from adjectives and adverbs to the words they are modifying.

1. Quietly, the students whispered to their friends. 2. My mother placed the cereal box on the very top shelf. 3. During the meeting, we considered all feasible possibilities.


 * When you have finished, go to kahoot.it on your phone or laptop and review your vocabulary words until we are ready to proceed.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary review: Kahoot! 3. Checklist for research paper 4. Demonstration of turnitin.com 5. Review research paper 6. Submit when ready...due by midnight tonight!
 * Works Cited included
 * In-text citations
 * Times New Roman, 12pt font
 * Double-spaced
 * No contractions!
 * Title: Creative, centered
 * Page numbers with last name included

Homework:
-Finalize and submit research paper to turnitin.com by midnight

Thursday, 5/19
Start-Up: // Parts of Speech Practice // ; Copy the following sentences. Label each part of speech. Draw arrows from adjectives and adverbs to the words they are modifying.

1. I walked quickly to the front of the school. 2. Dom left his candy wrapper on the ground. 3. My mom found my car keys in my dirty laundry.

*When you have finished, go to kahoot.it on your phone or laptop and review your vocabulary words until we are ready to proceed.

1. Review Start-Up 2. Play Kahoot! 3. Continue // Freedom Writers //

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words for Tuesday's cumulative test

Friday, 5/20
Start-Up: // My Future // ; What do you hope to do after high school? Be as specific as possible. What interests do you currently have that could potentially turn in to a job for you in the future? What do you need to do now to make your goals feasible? Explain.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. CFNC Presentation from Mrs. Craven 3. Reflective writing assignment


 * What is going on in your life currently? Write about it.
 * How is school for you right now? What is influencing this? Explain.
 * What is something positive that has happened to you recently? Write about it.

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words for Tuesday's cumulative test

= Week 17: 5/23-5/27 =

Monday, 5/23
Start-Up: //Last Full Week//; We have reached the last full week of school! Write briefly about your school year using at least 5 vocabulary words from any week.


 * When you have finished, please prepare for a vocabulary review

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary crossword puzzle 3. Kahoot!

Homework:
-Study for tomorrow's cumulative test QUIZLET KAHOOT!

Tuesday, 5/24
Start-Up: //Vocabulary Study//; What is one study strategy you will use to study for today’s cumulative vocabulary test? Share one piece of test-taking advice and how that will help you on today’s test.


 * When you have finished, please have out your vocabulary lists and review until we are ready to move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Kahoot! Review 3. Vocabulary test

Wednesday, 5/25
Start-Up: //Favorite Story//; What is one of your favorite stories you have ever read or seen? This could be a novel/play/TV show/movie/etc. What is it about this story that you enjoy so much? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Extra credit opportunity 3. Speech activity 4. Answer and discuss questions 5. Literary terms

Homework:
-Extra credit submissions due Monday

Thursday, 5/26

 * Mr. Thomas out

Complete book work in preparation for EOC

Friday, 5/27

 * Mr. Thomas out

Complete book work in preparation for EOC

=Week 18: 5/30-6/2=

Monday, 5/30
NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, 5/31
Start-Up: //Literary Elements//; Record all literary elements and devices you can remember from your past language arts classes. These are terms such as plot, conflict, protagonist, simile, repetition, etc. If you can, say what these terms are. Now, write why it may be beneficial to know terms such as these for the EOC.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. This week: 3. EOC Online Test Tutorial 4. Review stories and poems from Thursday and Friday 5. Remember: Extra credit submissions are due today by 3:30!
 * Today
 * EOC Online Test Tutorial
 * Review stories and poems from Thursday/Friday
 * Wednesday, 6/1
 * EOC preparation and practice
 * Thursday, 6/2
 * Last day of class!
 * EOC preparation and practice
 * End-of-semester reflections
 * Sign yearbooks

Wednesday, 6/1
= = = = =Honors English II; Spring 2016=

Here you will find a running document of daily class agendas and handouts. Please check this page when you are absent //before// you return to school the next day. Email me with any questions.

**Week 1: 1/25-1/29** 1/25= First day of spring semester NOTE: We have moved to a 4-lunch bell schedule

Monday, 1/25
//*For now, please have a seat in any desk. Take out a sheet of notebook paper, title this sheet “Start-Up Week 1,” and put your name at the top. Every day you will record the date, copy the TITLE of the start-up (which is in italics), then respond to the prompt as instructed.//

Start-Up: //First Semester//; Briefly describe your first semester of the school year. What was your favorite class? Why? What was your least favorite class? Why? What is something you learned about yourself throughout the course of the first semester? What brought about this realization? Feel free to share anything else from the first semester you would like to include.


 * When you have finished, please have out a new sheet of notebook paper.

1. Welcome 2. Complete Start-Up 3. Place in alphabetical order 4. Share Start-Up 5. Review syllabus 6. Introduce website, turnitin.com 7. Utilize log-in reference sheet 8. Begin vocabulary pre-test 9. Introduce "Starter Pack" activity



Homework:
-Letter to Mr. Thomas (due tomorrow) -Playlist/collage activity (due Thursday) -Acquire binder and Writer's Notebook (by Friday)

Tuesday, 1/26
//*Continue on the Start-Up sheet you began yesterday. Every day you will record the date, copy the TITLE of the start-up (which is in italics), then respond to the prompt as instructed. You will turn these in on Friday//.

Start-Up: //First Day of New Semester//;
 * 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?”


 * When you have finished, please have out your signed syllabus—if you have it—and your letter to me. Wait quietly for further instruction.

1. Start-Up 2. Checking in…. 3. Gary Soto reading 4. Vocabulary List 1
 * Turn in signed syllabus
 * Turn in letters to Mr. Thomas
 * Playlist/collage due Thursday
 * In your Writer’s Notebook….
 * Date and title each entry
 * Title this page “Gary Soto Reading”
 * Step 1: Simply read the text once
 * Discuss as a class
 * Step 2: Re-read the text, this time summarizing each paragraph in the margins
 * Discuss with group members
 * Step 3: Re-read the text, this time annotating...
 * Circle unknown words
 * Underline key phrases that you feel contribute to the author's message
 * Identify any figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, repetition, parallel structure)
 * Step 4: Review your notes on the text and identify the author's message (in your mind)
 * Step 5: In your Writer's Notebook, write a statement explaining the author's message, using 3 pieces of textual evidence to support your answer
 * Explain quiz process
 * Identify parts of speech together
 * Time to work on sentences for each word



Homework:
-Finish Gary Soto reading activity in your Writer's Notebook -Playlist/collage activity (due Thursday) -Acquire binder and Writer's Notebook (by Friday) -Study vocabulary words

Wednesday, 1/27

 * Please have out your Writer’s Notebook opened to last night’s homework as you work on today’s Start-Up. I will come around to stamp your work.

Start-Up: //Close Reading//; Explain why it is important to be able to read a variety of texts closely, understanding the text on a deep level. Give practical examples of when this skill could come into play in your life, either now or in the future.


 * When you have finished, please have out your signed syllabus (if you have it) and your letter to Mr. Thomas (if you did not turn it in yesterday).

1. Start-Up 2. Checking in…. 3. Review responses from Gary Soto reading 4. Finish vocabulary pre-assessment! 5. Study vocabulary words/work on tomorrow's project
 * Turn in signed syllabus
 * Turn in letters to Mr. Thomas
 * Playlist/collage due Thursday
 * Homeroom tomorrow
 * Vocabulary Quiz 1 on Friday
 * Share your responses with your group members
 * In your WN, record your group member’s interpretations of Soto’s purpose
 * As a group, decide on whose answer you feel is the strongest
 * Elect a representative to:
 * Share each member’s purpose
 * Read the strongest response to the class
 * Discuss each response as a class
 * How did yesterday’s close reading activity impact your understanding of the text?

Homework:
-Playlist/collage activity (due tomorrow) -Acquire binder and Writer's Notebook (by Friday) -Study vocabulary words

Thursday, 1/28

 * Please have out your playlist/collage

Start-Up: //Hero//; What is a hero, in your opinion? Describe a hero you have experienced in literature. What made him/her a hero? Describe a hero you have experienced in your personal life. What made/makes him/her a hero? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please quietly review your vocabulary list, and have out your signed syllabus (if you have it) and your letter to Mr. Thomas (if you did not turn it in yesterday or Tuesday).

1. Start-Up 2. Checking in…. 3. Introduction to Greek Mythology activity 4. Get to Know the Class 5. Vocabulary review activity
 * Vocabulary Quiz 1 tomorrow
 * Reflect on your report card…
 * 20 minutes to work
 * Ask each of your group members each of the questions you came up with for yesterday’s Start-Up
 * Be prepared to introduce a group member (by name) with one fact you have learned about him/her
 * Questions for Mr. Thomas?



Homework:
-Acquire binder and Writer's Notebook (by Friday) -Study vocabulary words

Friday, 1/29
Start-Up: //Favorite Class/Teacher//; (3-5 sentences) Up to this point, what has been your favorite class you have taken at Ashley? If you do not necessarily have a favorite class you may write about who your favorite teacher has been thus far. Explain what it was about this class/teacher that you particularly enjoyed. Why is it that these characteristics worked well for you?


 * When you have finished, please have out the vocabulary story we began yesterday along with your vocabulary list, and then write down the homework for the weekend:

Homework:
 * Finish “Introduction to Classical Mythology” activity
 * Due at beginning of class on Monday

1. Start-Up 2. Finish vocabulary review activity 3. Vocabulary quiz #1 4. Time to work on this weekend’s homework 5. Present playlist/collage projects
 * Volunteers?
 * Share:
 * Give your name
 * 3 songs
 * Images, explain their significance
 * Questions?

Homework:
-Finish "Introduction to Classical Mythology" activity

=Week 2: 2/1-2/5=

Monday, 2/1
Start-Up: //Cross-Cultural Connections//; in 3-5 sentences explain how a story about a particular place can cross regional boundaries and appeal to readers who have never lived in that time period or place.


 * Please have your homework; I will come around to stamp your work. Please have out a blank sheet of paper, then sit quietly and wait for further direction.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Key words activity 3. Review vocabulary quiz errors from Friday 4. Vocabulary list #2 5. Discuss homework 6. Continue playlist presentations 7. Finish group introductions



Homework:
-Write sentences for vocabulary words

Tuesday, 2/2
Start-Up: //Greek Mythology Background//; you recently read a section from Edith Hamilton’s Mythology that went over some background information about mythology in general as well as a few specific characteristics of Greek mythology in particular. For today’s Start-Up:


 * Summarize the key points from the reading (at least 3 sentences)
 * Record questions you could ask about the topic to gain an even deeper understanding of Greek mythology (at least 2 questions)
 * Please have out last weekend’s homework, have out a blank sheet of paper for a few notes, and then work silently on writing sentences for this week’s vocabulary words. If you finish, silently study your words and wait for further instruction.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary words 3. Discuss mythology homework 4. Introduce CEJs 5. TRIAC 6. Writer’s Notebook prompt: 7. Mr. Thomas shares his playlist/collage
 * Review requirements
 * This week’s topic: positive world influencers (contemporary)
 * Notes
 * What are your hopes for your generation? Explain your current worries, unique obstacles faced by your generation, possible ways to overcome these obstacles, and how you personally could influence your generation in a positive way.



Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Wednesday, 2/3
Start-Up: //Reading Experience//; Briefly describe your relationship with reading up to this point. Do you typically enjoy reading? If so, what do you like to read? If not, why do you think that is? What is one memory you have about reading? Describe this memory.


 * Please have out your Writer’s Notebook open to yesterday’s writing (about your generation), then silently review this week’s vocabulary words until we are ready to move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Continue yesterday’s Writer’s Notebook prompt: 3. TRIAC 4. MLA Citation for Online Articles
 * What are your hopes for your generation? Explain your current worries, unique obstacles faced by your generation, possible ways to overcome these obstacles, and how you personally could influence your generation in a positive way.
 * Review notes from yesterday
 * Construct one paragraph stating your opinion/view on your generation in TRIAC form
 * Trade paragraphs
 * Identify elements of TRIAC
 * Notes

**Homework:** -Complete CEJ #1: World Politics

Thursday, 2/4
Start-Up: //Generational Obstacle(s)//; In yesterday’s writing prompt I asked you to consider obstacles that your generation has to face that previous generations have not. Briefly identify this obstacle/these obstacles, how it/they have influenced your life, and how your generation may overcome this/these.


 * Please have out your CEJ #1 and pack up the rest of your belongings; be prepared to share your Start-Up response.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. New Seats/Share CEJ Article 3. MLA Citation for Online Articles 4. Mythology 5. Time to continue reading 6. Review vocabulary words for tomorrow’s quiz
 * Practice with articles
 * Distribute reading questions
 * View trailer for Troy
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znTLzRJimeY
 * Homework: Read prologue and answer questions 1 and 2

Homework:
-Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz -Read prologue and answer questions 1 and 2 of //Mythology//

Friday, 2/5
Start-Up: //Most Valuable Lesson//; (3-5 sentences) Write about the most valuable thing you ever learned in school. What made it so useful for you?


 * When you have finished:
 * Review your week’s Start-Ups
 * Are they complete?
 * Are they neat?
 * Make sure your name is on your paper
 * Turn your Start-Ups into the 4th period tray
 * Take out a blank sheet of paper, prepare for vocabulary quiz

1. Complete and turn in Start-Up 2. Time to review briefly for quiz 3. Vocabulary Quiz #2 4. When you have finished, continue reading //The Iliad// (in the //Mythology// packet) and answering the reading questions 5. As an “I’m sorry for abandoning you,” you can have the last 10 minutes to just hang out, just keep your volume down!

Homework:
-Find a meme/comic/etc. that is funny and has to do with English. Print and bring in on Monday or email it to me.

=Week 3: 2/8-2/12=

Monday, 2/8
Start-Up: //Quote//; Consider the following quote: "Don't discuss your philosophy, embody it." What do you think this quote is trying to say? How could you implement this philosophy in your life? How could subscribing to this way of thinking affect you?

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary List #3 3. Finish citation practice from Thursday 4. Notes on integrating quotes 5. TRIAC practice
 * Practice with one article from Thursday
 * In groups, create 4 questions to which someone could respond using TRIAC
 * Groups trade questions
 * Groups answer questions in TRIAC form



Homework:
-Write sentences for vocabulary words

Tuesday, 2/9
Start-Up: //Considering TRIAC//; Think about what you know about TRIAC currently. Why is this writing practice beneficial? Which part of the formula do you feel is most important? Why?


 * When you have finished, please silently review your vocabulary words

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Questions about vocabulary list #3? 3. TRIAC practice 4. Writer’s Notebook activity: 5. Continue reading and answering questions to //The Iliad//
 * Finish activity from yesterday
 * As Mr. Thomas plays a song, consider what adjective would best describe the mood of the song.
 * Mood= How the reader is made to feel as he/she reads a piece of literature. *Does not mean every reader will always feel that emotion, but rather relies on words/phrases/conventions that the author uses to evoke a specific emotion.
 * “Peace in the Valley” by Dawes
 * Keep notes to yourself as you listen
 * Key phrases/words that help evoke the mood of the song

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Wednesday, 2/10
Start-Up: //The Mood of “Peace in the Valley”//; COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY IN YOUR WRITER’s NOTEBOOK. On your Start-Up sheet, simply write the title of the activity.

As Mr. Thomas plays the song from yesterday for you again, construct a TRIAC response describing what you believe to be the intended mood of this song.


 * When you have finished, please obtain a laptop, log on, and open a Word or Google document. When you are prepared, please silently review your vocabulary words and wait for further instruction.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Begin Critical Inquiry Assignment 3. Let's take a walk!
 * Directions: Answer the following questions in at least 5 -7 sentences. Feel free to take a free write approach. If you feel a question doesn’t apply to you, or you can’t answer it, make sure to explain why in 5 -7 sentences. Your responses can either be typed or neatly handwritten. This assignment is due at the beginning of class on:
 * 1. What is something that you do not understand, but you want to know more about? Why?
 * 2. What is something you would like to do in the future (career)? Why?
 * 3. What is something that is wrong with our current generation? What can we do to fix it?
 * 4. What is something that is wrong with our immediate community? What can we do to address this issue?
 * 5. What is something that is wrong with our global community? What can we do to remedy this situation?
 * Discuss one question at a time

Homework:
-Read //The Iliad//; Answer through question 15; Be prepared to discuss tomorrow in class -Study vocabulary words

Thursday, 2/11
Start-Up: //The Purpose of Literature//; Other than to simply entertain any random reader, what purposes might literature serve? Perhaps consider this idea this way: What could one learn from reading literature? Why have civilizations put so much weight on literature? Why do we still have classes dedicated to exposing students to literature? Now, identify a possible reason for why //The Iliad// matters. Explain your answer.


 * When you have finished, simply clear your desk. Mr. Thomas will give you a laptop. Please log on to the computer, then log into PowerSchool. Wait silently for further instruction.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Benchmark test #1
 * Silently review vocabulary words when you have finished

Homework:
-Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz!

Friday, 2/12
Start-Up: //The Hero of __The Iliad__//; Who do you consider to be the hero of //The Iliad//? Briefly explain why you feel this way.


 * When you have finished, you are going to assess your own Start-Ups from the week:
 * Is your name on your paper?
 * Read back over your responses for the week, then decide what you feel your work deserves out of 10 possible points (0=atrocious, 10=perfect). Base your grade off of:
 * Are all days completed?
 * Did you follow the requirements for each day?
 * Are your responses clearly organized?
 * Is there clear effort in your responses?
 * Give a brief defense of your grade.
 * Turn your Start-Ups in to the 4th period tray
 * Review for vocabulary quiz

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary quiz 3 3. Introduce and begin working on weekend assignment: “Two Sides to Every Story”
 * Complete for Monday
 * Students who did not finish yesterday's benchmark, work on completing



Homework:
-Complete "Two Sides" activity

=Week 4: 2/15-2/19=

Monday, 2/15
Start-Up: //Quote//; Consider the following quote: “I can’t tell you the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.” What are your thoughts on this statement? Have you ever, or have you ever known someone who has learned this lesson first-hand? Explain the problem with trying to please everyone.


 * When you have finished, please obtain Vocabulary List 4 and begin working on identifying the parts of speech and writing sentences for each word.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review Vocabulary words 3. Share homework 4. Continue CIA
 * 6. What is something that you value deeply? Why?
 * 7. What is something that infuriates you? Why? What can be done to mitigate this?
 * 8. What is the most important cultural or social issue of our generation? Why?



Homework:
-Email homework to Mr. Thomas by 11:59pm (if you did not have it today) -Study vocabulary words

Tuesday, 2/16
Start-Up: //Competing Artists//; Typically, when I think about a group of artists who work in the same field I assume that they want to work together to help one another create even better art rather than work toward outshining their peers. Do you think high-profile award shows (such as the Grammys, the Oscars, etc.) are beneficial to their respective industries, or do you feel as if they breed an unnecessary culture of competition among artists who are mainly interested in creating art? Explain. (3-5 sentences)


 * When you have finished, please silently review your vocabulary words until we are ready to move on.


 * This week’s CEJ topic is public education

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary words 3. Discuss //The Iliad// 4. As a group… 5. Continue reading individually
 * Make a graphic organizer identifying each character as Greek, Trojan, or God/goddess
 * Make a flow chart chronicling the events of the story (begin after the judgment of Paris)

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Wednesday, 2/17
Start-Up: //Sentence Corrections//; Copy the following sentences as they currently are, and then make corrections as needed to make them grammatically correct.
 * In the iliad achilles wants to fight hector so he challenged him to a battle.
 * Paris could defiantly be described as a coward. Avoids conflict at all costs.
 * I thought helen was suppose to leave paris for Menelaus.


 * When you have finished, please silently review your vocabulary words until we are ready to move on.
 * This week’s CEJ topic is public education

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Continue yesterday’s group activity… 3. Discuss //The Iliad// 4. Time to work on reading questions or CEJ #2
 * Make a graphic organizer identifying each character as Greek, Trojan, or God/goddess
 * Make a flow chart chronicling the events of the story (begin after the judgment of Paris

Homework:
-Finish reading questions for //The Iliad// -Study vocabulary words -CEJ #2 due Friday

Thursday, 2/18

 * Please turn in your //Iliad// reading questions to the fourth period tray

Start-Up: //Vocabulary Practice//; Write 3-5 sentences using at least 3 vocabulary words. You may use words from any of the four weeks.


 * When you have finished, please review vocabulary words until we are ready to move on
 * This week's CEJ topic is education

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Discuss //The Iliad// 3. Introduce essay: Analyze how Achilles changes over the course of //The Iliad// 4. Personality test: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">@https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test 5. Continue CIA
 * 9. How can you make a positive contribution to your community or the world at large?
 * 10. What is your favorite book? Why? How has it changed your life? How has it changed the lives of other people? //If you do not have a favorite book, consider a book that you feel has greatly impacted our culture/society. Why do you think this book has been so influential?//
 * 11. What is something that you would change about public education? Why?
 * 12. What event in world history has affected us the most? Why?
 * 13. What single event in American history has affected us as a nation the most? Why?

Homework:
-Study for vocabulary quiz 4 -CEJ #2: Education

Friday, 2/19

 * Please turn in your CEJ to the front tray

Start-Up: //Favorite Song//; Write 3-5 sentences about one of your favorite songs. Why do you like it? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please silently review your vocabulary words until we are ready to move on.

1. Grade and turn in Start-Ups 2. Vocabulary Quiz 4

=Week 5: 2/22-2/26=

Monday, 2/22

 * Please turn in your CEJ #2 to the fourth period tray if you did not have it on Friday or if you were absent

Start-Up: //Personality Quiz//; On Thursday I had you take a quiz that identifies you as one of 16 personalities. What did you learn about yourself from your results? Were you surprised? Why or why not? Any other thoughts on this activity?


 * When you have finished, please obtain a copy of this week’s vocabulary words from the stool and silently work on identifying parts of speech and writing unique sentences for each word.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary List #5 3. Discuss methods for Achilles essay 4. Time to work on Achilles essay and CIA
 * First draft due Wednesday



Homework:
-Write sentences for vocabulary words -Work on Achilles essay -Work on finalizing CIA

Tuesday, 2/23
Start-Up: //CEJ Topics//; Brainstorm 3 potential CEJ topics. Briefly explain why each of these topics would be beneficial to research.


 * When you have finished, please silently review this week’s vocabulary words.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary words 3. Checking in… 4. Workshop time 5. Distribute progress reports
 * Choose your own topic for this week's CEJ (due Friday)
 * CIA due tomorrow before class(hardcopy or email)
 * Character analysis essay: Achilles (first draft due tomorrow; turnitin.com)

Homework:
-Revise CIA -First draft of Achilles essay -CEJ (choose your own topic) due Friday -Study vocabulary words (quiz Friday)

Wednesday, 2/24

 * Turn in CIA, if you haven't yet

Start-Up: //CIA Question//; What was the most thought-provoking question on the CIA for you? What did you like about this assignment? What did you dislike?


 * When you have finished, please get a laptop, take an essay outline from the laptop cart, and silently read over it.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review essay outline sheet 3. Workshop time
 * Revise and edit each other’s essays
 * Submit to turnitin.com



Homework:
-Revise and submit your first draft of Achilles essay to turnitin.com -Study vocabulary words

Thursday, 2/25
Start-Up: //Vocabulary Practice//; Write briefly about your semester so far correctly utilizing 5 vocabulary words. You may use words from any vocabulary list we have received.


 * When you have finished, please get a laptop, access your Achilles essay, and have out a blank sheet of notebook

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Questions about vocabulary words? 3. Partner revision process
 * Peer Revision Process:
 * Read peer’s essay completely
 * Re-read, looking closely at:
 * First-person (I, me, my, our, we, etc.); Circle every instance the author uses first-person.
 * Second-person (you, your, etc.); Circle every instance the author uses the word “you” (excluding the first (hook) and last sentences of the paper).
 * Contractions; Circle every instance the author uses contractions.
 * Mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation, format, fragments, run-ons, etc.)
 * Sentence variety.
 * In-text Citations; Are they correctly formatted?
 * Direct quotations; Are they correctly formatted?
 * Answer the general feedback questions on your notebook paper
 * Peer Feedback General Questions:
 * How is my introduction? How could I make it stronger/more interesting to my reader?
 * Do you find the hook creative and interesting? How could I make the hook more likely to get a reader’s attention?
 * Is the bridge (portion of intro. connecting hook to thesis) a strong 2-4 sentences, generally introducing the topic without giving too much detail? How could I make the bridge stronger?
 * Transitions between paragraphs; Examine the topic sentences of each paragraph. Does each have a strong topic sentence?
 * Evidence from sources; Does all evidence given contribute to proving the thesis or is it irrelevant? Is it sufficiently explained?
 * How is my conclusion? How could I make it stronger/more persuasive to my reader?
 * What--if anything--would you want to “borrow” from my essay? (word choice, compelling phrases, structure/organization, transitions….anything!)

Homework:
-Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz -CEJ #3: Free topic choice!

Friday, 2/26

 * Turn in your CEJ #3 to the 4th period tray

Start-Up: //Peer Revision Process//; Reflect on yesterday’s peer revision process. Did you receive some helpful feedback from your peers? How did reading your peers’ essays help you with your own? Share any other thoughts you may have on the process.


 * When you have finished, assess your Start-Ups out of 10 possible points, give a brief justification for your grade, turn them in, and then please silently review your vocabulary words

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary Quiz #5 3. Review partner revision process 4. CEJ Share
 * Create a To-Do list of revisions for your essay
 * Next draft to be submitted to turnitin.com on Monday night

Homework:
-Work on revising your Achilles essay

=Week 6: 2/29-3/4=

Monday, 2/29

 * Turn in your CEJ #3 to the 4th period tray if you did not have it on Friday

Start-Up: //Quote//; Consider the following quote, then briefly reflect on what you think it means and how you could apply this idea to your life: "Freedom is about living with choices, not living without rules."


 * When you have finished, obtain a copy of this week's vocabulary words from the podium and begin identifying the parts of speech and writing a unique sentence for each.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary words 3. Checking in... 4. Review Critical Inquiry Assignment 5. Writer's Notebook: Reflection Questions 6. Discuss responses
 * Tomorrow's schedule
 * Achilles essay due to turnitin.com
 * Simplify each response to one word
 * Checks made by Mr. Thomas...
 * Circle three topics that may be promising for research
 * In your Writer's Notebook, respond to each of the following questions in at least 5-7 sentences. Be sure you are able to explain and defend your answer.
 * 1. What makes you you? Describe yourself by including likes, dislikes, and anything that sets you apart from others. Give this serious thought: It is much harder than you think.
 * 2. Describe what you would believe to be the "perfect" society. Explain in as much detail as possible.
 * 3. Typically, people do not appreciate being told what to do--especially to extreme amounts. How would you feel about being told what to and what not to do in all day-to-day activities by your government? Explain.
 * 4. Do you believe there would be any benefit to living in a society where everything were controlled and regulated by the government, even your speech? Explain.



Homework:
-Revise and submit your Achilles character analysis essay -Finish the reflection questions from today, if you did not -Pre-Reading Homework Questions (Ayn Rand, //Anthem//); due Wednesday

Tuesday, 3/1
Start-Up: //What’s On Your Mind?//; Write 3-5 sentences about whatever is currently on your mind.


 * When you have finished, silently review your vocabulary words for this week.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary words 3. 16 Personalities activity



Homework:
-Finish 16 Personalities reflection sheet -Pre-Reading Homework Questions (Ayn Rand, //Anthem//)

Wednesday, 3/2

 * Have out your homework (responses to 7 questions) and the 16 Personalities reflection sheet from yesterday; Get yours from the tray if you turned it in yesterday.

Start-Up: Ayn Rand and Anthem; Briefly summarize what you learned about Ayn Rand from the homework questions. Do you have any questions about her or her work?


 * When you have finished, silently review your vocabulary words for this week.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Questions about vocabulary? 3. Review homework questions 4. Review reflection questions from Monday 5. 16 Personalities Reflection 6. Distribute copies of //Anthem//
 * Briefly share your personality with your group members
 * Look over the compatibility chart with your group; On the back of your sheet, identify your ideal match and personalities you should avoid
 * Writer’s Notebook: What do you think about this interpretation of you/your peers? How could this personality profile be beneficial in a real-world setting? Explain. (5-7 sentences)
 * Read Introduction and Author’s Forward
 * Finish for homework

Homework:
-Read //Anthem// "Introduction" and "Author's Foreward" (pages 5-16)

Thursday, 3/3
**If you were not here yesterday… have out your homework for me to stamp (responses to 7 questions) and the 16 Personalities reflection sheet from Tuesday; Get yours from the tray if you turned it in Tuesday.
 * Have out your copy of //Anthem//

Start-Up: //Your Life Philosophies//; What are some beliefs you hold, in regards to life in general, that you try to live by regularly? For example, I believe strongly in the idea that one should try to be the kind of person that he/she enjoys being around. Briefly explain what these ideas mean to you.


 * When you have finished, silently review your vocabulary words for this week.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review last night’s reading 3. Begin //Anthem// together
 * Identify 3 interesting facts learned from the reading
 * Based on the reading, what would you say are Ayn Rand’s life philosophies?
 * Read Chapter 1
 * Discuss
 * Finish Chapter 1 (for homework, if you don't)

Homework:
-Finish reading //Anthem// Chapter 1 -Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz

Friday, 3/4
Start-Up: //Anthem Chapter 1//; What are your initial thoughts on Anthem? What questions do you have currently? What do you think will happen as the novella continues?


 * When you have finished, please take out a blank sheet of paper for the vocabulary quiz and silently review your words until we are ready to begin the quiz.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary Quiz 6 3. Social Media and Scholarship Article: LINK TO ARTICLE
 * Respond in Writer's Notebook:
 * Cite
 * Summary
 * Commentary
 * How does this affect you? Explain.

Homework:
-Finish article activity -Read Chapter 2 //Anthem//

=Week 7: 3/7-3/11=

Monday, 3/7
Start-Up: //Quote//; Consider the following quote, explain what you feel it means, then explain how you can connect to this quote—if at all. “It costs nothing to be honest, loyal, and true.”


 * When you have finished, please acquire a copy of this week’s vocabulary words, the article and work from Friday, and your copy of Anthem.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Checking in… 3. Vocabulary List 7 4. Social Media and Scholarship 5. Brainstorm
 * Review comments on Achilles essay
 * Revise and submit final draft on Wednesday by midnight
 * Review and discuss
 * Describe the society in Anthem
 * Justify their societal structure
 * Create a new, ideal society



Homework:
-Finish Chapter 2 of //Anthem// -Write sentences for vocabulary words

Tuesday, 3/8
Start-Up: //Effective Persuasion//; (3-5 sentences) Consider tactics used by political activists. Explain what methods you feel are more and less effective (i.e. violence, non-violence, speeches, protests, etc.). Why do you feel these are effective/ineffective?


 * When you have finished, please have out this week’s vocabulary words and your copy of //Anthem//.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Checking in... 3. Reading Quiz 4. Create a New Society
 * Get on a laptop today to check your comments on the Achilles essay
 * Name--Why?
 * Physical description
 * Vision statement (one sentence)
 * Work?
 * Education?
 * Healthcare?
 * Family?
 * Create a flag

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words -Revise Achilles essay (due Wednesday night)

Wednesday, 3/9
Start-Up: //Death Penalty//; (3-5 sentences) Imagine you are on death row (sentenced to execution) for a noble cause. You have the opportunity to write one letter to one person. Who would you write your letter to, and what would you want to tell them? Explain.

1. Discuss startups 2. Read Chapters 3-5 of //Anthem// 3. Watch video about Ken Saro-Wiwa 4. Read Ken Saro-Wiwa biography 5. Answer reading questions in Writer’s Notebook 6. Begin reading “Africa Kills Her Sun” 7. Begin answering questions in Writer’s Notebook 8. Study vocabulary words
 * Title your page: Ken Saro-Wiwa and “Africa Kills Her Sun”
 * Write in complete sentences

-Revise and submit to turnitin.com your final draft of your Achilles essay by midnight tonight! If you run into issues with turnitin.com, email your essay to me before midnight.
 * Homework**

Thursday, 3/10
Start-Up: //Vocabulary Practice//; Write about //Anthem// and/or “Africa Kills Her Sun” using at least 5 vocabulary words. You may include words from previous weeks, but focus mainly on list 7.

1. Finish “Africa Kills Her Sun” and reading questions 2. Read Chapters 6 and 7 of //Anthem// 3. Read and annotate the “Revolutionary Speech” 4. Begin answering questions in your Writer’s Notebook 5. Study vocabulary for tomorrow’s quiz
 * Title your page: Revolutionary Speech from //V for Vendetta//
 * Write in complete sentences

-CEJ #4 Topic= Social Media
 * Homework**

Friday, 3/11
Start-Up: //Your Cause//; (3-5 sentences) We have been reading about individuals who seem to believe strongly in profound ideals (Equality 7-2521 and his realization knowledge, curiosity, and the self; Bana and his opposition to corrupt government; and the narrator from the revolutionary speech and his urging of London citizens to demand the governmental leadership they deserve). If you were to become a political activist, what do you feel your cause would be? What tactics would you use to promote your cause? Explain.

1. Grade your Start-Ups out of 10 points, give a justification of your grade, and turn in to the tray 2. Review for vocabulary quiz (it’s individual again this week…sorry.) 3. Take Vocabulary Quiz 7 4. Finish questions on the Revolutionary Speech from //V for Vendetta// 5. Read Malala speech 6. Answer questions in your Writer’s Notebook
 * Title your page: Malala Yousafzai Nobel Lecture
 * Write in complete sentences

-Revise any Writer’s Notebook entries you wish to; they will be turned in for a test grade on Monday! -HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! Be safe, make good decisions, do something good for someone.
 * Homework**

=Week 8: 3/14-3/18=

Monday, 3/14

 * Mr. Thomas at UNCW*

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Start-Up: //Goals//; Write one short-term (could be accomplished within one year) goal and one long-term goal you have for yourself. Explain why it is you want to achieve that and what it will take from you //starting today// to succeed in these goals.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">*Once you are done, please take out your Writer’s Notebook, work on revising any assignments you did not revise over the weekend and wait for further instruction.*

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. Discuss startup <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. Work on revising any assignments in your Writer's Notebook; Once you are done, please put them on the desk. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Watch //Romeo and Juliet//

-Have a great day off, see you Wednesday.
 * Homework**

Tuesday, 3/15
NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, 3/16
Start-Up: //Previous 4 School Days//; Write briefly about this class over the past four school days. How did it go? How did you do? What could you have done differently? Now, do you have any questions for Mr. Thomas about Haiti?


 * When you have finished, please have out your copy of Anthem

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Mr. Thomas shares 3. Discuss //Anthem// and work from last week

Homework:
-None

Thursday, 3/17
Start-Up: //Effective Persuasion//; Of the texts you read last week, which activist’s actions do you feel were probably most effective? What was it that this person did that you feel was effective? What similarities are you seeing between Equality 7-2521 and the people in the texts you read last week?

Homework: Read Chapters 8 & 9
 * When you have finished, have out your notes from last Tuesday about the new society you and your group were making

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Continue working on new society 3. Read Chapters 8&9
 * A New, BETTER Society!
 * Name--Why?
 * Physical description
 * Vision statement (one sentence)
 * Work?
 * Education?
 * Healthcare?
 * Family?
 * Create a flag
 * Task: Make a presentation (speech, commercial, etc.) to get people to come join your society.
 * Requirements:
 * Some visual(s)
 * All group members must actively participate in presentation
 * Outline all key components of your society

Homework:
-Read Chapters 8&9

Friday, 3/18
Start-Up: //Spring Break//; What are your plans for spring break? How will you use this time away from school to your benefit?

Homework: Finish Anthem!
 * When you have finished, please assess your Start-Ups for the week, give yourself a grade out of 10, and provide a brief justification of your grade earned.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Time to meet with group 3. Presentations of new societies 4. Society of //Anthem// reflection 5. Time to read //Anthem//

Homework:
-Finish //Anthem// -Have a GREAT spring break!!

=SPRING BREAK: 3/21-3/25=

=Week 9: 3/28-4/1=

Monday, 3/28
Start-Up: //Spring Break Highs and Lows//; Write briefly about your spring break. What were your favorite and least favorite parts of your break from school?

**This week’s CEJ topic: the Middle East or Africa
 * When you have finished, acquire a copy of vocabulary list 8 and begin identifying the parts of speech for each word.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary list 8 3. Return Work 4. Making Connections (//Anthem//, "Africa Kills Her Son," //V for Vendetta,// and Malala speech) 5. Finish reading //Anthem//
 * Tasks: Philosophical beliefs presented in the text- Identify, record, explain



Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Tuesday, 3/29
Start-Up: //Intriguing Person//; Who is someone that you felt immediately interested in? This “interest” does not simply imply romantic feelings, but can be more of an inkling to get to know more about him/her because of their personality or profession or any other criteria. Describe him/her. What was it about them that interested you? If you cannot think of someone: Think of the most interesting character you have seen in a movie or read about in a book. Describe him or her. What is it about this character that you find so interesting?


 * When you have finished, please have out this week’s vocabulary words and silently study until we are ready to move on

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review vocabulary words 3. Review work from yesterday 4. Group analysis of tone in works 5. Discuss tomorrow's midterm

Homework:
-Prepare for midterm

Wednesday, 3/30

 * Mr. Thomas out sick*

Midterm! When you have finished, work on CEJ #5 (the Middle East or Northern Africa)

Thursday, 3/31

 * Mr. Thomas out sick*

1. Continue working on midterm if you did not finish it yesterday. 2. Watch movie, //Ender's Game//

Friday, 4/1

 * Half-day***
 * Mr. Thomas out sick*

1. Finish watching //Ender's Game//

=Week 10: 4/4-4/8=

Monday, 4/4

 * Mr. Thomas out sick

1. Review vocabulary 2. Vocabulary Quiz8 3. Vocabulary List 9 4. World religions activity



Homework:
-Study vocabulary words

Tuesday, 4/5
Start-Up: //New 9 Weeks//; Now that we have begun our final quarter of the school year, consider what practices you would like to continue doing in order to be as successful as possible. Are there any things you are currently doing that you would like to change in order to be more successful? Explain how these things will help you.


 * When you have finished, please have out your vocabulary words for this week. Work on creating original sentences for the words or simply studying.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Checking in... 3. Review vocabulary list 9 4. //The Alchemist// Webquest 5. Discuss Webquest answers 6. Metaphorical Journey activity #1
 * Midterms will be graded soon
 * First test grade of new quarter
 * Report cards will be distributed on Thursday
 * 10-minute homeroom after 1st
 * New 9 Weeks
 * // ALCHEMIST WEBQUEST //
 * Complete in Writer's Notebook
 * Discuss

Homework:
-Study vocabulary

Wednesday, 4/6
Start-Up: //It’s the Climb//; What is more important, the journey or the destination? Explain why it is you feel this way. Is there a personal experience you have that has shaped this opinion?

Today you will need: • World Religions handout • Answers from yesterday’s Webquest • Writer’s Notebook


 * When you have finished, please silently study vocabulary words until we are ready to move on

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Questions about vocabulary words? 3. Review World Religions handout 4. Review Webquest answers 5. Metaphorical Journey #1 6. Pre-reading handouts
 * What was the most interesting thing you learned from this activity?
 * Why is it beneficial to understand the basic principles of these religions? (3-5 sentences)
 * What was the most interesting thing you learned from the webquest?
 * What interests you most about Coelho?
 * What interests you most about The Alchemist?
 * Finish for homework

(only first page) (only geography page)

Homework:
-Finish worksheets

Thursday, 4/7

 * Make sure your name is on both homework handouts and turn them in to the 4th period tray

Start-Up: //Unique Purpose//; Do you believe that everyone has a “purpose” in life? What makes you believe or not believe this idea?


 * When you have finished, please have out your vocabulary list and wait for further instructions

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary Review 3. Poem “The Way it is” 4. Writer’s Notebook reflection writing 5. Prologue handout 6. Distribute copies of //The Alchemist// 7. Read introduction, until page 9
 * Finish for homework
 * Finish for homework



Homework:
-Finish prologue handout -Read //The Alchemist// prologue, up to page 9 -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 4/8
Start-Up: //Professionals in Training//; Imagine if instead of being called "students," you were called "professionals in training." Sounds cheesy, right? But really, do you think this shift in perspective would change anything about the culture of a traditional public high school--of Ashley High School, specifically? Explain your answer.


 * When you have finished:
 * Review and finalize your Start-Ups
 * Make sure your name is on them
 * Assess your work out of 10 possible points (10/10 is PERFECT)
 * Give a justification for why you deserve that grade
 * Turn your Start-Ups in to the tray
 * Study for vocabulary quiz 9

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary quiz 9 3. Speech 4. SOAPSTone Notes 5. SOAPSTone Practice w/ speech 6. Distribute reading questions and project sheet; discuss



Homework:
-Read //The Alchemist// through page 33 -Answer questions 1-10

=Week 11: 4/11-4/15=

Monday, 4/11
Week 11

Start-Up: //The World's Greatest Lie//; According to the old man in //The Alchemist//, the world's greatest lie is, "that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate," ultimately leading to people not choosing their own Personal Legends. For your Start-Up: 1. Explain what the old man means by this statement 2. Either defend or challenge the man's statement in 3-5 sentences


 * When you have finished, get a copy of this week's vocabulary words and begin identifying the parts of speech

1. New seats! 2. Discuss Start-Up 3. Review Vocabulary List 10 4. CEJ 6: Commencement Speech 5. Review SOAPSTone 6. Practice constructing a SOAPSTone statement for Steve Jobs’ commencement speech
 * Homework for TONIGHT: Choose a commencement speech, print off or email to Mr. Thomas
 * Collection of Commencement Speeches
 * Goal: A one paragraph, comprehensive analysis of a speech that addresses all elements of SOAPSTone, using textual evidence to support Purpose and Tone.
 * Attempt individually first, then collaborate with one classmate
 * Discuss

Homework:
-Write sentences for vocabulary words -Find a commencement speech (print off or email to Mr. Thomas)

Tuesday, 4/12

 * Please have out the speech you found last night for homework

Start-Up: //Excerpt from __The Alchemist__//; Consider the following quote from the first chunk of reading of //The Alchemist//: “…for her every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises” (27). What do you think the old man meant in saying this? How does/could this apply to you personally?


 * When you have finished, please have out your SOAPSTone work from yesterday, the notes sheet, your speech, a blank sheet of paper, and silently review your vocabulary words.

1. Mr. Thomas's good luck continues... 2. Discuss Start-Up 3. Yesterday's SOAPSTone analysis: 4. SOAPSTone Analysis of your chosen speech:
 * Trade with neighbor
 * Read
 * Compare his/her analysis with your SOAPSTone notes
 * Has he/she addressed each component of SOAPSTone?
 * Which parts could be strengthened?
 * What would you steal?
 * Give yourself room for notes/drafting thoughts
 * Give a final analysis of your speech
 * Consider the feedback from your partner
 * Turn in to Mr. Thomas

Homework:
-Finish the SOAPSTone analysis, if you didn't in class -Read //The Alchemist// through page 47 and answer through question 15

Wednesday, 4/13
Start-Up: //Cross-Cultural Connections//; in 3-5 sentences explain how a story about a particular place can cross regional boundaries and appeal to readers who have never lived in that time period or place.


 * When you have finished, please have out your reading questions for //The Alchemist// and two blank sheets of paper

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Discuss Sophomore Project 3. The Alchemist 4. Magical Realism 5. Visit the website www.poemhunter.com 6. Time to read/work on project
 * Discuss reading questions 1-15
 * Discuss prologue activity
 * Read document on my website
 * Record notes on magical realism
 * Explain how elements of magical realism are already present in //The Alchemist//
 * Scan through poems, choose one
 * Complete a SOAPSTone analysis of the poem with your partner
 * Turn in to Mr. Thomas



Homework:
-Read //The Alchemist// (be through question 20 by Friday) -Study vocabulary words

Thursday, 4/14
Start-Up: //Magical Realism//; Summarize what you learned yesterday about magical realism. Can you think of any movies/books/TV shows/etc. you have encountered that could fit this genre? How so?


 * When you have finished, please have out your reading questions for The Alchemist,

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Discuss Sophomore Project 3. Key Words 4. //The Alchemist// 5. Finish work from yesterday 6. //The Alchemist// Project 7. Time to read/work on project
 * Discuss prologue activity
 * Discuss reading questions 1-15
 * Magical Realism
 * Read document on my website
 * Record notes on magical realism
 * Explain how elements of magical realism are already present in The Alchemist
 * Visit the website www.poemhunter.com
 * Scan through poems, choose one
 * Complete a SOAPSTone analysis of the poem with your partner
 * Turn in to Mr. Thomas
 * Review the project directions
 * Review the first part of the novel, recording information that will help you with your project
 * Pull out quotes that resonate with you and record them in your Writer's Notebook

Homework:
-Read //The Alchemist// through page 79 -Answer reading questions 16-20 -CEJ #6: only summary and commentary -Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday, 4/15

 * Please turn in your CEJ #6, your poem SOAPSTone, and have out questions 16-20 to be stamped

Start-Up: //Life Changing Experience/Encounter//; Have you ever gone through a moment in your life that affected you deeply? Have you ever met an individual who had such a profound impact on you that something about you changed because of him/her? Explain this event/person and describe how you were affected. IF YOU HAVE NOT write about what life events you hope to go through one day in the future and how those events will affect you.


 * When you have finished:
 * Review and finalize your Start-Ups
 * Make sure your name is on them
 * Assess your work out of 10 possible points (10/10 is PERFECT)
 * Give a justification for why you deserve that grade
 * Turn your Start-Ups in
 * Study for vocabulary quiz 10

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Vocabulary Quiz 10 3. The Alchemist Project 4. Time to read/work on project
 * Review the project directions
 * Review the first part of the novel, recording information that will help you with your project
 * Pull out quotes that resonate with you and record them in your Writer's Notebook

=Week 12: 4/18-4/22=

Monday, 4/18
Start-Up: //Advice//; So far, Santiago has received advice from a few different people. Explain a piece of advice you have received. What was the advice? Who gave it to you? Did you listen to it? Why has this advice stuck with you?


 * When you have finished, please acquire a copy of this week’s vocabulary words and begin working on studying and writing sentences for each word

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review Vocabulary List 11 3. Hero's Journey video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZxs_jGN7Pg 4. Identify these archetypes in The Alchemist 5. "You Can't Do Anything You Set Your Mind To" Article 6. Discuss article 7. Time to read
 * Watch
 * Re-watch, keeping notes on the archetypes
 * Discuss
 * Read
 * Respond to the two questions in your Writer’s Notebook
 * Next chunk done by Wednesday



Homework:
-Study/write sentences for vocab -Read //Alchemist//

Tuesday, 4/19
Start-Up: //Greater Importance//; Paulo Coelho has stated that "simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them.” What is something that Santiago possesses that contains more significance than what the item initially seems to have? Write about something that is “simple” yet valuable to you. Be prepared to explain specifically why/ how the item is valuable.


 * When you have finished, please have out your Writer's Notebook, open to your responses to yesterday's article. Then, quietly review your vocabulary words until we move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Questions about vocabulary? 3. Discuss yesterday's essay 4. Hero's Journey activity 5. Read/work on Alchemist project
 * On each square of paper: a name, another name, a place, another place, a desire ("to...")
 * With one partner
 * Create a story that follows the monomyth theory we discussed yesterday
 * Include the components you drew from the piles of paper
 * Include at least 10 vocabulary words
 * Create a visual representation of your story, including a title for your story
 * Read through next chunk by tomorrow, to question 32

Homework:
-Read //The Alchemist// through question 32 -Feel free to bring your personal computer tomorrow, we will begin the research process

Wednesday, 4/20

 * Please have your //Alchemist// reading questions through 32 opened on your desk to be stamped

Start-Up: //Trade Places//; If you could trade places with anyone for one full day, who would you choose? Why this person? What do you think a day in the life of him/her would be like?


 * When you have finished, please get a laptop and sign on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Sophomore Project 3. Overview of process 4. Begin first steps
 * Big picture: 3-5 pages; at least 5 reliable sources
 * Presentation: 3-5 minutes; visual aid
 * We will take the process step by step
 * //FIRE DRILL//

Homework:
-Study vocabulary -Read //The Alchemist//; Finish next chunk (through question 37) by Friday

Thursday, 4/21

 * No Start-Up today!
 * Get a laptop, if needed, and then come up with a plan for these 90 minutes to work on...

-Hero's Journey Activity -Study for vocabulary quiz #11 -//The Alchemist// -Research process
 * Story
 * All elements of Hero's Journey
 * 10 vocabulary words
 * Create a "poster" for display
 * Be through questions #37 by tomorrow
 * Project (due next Friday)

Homework:
-Read //The Alchemist// through #37 -Study for vocabulary quiz 11

Wednesday, 4/27
Please have out your reading questions to be stamped.

Start-Up: //The Alchemist Theme//; A theme is a universal message that can be learned through a text (not a moral). This idea should be broad enough for anyone to be able to relate to it. Consider //The Alchemist//. What is a possible theme from this novel? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please quietly review your vocabulary words until we are ready to move on

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Checking in... 3. Time to work
 * //Alchemist// project due Monday
 * Extended research assignment due Tuesday

Homework:
-Study vocabulary words, work on assignments

Thursday, 4/28
Start-Up: //English Workshop Agreement//; Copy this statement onto your Start-Up sheet:

Because Mr. Thomas is so kind and wants to see me succeed, he is giving us another entire class period to work on the assignments for this class, which include //The Alchemist// project due Monday, Extended Research Assignment due Tuesday, and vocabulary quiz 12 tomorrow. I will work diligently on these tasks because if I waste this time, I will have detention with Mr. Thomas, and I do not want to endure his coffee breath more than necessary. 
 * When you have finished, please get to work on your assignments.

1. Workshop time!

Homework:
-Vocabulary quiz 12 tomorrow

Friday, 4/29
=Week 14: 5/2-5/6=

Monday, 5/2
Start-Up: //The Alchemist Project//; Reflect on your experience completing the final project for The Alchemist. How do you feel you did with this assignment? What was your favorite part to complete? Why? What letter grade do you think your work deserves? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please get a laptop and sign in to PowerSchool

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Turn in //Alchemist// project 3. Benchmark 2: ENG2SPRB2 4. Work on extended research assignment (due tomorrow) 5. Progress reports: get signed

Homework:
-Extended research assignment

Thursday, 5/5

 * Did you know…? Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico’s Independence Day; it observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Start-Up: //Proudest Moment//; what has been the proudest moment (or one of) of your life so far? What was the situation, and why were you particularly proud of yourself at this time? Write about this in 3-5 sentences.


 * When you have finished, please have out this week's vocabulary words.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Finish //Alchemist// project presentations 3. Assign books and groups for Group Book Project 4. 15 minutes to begin reading 5. Meet with group: devise a reading plan

Homework:
-Read book

Friday, 5/7
Start-Up: //Book Project Book//; What are your initial thoughts on your assigned book? Do you think you will enjoy the story? Explain. 3-5 sentences.

1. Discuss start-up 2. Share CEJs 3. Next step of research: filter through extended research and develop a thesis statement 4. Time to work on thesis or read book

=Week 15: 5/9-5/13=

Tuesday, 5/10
Start-Up: //Novel Protagonist//; Briefly describe the main character of your chosen book. Do you like him/her currently? Why or why not? What do you think will happen to this character? Do you have multiple main characters? Do you like one more than the other? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please silently read your book

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Talk with Mr. Jarman and Ms. Heise 3. Independent reading time (30 minutes) 4. Discuss thesis writing and outlining 5. Time to work on research
 * Thesis...email to me!
 * Outline due Friday, end of class

Homework:
-Work on research assignments -Read book

Wednesday, 5/11
Start-Up: //Planning//; Explain the purpose of having a plan before beginning an activity. What aspects of your life require—or should contain—some element of planning? Why is planning something like a paper be beneficial to you?


 * When you have finished, please have out your book and continue reading.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Time to read 3. Outlining and Thesis writing 4. Work on research/reading project

Thursday, 5/12
Start-Up: //Extended Research//; what is the most interesting information you learned about your topic from the extended research assignment? Why does this interest you?


 * When you are finished, please access and log on to a laptop. Pull up your extended research assignment, then wait for further instruction

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Review Sophomore Project page 3. Time to work on outline
 * Sample research paper
 * What would this outline look like?

Friday, 5/13
Start-Up; // Your Legacy // ; How would you like to be remembered? Would it be for doing something great or for being a certain type of person? Think about the different aspects of your life; how do you want to be remembered by your friends, family, teachers, etc.?

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Time to work!

= Week 16: 5/16-5/20 =

Monday, 5/16
*Mr. Thomas out for training

Start-Up: // POS Practice // ; Write 3 sentences about your weekend. Include noun, verb, adjective, adverb in each sentence. Label the parts of speech. Draw arrows from the adjectives and adverbs to the words they modify.

1. DIscuss Start-Up 2. Read independent book 3. Work on research; outline due tonight to turnitin.com

Homework:
-Finish and submit outline

Tuesday, 5/17
Start-Up: //Independent Reading//; Give me a quick check-in with your independent book. Are you enjoying it? Why or why not? How is the project coming? Do you feel like you are pulling your weight for the group? Explain.


 * When you have finished, please silently read your book.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Time to read book 3. Meet with group 4. Work on research/continue reading

Wednesday, 5/18
Start-Up: //Classroom Activity//; What is an assignment or activity you have done in any class that you particularly enjoyed? What class was this for, and what did you learn from this activity? Would it be possible to do this activity or a version of it for your lesson on your book?


 * When you have finished, please access a device (your phone or a laptop) and go to kahoot.it for a quick vocabulary review

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Kahoot! 3. Time to work on group project or outline

Homework:
-Work on group project -Study vocabulary words

Thursday, 5/19
Start-Up: //First Impression//; Imagine you are meeting someone for the first time, (Think of a specific situation...a friend of a friend, a job interview, a college interview) The person says, "So, tell me about yourself." What do you tell him/her? Try to give a complete picture of yourself in 3 sentences.


 * When you have finished, please silently read your project book.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Time to read 3. Project update: Omit 8b (Include the evidence of your learning from each section) 4. Work on project

Homework:
-Work on group project -Study vocabulary words

Friday, 5/20
Start-Up: // My Future // ; What do you hope to do after high school? Be as specific as possible. What interests do you currently have that could potentially turn in to a job for you in the future? What do you need to do now to make your goals feasible? Explain.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. CFNC Presentation from Mrs. Craven 3. Discuss with group about project due Monday

Homework:
-Finish group reading project -Study vocabulary words for Tuesday's cumulative test

= Week 17: 5/23-5/27 =

Monday, 5/23
Start-Up: //Last Full Week//; We have reached the last full week of school! Write briefly about your school year using at least 5 vocabulary words from any week.


 * When you have finished, please prepare for a vocabulary review

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Work with group to finalize your binder for the group reading project 3. Reading test

Homework:
-Study for tomorrow's cumulative test QUIZLET KAHOOT!

Tuesday, 5/24
Start-Up: //Vocabulary Study//; What is one study strategy you will use to study for today’s cumulative vocabulary test? Share one piece of test-taking advice and how that will help you on today’s test.


 * When you have finished, please have out your vocabulary lists and review until we are ready to move on.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. Time to review 3. Vocabulary test 4. Finish reading test 5. Group and self evaluations

Wednesday, 5/25
1. Work on research paper

Thursday, 5/26

 * Mr. Thomas out

Work on research paper; first draft due tomorrow

Friday, 5/27

 * Mr. Thomas out

1. Work on research paper 2. Peer edit 3. Make corrections 4. Submit first draft to turnitin.com

=Week 18: 5/30-6/2=

Monday, 5/30
NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, 5/31
Start-Up: //Literary Elements//; Record all literary elements and devices you can remember from your past language arts classes. These are terms such as plot, conflict, protagonist, simile, repetition, etc. If you can, say what these terms are. Now, write why it may be beneficial to know terms such as these for the EOC.

1. Discuss Start-Up 2. This week: 3. EOC Online Test Tutorial 4. Review first drafts 5. Remember: Final draft due Thursday by midnight!
 * Today
 * EOC Online Test Tutorial
 * Review first drafts; final draft due Thursday by midnight
 * Wednesday, 6/1
 * EOC preparation and practice
 * Thursday, 6/2
 * Last day of class!
 * EOC preparation and practice
 * End-of-semester reflections
 * Sign yearbooks