TOMORROW based on role playing activity.
10/7/08: Journal, peer edit rough drafts, create a final copy of narrative essay
10/8/08: Journal, FINAL COPY of narrative essay DUE, present in class, class discussion
10/9/08: Journal, VOCAB QUIZ, JOURNAL CHECK, assign descriptive essay ROUGH DRAFT DUE
MONDAY
10/10/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY, Scholastic Book Orders DUE
10/13/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #9, peer edit rough drafts of descriptive essay, FINAL
COPY of descriptive essay DUE TOMORROW!
10/14/08: Journal, FINAL COPY of Descriptive essay due, present essays in class
10/15/08: Journal, Review vocabulary with vocabulary activities
10/16/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY QUIZ
END OF NINE WEEK GRADING PERIOD....NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008
10/20/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #10, freewrite, discuss and
possibly begin reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Note: this novel is NOT based on any religion. "Heaven" in the title refers to a dream that the author's uncle had one night. His dedication page explains that this in only ONE opinion on what Heaven may be and the author feels that everyone's opinions should be respected. Please feel free to call me or e-mail me if you have comments or concerns on our reading of this novel in class. This novel is being read to discuss the impact that people have on our lives and the impact that we have on other people's lives. Sometimes, the impact is so small that we don't even realize that we've made a difference. That is the concept that I will be teaching while we read this novel in class. It is solely focused on the dynamics of human relationships.)
10/21/08: Journal, begin or continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
10/22/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
10/23/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY EXAM
10/24/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
10/27/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #11, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
10/28/08: Journal, Formative Assessment Exams
10/29/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
10/30/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY QUIZ
10/31/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
11/3/08: Journal, define vocabulary for week #12, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/4/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/5/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven, 1st and fourth period will have their journal check and vocabulary quiz WEDNESDAY because they will be taking the PLAN test on Thursday during this class.
11/6/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, VOCABULARY QUIZ
11/7/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
11/10/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/11/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/12/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, worksheets over The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/17/08: Journal, define vocabulary week #14, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/18/08: Journal, take the needs assessment survey required by the district
11/19/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven (6th period will take the
vocabulary test and turn in their journals today. They will be at the school play tomorrow
during this period.)
11/20/08: Journal, Journal Check, Vocabulary Quiz
11/21/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
11/24/08: Journal, continue reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven
11/25/08: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, Independent Reading Day or finish the Five People You Meet in Heaven
12/1/08: Journal, define vocabulary words
12/2/08: Journal, Formative Assessment
12/3/08: Journal, work on discussion questions for The Five People You Meet in Heaven
12/4/08: Journal, Journal Check, Vocabulary Quiz, work on discussion questions for The Five People
You Meet in Heaven
12/5/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY....turn in discussion questions for The Five People You Meet
in Heaven
12/8/08: Journal, begin viewing The Five People You Meet in Heaven
12/9/08: continue watching The Five People You Meet in Heaven
12/10/08: continue watching The Five People You Meet in Heaven
12/11/08: study guide for semester exam handed out and worked on in class
12/12/08: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
All classes during the week of semester exams (Dec. 15-19) will use the class time as "study hall"
1st period exam: Tuesday, Dec. 16 (8:30-9:40)
4th period exam: Thursday, Dec. 18 (8:30-9:40)
6th period exam: Thursday, Dec. 18 (1:10-2:20)
DUE TO SNOW DAYS...Exam periods are extended through Tuesday, January 6, 2009