3/17/09: Journal, review Part one of To Kill a Mockingbird
3/18/09: Journal, Formative Assessments
3/19/09: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, Test over Part One of To Kill a Mockingbird
3/20/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
3/30/09: Journal, work on chapter summaries for chapters 1-11 in groups, present summaries to
class
3/31/09: Journal, read Chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird
4/1/09: Journal, continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird
4/2/09: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, finish chapter 14, and work on question packets for
To Kill a Mockingbird
4/3/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
4/6/09: Journal, continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird
4/7/09: Journal, continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird
7th period will now have a journal check EVERY day at the beginning of class because they did not use their "journal time" wisely
4/8/09: Journal, continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird
4/9/09: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, work on study questions for To Kill a Mockingbird
4/10/09: NO SCHOOL - GOOD FRIDAY
Surprise: This is a "journal free" week. We will not be writing journals for this ONE week only!
4/13/09: read To Kill a Mockingbird chapter number 18
4/14/09: continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird starting with chapter 19
4/15/09: continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird
4/16/09: continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird
4/17/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
Due to End of Course Geometry and Algebra exams, some students will not have this class each day this week. Therefore, we are not writing journals this week.
4/20/09: read chapters 24-25 of To Kill a Mockingbird
4/21/09: write "The Ballad of Tom Robinson" for instructions, click here
4/22/09: write a comparison essay using the poem provided, click here
4/23/09: work on study questions for To Kill a Mockingbird
4/24/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
4/27/09: Journal, read chapters 26-27 of To Kill a Mockingbird
4/28/09: work on study questions
4/29/09: work on study questions
4/30/09: Journal Check, read chapters 28-30
5/1/09: Finish To Kill a Mockingbird and work on study questions
5/4/09: Journal, assign project (100 points), discuss novel, work on study questions
5/5/09: Journal, work on study questions
5/6/09: Journal, work on study questions
5/7/09: Journal, JOURNAL CHECK, Study Questions due!!!
5/8/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY (final Scholastic book orders are due)
We will not write journals for the remainder of the school year!!!!!
5/11/09: Discuss alliteration, complete exercise; Discuss allusion, read "Ain't I a Woman?"
and "For Women" and discuss. Compare and contrast the two poems
5/12/09: Complete allusion poetry writing exercise, discuss epitaphs. Write epitaphs and
present them to the class
5/13/09: Discuss Haiku, discuss figurative language, write a haiku poem and share with the class
5/14/09: Discuss hyperbole, complete hyperbole writing exercise, PROJECT DUE (Boo's Diary)
5/15/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
5/18/09: Discuss imagery, read "Harlem: A Dream Deferred" and "Juicy" and discuss. Complete
imagery poetry writing exercise for homework.
5/19/09: Present imagery poetry writing exercise. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
5/20/09: Discuss irony. Read "The Fish" Complete detecting irony worksheet, discuss meaning,
Read "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" and "Me Against the World",
Compare and contrast the two poems. Complete "I Am..." poem to reinforce meaning.
Share the poems aloud in class.
5/21/09: Read "The Weaver" and "Respiration" to explain metaphor.Complete metaphor poetry
writing activity and share them aloud in class.
5/22/09: INDEPENDENT READING DAY
5/26/09: Discuss mood; Read "We Real Cool" and "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays" and
"Follow Me" and discuss; Write a mood poem and share in class
5/27/09: Discuss onomatopoeia; Read "The Congo" and "Datskat"; Write an onomatopeoia poem
5/28/09: Receive STUDY GUIDE for semester exam
5/29/09-6/3/09: Semester Exams