English I - 1st Block Calendar
WEEK 20
Tue 1/7/15 ~ Introductions ~ "How to Use a Dictionary" Power Point ~ Students Take notes ~ Begin Dictionary Scavenger Hunt DG Wed 1/8/15 ~ Complete Dictionary Scavenger Hunt DG ~ Receive: Course Policies ~ Read and discuss Course Policies, Emergency Procedures, and 'Flow of Traffic' Thu 1/9/15 ~ Receive: Parent Letter, Contact Info., & Contract ( DUE Mon 1/12/15) ~ Receive: Remind Flyer ~ Receive: Read Theory (DUE Mon 1/12/15) ~ Discuss above documents ~ Begin Research Pretest DG Fri 1/10/15 ~ Complete Research Pretest DG WEEK 21
Mon 1/12/15 ~ Review Course Policies ~ Course Policies QZ ~ Read Theory Tue 1/13/15 ~ Read Theory Wed 1/14/15 ~ Narrative Pretest Thu 1/15/15 ~ Complete Narrative Pretest ~ Library Visit Fri 1/16/15 ~ Receive Close Reading notes ~ Read and discuss notes with teacher modeling a close reading of "The Pledge of Allegiance" ~ Receive Word Map ~ Teacher model of working a term on the Word Map WEEK 22
Tue 1/20/15 ~ Teacher model of working a term on the Word Map ~ Practice working a term on the Word Map ~ Read Theory Wed 1/21/15 ~ Receive The Gettysburg Address ~ Perform a close reading on the text Thu 1/22/15 ~ Receive response questions for the Gettysburg Address ~ Work on questions Fri 1/23/15 ~ Finish questions for the Gettysburg Address and submit QZ ~ Take notes on TREE C Power Point (How to Compose a Clear, Concise Paragraph) WEEK 23
Mon 1/26/15 ~ Revise your Friday's BR paragraph so that it is a clear and concise paragraph DG ~ Receive guided notes for Elements of the Plot ~ Fill in notes from Bowen's lecture with power point Tue 1/27/15 ~ Read "The Three Little Pigs," Practice identifying Elements of the Plot, & Review answers with Bowen ~ Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game" **You should be trying to mentally identify Elements of the Plot. ***You should also select 2 unfamiliar words to complete Word Maps on. Wed 1/28/15 ~ Finish reading TMDG ~ Pop-Comprehension Quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game" Thu 1/29/15 ~ Create a vocabulary list from the class's unfamiliar words (QZ Tue 2-3-15) ~ Receive Plot Map ~ Complete the Plot Map - Identify Elements of the Plot from TMDG DG ~ Complete 2 Word Maps on chosen unfamiliar words DG Fri 1/30/15 ~ Complete 2 Word Maps and Plot Map on TMDG from Thursday DG |
WEEK 24
Mon 2/2/15 ~ Receive handout for Comparing TMDG Movie and Short Story DG ~ Watch movie, comparing and contrasting scenes Tue 2/3/15 ~ Receive & Discuss Sentence Structure/Conjunctions NOTES ~ Receive and Discuss Conflict NOTES ~ Practice Identifying types of conflict in The Three Little Pigs Wed 2/4/15 ~ Receive and Discuss Conjunctive Adverbs/Subordinating Conjunctions & Classifying Connectors Handouts ~ Combining Sentences: Language books page 469, 366, and 338 DG Thu 2/5/15 ~ Finish and Submit Combining Sentences: Language books page 469, 366, and 338 DG ~ Receive and Discuss Vocabulary NOTES for TMDG ~ HOMEWORK: Write sentences that employ the vocabulary word for #1-10. Fri 2/6/15 ~ Write sentences that employ the vocabulary word for #11-20 and submit. DG ~ Identify types of conflict in a video. WEEK 25
Mon 2/9/15 ~ Read "The Interlopers" ~ Identify the plot and types of conflict from the story. DG Tue 2/10/15 ~ Wed 2/11/15 ~ Plot and Conflict QZ Thu 2/12/15 ~ Vocabulary Quiz for TMDG QZ Fri 2/13/15 ~ WEEK 26
Tue 2/17/15 ~ Wed 2/18/15 ~ Thu 2/19/15 ~ Fri 2/20/15 ~ WEEK 27
Mon 2/23/15 ~ Tue 2/24/15 ~ Wed 2/25/15 ~ Thu 2/26/15 ~ Fri 2/26/15 ~ WEEK 28
Mon 3/2/15 ~ Tue 3/3/15 ~ Wed 3/4/15 ~ Thu 3/5/15 ~ Midterm Exams Fri 3/6/15 ~ Midterm Exams |