Finish Cast Away

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20:

• Finish Cast Away screening
• Complete C3 viewing guides, hand in

Cast Away C3 Screening (Cont.)

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18:

• Review Cast Away to this point
• Continue Cast Away, work on screening guide

Begin Cast Away

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 16:

• Watch Cast Away, work on screening guide

Finish Flies, Vocab Test #4 (Redo)

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12:

• Finish Lord of the Flies
• Wrap-up discussion, hand in Chapter 12 questions
• Take Vocabulary Test #4, Redo
• When complete test, work on Lord of the Flies project, DUE MONDAY!!

HOMEWORK

• Lord of the Flies project due Monday, 12/16

Vocab Test #4, Finish Lord of the Flies

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10:

• Quick Vocab review
• Vocab Test #4
• When done, work on Lord of the Flies project
• Finish Lord of the Flies - Chapter 12
• Quick Recap
• Audio Link
• Complete Reading Questions
• Time left: WORK ON FLIES PROJECT!!

HOMEWORK

• Lord of the Flies project due Monday, 12/16

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 12 (Part 1 of 2)

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6:

• Lord of the Flies - Quick Visual Review
• Read Lord of the Flies - Ch 12 (First Half)
• Audio Link
• Work on comprehension questions
• Vocabulary Review
• Make your own flash cards to help you study!
• WORDS BEING REMOVED: Assiduous, Chary, and Tutelage
• If time: Peardeck activity with vocab

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test #4 on Tuesday, 12/10
• Lord of the Flies project due on Monday, 12/16

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 11

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4:

• Lord of the Flies Ch 1-10 review video (stop at 8:23)
• Read Lord of the Flies Ch 11
• Audio Link
• Complete Reading Questions
• Vocabulary Kahoot
• Work on Lord of the Flies project

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test #4 on Tuesday, 12/10
• Lord of the Flies Project due on Monday, 12/16

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 10

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25:

• Leave vocab books on back table
• Chapter 10 of Lord of the Flies
• Audio Link
• Go over Lord of the Flies Project
• Begin working on project
• Find important scenes, gather quotes, images, etc.

HOMEWORK

• Vocab Test #4 on Friday, 12/6
• Lord of the Flies Project due Monday 12/16

Vocabulary Unit 4, Lord of the Flies Ch 9

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21:

• Vocabulary Peardeck Activities
• Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies
• Audio Link
• Finish chapter for homework if incomplete
• Work on Vocabulary 4A, B, and E

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary 4A, B, and E

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 8

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19:

• Next 4 words, vocabulary
• Finish Lord of the Flies - Chapter 7
• Go over questions, hand in
• Chapter 8 - Lord of the Flies
• Audio Link
• Chapter 7 and 8 Kahoot
• Continue film, if time

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 7

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15:

• Vocab #4, first four words, Peardeck activity
• Chapter 6: Quick review, hand-in, Kahoot
• Read Chapter 7
• Audio Link
• Complete Chapter 7 Questions
• Any time left: watch film

HOMEWORK

• Complete Chapter 7 Questions

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 6

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13:

• Review Chapter 5 Questions, Hand in
• Chapter 4-5 Review Kahoot
• Read Chapter 6 of Lord of the Flies
• Audio Link
• Complete Reading Questions
• Continue Film (if time)

HOMEWORK

• Chapter 6 questions due next class

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 5

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8:

• Hand in mask activity and ch.4 questions
• Read Chapter 5
• Audio Link
• Go over questions

HOMEWORK

• Complete Chapter 5 questions, if unfinished

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 4

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6:

• Read Lord of the Flies, Ch, 4
• Audio Link
• Go over questions for chapter 4
• Mask activity

HOMEWORK

• Complete chapter 4 questions and mask activity

Lord of the Flies - Ch 2-3

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4:

• Cont. Lord of the Flies, Ch 2-3
• Chapter 3 Audio
• Complete Ch 2-3 questions
• Chapter 1-3 Kahoot
• Begin Ch. 4 (if time)

HOMEWORK

• If incomplete, Ch 2-3 questions are due

Vocabulary Test #3, Lord of the Flies Ch 2

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31:

• Vocabulary Test #3
• When your test is complete, work on:
• Lord of the Flies, Ch1 questions (due today)
• Start reading Ch2 independently, write down any vocab or questions you have about the reading
• Read Lord of the Flies, Chapter 2
• Work on chapter questions

Lord of the Flies - Chapter 1 (cont.)

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29:

• Complete Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies
• Go over comprehension questions and pass in
• Lord of the Flies Ch 1 review Kahoot
• Begin Ch 2, 3 of Lord of the Flies

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test #3 Thursday, 10/31

Intro to Lord of the Flies

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25:

• Vocabulary Kahoot
• Introduction to Lord of the Flies
• Pre-reading Questions
• Vocab book check 3
• Sign out books
• Begin reading Lord of the Flies

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test Thurs, 10/31
• Short story summative assignment due by 11:59pm

Vocab Unit 3 (2/2)

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23:

• Vocabulary Unit 3: last 8 words
• Definitions
• Write your own sentences!
• Kahoot
• Work on:
• Vocabulary book activities 3A, B, and E
• Short story summative, DUE FRIDAY
• Any missing work

HOMEWORK

• Vocab book activities 3A,B, and E, due Friday
• Short story summative due Friday

Start Vocab Unit 3

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 21:

• New seating chart
• Vocabulary unit 3: first 7 words
• Definitions
• Write your own sentences!
• Kahoot
• Work on:
• Short story summative or benchmark if incomplete

HOMEWORK

• Summative short story assignment due Friday

Grammar: Parts of Speech

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17:

• Grammar Notes: Parts of Speech
• Complete parts of speech worksheet
• Remaining time: Work on short story assignment

HOMEWORK:

• Short story assignment benchmark due TODAY!
• Parts of speech worksheet due on Monday

Irony Notes, Conferences, In-class writing

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9:

• Irony and foreshadowing notes
• Irony Kahoot
• Review benchmark assignment requirements
• Individual conferences
• While conferences are happening, work on:
• Summer Reading - Final Draft
• Short Story Summative Assignment benchmark

HOMEWORK

• Summer reading essay - final draft due Monday, 10/15
• Short story summative - benchmark due Thursday, 10/17

Vocab Test #2; short story assignment

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 7:

• Hand in reading role for "A Sound of Thunder"
• Introduce Short Story summative assignment
• Vocabulary Test #2
• When complete test, work on:
• Summer reading essay - final draft
• Short story assignment benchmark assignment

HOMEWORK:

• Summer Reading Essay - Final Draft due 10/15
• Short Story Summative - Benchmark due 10/17

Vocab practice, "A Sound of Thunder"

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3:

• Vocabulary Kahoot
• "A Sound of Thunder"
• Foreshadowing
• Irony
• Work on:
• Summer Reading - Final Draft
• Reading Role

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test #2 on MONDAY!
• Summer Reading Essay - Final Draft, Wednesday, 10/9

Summer Reading Essay Workshopping

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1:

• Pass in reading role for "Lamb to the Slaughter"
• Go over vocab activities
• Summer reading
• Work on final draft / rough draft
• Individual meetings with teacher

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test #2 on Monday, 10/7
• Summer reading essay, final draft due Wednesday, 10/9
• Final draft can not be submitted until rough draft complete

Short Story Unit: "Lamb to the Slaughter"

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27:

• Debrief, pass in reading roles for "The Veldt"
• Read "Lamb to the Slaughter"
• Complete Reading Role

HOMEWORK:

• Vocabulary Test #2: Tues, October 7th

Vocab and Summer Reading

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25:

• Vocabulary review
• Vocab Kahoot
• Individual conferences
• Work on: 
• Summer reading essay, rough draft
• Vocabulary Activities 2A, 2B, and 2E
• Other classwork - as long as it's quiet!
• If you do not make the most of your time and choose to distract others, there will be an extra short story assigned for homework!

HOMEWORK:

• Summer Reading Essay - rough draft due by 11:59 tonight!
• Complete vocabulary workbook activities 2A, 2B, and 2E

Vocab Unit 2 Intro

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:

• Vocab Unit 2: Skits
• Groups of 3
• Presenting optional; presenters who use vocab correctly gets extra credit on next test
• Work on summer reading essay (due Wednesday)
• If complete essay, work on Vocab workbook 2A, 2B, 2D

HOMEWORK

• Summer reading assignment due Wednesday
• Vocab workbook activities due Friday

Short Stories Unit: Lady or the Tiger

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19:

• Before-Reading Prompt: "A difficult decision?"
• Share
• Read "Lady or the Tiger"
• Complete "Lady or the Tiger" worksheet
• Work on summer reading essay (draft due Wednesday)

HOMEWORK

• Summer reading essay - rough draft DUE WEDNESDAY!

Short Stories: "Most Dangerous..." Reading Roles

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17:

• Finish reading "Most Dangerous Game"
• Complete reading roles
• Share roles
• Work on summer reading essay (rough draft due MONDAY!)

HOMEWORK

• Summer reading rough draft due Monday

VOCAB TEST!

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13:

• Go over summer reading essay grading
• Vocabulary Test
• After the Test, begin work on summer reading essay
• When everyone completes the test, we will continue "The Most Dangerous Game"

Short Stories Unit: The Most Dangerous Game

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11:

• Go over summer reading essay grading
• Go over reading roles protocol
• Read The Most Dangerous Game (Half)
• Work on Summer Reading Essay

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Test #1 FRIDAY!

MLA Writing: Supporting Paragraphs, Sources

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9:

• Info: Vocab books corrected, test on Friday, give out candy to last week's winners!
• Notes: Supporting Paragraphs, Quotes and Sources
• Interview Activity
• Interview a partner (take notes!)
• Write a paper on that person using a quote, paraphrase, and summary
• Share with class
• Whatever time is left in class please use to either:
• Study vocabulary words
• Begin working on thesis for summer reading essay

HOMEWORK:

• Vocabulary Test on FRIDAY!
• If interview is incomplete, please finish for HW

MLA Intro and Thesis-Writing

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5:

• Seating Chart
• Vocabulary Kahoot, Chapter 1
• Collect vocab books (grading 1A, B, D, and E)
• MLA introduction
• Formatting and Thesis Notes
• Thesis Activity
• Watch Video
• Class discussion: pros and cons of autotune
• Now: write a thesis statement about the topic
• Swap thesis statements, class determines if they have good thesis criteria
• The top thesis statement writer will win the candy of their choice!
• For the remaining time, work on a thesis for your summer reading assignment

HOMEWORK:

• Study for vocab test (words on Google Classroom)

Short Stories Unit: The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:

• QUICK WRITE: "Have you ever acted differently, like someone other than yourself, in order to impress someone?"
• Short Story Terms:
• Characterization
• Point of View
• Theme
• Read The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant
• Complete The Bass... Reading Guide
• Work on Vocabulary Activities (1A, 1B, 1D, 1E)

HOMEWORK:

• Complete your summer reading journal by Wednesday
• Complete your vocabulary activities (1A, 1B, 1D, 1E) by Thursday
• Next week will be our first vocab test! (9/13)

Summer Reading, Vocab

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH:

• Summer Reading
• Go over summer reading assignment again
• Due no later than Wed. September 4
• Pass Out Vocabulary Books
• Vocabulary Activity
• Split into small groups. Each group will get a cluster of words to use in a brief skit that properly uses the words
• After, the audience will guess what the vocabulary words mean
• Go over MLA writing rules (if time)

HOMEWORK:

• Get phone form signed
• Summer Reading Assignment (due no later than next Wednesday)