HW: for Ch. 1 grammar quiz. Bring all ch. 1 grammar homework for points. Print out Ch. 1 Table of Contents and staple it on top of your homework. Finish reading scene 1 & 2 of Act 1: Do Gems on this to help you; 2 gems on Act 1 18 Journal 5: Pretend you are a marriage therapist. How you advise Macbeth? 19 B 20 A Journal 5 Intro Vocab 1 Grammar ch. 2 Read Macbeth Act 2 with volunteers for parts + worksheet notes HW: Read Act 3; do 2 GEMS for Act 3; Gram. ch. 2 Do Diagnostic Preview p. 34-5 ex. 1 21 B- LS 22 A- BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT No Journal: *GET Portfolios Share and stamp gems Grammar: review diag. prev. and ex. 1 Review Act 3; Act 4 Macbeth HW: Grammar rev. A, ex. 6, ex. 7 Finish Act 4; do 2 gems on Act 4 Vocab 1 test on Monday! 23 B- MIN DAY 24 25 Journal 6: Create a diary entry for either Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Malcolm, Donalbain at this point in the play. Using the first person to pretend to be the character, describe your feelings, thoughts, etc. 26 A Vocab 1 Test Journal 6: Share and stamp gems Grammar review Review Act 4 and HW: Grammar ex. 11; Preview Act 5; do 2 27 B Journal 7: Would Macbeth have killed Duncan if the witches hadn’t told him he would be king? What role did fate and free will have in this play? 28 A- LS Journal 7 Share gems Read Act 5 HW: Gram ex. 12, 13, Rev. D; Gems on Act 5 for Macbeth exam Gem Collection next class (do revisions, if needed) 29 B Journal 8: Final thoughts on the play—what/whom you liked, didn’t like, etc. What are some questions you have the characters in this book, if you could speak with them? 30 A Gem Collection Finish reviewing Act 5 Journal 8 Start film teacher-student writing conferences on Summer Essays HW: Grammar ex. 14, rev. E;
gems ON ACT 4 (not Act 5) Macbeth test next class ◄ October 2016 ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 B 4 A Macbeth Final Exam Journal 9: free-write using as many vocab unit 2 words as possible (at least 5) in context. Underline/ highlight them Intro Vocab 2 *Sample Essays Quotation integration + Plot v. analysis lesson (handout) + sentence strengthening lesson Continue film. Prep for writing conferences HW: In-class essay next class Grammar: ch. 2 Rev. p. 61-63 A, B, D, E (no C) 5 B- LS 6 A Review grammar Macbeth Essay Get Lord of the Flies HW: Read Lord of the Flies Ch. 1-2 + only ONE gem; Creative Writing: Write the sequel to Macbeth. What happens next? Typed at least 2 pgs. Due next Oct. 14. HW packets collection next See online table of contents. Study for ch. 2 quiz. See ch. 2 study guide notes online. Credit Monologues start Monday! 7 B 8
HW: 1984 Study guide for test online. Grammar p. 80-1 Rev.C, Rev. D Revise gems for next class 4 questions for Socratic seminar Get BNW book for next week (optional) 3. Why is it so important to Winston to disprove that “nothing exists outside [one’s] own mind” (219)? 4. Explain why Julia and Winston meeting no longer poses a threat to The Party. 27 28 A Collect GEMS Review grammar Socratic Seminars- Journal 23 on Socratic Seminar (see prompt list) HW: Grammar p. 85-87 A, B, C, D – Print Print BNW packet from online for 5 pts by Friday 29 B 30 A- LS 1984 Test Socratic Seminars, cont. HW: BNW packet from online for 5 pts Table of contents and make Ch. 3 Grammar HW packet Notes: ◄ December 2016 ► Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1 B 2 A BNW packet Grammar Ch. 3 HW packets due Grammar Ch. 3 quiz 3
Essay Workshop: Thesis check and outline-get your quotations for in-class essay--Collect Return 1984 and get BNW Begin reading ch. 1 together HW: ch. 1-2 + gems 4 5 B Interim window opens 6 A Journal 24: Hunger Divergent Lesson and stamp HW: ch. 3-4 + gems 7 B - LS 8 A Journal 25: Prompt 1 Utopian Society – Discuss Journal 24 BNW gems Review Vocab 5 Essay workshop rough draft—collect and stamp HW: Ch. 5-6 + gems 9 B INTERIMS DUE!!! 11 12 A Vocab 5 Test Journal 26: Prompt 2 Making Writing Come Alive Debate Read BNW out loud, if time Revise and edit 1984 essays HW: Ch. 7-8 + gems Begin Debate Prep due next class 13 B 14 A- LS Journal 27: Prompt 3 Pursuit of Leisure 1984 essay due Sophomore Guidance Computer lab/ Bring pen 11:15 – 12:00 (2nd) 1:25 – 2:10 (3rd) HW: Ch. 9-11 + gems 15 B 16 A-MIN DAY Grade grammar tests Select Debate Groups Discuss and Read together as a class HW: Prep for debate; BNW Ch. 12-14 + gems (You may want to finish the book over break!) Journal 29: “Unplug”—take time this holiday to spend hrs. in silence; then write a journal/poem about the experience
18 19 NO SCHOOL 20 NO SCHOOL 21 NO SCHOOL 22 NO SCHOOL 23 NO SCHOOL 25 26 NO SCHOOL 27 NO SCHOOL 28 NO SCHOOL 29 NO SCHOOL 30 NO SCHOOL ◄ January 2017 ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 NO SCHOOL 3 B 4 A- LS Journal 29: Prompt 4 & 5, Night out with Henry and Lenina AND Quo Vadis, Media? AND Prompt 7 & 8 Love, Monogamy and Promiscuity; Comparison of World State to USA Grammar Ch. 4: p. 88-89 Diag. Prev., Ex. 1 Share gems and work on debate Discuss book. HW: Ch. 15-16 + gems 5 B 6 A Journal 31: NY Times Article response “What would Huxley think about the Way We Consumer Culture?” Grammar adj. and adv. Clause ex. 2,3 Intro Vocab 6 HW: Ch. 17- 18 (finish) + gems 7 8 9 B 10 A GEMS Due Grammar Intro Vocab 6 Begin Debates HW: Grammar Noun clauses ex. 5, rev. B 11 B- LS 12 A Journal 32: Postman prompt Grammar Discuss last night’s journals Debates, cont. 13 B 14
Journal 31:(Address the following 3 prompts: Prompt 6, John’s Values as Derived From Shakespeare, Prompt 9 Agree/disagree, 10 Savage v. Mustapha) HW: Grammar ex. 6 and Rev. C Journal 33: Prompt 11 on ending reflection, Journal Prompt 12 Round v. Flat Characters 15 16 NO SCHOOL 17 ALL CLASSES Collect journals Grammar ch. Review A, B, C + Table of contents for ch. 4 grammar packet 18 FINALS 1, 2 Final Exam: Grammar Ch. 1-4 Vocab 4-6 New World Exam *Turn in and grade Grammar Ch. 4 packet 19 FINALS 4,3 20 FINALS 5, 6 21 22 23 A 24 B 25 A- LS 26 B 27 NO DEVELOPMENT 28 29 30 A 31 B Notes: ◄ February 2017 ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 A- LS 2 B 3 A 4
9 10 A 11 B 12 A- LS 13 B 14 A 15 16 17 B 18 A 19 B- LS 20 A 21 B 22 23 24 A 25 B 26 A- LS 27 B 28 A 29 30 Notes: ◄ May 2017 ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 B 2 A 3 B- LS 4 A 5 B 6 7 8 A 9 B 10 A- LS 11 B 12 A 13