September

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Freshman Orientation

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Intro to Class:
Syllabus
Friday Talk
Vocabulary
Book Order

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Library Orientation: Pkt due Mon. 9/17

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Unit 1: vocab. 1
Great Ex. Ch. 1-15 Assigned, due 9/18
Library Orientation: Pkt due Mon. 9/17

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Word Wall Act.
Summer Reading Essay

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Summer Reading Essay

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No School

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Unit 1: quiz 1
Supply Check: Binder, paper, 8 div., 2 pens, 2 pencils, contact sheet
Summer Reading Essay

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Unit 1: vocab 2
Word Wall Act.

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Great Ex. S.G. due, quiz
Ch. 16-31 assigned (due 10/2)
Discussion

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Charles Dickens Biography

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Charles Dickens Biography
Academic Integrity Policy

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Unit 1: quiz 2
Friday Talk

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Unit 1: vocab 3
Word Wall Act.

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Great Expectation Brochure Webquest

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Great Expectation Brochure Webquest

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Great Expectation Brochure Webquest

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Unit 1: quiz 3
Friday Talk

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October

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Unit 1: vocab 4
Word Wall Act.

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SG Ch. 16-31 due and quiz
Discussion
Assign new SG, Ch. 32-44 (due 10/10)

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rochures due: Presentations


Back to School Night

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Watch: Great Expectations

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Unit 1: quiz 4
Friday Talk

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No School

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Interim 1 grades due

Begin Review Activity

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Finish Presentations
Assign Ch. 45-59 (due 10/16)
Silent Reading

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SG Ch. 32-44 due and quiz
Poem and/or short story/Lit Terms

Friday Talk

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Interim 1 dist.
Unit 1: vocab 5
Word Wall Act.

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SG Ch. 45-59 due
Discussion/
Review Sheet

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Continue Review Sheet

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Great Ex. Final Test

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Unit 1: quiz 5
Friday Talk

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Poetry Lessons and Poem Analysis

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Poetry Lessons and Poem Analysis

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Poetry Lessons and Poem Analysis

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Poetry Lessons and Poem Analysis

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Unit 1 Test

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Poetry book needs to be completed by here. Meet in Computer Lab for final project.

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Meet in Computer Lab for final poetry project.

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Meet in Computer Lab for final poetry project.

November

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Pass back all papers
Discuss paper goals/Thesis statement
Begin Plagiarism

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Friday Talk X2

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4

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Review Research Paper Pkt
Finish Plagiarism
Source cards & note cards

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Meet in Computer Lab: Online Databases

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End of 1^st Qtr.
Meet in Library:
Look for Book Sources

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Meet in Library
Continue to pick book and online sources – create source cards and get approved
HW: Finish getting online database sources, completing source cards and printing source.

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Friday Talk X2

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No School

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Meet in classroom: Attend drama presentation

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Meet in Computer Lab: Web-based Sources
Finish online databases and web-based/ Source cards

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IRP2 Assigned
Note taking

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Friday Talk
Finish note taking

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Meet in Computer Lab: Outline and Internal Citations

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Meet in Computer Lab: Rough Draft and Works Cited
All materials due Mon 12/3

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No School

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No School

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No School

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Unit 2: vocab 1
Vocabulary Activities

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Begin Of Mice and Men

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Unit 2: quiz 1
Friday Talk

December

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

IRP Qtr. 2:1
    
LIST

Sample Questionnaire

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Unit 2: vocab 1
Pass Back all work
Assign IRP2: Due 12/20

Study Guide

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Introduction of novel through discussion of themes and video clip

HW: Read Ch 1

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Quiz Ch. 1
Read Ch. 2 and complete SG


HW: Ch 2

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Quiz Ch. 2
Background Research



HW: Ch 3

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Unit 2: quiz 1
Friday Talk




HW: Ch. 4

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2

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Research Paper Due
Unit 2: vocab 2
Quiz Ch. 3&4

HW: Ch. 5

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Background Research

HW: Ch. 6

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Put Posters together
Discussion Worksheets:
Character WS
Theme WS

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Poster Presentations

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Unit 2: quiz 2
Friday Talk

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Unit 2: vocab 3
Go over Review Sheets:
Ch. 1-2 Key
Ch. 3 Key
Ch. 4-6 Key

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Final Test on Of Mice and Men

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Read East of Eden Aloud

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Interim 2 grades due
Read East of Eden Aloud

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Unit 2: quiz 3
Friday Talk

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Unit 2: vocab 4
Read East of Eden Aloud

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Watch Movie

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Interim 2 dist.
Watch Movie

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IRP 2:1 due
Assign IRP 2:2
Movie or article

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Unit 2: quiz 4
Watch Movie

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No School

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No School

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No School

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No School

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No School

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January

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

30

No School

No School

2
"Shakespeare in the Classroom" video and note sheet

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John Steinbeck Critical Lens Essay and Instructions

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Answers to note sheet, WS: Shakespeare, Globe theatre & Elizabethan era
Friday Talk

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Unit 2: vocab 5
Pass back all papers
Drama Defn.

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Pass out books
Prologue Activity

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Begin Act I

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Act I
Review Act I
Video Clip
Act I quiz

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Unit 2: quiz 5
Friday Talk

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Begin Act II

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Act II

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Finish Act II
Review Sheets
Video Clip

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Act II quiz
Language WS
HW: Finish WS

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End of 2^nd Qtr.
IRP Qtr 2:2 due
Unit 2 Test

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No School

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Regents Week

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Regents Week

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Regents Week

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Regents Week

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Unit 3: vocab 1
Assign IRP 3
Begin reading Act III

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Act III

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Finish Act III
Assign Les Mis IRP for Qtr. 3

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Review WS
Video Clip
Act III quiz

February

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Unit 3: quiz 1
Friday Talk

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3

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Unit 3: vocab 2
Quote WS

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Read Act IV

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Silent reading day: Les Mis

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Finish Act IV
Review WS
Video Clip
Act IV Quiz

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Unit 3: quiz 2
Friday Talk

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Act V
Horoscope Activity
due 2/14

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Silent reading day: Les Mis
 

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Snow Day
 

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R&J Final Test

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Respect Fest Day
 

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No School

No School

No School

No School

No School

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Unit 3: vocab 3
Silent reading day: Les Mis

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Assign Romeo & Juliet Task III Essay (due 3/4)

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Meet in Computer Lab to type up Essay

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Begin Girl in Hyacinth Blue Ch. 1: "Love Enough" and Ch. 1 Analysis Pkt

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Unit 3: quiz 3
Friday Talk

March

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

2

4
Peer Editing
Finish Ch. 1 Analysis Pkt.

5
Interim 3 grades due
In Computer Lab for Research Project
Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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In Computer Lab for Research Project

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Unit 3: quiz 4
Friday Talk

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Unit 3: vocab 5
Pass back papers
Begin "A Night Different from All Other Nights"

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Interim 3 dist.
Finish Ch. 2 and Complete Ch. 2 Analysis Pkt.
HW: Bring items for Exhibit

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Work in class on Exhibit (due 3/19)

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Read "Adagia" Silently and complete Ch. 3 Analysis Pkt.

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Unit 3: quiz 5
 

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Friday Talk
Discuss Ch.
1-3
Begin "Hyacinth Blues"

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Finish Ch. 4 and Complete Ch. 4 Analysis Pkt.

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Begin "Morningshine"

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GiHB Project Presentations

No School

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Begin "From the Personal Papers of Adriaan Kuyper"

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Complete Ch. 6 and Ch. 6 Analysis Pkt

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Discuss Ch.
4-6

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No School

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April

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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2
Read "Still Life"
HW: Complete Ch. 7 Pkt for 4/8

3
 

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End of 3^rd Qtr.
Unit 3 Test

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6

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Finish Ch. 8 and discuss Ch. 7&8

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To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson and assignment

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Girl in Hyacinth Blue Final Test

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Unit 4: quiz 1
Friday Talk

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14 No School

15 No School

16 No School

17 No School

18 No School

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Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Vocab Unit 4:2
Ch. 1-6 DYRT quiz
Ch. 7-11 Study Guide – due thurs.

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Annc. about Memoir Photo  due Tues. 4/29
4^th Qtr. IRP1 = Read Inherit the Wind
Extra Credit Options (proj. due no later than Th. 6/5)

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SADD Speaker day

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Ch. 7-11 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 1-11
Ch. 12-13 Study Guide -  due Mon.

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Unit 4:2 quiz
Friday Talk

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Vocab. Unit 4:3
Rev. Ch. 12-13
Ch. 14-16 Study Guide – due Thurs.

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Memoir Activity
Written assgn. due Mon. 5/5

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Scottsboro Trial

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Ch. 12-16 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 14-16
Ch. 17-23 Study Guide due Wednes. 5/7

2
Unit 4:3 quiz
Friday Talk

3

4

5
Vocab. Unit 4:4
Final Draft of Memoir due
Symbolism Lesson
HW: Worksheet

6
Continue Symbolism Lesson

7
Ch. 17-23 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 17-23
Ch. 24-28 Study Guide – due Tues.

8
Silent Reading/Catch up Day

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Unit 4:4 quiz
Friday Talk

10

11

12
Vocab. Unit 4:5
Silent Reading/Catch up Day

13
Ch. 24-28 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 24-28
Ch. 29-31 Study Guide due Mon.

14
Interim 4 grades due
Inherit the Wind Test
4^th Qtr. IRP2
due 6/2

15
Introduce essay
Work on Vocabulary

16
Unit 4:5 quiz
Friday Talk

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Fri Talk (P. 6)
Ch. 29-31 due and review

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Interim 4 dist.
Computer Lab for essay

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Computer Lab for essay

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TKAM Final Test

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No School

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No School

27
Essays Due
Essay Presentations

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Essay Presentations

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Essay Presentations
Review Packet

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Unit 4 Test

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June

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2
IRP2 Due
Final Exam Review

3
Final Exam Review

4
Final Exam Review

5
Last day to turn in all work
Final Exam Review

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Final Exam - Essay Day 1

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Final Exam - Essay Day 2

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Final Exam -  MC1

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Final Exam - MC2

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End of 4^th Qtr. (last day of school)
Final Exam - Make-up Day

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Graduation

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