September

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

           

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Freshman Orientation

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Intro to Class:
Syllabus
Book Order
Independent Reading Project One:
due 11/2

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Library Orientation:
Pkt due Mon. 9/17

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Library Orientation:
Pkt due Mon. 9/17

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Summer Reading Essay

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Summer Reading Essay

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No School

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Supply Check:
Binder, paper, 8 div., 2 pens, 2 pencils, contact sheet
EC Mag. Due
Stone Age MySpace

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Began Reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
HW: Vocab.

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Collected Vocab.
Finished "MDG"
HW: Short Story Analysis Sheet (SSAS)

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Reviewed vocab, notes on plot diagram, and SSAS
Started Fig. Lang. WS
HW: Finish WS

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Check WS and review
ShipTrap Island Map
HW: Finish Map

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Academic Integrity Policy – Discuss and Sign
Read "The Necklace"
HW: Vocab.

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Check vocab.
Notes on theme and irony
Irony WS

Start SSAS
HW: Finish SSAS

25
Collect SSAS
Read "The Lady or the Tiger"
Give vocab. and notes on conflict
Begin SSAS
HW: Finish SSAS

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Collect SSAS
Begin reading "The Black Cat"
HW: Vocab.

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Review vocab.
Finish "The Black Cat"
Start SSAS
HW: Finish SSAS

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Begin reading "The Birds": Study Guide and SSAS will be due Tues. 10/2

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October

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

30

1
Continue reading "The Birds": Study Guide and SSAS will be
(due W. 10/3)

2
Introduce and Assign Critical Lens Essay
due Tues. 10/11

3
Birds Material due
Critical Lens Essay –
due Thurs. 10/11
Back to School Night

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Watch: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds

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Watch: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds

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No School




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Watch: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds
Interim 1 grades due

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Short Story Unit Test

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Critical Lens Essay is due
Finish The Birds
Pass back all graded papers Poetry Packet
HW: Pick Poem

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Discuss student picked poems
Watch scenes from Dead Poets Society
HW: Activity One in pkt.

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Interim 1 dist.
List, synonym, and sense poems
HW: Finish these for hw.

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Poetry Notes Understanding Rhyme Scheme
HW: Diamonte & Formula

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Poetry Group Activity
HW: Finish Diamonte and Formula poems

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Japanese Poetry: Haikus, Tankas and Cinquains

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Sonnets
HW: Finish

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Pantoums
HW: Finish

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Sestinas
HW: Finish 

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Villanelles
HW: Finish

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Ballads
HW: Finish

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Concrete poetry
HW: Finish

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Introduce Chapbook: due 11/6
Miscellaneous Forms
HW: Finish

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Song Lyrics activity

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Poetry Test
Introduce Research Paper ppt

     
 

November

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

       

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Meet in Computer Lab to pick poet

2
IRP 1 due
Meet in Computer Lab to pick poet
PPt due 11/7

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4

5
Index cards, etc. are due
Review Research Pkt
Plagiarism
Thesis Statements

6
Chapbook due
Review source cards, note cards, and website evaluation techniques

7
End of 1st Qtr.
PPt due
Meet in Library
Learn to pick book and online database sources – begin picking

8
Meet in Library
Continue to pick book and online sources – create source cards and get approved

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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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No School

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Meet in classroom: Attend drama presentation

14
Meet in Computer Lab to look for online database and web sources

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IRP #2 Assigned
Discuss taking notes – Begin taking notes
Source Check

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Continue taking notes
Learn to outline

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Meet in the Computer Lab to type up outline and works cited

Sample Outline

Sample Paper and Works Cited

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Meet in the Computer Lab to type up outline and works cited

All materials due by Nov 30th.

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No School

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No School

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No School

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Begin Of Mice and Men

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Research materials due

 
 

December

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

25

IRP List

IRP Sample Questionnaire

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Pass back all work
Writing Cues
Research reminders
Pass out IRP2
IRP2 due 1/15

27
Introduction of novel through discussion of themes and video clip

28
Pass out Books
Begin Ch. 1

Study Guide

HW: pgs. 1-8

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Vocabulary

Vocab. Key


HW: pgs. 9-16

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Research materials due
Quiz on Ch. 1
Discussion

HW: pgs. 17-28

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2

3
Background Research Project: bring citation packet

HW: pgs.29-37

4
Background Research Project


HW: pgs.38-45

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Quiz on Ch. 2
Quote WS



HW: pgs.46-55

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The Price is Right Game
Put poster together

HW: pgs.56-65

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Quiz on Ch. 3

Finish Poster


HW: pgs. 66-74

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Poster Presentations


HW: pgs.75-83

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Quiz on Ch. 4
Listening Passage & Introduction

HW: pgs.84-90

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Quiz on Ch. 5
Quote WS
Discussion & Timeline

HW: pgs.91-98

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Interim 2 grades due
Reading/ Writing Activity

HW: pgs.99-107

14
Quiz on Ch. 6
Quote WS
Discussion
Worksheets

HW: Finish WS

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Go over Character and Theme WS

HW: Study

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Final Test

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Interim 2 dist.

Watch Movie

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Watch Movie

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Watch Movie

Remember: Read IRP over break!!!

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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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No School

         
 

January

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

   

1
No School

2
"Shakespeare in the Classroom" video and note sheet

3
Answers to note sheet, WS: Shakespeare, Globe theatre & Elizabethan era

4
R&J vocabulary
Drama Terms
HW: Finish vocab.

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6

7
Pass back all papers
Vocab. & Drama Defn.

8
Pass out books
Prologue Activity

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Begin Act I

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Act I

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Drama Quiz
Vocab. Race
Finish Act I
HW: Review WS

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Review Act I
Movie Clip
Act I quiz
Begin Act II

15
IRP 2 due
Vocab. quiz
Act II

16
Act II

17
Finish Act II
Review Sheets
Video Clip

18
End of 2nd Qtr.
Act II quiz
Language WS
HW: Finish WS

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No School

22
Regents Week

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Regents Week

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Regents Week

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Regents Week

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Begin Reading Act III

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Act III

30
Finish Act III
Assign Qtr. 3 IRP: due 4/1
 

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Video Clip
Review WS
Act III Quiz

   
 

February

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

         

1
Quote WS

Finish for HW

2

3

4
Begin reading Act IV

5
Finish Act IV
Video Clip
Review WS
Act IV Quiz

6
Assign Task III essay: Due 1/13

7
Begin Act V (snow delay)

8
Finish Act V
Review WS

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10

11
Horoscope Activity
HW: finish Horoscope pkt & Study for test

12
Test

13
Peer editing day for essay

14
Movie: Shakespeare in Love

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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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Shakespeare in Love

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Shakespeare in Love

27
Shakespeare in Love
 

28
Girl in Hyacinth Blue Vocab

29
Vocab. Check
Begin Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Ch. 1: "Love Enough"

 
 

March

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

           

1

2

3
Finish "Love Enough"
Begin Ch. 1
Analysis Pkt

4
Finish Ch. 1
Analysis Pkt

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

6
In Comp Lab for Research Project

7
Pass back papers and interim grades
Finish Ch. 1 note sheet

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9

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"A Night Different from Any Other"
HW: Ch. 2 Analysis Pkt

11
Interim 3 dist.
Read "A Night Different from Any Other" again and finish
HW: Ch. 2 Analysis Pkt Bring supplies for project

12
In-Class time for Exhibit Prep

13
Read "Adagia"
HW: Ch. 3 Analysis Pkt/Questions on Ch. 3 Pkt
 

14
Begin "Hyacinth Blues"
HW: Finish Ch. 3 Pkt (due 3/14)Finish Ch. 4
HW: Complete Ch. 4 Analysis Pkt

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Discuss Ch. 3&4

18
Begin "Morningshine"

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Finish Ch. 5 and Begin Ch. 5 Analysis Pkt
HW: Finish Ch. 5 Pkt (
due 3/20)

20
GiHB Project Presentations

21
Supt Conf Day

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Begin "From the Personal Papers of Adriaan Kuypers"
HW: Begin Ch. 6 Analysis Pkt.

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Finish reading Ch. 6
HW: Finish Ch. 6 pkt (
due 3/26)

26
Discuss Ch. 5 & 6

27
Read "Still Life"
HW: Ch. 7 Analysis Pkt (
due 4/1)

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No School

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IRP 3 due
Read "Madalegna Looking"
HW: Ch. 8 Analysis Pkt (
due 4/1)

         
 

April

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

   

1
Discuss Ch. 7&8

2
Catch up day

3
Catch up day:
HW: Study for Test -
Timeline
Presentation Notes

4
End of 3rd Qtr.
Final Test

5

6

7
Brush with Fate

8
4th quarter IRP assigned
Begin To Kill a Mockingbird

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12

13

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No School

15
No School

16
No School

17
No School

18
No School

19

 

April/May 2008

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Ch. 1-6 DYRT quiz
Pass back 3rd Qtr. Work
Ch. 7-11 Study Guidedue Fri.

22
Annc. about Memoir Photo due Tues. 4/29
4th Qtr. IRP - due Th. 6/5

Extra Credit Options (all projects due no later than Th 6/5)

23
SADD Speaker day

24
Finish Ch. 1-6
Vocab.

25
Ch. 7-11 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 7-11
Ch. 12-13 Study Guide due Mon.

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Rev. Ch. 12-13
Ch. 14-16 Study Guide due Thurs.
Vocab. Review

29
Memoir Activity
Written assgn. due Fri. 5/2

30
Scottsboro Trial

1
Ch. 12-16 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 14-16
Ch. 17-23 Study Guide due Wednes. 5/7

2
Celebrate Harper Lee and Shakespeare’s Birthday
Share Memoirs

3

4

5
Final Draft of Memoir’s 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 Mon. 5/12

8
Silent Reading Day

9
Assign 3-D Maps (Review Assignment)

10

11

12
Ch. 24-28 DYRT quiz
Rev. Ch. 24-28
Ch. 29-31 Study Guidedue Fri

13
Work on Maps

14
Interim 4 grades due
Work on Maps

15
Introduce essay
Work on Vocab. for essay

16
Ch. 29-31 due
Review

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18

19
Computer Lab for essay

20
Interim 4 dist.
Computer Lab for essay

21
Maps due: Finish review

22
Final Test

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No School

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No School

27
Essays Due
Movie

28
Essay Presentations

29
Essay Presentations

30
Pass out review packets
Movie

31

 

June

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2
IRP 4 due
Movie

3
Review for Final Exam

4
Review for Final Exam

5
Last day to turn in all work
Review for Final Exam

6
Final Exam -Listening
Review for Final Exam

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8

9
Final Exam - Essay Day One

10
Final Exam - Essay Day Two

11
Final Exam - MC 1

12
Final Exam -MC 2

13
Final Exam Make-up day
End of 4th Qtr. (last day of school)

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