September

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Freshman Orientation

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Intro to Class:
Syllabus (& supplies due 9/15)
Book Order

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Stone Age MySpace (due 9/8)

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Library Orientation: Pkt due Mon. 9/15

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Library Orientation: Pkt due Mon. 9/15

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Summer Reading Essay

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Summer Reading Essay

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Academic Integrity Policy
Independent Reading Project QTR1: due 11/2

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Supply Check: Binder, paper, 8 div., 2 pens, 2 pencils, contact sheet
Begin Reading "The Most Dangerous Game"

HW: Vocab.

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Collect Vocab.
Finish "MDG"
HW: Short Story Analysis Sheet (SSAS)

HW: Finish WS

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Check WS and review
ShipTrap Island Map
HW: Finish Map

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Read "The Necklace"

HW: Vocab.

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Check vocab.
Notes on theme and irony
Irony WS
Start SSAS

HW: Finish SSAS

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Read "The Lady or the Tiger"
Give vocab. Notes on conflict
Begin SSAS

HW: Finish SSAS

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Collect "Necklace" SSAS
Begin reading "The Black Cat"

HW: Finish SSAS

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Collect "Lady or Tiger" SSAS
Review Vocab.
Finish "The Black Cat"
Start SSAS

HW: Finish SSAS

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Begin reading "The Birds": Study Guide and SSAS
(due Tues. 9/30)

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Continue reading "The Birds": Study Guide and SSAS
due tomorrow

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Introduce and Assign Critical Lens Essay – due Thurs. 10/9

October

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Watch: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds

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"Birds" Material due
Critical Lens Essay – due Tues. 10/13

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Critical Lens Essay – due Tues. 10/13

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

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Watch: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds

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Finish Movie
Review Comparison ws
Pass back graded work

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No School

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Interim 1 dist. Short Story Unit Test

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No School
 

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C.L. Essay due
Watch scenes from Dead Poets Society and discuss the essence of poetry
HW: Activities One & Two in pkt.

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Discuss chosen poem
HW: Activity 3

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Understanding Rhyme Scheme
HW: Synonym and Sense Poems
Concrete poetry
HW: Finish Poetry

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Poetry Workshop
HW: Diamonte and Formula poems

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Japanese Poetry: Haikus, Tankas and Cinquains
HW: Finish Poetry

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Sonnets
HW: Finish

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Pantoums
HW: Finish

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Sestinas
HW: Finish
Bring Song Lyrics for Monday

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Villanelles
HW: Finish
Bring Song Lyrics for Monday

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November

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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QTR1 IRP due
Interest Inventory to determine research topic

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Bus Drill
Research Paper definitions
Narrowing a Broad Topic (due Fri)

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End of 1^st Qtr.
9^th Grade Committee Conf
Of Mice and Men Pre-viewing lesson

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Of Mice and Men field Trip
Writing assignment in 9^th period class

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Chapbook due
Multimedia Presentation
Tickets for play go on sale
Pass back graded work
Lesson on Citations

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Go Home Early Drill
Final Topic Chosen
Meet in the library for book sources

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No School

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Meet in the library for book sources (copies of sources and citations are due Fri)

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Qtr 2 IRP introduced - info on Resources Page (due Jan 20th)
Taking Notes Review
Continue looking for book sources (due Fri)

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Online Journal Lesson (copies of O.J. sources and citations due Mon)

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Picking Reliable Websites Lesson (web sources and citations due Mon)

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vocab. with Carol Scearce
Continue Note Taking in class. (Notes due Thurs)

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Pride & Prejudice Inservice

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Outlining (Due Mon)

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Rough Draft

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Conferences

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Editing Lesson
Final Paper due Friday December 5th

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No School

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No School

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No School

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