:  What you missed:               *handouts   (    ) due dates

2/29-  Vocabulary & Literary terms review sheet distributed

Library visit to choose a mystery for independent reading     students will be reading two mysteries independently---book connections for these two mysteries due April 4th(end of third marking period)

3/3- Review for Tuesday(content&lit. terms) and Wednesday(vocabulary) test

3/4- Tangerine test

3/5- vocabulary test

3/6- grammar review

3/7-party for Mr. Callander

3/10- pds 1,3,4,7--computer lab for history of mystery research/fill in the blank study guide

        pd 8 textbook comprehensive test

3/11- History of Mystery notes/journal    &  pd 8- textbook test

3/12- pds 1,3,4 computer lab  history of mystery research/fill in the blank study guide  pd8-lesson distinguishing topic&theme compare/contrast "Amigo Brothers"

3/13- pds 1,3,4,7,8 computer lab  history of mystery research/fill in the blank study guide

3/14- field trip "1776" NYSTI  Troy, NY

 

3/17-  pd1  computer lab time to continue working on "History of Mystery"  webs and TABOO cards due today

            grammar practice --pds  1,3,4,7

          pd8-  "Amigo Brothers" read and review topic/theme

3/18- review history of mystery correct answers ,    grammar practice -pds  1,3,4,7

3/19-  pd 1-- 7 characteristics of a mystery notes(journal), read  "Murders In the Rue Morgue"    &                               grammar practice--pds 1,3,4,7

          pd 4   -   Read and finish "Murders in the Rue Morgue"  & grammar practice

         pd 8  -  computer lab for history of mystery study sheet and short answer sheet---due 3/26(pd8 only)

         pd 3-  began creating protagonist for "animal" mystery---finish for HW

3/20- pds--1,3,4,7  grammar quiz    read "Murders in the Rue Morgue"   

          pd4-  return Harris Burdick stories to rewrite as mysteries using 15 underlined vocab words

         pd 8- Finish " Amigo Brothers"  quiz & vocabulary practice & dialogue practice

         pd 3 -  created antagonist, foil, and blundering official for "animal" mystery

3/24-  Pd 1,3,7,8-- Review  seven characteristics of a mystery & significant history of mystery facts.

          pd3- continue developing "animal mystery"  (protagonist (eccentric),      foil,               antagonist or rival)

          pd8- Vocabulary study "in context" & new root:  pel, puls   focus on theme in literature /read pp. 326-331 LIT book

pd 4- review significant history of mystery facts & begin "The Landlady"      

 

3/25-quiz on history of mystery pds--1,4,7

3/26- quiz on history of mystery pd3

3/27- vocabulary quiz

         pd8-  vocabulary review----vocab quiz Monday

3/28-  Superintendent's Conference Day --NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

3/31-pd1-  Read "The Landlady"    pd3&7- Read "Murders in the Rue Morgue"   pd4- discuss differences between mystery and suspense  assign symbolism project- due 4/11

        pd 8-  vocabulary test

        

4/1-  all classes: return and go over grammar quizzes   review history of mystery

         pd1-continue and finish "The Landlady"  review 7 elements of mystery

         pd3- finish "Murders in the Rue Morgue" & write final draft animal mystery   7 elements of mystery

        pd4- distribute symbolism project     read and discuss mystery vs suspense  7 elements of mystery

        pd 7- read "The Landlady" review 7 elements of mystery

        pd8- Read "The Landlady" review 7 elements of mystery

4/2- Read and discuss "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl

       pd4-(honors)-- discuss and take notes on the difference between mystery and suspense

4/3- review for test     vocabulary TABOO

       pd8- Finish "What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?"  , discuss, answer #4 & 7 in journal

4/4-  History of Mystery test with mystery vocabulary

4/7-finish history of mystery test/vocab   pd4-  symbolism essay w/graphic due 4/11

4/8- begin play Poe's life "Lov'd"  

           go over vocab terms from "Landlady"--- compelling, swanky, congenial,(root--pel, puls---to drive, to push, to pull)

            go over  vocab terms from "Lov'd":  macabre, dismal, melancholy, coddle, perception, perceive

4/9- we began working on the history of mystery essay

         pd3-  finish 1st draft for HW    pds- 1,4,7-  continue working on first draft(finish 1st draft for Friday)

         pd3-  assigned animal mystery story  (1st draft to be submitted with final copy 4/23)

        pd8-  rough draft narrative poem-theme: "communalism with nature"  due 4/10

      

4/10 & 4/11-continue reading "Lov'd"--dramatic play of Poe's life   continue working on the history of mystery essay

         pd3-  finish 1st draft for HW    pds- 1,4,7-  continue working on first draft(finish 1st draft for Tuesday 4/22)

         pd3-  assigned animal mystery story  (1st draft to be submitted with final copy 4/25)

4/14-4/18-  spring break...

 

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