Tuesday, November 25th
- FINAL EXAM: 4th hour
Monday, November 24th
- FINAL EXAM: 1st and 2nd hour
Friday, November 21st
- Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
- Extra Credit
Thursday, November 20th
- Check in and go over exam review
- Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
- Extra Credit
Wednesday, November 19th
- Warm-up: Review
- Final Exam Review
- Kahoot Exam Review
Tuesday, November 18th
- Warm-up: Review
- ESSAY DUE!
- Final Exam Review
Monday, November 17th
- Media Center
Friday, November 14th
- Media Center
Thursday, November 13th
- Check in Conclusion Paragraph
- Media Center
Wednesday, November 12th
- Warm-ups: Essay Elements
- Check in Rebuttal Paragraph
- Conclusion
- Peer editing
Tuesday, November 11th
- Warm-ups: Essay Elements
- Check in Body Paragraphs 1 and 2
- Rebuttal Paragraph
Monday, November 10th
- Warm-ups: Essay Elements
- Check in Introductory Paragraph
- Body Paragraphs
Friday, November 7th
- Warm-up: MLA Formatting
- Check in Hero Chart and Part II Questions
- Writing an Introductory Paragraph
Thursday, November 6th
- Warm-up: Titles
- Read Penelope's Test (1st, 2nd)
- Introduce final essay
- Thesis/Statement of order workshop
- Writing an Introductory Paragraph
Wednesday, November 5th
- Warm-up: Titles
- Check in Parts of Speech Grammar Packet
- Finish The Odyssey
Tuesday, November 4th
- Election Day! No school!
Monday, November 3rd
- Warm-up: Titles
- Read "The Suitors," "Penelope," and "The Challenge" silently
- Answer corresponding questions for a reading quiz grade!
- Grammar Packet and Hero Chart
Friday, OcTober 31st
- Warm-ups: Interjections
- Happy Halloween!
- "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Thursday, October 30th
- Warm-ups: Interjections
- Begin Part II
- Part II Questions
Wednesday, October 29th
- Warm-ups: Interjections
- Elements of an Argument notes and practice
- Grammar Review Packet (Due next Wednesday)
Tuesday, October 28th
- Warm-up: Interjections
- Tweeting Through Part I
- Movie Recap while working
Monday, October 27th
- Warm-up: Interjections
- Read "The Cattle of the Sun God"
- Finish Part I Questions
- Tweeting Through Part I
Friday, October 24th
- Warm-up: Complex Sentences
- Read "Scylla and Charybdis"
- Journal: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
- "Scylla and Charybdis" Questions
Thursday, October 23rd
- Warm-up: Complex Sentences
- Discuss "Siren Song" by Margret Atwood
- "The Sirens" Questions
Wednesday, October 22nd
- Warm-up: Complex Sentences
- "Siren Song" by Margret Atwood and group activity
Tuesday, October 21st
- Warm-up: Complex Sentences
- Fill in Heroic Characteristics Chart
- "The Sirens"
Monday, October 20th
- Warm-up: Complex Sentences
- "The Land of the Dead"
- Part I Questions
- Characteristics of a hero chart
Friday, October 17th
- Warm-up: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- The Odyssey movie recap ("The Cyclops," "The Keeper of the Winds," "Circe's Island")
- Check in Part I Questions
Thursday, October 16th
- Warm-up: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Writing Fluency: Super Power
- "Circe and Odysseus"
- RACE Paragraph
Wednesday, October 15th
- Warm-up: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Finish "The Cyclops" Comic Activity
- "The Cyclops" Pt. I Questions
Tuesday, October 14th
- Warm-up: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Continue The Odyssey: "The Cyclops"
- Part I Questions
- "The Cyclops" Comic Activity
Monday, October 13th
- Warm-up: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Writing Fluency: The root of the myth
- The Odyssey: "The Cyclops"
- Part I Questions
- Introduce "The Cyclops" Comic Activity (part I and part II)
Friday, October 10th
- Warm-up: Prepositions
- Review "Lotus Eaters"
- Postcard Activity
Thursday, October 9th
- Warm-up: Prepositions
- Begin The Odyssey: "Introduction," "Sailing from Troy," and "The Lotus Eaters"
- Part I Questions
- Percy Jackson Clip
- Postcard
Wednesday, October 8th
- Warm-up: Prepositions
- The Odyssey movie up until Odysseus leaves Troy
Tuesday, October 7th
- Warm-up: Pronoun/Antecedent
- Discuss Epic Journeys from yesterday
- Argumentative writing benchmark
Monday, October 6th
- Warm-up: Pronoun/Antecedent
- Writing Fluency: Heroes
- Epic Journey/Hero PowerPoint
- Epic Journey activity using modern references
Friday, October 3rd
- Spirit Day!
- Warm-ups: Pronoun/Antecedent
- Before The Odyssey
Thursday, October 2nd
- Class Color Day!
- Warm-ups: Pronoun/Antecedent
- The Odyssey anticipation activity and recording sheet
Wednesday, October 1st
- Pink out!
- Meet in the media center to work on God/Goddess project
Tuesday, September 30th
- Toga Day!
- Meet in the media center to work on God/Goddess project
Monday, September 29th
- American Day!
- Warm-ups: Pronouns
- Writing Fluency: School spirit
- Assign Gods and Goddesses project
- Review Gods and Goddesses with chart
Friday, September 26th
- Warm-ups: Pronouns
- Gallery Walk
- Short Story Assessment
Thursday, September 25th
- Warm-ups: Pronouns
- Review Posters
Wednesday, September 24th
- Warm-ups: Pronouns
- Finish assessment
- Review posters
Tuesday, September 23rd
- Theme and irony packet due on arrival
- Warm-ups: Adverbs
- Point of view
- "The Gift of the Magi" with assessment
Monday, September 22nd
- Warm-ups: Adverbs
- Writing Fluency: Best gift
- Irony connections
- Irony:
Friday, September 19th
- Warm-ups: Verbs/Adverbs
- Writing Fluency: World travels
- Finish elements of plot Instagram activity
- Introduction to irony packet (due Tuesday 9/22)
Thursday, September 18th
- Warm-ups: Verbs/Adverbs
- Theme PowerPoint and activity
- "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" theme
- Elements of plot Instagram activity
Wednesday, September 17th
- Warm-ups: Verbs/Adverbs
- Finish "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"
- Writing Fluency: What's in your pocket?
- Theme PowerPoint and activity
Tuesday, September 16th
- Warm-ups: Verbs/Adverbs
- "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"
- Characterization chart
Monday, September 15th
- Warm-ups: Adjectives
- Writing Fluency: Three wishes
- Finish "The Monkey's Paw"
- Highlight instances of foreshadowing
- Characterization notes and practice
Friday, September 12th
- Warm-ups: Adjectives
- Writing fluency: Fate Friday!
- Begin "The Monkey's Paw"
- Character Chart
Thursday, September 11th
- Warm-ups: Adjectives
- Elements of plot assessment
- Writing Fluency: Flashback!
- PowerPoint and examples of flashback and foreshadowing
Wednesday, September 10th
- Warm-ups: Nouns (Common vs. Proper)
- Finish "The Most Dangerous Game" and worksheet
- Writing Fluency: "The Most Dangerous Game" ending
- What happens next?
Tuesday, september 9th
- Warm-ups: Nouns (Concrete and Abstract)
- Continue "The Most Dangerous Games"
- Guided reading worksheet
Monday, September 8th
- Warm-ups: Nouns
- Add foreshadowing to our Literary Terms
- Writing Fluency: "The Most Dangerous Game" prediction
- Begin "Most Dangerous Game"
Friday, September 5th
- Pre-test
- Elements of plot PowerPoint
- Watch Pixar Shorts to identify elements of plot
Thursday, September 4th
- Finish presentations
- Story Starter activity
Wednesday, September 3rd
- Class contract
- Getting to know you!
Tuesday, September 2nd
- Class procedures PowerPoint
- Signed Syllabus due Friday, September 5th