November 28 - December 2

Please note: Throughout our study of "A Christmas Carol," you have less homework than you have had all year in this class. Because of this, it is essential that you are completing classwork, preparing for tests, completing larger projects, and participating in class.

MONDAY:
No school - Thanksgiving break.

TUESDAY:
All classes: In class - static & dynamic character notes; long-term character assignment distributed and discussed; roles assigned for "A Christmas Carol."

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: In class - Viewed the British Library's "A Christmas Carol" background video. Read Pg. 236-240 in class. Completed margin notes and discussion of direct/indirect characterization of Scrooge. 

THURSDAY:
All classes: In class - Read Act I Scene II and Act I Scene III of "A Christmas Carol." Completed margin notes and labeled characterization pieces.

FRIDAY:  
All classes: In class - Finished Act I Scene III. Completed margin notes. Began work on Scrooge character analysis packets.

November 21-25

All classes will be on the same schedule this week.

MONDAY:
All classes: In class - novel unit test (conflict, irony, and figurative language.) HOMEWORK: Complete conflict essay by Wednesday! These essays will not be accepted late.

TUESDAY:
Signed progress reports due!
All classes: In class - compare/contrast portions of film to text. HOMEWORK: Complete conflict essay by tomorrow! These essays will not be accepted late.

WEDNESDAY:
Conflict essay due!
All classes: In class - clear out binders/pass back work. HOMEWORK: Enjoy your Thanksgiving break! 

THURSDAY:
Thanksgiving break.

FRIDAY:
Thanksgiving break.

November 14-18

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - differentiated irony practice. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 20 and complete study guide. Reading journals due Wednesday!
Periods 4, 6: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 20 and complete study guide.
Periods 7, 8: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read pg. 250-264 and complete study guide.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 21 and complete study guide. Reading journals due tomorrow!
Periods 4, 6: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 21 and complete study guide.
Periods 7, 8: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read pg. 265-283 and complete study guide.

WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read Epilogue and complete study guide. Reading journals due!
Periods 4, 6: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read Epilogue and complete study guide.
Periods 7, 8: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read pg. 284-297 and complete study guide. Reading journals due Friday!

THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Study for Monday's test!
Periods 4, 6: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Study for Monday's test!
Periods 7, 8: In class - poetry analysis worksheet (PAW). HOMEWORK: Read pg. 298-310 and complete study guide. Reading journals due Friday!

FRIDAY:
All classes: In class - review session for Monday's test. HOMEWORK: Study for Monday's novel unit test!
Periods 7, 8: Reading journals due!

November 7-November 11

MONDAY:
All classes: In class - continue irony practice from Friday. Assignments due for a grade at end of class.
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 15 and complete Ch. 15 study guide.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: No reading tonight. Review for Wednesday's quiz/work on reading journal.

TUESDAY:
All classes: In class - individualized irony practice.
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 16 and complete Ch. 16 study guide. Study for irony quiz tomorrow.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 187-204 and complete study guide. Study for irony quiz tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: In class - Irony quiz.
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 17 and complete Ch. 17 quiz.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 206-219 and complete study guide.

THURSDAY:
All classes: In class - poetry work.
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 18 and complete Ch. 18 quiz. Study for Ch. 10-18 quiz tomorrow.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 220-234 and complete study guide. Study for pg. 134-234 quiz tomorrow.

FRIDAY:
All classes: In class - Reading quiz and poetry work continued from yesterday.
Periods 4 & 6: Reading journals due!
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 19 and complete study guide.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 236-248 and complete study guide.

October 31-November 4

MONDAY:
All classes: In class - fiction strategies with "The Landlady."
No reading homework tonight.

TUESDAY: Last day of MP1!
All classes: In class - literary irony review & exercises.
Periods 1, 4, 5, & 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 10 & complete Ch. 10 study guide.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 134-143 & complete study guide.

WEDNESDAY: First day of MP2!
All classes: In class - study guide review/discussion and irony exercises.
Periods 1, 4, 5, & 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 11 & complete Ch. 11 study guide.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 144-154 & complete study guide.

THURSDAY:
All classes: In class - study guide review/discussion and irony exercises.
Periods 1, 4, 5, & 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 12 & complete Ch. 12 study guide.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 155-174  & complete study guide.

FRIDAY:
All classes: In class - irony practice.
Periods 1, 4, 5, & 6: HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 13-14 & complete Ch. 13-14 study guide.
Periods 7 & 8: HOMEWORK: Read pg. 174-185 & complete study guide.

October 24-28

MONDAY:
All classes: Conflict quiz

Periods 1, 4, 5, 6:  In class - work on Ch. 1-6 packet. (Due Thursday!)
HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 6, complete Ch. 6 study guide.

Periods 7,8: In class - work on "Researching Bullying" informational text booklet. (Due Thursday!)
HOMEWORK: Read Pg. 82-96, complete study guide.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6:  In class - work on Ch. 1-6 packet. (Due Thursday!)
HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 7, complete Ch. 7 study guide.

Periods 7,8: In class - work on "Researching Bullying" informational text booklet. (Due Thursday!)
HOMEWORK: Read Pg.97-117, complete study guide.

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: Frackville Rotary thesaurus presentation.

Periods 1, 4, 5, 6:  HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 8, complete Ch. 8 study guide. Make sure Ch. 1-6 packet is completed. Due tomorrow!

Periods 7,8: HOMEWORK: Complete informational text booklet. Due tomorrow!

THURSDAY:
All classes: Introduction to irony - notes & practice.

Periods 1, 4, 5, 6:  HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 9, complete Ch. 9 study guide. Review for tomorrow's quiz!

Periods 7,8: HOMEWORK: Read Pg. 119-132, complete study guide. Complete two reading journals. (Due tomorrow). Review for tomorrow's quiz!

FRIDAY:
All classes: Irony practice. No reading HW this weekend.

Periods 1, 4, 5, 6:  Ch. 1-9 quiz. 

Periods 7,8: Part One, Two, and Three quiz. TWO reading journals due!

Videos for Period 7 and 8

Students in period 7 and 8,

Here are the links to the two videos you will need for the Compare & Contrast and Ethos/Pathos/Logos part of your assignment.

Video 1: The Most Beautiful Way to Stop a Bully (Folks, this is the one from the newscast bullying video. You do NOT need to re-watch it, but it is here for reference.)
Video 2: Bullied Girl Voted the Ugliest on the Internet Gives an AMAZING Speech

While you're watching these, be thinking not only of how they apply to the assignment you've been tasked with, but also consider how these apply to your novel.

I can't wait to discuss this with you on Thursday!

Miss Frank

October 17-21

MONDAY:
All classes: In class - test corrections.

TUESDAY:
All classes: In class - conflict notes and review.
HOMEWORK:
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: Read Hoot, Ch. 1, pg. 1-12 and complete Ch. 1 study guide.
Periods 7 and 8: Read Wonder, pg. 3-23 and complete study guide.

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: In class - conflict practice, study guide review.
Periods 4 and 6: Reading Journals due!
HOMEWORK:
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: Read Hoot, Ch. 2, pg. 13-23 and complete Ch. 2 study guide.
Periods 7 and 8: Read Wonder, pg. 24-44 and complete study guide.

THURSDAY:
All classes: In class - conflict practice, study guide review.
Periods 1 and 5: Reading Journals due!
HOMEWORK:
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: Read Hoot, Ch. 3, pg. 24-36 and complete Ch. 3 study guide.
Periods 7 and 8: Read Wonder, pg. 45-65 and complete study guide.

FRIDAY:
All classes: In class - conflict practice, study guide review. Conflict quiz on MONDAY!
HOMEWORK:
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6: Read Hoot, Ch. 4-5, pg. 37-57 and complete Ch. 4-5 study guide.
Periods 7 and 8: Read Wonder, pg. 66-80 and complete study guide.

October 10-14

MONDAY:
No school - Columbus Day.

TUESDAY:
All classes: In class - individualized review for Thursday's test.
HOMEWORK: All week you should be preparing for Thursday's test! Review text structure, word choice (connotation and denotation), tone/mood.

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: In class - review for Thursday's test.

THURSDAY:
All classes: In class - informative nonfiction unit exam!

FRIDAY:
All classes: In class - finish exam, clear out folders, assign Hoot novels, study guides, & reading schedule.

October 3-7

MONDAY:
All classes: In class - worked on text structure note making in groups. Can finish tomorrow what was not completed in class today.

TUESDAY:
All classes: In class - finished text structure note making. Began work in text structure practice packet. HOMEWORK: Finish Text Structure #1 in packet. See step-by-step directions below if you need them!

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: In class - review TS #1. Begin TS #2. HOMEWORK: Finish Text Structure #2 in packet. 

THURSDAY:
All classes: In class - review TS #2. Begin TS #3. HOMEWORK: Finish Text Structure #3 in packet. 

FRIDAY:
All classes: Text structure 15 point quiz! Bellringer collection day!

September 26-30

MONDAY:
All classes: Finish word study assignment for tomorrow.

TUESDAY:
All classes: In class - partner scoring; connotation's impact on mood and tone notes and practice.
Period 1: HOMEWORK: Answer the last question on the note sheet - What does "power of the pen" mean?
Period 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: HOMEWORK: Finish "My African Mother" (3rd read questions)

WEDNESDAY:
All classes: In class - practice with connotation's impact on mood and tone. Completed "My African Mother" and "My Name" in connotation/denotation packet. HOMEWORK: Finish any work not completed in class. Get progress report signed and returned by Friday.

THURSDAY:
Period 1: In class - completed "My Name" in connotation/denotation packet. 
Period 4, 6: In class - read "The Eyes Have it" and practiced author's tone/mood. Completed #1-4. HOMEWORK: Finish #4 using RACERS if not finished in class. (Period 6 - Find one more example of humor.)
Period 7, 8: Finish "Analyzing Tone & Mood Within a Text" (MacArthur's speech). Be prepared for writing tomorrow.

FRIDAY:
All signed progress reports due!
Periods 1, 5, 7, 8: September Reading Journals due!
All classes: RACERS practice.
Period 5: HOMEWORK: Finish RACERS for Monday!