April 27-May 1

MONDAY:

Period 1, 2, 3: Working in small groups, read poems #1 and #5 in yellow packet. Complete analysis in white packet.

Period 4: Poem #7; Shakespeare background.

Period 5: Work on "Novel in an Hour" assignment. Due Wednesday.

Period 7: Poems #5 and 6.

TUESDAY:

Period 1, 2: Science PSSAs

Period 3: Poem #6 and 7.

Period 4: "Love at First Sight" article.

Period 5: Continue work on "Novel in an Hour" assignments.

WEDNESDAY:

Period 1, 2: Science PSSAs

Period 3: Shakespeare background

Period 4: MSND - Act I Scene I; Hermia's dilemma HW    

Period 5: Share "Novel in an Hour" assignment

Period 7: Shakespeare background 

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2: Shakespeare background, assigned roles.
Period 3: Act I Scene I - Hermia's dilemma (HW)
Period 4: Study guide #10 and #11
Period 5: "Novel in an Hour" discussion
Period 7: Act I Scene I - Hermia's dilemma (HW)  

April 20-24

There will be no homework this week. Please check the blog daily for in-class work and assignments.

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 3: Finished watching "Hoot." Collected study guides. Notes on analogies/odes/elegies.
Period 2: Collected "Frankenstein" guides. Notes on analogies/odes/elegies, started close read notes.
Period 4: Close read notes, poetry practice.
Period 5: Read Ch. 1 of Hoot, began Ch. 2.
Period 7: "Rappaccini's Daughter" reading quiz, notes on analogies/odes/elegies, started close read notes.  

TUESDAY:
Period 3: Close read notes, practice with "Elegy for JFK."
Period 4: Close read work with poems 1 and 2.
Period 5: Finished Ch. 2 of Hoot, work in study guide/green activity packet.
Period 7: Finished close read notes, began work in poetry collection packet.
Periods 1, 2: Math PSSAs

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1: Close read notes.
Period 4: Close read work with poem 1.
Period 5:  Wrote Roy's letter of apology, read Ch. 3, finished white and green study guides for Ch. 3
Period 7: Close read work with poem 2.
Periods 2, 3: Math PSSAs


THURSDAY:
Period 2: Finished close read notes, started work on poem 2.
Period 4: Close read whole-class work on poem 3.
Period 5: Reviewed Ch. 3 suspense, read Ch. 4, completed white and green study guides for Ch. 4.
Period 7: Close read small-group work with poem 1. 
Periods 1, 3: Math PSSAs

FRIDAY: 
Period 1, 3: Close read whole-class work on poem 2.
Period 2: Close read small-group work with poem 1.
Period 4: Close read small-group work with poems 5 and 6.
Period 5: Read Ch. 5, completed white and green study guides, Ch. 1-5 quiz.
Period 7: Close read small-group work with poems 3 and 4. 

April 13-17

There will be no homework this week. Please check the blog daily for in-class work and assignments.

MONDAY:
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon"/"The Birth-Mark" essay due!
All classes: PSSA review.

TUESDAY:
Period 3: Began watching "Hoot." Collected study guides, novels.
Period 7: Began watching "Frankenstein."
All other classes: PSSA testing  

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 4B: Began watching "Hoot." Collected study guides, novels.
Period 5B: Shared "Skook Stories" in class.
Period 7: Finished watching "Frankenstein." Distributed study guide.
Period 2, 3: PSSA testing

THURSDAY:
Period 2: Began watching "Frankenstein."
Period 4B: Continued watching "Hoot." Distributed study guide.
Period 5B: Finished anticipation guide.
Period 7: Collected "Frankenstein" study guide; began reading "Rappaccini's Daughter."
Period 1, 3: PSSA testing

FRIDAY:   
Period 1, 3: Continued watching "Hoot." Distributed study guide.
Period 2: Continued watching "Frankenstein." Collected study guide.
Period 4: Finished watching "Hoot." Collected study guide. Began poetry notes on elegy/ode.
Period 5B: Began Hoot background notes; assigned novels; distributed study guides.
Period 7: Continued reading "Rappaccini's Daughter."

Introductory Paragraph Example for P. 1, 3, 4

Sentence 1: General statement of conflict
Sentence 2: Identify as internal/external and type
Sentence 3: Conflict as it's seen in Hoot
Sentence 4: Conflict as it's seen in your second text choice

April 6-10

MONDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Continue working on finishing Hoot - test on Wednesday, study guide collection Wednesday.
Period 2, 7: Finish literary elements assessment for "Flowers for Algernon." Due tomorrow.
Period 5: Finish "John Henry" on pg. 6 of purple packet.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish reading Hoot; finish study guide.
Period 2, 7: First three pages of pink analysis packet for "The Birth-Mark" -- only complete paragraph 1 questions.
Period 5: No HW - finished unit in class. Bring materials for "Skook Stories" tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Hoot test! Begin working on written assessment.
Period 2, 7: Complete pg. 4-6 in pink analysis packet - questions for paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 7. (In-class: Read up to "In a little while, all will be tested" on pg. 16)
Period 5: Continue working on "Skook Stories." In library tomorrow.


THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish Hoot written assignment - due tomorrow.
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon" written assignment - due Monday.
Period 5: Skook Stories due tomorrow.

FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Hoot writing assessment due
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon" writing assessment due MONDAY.
Period 5: Skook Stories assignment due

March 30-April 3

MONDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: In class - Literature circles for Ch. 15. Read Ch. 16-19 by THURSDAY.
Period 2, 7: In class - finish "Flowers for Algernon." Prepare for class discussion tomorrow.
Period 5: Finish pg. 4 of purple packet for "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps."

TUESDAY: End of 3rd marking period!
Period 1, 3, 4: Continue preparing Ch. 16-19 for Thursday.
Period 2, 7: Wrap-up pink and yellow "Flowers for Algernon" pages.
Period 5: "Chicoria" column on pg. 7

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish reading Ch. 16-19 for tomorrow. Quiz on Ch. 14-19 tomorrow!
Period 2, 7: Blue theme worksheet - turn the motifs into themes and provide support for each theme from the text (including page numbers).
Period 5: Pg. 6 for "Brer Possum's Dilemma"

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Ch. 16-19, study guides, vocabulary due. Begin reading Ch. 20-end for next WEDNESDAY.
Period 2, 7: Literary elements assessment for "Flowers for Algernon"
Period 5: Continue working on "Skook Stories." Come to school on Monday with a story in mind!

FRIDAY:
No school!

Hoot Quiz Link:

http://goo.gl/forms/huCAhsJBba

March 23-27

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 3, 4: Continue reading Ch. 7-12, working on study guide, and vocab bookmark.
Periods 2, 7: In class - Read "Progress Report 6" through "Progress Report 9"
Period 5: Character essay due!

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 3, 4: Continue reading Ch. 7-13. (Please note the addition!), working on study guide, vocab bookmark.
Periods 2, 7: Complete two additional entries on pink "Critical Thinking" chart.
Period 5: Complete #1 on first page of purple "Story Telling" packet. 

WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 3, 4: Finish Ch. 7-13 assignments.
Periods 2, 7: In class - Continue reading "Flowers for Algernon," working on pink thinking processes sheet and yellow dramatic irony sheet.
Period 5: In class - Finish reading "Water Names."

THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 3, 4: Begin reading Ch. 14-19 for next FRIDAY. Ch. 14 and 15 will be read in class on Friday and Monday.   
Periods 2, 7:  Fill in two entries on the pink "Thinking Processes" sheet.
Period 5: Complete pg. 3 in purple packet.

March 16-20

MONDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Complete "Hoot Find & Seek Notes," vocabulary for Ch. 1-7, study guide for Ch. 1-7. (Reading, study guide, vocabulary due THURSDAY.)
Period 2, 7: Margin and comprehension questions for "Charles" in textbook.
Period 5: Categorize "Anne Frank" characters - round, flat, static, dynamic.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: SPAT organizer for "Oyster Farmer Versus National Park Service," plus which side do you agree with?
Period 2, 7: Response to questions on back of "Artificial Intelligence" article.
Period 5: Graphic organizer - Show how a dynamic character changes from beginning to middle to end.

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: "Thank You Ma'am" questions, plus response to three questions: 1. Why do people make decisions that they know will have negative consequences? Think about both sides of this argument. 2. What lessons can be learned by receiving negative consequences? What about positive consequences? (Positive consequences would receiving something you want.) 3. Is it ever okay to break the law in order to achieve positive consequences?
Period 2, 7: 6 comprehension questions for "Story of Prometheus."
Period 5: Rough draft for essay - due tomorrow.

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Ch. 1-7 assignments due!
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish vocabulary for Ch. 1-7 (up to "queasy"); Start reading Ch. 8-12 for next Thursday.
Period 2, 7: Read "Progris Ript 1-5" (pg. 347-353), work on pink "Citing Textual Evidence" sheet.
Period 5: Work on essay - due tomorrow.


FRIDAY:
All classes: AR due!
Period 5: Essay due!

March 9-13

MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Complete pg. 6 of purple packet. Finish reading stories if needed.
Period 5: Anne Frank Test! No homework.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Read "Chicoria" and "The People, Yes.' Complete pg. 7 of purple packet. 
Period 5: Study Island - Point of View. Read for AR

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Make edits to your paper... especially check section 2.
Period 5: Questions in study guide labeled HW - 5, 6, and 14B. 

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Finish paper.
Period 5: Read for AR. 

FRIDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Skook Stories due! 
Period 1, 3, 4: Read Hoot Ch. 1-7 for THURSDAY; Complete study guide questions while reading.
Period 2, 7: Read for AR.
Period 5: Read for AR.

AR due FRIDAY, MARCH 20!

March 2-6

MONDAY:
Read Across America Day!
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: read "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps" (p. 1033-1034); Answer questions #1-5 on pg. 4 of purple packet.
Period 5: Read for AR. 

TUESDAY:
All Periods: Read for AR.
Period 5: Study for Act I test. 

WEDNESDAY:
Snow day.

THURSDAY:
Snow day.

FRIDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Continue working on storytelling assignment (due next Friday); Read "Brer Possum's Dilemma" and "John Henry" beginning on pg. 1042. Complete page 6 in purple packet.
Period 5: Anne Frank Act I test!