5/17 Classwork: Students presented their character sketches, and performed the courting scene between Petruchio and Katharina.
Homework: Do Kate and Petruchio belong together? Why or why not? Write two paragraphs supporting your opinion and use QUOTES from the play to support your opinion.
5/15 Classwork: Students read act 3 and began working on their character sketches.
Homework: None
5/10 Classwork: Students presented their songs, and they read Act II. Students also began rehearsing and blocking the courting scene between Petruchio and Katharina.
Homework: None
5/8 Classwork: Student cast a pretend movie of The Taming of the Shrew, and we began reading act two. Students also began working on a character song.
Homework: Finish character song worksheet and bring in character song.
4/24 Classwork: Students wrote about their weekend using Shakespearean language, and translated Hortensio's speech from scene one. Students finished reading scene one of the play.
Homework: None
4/13 Classwork: Students reviewed for the AIMS reading test next week.
Homework: Get plenty of sleep and be ready to focus Monday.
4/12 Classwork: Students reviewed for the AIMS reading test next week.
Homework: None
4/10 Classwork: Students read the first scene of the play, and annotated as we went along.
Homework: Journals are due. Table of Contents: First hour Second hour
4/5 Classwork: Students finished discussion of anticipationg guide, we completed a translation for the induction and we read the induction.
Homework: None
4/3: Classwork: Students read background material on Shakespeare, and filled out and discussed an anticipation guide for The Taming of the Shrew.
Homework: Choose one prompt from the anticipation guide and write two paragraphs about it degending your opinion.
3/27 Classwork: Student tests were returned and we went over mistakes. We continued watching the film of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: None
3/20 Classwork: Students reviewed for their To Kill a Mockingbird tests. Vocabulary for the last unit will be included on the test.
Homework: Test on Thursday.
3/1 Classwork: Students began to present their multi-genre pieces to the class.
Homework: None
2/23 Classwork: Students peer reviewed their persuasive essays and continued working on genre pieces. We went over the rubric for presentations.
Homework: Final multi-genre project is due on TUESDAY, 2/28. ALL OF IT!
2/21 Classwork: Students began drafting their persuasive essays.
Homework: Draft of persuasve essay is due on Thursday 2/23. Multi-genre project is due on Tuesday 2/28.
2/10 Clsswork: Students continued organizing their multi-genre project by filling out an outline.
Homework: Outline due 2/20.
2.9 Classwork: Students began working on their persuasive essay for the multi-genre project.
Homework: None
2/2 Classwork: Students took their tests, and wrote genre pieces.
Homework: Define this week's vocab words.
1/31 Classwork: Students read chapter 21 and reviewed for vocab test.
Homework: Vocab test Thursday.
1/27 Classwork; Students read chapter 20, and we filled out plot diagram and character maps.
Homework: First draft of two of your genre pieces are due Tuesday.
1/26 Classwork: Students worked on their multi-genre pieces with writing and research.
Homework: First draft of two of your genre pieces due Tuesday.
1/24 Classwork: We went over vocabulary and students read and discussed chapters 17 and 18.
Homework: Bring book for SSR on Thursday; there will be a vocab test on Tuesday 1/31.
1/19 Classwork: Students performed their scene summaries and we read through some of chapter 17
Homework: None
1/17 Classwork: Students read some of chapter 16, and created scene summaries to summarize the novel this far.
Homework: Bring a book for SSR on Thursday.
1/13 Classwork: Students read chapters 14 and 15 and filled out character maps and plot diagrams.
Homework: None
1/11 Classwork: Students began writing their multi genre project in class. They chose genres to include and topics to include within each genre piece. We read chapter 13
Homework: None
1/9 Classwork: Students took vocab test, and read chapter 12.
Homework: Define vocab words for this unit. Due Thursday 1/12
1/5 Classwork: Students finished reading part 1 of the novel, and students corrected poorly written sentences including changing passive voice to active voice.
Homework; Vocabulary test, Tuesday 1/9
1/3 Classwork: Students read chapter 10 and we began chapter 11. We went over the vocabulary.
Homework: Bring a book for SSR and you will have you vocab test Tuesday 1/10.
12/15 Classwork; Students read chapter nine, and we created a list of five words that best exemplify the themes of the books so far.
Homework: None
12/8 Classwork: Students took their vocabulary test, and we read through chapter eight. We also created tableauxs of the chapters in order to summarize the book so far.
Homework: Define the next unit's vocabulary words.
12/6 Classwork: We read through chapter seven and reviewed for the vocab test, which has been moved to Thursday because of the snow day on Friday.
Homework: Vocab test on Thursday, bring a book for SSR.
12/1 Classwork: We read through chapter 6, and discussed simbolism and plot summaries.
Homework: Vocab test on Tuesday.
11/29 Classwork: We reviewed vocabulary and read through chapter 4. We also completed discussion questions in the journals about the first three chapters.
Homework: Bring a book for SSR on Thursday.
11/15 Classwork: We went over the vocabulary and read chapter 2. We continued to fill out plot diagram and character maps. We reviewed subject/object pronouns.
Homework: Bring in a book for independenent reading on Thursday.
11/10 Classwork: After independent reading, we finished reading the first chapter of TKAM. Students created and filled out a plot diagram for chapter one.
Homework: Define vocabulary from chapters 1-5
11/8 Students continued to discuss the anticipation guide for To Kill a Mockingbird, and filled out a KWL chart about the depression. We began reading the novel .
Homework: Bring a book for independent reading on Thursday.
11/3 Classwork: Students discussed anticipation guide for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Choose the prompt from the anticipation guide that you find most interesting and defend your opinion about it in two paragraphs.
11/1 Classwork: Students took exam for Part Time Indian.
Homework: None
10/28 Classwork: Students went over Subordinate and Main Clauses, and played jeopardy to review for exam on PTI.
Homework; Final draft of Essay due Tuesday, 11/1
10/27 Classwork: Students peer reviewed each other's essays, and worked on their revisions.
Homework: FINAL DRAFT OF ESSAY due Tuesday, 11/1.
10/25 Classwork: Students continued to draft their essays in writer's workshop.
Homework: First draft of essay due Thursday!!!! It must be typed, printed and in class when the bell rings!
10/20 Classwork: Students began to draft their essays. We went over MLA formatting and quoting in MLA Format.
Homework: None
10/18 Classwork: Students contined to outline their essays, and some began to draft.
Homework: Finish outline.
10/14 Classwork: Students began outlining their essays.
Homework: Bring in a way to save your document on Tuesday. If you have a laptop, that would be helpful to bring in as well.
10/13: Classwork: Students began gathering evidence for their thesis statements by filling out a Four Square.
Homework: None
10/11: Classwork: Students continued working on statements of theme and created a viable thesis statement.
Homework: None
10/6: Classwork: Students wrote about contridictions in their lives and in Junior's. Students began to write statements of theme for the novels.
Homework: None
10/4: Classwork: Students finished watching the film and we discussed similarities and differences in theme, and motifs. We also diagrammed the plot of the film.
Homework: Which did you like more, the novel or the film? Write at least one paragraph defending your opinion.
9/30: Classwork: Students viewed the first 50 minutes of Smoke Signals, and compared and contrasted the film to the Sherman Alexie's novel.
Homework: None
9/29: Classwork: Students wrote in journals a reflective response to questions about themes in ABTDPTI, and diagrammed the plot.
Homework: None
9/27: Classwork: Students wrote from characters' perspectives using RAFT writing. Students may do two RAFT writing pieces if they would like one to count for extra credit.
Homework: Finish the book. There will be a quiz on Thursday on the last section of the book.
9/22: Classwork: Students Read "Like a Lion", and we used jigsaw groups to examine characters.
Homework: None.
9/20: Classwork: Students took a quiz on the reading homeowork. We debated the writing reflection that students completed in their journals. We also went over text to self, text to world, and text to text connections.
Homework: Read to page 177, and write at least five text to _____ connections that you make.
9/16 Classwork; Students interpreted Jr's art work by evaluating it in writing: QW Jrs Art, and we discussed it in detail. Students also discussed comprehension and interpretive questions.
Homework: Read to page 159. Expect a quiz on Tuesday.
9/15 Classwork: Compared and contrasted two of Sherman Alexie's poems: "Evolution", and "Amtrak from Boston to New York." Annotated the poems and answered the following question: Sherman Alexie’s Poems 2.
Homework: Read to page 134. Write a one paragraph summary of what you read. Due tomorrow.
9/13 Classwork: Continued working on character's goals and read to page 115. We also discussed Hunger Pains Quickwrite as a whole group.
Homework: None
9/8 Classwork: Continued working characters' goals in journal. First hour read up to page 97.
Homework: Why does Junior’s decision to change schools cause so much anger from his community? Is this justified? Write at least one paragraph. ALSO Second period must read to page 97.
9/6 Classwork: Discussed characters goals and read up to page 65 in first hour.
Homework: 2B must read up to page 65.
9/2 Claswwork: Wrote quickwrite about goals and discussed it as a whole class. Read two more chapters of the book.
Homework: Based on what we read today and the interviews write a prediction for the coming chapters. One paragraph. Due 9/6.
9/1 Classwork: Watched two interviews (links below) with the book's author Sherman Alexie, and discussed questions about it. We read through chapter 3.
Homework: Based on what we read today and the interviews write a prediction for the coming chapters. One paragraph. Due 9/6.
http://www.google.com/search?q=sherman+alexie+kcts+9&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=sherman+alexie+kcts+9&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=TbF&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=vid&ei=MPZfTuaoJ-SusQKIrslB&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CAwQ_AUoAg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=642d465339c0de66&biw=1024&bih=556
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/189691/october-28-2008/sherman-alexie
8/30 Classwork: Completed pre-reading activity in journals and discussed Native American culture. We read chapter 1.
Homework: None
8/25 Classwork: Finished work on multiple intelligence theory and debated an anticipation guide for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
Homework: Choose the prompt from the anticipation guide that you think is most important and defend your opinion in two paragraphs. This should be completed in your journal. AND signed acknowledgment of course syllabus due 8/30
8/23 Classwork: Went over course syllabus, and began annotating and analyzing article about the theory of multiple intelligence.
Homework: signed acknowledgment of course syllabus due 8/30