Objective: Students will read Act I of Twelve Angry Men

Sit anywhere. If you want extra credit... be a juror.
1. Get folders.
2. Discuss/Go Over Drama Vocab
3. Read Act I

Objective: Students will know important literary terms for Drama Unit.

Get Lit Books
1. CAT6 #36
2. Present/Discuss "Theme for English B" posters
3. Discuss Original "Theme for Honors Lit" poem: Due typed Friday.
4. Drama Vocab.
5. Return The Good Earth novel on your own to library.

Objective: Students will pass the Good Earth final.

1. Final
2. Complete "Theme for English B" poster

Have a great weekend!

Objective: Students will read and analyze a famous theme poem by Langston Hughes.

If not done, complete yesterday's test.
1. Notes
2. Poem Group Activity

Homework: Complete Reading The Good Earth tonight. Test on Friday.

Objective: Students will practice the CAHSEE.

1. Get test.
2. Take Test.
3. Pass Test

HW: Reading Good Earth Chapters 31-32

Objective: Students will work together to complete a Good Earth Chapters 1-25 Review.

Turn in and share Original Satires: NO LATE SATIRES ACCEPTED!!!
1. We have a weird schedule today. Short classes except for one period.
2. Get and complete Good Earth Handout.
3. Reading: Chapters 29-30.

Tomorrow: CHSEE Practice Test.

Objective: The students will show that they have paid attention the last two weeks and be able to pass Chapter 4 Test.

1. Good Morning!
2. Chapter 4 Test (use pencil only and fill in bubbles completely)
3. Complete Satire for turn in Monday
4. Reading: The Good Earth chapters 27-28

Objective: The students will complete a review assignment for Chapter 4 (Theme and Figurative Language) for tomorrow's test.

1. Good Morning! Get folder and your lit book.
2. Complete Review pages 306-311
3. Satire (I decided to make it due on Monday. You're welcome!)

Good Earth reading: Chapter 26

Objective: Students will read a satire and then have to create one of their own.

1. CAT6 #36
2. Turn in and discuss "Dirty Laundry"
3. "Learn With Book" asignment. Your own satire due on Friday.

Homework: Read Good Earth chapters 24-25

Objective: Students will read and analyze two satires.

1. CAT6 #35
2. Turn in "Man in the Water"
3. Good Earth Quiz Chapters 21-22
4. Satire Notes
5. Satire Activity and assignment.

Homework: Read Chapter 23

Objective: Students will read an essay and identify its theme in a written assignment.

Get your folder and lit book:

1. CAT6 #34 Do Not Write on the Handout!
2. Good Earth Quiz Chapters 12-20.
3. Read/Listen to "Man in the Water" and complete assignment.

Homework: Read 21-22

Objective: The students will discuss, analyze and present important plot and character developments from Chapters 4-12 of THe Good Earth.

1. CAT6 Activity #33
2. Correct and Score Vocabulary
3. Quiz Chapter 4-12

Over Holiday Week: Read according to schedule from The Good Earth.

Objective: The students will know 10 important words from The Good Earth and use them properly in vocabulary exercises.

1. Get vocabulary handouts.
2. Complete all parts of vocabulary assignment.
3. Pass back all work. Folder cleanup for check tomorrow.
4. Good Earth reading 11-12. BIG Quiz tomorrow.

Objective: The students will identify figurative language, pass a Good Earth quiz and read a GREAT short story and identify its theme.

Good Morning! Get your folder and lit book.

1. CAT6 #32
2. Good Earth Quiz 3-5
3. Read/Liston "The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant"
4. Pass back work. Organize folder, go over grdaes for parent conference.

Homework: Reading Good Earth accoding to schedule.

Objective: Students will read and discuss the theme of a short story.

Get Lit Book

1. CAT6 #31
2. Go over and discuss "Catch the Moon" and score
3. Go over and discuss study guide for The Good Earth chapter 1
4. Discuss Chapters 2-3 of The Good Earth
5. Read "The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant"

Homework: Read Chapters 4-5 of the Good Earth

Objective: Students will know important background for The Good Earth and complete a worksheet on the events and characters from Chapter 1.

1. Quiz Chp. 1
2. Good Earth Power Point Discussion
3. Complete Chapter 1 Handout (both sides)
4. Homework: Read Chapters 2-3

Objective: The students will know important information about Pearl Buck and The Good Earth and begin reading chapter 1.

1. CAT6 #30
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 21-30
3. Book Checkout.
4. Continue reading of "Catch the Moon"

Homework: Read Chapter 1 of The Good Earth

The students will know how to identify idioms, metaphors and similes in a short story as well as identify the story's theme.

Get folder and your own IR.

1. CAT6 #29
2. Correct and turn in vocabulary for "The Bass, the River"
3. Notes
4. Begin "Catch the Moon" IR
5. Complete "Themes in Lit" assinment
6. Bring ID tomorrow to check out new novel.

Objective: The students will discuss and take notes on Theme and how to determine it in literature. They will then come up with themes for everything we have read this year.

1. CAT6 #28
2. Notes
3. Vocab complettion
4. Themes in Lit assignment.

Homework: HAVE A GREAT 4 DAY WEEKEND! RELAX. Read a bit too. Next week we begin The Good Earth.

Objective: Students will score proficient or above on the Chapter 3 Test by showing knowledge of Point of View, Voice and Tone.

Good Morning!

1. Complete Point of View Review and go over with teacher.
2. Chapter 3 Test. Use pencil only.
3. "The Bass, the RIver and Sheila Mant" vocabulary

Homework: Outside Book, Extra Credit Projects, Football Game.

Objective: Students will complete analysis of "Typhoid Fever" by completing and discussing questions on handout. They will also review Point of View for tomorrow's Chapter 3 Test.

Good Morning! Get your folder and Lit Book and Interactive Reader.

1. CAT6 #27
2. Complete yesterday's handout from "Typhoid Fever"
3. Point of View Review assignment

Homework: Review Notes for test

Objective: Students will read a short story and discuss and write about the author's use of voice, vernacular style and point of view by completing an assignment.

GET LIT BOOKS FROM BACK.

1. CAT6 #26
2. Notes: The last bit of Chapter 3
3. Discuss "The Secret Lion" and possible extra credit for projects on back.
4. Read "Typhoid Fever." and complete handout.

Homework: Outside Book

Objective: The students will identify an author's use of vernacular style by reading a short story and completing an assignment.

1. CAT6 #25 (or 26...)
2. Chapter 3 Notes continue (Irony and Theme)
3. Read "The Secret Lion"
4. Complete question side of assignment.

Homework: Outside Book

Objective: The students will show knowledge of Monte Cristo and the characteristics of an archetype hero by completing an in class expostory essay.

1. Turn in projects.
2. Grade your group members contribution on both projects.
3. Complete in class Expository Essay.

Have fun but be careful tonight! Don't BULLY little kids!! It makes parents mad!

Objective: Students will see the climax and resolution of this version of Monte Cristo and then complete major projects for the book.

1. Complete video.
2. Tomorrow is the Archetype Hero in class essay.
3. Complete Projects. Discuss Problems from the past.

Homework: Work on Halloween costume.

Objective: Students will complete video of Monte Cristo and begin prewriting Archetype Hero essay.

1. New Book Report Date.
2. Complete Video
3. Tomorrow bring Project materials. I will give you what's left of the period to work on them. They are due Friday and they better show 1 month's work. 400 points.

Have you got your next outside book yet?

Objective: Students will understand what they will write for in class essay after watching Monte Cristo video.

1. Get Writing Prompt and Discuss.
2. Video
3. Projects

Objective: Students will watch modern adaptation on MOnte Cristo and complete 400 point projects.

1. Grade Reports, Book Reports and Tests handout.
2. Go over sample book reports (period 4 only)
3. Video. Be quiet or projects are due tomorrow.

Objective: The students will show that they read and understood all parts of Monte Cristo by passing a 300 point multiple choice test.

1. Get a slip of paper, put your name on it, put it in your MC book and put the book in the box.
2. Get test and scan sheet.
3. Pass the test.

Monday-Wednesday next week: Monte Cristo movie. Bring stuff to work on projects.

Objective: The sttudents will complete reading a story in the interactive reader and be able to discuss the effects of the narrator.

1. CAT6 #24
2. Chapter 2 Notes
3. Finish reading and activities in IR of "By the Waters of Babylon"

Objective: The students will know the three types of point of view and read a story that uses it effectively in Interactive Reader.

NOTE: Great job by most of you on Stump the Teacher. A lot of extra points were earned. (By the way, I knew all the answers, I was just acting dumb!)

Get interactive reader.

1. CAT6 #23
2. Chapter 3 Notes
3. "By the Waters of Babylon" IR all margin activities.
4. Finish Monte Cristo

Objective: The student will show knowledge of Monte Cristo Chapters 51-60 by trying to stump their incredibly brillialt teacher and get some extra credit.

1. CAT6 #22
2. Stump the Teacher
3. Chapter 2 Notes
4. "By the Waters of Babylon" IR.

Homework: Complete Monte Cristo on your own for test on Friday.

Objective: Students will BE GREAT FOR SUB (remember sub rules and 900 points) and pass the Lit Book Chapter 2 Test on Characters and Characterization.

1. Sit quietly and respectfully for roll.
2. Complete Chapter 2 Test: Use test and scan sheet. Number 2 Pencil only.
3. If time remains, work on outside book report, Stump the Teacher questions or MC projects.

I'll see you all Monday with your books, reports and MC Chps. 51-60 Questions. I'll miss you all terribly! HAAA!

Objective: Students will review all parts of Lit. Book Chp. 2 (Character and Characterization) and complete a review assignment.

1. CAT6 #21
2. Chapter 2 Review (100 points) Page 130-135 of lit book.
3. "Stump the Teacher" Questions or Projects.

Tomorrow: you will have a sub. Chapter 2 test. Bring book or materials for project to use if you finish the test early. Remember Sub Rules. You will lose all points for the day if your name is left by the sub. (Tomorrow is worth 100/test, 400 book report, 400 projects)

Objective: The students will write an inverted triangle intro paragraph, analyze characters and plot of Monte Cristo while writing "Stump the Teacher" questions or complete literary analysis paper.

1. Complete, discuss and turn in "Two Kinds" assignment.
2. Work on "Stump the Teacher" questions for Chps. 51-60 of Monte Cristo
3. Complete outside reading paper (DUE MONDAY. NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED. PERIOD)
4. Monte Cristo Projects.

Tomorrow: Lit Chp. 2 Review
Friday: Lit Chp. 2 Test

Objective: Students will finish story and character analysis.

1. Good Morning! Get your lit book and folder please.
2. CAT6 #20
3. CAT6 Packet 11-20 staple and hand in for 100 points.
4. Finish story "Two Kinds" with CD
5. "Two Kinds" assignment.

Homework: Chps. 51-60 Stump the Teacher questions.

Objective: The students will read a short story and analyze the characters and their motivation in a written assignment.

GET LIT BOOK and FOLDER.

1. CAT6 #19
2. Monte Cristo Quiz Chps. 48-50. Turn in completed study guide.
3. Monte Cristo Chps 50-60 "Stump the Teacher" Questions Due Monday.
4. "Two Kinds" reading
5. Book Report new due date: MOnday Oct. 20

Objective: The students will know expectations of active reading and book report format for their outside book. DUE NEXT FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

1. Book Check (100 points)
2. Discuss Book report Format on Weblockers
3. Monte Cristo Chapters 49-50 and study guide.

Homecoming Tonight. Have fun and be careful!

Objective: Students will know important words and denotation in order to read an upcoming story.

Note: Zero Period Meets at 7:20 tomorow.

1. Complete and discuss "Mary" IR
2. "Two Kinds" Vocabulary
3. Monte Cristo Chapter 48 only.
4. Folder Check for 100 points.
5. Tomorrow we will use our OUTSIDE BOOK! YOU MUST BRING IT TO CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Objective: Students will go over interactive reader active reading and discuss chapters 41-45 of MOnte Cristo.

1. Quiz Chps. 41-45
2. Turn in any left over Direct to Indirect.
3. Complete and discuss "Mary"
4. Chapters 46-47 Reading and Study Guide.

Objective: The students will complete character sketches and share, then read a short story to analyze its characterization.

1. Get Interactive Reader and Folder
2. CAT6 #18
3. Any Questions on Monte Cristo (Periods 2 and 3 I'll cover them with you tomorow)
4. Complete Character Sketch.
5. Interactive Reader: "Mary" Read and Margin Activities.

Homework: Monte Cristo 44-45 and study guide questions.

Objective: The students will create a character sketch using all methods of characterization that we have discussed.

1. CAT6 #17
2. Discuss and turn in MC Study Guide Chps. 31-40
3. Character Sketch: Direct to Indirect
4. Monte Cristo Chapters 41-43

BOOK REPORT IN 10 Days!!!!!

Objective: The students will write an INCREDIBLE PERSUASIVE essay for the District Writing Test. They will have two solid reasons for their argument and shoot down any opposing argument in a counter argument paragraph.

1. District Writing Test. Write neat. Use LOGICAL or EMOTIONAL APPEALS to prove your point.

2. Read Chapter 40 and complete study guide by Monday.

3. Have a great weekend. Watch the Ducks beat USC!

Objective: The students will complete character analysis within a story in the interactive reader.

1. Good Morning! Grab your interactive reader please.
2. Discuss any questions with Monte Cristo Chps. 34-36.
3. Finish story and complete end activities on pages 66-68.
4. Read Chapters 37-39.
5. Tomorrow is the District Writing Test.

Objective: Students will know how authors create characters in lit.

1. Get interactive readers
2. Chapter 2 Notes
3. "Everyday Use" Interactive Reader

Homework: Chapter3 34-36 Monte Cristo

Objective: Students will know character terms and be able to identify character traits in literature.

GET INTERACTIVE READER

1. CAT6 #16
2. Quiz Chps. 31-33
3. Lit Chp. 2 Notes: Character and Characterization
4. Video scene
5. Continue Notes
6. "Everyday Use" IR

Objective: Students will see a PERFECT example of a CD for their MOnte Cristo project. They will also know character terms for Chapter 2.

1. CAT6 #15
2. Monte Cristo Music Quiz 1-30
3. Turn in study guide 21-30
4. Lit Chapter 2 Notes: Character
5. Interactive Reader: "Everyday Use"

Homework: Monte Cristo Chapters 31-33

Objective: The students will look at other students'persuasive essays and critique them as a teacher would.

1. Turn in essays with rubric stapled to top.
2. Share two or more essays on LCD from Weblockers.
3. Complete "Everyday Use" vocabulary
4. Folder Check/Weblockers check #1
5. Monte Cristo Chapters 28-30 and study guide due on Monday.

Have a great weekend! Go Oregon! HAAAAAAAA USC!

Objective: Students will know denotations of important words for upcoming stories and be able to use them correctly in ecercises.

1. CAT6 #14
2. Discuss Chapters read last night. Chp.s 25-26
3. "Everyday Use" vocabulary
4. Homework: Essay due typed tomorrow.

Objective: The students will review nouns, pronouns and adjectives and then complete their outline of the persuasive essay.

1. CAT6 Activity #13
2. Correct Adjective side of grammar worksheet.
3. Complete Determining Parts of Speech side of worksheet
4. Work on essay. Due typed and edited on Friday.

Homework: Monte Cristo Chapters 26 and 27. Introduction of two more important characters.

Obejective: The students will know how to write a persuasive essay and begin writing one that uses one of our stories.

1. Discuss Monte Cristo Chps. 21-22
2. Persuasive Essay Notes
3. Persuasive Essay Prompt
4. Plan your essay.
5. Homework: Chapters 23-25 of Monte Cristo

Objective: The students will discuss how Dantes' escape is symbolic of a baptism.

1. Quiz on Chapters 16-20
2. Complete and grade Lit Book Chp. 1 Review
3. Discuss Baptism symbol
4. Get in project groups and do work!

Homework: "F..U..N"

Be good for sub on MOnday!

Objective: The students will review all parts of Chp. 1 (Plot and Setting) and complete review activity.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. CAT6 #12
3. Discuss "Long Way Home" assignment and turn in.
4. Chapter 1 Review pages 66-71
5. Homework: Chapters 19-20. Study Guide due tomorrow.

Chapter 1 Test on Monday. Look over narrative essay notes and plot/setting notes.

Objective: The students will read a science fiction story and be able to idetify all parts of plot, the theme and make a connection between it and "The Pedestrian."

1. Get folders.
2. NO CAT6 or Quiz today.
3. "Long Way Home" assignment.
4. Folder Prep (all work inside folder and CLEAN and NEAT)
4. Homework: MC Chps. 16-18

Objective: The students will read a new story and compare and contrast the plot, tone and theme with "The Pedestrian."

1. CAT6 #11
2. Discuss Chapters 11-13 and any study guide questions.
3. Complete "The Pedestrian" assignment.
4. "Long Way Home"

Homework: Chapters 14 and 15

The students will complete writing a paragraph in a romantic tone.

1. CAT6 #10
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 1-10
3. "The Pedestrian" Activity
Homework: Chapter 13 and Study Guide Question 11-13.

Objective: The students will discuss how Bradbury created the tone of "The Pedestrian" and be able to change the tone in an original paragraph.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. No CAT6
3. Correct Vocabulary
4. Quiz on Chps. 7-10
5. Turn in and discuss Study Guide Questions
6. "the Pedestrian" assignment

Homework: Chapters 11-12

Objective: The students will read a story by Ray Bradbury and describe in writing how the author creates tone through the setting.

NO QUIZ TODAY. IF YOU ARE BEHIND.... CATCH UP TODAY! 10,000 point quiz tomorrow.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. CAT6 #9 "The Pedestrian" intro
3. Complete "The Pedestrian" vocabulary (due tomorow for points)
4. "The Pedestrian" Assignment

The students will know important words in "The Pedestrian" and use them correctly to complete exercises.

1. No CAT6 Today.
2. Monte Cristo Quiz Chps 4-6
3. Discuss Chapters and Study Guide Questions
4. "The Pedestrian" Vocabulary
5. Zero Period: Score "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
6. Homework: Chapters 7-10 Monte Cristo

The students will know the meaning of nine important prefixes and be able to use them correctly to change the meaning of a word.

1. CAT6 #7 (or is it 8) Prefixes
2. Quix on MC Chapters 1-3
3. Discuss Study Guide Questions
4. Discuss Group Projects for MC Unit
5. Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket

Homework: Monte Cristo Chapters 4-6

The students will get back their first essays and know expectations of re-writes.

1. NO CAT6 Today but get folder and Interactive Reader
2. Discuss the problems with the first essays and how to make them better.
3. Interactive Reader "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
4. Honework: Monte Cristo Chapters 1-3 (Quiz tomorrow)

The students will know the important information about The Count of Monte Cristo before they start reading.

1. CAT #7 Pronouns
2. Check out Books Period 0
3. Count of Monte Cristo intro
4. Pronoun Worksheet (correct noun side)

Objective: Students will be able to identify common and proper nouns in sentences and begin a story in the interactive reader.

1. Roll and Lit Books. Cover the books, put your name on it, get 100 points, put books on shelf.
2. CAT6 #6 Nouns
3. Grammar Handout: Proper and Common Nouns
4. "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" IR.
5. Homework: Get outside book and bring to class for approval by Monday.

The students will know all the parts of a plot and create a plot graph for "A Hero's Story."

1. Turn in sylabus for 100 points
2. New assignment: Bring your lit book to class with a cover TO LEAVE IN CLASS!!
3. CAT6 #5 (Periods 2 and 3 need to do #4 also)
4. Chapter 1 notes continued.
5. Plot graph assignment.

The students wil know the important parts of a plot.

1. CAT6 #4
2. Syllabus, Book Report Format and Honors Book List
3. Correct and Score Vocabulary
4. Plot Notes
5. Homework: Download and sign syllabus.

The students will complete vocabulary assignment and know how to figure out a word's etymology using an electronic dictionary.

1. Get your folders.
2. Would anyone like to share their essay from Weblockers??? I promise to be nice!
3. Get out Vocabulary Handout and complete words, denotations, etc...
4. Go over exercises.
5. Etymology.

The students will know the denotation and connotation of vocabulry words from "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and complete vocab exercise.

1. CAT6 #3
2. MLA Format for essay
3. Sample intro paragraphs from Weblockers
4. Vocabulary

The students will know expectations of a narrative essay and begin writing the first paragraph of their essay.

1. Roll
2. CAT6 #2 (Get points for folder and Weblockers Policy)
3. Narrative Essay Notes
4. Discuss Writing Prompt
5. Inverted Triangle Format Intro Paragraph
6. Write Intro and save to Weblockers for sharing tomorrow.

The students will have examples of all six reading skills used in active reading and answer comprehension questions from the story.

1. Roll
2. CAT6 Activity 1
3. Introduce Webpage
4. Introduce Weblockers and assign Weblockers Policy Signed by Wednesday (100 points)
5. Complete "A Hero's Story" questions.

Objective: The students will know how to active read and expectations for all further Active Reading assignments.

1. Sit anywhere that you can work.
2. Roll and introductions
3. Supplies needed: Folder and divers set up by Wednesday. 100 points.
4. Active Reading Notes
5. Hero's Story Active Reading: Due complete tomorrow.

Objective: Students will review poetry in a hopefully fun way.

1. Poetry Pass Around
2. Get Poetry Review Sheet to study for tomorrow's test.
3. Be good for sub Thursday and Friday
4. Come to Softball Game on Thursday. Donate a buck: 20 extra credit points. Up to 200 points. Win some of the prizes.

Objective: Students will know all parts of poetry for test.

1. Complete Poetry Handout
2. Go over Poetry Review
3. If portfolios are complete, do the math, turn in for grade.

Objective: Students will review all parts of poetry uinit for POetry Final.

1. Get book reports if they are ready.
2. In pairs, complete Poetry Review
3. Compile Portfolio

Objective: Students will complete writing portfolio for check. 10 of semester grade.

1. Get portfolio
2. Get checklist
3. Complete information. Put in order.
4. Oral Questions and Active Reading Check.

Objective: Students will review poems and get grade reports.

1. Review poem handout: Boy with His Hair Cut Short
2. Grade Printouts
3. Write your book report.

Objective: Students will be able to identify all poetic devices in two GREAT poems.

1. Share and turn in your news event poem.
2. Go over yesterday's handout: "First Lesson"
3. "Boy with His Hair Cut Short" handout
4. Book Report is only homework of the week. Get 'er done!

Objective: Students will analyze two poems.

1. Good Moerning
2. "First Lesson" handout
3. Complete News Eevnt Poem
4. Book Report Due Friday. NO LATE PAPERS. No Excuse. Will not grade a late one!

Objective: Students will write a poem from a recent news article.

1. CAT6 #30
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 21-30
3. Go over and turn in Analogies Handout.
4. Elegy assignment. Page 472-476
5. Finish Night tonight. Haiku due Friday. Test tomorrow.

Objective: Students will discuss two poem analysis and review word analogies by completing a class activity.

1. CAT6 #29
2. Night Chapters 6-7 Quiz
3. Discuss poem handout from yesterday.
4. Analogy Handout

5. Chapter 8 Night tonight.

Objective: Students will analyze two poems and identify all poetic devices.

1. Good Morning Everyone!!! CAT6 #28
2. "Fast Car" and "State Fair" Poster Presentations
3. Poetry handout: "Ex-Basketball Player"
4. Read Chp. 7 and write haiku.

Objective: Students will watch a 30 minute video called "A Teenager's Experience" and note the similarities between Night and the teen's story.

1. Video
2. Read Chapter 6 tonight.

BOOK REPORT. May 30.
Seniors/Staff Softball Game Against Cancer (Extra Credit for donating at game. Up to 200 points. 20 points per $1.00. Plus you can win a Wii, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, an Ipod, a digital camera, a digital video recorder, Disney Tickets, etc...)

Objective: Students will complete analysis of 4 poems using the interactive reader.

1. Get your interactive reader.
2. Complete pages 224-235.
3. Read Chapter 5 of Night. Complete Haiku for chapter.

Book Report due on May 30th. Warren is starting to grade Man is Evil project... finally.

Objective: The students will discuss poem analysis posters and write original haikus for each chapter of Night.

1. CAT6 #27
2. Poem Posters (Goodbye Earl and Big Bad John)
3. Night Haiku intro and write one for Chps. 1-3
4. Night Chp. 4

Book Report (The Last one) due May 30. NO LATE PAPERS!

Objective: Students will complete Night Chapter 2 Study Guide and share Story Song Analysis.

1. CAT6 #26
2. Chapter 1-2 Quiz
3. Story Songs Presentations (Last Kiss and Never Again)
4. Chapter 2 Study Guide
5. Read Chapter 3

Objective: Students will read, analyze and write a prose poem.

1. CAT6 #25
2. Discuss and turn in Night Chp. 1 Assignment.
3. Read "A Storm in the Mountains" page 459
4. Complete Prose Poem assignment.
5. Read Chp. 2 of Night

Objective: Students will write about the first chapter of Night and discuss with a the important events of the exposition.

1. CAT6 #24
2. Chapter 1 Handout.
3. Complete group poster for presentation on Monday.

No reading tonight. Have a great weekend!

Objective: Students will analyze poems that have the same literary elements as stories.

1. CAT6 #23
2. Poetry Notes
3. Group Activity
4. Homework: Night Chp. 1 (2000 point quiz tomorrow)

Objective: Students will check out our last novela nd watch an introductory video.

1. Get ID, go to library and get Night.
2. Night Intro Video.

We begin Night Tomorrow.

Objective: Students will PASS the District Writing Test.

It's National Teacher Day: Please put all gifts on my desk. :)

1. Writing Hints
2. Write Essay
3. Bring ID Card Tomorrow to get Night.

Objective: Students will read story and pre-write essay for the District Writing Test. This is 1/2 of your final for the semester. SO WRITE WELL!!

1. Get both the writing prompt and story.
2. Read the prompt completely.
3. Read the story. Active Read if necessary. Try to figure out a theme for it as you read.
4. Pre-write your essay.
5. Turn in both sheets. You can't take them home.

Objective: The Students will read a parable and identify its symbolism. Then they will write one of their own.

1. Review notes on alegory and parables.
2. Read The Parable of the Good Samaritan and complete worksheet.
3. Write your own parable and share.

4. Last book report due May 30.

Objective: Students will begin the essay for the LOTF project.

1. Discuss 5 paragraph expository essay for the LOTF Project.
2. Complete Epitaphs
3. Work on Projects due Friday.
4. Period 4: Finish Movie.
5. LOTF 300 point test next class period that I see you.

Objective: Students will write original epitaphs for the characters who died in LOTF.

1. Discuss Epitaphs (Due Typed on Tuesday)
2. LOTF Video
3.. LOTF Man is Basically .... Project.

Last Book Report Due May 30!!!! AND I MEAN NO LATE PAPERS!!!!!
Have a good weekend.

Objective: Students will complete Lord of the Flies and see the video.

1. LOTF Chapter 11
2. Video
3. Man is Basically ..... ProjectExtra

Credit Trip: Shakespeare Festival Play in Redlands. See Flier.

Objective: Students will continue reading and discussing how authors develop symbols in literature.

1. Discuss Chapter 9
2. Read "The Beginning of Grief" and complete assignment.
3. LOTF Chapter 10 Reading
4. LOTF Project (Don't start essay until we finish the book)

Objective: Students will know the difference between Active Voice and Passive Voice.

1. Correct Vocab.
2. LOTF Quiz Chapter
3. Discuss the "Rape" pages 134-135
4. Discuss what The LOTF is.
5. Active Voice Handout
6. Read Chapter 9 LOTF

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for the last 1/2 of LOTF.

1. Discuss Chapters 6 and 7
2. LOTF Vocabulary List 2
3. Reading Schedule: Chapter 8

Have a great safe, smart weekend!

Objective: Students will complete Dialectic Journal for Chapter 6 of LOTF.

1. Thanks for being so well bahaved yesterday with the sub! Best report ever!
2. Discuss Chapter 5 LOTF.
3. With a partner, complete a Dialectic Journal for Chapter 6.
4. Reading Schedule: Chapter 7 Tonight.

5. TAs will pas back papers. You put into folders and organize. Don't lose book reports!

Objective: Students will discuss Chapters 3-4 of LOTF and see a video on what we have read so far.

1. CAT6 #19 (or whatever)
2. Correct Homework
3. Quiz on Chps. 3-4
4. Discuss Chapter Dialectic Journals that Warren made.
5. Video from Discovery.net

Reading Schedule: Chapter 5 Tonight.

Objective: Students will know the definitions and how to use important vocabulary from Chps. 1-5 of LOTF.

1. Complete Vocabulary assignment.
2. Read LOTF Chapter 4. Quiz tomorrow on chps. 3-4

LOTF Vocabulary:

Objective: Students will show they know the important plot development of Chapter 2 by completing a Dialectic Journal.

1. CAT6 #19
2. Chapter 2 Quiz on LOTF
3. Complete Dialectic (Turn in with Chapter 1 for points)

HAVE A SAFE WEEK OFF..... DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID!!! LIKE DRIVE 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CRASH!

Objective: Students will complete a dialectic journal for LOTF Chp. 1.

1. CAT6 #18
2. Chapter 1 Quiz
3. Discuss Project
4. Chapter 1 Dialectic Journal

Objective: Students will be able to discuss the symbolism in LOTF in order to start reading the novel.

CAHSEE Results are in. See your scores on Weblockers.

1. CAT6 #16 (or 17... I'm losing track!)
2. Discuss The Masque of Red Death assignment.
3. LOTF Intro POwer Point
4. Read Chapter 1 Tonight. (Follow reading schedule posted on website if you are absent any days the next three weeks.)

Objective: Students will complete identifying and explaining symbols in Poe's The Masque of Red Death.

1. CAT6 #16
2. Library Book Check: Lord of the Flies
3. Complete Masque of the Red Death assignment (due today)

Objective: Students will read Poe's The Masque of Red Death and be able to identify all symbols and explain.

1. CAT6 #15 (or 16, which ever it is)
2. Discuss symbols in Through the tunnel (safe beach, the wild beach, the older boys, the tunnel and the nose bleeds)
3. Read The Masque of Red Death
4. Complete assignment.

Tomorow: Bring ID Cards to check out Lord of the Flies.

Objective: Students will show that they have read their outside book with an oral question and active reading.

1. Complete vocab.
2. If I need to score your interactive reader, show me.
3. Oral Question and Active Reading Check. Turn in Book Report (NO I WON'T TAKE IT MONDAY!!!)

Objective: Students will complete know denotation of important vocabulary and complete vocab assignment.

1. Complete interactive reader (will score in 10 minutes)
2. Complete Symbolism assignment
3. The Masque of Red Death vocabulary

Book Report Tomorrow

Objective: Students will complete Through the Tunnel and create a list of 20 symbols and their meanings.

1. CAT6 #14
2. Complete Interactive Reader
3. Symbolism: Public vs. Personal Assignment

Book Report Due in Two Days!!! NO LATE PAPERS!!

Objective: Students will know what a symbol is and how to identify one in a short story by completeing an interactive reader assignment.

Get INTERACTIVE READER!!!
Turn in Alliteration, Assonance and Personification Worksheet

1. CAT6 #12
2. Chapter 6 Notes
3. "Through the Tunnel" Interactive Reader
4. Book Report is DUE IN THREE DAYS (NO LATE PAPERS!)

Attention: Rachel and Tara broke the website with the game on it so DO NOT HAVE TO DO IT!!!

Sorry!!! Warren

Objective: Students will practice finding assonance, alliteration and personification in Shakespeare's play.

1. Assonance, Alliteration and Personification worksheet.
2. Paste up newspaper
3. Homework: Peril Julius Caesar Game (bring printout on Monday of your score)

Use this link: http://www.teachopolis.org/arcade/digitalGames/viewAssignment.php?assignment=207

Objective: Students will work on Roman Newspaper and study all completed reviews and notes for tomorrow's test on Julius Caesar.

1. Work on newspaper
2. Get all notes and reviews to study for Caesar test.

Objective: Students will complete a Roman newspaper using knowledge from events of the play.

1. Get in groups and work on newspapers.
2. Homework: BOOK REPORT!!! No papers accepted late!

Objective: Students will use knowledge of the play Julius Caesar to create a Roman Newspaper.

1. Turn in Act Notes for points.
2. Turn in Act V Review
3. Discuss Newspaper Requirements (Due Friday)

Book Report Due on March 28

Objective: Students will complete Act V review and Translation.



1. Turn in Act III-IV Story Board.

2. Turn in Extra Credit Dress Up Sheet

3. Complete Sct V Review and Story Board

4. Test on Friday.

Objective: Students will complete Julius Caesar.

1. CAT6 #12
2. Act Notes
3. Read Act V:3-5
4. Complete Act III-IV Story Baord

Objective: Students will see Act IV on video and complete review and translation handout.

1. Get out folder and review.
2. There are many papers that need to be handed out and put in folders.
3. Grade Prinouts
4. Video Act IV (and the funeral scene from Act III)
5. Review due at end of the period.
6. Ides of March on Friday!!!! Book Report on the 28th.

Objective: Students will complete the reading of Act IV and work on a review.

1. CAT6 #10
2. Notes Act IV:3 continued
3. Complete reading Act IV
4. Act IV Review and Translation

Homework: OUTSIDE BOOK

Objective: Students will read and discuss Act IV:1-3

1. Act IV Notes
2. Read Act IV: 1-3 (11 pages)

Homework: Outside Book

Objective: Students will read the rest of Act III and complete review handout.

1. CAT6 #9
2. Act III:3 Notes
3. Read Act III:2-3
4. Sct III Review

Have a great, safe weekend and READ!!!

Objective: Students will read and understand Antony's funeral speech from Act III of Julius Caesar.

Get folder and Interactive Reader

1. CAT6 #7
2. Turn in Soliloquy #3
3. Act III:2 Notes
4. Interactive Reader Act III:2 (pages 290-298)

Objective: Students will translate soliloquy from Act III.

1. Notes Act III-1 (continued)
2. Read Act III-1
3. Act III Soliloquy

Objective: Students will read Act III:1 up to Caesar's assasination.

1A Act I-II Test
1. Notes
2. Read Act III:1
3. Video up to the death
4. Complete Act I-II Storyboard.

Outside Book: Due three weeks from Friday.

Objective: Students will complete storyboard for JC Acts I-II with important scenes from the play.

1. Complete Act II Review
2. Act I=II Storyboard

Objective: Students will read and discuss Act II:2-4 of Julius Caesar and complete a review assignment.

1. CST Practice Vocabulary Lesson 12-13
2. Act II 2-4 Notes
3. Read
4. Act II Review

Objective: Students will read and discuss Act II:1 of Caesar.

1. CAT6 #7
2. Act II:1 Notes
3. Read the LONG Scene.

Objective: Students will be able to translate a soliloquy into normal language.
1. CAT6 #6

2. Go over Sonnet assignment requirements.
a)Typed
b) 14 lines (3 quatrains, one couplet)
c) Rhyme scheme (aa,bb or ab,ab)
d)Must have assonance, alliteration and personification)
3. Act I Translation
4. Act II Vocabulary

Objective: Students will see Act I on video, complete the review and translate Soliloquy #1.

1. CAT6 #4
2. Act I Video
3. Complete Review
4. Act I soliloquy translation
5. HOMEWORK: HOW"S THAT OUTSIDE BOOK? I have only approved about 20!!!!!!!! Don't read a book that is NOT APPROVED!!

Objective: Students will read, dscuss and understand Act I of Julius Caesar and then complete a review handout.

1. Act I: 2-3 Notes
2. Read Act 1: 2-3
3. Act I Review

Objective: Students will read Julius Caesar Act I:1-2

1. CAT6 #3
2. Notes: Prose, Verse, Anachronism
3. Read Act I:1
4. Act I:2 Notes
5. Read Act I:2 if time.

Objective: Students will know background behind the story of Julius Caesar's assasination.

1. CAT6 #2
2. Correct and collect Act I Vocabulary
3. Julius Caesar Timeline
4. Presentation Notes (ike you could do for 100 points of EXTRA CREDIT with Power Point)
5. Act I Notes
6. Read Act I Scene 1
7. Homework: Read that Outside Book

Objective: Students will know important author and play information before reading Julius Caesar.

1. CAT6 #1 "Who Wrote Shakespeare?"
2. Go over Shakespeare handout and turn in for points.
3. Complete "Who Wrote Shakespeare?" Interactive Reader for points
4. Act I Vocabulary
5. Extra Credit Power Points opportunity

Objective: Students will complete reading of who wrote Shakespeare's plays.

1. Turn in Research Paper.
2. CST Sentence Structure Lesson 7-8
3. Turn in CST Packet list on back board.
4. Complete Shakespeare note handout.
5. Interactive Reader "Who Wrote Shakespeare?"

Objective: Students will Peer Edit the entire Research Paper and see examples of closing paragraphs and Works Cited pages.

1. Correct Vocabulary and turn in for points.
2. Share on overhead the Close and Works Cited page.
3. Peer Edit
4. Julius Caesar intro notes sheet.
5. Final Draft due tomorrow.

Objective: Students will Peer Edit the entire Research Paper and see examples of closing paragraphs and Works Cited pages.

1. Correct Vocabulary and turn in for points.
2. Share on overhead the Close and Works Cited page.
3. Peer Edit
4. Julius Caesar intro notes sheet.
5. Final Draft due tomorrow.

Objective: Students will know how to write their closing for their research paper and know the proper format for the Works Cited page.

1. CST Practice: Capitalization 18-19
2. Vocabulary Etymology
3. Research paper: Closing and Works Cited
4. Complete vocab assignment
5. Write closing and Works Cited Page: Due Tomorrow.

Objective: Students will peer edit Part 3 of the research paper.

1. CST Practice Capitalization 16-17
2. Research Paper Part 3 check/share/edit
3. Julius Caesar Drama Vocabulary

Objective: Students will compose the third part of their research paper.

1. Use school laptops to write current information on your Person of the Year.
2. Save to Weblockers.
3. DO NOT SCREW AROUND with the computers. If you do, YOU FAIL this assignment.

Objective: Students will peer edit Parts 1 and 2 of research paper and begin Part 3 (the 2007 info).

1. 100 points check of parts 1 and 2
2. Late Pass distribution
3. Share 2 - 3 student papers on Weblockers.
4. Peer Edit
5. Write Part 3 (due Monday)6. Bring all materials to WORK on essay in class tomorrow.

Objective: Students will begin writing the history/background information of their research paper.

1. Share anecdotal intros.

2. Peer Edit Anecdotal Intros

3. Quotation Discussion and Parenthetical Citations Handouts.

Objective: Write your introduction for your research paper.

1. CHSEE Sentence Structure #2 and 6
2. Anecdotal Inro

Objective: Students will practice writing straegies for the CAHSEE and prepare for research paper.

1. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 16-18

2. Discuss Research Paper Prompt and Requirements

3. Brainstorm with partner who you will research tomorrow.

4. Meet in library Wednesday and Thursday!!!!

Objective: Students will identify compare themes across genres.

1. Clean notebook. Everything goes!! Leave didviders only.

2. Discuss new semester: Portfolio (weblockers) and outside book (500 pages)

3. "Last Night" assignment.

Objective: Show Warren that you read an outside book.

1. Final study guide
2. Book Report Oral Question
3. Turn in extra credit assignment and late passes.

Objective: Get through the day without barfing.

1. Get notebook and interactive
2. CAHSEE #6-7
3. Portfolio Check List
4. Grade Printouts

Objective: Students will read a very funny, ironic story.

Get your interactive reader!

1. Correct Vocabulary
2. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 3-4
3. Lamb to Slaughter interactive

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for this week's story.

1. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 1-2
2. "Lamb to Slaughter" vocabulary

Objective: Students will practice for the CAHSEE Reading Comprehension. THey will also complete their analysis of an ambiguus/ironic poem.

1. Lesson 18-19 Reading Comprehension
2. Complete Poster
3. Share Theme Poems

Objective: Practice for CHSEE and work with a very ambiguous poem.

1. CHSEE Reading Compehension #16 and #17
2. Nothing Man group activity.

Objective: Students will take assessment on Reading Comprehension for CHSEE and take notes on Irony and Amiguity.

1. Correct Warren's error from yesterday.
2. Chapter 5 Notes (Iroy and Ambiguity)
3. Work on Theme poem.

Objective: Students will practice for the CHSEE and write their own theme poem.

1. CHSEE Reading Comprehension Lesson 1-3
2. Discuss "Theme for English B"
3. Write your own theme poem using Hughes' poem as a model. Don't just copy. Make it your own "Theme" of your life.
4. Outside reading pages needed.

Objective: The students will read a poem as a group and identify its important parts.

1. Welcome back!
2. Notes on handout.
3. Group activity.
4. Homework: Book Report due in 10 days!