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!