Objective: All students will show that they read The Good Earth by passing the test with a good grade.

1. Get test and answer sheet.
2. Use only pencil on the test.

Homework: Your last book of the semester (to get close to the 500 pages or over) is due in book report form on January 15th. Book must be on the Honors List and Active Read.

Have a great Holiday! Be safe. Relax. Read.

Go Ducks! 100 points extra credit for everyone if they win!

Objective: The students will watch more of the play on video and finish reading Good Earth for tomorrow's test.

Today, relax. Do what you need to do in other classes, finish the book, or sit quietly and watch the video.

Objective: The students will finish the play, see some of the video and complete reading of The Good Earth.

1.. Act III
2. Movie
3. Finish The Good Earth (Olan's ghost comes back to get revenge on Wang. A must read!)

Objective: Students will read Act II of Twelve Angry Men and then begin the video.

1. Read Act II
2. Video
3. Finish The Good Earth

Objective: Students will know important drama terms (stage directions and props) and begin reading Act I of Twelve Angry Men.

1. Sign up for role. Five points extra credit per day.
2. read/Act the play
3. Homework: Finish The Good Earth by Thursday.

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for next week's play.

1. Quiz Chapters 26-28
2. Share Satire
3. Writing Exercise
4. Twelve Angry men Vocab

Objective: The students will pass the Chapter 4 Test.

1. Get lit book and folder. Go over the review from yesterday, and Short People satire.
2. Take Test

Homework: Take the night off of The Good Earth (be up to Chapter 28). Finish Satire Ad.

Objevtive: Students will review for Chapter 4 Test.

Get lit book and folder.

1. Turn in Themes for Honors Lit
2. Review
3. read Good Earth Chapters 27-28

Objective: Students will analyze two satires.

1. CAT6
2. Quiz
3. Satire Work

Homework: Chapter 26

Objective: Students will know the purpose of a satire, read one, and then analyze it.

1. CAT6
2. Satire Notes
3. Learn with Book assignment.
4. Good Earth: Chapter 25

Quiz and discussion on chapters 23-25 tomorrow.

Objective: The students will create their own Theme for Honors Lit Poem.

1. Good Earth Quiz Chps. 20-22
2. Discuss Theme Poem (Due on Wednesday)
3. Read Chapters 23-24

Have a great weekend.

Objective: The students will read an essay and try to figure out the author's theme.

Good Morning! get lit book and folder.

1. CAT6 from handout.
2. Man in the Water reading and assignment.
3. Think about your statement about life (your theme) that you want to write about tomorrow.

Homework: Read Good Earth chapters 21-22 (Quiz on 20, 21, 22 tomorrow)

Objective: Students will complete mimi-poster and then discuss the poem. They will then begin writing their own Theme.

1. Good Earth Quiz on Chapters 17-19
2. Complete POster (10 minutes)
3. Discuss your Theme.

Homework: read Chapter 20

Objective: The students will pass the Chapter 4 Test and show how smart they are (and how great a teacher Warren is...)

1. Go over review from yesterday.
2. Pass test

Homework: read and journal according to schedule.

Objective: Students will analyze a poem and discuss its elements during a group activity.

Good Morning!

1. CAT6 ___
2. Group Activity
3. Homework: Read Chapters 18-19 of The Good Earth

Objective: The students will complete the study guide for the Good Earth up to Chapter 14.

1. CAT6 #___
2. Get out study guide and complete all questions up top Chapter 14

Reading: Chapters 15-17 (25 pages)

Objective: The students will complete a group review activity of the first eight chapters of The Good Earth.

1. Get out vocabulary, staple it, grade it, and turn it in.
2. Turn in poem. Anyone especially happy with their poem want to share?
3. Get review, sit with a friend, answer all questions for chapters 1-8.

Homework over holiday:

Monday: chps. 9-10
Tuesday: chp. 11
Wednesday: chp. 12-13
Thursday: OFF
Friday: chp. 14

Objective: The students will show knowledge of Chapters 3-5 of The Good Earth and then complete their Theme Across Genre Poem.

1. Good Earth Quiz Chapters 3-5
2. Complete Poem due tomorrow typed.
3. Read Chapters 6-8

Have a great day!

Objective: The students will know important vocabulary for The Good Earth.

1. Quiz Chapters 1-2
2. Discuss poem you are going to write and The Last Night assignment
3. The Good Earth vocabulary

Read Chapters 3-5

Objective: Students will read a short story, identify its tone and theme, then write a poem that tranfers the theme across genres.

1. CAT6 Activity
2. Notes
3. "The Last Night..." assignment

Homework: Read Chapters 1-2 of The Good Earth

Objective: The students will know what type of writing The Good Earth is and the purpose that the writer had in wrinting it.

1. Get folder
2. The Good Earth intro notes
3. Book Checkout at library
4. Go over "The Bass..." questions

We will begin novel tomorow.

Objective: Students will peer/class edit a couple of Archetype Hero essays. Then they will work with the short story that we read yesterday.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. CAT6 25
3. Share a few essays
4. Turn in essays
5. Answer questions 1-11 on page 252 on The Bass

Bring IDs Monday to check out The Good Earth

Objective: The students will know how to determine a theme in a story.

1. CAT6 Activity
2. Chapter 4 Notes
3. Read "The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant"

Essay due tomorrow.

Objective: The students will complete video and then find the quotes that they will use for their Monte Cristo Archetype Hero Essay

1. Complete video
2. Use book or computers to find quotes.

Have a nice day off, but don't wait until Thursday night to write the essay!!! I am tired of excuses. Also, be sure to save to Weblockers. We will share some in class. Be prepared!

Objective: Students will begin their Monte Cristo essay and see the end of the video.

1. Get two handouts.
2. Show video after discussion of essay.

Objective: The students will see the video adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

1. Turn in posters and CDs
2. Video
3. Relax this weekend. New book starts next week.

Objective: The students will go over the Monte Cristo test and then begin the most recent movie of Monte Cristo.

Good Morning!!! Are you ready to argue for more points??

1. Get your test scan and the test.
2. Look over your answers, and circle any that you thisnk that you should have gotten correct.
3. Argue your point. Maybe I will change your grade.
4. Begin movie. Don't forget projects tomorrow!!!!

Did I remind you that projects are due tommorow???

Objective: The students will all pass the Monte Cristo test OR ELSE!!!!

1. Good morning! All you need is a pencil.
2. Get test and show your knowledge.

Work on projects. Movie tomorrow.

Objective: The students will review The Count of MOnte Cristo for tomorrow's test.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Test review
3. "The Bass..." vocabulary
4. Projects due on Friday.... How are they looking?

Objective: The sttudents will complete reading of Monte Cristo and apply what they have learned to the two complrehensive projects.

1. Work on anything Monte Cristo today. If you don't work on something Monte Cristo, then I have the test ready for you.

Have a great three day weekend. Get your test from the folder and put in your's.

Objective: The students will take and pass the Chapter 3 Test on Narrator and Voice.

1. Get test and answer sheet.
2. Pass test.
3. Pass all work back in folder before you leave.

Bring stuff to work on Monte Cristo Projects tomorrow.

Objective: The students will complete an assignment that will help analyze Frank McCourt's writing style and voice.

1. CAT6 #22
2. Typhoid Fever assignment
3. Chapter 3 Test on Narrator (Point of View) and Voice tomorrow. Look over your notes.

Homework: Finish Monte Cristo and work on projects.

Objective: The students will get a bunch of extra credit by asking the teacher hard questions from The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 51-60 (because he didn't read or study!). They will also do a short assignment on Typhoid Fever.

1. Get lit book and folder.
2. CAT6 #21
3. Stump the Teacher
4. Typhoid Fever assignment

Homework: Finish Monte Cristo by Friday.

Objective: Students will know what faction is and how and why an author would use it in non-fiction.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. CAT6 #20 and turn in CAT6 Packet 11-20
3. Put your Stump the Teacher Questions on your desk for scoring.
4. Notes
5. Read "Typhoid Fever" on page 194

Get ook reports, hole punch and put in folder.

Homework: Finish Monte Cristo by Friday. Projects by next Friday.

Objective: The students will continue the comparison/contrast of Dumas' two works.

1. The Three Musketeers
2. Stump the Teacher Questions (DON'T WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY TO START!!!!!)

Zero Period: remember Friday start time.... 7:40.

Objective: The students will compare and contrast Monte Cristo to another famous work by Alexandre Dumas.

1. Turn in MC Study Guide for Chapters 41-50
2. Discuss Chapters 51-60 Stump the Teacher Questions Asignment (Due Monday)
3. Video of "The Three Musketeers" by Dumas

Zero Period: We will meet at 7:40 on Friday: Don't be late

Objective: The students will know what vernacular style is and why authors use it in their writing. They will read a short story that uses it.

1. CAT6 #19
2. Discuss Chapters from Monte Cristo
3. Notes
4. Read "The Secret Lion"
5. Monte Cristo Chapters 49-50. Study Guide Due tomorrow.

Objective: The students will show competence in Active Reading and knowledge of outside lit analysis by turning in the Book report and answeing oral questions .


This is going to be kind of a weird day. Not teacher directed at all.

1. Get your folder only.
2. Have your outside book and book report ready.
3. When called up for oral question, bring it all up.
4. Get your District Writing Test, hole punch, and put into folder. Pass all other work back.

Assignment: Monte Cristo Chaps. 47-48 for quiz/discussion tomorrow.

Objective: The students will complete story.

1. CAT6 Activty 18
2. Finish Reading "By the Waters... " from page 145
3. Handout
4. Weekend off of Monte Cristo

Book Report

Objective: Students will read the beginning of our next short story and discuss any problems they might have with Chapters 44-45.

Please get your folder and your lit book.

1. CAT6 #17
2. Point of View Graphic Visual to help understand the three types.
3. Read 1/2 of By the Waters...
4. Discuss Chapters 44-45
5. Homework: Chapters 46-47 and study guide

Book Report Due Monday. NO LATE PAPERS!!!!!!

Objective: The students will know the three types of point of view and be able to identify the POV of stories that we have read and some that we haven't.

Since many of the students will be taking the PSAT Test... we will have a light day.

1. Chapter 3 Notes
2. POV Assignment
3. MC Chapters 44-45 and study guide questions.

Objective: The students will know important words (denotations and connotations) for stories this wee.

1. Good morning. Get your lit book and folder.
2. CAT6 # _____
3. Discuss and questions from MC Chapters 41-43
4. "The Secret Lion" vocabulary.

Homework: Night off MC. Go to the Staff vs Senior Basketball game. Support a good cause and see some old folks beat down a bunch of kids.

Objective: The students will write a great persuasive essay for the district writing test.

1. Get your writing folder and your prewrite.
2. Write the essay. Be NEAT!!! Remember to use formal writing rules.
3. Monte Cristo Chapters 41-43 and study guide questions.

How's that book report going???? Due one week from today.

Objective: Students will know what is expected on the Book Report due October 19th and then prewrite their district writing test.

1. Book Report Format
2. District Writing Test
3. Be prepared to write on Monday. One class only.

Turn in Chps. 31-40 MC Study Guide

Homework: Have a fun, safe and relaxing weekend. Finish your outside book.

Objective: Students will know what is required to pass a Persuasive essay and prewrite a practice prompt.

1. Persuasive essay notes
2. Prewrite and intro paragraph

Monte CRisto Chapters 39-40 and study guide.

Book report due on October 19 (new day due to me being out on the 16th)

Objective: The students will prepare for the RUSD District Writing Test and know what it takes to pass a persuasive essay.

1. Monte Cristo Chapters 31-36 Quiz
2. Persuasive Essay Notes
3. Sample Prompt and Outline

Homework: Monte Cristo 37-38

Objective: Students will discuss the pretest, then pass the Chapter 2 Test with a score of proficient or above.

1. Good Morning. Get your lit book and folder.
2. Discuss Pretest and score.
3. Chapter 2 Test

MC Chapters 34-36. The story is getting SO GOOD right now!

Objective: The students will take a practice test to prepare for tomorrow's Chapter 2 Test.

Get folder and lit book
1. CAT6 #15
2. Notes
3. Practice Test
4. Get Monte Cristo Study Guide 31-40

Homework: Chapters 31-33

Objective: The students will see an awesome example of a soundtrack with the perfect 5 songs that fit the tone and plot of Monte Cristo Chapters 1-30. If this was a real record it would sell a million copies and make the genius who created it a million bucks.

1. Song Quiz
2. Discuss any questions for Chapters 21-30 (Period 4 Cash will lead this discussion)
3. Group work on projects.

Homework: Finish Direct to Indirect and catch up on any chapters of Monte Cristo.

Objective: The students will create a character sketch that uses the three methods of indirect characterization.

1. Get folder.
2. Go over Two Kinds handout.
3. Direct to Indirect assignment. Creative EWriting using the methods of indirect characterization.

Homework: Finish to chapter 30 for music quiz tomorrow.

Objective: Students will see the video adaptation of the anecdote "Two Kinds" from The Joy Luck Club, then complete the assignment on character analysis.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Video
3. Complete Assignment
4. Homework: By Friday be through Chapters 28-30 and be ready for Music Sountrack Sample Quiz.

Objective: The students will read "Two Kinds" and be able to identify and discuss what types of characters each of the main charaters are.

Good Morning! Get your folder and lit book please.

1. CAT6 #14
2. Read story along with CD. It's kind of long so FOCUS!
3. Begin handout. It's not homework.

Homework: Chapters 26-27. It's now later, in a different city. Here you will be introduced to two very important NEW characters.

Objective: The students will discuss the characters in Everyday Use and begin reading Two Kinds for character analysis.

Get Lit book and folder
1. CAT6 #12
2. Discuss MC Chapters 21-23 and Basptism Symbol/Metaphor
3. Go over Everday Use handout and turn in
4. Read the first few pages of Two Kinds

Homework: 24-25

Objective: The students will identify a character's traits through the 3 methods of Indirect Characterization.

1. Good Morning! Get your lit book and folder.
2. Chapter 2 Notes
3. "Everyday Use" assignment
4. Go over sub rules.
5. Discuss tomorrow's lesson plan.

Homework: Read Chapters 17-20 and complete study guide. 20 pages.

Objective: Students will read "Everyday Use" and identify main characters (round/flat).

1. Good Morning! Get your folder and lit book.
2. MC Quiz and discussion.
3. Read "Everyday Use"
4. Begin assignment.

HW: Take a break! If you need to catch up on MC.... do it.

Objective: The students will discuss different types of characters in literature.

1. Get lit book and folder
2. Correct Vocabulary
3. CAT6 #12
4. Chapter 2 Notes: Character
5. Video Clip
6. Read "Everyday Use"

HW: Chapters 14-16 of Monte Cristo

Objective: Students will know denotation and connotation of important vocabulary for this week's story.

1. CAT6 #11
2. "Two Kinds" vocabulary: Use lit book page 98
3. Complete Important WordsFound Poem poster for class display
4. Homework: Monte Cristo Chps. 11-13 and study guide

Note: I will take essay rewrites starting today.

Objective: Students will do a group activity which shows the importance of choosing the right words with the right connotations.

1. Discuss MC Chapters 7-10
2. Important Words Activity
3. No Homework this weekend. Enjoy it! Maybe read some outside book.

Objective: The students will review for Chapter 1 Test and then take the test. We will also discuss any questions they have with MC Chapters 7-10.

1. Chp. 1 Lit Book Review
2. Chapter 1 Test: PLot and Setting
3. Discuss Chapters 7-10 of MOnte Cristo
4. Complete Long Way Home assignment if time.

No Monte Cristo tonight. Catch up if needed.

Objective: The students who failed yesterday's quiz will discuss the important plot developments from Chapters 5-6 with he rest of the class.

1. NO CAT6 Today.
2. Chapters 4-6 Discussion led by students
3. "Long Way Home" Active Reading

HW> Chapters 7-10 and complete the studey guide for turn in.

Objective: Students will discuss the first three chapters of MC and start thinking about the two projects that will be due at the end of the unit.

1. CAT6 #10
2. MC Quiz 1
3. Discuss the chapters/study guide questions
4. Discuss Project Handout
5. "Ling Way Home" Active Reading

HW: Chapters 4-6 MC

Objective: The students will understand the political atmosphere of the setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.

1. CAT6 #8
2. Monte Cristo intro Power Point
3. Read Chps. 1-3 and complete study guide questions for those chapters.

Quiz tomorow.

Objective: Students will work with The Pedestrian theme.

1. Get folder (no lit book today)
2. The Pedestrian Activity
3. Count of Monte Cristo checkout

NO HOMEWORK: Just your outside book

Objective: The students will identify the tone of "The Pedestrian" and rewrite a paragraph from the story in a different tone.

1. Good Morning! Get lit book and folder.
2. Turn in signed (by someone: hopefully a parent!) Syllabus
3. WE #2
Read article: Identify the problem stated and consequences of it. Discuss your life and
how the "problem" applies to you. Is it diferent during summer than it is
now"
4. Complete "The Pedestrian" assignment

Note: Discuss "Extra Credit"

Objective: Students will read "The Pedestrian" and discuss the importance of the setting within the plot.

1. Seating Chart
2. Get folder and lit book
3. CAT6 #8
4. Correct "The Pedestrian" vocab
5. WE #2
6. Read story
7. Homework: Download Class Syllabus from Weblockers, Read and Sign

Objective: Students will know important words for this week's story: The Pedestrian.

1. Complete "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" assignment.
2. "The Pedestrian" vocabulary
3. Outside Book is Homework

Objective: Students will complete reading of "Contents of a Dean Man's Pocket" and complete assignment which identifies plot and characters.

1. Get Lit Book and Folder.
2. Put outside book on your desk for 5 points EXTRA CREDIT. Once I approve book, you CAN NOT CHANGE unless I approve the new book.
3. Complete reading of "Contents..."
4. "Contents..." Assignment

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!! It would be smart to finish your book while you lay by the pool, etc...

Objective: Students will begin the first half of "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket."

1. Get folder AND lit book.
2. WE #1. Get the handout on Barrack's Book Bag. Paste it on a blank page. Then answer the following:
a) What does Obama's summer reading list reveal about him?
b) List the last 5 boks that you ahev read (or are reading). What does your list say about you?

3. Begin "Contents." Read for 22 minutes with the CD.
4. I will check your outside book tomorrow!

Objective: Students will practice Word Etymology on their own and then complete Hero's Story Graph for 100 points.

1. CAT6 #7
2. Complete "Hero's Story" Plot Graph and turn in for grade.
3. Homework: Outside Book

Objective: Students will know all parts of a plot and make a plot graph for "A Hero's Story."

1. Turn in essay. Staple the Writing Prompt on the top.
2. CAT6 #6
3. Continue PLot Notes
4. Assignment: Hero's Story Plot Graph (use story to fill in details from the story in the correct position on the graph)
Homework: Outside Reading ("This Active Reading sucks" a quote from an Honors student)

Objective: Students will know how to find the etymology of a word and all parts of a plot.

1. CAT6 Activity: Zero Period has to make up #4 too
2. Discuss Etymology of a word
3. Complete Vocab Etymology
4. Plot Notes
5. Complete all parts of vocab. Due tomorow.
6. Outside Book. You should have one picked and should be reading each night.

Objective: Students will edit two narrative essays and complete vocabulary assignment from yesterday.

1. Get folder and lit book for 100 point check.
2. CAT6 #4
3. Two volunteers to bring up essays from weblockers.
4. Complete vocabulary
5. HW: Write the last two paragraphs of your essay. It's due on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend.

Objective: The students will know what denotatation and connotation of words are. They will also share student intro paragraphs for peer/teacher editing.

1. CAT6 #3
2. Discuss MLA Format
3. Sample Intro Pararaphs
4. Discuss how to fomat Dialogue in their narative.
5. Contents Vocabulary

HW: Write paragraphs 2 and 3 of Narrative (be ready to share.... WEBLOCKERS)

Objective: The students will begin writing their narrative essay using The Inverted Triangle Format Intro.

1. Turn in signed Weblockers Policy for 100 points.
2. CAT6 #2 (share email with students)
3. Discuss writing prompt for narrative essay.
4. Inverted Triangle Format notes.
5. MLA Format
6. Begin Writing Essay Intro Paragraph. Due typed and saved to Weblockers on Thursday.

Folder due in class on Friday for points. Must be organized.

Objective: The students will know the elements of a good narrative essay, discuss the narrative properties of A Hero's Story, and take a REAL HARD QUIZ!

1. CAT6 #1
2. Folder Prep:
CAT6
Notes
WE (Writing Exercises)
Ass.
Tests/Quizzes
3. Web Page and Heros Story Quiz
4. Discuss and turn in Hero's Story Active Reading
5. Narative Essay Notes
6. Weblockers Policy Downloud/Sign/Return

Objective: The students will know the six levels of reading and the expectations of active reading.

1. Intro and roll
2. Active Reading Notes
3. Hero's Story active reading
4. Complete story for homework

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Supplies:

1. 1 inch folder
2. 5 dividers
3. paper
4. Blue/black pens
5. Pencils for tests
6. High lighter
7. Glue Sticks
8. Outside reading book (Honors from Honors List)

Objective: Students will analyze two poems.

1. Turn in metaphor poem about your family.
2. Poetry Handout 1

Objective: The students will share their metaphor poems and complete Night Chapter 8.

1. Share
2. Night Chp. 8

Objective: Students will anaylze two metaphor poems and then write one of their own about their family.

1. Get handout.
2. read the two metaphor poems. Break down poetic devices and meaning.
3. Look at sample student poems.
4. Write your own.
5. Chapter 7 Night.

Objective: Students will work through Chapter 6 of Night Independent Study Guide.

1. Chapter 6
2. Get your graded Sonnet
3. Tomorrow we start a new type of poem.

Outside Book.

Objective: Discuss the four poems read in class on Friday and complete Noght actiities for Chapter 5.

1. Get IR
2. Turn in LOTF Project
3. Go over and score IR
4. Night Chapter 5 and all activities.
5. Outside Book due in 14 days

Objective: Students will work on Night independent study guide.

Discuss literary allusion of Madama Schacter.

1. Either work on Night Study Guide Chapters 1-3, Haiku 1-3 or Man is Basically... project.

Be good for sub tomorrow. Project Due Monday. NO EXCUSE FOR A LATE ONE!!!

Objective: The students will show knowledge of reading Chapter 1 of Night and complete a sample study guide of what they will do for each chapter.

1. Share and turn in your sonnet.
2. Night chapter 1 Study Guide
3. Discuss Night Haiku
4. Chapter 2 Reading and Independent Study Guide

Objective: The students will watch an interview with the author of Night as their backgrond information/introduction of the book.

1. Important News about Project: You can thank period 4 again.
2. Video
3. Night chapter 1 and type up your sonnet.

Objective: The students will discuss poetic devices and read a prose poem.

1. Get your IR.
2. Library Checkout of Night
3. Poetry Notes
4. IR Pages 220-222
5. Complete writing your sonnet. Type tonight. Turn in tomorrow.

Objective: Students will start the poetry unit by reading a famous sonnet, analyzing it, and then writing one of their own.

1. Get lit book and a folder.
2. Listen to poem on page 495.
3. Complete handout. Due Monday.

All tests are graded.

Objective: Students will complete the film of LOTF and work on their theme project which is due next Thursday, May 14th.

1. Video
2. Project
3. Tomorrow we start poetry! YEAH!

Objective: The students will watch the newest, modernized American version of Lord of the Flies and compare and contrast the book and the film.

1. Sorry, no test results yet: The scanner and computer are being borrowed by some SLOW, OVERWORKED, NOT-SO-FRIENDLY secretary.

2. Video

3. Return LOTF to the library by yourself if you would like. We will go down on Monday to check out the new novel.

Objective: The sttudents will pass the LOTF Final and complete Epitaphs for tomorrow.

1. Hand in printout of group Dialectic journal. Be sure all people's names are on it who participated.
2. LOTF Final
3. LOTF Epitaphs due typed tomorrow. I am getting tired of 'Late" excuses, so be prepared.

Note: If you active read LOTF, show me today.
Note: We will return LOTF as a group next week when we check out our last novel, Night.

Objective: Students will complete all activities that have anything to do with LOTF.

1. Last chapter group presentations.
2. LOTF Game Online.
3. Complete Epitaphs, Crossword, Project, Essay, etc...
4. Test tomorrow. Movie Wed, Thursday.

Objective: The students will finish LOTF and discuss/present final chapters. They will also complete an Epitaph for each of the dead characters.

1. Turn in the Symbols if you haven't already.
2. Present Chapters 9-11
3. Read Chapter 12
4. Epitaphs
5. Review Crossword

Objective: The students will show how sagacious they are by passing the Chapter 6 (Symbolism and Allegory) Test.

1. Quiz on LOTF Chapter 9 and 10.
2. Group discussion/pesentation of chapter 9
3. Lit Book Chapter 6 Test
4. LOTF Project Prompt
5. Turn in Symbol Writing (share???)

Chapter 11 Wed
Chapter 12 Thurs

Objective: The students will show how sagacious they are by passing the Chapter 6 (Symbolism and Allegory) Test.

1. Quiz on LOTF Chapter 9
2. Group discussion/pesentation of chapter 9
3. Lit Book Chapter 6 Test
4. LOTF Project Prompt
5. Don't forget Symbol due tomorrow.

Chapter 10 tonight
Chapter 11 Wed
Chapter 12 Thurs

Objective: Students will review for the Chapter 6 (Symbolism and Allegory) test.

1. Get your lit book and folder.
2. Chapter 6 Review pages 450-453
3. Symbol Writing: Due Typed next class that I have you.
4. Read LOTF according to schedule:
Monday: Chapter 9
Tuesday: Chapter 10
Wednesday: Chapter 11
Thursday: Chapter 12

Objective: The students will teach each other the symbolic meanings of two very specific events in Lord of the Flies and then create their own symbol in writing.

1. CAT6 #30
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 21-30
3. LOTF Quiz on Chps. 7-8
4. Student Group Presentations of Chps. 7-8 Dialectic Journals
5. Discuss the symbolic act in chapter 8 (the turning point of the novel)
6. Symbol Writing Assignment
7. Read Chapter 9

Objective: The students will read a very symbolic story by Edgar Allen Poe and analuze all of the symbols.

Get Folder and Lit Book
1. CAT6 #29
2. Read "The Masque of Red Death"
3. Complete Assignment
4. LOTF Chapters 7-8 Dialectics due next class.

Projects

Objective: Students will discuss previous chapters and break into groups for their own Power Point Dialectic Journal.

1. CAT6 #28
2. LOTF Quiz Chps 4-6
3. Chapters 4-6 Discussion
4. Break into groups. Get chapter assigned. We will present/discuss chapters 7 and 8 on Friday.

Project

Objective: Students will quiz, read, discuss and journal LOTF.

1. CAT6 #26 (or something like that)
2. LOTF Quiz 1-4
3. Discuss Chapters 4-5 Dialectic Journals
4. Read "The Beast" aloud so the students understand what it is. 1st pages of Chapter 6.
5. Assign Group Chapters for Dialectic Journals (format now in your weblockers)
6. Finish Chapter 6 or work on Projects.

Objective: Students will know LOTF Vocab for 2nd half of book.

NOTE: Zero Period: No class tomorrow. Wednesday regular time.

1. No quiz today.
2. LOTF Vocab.
3. Chapter 5 Today.
4. Chapter 6 tomorrow.

LOTF Project due May 15.

Objective: Students will discuss the important elements of LOTF chapters 2-3 and read the next chapter.

1. Quiz Chps. 2-3
2. Discuss LOTF Chapter 2 Dialectic and turn in for points with Chp. 1
3. Go over Warren's Chapter 3 Dialectic
4. Read Chapter 4

Project

Objective: The students will work in small groups in order to complete a Dialectic Journal for LOTF Chapter 2.

1. Get folder
2. Get into small groups or pairs.
3. Discuss what happened in the chapter orally first.
4. Prepare a dialectice journal (everyone in the group will have their own) for Chapter 2. Must have at least 10 things on it.
5. Compare your groups to Mr. Warren's.
6. Read Chapter 3 (tomorrow a quiz on Chps 2-3)

Objective: Students will discuss the important meanings of chapter 1 of LOTF.

1. CAT6 #27
2. Chapter 1 Quiz
3. Chapter 1 Dialectic Journal
4. Read Chapter 2

Project

Objective: Students will understand why and how the author wrote Lord of the Flies.

1. Correct Vocabulary
2. CAT6 #26
3. Lord of the Flies Checkout in the library
4. LOTF Intro/Notes
5. Introduce project if time allows.

Homework: read chapter 1 (Quiz tomorrow)

Objective: The students will complete important vocabulary worksheet for first half of LOTF

1. Good morning and welcome back! Last 10 weeks of your sophomore year!
2. Get folder.
3. CAT6 #24 (whatever it is...)
4. LOTF Chaps. 1-5 Vocabulary
5. Bring ID to check out novel tomorrow.

Objective: Students will complete Roman newspaper and finish writing original fable for writing portfolio.

1. CAT6 #24
2. Newspaper paste up
3. Complete Fable

Have a great week off. We will begin Lord of the Flies when we return so it would be wise to finish outside reading requirements.

Objetcive: Students will read and analyze a fable. Then they will write one of their own.

1. CAT6 #23
2. Discuss "The Beginning of Grief"
3. "The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey" Fable

Tomorrow bring all parts of the paper. I will give 20 minutes for paste up.

Objective: Students will read a VERY symbolic story and analyze all symbols and characters.

1. Get folder and IR.
2. CAT6 #22
3. Score IR and discuss the symbols
4. Read "The Beginning of Grief"
5. Complete assignment.

Homework: Newspaper

Objective: The students will understand how authors create symbols in their works.

1. CAT6 #31
2. Chapter 6 Notes
3. Complete IR "Through the Tunnel"
4. Newspaper work

Objective: The students will begin the Symbolism Unit by starting to read a very symbolic story in their interactive reader.

1. Get Interactive Reader.
2. Put Book Report and Book on desk and be ready to come up.
3. Begin Interactive Reader "Through the Tunnel" and do all activities.
4. Oral Questions and Active Reading Check

Objective: Students will work on Roman Newspaper.

1. Meet in library to work on Newspaper. New due date is next Friday.
2. Book reports due Monday.

Objective:

1. Book reports due Monday.
2. Test
3. Answers 96-100 = A

Objective: The students will continue group work on their Roman Newspaper.

1. Checkout Laptops
2. News Room Work
3. Get your Act Reviews to study for tomorow's JC Final.

Book Report Due on Friday.

Objective: The students will begin work on the Julius Caesar wrap up group activity: The Roman Newspaper.

1. Go over yesterday's examples of poetic devices and turn in for credit.
2. Discuss Group activity expectations
3. Begin work on Roman Newspaper

Homework: Book Report: Friday. No late papers!

Objective: The students will be able to identify Shakespeare's use of poetic devices in Julius Caesar by completing a guided practice handout.

1. CAT6 #20
2. Turn in CAT6 11-20
3. Poetice Devices handout

Homework: Outside Reading Book reports due Friday.

Objective: The students will complete an Act V Review and Translation and turn in all Caesar Act Notes for grade.

1. CAT6 #18
2. Presentations: Lepidus, Philippi, Stoicism and Epicureamism, Roman War Prisoners.
3. Act V Review and TRanslation

Book Reports next Friday!!!!

Objective: The students will finish the play!

1. CAT6 #18
2. Presentations: Roman Money, Helvius Cinn, Second Triumvirate, Antony and Cleopatra
3. Notes Act V-3-5
4. Read
5. Review

Book Report in one week!!!!!

Objective: The students will read and discuss Act V 1-2 of Julius Caesar.

1. CAT6 #17
2. Presentations (Artimidorus, Ate, Lives of Commoners, Ghosts and Superstitions)
3. Act V 1-2 Notes
4. Read
5. Turn in Act IV Review

Objective: Students will complete reading Act IV and do a review assignment.

1. Notes
2. Read
3. Review/TRanslation

Homework: Outside Book

Objective: Today is a screwy day with most classes 39 minutes and one over 68 minues, so we will get what we can done.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Presentations: We will do 5 a day for the next 4 days.
Roman Forum
Role of Women
Roman Senate
Marcus Cicero
Colluseaum (how do you spell that?)
3. Act IV 1-3 notes and reading

Objective: Students will watch Act III of Julius Caesar and pass back all corrected work and put it neatly in folder for a folder check.

1. Pass back all papers as quickly as possible.
2. Video
3. Turn in completed Act III Review/Trans
4. Folder Check and Grade Printout

Homework: Prepare your Caesar Clothes! And of course... Read!

Objective: The students will finish reading Act III of Julius Caesar and complete a review and translation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Caesar Dress Up Day is NOW ON TUESDAY the 17th!! Mason, got that?
1. CAT6 #16
2. Act III-3 Notes
3. Read
4. Review

Objective: The students will read Act III-2 of the play and present seven topics.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Presentations: Astrology, Year of Confusion, Slavery in Rome, Cato, View of Suicide, Tragedy/Tragic Hero and Roman Clothing.
3. Act III-2 Notes and Reading

Homework: 15 Days until book report.

Objective: The students will read and discuss the turning point (Act III) of Julius Caesar.

1. CAT6 #15
2. Correct and Turn in Act I-II Story Board and Act III Vocabulary.
3. Act III-1 Notes
4. Read Act III-1 as far as we can get...

Homework: Read.... Outside book report due in ____ days.

Objective: Students will know important vocab for Act III and complete storyboard.

1. CAT6 #14
2. Presentations: Brutus, Aeneas, Tiber River, Soothsayer and Augury.
3. Act III Vocab.

Homework: Outside Book and Caesar Dress Up preparation.

Objective: Students will use knowledge of Acts I-II to complete a story board.

1. Extra Credit: Ides of March Dress Up PP
2. Story Board Acts I-II
3. Turn in Act II Review and Soliloquy

Homework: Have a great weekend. Read.

Objective: Students will read and discuss Act II-2-4 and complete an Act Review.

1. CAT6 #13
2. Presentations: Lupercus the God, Festival of Lupercalia, Julius Caesar
3. Act II-2-4 Notes
4. Read
5. Act II Review

Homework: Outside Book

Objective: Students will complete reading of Act II-1 and translate a soliloquy.

1. Good morning! Get folders and lit book.
2. Presentations: Renaisance, Tarquin, First Triumvirate, Pompey and Veni, Vedi, Vici.
3. Act II-1 Notes
4. Act II Translation

Homework: Outside Reading

Objective: The students will read and discuss Act II-1 of JC.

1. CAT6 #12
2. Presentations: Plutarch, The Globe, Actors, Stage and Audience.
3. Notes: ACT II-1
4. Read: Act II-1

Homework: Outside Book!

Objective: The students will watch the video of Act I and then complete Act II vocabulary.

1. CAT6 #11
2. Video
3. Act II Vocabulary
4. Presentations start tomorrow.

Homework: Outside Book.

Objective: Students will complete Act I reading and then complete a review.

1. Get folder and book.
2. Act Notes
3. Read Act I-3
4. Review
5. Homework: Power Points start Monday!

Objective: Students will read Act I-2 and translate their first soliloquy.

1. CAT6 #10
2. Turn in packet CAT6 1-10
3. Act I-2 notes continued
4. Act I-2 Reading (10 pages)
5. Act I Translation (if time)

Homework: Power Point by Monday!

Objective: Students will read Act I 1-2 and discuss the events and characters.

Good morning. Get your folder and your lit book.

1. CAT6 #9
2. Notes
3. Act I 1-2 Notes
4. Read Act I 1-2

Homework: outside book. I will be checking progress next week.

Objective: Students will learn important background information about the play before reading.

1. Take a few seconds to pass back work.
2. Corect vocabulary.
3. Go over JC Note Sheet
4. Discuss Julius Caesar Timeline
5. Act I Notes for reading

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for Act I of Julius Caesar.

1. Get your registration materials out, be sure that it is complete.
2. Go to counselor and turn in.
3. Act I Vocab.

Homework: Outside Book!! ??

Objective: Students will begin Julius Caesar by completing an outline of information about the author and the character.

1. CAT6 #8
2. Discuss Julius Caesar Unit Extra Credit Possibilities.
3. Julius Caesar Intro Notes Handout: Due Tomorrow! 100 points.

Objective: Students will get registration information and turn in their research papers for grade.


1. Counselor to discuss information abouyt Jr. Registration.
2. Turn in Research Paper.

Homework: How's that outside book?????

Objective: The studen ts will edit their research papers for the last time and turn in a PERFECT PAPER tomorrow for final grading by Mr. Warren.

1. CAT6 #7
2. Peer Editing using Peer Edit Sheet. Be sre to put your name on the paper for editing points.
3. Return paper to writer for final clean up and printing.
4. Julius Caesar Note Sheet.

Homework: Research paper due tomorrow. NO LATE PAPERS!

Objective: The students will complete all writing of research paper and edit part III. They will also complete a Works Cited Page using Easybib.com.

1. Good Morning!
2. Score (50 Points) Part III of Research Paper
3. Look at two samples on LCD.
4. Peer Edit
5. Discuss Closing Paragraph: Apply what you have proven in your paper to the "Bigger Picture" like the future, the whole world, etc... This part can be present tense.
6. Easybib.

Entire Paper: Parts 1 through Works Cited due Tuesday. Happy Valentines too!

Objective: Students will write the most important part of their research paper, the 2008 information that proves their thesis.

1. CAT6 #6
2. Work on Part III of Research Paper: Due tomorrow (50 points)

By the way: Have you started your outside book? Due March 27

Objective: Students will share and peer edit the second part of their research paper. They will then proceed to writing part 3, 2008 info about their person.

1. Score (50 points) Part 2
2. Share some from Weblockers
3. Peer edit
4. Write Part 3 (Due on Thursday)

Tomorrow will be the last day in class to work on the writing of your paper. Bring all materials.

Objective: The students will practice integrating quotes into the flow of their writing and properly cite them by completing a paragraph or two of writing based on research.

1. CAT6 #5
2. Person of the Year Quotation and Citation Practice
3. Complete Part II of your research paper by Tuesday. Save to Weblockers.

Objective: Students will share and peer edit their anecdotal intros, then begin the background information on their person.

1. CAT6 #___
2. Share Anecdotal Intros on LCD/Computer from Weblockers (50 points)
3. Peer Edit
4. Introduce Part II and proper use of quotes
5. Example of Part II and notes.
6. HW: Have all source research in class tomorrow in order to WRITE Part II on computers.

Objective: Students will begin their research paper writing by completing the Anecdotal Intro.

1. Sample CAHSEE Essay Prompt and discuss what to do.
2. Introduce Anecdotal Intro
3. Write Intro and save to weblockers.

Zero Period: No class Tuesday and Wednesday.

Objective: Students will continue work on Informational Texts in preparation for CAHSEE.

1. CAT6 #3
2. Lit Book: Citing Internet Sources p. 921-926
3. Lit Book: Consumer Documents p. 927-931
4. Person of the Year brainstorming.
5. Meet in library tomorrow.

Objective: Students will continue working on Informational Text analysis in preparation for the CAHSEE.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. CAT6 #2
3. Lit Book pages 913-915 (tech instructions)
4. Lit Book pages 916-920 (workplace docs)
5. Research Paper Prompt Intro

Objective: Students will cover the chapter on Informational Texts this week in preparation for the CAHSEE.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Clean folder: Everything out.
3. CAT6 #1
4. Lit Chapter 11: Informational Texts: Page 908-912
5. Get your new outside book. It would be smart to read it while we are covering Julius Caesar.

Objective: Students will show that they have read their outside books!

1. Outside Book Report Check: Active Reading: 100
Oral Question: 100
Book Report: 200

2. Complete Review for Final

Objective: Students will review for final and prepare portfolio for grade.

1. Work on Review Handout

2. Finish Outside Book, Report and Portfolio.

3. Period 0: Final Tomorrow.

Objective: Students will take test and be proficient on all parts of chapter 5.

1. Discuss and turn in "Notes from a Bottle"
2. Take test

Tomorrow: Semester 1 Final Review
Friday: Book Report, Active Reading and Oral Questions. It is the last day of the semester, DO NOT TURN IN LATE. THEY WILL NOT BE GRADED!

Objective: Students will read the last ambiguous story of the chapter as a review for the test tomorrow.

1. Get folder, IR and Lit book.
2. Five minutes to complete "The Listeners"
3. Read "Notes in a Bottle" page 375 of lit book.
4. Complete Reading Check page. 379 Questions 1-8

Chapter 5 Test tomorrow, Final Review Thursday, Book Report Friday. Busy week!

Objective: Students will read and analyze an amiguous poem.

1. Get Folder and IR
2. Turn in or complete "RMS Titanic" outline.
3. "The Listeners" poem IR 168-171
4. Portfolio Checklist and Preparation

Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday.
Book Report/Oral Questions/AR Check on Friday

Objective: Students will read and outline an ironic story.

Note: remember Sub Rules: If your name is left, you lose all points for the day (200 points). (I am very close, so I can be here in 2 minutes!)

1. CAT6 #40 (Help sub with computer if needed)
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 31-40
3. RMS Titanic Reading and Outline. You will have to be QUIET and fill in the outline as you read.

Homework: Outside Book.

Objective: Students will begin to outline the ironic story of the Titanic.

1. CAT6 Activity: CAHSEE Commas
2. Finish and present "Nothing Man" ideas.
3. Begin "RMS Titanic" Outline
Homework: Book Report Due 1/16/09. NO LATE PAPERS PERIOD!

Objective: Students will read and analyze an ambiguous/ironic poem.

1. Correct/Discuss "Lamb to Slaughter"
2. Correct/Score Vocabulary for Titanic
3. "Nothing Man" activity/poster

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary and connotations for RMS Titanic story and they will also complete analyzing "Lamb to Slaughter"

1. Good Morning! Get your Monte Cristo CDs. If you worked with someone from another class, share the grade sheet with them.

2. Get IR and folder.

3. Complete Lamb to Slaughter

4. RMS Titanic Vocabulary.

Remember to bring book tomorrow.

Songs from CDs new to my "PLaylist"

Gary Jules: Mad World
Gavin Rossdale: Love Remains the Same
Bass Hunter: Now You're Gone and Island in the Sun
Cro Mags: Show You No Mercy
Kimya Dawson: Tire Swing
Evanesence: My Immortal
Simple Plan: Addicted
Seether: Fake It
Saving Grace: Happy
John Waite: Missing You

Objective: Students will read and analyze an ironic story.

Get folder and Interactive Reader.

1. CAT6 #38 (what is it?)
2. Notes on Chapter 5
3. "Lamb to Slaughter" all margin activities and test practice. Pages 150-165

Note: I want to see outside book IN CLASS on WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!