Objective: Students will discuss MC Chapters 21-22. Then they will complete analysis of Everyday Use.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. MC Quiz Chps. 20-24
3. Chapter 2 Notes
4. Complete Everyday Use assignment.

Homework: Monte Cristo 25-26 (15 pages).

Book Report: Due Oct. 15. How's that outside book? Do you need to consider a shorter book? Catcher in the Rye; Of Mice and Men; Postman Always Ring Twice; Maltese Falcon.

Objective: Students will discuss MC Chapters 21-22. Then they will complete analysis of Everyday Use.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Discuss Caderouse and Dantes' meeting.
3. Chapter 2 Notes
4. Complete Everyday Use assignment.

Homework: Monte Cristo 23-24 (15 pages).

Book Report: Due Oct. 15. How's that outside book? Do you need to consider a shorter book? Catcher in the Rye; Of Mice and Men; Postman Always Ring Twice; Maltese Falcon.

Objective: The students will know the three methods of characterization.

1. Turn in Chapters 11-20 Study Guide
2. Discuss The Baptism Metaphor/Symbol
3. Chapter 2 Notes continued
4. Everyday Use assignment
5. Monte Cristo Chapters 21-22

Objective: The students will read a short story and analyze the characters.

Get Lit Book and Folder

1. CAT6
2. Notes
3. Read "Everyday Use"
4. Begin Assignment

Homework: Monte Cristo Chapters 18-20. Study Guide due Tuesday first thing.

Objective: Students will understand how plagiarism, cheating, copying, lying, etc. will affect their grade in HONORS lit class.

Get lit book and folder

1. CAT6
2. Correct Vocab
3. Video
4. MC Quiz 11-17
5. Read "Everyday Use"

Objective: The students will complete all work assigned this week, return all work to folders, and do a grade check so that everything is right for Back to School.

1. CAT6
2. Read Monte Cristo 15-17 (18 pages)
3. Complete Everyday Use vocabulary
4. Pass out all work (if anything is left with your name in the folder, I will minus 25 points from that assignment).
5. One at a time, come to teacher desk to look over your grade to be sure it's correct.

Last day for Narrative Essay rewrite is tomorrow.

Objective: The students will discuss Monte Cristo, complete Important Words poster and know important words for tomorrow's short story.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Discuss any questions from Chapter 13 MC.
3. Everyday Use vocab.
4. Complete and turn in poster.
5. Hand back all corrected/scored work and organize folder for Back to school Night.

Homework: Read Chapter 14. It's a confusing chapter. Just try to understand where the treasure is and how Dantes will find it.

Objective: The students will create a "Found Poem" by choosing Important Words acording to connotation.

1. CAT6
2. Discuss any questions with MC Chapters 11-12
3. Important Words Activity
4. Homework: Monte Cristo Chapter 13

Objective: The students will discuss Chapters 1-10 of Monte Cristo and begin reading the next set of chapters.

1. CAT6
2. Turn in Long Way Home.
3. Quiz: MC Chaps. 6-10
4. Turn in Study Guide 1-10
5. MC Chaps. 11-12

Good Morning! Please be respectful and courteous to the sub. I am sick today, so please remember sub rules. If your name is left for any reason, you lose all points for the day.

1. CAT6
2. Chapter 1 Test. Use pencil only. Write only on the scan sheet.
3. Complete yesterday's "Long Way Home" assignment.
4. Monte Cristo Chapters 9-10. Complete Study Guide Chps. 1-10 by Monday.

Have a great weekend. Oregon doesn't play this weekend, so find someone else to cheer for.

Please look at the books in the back and the folders on the shelf. It's a freakin' mess. New rule: If I find your book or folder ANY way other than standing straight up, neatly where it should be, I will deduct 10 points from your grade! This is not YOUR BEDROOM!

Objective: The students will read a short story and analyze its plot, character and tone.

1. Discuss any questions the students have on study guide questions from chapters.
2. Long Way Home reading and assignment
3. Homework: Chapters 6-8 Monte Cristo

Objective: The students will know the important plot information from Chapters 1-3 of MC and know the expectations for the two projects (400 points) for MC.

1. CAT6
2. MC Quiz 1
3. Discuss Projects
4. Read Long Way Home
5. Homework: Chapters 4-5 Reading

Objective: Students will know some very important information needed to fully understand The Count of Monte Cristo.

1. Get your folder and lit book.
2. Go over yesterday's test practice. Finished or not.
3. Monte Cristo Notes.
4. Monte Cristo Book Checkout.
5. Read Chapters 1-3 and complete Study Guide for those chapters. Quiz tomorrow.
6. Discuss Rewrites of essays: Do s and Don'ts

Objective: Students will synthesize information from three articles.

Get lit book and folder.

1. CAT6
2. Complete The Pedestrian Ass.
3. Read articles pages 22-27. Complete activities p. 28-29 (1-8)

Tomorrow: Bring ID card for Monte Cristo checkout.

Objective: The students will complete the analyzing of The Pedestrian and discuss its theme.

1. Get folder
2. Complete Questions 1-4 on Pedestrian Assignment
3. Pedestrian Game/Activity
4. Complete Pedestrian Writing #5.

Homework: Cuddle up to your outside book!

Objective: The students will read a cautionary tale from Ray Bradbury and analyze his style.

1. CAT6.
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 1-10
3. Read story
4. Complete assignment.

Homework: Outside Book. I need your approved choice by tomorrow.

Objective: The students will know important words from the two short stories that we will focus on this week.

1. Get folder
2. CAT6
3. Discuss and turn in "Contents" questions
4. "The Pedestrian" vocabulary
5. Homework: Read outside book.

Objective: The students will finish analyzing and challenging "Contents" a in written and oral answers.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Seating Chart
3. Complete written assignment
4. By Friday, I need each student having an approved (OK'd) Outside Book.

Objective: The students will complete reading of story and begin the assignment.

Good Morning! Get lit book and folder.

1. Finish story from where we left off.
2. "Contents" assignment.

HW: Over the weekend, get your outside book. Read it.

Note: You will have a sub on Tuesday (one of many times unfortunately this year). My sub rules are simple. Don't get your name left on the "Bad List" or you lose ALL POINTS for the day.

Objective: The students will begin The Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket and get a presentation from the school administration.

Get Lit book and folder

1. CAT6
2. Read 1/2 of Contents
3. Administration Presentation

Homework: None, except get outside book.

Objective: The students will know the requirements for outside reading and how it will be graded/scored and affect their grade.

1. CAT6
2. Correct/Score Vocabulary
3. Collect Signed Syllabus
4. Late Passes/Outside Reading/Book Report (October 15)
5. Complete Plot Graph

HW: Decide on your outside book. Ask mom and dad to buy it for you ASAP.