Day 38

Objective:  The students will do some creative writing using different voices.

1.  Discuss Monte Cristo Chapter 29

2.  Voice Writing Assignment.

3.  Monte Cristo Chapter 30 and Finish MC Study Guide 20-30.  Due tomorrow

Day 37

Objective:  The students will see/hear an example of the Monte Cristo Soundtrack/Song List Project.

1.  We will turn in The Secret Lion AP Writing tomorrow.

2.  Active Shooter Lesson:  Third Period is Lockdown

3.  Monte Cristo Discussion of Chapter 28. 

4.  Monte Cristo Songlist Quiz (25 points)

5.  Read MC Chapter 29

Day 36

Objective:  The students will practice AP analytical writing on voice.

1.  WP #17

Discuss MC Chapter 27.  Read MC 28 tonight.

2.  The Secret Lion handout.  We are practicing AP type writing today.  It will include a topic sentence that includes title, author and claim.  Then it will have textual evidence that supports the claim.  Then it will have commentary/analysis for each textual evidence.

TS

Text Evidence

Comm

Comm

Text Evidence

COMM

Comm

Etc...

Day 35

Objective:  The students will read the next story and analyze the voice created by the author.

1.  WP Number 16

2.  Discuss MC Chapter 26 and the three new characters.

3.  Voice Notes

4.  Close Read "The Secret Lion"

5.  Homework:  Monte Cristo Chapter 27

Day 34

Objective:  The students will work on Monte Cristo Soundtrack. 

1.  Monte Cristo Quiz Chapter  25

2.  Discuss the Chapter and the next chapter to come...  Timeline and Character List

3.  Soundtrack Group Work.  Set up a shared doc.  Set up the dimensions of the doc so that it will fit nicely into a DVD case when trimmed and stapled.

Format:  Orientation: Landscape

Format:  Columns:  2

4.  Read Chapter 26:  Another mysterious white guy!!!

5.  Pass Back all WORK!!!

Period 6:

1.  I have to have grades done by Monday for Mr. Vassel (your new teacher in room G113 ( next to ROTC).  TODAY is the last day for you to do anything that you can to improve your grade.

Here are the class grades right now:  64%

A= Paul and Nick!

B= 8

C= 6

D= 5

F= 11

2.  Watch the movie or do something quiet.  No you can't use the restroom.

Day 33

Objective:  The students will know the three types of POV used by authors.

Turn in Character Sketch after you highlight and label all three types of characterization.

Vote for Homecoming:  https://mlk.voting4schools.com/

1.  Monte Cristo Quiz

2.  Point of View Notes

3.  The Secret Lion vocab

4.  Read Chapter 25

Day 32

Objective:  The students will complete their character sketch and complete this new test thing that the district is telling me to give and for you to take.

Objective:  The students will complete a group activity using Grendel Chapter 6.

Objective:  The students will complete a group activity using Grendel Chapter 6.

 1.  New Test thing :  Go to RUSD webpage, then student portal Illuminate

1)  Get out a device:  Log on to Illuminate:  Use your rusd google login

 https://auth.illuminateed.com/#/899bd593-595c-46c7-bc0a-629170735f97

2.   From Illuminate click on the Assessments Box.

3.  Then click on Log in to Fastbridge

4.   Use your riversideunified login 

5.  You should see the assessment.  Do it.  Not sure how long it will take....

 

Complete Character Sketch:  Print and we will turn it in tomorrow. 

Read Chapter 24

Day 31

Objective:  The students will do a little bit of creative writing.

You all were great for the sub!  Everyone gets 10 extra credit points.

1.  WP Number ??

2.  Discuss Monte Cristo Chapters 20-21 (turn in MC Study Guide 11-20)

3.  Direct to Indirect Writing.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JhaD34G69YQRf4c2MFfvx5mcb2-Ad-K31ow6i6jK034/edit?usp=sharing

4.  Homework:  Monte Cristo Chapter22-23 and study guide questions

Day 28

Objective:  The students will complete the story and work on a characterization chart.

1.  WP Number 14 Everyday Use

2.  Complete Reading of Story (12 minutes)

3.  Work on Characterization/Local Color Chart.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xQmwLNmdf0rXKD-eiqKVuBfoC17PeMpnw-5UZ1xvNaE/edit?usp=sharing

Get lit books and read/listen to half of Everyday Use

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFTgRPJSceU&t=7s&ab_channel=Th.E.Boyd

https://nowcomment.com/documents/158262

Day 27

Objective:  The students will discuss and analyze a great symbol in the Count of MC.

1.  WP # 13

2.  MC Quiz Chps. 16-17

3.  Group Activity

4.  Homework:  Read Chapters 18-19

Day 26

Objective:  The students will read the next story of our unit.

1.  WP Number 12 Everyday Use 1

2.  Discuss Chapters (If we don't have a good discussion, we will have a 100 point quiz).

Period 6:  Characterization Notes

3.  Get lit books and read/listen to half of Everyday Use

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFTgRPJSceU&t=7s&ab_channel=Th.E.Boyd

https://nowcomment.com/documents/158262

4.  Honors:  Read Monte Cristo Chapters 16-17 and complete questions.  For sure a quiz tomorrow!

Day 25

Objective:  The students will start on the next short story to analyze character.

1.  Discuss Monte Cristo Chapter 13 and Questions (Honors Only)

2.  Everyday Use Vocab. (All classes)

3.  Read Monte Cristo Chapters 14-15 (Chapter 14 is confusing... so just try to get the gist of it...  How the Abbe knows of a treasure and where it is).  (Honors Only)

Use your your phone to define the words, divide into syllables and complete all activities on the worksheets.  Four of the words you will have to use a dictionary or internet.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gqn4sia3vqKqaPHf9ndINBFUldZa6Ipxbw-hg2ZWwlk/edit?usp=sharing

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VzGEQipOHWmS0ouueIQ6LnlT20NOVCfq/view?usp=sharing

1.  Sidle (v)

2.  Furtive (adj.)

3.  Doctrines (n)

4.  Cowering (v)

5.  Rifling (v)

6.  Oppress (v)

7.  Doleful (adj.)

8.  Ignominiously (adv.)  ig no min ee ous ly

9.  Contempt (n)

10. Irreverent (adj. )

 

Day 24

Objective:  The students will discuss Monte Cristo and the new character.  Then they will read one chapter.

1.  WP #11 Two Kinds II

2.  Discuss MC Chapters 11-12 (maybe a quiz)

3.  Read Chapter 13 and complete study guide questions.

4.  Pass back all graded work in folders.

Period 6:  Finish story and work on Two Kinds Assignment:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RSJvOD7qVj5qS_j0lcwOrvpFwm3Qs6ft/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101482473147710513077&rtpof=true&sd=true

Day 23

Objective:  The students will analyze the characters in Two Kinds.

1.  WP Number 10

2.  Turn in WP Packet 1-10 for grade

3.  Character Notes

4.  Honors:  "Two Kinds" assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RSJvOD7qVj5qS_j0lcwOrvpFwm3Qs6ft/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101482473147710513077&rtpof=true&sd=true

     Period 6:  Read 1/2 of Two Kinds

Homework:  Honors:  Read Monte Cristo Chapters 11-12:  Complete Study Guide Questions for those chapters:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3L_VvieQoSoOGRzZE1FdldBMTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-vLaA--OnEchUAFHx_NkG7w