Day 15 (10.1.10 A Day)

Objective:

Students will begin independent reading;
students will finish research for project.

Class Activities
NO COMPUTER

• WARM-UP: Independent Reading (20 Minutes)
• Research: Finish research and outline for project.

Homework:

1. DUE Tuesday (10.5.10 A Day): Read pages 1-50 in your independent reading book.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. Essay remediations.
2. Research:
• Citations
• Notes
• Outline

Day 14 (9.30.10 B Day)

Objective:

Students will begin independent reading.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTER
(You will need the computer for Mrs. Willingham's Library Tour)

• WARM-UP: Essay Remediation:

• Students turn in the remediation grammar work on sentences to receive their "Essay Rough Draft".
• Note: Revised essay is due Friday.
  
  Note: This is the packet that was ONLY handed out on Monday in class to students who need to remediate their essay.
• Mrs. Willingham will visit the class and lead the class in a "Virtual Libary Tour".
• Students will watch book trailers online.
• Students will make a list of 3-5 books that they are interested in reading. (15 minutes maximum)
• Go to Blackboard
• "Links" tab.
• Go to "Ms. Fulmers Book Trailer" website.
• Browse book trailers.
• Please use headphones if you have them.
• Otherwise, sound should be very low.
• Class will go to the library and each student will check out a book.
• Students will begin reading new library books in class.

Homework:

1. DUE on Friday (10.01.10 A Day): Essay Remediation.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. Complete sentences packet from students who plan to remediate their "Essay Rough Draft"

Day 14 (9.29.10 A Day)

Objective:

Students will begin independent reading.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTER
(You will need the computer for Mrs. Willingham's Library Tour)

• WARM-UP: Quizlet
•  Go to Blackboard
• “Links” tab
• "Quizlet"
• “My Recent Sets”
• Choose: English I Lit. Terms Group 1
• Play "Space Race"

WARM-UP: Essay Remediation:

• Students turn in the remediation grammar work on sentences to receive their "Essay Rough Draft".
• Note: Revised essay is due Friday.
  
  Note: This is the packet that was ONLY handed out on Monday in class to students who need to remediate their essay.
• Mrs. Willingham will visit the class and lead the class in a "Virtual Libary Tour".
• Students will watch book trailers online.
• Students will make a list of 3-5 books that they are interested in reading. (15 minutes maximum)
• Go to Blackboard
• "Links" tab.
• Go to "Ms. Fulmers Book Trailer" website.
• Browse book trailers.
• Please use headphones if you have them.
• Otherwise, sound should be very low.
• Class will go to the library and each student will check out a book.
• Students will begin reading new library books in class.

Homework:

1. DUE on Friday (10.01.10 A Day): Essay Remediation.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. Complete sentences packet from students who plan to remediate their "Essay Rough Draft"

Day 13 (9.28.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will be able to identify subjects
and sentence models; complete research projects.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTER

• Warm-up: Go to Quizlet

       - Play "Scatter" game (10 minutes)

       - Email your results to tholmes@irvingisd.net (directions will be provided for taking a screenshot of your results)
               ---Press the "PRNT SCRN" button on your key board
               ---Copy
               ---Paste it into a Writer document
               ---Save as: Group 1 Scatter
               ---Subject of email should be "4th, 5th, or 8th Period"

• Nouns Packet: Numbers 4, 5, and 6
• Remediation: Subject and Sentence Models 1 & 2
• Essay Remediation: Pass out remediation grammar work. (Once this is complete, then you will turn it in to receive your essay. Then, you may remediate the essay.)
• Research Project:

- Finish all work related to sources, notes, and outline.

Homework:

1. Remediation work.
2. LIBRARY VISIT ON Thursday, Sept. 30!
   
   
   1. BRING YOUR ID
   
   
   2. We will take an online tour of the Academy library site.
   
   
   3. Mrs. Willingham will visit our classes.
   
   
   4. You will watch book trailers online.
   
   
   5. You will make a list of 3-5 books you are interested in reading.
   
   
   6. We will go to the library and check out a book.
   
   
   7. Then you will begin reading your new library book in class.
   
   
   If you already have a book you want to read for class, bring it on Thursday!

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. "Scatter" game from Quizlet
2. Research completed so far.

Day 13 (9.27.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will be able to identify subjects
and sentence models; complete research projects.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTER

• Warm-up: Go to Quizlet

       - Play "Scatter" game (10 minutes)

       - Email your results to tholmes@irvingisd.net (directions will be provided for taking a screenshot of your results)
               ---Press the "PRNT SCRN" button on your key board
               ---Copy
               ---Paste it into a Writer document
               ---Save as: Group 1 Scatter
               ---Subject of email should be "4th Period"

• Nouns Packet: Numbers 4, 5, and 6
• Remediation: Subject and Sentence Models 1 & 2
• Essay Remediation: Pass out remediation grammar work. (Once this is complete, then you will turn it in to receive your essay. Then, you may remediate the essay.)
• Research Project:

- Finish all work related to sources, notes, and outline.

Homework:

1. Remediation work.
2. LIBRARY VISIT ON Wednesday, Sept. 29!
   
   
   1. BRING YOUR ID
   
   
   2. We will take an online tour of the Academy library site.
   
   
   3. Mrs. Willingham will visit our classes.
   
   
   4. You will watch book trailers online.
   
   
   5. You will make a list of 3-5 books you are interested in reading.
   
   
   6. We will go to the library and check out a book.
   
   
   7. Then you will begin reading your new library book in class.
   
   
   If you already have a book you want to read for class, bring it on Wednesday!
   
   

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. "Scatter" game from Quizlet
2. Research completed so far.

Day 12 (9.24.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will complete their research projects.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTER

• Warm-up: Go to Quizlet

       - Study the flashcards for 10 minutes

• Warm-up: Quizlet Learn Activity (10 minutes)

       - Email your results to tholmes@irvingisd.net (directions will be provided for taking a screenshot of your results)

• Research Project:

- Finish all work related to sources, notes, and outline.

Homework:

1. None.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. Learn activity from Quizlet

Day 12 (9.23.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will complete their research projects.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTER

• Announcement:Check your grades
• Announcement: Tutoring Information
• Warm-up: Download Quizlet Terms (T. Holmes will walk you through this procedure.)
• Warm-up: Quizlet Learn Activity
• Research Project:

        - Work on sources, notes, and outline.

Homework:

1. None.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. Learn Activity for Group 1 Literary Terms Words

Day 11 (9.22.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will study poetry and implement poetic terms.

Class Activities
TURN ON COMPUTERS
Warm-up: Sign up for Quizlet (T. Holmes will walk you through this procedure.)
Warm-up: Download list from T. Holmes' Quizlet account. "Eng. 1 Poetry Terms 1"
Video Clip: Slam Poetry
Poetry Day 2:
- Review of Terms from Literature Book (Page 456)
- Meter Exercise
- "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
- Elements of Poetry review

Homework:

1. None.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. None.

Day 11 (9.21.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will study poetry and implement poetic terms.

Class Activities
NO COMPUTERS TO START

Warm-up: Sign up for Quizlet (T. Holmes will walk you through this procedure.)
Warm-up: Download list from T. Holmes' Quizlet account. "Eng. 1 Poetry Terms 1"
Video Clip: Slam Poetry
Poetry Day 2:
- Review of Terms from Literature Book (Page 456)
- Meter Exercise
- "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
- Elements of Poetry review

Homework:

1. None.

Classwork Collected in Class:

1. None.

Day 10 (9.20.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will acquire knowledge of nouns through practice; 

students will present research topics to class; 

students will learn about Greek Civilization 

by taking notes on their classmates presentations.

Class Activities

• NO COMPUTERS TO START
• Pass out assignment "Subjects and Sentence Models" (We will begin to remediate this in class.)
• Warm-up: Nouns Packet through Exercise # 3
• Archetypes: The Quest
• Research: Finish through Outline and begin creating "Visual Presentation" for the class.

Homework

1. None.

Work Collected in Class

1. All research steps through the outline.

Day 10 (9.17.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will acquire knowledge of nouns through practice; 

students will present research topics to class; 

students will learn about Greek Civilization 

by taking notes on their classmates presentations.

Class Activities

• Pass out assignment "Subjects and Sentence Models" (We will begin to remediate this in class.)
• Warm-up: Nouns Packet through Exercise # 3
• Archetypes: The Quest
• Research: Finish through Outline and begin creating "Visual Presentation" for the class.

Homework

1. None.

Work Collected in Class

1. All research steps through the outline.

Day 9 (9.16.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will research, plan, and present information on Greek Civilization.

Class Activities

• Warm-up: Practice with Nouns and Sentence Models
• Project: Research

Homework

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. Research Questions
2. Research Sources and Citations
3. Research Notes

Day 9 (9.15.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will research, plan, and present information on Greek Civilization.

Class Activities

• Warm-up: (ON A PIECE OF PAPER TO TURN IN)

       Practice with Nouns and Sentence Models

• Project: Research

Homework

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. Research Questions
2. Research Sources and Citations
3. Research Notes

Day 8 (9.14.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will be able to research and present information to the class;

students will be able to compose varied sentence structures with correct grammatical structures.

 

Class Activities

• Warm-up: Sentence Models 1 & 2 Practice
• Instruction: Souce Citations (using www.easybib.com) T. Holmes will model.
• Research Project: Finish research and begin visual presentations.

 

Homework:
None

Work Collected in Class:
LATE Essays
Various parts of Research Packet

 

Day 8 (9.13.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will be able to research and present information to the class;

students will be able to compose varied sentence structures with correct grammatical structures.

Class Activities

• Warm-up: Sentence Models 1 & 2 Practice
• Instruction: Souce Citations (using www.easybib.com) T. Holmes will model.
• Research Project: Finish research and begin visual presentations.

Homework:

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. LATE Essays
2. Various parts of Research Packet

Day 7 (9.10.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will take notes on literary terms;

students will begin research on elements of Greek

culture in preparation to read Homer's Odyssey.

Class Activities

• Warm-up: Sentence Models 1 & 2 Practice (On a separate piece of paper to turn in.) SUMMATIVE GRADE
• Essay: Write Conclusion SUMMATIVE GRADE
• Notes: Character
• Research Project: The Odyssey

Homework

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. Essays

Day 7 (9.8.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will take notes on literary terms;

students will begin research on elements of Greek

culture in preparation to read Homer's Odyssey.

Class Activities


Warm-up: Sentence Models 1 & 2 Practice
Notes: Character
Research Project: The Odyssey
Homework

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. Late Essays

Day 6 (9.8.10 B Day)

Objective: Students will take notes on literary terms;

students will begin research on elements of Greek

culture in preparation to read Homer's Odyssey.

Class Activities

• Warm-up: Sentence Model 2 Practice
• Essay: Finish "Journey" Essay (SUMMATIVE GRADE)
• Notes: Conflict
• Notes: Archetypal Hero
• Research Project: The Odyssey

 

Homework

1. None

 

Work Collected in Class

1. Late Essays

Day 6 (9.7.10 A Day)

Objective: Students will take notes on literary terms;

students will begin research on elements of Greek

culture in preparation to read Homer's Odyssey.

 

Class Activities

• Warm-up: Sentence Model 2 Practice
• Notes: Conflict
• Notes: Archetypal Hero
• Research Project: The Odyssey

 

Homework

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. Late Essays

Day 5 (9.3.10 B Day)

Objective: To finish writing the essay.

Class Activites

• (8th period only) Finish Plot Notes
• (8th period only) Notes: Setting
• Test: Portfolio Summative 1
• Finish Essay

Homework

1. Write Rough Draft

Work Collected in Class

1. Portfolio Summative 1

Day 5 (9.2.10 A Day)

Objective: To begin to study poetry.

Class Activities

• Warm Up: Fill out the “Pre-Poem Survey”
• Take Roll
• Sentence Model 1 practice
• Log on to Blackboard: Take Portfolio Summative 1 (Blackboard: Tests)
• Video: Intro to Poetry
• Read from Literature book: Pages 456-460
• Group Study:
     o Divide students into four (five if needed) separate groups.
     o Have group one pick 2 or 3 poems from Part 1 (page 461) to read together and discuss the meaning of what they read.
     o Have group two pick 2 or 3 poems from Part 2 (page 524) to read together and discuss.
     o Have group three pick 2 or 3 poems from Part 3 (page 581) to read together and discuss.
     o Have group four pick 2 or 3 poems from each section to read together and discuss.
• Handout # 2 from “Participating in the Poem”: What Does a Poem Do?

Homework

1. None

Work Collected in Class

1. Pre-Poem Survey
2. Sentence Model 1 (Mossflower paragraph) - Summative
3. Essay Rough Draft - Summative
4. Portfolio Summative 1

Day 4 B Day (Wednesday 9.1.10)

Objective: To begin to study poetry.

Class Activities
• Warm Up: Fill out the “Pre-Poem Survey”
• Sentence Model 1 practice
• Read from Literature book: Pages 456-460
• Group Study:
     o Divide students into four (five if needed) separate groups.
     o Have group one pick 2 or 3 poems from Part 1 (page 461) to read together and discuss the meaning of what they read.
     o Have group two pick 2 or 3 poems from Part 2 (page 524) to read together and discuss.
     o Have group three pick 2 or 3 poems from Part 3 (page 581) to read together and discuss.
     o Have group four pick 2 or 3 poems from each section to read together and discuss.
• Handout # 2 from “Participating in the Poem”: What Does a Poem Do?

Homework

1. DUE Friday (9.3.10 B Day): "Participating in the Poem" Handout 2
2. DUE Friday (9.3.10 B Day): Portfolio Binder with dividers and all notes.  SUMMATIVE TEST

Work Collected in Class

1. Pre-Poem Survey
2. Sentence Model Practice on Mossflower paragraph.