Week starting

Topics

Specific activities and further explanation of topics

Aug 13

Class overview, Procedures Lit

Procedures, Introduce Lit Circle concept briefly, portfolio assigned in detail, Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening Inventories – finish for HW, class procedures in detail

Aug 17

Novel /lit terms/ vocabulary procedures, Portfolios, pretest of standards

M – Levels of Questions, meet & greet. T - Presentation model: genre., Assign presentations, pass out annotated choices – team (2-3) formation & top 3 choices due Fri. ( W – Speaking-Listening-Viewing Record & portfolio overview & handouts [Model Lit lessons w/ LOTF (1-3)], get LOTF. Complete prereading WS w/ LC, followed by class discussion & TH – phil. chairs). Model lit circles and form teams, lit circle, choose leader, pages, first roles – give the schedule. Socratic overview.

Aug 24

Literature , Lit Terms, Vocab, LIT CIRCLE.

M - More modeling of Presentations: LOTF vocabulary; W – skills pretest; “Little Red Riding Hood” (34). LOTF (1-2) LIT CIRCLE T/F. Th. Socratic seminar.Introduce some terms: symbolism. F = Quiz over the week’s work;

Aug 31

Writing , nonfiction,LIT CIRCLE. rhetoric, logic

M – Pair presentation schedule and work time; present biography; “Henry’s Big Break” handout “Marian Anderson: Famous Concert Singer” (702) Biographical Narrative (PMS 75-77 – Personal Narrative Rubric). Teach rubric terms: biography/autobiography, concrete, sensory details, imagery, dialogue, interior monologue, imagery, action verbs, pace, mood, perspective, tone, theme/thesis, active voice, main idea/ supporting details, transitions. Review “LRC” as a narrative. Prewriting: Details & Description, LOTF (3-4) LIT CIRCLE T/F; Allusion to Coral Island? Epilepsy? – give paper to lit circles w/ a few questions to answer? (provide 2nd book list – and Prestwick ordering option); Quiz on ch. 2-4.

Sep 7

Grammar / Writing Style, Novel

M - Commas –general rules, model, group practice and presentation. T/F - LOTF (5-6) lit circles; W – Commas; “From My Left Foot” (345); Pair present on background, vocabulary, . Th – Commas; Narrative Rough Draft due date& Narrative editing. Review literary terms: Plot, character, point of view, theme, setting. F – Quiz on ch. 5-6; Lit Circles. ( Prestwick orders and money due)

Sep 14

Literature , Lit terms, vocab

M/W - “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” (95); “The Monkey’s Paw” (48). Pairs present background, allusions, vocabulary, Rising Action/Suspense, direct/ indirect characterization, dynamic/static character, Introduce some terms: point of view (narrator), setting, character & characterization, direct & indirect characterization, plot, theme, allusion, mood, perspective, narrator, tone. (Th - Review commas, bio narrative, lit terms). LOTF (7-8) LIT CIRCLE T/F. Quiz on ch. 7-8. F - Narrative Final Draft due date.

Sep 21

Writing , nonfiction, rhetoric, logic

M - “View from the Summit” and “The Dream Comes True” (30). Pair present on background, vocabulary, fact vs. opinion. Review: lit terms. LOTF (9-10) LIT CIRCLE T/F. Quiz on ch. 9-10.

Sep 28

Grammar , Style, Novel

NO MONDAY/TUESDAY CLASS. W/Th - Present basic rules. Semi-colons and colons modeled, guided, practice and present. Review commas;Review other stories and nonfiction. LOTF (11) lit circles meet after quiz. Quiz on ch. 11.

Oct 5

Novel , allusions, vocabulary, lit terms

LOTF (12 & review). M - Silent reading and study. Pair present parable, allusions, vocabulary, allegory. T - Final lit circles, last chance to choose 2nd book. “Keep Memory Alive” (687) – pairs present authors & backgrounds, comparisons to LOTF; W - Project (poster). TH - Socratic Sem. F – MIDTERM.

Oct 12

Literature , Lit Terms, Vocab

M/W - “The Princess & All the Kingdom” (639)and “Masque of the Red Death” (82). Pair presents background (Poe, tuberculosis, Black Plague), symbolism, setting, imagery. Review other stories read, other terms and vocab. F- Quiz; Lit Circles meet w/ 2 nd book (points).

Oct 19

Writing, nonfiction , rhetoric, logic

Basic Essay Structure and Prompt analysis; Assessment Essay; Cause/Effect Essay , Rubric, “By the Waters of Babylon” (576) “There Will Come Soft Rains” (614) “The Future of Luxury” (633). Pairs present background, vocabulary, Bradbury. Writer’s Workshop for Cause Effect Essay (752-757). Transitions

Oct 26

Grammar , Style, Novel time in Lit Circles

Appositivephrases, prepositionalphrases. Revise Cause/Effect Essay. Review commas, semicolons, colons. Lit Circles meet after Friday Quiz.

Nov 2

Novel , allusions, vocabulary, lit terms

Second book choice – Silent reading, Lit Circles, Group Bulletin Board, Panel of Experts on half of long or whole of short book. “The Open Window”( 540) – groups present irony, vocabulary,

Nov 9

Literature , Lit Terms, Vocab

“A Problem” (596) and “Luck” (604). Pair present background, Anton Chekhov, Mark Twain, vocabulary, static and dynamic characters. Review other stories read, other terms and vocab. Lit CircleFri after quiz.

Nov 16

Writing , nonfiction, rhetoric

In class Cause/Effect Assessment (423, R17, 522-524). Review rubric. Find C/E essay example.“Star Wars: A Trip”(734) and “Star Wars: Breakthrough Film”(737); Pairs present critical review and background; Review lit terms. Lit Circle Fri after quiz.

Nov 23

Grammar , Style, Novel time in Lit Circles

Participial, gerund, infinitive phrases. No School Thurs-Friday (Thanksgiving).

Nov 30

Novel , allusions, vocabulary, lit terms

Participial, gerund, infinitive phrases, cont. Review grammar. Second or Third book choice – Silent reading, Lit Circles, Group Bulletin Board, Panel of Experts on 2 nd half of long book or whole short book. “The Bet”?

Dec 7

Literature , Lit Terms, Vocab

“The Widow and the Parrot” & “The Dog that Bit People” Review other stories read, other terms and vocab – do huge charts, group skits, role playing, literary hot seats, what if 2 characters from different stories met? etc. AR testing dates for 2 nd/3 rd novels

Dec 14

FINALS

Review of everything – short stories, grammar, nonfiction, novels, vocabulary, terms, writing, authors, allusions. AR testing dates continue for 2 nd/3 rd novels. Cumulative Final Exam.