Name:__________________________________________
English Checklist: Quarter One-Week One and Week Two
Dates: August 29th-September 9th
Big Ideas:
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Socratic Seminar
Persuasive Letters
The Bean Trees-Characterization
 Coffee Talk (Vocabulary and Literacy in English):
□ Five Paragraph Outline shelf-work (located in the Writing Shelfwork Binder) (____, M, 0)
□ Persuasive Letter Format shelf-work (located in the Writing Shelfwork Binder) (____, M, 0)
 Main Dishes (Present Practice):
□ Annotations (Due September 1) (___, M, 0)
□ Lesson on annotations (looking at MLK’s speech) (___, M, 0)
□ Look through PowerPoint on Seminar (located on alijohnsonclassroom.weebly.com under English under
Seminar) (___, M, 0)
□ Write down guidelines that you feel should be in place during a seminar (G) (___, M, 0)
□ Reading over outlines for Five Paragraph Outline (basic outline and card layout) (located in Writing
Shelfwork Binder) (___, M, 0)
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In Class Essay on one summer reading book (Due September 6th) (___, M, 0)
Use quotes and your journals to help you (___, M, 0)
Complete at least one summer writing prompt (located in Writing Shelfwork Binder)
Start reading The Bean Trees
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Seminar on “I Have a Dream” Speech (September 1)
Participate actively in seminar (___, M, 0)
Come prepared, with annotations to discuss the speech (___, M, 0)
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Chapters 1-3 Lesson Check-In (____, M, 0)
Chart character timeline (___, M, 0)
Gallery Walk of Quotes (G) (___, M, 0)
Answer questions in “Close Reading Questions” (located in The Bean Trees Shelfwork Binder) (___, M, 0)
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Chapters 7-9 Lesson Check-In (____, M, 0)
Chart character’s characterization-how they are changing throughout the book-(____, M, 0)
Literature Circles- answer discussion questions (G) (____, M, 0)
Complete more “Close Reading Questions” (located in The Bean Trees Shelfwork Binder) (___, M, 0)
Complete “What’s in a Name” journal prompt in your notebook (located in The Bean Trees Shelfwork
Binder) (____, M, 0)
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Persuasive Letter (Due September 8th) (____, M, 0)
Lesson on persuasive letter with card layout (located in Writing ShelfWork Binder)(____, M, 0)
Complete Irony Graphic Organizer (located in The Bean Trees Shelfwork Binder) (____, M, 0)
Complete Characterization Graphic Organizer (located in The Bean Trees Shelfwork Binder) (____, M, 0)
Sedgefield Montessori High School
Name:__________________________________________
 Side Dishes (Past Reloop):
□ Literacy Terms and Relative Pronouns (must complete one worksheet for each)-show ALL work (located in
the reading Shelfwork Binder) (____%)
 Desserts (Please turn in the rubric with your work)*:
□ Create a product (product cards available). (____%)
□ Must complete one short essay (three options in The Bean Trees Shelfwork Binder) on The Bean Treesprompts located in The Bean Trees Shelfwork Binder. If you have free time these first two weeks, you can
start and finish it. It can be hand written.
 Reflective Questions:
1. Am I advocating for myself when needed?
2. Am I using the control in a way that supports my learning?
3. Am I balancing work and play?
English Homework: (All assignments are due the day listed)
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September 8th: The Bean Trees Chapters 1-9
September 1st: Annotate the speech “I have a Dream”
Due September 8th: Persuasive Letter
Sedgefield Montessori High School