October 14, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Keep all Romeo and Juliet papers, Analysis Protocol instructions,
Syllabus and Socratic Seminar papers in your daily English folder.
All other papers from last quarter may be left at home.
2. Bring your vocabulary book to class for the block day.
Journal: Give three key details you remember about Romeo and Juliet.
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Introduce the overview and goals for our Renaissance focus of
study. Complete the first reflection.
3. Romeo and Juliet
a. Review of plot line
b. Act 2 Scene 3 soliloquy
i. Definition of soliloquy: A speech given by a character
alone on stage which lets the audience know what the
character is thinking and feeling.
ii. Introduce the “Steps for Close Reading”
iii. Begin working on the “Steps”
October 15-16, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary book
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 4 activities are due next Tuesday.
2. Complete #5-6 of the “Friar Laurence Soliloquy” for Monday, if
you don’t finish it in class today.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Friar Laurence’s Soliloquy”
i. Continue “Steps for Close Reading” where we left off
yesterday. Finish questions 1-3 with your shoulder
partner.
b. “Characteristics of the Renaissance”
i. Introduce the “characteristics”
ii. Work on #5-6 of the “Friar Laurence Close Reading
Questions” together as a class with the application of
these characteristics.
3. Vocabulary Unit 4
October 19, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Completed #4-5 of the “Friar Laurence Soliloquy”.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 4 activities are due tomorrow.
2. Complete # 7-10 of the “Friar Laurence Soliloquy” for tomorrow,
if you don’t finish it in class today.
Journal: Did you have any difficulties completing the close read
questions we worked on last week? If yes, what clarifying questions do
you have? If no, what helped you successfully complete the questions?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Friar Laurence’s Soliloquy”
i. Continue “Steps for Close Reading”.
ii. Break down question #7 with the class and complete
the answer with your shoulder partner after modeling
by teacher.
iii. Finish questions #8-9 with your shoulder partner.
iv. #10 must be done independently. Remember to mark
your answer with red pen, pink highlighter and yellow
highlighter.
October 20, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary Unit 4 activities are due.
2. Complete # 7-10 of the “Friar Laurence Soliloquy” are due
New Homework Assigned:
1. Complete # 1-3 of the “Romeo Soliloquy” for tomorrow, if you
don’t finish it in class today.
Journal: Look at your responses for #7 and #10 for the “Friar Laurence
Soliloquy.” What is the best inference you made that helped you answer
the question? Why is it your best?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Show teacher model for response to #7 question and give students
a few minutes to improve their response after seeing the model.
3. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Romeo’s Soliloquy”
i. “Steps for Close Reading”.
1. Complete steps 1-4 with teacher modeling and
shoulder partner support.
ii. Begin working on questions #1-3.
October 21, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Complete # 1-3 of the “Romeo Soliloquy”
New Homework Assigned:
1. Complete # 4-6 of the “Romeo Soliloquy” for block day, if you
don’t finish it in class today.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Check Vocabulary Unit 4 activities
3. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Romeo’s Soliloquy”
i. Check translations of passage for accuracy.
ii. “Steps for Close Reading”.
1. Continue to use the steps to help you answer
questions #4-6 with shoulder partner.
2. Give back the responses to the “Friar Laurence
Soliloquy” with my feedback, so students can
make corrections.
October 22-23, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Complete # 4-6 of the “Romeo Soliloquy”
New Homework Assigned:
1. Finish Vocabulary Unit 4 activity with prepositions and infinitives
for Monday if not done in class today.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Review Prepositional Phrases and Infinitives with handout.
a. When students are done making corrections and responding
to the two Renaissance Soliloquy questions (Friar Laurence
and Romeo Soliloquys), they will read the passage at the
beginning of Vocabulary Unit 4 and mark prepositional
phrases in three sentences with red pen and bracket two
examples of infinitives in the passage.
3. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Romeo’s Soliloquy” and “Friar Laurence’s Soliloquy”
i. Starter Directions- Discuss with your shoulder partner
what you need to do to improve your own writing
response for the “Friar Laurence Soliloquy” question
and create a strong response for the “Romeo Soliloquy”
question.
ii. All students will make corrections to the “Friar
Laurence Soliloquy” response if required on a clean
sheet of paper, mark the response according to the
Close Reading steps, and turn it in for regarding by the
end of class today.
iii. All students will complete the “Romeo Soliloquy”
Renaissance question on the back of the “Friar
Laurence Soliloquy” page, mark the response according
to the Close Reading steps, and turn it in for regarding
by the end of class today.
4. Art and Characteristics of the Renaissance
a. Renaissance Art Power Point
b. Reflection question – What does the phrase “art imitates
life?” suggest to us?
c. Phantom Towers
October 26, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary Unit 4 activity with prepositions and infinitives
New Homework Assigned:
1. Choose which art piece you are going to analyze for tomorrow and
bring a hard copy of the piece to class.
2. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back asap.
Journal: Soliloquy review questions on white board.
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. Introduce “Art Exploration Rubric”
b. Teacher model of how to do research for art and artist
information on line using “School of Athens” as a model.
c. Show all three art pieces for the Art and Literature project
that the students can choose from to research tomorrow.
3. Impact Scholarship Information
October 27-28, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Hard copy of the art piece you are going to analyze (Tuesday)
2. Impact Scholarship registration
New Homework Assigned:
1. We are splitting the blocks this week! Due by the end of class
Wednesday:
a. The Background Research on the Art and Artist
b. Response to the Essential Question
2. Vocabulary Unit 4 test is next Tuesday. Practice writing the
vocabulary words in sentences with prepositional phrases and
infinitives for the test.
3. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Art Exploration Rubric”
i. Tuesday - Students will use laptops to help them move
forward with the project to accomplish the due dates
listed in the homework section above and complete
analysis protocol of the image.
a. Wednesday –
i. Review of goals for the unit of study
ii. If there is time when students are finished with the
Background Research on the Art and Artist and the
Response to the Essential Question, a teacher model of
the “Characteristic of the Renaissance” question will be
shown, and students will begin working on their
response for Thursday’s class.
October 29, 2015- Split Block
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 4 test is next Tuesday. Practice writing the
vocabulary words in sentences with prepositional phrases and
infinitives for the test.
2. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
Journal: Complete the second reflection on the Renaissance Goal and
Scale.
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. “Art Exploration Rubric”
i. Students will finish the Art Piece section questions on
the rubric sheet by the end of their class period today.
b. Machiavelli’s The Prince
i. Once the student is done with Art Piece response, they
will do the initial read through of the document and
begin the steps of the close reading process to analyze
the document.
3. Review Vocabulary Unit 4 words in sentences with prepositional
phrases and infinitives if time.
October 30, 2015- Split Block
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. All close read questions for The Prince will be checked on
Monday for completion if not done in class today. I will check that
all steps of the close reading process were done on this assignment
also.
2. Vocabulary Unit 4 test is next Tuesday. Practice writing the
vocabulary words in sentences with prepositional phrases and
infinitives for the test.
3. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. Machiavelli’s The Prince
i. Continue the steps of the close reading process to
analyze the document and answer the close read
questions. This will become homework if not done in
class today.
November 2, 2015
Homework Due:
1. All close read questions for The Prince and all steps of the close
reading process will be collected today if not turned in on Friday.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 4 test is tomorrow. Practice writing the
vocabulary words in sentences with prepositional phrases and
infinitives for the test.
2. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
3. Read Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 9th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Introduce the QQN assignment for To Kill a Mockingbird.
3. Art and Literature from the Renaissance
a. Pass back all collected papers for our Renaissance Analysis
Project.
b. Break down final writing prompt.
i. Review what the Renaissance characteristics do to
enhance our understanding of each of the four pieces.
c. Introduction paragraph
i. 3 sentences including the thesis statement – produced in
class today.
1. Teacher Model- Both Friar Laurence’s Soliloquy
and Raphael’s School of Athens highlight defining
characteristics of the Renaissance, one
individualism and the other classicism.
Individualism is highlighted through Friar
Laurence’s comparison between the natural and
human world, and Classicism through Raphael’s
choice to include several specific ties to ancient
Greece. The inclusion of these enhances the
audience’s understanding of each piece, and their
message of valuing the individual and knowledge
of the past.
November 3, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary books will be collected to record activity scores for
unit 4.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
2. Read Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 9th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Harvard Survey
a. tinyurl.com/HHSstudent
3. Vocabulary Unit 4 test.
November 4, 2015
Homework Due:
1.
New Homework Assigned:
1. First and Second Hour- if you have a laptop that you can bring to
school, please bring it Friday.
2. All classes- be prepared to save your Renaissance Essay work on
either your google drive or your flash drive the day we work on the
essays.
3. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
4. Read Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 9th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary Unit 4 test.
a. Students absent yesterday will take it today
b. Grading done in class
3. Complete the 3rd reflection on the Renaissance Essay Goal and
Scale
4. Review the Informative Essay Rubric which will be used to grade
the Renaissance Essay.
5. Finish the rough draft of the introduction paragraph for the
Renaissance Essay based on the teacher model.
November 5, 2015
Homework Due:
1.
New Homework Assigned:
1. First and Second Hour- if you have a laptop that you can bring to
school, please bring it Friday.
2. All classes- be prepared to save your Renaissance Essay work on
either your google drive or your flash drive the day we work on the
essays.
3. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
4. Read Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 9th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. 1st/2nd hour – Thursday will be “History Class” day
3. 5th hour
a. All students will complete the following
i. Final typed draft of their Renaissance Essay complete
with color coding – pink, yellow and red. Turn in the
coded final draft with the rubric.
ii. Submit the essay to turnitin.com, print out the receipt,
and turn it in.
iii. Complete the yellow Portfolio Reflection sheet and turn
it in.
iv. Turn in all related papers for this assignment.
November 5, 2015
Homework Due:
1.
New Homework Assigned:
1. First and Second Hour- if you have a laptop that you can bring to
school, please bring it Friday.
2. All classes- be prepared to save your Renaissance Essay work on
either your google drive or your flash drive the day we work on the
essays.
3. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
4. Read Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 9th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. 1st/2nd hour – Thursday will be “History Class” day
3. 5th hour
a. All students will complete the following
i. Final typed draft of their Renaissance Essay complete
with citations and color coding – pink, yellow and red.
Turn in the coded final draft with the rubric.
ii. Submit the essay to turnitin.com, print out the receipt,
and turn it in.
iii. Complete the yellow Portfolio Reflection sheet and turn
it in.
iv. Turn in all related papers for this assignment.
November 6, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Bring the Impact Scholarship registration form back ASAP.
2. Read Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 9th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Cite strong text evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from text. 9-10.RI.1
3. Analyze the representation of a key idea in two different artistic mediums. 9-10.RI.7
4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.
Organization, development substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and
task. 9-10.SL.4
5. Informative Text 9-10.W.2
6. Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research 9-10.W.9
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. 1st/2nd hour – Friday will be “English Class” day, and 4th hours
a. All students will complete the following
i. Final typed draft of their Renaissance Essay complete
with citations and color coding – pink, yellow and red.
Turn in the coded final draft with the rubric.
ii. Submit the essay to turnitin.com, print out the receipt,
and turn it in.
iii. Complete the yellow Portfolio Reflection sheet and turn
it in.
iv. Turn in all related papers for this assignment.
November 9, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird, QQN assignment and
turnitin.com receipt are due.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 Activities due on the block day this week.
2. Read Chapters 4-7 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 16th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal: With your shoulder partner discuss the theme you wrote about
in your QQN.
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Quiz over chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Introduce Vocabulary from Unit 5
November 10, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 Activities due on the block day this week.
2. Grade signature is due back on the block day of this week.
3. Read Chapters 4-7 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN is on my website. Use it as a template
to complete the assignment in correct format. The QQN and
turnitin.com receipt will be collected Monday, November 16th.
There will be a quiz over the reading assignment.
Journal: Can be completed on the back of Ch 1-3 QQN
1. What do we know about the four families so far (Radley, Finch,
Cunningham and Ewell)?
2. What is the late homework policy for this quarter?
3. How many lines long is your QQN summary for chapters 1-3?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Discussion of the historical context of the novel and the time of
publication.
3. Character Analysis of “The Families”
November 12-13, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 Activities
2. Grade signature is due
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 test on the block day next week.
2. Read Chapters 4-7 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Monday, November 16th. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Grade Unit 5 Vocabulary activities
3. Grading and discussion of the quiz over chapters 1-3 of To Kill a
Mockingbird
4. Character Analysis of “The Families” – finish and present
5. Complex Character
a. Introduce traits of a complex character
November 16, 2015
Homework Due:
1. QQN for Chapters 4-7 of To Kill a Mockingbird and turnitin.com
receipt.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 test on the block day this week and will include
prepositional phrases, infinitives and appositives.
2. Progress Report grade signature due on Wednesday.
3. Read Chapters 8-11 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Monday, November 23th. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment
Journal: With your shoulder partner discuss the green word theme
you identified from this reading.
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Quiz over Chapters 4-7 of novel
3. Introduce Appositives
a. Appositive- identifies or renames a preceding noun or
pronoun.
i. Example – Benson, our enthusiastic Yorkshire terrier,
joined our family on my sister’s fifteenth birthday.
November 17, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Grade signature if you have it today. Final due date is tomorrow.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Progress Report grade signature due on Wednesday.
2. Vocabulary Unit 5 test on the block day this week and will include
prepositional phrases, infinitives and appositives.
3. Read and complete Analysis Protocol through Green Words of
“Enduring Decency” for Thursday for all classes.
4. Read Chapters 8-11 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Monday, November 23th. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Grading and discussion of quiz over Chapters 4-7 of novel.
3. Read and complete Analysis Protocol through Green Words of
“Enduring Decency”
4. Appositives practice with Vocabulary Unit 5 words.
a. Appositive- identifies or renames a preceding noun or
pronoun.
i. Example – Benson, our enthusiastic Yorkshire terrier,
joined our family on my sister’s fifteenth birthday.
November 18, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Grade signature
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 test on the block day this week and will include
prepositional phrases, infinitives and appositives.
2. Read and complete Analysis Protocol through Green Words of
“Enduring Decency” for Thursday for all classes.
3. Read Chapters 8-11 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Monday, November 23th. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Socratic Seminar for Chapters 1-7 of the novel
3. Pass back Renaissance Essays and discuss revision process
November 19-20, 2015
Split Blocks
Homework Due:
1. Read and complete Analysis Protocol through Green Words of
“Enduring Decency” for Thursday for all classes.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Read Chapters 8-11 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Monday, November 23th. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
Thursday/Friday Activities
1. Vocabulary Unit 5 test with prepositions, infinitives and
appositives
2. “Enduring Decency” Closure activity
a. Question: “Based on the article, how do we know that Atticus
is a Complex Character?”
3. Portfolio Paper Pass Back
November 23, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Completed “Enduring Decency” closure sentence response is due.
2. QQN for chapters 8-11 with receipt.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 6 Activities are due Wednesday.
2. Read chapters 12-15 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Tuesday, December 1st. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment.
Journal: Can be done on the back of the QQN. What is the best Green
Word to describe the Radley family at the end of Book 1? Why? At the
end of Book 1, who do you feel is the most complex character? Why?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Quiz over chapters 8-11
3. Grade the Vocabulary Unit 5 test.
November 24, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 6 Activities are due Wednesday.
2. Read chapters 12-15 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Tuesday, December 1st. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment
Journal: Do on yesterday’s QQN. At the end of Book 1 what reoccurring
themes have you noticed?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Grading and discussion of quiz over chapters 8-11
3. Theme Analysis
a. Discussion of journal response
b. Intro Goal and Scale and complete the first reflection
c. Choose the theme you want to focus on that is rooted in Book
1. This will be the theme you focus on for essay
development and all QQN responses from now on –
including chapters 12-15.
November 25, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary Unit 6 Activities are due.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 6 Test is next Wednesday.
2. Read chapters 12-15 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Tuesday, December 1st. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment.
Journal: Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Journal
Grading and discussion of quiz over chapters 8-11
Grade Vocabulary Unit 6 activities.
Socratic Seminar over chapters 8-11
November 30, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 6 Test is Wednesday.
2. Read chapters 12-15 of To Kill a Mockingbird and complete the
QQN assignment. The QQN and turnitin.com receipt will be
collected Tuesday, December 1st. There will be a quiz over the
reading assignment.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Theme Analysis
a. In the standard there are key words that we need to make sure
we understand. They are defined below.
i. Theme – an underlying message about life or human
nature that the writer wants the reader to understand
ii. Emergence – to become known
iii. Shaping – to adapt or mold
iv. Refinement – to be free of impurities
b. Question- When does your chosen theme emerge in the
story?
c. Question – What do we learn from this about life or human
nature?
d. Break down the essay prompt
i. Harper Lee includes a range of powerful and thought
provoking themes in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
You will choose one of these themes and analyzed in
detail how the theme develops over the course of the
story from its emergence, shaping and refinement.
Include discussion to answer why this is a powerful and
thought provoking theme and what the audience
ultimately understands about life or human nature
through tracing the theme from emergence to
refinement.
e. Question – Now that we have broken down the prompt, use
these key ideas to enhance your responses to questions b and
c above.
December 1, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Chapters 12-15 QQN and Turnitin.com receipt are due.
2. “Theme Emergence” assignment from yesterday if you didn’t
already turn it in.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Vocabulary Unit 6 Test is Wednesday.
2. Make sure you have your Bias Essay with you for the block day
this week.
Journal: Complete on today’s QQN. For the following statement indicate
your opinion according to the following scale:
1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly disagree
When the law does not succeed in punishing criminals, citizens should
do so. Why?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Quiz over Chapters 12-15 – Literary Graffiti.
a. Graffiti represents an art form that is unrestricted, one that
rebels against conventional forms of artwork. Graffiti is
intertwined into human history, dating back to the Roman
Empires where they were plastered onto walls to make
political statements and satirize current events. Modern
graffiti achieves many of the same things – to state a message
that uses color, form, and symbolism to reach its audience.
b. You will be creating a Literary Graffiti for your quiz for
chapters 12-15 following the provided instructions and
presenting it to the class.
i. Prompt: Who is the most complex character in these
chapters? Why?
December 2, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Vocabulary books will be collected to record scores.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Make sure you have your Bias Essay with you on Friday this week
for all classes.
2. QQNs for Chapters 1-15 will be collected on Thursday for all
classes. Make sure everything is color coded correctly for grading.
3. Vocabulary Unit 4-6 Cumulative Test is on the block day next
week.
Journal
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary Unit 6 Test
3. Socratic Seminar over Chapters 12-15
December 3, 2015
Split Block
Homework Due:
1. QQNs for Chapters 1-15 will be collected.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Make sure you have your Bias Essay with you on Friday this week
for all classes.
2. The last day to turn in any missing work for the quarter will be
Wednesday, December 9th.
3. Vocabulary Unit 4-6 Cumulative Test is next Wednesday.
Journal
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Journal
Grade the Vocabulary Unit 6 Test
Present Chapters 12-15 Literary Graffiti
Collect QQNs for Chapters 1-15
Give list of review topics for the Fall Final test.
December 4, 2015
Split Block
Homework Due:
1. Bias Essay
New Homework Assigned:
1. The last day to turn in any missing work for the quarter will be
Wednesday, December 9th.
2. Update -Vocabulary Unit 4-6 Cumulative Test is on Wednesday of
next week.
Journal: Why did you choose the topic you did for your Bias Essay?
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Introduce the Research Abstract and Presentation
a. Work on #1 and #2 in class
3. Review Vocabulary Unit 4 for next week’s cumulative test
December 7, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Bias Essay
New Homework Assigned:
1. The last day to turn in any missing work for the quarter will be
Wednesday, December 9th.
2. Update -Vocabulary Unit 4-6 Cumulative Test is on Wednesday.
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Introduce the Research Abstract and Presentation
a. Work on #3 and #4 in class
3. Review Vocabulary Unit 5 for this week’s cumulative test
December 8, 2015
Homework Due:
1. Bias Essay
New Homework Assigned:
1. The last day to turn in any missing work for the quarter will be
Wednesday, December 9th.
2. Be prepared to save your Abstract with your Drive account, flash
drive, etc.
3. Vocabulary Unit 4-6 Cumulative Test is on Wednesday.
4. Review for Finals!!
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Introduce the Research Abstract and Presentation
a. Work on #5 in class
b. Choose day to give speech
3. Review Vocabulary Unit 6 for this week’s cumulative test
December 9, 2015
Homework Due:
1. The last day to turn in any missing work for the quarter is today!
New Homework Assigned:
1. Be prepared to save your Abstract with your Drive account, flash
drive, etc. I will be collecting your final draft, rough draft,
turnitin.com receipt, and the bias essay on your block day.
2. Review for Finals!!
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary units 4-6 cumulative test
3. Research Abstract and Presentation
a. Begin typing the final draft after the vocabulary test. Use the
template on my website.
December 10-11, 2015
Homework Due:
1. I will be collecting your final draft, rough draft, turnitin.com
receipt, and the bias essay by the end of the class period.
New Homework Assigned:
1. Practice for your speech.
2. Review for Finals!!
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Research Abstract and Presentation
a. Finish typing the final draft – circle the key words in red on
numbers 4 and 5
b. Use the final draft to create your “speaker card”
c. Practice your speech with a partner
d. Keep your “speaker card” and turn in everything else
i. Final draft
ii. Rough draft
iii. Turnitin.com receipt
iv. Bias essay
December 14-15, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
1. Review for Finals!!
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Research Abstract Presentations in the library
December 16-17, 2015
Homework Due:
New Homework Assigned:
Journal:
Learning Goals:
1. Essential Question: What are enduring questions/conflicts that individuals and their
cultures grappled with through history that are still relevant today?
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RL.9-10.2
3. Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of the text, interact with others, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. RL.9-10.3
Agenda:
Finals
Wednesday, December 16th - Day 1 Exams
6:30 - 7:20
0 Hour
7:25 - 8:55
Period 1
9:00 - 10:30
Period 3
10:35 - 12:05
Period 5
12:05 - Dismissal
Thursday, December 17th - Day 2 Exams
6:30 - 7:20
0 Hour
7:25 - 8:55
Period 2
9:00 - 10:30
Period 4
10:35 - 12:05
Period 6
12:05 - Dismissal