Dec. 14-Dec. 18

Dec. 14: Finish film?; Review

HW: R&J Quiz Tues.

Dec. 15: R&J Quiz; Review for Final Exam

Dec. 16: Final Exams

Dec. 17: Final Exams

Dec. 18: Final Exams

Dec. 7-11

Dec. 7: (sub) Blog #6

Dec. 8: (sub) BR; Watch film

HW: Grammar handout (Editing religion blogs)

Dec. 9: Transition Quiz 3; Vocab Prove It; Grammar Wkshp

Dec. 10: Grammar Exit Exam; Review Prepositions/Grammar Handout

Dec. 11: R&J Fight Scene

HW: Lit Device practice

Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Nov. 30: BR; Intro Vocab; Watch Balcony Scene
HW: Grammar handout #1-11 (Religion blog editing)

Dec. 1: Journal; Read and paraphrase Balcony Scene

HW: Missing work? Blog form? Enrichment?

Dec. 2: BR; Vocab Prove It; Grammar Wkshp

Dec. 3: Share Joys

Dec. 4: Share Joys

Nov. 23-25

Nov. 23: BR; Read Party Scene

Nov. 24: BR (history essays); Finish Party Scene

Nov. 25: Extra Help Session

Nov. 26: Thanksgiving--No School

Nov. 27: No School

Nov. 16-20

Nov. 16: Trans. BR; Lit Devices

Nov. 17: Trans. BR; Prologue of Romeo & Juliet

HW: Perfect Mate form (due Friday); Revise blog?

Nov. 18: Trans. Test 2; Vocab Prove It; Grammar Wkshp-OR-SSR-OR-lab time

Nov. 19: (SUB Per 2 & 3): Journal; Cause-Effect Activity; Grammar handout #1-10
HW: Perfect Mate form; Grammar handout #1-10

Nov. 20: (SUB): BR; Watch R&J Film

Nov. 9-13 (blocking)

Nov. 9/10: Grammar handout due; BR; Finding the main idea; summarizing "Shakespeare's Dangerous Times"; choose new blog topic

HW: Shakespeare Quiz Thursday; Choose new blog topic

Nov. 11: No School

Nov. 12/13: Shakespeare Quiz; Lab (blogging & type essay)

Nov. 2-6

Nov. 2: BR; Writing Analyzer for draft paragraphs
HW: Finish Analyzer for Paragraph 1
Writing Analyzer

Nov. 3: Citation reminders; Writing Analyzer for paragraph 2
HW: Writing Analyzer for Paragraph 2

Nov. 4: BR; Vocab Prove It; Fragments/Run-Ons; Transition Bellringer 1
HW: Fragments/Run-Ons

Nov. 5: BR; Thesis statements; Revise Essay
HW: Essay due Friday

Nov. 6: BR; Shakespeare in the Classroom video w/ notes

Oct. 26- 30

Oct. 26: BR; Watch The Odyssey (SUB)

Oct. 27: BR (Commonly Confused Words); Including quotes in writing; Write paragraph 2
HW: Paragraph 2

Oct. 28: Vocab Prove It; SSR/Make-up Work

Oct. 29: Lab B325
HW: Work on Religions Blog

Oct. 30: Lab B218
HW: Finish Religions Blog for Monday

Oct. 19-22

Oct. 19: Journal; Commonly Confused Words; Vocab Prove It/SSR/Missing Work

Oct. 20: BR; Stuff Conference Folders; Discuss Topic Sentences & Thesis Statements; Finish Outline

Oct. 21: Journal; Outline to Essay--Draft

HW: Finish Draft of paragraph 1

Oct. 22: Lab B218 (Cluster Map, Tech Survey, Compass Web intro, Skyward Check)

Oct. 13-16

Oct. 13: BR; Review; Parts of Speech Test

HW: "Archeology Dig" for place of student's choice--Due Wednesday (Per. 5 & 6); Thursday (Per. 2 & 3)

Oct. 14:

• Per. 2--BR; Discuss Archeology Dig; Go over POS Test; Blogging expectations
  HW: Archeology Dig; Think of question for blogging
  
  
• Per. 3--BR; Go over POS Test; Vocab Prove It; Blogging expectations
  HW: Archeology Dig; Think of question for blogging
  
  
• Per. 5--BR; Blogging Expectations; Begin Outlining
  HW: Think of question for blogging
  
  
• Per. 6--BR; Go over POS Test; Blogging Expectations
  HW: Think of question for blogging
  

Oct. 15:

• Per. 2--Outlining; Vocab Prove It
• Per. 3--Blogging
  
• Per. 5--Outlining; Vocab Prove It
• Per. 6--Blogging
  

HW: Per 2 & 5--Finish Outline

Oct. 16:

• Per. 2--Blogging
• Per. 3--BR; Outlining
• Per. 5--Blogging
• Per. 6--BR; Outlining

HW: Per. 3 & 6--Finish Outline

Oct. 5-9 (Blocking)

Oct. 5/6: BR; Vocab; Interjection Notes; POS workshop; POS Writing #2
HW: POS Writing #2

Oct. 7: Vocab "Prove It"; SSR or Grammar workshop

Oct. 8/9: BR; Introduce The Odyssey; Read "Cyclops;" Journal
HW: Outline "Cyclops Archeology Dig"--Based on "Cyclops," what can you determine the Greeks value?

Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Sept. 28: BR; Athens vs. Sparta outline;

HW: Athens vs. Sparta outline; Make sure both blog posts are done from Weeks 2 & 4

Sept. 29: Quiz/Quiz/Trade Review on Interrupters; Commas with Interrupters Test 2; Blogging Tips/Expectations; POS Workshop

HW: POS Review; Come up with question to blog about; Practice writing Athens/Sparta essay (Test Thursday)

Sept. 30: Students take Explore Test

Oct. 1: Blogging (Per. 3 & 6)--Write question and respond; leaving comments

Science Lab Revisions (Per. 2 & 5)

HW: Per. 6--Finish Hero Article

Oct. 2: Blogging (Per. 2 & 5)--Write question and respond; leaving comments

Science Lab Revisions (Per. 3 & 6)

Sept. 21-25

Sept. 21: BR; Conjunction Notes; Application to Writing (Choose 1 of 3)
HW: Application to Writing; Prep Mem. Quiz Tuesday; Blogging Form--get signed

Sept. 22: Journal; Prep. Mem. Quiz; Hero Article w/ study guide
HW: Finish Hero Article

Sept. 23: Vocab Prove It; SSR with Spicy Words

Sept. 24: BR; Animalia workshop

Sept. 25: Journal; Revise Agriculture Essays
HW: Finish Essay

Sept. 14-18

Sept. 14: Journal; Hot & Spicy Words; Greece power outlining
HW: finish Greece outline

Sept. 15: Bellringer w/ Interrupter; Prep. Notes
HW: Prep Poem

Sept. 16: Blogging--revisit goals and intentions; discuss article summary; review hyperlink process; Vocab Prove It
HW: Prep List--Memorize for Tuesday, 9/22

Sept. 17: Blogging Day 2 (B220); take Tech Survey
HW: Prep List--Memorize for Tuesday, 9/22

Sept. 18: Extra Help Session
HW: Prep List--Memorize for Tuesday, 9/22

Sept. 7-11

Sept. 8: Journal; Intro vocab (conflict, explore, expand); Power Outline Intro with notes, 3x5 cards. HW: Choose a topic to outline using the power outline organizer of your choice.

Sept. 9: Vocab "Prove It"; How to answer a social studies essay question

Sept. 10: Bellringer; Egyptian power outlining; SSR

Sept. 11: Bellringer; Journal; Schoolhouse Rocks--Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs; Commas with Interrupters handout

HW: Categorize trash dump