Miz. Clark

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 5/19 - 5/22/2014

Mon. 5/19  Read Romeo and Juliet Act 3.1-3.2; Study guide through #4 page 6 (Act 3.2)

Tues. 5/20  Study Guide Act 2 due!! Read Romeo and Juliet Act 3.3-3.4 ; Study guide through _______

Wed. 5/21  Read Romeo and Juliet Act __________; Study guide through _______

Thurs. 5/22  Read Romeo and Juliet Act __________; Study guide through _______

 5/12 - 5/15/2014

Mon. 5/12     Sonnet review: Pilgrims dialogue;  For homework: complete study guide through Act II.iii (page 4); Watch Zefferelli film through IIiii

Tues. 5/13    Romeo and Juliet read to pg 1076; Study guide answer through IIiv and IIv.

Wed. 5/14     Romeo and Juliet Watch Leonardo film through Act IIiv; Study guide answer through pg 5, Ilvi

Thurs. 5/15   Romeo and Juliet read to pg 1092; Study guide answer through p6  #12

5/5 to 5/8/2014

Mon. 5/5       Quiz: Prologue; sonnet notes added to Prologue handout; Read Romeo and Juliet to page 1046; complete study guide through Act I scene i

Tues. 5/6      Read Romeo and Juliet through Act 1, scene 2-4 (Iii-iv); Study guide - same acts are reading Iii-Iiv (1.2-1.4)

Wed. 5/7     Read Romeo and Juliet to page 1062; Study guide all questions through the end of Act I, scene 5 (pg 3)

Thurs.  5/8   Romeo and Juliet meet; Read Romeo and Juliet to page ______; Study guide

4/28 to 5/1/2014

Mon. 4/28   R&J: character quiz; Shakespearean lines - each student gets one.

Tues. 4/29  R&J study guide; begin reading; iambic pentameter

Wed. 4/30  Independent book #2 due!!  Read R&J

Thurs. 5/1  Read R&J 

4/21 to 4/24/2014

Mon. 4/21     Independent reading; Write paragraph(s) about independent research; what would you buy? Why would you buy it? Use citations for source material

Tues. 4/22    Independent reading; Revise Alcatraz paper, annotated bibliography, and independent research. Turn ALL in to turnitin.com

Wed. 4/23     Romeo and Juliet pre-research; see questions at right, use notes for test on Monday.

Thurs. 4/24   ACUITY, complete all writing assignments. 4th Quarter midterm;

Week of 4/14 to 4/17/2014

Mon. 4/14    Introduce mini-research project; turn in research drafts (one by gdocs, first draft on paper)

Tues. 4/15    Work on independent research - (automobiles or item of choice)

Wed. 4/16     Finish grid for independent research

Thurs. 4/17   Complete reflection paper and works cited. Project due Monday!

Week of 4/7 to 4/10/2014 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 4/7     KWL; Write Intro for paper; Parenthetical Citations - using sources and MLA handout; Practice parenthetical citations

Tues. 4/8    Write paper (independent/whole class) 

Wed. 4/9     Intro mini research project - due at end of next week (4/17)

Thurs. 4/10  Research Paper due at start of hour. Work on mini-research project - complete research, bibliography and graph with parenthetical citations.

Week of 3/31 to 4/3, 2014  WHITE WEEK

Mon. 3/31  Complete synthesis worksheet for independent novel Read Article #5; c

Tues. 4/1   Write out plot events for independent novel, choose question for novel project & project #2

Wed. 4/2    Read Article #5; Write summary for Article #5; summary due today (googledoc)

Thurs. 4/3   Staple all notes together with KWL on top; Create annotated bibliography in googledocs. Due Monday 4/7

Week of 3/17 to 20, 2014 WHITE WEEK

Mon 3/17     Read Alcatraz article #2; dialectic notes; 1 Paragraph summary due today;

Tues. 3/18   Research vocab review and introduction; search for student articles; Independent reading book; 

Wed. 3/19    Read Article #3; dialectic notes; 

Thurs. 3/20  Read Article #4; dialectic notes;

Week of 3/10 to 3/13/2014 PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 3/10   Research Pretest; Vocabulary Review; independent book reminder

Tues. 3/11   Reminder: bring independent reading book. Done at end of March; KWL: Alcatraz (students took notes at same time as teacher)

Wed. 3/12     Root, Prefix, Suffix test; Complete revision of 

Thurs. 3/13   Read Alcatraz article; annotate; take "dialectic notes" 

Week of 3/10 to 3/13/2014 - TCAP schedule

Mon. 3/10  (kids have 6th, 7th, 1st, 2nd)

Tues. 3/11 (kids have 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th). Bring Outside reading to class by Today!!

Wed. 3/12   Vocabulary Test -roots, prefixes, suffixes; Read outside reading book; Find Alcatraz Article

Thurs. 3/13 Alcatraz Reserach, dialectic notes

Week of 3/3 to 3/6/2014  TCAP SCHEDULE Tues., Wed., Thurs.

Mon. 3/3     TCAP prep

Tues. 3/4     No class due to TCAP schedule

Wed. 3/5     Vocabulary practice. Outside reading project - first book finished by end of March. 

Thurs. 3/6   No class due to TCAP schedule

Week of 2/24-2/24/2014

Mon. 2/24  Monologues, Writer's Notebook, Research Brainstorm

Tues. 2/25   Building Vocabulary: clam/claim = shout, cry out; nov = new; -ation = quality or condition; Research notes - what types of websites are most reliable (notes from textbook)

Wed. 2/26   Writer's Notebook; Vocabulary practice; TCAP practice

Thurs. 2/27  Vocabulary Practice; Research assignment, see directions at right.

Week of 2/17 to 2/20/2014

Mon. 2/17     Practice monologue; continue film: Twelve Angry Men

Tues 2/18       Perform monologues; film: Twelve Angry Men

Wed. 2/19      Perform monologues; film: Twelve Angry Men; Building Complex Vocabulary

Thurs. 2/20    Perform monologues; Building Complex Vocabulary

 Week of 2/10 - 2/13/2014

Mon. 2/10     Twelve Angry Men test

Tues. 2/11     Twelve Angry Men test; choose section for monologue

Wed. 2/12     Building Complex Vocabulary: test [witness]; Practice monologue; practice vocabulary

Thurs. 2/13    Watch film: Twelve Angry Men

Week of 2/3 to 2/6/2014

Mon. 2/3     Vocabulary building: sist [stand], spir(e) [breath]; 12 Angry Men evidence collecting-connecting to reasonable doubt; Read to page 63

Tues. 2/4     Mini-Essay (Constructed Response) 12 AM; Finish 12 Angry Men

Wed. 2/5    Vocabulary review; 12 Angry Men review; graded mini-essays together

Thurs. 2/6   Complete 12 Angry Men notes, hand in notes, begin test

Week of 1/27 to 1/30/2014

Mon. 1/27     READ 12 Angry Men; take notes on provided note-sheet

Tues. 1/28    READ 12 Angry Men; take notes on provided note-sheet

Wed. 1/29      Discuss 12 Angry Men; add to notes in class; READ

Thurs. 1/30    READ 12 Angry Men; take notes on provided note-sheet

Week of 1/13 to 1/16/2014 

Week of 1/6 to 1/9/2014

1/9/2014 - Research Project Due. 50 points.