English III
Friday, December 1
Journal #32; research and analysis and work on presentation in teams
Thursday, November 30
Finish TPCASST in teams
Wednesday, November 29
ACT Vocab Test #3
Tuesday, November 28
Word Sneak (vocab review, test Wednesday); Poetry Madness example ("After-Apple Picking"); TPCASST in teams
Monday, November 27
Journal #31; introduce Poetry Madness project, draft teams/poems; PowerPoint PowerPoint
Friday, November 17
Journal #30; NoRedInk; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Thursday, November 16
Life on the Mississippi "A Boy's Ambition" by Mark Twain (regionalism/sentence syntax)
Wednesday, November 15
Journal #29; "1979"
Tuesday, November 14
Finish class discussion over "After-Apple Picking"; Word Art
Monday, November 13
Journal #28; Titles Test; "After-Apple Picking" by Robert Frost
Friday, November 10
Journal #27; watch The Beatles "Now and Then Documentary"; answer AI generated questions
Thursday, November 9
Continue watching Of Mice and Men
Wednesday, November 8
Of Mice and Men Test; begin watching movie when complete
Tuesday, November 7
Small group discussion/debate
Monday, November 6
Journal #25; Read and finish Of Mice and Men (Test on Wednesday)
Friday, November 3
Journal #24; Chapter 3 and 4 Quiz for Of Mice and Men; begin reading Chapter 5
Thursday, November 2
Journal #23; discuss The Beatles informational text responses, listen to "Now and Then"; Read and finish Chapter 4 of Of Mice and Men
Wednesday, November 1
The Beatles Informational Text Reading
Tuesday, October 31
Watch "The French Doors"; Journal #22; write Spooky Narrative
Monday, October 30
Journal #21; read Of Mice and Men
Friday, October 27
Hawk Walk
Thursday, October 26
Ms. Cruz (student teacher) teaches Poe
Wednesday, October 25
Ms. Cruz (student teacher) teaches Poe
Tuesday, October 24
Ms. Cruz (student teacher) teaches Poe
Monday, October 23
English ACT CFA; read Chapter 3 of Of Mice and Men
Friday, October 20
Reading ACT CFA; analyze "The Turtle" in groups
Thursday, October 19
Wednesday, October 18
Read "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVM7w6Jst8w; read "The Turtle" by John Steinbeck
Tuesday, October 17
Finish Chapter of Of Mice and Men; Chapter 2 Quiz; polish AB - due Wednesday
Monday, October 16
Proof read ABs, follow checklist; read Chapter 2 of Of Mice and Men
Friday, October 13
AB due; ACT Vocab Test #2; work on AB when finished
Thursday, October 12
ACT Vocab Test #2; work on AB when finished
Wednesday, October 11
Introduction to Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Tuesday, October 10
Monday, October 9
Journal #18; Continue research for AB, write summaries and annotations
Friday, September 29
ACT Tips packet, play ACT Kahoot
Thursday, September 28
Journals due; finish AB introduction
Wednesday, September 27
Journal #17; continue introduction of annotated bibliography
Tuesday, September 26
Finish Thank You Note with proofreading partner; Introduce AB project
Monday, September 25
Journal #25; NoRedInk; Thank You note
Friday, September 22
Homecoming
Thursday, September 21
TPCASTT for Dylan Thomas; questions for "Tonight Tonight" (juxtapose)
Wednesday, September 20
Finish presentations; Journal #15; TPCASTT for "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
Tuesday, September 19
Present Puritan Age projects
Monday, September 18 (sub here)
English and Reading CFAs (practice ACT tests)
Friday, September 15 (sub here)
-write persuasive essay - Which character is most to blame for the chaos in Salem in 1692? (due Tuesday)
Thursday, September 14
-teach persuasive essay, pre-writing (Schoology)
Wednesday, September 13
-Journal #14; Puritan Age Test
Tuesday, September 12
-Journal #13; finish watching the movie; review for test
Friday, September 8
-finish watching Act III; read ACT IV
Thursday, September 7
-Journal #12; finish reading Act III; Act III Quiz; begin watching Act III
Wednesday, September 6
-ACT Vocab Test #1; continue reading Act III
Tuesday, September 5
-Review for ACT Vocab Test #1; introduce Puritan Age project (due Sept. 19); assign parts for Act III, begin Act III
Friday, September 1
Act II Quiz; watch Act II; begin reading The Wonders of the Invisible World
Thursday, August 31
Journal #10; finish reading Act II
Wednesday, August 30
Watch Act I; begin reading Act II
Tuesday, August 29
Finish reading Act I; character review chart; Act I Quiz
Monday, August 28
Journal #9; continue reading Act I
Friday, August 25 (Pep Rally Schedule)
Continue reading Act I of The Crucible
Thursday, August 24
Black Veil Project; assign reading parts; read expository
Wednesday, August 23
The Crucible notes; finish "To My Dear and Loving Husband"; Black Veil Project
Tuesday, August 22
Journal #6; "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Monday, August 21
Journal #5; Read The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (the pursuit of moral perfection); "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet, TCASTT
Friday, August 18
Crucible vocab - define and write compound sentences
Thursday, August 17
NoRedInk appositive phrase assignment; ACT goals; The Scarlet Letter excerpt with CREEK response
Wednesday, August 16
Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards; Journal #4
Tuesday, August 15
Journal #3 (teach CREEK writing formula); Puritan Age notes
Monday, August 14
-Reading ACT Diagnostic Test; compound sentence review sheet
Friday, August 11
-English ACT Diagnostic Test; issue student laptops
Thursday, August 10
Ice Breaker; Journal #2
Wednesday, August 9
Class Foundation/Introduction; Journal #1
Tuesday, August 9
Class Foundation/Introduction
Monday, August 8
-2 hour day; begin Student Information Sheet
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