Mr. M's Memos and Mandates

Monday

BW:  Sentence combining – PowerPoint

Class Work:  introduce Cry, the Beloved Country; read Ch. 1-3 and discuss the reasons for the decline of village life, Stephen’s frustration with his relatives in Johannesburg, and his fear of traveling into the city

HW:  read through Ch. 5 and be ready for a quiz

Tuesday

- guidance counselor visit – Ms. Fanning

- reading quiz – Ch. 1-5

Wednesday

BW: sentence combining – PowerPoint

Class Work:  pronoun/antecedent agreement exercise – grammar workbook; read Ch. 6 aloud – What’s ironic about the street names in Claremont?  Do you think Gertrude will be able to continue her new way of life?

HW:  Bring the novel.

Thursday

BW:  Sentence completion exercise with Ch. 1-5 vocab

Class Work:  pronoun/antecedent agreement exercise – grammar workbook; characterization WS; read Ch. 7 – Do you agree with Msimangu’s quote after he and Stephen meet with John?  How does it relate to our culture?

HW:  Study for vocabulary quiz

Friday

BW:  pronoun/antecedent agreement – PowerPoint

Class Work:  vocabulary quiz; begin reading Ch. 8 – What acts of racial reconciliation occur in Ch. 8?  Do they foreshadow something positive to occur later for Stephen?

HW:  read through Ch. 9

Monday

BW:  sentence combining – PowerPoint

Class Work:  Complete and submit source cards and note cards; discuss purpose of thesis statement; write thesis statement according to the template

HW:  Bring research supplies.

Tuesday

BW:  sentence combining – PowerPoint

Class Work:  Complete thesis statement; begin typing outline

HW:  Bring research supplies.

Wednesday

BW:  sentence combining – PowerPoint

Class Work:  finish typing outline; begin writing introduction of paper

Thursday

- ASVAB test — 4th period plans TBD

Friday

BW:  ACT analogy practice

Class Work:  complete first page of rough draft

HW:  Rough draft due next Tuesday

Monday

BW:  Creating figures of speech

Class Work:  Read and analyze Frost’s “Mending Wall” p. 526; complete poetry folder checklist

HW:  poetry folder due Tuesday

Tuesday

BW:  How accountable should a parent be for his/her child’s actions?

Class Work:  Introduce Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country — setting, background on South Africa, key terms in Ch. 1-5; begin reading Ch. 1

HW:  Read through Ch. 5 for next Tuesday

Wednesday

- Veterans’ Day – no school

Thursday and Friday

- ThinkLink testing

Monday

– library – begin looking for database and Internet sources; continue collecting books sources

– Students should complete four source/bibliography cards by the end of class.

Homework:  Bring research supplies; look for TEL sources from home

Tuesday

- Internet and book research

- Students should have at least six completed source cards by the end of class.

Homework:  Bring research supplies; look for TEL sources from home

Wednesday

Veterans’ Day – no school

Thursday

- continue research in library

- Students should have all eight necessary source cards completed by end of class.

Homework:  continue taking notes (using required note card format) from sources

Friday

BW:  Correct MLA citations — PowerPoint

Class Work:  continue note taking

HW: 25+ note cards due Monday

Monday

BW: Identify the figures of speech used in each poetry excerpt (PowerPoint)

Class Work: Lesson 6 vocabulary quiz; write a color poem

HW: finish poem; remember to have a copy of Cry, the Beloved Country by Nov. 9

Tuesday

BW: Identify the sound device in each excerpt (PowerPoint)

Class Work: discuss Poe’s bio; read “The Raven” and work in pairs to analyze the poem for rhyme, alliteration, figurative language, mood, and symbolism

HW: none

Wednesday

BW: Complete sentences using Lesson 7 vocabulary (PowerPoint)

Class Work: Read Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” p. 516-17; analyze the poems for mood, imagery, and symbolism; read Gwendolyn Brooks’ “We Real Cool”

HW: Write a version of “We Real Cool”

Thursday

BW:  TBD

Class Work: short test over poetry terms; sub/verb agreement practice – worksheet

HW: none

Friday

BW: Complete sentences using Lesson 7 vocabulary (PowerPoint)

Class Work: Define Tankas and Haikus.
Read poems on p. 570. Have students work in pairs to complete the following sentences: “Life is…” “School is …” “Love is …”
Have students select one of the Tankas or Haikus from p. 570 and illustrate it for their portfolio.
Making meaning p. 573

HW: Study for Lesson 7 vocab quiz; have a copy of Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country

Monday

Bell Work: review for vocabulary quiz

Class Work: Lesson 7 vocabulary quiz; read and analyze Spenser’s sonnets on p. 217 and 218.

Homework: Bring research paper supplies on Wednesday.

Tuesday

BW: practice writing an MLA citation

Class Work: discuss procedures for writing MLA citations and completing note cards for the research paper; practice paraphrasing a source (handout)

HW: finish Ex. 1 on handout; bring research paper supplies

Wednesday

BW: none

Class Work: in library – find at least one book source, write the bibliography card, and begin taking notes on the source

HW: Bring textbook

Thursday

BW: TBD

Class Work: open notes quiz on Renaissance; paraphrasing practice

HW: none

Friday

BW: paraphrasing practice – PowerPoint

Class Work: Read and analyze Marlowe’s “Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and Wyatt’s “The Nymph’s Reply” – in literature textbook

HW: Bring research materials–in library Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday

Monday

BW: What do you think poetry is usually about? What makes poetry different from other writing? Do you have a favorite poet? If so, who?

Class Work: PowerPoint – define poetry, narrative poetry, dramatic poetry, lyric poetry, and imagery; read “George Gray,” “Casey at the Bat,” and “Those Winter Sundays” (handout)

HW: have a copy of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton on Nov. 9

Tuesday

BW: p. 112 #1-15 in grammar workbook – subject/verb agreement

Class Work: PowerPoint on figurative language – simile, metaphor, implied metaphor, personification; read and discuss Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son” p. 511, identifying and explaining the extended metaphor

HW: Write an acrostic poem.

Wednesday

BW: p. 113 #1-10 – subject/verb agreement

Class Work: review figures of speech; read Sexton’s “Courage” p. 512-513 and work in groups using SQR3 to interpret the poem.

HW: finish “Courage” questions

Thursday

BW: sentence completion w/List 6 vocabulary

Class Work: Write an ABC poem; PowerPoint – sound devices (alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia); read Silverstein’s “Picture Puzzle Piece” and “Cloony the Clown”

HW: Write a color poem.

Have a copy of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton by Monday, November 8.

Friday

BW: subject/verb agreement PowerPoint questions

Class Work: vocabulary word and definition matching game; brief quiz over poetry terms covered during the week

HW: study for Lesson 6 vocabulary quiz – Monday

Monday

BW: sentence combining practice

Class Work: List 6 vocabulary quiz; Kite Runner Ch. 18-20 quiz

HW: Ch. 21-22 of The Kite Runner for Friday

Tuesday

BW: sentence completion w/List 7 vocab

Class Work: introduction to Renaissance unit p. 193-200 in textbook

HW: none

Wednesday

BW: sentence completion w/List 7 vocab

Class Work: distribute and discuss instructions for research paper; finish Renaissance introduction

HW: Ch. 21-22 of Kite Runner – Fri.; develop a topic question for research paper – Fri.

Thursday

Guidance counselor coming to review transcripts with students

Friday

BW: Kite Runner quiz

Class Work: review Renaissance notes; read Spenser’s Sonnet 30 p. 218; turn in topic question

HW: study for Lesson 7 vocabulary quiz – Mon.

Monday, 10/19

Bell Work: sentence completion from List 6 vocabulary

Class Work: quiz over Ch. 12-17 of The Kite Runner

Homework: Ch. 18-20 of The Kite Runner for Friday; original sentences for List 6 vocab due Wednesday

Tuesday, 10/20

BW: sentence completion from List 6 vocabulary

Class Work: 6C Word Study – Analogies p. 51-52 from Wordly Wise

Wednesday, 10/21

BW: sentence completion from List 6 vocabulary

Class Work: 6E Vocabulary in a Text p. 53-54 from Wordly Wise

HW: see Monday

Thursday, 10/21

BW: sentence combining

Class Work: type final draft of resumes

HW: see Monday

Friday. 10/22

BW: sentence combining

Class Work: finish final drafts of resumes; Kite Runner quiz

HW: prepare for List 6 vocabulary quiz – Mon.

Monday, 10/19

Bell Work: none

Class Work: PLAN info sheet and interest inventory

HW: Of Mice and Men test moved to Thursday

Tuesday, 10/20

BW: run-on and fragment corrections

Class Work: Identifying Parts of Speech Part B p. 25 in workbook

HW: OMAM test Thursday

Wednesday, 10/21

BW: run-on and fragment corrections

Class Work: Identifying Parts of Speech Part C p. 26 in workbook

HW: OMAM test Thursday

Thursday, 10/22

Of Mice and Men test

Friday, 10/23

Bell Work: run-ons and fragments p. 31 in workbook

Class Work: introduction to poetry unit

HW: none