Welcome to Mrs. Weakley's Wiki    2009-10

 

This wiki will provide parents and students with weekly assignments for English 10 P-AP.  Assemblies, pep rallies, school drills, and other special events may cause assignments to change during the week. Wiki is updated on Sunday and will give the upcoming lessons and assignments for the week. 

 

 

                                                                                                              UNIT OF STUDY: NONFICTION

Monday,  Aug. 24

 

Bellwork:  Sponge

Student ID cards made in the SHS library.  Stu sent by rows. Class will take a pre-assessment Eng "test" covering all units of study in Eng., i.e. drama, poetry, grammar, writing,etc. This is only for review and discussion, so those students in the library during this review are not penalized.  Once everyone returns from library:

 

Share with a partner the close reading (CR) of "Malcolm X: A Homemade Education," noting another student's choice of "impt info" and especially new vocabulary/definitions within the nonfiction piece.  Class will hear individual students share their one-sentence summary of the piece.  Short quiz over the reading.

Homework:

If time allows, begin rough draft writing for three paragraph essay due Tues.  All essays have intro paragraph with thesis, body, and conclusion.  On Tues, stu will turn in both the handwritten rough draft and the typed copy.

PROMPT:  Briefly discuss what Malcolm X called a "turning point" in his life and then carefully explain a turning point in your own life.

 

Tues, Aug. 25

 

Bellwork: Sponge

Vidoe clip from United Streaming showing highlights of the life of Malcolm X

 

 

Students will put themselves in groups of 3-4 and use computers from the SHS mobile lab to research this prompt:  It is now clear that Malcolm X has a place in American history as a civil rights activist.  Who else in the world, living or dead, is famous, important, and interesting because he (or she) has dedicated his (or her) life to making the world a better place for a particular group of individuals (or animals)?  Choose one person's life to study.

Each grp memb takes notes on the research information.

 

HW:  Continue individual research and notetaking

 

on the person selected by the group.  One RESPONSIBLE person from each group is to bring a piece of LIGHT COLORED poster board to class on Wed - not black, dark blue, deep red...

 

Wed. Aug. 26

 

Skill Builder

 

Research groups share all information and use the poster board to make a Word Splash for thier person of study.

Select a speaker from each group to explain the word splash and give further elaboration on the person.

Groups will be given 25-30 min for this activity.

 

Begin presentations.  Class will be taking notes on each presentation

HW: none

 

Thurs.  Aug.27

 

Skill Builder

 

Complete student presentations

Quiz over the presentations.  

If time, begin explaining use of the classroom library.

HW: none

 

 

Fri.  Aug. 28

 

Sponge

 

Complete instructions for using classroom library

Book pass

 

HW:  Monday will be a free reading day (half the class period)

        Students who are already reading a book for pleasure should bring that book.  Others will be given time to browse the classroom library, select a book, and begin reading.                         

 

                                                                                                        Complete Non-fiction/ Begin Fables & Lit Terms

 

Mon.,  Aug. 31

 

Sponge

STAR reading test done in English lab Rm 259  This computer test measures student's reading level.  All SHS students take this test in the fall and then again in the spring.  Students who finish the test early are to use time for free-reading book.

 

Continue group presentations/note taking on famous individual who contributed significantly to mankind (as did Malcolm X)

                                                                                                                          H.W.  none

 

Tues.  Sept. 1

 

Skill Builder

Complete nonfiction presentations started last week

Students will be given a list of literary terms and we will mark the ones being studied in the fables unit

Mrs. W will present background notes on the fable unit

                                     H.W.  J. Thurber's "The Unicorn in the Garden"  students are to close read for Wed. & be ready to discuss

 

Wed.  Sept. 2

 

Bell Work:  Practice with literary terms

Discuss "The Unicorn in the Garden"

Student  essays ("Turning Point") returned and filed in permanent classroom folders/discussion on strengths and areas of improvement needed on these essays

                                    H.W.  J. Thurber's "The Scotty Who Knew Too Much"  students are to close read& be ready to discuss

 

Thurs.  Sept. 3

Bell Work:  Practice with literary terms

Discuss "The Scotty..."

Begin discussion of TONE - handouts

                               H.W.  Exercises identifying author's tone

                                        Be sure to bring free reading book for Fri.

Fri.  Sept. 4

Skill Builder

Check/Discuss TONE homework                           Free Reading Book #1:  Have completed the reading by Sept. 8

Mrs. W:  Book Talk/  Time for Free Reading

                               H.W.  none - enjoy Labor Day holiday! 

 

 

         Some periods will be shortened because of Teacher As Advisor sessions     TONE study/ cont. Fables Unit

 

Tues.  Sept. 8

Skill Builder

Each student signs sheet indicating class period, student name, free reading book title & author, and genre of book

Projects for this first free reading book will be presented in class starting next Tues. (proj explained in class on Fri)

 

In-depth study and practice in identifying author's TONE, as well as explanation of DIDLS to use when making tone analysis;  several exercises on identifying TONE and practicing DIDLS will be done in class    

                                                                                  H.W.  Close-read editorial.  Use DIDLS to determine letter's TONE & mood

                                                                                            Show DIDLS analysis on separate sheet of notebook paper 

Wed.  Sept. 9

S.B. / check Tues. HW assgmt.

Discuss TONE homework

Explain Fables group presentation project (handout with details of project & rubric given to each student)

Students are placed in fables groups and begin by reading their fable and determining its moral.  Discuss how to present the fable to the class, costumes, props and set necessary, etc.                               H.W.  continue planning fable presentation

 

Thurs.  Sept. 10

Sponge

Continue planning and practicing group fable presentation

Presentations begin                                                         H.W.  Bring free reading book or check one out from classroom library

 

Fri.  Sept.  11

S.B.

Complete Fables Presentations

Discuss "Book in a Bag" Free Reading  Project due next Tues.

Free Reading Time                                                         H.W.   UNIT TEST ON FABLES - MONDAY, 9-14-09

           Unit Test/Fables    

 

Tues.  9-15-09

 

Book in a Bag   Free Reading Book Project #1

     Start with a plain brown paper bag (lunch bag size).  Color (decorating is optional) one side of the outside of the bag, using paint, chalk, crayon, or marker.  Choose a color(s) appropriate to the book. On the other side, write a book teaser - your own words explaining enough of the book to get another person interested in reading it.  This is NOT a book report or summary -it is not a copied paragraph from the story. 

 

Inside the bag, place 5-10 objects that directly relate to a main character in the book.

These will be shared in class.

 

Wed. 9-16-09

TLI Pre-assesment reading test (district mandated)

 

Thurs.  9-17-09

TLI Pre-assessment writing test (district mandated)

 

Fri. 9-18-09

Begin short story unit

 

Mon.  9-21

Skill Builder

"Salvador Late or Early"  Sandra Cisneros

SHS Library Book Fair       H.W.:  Close Read "Salvador"  answer First Reading Questions #1,2,3

                                                      Complete a window chart for this story

 

Tues. 9-22-09

Skill Builder (collected)

Discussion of "Salvador" and homework fr Mon night

Quiz "Salvador"                                             H.W.  "Eleven" and questions

 

Wed.  9-23-09

Sponge

Complete "Salvador" class discussion

Practice lit term/comprehension quiz on Cisneros' work, Thurber's work, other familiar st stories

Discuss "Eleven" and questions

                                                          H.W.  "Geraldo No Last Name"  close read/margin questions

 

Thurs. 9-24-09

S.B.

Quiz on Cisneros' stories

Discuss "Geraldo"                     H.W.  Close read "Only Daughter" and answ questions

 

Fri.  9-25-09

S.B.

Disc.  "Only Daughter"

Disc. persuasive writing essays

Mobile lab research on Barbie doll

                                                   H.W.  Persuasive Essay due Tues.

 

 

 

This week Mrs. Weakley will be at reading workshops on Tues, Wed. and Thurs.

 

Mon..9-28

 

Sponge:  What is a sniper?  Use the word in an original simple sentence and in an original compound sentence.  Discuss those two sentence structures.

 

Complete discussion of Cisneros' "Only Daughter"

Answer any remaining questions on persuasive essay due Tues.

Hand out Free Reading Book Project #2 choices and discuss.  This is an in-class project to be prepared in class this Wednesday. Project presentations will be Thurs and Fri

 

Short Story Anticipation Guide (do individually and then discuss as a class)

Read aloud "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty

Students are to write an original final paragraph to the story and share some aloud.

 

HW:  Answer "The Sniper" questions and write 12 sentences using "Sniper" vocab words.  Some of these must be simple sentences and some must be compound.  (12 wd minimum)                             Persuasive Essay due Tues.

 

 

 

Tues. 9-29

 

Collect persuasive essays

Sponge:    What is irony?  What are the three types?  Which ones are found in "The Sniper"?  Explain.

 

Review simple and compound sentence structure and discuss complex and compd-complex structure.  Using all four types provides more style to writing.

 

Discuss homework questions and sentences from "The Sniper"

Read the poem "The Man He Killed" and the song "Ironic" and discuss how irony is found in all genres

 

HW:  Using the vocab words from "Sniper", write sentences that are complex and compd-complex in structure. (12 wd minimum)

         Bring any  supplies needed to create the free reading book project #2

 

 

Wed. 9-30

 

Review the four sentence structures and hear homework sentences with  complex and compd-complex structure

 

Book Project Preparation Time                if project preparation is finished before the bell, use time to continue free reading

                               H.W.:  Be ready to present project in class on Thurs.

 

Thurs.  10-1

 

Presentation of Free Reading Book Project #2

                                                              H.W.  none

 

Fri.  10-2

 

Review again four sentence structures - provide worksheet to practice/review

 

Return, discuss and file short story quizzes and TLI preassessment tests

 

Complete book project presentations started Thurs.

 

free reading if time allows                     H.W.  Close read "The Lottery"

 

                                                                           SHORT  STORIES/ESSAY  WRITING

 

Mon. 10-5

Bell Work:  Review Lit Terms

compl book proj for free reading bk #2

compl taking notes on short story terms

Cont. practicing identifying four sent structures:  simple, compound, complex, compd-complex

                                                              H.W. short story test #1 Wed.

 

Tues 10-6

Bell Work:  Review Short Story Terms

conpl bk proj repts

continue work on sentence structures

Socratic Discussion:  Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

                                                              H.W.  short story test #1 Wed.

 

Wed  10-7

Short Story Unit Test #1

                                                      H.W.: none

Thurs  10-8

PLAN test for all sophomores (Pre ACT/required test   pds. 1-4)

Eat breakfast and be well-rested

Periods 5,6,7:   Book Pass

                         Free Reading (Book #3)

                                                    H.W.: none

 

Fri 10-9

Skill Builder

Return TLI Preassessment Reading and Writing Tests / Discuss

Return Persuasive Essay on Beauty / Discuss / Students use graph to evaluate their writing style

                                     H.W.:  Revise, rewrite and improve the persuasive essay-this wk due Mon.

 

Mon.  10-12

Skill Builder

Analysis of students' persuasive essays 

Time allowed in class to begin the analysis           H.W. complete the analysis page

                                                                                      revise/edit graded copy

                                                                                     handwrite the revised/edited copy on

                                                                                    looseleaf paper, ink, double space, front

                                                                                   side only of paper

Tues.  10-13      Teacher-as-advisors

Skill Builder

peer grading of revised, handwritten persuasive essay - students will select a partner to do this evaluation and use a teacher-made rubric

Return TLI (The Learning Institute) preassessment reading and writing tests/Briefly discuss

Begin review of parts of speech                             H.W. complete the parts of speech handout

                                                                                          and the nonsense sentences

Wed. 10-14   PSAT/NMSQT  National Merit test/sophomores who registered to take this test will be out

                                           of class periods 2-4; they should get Wed night's HW on Tues.

Sponge

Continue grammar study by checking last night's HW and discussing parts of the sentence

                                                                              H.W. Close read "Lamb to the Slaughter"

                                                                                       Bring free reading book for Thurs

Thurs. 10-15

Skill Builder (grammar unit review questions)

"Lamb..." Reading Squares - do in groups during class/check and share work together 

Free Reading time (Book should be finished by 10-22)             No assigned HW/grammar test Fri

                                                                                         over parts of speech & pts of sentence

Fri 10-16

Skill Builder

go over short story #1 tests

review pts of sp and pts of sent

Test - approx 30 min in length

"Leiningen Verses the Ants"  Beg reading together         HW Complete "Leiningen..." & reading journal

These lesson plans are being modified because district literacy coordinator will be at SHS next week helping all sophomores improve writing on open response questions.

 

                                                                                                                                            COMPLETION OF SHORT STORY UNIT

Mon. 10-19

Deborah Chapman from the Parker Center will be instructing periods 1-5 on improving open response writing on Monday and Tuesday.  She will be doing the same lesson with periods 6-7 on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Per 1-5   Mrs. Chapman/open response writing\

Per 6-7   Period 6 is CELEBRATING today with a 10 min cupcake party.  This is the first (and only) class of 1st nine weeks to acheive all perfect scores on

             skill builders!

 

Return and discuss Short Story Test #1.  File returned essays/tests in student portfolios.  Grammar quizzes taken last Fri WILL NOT be returned because periods 3-4 did not have a full 20 minutes (homecoming pep rally schedule shortened classes) and will complete this quiz on Wed.

 

Complete work on "Lamb to the Slaughter"        Discussion/share homework on literary terms & reading squares

                                                                                                                                                 No HW

Tues.  10-20

All classes are working with Mrs. Chapman on open response writing

 

Wed. 10-21

Periods 1-5  will follow lesson plans used  on Monday for Periods 6-7.

Periods 6-7 will be completing Mrs. Chapman's open response writing instruction.                    No HW

 

Thurs.  10-22                                                   *****PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES WED and THURS NIGHTS   3:15-6:30

Skill Builder    

Hand out literature text.

Notes given on seven stages of life (introduction to Poe short story)

Tea Party pre-reading strategy used for Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

story is found in lit text

Mrs. W. will begin reading this story and students are to complete the reading by next Mon.

 

Fri.  10-23

Staff Development

No School for Students                       HW:  Be ready to discuss "The Masque of the Red Death"

 

                                                                 Complete short stories/Begin Greek drama

Mon.  10-26

Skill Builder today is for those students needing makeup credit.  Students not needing a makeup skill builder will not be turning bellwork in today.

 

Issue Elements of Lit.  textbooks /keep these at home or in locker

Discuss Free Reading Book Project #3    DUE  NOV.6

 

Continue work on Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" short story

                                                                            H.W.  prepare for Book Proj #3

Tues.  10-27

Skill Builder

Complete discussion on "The Masque..."

PowerPoint notes on background of Drama

Background notes on the story of Oedipus the King & Sophocles

                                                                             H.W.  continue work on Book Proj #3

Wed.  10-28

TLI Chunk Test    Reading Assessment (25 min)   - District requirement

Complete telling story of Oedipus the King (stu take notes on this background info)

Begin silent independent reading from Prentice-Hall text and World Lit text; answer questions about the background of Greek drama and the Oracle at Delphi                          H.W.  Book Proj #3 / Bring a free reading bk

 

Thurs.  10-29

Skill Builder

continue independent reading/note taking

Use notes to complete a graphic organizer over drama (working with partner)

Free read if time allows                                              H.W.:  Quiz Fri on drama backgrd & Oedipus notes

 

Fri.  10-30

Sponge

Quiz

Pre-Antigone questions/discussion

Issue Sophocles text

Go over play characters and explain Reading Log            H.W.  Read Antigone pp. 189-204

                                                                                  answer Read Lg Quest # 1-7 for Mon.

 

Parents and Students:  Grades have not been entered into Pinnacle because of problems with the server. As soon as this problem is fixed, grades will be updated.

 

Mon.  11-2                                                                 Units:  Antigone & Greek mythology

Skill Builder

Return and discuss Chunk Test #1 Reading

10-15 min silent reading time to complete background reading assgnmt

    for Greek drama

Quiz:  Lecture notes, silent reading notes on Grk drama, Prologue of Antigone and Reading Log quotes 1-7

                      H.W.  Continue reading Antigone pp 205-16/ Reading Log # 8-11

Tues.  11-3

Skill Builder

PowerPoint notes on drama (tragedy, comegy, staging drama)

Filmstrip on 12 gods and goddesses of mythology

Begin writing myth. summaries (list 12 gods/godesses and traits of each)

                                                                 H.W.  Continue reading Antigone pp217-230

                                                                           R.L.  #12-22 / Bring myth bingo prize

 

Wed.  11-4

S.B.

Time to complete reading E.H.Mythology  pp24-35 and list traits of 12 gods and goddesses

Watch filmstrip of "Poseidon and Athena" - answer and discuss worksheet questions on this myth

Write brief summary on "Poseidon and Athena"

Play mythology bingo                                           H.W.  Continue reading Antigone pp231-245

                                                                                    R.L.  #23-32

                                                                                    Quiz: 12 gods and goddesses

 

Thurs.  11-5

S.B.

mythology quiz on 12 gods and goddesses

 

 

Begin cooperative learning unit in mythology:  Class will be divided into small groups with each group being given a particular myth to read and study.  Class time for this will be allowed. These small groups are called Home Teams.  Home Teams will create a 10-12 question quiz over their myth (every HT member will have a copy of the same quiz) and discuss how to teach this myth to other students. HT members do NOT need to write a separate summary for their assigned myth.  Next week Home Teams will split, and each member will be placed in a new group of students.  This new group is called a Teaching Team, and each member will be responsible for teaching and quizing the other TT members on his/her Home Team myth.

                                                                     H.W.  Reading Project #3 due

                                                                              Be ready to discuss Antigone and go over all quotes

                                                                              Quiz:  plot questions on the play

 

Fri.  11-6

Sponge

Reading Project #3 due

Discuss Antigone/Reading Log quotes

Show video clip of Sc 3 (Haimon and Creon) performed several years ago on stage by SHS students

Antigone quiz (plot questions)                              H.W.  mythology vocabulary

 

                                                                    Continue Units on Greek drama & Greek mythology

 

Mon.  11-9

Sponge from Fri: tragic hero

Complete discussion of Sophocles' Antigone

Quiz  plot & quotes from Antigone

mythology Home Teams meet to discuss assigned myth,

   decide teaching method, and create 10-12 ques qz             H.W.  bring free reading book on Tues

 

Tues. 11-10       Mrs. Weakley is out today for "But I'm not a Reading Teacher" workshop training

Complete  hr long drug/alcohol survey given to all sophs and seniors in English class

Students who finish survey before end of class should use time for free reading                                                                                           H.W.  bring free reading book on Wed

 

Wed. 11-11

TLI  Chunk Test - Writing

The whole class period is to be given for this test; students who finish early should use time for free reading

                                                                                         H.W.  complete graphic organizer on drama

Thurs. 11-12

Skill Builder - Lit Terms from Greek Drama

Check graphic organizers

Greek drama unit review for test                            

mythology vocab exercise - using context cludes to determine meaning

                                                       H.W.  Greek drama unit test      study lit terms,all notes & handouts

                                                                                                        Sophocles' Antigone

 

Fri.  11-13

Unit test      Greek drama    

 

                             H.W.  review assigned myth:  Teaching Teams will begin on Mon

 

 

Mon.  11-16                                                                   Mythology Unit

Bell Work

20 min. for Home Teams for finalize teaching plans/create comprehension-check quiz

Students teaching "Demeter"

 

Tues. 11-17

Bell Work

Students teaching "Dionysus,"  "Prometheus and Io," & "Europa"

 

Wed. 11-18

Bell Work

Students teaching "Cyclops Poly," "Cupid and Psyche," "Pyramus and Thisbe"

 

Thurs.11-19

Bell Work

Students teaching "Orpheus and Eurydice," "Ceyx and Alcyone," "Jason and the Golden Fleece"

 

Fri.  11-20

All student-written summaries taken from student-taught myths must be stapled together and turned in at beginning of class for 60 pt. homework credit

 

Unit Test:  Greek mythology                                for Mon:  many students will be out for ACTAPP success days

                                                                                      bring free reading book to class Mon and Tues 

 

Mon.  11-23 and Tues. 11-24

Over half of students from each class will be absent Mon and Tues because of E.O.C. success days. Students who are present may:

                        work a mythology cross word puzzle (follow up to mythology unit)

                        read Times Record or book of student's choice

                        watch DVD of Clash of the Titans

Next unit will begin Mon. following Thanksgiving break :  Shakespearean drama & Julius Caesar

No homework over break.    Bring Elements of Literature on Monday   HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

Mon.  11-30

Skill Builder:  Go over MC quest from last Chunk Test

                    With partner, make a bulleted list of facts you know abt Wm Shakespeare

File Grk drama test, Grk myth test, Chunk Test

Personality Inventory

Reading Awareness grid /Reading Strategies to use for challenging reading material

                             H.W.  Read handouts on Shakes tragedy/Grk tragedy & Enrichment Info

                                      Bring Elements of Lit text for Tues

Tues.  12-1

S.B.  Continue review of Chunk Test MC questions

Reading Exercises on using background knowledge to aid in reading comprehension

Read aloud handout "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar"

Begin reading together Act I Julius Caesar /answer study questions together as we read

                                             H.W.  Due Thurs.  Finish reading and answering quest on Act I

                                                      use reading strategies to help with comprehension

Wed. 12-2

TLI Chunk Test

May use extra time for free reading or work on Julius Caesar

 

Thurs. 12-3

Sponge quest over Act I Caesar

Discuss Act I, read parts together, answer study questions

                               H.W.  Literary analysis questions over Act I

Fri. 12-4

S.B.

Discuss lit analy questions

Qz.  Act I

Assign and practice reading memory lines from JC to be performed on SHS aud stage before Christmas break                                                                  H.W.  Read Act II JC   Bring 5 questions or sections wh

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