3rd 9 Weeks |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Jan 2
NO SCHOOL
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3
NO SCHOOL
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4
NO SCHOOL
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5 A
· Review fall final
· Participial phrases
· Lit. terms pretest
· HW: (1) L.N.: p. 142 (all); A, p. 143 (all) (2) Get syllabus signed |
6 B
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9 A
· Participial phrases
· Ethos, pathos, and logos
· HW: “Identifying PrPP and PaPP” in Degen book on p. 169 |
10 B
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11 A
· Participial Phrases
· Ethos, pathos, and logos in “I
Have a Dream”
· HW: “Mono”
vocab. sentences |
12 B
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13 A
· Participial phrases
· portfolio work
· Lit. terms groups
· HW: Lit. term group assignment (handout) |
16
NO SCHOOL
MLK Holiday
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17 B
Shortened schedule: TAKS field test
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18 A
· Participial vs. Gerund phrases
· Lit. term group
· HW: (1)
“Distinguishing between GP and PrPP” 1-10 on pp. 170-171 in Degen book (2) Prepare for lit. term group presentation |
19 B
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20 A
· Lit. Term group presentations
· HW: “Sentence combining with PrPP” p. 167 in Degen (Do even
numbers) |
23 B
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24 A
· Finish presentations (if needed)
· Review phrasesand Lit. terms
· HW: (1) Study for test (2)
Get progress report signed |
25 B
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26 A
· Phrases and Literary Terms test (major grade)
· Diction: connotation
· HW: Work on vocabulary poster |
27 B
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30 A
· Dependent clauses
· Performance poetry
· HW: Complete vocabulary poster (quiz) |
31 B
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FEB 1 A
HALF DAY
· Vocabulary poster due (Quiz)
· Introduce
TP-CASTT: “Janet Waking”
·
HW: Choose one poem from pp. 13-14 of poetry packet and paraphrase each line and write down
two discussion q’s |
2 B
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3 A
·
Discussion groups for selected poem
· Connotation:
“There is no frigate like a book” and “Cross”
· HW: TP-CASTT handout for selected poem |
6 B
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7 A
·
Dependent clauses
· Imagery:
“Sympathy” and “Blackberry Picking”
· HW: L.N.: all on p. 148;
A on p. 149 |
8 B
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9 A
· Dependent clauses
· Metaphor:
“The Road Not Taken” and “Mother to Son”
· HW: Dialectical journal/outline for selected poem |
10 B
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13 A
· Dependent clauses
· Simile: “Harlem”
· “Harlem”
paragraph building
· HW: L.N.: A and B on p. 150 |
14 B
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15 A
·
Symbolism: “The Secret Heart” and “The
Negro Speaks of Rivers”
· HW: (1) Guided
expository paragraph building (2) Get progress report signed |
16 B
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17
NO SCHOOL
Observance of President’s Day
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20 A
·
Compound sentences
· Peer edit
paragraphs
· Tone: “Apparently
with no surprise”
· HW: Rough Draft of poetry expository paragraph (SKIP LINES!) |
21 B LATE START (TAKS)
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22 A
·
Poetry Expository
RD Due (Quiz)
· Peer edit
paragraphs
· Begin poetry
groups
· HW: L.N.: all
on p. 151; all of A and B on p. 154 |
23 B
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24 A
·
Complex sentences
·
Continue poetry groups
· HW: Prepare for presentation |
27 B
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28 A
·
Poetry group presentations
·
HW: Read “The Naming
of Cats” and answer q's |
MARCH 1 B
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2 A
·
Editing practice
· HW: Final Draft of Poetry Expository Paragraph (SKIP LINES!) |
3 B
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6 A
Final draft of Poetry Expository Paragraph DUE (major grade)
·
Review poetry and literary terms
· HW: Study for test |
7 B
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8 A
·
Poetry test (major grade)
· Dead Poet’s Society |
9 B
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10 A
Dead
Poet’s Society |
