4th 9 Weeks |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Mar 20 B
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21 A
TAKS practice exam
HW:
(1) Get
your copy of Shane by Jack Schaefer – book check next class (2) get syllabus
signed |
22 B HALF DAY
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23 A
· Go
over TAKS practice exam
· Theme posters
HW: Get information for theme posters |
24 B
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27 A
· Present
theme posters
· The cowboy ideal
HW: TAKS practice HW (quiz grade) |
28 B
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29 A
· Dependent
clauses
· Begin
Shane
HW: (1) Read ch. 1-2 (2) Do highlighting and labeling (3) Do reading journal |
30 B
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31 A
· Ch.
1 – 2 Quiz
· Symbolism
of the stump
· Characterization
notes
HW: (1) Read ch. 3-4
(2) Do highlighting and labeling (3) Do reading journal |
APR 3 B
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4 A
· Ch.
3 – 4 Quiz
· Class
discussion over 1-4
· TAKS
review
HW:
(1) Read ch. 5-7 (2) Do highlighting and labeling (3) Do reading journal |
5 B
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6 A
· Ch.
5 - 7 Quiz
· Shane:
Free will vs. destiny
HW: (1) Read ch. 8-10 (2) Do highlighting and labeling (3) Do reading journal |
7 B
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10 A
· Ch.
8-10 Quiz
· Sentence
combining using subordination
· Shane’s
characterization
· Essay
editing
HW: (1) Read ch. 11-12
(2) Do highlighting and labeling (3) Do reading journal |
11 B
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12 A HALF DAY
· Ch.
11-12 Quiz
· TAKS
review
HW: None |
13 B
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14
Bad Weather Makeup Day |
17 B
Community
service presentation
HW: none |
18 A
TAKS – shortened classes
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19 B
TAKS – shortened classes
· Ch. 24 – 25 Quiz
· King
and Duke satire
HW: Read
ch. 13-16 – no annotation or reading journal |
20 A
TAKS – shortened classes
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21 B
TAKS – shortened classes
· Ch.
13-16 Quiz
· Culminating
discussion of Shane
HW: Shane reading journal (major grade) |
24 A
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25 B
· Shane reading journal due (major grade)
· Thesis
statements and topic sentences
· Compare
film of Shane to text
HW: Write down thesis and topic sentences |
26 A
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27 B
· Thesis statements and topic sentences
· Compare
film of Shane to text
HW: Complete essay outline with textual supports |
28 A
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MAY 1 B
· Essay outline DUE
· peer
edit outlines
· essay
introductions and conclusions
HW: Rough draft of
Shane essay – SKIP LINES |
2 A
8TH Grade Field Trip
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3 B
· ROUGH DRAFT of Shane essay due
· Peer
edit rough drafts
· Portfolio review
HW: Get caught up |
4 A
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5 B
· editing an essay
· Body
Biography
HW: For B day Final
draft of Shane essay (major grade) For A day: portfolio assessment |
8 A
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9 B
· B-day Final draft of Shane essay DUE For A day: portfolio
assessment
· Continue
body biography
HW: For B day: Portfolio assessment For A day:
Final draft of essay |
10 A
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11 B
· Literature review
HW: review packet |
12 A
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15 B
· Review
HW: review packet |
16 A
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17 B
Grammar review
HW: review packet |
18 A
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19 B
Literature review |
22
SEMESTER EXAMS –
A1 & A2 |
23
SEMESTER EXAMS –
B1 & B2 |
24
SEMESTER EXAMS –
A3 & A4 |
25
SEMESTER EXAMS –
B3 & B4 |
26
NO SCHOOL |
