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 * Read & examine craft in Ch. 2 & 3 || Dec. 2

Read & examine craft in Ch. 4 & 5

Look at Google lit trip for Ch. 3-4 ||
 * Dec. 5--Laptops

Work on resumes

&

Read Ch. 5 || Dec. 6--Laptops

Quiz over reading

Read and examine Ch. 6 for craft (look at lit. trip for these chapters)

Finalize resume & submit.

Work on form for letter of recommendation (use template found on template page) || Dec. 7

Read and examine Ch. 6 for craft (look at lit. trip for these chapters) || Dec. 8

Complete Literature circle over novel || Dec. 9--Laptops

Work on photo-essays

Correct errors on resume and submit form for letter of recommendation--see template page of wiki || (Laptops)
 * Dec. 12

Work on photo-essay

Read Ch. 7 of Grapes of Wrath

Study Island, if time allows || Dec. 13

Read Ch. 8 of novel

Work on Photo-essays || Dec. 14

[|WITD on Pretty Boy Floyd]

Read Ch. 9 and 10 of novel || Dec. 15

Quiz over novel and terms

Read Ch. 11 & 12 of novel || Dec. 16

Work on Photo essay

Study Island activities ||
 * Dec. 19

Work on Photo essay || Dec. 20

Photo essay is due. Complete gallery walk. || Dec. 21

Write conclusion for photo-essay

Read & examine craft in Ch. 13

Use craft in Writer's Notebook || Dec. 22

Winter break begins || Dec 23 ||


 * Jan. 2

No School || Jan. 3

Watch portion of movie based on novel || Jan. 4

Read novel through Ch. 15

Prepare for Scored Discussion || Jan. 5

Scored Discussion

Write essay over novel--see teacher for prompt || Jan. 6

SNOW DAY! || Write letter of application [|(Sample)]
 * Jan. 9 (Laptops)

Read Ch. 15 & 16 || Jan. 10 (Laptops) Study Island--to be completed by Friday

Finish Ch. 16 || Jan. 11 (Laptops)

SNOW DAY! || Jan. 12 (Laptops)

Webquest on Weedpatch || Jan. 13 (Laptops)

Quiz over novel and terms

Check on letters of recommendation

Read Ch. 17 ||
 * Jan. 16 (Laptops)

[|Portfolio Requirements]

Make a copy of the following: [|Assessment Questions and Letter] || Jan. 17 (Laptops)

Portfolio || Jan. 18

Portfolio || Jan. 19

Lit. Term Portion of Exam || Jan. 20

Complete and share portfolio

[|Portfolio Rubric]

Records Day--2 hr. early release ||
 * Jan. 23


 * New Semester **

SNOW DAY! || Jan. 24 Blood Drive

[|Syllabus]--get signed

[|WITD]

Movie based on novel

Discuss Weedpatch Camp || Jan. 25

**NWEA testing**

[|WITD]--science || Jan. 26

**NWEA testing**

[|WITD]--reading || Jan. 27

Get syllabus signed for Monday!

LSSU trip with Dr. Jordan

[|WITD]

Review of novel with group--Review Ch. 17

Read part of Ch. 18 together & discuss. ||
 * Jan. 30


 * NWEA testing--language usage **

Turn in last page of syllabus signed

[|WITD]

Continue reading Ch. 18 || Jan. 31

**NWEA testing--math**

Read rest of Ch. 18 and 19, if time allows ||  ||   ||


 * >  ||   || Feb.1

[|WITD]

Discuss [|Senior Project] || Feb.2

[|WITD]

Grammar activities

Read novel--begin Ch. 20

Turn in WITDs || Feb.3

NO SCHOOL for Students Professional Development for Teachers ||
 * Feb.6

NO SCHOOL-- Mid-Winter Break || Feb. 7 Laptops

[|WITD]

Begin Action Plan--see last couple pages of [|Senior Project]

Read Ch. 20 of novel || Feb.8 Laptops

[|WITD]

Continued work on action plan and proposal

Review objects--grammar activities

Con't. reading novel--Ch. 21 & 22 || Feb. 9

[|WITD]

Grammar activities--test over objects

Read novel--Ch. 22 & 23 || Feb. 10

[|WITD]

Reading time, if needed.

Quiz over novel--through Ch. 23 ||
 * Feb. 13

[|WITD]

Practice using Windows Movie Maker
 * Freeplay(Downloadable music)
 * SoundJay(Downloadable sound effects)

Review Objects

Begin Ch. 24Fe || Feb. 14

[|WITD]

Work on [|project]

Finish Ch. 24 and read Ch. 25 || Feb. 15

[|WITD]

Begin Ch. 26

Grammar Test--(Retake) Objects || Feb. 16

[|WITD]

Con't reading Ch. 26

Make sure you pick up your letters of recommendation! (Due next Wednesday) || Feb. 17

[|WITD]

Finish Ch. 26 and read 27

Quiz over reading

Turn in WITDs for Feb. 7-17

[|Biblical Illusions] ||
 * Feb. 20

[|WITD]

Topic for Culminating Senior Project due

Read Ch. 28

[|Biblical Illusions] || Feb. 21

[|WITD]

Work on project Action Plan-- see last couple pages of[|Senior Project]

Finish novel

Complete [|Talking Points] || Feb. 22

[|WITD]

[|Scored Discussion]

Turn in letters of recommendation || Feb. 23

[|WITD]

Test over novel--including essay || Feb. 24

[|WITD]

Action Plan Due

Grammar activities

Begin [|proposal]for project

[|Rubric] for proposal ||
 * Feb. 27

[|WITD]

Grammar activities

Work on [|Proposal] and research for project || Feb. 28

[|WITD]

Work on proposal and research for project

Grammar activities || Feb. 29

Snow day ||  || Typed Proposal Due! ||


 * ||  || March 1

Snow day || March 2

[|WITD]

// Animal Farm-- // take notes and read Ch. 1 ||
 * March 5

Typed Proposal Due-- moved from last Friday due to last week's snow days

[|Check out this scholarship]

[|WITD]

// Animal Farm-- // Read Ch. 2 and work on packet.

Research for project || March 6

[|WITD]

Begin conferencing with teacher on senior project

Grammar Quiz --subject-verb agreement and identifying subjects and predicates

Read //Animal Farm//--Ch. 3 and work on packet.

Research || March 7

[|WITD]

Continued conferencing on senior project

Research

Read //Animal Farm//--Ch. 4 and work on packet. || March 8

[|WITD]

Continued conferencing on senior project

Read //Animal Farm//--Ch. 5 and work on packet. || March 9

[|WITD]

Continued conferencing on senior project

Read //Animal Farm//--Ch. 6 and work on packet. ||
 * March 12

[|WITD] --none today

Work on senior project/research paper--continue conferencing

Quiz over novel || March 13

[|WITD]

Research & work on project/research paper--continue conferencing

** Submit first list of sources at the end of class ** ** Read Ch. 7 as homework ** || March 14

[|WITD]

Ch. 8 & 9 of //Animal Farm.//

Work on packet. || March 15

[|WITD]

Finish //Animal Farm//

Finish packet on novel || March 16

[|WITD--turn in]

Test over novel ||
 * March 19

[|WITD]

Lit. Circle over //Animal Farm--// [|Talking Points for lit. circle]

Finish movie || March 20--Laptops

[|WITD]

Work on Senior Project--notes due tomorrow, instead of today

|| March 21--Laptops


 * Note check at end of class **

[|WITD]

Work on Senior Project

Introduction of [|Animal Farm Project]

Rubrics: [|Song/Speech] [|Comic Strip] [|Utopia] Alt. Ending [|Essay] || March 22

[|WITD]

Grammar activities--Correct use of Pronouns (nominative or subject case, objective case, and possessive case)

Work on [|Animal Farm project] || March 23

[|WITD]

Grammar activities--continued instruction on pronoun usage

Practice test over pronoun usage

Work on [|Animal Farm project] ||
 * March 26--Laptops

Complete conference sheet and get signed by next Friday

WITD--none

Continue to work on research paper and senior project

Work on [|Animal Farm project] || March 27--Laptops


 * Note check at end of class **

WITD--none

Continue to work on research paper and senior project

Work on [|Animal Farm project] || March 28

2 hour early release

WITD--none

Work on [|Animal Farm project]

Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 P.M. || March 29

2 hour early release

WITD--none

Work on [|Animal Farm project]

Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 P.M. || March 30

2 hour early release

WITD--turn in WITD for the Week of March 19

//Animal Farm// projects are due--sharing of projects in small groups

Spring Break begins!

Remember that the rough draft of the research paper is due on April 17th. ||


 * April 2

Spring Break || April 3

Spring Break || April 4

Spring Break || April 5

Spring Break || April 6

Spring Break ||
 * April 9

Spring Break || April 10

[|WITD]

Check notes

Today we will work on the thesis, outline, and format of the research paper. || April 11

[|WITD]

We will work on the introduction, parenthetical citations, and works cited.

Begin body of paper, if time allows || April 12

[|WITD]

We will work on the body of the research paper. || April 13

[|WITD]

We will work on the body of the research paper. ||
 * April 16

[|WITD]

Continue drafting research paper || April 17--substitute will be here

[|WITD]

Write conclusion

First draft of research paper is due at the end of class || April 18

[|WITD]

Grammar activities--Study Island

Begin conferencing with teacher on research paper || April 19

[|WITD]

Begin working on project

Continue conferencing with teacher || April 20

[|WITD]--Due today!

Continue working on senior project/presentation

Grammar quiz

Continue conferencing with teacher on paper and project ||
 * April 23

[|WITD]

Continue individual conferences with teacher on research paper.

Individual work on project/presentation portion of [|Senior Project]--Begin creation of plan for presentation. || April 24

[|WITD]

Continue individual conferences with teacher on research paper

Individual work on project/presentation portion || April 25

[|WITD]

Continue individual conferences with teacher on research paper

Individual work on project/presentation portion || April 26

[|WITD]

Grammar activities and reading comprehension activities. || April 27

[|WITD]

Grammar activities ||
 * April 30

WITD

Individual work on paper and project.

Conference with teacher, as needed.

Second draft of research paper is due at the end of class on May 8th. You must include in-text citations and works cited page. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * <  || May 1

Work on presentation and research paper.

PRINT research paper & works cited page!

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2nd draft is due next week due to <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Google Doc issue || May 2

Meet in Rm 205

Complete grammar diagnostic test, as needed.

Begin individualized grammar work

[|Check out online grammar exercises] || May 3

Meet in Rm. 309

Individualized grammar work. || May 4

Meet in Rm 205

Editing/revision of papers & works cited

[|Grammar work] ||
 * < May 7

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">WITD

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Work on presentation and research paper. || May 8

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">WITD

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Work on presentation and research paper.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2nd draft of research paper and project presentation plan are both <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">due at the end of class! ||< May 9

WITD

Conferencing with teacher

Ted Talks ||< May 10

WITD

Individualized grammar work ||< May 11

WITD due

[|Editing/revision] [|of papers & works cited]

Grammar work ||
 * < May 14

**NWEA** ||< May 15

**NWEA** ||< May 16

**NWEA** ||< May 17

**NWEA** ||< May 18

Practice speeches

[|Grammar work] ||
 * May 21

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Senior Projects & <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Research <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Papers are due at <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">the __beginning__ <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">of class!

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presentations: 1st hour: Trevor W Toni W  Paige P <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3rd hour: <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Curtis D <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jordan C <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eric I <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kurt V <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Riley J <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tyler D <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clara I <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Matt M || May 22

Presentations 1st hour: Dale M Tiffany F  Mike S  3rd hour: Mary W Rachel E  Cody Y  Matt S

media type="custom" key="18317834" <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cody N <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Travis T <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Selina B <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brad R || May 23

Presentations: 1st hour: Trevor L Matt T  Stephanie M  Vinnie

Jordan 3rd Hour: Danielle A David F  Mikayla E  Hannah K <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eric P <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CJ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Andrew F <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sam F || May 24

Presentations 1st hour: Destiny E Devon Rob H

3rd Hour: Brian P Kieran C  Gabe P  Erica R

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Buddy J <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Justine A <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Karl W || May 25

Senior Trip

Presentations?

Grammar ||
 * May 28

Memorial Day--No school ||< May 29

Presentations 1st hour: Sara Brandon Raevin 3rd hour: Zack L Jeremy S Brenden E

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nick H <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chelsee M <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">James W--pool ||< May 30

Presentations 1st Hour: Kendra Jenna Jordan

3rd Hour: Andrew C--auditorium Bo H

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brandon S--auditorium <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kali S <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taylor C || May 31

Presentations 1st Hour: Brian K 3rd Hour: Nicole S Kevin M  Jessie P  Evan D

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Katie W <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Robert K <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Becca A ||<  ||


 * ||  ||   || June 1

Final presentations

3rd Hour:

Bryana R Stacy Y Mariah B

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">4th Hour: <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Robert L <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">James L <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Tianna <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">[|Review for exam] ||
 * June 4

[|Review--lit.terms]

Take Grammar Portion of Exam || June 5

[|Literary Terms] Portion of Exam || June 6

Essay Exam-- See Below for Prompt and Rubric



LAST DAY FOR SENIORS! ||  ||   ||