Important Language Arts Dates/Deadlines:
Monday, May 13: Vocabulary Lesson 13 Quiz
Tuesday, May 14: ELA Benchmark
Monday, May 20: Call of the Wild Test (4th and 5th Periods)
Tuesday, May 14: ELA Benchmark
Monday, May 20: Call of the Wild Test (4th and 5th Periods)
Lesson Plans:
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, May 13: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Vocabulary Quiz #13; Biblical Allusions Presentations
Tuesday, May 14: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Quarter 4 Benchmark
Wednesday, May 15: Q.1-Q.6; Greek Mythology Projects
Thursday, May 16: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Greek Mythology Projects
Friday, May 17: IXL Q.1-Q.6 Due Plus Optional Bonus of K.1 and K.3; Greek Mythology Presentations
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, May 13: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Vocabulary Quiz #13; Benchmark Review; Read/discuss CW
Tuesday, May 14: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Quarter 4 Benchmark
Wednesday, May 15: Q.1-Q.6; Read/discuss CW
Thursday, May 16: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Read/discuss CW
Friday, May 17: IXL Q.1-Q.6 Due Plus Optional Bonus of K.1 and K.3; Read/discuss CW
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, May 6: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Tuesday, May 7: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Wednesday, May 8: IXL Due; Read/discuss Montmorency
Thursday, May 9: IXL Q.1-Q.3/Prefixes; Montmorency Test; Biblical Allusions Projects
Friday, May 10: IXL Q.1-Q.3; Biblical Allusions Projects
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, May 6: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Background notes for "War Party"
Tuesday, May 7: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Independent Novel Test; Read/discuss "War Party"
Wednesday, May 8: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Notes/read/discuss Lincoln: A Photobiography
Thursday, May 9: IXL Due; Notes/read/discuss "O Captain! My Captain!"
Friday, May 10: IXL Q.1-Q.3; Finalize American Patriotism Notebook; Begin The Call of the Wild
All Classes:
Monday, April 29:
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL R.1-R.4, E.3-4; Read/discuss Montmorency
4th and 5th Periods: IXL R.1-R.4; American Patriotism--Introduction to "Undaunted Courage"
Tuesday, April 30: Modified Schedule due to Science Milestone
Wednesday, May 1: Modified Schedule due to Social Studies Milestone
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL and Read/discuss Montmorency
4th and 5th Periods: IXL and Read/discuss "Undaunted Courage"
Thursday, May 2: Normal Schedule
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL R.1-R.4, E.3-4; High School Math EOC
4th and 5th Periods: View Documentary--Into the West based on "Undaunted Courage"
Friday, May 3: Modified Schedule due to Savannah Field Trip
All Classes:
Monday, April 22: Milestone Review
Tuesday, April 23: Modified Schedule due to ELA Milestone--Section 1
Wednesday, April 24: Modified Schedule due to ELA Milestone--Sections 2 and 3
Thursday, April 25: Normal Schedule
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL R.1--Greek and Latin Roots; Read and discuss Montmorency
4th and 5th Periods: Independent Reading Quiz #3; Finish "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, April 26: Modified Schedule due to Math Milestone
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, April 15: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 2; Check SRE Lessons 5 & 6; IXL D.4
Tuesday, April 16: SRE Lesson 7; IXL D.4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Wednesday, April 17: SRE Lessons 8 & 9; IXL D.4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Thursday, April 18: SRE Lessons 10 & 11; IXL; Read/discuss Montmorency
Friday, April 19: SRE Lessons 12 & 13; IXL Due--G.3, G.4, H.1, H.2, and D.4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, April 15: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 2; Independent Reading Quiz #2; IXL D.4
Tuesday, April 16: Check SRE Lessons 5 & 6; SRE Lesson 7; IXL D.4; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Wednesday, April 17: SRE Lessons 8 & 9; IXL D.4; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Thursday, April 18: SRE Lessons 10 & 11; IXL; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, April 19: SRE Lessons 12 & 13; IXL Due--G.3, G.4, H.1, H.2, and D.4; Milestone Review
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, April 8: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 1; SRE Lessons 1 and 2; IXL H.1--Comparing Texts
Tuesday, April 9: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 3; IXL H.1; Introduction to Montmorency
Wednesday, April 10: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 4; IXL H.1 and H.2; Read/discuss Montmorency
Thursday, April 11: Verb Moods Test; SRE Lesson 5; IXL H.1 and H.2; Read/discuss Montmorency
Friday, April 12: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #11; SRE Lesson 6; IXL H.2 and P.4--Author's Purpose; Read/discuss Montmorency
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, April 8: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 1; SRE Lessons 1 and 2; IXL G.3 and G.4--Tracing and Reviewing Arguments
Tuesday, April 9: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 3; IXL G.3 and G.4; Background to Patriotism Unit and "Paul Revere's Ride"
Wednesday, April 10: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 4; IXL H.1--Comparing Texts; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Thursday, April 11: Verb Moods Test; SRE Lesson 5; IXL H.1 and H.2; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, April 12: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #11; SRE Lesson 6; IXL H.2; CommonLit Milestone Review--Reading
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, March 25: Milestone Monday--Paired Poems; Introduction to Verb Moods; IXL A.1 and C.1
Tuesday, March 26: WW Vocab Test; IXL A.1 and C.1; Verbs Moods--Practice; Background/notes for "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Wednesday, March 27: IXL A.1 and C.1 Due; Verb Moods--Subjunctive Video & Practice; Read/discuss "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Thursday, March 28: MLIDY Test; Verb Moods--Conditional Video & Practice; IXL G.3--Trace an Argument; L or T argumentative writing
Friday, March 29: IXL G.3; SRE Lessons 1 and 2; Verb Moods--Review and Practice; L or T argumentative writing
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, March 25: IXL A.1--Main Idea; Milestone Monday--Paired Poems; Introduction to Verb Moods
Tuesday, March 26: WW Vocab Test; IXL A.1; Verb Moods--Practice; Milestone Review--Technology and Health
Wednesday, March 27: IXL A.1; Verb Moods--Subjunctive Video & Practice; Milestone Review--Technology and Health
Thursday, March 28: IXL A.1 and C.1; Verb Moods--Conditional Video & Practice; Milestone Review--Technology and Health
Friday, March 29: Independent Novel Quiz #1; IXL A.1 and C.1; Verb Moods--Review and Practice; Milestone Review
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, March 18: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 19: IXL E.5-E.7; Personal Evaluation of "Talk About Compromise" SCR and Narrative; Begin independent novel--MLIDY
Wednesday, March 20: IXL E.5-E.7 Due; Milestone Writing Review; IXL A.1--Main Idea
Thursday, March 21: Early Release/Career Day
Friday, March 22: Early Release/Watch Everest
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, March 18: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 19: IXL E.5-E.7; Review and Improvement of "Talk About Compromise" SCR and Narrative
Wednesday, March 20: IXL E.5-E.7; Milestone Narrative Writing Review
Thursday, March 21: Early Release/Career Day; IXL E.5-E.7 Due
Friday, March 22: Early Release/Watch Everest
All Classes
Monday, March 11: Verbals Test; Milestone Monday--Narrative for "Talk About Compromise"
Tuesday, March 12: IXL E.5--Figures of Speech; Read/discuss Within Reach
Wednesday, March 13: IXL E.5; Read/discuss Within Reach
Thursday, March 14: IXL E.5 and E.6; Read/discuss Within Reach
Friday, March 15: Novel Test over Within Reach; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #10; IXL E.6
All Classes
Monday, March 4: Milestone Monday--SCR for "Talk About Compromise"; Review gerunds and infinitives
Tuesday, March 5: Gerunds and infinitives review and quizzes; Read/discuss Within Reach
Wednesday, March 6: Grammarly review of SCR; Discuss/practice participles; Benchmark review
Thursday, March 7: LA Benchmark; Review participles
Friday, March 8: Review of verbals for Monday's test; Read/discuss Within Reach
All Classes
Monday, February 25: Introduction to Gerunds; Begin reading Within Reach
Tuesday, February 26: IXL GG.7; Read/discuss Within Reach
Wednesday, February 27: Review gerunds and complete GG.7; Review for WW Quiz #9; Read/discuss Within Reach
Thursday, February 28: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #9; Introduction to Infinitives; Read/discuss Within Reach
Friday, March 1: IXL GG.8; Read/discuss Within Reach
All Classes
Monday, February 11: IXL O.1, O.2, O.6, and M.2 Due; Milestone Preparation--Review ECR Examples
Tuesday, February 12: IXL JJ.1--Direct Objects/Indirect Objects; Milestone ECR Review; Everest Background for Novel
Wednesday, February 13: IXL JJ.1 and EE.1--Transitive and Intransitive Verbs; Mock Milestone Review; Everest Background for Novel
Thursday, February 14: Mock Milestone; IXL EE.1 and EE.2--Predicate Nominatives/Predicate Adjectives; Begin Novel
Friday, February 15: IXL EE.1 and EE.2; Read/discuss Novel
All Classes
Monday, February 4: IXL O.1 and O.2--Parallel Structure in Sentences; Milestone Preparation--Dance Competitions (Multiple Choice and Short-Constructed Response)
Tuesday, February 5: Wordly Wise Lesson 8 Quiz; IXL O.6--Correcting Errors; Review and Evaluate SCRs
Wednesday, February 6: IXl O.6; Independent Novel Test; Dance Competitions (Extended-Constructed Response)
Thursday, February 7: IXL M.2--Varied Sentences; Continue and complete ECR
Friday, February 8: IXL M.2; Review and Evaluate ECR
All Classes
Monday, January 28: IXL W.2 and W.3; Background/read "Lochinvar"; 5th Period Novel Quiz
Tuesday, January 29: Weather Day/No School
Wednesday, January 30: IXl W.3 and W.4; Discuss/activities for "Lochinvar"
Thursday, January 31: IXL Review--W.1 through W.4; Survival Unit Test Review; 4th Period Novel Quiz
Friday, February 1: IXL Due; Survival Unit Test
All Classes
Monday, January 21: School Holiday
Tuesday, January 22: Review active and passive voice verbs; complete review activity; Background/notes for "A Tale of Two Rocks"
Wednesday, January 23: IXL N.1 and N.2 Due; Active/Passive Voice Grammar Test; Read/discuss "A Tale of Two Rocks"
Thursday, January 24: IXL W.1--Using Context Clues; Finish activities for "A Tale of Two Rocks"; 2nd/3rd Periods--Peak Test #1; 4th Period--BSP Quiz #2
Friday, January 25: IXL W.1 and W.2; Notes/read/discuss "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, January 14: Final day for F451 Essays in Class
Tuesday, January 15: F451 Essays due at 11:59p; Intro. to Active/Passive Voice Verbs; Background/notes for "Stop the Sun"
Wednesday, January 16: IXL N.1--Active/Passive Voice Verbs; Read/discuss "Stop the Sun"
Thursday, January 17: IXL N.1 and N.2; Background/notes for "The King of Mazy May"
Friday, January 18: Wordly Wise Quiz #7; IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss "The King of Mazy May"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, January 14: Milestone Monday--"The Quest for Nessie"
Tuesday, January 15: Review active/passive voice verbs; IXL N.1; Review "Quest for Nessie" written response
Wednesday, January 16: IXL N.1 and N.2; Background/notes for "The King of Mazy May"
Thursday, January 17: Novel Quiz #1; IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss "The King of Mazy May"
Friday, January 18: Wordly Wise Quiz #7; IXL N.1 and N.2; Character analysis/theme for "KMM"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, January 7: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Tuesday, January 8: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Wednesday, January 9: Background to F451 Essay--Song Choices
Thursday, January 10: Write F451 Essay
Friday, January 11: Write F451 Essay
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, January 7: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Tuesday, January 8: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Wednesday, January 9: Background to Independent Novel; Begin Survival Unit
Thursday, January 10: Background/notes for "Stop the Sun"
Friday, January 11: Read/discuss "Stop the Sun"
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, December 17: IXL G.1 and G.2; Read/discuss F451
Tuesday, December 18: IXL G.1 and G.2; Read/discuss F451; Complete F451 Notes
Wednesday, December 19: IXL G.1 and G.2 Due; Review F451
Thursday, December 20: F451 Novel Test
Friday, December 21: No classes; Winter Social
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, December 10: Vocabulary review; IXL G.1; Read/discuss F451
Tuesday, December 11: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #6; Read/discuss F451
Wednesday, December 12: IXL G.1; Benchmark Review; Read/discuss F451
Thursday, December 13: ELA Benchmark; Read/discuss F451 (if time allows)
Friday, December 14: IXL G.1 and G.2; Read/discuss F451
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, December 3: Review connotation/dashes/ellipses; Read/discuss F451
Tuesday, December 4: IXL PP.3; Read/discuss F451
Wednesday, December 5: Review grammar--T.2, PP.1, PP.3; Read/discuss F451
Thursday, December 6: Grammar Test; Read/discuss F451
Friday, December 7: IXL G.1; Read/discuss F451
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, November 26: Background to Fahrenheit 451; Connotation and Denotation Notes; IXL T.2; Review for Wordly Wise Vocab. Test
Tuesday, November 27: Review for WW Vocab. Test; IXL T.2; Start F451
Wednesday, November 28: WW Vocab Test--Lessons 1-5; IXL T.2; Read/discuss F451
Thursday, November 29: Dashes/Ellipses Notes; IXL PP.1; Read/discuss F451
Friday, November 30: IXL PP.1; Read/discuss F451
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, November 12: Field Trip to Encore Play
Tuesday, November 13: IXL OO.1 & OO.2--Commas, Semicolons, and Colons; Finish mood/tone literature unit activities and review for test
**Second and Third Periods Only: HB Novel Test
Wednesday, November 14: IXL OO.1 & OO.2; Review for mood/tone literature test
**Fourth Period Only: CD Novel Test
Thursday, November 15: Mood and Tone Literature Test; IXL OO.1 & OO.2
Friday, November 16: IXL OO.1 & OO.2; Review for Wordly Wise Vocab. Test; Sleepy Hollow video
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, November 5: IXL NN.4 and NN.5; Finish notes for "The Monkey's Paw"; view MP video; introduce narrative assignment
Tuesday, November 6: Comma Review; Narrative writing/alternate ending for "The Monkey's Paw"
**Fourth Period Only: CD Quiz #3
Wednesday, November 7: Comma Review; Finish narrative writing/alternate ending for "The Monkey's Paw"
Thursday, November 8: Comma Test; Background notes for "Man Made Monsters"
Friday, November 9: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #5; Read/discuss "Man Made Monsters"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 29: HB Quiz #2--Chapters 6-10; CommonLit--"Was It a Dream?"
Tuesday, October 30: Comma Review; IXL N.1--Commas; Background to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"; Bring earbuds--EdPuzzle
Wednesday, October 31: IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss/notes for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Thursday, November 1: IXL N.2 and N.3; Background for "The Monkey's Paw"
Friday, November 2: IXL N.1-N.3; Read/discuss/notes for "The Monkey's Paw"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 29:
**4th Period: Finish "The Raven;" Notes/read/discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grade Tradition"
**5th Period: CommonLit--"Was It a Dream?"
Tuesday, October 30: Comma Review; IXL N.1--Commas; Background to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"; Bring earbuds--EdPuzzle
**4th Period: Charlotte Doyle Quiz #2
**5th Period: My Life in Dog Years Novel Test
Wednesday, October 31: IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss/notes for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Thursday, November 1: IXL N.2 and N.3; Background for "The Monkey's Paw"
Friday, November 2: IXL N.1-N.3; Read/discuss/notes for "The Monkey's Paw"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 22: IXL C.3--Tone in Passages; Finish "The Tell Tale Heart"; Notes/read/discuss "The Black Cat"
Tuesday, October 23: Classroom Guidance with Mrs. Childers; IXL C.3; Notes/read/discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition"
Wednesday, October 24: IXL C.3; Background to "The Raven"
Thursday, October 25: IXL C.3; Read/discuss/annotate "The Raven"
Friday, October 26: IXL C.3 Due; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #4; Finish "The Raven;" Review HB Chapters 6-9
Fourth Period/Language Arts:
Monday, October 22: Charlotte Doyle Quiz #1; IXL C.3--Tone in Passages; Read/discuss/notes on "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Tuesday, October 23: Classroom Guidance with Mrs. Childers; IXL C.3; Finish "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Wednesday, October 24: IXL C.3; Background to "The Raven"
Thursday, October 25: IXL C.3; Read/discuss/annotate "The Raven"
Friday, October 26: IXL C.3 Due; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #4; Finish "The Raven"
Fifth Period/Language Arts
Monday, October 22: IXL C.3--Tone in Passages; Read/discuss/notes on "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Tuesday, October 23: Classroom Guidance with Mrs. Childers; IXL C.3; Notes/read/discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition"
Wednesday, October 24: IXL C.3; Background to "The Raven"
Thursday, October 25: IXL C.3; Read/discuss/annotate "The Raven"
Friday, October 26: IXL C.3 Due; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #4; Finish "The Raven"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 15: IXL F.1--Analyzing Short Stories; Milestone Monday--CommonLit "The Veldt"
Tuesday, October 16: IXL F.1; Background to Mood and Tone Literature Unit
Wednesday, October 17: HB Quiz #1; IXL F.1 and F.2; Background to Poe
Thursday, October 18: IXL F.1 and F.2; Poe Interactive--"It'll Be the Death of Me" (Earbuds)
Friday, October 19: IXL F.1 and F.2 Due; Background to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 15: IXL F.1--Analyzing Short Stories; Milestone Monday--CommonLit "The Veldt"
Tuesday, October 16: IXL F.1; Background to Mood and Tone Literature Unit; Intro to Independent Novel
Wednesday, October 17: IXL F.1 and F.2; Background to Poe
Thursday, October 18: IXL F.1 and F.2; Poe Interactive--"It'll Be the Death of Me" (Earbuds)
Friday, October 19: IXL F.1 and F.2 Due; Background to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 8: School Holiday
Tuesday, October 9: IXL AA.4 and 5; Background to The Hound of the Baskervilles
Wednesday, October 10: PSAT; Modified Schedule
Thursday, October 11: IXL AA.4 and 5; Start reading The Hound of the Baskervilles
Friday, October 12: Early Release; IXL Due; Read/discuss HB
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 8: School Holiday
Tuesday, October 9: IXL AA.4 and 5; Continue reading class novel
Wednesday, October 10: PSAT; Modified Schedule
Thursday, October 11: IXL AA.4 and 5; Read class novel and/or complete novel activities
Friday, October 12: Early Release; IXL Due; Read class novel and/or complete novel activities
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 1: Review CW and take novel test; Begin CW essay
Tuesday, October 2: IXL AA.1 and AA.3; CW Essay
Wednesday, October 3: IXL AA.3 and AA.4; CW Essay
Thursday, October 4: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #3; IXL AA.4 and AA.5; CW Essay (Due on Classroom by 9pm)
Friday, October 5: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 1: IXL AA.1 and AA.3; Read/discuss class novel
Tuesday, October 2: IXL AA.1 and AA.3; Read/discuss class novel
Wednesday, October 3: IXL AA.3 and AA.4; Read/discuss class novel
Thursday, October 4: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #3; IXL AA.4 and AA.5; Read/discuss class novel
Friday, October 5: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 24: Continue reading and discussing The Call of the Wild; Benchmark Review
Tuesday, September 25: Benchmark Review
Wednesday, September 26: ELA Benchmark; Finish CW (if time allows)
Thursday, September 27: Begin CW Essay
Friday, September 28: Early Release for Homecoming
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 24: L&T Essay; Benchmark Review
Tuesday, September 25: Independent Novel Test; Benchmark Review
Wednesday, September 26: ELA Benchmark; Introduce Class Novel (if time allows)
Thursday, September 27: Begin Class Novel
Friday, September 28: Early Release for Homecoming
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 17: IXL O.3--Frequently Confused Words; Begin reading and discussing The Call of the Wild
Tuesday, September 18: IXL O.3 and O.4; Read/discuss CW
Wednesday, September 19: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; Read/discuss CW
Thursday, September 20: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; Read/discuss CW
Friday, September 21: Verb Usage Test; Read/discuss CW
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 17: IXL O.3--Frequently Confused Words; Life Lessons Literature Unit Test
Tuesday, September 18: IXL O.3 and O.4; Review for verb usage test; Begin argumentative essay for "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Wednesday, September 19: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; L&T Essay
Thursday, September 20: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; L&T Essay
Friday, September 21: Verb Usage Test; L&T Essay
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 10: JT Novel Test; IXL FF.1--S/V Agreement; Read/discuss "O Captain! My Captain!"
Tuesday, September 11: IXL FF.1 and FF.2; Finish "O Captain!"; Review analogies
Wednesday, September 12: IXL FF.2 and FF.3; CommonLit--"The Klondike Gold Rush"; Literature Test Review
Thursday, September 13: American Patriotism Literature Test; Notebook Due; IXL FF.1-FF.3
Friday, September 14: Vocabulary Quiz #2; IXL Due; Background to The Call of the Wild and Jack London
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 10: IXL FF.1--S/V Agreement; Milestone Monday/CommonLit--"Hearts and Hands"
Tuesday, September 11: IXL FF.1 and FF.2; Review analogies; Notes on "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Wednesday, September 12: IXL FF.2 and FF.3; Read and discuss "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Thursday, September 13: IXL FF.1-FF.3; Finish "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Friday, September 14: Vocabulary Quiz #2; IXL Due; Literature Test Review and Notebook Completion
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 3: Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 4: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Johnny Tremain Quiz #2; Background to "War Party"
Wednesday, September 5: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Read/discuss "War Party"
Thursday, September 6: Speeches
Friday, September 7: IXL GG.1 through GG.5 Due; Read/discuss Lincoln: A Photobiography
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 3: Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 4: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Read/discuss "lesson of the moth"
Wednesday, September 5: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Fiction notes; Read/discuss "Charles"
Thursday, September 6: Novel Quiz #2; Read/discuss "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Friday, September 7: IXL GG.1 through GG.5 Due; Finish "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 27: IXL GG.1 & GG.2 (Verb Usage); Read/discuss Undaunted Courage
Tuesday, August 28: IXL GG.2 & GG.3; Lewis and Clark activities--need earbuds!!
Wednesday, August 29: IXL GG.2 & GG.3; Lewis and Clark activities
Thursday, August 30: Watch The Count of Monte Cristo
Friday, August 31: Early Release--Color Run; Finish TCOMC
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 27: IXL GG.1 & GG.2 (Verb Usage); Finish "Eyewitness"; Common Lit Article--Harlem Renaissance
Tuesday, August 28: IXL GG.2 & GG.3; Langston Hughes Poetry
Wednesday, August 29: IXL GG.2 - GG.4; Finish LH Poetry; Read/discuss "lesson of the moth"
Thursday, August 30: Watch The Count of Monte Cristo
Friday, August 31: Early Release--Color Run; Finish TCOMC
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 20: S/F/RO--Review; Finish "PRR" activities
Tuesday, August 21: S/F/RO--Test Review; Johnny Tremain Quiz #1; Scholarly journal project
Wednesday, August 22: S/F/RO Test; IXL Due (Updated to Z.5, Z.6, and Z.7); Scholarly journal project
Thursday, August 23: Finish projects
Friday, August 24: Vocabulary Quiz #1; Project Presentations; Background notes for Undaunted Courage
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 20: S/F/RO--Review; Ishi Documentary in the auditorium
Tuesday, August 21: S/F/RO--Test Review; Novel quiz #1; Read/discuss "Yana People to Receive Ishi's Brain..."
Wednesday, August 22: S/F/RO Test; IXL Due (Updated to Z.5, Z.6, and Z.7); Jack London background notes
Thursday, August 23: Intro to Verb Usage--IXL GG.1; Read/discuss "The Story of an Eyewitness"
Friday, August 24: Vocabulary Quiz #1; IXL GG.1; Finish "The Story of an Eyewitness"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 13: Quotation Marks--Review; Begin reading Johnny Tremain
Tuesday, August 14: Quotation Marks Test; IXL Due (F.18 and N.5); Continue Johnny Tremain; Begin Patriotism background notes
Wednesday, August 15: Notes for Sentences/Fragments/Run-Ons; Background to "Paul Revere's Ride"
Thursday, August 16: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, August 17: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Finish "Paul Revere's Ride"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 13: Quotation Marks Review; Begin reading class independent novel; Success essay due at 11:59p via Google Classroom
Tuesday, August 14: Quotation Marks Test; IXL Due (F.18 and N.5); Continue reading independent novel
Wednesday, August 15: Notes for Sentences/Fragments/Run-Ons; Notes for nonfiction
Thursday, August 16: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Background notes for "Ishi--the Last Yahi"
Friday, August 17: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Read/discuss "Ishi--the Last Yahi"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 6: Quotation Marks--Notes; Patriotism Essay--Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, August 7: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18; Patriotism Essay--Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, August 8: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Patriotism Essay--Finish Body Paragraphs and Write Introduction
Thursday, August 9: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Patriotism Essay--Introduction and Conclusion
Friday, August 10: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Finalize/proofread Patriotism Essay (Due at 11:59pm via Google Classroom)
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 6: Quotation Marks--Notes; Success Essay--Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, August 7: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18; Success Essay--Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, August 8: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Success Essay--Finish Body Paragraphs
Thursday, August 9: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Success Essay--Introduction
Friday, August 10: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Success Essay--Conclusion
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Thursday, August 2: Class Introduction; Quote Activity
Friday, August 3: Finish quote activity; Introduction to Patriotism Unit
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Thursday, August 2: Class Introduction; Quote Activity
Friday, August 3: Finish quote activity; Success Article/Reading
Monday, May 13: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Vocabulary Quiz #13; Biblical Allusions Presentations
Tuesday, May 14: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Quarter 4 Benchmark
Wednesday, May 15: Q.1-Q.6; Greek Mythology Projects
Thursday, May 16: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Greek Mythology Projects
Friday, May 17: IXL Q.1-Q.6 Due Plus Optional Bonus of K.1 and K.3; Greek Mythology Presentations
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, May 13: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Vocabulary Quiz #13; Benchmark Review; Read/discuss CW
Tuesday, May 14: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Quarter 4 Benchmark
Wednesday, May 15: Q.1-Q.6; Read/discuss CW
Thursday, May 16: IXL Q.1-Q.6; Read/discuss CW
Friday, May 17: IXL Q.1-Q.6 Due Plus Optional Bonus of K.1 and K.3; Read/discuss CW
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, May 6: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Tuesday, May 7: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Wednesday, May 8: IXL Due; Read/discuss Montmorency
Thursday, May 9: IXL Q.1-Q.3/Prefixes; Montmorency Test; Biblical Allusions Projects
Friday, May 10: IXL Q.1-Q.3; Biblical Allusions Projects
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, May 6: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Background notes for "War Party"
Tuesday, May 7: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Independent Novel Test; Read/discuss "War Party"
Wednesday, May 8: IXL R.1-4, E.3-4; Notes/read/discuss Lincoln: A Photobiography
Thursday, May 9: IXL Due; Notes/read/discuss "O Captain! My Captain!"
Friday, May 10: IXL Q.1-Q.3; Finalize American Patriotism Notebook; Begin The Call of the Wild
All Classes:
Monday, April 29:
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL R.1-R.4, E.3-4; Read/discuss Montmorency
4th and 5th Periods: IXL R.1-R.4; American Patriotism--Introduction to "Undaunted Courage"
Tuesday, April 30: Modified Schedule due to Science Milestone
Wednesday, May 1: Modified Schedule due to Social Studies Milestone
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL and Read/discuss Montmorency
4th and 5th Periods: IXL and Read/discuss "Undaunted Courage"
Thursday, May 2: Normal Schedule
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL R.1-R.4, E.3-4; High School Math EOC
4th and 5th Periods: View Documentary--Into the West based on "Undaunted Courage"
Friday, May 3: Modified Schedule due to Savannah Field Trip
All Classes:
Monday, April 22: Milestone Review
Tuesday, April 23: Modified Schedule due to ELA Milestone--Section 1
Wednesday, April 24: Modified Schedule due to ELA Milestone--Sections 2 and 3
Thursday, April 25: Normal Schedule
2nd and 3rd Periods: IXL R.1--Greek and Latin Roots; Read and discuss Montmorency
4th and 5th Periods: Independent Reading Quiz #3; Finish "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, April 26: Modified Schedule due to Math Milestone
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, April 15: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 2; Check SRE Lessons 5 & 6; IXL D.4
Tuesday, April 16: SRE Lesson 7; IXL D.4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Wednesday, April 17: SRE Lessons 8 & 9; IXL D.4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Thursday, April 18: SRE Lessons 10 & 11; IXL; Read/discuss Montmorency
Friday, April 19: SRE Lessons 12 & 13; IXL Due--G.3, G.4, H.1, H.2, and D.4; Read/discuss Montmorency
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, April 15: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 2; Independent Reading Quiz #2; IXL D.4
Tuesday, April 16: Check SRE Lessons 5 & 6; SRE Lesson 7; IXL D.4; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Wednesday, April 17: SRE Lessons 8 & 9; IXL D.4; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Thursday, April 18: SRE Lessons 10 & 11; IXL; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, April 19: SRE Lessons 12 & 13; IXL Due--G.3, G.4, H.1, H.2, and D.4; Milestone Review
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, April 8: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 1; SRE Lessons 1 and 2; IXL H.1--Comparing Texts
Tuesday, April 9: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 3; IXL H.1; Introduction to Montmorency
Wednesday, April 10: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 4; IXL H.1 and H.2; Read/discuss Montmorency
Thursday, April 11: Verb Moods Test; SRE Lesson 5; IXL H.1 and H.2; Read/discuss Montmorency
Friday, April 12: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #11; SRE Lesson 6; IXL H.2 and P.4--Author's Purpose; Read/discuss Montmorency
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, April 8: Milestone Monday--Brainstorming, Part 1; SRE Lessons 1 and 2; IXL G.3 and G.4--Tracing and Reviewing Arguments
Tuesday, April 9: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 3; IXL G.3 and G.4; Background to Patriotism Unit and "Paul Revere's Ride"
Wednesday, April 10: Review verb moods; SRE Lesson 4; IXL H.1--Comparing Texts; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Thursday, April 11: Verb Moods Test; SRE Lesson 5; IXL H.1 and H.2; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, April 12: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #11; SRE Lesson 6; IXL H.2; CommonLit Milestone Review--Reading
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, March 25: Milestone Monday--Paired Poems; Introduction to Verb Moods; IXL A.1 and C.1
Tuesday, March 26: WW Vocab Test; IXL A.1 and C.1; Verbs Moods--Practice; Background/notes for "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Wednesday, March 27: IXL A.1 and C.1 Due; Verb Moods--Subjunctive Video & Practice; Read/discuss "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Thursday, March 28: MLIDY Test; Verb Moods--Conditional Video & Practice; IXL G.3--Trace an Argument; L or T argumentative writing
Friday, March 29: IXL G.3; SRE Lessons 1 and 2; Verb Moods--Review and Practice; L or T argumentative writing
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, March 25: IXL A.1--Main Idea; Milestone Monday--Paired Poems; Introduction to Verb Moods
Tuesday, March 26: WW Vocab Test; IXL A.1; Verb Moods--Practice; Milestone Review--Technology and Health
Wednesday, March 27: IXL A.1; Verb Moods--Subjunctive Video & Practice; Milestone Review--Technology and Health
Thursday, March 28: IXL A.1 and C.1; Verb Moods--Conditional Video & Practice; Milestone Review--Technology and Health
Friday, March 29: Independent Novel Quiz #1; IXL A.1 and C.1; Verb Moods--Review and Practice; Milestone Review
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, March 18: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 19: IXL E.5-E.7; Personal Evaluation of "Talk About Compromise" SCR and Narrative; Begin independent novel--MLIDY
Wednesday, March 20: IXL E.5-E.7 Due; Milestone Writing Review; IXL A.1--Main Idea
Thursday, March 21: Early Release/Career Day
Friday, March 22: Early Release/Watch Everest
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, March 18: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 19: IXL E.5-E.7; Review and Improvement of "Talk About Compromise" SCR and Narrative
Wednesday, March 20: IXL E.5-E.7; Milestone Narrative Writing Review
Thursday, March 21: Early Release/Career Day; IXL E.5-E.7 Due
Friday, March 22: Early Release/Watch Everest
All Classes
Monday, March 11: Verbals Test; Milestone Monday--Narrative for "Talk About Compromise"
Tuesday, March 12: IXL E.5--Figures of Speech; Read/discuss Within Reach
Wednesday, March 13: IXL E.5; Read/discuss Within Reach
Thursday, March 14: IXL E.5 and E.6; Read/discuss Within Reach
Friday, March 15: Novel Test over Within Reach; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #10; IXL E.6
All Classes
Monday, March 4: Milestone Monday--SCR for "Talk About Compromise"; Review gerunds and infinitives
Tuesday, March 5: Gerunds and infinitives review and quizzes; Read/discuss Within Reach
Wednesday, March 6: Grammarly review of SCR; Discuss/practice participles; Benchmark review
Thursday, March 7: LA Benchmark; Review participles
Friday, March 8: Review of verbals for Monday's test; Read/discuss Within Reach
All Classes
Monday, February 25: Introduction to Gerunds; Begin reading Within Reach
Tuesday, February 26: IXL GG.7; Read/discuss Within Reach
Wednesday, February 27: Review gerunds and complete GG.7; Review for WW Quiz #9; Read/discuss Within Reach
Thursday, February 28: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #9; Introduction to Infinitives; Read/discuss Within Reach
Friday, March 1: IXL GG.8; Read/discuss Within Reach
All Classes
Monday, February 11: IXL O.1, O.2, O.6, and M.2 Due; Milestone Preparation--Review ECR Examples
Tuesday, February 12: IXL JJ.1--Direct Objects/Indirect Objects; Milestone ECR Review; Everest Background for Novel
Wednesday, February 13: IXL JJ.1 and EE.1--Transitive and Intransitive Verbs; Mock Milestone Review; Everest Background for Novel
Thursday, February 14: Mock Milestone; IXL EE.1 and EE.2--Predicate Nominatives/Predicate Adjectives; Begin Novel
Friday, February 15: IXL EE.1 and EE.2; Read/discuss Novel
All Classes
Monday, February 4: IXL O.1 and O.2--Parallel Structure in Sentences; Milestone Preparation--Dance Competitions (Multiple Choice and Short-Constructed Response)
Tuesday, February 5: Wordly Wise Lesson 8 Quiz; IXL O.6--Correcting Errors; Review and Evaluate SCRs
Wednesday, February 6: IXl O.6; Independent Novel Test; Dance Competitions (Extended-Constructed Response)
Thursday, February 7: IXL M.2--Varied Sentences; Continue and complete ECR
Friday, February 8: IXL M.2; Review and Evaluate ECR
All Classes
Monday, January 28: IXL W.2 and W.3; Background/read "Lochinvar"; 5th Period Novel Quiz
Tuesday, January 29: Weather Day/No School
Wednesday, January 30: IXl W.3 and W.4; Discuss/activities for "Lochinvar"
Thursday, January 31: IXL Review--W.1 through W.4; Survival Unit Test Review; 4th Period Novel Quiz
Friday, February 1: IXL Due; Survival Unit Test
All Classes
Monday, January 21: School Holiday
Tuesday, January 22: Review active and passive voice verbs; complete review activity; Background/notes for "A Tale of Two Rocks"
Wednesday, January 23: IXL N.1 and N.2 Due; Active/Passive Voice Grammar Test; Read/discuss "A Tale of Two Rocks"
Thursday, January 24: IXL W.1--Using Context Clues; Finish activities for "A Tale of Two Rocks"; 2nd/3rd Periods--Peak Test #1; 4th Period--BSP Quiz #2
Friday, January 25: IXL W.1 and W.2; Notes/read/discuss "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, January 14: Final day for F451 Essays in Class
Tuesday, January 15: F451 Essays due at 11:59p; Intro. to Active/Passive Voice Verbs; Background/notes for "Stop the Sun"
Wednesday, January 16: IXL N.1--Active/Passive Voice Verbs; Read/discuss "Stop the Sun"
Thursday, January 17: IXL N.1 and N.2; Background/notes for "The King of Mazy May"
Friday, January 18: Wordly Wise Quiz #7; IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss "The King of Mazy May"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, January 14: Milestone Monday--"The Quest for Nessie"
Tuesday, January 15: Review active/passive voice verbs; IXL N.1; Review "Quest for Nessie" written response
Wednesday, January 16: IXL N.1 and N.2; Background/notes for "The King of Mazy May"
Thursday, January 17: Novel Quiz #1; IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss "The King of Mazy May"
Friday, January 18: Wordly Wise Quiz #7; IXL N.1 and N.2; Character analysis/theme for "KMM"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, January 7: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Tuesday, January 8: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Wednesday, January 9: Background to F451 Essay--Song Choices
Thursday, January 10: Write F451 Essay
Friday, January 11: Write F451 Essay
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, January 7: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Tuesday, January 8: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Wednesday, January 9: Background to Independent Novel; Begin Survival Unit
Thursday, January 10: Background/notes for "Stop the Sun"
Friday, January 11: Read/discuss "Stop the Sun"
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, December 17: IXL G.1 and G.2; Read/discuss F451
Tuesday, December 18: IXL G.1 and G.2; Read/discuss F451; Complete F451 Notes
Wednesday, December 19: IXL G.1 and G.2 Due; Review F451
Thursday, December 20: F451 Novel Test
Friday, December 21: No classes; Winter Social
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, December 10: Vocabulary review; IXL G.1; Read/discuss F451
Tuesday, December 11: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #6; Read/discuss F451
Wednesday, December 12: IXL G.1; Benchmark Review; Read/discuss F451
Thursday, December 13: ELA Benchmark; Read/discuss F451 (if time allows)
Friday, December 14: IXL G.1 and G.2; Read/discuss F451
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, December 3: Review connotation/dashes/ellipses; Read/discuss F451
Tuesday, December 4: IXL PP.3; Read/discuss F451
Wednesday, December 5: Review grammar--T.2, PP.1, PP.3; Read/discuss F451
Thursday, December 6: Grammar Test; Read/discuss F451
Friday, December 7: IXL G.1; Read/discuss F451
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, November 26: Background to Fahrenheit 451; Connotation and Denotation Notes; IXL T.2; Review for Wordly Wise Vocab. Test
Tuesday, November 27: Review for WW Vocab. Test; IXL T.2; Start F451
Wednesday, November 28: WW Vocab Test--Lessons 1-5; IXL T.2; Read/discuss F451
Thursday, November 29: Dashes/Ellipses Notes; IXL PP.1; Read/discuss F451
Friday, November 30: IXL PP.1; Read/discuss F451
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, November 12: Field Trip to Encore Play
Tuesday, November 13: IXL OO.1 & OO.2--Commas, Semicolons, and Colons; Finish mood/tone literature unit activities and review for test
**Second and Third Periods Only: HB Novel Test
Wednesday, November 14: IXL OO.1 & OO.2; Review for mood/tone literature test
**Fourth Period Only: CD Novel Test
Thursday, November 15: Mood and Tone Literature Test; IXL OO.1 & OO.2
Friday, November 16: IXL OO.1 & OO.2; Review for Wordly Wise Vocab. Test; Sleepy Hollow video
All Language Arts Classes:
Monday, November 5: IXL NN.4 and NN.5; Finish notes for "The Monkey's Paw"; view MP video; introduce narrative assignment
Tuesday, November 6: Comma Review; Narrative writing/alternate ending for "The Monkey's Paw"
**Fourth Period Only: CD Quiz #3
Wednesday, November 7: Comma Review; Finish narrative writing/alternate ending for "The Monkey's Paw"
Thursday, November 8: Comma Test; Background notes for "Man Made Monsters"
Friday, November 9: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #5; Read/discuss "Man Made Monsters"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 29: HB Quiz #2--Chapters 6-10; CommonLit--"Was It a Dream?"
Tuesday, October 30: Comma Review; IXL N.1--Commas; Background to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"; Bring earbuds--EdPuzzle
Wednesday, October 31: IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss/notes for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Thursday, November 1: IXL N.2 and N.3; Background for "The Monkey's Paw"
Friday, November 2: IXL N.1-N.3; Read/discuss/notes for "The Monkey's Paw"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 29:
**4th Period: Finish "The Raven;" Notes/read/discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grade Tradition"
**5th Period: CommonLit--"Was It a Dream?"
Tuesday, October 30: Comma Review; IXL N.1--Commas; Background to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"; Bring earbuds--EdPuzzle
**4th Period: Charlotte Doyle Quiz #2
**5th Period: My Life in Dog Years Novel Test
Wednesday, October 31: IXL N.1 and N.2; Read/discuss/notes for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Thursday, November 1: IXL N.2 and N.3; Background for "The Monkey's Paw"
Friday, November 2: IXL N.1-N.3; Read/discuss/notes for "The Monkey's Paw"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 22: IXL C.3--Tone in Passages; Finish "The Tell Tale Heart"; Notes/read/discuss "The Black Cat"
Tuesday, October 23: Classroom Guidance with Mrs. Childers; IXL C.3; Notes/read/discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition"
Wednesday, October 24: IXL C.3; Background to "The Raven"
Thursday, October 25: IXL C.3; Read/discuss/annotate "The Raven"
Friday, October 26: IXL C.3 Due; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #4; Finish "The Raven;" Review HB Chapters 6-9
Fourth Period/Language Arts:
Monday, October 22: Charlotte Doyle Quiz #1; IXL C.3--Tone in Passages; Read/discuss/notes on "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Tuesday, October 23: Classroom Guidance with Mrs. Childers; IXL C.3; Finish "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Wednesday, October 24: IXL C.3; Background to "The Raven"
Thursday, October 25: IXL C.3; Read/discuss/annotate "The Raven"
Friday, October 26: IXL C.3 Due; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #4; Finish "The Raven"
Fifth Period/Language Arts
Monday, October 22: IXL C.3--Tone in Passages; Read/discuss/notes on "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Tuesday, October 23: Classroom Guidance with Mrs. Childers; IXL C.3; Notes/read/discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition"
Wednesday, October 24: IXL C.3; Background to "The Raven"
Thursday, October 25: IXL C.3; Read/discuss/annotate "The Raven"
Friday, October 26: IXL C.3 Due; Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #4; Finish "The Raven"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 15: IXL F.1--Analyzing Short Stories; Milestone Monday--CommonLit "The Veldt"
Tuesday, October 16: IXL F.1; Background to Mood and Tone Literature Unit
Wednesday, October 17: HB Quiz #1; IXL F.1 and F.2; Background to Poe
Thursday, October 18: IXL F.1 and F.2; Poe Interactive--"It'll Be the Death of Me" (Earbuds)
Friday, October 19: IXL F.1 and F.2 Due; Background to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 15: IXL F.1--Analyzing Short Stories; Milestone Monday--CommonLit "The Veldt"
Tuesday, October 16: IXL F.1; Background to Mood and Tone Literature Unit; Intro to Independent Novel
Wednesday, October 17: IXL F.1 and F.2; Background to Poe
Thursday, October 18: IXL F.1 and F.2; Poe Interactive--"It'll Be the Death of Me" (Earbuds)
Friday, October 19: IXL F.1 and F.2 Due; Background to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 8: School Holiday
Tuesday, October 9: IXL AA.4 and 5; Background to The Hound of the Baskervilles
Wednesday, October 10: PSAT; Modified Schedule
Thursday, October 11: IXL AA.4 and 5; Start reading The Hound of the Baskervilles
Friday, October 12: Early Release; IXL Due; Read/discuss HB
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 8: School Holiday
Tuesday, October 9: IXL AA.4 and 5; Continue reading class novel
Wednesday, October 10: PSAT; Modified Schedule
Thursday, October 11: IXL AA.4 and 5; Read class novel and/or complete novel activities
Friday, October 12: Early Release; IXL Due; Read class novel and/or complete novel activities
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, October 1: Review CW and take novel test; Begin CW essay
Tuesday, October 2: IXL AA.1 and AA.3; CW Essay
Wednesday, October 3: IXL AA.3 and AA.4; CW Essay
Thursday, October 4: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #3; IXL AA.4 and AA.5; CW Essay (Due on Classroom by 9pm)
Friday, October 5: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, October 1: IXL AA.1 and AA.3; Read/discuss class novel
Tuesday, October 2: IXL AA.1 and AA.3; Read/discuss class novel
Wednesday, October 3: IXL AA.3 and AA.4; Read/discuss class novel
Thursday, October 4: Wordly Wise Vocabulary Quiz #3; IXL AA.4 and AA.5; Read/discuss class novel
Friday, October 5: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 24: Continue reading and discussing The Call of the Wild; Benchmark Review
Tuesday, September 25: Benchmark Review
Wednesday, September 26: ELA Benchmark; Finish CW (if time allows)
Thursday, September 27: Begin CW Essay
Friday, September 28: Early Release for Homecoming
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 24: L&T Essay; Benchmark Review
Tuesday, September 25: Independent Novel Test; Benchmark Review
Wednesday, September 26: ELA Benchmark; Introduce Class Novel (if time allows)
Thursday, September 27: Begin Class Novel
Friday, September 28: Early Release for Homecoming
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 17: IXL O.3--Frequently Confused Words; Begin reading and discussing The Call of the Wild
Tuesday, September 18: IXL O.3 and O.4; Read/discuss CW
Wednesday, September 19: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; Read/discuss CW
Thursday, September 20: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; Read/discuss CW
Friday, September 21: Verb Usage Test; Read/discuss CW
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 17: IXL O.3--Frequently Confused Words; Life Lessons Literature Unit Test
Tuesday, September 18: IXL O.3 and O.4; Review for verb usage test; Begin argumentative essay for "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Wednesday, September 19: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; L&T Essay
Thursday, September 20: IXL HH.7 and HH.9; Review for verb usage test; L&T Essay
Friday, September 21: Verb Usage Test; L&T Essay
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 10: JT Novel Test; IXL FF.1--S/V Agreement; Read/discuss "O Captain! My Captain!"
Tuesday, September 11: IXL FF.1 and FF.2; Finish "O Captain!"; Review analogies
Wednesday, September 12: IXL FF.2 and FF.3; CommonLit--"The Klondike Gold Rush"; Literature Test Review
Thursday, September 13: American Patriotism Literature Test; Notebook Due; IXL FF.1-FF.3
Friday, September 14: Vocabulary Quiz #2; IXL Due; Background to The Call of the Wild and Jack London
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 10: IXL FF.1--S/V Agreement; Milestone Monday/CommonLit--"Hearts and Hands"
Tuesday, September 11: IXL FF.1 and FF.2; Review analogies; Notes on "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Wednesday, September 12: IXL FF.2 and FF.3; Read and discuss "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Thursday, September 13: IXL FF.1-FF.3; Finish "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Friday, September 14: Vocabulary Quiz #2; IXL Due; Literature Test Review and Notebook Completion
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, September 3: Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 4: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Johnny Tremain Quiz #2; Background to "War Party"
Wednesday, September 5: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Read/discuss "War Party"
Thursday, September 6: Speeches
Friday, September 7: IXL GG.1 through GG.5 Due; Read/discuss Lincoln: A Photobiography
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, September 3: Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 4: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Read/discuss "lesson of the moth"
Wednesday, September 5: IXL GG.4 & GG.5; Fiction notes; Read/discuss "Charles"
Thursday, September 6: Novel Quiz #2; Read/discuss "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Friday, September 7: IXL GG.1 through GG.5 Due; Finish "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 27: IXL GG.1 & GG.2 (Verb Usage); Read/discuss Undaunted Courage
Tuesday, August 28: IXL GG.2 & GG.3; Lewis and Clark activities--need earbuds!!
Wednesday, August 29: IXL GG.2 & GG.3; Lewis and Clark activities
Thursday, August 30: Watch The Count of Monte Cristo
Friday, August 31: Early Release--Color Run; Finish TCOMC
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 27: IXL GG.1 & GG.2 (Verb Usage); Finish "Eyewitness"; Common Lit Article--Harlem Renaissance
Tuesday, August 28: IXL GG.2 & GG.3; Langston Hughes Poetry
Wednesday, August 29: IXL GG.2 - GG.4; Finish LH Poetry; Read/discuss "lesson of the moth"
Thursday, August 30: Watch The Count of Monte Cristo
Friday, August 31: Early Release--Color Run; Finish TCOMC
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 20: S/F/RO--Review; Finish "PRR" activities
Tuesday, August 21: S/F/RO--Test Review; Johnny Tremain Quiz #1; Scholarly journal project
Wednesday, August 22: S/F/RO Test; IXL Due (Updated to Z.5, Z.6, and Z.7); Scholarly journal project
Thursday, August 23: Finish projects
Friday, August 24: Vocabulary Quiz #1; Project Presentations; Background notes for Undaunted Courage
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 20: S/F/RO--Review; Ishi Documentary in the auditorium
Tuesday, August 21: S/F/RO--Test Review; Novel quiz #1; Read/discuss "Yana People to Receive Ishi's Brain..."
Wednesday, August 22: S/F/RO Test; IXL Due (Updated to Z.5, Z.6, and Z.7); Jack London background notes
Thursday, August 23: Intro to Verb Usage--IXL GG.1; Read/discuss "The Story of an Eyewitness"
Friday, August 24: Vocabulary Quiz #1; IXL GG.1; Finish "The Story of an Eyewitness"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 13: Quotation Marks--Review; Begin reading Johnny Tremain
Tuesday, August 14: Quotation Marks Test; IXL Due (F.18 and N.5); Continue Johnny Tremain; Begin Patriotism background notes
Wednesday, August 15: Notes for Sentences/Fragments/Run-Ons; Background to "Paul Revere's Ride"
Thursday, August 16: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Read/discuss "Paul Revere's Ride"
Friday, August 17: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Finish "Paul Revere's Ride"
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 13: Quotation Marks Review; Begin reading class independent novel; Success essay due at 11:59p via Google Classroom
Tuesday, August 14: Quotation Marks Test; IXL Due (F.18 and N.5); Continue reading independent novel
Wednesday, August 15: Notes for Sentences/Fragments/Run-Ons; Notes for nonfiction
Thursday, August 16: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Background notes for "Ishi--the Last Yahi"
Friday, August 17: S/F/RO--IXL A.6 and A.7; Read/discuss "Ishi--the Last Yahi"
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Monday, August 6: Quotation Marks--Notes; Patriotism Essay--Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, August 7: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18; Patriotism Essay--Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, August 8: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Patriotism Essay--Finish Body Paragraphs and Write Introduction
Thursday, August 9: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Patriotism Essay--Introduction and Conclusion
Friday, August 10: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Finalize/proofread Patriotism Essay (Due at 11:59pm via Google Classroom)
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Monday, August 6: Quotation Marks--Notes; Success Essay--Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, August 7: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18; Success Essay--Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, August 8: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Success Essay--Finish Body Paragraphs
Thursday, August 9: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Success Essay--Introduction
Friday, August 10: Quotation Marks--IXL F.18 and N.5; Success Essay--Conclusion
Second and Third Periods/Advanced Content:
Thursday, August 2: Class Introduction; Quote Activity
Friday, August 3: Finish quote activity; Introduction to Patriotism Unit
Fourth and Fifth Periods/Language Arts:
Thursday, August 2: Class Introduction; Quote Activity
Friday, August 3: Finish quote activity; Success Article/Reading