English I (1st Nine Weeks)

Week of August 14

Monday/Tuesday Activity Day - Even/Odd 8/14 & 8/15

Universal Screener Test Day - In-class comprehension assessment

Finish the Brain Activity and turn it in for a grade.

Shoes About Me Activity

Wednesday/Thursday - Even/Odd 8/16 & 8/17

Friday/Monday - Even/Odd 8/18 & 8/21

Week of August 28

Monday, August 28 or Tuesday, August 29

Wednesday, 8/30 or Thursday, 8/31 (Task 2 will be revisited on the following class meet.)

Friday, September 1 or Tuesday, September 5 Students were given class time to complete missing assignments.

Week of August 21

Monday, August 21 - Odd Day

Tuesday, August 22 (Even) & Wednesday, August 23 (Odd)

Thursday, August 24 (Even) or Friday, August 25 (Odd)

Week of September 4 - 8

Tuesday, September 5 (Odd Day) & Wednesday, September 6 (Even Day)

Clever Page - Complete the Actively Learn TikTok article ; NoRedInk - FANBOYS assignments

Thursday, September 7 & Friday, September 8

Highlight Descriptive Details - GREEN

Highlight Dialogue - YELLOW

1. Explain which details you used from the stimulus.

2. How did you resolve the conflict from the story?

Week of September 11 - 15

Tuesday, September 12 (ODD) of Wednesday, September 13 (EVEN)

Station 1: Teacher Led

Read/Annotate the first FOUR paragraphs of "The Moral Logic of Survivor's Guilt" p. 153 and answer questions.

Station 2:

1) Tear out p. 161 GRAMMAR NOTES from the textbook and paste notes into the comp. book.

2) Tear out a clean paper from comp. book. Create a new example for each bulleted example of semicolon, colon, and dashes from notes.

3) Complete practice handout.

Station 3:

Thursday, September 14 (Odd) or Friday, September 15 (Even)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 or TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 ONLY

TASKS:

1) Read paragraphs 5 and 6 only of the story that begins on p. 153. Annotate the text and answer the questions below in complete sentences. "The Moral Logic of Survivor's Guilt"

2) Sign onto NoRedInk which is on our Clever page. MAKE SURE ALL ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. If you have completed it, you have practice activities to review.

3) Create original sentences with our vocabulary words, making sure to use a semicolon correctly.

Below is a reminder of each word's meaning.

Week of Monday, September 18 - Monday, September 25

Wednesday, September 20 Odd & Thursday, September 21 Even

Station 2 - PLAYPOSIT

Friday, September 22 Odd and Monday, September 25 Even

1) Vocabulary Test

2) Opportunity for Make-up Work Completion

3) LIBRARY!!!

Assignment Check for the Week

Questions for "The Moral Logic of Survivor's Guilt"

Paragraphs 1-4 (6 questions)

Paragraphs 5-6 (6 questions)

Paragraphs 7-10 (6 questions)

Grammar Practice

Playposit Online Completion

1-5 THAMOS Sentence + 1-6 Semicolon Conjunctive Adverb

Vocabulary Check

Frayer Model for 6 Words

Original Sentence WITH vocabulary work AND semicolon

Comic Strip with Dialogue - using commas and quotations correctly

Monday, September 25 - Friday, September 29 (Last Day of Grading Period)

Monday, September 25 Odd Day

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

I can review semicolon usage and create original sentences correctly using a SEMICOLON conjunctive adverb and COMMA correctly.

I can examine context clues within a sentence to determine the best-fitting vocabulary word.

1. Vocabulary and Semicolon + Conj Adverb + Comma TEST

2. Opportunity to complete missing assignments

3. Library Session with Ms. Proctor

Assignment Check

Questions for "The Moral Logic of Survivor's Guilt"

Paragraphs 1-4 (6 questions)

Paragraphs 5-6 (6 questions)

Paragraphs 7-10 (6 questions)

Grammar Practice

Playposit Online Completion

1-5 THAMOS Sentence + 1-6 Semicolon Conjunctive Adverb

Vocabulary Check

Frayer Model for 6 Words

Original Sentence WITH vocabulary work AND semicolon

Comic Strip with Dialogue - using commas and quotations correctly

Tuesday, September 26 odd OR Wednesday, September 27 even

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

I can create VIVID word usage by showing not telling in my descriptive details.

I can examine a reading passage by finding key ideas needed to meet the reflection tool expectations for narrative writing.

1. Bell Work - SHOW/Don't Tell Review Practice AND Notes - SHOW/Don't Tell

2. Reread p. 136-139 / Gather prewriting notes - LOOK AT PROMPT! :)

Setting (where and details)

Characters (who and details)

Conflict + Conclusion (what happened)

Don't forget to notice the dialogue...

3. BEGIN WRITING NARRATIVE!

Prompt: You have read the short story “The Seventh Man.” Write a multi-paragraph, narrative essay as if you were on the beach the day K died. Be sure to include details from the text in your new narrative.

Exit: GO TO NEARPOD. Explain what info from the story you used. What else will you create in your narrative to meet the rubric expectations?

Thursday, September 28 odd OR Friday, September 29 even

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

I can examine my narrative writing by referring to the reflection tool to edit content to meet expectations.

I can validate my answer choices by supporting them with textual evidence.

1. Bell Work - NEARPOD

2. Finish Narrative. Highlight Green for descriptions and Yellow for dialogue

3. Complete the Reflection Sheet

EXIT: Using an expo marker on your desk, write the sentence below with correct comma, quotation marks, and end punctuation. Put marker in the box when finished.

Rudy exclaimed It's almost Fall Break