Week of Nov. 7

Juniors- Nov. 7-10

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 11R4- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures.  11W18- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 11W21-26- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 11R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G11.2R.C2.PO3 I can discover significant major literary periods of American literature that affect history and culture.

 

Monday- Quote:  “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Alexander Graham Bell.  Students will present literary movement essays. Students will read, “The Purpose of Literature” and select one of the questions to write an essay about.

 

Tuesday- Quote: “It’s not what happens, but how you react that matters.” Epictetus.  Begin reading the play, “The Crucible” on pg. 914.   

 

Wednesday- The students will take a randomized essential facts quiz and graph their scores.  Finish reading the play, “The Crucible"

 

Thursday- The students will watch the movie, “The Crucible”

ALL Seniors October 31-Nov. 3

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 12R3- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures. 12W17- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 12W22-27- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 12R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G12.3W.C6.PO1 I can write a research paper.

 

Monday- Quote Analysis: “The first rule of holes: when you’re in one, stop digging.” Molly Ivins. Students will continue reading, “Beowulf” pgs. 48-60.

Tuesday- Quote Analysis: “Some days you’re a bug.” Price Cobb.  Review “Beowulf” Complete ?’s 1-15 in complete sentences, #15 create a Venn diagram.

 

Wednesday- Students will take a randomized essential facts test and graph their scores. Read, “Gilgamesh” on pg. 63-64. Answer ?’s 1-10 in complete sentences, and ?’s 1-4 on pg. 66.

 

Thursday- Test-Write a compare and contrast essay of the personal goals that motivate Beowulf and Gilgamesh to go on their particular quests.  Why, in your opinion, is each willing to put himself at risk?  What other motives surface during the course of each hero’s struggle? Which hero do you feel has more noble goals? Use examples from the text to support your answers.

 

 

Honor Juniors- November 7-10  

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 11R4- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures.  11W18- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 11W21-26- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 11R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G11.2R.C2.PO3 I can discover significant major literary periods of American literature that affect history and culture.

 Monday- Quote:  “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Alexander Graham Bell.  Teacher will assign literary movement mini-research report with PowerPoint. APA Format Presentation will be reviewed as well.  Students will read chapters 4-5 in

Tuesday- Quote: “It’s not what happens, but how you react that matters.” Epictetus. The students will discuss the nightly reading and in cooperative groups complete writing activity on pg. 13 in Animal Farm Study Guide.  Students will read chapter 6 and answer appropriate ?’s.

Wednesday- The students will take a randomized essential facts quiz and graph their scores. Students will read chapters 7-8 and complete coinciding writing activity in study guide pg. 15.

 

Thursday- Students will present literary movement PowerPoint presentations