High School Open House

WELCOME!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! (2 hours)

In 1st Period Only:

• Discuss school forms that need to be filled out
• Assign lockers
• Look at and discuss the school website, the bell schedule, and the school handbook
• Watch and discuss videos on school safety and community service hours

7-period schedule

Bring:

• Laptop or other device
• Pencil (or pen) and paper
• Excitement and anticipation for a great year! :)

In Class:

• Introductions
• Introductory letter assigned

Assigned:

• Work on your introductory letter (due next Mon./Tues.)

In Class:

• Rules and Procedures
• Introduce grammar book
• Diagnostic test

Assigned:

• Continue working on the introductory letter (due Mon./Tues.). On Friday, we will be formatting it together in class, so try to have as much of it completed as possible: Letter Rubric.
• Grammar: p. 53-56: Ex. 5-6 (Due Fri.)
  Complete the grammar work in the EOLang book. See the pages in the right sidebar. Record your answers on paper. As we continue with the grammar work, you can simply add exercises to the same page. You will not have to do each grammar assignment on a separate page. We will check work at the beginning of the next class.
• Bring in your summer reading work and book.

Seating chart day!

Sit where you want to stay!

Due:

• Grammar: p. 53-56: Ex. 5-6
• Bring in your summer reading work and book.

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Apply MLA format to your introductory letter
• Discuss summer reading, Socratic Seminars, and the upcoming test on Mon./Tues.

Assigned:

• Finish writing and formatting your letter. Submit to TurnItIn.com before class on Wed./Thurs.: Letter Rubric
• Study for the Lord of the Flies (LotF) summer reading test: Study Guide
• Review and revise questions for Socratic Seminar.

Due:

• Study for the Lord of the Flies (LotF) summer reading test: Study Guide
• Revised summer reading questions (you will not turn these in today, but you should have revised them by today)

In Class:

• Library orientation
• Summer Reading Assessment 1: LotF Content Test (multiple choice, matching, true-false)
• Set up TurnItIn.com accounts
• Discuss Socratic Seminar

Assigned:

• Prepare for the LotF Socratic Seminar (use the scoring guide to help you prepare)
• Finish writing and formatting your letter. Submit to TurnItIn.com before class on Wed./Thurs.: Letter Rubric
• Submit your revised questions and one, full response to TurnItIn.com before class

Due:

• Introductory Letter submitted to TurnItIn.com before class
• Revised questions and one, full response submitted to TurnItIn.com before class
• Prepare for the LotF Socratic Seminar (use the scoring guide to help you prepare)

In Class:

• Summer Reading Assessment 2: LotF Socratic Seminar

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 58-60: Ex. 7, Rev. A

Due:

• Grammar: p. 58-60: Ex. 7, Rev. A

Bring to class:

• Whatever you need to complete some grammar work
• Your laptop or device if you have one (you may borrow a classroom laptop if you need to)

In Class:

• Check grammar

• Sign up for Vocabulary.com and join your class
• Discuss verbs and adverbs and complete some grammar exercises in class.

Assigned:

• Grammar: Verbs: p. 63-66: Ex. 11, 14, 15; Adverbs p. 69-72: Ex. 18, 20, 21
  We will complete and check as much as we can in class. Complete the rest for homework.

Due:

• Grammar: Verbs: p. 63-66: Ex. 11, 14, 15; Adverbs p. 69-72: Ex. 18, 20, 21
  We will complete and check as much as we can in class. Complete the rest for homework.

In Class:

• Check grammar: the answers are posted here: Ex. 15, 18, 20, 21 (Key)

• Read Mythology chapter 1, and begin working on the study questions.
  You will need to type up your answers in a Word document (to submit to TurnItIn.com).
• Use the MLA style you used for your introductory letter as you type these up: heading, title, font, font size, double spacing.
   
  Note! Do not treat these Mythology questions lightly. You must answer in complete sentences, and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about with seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. Also, this will not be a simple completion grade. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers (not necessarily LONG answers--try to be concise), and I'm looking to see that you follow directions.
• The Mythology reading is posted here and in the sidebar. The password is the same password you use for the grammar book documents. I will continue to post the readings on the website, but as we continue in the Mythology book this semester, you will want to purchase your own copy or use the one I check out to you.

Assigned:

• Continue working on Reading Myth Chap. 1 and complete the study questions (Submit to TurnItIn.com before class on Friday, 8/25)
• Grammar: p. 73-79: Rev. B, Ex. 23, 25

Due:

• Grammar: p. 73-79: Rev. B, Ex. 23, 25

In Class:

• Receive myPerspectives textbook
• Check grammar and discuss grammar test
• Sign up for Vocabulary.com and join your class

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 81-84: Ex. 27, Chapter Review Ex. A-C
• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 1: Parts of Speech
• Finish Myth Chap. 1 questions and submit to TurnItIn.com before class on Friday

Due:

• Grammar: p. 81-84: Ex. 27, Chapter Review Ex. A-C
• Myth Chap. 1 questions submitted to TurnItIn.com before class (see directions above posted on Mon./Tues., 8/21-22)

In Class:

• Check grammar and review before test
• Grammar Test: Chapter 1: Parts of Speech

Assigned:

• Read "The Seventh Man": p. 132-145 in myPerspectives Vol. 1
  Read the story, use the comprehension questions to review your reading (but you will NOT be turning these in), read "Analyze Craft and Structure" on page 147 (know what a frame story is), and know the "Concept Vocabulary" and "Word Study" on page 148.
• Be ready for a quiz over the reading.

Due:

• "The Seventh Man": p. 132-145 in myPerspectives Vol. 1
  Read the story, use the comprehension questions to review your reading (but you will NOT be turning these in), read "Analyze Craft and Structure" on page 147 (know what a frame story is), and know the "Concept Vocabulary" and "Word Study" on page 148.

In Class:

• Quiz: "The Seventh Man"
• Discuss plot elements in "The Seventh Man"

Assigned:

• Read "The Most Dangerous Game." We will have a quiz on Wednesday.
  It is available in the online textbook, or you can access it here.

Due:

• Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game." It is available in the online textbook, or you can access it here.

In Class:

• Quiz: "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Identify and discuss the climax and other plot elements of "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Take notes on character types

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 93-97: Rev. A, Ex. 7, 8, 9
• Read Character and Point of View

Due:

• Grammar: p. 93-97: Rev. A, Ex. 7, 8, 9

In Class:

• Check and discuss grammar.
• Take notes on Point-of-View and Characterization
• "The Most Dangerous Game" analysis: Begin on the FIRST prompt on the writing prompts handout. This week we have taken notes on and discussed point-of-view and characterization. The instructions ask you to analyze these literary terms in passages from the story. Be sure to answer just the first prompt (on point-of-view), and give thorough answers. You must provide specific pieces of evidence to get credit for this assignment. Feel free to work with and discuss the prompts with a partner, but everyone must submit his or her own work. Type out your responses to the prompt and submit to TurnItIn.com by Friday of next week.

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 98-101: Ex. 11, 12, Rev. B
• "The Most Dangerous Game" prompt. Draft a response to the Point-of-View prompt (the one on the front). Follow the directions on the handout. It doesn't have to be typed, but if you type it, bring in a printout to class.

Due:

• Grammar: p. 98-101: Ex. 11, 12, Rev. B
• Read Theme and Symbol (mainly focus on the explanations of theme and symbol; there will not be a quiz)
• "The Most Dangerous Game" prompt. Draft a response to the Point-of-View prompt (the one on the front). Follow the directions on the handout. It doesn't have to be typed, but if you type it, bring in a printout to class.

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Discuss predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, and direct objects
• Discuss "The Most Dangerous Game" prompt that was assigned Friday
• Take notes on and discuss Irony and Theme

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 102-106: Ex. 14, 16, 18
• Coimplete the paragraph response that you started. Submit it to TurnItIn.com by Friday afternoon.
• Read "The Necklace"
  There will be a quiz.

Also, answer the following questions on your own paper:
(1) What is the point of view in the story? Provide evidence.
(2) What effect does POV have on the ending?
(3) What irony occurs in the story? remember we defined irony in class.
(4) What is a main theme of the story (one that relates to the whole story and not just one part)?

Due:

• Grammar: p. 102-106: Ex. 14, 16, 18
• Read "The Necklace"
  There will be a quiz.

Also, answer the following questions on your own paper:
(1) What is the point of view in the story? Provide evidence.
(2) What effect does POV have on the ending?
(3) What irony occurs in the story? remember we defined irony in class.
(4) What is a main theme of the story (one that relates to the whole story and not just one part)?

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Quiz: "The Necklace"
• Nearpod exercise using SO#1-3
• Identify and discuss literary elements in "The Necklace": climax, POV, irony, theme

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 107-110: Ex. 19, Rev. C, Rev. D, Ex. 20
• Read Setting, Mood, and Imagery
• Complete the practice exercise for the list assigned on Vocabulary.com (Due Tues./Wed.).
  Remember to log in through Clever!
• Read "The Cask of Amontillado" (Due Tues./Wed.)
  (vocabulary will be included on the quiz).
  Answer the following questions on your own paper:
  (1) What is the setting of the story? Be sure to describe how it changes.
  (2) How does the mood change as the setting changes?
  (3) What is a theme of the story?
  (4) Provide an example from the story of at least two of the following: verbal, situational, and dramatic irony.

Due:

• Grammar: p. 107-110: Ex. 19, Rev. C, Rev. D, Ex. 20
• Read Setting, Mood, and Imagery
• Practice exercise for the list assigned on Vocabulary.com.
  Remember to log in through Clever!
• Read "The Cask of Amontillado"
  (vocabulary will be included on the quiz).
  Answer the following questions on your own paper:
  (1) What is the setting of the story? Be sure to describe how it changes.
  (2) How does the mood change as the setting changes?
  (3) What is a theme of the story?
  (4) Provide an example from the story of at least two of the following: verbal, situational, and dramatic irony.

In Class:

• Quiz: "The Cask of Amontillado" (including vocabulary)
• Check grammar
• Discussion of "Cask"

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 111-113: Chapter 2 Review: Ex. A-D (for exercises B and C, ignore the directions. For these exercises, find the simple subject, the simple predicate, and any complements in each sentence.)
• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 2: Parts of the Sentence
• To help you study, complete the optional Grammar assignments: extra review (key) and other practice in sidebar
• Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (no vocabulary will be on the quiz) Due Mon./Tues.
• On your own paper, analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, symbols, irony, and theme. Due Mon./Tues.

Due:

• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 2: Parts of the Sentence
• To help you study, complete the optional Grammar assignments: extra review (key) and other practice in sidebar

In Class:

• Grammar Test: Chapter 2: Parts of the Sentence

Assigned:

• Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (no vocabulary will be on the quiz)
• On your own paper, analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, symbols, irony, and theme.
• Begin the Vocabulary.com assignment for Part 1 of Hamilton's Mythology. You only have to complete the practice exercises. You are NOT required to achieve mastery on the entire list. This assignment is due before school on Tuesday, October 10.

• Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (no vocabulary will be on the quiz)
• On your own paper, analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, symbols, irony, and theme.

In Class:

• Review grammar test
• Quiz: "The Scarlet Ibis"
• Small group and class discussion: applying literary terms to short stories and supporting answers with textual evidence
• Discuss upcoming short story test

Assigned:

• Read "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
  A. Answer the multiple choice questions on p. 544-545, #1-13
  B. Analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, and theme. Write out your analysis as we do in class.
• Study for the short story unit test
• Continue the Vocabulary.com assignment for Part 1 of Hamilton's Mythology. You only have to complete the practice exercises. You are NOT required to achieve mastery on the entire list. This assignment is due before school on Tuesday, October 10.

Due:

• Read "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
  A. Answer the multiple choice questions on p. 544-545, #1-13
  B. Analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, and theme. Write out your analysis as we do in class.
• Study for the short story unit test

In Class:

• Discuss and check analysis of "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
• Review literary terms and other notes for upcoming literary analysis test

Assigned:

• Study for the first part of the unit test. It will be multiple choice, matching, and a few short answer. You need to study all of your notes from class about literary terms. See the notes I posted in the sidebar to help you study. You need to not only be able to recognize the definitions of the terms, but you must also be able to define them yourself and apply them to examples I give you. You will not need to study any of the stories that we have read. I will not ask you about those stories on the test.
• Continue the Vocabulary.com assignment for Part 1 of Hamilton's Mythology. You only have to complete the practice exercises. You are NOT required to achieve mastery on the entire list. This assignment is due before school on Tuesday, October 10.

In Class:

• Unit Test Part 1: Literary Terms
• Continue to review for part 2 of the literary analysis test

Assigned:

• Study for the literary analysis test.

In Class:

• Unit Test Part 2: Literary Analysis

Assigned:

• Continue the Vocabulary.com assignment for Part 1 of Hamilton's Mythology. You only have to complete the practice exercises. You are NOT required to achieve mastery on the entire list. This assignment is due before school on Tuesday, October 10.
• Read the Foreword and Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology and answer the study questions. Do not treat these questions lightly. You must answer in complete sentences, and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about with seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. Also, this will not be a completion grade. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers, and I'm looking to see that you followed directions.
  
  Another piece of advice: don't simply try to hunt for the answers. Trying to skip the reading often leads to wrong answers, plus you miss the context of what is being discussed. The questions are in order as you read, so read carefully and answer the questions as you go.
  
  This assignment is not due until before school on Thursday, October 12, but I will give 2 points extra credit to anyone who turns it in by Monday, October 9. You will have to type out the assignment (following MLA format) and submit it to TurnItIn.com.

In Class:

• Continue the Vocabulary.com assignment for Part 1 of Hamilton's Mythology. You only have to complete the practice exercises. You are NOT required to achieve mastery on the entire list. This assignment is due before school on Tuesday, October 10.
• Read the Foreword and Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology and answer the study questions. Do not treat these questions lightly. You must answer in complete sentences, and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about with seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. Also, this will not be a completion grade. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers, and I'm looking to see that you followed directions.
  
  Another piece of advice: don't simply try to hunt for the answers. Trying to skip the reading often leads to wrong answers, plus you miss the context of what is being discussed. The questions are in order as you read, so read carefully and answer the questions as you go.
  
  This assignment is not due until before school on Thursday, October 12, but I will give 2 points extra credit to anyone who turns it in by Monday, October 9. You will have to type out the assignment (following MLA format) and submit it to TurnItIn.com.

NO CLASS!

Spirit Day/Pig-Out

No Class: PSAT

7-period schedule after the test

Tuesday 10/24: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:15-6:15: Please email me to set up a time to meet.

Mon./
Tues.

Mid-Term Review: 1st, 3rd, & 2nd Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 1st Period

MID-TERM EXAMS: 2nd & 3rd Periods

Mid-Term Review: 4th & 5th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 4th & 5th Periods

Mid-Term Review: 6th & 7th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 6th & 7th Periods

Regular class: 2nd & 3rd Periods

2-hour day

Regular Class: 1st Period

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS BREAK!