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WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS:

INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE:
  1. This Week:
  2. Previous Weeks:
  3. Binder Table of Contents:
  4. Handouts and Enrichment Activities not in Binder:
  5. Live UStream Broadcasts:

 

Visitors to this page:

 

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Our weekly schedule has changed as a result of snow related schedule changes.

 

This Week:

DATE FOCUS AGENDA ASSIGNMENTS

Monday, February 8th

  • On this day in 1958, 15 year old Bobby Fisher became a world-famous chess champion.
  • Understanding the personal narrative

 
 
  • Daily Question
  • Grammar Lesson: Daily edit and pronoun types
  • This I Believe essay
    • Review types of writing - what is a personal essay?
  • Turn in both 1st paragraph response (lesson learned) and 1st draft of essay.
  • SSR Project: Select a non-western memoir to read.  Signed SSR Approval sheet by 2/8. Either borrow or buy a copy of your chosen SSR book for FRIDAY, 2/12.

Tuesday, February 9th

 
  • What is voice? How do writers establish a unique writing voice?
  • Daily Question
  • Grammar Lesson: Daily edit and pronoun review
  • Review binder organization
  • What is style and voice?
  • What is good writing?
  • This I Believe:
    • Return 1st drafts
    • Examine examples
    • Looking at examples for our revision
        
  • Study for first grammar quiz over the 8 parts of speech, nouns, and pronous - WEDNESDAY. If school is closed, this quiz will be given the day we return.
  • Finish Writing Goals for WEDNESDAY (or day we return).
  • This I Believe: Revise your essay.  Post your 2nd copy as a blog to our Ning. Bring in a hard-copy of your 2nd draft to peer revise on THURSDAY. If school is closed Wednesday, we will peer revise on Friday.
  • All sorts of extra credit opportunities!

 

Wednesday, February 10th


If there is no school on Wednesday, the grammar quiz and binder check will happen on the day we return to school.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 11th 

  • Kenkokukinen no Hi /National Foundation Day (Japan)

 
  • Making the most of revision
  • Don't forget your SSR book tomorrow!
  • This I Believe: Revise your essay.  Post your 2nd copy as a blog to our Ning. Bring in a hard-copy of your 2nd draft to peer revise on FRIDAY.

Friday, February 12th

  • Red Hand Day
  • Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
  • NAACP founded
  • On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years in a South African prison.
  • Peer revision and revision strategies 
  • Revise MUG Paragraph using proof reading marks for TUESDAY.
  • This I Believe: Revise your essay once more using the suggestions you received from the peer revision, the sentence grid, and using the grading rubric.  You will turn in a final copy of your essay, a peer revised second draft, a first draft with teacher comments, a completed sentence grid sheet, and any other drafts and brainstorms on TUESDAY, FEB. 16.

 

 

Previous Weeks:

  • Follow this link for the schedules from previous weeks.

 

Binder Table of Contents:

DATE GIVEN
 TITLE
 PAGE NUMBER(S)
25 January 2010 10th Grade English Syllabus 1
25 January 2010 What Do I Bring to the Text Letter 2
26 January 2010 Understanding Perspective: Analysis of a Review 3
26 January 2010 "On Interpretation" 4
26 January 2010 Reading Closely - Glossing Instructions 5
26 January 2010

Literary Terms Section:

 6 a -
26 January 2010 Summer Reading Graphic Organizers: Beetles and Angels and Three Cups of Tea 7
27 January 2010 Summer Reading Thematic Presentation 8 a-b
27 January 2010 MLA Made Simple Guide 9 a-
29 January 2010 Summer Reading Test 10 a-b
2 February 2010 Themes from Summer Reading 11 a-b
2 February 2010 What is Good Writing Journal 12
4 February 2010 SSR Reading Project - Non-Western Memoirs  13 a-e 
4 February 2010 What Do You Think? Handout and Initial Response 14 a-b
5 February 2010 This I Believe: Tips for Writing the Personal Essay and Drafts 15 a-?
8 February 2010 Types of Writing Notes 16
9 February 2010 Writing Goals

17 a-b
11 Feb. 2010 Grammar Quiz 1: Parts of Speech, Nouns, and Pronouns 18
11 Feb. 2010 Learning to Read Critically 19
12 Feb. 2010 SSR Reflection Journals 20 a-?
16 Feb. 2010 African Poetry Packet 21 a -
16 Feb. 2010

Vocabulary:

 22 a -

 

 

Handouts and Enrichment Activities not in Binder:

Please be aware that some links will not be accessible until we have completed the activity in class.

Live UStream Broadcasts:

Free video streaming by Ustream

You will also be able to view recorded webcasts of our class by directly accessing our UStream page at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/msward. You do need a password to access this page. The password will be given out to students in class and to parents during Back-to-School Night.

 

 

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