Planning Your Week
F 3/30: Finish reading Part II of The Night Circus.
Continue independently reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; we will review portions in class, but it is your responsibility to finish Part II and Part II, using the Night Circus Study Guide Part II-III.
We will be reading The Tempest in class; we will use a class set of books at school, and you may read/review online using the Folger edition of The Tempest.


Monday, March 26
Opener:  

1. Review “The Betrayed Duke Prospero” (PBS video); review the primary conflicts introduced in Act I of The Tempest (Somebody Wanted But So).

Work Session: 

1. Preview The Tempest Act II with film.
2. Read/analyze Act II Scene 1 and Act II Scene 2, making note of quotes for your scholar’s journal and developing deeper analysis of your motif.

Closer: Continue reading The Night Circus Part II-III.
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Tuesday, March 27
Opener:  Today you will have a sub while I go to a STEM workshop at Georgia Tech. :)
Review motifs in literature.
Work Session:

1. Read and summarize the information texts on circles, clocks, trees, names, and magic.
2. Analyze motifs in The Night Circus and The Tempest, comparing and contrasting how and why each author uses the motifs.

Closer: Add to scholar’s journal; read The Night Circus Part II.
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Wednesday, March 28
Opener:  Set up USA Test Prep accounts within this class; take the EOC review benchmark.
Read the Act II summary; review Act II Scene i, and analyze Gonzolo’s world view vs. Sebastian and Antonio’s remarks. Focus especially on Gonzalo’s lines (II, i, 152-161) (Says, means, matters individual response).
Work Session:

1. Finish analysis of Act II Scene 1 and Act II Scene 2, making note of quotes for your scholar’s journal and developing deeper analysis of your motif.

Closer: Draw parallels between the two texts.
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Thursday, March 29
Opener: Respond to the parallel plots prompt for The Night Circus. 
Work Session: 

1. Review expositions with Reading Art and narrative structure for EOC prompts.
2. Compose an EOC narrative response, developing an exposition to a story.
3. Share narrative responses.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part II.
HOMEWORK:  Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Friday, March 30
Opener: Explore how tempests form: ingredients needed for development, steering mechanisms, phenomena that slow/stop them (informational text).
Work Session:

1. Review Act I and II, focusing on elements of fiction; sort elements into metaphorical parallels with storm development, movement and intensification, and dissipation.
2. Create an illustration, chart, or map to organize your metaphorical components.
3. Introduce The Night Circus projects (something to think about as you continue reading over the break).

Closer: Review The Night Circus Part II (group prompts).
HOMEWORK:  Read The Night Circus Part II-III.

Planning Your Week
M 3/19 – The Night Circus Part I quiz
Continue independently reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; we will review portions in class, but it is your responsibility to finish Part II and Part II, using the Night Circus Study Guide Part II-III.
We will be reading The Tempest in class; we will use a class set of books at school, and you may read/review online using the Folger edition of The Tempest.


Monday, March 19
Opener: The Night Circus Part I quiz.
Work Session: 

1. Analyze theme: examine Bailey’s upbringing and make a claim about parent/child relationships and self-identity.

Closer: Continue reading The Night Circus Part II-III.
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Tuesday, March 20
Opener: Set up Nearpod.
Work Session:

1. Explore Shakespeare’s world: Elizabethan language, the Globe Theatre, culture, history, and overview of The Tempest with Nearpod.
2. Analyze, rehearse, and perform Act I Scene 1.

Closer: Compare/contrast student performances with adaptations of the play.
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Wednesday, March 21
Opener: Read the Act I Scene 2 summary.
Work Session:

1. Prepare group scenes for Act I, Scene 2; focus on blocking, stage directions, physical gestures, and voice inflection (annotate the scene, write the actions that your groups need to complete, prepare props and timing).
2. Perform the scene.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Thursday, March 22
Opener: Review “The Betrayed Duke Prospero” (PBS) and The Tempest Act I.
Work Session: 

1. Perform group scenes for Act I, Scene 2; focus on blocking, stage directions, physical gestures, and voice inflection (annotate the scene, write the actions that your groups need to complete, prepare props and timing).
2. Review elements of exposition. Summarize the exposition of The Tempest.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part I.
HOMEWORK:  Read The Night Circus Part II-III.


Friday, March 23
Opener:

1. Compose a "Somebody Wanted But So" statement for Act I Scene 1
2. View “The Betrayed Duke Prospero” (PBS)  

Work Session:

1. Perform group scenes for Act I, Scene 2; focus on blocking, stage directions, physical gestures, and voice inflection (annotate the scene, write the actions that your groups need to complete, prepare props and timing).
2. View The Tempest Act I.
3. Compose a  "Somebody Wanted But So" statement for Act I Scene 2; review expository elements
4. Complete scholar’s journal responses for Act 1 Scene 1 and Act 1 Scene 2.

Closer: Review The Night Circus Part II (study guide).
HOMEWORK:  Read The Night Circus Part II-III by March 30th. Quiz on Friday, March 30th. 

Planning Your Week
S 3/11 – No Red Ink verbals practice due at 11:59 p.m.
T 3/13 – No Red Ink verbals quiz
Th 3/15 – “I Remember You” final labeled draft of poem and complete movie presentation due in class.
F 3/16 – ZINC 2nd quarter check (142 words learned) at 11:59 p.m.
M 3/19 – The Night Circus Part I quiz


Continue independently reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; we will review portions in class, but it is your responsibility to finish Part I by Monday, March 19. To prepare for the quiz, use the Night Circus Study Guide Part I. 


Monday, March 12
Opener: Review exposition of The Night Circus and the study guide.
Work Session: 

1. Introduce The Tempest: View images Visual Texts and Shakespeare’s Language; Word/Phrase Bank and write poems/prose passages to share.
2. Discuss themes that emerge from the images and poems and create a list for the unit study of The Tempest.

Closer: Continue reading The Night Circus Part I and/or revise your “I Remember You” poem and reflections.
HOMEWORK: “I Remember You” complete video and labeled poem due Thursday; ZINC 2nd set due Friday. The Night Circus Part I quiz Monday.


Tuesday, March 13
Opener: Review “I Remember You” assignment requirements and rubric; focus on developing strong reflections to explain your literary technique. Review qualities of strong presentations through the speaking/listening standards for ELA 9th grade.
Work Session:

1. Computer Lab: Revise “I Remember You” poem and reflections; develop your multimedia presentation.​
2. Use the following link to place your finished product in a shared folder:

           https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FN_ju85zmptVHTrWZSciPfNl-FtqmL8m
Closer: Read The Night Circus Part I.
HOMEWORK: “I Remember You” complete video and labeled poem due Thursday; ZINC 2nd set due Friday. The Night Circus Part I quiz Monday.


Wednesday, March 14–EARLY RELEASE
Opener: Review “I Remember You” assignment requirements and rubric; focus on developing strong reflections to explain your literary technique. Review qualities of strong presentations through the speaking/listening standards for ELA 9th grade.
Work Session:

1. Computer Lab: Revise “I Remember You” poem and reflections; develop your multimedia presentation.
2. Checklist for I Remember You.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part I.
HOMEWORK: “I Remember You” complete video and labeled poem due Thursday; ZINC 2nd set due Friday. The Night Circus Part I quiz Monday.


Thursday, March 15
Opener: Review The Night Circus Part I.
Work Session: 

1. Present “I Remember You” poems.

Closer: Read The Night Circus Part I.
HOMEWORK:  ZINC 2nd set due Friday. The Night Circus Part I quiz Monday.


Friday, March 16
Opener: Finish “I Remember You” presentations and set up Nearpod. 
Work Session:

1. Explore Shakespeare’s world: Elizabethan language, the Globe Theatre, culture, history, and overview of The Tempest with Nearpod.
2. Analyze, rehearse, and perform Act I Scene 1 (pantomime, self-reflection, group discussion; add dialogue).

Closer: Compare/contrast student performances with professional adaptations of the play.
HOMEWORK:  ZINC 2nd set due Friday. The Night Circus Part I quiz Monday.

Planning Your Week
F 3/9 – Poetry Out Loud recitation of one poem due; TPFASST and annotated poems for 2 poems due.
S 3/11 – No Red Ink verbals practice due at 11:59 p.m.
Th 3/15 – “I Remember You” final labeled draft of poem and complete movie presentation due in class.
F 3/16 – ZINC 2nd quarter check (142 words learned) at 11:59 p.m.
Elective course registration this week. Please bring signed forms (downloaded from Harrison’s website) with 6 choices for each semester!
Thank you for obtaining a copy of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; we will begin reading in class soon, but feel free to get ahead if you would like. Use the Night Circus Study Guide Part I. 


Monday, March 5
Opener: View sample “I Remember You” videos; read and annotate “George Gray.” 
Work Session: 

1. Mini-lesson on ppt tricks and hints for how to put together a seamless presentation.
2. Writer’s workshop on “I Remember You” poems; add sensory imagery, sound devices (assonance, consonance, rhyme, etc.)
3. Compose 2nd reflection
4. Work on POL: TPFASTT/Soapstone/memorization

Closer: IR Enjoy!
HOMEWORK:  POL TPFASST and annotation of both poems due in class Friday; you will recite one of your poems in class. No Red Ink verbals practice due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Work on “I Remember You” poem and video due next Thursday, March 15. ZINC 2nd set (142 words learned) due next Friday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m.


Tuesday, March 6
Opener: Read/annotate “Fiddler Jones.”
Work Session:

1. Elective registration
   
2. Writer’s workshop on “I Remember You” poems; label sensory imagery, add figurative language (metaphors, connotative diction, etc.).
3. Compose 3rd reflection.
4. Work on POL TPFASTT/annotation/memorization.

Closer: Revise your poem, focusing on the person you plan to be the subject of “I Remember You”; add imagery and repetition.
HOMEWORK: POL TPFASST and annotation of both poems due in class Friday; you will recite one of your poems in class. No Red Ink verbals practice due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Work on “I Remember You” poem and video due next Thursday, March 15. ZINC 2nd set (142 words learned) due next Friday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m.


Wednesday, March 7
Opener: Memory games.
Work Session:

1. Reread “George Gray” by Edgar Lee Masters: define unknown words, paraphrase sections, re-read and discuss reactions to the text.
2. CEI (EOC) writing assignment with poems. Compose response to EOC prompt.

Closer: View the Brain Games episode: “Patterns”; discuss how recognizing patterns in literature can aid your interpretation.
HOMEWORK: POL TPFASST and annotation of both poems due in class Friday; you will recite one of your poems in class. No Red Ink verbals practice due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Work on “I Remember You” poem and video due next Thursday, March 15. ZINC 2nd set (142 words learned) due next Friday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m.


Thursday, March 8
Opener: Watch Ted Talk: (ties into Poetry out Loud AND word pool activity) 3:30-11:00.
Work Session: 

1. Trios perform POL poems for one another; provide feedback on delivery, dramatic expression, voice inflection and pronunciation.
2. Writer’s workshop on “I Remember You” poems.
3. Poetic device scavenger hunt: swap and trade to annotate each other’s “I Remember You” poems–what devices/techniques can you spot? What is the effect?

Closer: Share annotations and comments with your group.
HOMEWORK: POL TPFASST and annotation of both poems due in class Friday; you will recite one of your poems in class. No Red Ink verbals practice due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Work on “I Remember You” poem and video due next Thursday, March 15. ZINC 2nd set (142 words learned) due next Friday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m.


Friday, March 9
Opener: Rehearse your poem with your group.
Work Session:

1. Perform POL
2. Take notes on performances to provide peer feedback
3. Write a reflection/mini argument on which performance was most effective and why.

Closer: Share POL feedback with others.
HOMEWORK: No Red Ink verbals practice due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Work on “I Remember You” poem and video due next Thursday, March 15. ZINC 2nd set (142 words learned) due next Friday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m.