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:
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:
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:
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III. Thursday, March 29 Opener: Respond to the parallel plots prompt for The Night Circus. Work Session:
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:
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III.
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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:
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III. Tuesday, March 20 Opener: Set up Nearpod. Work Session:
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III. Wednesday, March 21 Opener: Read the Act I Scene 2 summary. Work Session:
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:
HOMEWORK: Read The Night Circus Part II-III. Friday, March 23 Opener:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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. |
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