September 15-19

Friday is picture day.  Pictures will be taken during English.  Students have to wear their school uniform; it is not a free dress day.

Monday

1.        go over roots and check parent signatures of I.R. sci-fi book

2.       Personal Narrative Essay-decisions, decisions (finish for Hw)

3.    Finish reading "TMDG"

4.       Hw:  "TMDG" ending due Wednesday.  Personal Narrative due tomorrow

Period 5

1.    What is a thesis statement?

2.    Personal Narrative Essay-decisions, decisions

3.    Go over new root

4.    Hw:  Finish Personal Narrative due tomorrow

Tuesday

1.        Collect essays
TThesis statements introducted

2.       “The Most Dangerous Game”

3.       Class Discussion

4.       “TMDG” Body Metaphor Groups

5.       Hw:  Write an ending to “TMDG due tomorrow,” Study Roots, and I.R.(due Sept 30)  Finish Thesis statement 

Period 5

1.        Collect essay (personal narrative)

2.       Finish “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” 

3.       Class discussion

4.       “RTT” one-pager

5.       Hw:  Write an ending to “RTT,” study new root for Friday quiz, and read for Independent Reading project

Wednesday

1.       Collect story ending

2.       Reading quiz “TMDG”

3.       Body Metaphor Groups

4.       Bloom’s questions for “TMDG”

5.       Hw:  Diagram the plot of  your personal narrative, Study roots and work on I.R.

Period 5

1.        Collect Story end to “RTT”

2.       Crossword Puzzle for new root

3.       One-Pager for “RTT”

4.       Hw:  Diagram the plot of "RTT," study root and read

Thursday

1.        Body Metaphor Group PROJECT due Friday
Diagram the plot of "TMDG" in class

Hw:  study roots

Period 5

1.        One-Pager for “RTT”

2.       Reading quiz for short story
BioPoem-Due Friday

3.       Review roots for tomorrow’s quiz

4.       Hw:  study

Friday (PICTURE DAY)

1.        Roots Quiz

2.       Share Body Metaphors

R"TMDG" short movie/Venn Diagram

3.       Hw:  I.R. due September 30

Period 5 (PICTURE DAY)

1.        Root Quiz

2.       Share one pager for “RTT”/ Movie-cartoon and Venn Diagram

3.       Read silently in I.R. (independent reading book)

4.       Hw:  none