May 13 to 17
Goals: identify and explain "cause and effect" within the text; respond to themes within text
Monday: work on paragraphs; HW: be finished with the revision page of the first paragraph
Tuesday: work on paragraphs; HW: be done with the first paragraph
Wednesday: work on paragraphs; HW: be done with the outline of the second paragraph
Thursday: work on paragraphs; HW: complete both paragraphs
Friday: final paragraph project on Julius Caesar is due; this paragraph project IS the final exam--late work will not be accepted!!!
May 6 to 10
Goals: identify and explain "cause and effect" within the text; respond to themes within text
Monday: Act V, Scene 3, presentations, day 1; read Act V, Scene 4; do reading log for HW
Tuesday: Act V, Scene 3, presentations, day 2: re-read Act V, Scene 4 out loud
Wednesday: read Act V, Scene 5, out loud; finish reading log for HW
Thursday: Sky Sox
Friday: quiz 5; turn in reading logs; begin Julius Caesar paragraphs
April 29 to May 3
Goals: find figurative language within text; identify motives of characters
Monday: Scantron
Tuesday: Act V, Scene 1--do reading log for HW; also storyboard figurative language w/in the act
Wednesday: Act V, Scene 2--do reading log for HW
Thursday: Act V, Scene 3--do reading log for HW
Friday: Act V, Scene 4
April 22 to 25
Monday: finish Act IV
Tuesday: study guide
Wednesday: reading log check; quiz; study guide due
Thursday: responding to Julius Caesar
Friday: no school for students
April 15 to 19
Monday: finish presentations of Act III, Scene 1
Tuesday: Act III, Scenes 2 and 3
Wednesday: finish Act III
Thursday: study guide; go over Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2
Friday: quiz; study guide due; reading log check over Act III; read Act IV, Scene 3
April 8 to 12
Monday: study guide for quiz; per. 5 and 6: Act II, Scene 4
Tuesday: quiz and reading log check for Act II; Read Act III, Scene 1 (spoiler alert: Julius Caesar dies)
Wednesday: Act III, Scene 1
Thursday: Act III, Scene 2
Friday: Act III, Scene 2 (continued); Act III, Scene 3
April 3 to 5
Wednesday: per 4: Act II, Scene 2; per 5 and 6: Act II, Scene I
Thursday: per. 4: Act II, Scene 3; per 5 and 6, Act II, Scene 2
Friday: per 4: Act II, Scene 4; Per 5 and 6: Act II, Scene 3
March 18 to 22
Monday: Julius Caesar; Act I, Scene 2
Tuesday: Julius Caesar
Wednesday: Julius Caesar; quiz
Thursday: reading log check through Act II, Scene 1
March 11 to 15
Monday: TCAP review
Tuesday: last day of TCAPs
Wednesday: begin Julius Caesar
Thursday: Julius Caesar
Friday: Julius Caesar
March 4 to March 8
Monday: "A Time to Talk" and "They Have Yarns:" responding to poetry
Tuesday: TCAPs
Wednesday: TCAPs
Thursday: TCAPs
Friday: poetry workshop
February 25 to March 1
Monday: Megamart article and letter to the editor
Tuesday: text features and FATP in newspapers
Wednesday: text features in books
Thursday: responding to fiction/short stories
Friday: responding to fiction/short stories
February 19 to 22
Tuesday: text features and FATP in articles on the Industrial Revolution; creating timelines using text
Wednesday: "History of Gum," "Mayor Bass Announces Megamart Construction"
Thursday: Who's who in a story's dialogue?
Friday: "The Adventures of Robin Hood," "Sail Away"
February 11 to 15
Monday: Responding to Stargirl; summarizing and analyzing
Tuesday: 'The Professional' and 'Pep Ralley Revival;' FATP
Wednesday: FATP for nonfiction; responding to nonfiction
Thursday: 'A Robot Named Dot' and 'The Iditarod'
Friday: 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
February 4 to 8
Monday: "Cozumel"--working with nonfiction
Tuesday: "Birches"--the pieces of a poem
Wednesday: "Little Women"--analyzing classic fiction
January 28 to February 1
Monday: TCAP prep/ "The Joker"/plot diagramming and the five elements of literature
Tuesday: TCAP prep/ "John's Bright Idea"/ compare and contrast works from different genres
Wednesday: TCAP prep/ "3 Famous Americans" and working with nonfiction
Thursday: TCAP prep/ "3 Famous Americans" and working with nonfiction
Friday: TCAP prep/ "3 Famous Americans" and working with nonfiction
January 22 to 25
Tuesday: International Towne preparation
Wednesday: International Towne preparation
Thursday: International Towne field trip
Friday: reading activity
January 14 to 18
Monday: vocab 13; read "Apollo and Daphne"
Tuesday: "Cupid and Psyche"
Wednesday: "Cupid and Psyche"
Thursday: prep for International Towne
Friday: vocab 13 due; quiz 13; prep for International Towne
January 8 to 11
Tuesday: Vocab 12 worksheet; read "Pygmalion and Galatea"
Wednesday: International Towne pretest; read "Echo and Narcissus"
Thursday: read "Apollo and Daphne"
Friday: Vocab 12 due; quiz 12; read "Orpheus and Eurydice"
December 17 to 21
Monday: study guide
Tuesday: exam
Wednesday: the poetry of Christmas
Thursday: winter poetry
Friday: holiday poetry
December 3 to 7
Monday: "Woman Work" poem; begin Vocab 11 (due Friday)
Tuesday: "All the World's a Stage"
Wednesday: continue "All the World's a Stage"
Thursday: Rudyard Kipling's "If"
Friday: "Sympathy/I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"; Quiz 11; vocab 11 due
November 26 to 30
Monday: TCAP prep/reading comprehension packet (in class)
Tuesday: Vocab 10 wkst (words from "Walden"); read "Walden" out loud in class and do two-column notes
Wednesday: Finish reading "Walden" and doing two-column notes; two-column notes due by the end of the period; begin Socratic Seminar
Thursday: Socratic Seminar on Walden
Friday: quiz on Vocab 10 and Walden; writing activitiy
November 12 to 15
Tuesday: read chapters 10 and 11; do 4 post-its; begin study guide
HW: finish reading log for 10 and 11; do study guide
Wednesday: read chapters 12 and 13 out loud
HW: finish reading log; do study guide
Thursday: read 14 and 15 out loud; do study guide
HW: finish reading log; finish study guide
Friday: turn in reading logs and study guides; Children's Homer test
November 5 to 9
Monday: vocab list 8; read chapters 3 to 4 and do 6 post-its
HW: do chs. 3 and 4 in the reading log
Tuesday: read chapters 5 and 6 out loud; do chs. 5 and 6 in reading log
Wednesday: read chs. 7 and 8; do 5 post-its
HW: do chs. 7 and 8 in reading log
Thursday: reading log check today! in-class writing activity
HW: finish in-class writing activity if needed
Friday: quiz 8; read chs. 9 and 10 silently
October 29 to November 2
Monday: vocab list 8, 11-sentence summary of The Iliad
HW: finish summary; vocab sheet 8 due Friday
Tuesday: begin paragraph analyzing heroism in The Iliad (part I of Children's Homer)
Wednesday: continue working on paragraph
Thursday: read Chs. 1 and 2 of Part II of Children's Homer
HW: finish reading log
Friday: vocab sheet 8 due; quiz 8; read chapters 3 and 4 of Children's Homer, part 2
October 14 to 16
Monday: Read chapters 15 and 16 in class; do reading log
HW: 4th and 5th periods: read chapters 17 and 18 and do 3 post-its
6th period: finish reading log for chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16
Tuesday: read chapters 19 and 20 silently; do 3 more post-its; do reading log for chs. 17 to 20
HW: finish reading log for chapters 17 to 20
Wednesday: Read 21 and 22 aloud; do reading log as a class
October 8 to 12
Monday: Vocab worksheet 7; read chapters 7 and 8 silently (do 5 post-its); do reading log (see rubric)
HW: vocab worksheet due Friday; finish unfinished work from class
Tuesday: Chapters 9 and 10 out loud in class; reading log (see rubric)
HW: vocab worksheet due Friday; finish reading and reading log if unfinished
Wednesday: Chapters 11 and 12 silently with 5 post-its; reading log (see rubric)
HW: vocab wkst due Friday; finish any unfinished work from class; be prepared for a reading log check on Thursday
Thursday: turn in reading logs; reading response practice; read chs. 13 and 14 for homework (5 post-its)
Friday: quiz 7; reading log as a class
October 1 to 5
Monday: TCAP practice
Tuesday: intro to Ancient Greece
Wednesday: read chapters 1 to 3 in class, do chapters 1 to 2 in reading log. No homework!
Thursday: Do chapter 3 in reading log, read chapters 4 and 5 silently (5 post-its) HW: reading log chapters 4 and 5
Friday: read chapters 6 and 7