Tuesday,
9/6
DUE: TKAM ESSAY, VOCABULARY TASKS, LESSONS
Distribute Course Outline & Sign Off
Sheet
Complete Information Sheet
Review Class Procedures &
Expectations
Wednesday, 9/7
Students Evaluate Requirements
for Discussion Questions & Their Own Questions
Complete
Discussion of Class Expectations
Distribute
"Where
I'm From" Activity & Review Requirements
Thursday, 9/8
Review Requirements for Discussion Questions
& Evaluate Sample Question
Clarify Confusions About Events
in Mockingbird
Friday, 9/9
DUE: REVISED SEVEN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
& SIGNED POLICIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Distribute & Review Character Favorites Activity
Clarify Confusions About Events
in Mockingbird
Week of 9/12/11 - 9/16/11
Tuesday, 9/13
*TKAM VOCABULARY QUIZ*
Students Work Independently on Leaf Lessons
or Character Favorites
Wednesday, 9/14
Discuss Novel's
Narrator, Structure & Title
Thursday, 9/15
Complete Evaluation Between the
Title, Plotlines & Theme
Groups Create Lists of Racial, Social &
Gender Prejudices in Mockingbird
Friday, 9/16
PEP RALLY - SHORTENED PERIODS
Groups Create Lists
of Racial, Social & Gender Prejudices in Mockingbird
Week of 9/19/11 - 9/23/11
Monday, 9/19
DUE: LEAF
LESSONS
Groups Present one Leaf Lesson
Tuesday, 9/20
DUE: CHARACTER FAVORITES
Groups Complete Prejudice Lists
Evaluate Listed Prejudice Examples in the Novel
Wednesday,
9/21
Return Essays & Review Common
Mistakes
Evaluate Purpose & Requirements of Essay Reflection
Journals
Brainstorm Examples of Deceptive Appearances in Mockingbird
Groups
Brainstorm Examples of Appearances vs. Reality
in Stargirl, Five People, and Sleeping
Freshman
Thursday,
9/22 - Meet the Teacher Night
Evaluate Listed Prejudice Examples
in the Novel
Brainstorm & Evaluate Methods for Unit Test
Preparation
Friday, 9/23
DUE: SUMMER ESSAY REFLECTION JOURNAL
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
UNIT TEST
Distribute Literary
Terms List & Identify Known Terms
Week of 9/26/11 - 9/30/11
Monday, 9/26
Distribute & Review
Essay Writing Format
Outline, Chart & Sample Essay
Evaluate the Purposes of the
Main Parts of an Essay
Tuesday,
9/27
Distribute "Phone Call" Short Story & Questions
Complete Evaluation of Main Parts of an
Essay
Students Brainstorm Examples of Deceptive Appearances
in Contemporary Summer Selections
Wednesday,
9/28
ESSAY PARTS QUIZ
Students
Work Independently on Appearances Essay
Thursday, 9/29
SCHOOL CLOSED - ROSH HASHANAH
Friday, 9/30
SCHOOL CLOSED - ROSH HASHANAH
Week
of 10/3/11 - 10/7/11
Monday, 10/3
Library Orientation
- No Regular English Class
Tuesday, 10/4
Library Orientation - No Regular
English Class
Wednesday, 10/5
Library Orientation
- No Regular English Class
Friday, 10/7
Library Orientation
- No Regular English Class
Week of 10/10/11 - 10/14/11
Monday, 10/10
SCHOOL
CLOSED - COLUMBUS
DAY
Tuesday,
10/11-Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
DUE: READ "PHONE
CALL" & ANSWER QUESTIONS
Distribute Thurber's Satires & "Christmas Greens,"
"Tale of the Rodent," and "Twins" Materials
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Details to Create
Verisimilitude in "The Phone Call"
Evaluate the Requirements
of the "Phone Call" Ending
Wednesday,
10/12-Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
DUE: READ "MISS BRILL" & COMPLETE CHARACTER ANALYSIS
Groups
Share & Defend Their Responses of "Miss Brill"
Analysis
Thursday,
10/13Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
DUE: READ "FRIGHTENED BY LOSS" &
COMPLETE QUESTIONS
Compare &
Contrast Techniques with "Miss
Brill"
Evaluate the Diction, Organization
& Thesis in "Frightened By Loss"
Friday, 10/14Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
DUE: "PHONE CALL"
ENDING
Evaluate the Use of
Metaphor in "Frightened By Loss"
Evaluate Verismilitude of Students' "Phone Call" Endings
Week of 10/17/11 - 10/21/11
Monday, 10/17Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
DUE: READ THURBER'S
SATIRES & COMPLETE QUESTIONS
Evaluate the Effectiveness
of Irony and Humorous Incongruities
to Further A Satire's Serious Message
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Irony and Humorous
Incongruities in Thurber's Satires "The Little Girl & the
Wolf" & "The Princess & The Tin Box"
Evaluate
Satire
Essay Question & Organizational
Chart
Tuesday,
10/18Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Evaluate
Satire
Essay Question & Organizational
Chart
Wednesday,
10/19
Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Thursday,
10/20
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Friday, 10/21
Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Week of 10/24/11 - 10/28/11
Monday,
10/24
Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Tuesday,
10/25
Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Wednesday,
10/26
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Thursday,
10/27
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Friday, 10/29
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Week of 10/31/11 - 11/4/11
Monday, 10/31
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Tuesday,
11/1
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Wednesday,
11/2
Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Thursday,
11/3
Grand Jury Duty-I'm absent
Friday, 11/4
Grand Jury
Duty-I'm absent
Week of 11/7/11 - 11/11/11
Monday, 11/7
I'M BACK!
DUE: SUBMIT 1 of 3 ESSAY'S QUESTIONS FOR GRADING
Return Satire Essays
Find Examples of Humorous Incongruity and Serious Messages
in Satires
Distribute Essay Project Requirements (pds. 6 and 9)
Tuesday,
11/8
NO CLASSES
- CONFERENCE DAY / ELECTION DAY
Wednesday,
11/9
DUE: SATIRE ESSAY REFLECTION JOURNAL (with original essay)
Distribute Essay Project Requirements (period 1)
Brainstorm & Evaluate Vocabulary Practice Strategies
Distribute Essay & Short Story Literary Terms
Unit Test Terms List
& Evaluate
Preapration Techniques
Friday, 11/11
SCHOOL CLOSED
- VETERANS DAY
end of 1st quarter
Week of 11/14/11 - 11/18/11
Monday, 11/14
DUE: VOCABULARY PRACTICE
ESSAY & SHORT STORY
VOCABULARY QUIZ
Complete Evaluation of Essay Project
Requirements (period 9 only)
Browse Essays for Individual Essay Project
Tuesday, 11/15
Complete "Twins" Questions (period 1 only)
Identify the Thesis, Parts of the Analogy, the Organization
and Effects of Diction in "The Writer"
Continue to Evaluate the Effects of the Incongruities,
Organization, Point of View on the Conflict and Thesis in "Angels on
A Pin"
Wednesday,
11/16
Evaluate the Effects of the Allusion
in the Title of "Angels on a Pin" on the Reader's Reaction to the
Conflict
Identify the Purpose & Use of Allusions in "Poor But Dumb"
Friday,
11/18 - Visit Nurse for
Scoliosis Screening
Identify the Use & Purpose of
Puns and Sarcasm in "Poor But Dumb"
Week of 11/21/11 - 11/25/11
Wednesday, 11/23
DUE: INDIVIDUAL ESSAY
PROJECT
Continue Reading The Odyssey
Characterize
Telemachus & Penelope
Evaluate
the Problems in Ithaca
Period 1: Period 6: Period 8:
Thursday,
11/24 - Friday, 11/25
SCHOOL CLOSED - THANKSGIVING
Week of 11/28/11 - 12/2/11
Monday, 11/28
Brainstorm General
Reasons to Dislike and Like Essays
Continue Reading The Odyssey
Tuesday,
11/29
DUE: COMPLETE READING THE ODYSSEY BOOKS 1-4
Complete Books 1-4 Open Book Quiz
Wednesday,
11/30
Parent Conferences-call to
schedule a 10 minute appointment
DUE: SENTENCE COORDINATION PRACTICE -
QUESTIONS 1-5
Define Grammatical Terms Associated with Sentence Cordination
Practice Applying Rules Using Remaining Practice Sentences
Thursday,
12/1
DUE: COMPLETE READING BOOKS 5 through 8
Identify
Evidence of the Importance of Home and Proper Conduct for Young Women
Evaluate Odysseus' Stenghts & Weaknesses
Friday, 12/2
Periods 1 and 6:
Identify Evidence of the Importance of Home and Evaluate Odysseus'
Strengths & Weaknesses
Period 9:
In School Field Trip - Meet the Author Steve Kluger
Week of 12/5/11 - 12/9/11
Monday, 12/5
Periods
1 and 6:
Evaluate Requirements for Lessons Analysis
Begin Reading The Odyssey: "Sailing from Troy"
Infer Greek Values Based on the Adventure with the Cicones
Period 9:
Identify Evidence of the Importance of Home and Evaluate
Odysseus' Strengths & Weaknesses
Evaluate Requirements for Lessons Analysis
Begin Reading The Odyssey: "Sailing from Troy"
Infer Greek Values Based on the Adventure with the Cicones
Wednesday,
12/7
DUE: READ HOMER'S ODYSSEY THROUGH BOOK 9 ("The
Tale of the Cyclops") & ANSWER QUESTIONS
Review "The Tale of the Cyclops" Questions & Evaluate Ability
of Information to Support This Unit's Essays' Theses
Thursday,
12/8
DUE: READ "THE FIXED"
Complete Review of "Tale of the Cyclops" Questions & Evaluate Ability of Information
to Support This Unit's Essays' Theses
Evaluate
the Multiple Meanings of the Title The Fixed
Compare the Moth & The Cyclops
Friday,
12/9
DUE: THE FIXED JOURNAL - PART 2
Evaluate
the Multiple Meanings of the Title The Fixed
Compare & Contrast the Moth & the Cyclops
Week of 12/12/11 - 12/16/11
Tuesday,
12/13
Compare & Contrast
the Moth and the Cyclops
Wednesday,
12/14
Compare & Contrast the Moth and the Cyclops
Thursday,
12/15
DUE: READ THE ODYSSEY THROUGH
BOOK 11 ("THE LAND OF THE DEAD" - page 703)
Compare
& Contrast the Moth and the Cyclops
Friday, 12/16
DUE: POLYPHEMUS ESSAY
Complete Literary Response
Infer Greek Values Based on the Bag of Winds
& Meeting of Circe
Infer Greek View of Death
Continue Reading The Odyssey
Week of 12/19/11 - 12/23/11
Monday, 12/19
DUE:
COMPLETE READING THE ODYSSEY PART 2 (page 714) &
COMPLETE LESSONS CHART
Infer Greek Values Based on the Conflicts with the Sirens, Scylla
& Charybdis, and Helios
Groups
Select Supporting Evidence for Selected Lessons in Lessons Essay
Tuesday,
12/20
Review Lessons Chart
Groups Select Supporting Evidence for Selected Lessons in Lessons
Essay
Students
Create Rubric
Wednesday,
12/21
DUE: COMPLETE
PASSIVE VS. ACTIVE VERBS PRACTICE
Evaluate
Effects of Passive vs. Active Verbs
Review Passive Vs. Active Verbs Idenification Techniques &
Practice
Thursday, 12/22
Create Rubric for Lessons Essay
Friday 12/23
DUE: LESSONS ESSAY
PASSIVE VS. ACTIVE VERBS QUIZ
Monday, 12/16/11 - Monday, 1/2/12
SCHOOL CLOSED - WINTER RECESS
Week of 1/2/12 - 1/6/12
Wednesday,
1/4
COMPLETE READING THE ODYSSEY
PART
3 OPEN BOOK QUIZ
Review Events of Odysseus' Homecoming Using the Part 3 Quiz
Thursday,
1/5
DUE: POLYPHEMUS ESSAY REFLECTION JOURNAL
Evaluate Requirements of Epic Hero Essay
Organize Epic Hero Notes by General Trait & Select Textual Evidence
to Support
Week of 1/9/12 - 1/13/12
Monday, 1/9
ODYSSEY PEOPLE
& PLACES CROSSWORD QUIZ
Distribute Midterm Review
Packet
Review Requirements
& Select Pairs for Newspaper Project
Friday,
1/13
Student Groups Prepare Newspaper Project
Review Midterm Content & Format & Discuss Study Startegiess
Week of 1/16/12 - 1/20/12
Monday, 1/16
SCHOOL CLOSED - MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. DAY
Tuesday,
1/17
Groups
Edit Newspapers
Begin Critical Lens Essay
Thursday,
1/19
DUE: ODYSSEY VOCABULARY #31-60 PRACTICE
ODYSSEY VOCABULARY #31-60 QUIZ
Continue Writing
Critical Lens Essay
Friday,
1/20
DUE: CRITICAL LENS PRACTICE ESSAY
Continue
Critical Lens Practice
Week of 1/23/12 - 1/27/12
Monday, 1/23
DUE: EPIC HERO ESSAY REFLECTION JOURNAL
Return Critical Lens Essay
Tuesday, 1/24
MIDTERMS
- NO REGULAR CLASSES
Wednesday,
1/25
MIDTERMS
- NO REGULAR CLASSES
Thursday, 1/26
MIDTERMS
- NO REGULAR CLASSES
Friday,
1/27
MIDTERMS - NO REGULAR
CLASSES
end of 2nd quarter
Week of 1/30/12 - 2/3/12
Monday, 1/30
Review Myth WebQuest Requirements - Period 1
Research Myths in Computer Lab - Periods 6 and 9
Tuesday, 1/31
Research Myths in Computer
Lab - Period 1
Review Sample Myths WebQuest Report - Periods 6 and 9
Wednesday, 2/1
Review Midterm
Thursday, 2/2
DUE: MYTH WEBQUEST
RESEARCH
Distribute Dialects Evaluation & Discuss Biases
Students Evaluate Myths Using Collected Resources
Friday,
2/3
Students Evaluate Myths
Using Collected Resources
Week of 2/6/12 - 2/10/12
Monday, 2/6
GUIDANCE PRESENTATION
- NO REGULAR CLASS
Tuesday, 2/7
Continue to Evaluate Myths Using Collected Resources
Translate Cockney Dialect
Wednesday,
2/8
DUE: MYTH WEBQUEST
Groups Orally Present Myth Reports & Audience Takes Notes
Thursday,
2/9
Groups Orally Present
Myth Reports & Audience Takes Notes
Friday,
2/10
Groups Orally Present Myth Reports &
Audience Takes Notes
Week of 2/13/12 - 2/17/12
Monday, 2/13
DUE:
DIALECTS HANDOUT
Identify the Effects of Dialects on
Biases
Wednesday,
2/15
Begin Reading Pygmalion
Evaluate the Setting & the Main Characters
Thursday, 2/16
DUE: READ PYGMALION ACT
ONE &
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
Evaluate the Relationships & Conflicts Between the Characters
Friday,
2/17
DUE: READ PYGMALION THROUGH PAGE 26 & COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
Monday, 2/20/12 - Friday, 2/24/12
SCHOOL CLOSED - MID WINTER RECESS
Week
of 2/27/12 - 3/3/12
Wednesday, 2/29
DUE: READ PYGMALION ACT THREE
Continue Reading
Thursday, 3/1
PYGMALION ACTS ONE & TWO QUIZ
Friday, 3/2
s
Week of 3/5/12 - 3/9/12
Monday, 3/5
Dnse
Tuesday, 3/6
Dm
Wednesday,
3/7
Evads
Thursday, 3/8
DUm
Friday,
3/9
Dnse
Week of 3/12/12 - 3/16/12
Monday, 3/12
Ressic
Tuesday, 3/13
Ressic
Wednesday,
3/14
Rew
Thursday,
3/15
Rery
Friday,
3/16
Rry
Week of 3/19/12 - 3/23/12
Monday, 3/19
ROL
Tuesday, 3/20
ROOL
Wednesday,
3/21
ReOL
Thursday, 3/22
ReOOL
Friday,
3/23
DS
Week of 3/26/12 - 3/30/12
Monday, 3/26
Cde)
Tuesday, 3/27
Re0 PM
Wednesday,
3/28
Co0 PM
Thursday, 3/29
CoPM
Friday, 3/30
DUrds
Week of 4/2/12 - 4/6/12
Monday, 4/2
Coules
Tuesday, 4/3
Reper
Wednesday, 4/4
Coding
Thursday, 4/5
No school if only one snow day used
Friday, 4/6
SCHOOL CLOSED
- SPRING RECESS
end of 3rd quarter
Monday, 4/9/12 - Friday, 4/13/12
SCHOOL CLOSED - SPRING RECESS
Week
of 4/16/12 - 4/20/12
Monday, 4/16
OPab
Tuesday, 4/17
Stab
Wednesday,
4/18
Sab
Thursday, 4/19
Stab
Friday,
4/20
REtivity
Week of 4/23/12 - 4/27/12
Monday, 4/23
Rei
Tuesday, 4/24
Reit
Wednesday, 4/25
Dis
Thursday, 4/26
Distribute Cucko
Friday, 4/27
Ded
Week of 4/30/12 - 5/4/12
Monday, 4/30
Daff
Tuesday, 5/1
Dine
Wednesday, 5/2
Dns
Thursday,
5/3
Dt"
Friday,
5/4
Dly
Week of
5/7/12 - 5/11/12
Monday, 5/7
Res
Tuesday, 5/8
Drs
Wednesday, 5/9
Dn
Thursday,
5/10
CUZ
Friday,
5/11
ONUIZ
Week of 5/14/12 - 5/18/12
Monday, 5/14
Dnt
Tuesday, 5/15
Dn't"
Wednesday,
5/16
En't"
Thursday, 5/17
ONZ
Friday,
5/18
Dhief
Week of 5/21/12 - 5/25/12
Monday, 5/21
Evip
Tuesday,
5/22
Dip
Wednesday,
5/23
ONZ
Thursday,
5/24
No school if no snow days used
Dself
Friday,
5/25
No school if only 2 snow days used
DUay
Week of 5/28/12 - 6/1/12
Monday, 5/28
SCHOOL CLOSED
- MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday, 5/29
Dard
Wednesday, 5/30
Dard
Thursday, 5/31
Dphy
Friday, 6/1
Del
Week of 6/4/12 - 6/8/12
Monday, 6/4
DUIZ
Tuesday, 6/5
OT
Wednesday, 6/6
Fiw
Thursday, 6/7
Sass
Friday,
6/8
Fw
Week of 6/11/12 - 6/12/12
Monday, 6/11
FI
Tuesday, 6/12
FIY
Week At A Glance 
Mid
Winter Recess
HAVE
A HAPPY SUMMER