Days |
8A/B |
7A |
English III |
Creative Writing |
Tuesday |
Receive this week’s spelling words, create complex and descriptive sentences with Latin vocabulary words, discuss last Friday’s test results. Homework: Study spelling, assigned OMATS reading. |
Receive this week’s spelling words, discuss last Friday’s test results, copy and discuss week three’s quote, continue reading and diagramming Tolstoy’s short story. Homework: Study spelling and quote! |
Quiz over Jungle chapters 17 and 18. Discuss the assigned reading and continue examining jungle metaphors found in the text, finish MLA citation assignment and practice diagramming the citations on the board. Homework: Read chapters 19 and 20. |
Complete a character diagramming sheet, which will track the background and personality of traits of the protagonist and antagonist being used in students’ next short story. Share with one another once completed. |
Wednesday |
Discuss strengths and weaknesses found in personal narratives and make corrections, begin work on expository essay outlines. Homework: Finish essay corrections, study spelling, assigned OMATS reading. |
Discuss strengths and weaknesses found in personal narratives and make corrections, begin work on process essay outlines. Homework: Finish essay corrections, study spelling and quote. |
Quiz over Jungle chapters 19 and 20. Finish taking notes and discussing the literature of the Progressive Era (muckrakers) and the differences between socialism and capitalism. Homework: Read chapters 21 and 22. |
Create a visual diagram of the story elements (exposition - resolution) of students’ next short story (which will utilize the characters diagrammed the previous day. Review of story elements for anyone who may have forgotten them. |
Thursday |
Discuss universal themes and conflicts found in OMATS, begin expository outlines. Homework: Complete expository outlines, study spelling, assigned OMATS reading. |
Finish reading Tolstoy story and diagram the elements of a short story as they occurred in the plot, begin process outlines. Homework: Complete process outlines, study spelling and quote. |
Quiz over Jungle chapters 21 and 22. Discuss the importance of strong vocabulary (in correlation with the ACT) and take notes over various Greek and Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes, which will allow students a better chance at dissecting unfamiliar words. Homework: Read chapters 23 and 24. |
Begin piecing together short stories in class. Illustrations/visual elements are required for completion of this short story (per the Gold Seal lesson being utilized), so some drawing or clipping from magazines may be done during this time. |
Friday |
Spelling quiz, outline elements of a story found thus far in OMATS, continue piecing together expository essays. Gold Seal for OMATS will begin at the conclusion of next week. |
Spelling and quote quiz, complete a visual diagram of Tolstoy’s story (Quadrant D), continue piecing together process essays. Gold Seal for short stories will begin next week. |
Quiz over Jungle chapters 23 and 24. Take class time to continue work on Gold Seal Lesson for the novel (independent creative, critical, and artistic pieces exemplifying different aspects of the novel). Homework: Read chapters 25-27. |
Continue piecing together the visuals as well as the written components for this short story. Short stories must be completed by Wednesday of next week. |