WEEK 12: To Kill a Mockingbird


MONDAY
  1. Warm-up: USATESTPREP (Word Meanings)
  2. Go to CommonLit and read “Herd Behavior” and highlight text, answer multiple choice and write a paragraph for question #5.  
HW: Read chapter 3-4 of To Kill a Mockingbird. What is the game "Boo Radley" in chapter 4.  In 2-point writing section, provide a summary with text evidence of what takes place in this chapter.

TUESDAY
  1. Writer's Workshop: Revise 2-point writing in Common Lit for article "Herd Behavior"
  2. Touchstone Mini #2 
WEDNESDAY
  1. Warm-up: Reading Comprehension (USA)
  2. Notes: Motif and Subplot 
  3. Read excerpt of chapter 4 and complete vocab list
  4. Watch TKAM/Viewing Guide
    • Discussion Question: What does Mr. Radley closing the knot hole in the tree symbolize in the chapter?
HW: Read chapter 5 and 6 and complete vocab list.

 THURSDAY
  1. Journaling: Explain the central conflict in chapter 5 of TKAM using 2 quotes from text.
  2. Notes: Levels of Questioning 
  3. Graphic Organizer: Generate questions for each level for chapter 6 while watching film.  Discussion will be from questions.
HW: Read chapter 5 and 6 and complete vocab list to review for test tomorrow.

 FRIDAY
  1. TKAM Test on chapters 1-6 and vocab.
  2. Go to CTLS Assessment and take 6 question Touchstone
  3. Complete survey >>>here<<<
HW: Read chapters 7-8 this weekend.  May be a pop quiz on Monday.

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WEEK 11: “To Kill a Mockingbird”


MONDAY
  1. Complete vocab list words from last week. 
  2. Go to CommonLit and read “From Slavery to Sharecropping” and highlight text, answer multiple choice and written questions.  
HW: Notebook check Tuesday 15th. 

 TUESDAY
  1. Warm-up: Vocabulary/Context Clues
  2. Writer's Workshop: Score/Revise 2-Point Writing "From Slavery to Sharecropping"
WEDNESDAY 
NO CLASSES DUE TO PSAT

THURSDAY
  1. Warm-up: Vocab/Context Clues
  2. Read/Annotate Chapter 1 of TKAM
  3. Character Sketch for character in chapter 1 using parenthetical citations.
HW: Read chapter 2 and complete a summary of the chapter using at least 2 parenthetical citations.  Click >>>HERE<<< for novel.

 FRIDAY
  1. Warm-up: Vocab/Context Clues 
  2. Present Character Sketch from Chapter 1-2 of "TKAM"
  3. Quiz on Chapter 1-2/Vocab
  4. Watch Ch. 2-5 of "TKAM"
HW: Read Chapter 3 of TKAM and find 3 examples of conflict by quoting lines from chapter in your "Notes" section of notebook. Click >>>HERE<<< for novel.

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WEEK 10: "To Kill a Mockingbird"


MONDAY
  1. Warmup on supporting details (USATESTPREP)
  2. Complete vocab list words
  3. Go to CommonLit and read the article Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in all its Phases.
    • Highlight most important info in each paragraph 
    • Answer Guided Questions
    • Answer Assessment Questions and paragraph (RACER).
HW: Answer discussion questions on last page of this link >><<

 TUESDAY
  1. Warm-up: Central Idea (USATESTPREP)
  2. Use IPAD to finish CommonLit: Horrors of Lynching
  3. Notebook Check Preparation 
HW: Complete Discussion Questions and CommonLit Assignment

 WEDNESDAY
  1. Warm-up: Central Idea (USATESTPREP)
  2. Review Assessment Questions and 2-Point Writing from CommonLit
  3. Revise paragraph using RACER writing strategy
  4. Compare and Contrast To Kill a Mockingbird opening scene in film to chapter 1.  Focus your reading/annotations on identifying evidence that reveals setting, narrator's personality, POV.
HW: Finish vocab list, and prepare for notebook check on Friday.

 THURSDAY
HALF DAY

 FRIDAY

  1. Warm-up: Central Ideas (USATESTPREP)
  2. Review setting, character, POV organizer in SprinBoard before reading chapter 1 of TKAM and annotating text for our reading purpose
  3. Watch opening scene in TKAM film and compare to novel.
  4. Fighting Fridays: Begin debates
 HW: Notebook Check postponed till next week.
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WEEK 9: "To Kill a Mockingird"

RESOURCES: SpringBoard Textbook  

MONDAY
Use these links for lab day: Zinc, Commonlit.org
  1. Finish Zinc Assessment.  Click on SpringBoard Textbook link and select Zinc at bottom of page.  Next, scroll to top right of page and click on bell icon.  Select "Diagnostic Assessment" and "Begin Assessment" to continue.  
  2. Read about The Great Depression.  Click on Commonlit.org and login using clever.  Read the article and complete the following:
    1. Highlight Text 
    2. Answer Multiple Choice Questions
    3. Type your paragraph for question #5: How does the description of the government’s intervention in the Great Depression contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
HW: Complete Zinc Vocabulary (Your password is your lunch number and here is an example of a Username: Kyair.Smith@students.cobbk12.org). Once logged in, scroll to top right of page and click on bell icon.  Select vocab assignment for chapters 1-3 of novel and begin.

 TUESDAY
  1. Warm-up: Supporting Details
  2. Review missed assessment questions on CommonLit "Scottsboro Boys"
  3. Review/Edit/Rewrite 2-point writing from Common Lit "Scottsboro Boys"
  4. Unpack Unit 2 standards
  5. Finish watching 13th. Complete discussion questions and 2-point writing.
HW: Revise and rewrite your paragraph for "Overview of Great Depression" in Common Lit.

 WEDNESDAY
  1. Warm-up: Central Idea (USATESTPREP)
  2. Review missed assessment questions on CommonLit "Great Depression."
  3. Review/Edit/Rewrite 2-point writing from Common Lit "Great Depression."                   Writing Prompt: How does the description of the government’s intervention in the Great Depression contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
  4. Finish watching 13th. Complete discussion questions.
HW: Complete vocab list.
THURSDAY
  1. Warm-up: Central Ideas (USATESTPREP)
  2. Review viewing guide for 13th.
  3. Watch 13th and gather evidence of that supports Ava's claim: The 13th Amendment did not truly abolish slavery because of the loop hole in the law.
HW: Complete vocab list.
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WEEK 8: DIAGNOSTIC/INTRO UNIT 2

RESOURCES: SpringBoard Textbook  

MONDAY
  1. Take Touchstone for Quarter #1
  2. Finish Zinc Assessment
    • Go to SpringBoard Textbook then click on Zinc icon.
    • Once in Zinc, go to top right corner and click on bell.  
    • Take diagnostic assessment you started.
Homework: None
TUESDAY
  1. Present New Chapter Stories for grade.
Homework: None
WEDNESDAY
  1. Unpack Unit 2 Standards
  2. Unit 2 Vocabulary List #3
  3. Read "Reconstruction"
    • Annotate Text (highlight, use tools on website to help you read.
    • Answer Guided, Assessment and Discussion Questions
    • Complete backside of vocab list using words from "Margarat Garner" article.
Homework: None

THURSDAY
  1. Warm-up on Context Clues
  2. Common Lit: Go to CommonLit and login using Clever. 
    • Read The Scottsboro Boys and annotate/highlight text for main ideas and evidence.
    • Answer Guided Questions
    • Answer Assessment Questions
  3. Watch "13th" and answer following prompt.
    • Writing Prompt: What stereotypes and propaganda were used to criminalize freedmen after a failed Reconstruction in the South were Black Codes and Jim Crow was the law of the land.  What effect did this have for freedmen living in South?
Homework: None
FRIDAY
  1. Finish watching "13th"
  2. 2-Point Writing: What evidence does the author provide for their claim in the documentary?  
Homework: Go to CommonLit and use Clever to login then use directory to type in you username and password used to login to school computers (UN:lunch#, PW: lunch#).  Or, download article >>>here<<< and copy answers and paragraph on own paper. Read "An Overview of the Great Depression" and complete guided, and assessment questions and complete the written paragraph.  Assignment due no later than Sunday 29th. 

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WEEK 7: NEW CHAPTER PROJECT


MONDAY
  1. Finish Unit 1 Exam and receive score.
  2. Brainstorm a new character to add to Bronx Masquerade. Complete the guided questions and prepare to discuss in closing.
  3. Drafting: Write the exposition for your chapter.  Click on link to see what an exposition includes.
HW: In 4-Point Writing section of class notebook, write a rough draft for your new character that is no less than two notebook pages long. (Reminder: The chapter should look like the novel and include narration, dialogue w/ one of Mr. Ward's students, a poem, and Tyrone's thoughts about your new character and their poem).

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY 
  1. Warm-up: Write down and correctly punctuate the dialogue (Wed #1-6; Thurs #7-13).
  2. Writer's Workshop: 
  3. Peer-edit: Use rubric to read and edit a classmates story for mistakes.
  4. Publishing: Apply changes to your story in your final draft and type it in Google Docs.  See rules on rubric.
HW: In Google Docs, type up your new character story. Use this link to see final version from last year.

FRIDAY
  1. TPCAST: Complete poem analysis organizer for your Open Mic #5 (New Chapter Poem)
  2. Publishing: Use laptops to share final draft and get feedback from a classmate before printing and attaching the following:
    • New Kid on the Block Brainstorm
    • Rough draft w/ peer-edit marks in red ink
    • TPCAST organizer for poem 
  3. Open Mic Friday: Share you poetry.
HW: Rehearse your story and how you will read it on Monday for presentation grade.

 
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WEEK 6: NOVEL STUDIES


MONDAY
LABOR DAY!

TUESDAY
  1.  Double-entry Journal: Find a quote that reveals who Sterling, Amy or Sheila are. 
  2. Open Mic #3: Share personification poems for extra credit towards novel quiz.
  3. Freedom Writers: Complete a RACER paragraph comparing one character from film to any character we have read in novel.
HW: Finish reading the novel and complete character chart.
WEDNESDAY
  1. Double-entry Journal: Find 4 quotes about your assigned character (quote from character, from another classmate, from poem, and the 4th quote is up to you).  Explain next to quote what is revealed.  
  2. 2-Point Writing: Finish gathering evidence for your paragraph comparing a character from Freedom Writers to Bronx Masquerade
HW: Finish reading the novel and complete character chart.

THURSDAY
  1.  Open Mic #4: Write a poem inspired by Amy's Ode to Stone or Steve's Doubtless poem about chasing his dreams no matter what.
  2. Gallery Walk: Walk around and add to your character charts for the novel or take pics to use for your Unit Test review.
  3.  2-Point Writing: Finish gathering evidence for your paragraph comparing a character from Freedom Writers to Bronx Masquerade
HW: Study for Unit Test tomorrow by reviewing your character chart, and re-reading each of the poems for figurative language and to identify who wrote them. There will be at least two poems you will need to use TPCAST to break down for meaning. Use these links to study:
Bronx Masq Audio| 
Bronx Masq Pgs. 1-80
Poetry in Bronx Masquerade

FRIDAY
  1.  Unit 1 Exam
  2. Open Mic #4: Share poems in class for extra credit towards unit test (5 pts)
  3. Brainstorm: Think of a new character to add to Mr. Ward's classroom.  Complete the brainstorm packet.
HW: Complete "New Kid on the Block" packet by answering questions about your new character you will create in the form of a new chapter.  

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WEEK 5: NOVEL STUDIES


MONDAY
  1. BRONX MASQUERADE QUIZ #1
  2. ZINC READING DIAGNOSTIC
    1. CLICK ON ZINK LINC
    2. GO TO TOP OF PAGE ON RIGHT SIDE AND CLICK ON BELL
    3. SELECT DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND BEGIN
    4. RECORD YOUR SCORE 1-7
  3. READ NEXT CHAPTER AND UPDATE CHARACTER CHART
HW: READ JANELLE AND LESLIE'S CHAPTER AND UPDATE CHARACTER LOGS.

TUESDAY
  1.  Double-entry Journal: Find a quote about Janelle Battle that reveals who she is or what she is going through and explain.
  2.  TPCAST: Analyze Janelle's poem "Inside" for tone, shift and theme.
  3.  Watch "Skinny" by Aisha Oxley and compare the poem to "Inside."  Write your answer in your 2-Point Writing section of your notebook.
HW: Read Judianne's chapter and Lupe's and Janelle's 2nd poems "El Noche" and "Mirror Mirror" and update your character chart. Prepare for chapter quiz on Friday on this weeks 6 chapters.

WEDNESDAY
HALF DAY!

THURSDAY
  1. Read/update chart for new characters: Gloria, Janelle, Judianne, Tanisha, Sterling, and Amy (pgs. 40-107).
  2. TPCAST: Analyze Judianne's poem "Cocoon."
  3. Watch "Freedom Writers" and complete a 2-Point Writing comparing a character from novel to film.
HW: Study figurative language terms and new chapters in novel  (Pgs. 40-107; Gloria-Amy).  Update character chart for 6 new characters. Complete Open Mic #3 which needs to personify an internal problem (See example: Dear Anxiety)

FRIDAY
  1. Bronx Masquerade Quiz #2 (pgs. 40-107; Gloria-Amy).
  2. Open Mic #3: Personification Poems.
HW: Read the remaining chapters in novel and update character chart.

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WEEK 4: NOVEL STUDY

RESOURCES: Bronx Masq Audio| Vocab List #2| Bronx Masq Pgs. 1-80 |Eagle Writing Center

MONDAY
  1. Journaling: What are some problems teens face that make them feel they don't have a future?
  2. Lab Agenda:
    1. Character Chart: Read first 3 chapters (Wes, Tyrone, Chankara) on pages 1-17 and complete character chart.
    2. Vocab List #2: Complete vocab list #2 as you read novel documenting the vocab in the sentences in book and completing the ALL sections of the organizer.
    3. Discussion: What are each of the new character's conflicts?  How do you think they will deal with them going forward?
HW: Read the chapter on Raul (pgs. 18-24) and complete character chart.  Update vocab list #2 for this chapter.

 TUESDAY
  1. Journaling: What is your dream?  Explain what you see in your future?
  2. Read Diondra and Devon Hope on pages 25-34.
  3. Character Chart: Transfer information from old chart to chart handed out today.  Lab grade will be on characters Wes-Devon (6 characters)
  4. Open Mic: In 4-point Writing section of notebook, sketch the first letter of your name like in Raul's poem Zorro.  Next, freewrite about who you are and who you are not. You will take lines from freewrite to complete your letter poem.
HW: Read the chapter on Lupe (pgs. 35-39) and complete character chart.  Update vocab list #2 for this chapter.

 WEDNESDAY

  1. Journaling: Complete a double-entry journal for any of the 6 characters in the novel.  Choose one or more quotes that represent that character's personality, motivations or central conflict.  Explain what is revealed by the quote.
  2. Character Review: Complete a STEAL organizer for one of the 6 characters, and complete a TPCASTT organizer for their poem in that chapter. We will use these as a review for quiz.
  3. Silent Reading: Read the Gloria Martinez chapter and her poem Message to a Friend.  Add relevant info to your character chart.
HW: Read the chapter on Gloria, Janelle, and Leslie Lucas (pgs 40-58) and complete character chart.  Update vocab list #2 for these chapters.

 THURSDAY

  1. Journaling: Free write in your journal about your self using the sentence starters.  Highlight any lines or words you want to be in your letter poem.  
  2. Test Review: Present your analysis of your assigned character and poem from the novel.  Complete STEAL and TPCASTT organizer.
HW: Study for test on pages 1-50, complete vocab list #2, and complete final version of letter poem for our second Open Mic Friday.

 FRIDAY

  1. Unspoken Word Film: Analyze one poem from the film using TPCASTT.  
  2. Open Mic #2: Share letter poem in class.
HW: TEST POSTPONED 'TILL MONDAY 26TH DUE TO PEP RALLY TODAY.  STUDY THE VOCAB AND 1ST 6 CHARACTERS IN NOVEL.

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WEEK 3: Novel Studies/Poetry

RESOURCES: Dialogue Tags| Adding Imagery| Peer-edit Form| Short Story Exemplar

MONDAY
  1. Dialogue: Open notebook to pg 101 and complete the organizer for the dialogue in your story. Highlight all dialogue in green.
  2. Imagery: Add two types of imagery to your story using the link.  Highlight all imagery in pink or red.
HW: Continue revising and editing your story for dynamic dialogue and vivid imagery.  

 TUESDAY
  1. Peer-edit: Compete checklist for student next to you after proofreading your own story.
  2. Author's Chair: Read aloud 2nd draft of story to class for feedback using rubric.
  3. Final Draft: Apply changes from peer-edit to your story by rewriting a final version using blue/black pen.
HW: Write a complete final draft on separate paper using blue/black pen. Due Wednesday.  No late stories will be accepted without staying after school for tutoring.

 WEDNESDAY
  1. Journals: Use rules for dialogue and create a conversation around the scenario in class.
  2. Presentations: 4-Point Narratives
HW: Apply changes to your final draft if you did not present today.  Presentations will continue tomorrow and possibly Friday.
THURSDAY
  1. Journals: I have never been more frightened than when...
  2. Presentations: 4-Point Narratives
HW: None

 FRIDAY

  1. Journals: Write a poem expressing your feelings about America.
  2. Notes: Harlem Renaissance
  3. Poem Analysis: Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
HW: Read "When the Negro Was in Vogue" by Langston Hughes and answer the 3 discussion questions in notebook under '2-Point Writing'

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WEEK 2: Narrative/Poetry (Unit 1)

RESOURCES: SYLLABUS

MONDAY
  1. Present Body Bio presentations
  2. Review class routines/rituals
  3. Review class website
  4. Review course syllabus and complete a cheat sheet for tomorrows quiz.
HW DUE 8/6: Sign Syllabus, Study for Syllabus Quiz
    TUESDAY
    1. Syllabus Quiz (bring sticky for bonus pts)
    2. Unpack Unit 1 narrative standards
    3. Notes: Elements of a story
    4. Read The Necklace
    5. Vocab List #1
    6. Annotate short story using STEAL method to determine Madam Louisel's character.
    HW DUE 8/7: Brainstorm an alternate ending for "Necklace"
      WEDNESDAY
      1. Complete a RACER paragraph: What is the theme of The Necklace using Common Themes and Theme handout and how does new ending affect it/
      2. Mini-lesson: narrative writing structure (BME)
      3. 4-point Writing: Write an alternate ending to "Necklace" using Alternate Ending Project
      HW DUE 8/8: Alternate end Story
        THURSDAY
        1.  Present/Score alternate ending stories using BME strategy.
        2. Write a RACER paragraph comparing and contrasting the affect original and alternate ending had on theme of "Necklace"
        3. STUDY GUIDE: Necklace text, Necklace Discussion Questions, Vocab List #1
        HW DUE 8/9: Vocab List #1, Materials Check (notebook, folder, pencil/pen).

        FRIDAY
        1. Quiz: "Necklace" and Vocab List
        2. Drafting: Write a two page alternate end or sequel to the Necklace in your notebook on pgs. 101-102.
        HW DUE 8/12: Have two pages of your story to work on in lab. 
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        FINALS WEEK

        HAVE AN AWESOME SUMMER!!!






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        WEEK 18: Hero's Journey

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| R+J Warm-ups| Romeo&JulietTEXT| R+J_SceneSummary
        FRIDAY

        1. Open PowerPoint
        2. Create 10 slides for each stage in hero's journey
        3. Add pics, images, symbols and a written description for each stage in your life (use notes for hero's journey wheel)
        4. Add a cover page.
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        WEEK 17: Romeo and Juliet

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| R+J Warm-ups| Romeo&JulietTEXT| R+J_SceneSummary
        MONDAY
        1. Warm-up: Describe last moviegoing experience. 
        2. Finish version 1 of R+J and complete viewing guide.
        3. Debate: Whose to blame?  Use evidence from play to justify your claim.
        VOCAB: Tragedy, Dramatic Irony, Verbal Irony, Situational Irony, Allusion, Tragic Flaw
        Personification, Oxymoron, Pun, Soliloquy, Aside, Prologue, Foreshadow
        HW: Study vocab for quiz on Friday. 

        TUESDAY
        1. Warm-up: Why do parents and children sometimes not see eye-to-eye? Use evidence from play to support your answer.
        HW: Write a paragraph comparing one scene from both versions of movie.  Explain which version did it best.  Study vocab for quiz on Friday.

         WEDNESDAY
        1. Finish version #2 of Romeo and Juliet
        2. Pick an act and scene in version two to compare and contrast with version 1. 
        HW: Vocab List and CW (comparison paragraph) due Thursday.


        THURSDAY
        1. Finish version 2 of Romeo and Juliet
        2. Jeopardy Labs: Vocab Quiz 
        3. Skit: Reinterpret a scene in play and write lines and rehearse (Presentation: Monday)
        HW: Study vocab for quiz on Friday. 

        FRIDAY
        1. Drama Terms Quiz
        2. Write/Rehearse scene adaptation 
        HW: Final Draft of skit due Monday 13th. 
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        WEEK 16: Elements of a Drama with Romeo + Juliet

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus

        MONDAY-WEDNESDAY
        EOC TESTING

         THURSDAY
        1. Paraphrase the prologue to Romeo and Juliet
        2. Decode vocab in prologue
        3. RACER: Which version of prologue was most effective in presenting the summary of the play?
        4. Watch version #1 of R+J (2014) and complete viewing guide.
        HW: Write a love sonnet (14 lines, ABABCDCD scheme).  Extra credit: each line must be in iambic pentameter (10 syllables/line). Use this >>link<< for help with Sonnet

         FRIDAY
        1. Analyze Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare using TPCASTT 
        2. Open Mic: Student Sonnets's from HW
        3. Watch 1st version of R+J and complete viewing guide
        HW: Vocab List 
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        Week 15: EOC Prep

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| EagleWritingCenter| RACER| Zinc + Springboard| Mock EOC ANSWER KEY| LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR TERMS| Pronouns 

        MONDAY
        1. Work on dots.  ALL ARE DUE FRIDAY 26TH
        HW: EOC Practice #7 Author's Choice

        TUESDAY
        1. Open Google Docs and label it "7-Pointer: Informational Essay"
        2. Use scrap paper to write down writing prompt and complete T.O.P
        3. Read both articles "A New Twist on Libraries" and "Take One, Return One" and highlight for any examples you will use to write your 4-5 paragraph essay.
        4. Type essay.  You have the first 60 minutes of class to complete.
        HW: EOC Practice #8 "Tone". Complete all sections.

         WEDNESDAY
        1. Review Mock EOC (21-30)
        2. Writer's Workshop: 7-point Info Essay
        3. Edit/Revise essay
        HW: EOC Practice #9 "Vocab"
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        WEEK 14: EOC Prep

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| EagleWritingCenter| RACER| Zinc + Springboard| Mock EOC ANSWER KEY| LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR TERMS| Pronouns 

         MONDAY 
        1. Open to rough draft section. Copy the following prompt: What arguments does the author make for being against private prisons?
        2. Read article about private prisons and gather evidence to answer writing prompt.
        3. Open Google Docs and use 50 minutes to write 4 paragraphs answering the writing prompt question.
        4. Use extra time to work on 27 dots due April 26th.
        HW: Complete practice #3 on subject/verb agreement.

        TUESDAY
        1. Notes: Singular vs. Plural and Subject Verb and Pronoun Antecedent agreement.
        2. Error Analysis for Mock EOC (5-11)
        3. Writer's Workshop: Revise/Edit 7-Pointer
        4. USATESTPREP: Practice online to turn dots green
        HW: Complete practice #4 on subject/verb agreement

        WEDNESDAY
        1. Review practice #4 (subject/verb)
        2. Practice writing arguments and counter-arguments
        3. Practice turning arguments into persuasive thesis statements
        HW: Complete practice #5 on identifying author's claim 

        THURSDAY
        1. Warm-up on author's claim
        2. Review Mock Eoc questions 10-20 3. Develop body paragraphs for yesterdays thesis using this article on the pros and cons of homeschooling
        HW: Work on dots (www.usatestprep.com)

        FRIDAY
        1. Review parts of speech 
        2. Practice for EOC by turning dots green on USATESTPREP
        3. Revise your thesis, and body paragraphs. 
        HW: Complete practice #6 on vocabulary.  Make sure to copy the sentence with unfamiliar word and diagram it like we did in class.
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        WEEK 13: MOCK EOC

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| EagleWritingCenter| RACER| Zinc + Springboard| Mock EOC ANSWER KEY

        MONDAY-TUESDAY
        1. Go to www.usatestprep.com/create-account 
        2. Click on create new account
        3. Use this info to create an account: Account ID: southcobb   Student Activation Code: stu1564
        4. Login after creating account (UN and PW should both be your lunch number)
        5. Select "Join Class" and scroll down until you see "Mr. Leuleseged". Select class period then join class.
        6. Under "Assignments" take the Mock EOC.
        7. Record answers in notes section of your notebook. Label it Mock EOC.

         THURSDAY
        1. Use answer sheet to grade Mock EOC
        2. Complete Error Analysis organizer
        3. Review questions 1-3 from EOC
        4. Timed Writing
        5. Score/Edit/Revise Timed Writing
        HW: Go on USATESTPREP and complete practice #1 for citing evidence.

         FRIDAY
        1. Continue working on dots on usatestprep.
        HW: Go on USATESTPREP and complete practice #2 for identifying theme.
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        WEEK 11: TKAM Research Paper

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| EagleWritingCenter| RACER| Zinc + Springboard| TKAM Novel (abridged)| TKAM Research Paper Guidelines | Source/Note-cards| Works Cited Helper

        MONDAY 
        1. Check sources 1 and 2 and begin completing source/note-card 3 
        HW: Source 3 is due Tues. 26th.  In rough draft section of notebook, begin writing paper.

        TUESDAY
        1. Check source #3.
        2. Score intro/body paragraph exemplar
        3. Writer's Workshop: Works Cited Page and drafting intro/body paragraph. Use this link for interesting hooks
        HW: Works Cited Page due Wednesday 27th. Extra Credit if you schedule an appointment with Eagle Writing Center to get your paper peer-edited in library using this link >>>>>HERE<<<

        WEDNESDAY
        1. Write rough draft of research paper in notebook using outline as a guide. Watch vid on tips for writing compare/contrast paper.
        HW: Rough Draft due Thursday 28th

         THURSDAY
        1. Peer-edit rough draft using MLA Sample Essay , CUPS edit/revise checklist, and TKAM Research Paper Guidelines 
        2. Type final draft in Google Docs.  Label your paper (top left box) your "FirstLastNameTKAMp1,2, or 4". Attach works cited page as last page of final draft. Email final version to: mr.leu9lit@gmail.com
        HW: Final Draft due Friday 29th (start of class).

        FRIDAY
        1. SRI TESTING #2
        2. Mock EOC (Complete over Spring Break)
        HW: Complete Mock End of Course Test over break for a grade.  Prepare to review questions the week back from break.
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        WEEK 10: "To Kill a Mockingbird"

        RESOURCES:  Syllabus| RACER| Zinc + Springboard| TKAM Novel (abridged)| TKAM Research Paper Guidelines | Source/Note-cards| Works Cited-Interview

        MONDAY 
        Quote: "There are some men that are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father is one of those men" (Lee).
        1. Finish movie and turn in viewing guide.
        2. Read Atticus Finch's closing argument on pg 196 of textbook and complete analysis of KELP and discussion questions.
        HW: Read chapters 2-15 and jot down any quotes (rough draft section) of heroic things Attics said, did, effects he had on another character, or words others have said about him in these chapters. You will use these as we begin to write our research paper.

        TUESDAY
        1. Review/evaluate 10 quotes from ch. 1-15 and organize them into what they reveal about Atticus (brave, respectful, wise, caring, etc)
        2. Review notecards vs. sourcecards. Fill out source/notecard #1 for Atticus Finch.  Place quotes from HW on this sheet.
        3. Review research vocabulary list
        HW: Read chapters 15-31 and jot down any quotes (rough draft section) of heroic things Attics said, did, effects he had on another character, or words others have said about him in these chapters. You will use these as we begin to write our research paper.

        WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
        1. Review/evaluate 10 quotes for Atticus from chapters 15-31.
        2. Notes on Intro Paragraph (H.I.T strategy)
        3. Research your second hero and complete a 2nd source/notecard if you used any info from site.
        HW: Complete an Outline (only 'Intro' section) and write a thesis sentence due Friday 22nd (worth 15pts).

        FRIDAY
        1. Complete research for source/note-card #2. Lab grade in class based on how much info you retrieved online from your second source.
        HW: Study vocab list for quiz on Monday. Source/note-card #2 due Monday.  Your second source must be .edu, .org, or .gov (go to 'advanced settings' from 'setting' menu on Google and find 'site/domain' and enter '.edu', org or .gov before selecting 'advanced search' button)
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