SEMESTER ONE
Week of August 10-14
Monday -- summer break
Tuesday -- summer break
Wednesday -- summer break
Thursday -- Teacher's Institute
Friday -- Teacher's Institute
Week of August 17-21
Monday -- Discuss flexible seating, blind drawing team builder
Tuesday -- Paper airplanes
Wednesday -- Share personas
Thursday -- Discuss syllabus, introduce 'Reading Minute' assignment/sign up for dates
Friday -- Read pp. 3-4, TED Talk
Week of August 24-28
Monday -- Reading Minute sample, website overview
Tuesday -- Discuss Reading a Story section, discuss 'short story'
Wednesday -- Fables, parables, and tales ("The Appointment in Samarra")
hw: read "The Fox and the Grapes" and complete pg. 6 questions
Thursday -- Fables, parables, and tales (discuss "The Fox and the Grapes," read/discuss "The Camel and His Friends")
hw: read chosen Aesop's fable and be prepared to discuss in class on Fri.
Friday -- SWIC official registration, begin fable presentations
Week of August 31-September 4
Monday -- No school (Labor Day)
Tuesday -- Reading Minute, fable presentations
Wednesday -- Finish fable presentations, introduce parables, read "Independence"
Thursday -- "Independence" questions, introduce tales
hw: "Cinderella" response (post to Google Classroom)
Friday -- read/plot "Godfather Death" (early out)
Week of September 7-11
Monday -- Begin creating fables/parables/tales visuals/work time on visual representation assessment
Tuesday -- work time on visual representation assessment
Wednesday -- work time (15 minutes), plot/the short story, liking vs. appreciating discussion, "A & P" pre-reading notes
Wednesday -- "A & P"
Thursday -- "A & P"
Friday -- "A & P"
Week of September 14-18
Monday -- watch "A & P"
Tuesday -- read Point of View handout
Wednesday -- read "A Rose for Emily" (don't need to do any questions)
Thursday -- Perspective writing assignment/discuss
Friday -- no school
Week of September 21-25
Monday -- Point of View notes
Tuesday -- Point of View notes, begin discussing "A Rose for Emily"
Wednesday -- "A Rose for Emily," assign first book
Thursday -- watch "A Rose for Emily"
Friday -- All American Boys
Week of September 28-October 2
Monday -- All American Boys
Tuesday -- All American Boys
Wednesday -- All American Boys
Thursday -- All American Boys (Mrs. Mohr gone)
Friday -- No school
Week of October 5-9
Monday -- No School (Columbus Day)
Tuesday -- All American Boys
Wednesday -- All American Boys
Thursday -- All American Boys
Friday -- All American Boys
Week of October 12-16
Monday -- All American Boys
Tuesday -- All American Boys
Wednesday -- final discussions of the book
Thursday -- final discussions of the book
Friday -- Mock Court Case*
*end of 1st Quarter
Week of October 19-23
Monday -- finish Mock Court Case
Tuesday -- reading time
Wednesday -- reading time
Thursday -- read character chapter
Friday -- discuss character chapter/reading time (Mrs. Mohr gone)
Week of October 26-30
Monday -- review character notes, reading time
Tuesday -- Skype with Brendan Kiely (rescheduling)
Wednesday -- discuss characters in This Is Where It Ends
Thursday -- no class (BOTC: morning)
Friday -- discuss characters in This Is Where It Ends (early out)
Week of November 2-6
Monday -- finish discussing character chart
Tuesday -- reading time
Wednesday -- Skype with Brendan Kiely
Thursday -- discuss book
Friday -- discuss book
Week of November 9-13
Monday -- No school (Veteran's Day honored)
Tuesday -- work day on character assignment
Wednesday -- work day on character assignment
Thursday -- work day on character assignment
Friday -- no school
Week of November 16-20
Monday -- Thanksgiving reading, work day on character assignment
Tuesday -- work day on character assignment
Wednesday -- go see The Hate U Give movie
Thursday -- no school
Friday -- no school
Week of November 23-27
Monday -- Begin tone and style unit: notes, clips
Tuesday -- tone and mood clips (character assignment due by midnight)
Wednesday -- tone and mood: discuss last clips, analyze tone in children's literature
Thursday -- analyze tone in children's literature, analyze tone in poetry
Friday -- analyze tone in poetry
Week of November 30-December 4
Monday --analyze tone in poetry
Tuesday -- read Long Way Down aloud in class
Wednesday -- read Long Way Down aloud in class
Thursday -- English Extravaganza event
Friday -- read Long Way Down (early out)
Week of December 7-11
Monday -- finding reading Long Way Down, discuss tone and style
Tuesday -- tone and style in Long Way Down
Wednesday -- tone and style in "The Gift of the Magi"
Thursday -- read to kindergarten
Friday -- tone and style in "The Gift of the Magi," review for exam
Week of December 14-18
Monday -- review for exam
Tuesday -- Exams
Wednesday -- Exams *
Thursday -- no school
Friday -- no school
*end of 2nd Quarter
SEMESTER TWO
Week of December 31-January 4
Monday -- Christmas break
Tuesday -- Christmas break
Wednesday -- Christmas break
Thursday -- Christmas break
Friday -- No school (Teacher's Institute)
Week of January 7-11
Monday -- review style, tone, and mood
Tuesday -- choose independent texts to analyze tone
Wednesday -- tone writing exercise (admire/detest)
Thursday -- share tone writing pieces
Friday -- read "A Pair of Tickets"
Week of January 14-18
Monday -- read "A Pair of Tickets"
Tuesday -- "A Pair of Tickets" tone exercise
Wednesday -- "A Pair of Tickets" tone exercise
Thursday -- "A Pair of Tickets" writing activity
Friday -- "A Pair of Tickets" writing activity
Week of January 21-25
Monday -- No School (MLK's Birthday)
Tuesday -- share "A Pair of Tickets" writing pieces
Wednesday -- read independent novels in verse
Thursday -- read independent novels in verse
Friday -- read independent novels in verse
Week of January 28-February 1
Monday -- introduce 'square analysis,' begin analysis
Tuesday -- work on analysis
Wednesday -- No school (snow day)
Thursday -- No school (snow day)
Friday -- choose next texts (early out)
Week of February 4-8
Monday -- last work day on square analysis
Tuesday -- take introductory symbolism notes, read symbolism pages
Wednesday -- discuss symbolism notes
Thursday -- symbolism: work on crest
Friday -- no school
Week of February 11-15
Monday -- crest presentations
Tuesday -- crest presentations, begin reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
Wednesday -- review "The Scarlet Ibis," continue reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
Thursday -- finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
Friday -- "The Scarlet Ibis" plot chart
Week of February 18-22
Monday -- No school (President's Day)
Tuesday -- begin discussing "The Scarlet Ibis"
Wednesday -- discuss "The Scarlet Ibis" plot
Thursday -- symbolism in "The Scarlet Ibis"
Friday -- symbolism review, The Good Egg, symbolism: Poe stories
Week of February 25-March 1
Monday -- finish symbolism: Poe stories
Tuesday -- present symbolism in Poe stories
Wednesday -- Hemingway overview
Thursday -- read "Hills Like White Elephants"
Friday -- choose novel for symbolism (early out)
Week of March 4-8
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- symbolism: "Hills Like White Elephants"
Wednesday -- symbolism
Thursday -- symbolism
Friday -- symbolism*
* End of 3rd Quarter
Week of March 11-15
Monday -- read to Mrs. Sutton's class, Russian Revolution essay due at midnight
Tuesday -- begin creating Animal Farm symbolism chart
Wednesday -- read to Mrs. Wedemeyer's class
Thursday -- read to Mrs. Petrowske's class
Friday -- Animal Farm intro and begin reading
Week of March 18-22
Monday -- study hall (Mrs. Mohr gone on field trip)
Tuesday -- read Animal Farm ch. 2
Wednesday -- begin filling in allegory chart
Thursday -- continue filling in chart, read Animal Farm ch. 3
Friday -- read Animal Farm ch. 4
Week of March 25-29
Monday -- read Animal Farm ch. 5
hw: finish reading ch. 5
Tuesday -- read Animal Farm ch. 6
hw: finish ch. 6 questions
Wednesday -- read Animal Farm ch. 7
hw: finish reading ch. 7
Thursday -- discuss the role of memory in the animals on the farm
Friday -- begin watching Animal Farm
Week of April 1-5
Monday -- finish discussing the role of memory, begin reading chapter 8
Tuesday -- finish reading chapter 8, add to symbolism chart
Wednesday -- read chapters 9-10
Thursday -- revisit Animal Farm's introduction, introduce poster project
Friday -- work time on poster (early out)
Week of April 8-12
Monday -- read chapter 9
Tuesday -- no class (state testing day)
Wednesday -- watch remainder of Animal Farm, work on symbolism chart
hw: finish chart
Thursday -- discuss symbolism chart
Friday -- work time on poster
Week of April 15-19
Monday -- work time on poster
Tuesday -- work time on poster
Wednesday -- introduce literary criticism
Thursday -- continue notes on literary criticism
Friday -- No school
Week of April 22-26
Monday -- No school
Tuesday -- literary criticism, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Wednesday -- celebrate Shakespeare's birthday
Thursday -- literary criticism, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Friday -- literary criticism, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Week of April 29-May 3
Monday -- literary criticism, "The Storm"
Tuesday -- literary criticism, "The Storm"
Wednesday -- literary criticism, "The Storm"
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- study hall
Week of May 6-10
Monday -- reading day: "Everyday Use"
Tuesday -- literary criticism, discuss "Everyday Use"
Wednesday -- literary criticism
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- literary criticism
Week of May 13-17
Monday -- literary criticism
Tuesday -- literary criticism
Wednesday -- literary criticism
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- literary criticism
Week of May 20-24
Monday -- literary criticism
Tuesday -- literary criticism
Wednesday -- literary criticism
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- literary criticism
Week of May 27-May 31
Monday -- review for exams
Tuesday -- exams
Wednesday -- exams
Thursday -- exams
Friday -- No School
Week of June 4-8
Monday --
Tuesday --
Wednesday --
Thursday -- *
Friday --
* end of 4th quarter
Week of August 10-14
Monday -- summer break
Tuesday -- summer break
Wednesday -- summer break
Thursday -- Teacher's Institute
Friday -- Teacher's Institute
Week of August 17-21
Monday -- Discuss flexible seating, blind drawing team builder
Tuesday -- Paper airplanes
Wednesday -- Share personas
Thursday -- Discuss syllabus, introduce 'Reading Minute' assignment/sign up for dates
Friday -- Read pp. 3-4, TED Talk
Week of August 24-28
Monday -- Reading Minute sample, website overview
Tuesday -- Discuss Reading a Story section, discuss 'short story'
Wednesday -- Fables, parables, and tales ("The Appointment in Samarra")
hw: read "The Fox and the Grapes" and complete pg. 6 questions
Thursday -- Fables, parables, and tales (discuss "The Fox and the Grapes," read/discuss "The Camel and His Friends")
hw: read chosen Aesop's fable and be prepared to discuss in class on Fri.
Friday -- SWIC official registration, begin fable presentations
Week of August 31-September 4
Monday -- No school (Labor Day)
Tuesday -- Reading Minute, fable presentations
Wednesday -- Finish fable presentations, introduce parables, read "Independence"
Thursday -- "Independence" questions, introduce tales
hw: "Cinderella" response (post to Google Classroom)
Friday -- read/plot "Godfather Death" (early out)
Week of September 7-11
Monday -- Begin creating fables/parables/tales visuals/work time on visual representation assessment
Tuesday -- work time on visual representation assessment
Wednesday -- work time (15 minutes), plot/the short story, liking vs. appreciating discussion, "A & P" pre-reading notes
Wednesday -- "A & P"
Thursday -- "A & P"
Friday -- "A & P"
Week of September 14-18
Monday -- watch "A & P"
Tuesday -- read Point of View handout
Wednesday -- read "A Rose for Emily" (don't need to do any questions)
Thursday -- Perspective writing assignment/discuss
Friday -- no school
Week of September 21-25
Monday -- Point of View notes
Tuesday -- Point of View notes, begin discussing "A Rose for Emily"
Wednesday -- "A Rose for Emily," assign first book
Thursday -- watch "A Rose for Emily"
Friday -- All American Boys
Week of September 28-October 2
Monday -- All American Boys
Tuesday -- All American Boys
Wednesday -- All American Boys
Thursday -- All American Boys (Mrs. Mohr gone)
Friday -- No school
Week of October 5-9
Monday -- No School (Columbus Day)
Tuesday -- All American Boys
Wednesday -- All American Boys
Thursday -- All American Boys
Friday -- All American Boys
Week of October 12-16
Monday -- All American Boys
Tuesday -- All American Boys
Wednesday -- final discussions of the book
Thursday -- final discussions of the book
Friday -- Mock Court Case*
*end of 1st Quarter
Week of October 19-23
Monday -- finish Mock Court Case
Tuesday -- reading time
Wednesday -- reading time
Thursday -- read character chapter
Friday -- discuss character chapter/reading time (Mrs. Mohr gone)
Week of October 26-30
Monday -- review character notes, reading time
Tuesday -- Skype with Brendan Kiely (rescheduling)
Wednesday -- discuss characters in This Is Where It Ends
Thursday -- no class (BOTC: morning)
Friday -- discuss characters in This Is Where It Ends (early out)
Week of November 2-6
Monday -- finish discussing character chart
Tuesday -- reading time
Wednesday -- Skype with Brendan Kiely
Thursday -- discuss book
Friday -- discuss book
Week of November 9-13
Monday -- No school (Veteran's Day honored)
Tuesday -- work day on character assignment
Wednesday -- work day on character assignment
Thursday -- work day on character assignment
Friday -- no school
Week of November 16-20
Monday -- Thanksgiving reading, work day on character assignment
Tuesday -- work day on character assignment
Wednesday -- go see The Hate U Give movie
Thursday -- no school
Friday -- no school
Week of November 23-27
Monday -- Begin tone and style unit: notes, clips
Tuesday -- tone and mood clips (character assignment due by midnight)
Wednesday -- tone and mood: discuss last clips, analyze tone in children's literature
Thursday -- analyze tone in children's literature, analyze tone in poetry
Friday -- analyze tone in poetry
Week of November 30-December 4
Monday --analyze tone in poetry
Tuesday -- read Long Way Down aloud in class
Wednesday -- read Long Way Down aloud in class
Thursday -- English Extravaganza event
Friday -- read Long Way Down (early out)
Week of December 7-11
Monday -- finding reading Long Way Down, discuss tone and style
Tuesday -- tone and style in Long Way Down
Wednesday -- tone and style in "The Gift of the Magi"
Thursday -- read to kindergarten
Friday -- tone and style in "The Gift of the Magi," review for exam
Week of December 14-18
Monday -- review for exam
Tuesday -- Exams
Wednesday -- Exams *
Thursday -- no school
Friday -- no school
*end of 2nd Quarter
SEMESTER TWO
Week of December 31-January 4
Monday -- Christmas break
Tuesday -- Christmas break
Wednesday -- Christmas break
Thursday -- Christmas break
Friday -- No school (Teacher's Institute)
Week of January 7-11
Monday -- review style, tone, and mood
Tuesday -- choose independent texts to analyze tone
Wednesday -- tone writing exercise (admire/detest)
Thursday -- share tone writing pieces
Friday -- read "A Pair of Tickets"
Week of January 14-18
Monday -- read "A Pair of Tickets"
Tuesday -- "A Pair of Tickets" tone exercise
Wednesday -- "A Pair of Tickets" tone exercise
Thursday -- "A Pair of Tickets" writing activity
Friday -- "A Pair of Tickets" writing activity
Week of January 21-25
Monday -- No School (MLK's Birthday)
Tuesday -- share "A Pair of Tickets" writing pieces
Wednesday -- read independent novels in verse
Thursday -- read independent novels in verse
Friday -- read independent novels in verse
Week of January 28-February 1
Monday -- introduce 'square analysis,' begin analysis
Tuesday -- work on analysis
Wednesday -- No school (snow day)
Thursday -- No school (snow day)
Friday -- choose next texts (early out)
Week of February 4-8
Monday -- last work day on square analysis
Tuesday -- take introductory symbolism notes, read symbolism pages
Wednesday -- discuss symbolism notes
Thursday -- symbolism: work on crest
Friday -- no school
Week of February 11-15
Monday -- crest presentations
Tuesday -- crest presentations, begin reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
Wednesday -- review "The Scarlet Ibis," continue reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
Thursday -- finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
Friday -- "The Scarlet Ibis" plot chart
Week of February 18-22
Monday -- No school (President's Day)
Tuesday -- begin discussing "The Scarlet Ibis"
Wednesday -- discuss "The Scarlet Ibis" plot
Thursday -- symbolism in "The Scarlet Ibis"
Friday -- symbolism review, The Good Egg, symbolism: Poe stories
Week of February 25-March 1
Monday -- finish symbolism: Poe stories
Tuesday -- present symbolism in Poe stories
Wednesday -- Hemingway overview
Thursday -- read "Hills Like White Elephants"
Friday -- choose novel for symbolism (early out)
Week of March 4-8
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- symbolism: "Hills Like White Elephants"
Wednesday -- symbolism
Thursday -- symbolism
Friday -- symbolism*
* End of 3rd Quarter
Week of March 11-15
Monday -- read to Mrs. Sutton's class, Russian Revolution essay due at midnight
Tuesday -- begin creating Animal Farm symbolism chart
Wednesday -- read to Mrs. Wedemeyer's class
Thursday -- read to Mrs. Petrowske's class
Friday -- Animal Farm intro and begin reading
Week of March 18-22
Monday -- study hall (Mrs. Mohr gone on field trip)
Tuesday -- read Animal Farm ch. 2
Wednesday -- begin filling in allegory chart
Thursday -- continue filling in chart, read Animal Farm ch. 3
Friday -- read Animal Farm ch. 4
Week of March 25-29
Monday -- read Animal Farm ch. 5
hw: finish reading ch. 5
Tuesday -- read Animal Farm ch. 6
hw: finish ch. 6 questions
Wednesday -- read Animal Farm ch. 7
hw: finish reading ch. 7
Thursday -- discuss the role of memory in the animals on the farm
Friday -- begin watching Animal Farm
Week of April 1-5
Monday -- finish discussing the role of memory, begin reading chapter 8
Tuesday -- finish reading chapter 8, add to symbolism chart
Wednesday -- read chapters 9-10
Thursday -- revisit Animal Farm's introduction, introduce poster project
Friday -- work time on poster (early out)
Week of April 8-12
Monday -- read chapter 9
Tuesday -- no class (state testing day)
Wednesday -- watch remainder of Animal Farm, work on symbolism chart
hw: finish chart
Thursday -- discuss symbolism chart
Friday -- work time on poster
Week of April 15-19
Monday -- work time on poster
Tuesday -- work time on poster
Wednesday -- introduce literary criticism
Thursday -- continue notes on literary criticism
Friday -- No school
Week of April 22-26
Monday -- No school
Tuesday -- literary criticism, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Wednesday -- celebrate Shakespeare's birthday
Thursday -- literary criticism, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Friday -- literary criticism, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Week of April 29-May 3
Monday -- literary criticism, "The Storm"
Tuesday -- literary criticism, "The Storm"
Wednesday -- literary criticism, "The Storm"
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- study hall
Week of May 6-10
Monday -- reading day: "Everyday Use"
Tuesday -- literary criticism, discuss "Everyday Use"
Wednesday -- literary criticism
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- literary criticism
Week of May 13-17
Monday -- literary criticism
Tuesday -- literary criticism
Wednesday -- literary criticism
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- literary criticism
Week of May 20-24
Monday -- literary criticism
Tuesday -- literary criticism
Wednesday -- literary criticism
Thursday -- literary criticism
Friday -- literary criticism
Week of May 27-May 31
Monday -- review for exams
Tuesday -- exams
Wednesday -- exams
Thursday -- exams
Friday -- No School
Week of June 4-8
Monday --
Tuesday --
Wednesday --
Thursday -- *
Friday --
* end of 4th quarter