MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN MAKEUP WORK!
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Collect Persuasive Essays with maps - DUE TODAY!
2. Journal: WRITING
3. Final Review: VOCABULARY - Weeks 6-10
4. Begin watching Finding Neverland
5. Answer study guide questions for Finding Neverland as we watch :)
6. Test Prep Bellwork
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Review persuasive writing - take notes
2. Individual writing - PERSUASIVE MINI-ESSAY
3. 4-Minute Free Rice Friday
4. Work on Exam Study Guide - due Wednesday FOR A GRADE!
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: The Mamas and the Papas, song: "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
2. Finish watching film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream
3. Answer last minute questions about A Midsummer Night's Dream
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream Test
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. SSR for 20 minutes - ENJOY :)
2. Continue reading A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act V
3. As we read, answer questions in the study guide :)
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Watch film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: VIEWING - 'The Change of Bottom'
2. Continue reading A Midummer Night's Dream
3. As we read, answer questions in the study guide :)
4. Test Prep Bellwork
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING
2. Continue reading A Midummer Night's Dream
3. As we read, answer questions in the study guide :)
4. Test Prep Bellwork
NO MORE VOCABULARY!
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In
2. Read Act III, Scene i in Midsummer
3. Answer Study Guide questions for Midsummer as we read :)
4. Watch film version of Midsummer
5. 4-Minute Free-Rice Friday
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: Will Hoge, song: "Better Off Now That You're Gone"
2. Finish watching film version of Midsummer through Act II, Scene i
3. Continue reading Midsummer
4. Answer Study Guide questions for Midsummer as we read :)
5. Test Prep Bellwork
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. Turn in Personal Love Letter <3
2. SSR for 20 Minutes! ENJOY :)
3. Exit Card
4. Continue in Act II of Midsummer
5. Answer Study Guide Questions for Midsummer as we read
6. Test Prep Bellwork - SAT Question of the Day
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Teacher Appreciation Letter :)
2. Love Letter Activity - turn into box and write response :)
3. Letter Share
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Personal Love Letter Assignment
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: VIEWING - Film critique of Act I in the film version of Midsummer.
2. Introduce LOVE LETTER assignment <3- DUE TOMORROW!
3. Begin Act II in Midsummer
4. Answer Midsummer study guide questions as we read :)
5. Test Prep Bellwork - Free Rice!
6. 10 minutes to work on Love Letter Assignment
No More Vocabulary for the Semester :)
DOWNLOAD MIDSUMMER REVIEW PACKET HERE: Download midsummer_study_guide_questions.doc
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: Finish the following statement with a COMPLETELY original response - "I really crack up when..."
2. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review
3. Week 15 Vocabulary Quiz - FINAL VOCAB QUIZ OF THE SEMESTER :) :)
4. Continue reading Midsummer - Reader's Theatre for Act I, Scene ii
5. Answer Study Guide Questions as we read
6. 4-Minute Free Rice Friday :)
7. Begin watching film version of Midsummer
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: The Mamas and the Papas, song: "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
2. Review Week 15 Vocabulary - FINAL Quiz and Squares TOMORROW :) :)
3. Continue reading Midsummer
4. Answer study guide questions as we read the play
5. Test Prep Bellwork
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
Before Lunch
Students Testing:
1. PERFORMANCE SERIES TESTING - in room 204
2. Student Survey
Students NOT Testing:
1. SSR for 20 minutes!
2. Exit Card - One thing you learned from your reading
3. Work on Make-up Work SILENTLY
4. Student Survey
After Lunch
ALL STUDENTS:
Poetry Lounge :)
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING
2. Review Week 15 Vocabulary
3. Begin Midsummer Act I :)
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Complete Midsummer Study Guide as we read
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: VIEWING
2. Introduce Week 15 Vocabulary words (LAST WEEK OF VOCABULARY FOR THE SEMESTER :))
3. Test Prep Bellwork: 4-Minute Free Rice
4. Finish Midsummer Role Play
Week 15 Vocabulary
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: If someone made a movie of your life, would it be a comedy, drama, romantic comedy, action, horror, sciene fiction, or musical?
2. 3-minute Vocabulary Review
3. Week 14 Vocabulary Quiz
4. Watch 'Poetry Lounge' video :)
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: Lenny Kravitz, song: "I Belong to You"
2. Review Week 14 Vocabulary - Squares and Quiz tomorrow!
3. Introduce Midsummer - Graphic Organizer and study guide
4. Midsummer Role Play - first two presentations :)
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. SSR for 20 minutes! Student Selected Silent Reading - ENJOY :)
2. Exit Card for Reading
3. Review Week 14 Vocabulary
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. To the Lab for Shakespeare WebQuest
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING
2. Review Week 14 Vocabulary
3. Review Dialogue Journal: How-to Guide
4. Read "Theseus" from mythology packet and keep dialogue journal
5. Test Prep Bellwork
6. KWL Chart: Shakespeare
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING
2. Introduce Week 14 Vocabulary Words - Quiz and Squares for Friday!
3. Collect Poetry Research Projects - DUE TODAY!
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Poetry Quote Poster - add your quote :)
Week 14 Vocabulary
MAKE SURE THAT YOU REMEMBER YOUR TIME FOR POETRY RECORDING! IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, PLEASE DO SO ASAP! THIS IS A GRADE. Download poetry_recording_sign.doc
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Homework check - Introduction to Drama worksheet
2. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: Briefly, what are your thoughts on drama? Have you read or seen any plays? If so, what are they? Did you enjoy them?
3. 3-minute vocabulary review
4. Week 13 Vocabulary Quiz
5. Midsummer Introduction - Read "Pyramus and Thisbe"
6. Complete "Pyramus and Thisbe" study guide worksheet
7. 4-minute Free Rice Friday
8. Work on Poetry Research Project
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: Coldplay, song: "Warning Sign"
2. Review Week 13 Vocabulary - practice quiz
3. Drama Pre-Test
4. Introduce A Midsummer Night's Dream - BRIEF overview of Shakespeare, comedy, play, etc.
5. Test Prep Bellwork - SAT Question of the Day
6. Using the textbook, complete the Introduction to Drama worksheet - this will be collected for a grade! YOU CANNOT TAKE THE TEXTBOOK HOME!!
7. Continue working on Poetry Research Project
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. Test Prep Bellwork
2. Review Week 13 Vocabulary - Quiz and Squares for Friday!
3. REMEMBER: Monday Due Date for Poetry Research Project! ALSO, Lunchtime poetry recordings!
4. To the Lab to work on Poetry Research Project :)
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Test Prep Bellwork
2. Review Week 13 Vocabulary
3. Review Poetry Research Project - Checklist and due date: MONDAY, APRIL 21!
4. To the Lab to Work on Poetry Research Project :)
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING - Spring Break
2. Announcements
3. Introduce Week 13 Vocabulary - Quiz and Squares on Friday
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Sign-up for Poetry Podcast :)
WEEK 13 VOCABULARY
HAVE A FANTASTIC SPRING BREAK! ENJOY THE REST AND GET READY FOR A GREAT FINAL TWO MONTHS OF THE SEMESTER --- Mrs. Fragale :)
1. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review
2. Week 12 Vocabulary Quiz
3. Collect Poetry Study Guides (EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY)
4. Poetry Unit Test
5. Grammar Review: MAD LIBS :)
6. Party - Watch Freedom Writers
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Review Week 12 Vocabulary - Practice Quiz!
2. Review Due Dates:
3. To the Lab to Continue Working :)
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. Poetry Collect and Share: "Daybreak" Assignment
2. Introduce FAQ Example Paper
3. Due Dates for Poetry Research Project - DUE FRIDAY:
4. To the Lab to Work!
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING - Poetry response to Gwendolyn Brooks' "Cynthia in the Snow"
2. Poetry Surprise Assessment: SECOND Try!
3. Week 12 Vocabulary Review
4. Poetry Share: "So Much Depends"
5. Poetry Analysis for Langston Hughes' "Daybreak in Alabama"
6. Test Prep Bellwork - SAT Question of the Day
7. "Daybreak" Modeling Assignment
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Collect Dead Poets Society Worksheet
2. Journal: VIEWING - Write a poem of AT LEAST 8 lines based on the picture on the blog.
3. Introduce Week 12 Vocabulary - Squares and Quiz on Friday!
4. "So Much Depends" Poetry Assignments - write 3 of your own.
5. 4-Minute Free Rice :)
Week 12 Vocabulary
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In - Fun with Haiku Poetry :) - Write your own haiku to share with the class. As you write, I will call you up one at a time to give you your progress reports.
2. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review
3. Week 11 Vocabulary Quiz
4. Finish watching Dead Poets Society
5. Complete Dead Poets Society Study Guide to turn in FOR A GRADE
6. 4-Minute Free Rice
7. "So Much Depends" Poetry Assignment
THURSDAY AGENDA
NO CLASS TODAY DUE TO GHSGT SCHEDULE!
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. Poetry Surprise Assessment!
2. Review Literary Devices on Pop Quiz
3. Poetry Analysis: Group Work with African American Poetry
4. Group Presentations
5. Review Week 11 Vocabulary
6. Watch Dead Poets Society - Answer Study Guide Questions as we watch :)
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: VIEWING
2. Review Week 11 Vocabulary
3. Finish Poetry Book Work from Monday - DUE BEFORE LUNCH!
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Review "Theme for English B"
6. Introduce Group Assignments on African-American Poetry
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING
2. Introduce Week 11 Vocabulary - Squares and Quiz on Friday!
3. Turn in Interview Questions for Poetry Research Project
4. Test Prep Assignment - 10 Questions in 15 Minutes
5. Silent Poetry Book Work - Do NOT leave the classroom with the textbook!!
Week 11 Vocabulary
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In - What is your favorite part of spring?
2. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review
3. Week 10 Vocabulary Quiz
4. Finish Poetry Analysis for "Sorting Laundry"
5. 4-Minute Free Rice Friday
6. "Theme for English B" - Poetry Analysis
7. Introduce Group Poetry Assignment :) - Due Tuesday!
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: Arrested Development, song: "Tennessee"
2. Review Week 10 Vocabulary - Quiz and Squares for tomorrow!
3. Review Poetry Analysis - "Sorting Laundry"
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B" - discuss/analyze as a class
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. Poet Vote - Choose Top 3 poets
2. SSR for 20 minutes - Class Share :)
3. Review Week 10 Vocabulary
4. Introduce Poetry Research Project - Teacher assigned Poet for Project!
5. Review Poetry Terms from Homework!
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING - Poem critique - Margaret Atwood's "You Fit into Me"
2. Review Week 10 Vocabulary
3. Introduce Poetry Analysis: A Four Step Guide
4. Poetry Analysis as a class for "You Fit into Me"
5. Test Prep Bellwork
6. Using textbook, define poetry terms
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: VIEWING - Poetry clip from Dead Poet's Society
2. Introduce Week 10 Vocabulary - Squares and Quiz on Friday!
3. Poetry Pre-Test
4. Test Prep Bellwork
5. Use textbook to define poetry terms
Week 10 Vocabulary
FRIDAY AGENDA
1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: Mango Final Thoughts
2. Collect Mango Study Guides - PROJECT GRADE!
3. Mango Test!
4. 4-Minute Free Rice Friday :)
5. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review - collect Week 9 Squares
6. Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz
THURSDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: LISTENING - Artist: Suzanne Vega, Song: "Luka" - Mood vs. Tone
2. Week 9 Vocabulary Review
3. Finish reading The House on Mango Street - TEST TOMORROW!
4. Finish The House on Mango Street Study Guide Packet - turn in tomorrow before the test!
5. Test Prep Bellwork
WEDNESDAY AGENDA
1. SSR for 20 minutes!
2. Exit Card - significant quote from text and why?
3. Review Week 9 Vocabulary
4. Complete 'Esperanza and Me' from The House on Mango Street Study Packet - due Friday when we take the test!
5. Test Prep Bellwork
6. Continue reading The House on Mango Street
TUESDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: VIEWING - Careers in Language Arts - Tell me about what you think you want to have as your career.
2. Review Week 9 Vocabulary Words
3. Continue reading in The House on Mango Street
4. Work on The House on Mango Street Packet - 'Esperanza and Me' and 'Houses'
5. Test Prep Bellwork
MONDAY AGENDA
1. Journal: WRITING - Content based question regarding The House on Mango Street
2. Introduce Week 9 Vocabulary
3. Collect Creative Writing Projects - Vignette Share :)
4. Continue reading in The House on Mango Street
5. Test Prep Bellwork
6. Remember to Complete Packet as we read!
Week 9 Vocabulary
