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 * =08/31/10=
 * Census Verification Sheet- due back by Friday, September 3rd
 * Free and Reduced Lunch Sheet- due back by Friday, September 3rd
 * Back to School Night for 8th and 9th graders- Wednesday, September 15th
 * Picture Day- Thursday, September 16th
 * Brainstorm for "I Am" Poem- List your roles and personality traits (8-10). We will use this list in class on Thursday.
 * "I Am" Poem- due Tuesday, September 7th (typed, size 12, Times N. Roman)
 * Index card with contact information due Thursday, September 2
 * Required Summer Reading Assessment- Friday, September 10
 * (Study the following: title, author, plot, major characters, and conflict).
 * For the short answer essay, you will select ONE of two prompts: Topic 1: character relationships; Topic 2: conflict and resolution

=09/13/10= Video: []  Article: [] **Write**: Write one paragraph (5-7 sentences) explaining **who, what, where, when, and why** the Scopes Monkey Trial occurred. Then, use the article to write a second paragraph (4-6 sentences) explaining how the play, //Inherit the Wind//, is considered historical yet fictional.
 * Finish your Research for Inherit the Wind. Write your two paragraphs. See the details below:
 * Part of speech WS (20 sentences) due on Thursday
 * Study your Flocabulary- "Transformation" part I

=**09/20/10**=
 * Signed reading agreement for independent novel due on Thursday (9/23)
 * Flocabulary Quiz (Transformation List, part I) on Wednesday. Study definitions, usage, and part of speech.
 * Begin to read your independent novel. Next Monday we'll agree upon a reading schedule and due date.
 * Revised responses to Inherit the Wind's Act I, scene I questions due Friday
 * Grammar WS (parts of speech) due Monday 9/27

=09/27/10=
 * Continue to READ your independent novel. Also, finish your journal #1. We will have weekly progress checks on Monday's, recording progress and writing about that week's reading.
 * Develop a study technique for your new vocabulary list: Transformation, part II. Some common techniques include: flashcards, mnemonic devices, picture clues, memory or matching games, repetitive writing of definitions, etc.

=10/5/10=
 * Continue to read your Independent novel. (We're now on week 3). Also, finish journal #2 about the plot of the story. We'll have our next book check on Tuesday, October 12th
 * Vocabulary Quiz on Friday - List: Transformation, part II (Study: definitions, synonyms, part of speech, and be prepared to do sentence completions).

=10/11/10= =10/18/10= =10/25/10= =11/1/10= =12/06/10- UNAMI'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR- this Wednesday!!! :-)= This week we begin our new unit: POETRY!!!!!!!! > [] > lyrics: > [] 2/14/11 3/14/11 3/21/11
 * We've started the collaborative S.S.-English Research Paper! (Check your packet for important due dates... the first one is your topic selection on 10/14).
 * Complete your reading for your independent novel (week4). Finish your journal #3.
 * Due on Wednesday- Friends Flocabulary WS
 * Independent Reading Novel should be finished by Monday (10/25). Journal #4 also due on Monday. We will start to talk about our "Bag-it Book Talk"
 * Continue to work on your research paper. Please bring TWO articles to class on Friday; I will be providing time to read and note take.
 * Flocabulary Quiz (Friends, part I) and Inherit the Wind (multiple choice) next Tuesday.
 * //Inherit the Wind// Comprehension Quiz and Friends Vocabulary Quiz, part I-- TUESDAY
 * "Bag-It" Book Project due on Wednesday, November 3rd
 * Research Paper: Please bring all materials (and a flashdrive) to class on Thursday and Friday)
 * Notecard Check on Wednesday (10/27)
 * Outline due Friday 10/29
 * Introduction Paragraph due Monday 11/1
 * Bag-It Book Project due Wednesday, November 3rd (Bag, 3 symbols, novel, index card). Make-up Book Projects will be held on Tuesday, November 9th.
 * Read the first section of your Holocaust Novel (see packet) and complete the role sheet for Friday, November 5th. We will hold our first literature discussion. (It's very important you come to class prepared). Our second discussion will take place on Monday, November 8th.
 * Bring ALL Research Materials to class on Thursday.
 * 11/9/10**
 * **Rough Draft** of Research Paper due on Thursday, November 11th
 * **Parent Review Form** due on Monday, November 15th
 * **Final Copy** of Research Paper due on **Tueday, November 16th**//(extension of one day)//
 * Literature Circles this week
 * Monday (11/9) (role sheet #2)
 * **Literature Circles next week:**
 * Monday (11/15) - Make-ups for role sheet #3
 * Tuesday (11/16)- Role sheet #4
 * Holocaust Webquest Activity- To be completed __in-class__ on Friday (See me if you're absent)
 * 1)  **Research**: Visit the **United States Holocaust Memoir Museum** to watch a **video** about WWII and the Holocaust. This six minute video will present you a timeline of events leading up to the defeat of Germany in 1945. You will see a map showing the journey of the Nazi regime, as well as many real-life photographs depicting the Jewish horrors of the war. The video is highly informative, but it moves quickly, so you may need to watch it twice or pause it to rewind sections. []
 * 2. **Write**: Following the viewing of the video, write **one paragraph** (7-9 sentences) explaining **who, what, where, when, why, and how** of the Holocaust. Your responses to “why” and “how” will be challenging to answer, so do the best you can at this point in time with your limited knowledge on the subject.
 * 11/15/10**
 * Over Thanksgiving break, please read your Holocaust Novel and complete role sheet #6. Also, continue to brainstorm examples to support your thematic statement.
 * 11/29/10**
 * Finish your Holocaust Novel for Wednesday (part 7). No role sheet needed for this section.
 * Rewrite your Holocaust Webquest Background Paragraph to include a variety of sentence types. Then, highlight the simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in different colors to show the diversity of your writing. Please use at least THREE different sentence types. Due on Friday
 * Spend this week working on your Theme essay for your Holocaust Novel
 * 3 body paragraphs due on Wednesday
 * Rough draft of entire essay due on Friday
 * Bring your flashdrive to class on Tuesday
 * Vocabulary, Friends, part II- Graphic Organizer chart (2 synonyms and 2 antonyms per word) due Wednesday
 * 12/13/10**
 * Read chapters 1 and 2 in __A Seperate Peace__ for Tuesday's class (12/14). Also, complete the character chart for the sections regarding Gene and Finny.
 * Read chapter 3 in __ASP__ for Thursday
 * Theme Essay due on Wednesday (follow format requirements).
 * Quiz on Friday (Vocabulary- Friends, part 3 & 4 types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex)
 * PRE-SEARCH for 9th grade assessment (Pink sheet from Mrs. Kilpatrick) due to English teacher next Wednesday (12/22). See me with questions.
 * 1/3/11**
 * Comprehension Quiz on Tuesday __ASP__ chapters 1-9
 * Read chapter 10 in __ASP__ for Wednesday
 * 1/18/11**
 * For Thursday's class, bring in a newspaper or magazine article (1/20)
 * For next Wednesday (1/26), bring in your Favorite Song Lyric (that has similarities to poetry)
 * Poetry Reading #1 will be held on Monday, January 31st
 * FLO+CAB song lyrics: flashcards:
 * 2/7/11 **
 * Quiz on Friday (2/11)- Literary Terms (see packet and notes from class)
 * Quiz on Monday (2/14)- FLO+CAB (Part I) (Matching and Fill in the Blank)
 * Theme Essay Revisions- 1. Revision WS due on Wednesday 2. Revised Essay due in drop box after Wednesday's in-class work day (PLEASE BRING YOUR FLASHDRIVE TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY).
 * Please select your __poet of study__ (see list in packet) by Wednesday's class
 * By Wednesday, you need FOUR poems by your selected poet (3 of those poems will be closely analyzed and 1 of those poems will be used for poetry reading #2).
 * Bring your flashdrive to class on Wednesday.
 * Revise your own poetry (prompt 1: found poem; prompt 2: 5 word challenge; prompt 3: mimic of "First Love" or "Double Play).
 * 2/21/11**
 * Poetry Reading #2 (Presentations will take place Tuesday thru Friday).
 * Entire Poetry Portfolio (comprised of three sections: Muse, Genius, and Orator) is due on 3/2. See the grading rubric and the poetry packet for more details. (70 points).
 * 2/28/11**
 * Poetry Portfolio due on Wednesday (3/2)
 * Parent Sign-off Sheet for Romeo and Juliet due on Friday (3/4)
 * The Life and Work of William Shakespeare - Page of Knowlege due on Friday 3/18
 * Full text of R&J found online: []
 * If you didn't finish the front side of the guided reading W.S. for Act II, scene 2, complete this for homework tonight.
 * Also, if you didn't finish grammar packet pages 45 and 47, complete these for HW too. We'll discuss on Friday.
 * This weekend, read Act 2, scenes 5 and 6 online- due on Monday. You may visit one of two sites: the origional text is found at [], or the "no fear shakespeare text" is found at [].
 * Consider the following questions:
 * **Act II, Scene 5: ** Why does the Nurse put Juliet through so much torture before giving her Romeo’s message?
 * **Act II, Scene 6: ** What does Friar Laurence mean when he warns Romeo that “violent delights have violent ends”? Is this warning justified? Why or why not?
 * Quiz on Wednesday (3/23)- Act I and Act II, background investigation, and colon, semicolon, and hyphen.
 * Finish Act III, scene I for Wednesday's in-class discussion
 * Complete your Figurative Langauge Index Card and your Creative Writing Exercise by Friday
 * Quiz on Wednesday (Acts I and II) - (prologue, characters, plot details, Shakespeare's world, and quotation paraphrase).
 * Read Act 3, scenes 4 and 5 for homework this weekend. Complete the study guide worksheet as well.
 * 3/28/11**
 * Brainstorm (the structure of your personal narrative, including what details you'll include in the beginning, middle, and end) due on Tuesday 3/29.
 * Introduction paragraph for personal narrative due on Wednesday 3/30
 * Rough Draft of personal narrative due on Tuesday 4/5
 * Final copy of personal narrative due on Tuesday 4/12
 * 4/18/11**
 * __To Kill a Mockingbird__ -
 * Chapters 1 and 2 due on Monday (4/18)
 * Chapter 3 due on Tuesday (4/19)
 * Chapters 4-6 due on the Monday following Spring Break (4/25). Complete the guided reading questions that accompany the chapters.
 * Review your notes from Tuesday's in-class discussion (Stories/Rumors; Maycomb Educational System; Character Relationships; etc.).
 * 4/25/11**
 * Study vocabulary list for chapters 1-6