Honors+English

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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
 * Purchase your vocabulary workbook- Checks made out to "Unami Middle School" for $10.

=09/13/10=  2. **Write**: Following the viewing of the video, write **one paragraph** (8-10 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. []
 * Still want to purchase a Vocabulary Workbook? (Bring in a check made out to UMS for $10). We will start to use these workbooks __THIS__ week, so don't delay!
 * Finish your Holocaust Research, and write your explanatory paragraph- Due Thursday (See details below)
 * 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. []
 *  Unit I vocabulary exercises due on Friday. Here are some review games to play in your free time:
 * Parts of speech WS due on Thursday

=09/20/10=
 * Continue to read __The Book Thief__. On Mondays and Thursdays, we will have our literature circle discussions. On these days, please make sure you've read the assigned pages, prepared your role sheet, and you're ready and willing to discuss. (See handout for the schedule details).
 * Unit I Vocabulary Quiz on Friday (Matching, fill-in-the-blank, and identification will be included).

=09/27/10= =10/4/10=
 * ======Unit II vocabulary exercises due on Friday======
 * ======Prepare your Literature Circle Role for Thursday's group discussion======
 * Make sure you change your literature circle reading schedule for __The Book Thief__!! We needed to accomodate research days in the library, so I appreciate your flexibility.
 * 10/8- part 6
 * 10/12- part 7
 * 10/18- part 8
 * 10/21- part 9
 * 10/26- part 10
 * Unit II Vocabulary Quiz on Friday (Sentence completions)
 * Prepare for Friday's Literature Circle Discussion- part 6

=10/11/10= =10/18/10=
 * Literature Circle Discussion (part 7) on Tuesday
 * We've started the joint S.S.- English Term Paper! Make sure you're keeping up with the due dates listed in your packet; this is a major assignment, and you do not want to fall behind. Topic Selection choices are due on 10/14.
 * Unit 3 vocabulary exercises due on Friday.
 * FYI: Next Literature Discussion day will be on Monday (10/18).
 * Grammar Packet- pg. 37 due on Wednesday
 * Book Theif Literature Circle Discussion (part 9)- on Thursday (NO ROLE SHEET NEEDED!) :-)
 * Book Theif part 10 due next Tuesday (10/26)
 * Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz on Monday (10/25)
 * Continue to work on your research paper. On Friday, you'll be provided with 1.5 hours during the school day to read articles and take notes. Please bring TWO printed articles with you to class. :-)

=10/25/10= =11/01/10= =11/09/10=
 * __Book Thief__- Read **part 10** for TUESDAY; Read the epilogue for FRIDAY.
 * Found Poem for __Book Thief__ due on Friday- Tell your own story!
 * Research Paper: Please bring your materials (and flashdrive) to class on Thursday and Friday
 * Notecard Check on Wednesday 10/27
 * Outline due Friday 10/29
 * Introduction due Monday 11/1
 * We will work on our Theme Essay for The Book Thief on Wednesday (11/3) and Friday (11/5) in class. By the end of the day on Friday, you need to submit a completed rough draft.
 * Unit 4 Vocabulary exercises due on Friday (11/5)
 * Bring all Research Paper Materials to class on THURSDAY
 * **Rough Draft** of Term Paper due Thursday (11/11)- Please bring your Works Cited Page, too.
 * **Parent Review** Form due on Monday (11/15)
 * **Final Copy** of Term paper due Thursday (11/18)
 * Unit 4 Vocabulary **Quiz**- next Friday (11/19)

=11/15/10= >> [] >> >> Article #2: "Scopes is Indicted in Tennessee For Teaching Evolution" >> []
 * Over Thanksgiving Break please read two articles about Scopes Monkey Trial found below:
 * Article #1: Tennessee Evolution Statutes
 * 11/29/10**
 * Unit 5 vocabulary exercises due on Friday
 * Inherit the Wind, Act I, scene I
 * 5 discussion question responses due on Wednesday
 * Two paragraphs (analogy and allusion) due on Thursday
 * 12/06/10**
 * Quiz on Friday (Vocab: Unit 5) (Grammar: 4 types of sentences)
 * Begin to read your Independent Reading Novel!! We'll share these novels with the whole class the first two weeks of January!
 * //Pun of the week: Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. ~Groucho Marx //
 * If you have not done so already, please place your revised theme essay in the drop box (Student Share File; I-Drive) by the end of the week. Thank you. (Sorry to period 3 that this procedure was not working last week).
 * 12/13/10**
 * PRE-SEARCH for 9th grade assessment (Pink worksheet given to you by Mrs. Kilpatrick) due next Wednesday 12/22. (See me with questions).
 * Final //Inherit the Wind// discussion on the topic relating to "Intellectual Freedom" will take place on Monday 12/20. To prepare, find a newspaper, magazine, journal, or other scholarly article related to the theme mentioned above. (Article must be current: years 2000-2010). Write three paragraphs about the article, making a substaincial connection to //Inherit the Wind//. Be prepared to share your findings on Monday.
 * 1/3/11**
 * "I Wonder" journal entry (1 full page) for your independent reading novel due Tuesday 1/4
 * Bag-It Book Project for 2nd marking period Independent Novel due on Friday 1/7
 * Unit 6 Vocabulary quiz on 1/14
 * Informal Technology Debate will be held on Wednesday
 * 2/7/11**
 * Unit 7 Vocabulary Quiz on Friday (2/11)
 * Poetry Reading #1
 * 3rd period will perform on THURSDAY (2/10)
 * 7th period will perform on WEDNESDAY (2/9)
 * 2/14/11**
 * By Wednesday, please find FOUR poems by your selected poet. ONE poem will be used for Poetry Reading #2 and the other THREE will be analyzed and included in your porfolio project. (Use the W.S. to guide your analysis of these 3 poems).
 * Work on Writing Prompt #2 (In response to "Digging" and "Those Winter Sundays")
 * Bring your flashdrive to class on Wednesday.
 * 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)
 * 3/14/11**
 * 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.
 * 3/21/10**
 * 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**
 * Selection of an Independent Reading Novel for MP4 due by Monday; You will be asked to indicate the novel you've chosen in class. Then, start to read, read, read! Enjoy the story; you will __not__ have to do a project.
 * __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). Take notes on the chapters, highlighting 2-3 major themes or broad ideas //(as I showed you in class on Tuesday).//
 * 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