Second+Semester+2011-2012+Past+Assignments

= English 3 - Second Semester 2011-2012 = =Please scroll down for the most recent assignments.= == =Past Assignments=

Week of January 23, 2012

 * Monday, January 23**
 * Second Semester Materials list -
 * Materials check on //Thursday, January 26// (24 points). [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Materials+Check.jan11.doc"]] [|Materials Check.jan11.doc]
 * Late Materials will receive 1/2 credit.
 * PLATO Reading Assessment
 * **Homework -**
 * Have Independent Reading book (fiction or non-fiction) in class on Tuesday for Reading Minutes
 * Get materials for Materials Check on Thursday, Jan. 26

‍Tuesday, January 24

 * Finish PLATO Reading Assessment
 * Independent Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework** - Get materials for Materials Check on Thursday, Jan. 26

‍Wednesday, January 25

 * College Readiness - ECC PowerPoint on college expectations for incoming students - English course placement
 * PowerPoint []
 * Analysis of Placement Essay with a score of 5 [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Essay%2BAnalysis%2B-%2BScore%2B5.jan2012.docx"]] [|Essay Analysis - Score 5.jan2012.docx]
 * **Homework**-
 * Finish analysis of Placement Essay with score of 5
 * Second Semester Materials Check (24 points) - Late materials will receive 1/2 credit
 * Reminder - Reading book for Thursday's Reading Minutes

‍Thursday, January 26

 * Materials Check (24 points)
 * PLATO data entry of multiple-choice answers - LRC
 * Independent Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework**-
 * Analyze Placement Essay with a score of 3 [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Essay+Analysis+-+Score+3.jan2012.docx"]] [|Essay Analysis - Score 3.jan2012.docx]
 * Late Materials?
 * Friday, January 27**
 * ACT Rubric [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/text/html.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/ACT+Writing+Test+Scoring+Guidelines.jan2012.htm"]][|ACT Writing Test Scoring Guidelines.jan2012.htm]
 * Look over Final Exam essays - compare with Placement Essays with scores of 3 and 5



Week of January 30, 2012

 * Monday, January 30**
 * "English 3 - Second Semester" Overview and Expectations[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Common+Questions+-+English+3+2011-2012.jan12.doc"]] [|Common Questions - English 3 2011-2012.jan12.doc]
 * Fragments, True Sentences, and Sentence "Pretenders" - How to Recognize 5 Kinds of Fragments
 * **Homework -**
 * Have parent or guardian sign the Parent Page for "English 3 - Second Semester"[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Sentences%2C+TRUE+v.+fragments.jan1012.doc"]] [|Sentences, TRUE v. fragments.jan1012.doc]
 * "True Sentences" worksheet - Using classnotes, fill in the front of the worksheet. On the back, underline each fragment, write the letter that describes the kind of fragment it is, and circle the part that makes it a fragment.
 * Tuesday, January 31**
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * Fixing a fragment into a True Sentence - 3 ways [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fixing+Sentence+Fragments+-+3+Ways.jan2012.doc"]] [|Fixing Sentence Fragments - 3 Ways.jan2012.doc]
 * **Homework -** "Fixing Sentence Fragments" worksheet
 * Wednesday, February 1**
 * Recognizing Verbs and Subjects - Classnotes
 * Identifying Verbs - then ask Who? or What? to find the subject[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Worksheet-Identifying+Verbs.jan2012.pdf"]] [|Worksheet-Identifying Verbs.jan2012.pdf]
 * Sentence Recognition - Yes or No, Revise any 5 fragments using the 3 ways to fix them[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Worksheet+-+Sentence+Recognition.jan2012.pdf"]] [|Worksheet - Sentence Recognition.jan2012.pdf]
 * Pocket Manual - subject, verb, fragments
 * **Homework -** "Complete Sentences and Sentence Fragments"[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fragment+homework.jan2012.doc"]] [|Fragment homework.jan2012.doc]
 * Thursday, February 2**
 * Fragment practice for Friday's ACT Format quiz on Fragments [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/ACT+Format+-+4+fragment+questions.jan2012.doc"]] [|ACT Format - 4 fragment questions.jan2012.doc]
 * **Homework -**Review:
 * IC, fanboys IC (and all fanboys conjunctions)
 * DC, IC (and all subordinate conjunctions - IT WAS W Because)
 * IC, IC comma splices
 * IC IC run-on sentences
 * Friday, February 3**
 * Quiz - Finding and Fixing Fragments (7 kinds)
 * Language Songfest - Verse 7 and 8

Week of February 6, 2012
**Monday, February 6** **Tuesday, February 7** **Wednesday, February 8** **Thursday, February 9** **Friday, February 10**
 * Sentence Fragment assignments returned
 * LYL - Relative Pronouns and Dependent Clauses - who, whom, which
 * Fragments Caused by Relative Pronouns[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fragments+Caused+by+Relative+Pronouns.feb12.doc"]] [|Fragments Caused by Relative Pronouns.feb12.doc]
 * Review of Transcendentalism
 * Literary Naturalism
 * **Homework**- From p. 744 of the textbook, list 10 phrases that tell about Jack London's experiences that influenced his writing as a Naturalist.
 * To use the textbook online, go to classzone.com, and use your ID and password. For more information, click on "Accessing and Using the Online Textbook" link on the left side of this page.
 * LYL- Find 5 errors: The jewish woman who survived the concentration camps ingermany. She was seperated from her family, and never found them after the war.
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework** - Use your textbook and classnotes to complete the handout, Naturalism in "The Law of Life." [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Naturalism+-+The+Law+of+Life.feb12.doc"]] [|Naturalism - The Law of Life.feb12.doc]
 * LYL - Find 5 errors: Jack londons stories show how nature can be brutal to humans. Which is a main characteristic of naturalism in american literature.
 * Significance of the first 4 lines of the story - Establishing perspective and point of view
 * Vocabulary in Context - p. 746-747, paragraphs 1-2
 * Listen to the audio through page 748.
 * **Homework**-
 * Fold looseleaf paper into quarters. Label each quarter with a heading: 5 Sounds, 5 Images, 5 Actions, and 5 Thoughts. In each quarter, create 5 bullets. Next to each bullet, write a quoted phrase from lines 1-36 about what sounds Koskoosh hears, what actions are occurring around him (including his), what images he sees in his mind, and what thoughts he has while he is sitting in the snow.
 * Review LYL errors for a 5-question, ACT-format quiz (10 points).
 * LYL quiz (10 points)
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * Homework - p. 750, paragraphs 1 and 2 - Read the paragraphs carefully and look for the cause and effects presented in each paragraph. For each paragraph, do the following:
 * Find one quote (or paraphrase with specific details) the //cause// of the event that Koskoosh is remembering.
 * Find 4 quotes (or paraphrase with specific details) 4 different //effects// discussed in the paragraph.
 * LYL - Find 6 errors - Mary please remember that your grandfathers birthday is on wednesday; and he would really love to recieve a card from you.
 * Listen to the audio
 * **Homework** - Complete the 3 comprehension questions on the "Koskoosh - Thoughts on Naturalism" handout, using p. 749, paragraph 2. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Law+of+Life+-+p.+749%2C+paragraph+2.feb12.doc"]][|Law of Life - p. 749, paragraph 2.feb12.doc]

====
 * Jack London, Naturalism**

‍ End of Naturalism Unit - Thursday, February 16. Last day for late work.
**Monday, February 13** [|Reading Comprehension - Law of Life.feb12.doc] [|The Law of Life.p. 750, l. 119 - p. 752.doc] **Tuesday, February 14** **Wednesday, February 15** **Friday, February 17**
 * LYL - Keep all LYL notes and quizzes together in your binder/notebook
 * Go over the LYL Thursday Quiz - February 3 (pink slip)
 * Highlight //Pocket Manual// with recent LYL rules
 * "Law of Life" Reading Comprehension -
 * 1. Pay attention to pronouns - he, him, they. Who is being referred to?
 * 2. Selected vocabulary (italicised in handout of story excerpt)
 * Finish audio of "Law of Life"
 * **Homework**-
 * Answer questions #1-20 on "Reading Comprehension - 'Law of Life'" using the handout, **Jack London, "Law of Life," p. 150.**
 * End of Naturalism unit - Thursday, Feb. 16. Last day for late work.
 * LYL sentence - Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework**- Reread "Law of Life." Find 5 quotes that Jack London uses to foreshadow Koskoosh's fate, one quote from each 40 lines:
 * Use proper quote format. "....." (l. 41)
 * lines 1-40
 * lines 41-80
 * lines 81-120
 * lines 121-160
 * lines 161-end.
 * LYL sentence - Would you mind Jan going to the womens department and seeing if their are any reciepts from january to file?
 * [direct address, plural for woman + 's, their/there, cei, capital letter for month]
 * Review Naturalism characteristics - classnotes
 * Group work on Summary Posters [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Group+Summary+Poster.feb12.doc"]] [|Group Summary Poster.feb12.doc]
 * **Homework**-
 * Use all LYL classnotes and quizzes to study for Thursday's ACT-format quiz.
 * End of Naturalism unit. Last day for late work.
 * Thursday, February 16 -** End of Naturalism unit. Last day for late work.
 * LYL Thursday Quiz - February 16
 * Reading Minutes/Journaling
 * Group Summary Poster Presentations
 * **Homework** - Testimonials of World War veterans
 * LYL Sentence - Pronouns
 * **Homework** - Late posters



‍ **Monday, February 20 - Presidents' Day - No School**
**Tuesday, February 21**
 * Turn in remaining "Jack London - Naturalism" posters
 * Literary Timeline - Industrial Revolution - Transcendentalism/Naturalism - The Great War
 * Pre-1920s - The Great War 1914-1918
 * Suffering and Sacrifice - At Home and Abroad
 * Video impressions of the nature of WWI
 * 3:29 The Great War - The Trenches [] [BBC narrated]
 * 6:25 WW1 Combat in Colour 1914-1918 []]
 * Literature - Putting Human Experiences on Paper
 * Homework** - "Christmas in the Trenches" - music lyrics/poem by John McCutcheon
 * Narrative poem - read for setting, plot, climax, theme
 * Answer questions on the handout [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Christmas+in+the+Trenches+and+questions.feb12.doc"]] [|Christmas in the Trenches and questions.feb12.doc]
 * Wednesday, February 22 **
 * Pre-1920s - A Poem: “Christmas in the Trenches” - John McCutcheon [tells his story, drawings as visuals] **6:46** [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9coPzDx6tA]
 * Roaring '20s as a response to the Great War
 * // The Great Gatsby //
 * Characters p. 1-6
 * Vocabulary in Ch. 1
 * **Homework** - Gatsby - p. 1-6 and "Beginning Details" Reading Guide (up to the double line) [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Beginning+Details%2C+p.+1-6%2C+7-12.feb12.doc"]] [|Beginning Details, p. 1-6, 7-12.feb12.doc]
 * Thursday, February 23 **


 * **Gatsby Group from 2:30-3:00** - Anyone that would like to read and go over trouble-spots for the tonight's homework reading assignment.
 * Bookmarks [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Bookmark.feb12.doc"]] [|Bookmark.feb12.doc]
 * Chapter 1, p. 7-12, and the remaining part of "Beginning Details" Reading Guide
 * Reading Minutes
 * **Homework** - Chapter 2, p. 13-25 . In the margin on each page, write //one complete sentence// //about the starred section//, answering the question, "How is this section important to the characterization (of any character) or mood?
 * Starred sections
 * p. 13 First 2 lines on the page + Tom's speech 2 paragraphs later: Well, these books...control of things."
 * p. 14 Paragraph 5 - "The suddenly...into the house."
 * p. 15 First 2 lines on the page.
 * p. 16 Paragraph 2 - "I saw that turbulent emotions possessed her..."
 * p. 17 Paragraph 1 - "She told me...beautiful little fool."
 * p. 18 Paragraph 5 - "Oh -- you're //Jor//dan Baker."
 * p. 19 Paragraph 3 - "From Louisville...Our beautiful white--"
 * p. 20 Last 2 lines on the page - "--he stretched out his arms...curious way..."
 * p. 21 "--distinguished nothing...of a dock."
 * p. 23 "The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg..."
 * p. 24 First line of dialogue - "We're getting off...meet my girl."
 * p. 25 First four lines on the page
 * Friday, February 24 **
 * **Gatsby Group from 2:30-3:00** - Anyone that would like to read and go over trouble-spots for the tonight's homework reading assignment.
 * Character map - Nick Carraway, Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle and George Wilson, Jordan Baker, Jay Gatsby
 * Chapter 3 -- Highlights, p. 26-38: Valley of Ashes, T.J. Eckleburg, Myrtle and George Wilson, characterization of Myrtle and Tom in New York, rumors about Gatsby, Myrtle's attitude toward her marriage
 * **Homework** - Read actively while writing the following types of margin notes:
 * p. 39-42, paragraph 1 In the margin next to each paragraph, jot down words or phrases that tell //how// the paragraph shows wealth.
 * p. 42-43 Circle each person you see/hear/meet.
 * p. 44-49 Highlight anything you hear or learn about Gatsby.
 * p. 50-51 Circle each person you see/hear/meet.

Week of February 27, 2012
====== **Monday, February 27 -** **Tuesday, February 28** **Friday, March 2 - Institute Day - No School for Students**
 * Attention to Characterization - Review 4 strategies: What characters look like, what they act like, what they say (and how they say it), and what others say about them
 * Characterization Guide [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Characterization+Guide.feb12.doc"]] [|Characterization Guide.feb12.doc]
 * Film - Write down specific details about characterization as you watch the film segments
 * Part I [] 9:56
 * Part II [] 5:33
 * Part III [] 10:02
 * Part IV [] 10:04
 * Book Check - pgs. 1-51: margin notes, circling, highlighting
 * **Homework** - //Highlight// 2 //sentences//on each page focusing on the 4 strategies of an author's character development
 * p. 52-53 What characters look like
 * p. 54-55 What characters act like
 * p. 56-59 What characters say (including the narrator)
 * p. 61-63 (to the break at the bottom of the page) What others say about them (including the narrator)
 * Reading Comprehension survey - Self-evaluation for Essay Assessment [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/The+Great+Gatsby+survey+for+essay+-+How+Ready+are+You.doc"]] [|The Great Gatsby survey for essay - How Ready are You.doc]
 * Audio to p. 64-77
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework** -
 * Read pg. 63 (bottom) - 77
 * As you read, //__highlight anything__// that you hear about Garsby (even if Gatsby says it). The quiz on Wednesday will consist of 2 //phrases// that are significant in the pages of the assignment. The phrases will be written on the board, and students will explain their significance to Gatsby's story.
 * Wednesday, February 29 **
 * Comprehension/Discussion of //The Great Gatsby// through p. 77
 * **Homework** - Finish Prewriting page for Setting
 * Thursday, March 1 **
 * Daisy and Gatsby's story
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * Gradesheet, including January and February Reading Minutes and Class Prep credit
 * ** Homework - **
 * Read pg. 78-90
 * Page summaries
 * **All homework for this week must be turned in before viewing Monday's film segments**

Week of March 5, 2012
Characterization Guide.feb12.doc
 * Monday, March 5 **
 * "Precise Vocabulary" - Write definitions of Monday's 3 words on the appropriate pages.
 * Fill in sample as model: concealed. p. 91 -- the //definition// of the vocabulary word, the book's phrase using the //definition//, and your explanation of __why__ Fitzgerald uses the //specific// word in the //specific// phrase for the //specific// scene.
 * [concealed p. 91. Hidden. "...there were guests [hidden] behind every couch..'
 * To show the mood of uneasiness, not belonging, eeriness, secrecy
 * Film - Write own specific details about characterization on the Characterization Guide as you watch the film segments. + Wolfsheim?
 * Attention to Characterization - Review 4 strategies: What characters look like, what they act like, what they say (and how they say it), and what others say about them


 * Part IV [] 10:04 Nick meets Gatsby
 * Part V [] 10:07 Nick meets Wolfsheim
 * Part VI [] Daisy meets Nick 10:08
 * **Homework -**
 * Precise Vocabulary, p. 91-48 handout - Fill in the rows for Monday's 3 words, including the //definition// of the vocabulary word, the book's phrase using the //definition//, and your explanation of __why__ Fitzgerald uses the //specific// word in the //specific// phrase for the //specific// scene.[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] Vocab chart in context p. 91-148.doc
 * Read p. 91-111.
 * Highlight meaningful details that you see on each page.
 * After reading //each page//, write a phrase in the margin for each of __2 significant moments or ideas__on the page. Write the phrases in your own words. You may want to focus on the following:
 * p. 91-96 Daisy and Gatsby
 * p. 997-100 Gatsby and James Gatz
 * p. 100-108 Tom
 * p. 109-111 Gatsby's internal conflict
 * Tuesday, March 6 **
 * "Precise Vocabulary" handout - Tuesday's 3 words
 * Discussion of p. 91-111. Questions?
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework -**
 * Precise Vocabulary, p. 91-48 handout (see attachment) - Fill in the rows for Tuesday's 3 words, including the //definition// of the vocabulary word, the book's phrase using the //definition//, and your explanation of __why__ Fitzgerald uses the //specific// word in the //specific// phrase for the //specific// scene.
 * Read p. 113-125.
 * //Put question marks in the margins// where you are confused or wondering about the meaning.
 * //At the top of each page, write 1 question// that you would like to ask or discuss on Wednesday in Socratic circle.
 * //Be ready to ask 2 questions and add 2 comments// to the discussion as part of the Socratic circle (12 points)
 * Wednesday, March 7 **
 * Discussion p. 113-125. Socratic circle format.
 * Audio Chapter VI-VII.
 * **Homework** - For each of the 6 Precise Vocabulary words from Monday and Tuesday, write 1 sentence of your own with enough specific details //to prove//you know the definition.
 * Example //Acceptable// - The gift was __concealed__ so the children would not find it before Christmas. //Not acceptable// - The gift was __concealed__very well.
 * Write the sentences //first// using the definition, //then again// using the vocabulary word.
 * Thursday, March 8 **
 * "Precise Vocabulary handout" - Thursday's 3 words
 * Discussion of p. 113-126. Questions?
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * Film
 * **Homework -**
 * Precise Vocabulary, p. 91-48 handout (see attachment) - Fill in the rows for Thursay's 3 words, including the //definition// of the vocabulary word, the book's phrase using the //definition//, and your explanation of __why__ Fitzgerald uses the //specific// word in the //specific// phrase for the //specific// scene.
 * Read p. 126-137.
 * On p. 126-136 - Highlight any quotes by Tom or Gatsby.
 * On p. 136-137 - Highlight any quotes by George or Myrtle Wilson.
 * Friday, March 9 **
 * Precise Vocabulary handout - Friday's 3 words
 * Discussion of p. 126-137. Questions?
 * Film - Write own specific details about characterization on the Characterization Guide as you watch the film segments.
 * Part VII Daisy and Gatsby at his house []
 * Part VIII Party at Gatsby's []
 * **Homework**- Read p. 137-150. Highlight the answers to the comprehension questions, and put the question number in the margin.

Week of March 12, 2012
==== ===‍** //Notebooks, binders, and planners due this week!// Thursday - Periods 3 and 4. Friday - Periods 1 and 7. Monday - Period 5. **=== ===‍ **Last day for all Late Work having to do with //The Great Gatsby//, vocabulary, etc. We will be moving on and our focus will be writing the //Gatsby// essay.** === **Thursday, March 15** **Friday, March 16**
 * Monday, March 12 **
 * Preview of tonight's reading assignment
 * Gatsby film - On the reverse side of the Characterization page for your film notes, write the title "Settings - What happens where?"
 * Part IX Lights out at Gatsby's [] 10:09
 * Part X - Going off to New York [] 10:05
 * Part XI - Leaving the Plaza Hotel in NYC/the Accident [] 10:01
 * Part XII - George Wilson at the Valley of the Ashes after the Accident [[[] =uyQoqnszPxE&feature=related]] 10:09
 * **Homework**- Read p. 150-164. Highlight details about the present scenes and flashbacks
 * The Present - p. 150, paragraph 2 - "I can't describe..." Highlight details about Gatsby
 * Flashback - p. 150, paragraph 3 through p. 151. Highlight details about Daisy.
 * The Present - p. 152. Highlight details about Gatsby.
 * Flashback - p. 152, bottom of the page, "He came back..." Highlight details about Gatsby.
 * The Present - p. 153, bottom 1/2 through top of p. 156. Highlight details about Nick.
 * Flashback - p. 156 - 160. Highlight details about George.
 * The Present - p. 161 - end of the chapter. Highlight details about Gatsby.
 * Tuesday, March 13 **
 * Reading Minutes
 * //Gatsby// film - On the reverse side of the Characterization page, continue your observations of the "Settings - What happens where?"
 * Part XIII - George arrives at the Buchanans [] 10:10
 * Part XIV - Mr. Gatz, Funeral, and afterward [] 7:35
 * **Homework** - Read p. 163-169. On the "Conclusion - Chapter 9" handout, complete the first side for p. 163-169, due on Wednesday. Highlight the answers to the bold questions, and put the question number in the margin. Then, thoughtfully answer the non-bold question in the space provided. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Chapter+9+Comprehension+questions.mar12.doc"]] [|Chapter 9 Comprehension questions.mar12.doc]
 * Wednesday, March 14 **
 * Conclusion - Chapter 9 - small-group Socratic discussion of questions #1-7.
 * Essay assignment: Different ways that an author puts meaning into his book
 * Main Point 1 - Setting
 * How does an author develop setting to support his purpose? [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Prewriting+page+-+Setting.mar12.doc"]] [|Prewriting page - Setting.mar12.doc]
 * Settings in //The Great Gatsby//. On the Prewriting page for Main Point 1, fill in the chart using New York City as the sample. Select any 4 ways that Fitzgerald develops this setting. Find a specific quote for an example, adding the MLA citation at the end of the quote. (Fitzgerald #).
 * **Homework**-
 * Read p. 169-180. On the "Conclusion - Chapter 9" handout, complete the reverse side for p. 169-180, due on Thursday. Highlight the answers to the bold questions, and put the question number in the margin. Then, thoughtfully answer the non-bold question in the space provided.
 * Periods 3 and 4 - Notebooks, binders, planners due. Include //all work// from the quarter, put pages with holes on the rings, all else in the folder.
 * Large-group sharing of "Chapter 9" questions #8-15.
 * Add brainstorming ideas to the filmnotes on settings: East Egg, West Egg, and the Valley of Ashes. Select which setting you will use for your essay's Main Point 1.
 * Fill in the chart for your setting on the reverse side of the Prewriting page. Then find supporting quotes and mark them with tabs to use as examples.
 * **Homework**
 * Complete Main Point 1 on the Prewriting page. Periods 3 and 4 - Notebooks, binders, planners due. Include //all work// from the quarter, put pages with holes on the rings, all else in the folder.
 * Using the Prewriting page, organize the Main Point 1 Plan to use as you type your Main Point draft in the LRC.[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Main+Point+1+Outline+Plan.docx"]][|Main Point 1 Outline Plan.docx]
 * **Homework -**
 * For each of the 6 Precise Vocabulary words on the chart (Thursday and Friday), write a sentence of your own that uses the definition of the word. Then use the same sentence using the vocabulary word. Prove the meaning of the word with context clues or a because clause.
 * Period 5 - Notebooks, binders, planners due on Monday. Include //all work//from the quarter, put pages with holes on the rings, all else in the folder.Reminders - Spellcheck, proofread, capital letters, and number the 4 steps of each cycle before turning in the draft.

Week of March 19, 2012
**Tuesday, March 20** **Wednesday, March 21**
 * Monday, March 19 **
 * Main Point 1 Cycle Plan - develop the pink cycle plan from the prewriting that we did in class last week (Thursday and Friday)
 * **Homework** - Complete the Main Point 1 Cycle Plan to use to type in the LRC on Tuesday). You will use //only// the plan to type the 1st draft. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Main+Point+1+Outline+Plan.docx"]] [|Main Point 1 Outline Plan.docx]
 * Use //only//the pink cycle plan to type your 1st draft.
 * Reminders - Spellcheck, proofread, capital letters, and number the 4 steps of each cycle before turning in the draft
 * Draft is due by the end of the hour.
 * **Homework** - If not yet complete, it must be emailed to Mrs Schmidt by midnight tonight to be given full credit. cschmidt@d303.org
 * Peer Review - Review the numbered steps in each cycle step.
 * Revise any weaknesses or missing pieces.
 * **Homework** - Finish final draft. Turn in 2 pink pages and 1st draft (from LRC).Reminders - Spellcheck, proofread out loud, check capital letters and common spelling..
 * Thursday, March 22 **
 * LRC to type revisions of Main Point 1 draft. Turn in by the end of the period.
 * **Homework**- Finish final draft. Turn in 2 pink pages and 1st draft (from LRC).
 * Reminders - Spellcheck, proofread out loud, check capital letters and common spelling..
 * Friday, March 23 **
 * Film or to the LRC to finish Main Point 1 draft

Week of April 2, 2012

 * Monday, April 2 Welcome Back from Spring Break! **

**Tuesday, April 3** **Wednesday, April 4** **Thursday, April 5** **Friday, April 6 - Institute Day - No School for Students**
 * Attention to Main Point 1 drafts - Transitions, Citations
 * Main Point 2 - Symbolism
 * Colors as Symbols in //The Great Gatsby [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] Colors as Symbols in The Great Gatsby.apr12.doc//
 * Gold - Support quotes, contexts, and symbolism
 * Choose one of the symbols to develop for your Main Point 2 - The green light, Cars (Daisy's, Gatsby's, and/or Tom's), T.J. Eckleburg, The Eggs
 * **Homework**-
 * Using the Chapters listed for your symbol, find and tab 4 quotes that will support your Main Point 2 discussion. Then fill in **Side 2,** **Column 1** of the green Main Point 2 Prewriting page [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] Main Point 2 Prewriting page.apr12.doc
 * //For 5 points Extra Credit//, revise Draft 2 of Main Point 1 for your final Gatsby essay, due Wednesday, April 11.
 * **Main Point Sentence** – What do you want your reader to understand about //why// //Fitzgerald uses symbolism// in //The Great Gatsby//?
 * Review what ideas you will need to create your cycles. State it. Explain it. Example. Interpret it.
 * How symbolism is working in selected quotes - small group work
 * In Symbol groups --
 * Column 1 - Share quotes -- Look at each specific quote on its page and doublecheck its //context//. What is happening? Where? Who is there? Why?
 * Column 2 - Fill in //the figurative meaning// of the symbol for each quote: What does the symbol represent in that context?
 * Individually --
 * Look at your 4 quotes. What are 2 //figurative meanings// for your symbol in //The Great Gatsby//?
 * Brainstorm how the reader sees each of these meanings throughout //The Great Gatsby.//
 * **Homework** - Choose __//**two**//__ of the figurative meanings you have found for your symbol. On the Main Point 2 Cycle Plan, organize one cycle for each meaning. Fill in Steps 1 and 3 for each cycle. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32"]] Main Point 2 Cycle Plan - Symbolism.apr12.doc.docx
 * On your Main Point 2 Cycle Plan, write the Main Point Sentence at the top. Turn in the green Prewriting page for Main Point 2.
 * Step 2 - Look at brainstorming to jot down bullet ideas explaining the figurative meaning in each cycle.
 * Brainstorm why the quote shows the figurative meaning of the symbol.
 * Step 4 - Look at brainstorming to job down bullet ideas explaining the figurative meaning in each cycle.
 * Homework - Finish green Main Point 2 Cycle Plan to use in the LRC on Thursday. You will type the draft using only the green Cycle Plan.
 * LRC - Type Main Point 2 draft. Spellcheck and proofread out loud. Look for common spelling, capital letters, and contractions.
 * Turn in the draft by the end of the class period.

Week of April 9, 2012
**Monday, April 9** [|TGG Essay Assignment.apr12.doc]
 * Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs - triangle with Hook, Informative paragrph, and Thesis Statement [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Intro+and+Conclusion+triangles.apr12.doc"]] [|Intro and Conclusion triangles.apr12.doc]
 * Thesis - Use the key words that are repeated in the text box at the top of the handout: Prompt and Essay Assignment.
 * Informative paragraph - Brainstorm the topics on the reverse side of the handout. Use the back of your book, your classnotes on the 1920s, your knowledge of the story.
 * Hook - Start with a specific moment, a fact about the book or the author, or a quote from the book or the back of the book. (See your brainstorming if it helps). Then build your paragraph from there.
 * ** Homework - **
 * Finish Intro and Conclusion paragraphs.
 * Compile Intro paragraph, Main Point 1, Main Point 2, and Conclusion paragraph into 1 document. Have it ready to use in the LRC on Tuesday: saved on your school drive, your flash drive, or email it to yourself.
 * Tuesday, April 10 **
 * LRC to work on revision of full document of the //Gatsby// essay - Intro, 2 main points, Conclusion
 * **Homework** - Finish all revisions of full document of essay. Be ready to edit in the LRC.
 * Wednesday, April 11 **
 * Periods 3, 5, and 7 - LRC to revise/edit full document [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Edit+sheet+-+Gatsby+Essay.apr12.doc"]] [|Edit sheet - Gatsby Essay.apr12.doc]
 * Periods 1 and 4 -
 * Pointers when taking the PSAE Reading portions of the standardized test
 * PSAE Reading Practice, sample test - ACT book, p. 259
 * **Homework** -
 * ** Period 5 ** - ** Gatsby Essays due with all pieces in yellow writing folders. See Essay Assignment handout for Evaluation criteria. **
 * ** Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Friday, April 13 **
 * Thursday, April 12 **
 * Periods 1 and 3 -
 * Essay Assignment Evaluation handout
 * Remaining time alotted to complete the PSAE Practice test
 * Discussion of answers - group analysis
 * Highlight where the answer was addressed in the passage with question # in the margin, OR
 * Write in a brief inferred reason for the answer
 * Period 4 -
 * Essay Assignment Evaluation handout
 * LRC for final edit of full document
 * Period 5, 7 -
 * Period 5 - Essay Assignment Evaluation handout
 * ** Gatsby Essays due with all pieces in yellow writing folders - ** See Essay Assignment handout for Evaluation criteria.
 * Pointers when taking the PSAE Reading portions of the standardized test
 * PSAE Reading Practice, sample test - ACT book, p. 259
 * ** Homework - **
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Gatsby Essays due with all pieces in yellow writing folders - See Essay Assignment handout for Evaluation criteria
 * Period 5 - n/a
 * Friday, April 13 - Winter Sports Assembly - modified schedule **
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Gatsby Essays due with all pieces in yellow writing folders - See Essay Assignment handout for Evaluation criteria
 * Period 1, 3
 * Final edit full document - Classroom with laptops, 3 - LRC
 * To edit full document
 * Essay due with all pieces in yellow writing folders turned in by the end of the hour
 * Period 4, 5, 7 -
 * Remaining alotted time to complete the PSAE Reading Practice test
 * Discussion of answers - group analysis
 * Highlight where the answer was addressed in the passage with question # in the margin, OR
 * Write in a brief inferred reason for the answer

Week of April 16, 2012 ** Monday, April 16 ** **Thursday, April 19 [|Vocabulary in Context.apr12.doc]** **Homework** - Finish the worksheet on Parenthetical Expressions [|Parenthetical Expressions - Cs, Ps, and Ds.apr12.doc]
 * Period 1 - Finish //The Great Gatsby// film
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 - Emphasis on PSAE Reading preparation
 * 3 kinds of questions: literal (the information is stated directly in the text), figurative (symbolism, similes, metaphors, etc), and inferencial/inferences (using the author's clues to determine meaning
 * ACT workbook (green)
 * Practice reading Prose Fiction, "Her First Ball" - p. 259-260
 * Answer questions #1-10, staying aware of the 3 kinds of questions.
 * Answers (see 271, explanations on p. 277-278)
 * **Homework** - Using the correct answers, find and //highlight// the lines of the fiction passage that contain the information needed to answer the questions correctly. Put the question number in the margin next to the highlighting.
 * Tuesday, April 17 **
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling (bibliographical information in MLA Works Cited format)
 * Review gold sheet of transitions, "Transitions are Signals"
 * ** Homework - ** Natural Science handout, Passage IV, p. 560-561
 * Highlight Topic Sentences of all paragraphs in the passage
 * Circle at least 1 important word in the topic sentence to give you a foundation for the topic of the paragraph
 * Put a box around all transitions that you find in the passage.
 * Wednesday, April 18 **
 * "One Throw." Go over correct answers. Correlation with highlighting from Monday night?
 * Transitions - Natural Science, Passage IV
 * On the gold Transitions as Signals page, check at least 10 transitions that you found in the Natural Science passage.
 * Vocabulary in Context - "The Pioneer Mission to Venus"
 * Using Familiar Word Parts[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Figuring+out+a+Word%27s+Definition+from+its+Context.apr12.doc"]] [|Figuring out a Word's Definition from its Context.apr12.doc]
 * Using Context Clues in the Paragraph
 * Using Punctuation, such as dashes (--...-- ) and commas (,...,) to set definitions or explanations apart from the rest of the sentence
 * **Homework** - Finish Vocabulary in Context handout
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * Review of Sentence Structures
 * Compound (EC ,fanboys IC and IC; IC) and
 * Complex sentences (IC DC and DC, IC)
 * **Homework**- ACT-format "4 Sentence Patterns"
 * Think Rules! Then choose the correct response. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/ACT+format+-+4+sentence+patterns.apr12.doc"]] [|ACT format - 4 sentence patterns.apr12.doc]
 * Highlight the error. Correct it on the page.
 * Friday, April 20 **
 * PSAE practice - Parenthetical expressions
 * Powerpoint [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/empty.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Parenthetical+Elements+%28%2B+comma%2C+dash%29.apr12.ppt"]] [|Parenthetical Elements (+ comma, dash).apr12.ppt]
 * Powerpoint [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/empty.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Parenthetical+Elements+%28%2B+comma%2C+dash%29.apr12.ppt"]] [|Parenthetical Elements (+ comma, dash).apr12.ppt]

Week of April 23, 2012

 * Monday, April 23 ** - Final ACT Review Day! **Final Reminders PowerPoint!!** [[file:Final Reminders - ACT English Test.apr12.ppt]]


 * Review parenthetical expressions - use the pair of punctuation marks like little handles.
 * Misplaced modifiers - Keep any words or phrases near the words they are describing. [[file:Parenthetical phrases + 5 other review points.apr12.doc]]
 * Wordiness/Redundancy - __OMIT the underlined portion__
 * Review previous ACT-format tests
 * **For Thursday** - Bring independent reading book for Reading Minutes and Journaling


 * Tuesday, April 24 ** - ACT testing - No classes for juniors


 * Wednesday, April 25 ** - PSAE - No classes for juniors

**Thursday, April 26** - Reading Minutes and Journaling


 * Friday, April 27 ** - //Midnight in Paris// and The Roaring Twenties

‍ Week of April 30, 2012
**Tuesday, May 1**
 * Monday, April 30 **
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7**
 * Gradesheets for 4th Quarter Progress Report
 * PLATO Reading Testing
 * **Homework -**
 * Have gradesheet signed for 5 Extra Credit points, if desired
 * Finish worksheet on Conciseness/Wordiness/Redundancy. __Omit words, Rephrase, Revise__. Get rid of as many words as possible without losing any meaning. Then rewrite your finished product on the line marked //Revised.[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/1676_001.pdf"]] [|1676_001.pdf]//
 * Period 5**
 * Gradesheets for 4th Quarter Progress Report
 * Summary Writing
 * Using Previously Acquired Knowledge - [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/LA+Riots+video+list+apr12.doc"]] [|LA Riots video list apr12.doc]
 * Video clips for background on the L.A. riots, Rodney King, Reginald Denny, 20 years ago on April 29, 2012.
 * __Read__ the article,"The Intersection of Rodney King and Trayvon Martin." __Highlight__ significant details in each column. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/The+Intersection+of+Rodney+King+and+Trayvon+Martin+USATODAYSunday.doc"]] [|The Intersection of Rodney King and Trayvon Martin USATODAYSunday.doc]
 * On looseleaf paper, write 1 IC tht summarizes the top 1/2 of column 1. (It can be a very simple one). Write 1 IC that summarizes the bottom 1/2 of column
 * Merge the 2 ICs into a //compound sentence//. using either __!C ,fanboys IC__. or __IC; IC.__ (14 compound sentences TOTAL).
 * **Homework**-
 * Have gradesheet signed for 5 Extra Credit points, if desired
 * Complete the work with the article on the LA riots as related to the recent killing of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012.
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7**
 * Complete the PLATO Reading Assessment
 * Reading Minutes and Independent Reading Project [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Independent+Reading+Advertisement.may12.doc"]] [|Independent Reading Advertisement.may12.doc]
 * **Homework -** Wordiness Worksheet [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Wordiness+Exercise.may12.doc"]] [|Wordiness Exercise.may12.doc]
 * Period 5**
 * Summary - Combining ideas into a coherent paragraph.
 * Reading Minutes and Independent Reading Project
 * **Homework -**
 * Join sentences into a summary draft - Include 14 sentences, restructuring at least 5 of them into complex sentences. DC, IC. IC DC
 * Wednesday, May 2 **
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7**
 * Review conciseness/wordiness
 * What is a Summary?
 * Comprehension of the source
 * Previously acquired knowledge - increases reading comprehension
 * Discussion and videos of the LA riots and the recent Trayvon Martin case -
 * What is justice? [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Videos+-+LA+Riots%2C+Trayvon+Martin.may12.doc"]] [|Videos - LA Riots, Trayvon Martin.may12.doc]
 * **Homework** - [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/The+Intersection+of+Rodney+King+and+Trayvon+Martin+USATODAYSunday.doc"]] [|The Intersection of Rodney King and Trayvon Martin USATODAYSunday.doc]
 * Highlight information for your understanding - Article: "The Intersection of Rodney King and Trayvon Martin"
 * On looseleaf paper, write 1 sentence for each column, summarizing the //main idea// in the column. Total - 14 sentences
 * Period 5 -**
 * Turn in 14 sentences - including at least 5 complex sentences.
 * Turn in summary draft. Circle fanboys in compound sentences, underline subordinate conjunctions in complex sentences.
 * What is justice?
 * Rodney King? 4 officers acquitted? [video - juror for the officers' trial]
 * Trayvon Martin? George Zimmerman?[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Videos+-+LA+Riots%2C+Trayvon+Martin.may12.doc"]] [|Videos - LA Riots, Trayvon Martin.may12.doc]
 * "Dead Man Running" - nonlinear short story, multiple perspectives
 * **Homework** - Read "Dead Man Running" through the top of p. 76. Complete the Dialectical Journal for Sections 1-4: setting details, character names, 2 sentences that summarize each section.
 * Thursday, May 3 **
 * Period 1, 3, 4, 7 **
 * Turn in 14 sentences.
 * Reading Minutes/Reading Project
 * ** Homework - ** Fill in the Reading Project Book Selection slip, indicating the book you plan to use for the project. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Book+Selection+-+Advertisement+Project.may12.doc"]] [|Book Selection - Advertisement Project.may12.doc]
 * Period 5 **
 * Annotated Bibliography Model[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Annotated+Bibliography+model.may12.doc"]] [|Annotated Bibliography model.may12.doc]
 * MLA format - Bibliographical information to create Annotated Bibliography entry on Friday in the LRC
 * Reading Minutes/Journaling - Details about causes of main character's //internal// conflict
 * **Homework** - Revise summary draft (including 14 sentences as previously assigned). Use appropriate transitions and rewording to reduce choppiness. Be ready to create Annotated Bibliography entry in LRC on Friday.
 * Friday, May 4 **
 * Period 1, 3, 4, 7**
 * Author's Decisions - point of view: dramatic, 1st person, 3rd person - advantages and disadvantages
 * "Dead Man Running" - nonlinear short story, multiple perspectives
 * Group reading "Dead Man Running" [through the top of p. 76].
 * **Homework** - Read "Dead Man Running" through the top of p. 76. Complete the Dialectical Journal for Sections 1-4: setting details, character names, 2 sentences that summarize each section.
 * Period 5 -**
 * LRC - Noodle Tools: Create an MLA Annotation entry for the article,"The Intersection of Rodney King and Trayvon Martin."
 * Begin the MLA annotation format with the article's bibliographical information.
 * Include summary with 14 sentences, including at least 5 complex sentences in your summary/annotation.
 * Type, edit, print.

Week of May 7, 2012

 * Monday, May 7 **
 * Roles of prosecutor, defense, plaintiff, defendent (Nick). Role of Jazzy as an eye witness, cooperating with the prosecutor.
 * Dialogue when 2 people are involved and the author does not provide dialogue tags
 * Attention to court scenes - Why do attorneys ask the questions that they do? What non-verbal clues do we get about characterization of Nick, Jazzy, as well as supporting characters?
 * In small groups, read Sections 4 and 8 in "Dead Man Running."
 * Determine significant details about the italicized scene as well as the conditions that have influenced Jazzy in his life. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dead+Man+Running+-+Characterization.may12.doc"]] [|Dead Man Running - Characterization.may12.doc]
 * Fill the rectangle for each Section (p. 2 of Characterization worksheet) with these significant details about the brief story and the the kinds of influences on Jazzy.
 * **Homework**-
 * For a Socratic Circle on Wednesday, review Sections 1-5, and write 2 useful questions in the margin for each section
 * Useful question (questions that have more than one answer suitable for discussion, explanation, clarification).
 * Ex. Useful questions -If Jazzy is afraid of Nick, why does he point him out in the courtrrom?
 * Ex. Non-useful question - Why does Jazzy run from Nick?
 * Be ready to ask 3, answer 3.
 * Periods 1,3, 4, 7 - Read Section 5 and fill in the Dialectical Journal.
 * Period 5 - Read Sections 6-7 and fill in the Dialectical Journal.
 * Tuesday, May 8 **
 * Review of Overiewing a Section by reading only the topic sentences
 * Review of determining the speaker when there is no dialogue tag.
 * For Socratic Circle, distinguish between useful question and non-useful question.
 * Non-useful - Why does Jazzy run from Nick? [has one quick answer}
 * Useful - If Jazzy is afraid of Nick, why does he point him out in court? [has multiple answers to discuss]
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * **Homework**-
 * For a Socratic Circle on Wednesday, review all of the previously assigned sections so that you will be ready to answer.
 * Verify that you have 2 //usefu//l questions in the margin for each section (questions that have more than one answer suitable for discussion, explanation, clarification).
 * Be ready to ask 3, answer 3.
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Read Section 6-7, Dialectical Journal, write 2 questions in the margin for each section. Review Sections 1-7.
 * Period 5 - Read Section 8-9, Dialectical Journal, write 2 questions in the margin for each section. Review Sections 1-9.
 * Wednesday, May 9 **
 * Attention to the title's meanings - Literal and Figurative
 * Socratic Circles - Ask 3, answer 3.
 * **Homework -**
 * Read sections and complete the Dialectical Journal
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Section 8-9
 * Period 5 - Sections 10-12
 * Thursday, May 10 **
 * Reading Minutes and Journaling
 * Periods 1,3, 4, 7 - PLATO data entry
 * Period 5 - Significant characters and settings in Sections 10-12
 * Completion of finding details in italicized sections
 * ** Homework - **
 * Read sections and complete the Dialectical Journal
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Section 10-12
 * Period 5 - Section 13. Finish rectangles for italicized sections (4, 8, 10, 12) on the Characterization worksheet (yellow).
 * Friday, May 11 **
 * Discussions and Clarifications
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Sections 10-12, 13
 * Period 5 - Sections 13
 * Visual clips - Images to use when picturing Jazzy and his life
 * Badlands []
 * Law and Order - Philadelphia 2 []
 * Relevance to Jazzy
 * **Homework -**
 * Read sections and complete the Dialectical Journal
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 -
 * Section 13. Dialectical Journal, 2 questions in the margin.
 * Finish rectangles for italicized sections (4, 8, 10, 12) on the Characterization worksheet (yellow).[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dead+Man+Running+-+Characterization.may12.doc"]] [|Dead Man Running - Characterization.may12.doc]
 * Period 5 -
 * Characterization circles for of Jazzy and Nick on Characterization worksheet (yellow)
 * Section 13. Finish rectangles for italicized sections (4, 8, 10, 12) on the Characterization worksheet (yellow).
 * == Week of May 14, 2012 ==
 * Monday, May 14 **
 * Review of Book Project requirements - see blue assignment page [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Book+Selection+-+Advertisement+Project.may12.doc"]] [|Book Selection - Advertisement Project.may12.doc]
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 -
 * Review Section 13 of "Dead Man Running." The defense attorney's claim. The judge's charge to the jury.
 * Finish Section 14. Running...running...running. Third meaning of the story's title.
 * I Comes Before E Spelling Pretest
 * Period 5 - PLATO Test 3 - 200C Computer Lab
 * **Homework -** Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Complete the yellow Spelling Worksheet for I Comes Before E Words[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Spelling+list+and+worksheet+ie+cei.may12.doc"]] [|Spelling list and worksheet ie cei.may12.doc]
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 - Imagery - Find one //vivid image// quoted from each section of the story (14 total). Write the quotes on looseleaf paper.
 * Tuesday, May 15 **
 * Book Presentations
 * Reading Minutes/Journaling
 * Periods 1, 3, 4, 7 - Mnemonic devices for spelling words
 * **Homework** - Characterization Circles for Jazzy and Nick - Find //quotes// from the story that show specific details about each character. Include 3 bullets for each circle quarter: what he says, does, looks like, and what others say about him. (12 quotes total per character). [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dead+Man+Running+-+Characterization.may12.doc"]] [|Dead Man Running - Characterization.may12.doc]
 * Period 5 - Spelling Pretest
 * **Homework** - Complete the yellow Spelling Worksheet for I Comes Before E Words [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Spelling+list+and+worksheet+ie+cei.may12.doc"]] [|Spelling list and worksheet ie cei.may12.doc]
 * Wednesday, May 16 **
 * Book Presentations
 * Review - Spelling Rule: I Comes Before E
 * Figurative Language - Simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole
 * Classwork - Watch videos and complete "Figurative Language definitions and videos." [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Figurative+Language+definitions+and+videos.may12.doc"]] [|Figurative Language definitions and videos.may12.doc]
 * **Homework**-
 * Complete the "Figurative Language: Identifying Metaphors and Similes and their Meanings" worksheet. [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Identifying+Metaphors+and+Similes+and+their+Meanings.may12.doc"]] [|Identifying Metaphors and Similes and their Meanings.may12.doc]
 * Find //__I__// __Comes Before E spelling words__ on "Spelling it Right" Wordsearch[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/ie+rule+Wordsearch.may12.doc"]] [|ie rule Wordsearch.may12.doc]
 * Have your parent or other adult give you a practice quiz on the I Comes Before E Rule, the 25 ie spelling words, and the 5 exceptions while you write them on looseleaf paper. Have your parent/adult correct them and then sign the paper.
 * Thursday, May 17 **
 * Returns
 * Remaining Book Project presentations
 * Final Exam practice - Short essay writing - Large group prompt
 * Reading Minutes/Journaling
 * **Homework**-
 * Finish the worksheet on Figurative Language Practice - "Dead Man Running" [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Figurative+Language+Practice+-+Dead+Man+Running.may12.doc"]] [|Figurative Language Practice - Dead Man Running.may12.doc]
 * Have your parent or other adult give you a practice spelling quiz on the __I Comes Before E__ Rule, the 25 ie spelling words, and the 5 exceptions while you write them on looseleaf paper. Have your parent/adult correct them and sign the paper
 * Be ready for the Spelling test - __I Comes Before E__ Rule, 25 words, and 5 exceptions
 * Friday, May 18 **
 * Spelling Test
 * Final Exam practice - Short essay repsonse with a partner [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://stceschmidt.wikispaces.com/file/view/Practice+Final+Exam+Short+Essays.may12.docx"]] [|Practice Final Exam Short Essays.may12.docx]
 * **Homework** - Choose between Short Essay prompts 3 and 4 to write your short essay independently. Use the Short Essay 5-sentence format. Proofread, check for common spelling, capital letters, contractions. || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/_/4k0z606x/i/c.gif width="1" height="600"]] ||  ||
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