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Monday, Oct.31- November 4, 2016
Oct.31-Collect RW Journals Wk.4; Begin Part III Fah.451
Nov.1-Part II "Burning Bright" read & discuss; assign question on irony
Nov.2-Collect question on irony; Continue reading Part III
Nov.3-Quotation Analysis p.133-134 (must be handed in); read Part III
Nov.4-Reading Workshop - Week 5 (New Prompts-Round 2)
Monday, Oct.24-Friday, Oct.28, 2016
Oct.24-Work on Close Read of poem "Dover Beach"
Oct.25-No class- Presentation on Healthy Relationships
Oct.26-Collect Writing Assignment on Dover Beach/Fah.451; Discuss vocabulary
Oct.27-Quiz on Part II of Fahrenheit 451
Oct.28- Reading Workshop -Week 4
Monday, Oct.17- Friday, Oct.21
Oct.17-Quotation Analysis Discussion
Oct.18-Finish discussing quotations (p.71-91)- Read remainder of Part II
Oct.19-Finish reading Part II- Hand out copies of "Dover Beach"
Oct.20-Work on close read of "Dover Beach"
Oct.21- Background info on Matthew Arnold-Age of Enlightenment-also discuss "Dover Beach
Monday, Oct.11- Friday, Oct 14
Oct.10- Thanksgiving
Oct.11-Go over vocabulary p.45-65- Begin Part II Read to "I want you to teach me how to read...."
Oct.12- Read Fah.451 - Quiz tomorrow on Part I- Essays due Friday, Oct.14
Oct.13- Quiz Part I - finish vocab p.67-88- Begin quotation analysis
Oct.14- Reading Workshop Week3
Monday, Oct. 3 - Friday, Oct. 7, 2016
Oct.3-Close reading of The Declaration of Independence - hand out essay criteria & rules for writing formal essay
Oct.4- Continue working on essay on Fahrenheit 451 & The Declaration of Independence
Oct.5- Continue work on essay
Oct.6 & Oct.7 - No classes - Professional Development Days
Monday, Sept.26-Friday, Sept.30, 2016
Sept.26-Read pages 32-45 Fahrenheit 451
Sept.27-Discuss Tower of Babel -Hugh Latimer & Nicholas Ridley -Questions & Vocab
Sept.28- Read pages 45-65 - finish assignment for pages 35-48
Sept. 29- Quiz on pages 45-65 - Go over vocab & questions for pages 35-48
Sept. 30 - No class Relay
Monday, Sept. 19 - Friday, Sept. 23, 2016
Sept. 19:
Collect Reading Workshop Journals Week #2
Read pages 18-35- Assign vocabulary pages 18-35
Remind 5 paragraph essay on Is Montag Happy? due Tuesday
Sept: 20 - Collect Essays- Discuss vocab & questions , pages 19-35- Start Hound Illustration
Sept. 21: Work on Mechanical Hound illustration /20 -due Thursday
Sept.22: No classes - Terry Fox Walk
Sept, 23: (1/2 day) -No Class - University Visitation in Gym
Monday, Sept. 12- Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
Sept. 12:
Collect Wk.1 Reading Workshop Journals
Go over vocabulary p.3-18
Close reading of fah.451 - Part 1 - Do in groups - discuss
Discuss how to write a thesis- do practice exercises Topic #1: Betrayal in Othello - Practice -will go over tomorrow
Sept. 13:
Check thesis statements - make comments- have some of the students read some of the "best" examples
Read to page 24 (1/2 way down)
Assign Writing Assignment #1 - Persuasive Essay on Censorship
Sept.14:
Continue Reading Fah.451- pages 24-35
Discuss assign & vocabulary
Sept. 15:
Mechanical Hound Illustration Assignment
Sept. 16
Reading Workshop Week 2 - Respond in Journal to 1 inferential, 1 literal, and 1 critical thinking prompt
Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Friday, Sept. 9, 2016
Sept. 6:
Welcome back-introduce course outline
Discuss "Censorship" what does it mean? Brainstorm ideas for homework
Sept. 7:
Go over "Censorship" - continue to brainstorm ideas as a class -discuss positives and negatives
Discuss life in USA in 1950s for pre-study of Fahrenheit 451 - Why did Bradbury write this novel? What was he thinking, why?
Sept. 8:
Read Fahrenheit 451 to page 18
Discuss the questions: Is Montag happy? Discuss plot from pages 3-18
Assign vocabulary p.3-18: waft, flue, marionette, mausoleum, tallow, stolid, hearth, minstrel
Sept. 9:
Reading Workshop - Week 1 - Respond to 1 inferential, 1 literal, and 1 critical thinking prompt
Monday, Oct.31- November 4, 2016
Oct.31-Collect RW Journals Wk.4; Begin Part III Fah.451
Nov.1-Part II "Burning Bright" read & discuss; assign question on irony
Nov.2-Collect question on irony; Continue reading Part III
Nov.3-Quotation Analysis p.133-134 (must be handed in); read Part III
Nov.4-Reading Workshop - Week 5 (New Prompts-Round 2)
Monday, Oct.24-Friday, Oct.28, 2016
Oct.24-Work on Close Read of poem "Dover Beach"
Oct.25-No class- Presentation on Healthy Relationships
Oct.26-Collect Writing Assignment on Dover Beach/Fah.451; Discuss vocabulary
Oct.27-Quiz on Part II of Fahrenheit 451
Oct.28- Reading Workshop -Week 4
Monday, Oct.17- Friday, Oct.21
Oct.17-Quotation Analysis Discussion
Oct.18-Finish discussing quotations (p.71-91)- Read remainder of Part II
Oct.19-Finish reading Part II- Hand out copies of "Dover Beach"
Oct.20-Work on close read of "Dover Beach"
Oct.21- Background info on Matthew Arnold-Age of Enlightenment-also discuss "Dover Beach
Monday, Oct.11- Friday, Oct 14
Oct.10- Thanksgiving
Oct.11-Go over vocabulary p.45-65- Begin Part II Read to "I want you to teach me how to read...."
Oct.12- Read Fah.451 - Quiz tomorrow on Part I- Essays due Friday, Oct.14
Oct.13- Quiz Part I - finish vocab p.67-88- Begin quotation analysis
Oct.14- Reading Workshop Week3
Monday, Oct. 3 - Friday, Oct. 7, 2016
Oct.3-Close reading of The Declaration of Independence - hand out essay criteria & rules for writing formal essay
Oct.4- Continue working on essay on Fahrenheit 451 & The Declaration of Independence
Oct.5- Continue work on essay
Oct.6 & Oct.7 - No classes - Professional Development Days
Monday, Sept.26-Friday, Sept.30, 2016
Sept.26-Read pages 32-45 Fahrenheit 451
Sept.27-Discuss Tower of Babel -Hugh Latimer & Nicholas Ridley -Questions & Vocab
Sept.28- Read pages 45-65 - finish assignment for pages 35-48
Sept. 29- Quiz on pages 45-65 - Go over vocab & questions for pages 35-48
Sept. 30 - No class Relay
Monday, Sept. 19 - Friday, Sept. 23, 2016
Sept. 19:
Collect Reading Workshop Journals Week #2
Read pages 18-35- Assign vocabulary pages 18-35
Remind 5 paragraph essay on Is Montag Happy? due Tuesday
Sept: 20 - Collect Essays- Discuss vocab & questions , pages 19-35- Start Hound Illustration
Sept. 21: Work on Mechanical Hound illustration /20 -due Thursday
Sept.22: No classes - Terry Fox Walk
Sept, 23: (1/2 day) -No Class - University Visitation in Gym
Monday, Sept. 12- Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
Sept. 12:
Collect Wk.1 Reading Workshop Journals
Go over vocabulary p.3-18
Close reading of fah.451 - Part 1 - Do in groups - discuss
Discuss how to write a thesis- do practice exercises Topic #1: Betrayal in Othello - Practice -will go over tomorrow
Sept. 13:
Check thesis statements - make comments- have some of the students read some of the "best" examples
Read to page 24 (1/2 way down)
Assign Writing Assignment #1 - Persuasive Essay on Censorship
Sept.14:
Continue Reading Fah.451- pages 24-35
Discuss assign & vocabulary
Sept. 15:
Mechanical Hound Illustration Assignment
Sept. 16
Reading Workshop Week 2 - Respond in Journal to 1 inferential, 1 literal, and 1 critical thinking prompt
Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Friday, Sept. 9, 2016
Sept. 6:
Welcome back-introduce course outline
Discuss "Censorship" what does it mean? Brainstorm ideas for homework
Sept. 7:
Go over "Censorship" - continue to brainstorm ideas as a class -discuss positives and negatives
Discuss life in USA in 1950s for pre-study of Fahrenheit 451 - Why did Bradbury write this novel? What was he thinking, why?
Sept. 8:
Read Fahrenheit 451 to page 18
Discuss the questions: Is Montag happy? Discuss plot from pages 3-18
Assign vocabulary p.3-18: waft, flue, marionette, mausoleum, tallow, stolid, hearth, minstrel
Sept. 9:
Reading Workshop - Week 1 - Respond to 1 inferential, 1 literal, and 1 critical thinking prompt