English 7 Exploring Literature
Quarter 4 - Week 9 May 28 - June 1, 2018
Monday, 5/28
Tuesday, 5/29
Wednesday, 5/30
Thursday, 5/31
Friday, 6/1
Quarter 4 - Week 8 May 21 - 25, 2018
Monday, 5/21
Tuesday, 5/22
Wednesday, 5/23
Thursday, 5/24
Friday, 5/25
Quarter 4 - Week 7 May 14 - 18, 2018
Monday, 5/14
Tuesday, 5/15
Wednesday, 5/16
Thursday, 5/17
Friday, 5/18
Quarter 4 - Week 6 May 7 - 11, 2018
Monday, 5/7
Tuesday, 5/8
Wednesday, 5/9
Thursday, 5/10
Friday, 5/11
Quarter 4 - Week 5 April 30 - May 4, 2018
Monday, 4/30
Tuesday, 5/1
Wednesday, 5/2
Thursday, 5/3
Friday, 5/4
Quarter 4 - Week 4 April 23 -27, 2018
Monday, 4/23
Tuesday, 4/24
Wednesday, 4/25
Thursday, 4/26
Friday, 4/27
Quarter 4 - Week 3 April 16 - 20, 2018
Monday, 4/16
Tuesday, 4/17
Wednesday, 4/18
Thursday, 4/19
Friday, 4/20
Quarter 4 - Week 2 April 9 - 13, 2018
Monday, 4/9
Tuesday, 4/10
Wednesday, 4/11
Thursday, 4/12
Friday, 4/13
Quarter 4 - Week 1 April 2-6, 2018
This is the first week of the 4th marking period.
Monday, 4/2
Tuesday, 4/3
Wednesday, 4/4
Thursday, 4/5
Friday, 4/6
Quarter 3 - Week 9 March 19 - 23, 2018
This is the last week of the 3rd marking period.
Monday, 3/19
Tuesday, 3/20
Wednesday, 3/21
Thursday, 3/22
Friday, 3/23
Quarter 3 - Week 8 March 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 3/12
Tuesday, 3/13
Wednesday, 3/14
Thursday, 3/15
Friday, 3/16
Quarter 3 - Week 7 March 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 3/5
Tuesday, 3/6
Wednesday, 3/7
Thursday, 3/8
Friday, 3/9
Quarter 3 - Week 6 February 26 - March 2, 2018
Monday, 2/26
Tuesday, 2/27
Wednesday, 2/28
Thursday, 3/1
Friday, 3/2
Quarter 3 - Week 5 February 19 - 23, 2018
Monday, 2/19
Tuesday, 2/20
Wednesday, 2/21
Thursday, 2/22
Friday, 2/23
Quarter 3 - Week 4 February 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 2/12
Tuesday, 2/13
Wednesday, 2/14
Thursday, 2/15
Friday, 2/16
Quarter 3 - Week 3 February 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 2/5
Tuesday, 2/6
Wednesday, 2/7
Thursday, 2/8
Friday, 2/9
Quarter 3 - Week 2 January 29 - February 2, 2018
Monday, 1/29
Tuesday, 1/30
Wednesday, 1/31
Thursday, 2/1
Friday, 2/2
Quarter 3 - Week 1 January 22 - 26, 2018
First week of the 3rd quarter and the 2nd semester
Monday, 1/22
Tuesday, 1/23
Wednesday, 1/24
Thursday, 1/25
Friday, 1/26
Quarter 2 - Week 10 January 15 - 19, 2018
EXAM week
Monday, 1/15
Tuesday, 1/16
Wednesday, 1/17
Thursday, 1/18
Friday, 1/19
Quarter 2 - Week 9 January 8-12, 2018
Monday, 1/8
Tuesday, 1/9
Wednesday, 1/10
Thursday, 1/11
Friday, 1/12
Quarter 2 - Week 8 January 1-5, 2018
Monday, 1/1
Tuesday, 1/2
Wednesday, 1/3
Thursday, 1/4
Friday, 1/5
Quarter 2 - Week 7 December 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 12/18
Tuesday, 12/19
Wednesday, 12/20
Thursday, 12/21
Friday, 12/22
Quarter 2 - Week 6 December 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 12/11
Tuesday, 12/12
Wednesday, 12/13
Thursday, 12/14
Friday, 12/15
Quarter 2 - Week 5 December 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 12/4
Tuesday, 12/5
Wednesday, 12/6
Thursday, 12/7
Friday, 12/8
Quarter 2 - Week 4 November 27 - December 1, 2017
Monday, 11/27
Tuesday, 11/28
Wednesday, 11/29
Thursday, 11/30
Friday, 12/1
Quarter 2 - Week 3 November 21-25, 2017
Monday, 11/21
Tuesday, 11/22
Wednesday, 11/23
Thursday, 11/24
Friday, 11/25
Quarter 2 - Week 2 November 13-15, 2017
Monday, 11/13
Tuesday, 11/14
Wednesday, 11/15
Thursday, 11/16
Friday, 11/17
Quarter 2 - Week 1 November 6 - 10, 2017
The 2nd marking period begins today.
Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday, 11/9/17, from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, 11/6
Tuesday, 11/7
Wednesday, 11/8
Thursday, 11/9 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Parent/Teacher conferences are today.
Friday, 11/10 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Teacher In-Service
Quarter 1 - Week 9 October 30 - November 3, 2017
This is the last week of the first marking period.
Monday, 10/30
Tuesday, 10/31
Wednesday, 11/1
Thursday, 11/2
Friday, 11/3
Quarter 1 - Week 8 October 23-27, 2017
Monday, 10/23
Tuesday, 10/24
Wednesday, 10/25
Thursday, 10/26
Friday, 10/27
Quarter 1 - Week 7 October 16-20, 2017
Monday, 10/16
Tuesday, 10/17
Wednesday, 10/18
Thursday, 10/19
Friday, 10/20
Quarter 1 - Week 6 October 9 - 13, 2017
Monday, 10/9
Tuesday, 10/10
Wednesday, 10/11
Thursday, 10/12
Friday, 10/13
Quarter 1 - Week 5 October 2-6, 2017
Monday, 10/2
Tuesday, 10/3
Wednesday, 10/4
Thursday, 10/5
Friday, 10/6
Quarter 1 - Week 4 September 25 - 29, 2017
Monday, 9/25
Tuesday, 9/26
Wednesday, 9/27
Thursday, 9/28
Friday, 9/29
Quarter 1 - Week 3 September 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 9/18
Tuesday, 9/19
Wednesday, 9/20
Thursday, 9/21
Friday, 9/22
Quarter 1 - Week 2 September 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 9/11
Tuesday, 9/12
Wednesday, 9/13
Thursday, 9/14
Friday, 9/15
Quarter 1 - Week 1 September 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 9/4 No School/Labor Day
Tuesday, 9/5
Wednesday, 9/6
Thursday, 9/7
Friday, 9/8
Monday, 5/28
- SLO Memorial Day - no school
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 5/29
- SLO Understanding literature/historical fiction
- Lesson Culminating discussions from the novel The Journal of Otto Peltonen
- Assignment Review the elements of a plot which you'll need to apply on the final literature test
Wednesday, 5/30
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 5/31
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Final literature test on the novel The Journal of Otto Peltonen
- Assignment Study for your exam
Friday, 6/1
- SLO Exam review
- Lesson
- Assignment Study for your exam
Quarter 4 - Week 8 May 21 - 25, 2018
Monday, 5/21
- SLO Understanding literature - The Journal of Otto Peltonen by William Durbin
- Lesson Discuss questions/connections from the novel
- Assignment: None, but catch up on the reading during Guided Study if you've been absent.
Tuesday, 5/22
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Write a response to literature based on Family Traditions...see the directions on the hand out and rubric/due tomorrow
- Assignment None, but catch up on the reading during Guided Study if you've been absent.
Wednesday, 5/23
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Read the novel
- Assignment Write a question/make a connection
Thursday, 5/24
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Read and finish the novel by Tuesday (check out a book if needed)
- Assignment Write a question/make a connection
Friday, 5/25
- SLO Jeffers Class Day - honoring the seniors - begins at 9:00 a.m.
- Lesson Students are dismissed at 11:30 for the rest of the day.
- Assignment JHS Class of 2018 graduation ceremony tonight at 7:00 p.m.
Quarter 4 - Week 7 May 14 - 18, 2018
Monday, 5/14
- SLO Historical fiction and connection to Michigan/local history
- Lesson Begin the novel The Journal of Otto Peltonen by William Durbin. Read together to page 18 and discuss.
- Assignment: None
Tuesday, 5/15
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Continue discussion and literary elements from the novel.
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 5/16
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Read independently...from page 21 to _____, write down any questions or connections you can relate to or vocabulary words you find that you don't know. Make sure to put a page number.
- Assignment Bring your connections/comments to class on Thursday.
Thursday, 5/17
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 5/18
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 4 - Week 6 May 7 - 11, 2018
Monday, 5/7
- SLO Poetry
- Lesson Finish typing/creating your poems for you book/share with me if you need me to print/have everything done and ready to put together in class on Tuesday.
- Assignment: Also, study your terms; you have your poetry test tomorrow.
Tuesday, 5/8
- SLO Poetry
- Lesson Turn in books: take poetry test
- Assignment Song (with poetry analysis) for extra credit/due Wednesday by 8:20 a.m.
Wednesday, 5/9
- SLO Poetry culmination
- Lesson Songs for extra credit: feedback from usage homework
- Assignment Unit 14 usage sentences
Thursday, 5/10
- SLO Vocabulary building
- Lesson Do all of unit 5 EXCEPT Writing: words in action
- Assignment Due Friday
Friday, 5/11
- SLO Vocabulary building.
- Lesson Correct unit 5. Do the novel pre-write - Building Empathy
- Assignment None
Quarter 4 - Week 5 April 30 - May 4, 2018
Monday, 4/30
- SLO No class today due to the ELA M-Step testing.
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 5/1
- SLO Continue poetry unit.
- Lesson Go over criteria for poetry anthology; begin to work on your drafts for your book/all drafts due Thursday
- Assignment Drafts due Thursday
Wednesday, 5/2
- SLO Poetry continued
- Lesson Listen to/read the narrative poem "Casey at the Bat." Continue to work on drafts.
- Assignment All poem drafts due Thursday.
Thursday, 5/3
- SLO Begin typing your poems
- Lesson Use chrome lab time to begin typing your poems
- Assignment Poetry anthology books due Tuesday, 5/8
Friday, 5/4
- SLO See Thursday
- Lesson
- Assignment Monday will be the last day to type your poems. Your books and FINAL poetry test will be on Tuesday
Quarter 4 - Week 4 April 23 -27, 2018
Monday, 4/23
- SLO Poetry unit; understanding literary elements used in poetry and other devices
- Lesson Go over the key terms and some of the variety of types of poems.
- Assignment: None
Tuesday, 4/24
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson In small groups, work together to analyze the different poems within your poetry packet. Find at least 5 different devices in each poem.
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 4/25
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Continue in small groups to finish analyzing the poems. Be ready to share on Thursday.
- Assignment Finish poem analysis if you didn't in class
Thursday, 4/26
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Begin sharing and assessing the poems
- Assignment None
Friday, 4/27
- SLO Same as Thursday
- Lesson
- Assignment
- NOTE: Next week 7th grade students will be doing the M-Step tests.
Quarter 4 - Week 3 April 16 - 20, 2018
Monday, 4/16
- SLO Snow Day #5
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 4/17
- SLO Writing dialogue correctly
- Lesson Type your dialogue story based on the "baseball picture" prompt. Turn it in by the end of the hour.
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 4/18
- SLO Poetry unit.
- Lesson Look up literary devices (literary terms) used in poetry.
- Assignment Keep up on the key terms and use it as a study guide.
Thursday, 4/19
- SLO Poetry
- Lesson Analyze poems-identify literary devices
- Assignment Shakespeare's "Youth and Age" poem and lit term worksheet/due tomorrow.
- NOTE: Also do usage 12 sentences.
Friday, 4/20
- SLO Half day for teacher in-service. Students will be dismissed at noon (no lunch). Periods 1-4 will run today.
- Lesson Write your draft of your Autobiography poem following the guidelines given in class
- Assignment Also, do the unit 13 usage sentences
Quarter 4 - Week 2 April 9 - 13, 2018
Monday, 4/9
- SLO Using verbs correctly.
- Lesson Understanding active vs. passive voice. Practice and do worksheet in class.
- Assignment: Do the review worksheet for your test. Also, study the principal parts of verbs for your test.
Tuesday, 4/10
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Principal parts of verbs test.
- Assignment None.
Wednesday, 4/11
- SLO Using the rules for writing dialogue correctly.
- Lesson Review the basic rules for writing dialogue.
- Assignment None
Thursday, 4/12
- SLO Using the rules for writing dialogue correctly.
- Lesson Practice writing dialogue based on a conversation (with immediate feedback)
- Assignment None
Friday, 4/13
- SLO Using the rules for writing dialogue correctly.
- Lesson Based on the picture prompt, create your own dialogue. Write a short story but make sure to follow the directions for writing all four examples and follow the directions.
- Assignment Unit 11 usage sentences/due Monday.
Quarter 4 - Week 1 April 2-6, 2018
This is the first week of the 4th marking period.
Monday, 4/2
- SLO No school - Easter Monday
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 4/3
- SLO Basic GUMS review
- Lesson Write sentences with the unit 10 usage words; due tomorrow
- Assignment Unit 4 vocabulary (all sections except Writing: Words in Action) which was assigned on 3/23 are due tomorrow
Wednesday, 4/4
- SLO Building vocabulary
- Lesson Correct unit 4 vocabulary; feedback from 3rd marking period work
- Assignment None
Thursday, 4/5
- SLO Using the principal parts of verbs correctly
- Lesson Notes on troublesome verbs; transitive and intransitive use
- Assignment Troublesome verbs worksheet
Friday, 4/6
- SLO Principal parts of verbs
- Lesson Correct homework; feedback from homework; discuss tenses of verbs
- Assignment None
Quarter 3 - Week 9 March 19 - 23, 2018
This is the last week of the 3rd marking period.
Monday, 3/19
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Final content test on Greek mythology
- Assignment: Do the verbs worksheets as a review of concepts covered in the early part of the school year/due Tuesday
Tuesday, 3/20
- SLO Begin verb unit
- Lesson Action and Linking verbs; verb phrases;
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 3/21
- SLO Using verbs correctly
- Lesson Understanding the rules for creating the 4 principal parts of verbs; introduce verbals (which are created from those parts)
- Assignment None
Thursday, 3/22
- SLO Using verbs correctly
- Lesson Continue yesterday's lesson; regular vs. irregular verbs
- Assignment 2-sided homework on principal parts of verbs
Friday, 3/23
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 8 March 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 3/12
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Greek vocabulary words test
- Assignment Read the "Heroes" and "Constellations" myths and do the 2-sided worksheet for homework
- NOTE: Your test on the content and literary terms from Greek mythology will be on Monday, 3/19.
Tuesday, 3/13
- SLO Greek mythology
- Lesson Discuss the stories from yesterday; feedback from homework
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 3/14
- SLO Skill building
- Lesson Band students will miss this but it's not something they won't get again later in the year.
- Assignment None
Thursday, 3/15
- SLO Greek mythology
- Lesson Transformation myths; listen to "Pegasus-the Winged Horse" and discuss
- Assignment Study for your test, which is Monday
Friday, 3/16
- SLO Greek mythology
- Lesson Study for your test (on your own) or do sustained silent reading (SSR)
- Assignment Final test on Greek mythology on Monday
Quarter 3 - Week 7 March 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 3/5
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Discuss the history of ancient Greece and intro to some myths
- Assignment Read "Persephone and Demeter" and do worksheet
Tuesday, 3/6
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Discuss yesterday's story.
- Assignment Read "Eros and Psyche" and do the worksheet/due Thursday
Wednesday, 3/7
- SLO No class today due to the half day and teacher in-service
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 3/8
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Discuss the story "Eros and Psyche"
- Assignment Read "Hercules" and do the worksheet plus a picture with caption of one of the tasks
Friday, 3/9
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Discuss "Hercules" Read together and discuss "The Creatures of Prometheus"
- Assignment Vocabulary test on Greek vocabulary words on Monday
Quarter 3 - Week 6 February 26 - March 2, 2018
Monday, 2/26
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Read together and discuss "Yggdrasil, the World Tree"
- Assignment Mythology test Wednesday
Tuesday, 2/27
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Read together and discuss "Ragnorok"
- Assignment Test tomorrow
Wednesday, 2/28
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Bible/Norse stories test
- Assignment Write vocab words from Greek myths section - 57 words; pages 301-335/due Friday
Thursday, 3/1
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson READ - the Beginnings magazine and do worksheet
- Assignment
Friday, 3/2
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Discuss and introduce Greek mythology
- Assignment Do the 2-sided worksheet on the history and synopses of Greek myths
- NOTE: Extra credit myth assignment/due Monday, 8:20 a.m.
Quarter 3 - Week 5 February 19 - 23, 2018
Monday, 2/19
- SLO No class 3rd hour due to Homecoming Opening Ceremonies
- Lesson All 7th graders will come to 4th hour English today. Pretest (I'll explain in class)
- Assignment Write the vocabulary words from the myths from the Bible (pages 273-285/22 words) and from the Norse myths (pages 341-356/18 words)/due by Friday, 2/23
Tuesday, 2/20
- SLO Snow Day
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 2/21
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Introduction to myths from the Bible
- Assignment Read "Noah and the Flood" do wksht
Thursday, 2/22
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Read "David and Goliath" do worksheet
- Assignment Write an essay about an inanimate object you love and would hate to lose. Follow criteria/type for XC
Friday, 2/23
- SLO Mythology
- Lesson Introduction to Norse history and culture
- Assignment Read "The Theft of Thor's Hammer" and do worksheet
Quarter 3 - Week 4 February 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 2/12
- SLO Vocabulary building
- Lesson Unit 3 vocabulary; all sections except for Writing: Words in Action
- Assignment Due Thursday
Tuesday, 2/13
- SLO Catch up
- Lesson Make sure all grammar assignments are done and turned in.
- Assignment Test on Thursday
Wednesday, 2/14
- SLO Feedback and review
- Lesson Go over homework; redo if needed; do the review for the preposition, interjection, and conjunction test
- Assignment Grammar test tomorrow; unit 3 vocabulary due tomorrow.
Thursday, 2/15
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Correct unit 3 vocabulary; then take the Grammar (PIC) test
- Assignment No homework
Friday, 2/16
- SLO Half day for students. Classes will dismiss at noon with no lunch served.
- Lesson Class periods 5, 6, and 7 will run during the morning hours at JHS.
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 3 February 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 2/5
- SLO Assessment; then, review of parts of speech
- Lesson Adverb test; then, do the 2-sided review worksheet on conjunctions and interjections
- Assignment Bring the review worksheet to class on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 2/6
- SLO Understanding conjunctions and interjections
- Lesson Review these parts of speech
- Assignment 2-sided worksheet/due tomorrow
Wednesday, 2/7
- SLO Understanding prepositions and prepositional phrases
- Lesson Review information; practice
- Assignment Identifying prepositional phrases worksheet/due tomorrow
Thursday, 2/8
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Adjective vs. Adverb phrases
- Assignment ADJ vs. ADV wksht/due tomorrow
Friday, 2/9
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Using prepositions correctly
- Assignment Unit 9 usage sentences
Quarter 3 - Week 2 January 29 - February 2, 2018
Monday, 1/29
- SLO Assessment; then, identifying adverbs
- Lesson Go over adjective review; take adjective test
- Assignment Do the Writing with Adverbs worksheet for a homework check grade/due tomorrow
Tuesday, 1/30
- SLO Identifying and using adverbs correctly
- Lesson Go over the definition and use of adverbs; correct the practice homework; identify negative adverbs and don't use two in a sentence
- Assignment Identifying adverbs worksheet; double negatives worksheet; both due tomorrow
Wednesday, 1/31
- SLO Feedback
- Lesson
- Assignment None
Thursday, 2/1
- SLO Identify the difference between adjectives and adverbs and use them correctly
- Lesson Adj vs. Adv/troublesome words/comparative and superlatives
- Assignment 2-sided ADJ vs ADV worksheet/due tomorrow; comparative and superlative wksht due tomorrow
Friday, 2/2
- SLO Feedback
- Lesson Go over papers
- Assignment Do ADV review; test Monday
Quarter 3 - Week 1 January 22 - 26, 2018
First week of the 3rd quarter and the 2nd semester
Monday, 1/22
- SLO Understanding vocabulary
- Lesson Turn in unit 7 usage sentences; grade unit 1 vocabulary
- Assignment Unit 2 vocabulary-all sections (except for W:WinA) due Thursday
Tuesday, 1/23
- SLO Identifying and using adjectives correctly
- Lesson Review adjectives and their function in a sentence; review articles, demonstrative, and proper adjectives
- Assignment 2-side worksheet plus writing with proper adjectives/due Wednesday
- NOTE: Adjective test on Friday
Wednesday, 1/24
- SLO Comparative and superlative adjectives
- Lesson Practice worksheet and identifying words as different parts of speech
- Assignment Comparative worksheet/due tomorrow
Thursday, 1/25
- SLO Changes to the weekly schedule/pay attention
- Lesson Correct vocab unit 2/quiz on Friday
- Assignment Unit 8 usage sentences due tomorrow
- NOTE: Adjective test moved to Monday; feedback from homework and chances to redo assignments will be on Friday
Friday, 1/26
- SLO Assessment and feedback
- Lesson Vocab 2 quiz; feedback from adjective homework; redo if needed; do the review
- Assignment Adjective test on Monday; redo assignments due by 8:20 a.m. on Monday
Quarter 2 - Week 10 January 15 - 19, 2018
EXAM week
Monday, 1/15
- SLO Full day of school.
- Lesson Use time to study; also, do the unit 7 usage sentences/due next Monday, 1/22/18 (the first grade of the 3rd MP.)
- Assignment Study for your exams.
Tuesday, 1/16
- SLO 1st hour exam today.
- Lesson Vocabulary unit 1; vocabulary books
- Assignment All sections from unit 1 (except Writing: words in action) due Monday, 1/22/18.
Wednesday, 1/17
- SLO Half day of school for students.
- Lesson 2nd and 3rd hour exams today. Next class meets Monday, 1/22/18.
- Assignment See Monday and Tuesday for assignments that are due on Monday, 1/22/18.
Thursday, 1/18
- SLO Half day of school for students.
- Lesson 4th and 5th hour exams today. Next class meets Monday, 1/22/18
- Assignment
Friday, 1/19
- SLO Half day of school for students.
- Lesson 6th and 7th hour exams today. Next class meets Monday, 1/22/18.
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 9 January 8-12, 2018
Monday, 1/8
- SLO Understanding literature
- Lesson Read Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and answer the comprehension questions.
- Assignment None
Tuesday, 1/9
- SLO Understanding literature
- Lesson Hand out exam review, which includes the literary and vocabulary terms to study for next week's exam. Then, discuss stories and key concepts from the literature unit 2, Respecting the Earth. (Getting caught up)
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 1/10
- SLO Same as Tuesday
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 1/11
- SLO Snow Day!
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 1/12
- SLO Double Michigan history today to get caught up before next week's final project due.
- Lesson Band students who are not in Michigan history will get a double guided study period today.
- Assignment Study for your English exam
Quarter 2 - Week 8 January 1-5, 2018
Monday, 1/1
- SLO No school today - Happy New Year.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Tuesday, 1/2
- SLO My apologies for not having my teacher page up to date this week. I was out of the classroom; however, my sub, Mrs. Maierle, did a fantastic job with the students and they learned lots and lots this week. Thank you.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 1/3
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 1/4
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 1/5
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 7 December 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 12/18
- SLO Understanding and exploring literature.
- Lesson Finish Act II from A Christmas Carol. Take quiz
- Assignment Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday, 12/19
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Vocabulary quiz; then, more literary terms (for fun!)
- Assignment Remember to bring the things you need for the Christmas party.
Wednesday, 12/20
- SLO Christmas Party.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 12/21
- SLO First day of Christmas break. Enjoy your time with family and friends. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 12/22
- SLO School is back in session on Tuesday, 1/2/18.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 6 December 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 12/11
- SLO Assessment and writing a personal letter
- Lesson Pronoun test; see page 840 for the format; write a personal letter to Santa/due Tuesday
- Assignment Also, look up the unit 10 literary terms and vocabulary words, which will be used in this unit
Tuesday, 12/12
- SLO Exploring and understanding literature
- Lesson Feedback from the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins; introduction to the drama A Christmas Carol; get ready to read aloud
- Assignment Keep up on the literary terms and apply them to this drama; keep up on the vocabulary words and study them for next week's test
- NOTE: There will be a quiz after Act I and then another after Act II.
Wednesday, 12/13
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Begin to read aloud and discuss Act I from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
- NOTE: We read Act I, scenes I, II, and III today. Tomorrow we'll finish Act I, scenes IV and V.
- Assignment Remember, there will be a quiz tomorrow after we finish Act I
Thursday, 12/14
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Finish Act I; take quiz; reassign roles.
- Assignment Keep studying for the vocabulary test, which is next week.
Friday, 12/15
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Begin Act II
- Assignment We'll finish Act II on Monday, so you will have both a quiz on Act II and the vocabulary quiz on Monday, 12/18
Quarter 2 - Week 5 December 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 12/4
- SLO Using pronouns correctly
- Lesson Identifying and using reflexive and intensive pronouns correctly
- Assignment Worksheet on reflexive and intensive pronouns
Tuesday, 12/5
- SLO Snow Day #1
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 12/6
- SLO Snow Day #2
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 12/7
- SLO Using pronouns correctly
- Lesson Identifying indefinite pronouns; using them correctly with subject/verb agreement and pronoun/antecedent agreement
- Assignment 2-sided worksheet on Pronoun Agreement/due Friday
- NOTE: The pronoun test is Monday, 12/11.
Friday, 12/8
- SLO Using pronouns correctly.
- Lesson Feedback from homework; discuss; do review
- Assignment Study for your pronoun test, which is on Monday, 12/11/17
Quarter 2 - Week 4 November 27 - December 1, 2017
Monday, 11/27
- SLO Culminating activities from the novel The Pearl
- Lesson Feedback from homework; do chapter 6 vocabulary worksheet (using analogies)
- Assignment None, unless you didn't finish the worksheet in class.
Tuesday, 11/28
- SLO Identifying pronouns and using them correctly in speaking and writing
- Lesson Review the personal pronouns and their antecedents (subject/object/possessive)
- Assignment For a homework check/practice, do the 2-sided worksheet assigned in class
Wednesday, 11/29
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Go over practice homework: do the 2-sided worksheet on personal pronouns for homework/due by the end of the hour
- Assignment Practice worksheet on interrogative and demonstrative pronouns due Thursday.
Thursday, 11/30
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Quiz on subject/object pronouns. Go over interrogative/demonstrative worksheet
- Choosing the correct pronoun/practice first
- Assignment Choosing the correct pronoun/worksheet due Friday
Friday, 12/1
- SLO Responding to literature
- Lesson Plot 10 events from the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins. Draw the "plot map" on the worksheet
- Assignment Reflexive and intensive pronouns worksheet for practice and review/due Monday
- NOTE: Create a post card based on the novel for extra credit/due Monday, 12/4/17, by 8:20 a.m.
Quarter 2 - Week 3 November 21-25, 2017
Monday, 11/21
- SLO The novel The Pearl
- Lesson Discuss chapter 5; test on Wednesday
- Assignment Read chapter 6; do the check for understanding worksheet
Tuesday, 11/22
- SLO The Pearl
- Lesson Finish discussing the end of the novel
- Assignment Prepare for the literature test, which is tomorrow.
Wednesday, 11/23
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Final test on The Pearl
- Assignment
Thursday, 11/24
- SLO Happy Thanksgiving
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 11/25
- SLO Enjoy your day off.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 2 November 13-15, 2017
Monday, 11/13
- SLO Continue reading standards and the novel The Pearl
- Lesson Group discussion on key concepts and ideas from chapters 1-3
- Assignment Read chapter 4 and fill in the "defend a position" worksheet for a homework check
- NOTE: Keep up on your vocabulary words, chapter 3 due tomorrow
Tuesday, 11/14
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Discuss chapter 4; defend a position-was Kino wise and brave to fight the system or was he foolish and shortsighted?
- Assignment None, but keep up on your vocabulary words/chapter 4 and 5 due Friday.
Wednesday, 11/15
- SLO Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text: provide an objective summary of the text.
3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g. how setting shapes the plot or characters).
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative language and connotative meanings.
5. Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure contributes to its meaning.
6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. - Lesson Comparing and contrasting the brush village versus the stone/plaster town.
- Assignment None, but keep up on vocabulary
Thursday, 11/16
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Using imagery; finding examples in the text of Steinbeck's use of imagery
- Assignment None, but chapter 4/5 vocabulary words are due Friday.
Friday, 11/17
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Vocab quiz; read chapter 5 and do the check for understanding worksheet
- Assignment Imagery picture/due Monday...the final literature test is next Wednesday
Quarter 2 - Week 1 November 6 - 10, 2017
The 2nd marking period begins today.
Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday, 11/9/17, from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, 11/6
- SLO Identifying and using nouns correctly
- Lesson Feedback from homework and review for your noun test.
- Assignment Noun test on Tuesday
Tuesday, 11/7
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Noun test; begin new unit in literature (bring literature book to class every day.)
- Assignment Prewrite assignment (handed out in class) and work on the vocabulary from the novel The Pearl.
Wednesday, 11/8
- SLO Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text: provide an objective summary of the text.
3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g. how setting shapes the plot or characters).
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative language and connotative meanings.
6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. - Lesson Introduction to the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck
- Assignment Read chapter 1 and 2/have the vocabulary words for chapters 1 and 2 for class on Thursday.
- NOTE: Students had almost 2 hours in school today to read the 2 chapters.
Thursday, 11/9 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Parent/Teacher conferences are today.
- SLO See Thursday
- Lesson Quiz on chapters 1/2 and vocabulary. Discuss elements of a plot and the beginning of the novel
- Assignment Read chapter 3 for Monday, 11/13. Do worksheet for homework/look up vocabulary words.
Friday, 11/10 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Teacher In-Service
- SLO No class due to the modified schedule for half days.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 1 - Week 9 October 30 - November 3, 2017
This is the last week of the first marking period.
Monday, 10/30
- SLO Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing.
- Lesson Go to the lab to type your personal essay for the VFW Patriot's Pen contest
- Assignment Take the revision/editing checklist home and have someone help you revise and edit your typed draft
Tuesday, 10/31
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Make revisions and corrections to your essay. Turn in final copy today
- Assignment TBD
Wednesday, 11/1
- SLO Identifying and using nouns correctly
- Lesson Common, proper, and compound nouns
- Assignment Identifying nouns worksheet/due Thursday
Thursday, 11/2
- SLO Identifying singular and plural nouns and using them correctly
- Lesson Singular and plural nouns/practice (yes, spelling counts)
- Assignment 2-sided worksheet/Making nouns plural and Special forms of plural nouns
Friday, 11/3
- SLO Possessive nouns
- Lesson Understanding and applying the rules for creating singular possessive and plural possessive nouns
- Assignment 2-sided Possessive Nouns worksheet/due Monday
- NOTE: Your noun test will be on Tuesday, 11/7
Quarter 1 - Week 8 October 23-27, 2017
Monday, 10/23
- SLO Knowing the parts of speech, their functions in sentences, and using them to effectively communicate (in speaking and in writing.)
- Lesson Reviewing simple sentences with compound subjects or compound verbs
- Assignment Compound subject and verb worksheet
Tuesday, 10/24
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Simple sentences vs. compound sentences
- Assignment Practice worksheet on simple and compound sentences AND do the Avoiding Sentence Errors worksheet/both for a homework check grade on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 10/25
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Go over answers from practice homework.
- Assignment Do the simple and compound sentences worksheet/due Thursday
- NOTE: Turn in your extra credit optional assignment by 8:20 a.m. on Thursday.
- NOTE: Your sentences grammar test will be on Friday.
Thursday, 10/26
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Feedback and review for the grammar test.
- Lesson Brainstorm ideas for your Patriot's Pen essay - topic "America's gift to my generation"
- Assignment Have your 5 paragraphs/draft ready on Monday to go to the computer lab to type
Friday, 10/27
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Sentence grammar test
- Assignment 2-sided noun worksheet for introduction to the next grammar unit.
Quarter 1 - Week 7 October 16-20, 2017
Monday, 10/16
- SLO Knowing the parts of speech, their functions in sentences, and using them to effectively communicate (in speaking and in writing.)
- Lesson Review the practice homework on identifying your sentence base (simple subject and simple predicate/verb)
- Assignment Worksheet on Simple Subjects and Predicates/due by the end of the hour
Tuesday, 10/17
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Using different kinds of sentences correctly (and identifying the simple subject and predicate within). Declarative/Imperative/Interrogative/Exclamatory
- Assignment Different kinds of sentences practice worksheet.
Wednesday, 10/18
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Discuss and clarify worksheet on 4 kinds of sentences
- Assignment Worksheet on 4 kinds of sentences/due by the end of the hour
Thursday, 10/19
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Creating/identifying simple sentences with compound subjects and/or compound verbs
- Assignment Practice worksheet on compound subjects and verbs.
Friday, 10/20
- SLO See Monday.
- Lesson Use a thesaurus correctly (do worksheet);
- Assignment Do unit 5 usage sentences for Monday
Quarter 1 - Week 6 October 9 - 13, 2017
Monday, 10/9
- SLO See last week's writing objectives
- Lesson Have your draft paragraphs ready. Use the chrome lab to type your draft
- Assignment Using your print out, have someone help you revise and edit your typed draft (due Wednesday)
Tuesday, 10/10
- SLO Feedback
- Lesson Hand back and discuss papers/homework for clarification/understanding. Also, give feedback to Mr. Wild by writing a thank you card.
- Assignment Thank you card for the field trip/due Wednesday
- NOTE: Your first draft with the revision/editing checklist is due tomorrow, also.
Wednesday, 10/11
- SLO Produce your writing product
- Lesson Use the lab to make your revisions/corrections to your compare and contrast draft. Your final copy is due today.
- Assignment Unit 4 usage sentences/due Friday
Thursday, 10/12
- SLO Knowing the parts of speech, their functions in sentences, and using them to effectively communicate (in speaking and in writing.)
- Lesson Review the 8 basic parts of speech and take notes.
- Assignment None
Friday, 10/13
- SLO See Thursday.
- Lesson Continue notes on sentence bases (simple subject and simple predicate/verb)
- Assignment Do the practice worksheet (Simple subjects and predicates) for a homework check grade
Quarter 1 - Week 5 October 2-6, 2017
Monday, 10/2
- SLO Review and assess
- Lesson Finish discussing the key concepts from all of the stories from unit 1-Proving Yourself and review the literary terms.
- Assignment Your literature test from Unit 1 is tomorrow.
Tuesday, 10/3
- SLO Assessment and begin the writing process
- Lesson After your literature test, work on the prewriting worksheets for your compare and contrast essay. Choose only ONE of the characters from the unit stories to use in your essay.
- Assignment Prewrite assignment for compare and contrast essay
Wednesday, 10/4
- SLO Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing.
- Lesson Determining audience and purpose for writing. Use prewriting information (part 1 of the writing process) to begin your first draft.
- Assignment Have your first paragraph (a draft) written for Thursday.
Thursday, 10/5
- SLO See Wednesday.
- Lesson Continue to work on your draft as each student will conference with the teacher on his/her first paragraph.
- Assignment Continue to work on your draft.
Friday, 10/6
- SLO
- Learning about local and Michigan history
- Lesson Field trip to the Porcupine Mountains (a Keweenaw National Historical Park site)
- Assignment Write a diary entry (primary source) from the perspective of one who lived during the time period studied and discussed on the field trip/due Monday, 10/9
Quarter 1 - Week 4 September 25 - 29, 2017
Monday, 9/25
- SLO Continue reading for comprehension
- Lesson Discuss the excerpt from Old Yeller and applying literary terms. Discuss "Luke Baldwin's Vow"
- Assignment Read the excerpt In These Girls Hope Is a Muscle and do the worksheet/due Tuesday
- NOTE: Your unit 1 vocabulary test is this week on Thursday...keep studying your words.
Tuesday, 9/26
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Read together and discuss the short story, "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
- Assignment Extra credit option for all/due by 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday, 9/27
Wednesday, 9/27
- SLO School wide outdoor education
- Lesson Students and staff will spend the day at Lake Perrault.
- Assignment None
Thursday, 9/28
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 9/29
- SLO Building class and school spirit.
- Lesson Annual Onkalo's Bowl competition vs. Chassell - GO JETS!
- Assignment None
Quarter 1 - Week 3 September 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 9/18
- SLO Reading for comprehension (unit 1 Proving Yourself from the literature book). Understanding vocabulary words.
- Lesson Check vocabulary words and define/highlight the 25 that will be on next week's test/start studying them.
- Feedback I also handed back two homework assignments and gave feedback so that students can understand what they did well or not so well and how to make corrections in the future.
- Assignment Unit 2 usage sentences (20 words)...this is basic writing skills, not creative writing/due 9/19.
Tuesday, 9/19
- SLO See Monday.
- Lesson Use class time to read the very long story and answer the 2-sided worksheet
- Assignment Read and do the corresponding worksheet "Luke Baldwin's Vow."
Wednesday, 9/20
- SLO Understanding how authors use literary terms in stories/novels and apply them to what we've read
- Lesson Take notes on the definitions of literary terms; apply to stories by giving examples
- Assignment None
Thursday, 9/21
- SLO See Wednesday.
- Lesson Finish taking notes on literary terms and applying by giving examples from the stories we've read (or others the students have read.)
- Assignment None, but students should still be studying their vocabulary words from unit 1 for next week's test (date TBD)
Friday, 9/22
- SLO See Wednesday.
- Lesson Read the excerpt from Old Yeller and do the 2-sided, corresponding worksheet
- Assignment Old Yeller worksheet due Monday, 9/25
Quarter 1 - Week 2 September 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 9/11
- SLO Reading for comprehension and writing a summary
- Lesson Using the story "Super Sam" read to determine the main ideas of the plot. Then, write a summary in your own words.
- Assignment Write a summary of "Super Sam." Remember when you turn in your homework, staple the rubric to the top of the paper.
Tuesday, 9/12
- SLO Using words correctly (homonyms, homophones, homographs)
- Lesson After reviewing your pretest from last week, begin the first unit on usage words.
- Assignment Unit 1 usage words (21 separate sentences)/due Wednesday, 9/13
Wednesday, 9/13
- SLO Reading for comprehension/understanding literary devices and vocabulary words.
- Lesson Introduction to unit 1 (literature book) Proving Yourself (theme)
- Assignment Write the 62 vocabulary words and their definitions (due Monday, 9/18.)
Thursday, 9/14
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Begin unit 1/notes on literary terms/read together and discuss the poem "Women"
- Assignment None
Friday, 9/15
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Begin short story "Seventh Grade"
- Assignment Finish reading the story and do the corresponding worksheet/due Monday
Quarter 1 - Week 1 September 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 9/4 No School/Labor Day
Tuesday, 9/5
- SLO Welcome to JHS.
- Lesson Classroom tour and guidelines and routines.
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 9/6
- SLO Establish routines, guidelines, and policies
- Lesson Discuss routines
- Assignment "About Me" worksheet/due Thursday
Thursday, 9/7
- SLO Establish routines
- Lesson Take a pre-test/usage quiz/trade and grade/practicing routines
- Assignment Make sure to have your binder and folders for Friday/tomorrow
Friday, 9/8
- SLO Get organized
- Lesson Put information/reference material into binders/hand out planners/get ready for Monday.
- Assignment None