• This Quarter

    • Independent Reading Project 
    • Vocab & Grammar Units #4-6 
    • My Perspective Textbook Unit #1: Rites of Passage 
    • Argumentative Essay 

    PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME! 

     

    Week 1

    Monday: 

    • No School - Teacher Work Day 

    Tuesday: 

    • No School - Teacher Work Day 

    Wednesday: 

    Thursday: 

    • Argumentative Essay Handout
    • Informal vs. Formal Argument 
    • Debate Question #1: Is in/out of school suspension effective? 
    • Debate Question #2: Is it better to send your child to a public or private school? 

    Friday: 

    • DUE: Parent Permission Slip for Independent Reading Project
    • Informal Argument vs. Formal Argument 
    • Article #1: In/Out of School Suspension is Effective 
    • Article #2: In/Out of School Suspension is NOT Effective 
    • Article #3: It is better to send your child to a private school. 
    • Article #4: It is better to send your child to a public school.

     

    Week 2 

    Monday:

    • Complete Formal Arguments from Friday
    • Argumentative Essay - Evidence & Reasoning Practice

    Tuesday: 

    • Complete Evidence & Reasoning Practice

    Wed/Thurs: 

    • Literary Term Notes (complete in your ENG notebooks) 
    • Argumentative Essay Reflection & Goal Questions
    • Discuss & Research Potential Topics for Argumentative Essay

    Friday: 

    • DUE: Novel for Independent Reading Project 
    • Novel Guide Independent Reading Project
    • WU #1: Literary Terms (complete in your ENG notebook) 
    • Argumentative Essay - Highlighting & Annotating Articles 

     

    Week 3

    Monday:

    • WU #2: Literary Terms (complete in your ENG notebook) 
    • Argumentative Essay - Outline

    Tuesday: 

    • WU #3: Literary Terms (complete in your ENG notebook)
    • Work Day - Independent Reading Project   

    Wed/Thurs: 

    • Literary Terms Quiz 
    • Vocab Unit #4 
    • HW: Complete ALL Unit #4 Actvities in your ENG notebook by Tuesday, Nov. 6th

    Friday: 

    • Argumentative Essay - Rough Draft 

     

    Week 4 

    Monday: 

    • DUE: Argumentative Essay - Rough Draft 
    • Argumentative Essay: Peer Review Form

    Tuesday:  

    • DUE: Unit #4 Activities in your ENG notebook
    • MLA Format, Works Cited & In Text Citations Overview
    • Add In Text Citations to Essay & Create a Works Cited Page
    • Review Argumentative Essay Rubric

    Wed/Thurs:

    • Unit #4 Vocabulary Quiz
    • Independent Reading Project - Work Day

    Friday:

    • MLA Peer Review

     

    Week 5

    Monday: 

    • No School - Veterans Day  
    • DUE: 11:59pm through Turnitin.com - Argumentative Essay

    Tuesday: 

    • DUE: Hard Copy in Class - Argumentative Essay
    • Rites of Passage Unit Introduction

    Wed/Thurs:

    • Vocab Unit #5
    • Rites of Passage Unit
    • HW: Vocab Unit #5 Activities DUE Tuesday (complete in your ENG notebooks) 

    Friday: 

    • Rites of Passage Unit

     

    Week 6

    Monday:

    • Class Spelling Bee

    Tuesday: 

    • DUE: Vocab Unit #5 Activities in your ENG notebook
    • Work Day - Independent Reading Project

    Wednesday:

    • DUE: Notebook Check #1
    • Vocab Unit #5 Quiz

    Thursday: 

    • No School - Thanksgiving Holiday 

    Friday: 

    • No School - Thanksgiving Holiday 

     

    Week 7

    Monday:

    • Rites of Passage 

    Tuesday:

    • Rites of Passage 

    Wed/Thurs: 

    • Vocab Unit #6
    • Rites of Passage
    • HW: Vocab Unit #6 Activities DUE Tuesday (complete in your ENG notebook)

    Friday: 

    • DUE: Independent Reading Project 
    • Rites of Passage 

     

    Week 8

    Monday:

    • Rites of Passage 

    Tuesday:

    • DUE: Vocab Unit #6 Activities in your ENG notebook
    • Rites of Passage 

    Wed/Thurs:

    • Vocab Unit #6 Quiz
    • Rites of Passage

    Friday: 

    • Rites of Passage 

     

    Week 9

    Monday:

    • Rites of Passage 

    Tuesday:

    • Rites of Passage 

    Wed/Thurs:

    • Rites of Passage 

    Friday:

    • Timed Writing - Nonfiction Narrative 

     

    Week 10

    Monday: 

    • DUE: Notebook Check #2
    • Review Day/Study Hall 

    Tuesday: 

    • Secret Santa/Holiday Party 

    Wed/Thurs:

    • Semester Final 

    Friday: 

    • No School - Teacher Work Day