English 10 Honors

English 10 Honors
Week Two
August 27-31, 2007Augu

Monday, August 27, 2007

Do Now (Bell Activity): Red Dot Reading

Daily Agenda:
Test over “Boys and Girls”
Vocabulary lesson 2
Personal narrative – handout and explanation
Homework:
· Rough draft of personal narrative due Wednesday (Final draft due Monday)

Standards and Objectives – Students will…:
10.4.1 – Discuss ideas for writing with classmates, teachers and other writers and develop drafts alone and collaboratively
10.1.2 - Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Do Now (Bell Activity): See board

Daily Agenda:
Log into Criterion in classroom. Each group will take turns signing in.
Go over Vocabulary 1 test.
Go over literature test
Begin “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”
Question sheet over the story.
Homework:
· Complete questions for lit selection.
· Finish rough draft for peer review on Wednesday.
· Finish Vocabulary 2.

Standards and Objectives – Students will…:
10.4.1 – Discuss ideas for writing with classmates, teachers and other writers and develop drafts alone and collaboratively
10.3.3 – Evaluate interactions between characters in a literary text
10.5.2 – Write responses to literature (support with text)
10.4.12 – Provide constructive criticism to other writers

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Do Now (Bell Activity) – Red Dot Reading

Daily Agenda:
Go to lab to complete first Criterion baseline writing.
Peer edits Personal Narrative.

Homework:
· Complete characterization chart
· Polish Personal Narrative.

Standards and Objectives – Students will…:
10.5.2 – Response to literature
10.3.4 – Analyze character traits
10.1.2 - Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Do Now (Bell Activity): Students will read red dot books.

Daily Agenda:
Discussion over characterization
Direct
Indirect
Characterization chart – begin in class
Cause and effect (Ariel is making a sheet)
Time to continue work on final paper that is due on Tuesday.

Homework:
Study for Vocabulary 2 test.
Study for quiz over short story.

Standards and Objectives – Students will…:
10.3.4 – Analyze character traits

Friday, 2007

Do Now (Bell Activity) –Red dot book.
Daily Agenda:
Test over Vocabulary 2.
Quiz over short story.
Work on Personal Narrative
Standards and Objectives – Students will…:
10.5.2 – Response to literature

Homework:

Enjoy Blueberry weekend!!
Polish Personal Narrative if needed.