May 18-22
MONDAY: Read Chapters 16 and 17
Discussion
Write a summary of each chapter
TUESDAY: Read final chapters 18 and 19 of the novel.
Discussion
Write summaries of each chapter
Vocabulary test Chapters 14-19 on Wednesday
WEDNESDAY: Vocabulary Test on Chapters 14-19
Folder preparation—Complete all work which will be turned in tomorrow. Put items in order according to the checklist in the front of the folder. Take anything out of pockets in the folder.
Extra Credit Response sheet in red folder on front table.
THURSDAY: Review—See film The House of Dies Drear
Students are to take notes on differences in film version and book version.
FRIDAY: Review—See film The House of Dies Drear
Students are to take notes on differences in film version and book version.
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May 25-29
MONDAY: Memorial Day
Holiday – No School
TUESDAY: Review—See film The House of Dies Drear
Students are to take notes on differences in film version and book version.
Compare movie and book
Last chance to organize folder. Test tomorrowWEDNESDAY: Test on The House of Dies Drear
Turn in folders for The House of Dies Drear
Teacher reads O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief” in preparation for taking notes by doing Story Outlines.
THURSDAY: Student Groups of 3-4
Each group will have a case from “You Be the Jury”.
They must read and discuss their case and try to come up with a correct verdict with proper written explanation to win extra credit points
FRIDAY:
Paw Pat Festival
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June 1-5
MONDAY: Using overhead show students how to write a Short Story outline so that they can take notes on stories they read. Cover the following:
Title & Author Characters Irony
Synopsis Conflict Point-of-View
Setting Climax
TUESDAY: Students will read “The Secret Life of “Walter Mitty”.
Follow-up—Do a Story Outline for notes
(Follow the sample story outline we did for “The Ransom of Red Chief”
WEDNESDAY: Students will read aloud “Tom Edison’s Shaggy Dog”
Working together in pairs or in groups, they will do a Story Outline for this short story.
Test tomorrow on 4 stories. Be sure to bring your story outlines.
THURSDAY: Teacher will read Edger Allen Poe’s “The Cask of the Amontillado”
Think Aloud process—“Students will do a Story Outline for the short story.
Test tomorrow on the 4 stories:
“Ransom of Red Chief”
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
“Tom Edison’s Shaggy Dog”
“The Cask of Amontillado”
FRIDAY:
n Open note test on the short stories—Students can use Story Outlines. 2nd-6th periods
n 7th period—Second Semester Exam
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June 8-11
MONDAY: Exams Periods 1 and 2
TUESDAY: Exams Periods 3 and 4
WEDBESDAY: Exams Periods 5 and 6
