C SEPTEMBER 12 TH -16 TH Olivia Hardison

Freshmen-Monday September 12 th Choose one form of poetry and create your own poem. Agenda Read the background information on Robert Frost with your team. Why do you think he wrote poetry? Read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost with your team members. Discuss what you think the theme/meaning is before you share with the class. Draw a visual representation of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Complete life map Supplemental Reading Time-due 10/31 Tweet!

Sophomores-Monday September 12 th Who or what would you die for? (5) Agenda Informational speed dating! We will “speed date” for two minutes to review our Oedipus notes. Read Oedipus Rex-note plot elements Compare notes with team member(s) Supplemental Reading and annotations! Due 10/31 Tweet!

Juniors-Monday September 12 th Do you think that citizens have the right to stay seated during the pledge and national anthem? Explain and justify your opinion. (7) Agenda Students will divide into their reading groups for this unit of Song of Myself. They will either read Fahrenheit 451 or A Separate Peace and work on guided reading assignment. Once reading time is over with their homogenous group, they will report their experience and knowledge with their hetero-group. Compare and contrast differences in each text. Supplemental Reading and annotations- due 10/31 Tweet!

English I-Tuesday September 13 th Do you believe in fate/destiny, or do you believe that each individual chooses their own path? Explain. (5) Agenda Current Events-Turn in if you are not planning on reading it Thursday. Name & date, source, paragraph one is unbiased, paragraph two is your opinion. Poetry Terms Worksheet-learn the elements and create your own examples. Turn in when you are done! Read “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost Analyze the speakers point of view on your own paper and discuss with team afterwards. Complete “I Am” poetry outline on notebook paper. Read library book and work on annotations Tweet

English II-Tuesday September 13 th What would your tragic flaw be, if you had one? Why? If you could overcome it, how would you do it? (5) Agenda Current Events-Turn in if you are not planning on reading it Thursday. Name & date, source, paragraph one is unbiased, paragraph two is your opinion. Complete ALL of the vocabulary for “Oedipus the King”- there are two parts Read Oedipus Rex-note plot elements such as conflict, climax, and rising action. Read library book and work on annotations-due 10/31 Tweet

English III-Tuesday September 13 th How does who you are affect what you do? How do you know who you are? Explain. (7) Agenda Current events Catch up session for Fahrenheit 451-new guide Sorry, the groups for two separate novels wasn’t working! Love y’all anyway! Class DQ: Why would anyone want you to burn books?-Serious answers! Read Fahrenheit 451 as a class, I will read a little and take notes so that you can see what I am asking for! Divide back into your novel groups. Identify Montag’s point of view and explain how Clarisse is changing this. Write down your answer on your own paper and give support from the text, with the page number. Tweet!

English I - Wednesday September 14 th Who do you think knows you best? Do you trust them? Why or why not? (5) Agenda Wall to wall recall for poetry elements. Review “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost- what type of poem is this? Write a concrete or diamante poem-directions on the board. Students will have time to read their supplemental reading book of their choice and work on their annotations; due 10/31. Tweet

English II- Wednesday September 14 th Have you had moments when you think fate intervened in your life? Explain. (5) Agenda Benchmarks Wall to wall recall with literary elements. Complete Oedipus Rex-note literary elements Create a rap/song, skit/play, or poem that demonstrates what you have read. Read your supplementary book and work on annotations due 10/31! Tweet!

English III - Wednesday September 14 th What does it mean to “identify” with someone else? Is there anyone or anything out of the norm of your culture or otherwise that you identify with? Explain. (7) Agenda Turn and talk to your neighbor(s) about Fahrenheit 451. Describe one character. Students will read Fahrenheit 451- as a class- I will model notes. On your own paper, answer the following, then discuss it with your team members and write down a short summary of your counterpart’s thoughts: Identify Montag’s point of view and explain how Clarisse is changing this.

English I-Thursday September 15 th Do you think that every individual goes through similar things, or are we all on our own? What kind of experiences do you think we all share? For example, happiness, special Holiday’s, or other traditions. (5) Agenda Current Events: 5-10 points Brave New Voices Video-Spoken Word Poetry Slam- Find a poem that you really like and be prepared to bring it to class tomorrow for the poetry slam.

English II-Thursday September 15 th W: Have you had moments when you think fate intervened in your life? Explain. (5) TH: How can denial be harmful? Explain. (5) You must respond to one students blog for full credit. Agenda Current Events Read Oedipus the King Answer the following with your group: What is the theme or central idea of Oedipus? RL 10.2` Create a modern day remake of Oedipus Rex to preform to the class. It must be at least 50 lines with all major character representations included. Rubric given. Tweet TYLER NEEDS TO GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB TO TAKE BENCHMARK!

English III Thursday September 15 th Describe some ways that society needs changing. Think of things like what is on TV, music, trends and fads, language, politics, etc. (7) Blog discussion board: you must reply to another student’s blog for full credit. Agenda Current Events- Turn in to me (my desk, black basket) if you aren’t presenting. Turn and talk to your neighbor about Fahrenheit 451. Find two of the literary elements we discussed yesterday and write the quote down. Read Answer RL 11.1: What statements or actions lead to a shift in advancement in the events of the story? Tweet YOU NEED TO BE WORKING ON ANNOTATIONS FOR YOU LIBRARY BOOK! 10/31

English I Friday September 16 th Free Write! Write about whatever your heart desires! (5) Agenda Brave New Voices Video-Spoken Word Poetry Slam- Test Tweet

English II Friday September 16 th Free write! (5 sentences) Agenda Complete Oedipus Rex-note literary elements as we discuss them. Create a rap/song (10 lines), skit/play (3 parts per person), or poem (15 lines) that demonstrates what you have read. Tweet Read library books and work on annotations- due 10/31

English III Friday September 16 th Free write! Write about whatever your heart desires! (7) Agenda Complete quotes (you must actually quote what is explicitly written and write down the type of literary element)-quiz grade Read Fahrenheit 451-YOU BETTER BE TAKING NOTES AND WRITING DOWN CLASS DISCUSSION OR YOU WILL NOT PASS THE TEST AT THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In your group, discuss the issues of today’s society (kind of like yesterday’s journal). Talk about things that you would like to see change and what you are capable of doing about it. Also, consider what jobs or careers you would need to solve or help with the issues. This will likely be a research project later on! Tweet Read library book and work on annotations-due 10/31