1. Tuesday, August 4th  Turn in signed Syllabus  Complete the Twitter Student Profile Sheet  Attendance  If finished early, please start/continue with Multiple Intelligence Survey  1 st period only-review missed items from yesterday  Presenting Twitter Profiles

2. Wednesday, August 5th  LAST DAY TO TURN IN SYLLABUS  Warm-up: Journal activity-What are our goals for the next year and next 4 years?  3 rd period only—M.I. Survey  “The Road Not Taken”—Robert Frost (pg. 290)  Reflect: How will you use your strengths to keep moving and achieve your goals?

3. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

4. Thursday, August 6th Best of TimesWorst of TimesQualities of Both  Warm-up/Journal:  In The Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens writes, “These are the best of times, these are the worst of times…”  In your journal, think about how being a teenager in today’s society reflects this idea. Use the chart to guide your thoughts.

5. Reflect  In a well-developed paragraph ( 7-9 sentences ), determine how you can use your strengths to achieve the goals you discussed in the warm-up journal.  How will you use your strengths to keep moving and achieve your goals?  How might being a teenager in today’s society affect the way you accomplish your goals?

6. Friday, August 7th  The weekend is almost here!!!!!!!!!!  Prepare for the short story unit Pre- Assessment  Nothing on your desk except a pencil  Take Pre-Assessment  When you are finished, complete the final draft of your paragraph.  Then, see me about the True Colors activity.

7. Monday, August 10th  Journal Activity:  In a few sentences, what do you think a short story includes?  Discuss  All About Short Stories—PowerPoint and notes

8. Tuesday, August 11th  Warm-up: Textbook Scavenger Hunt  “The Necklace”  The Media Center/Library (Last 20 minutes of class)

9. Textbook Scavenger Hunt  On a separate sheet of paper, complete the following scavenger hunt.  Find 2 short stories. Title/Author/page  Find 2 non-fiction selections. Title/Author/page  Find publisher and copyright date of the text.  Find 3 poems. Title/Author/page  Find a play. Title/Author/page  Find 2 essays. Title/Author/page  Write Title/Author/page of a selection that looks interesting to you and tell why.  Read two pages of your choice and give a 3- sentence summary of those pages.

10. Wednesday, August 12 th  Journal Activity/Warm-up:  In a paragraph, describe a time in which you or someone you know sacrificed something important for someone else.  Reading “The Necklace”  Fill out story map as you read

11. Thursday, August 13th  Warm-up:  In your composition notebook, draw and complete a “Plot Mountain” or diagram of your favorite movie or book. Make sure to include:  Exposition (setting, characters, and background to conflict)  Inciting incident  Rising action  Climax  Falling action  Denouement  Resolution

12. Friday, August 14th  Complete and turn-in Story Maps from “The Necklace”  Look up vocab. from “The Necklace”— make sure to guess what the word means first!  Capitalization Rules #1 and Practice  Take notes on nouns (pg. 1180) and complete Activity A #1-25

13. Monday, August 17 th  Warm-up: Grammar corrections Paragraph written on board  Go over vocabulary words  Notes on Nouns from pg. 1180  HW: Complete a creative paragraph using at least 7 of the 10 vocabulary words. Turn in tomorrow at the beginning of class.

14. Tuesday, August 18th  Vocabulary Quiz Review/Practice  1 st period only-notes on nouns  Other periods-finish noun notes  Rewriting the end of “The Necklace”  HW: study for vocabulary quiz. Finish rewrite if not done in class.

15. Wednesday, August 19 th  Study for Vocab and Necklace Quizzes  Turn in to the box when you are done  Pick up new vocabulary sheet for “The Gift of the Magi”  Complete—Make sure to complete the entire first column on “What You Think The Word Means” before moving to the definition

16. Thursday, August 20 th  Journal: Think of your most prized possession. What is the one thing you would want to rescue if your house was burning down? Why is it special to you?  Read “The Gift of the Magi” starting on pg.152  Complete the “Guided Reading Packet as you read  Turn in at the end of class, no matter if you finish or not.

17. Friday, August 21 st  Literature Terms Vocabulary Quiz  Go over vocabulary  Finish “The Gift of the Magi” and discuss  Journal for HW: Write a paragraph discussing at least 3-4 similarities between “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi.”

18. Monday, August 24 th  Journal: Complete a paragraph, story, or poem, etc. with at least 7 of the 10 vocabulary words from “The Gift of the Magi”  Notes on Characterization, Point of View, and Irony  Go over “Marigolds” vocabulary if time

19. Tuesday, August 25 th  Picture Day-Students will go at the assigned class schedule when the substitute instructs  Complete vocabulary review  Complete new vocabulary sheet for “Marigolds”

20. Wednesday, August 26 th  SRI testing

21. Thursday, August 27 th  Study for Quiz  Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz of “The Gift of the Magi”  Finish “Marigolds” vocabulary when done with quiz

22. Friday, August 28 th  Journal—”Why did I do that?” Think of a time when you did something in a fit of anger or frustration that you regretted later. Did you perhaps destroy something or hurt someone, simply because you were mad, depressed, or having a hard time?  Read “Marigolds” p. 74-84 in textbook; complete the Story Map handout

23. Monday, August 31 st  Vocabulary check on “Marigolds” words  Finish reading “Marigolds” and complete story map  Go over Short Story Project with rubric  Study for Vocab/Comprehension Quiz on Wednesday

24. Tuesday, September 1 st  Vocabulary Review-complete in comprehension notebook  Brainstorm for Short Story Project  Start on Rough Draft  Identify the key components of a short story in your own story  Study for Vocabulary/Comprehension Quiz on “Marigolds”  Notebook check on Friday

25. Wednesday, September 2 nd  Study-5 minutes; turn in Rough Draft of short story  Take Vocabulary/Comprehension Quiz  Work on Rough Draft; I will conference with you individually about the progress of your work  Short Story project due next week  Notebook check on Friday

26. Thursday, September 3 rd  Mini-lesson/Notes: Conflict  Identify the type of conflict in your story  Work on Rough Draft for short story; I will conference with you individually about the progress of your work  Short Story project due next week  Notebook check on Friday

27. Friday, September 4 th  Journal: What stage of the writing process are you having the most trouble with? Are there specific parts of the plot or short story term that are more challenging than others? If you don’t think you are having trouble, then what is something you could make more interesting? Explain.  Peer Review—use editing guidelines and peer review questions. What can your partner improve on?  Leave notebook at the end of class in designated spot to be checked.