1. Monday, March 31 – English 10 STARTER Poetry Q.#5: What two items give you the most difficulty when reading poetry? Explain. Check grammar packet (S/V Agreement) HOMEWORK - None AGENDA Using the “Talk to the Text” Strategy, read, analyze, & interpret “We Wear the Mask”

2. Tues., April 1, 2014 – Eng. 10-A STARTER Poetry Q. #6: Share an experience from your life that would be a good “backdrop” for a poem. (It can be serious, comical, heartbreaking, or joyful.) Explain why. HOMEWORK - If needed, improve your Subject/Verb Agreement packet by tomorrow (…or no points!) AGENDA Using the “Talk to the Text” Strategy, read, analyze, & interpret “We Wear the Mask”

3. Mon., March 31-Tues., April 1 Eng. 10 LIBRARY Research Project +5 Notecards

4. Wed., April 2 ~ Eng. 10 STARTER Review the definition, purposes, and types NONFICTION Collect GRAMMAR packets (Subject/Verb Agreement)/Return HOMEWORK Finish any missing research assignments by Friday, April 4 (in preparation for the writing of the body paragraph) AGENDA ~ NONFICTION “QUIZ” Finish working with the article/complete assignment & submit

5. Wed., April 2 ~ Eng. 10 – pd. 8 STARTER Check over & Collect Grammar Packets (FYI: Subjects AND Verbs must be marked in EVERY sentence!) HOMEWORK Finish any missing research assignments by Friday, April 4 (in preparation for the writing of the body paragraph) AGENDA ~ NONFICTION “QUIZ” Read article/discuss/complete assignment & submit

6. Wed., April 2 ~ Eng. 10-A STARTER Poetry Q. #7: Recall a fact about Dunbar’s life and explain how it might relate to his poem “We Wear the Mask” Re-collect Grammar Packets HOMEWORK Complete Part I of T4 strategy for “Richard Cory” due tmrw AGENDA Discuss & wrap up “We Wear the Mask” Begin working with “Richard Cory” using T4 Strategy

7. Thur., April 3 ~ Eng. 10 STARTER Collect ANY & ALL Late Work!!! Last Call! Collect Writing Folders HOMEWORK Finish any missing research assignments by Friday, April 4 (in preparation for the writing of the body paragraph) AGENDA Subject/Verb Agreement Exercises REVIEW Check your own & correct w/ red pen to earn points!!!

8. Thur., April 3 ~ Eng. 10-A STARTER Read “Richard Cory” aloud Check INDIVIDUAL WORK HOMEWORK Work on FINAL DRAFT of project due next Thur. AGENDA Complete Part II of T4 strategy for “Richard Cory” in pairs

9. Fri., April 4 ~ Eng. 10 STARTER Write down the subjects & verbs from the following sentences. Don’t forget to cross out prepositional phrases and intervening expressions! 1.Rodrigo (hit, hits) a homerun in last night’s game. 2.In the morning, we (is, are) going to go fishing at Canonsburg Lake. 3.Neither Jeremy nor Hannah (enjoy, enjoys) going to the movies. 4.All of the graduates (enter, enters) the gym in alphabetical order. 5.She and her friends constantly (make, makes) fun of each other. HOMEWORK = None AGENDA Subject/Verb Agreement Exercises REVIEW Check & correct YOUR OWN WORK if you want the points!

10. Fri., April 4 ~ Eng. 10-A ~ Pd. 9 STARTER – Poetry Q. #8: Explain the text-to-text connection between “WWTM” & “Richard Cory”. HOMEWORK Poetry Quiz #2 on Tues. – STUDY! Drafts of projects due next week! AGENDA Full Group Discussion of “Richard Cory” Finish the T4 Strategy for both poems Grammar Exercises due next Wed.