1. English I

2. September 20th through 24th
Monday 20th
Syllabus Review and Name Tags
Tuesday 21st
Procedure Review and “Find your Match” game
Wednesday 22nd
Personalizing Portfolios
Thursday 23rd
Friday 24th
Book Pass

3. September 27th through 31st
Monday 27th
Binders Due! Binder Assembly and Procedures review
Tuesday 28th
Idea wave and discussion on statements about childhood
Wednesday 29th
Edmodo Training in Media Lab
Thursday 30th
Brainstorming for the Childhood Poem
Friday 31st
Completing Brainstorm and “Fill-ins” for the Childhood Poem

4. September 3rd though 7th Monday 3rd Labor Day Tuesday 4th
Teacher out sick- Handout
Wednesday 5th
Teacher out sick- Silent reading with summary
Thursday 6th
Childhood Poem Revisions and Starting final draft
Friday 7th
Childhood Poem final draft due at the end of the period

5. September 10th through 14 Monday 10th
Online Poetry Scavenger Hunt/ FAIR Testing in Media Center
Tuesday 11th
Figurative Language Review & Notes
Practicing Writing Figurative Language Handout
Wednesday 12th
Brainstorming Figurative Language
Finishing Practicing Writing Figurative Language Handout
Thursday 13th
Reading “Storm Country”
Annotating Figurative Language in a Text
Friday 14th
Analysis Chart for “Storm Country”

6. September 17th through 21st
Monday 9/17
Figurative Analysis Chart and Analysis Response for “Storm Country”
Tuesday 9/18
Day One of Figurative Language Group Project
Wednesday 9/19
Day Two of Figurative Language Group Project
Thursday 9/20
Figurative Language Group Project Due!
Friday 9/21
No School! Student Holiday/Professional Day for Teachers

7. September 24th through 28th
Monday 24th
Volusia Writes
Tuesday 25th
Discussing the theme “Coming of age” and making a timeline of “coming of age” milestones.
Wednesday 26th
Finishing “Coming of Age” timeline
Thursday 27th
Picture day & elements of “Coming of Age”
Friday 28th
Analyzing “Coming of Age with Akeelah and the Bee film

8. October 1st through 5th Monday
Analyzing Elements of Coming of Age with Akeelah and the Bee
Tuesday
Wednesday
and completing “Defining Coming of Age” Chart
Thursday
Discovering Voice! Analyzing Diction, Syntax, and Imagery in a text.
Friday
Organizing Portfolios, Completing Analysis of Diction, Syntax, and Imagery in a text.

9. October 8th through 12th Monday
Analyzing and annotating “Spotlight” text
Tuesday
Analyzing and annotating “Spotlight” text (Cont’d)
Wednesday
Analyzing Voice with Spotlight on the iPad
Thursday
Analyzing Voice with Spotlight on the iPad /Brainstorming for a narrative
Friday 28th
Brainstorming for a narrative/ “Always Running” & analysis questions

10. October 15th through 18th Monday
Defining Moment Narrative Planning Sheets
Tuesday
Attention getter review and rough draft
Wednesday
Rough draft and revisions
Thursday
Finishing revisions and starting final draft. Homework: Finish final draft over the three day weekend.
Friday
Teacher duty Day/ Student holiday