1. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 Warm Up: Voc. 6 Matching Educational Focus: go over Helen Keller essays; turn in Fredrick Douglass essays Power point – Suspense Take notes on power point Edgar Allan Poe biography notes and power point Anticipation Guide for “The Tell-Tale Heart” Frontload vocabulary and imagery for “The Tell-Tale Heart” Begin reading and annotating The Tell-Tale Heart Homework: Read AR Study Group 6 words Mark in your agenda- Voc. 6 Quiz Friday! Suspense Unit Test Thursday, October 31 st !

2. DESCRIBE FIVE THINGS THAT YOU EXPECT TO FIND IN SCARY STORIES.

3. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 6 Antonym Identification Educational Focus: Complete Poe biography notes and power point Anticipation Guide for “The Tell-Tale Heart” Frontload vocabulary and imagery for “The Tell-Tale Heart” Begin reading and annotating The Tell-Tale Heart Homework: Read AR Study Group 6 words Mark in your agenda- Voc. 6 Quiz Friday! Suspense Unit Test Thursday, October 31 st !

4. YOU YOUAUTHORAUTHOR AGREEDISAGREE AGREESDISAGREES People who are insane always know that they are insane. Sane people sometimes imagine that they hear things. When you’ve done something wrong, it’s agony to wonder if you’ll be caught. If you commit a major crime, sooner or later you will be caught. All people share the same fears (i.e. the same things frighten all people)

5. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 6 Fill in the Blank Educational Focus: Finish reading and annotating "The Tell-Tale Heart" Tone Analysis ( group work) Homework: Read AR Study Group 6 words Mark in your agenda- Voc. 6 Quiz Friday! Suspense Unit Test Thursday, October 31 st !

6. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 6 Cross word Educational Focus:. Grammar focus -prepositional phrases Introduce and Read "The Raven" (read by James Earl Jones) Homework: Read AR Study Group 6 words Mark in your agenda- Voc. 6 Quiz Friday! Suspense Unit Test Thursday, October 31 st !

7. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 PRE-AP Warm Up: Review Voc. 6 Educational Focus: Group 6 quiz 3. Poetry Notes 4. Read "The Raven" 5. Use (interactive version of poem) and annotate, discuss Poem Homework: Read AR Mark in your agenda- Suspense Unit Test Thursday, October 31 st !

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9. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 7 Matching Educational Focus: Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Friday! Suspense Unit test Thursday!

10. MONDAY 28 OCTOBER 2013 Warm Up: Voc. 7 Matching Educational Focus: Complete annotations of “The Raven” Compare and contrast “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven” Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Friday! Suspense Unit test Thursday!

11. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 7 Matching Educational Focus: Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Friday! Suspense Unit test Thursday!

12. TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2013 Warm Up: Voc. 7 Educational Focus: Read and analyze The Girl in the Lavender Dress Answer STAAR-like questions that follow Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Friday! Suspense Unit test Thursday!

13. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 7 Matching Educational Focus: Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Friday! Suspense Unit test Tomorrow!

14. WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2013 Warm Up: Voc. 7 Educational Focus: Finish reading and analyzing “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” Answer STAAR-like questions that follow Turn in completed work to the class tray (this is a grade!) Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Friday! Suspense Unit test Tomorrow!

15. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 7 Matching Educational Focus: Suspense Test Read AR when finished Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Tomorrow!

16. THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2013 Warm Up: Voc. 7, rapid review for suspense test Educational Focus: Suspense Test Read AR when finished Homework: Study voc. 7 words Voc. 7 quiz on Tomorrow!

17. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PRE-AP Warm Up: Voc. 7 Matching Educational Focus: Homework: Read AR

18. FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2013 Warm Up: Voc. 7 rapid review Educational Focus: Voc. 7 Quiz Compare and contrast “The Raven” parody with poem Venn-Diagram Compare and contrast “The Tell-Tale Heart” TV adaptation with short story Venn-Diagram Homework: Read AR