OCTOBER 6,2014-NOVEMBER 25,2014 High School English 1

Monday, October 6, 2014 Daily Editing Run-Ons (p105) Daily Reading Practice Daily Journal #13 Nonfiction terms Fiction vs Nonfiction (Reader’s Notebook pages 2-3) Fiction vs Nonfiction Exploring types of nonfiction (Reader’s Notebook pages )

Tuesday, October 7,2014 Daily Editing Daily Reading Practice Daily Journal #14 Informational Materials (Reader’s Notebook 59-62)

Wednesday October 8, 2014 Daily Editing Review DRP #11 Run-Ons p107 Silent Spring ( Descriptive nonfiction)

Thursday October 9, 2014 Daily Editing Grammar: Run-Ons (pg 108) Single Room, Earth View (Reader’s Notebook ) Expository essay Single Room, Earth View (Reader’s Notebook ) Expository essay Daily Reading Practice #12 Daily Journal #15 Review nonfiction terms

Friday October 10, 2014 Daily Editing Daily Journal 16 Brochure s (Reader’s Notebook )

Monday, October 13 Daily Editing Grammar: Dangling Modifiers “Celebration of Grandfathers” (Reflective essay) Daily Reading Practice 13

Tuesday, October 14 Daily Editing Grammar: Dangling Modifiers “New Directions” page (Expository essay) Daily Reading Practice 14 Journal 17

Wednesday, October 15 Daily Editing Grammar :Dangling modifiers Review DRP 14 From Nothing to Fear: Lessons in Leadership from FDR (pg )

Thursday, October 16 Daily Editing Grammar: Dangling Modifiers Carry Your Own Skis (Persuasive essay) pg Daily Reading Practice 15 Journal 18

Friday, October 17 Daily Editing Grammar: Dangling Modifiers “First Inaugural Address” (literature book pg ) RN 231 Daily Reading Practice 16

Monday, October 20 th Daily Editing Misplaced Modifiers p 109 ex 1 (Quiz Friday) Review DRP 16 Complete DRP 17 Journal 19 Complete & Present group speeches Plan individual speeches

Tuesday, October 21 Daily Editing Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers 109 ex 2 Review DRP 17 Complete DRP 18 Complete planning sheet Begin typing speeches

Wednesday, October 22 Daily Editing Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers 112 ex 1 Review DRP 18 Continue working on speeches Homework: Complete written speech

Thursday, October 23 Daily Editing Grammar: Modifiers practice quiz DRP 19 Complete speeches Journal 20 Readtheory.com

Friday, October 24 Daily Editing Dangling modifiers & Misplaced modifiers quiz Review DRP 19 Complete DRP 20 Reader’s Notebook Journal 21

Monday, October 27 Review DRP 20 (5 mins) Complete DRP 21 (10 mins) Journal 22 (10 mins) from A Lincoln Preface p (15 mins) Answer questions on pg 459 (10 mins) Arthur Ashe Remembered (5 mins) Answer questions on 462 (5 mins) Biographies (30 mins) Research (15 mins) Writing (15 mins)

Biography Writing Research any historic or famous person, and write a one-page biography about that person. Extra Credit if presented! Information to include: Name Date of birth (and death) Place of birth Parents, spouse, and children Educational background Major accomplishments Why is this person important to society? Why is this person important to you?

Tuesday, October 28 Review DRP 21 (5 mins) Complete DRP 22 (10 mins) Journal 23 (10 mins) Biographies Continue Research Write and submit biographies Applications p (15 mins)

Wednesday, October 29 MIDTERM

Monday, November 3th Daily Editing Daily Reading Practice 23 Grammar: Degrees of comparison p Poetry Unit terms “Hard Lessons” Journal 24

Tuesday, November 4th Daily Editing Review DRP 23 Complete DRP 24 Journal 25 Grammar: Degrees of Comparison p Red Coach Book Chapter 1 Reader’s Notebook

Wednesday, November 5th Daily Editing Grammar: Degrees of Comparison p Red Coach Book Chapter 1 selection 2 Reader’s Notebook p ReadTheory.org

Thursday, November 6th Daily Editing Review DRP 24 Complete DRP 25 Journal 26 Red Coach Book Ch1 Selection 3 Grammar: Degrees of Comparison Practice Quiz

Friday, November 7th Review Daily Editing Degrees of Comparison quiz Review DRP 25 Complete DRP 26 Journal 27 Complete Song Analysis Present Song Analysis Literature Book p

Monday, November 1oth Daily Editing Grammar: Irregular Verbs p & Shifts in Tense p Red Coach Book  Selection #1-3 Review DRP 26 Complete DRP 27 Journal 28 Reader’s Notebook p Visual Representation (Edmodo.com)

Tuesday, November 11th No School Veteran’s Day

Wednesday, November 12th Daily Editing Grammar: Verb Usage - Active vs Passive Voice   Coach Book #4-5 Literature Book p ReadTheory.com

Thursday, November 13th Daily Editing Grammar: Verb Usage Practice Quiz (Edmodo.com) Coach Book Selection 3 p Complete DRP 28 Journal 29 Literature Book  P  P Reader’s Notebook (Narrative Poetry) Literature book pg 636 # 1-8

Friday, November 14th Daily Editing Grammar: Verb Usage Quiz Coach Book Selection 3 p Review DRP 28 Complete DRP 29 Journal 30: Page 649 “Writing” Write a description of a scene from “The Raven.” Literature Book  Page 648 # 1-8  Page 651 #1-4

Monday, November 17th Daily Editing Grammar: Pronoun Usage Coach Book Chapter 3 p Review DRP 29 Complete DRP 30 Journal 31 Reader’s Notebook p Famous Poet Biography

Select a famous poet Write a one-page biography about your poet Include  When and where they were born  Their educational background  List their spouse(s) and children  Their most famous poem  What they are known for  Their writing style (dark, urban, etc.) and main topics (love, nature etc.)  Your opinion of the poet  Their date and cause of death (if deceased)

Poets You May Research Emily Dickinson Shakespeare E.E. Cummings Robert Frost Edgar Allen Poe Ricardo Lopez Mendez Stephen Crane Maya Angelou T.S. Eliot Langston Hughes Nikki Giovanni Susana Chavez Phillis Wheatley Rafael Guillen Octavio Paz

Tuesday, November 18th Daily Editing Grammar: Pronoun Usage p Selection 3-4 p Review DRP 30 Journal 32 Edmodo Snapshot Group Analysis of Narrative poems

Wednesday, November 19th Daily Editing Grammar: Pronoun Usage p Edmodo Snapshot Group Analysis of Lyric Poems

Thursday, November 20th Daily Editing Grammar: Pronoun Usage p Journal 33 Edmodo Snapshot Poetry Project

Friday, November 21st Daily Editing Grammar: Pronoun Usage Practice Quiz Journal 34 Edmodo Snapshot Poetry Projects

Monday, November 24th Daily Editing Grammar: Pronoun Usage Quiz Journal 35 Edmodo Snapshot Poetry Project Presentations Dead Poet’s Society Video

Tuesday, November 25th Daily Editing Edmodo Snapshot Dead Poet’s Society Video