1. Monday, January 23 Do Now: Library Homework:
Cultural Research and flashcards Due Friday!
Objective:
I will use my knowledge of drama and mythology to analyze and make inferences about the play “Into the Maze of Doom.”
Today you will need:
Chromebook
Pencil

2. Grammar “There” - proof is “here”
Keepers
“There” - proof is “here”
Find examples of it being used in your SSR novel this week.

3. Write a list of what matters to you. Anything that you care about.
Sacred Writing
Write a list of what matters to you. Anything that you care about.

4. DOL
You have until Friday to try and find all the errors in these two paragraphs. Be prepared to check these during DOL time on Friday.

5. Into the maze of doom! -- Work with a partner
On Google Classroom
When you finish reading, you will come get your inference handout from me. You will need to use the drama to complete the handout. You must EACH fill out your own paper, but you may work together.
* You will need to read the drama. Take turns going back and forth with your partner.
* Be sure to pay attention to STAGE DIRECTIONS as well as the story.
Once you complete the handout, you may read quietly until we review as a whole class.

6. Tuesday, January 24 Do Now: SSR-15 Homework:
Cultural Research and flashcards Due Friday!
Objective:
I will use my knowledge of persuasion and expository writing to analyze an essay over heroes.
Today you will need:
Chromebook
Pencil

7. Grammar “There” - proof is “here”
Keepers
“There” - proof is “here”
Find examples of it being used in your SSR novel this week.

8. Write a poem about one item from your list from Monday.
Sacred Writing
Write a poem about one item from your list from Monday.

9. DOL
You have until Friday to try and find all the errors in these two paragraphs. Be prepared to check these during DOL time on Friday.

10. What’s with these guys? -- Read As a whole class
On Google Classroom
* You will need to follow along as we read this essay.
Be sure to pay attention to the author’s ARGUMENT and SUPPORT.
You will complete the close reading section and critical thinking #2 and #3 INDEPENDENTLY
Whole Class Discussion
Critical Thinking Question #1
Theseus and King Aegeus both do what they believe is necessary to protect the people of Athens. So why is Theseus a hero, while Aegeus is not? Use details from “What’s With These Guys?” to support your answer.
Once you complete the handout, you may read quietly, work on vocab, do make-up work, or work on your cultural comparision until we review as a whole class.

11. Expository Essays Introduction
Try to use a quote as your hook. This is a creative, meaningful, and strong way to begin your essay.
YOU MUST HAVE A THESIS!
Conclusion
Make sure that your final statement relates back to what you have discussed in your essay.

12. Expository Essays Transitions
YES, you MUST use transition words at the BEGINNING of EVERY paragraph except your introduction.
Body Paragraphs
Use STRONG support for your thesis. Make a PERSONAL connection as well as a WORLD connection. EXPLAIN how your connection is relevant.

13. Wednesday, January 25 Do Now: SSR-15 check -in Homework:
Cultural Research and flashcards Due Friday
Objective:
I will use my knowledge of the writing process and expository writing to complete an expository essay.
Today you will need:
Pencil

14. Grammar “There” - proof is “here”
Keepers
“There” - proof is “here”
Find examples of it being used in your SSR novel this week.

15. Write a letter to one person that was on your list from MOnday.
Sacred Writing
Write a letter to one person that was on your list from MOnday.

16. DOL
You have until Friday to try and find all the errors in these two paragraphs. Be prepared to check these during DOL time on Friday.

17. eXPOSITORY eSSAY READ the information in the box below.
“A hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
THINK carefully about this statement
A hero is not necessarily who or what we expect them to be.
WRITE an expository essay discussing the qualities and characteristics a person should have to be considered a “hero”.

18. Thursday, January 26 Do Now: SSR-15 Homework: Today you will need:
Cultural Research and vocabulary flashcards due tomorrow!!
Objective:
I will use my knowledge of the writing process and expository writing to complete an expository essay
Today you will need:
Pencil

19. Grammar “There” - proof is “here”
Keepers
“There” - proof is “here”
Find examples of it being used in your SSR novel this week.

20. Sacred Writing
Write about why one of the items on your list is the MOST important item on that list.

21. DOL
You have until Friday to try and find all the errors in these two paragraphs. Be prepared to check these during DOL time on Friday.

22. eXPOSITORY eSSAY READ the information in the box below.
“A hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
THINK carefully about this statement
A hero is not necessarily who or what we expect them to be.
WRITE an expository essay discussing the qualities and characteristics a person should have to be considered a “hero”.

23. Friday, January 27 Do Now: SSR-20 check-in Homework: None 
Objective:
I will use my knowledge of poetry and TPCASTT to analyze the poem “A Cliché”
Today you will need:
Chromebook
Pencil

24. Grammar “There” - proof is “here”
Keepers
“There” - proof is “here”
Find examples of it being used in your SSR novel this week.

25. Sacred Writing
Free Write Friday!

26. DOL
TIME TO CHECK!

27. wORDS TO lIVE bY 2. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
You need to find a quote (with an author), a notable figure (focus on athletes and competitors), and a personal connection for this truism.
3. What does it mean to be a friend?
You need to find a quote (with an author), a notable figure (focus on people in pop culture), and a personal connection for this prompt.

28. A cliche - by Eve Merriam
Is a mouse the quietest thing you know?
Think again, it might not be so.
Think again: it might be a shadow.
Quiet as a shadow,
quiet as growing grass,
quiet as a pillow,
or a looking glass.
Slow as molasses,
quick as a wink.
Before you say so,
take time to think.
Slow as time passes
when you’re sad and alone;
quick as an hour can go
happily on your own.
A cliché
is what we all say
when we’re too lazy
to find another way
and so we say
warm as toast,
quiet as a mouse,
slow as molasses,
quick as a wink.
Think. Is toast the warmest thing you know?
Think again, it might not be so.
Think again: it might even be snow!
Soft as lamb’s wool, fleecy snow,
a lacy shawl of new-fallen snow.
Listen to that mouse
go scuttling and clawing,
nibbling and pawing.
A mouse can speak
if only a squeak.