8th+Grade+Honors+English+-+Parker


 * "A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain 'round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out." --- Virginia Woolf **


 * All assignments will be typed, double-spaced, and will follow MLA formatting procedures. See the screenshot of a Google Doc below: **


 * If you use Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), and you cannot find how to change the font style and size, how to change your paper to double-spaced, or how to save your file, please see me. **



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__**Semester 2: **__

// ** The most current day's assignments/objectives/homework will be at the top of this list. All documents for Semester 2 will be at the bottom of this list. ** //

__** College/Post-Secondary Presentation and Speech Unit: **__



__ **Friday, 4 May (EVEN) - Friday, 18 May (EVEN): ** __
 * __Objective: __ 1. ****I will ****be able to research college and post-secondary options for my interests at this time in my life. 2. I will be able to deliver a presentation using technology to demonstrate my learning in both speech and my options after high school. **
 * __Agenda: __ ****1. Presentation expectations. 2. Speech Basics. 3. Research - college and post-secondary options. **
 * __Homework: __ ****1. Presentations on Tuesday, 22 May (EVEN) and Thursday, 24 May (EVEN). **

__ **Monday, 30 April (EVEN) and Wednesday, 2 May (EVEN): ** __
 * __Due: __ ****Civil Rights Essay due in GC by 8:00 am on Wednesday, 2 May. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. End-of-year MAP Testing. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">None **

__** Civil Rights Writers: **__

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 24 April (EVEN), and Thursday, 26 April (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">analyze how the characters in //Glory Road// portray the words, beliefs, and actions of three Civil Rights writers: Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, and Dr. King, utilizing class time in order to maximize my writing proficiency. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Essay work time. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Civil Rights Essay due in GC by 8:00 am on Wednesday, 2 May. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 18 April (EVEN), and Friday, 20 April (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">analyze how the characters in //Glory Road// portray the words, beliefs, and actions of three Civil Rights writers: Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, and Dr. King. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Glory Road.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Civil Rights Essay due in GC by 8:00 am on Wednesday, 2 May. **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 11 April (EVEN), and Monday, 16 April (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">read Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham City Jail" in order to analyze a well-planned and well-executed argument and to comprehend Dr. King's vision for the Civil Rights Movement. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Dr. King and civil disobedience. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Finish "Letter from Birmingham City Jail." **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 5 April (EVEN), and Monday, 9 April (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">read Malcolm X's "On African Self-Hatred" in order to see how the effect(s) of low self-esteem had on the Civil Rights Movement and how X encourages civil disobedience . . . but only to a point. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Malcolm X. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 30 March (EVEN), and Tuesday, 3 April (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">read Maya Angelou's //I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings// in order to see how the effect(s) of low self-esteem had on the Civil Rights Movement. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 26 March (EVEN), and Wednesday, 28 March (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">trace the effect of Gandhi on the American Civil Rights Movement by watching a film (true story) about a group of debaters who experience many of the setbacks and successes of our Civil Rights Writers. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //The Great Debaters// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 22 March (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to trace the effect of Gandhi on the American Civil Rights Movement. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Trace Thoreau to Gandhi. 2. Gandhi's "Non-cooperation." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **



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__ ** Argumentative Writing/Timed Writing: ** __

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 9 March (EVEN), and Tuesday, 20 March (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to write an argumentative essay under timed circumstances. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Essay 1 - Friday, 9 March. 2. Essay 2 - Tuesday, 20 March. (You will receive the higher score of the two essays.) **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 5 March (EVEN), and Wednesday, 7 March (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to review argumentative terms and the format for creating a timed argumentative essay. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Argument. 2. Practice. 3. First timed write (paragraph). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **



// __** Twelfth Night: **__ //

[|Full Text - TWELFTH NIGHT] __ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This version of //Twelfth Night// contains line numbers. ** __



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">If you are doing the Research Paper Challenge Extraordinaire, you will need access to //The Tempest//. ** __ __ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This online version has line numbers: ** __ __ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Tempest with Line Numbers] ** __

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is a downloadable .pdf WITHOUT line numbers. If you would like a paper copy, please see Mr. Parker: ** __



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 27 February (EVEN), and Thursday, 1 March (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Research Paper due in GC by 8:00 am - Tuesday, 27 February **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to fulfill the text-to-film standard by analyzing a play by Shakespeare and a contemporary retelling of that play. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //She's the Man// (if you have not turned in your research paper, you will be in the hall finishing). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 12 February (EVEN), Wednesday, 14 February (EVEN), Friday, 16 February (EVEN), Wednesday, 21 February (EVEN), and Friday, 23 February (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Research Paper Work Days and Conferences. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Research Paper due in GC by 8:00 am on Tuesday, 27 February (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 8 February (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bullying (SCR 3) due in GC by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Research Introduction: Academic Search Premier and finding articles. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 6 February (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bullying (SCR 3) due in GC by Tuesday, 6 February (EVEN). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Finish //Twelfth Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Bullying (SCR 3) due in GC by Thursday, 8 February (EVEN) by 8:00 am. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 2 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Rhetorical Device with explanation due in GC by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Research Introduction: ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Academic Search Premier, Works Cited, Primary Sources vs. Secondary Sources. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bullying (SCR 3) due in GC by Tuesday, 6 February (EVEN) by 8:00 am. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 31 January (EVEN): ** __ [|Chronos and Kairos]
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Logical Fallacy with explanation due in GC by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Research Introduction: Emotional Appeals/Rhetorical Devices. 2. Semicolon DOL. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Find an emotional appeal/rhetorical device in a print or visual ad and upload it to GC by Thursday, 1 February (ODD) 8:00 am. **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 29 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Research Introduction: Logical Fallacies **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Find a logical fallacy in a print or visual ad and upload it to GC by Wednesday, 31 January (ODD) 8:00 am. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 25 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Act III. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Courtly Love (SCR 2) due in Google Classroom by 8:00 am, Friday 26 January. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 23 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Courtly Love. 2. Act II. 3. Begin Act III. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Courtly Love (SCR 2) due in Google Classroom by 8:00 am, Friday 26 January. **







__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 19 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">SCR 1 due in GC by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Act II. 2. Begin Act III. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">None **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 17 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Act I. 2. Begin Act II. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. SCR 1 due in GC by 8:00 am on Friday, 19 January. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 12 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to analyze plot and character in //Twelfth Night// by focusing on character traits and motivation(s) and domain vocabulary. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Begin Act I. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">None **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 10 January (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on William Shakespeare, learn about life and the theatre in Elizabethan England, comprehend a brief history of the English language, and prepare my ISN for //Twelfth Night//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. The World of Shakespeare. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">None **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 18 December (EVEN) and Wednesday, 20 December (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on William Shakespeare, learn about life and the theatre in Elizabethan England, comprehend a brief history of the English language, and prepare my ISN for //Twelfth Night// after the winter break. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. The World of Shakespeare. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">None **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Semester 2 Documents: ** __

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Semester 1: ** __

// ** The most current day's assignments/objectives/homework will be at the top of this list. All documents for Semester 1 will be at the bottom of this list. ** //

[|ANIMAL FARM - Full Text]

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 14 December (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Original Allegory due to Google Classroom by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Finish //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">None **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 12 December (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm//. 2. Allegory Peer Review. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Allegories due to Google Classroom: Wednesday, 14 December (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 8 December (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Allegories due to Google Classroom: Thursday, 14 December (EVEN) **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 6 December (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Allegories due to Google Classroom: Thursday, 14 December (EVEN). **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 4 December (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Allegories due to Google Classroom: Thursday, 14 December (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 30 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Allegories due to Google Classroom: Thursday, 14 December (EVEN). **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 28 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm// and to be able to create my own original allegory. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Allegories due to Google Classroom: Thursday, 14 December (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 21 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "Get Caught Up" before the break :) **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. There are three tasks in Google Classroom. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Think about the allegory ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">. 2. Have a great Thanksgiving Break! **





__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 17 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm// B/K. 2. Begin //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Read the handout "About //Animal Farm.//" ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Summative Reading Assignment in Google Classroom. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 15 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due to Google Classroom by 8:00 am: //Night// Literary Analysis Essay **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on allegory, genres of fiction, and the Russian Revolution/Cold War in order to comprehend the allegory in //Animal Farm//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Animal Farm// B/K. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **

[|NIGHT - Full Text]

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 13 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to trace a character's journey in order to write my first Literary Analysis Essay (SUMMATIVE). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 9 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to trace a character's journey in order to write my first Literary Analysis Essay (SUMMATIVE). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 7 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to trace a character's journey in order to write my first Literary Analysis Essay (SUMMATIVE). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 3 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to trace a character's journey in order to write my first Literary Analysis Essay (SUMMATIVE). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 1 November (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to trace a character's journey in order to write my first Literary Analysis Essay (SUMMATIVE). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **











__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 30 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to trace a character's journey in order to write my first Literary Analysis Essay (SUMMATIVE). **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night.// **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 26 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on Hasidic Judaism, the Holocaust, and Nazi Propaganda in order to comprehend the vocabulary in the memoir //Night//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// B/K. 2. Begin //Night//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// Summative Essay Due: Wednesday, 15 November. **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 24 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sonnet Due: TYPED, PRINTED, and WITH A VISUAL **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to build background knowledge on Hasidic Judaism, the Holocaust, and Nazi Propaganda in order to comprehend the vocabulary in the memoir //Night//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. //Night// B/K. 2. Begin //Night//. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read Wiesel's Biography and examples of Holocaust Poetry. **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 19 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to use the TP-CASTT reading strategy to explicate a poem for a Summative Assessment. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. TP-CASTT Summative. 2. Fun with song lyrics! **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1 ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">. FORMATIVE: Typed, printed (and with a visual) sonnet due: Tuesday, 24 October (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 17 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">TP-CASTT (Formative) of "Valentine for Ernest Mann" Due: GC by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will be able to use the TP-CASTT reading strategy in order to explicate a poem. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. TP-CASTT "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." 2. "Ozymandias." 3. "We Real Cool." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">FORMATIVE: Typed, printed (and with a visual) sonnet due: Tuesday, 24 October (EVEN). 2. SUMMATIVE TP-CASTT (in-class): Thursday, 19 October (EVEN). 3. Bring in song lyrics (without the name of the artist or the song . . . all language must be school-appropriate.) **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The perks of being in a Core Knowledge school and learning to be "culturally literate": **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 13 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Short Story Theme Essay due to Google Classroom by 8:00 am. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to understand the history of sonnets, including the two main types of sonnets, rhyme scheme, rhythm/meter so that I can create my own original sonnet. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Sonnets. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1 ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">. FORMATIVE: Typed, printed (and with a visual) sonnet due: Tuesday, 24 October (EVEN). ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">FORMATIVE: Typed TP-CASTT for "Valentine for Ernest Mann" Due to Google Classroom: Tuesday, 17 October (EVEN) **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 11 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to use the TP-CASTT reading strategy in order to explicate a poem. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Lake Isle of Innisfree." 2. Work Time/Peer Review for essay. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Short Story Theme Essay Due to Google Classroom: Friday, 13 October (EVEN). 2. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">FORMATIVE: Typed TP-CASTT for "Valentine for Ernest Mann" Due to Google Classroom: Tuesday, 17 October (EVEN) **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 9 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to use the TP-CASTT reading strategy in order to explicate a poem. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "Chicago." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. FORMATIVE: Typed TP-CASTT for "Valentine for Ernest Mann" Due to Google Classroom: Tuesday, 17 October (EVEN). 2. Short Story Theme Essay Due to Google Classroom: Friday, 13 October (EVEN) **

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__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 5 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to use the TP-CASTT reading strategy in order to explicate a poem. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. TP-CASTT. 2. William Blake's "A Poison Tree" and "The Clod and the Pebble." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Short Story Theme Essay Due to Google Classroom: Friday, 13 October (EVEN) **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 26 September (EVEN), Thursday, 28 September (EVEN), and Tuesday, 3 October (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to write and receive feedback on my Short Story Theme Essay. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Essay. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Short Story Theme Essay Due to Google Classroom: Friday, 13 October (EVEN) **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 22 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to review essay format and decide on which theme I want to write my Short Story Theme Essay. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Fishbowl on "An Honest Thief." 2. Essay 101. 3. Begin work time on the Short Story Theme Essay. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Short Story Theme Essay Due to Google Classroom: Friday, 13 October (EVEN) **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #06661b; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Please read all of the documents assigned to this essay (they are in Google Classroom AND on my website under Semester 1 Documents.) You get to decide if you want to write about the theme of "consequences" by comparing "The Bet" to "He-y, Come on Ou-t!" . . . or if you want to write about the theme of "man vs. nature" by comparing "The Open Boat" to "Through the Tunnel" . . . or if you want to write about the theme of "justice" by comparing "An Honest Thief" to "God Sees the Truth but Waits." A Works Cited Page has been provided to you. You will need to download it and delete the four stories you are not using. This is your first essay . . . and you will have some class time to work on it, as well as seeing me in ELO if you have any questions. Start now. Don't wait. :) **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 20 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to read Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "An Honest Thief" while analyzing the theme of "justice" in the story. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "An Honest Thief." 2. Central Question: If theft by definition is a dishonest act, can someone ever be an "honest thief?" Does time make a difference? Does death make a difference? **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Finish "An Honest Thief" at home. Bring higher level questions to class for a fishbowl exercise on Friday. **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 18 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"The Bet" paragraph due in Google Classroom by 8:00 a.m. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to read Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" in order to analyze how the setting can be the antagonist of the story. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Open Boat." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Finish "T ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">he Open Boat" at home. Be prepared to start our next short story, "An Honest Thief," on Wednesday. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 14 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to read Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" in order to analyze how the setting can be the antagonist of the story. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Bet" paragraph questions. 2. "The Open Boat." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Bet" Paragraph Due: Monday, 18 September (EVEN). **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 12 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to read Chekhov's "The Bet" in order to look for precise literary elements: plot, character, and theme. 2. I will be able to discuss MLA Formatting, in-text citations, IVF, and TAG for my upcoming paragraph. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Bet." 2. Paragraph 101. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Bet" Paragraph Due: Monday, 18 September (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Active Voice over Passive Voice (WHY?): ** __ [|Google's Active Voice]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Two friends of mine who teach 9th Grade English (one at Fossil, the other at Collins) are so grateful that we teach active voice over passive voice in 8th Grade at Kinard. Why? Even if you are not going into a profession (like teaching, for example) where active voice is always used, there is a reason that tech companies require it. See the Google Style Guide below (created for their own employees): **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 8 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to read Chekhov's "The Bet" in order to look for precise literary elements: plot, character, and theme. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "The Bet." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">State-of-Being Verbs Formative Retake due today (Friday) by 3:10 pm. **



__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 6 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">MAPs: Please come to class with your laptop fully charged. __ **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None. **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, 1 September (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">State-of-Being Verbs Formative __ **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to review the 8th Grade Paragraph Rubric and paragraph format before beginning our first short story. 2. I will be able to review the Plot Triangle for 8th Grade. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. State-of-Being Verbs Formative. 2. Paragraph Format. 3. Paragraph Rubric. 4. Plot Triangle. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. None! Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend. **





[|Active vs. Passive Voice]

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, 30 August (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Voice Activity" Due. TYPED AND PRINTED. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to review state-of-being verbs and comprehend why the active voice (not the passive voice) should be used in academic writing. (See link above.) **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. State-of-Being Verbs Practice. 2. Passive vs. Active Voice in writing. 3. DOL - Documenting Titles. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Study for State-of-Being Verbs Formative - Friday, 1 September. **

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pictures for "Voice Poem": **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, 28 August (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Last Great Race on Earth" paragraph in GC. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to review elements of voice from previous years and learn additional elements of voice specific to 8th Grade. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Review elements of voice. 2. Practice. 3. Assign "Voice Poem." **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "Voice Poem" due (PRINTED!) by class on Wednesday, 30 August (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, 24 August (EVEN): ** __
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Objective: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. I will be able to understand the norms and expectations of Mr. Parker's classroom. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Agenda: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Norms/Expectations. 2. Laptops. 3. ISN. 4. Assign Google Classroom. **
 * __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework: __ ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Write paragraph on Diana Nyad's "The Last Great Race on Earth." Due in Google Classroom by 8:00 am, 28 August (EVEN). **

__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Semester 1 Documents: ** __