Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
January 30 – February 3, 2012
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary Chapter 2 due on Thursday, February 2.
2. Vocabulary Chapter 2 Auditory Test on Friday, February 3.
3. Reading Log & Book Check on Friday, February 3.
4. Collect late vocabulary book fees.
Monday, January 30:
1. Journal Entry #3.
2. Review Vocabulary Chapter 2 words.
3. Complete writing Like the Sun summaries.
Period 2:
1. Capitalization lesson and worksheet.
Tuesday, January 31:
1. Review necessary writing skills.
2. Take 45 minute Florida Writes Practice Test.
Period 2:
1. Make-up work and tests.
Periods 3 & 4:
1. Capitalization lesson and worksheet.
Wednesday, February 1:
1. The Last Lecture: previewing questions & discussion; watch movie; post viewing questions & discussion.
Thursday, February 2:
1. Grade Vocabulary Chapter 2.
2. Review Capitalization papers.
3. Strong Verb lesson and group activity.
Friday, February 3:
1. JE #4.
2. Reading log and book check.
3. Review Chapter 2 Vocabulary PowerPoint.
4. Take Chapter 2 Vocabulary Auditory Test (spelling & definitions).
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors & Writing for College Success Lesson Plans
December 5 -9, 2011
Agenda:
1. Word of the Week: dearth – lack; a scarcity of something; shortage; deficiency; want.
2. Vocabulary 13 due on Thursday, December 8.
3. Vocabulary 13 auditory test on Friday, December 9.
4. Of Mice & Men test on Thursday, December 8.
5. Of Mice & Men packets due on Tuesday, December 13.
6. Reading log and book check on Friday, December 9.
Monday, December 5:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Journal Entry #9: The more you prepare, the luckier you appear.
--Terry Josephson
Do you believe this to be true? Why or why not? Include supporting examples.
2. Read Of Mice & Men Chapter 4.
Period 4:
1. Discuss Chapter 4.
Period 2:
1. Grabber Sentence contest.
2. Review strong verbs and begin strong verbs story.
Tuesday, December 6:
Period 1:
1. Hand in packets and discuss Of Mice & Men Chapter 4.
2. Read Of Mice & Men Chapters 5 & 6 and complete Summaries and packet. Due on Friday, December 9.
Period 2:
1. Complete and turn in Strong Verb assignment.
Wednesday, December 7:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Journal Entry #10: Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people. Mother Teresa Do you believe the world could be changed if everyone shared this belief? How would our world be altered?
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Review Fact and Opinion papers & handouts.
2. Complete reading Chapters 5 & 6 and complete summaries; work on Of Mice & Men packets.
Period 2:
1. Read Chapter 5: Joe Davis: A Cool Man, pgs. 74-79.
2. Complete First Impressions and Vocabulary Check and Reading Check, pgs. 79-82.
3. Complete Discussion Questions, pgs. 82-83.
4. Turn in assignment.
Thursday, December 8:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Grade Vocabulary Chapter 13.
2. Review heritage project paper and guidelines for Thursday, December 15’s food project.
3. Take Of Mice & Men test.
4. Work on researching Of Mice & Men discussion questions and completing packet work.
Period 2:
1. Hand out and discuss What Good Writers Do.
2. Hand out and review peer essay review.
3. Take your best grabber sentence to write an essay answering the SAT prompt. Double-space; print out and then exchange with a friend for editing following the essay guidelines for a good essay.
4. Edit final copy. Turn in draft with final copy.
Friday, December 9:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Reading log and book check.
2. Review Vocabulary 13 PowerPoint.
3. Take Vocabulary 13 auditory test.
4. Work on Of Mice & Men packet; make-up work, or reading program.
Period 2:
1. Reading log & book check.
2. Read Night Watch, pgs. 125-127.
3. Freewrite for ten minutes on one question under First Impressions, pg. 127.
4. Complete Vocabulary Check and Reading Check, pgs. 127-130. Turn in assignment.
5. Brainstorm ideas for one of the essay prompts on page 132. Write down as many ideas as you can.
6. Catch up on reading program.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors & Writing for College Success Lesson Plans
November 28 – December 2, 2011
Agenda:
1. Word of the Week: culpable – guilty; deserving blame or punishment for a wrong; reprehensible
2. Vocabulary 12 due on Thursday, December 1.
3. Vocabulary 12 auditory test on Friday, December 2.
Monday, November 28:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1.
Journal Entry #6:
Imagination was given to
us to compensate for what we are not; a sense of humor was given to us to
console us for what we are. --Mark
McGinnis
How does your imagination and
sense of humor add to your quality of life?
2. Hand out Of Mice & Men books and work folders.
3. Review Of Mice & Men literary techniques and work folders.
4. Begin Day 1’s assignment of reading: Chapters 1 & 2 (pages 1 – 37). Work on Of Mice & Men folder assignments.
Period 2:
1. Complete SAT Vocabulary lesson 1 worksheet.
2. Hand out Voices & Values book. Read Chapter 1, pages 31-43.
3. Bring in journal for tomorrow.
4. In journal, answer First Impression questions on page 35 and Discussion Questions on pg. 42.
5. On paper to turn in, complete Vocabulary Check pgs. 36 – 41 and choose on paragraph assignment on page 42.
Friday, November 18:
All Classes:
1. Reading log and book check.
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Study for and take Vocabulary 11 Auditory test.
2. Take open notes quiz on March of the Penguins.
Period 2:
1. Work with a partner to write a play using Lesson One SAT vocabulary words and be prepared to present it on Monday, November 21st.
Thursday, November 17:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Journal Entry #5 – Classic Insults – seen your entries sheet for specifics.
2. Grade Vocabulary 11.
3. Give students the most misspelled words in papers that will be part of tomorrow’s auditory test: there/their/they’re; definitely; lose; college; receive.
4. Read Steinbeck’s Life with Charley, pgs. 936-938. Before reading, fill out chart under Connect to Life. Then write down definitions of literary terms.
5. Read Life with Charley.
6. When complete, complete #1 Writing Options on pg. 940 – A Dog’s Eye Essay (retelling the story from his point of view.
Period 2:
1. Take practice SAT essay.
2. Hand out and review SAT vocabulary words.
Tuesday, November 15:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Read and take notes on Steinbeck, a section from The Grapes of Wrath, and Life Magazine’s photo essay of the Great Depression, pgs. 918-934. Write down five strong verbs or personification phrases fromThe Flood.
2. Write down literary term definitions and complete Vocabulary in Action, pg. 934.
Period 2:
1. Complete taking notes on The March of the Penguins film.
2. Sentence Parallelism lesson and worksheet.
Period 4:
1. Turn in Patterns of Organization worksheet homework.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors & Writing for College Success Lesson Plans
November 14-18, 2011
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary 11 due on Thursday, November 17.
2. Vocabulary 11 Auditory Test on Friday, November 18.
3. All Periods: Reading log & book check on Friday, November 18.
4. Food Drive: 1st period to bring in food to help the less fortunate.
Word of the Week: querulous (adj.) whiny, complaining (If deprived of his pacifier, young Brendan becomes querulous.)
Monday, November 14:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Journal Entry #4: Write an extended metaphor or simile about yourself. See examples on your Journal Entries handout.
Period 1:
1. Patterns of Organization lesson and worksheet.
Period 2:
1. Begin taking notes on The March of the Penguins film.
2. Sentence Parallelism lesson and worksheet.
Period 4:
1. Self and peer review of essays.
2. Patterns of Organization lesson and worksheet.
Tuesday, November 8:
All Periods:
1. Return papers and check grades; make-up and reading program.
Periods 1 & 4:
1. JE #2: Journal Entry #2: The rain to the wind said, You push and I’ll pelt.” They so smote the garden bed That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged—though not dead. I know how the flowers felt.
--Robert Frost
Write about a time or times that you metaphorically empathized with the flowers.
Period 4:
1. Compare and contrast A Sound of Thunder.
Period 2:
1. Make-up and reading program.
2. PSAT Writing Quiz
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors & Writing for College Success Lesson Plans
November 7-11, 2011
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary 10 due on Thursday, November 10.
2. Vocabulary 10 Auditory Test on Friday, November 4 for period 1 and Thursday, November 10 for period 4 (due to Veterans Day parade)
3. Food Drive: 1st period to bring in food to help the less fortunate.
4. Veterans Day Parade & festivities on Friday November 11.
5. Word of the Week: partisan: a strong supporter of a person, group, or cause, especially one who does not listen to other people's opinions
Monday, November 7:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Review of visual writing skills.
2. Take practice expository essay test.
Period 2:
1. Practice SAT writing skills on-line on http://sat/collegeboard.org/practice-sat-questions.
Wednesday, November 2:
All Classes:
1. Reading log signatures for 70%.
Period 1:
1. Complete A Sound of Thunder.
2. Compare and contrast short story with the movie.
Periods 1 & 2:
1. Review characters and short synopsis of Hamlet.
2. Watch visual summarization of Hamlet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CqUTmwKiM&feature=relmfu
Period 2:
1. Complete and turn in SAT letters.
Period 4:
1. Complete A Sound of Thunder.
2. Complete Interactive Reader assignment given last week.
Tuesday, November 1:
All Periods:
1. Turn in all reading logs first page signatures for 80%.
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Complete A Sound of Thunder.
2. Complete comparison & contrast between story and movie.
Period 2:
1. Finish Megamind.
2. Hand out Princeton Review of top SAT vocabulary words.
3. Write letters to each other using a minimum of ten words. Exchange letters and write another one using ten other SAT top words.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
October 24-28, 2011
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary 8 due on Thursday, October 27.
2. Vocabulary 8 Test on Thursday, October 27.
3. NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28: PROFESSIONAL DAY.
4. Othello during 2nd and 3rd periods on Wednesday, October 26 at FSU.
5. 2nd Quarter Reading Log signatures due: Wed. – 110%; Thursday – 100%;
Monday – 90%; Tuesday – 80%, etc.
6. Word of the Week: Trite: (adj.) Not original, overused. (Keith thought of himself as being very learned, but everyone else thought he was trite because his observations about the world were always the same as David Letterman’s.)
Monday, October 24:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Turn in all reading logs, summaries & projects for the individual reading program. LAST DAY to turn anything in.
Period 1:
1. Begin work on transition paragraphs
Period 2:
1. Complete and grade Combined Skills 6-12.
Period 4:
1. Study for and take Vocabulary 7 test.
2. Transition handout and lesson.
Tuesday, October 25:
All Periods:
1. Hand out 2nd quarters reading log. Parent signatures due ASAP.
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Complete and turn in transition paragraphs. DUE Wednesday, October 26.
Period 2:
1. Quarter 1 Final
Period 4:
1. Work on transition paragraphs. Due Wednesday, October 26.
Wednesday, October 26:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Reading Log signatures
2. Return papers & turn in transition paragraphs.
3. Background of Ray Bradbury and complete Connect to your Life activity.
4. Read A Sound of Thunder, Interactive Reader pgs. 34 – 51.
5. Complete the following: pg. 37: Reader Success Strategy and Reading Check;
Complete Pause & Reflect: Pages 40, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49;
Period 2:
1. Othello ballet at FSU for the Performing Arts.
Thursday, October 27:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Reading Log signatures
2. Turn in A Sound of Thunder assignment.
3. Grade Vocabulary Chapter 8.
4. Study for and take Chapter 8 auditory test.
Period 2:
1. Reading Log signatures.
2. Hand out and review writing books.
Friday, October 28: Professional Day – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, October 18: Ms. Sophie will be in room using computers.
Period 1 & 4:
1. Commas Quiz.
2. Before reading, answer the following questions:
· Have you ever been envious of a person who is better at something than you-academics, sports, popularity, video game skills, strength, money, appearance, etc.?
· What is your strongest trait?
· Imagine you couldn’t show that trait, how would your life be different?
· How would the world be different if everyone was equal?
3. Discussion of the following literary terms:
· satire: use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to criticize faults.
· utopia: an ideal and perfect place or state where everyone lives in harmony and everything is for the best (e.g. paradise)
· dystopia - an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it possibly can be; often it is a sham
· theme – central point (in this case introduced in introductory sentences).
4. Review author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s background.
5. Read Harrison Bergeron, pages 21-28.
6. Answer the following questions:
· #1 What Do You Think?
· #2 Think Critically;
· #7 Extend Interpretations Connect to Life (pg. 27)
· Vocabulary in Action, pg. 28
· Writing Exercise, pg. 29.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day
2. Hand out last week’s minutes.
3. Turn in Argument Mastery Tests if not turned in yesterday.
4. Read, discuss and answer questions to Raymond Carver’s short story, Popular Mechanics.
5. Reading program.
Tuesday, October 11: Periods 1 & 2 in Room 106
Period 1 & 4:
1. Journal Entry #14.
2. Complete and grade PSAT English portion practice booklet.
Period 2:
1. Grade Argument lesson and review and complete pages 383-402.
2. Complete Argument pgs. 403-407.
3. Read and grade Keys to College Success, pgs. 458-469.
Wednesday, October 12:
Periods 1 & 2: PSAT PRACTICE TEST
Period 2: COLLEGE READING & WRITING FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS WILL REPORT TO SIGN LANGUAGE.
1. Complete Argument Mastery Tests 1 – 6, pgs. 409-420.
2. Read and complete Motivation and Needs, pgs. 471-480.
Period 4:
1. Lesson on documentaries as reliable source and note-taking skills.
2. Begin watching and talking about notes on documentary March of the Penguins.
Thursday, October 13:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. JE#15.
2. Grade Vocabulary Chapter 6.
3. Complete and turn in transition paragraphs.
4. Lesson on documentaries as reliable source and note-taking skills.
5. Begin/continue watching and talking about notes on documentary March of the Penguins.
Period 2:
1. Turn in assignments for grading.
2. Continue watching and taking notes on The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.
Friday, October 14:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Vocabulary 6 study competition.
2. Take Vocabulary 6 scantron or auditory test.
3. Journal Entry #16.
4. Turn in completed journals for extra credit; official due date is on Monday, October 17.
5. Complete watching and taking notes on March of the Penguins.
Period 2:
1. SAT Questions of the Week.
2. Review returned work. Re-review and discuss.
3. Complete watching and taking notes on the documentary.
4. Writing complete sentences, answer the following questions about the documentary:
· What is the main idea?
· What is the author’s purpose?
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
October 10-14, 2011
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary 6 due on Thursday, October 13.
2. Vocabulary 6 auditory Test on Friday, October 14th
3. Journals due Friday, October 14th.
4. Reading program summaries, projects & logs due on Friday, October 21st.
5. Field trip forms to be signed:
· Othello during 2nd and 3rd periods on Wednesday, October 26 at FSU.
· Hamlet during 2nd period on Friday at SMA.
Word of the Week: benign (adj.) favorable, not threatening, mild (We were all relieved to hear that the medical tests determined her tumor to be benign.)
Monday, October 10: Periods 1 & 2 in Room 106
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Journal Entry #13
2. PSAT review and practice booklets.
Period 2:
1. Hand out last week’s minutes.
2. SAT questions of the day.
3. Grade How to Become a Better Listener, pgs. 364-370.
4. Grade Purpose & Tone Mastery Tests, pgs. 371-382.
5. SAT question of the day.
6. Argument lesson and review and complete pages 383-402.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
October 3 - 7, 2011
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary 5 due on Thursday, October 6.
2. Vocabulary 5 Scantron Test on Friday, October 7th
3. Field trip forms to be signed:
· Othello during 2nd and 3rd periods on Wednesday, October 26 at FSU.
· Hamlet during 2nd period on Friday at SMA.
4. Word of the Week: aberration – deviation - a departure from what is normal or desirable; lapse.
Monday, October 3:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Journal Entry #11
2. Answer: “Who has changed your life and how? Explain.
3. Read The Teacher Who Changed My Life, pgs. 484-491.
4. Complete Character Sketch and Vocabulary in Action, pg. 492.
Period 2:
1. Hand out last week’s minutes.
2. SAT questions of the day.
3. Grade Inferences, pages 331-342.
4. Complete Inferences Mastery Tests 1-6, pages 331-342.
Tuesday, October 4:
Period 1 & 4:
1. 15 minutes individual reading & homework time.
2. Commas lesson and practice.
3. Read The Week and complete the following:
· Take a poll about the death penalty article, pg. 4.
· Go on-line and complete research on Wall Street protests: jot down notes and write your opinion on the right to protest, especially in this situation.
· Choose a column or quote on pg. 12 News and write a short summary on it.
· Comment on How They See Us (international countries) on pg. 16.
· Read the article about Facebook on pg. 19. What do you think about the privacy issue?
· Choose & write down your favorite quote under Wit & Wisdom, pg. 19
· Choose one of the cartoons on page 20 and explain why it is pertinent to today’s society.
· Choose one of each: a book of the week, review of arts, stage, film & television (pgs. 23-28).
· Which house would you choose based on style & location? (pgs. 32-33).
· What do you think of George Harrison’s transformation from being a Beatle to a “gardener.”
Period 2:
1. Hand out last week’s minutes.
2. Grade Inferences Mastery Tests 1-6, pages 331-342.
3. Purpose & Tone lesson & complete pages 343-351.
Tuesday, September 27:
Period 1 & 4:
1. Journal Entry #9
2. Run-On & Sentence Fragments lesson, practice and worksheet.
3. Anecdotes on driving while texting.
Period 2:
1. Hand out last week’s minutes.
2. Grade Fact & Opinion, pages 265-287.
3. Complete Fact & Opinion Mastery Tests 1 – 6, pages 289-300.
4. Read He Was First, pages 447 – 451. Answer questions pgs. 452-456.
Wednesday, September 28:
Periods 1: Wells & Period 4 in Schroeder:
1. Journal Entry #10
2. Strong verb lesson and group activity.
Period 2:
1. Complete Fact & Opinion Mastery Tests 1 – 6, pages 289-300.
2. Class discussion of He Was First and grade pgs. 452-456.
3. Inferences lesson pages 301 - 305.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
September 26-September 29, 2011
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary 4 due on Thursday, September 28th.
2. Vocabulary 4 Auditory Test on Friday, September 29th.
3. Word of the Week: copious - produced or existing in large quantities;
abundant; plentiful.
Monday, September 19:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. FAIR Testing
2. Silent reading or begin working on Vocabulary Chapter 4.
Period 2:
1. Grade Relationships I & II pages 259-264.
2. Fact & Opinion lesson and assignment, pages 265-287.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
September 19-23, 2011
Monday, September 19:
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary Chapter 1-3 due on Thursday, September 22 OR alternative Vocabulary 1-3 story (30 words) due on Friday, September 23.
2. Dress Down Day on Thursday, September 22.
3. Thursday, September 22: Open House 6:30 – 7:30
4. Word of the Week: modicum - a small amount, especially of something abstract such as a quality.
Monday, September 19:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Journal Entry #7.
2. Turn in There Will Come Soft Rains work and articles.
3. Make-up work and independent reading program.
Period 2:
1. Complete Relationships I pages 188 to 214. Due 9-20-11.
Tuesday, September 20:
Period 1 & 4:
1. Journal Entry #8.
2. Review FCAT strategies pgs. 4-9.
3. Read Eureka FCAT pgs. 11-15; answer questions and turn in for grade.
Period 2:
1. Grade Relationships I pages 188 to 214.
2. Assign pages 215 to 239. Due Wednesday, September 21.
Wednesday, September 21:
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Main Ideas lesson and worksheet.
Period 2:
1. Grade pgs. 215-239.
2. Read and complete The Influence of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, pgs. 240-244. Grade.
3. Begin reading The Week.
Tuesday, September 13:
Period 1 & 4:
1. JE#5.
Period 1:
1. Five Senses Lesson & worksheet.
2. Descriptive writing group project.
Period 2:
1. Review and grade Implied Main Ideas and the Central Point lesson and practice, pgs. 131-142.
2. Complete Central Point practice, pgs. 142-157. Due Wednesday, 9-13.
Period 4:
1. Apostrophes quiz.
2. Review and discuss nature imagery and emotional symbolism in Tonight I Can Write, Interactive Reader pgs. 113-114.
3. Make a comparison chart following the example on IR pg. 115.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
September 12-16, 2011
Monday, September 12:
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary Chapter 3 due on Thursday, September 15.
2. Vocabulary Chapter 3 Test on Friday, September 16.
3. Period 4: Love & Marriage Project due Monday, September 12.
4. Thursday, September 22: Open House 6:30 – 7:30
5. Word of the Week: embellish 1. (v.) to decorate, adorn (My mom embellished the living room by adding lace curtains.) 2. (v.) to add details to, enhance (When Harry told me that he had “done stuff” on his vacation, I asked him to embellish upon his account.)
Monday, September 12:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Apostrophe’s lesson and worksheet.
2. Review Chapter 3 Vocabulary words.
3. Brainstorm lost love.
4. Read and discuss Tonight I Can Write, Interactive Reader pgs. 113-114.
5. Make a comparison chart following the example on IR pg. 115.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day.
2. Read last week’s minutes.
3. GradeTaming the Monster, pp. 437-446.
4. Run-on Sentence & Sentence Fragment lesson and worksheet.
5. Begin working on Implied Main Ideas and the Central Point lesson and practice, pgs. 131-142.
Period 4 Honors:
1. Turn in Bill Cosby’s from Love & Marriage project.
Friday, September 9
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Reading log signatures and book check.
2. Pair study and take vocabulary chapter 2 test.
Period 1:
1. Complete discussing Read Love Without Love and The Taxi, pgs. 346-359.
2. Complete Before you Read, Interactive Reader pg. 112.
3. Listen to and read Tonight I Can Write, Interactive Reader pgs. 113-114.
4. Make a comparison chart following the example on IR pg. 115.
Period 2:
1. SAT Questions of the Day.
2. Grade Supporting Details Mastery Tests 1-6, pgs. 119 -130.
3. Read Taming the Monster, pp. 437-446. Complete all discussion questions.
Period 4:
1. Work on Love & Marriage project. Due Monday, September 12.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
September 5-9, 2011
Monday, September 5: LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL
Agenda:
1. Vocabulary Chapter 2 due on Thursday, September 8.
2. Vocabulary Chapter 2 Test on Friday, September 9.
3. Period 1: Love & Marriage Project due Thursday, September 8.
4. Period 4: Love & Marriage Project due Friday, September 9.
5. Word of the Week: debacle (noun): a disastrous failure; disruption; a sudden disaster or defeat.
Tuesday, September 6:
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Journal Entry #3: Which is deeper, the Grand Canyon or loneliness? Support answer.
Period 1 Honors:
1. Complete Love and Marriage FCAT 18-19. Grade & turn in.
2. Review reading program’s book project list and examples.
3. Sign up for Love & Marriage project and begin work on it. Due Thursday, September 8.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day.
2. Review Supporting Details. Complete and grade pages 93- 118. Answer all four discussion questions on another piece of paper and turn in separately.
Period 4 Honors:
1. Class discussion of The Last Lecture. Turn in post-viewing answers.
2. Read Bill Cosby’s from Love & Marriage, pgs. 357-363.
3. Complete FCAT pgs. 18 and 19. Grade & turn in.
Wednesday, September 7
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Review Vocabulary 2 PowerPoint.
Period 1:
1. Work on Love & Marriage project. Due tomorrow.
Period 2:
1. Grade Supporting Details. Complete and grade pages 93- 118.Begin working on Supporting Details Mastery Tests 1-6, pgs. 119 -130.
2. Silent reading.
Period 4:
1. Discuss and grade Love & Marriage FCAT 18-19.
2. Review reading program’s book project list and examples.
3. Sign up for Love & Marriage project and begin work on it. Due Monday, Sept. 12.
Friday, September 2
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Write a letter to a peer using a minimum of five vocabulary words. Exchange letters; write back to your friend using a minimum of five different vocabulary words.
2. Take vocabulary chapter 1 test.
3. Read Bill Cosby’s from Love & Marriage, pgs. 357-363.
4. Complete FCAT pgs. 18 and 19.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day.
2. Study Island
Thursday, September 1: FIRE DRILL
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Journal Entry #2: “The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” –Norman Vincent Peale, Minister and author. Do you believe that constructive criticism can be beneficial? Defend your answer.
2. Grade Vocabulary Chapter 1.
3. Watch The Last Lecture.
4. Class discussion of The Last Lecture.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day.
2. Go to SCF College website Practice Tests.
3. Reading program
4. All new students catch up on assignments.
Captain Sharon Mitchell
English II Honors Lesson Plans
August 29 – September 2, 2011
Monday, August 29
Agenda:
1. Dress Down Day for $5.00 - Tuesday, August 30.
2. Vocabulary Chapter 1 due on Thursday, September 1.
3. Vocabulary Chapter 1 Test on Friday, September 2.
Period 1 Honors:
1. Hand out Agendas.
2. Hand out Vocabulary Books and review how the book works.
3. Vocabulary Diagnostic Test, pgs. 18-20
4. Review Chapter 1 Words on PowerPoint.
5. Complete Like the Sun Summary.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day.
2. Work on Main Ideas Review Tests 1-4, pgs. 73-79 and Main Ideas Mastery Tests 1-6, pgs. 81-92.
Period 4 Honors:
1. Review pre-writing assessment tests.
2. Hand out Vocabulary Books and review how the book works.
3. Vocabulary Diagnostic Test, pgs. 18-20
4. Review Chapter 1 Words on PowerPoint.
5. Read Like the Sun, pp. 848-852 and complete Vocabulary in Action.
Tuesday, August 30
Period 1 & 4 Honors:
1. Hand out this quarter’s journal entries.
2. Complete Journal Entry #1: Why is the following quote imperative to your future? Support your answer: Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” –Chinese proverb
Period 1:
1. Complete and turn in Like the Sun summary.
2. Hand out Preview questions for The Last Lecture.
Period 4:
1. Begin writing Like the Sun summary.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day.
2. Grade Main Ideas Tests 1-6, pgs. 73-92.
3. Individually review material with students.
4. Work on make-up assignments or reading program
Thursday, August 25
All Periods:
1. Collect school forms and signatures.
2. Collect any summer book reports for two Eagle cards and to go to the librarian.
Period 1:
1. Return and review diagnostic tests.
2. Read Like the Sun, pp. 848-852.
3. Begin writing class summary following the Reading Program’s summary guidelines.
Period 2:
1. SAT Question of the Day and return books.
2. Complete Vocabulary Review Tests 2 through 4, pgs. 28-36. Grade assignments.
3. Complete and grade Mastery Tests 1-6, pgs. 37-48.
Period 4:
1. Diagnostic Test of Standard Writing English.
2. Review Literature textbook features.
Friday, August 26:
All Periods:
1. Collect school forms and signatures.
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Florida Writes Expository State Practice Test.
Period 2:
1. Begin lesson and review on Chapter 2: Main Ideas. Complete and grade pages 49-71.
Tuesday, August 23
All Periods:
1. Collect school forms and signatures.
Periods 1 & 4:
1. Complete & review peer interviews. Make peer interview presentations and turn in written work.
Period 2:
1. Review Chapters 1 & 2 work.
2. Review Vocabulary Context Clues: examples, synonyms, antonyms and general sense of the sentence of passage.
3. Assign, complete and grade Vocabulary in Context pgs. 15-26.
4. Work in pairs to review and confer on different answers to ascertain the correct answer and why.