QUARTER 1

Sept. 9-10

·    Start of school essentials

·    Rules/expectations

·    Syllabus

Sept. 13-17

Diagnostic testing

due by Sept 17

·     Chapter 1 “The Most Dangerous Game”

·     Autobiographical Narrative – Prewriting

·     Handbook Chapter 1 – Parts of speech overview

Sept. 20-24

·     “Can Animals Think?”

·    Autobiographical Narrative – Prewriting

Sept. 27-Oct. 1

·    Autobiographical Narrative –  Prewriting, Writing

·    Handbook –  The sentence, Subject and Predicate

Oct. 4-8

·  Autobiographical Narrative – Revising, Publishing, Presenting

·  Handbook Chapter 2 – Parts of a sentence, Subject and Predicate, Complements

Oct. 11-15

(first progress report)

·    Chapter 2 “Thank you M’am,” “Feeding Frenzy”

·    Writing the Short Story – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 3 – The Phrase

Oct. 18-22

(Back to school night 10/21)

·     Writing the Short Story – Prewriting

·     Handbook – The Phrase cont.

Oct. 25-29

·    Writing the Short Story – Writing, Revising, Publishing

·    Handbook Chapter 4 – The Clause

Nov. 1-5

First Quarter Assessment due by Nov. 19

· Chapter 3 – “The Cask of Amontillado”

· Analyzing Nonfiction – Prewriting

· Handbook Chapter 5 - Agreement

Nov. 8-12

(Veterans Day Holiday, 11/11, Staff Devel. 11/12)

(second progress report)

·  “Four readings about Poe’s Death”

·  Analyzing Nonfiction – Writing, Revising, Publishing

·  Handbook – Agreement

QUARTER 2

Nov. 15-19

·     Chapter 4 – “The Sniper”

·    Comparing Media Coverage –  Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 6 – Using verbs correctly, tense

Nov. 22-26

(Thanksgiving Holiday

11/25-26)

·     “A Country Divided,” “Peace Isn’t Impossible,” “Exile”

·     Comparing Media Coverage –  Prewriting

Nov. 29-Dec. 3

·    Comparing Media Coverage – Writing, Revising, Publishing

Dec. 6-10

·    “The Gift of the Magi,” “The Lady, or the Tiger?”

Dec. 13-17

 (third progress report)

·    “A Defense of the Jury System”

·    Writing a Persuasive Essay – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 8 – Using Modifiers correctly

Dec. 20-24 

(Winter Holiday

12/24-1/7)

·    Writing a Persuasive essay – Writing, Revising, Publishing

Jan. 10-14

·    Chapter 6 – Describing a Place – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 10 – Capital Letters

Jan. 17-21

(MLK Holiday 1/17)

·    “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind,” “Weapons of the Spirit,” “The Arms Race”

·    Describing a Place – Prewriting, Writing

·    Handbook – Capital Letters cont.

Jan. 24-28

·    Describing a Place – Revising, Publishing, Presenting

Jan. 31-Feb. 4

(Staff Devel. 24)

·    Finals – Mid Year Assessment due by Feb. 4

QUARTER 3

Feb. 7-11

(Lincoln’s Holiday 2/11)

·    Chapter 7 – Poetry – “Internment”

·    Analyzing a Poem – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 11 – Punctuation

Feb. 14-18

·    “The Seven Ages of Man,” “Women,” “Legal Alien/Extranjera legal”

·    Analyzing a Poem – Prewriting, Writing

·    Handbook – Punctuation cont.

Feb. 21-25

(President’s Holiday 2/21)

·    Analyzing a Poem – Revising, Publishing, Presenting

·    Handbook Chapter 12 – Punctuation cont.

Feb. 28-Mar. 4

·    Chapter 8 –  “A Sound of Thunder,” “Rising Tides”

·    Analyzing a Short Story – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 13 – Punctuation cont.

Mar. 7-11

 (first progress report)

·    Analyzing a Short Story – Writing, Revising, Publishing

·    Handbook – Punctuation cont.

Mar. 14-18

(Third Quarter Assessment due by March 31)

·    Chapter 9 – “American History,” “A Warm Clear Day in Dallas,”

·    Writing a Research Paper – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 14 - Punctuation

Mar. 21-25

·    Writing a Research Paper – Prewriting

·    Handbook – Punctuation cont.

Mar. 28-Apr. 1

(Staff Devel 4/1)

·    Handbook Resources – Manuscript Form

·    Writing a Research Paper – Writing, Revising, Publishing, Presenting

 

 

April 4th – April 8th

 

Spring Break!!!!!

 

 

Apr. 11-15

(second progress report)

·    Chapter 10 – The Odyssey Part 1

·    Persuading with Cause and Effect – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 15 - Punctuation

QUARTER 4

Apr. 18-22

·    Persuading with Cause and Effect – Prewriting, Writing

·    Handbook Chapter 16 - Spelling

Apr. 25-29

(Open House 4/27)

·    Persuading with Cause and Effect – Revising, Publishing, Presenting

·    Handbook – Spelling cont

May 2-6

·    Handbook Chapter 18 – Writing Complete Sentences

May 9-13

 

 

CST Testing

May 16-20

(third progress report)

 

CST Testing

May 23-27

·    Chapter 11 – Romeo and Juliet

·    Comparing a Play and a Film – Prewriting

May 30-Jun. 3

Memorial Day Holiday 5/31

·    Comparing a Play and a Film – Prewriting

·    Handbook Chapter 19 – Writing Effective Sentences

Jun. 6-10

·    Comparing a Play and a Film – Writing, Revising, Publishing

·    Writing Effective Sentences, cont.

Jun. 13-17

·    Chapter 12 – Consumer & Workplace Documents

June 20-24

(High School Graduation,, Last day for students 6/23, Last teacher day 6/24)

·    Finals – Fourth Quarter Assessment