Honors Comp-Lit 9

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Teacher Workday
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3 Activities are listed
in BLUE; Targets are
listed in GREEN;
Major assignments or
assessments are listed
in RED
4 Course introduction
and vocab list #1 SWBAT
know the expectations for
this course and will define
and provide examples for
their first vocabulary list
Double Entry Journals for
summer reading due
5 Everyday Use
reading and character
development SWBAT
make claims and pro-
vide evidence about
the three characters in
EU
6 Everyday Use
levels of questioning
and theme SWBAT
determine the lesson
in EU and will be able
to infer how the au-
thor feels about it.
7 Everyday Use Out-
line of a theme essay
and writing practice
SWBAT create an out-
line for a theme essay
using the claims and
evidence from the past
two days
8 Vocabulary Test #1
and vocabulary list #2
SWBAT define and pro-
vide examples for their
new vocabulary list
Syllabus and Supplies
Due
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10 11 Sentence of the week;
completing EU theme
essay SWBAT use their
notes from last week to
create a body paragraph
and conclusion for their
theme essay
12 Introduce theme essay
assignment for summer
reading SWBAT know the
expectations for this as-
signment and will work
with their peers to draft
thesis statements and
claims, evidence, and war-
rants
13 Theme essay writing
SWBAT create a rough
draft of a theme essay
for their summer reading
novel
14 Theme essay writing
SWBAT create a rough
draft of a theme essay
for their summer reading
novel
Rough draft of theme
essay due
15 Vocabulary Test
#2 and vocabulary list
#3 SWBAT define
and provide examples
for their new vocabu-
lary list
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17 18 Sentence of the
week; By Any Other
Name Reading
SWBAT make per-
sonal connections
between themselves
and BAON
19 By Any Other Name
class discussion
SWBAT discuss the
themes and implications
of such in BAON in
connection to their own
personal experiences
20 Theme essay work-
day SWBAT make
revisions of their
theme essays based on
teacher feedback
21 Theme essay
workday SWBAT
make revisions of
their theme essays
based on teacher feed-
back *Distribute cop-
ies of Asher Lev
22 Vocabulary Test
#3 and vocabulary list
#4 SWBAT define
and provide examples
for their new vocabu-
lary list
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24 25 Sentence of the
week; Lecture on Jew-
ish Culture SWBAT
know the elements
that define Jewish
culture
26 Personal narrative
in-class writing
SWBAT compose a
narrative that shares a
piece of their culture
27 Theme essay due
Asher Lev levels of ques-
tioning SWBAT create
leveled questions based
on what they have read
in Asher
28 My Name is Asher
Lev reading Quiz #1
pg. 3-86 Scored dis-
cussion SWBAT dis-
cuss their reactions to
Asher so far as a class
29 Vocabulary Test
#4 and vocabulary list
#5 SWBAT define
and provide examples
for their new vocabu-
lary list
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August 2014
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Activities are listed in
BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major as-
signments or assess-
ments are listed in RED
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NO
SCHOOL
2 Introduce weekly
reader assignment
SWBAT know the ex-
pectations for this essay
assignment and will be
able to read and select
the article they will use
3 Asher Lev levels of
questioning SWBAT
create leveled questions
based on what they have
read in Asher
4 My Name is Asher Lev
reading Quiz #2 pg. 87-
150 Scored discussion
SWBAT discuss their
reactions to Asher so far
as a class
PICTURE DAY
5 Vocabulary Test #5
and begin character
wheels SWBAT make
claims, provide evi-
dence, and support with
warrants their characteri-
zation of Asher
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7 8 Weekly Reader Essay
#1 due Sentence of the
week; Character wheels
SWBAT complete their
characterization of Ash-
er and another character
9 Art in Asher Lev
SWBAT visualize the
works of art central to
Ashers life
10 Asher Lev levels of
questioning SWBAT
create leveled questions
based on what they have
read in Asher
11 My Name is Asher
Lev reading Quiz #3 pg.
151-223 Scored discus-
sion SWBAT discuss
their reactions to Asher
so far as a class
12 Cumulative vocab
test and vocabulary
list #6 SWBAT
demonstrate their
mastery over the first
three vocabulary lists
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14 15 Sentence of the
week; Art in Asher
Lev SWBAT visual-
ize the works of art
central to Asher
16 Short Constructed
Response SWBAT re-
spond to a prompt that
asks them to connect the
character Asher Lev to
one of the quotes found in
The Art Spirit
17 Asher Lev levels of
questioning SWBAT
create leveled questions
based on what they have
read in Asher
18 My Name is Asher
Lev reading Quiz #4 pg.
224-307 Scored discus-
sion SWBAT discuss
their reactions to Asher
so far as a class
19 Vocabulary Test
#6 and vocabulary list
#7 SWBAT define
and provide examples
for their new vocabu-
lary list
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21 22 Weekly Reader
Essay #2 due Sen-
tence of the week; Art
in Asher Lev SWBAT
visualize the works of
art central to Asher
23 Mapping a theme
SWBAT use their charac-
ter mapping graphic or-
ganizers to create claims,
provide evidence, and
make warrants for their
selected theme
24 Asher Lev levels of
questioning SWBAT
create leveled questions
based on what they have
read in Asher
25 My Name is Asher
Lev reading Quiz #5 pg.
308-369 Scored discus-
sion SWBAT discuss
their reactions to Asher
so far as a class
26 Vocabulary Test
#7 and vocabulary list
#8 SWBAT define
and provide examples
for their new vocabu-
lary list
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28 29 Thesis statements and
body paragraph outline
SWBAT compose a
thesis statement for Ash-
er Lev and will outline
their claims, evidence,
and warrants
30 Composing Asher
Lev theme essay
SWBAT use their
outlines from yester-
day to begin compos-
ing a theme essay

September 2014
Honors Comp-Lit 9

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Activities are listed in
BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major as-
signments or assess-
ments are listed in RED
1 Composing Asher
Lev theme essay
SWBAT continue
composing a theme
essay using their out-
lines from Monday
2 End of 1st Quarter
Vocabulary Test #8
SWBAT demonstrate
their mastery over their
new vocabulary list
Asher Lev Theme Essay
Due
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Teacher
Workday
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12 13 Assign essay; Greek
History Background
SWBAT know im-
portant cultural elements
and historical events that
define the ancient Greek
culture
14 Research and Citation
lesson SWBAT receive
direction under Mrs.
Middlemas to determine
credible sources for their
research essays
15 Defining an arche-
typal hero SWBAT
know the definition of
archetype and will
determine those quali-
ties that define a hero
16 Greek History Back-
ground cont. SWBAT
know important cultural
elements and historical
events that define the
ancient Greek culture
17 Cumulative vocab-
ulary assessment lists
#6, 7, 8 SWBAT
demonstrate their
mastery of their latest
vocabulary lists
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20 Weekly Reader Essay #3
Due Sent. of the week;
Greek myths SWBAT
establish rules for the gram-
mar lesson and will have a
basic understanding of the
gods and goddesses that
play a role in The Odyssey
21 Greek Mythology
SWBAT complete their
basic understanding of
the gods and goddesses
that play a role in The
Odyssey
22 Research essay work-
day SWBAT use what
they learned from Mrs.
Middlemas last week to
begin compiling re-
search for their essay
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Teacher
In-service
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Teacher
In-service
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26 27 Lit terms vocabu-
lary list #1 SWBAT
define and generate
examples for their
first list of literary
terms
28 Research essay
workday SWBAT use
what they learned from
Mrs. Middlemas two
weeks ago to finalize the
research for their essay
29 Research essay
workday SWBAT use
their research to begin
drafting their hero re-
search essay
30 Rough draft of
research essay due
Research essay workday
SWBAT put the finish-
ing touches on their
research essay and sub-
mit the rough draft
31 Lit Terms Vocabulary
Test #1 Lit terms vocabu-
lary list #2 SWBAT
demonstrate their mastery
of this weeks vocabulary
words and will define and
generate examples for their
new list

October 2014
Honors Comp-Lit 9

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Activities are listed in
BLUE; Targets are listed
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2 3 Introduction to the
Trojan War; short
movie clip SWBAT
know the cause and
outcome of the Trojan
War
4 Books 1-4 Lecture
SWBAT know key
events in the Telema-
chy section of The
Odyssey
5 Book 1 annotation
practice SWBAT
know the 7 elements
of annotation and ap-
ply them to book 1 of
The Odyssey to deep-
en their understanding
6 Books 5-8 lecture
SWBAT know key
events in books 5-8 of
The Odyssey
7 Lit Terms Vocabulary
Test #2; Books 6-8 annota-
tion practice SWBAT
demonstrate their mastery
of this weeks vocabulary
words and will apply the
seven elements of annota-
tion to deepen their under-
standing of The Odyssey
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16 17 18 19 20 21 Final draft of re-
search essay due
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November 2014
Honors Comp-Lit 9

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BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major as-
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ments are listed in RED
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14 15 16 Research presenta-
tions
17 5th: Research
presentations
7th: FINALS
SCHEDULE: NO
CLASS
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tions
19 End of 2nd Quarter
FINALS SCHED-
ULE: NO CLASS
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December 2014
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January 2015
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February 2015
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BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major as-
signments or assess-
ments are listed in RED
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March 2015
Honors Comp-Lit 9

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BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major as-
signments or assess-
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April 2015
Honors Comp-Lit 9

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BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major as-
signments or assess-
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