Mrs. Barber
Mrs. Tucker
Mrs. Villegas
Ms. Walsh
Ms. Windham
MondayTuesdayBlock DayFriday
1/5Faculty In-service
No School / 1/6
Warm-up: What does bravery look like?
Nonfiction: “No Ordinary Joe”
Handout: Types of Questions / 1/7/8
Introduction to technology: augmented reality
TED talk – script 3 questions, one for each category; exchange for small-group discussion
Read “Primal Screen” p. 698 and draft SAR / 1/9
Review CEC: Claim-Evidence-Commentary
Finish and submit SAR for “Primal Screen” (1/3 of test grade)
1/12
Read “The Pedestrian” p. 702
Begin drafting SAR / 1/13
Counselor Guidance Lesson / 1/14/15
Light vs Dark symbolism visuals/clips
Finish and submit SAR for “The Pedestrian” (1/3 of test grade)
Cross-over chart: Pedestrian/Primal Screen
Grammar Lab: Create student accounts / 1/16
Using cross-over chart, complete SAR cross-over question and submit (1/3 of test grade)
1/19
MLK Holiday
No School / 1/20
Discuss essential question: what value is there in being different?
Begin reading “Harrison Bergeron” / 1/21/22
Finish reading HB
Value of differences paragraph (green) – HB vs Diana Moon Glampers
Identify strong vs dead words
Grammar Lab: Fragments, run-ons / 1/23
EOC STAAR-stem practice
Gallery walk: Exemplary responses
1/26
Connection from HB: concept of “handicap”
Clip: 2081 / 1/27
Introduction to Steinbeck and OMAM
Web-search/Quiz / 1/28/29
Finish Web-search/Quiz
Read “A Different Level of Competition” p. 283
Value of differences paragraph (pink) – Paralympic athletes / 1/30
End of 3 weeks
Begin reading OMAM chapter 1 – guided annotation
Answer discussion guide questions and define vocabulary words
2/2
Finish reading OMAM chapter 1
Answer discussion guide questions and define vocabulary words / 2/3
Begin reading OMAM chapter 2
HW: Finish reading OMAM chapter 2 / 2/4/5
Grammar Lab: Commas
Read OMAM chapter 3 part 1 / 2/6
Warm-up: sentence combining
Finish reading OMAM chapter 3
HW: Answer study guide questions and review vocabulary words for quiz
2/9
OMAM Chapter 1-3 Quiz
Begin reading OMAM chapter 4 / 2/10
DBA / 2/11/12
DBA
Note: students needing extra time will need to finish their DBA in tutoring / 2/13
Warm-up: sentence combining
Review chapter 4; begin reading chapter 5
HW: Finish reading OMAM chapter 5
2/16
Staff In-service (no school) / 2/17
Grammar/Revision and Editing Objective Test
Answer OMAM study guide questions / 2/18/19
Read OMAM chapter 6
Answer OMAM study guide questions
Clips / 2/20
OMAM Chapter 4-6 Quiz
End of 6 weeks
2/23
OMAM/Faithful Elephants SAR Cross-over activity / 2/24
Value of differences paragraph (orange) – Of Mice and Men / 2/25/26
Grammar Lab: Dependent, Independent clauses
Essay building: thesis statement, topic sentences, transition words, rev/ed / 2/27
Essay building: Thesis statement
Topic sentences
Transition words
Revision/Editing
3/2
Essay building: Thesis statement
Topic sentences
Transition words
Revision/Editing / 3/3
Computer lab: type essays / 3/4/5
Computer lab: finish typing essays
Essay due to turnitin.com 11:59 p.m.
Grammar Lab: Commonly confused words / 3/6
Media Smart: LOTR
3/16
Computer Lab: World Issues paper
Submit typed essays to turnitin.com, bring printed copy to class / 3/17
In-class: check drafts for plagiarism
Ratiocination / 3/18/19
Computer Lab: World Issues Paper
Re-type essay with revisions/changes / 3/20
Computer Lab: World Issues Paper
Re-type essay with revisions/changes