Thursday, March 31st

*Find A Poem:  Day 1
---Due Monday

Wednesday, March 30th

*Collect Vocabulary Notes
*1984 Essay Test
---Hold materials until end of period.

*OBJECTIVE:  Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of literature.

Tuesday, March 29th

*10 min:  Finish/Review Vocabulary Notes
---Notes Due Tomorrow
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Essay Test Preview
---Prewrite
*Essay Test Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown words

Friday, March 18th

*Socratic Seminar #6
*After Break:

---Tuesday:  Vocab. Notes Due
---Tuesday:  Vocab. Quiz
---Tuesday:  Essay Test Prep.

---Wednesday:  Essay Test

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate & participate effectively in collaborative discussions.

Thursday, March 17th

*Read "How Texas Teaches History"
---Annotate as you read.
*Jot Notes:  How does this story intersect with 1984?  What would Orwell say about it?
---Discuss / Share
*Seminar #6 Tomorrow!

*OBJECTIVES:  Determine two central ideas (themes); make connections between historical texts and contemporary conditions.

Wednesday, March 16th

*Finish Novel: pp. 260-end
---Due Friday (Seminar #6)

*Half-time:  Finish Vocabulary

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in fiction.

Tuesday, March 15th--sub

*Work day on Section #6

Monday, March 14th

*Socratic Seminar #5
*Finish Novel: pp. 260-end
---Due Friday (Seminar #6)

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate & participate effectively in collaborative discussions.

Friday, March 11th

*Collect Word Pairs
*Work Day

---Section #5, pp. 217-260
------Socratic Seminar #5 Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in fiction.

Thursday, March 9th

*Review "The Book"
---Re-read your section
---Discuss, summarize 2 "big ideas"
---Everyone record.
---Use at least one supporting quote for each "big idea".
*Word Pairs
---Due tomorrow
---Pic of Word Walls
*HW: Section #5, pp. 217-260
---Due Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in fiction.

Wednesday, March 9th

*Review "The Book"
---Re-read your section
---Discuss, summarize 2 "big ideas"
---Everyone record.
---Use at least one supporting quote for each "big idea".
*Word Pairs
---Due tomorrow
---Pic of Word Walls
*HW: Section #5, pp. 217-260
---Due Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in fiction.

Tuesday, March 8th--Sub

*Read Section #4

Monday, March 7th

*Highlight "Privacy" Response
---Share/discuss
---Collect
*Vocabulary:  9-12
---Catch-up Sentences
*Finished?  Read on!
---Section #4: pp. 156-217
------Due Wednesday
---No Socratic Seminar

*OBJECTIVE:  Determine themes of a text and analyze their development.

Friday, March 4th

*Socratic Seminar #3
*Section #4: pp. 156-217
---Due Wednesday

---No Socratic Seminar

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate & participate effectively in collaborative discussions.

Thursday, March 3rd

*Watch, "Why Privacy Matters"
---Read/Highlight
*15 minutes: Using two quotes from the article, compose a response
---Agree/Disagree?
---Extend one of his ideas?
---Apply it to your/real life?

*HW:  Section #3: pp. 105-156
------Seminar #3 TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze and/or evaluate the main ideas in nonfiction.

Wednesday, March 2nd

*Collect HOTSHOTCAT Practice #2
---and resubmissions of #1
*Work Day
---Section #3: pp. 105-156
------Seminar #3 Friday

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in a fictional novel.

Tuesday, March 1st

*Vocab:  Words 5-8
*Return HOTSHOTCAT practice
---6/12 or less = Start from scratch and resubmit?
*Practice #2
---Write about 1984.
*HW:  Section #3: pp. 105-156
---Seminar #3 Friday

*OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English--Semicolons.