We continue our poetry unit this week. Also, we resume our work with vocabulary. We are currently working on Unit 4.
Monday: Porphyria's Lover; introduce vocab
Tuesday: "The Fish"; introduce song activity; vocab activity
Wednesday: acrostic poetry; vocab activity
Thursday: concrete poetry; vocab activity
Friday: share song activity; vocab quiz
Now that we have finished our research papers, it is time to begin a new unit. We will be working on a poetry unit for the next few weeks. Since this is a short week, we will not resume vocabulary until next week.
Monday: No School
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: introduce poetry terms; "Just Because" poems
Thursday: Emily Dickinson
Friday: Emily Dickinson
This week, we will wrap up our research projects. We will go to the computer lab several days so the students have ample class time to type and turn in their papers.
Monday: research (outline check)
Tuesday: research (intro paragraph check)
Wednesday: research (sample body paragraph check)
Thursday: computer lab - research (rough draft check)
Friday: computer lab - research (final draft due via turnitin.com)
This week, we will begin our 2-week-long research project. The students are researching more about the Holocaust and the Stolen Generation, and comparing the two events. We will be in the media center several days this week. While the final research paper is not due until Feb. 15th, the students have small tasks each day that they need to keep up with.
Monday: media center - research
Tuesday: media center - research (source check)
Wednesday: research (thesis statement check)
Thursday: research (bibliography cards check)
Friday: media center - research (idea cards check)
We are finishing up Night this week. Also, we will study the Stolen Generation, a tragedy placed upon the Australian Aboriginie culture. We are on Unit 3 in our Vocabulary Workbooks.
Monday: Night; introduce vocabulary words
Tuesday: Stolen Generation; vocab activity
Wednesday: Stolen Generation; vocab activity
Thursday: The Rabbit Proof Fence; vocab activity
Friday: The Rabbit Proof Fence; vocab quiz
This week, we will begin reading the Holocaust novel Night, an autobiographical account of the Holocaust written by survivor Elie Wiesel. We will continue working in our Vocabulary Workbooks - Unit 2.
Monday: MLK Day
Tuesday: Night; introduce vocab words
Wednesday: Night; vocab activity
Thursday: Night; vocab activity
Friday; Night; vocab quiz
This week, we will be looking at several diffent "suspenseful" texts. We will be reading and working together as a class. We will also begin Unit 1 in our Vocabulary Workbooks.
Monday: Masque of the Red Death; introduce vocab words
Tuesday: Masque of the Red Death; vocab activity
Wednesday: The Bridegroom; vocab activity
Thursday: The Bridegroom; vocab activity
Friday: originial haikus; vocab quiz
Welcome to 10th Grade Literature! Each week, I will post a rough outline of our week's schedule. It is important to check the weekly posts if you know you are going to be absent. This week, we will be engaging in several different "ice breaker" activities. We will also have our in-class essay writing day on Thursday. Please brush up on your summer reading books before Thursday.
Monday: teacher work day
Tuesday: class introductions, syllabus, class "quilts"
Wednesday: class scavenger hunt
Thursday: in-class essay day
Friday: ice breaker
Get excited!!! Georgia High School Writing Test is this week - Wednesday!!! In preparation for the exam, we have been and will continue to work on our writing skills, especially our persuasive writing skills. Later in the week, we will return to the curriculum and begin working with texts from the Revolutionary Period (e.g. Ben Franklin...). We will also coninue working in our vocab books --> Unit 6.
Monday: introduce vocab; type formal essay (choice of 3)
Tuesday: vocab activity; collaborative writing activity
Wednesday: vocab accuracy check; GHSWT!!
Thursday: vocab activity; Ben Franklin's Autobiography
Friday: vocab quiz; Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac
This week, we will focus on our writing skills. We will work on style as well as grammar. In addition to working on our writing skills, we will be studying Vocab Unit 6.
Monday: introduce vocab; type informal comparison/contrast of Holocaust & Stolen Generation
Tuesday: vocab activity; collaborative writing activity
Wednesday: vocab accuracy check; grammar review --> double negatives, subject/verb agreement
Thursday: vocab activity; writing activity
Friday: vocab quiz; writing & grammar review
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