English_9B+Class+Log


 * English 9B- Class Log: What we did in class today.**

//**__Week 1: January 24- January 27__**//

Jan 24: Class overview and expectations. Students filled out the PRPSA report in class and completed the Speech Goals Questionnaire.

Jan 25: (Late Start- short classes) Began review of Goals of Public Speaking.

Jan 26: Finish review of Public Speaking Goals.

Jan 27:

//**__Week 2: January 30- February 3__**//

Jan 30: Assign Speech of Personal Significance. Brainstorm topic ideas. Topic needs to be selected by Feb 3

Jan 31 (Catholic Schools Week Mass= Short classes): Brainstorm examples and stories for support of topics for speech

Feb 1: Select and check in topics. Write a thesis statement for Speech of Personal Significance

Feb 2: Check in thesis statements. Work day on writing Speech of Personal Significance Sample Speech of Personal Significance. Ideas & Content rubric

Feb 3 (Catholic Schools Week Pepfest= short classes): "Like" presentation Taylor Mali "Totally like whatever, you know?"

//**__Week 3: February 6- February 10__**//

Feb 6: Turn in typed drafts to Speech of Personal Significance. Handout Vocabulary books. Begin Unit 1 of Vocab. HW- Create flashcards for Unit 1 Vocab words. //Due Feb 8.//

Feb 7: Check in Vocab flashcards; students review words. Conference with students about body paragraphs of rough draft.

Feb 8: Review Vocab words (3 min) Intro and Concluding paragraphs
 * Homework:** Write an Intro and Concluding paragraph for Speech.

Feb 9: Review Vocab words (3 min) Select Speech Order Public Speaking Anxiety

Feb 10: Public Speaking Anxiety

//**__Week 4: Feb 13- Feb 17__**//

Feb 13-(Registration Day 1- short classes) Assign 2nd 10 Vocab words of Unit 1 -Flashcards //Due Feb 14//

Feb 14: Check in Vocab flashcards. Discuss Registration for Sophomore year Begin overview of the outline

Feb 15: Work on outline of Speech of Personal Significance. **Homework: Finish outline Due Friday** Sample outline

Feb 16: Review vocab words (5 minutes) Check on progress of outlines- conference with students about them

Feb 17: Select speech order- Speeches begin Wednesday


 * //__Week 5: Feb 20- Feb 24__//**

Feb 20: **President's Day = No School**

Feb 21: Take Unit 1 Vocab Quiz online; Practice Speech with remaining time

Feb 22-Feb 24: Deliver Speeches of Personal Significance


 * //__Week 6: Feb 27- March 2__//**

Feb 27: Wrap up Speechs from last week

Feb 28:Pass out copies of __Night__ and record book numbers Introduce novel Go over taking Reader's Notes- model how to do it.
 * Homework:** Read Chapter 1 __Night__

Feb 29: ** No School= Snow Day! **

March 1: Handout Jewish terms and __Night__ vocab sheet Discuss the book and analyze important passages.

March 2:


 * Homework:** Read section 4 and answer questions from the wiki. (see Assignments tab)

__Week 7: March 7- March 11__

March 7: Check in Ch 1-3 questions from __Night__ Discuss supports for themes from Friday Group work to prepare for discussion on Ch 4. questions Quiz on p 1-43 on Wednesday

March 8: Group discussion on Ch 4.
 * Homework:** Read section 5 and answer questions (Assignments tab)

March 9: Ash Wednesday Mass= short classes) Quiz on p 1-43.
 * Homework:** Read Ch 6-7 due March 10

March 10: Work day to prepare for Ch 5 discussion.
 * Homework:** Read Ch 8-9 due March 11

March 11:Students will discuss questions from Ch 5 in __Night__

__Week 8: March 21-March 25__

March 21: Spring Break Extemporaneous Speeches

March 22: Finished Spring Break Extemporaneous Speeches. Began discussion of themes in __Night.__

March 23: **SNOW DAY!**

March 24: Overview of Holocaust Research Project. Select People to Research Review for Final __Night__ Test.

March 25: __Night__ Test.

__Week 9: March 28-April 1__

March 28: Review how to create a Works Cited page for Holocaust project

March 29: (Short Classes-Special Guest Speaker) Library to begin research for Holocaust presentation
 * Homework:** 3 research sources (min 1 print; 2 online) //Due Friday April 1//

March 30: Library for research

March 31:Go over sample outline and student sample of outline (See Assignments tab)

April 1: Library to finish research

__Week 10: April 4-April 8__

April 4: New seating chart! Collect typed drafts of Works Cited page Go over thesis statement and write thesis for Holocaust presentation.
 * Homework:** Have completed thesis statement written on Holocaust Outline //Due April 5//

April 5: (Freshmen Retreat) Work on filling out the rest of Holocaust Outline. Meet and discuss Works Cited pages with students
 * Homework:** Finish Holocaust Outline //Due April 7//

April 6: (Freshmen Retreat) Work on filling out the rest of Holocaust Outline. Meet and discuss Works Cited pages with students

April 7: Review paragraph structure: Topic sentence, In-text Citations, explanation and descriptions (details) and concluding sentences.

April 8: Check in Holocaust Outlines Work on ICE paragraphs in class
 * Homework:** Write two body paragraph with proper paragraph structure //Due April 11//

__Week 11: April 11- April 15__

April 11: Begin Vocab Unit 2 Intro 10 words.
 * Homework:** In class creation of story using vocab words

April 12: Introduce Regular and Irregular Verbs (p. 173-184 in Blue Grammar Book)
 * Homework:** Do Exercise 1, 1-10 (write out the complete sentence) //Due April 13//

April 13: (Freshmen Retreat) In class worksheet on conjugation of verbs
 * Homework:** Finish worksheet if not done

April 14: Vocabulary Review 20 verbs on the board, conjugate them to either the past or past participle form and create an original sentence using the new form of the conjugated verb.
 * Homework:** Finish sentences if not done in class.

April 15: Intro 2nd set of 10 vocab words for Unit 2 Vocab review activity

__Week 12: April 18-April 22__

April 18: Discussion of Convocation on Bullying

April 19: Review Intro and Concluding paragraphs

April 20: (Late Start- Short Classes) Review of Vocabulary words Review of Conjugation of Verbs

April 21:Quiz on Vocabulary Unit 2 & Regular and Irregular Verbs
 * Homework:** Typed draft of the Holocaust paper //Due April 26//

April 22: No School- Good Friday

__Week 13: April 25-April 29__

April 25: Review ICE paragraphs structure and structure of the essay.

April 26: Sign up for speech order.

April 27: Review Speech Outline (see example under Speech of Personal Significance on Assignments Tab) Begin working on outlines

April 28: Effective Power Point Presentations

April 29: Finish Effective Power Point Presentations Computer Lab to begin working on Holocaust Power Points

__Week 14: May 2- May 6__

May 2: Final work day on Holocaust PowerPoints

May 3: Watch President Obama's Speech Highlight article Discuss

May 4-May 6: Holocaust Presentations

__Week 15: May 9- May 13__

May 9-10: Finish Holocaust Presentations

May 11: Intro Vocab Unit 3 (10 words) Intro Persuasion Project/ Brainstorm and select topics
 * Homework:** Create a story using 10 vocab words. Typed paper with **bolded** vocab words //Due May 16//

May 12: (Founder's Day Mass- Short Classes) Persuasion Pre-Research work. Work on Vocab stories

May 13: **No School- Prom**

__Week 16: May 16- May 20__

May 16- May 17: Computer lab for research and articles
 * Homework:** Unit 3 Homework sheet //Due May 17//

May 18 (Late Start= Short Classes) Monroe's Motivated Sequence

May 19: Last day in Library for research

May 20: Intro last 10 words for Vocab Unit 3.
 * Homework:** Vocab Unit 3 sheet
 * Homework:** Type Persuasive Paper

__Week 17: May 23 -May 27__

May 23: Sign up for Persuasive Speech order Collect Vocab Unit 3 Homework

May 24-May 25: Computer Lab for work on Persuasive Speech Google Presentations Per 1 & 7= 106 Per 3 = Library

May 26: Quiz on Voacb Unit 3 Per 1 & 7 in Lab 109 Per 3 in Library Practice speeches

May 27: Begin Persuasive Speeches

__Week 18: May 30- June 3__

May 30: **No School- Happy Memorial Day!**

May 31- June 2: Persuasive Speeches

June 3: **No School- Graduation**

__Week 19: June 6-June 10__

June 6: Finish Persuasive Speeches

June 7: Review for Final Exam

Jun 8-10: Final Exams- Good Luck & Happy Summer!