Eng9+Class+Log

Below you will find a description of what we did in class today, as well as any assignments that were given.

__//**Week 1: August 29-September 2**//__

Aug 29: LINK CREW DAY Freshmen only, follow schedules, brief intro to teachers, etc.

Aug 30: Course Intro, Show Wiki page, Learner Profile
 * Homework:** Grab Bag Speech

Aug 31: Present Grab Bag Speeches

Sept 1: Grammar Pre-Assessment; Begin Note Taking.

Sept 2: Finish Note Taking


 * //__Week 2: September 5-September 9__//**

Sept 5: **Labor Day! No School**

Sept 6: Seating Chart,

Sept 7: Learning Styles survey & Weekly Writing Assignment Overview
 * Homework:** First Weekly Writing Assignment //Due Friday Sept 9//

Sept 8: Pass out textbooks, record book #s. Please cover the books by Monday. Formatting in Google Docs

Sept 9: Begin Nouns/Pronouns //Noun/Pronoun worksheet Due Sept 12//
 * Homework:** Weekly Writing Assignment //Due Tuesday Sept 13//

__//**Week 3: September 12- September 16**//__

Sept 12: Check in Noun/Pronoun homework Verbs: Physical Actions v Mental Actions- Charades

Sept 13: Collect Weekly Writing #2 Continue Verbs- Forms of "to be", Linking Verbs, Helping Verbs, Verb Phrases
 * Homework:** Identify the nouns/pronouns and verb phrases in your WWA.

Sept 14: In class exercises reviewing Verbs (Linking, Action, Helping and Verb Phrases) //Quiz on Verbs Thursday Sept 15//

Sept 15: Quiz on Verbs. Begin Adjectives

Sept 16: Review Quiz from Sept 15 Review Verbs: Linking, Action, Helping

__//**Week 4: September 19- September 23 (Homecoming Week)**//__

Sept 19: Continue Adjectives: Practice exercises (see Assignments tab)

Sept 20: (Short Classes= Homecoming Coronation Prayer Service) Continue Adjective Practice
 * Homework:** Adjective Exercise Sheet //Due Sept 21//

Sept 21: Finish Adjective Practice

Sept 22: Begin Adverbs

Sept 23: **No School- Teacher Inservice**

__//**Week 5: September 26- September 30**//__

Sept 26: Check in Adverb practice.

Sept 27: Finish Adverbs
 * Homework:** Adverb worksheet (See Assignments tab)

Sept 28: (Late Start= Short Classes) Begin Prepositions & Infinitives

Sept 29: Prepositions and Infinitives

Sept 30: Finish Prepositions and Infinitives; Begin Conjunctions

__//**Week 6: October 3- October 7**//__

Oct 3: Review Prepositions and Infinitives; Begin Conjunctions

Oct 4: (Short Classes= Angels Mass) Conjunctions

Oct 5-6: Review for Parts of Speech Final Exam

Oct 7: Parts of Speech Final Exam

__//**Week 7: October 10-October 14**//__

Oct 10: Registers of Language Greek and Latin Root pre-assessment Sentence type pre-assessment

Oct 11: Begin Greek and Latin Roots Begin Phrases v Clauses

Oct 12: **//Special Schedule- Class will not meet//**
 * //Freshmen class takes ACRE test and field trip to synagogue.//**

Oct 13: Begin Sentence Structure: Phrases and Clauses

Oct 14: Gerunds
 * Homework:** Gerund practice

__//**Week 8: October 17- October 21**//__

Oct 17-19: Continue Phrases and Clauses

Oct 20-21: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

__//**Week 9: October 24-October 28**//__

Oct 24-27: Compound Sentence Patterns

Oct 28: Quiz on Compound Sentences

__//**Week 10: October 31- November 4**//__

Oct 31 (Short Classes- Girls State Soccer Game): Review Independent & Dependent Clauses

Nov 1 (Short Classes- All Saints Day Mass): Complex Sentences Intro

Nov 2-4: Continue Complex Sentences

__//**Week 11: November 7- November 11**//__

Nov 7: Simple, Compound, Complex Sentence Review
 * Homework:** Worksheet on identifying Simple, Compound, & Complex sentences

Nov 8: Interactional Goals for Speeches

Nov 9: Intro PowerPoint Speech and Brainstorm topics.

Nov 10-11: **No School!**

__//**Week 12: November 14- November 18**//__

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Nov 16: Thesis statements for Speeches

Nov 17: Quiz on Interactional Goals Complete the outline for Speech

Nov 18: **No School - Auction Set Up**

__//**Week 13: November 21-November 25**//__

Nov 21: Sign up for Speech Order- Practice Speeches

Nov 22-23: Present Speeches

Nov 24-25: **No School - Happy Thanksgiving**

__//**Week 14: November 28- December 2**//__

Nov 28: Read the short story "But I Like You" by Myles Connolly aloud in class. Begin 2 paragraph written response to the story.

Nov 29: Define what a paragraph is and the term "topic sentence."

Nov 30: Begin instruction on Building Paragraphs powerpoint. Do practice exercise #1 in class.

Dec 1:

Dec 2: Begin reading the short story "The Story of X" by Lois Gould.

__**//Week 15: December 5- December 9//**__

Dec 5- Finish reading "The Story of X" -discuss themes of gender roles, society expectations of genders, positive/negative aspects of gender.

Dec 6- Finish discussion of "Story of X"

Dec 7-

Dec 8- Begin reading "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Discuss the allusion in the title, why do we give gifts, why is it better to give than to receive a gift? Also analyze painting in the text book associated with the story. Predict the plot of the story.

Dec 9- Finished reading "The Gift of the Magi." Students identified 3 passages that show that Jim and Della love each other. Gave background notes on ICE paragraphs.

__//**Week 16: December 12- December 16**//__ December 12- Overview of ICE paragraph sections.

December 13- Class creates an original ICE paragraph for "The Gift of the Magi"

December 14- Class writes their own ICE paragraph on "The Gift of the Magi"

December 15- Reading groups for "With All Flags Flying"

December 16- Discuss "With All Flags Flying" Handout Theme statements
 * Homework:** Select a theme for which you will write a literary analysis

__//**Week 17: December 19- December 23**//__

Dec 19: Check in theme selections Show how to create a thesis statement
 * Homework:** Create a thesis statement for your theme for "With All Flags Flying"

Dec 20: Check in Thesis statements Work day: find two passages that support the thesis and begin writing ICE paragraphs

Dec 21 (Short Classes- Christmas Mass)
 * Homework:** Type Intro Paragraph and ICE paragraphs for literary analysis //Due Jan 4//

Dec 22-23: **No School - Merry Christmas!**


 * //__Week 18: January 4- January 7__//**

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