Class Agenda: Friday, September 28

1) Vocab/Parts of Speech Jeopardy Review

2)"MDG" Visual Aid Presentations

HW: Study Vocab and Parts of Speech for test on Monday!

Class Agenda: Wednesday, September 26

1) "Most Dangerous Game" Reading Quiz

2) Elements of Fiction Jeopardy

3) Elements of Fiction Notes: "Most Dangerous Game"

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Tuesday, September 25

1) Warm-Up: The Phrase



2) Finish reading "Most Dangerous Game"



Homework: Finish reading "Most Dangerous Game"

Class Agenda: Monday, September 24

1) Vocab Balderdash

2) Notes on Figures of Speech

3) Start reading "Most Dangerous Game"

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Wednesday, September 19

1) Warm-up: Handbook Pg. 42, Exercise 1

2) Check out books

3) (Period 7): Finish reading and filling out reading guide for "American History"

4) Parts of Speech Pre-Test

5) Parts of Speech Guided Notes

HW: "What is a Verb?" Packet (due Friday)

Class Agenda: Tuesday, September 18

1) Get out narrative essay pre-writes:
a) Why We Write Journal Freewrite
b) Plot chart
c) 2-sided Pre-writing handout

2) Use pre-writes to write narrative essay about injustice

3) Staple pre-writes to narrative and hand in before you leave

No homework! Rest your tired hands!

Class Agenda: Monday, September 17

1) Narrative Notes: Step 5

2) Review Homework/ Answer ?s

3) Finish reading and filling out reading guide for "American History"

HW: Make sure you have all three narrative essay pre-writing activities completed:
1) Journal freewrite about Why We Write/Injustice
2) Plot Chart
3) 2-sided Pre-writing Handout

Class Agenda: Friday, September 14

1) Warm-up: Prefix (en-)

2) Narrative Essay Notes: Steps 3 & 4

3) Review homework: Pre-writing handout focusing on developing details about plot, characters, and setting, and on developing a guiding argument/theme

4) Start reading and filling out reading guide for "American History"

HW: Start 2-sided pre-writing handout (due Tuesday)

Class Agenda: Thursday, September 13

1) Narrative Essay Notes: Step Two/Homework

2) Prefixes

3) Vocab Balderdash

Homework: Plot Events for Narrative on Plot Line

Class Agenda: Wednesday, September 12

1) Hand in Expert Packets

2) Elements of Fiction: Power Point

3) Narrative Notes: Basic Definition and Step One:

a) Annotate writing prompt
b) Discuss journal freewrite: Why We Write (homework)

4) Finish film

5) L of KWL on Wiesel Documentary

Homework: Journal Freewrite (Why We Write)

Class Agenda: Tuesday, September 11

1) 9/11 Reflection

2) Finish Expert Groups/ hand in charts

3) KWL-- Journal

4) Wiesel documentary

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Monday, September 10

1) Class blog/website

2) Expert Group Prep (10-15 minutes)/Notebook Checks

3) Expert Group Teaching

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Friday, September 7, 2007

1) Finish Group Setting Project Presentations

2) Elements of Fiction Guided Notes: Character and Conflict

3) Begin work in Character/Conflict Expert Groups

a) Read passages and select top three

b) Begin completing group's expert findings chart

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Thursday, September 6, 2007

1) Setting Visual Aids

2) Setting Group Project Presentations

No homework!

Class Agenda: Wednesday, September 5, 2007

1) Group Setting Projects:

a) 5 passages describing place

b) Write found poem

c) Write analysis

Homework: Type sentences, poem, and analysis; 1 question for Mr. Dzieza

Class Agenda: Tuesday, September 4, 2007

1) Clarify Points about Night

--Sighet, TRANSYLVANIA
--Concentration Camps: Birkenau --> Auschwitz --> BUNA --> Buchenwald

2) Night Test

3) Elements of Fiction Guided Notes: Theme and Setting

4) Start homework: Setting Journal Prompt

Homework: Setting Journal Prompt

Class Agenda: Friday, September 1, 2007

1) Journals: Wiesel quote and Safe Classroom Environment Journal

2) Elements of Fiction Guided Notes: Plot

3) Plot in Night with Groups/ Magnets on Board

Homework: Prepare for Night test on Tuesday; parent signatures and notebooks