Monday, September 22

Daily Editing DGP part 1 Grammar

Adjective & Adverb phrases (p.65) Continue project presentations Animal Farm movie Homework

CompleteR-43 exercises F-H Define nonfiction terms

Tuesday, September 23 Daily Editing DGP Review R-43 F-H Appositive phrases (p.67-70) Review editing quiz Review Sentence Parts quiz Review Animal Farm test Return Project grades Continue Animal Farm movie

Wednesday, September 24

Daily editing DGP Participle phrases (71-74) Test Tuesday!!! Nonfiction ppt Review nonfiction terms (Quiz Tuesday!!) Learning about nonfiction “Before Hip-Hop was Hip-Hop” (391-396) Essay

Thursday, September 25 (1st period)

Daily Editing DGP Gerund phrases (75-78) Finish Animal Farm movie “The Talk” Humorous essay p522 “Go Down to the Sewer” Humorous essay p525 Writing to compare

Thursday, September 25 (3rd period)

Daily Editing DGP Gerund phrases (75-78) Finish Animal Farm movie “The Talk” Humorous essay p522 “Go Down to the Sewer” Humorous essay p525 Writing to compare

Friday, September 26 (1st period)

DGP Editing quiz Infinitive phrases (79-81) Animal Farm movie Autobiography ppt “My English” Autobiography

Friday, September 26 (3rd period)

DGP Editing quiz Infinitive phrases (79-81) Autobiography ppt “My English” Autobiography Journal entry #4

Journal #4 (September 26)

My subject Why my subject is important to me When my subject became important to me How I felt about my subject five years ago How I feel about my subject now Specific words or images I associate with my

subject

Monday, September 29

Daily Editing DGP Phrases practice test (Writing and Grammar pg 299) “On Summer” Reflective essay (pg415) Journal #5REMINDERS: nonfiction terms quiz & phrases quiz tomorrow!!

Journal #5

What season do you associate with a specific event or specific feelings? Explain

-1 page

Wednesday, October 1

Daily Editing DGP Adjective clauses (83-86) Progress reports Continue I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Tuesday, September 30

Daily Editing DGP Phrases quiz Nonfiction terms quiz Continue I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Journal #6

Journal #6

What has happened in the movie so far? What do you think will happen next?

Thursday, October 2

Daily Editing DGP Adverb clauses (87-88) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quiz Continue I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Friday, October 3

DGP Editing quiz Noun clauses (89-90) Review Phrases quiz Review nonfiction terms quiz The writing process How to write an autobiography Autobiography projects Homework: Complete planning sheet

Monday, October 6

Daily Editing DGP Sentence Structure (91-92) Begin first draft Peer Revisions

Tuesday, October 7

Daily Editing DGP Clauses practice test Editing Final draft

Wednesday, October 8

Daily Editing DGP Clauses test Type and submit autobiographies

Thursday, October 9

Daily Editing DGP Sentence Function (93-94) “I Have a Dream” speech Group persuasive speeches Argumentative ppt Persuasive speech project Homework: Complete planning sheet

Friday, October 10, 2014

Editing Quiz Grammatical Concept – Sentence Combining Nonfiction Unit (Test Monday!)

The Daring Lesson Video http://to.pbs.org/1aE5YwL Group discussion questions

Brainstorming RE: Injustices in THE WORLD; injustices in YOUR WORLD Group Persuasive Speeches Planning Sheet Type Speech Presentations (Monday)

Monday, October 13

Daily Editing DGP Sentence Variation (97-100) Nonfiction unit test Persuasive speech projects DUE Tomorrow!! Project presentations tomorrow

Tuesday, October 14

Daily Editing DGP Grammar Finalize speeches Persuasive Speech projects presentations