Friday, October 2

AP Lang:

• Hawthorne Background
• SL Character Investigation
• HWK: SL 6-11 Thurs; vocab #3 Wed

9 CP:

• D.O.L.
• Vocabulary Quiz #2
• The Outsiders - Chapters 8 & 9 – Discussion/Activity
• HW: Read The Outsiders: Chapters 10 & 11

Thursday, October 1

AP Lang:

• SL Quiz #1
• SL Discussion
• HWK-SL c. 6-11 due Thurs; vocab #3 Wed; Turn in your Miller and quote rewrites for credit!

9 CP:

• Gates Testing: Comprehension portion
• HW: Study for vocabulary quiz #2

Wednesday, Sept. 30

AP Lang:

1. Vocab #2 Quiz
2. Share word pairs
3. HWK-SL 1-5 Thurs; quote & citation rewrites Thurs.

9 CP:

1. D.O.L. 

2. PowerPoint presentation: How to Write an Effective Paragraph

3. Note-taking for PowerPoint presentation: Writing PowerPoint Worksheet

4. Revision of yesterday’s Outsiders prompts: revise according to information in writing PowerPoint (“How to Write an Effective Paragraph.”)

HW: Finish chapters 8 & 9: The Outsiders

Tuesday, Sept. 29

AP Lang:

1. Dad/Daddy/Father discussion
2. Word pairs activity with AP Prompt
3. HWK-Vocab #2 Wed; SL 1-5 Thurs.

9CP:

1. D.Y.R. Quiz: Chapters 6-7, The Outsiders

2. Writing Prompt – September 29

HW: 10 vocabulary flashcards (week 2), Chapters 8-9: The Outsiders 

Monday, Sept. 28

AP Lang:

1. Miller Short Answer Weeds
2. HWK-SL 1-5 Thurs; Vocab #2 Wednesday

10CP:

1. Welcome to Ms. Patten! I’ll post her email address, etc. as soon as it arrives!
2. Cyrano Act 3 rehearsal
3. Cyrano Act 2 quiz
4. HWK-This I Believe Speech, Wednesday; vocab #4 due Thursday; performances 1-4 Tuesday

10H:

1. Independent Reading
2. Illiad reading dates–be prepared for a DYR on the following dates: Book 1, Wednesday 9/30; Monday books 2, 3,6,9; Thurs (10/8) Books 11, 16,18; Monday (10/12) Books 19,22, 24
3. HWK–Vocab #3 (top of vocab sheet) due Wednesday

9CP:

• Weekly Agenda: Weekly Agenda – September 28-October 2
• Vocabulary Review: Vocabulary PowerPoint Presentation – September 28
• Homework: Read Chapters 6-7: The Outsiders (Quiz tomorrow on reading)

Friday, Sept. 25

AP Lang:

1. Discuss connotation worksheet
2. Get SL
3. Handout: How to read SL
4. HWK–Read SL c., 1-5 (Includes Custom House); Vocab #2

1. incumbent-imposed as a duty; obligatory
2. indigenous-originating and living in a particular area
3. innate-possessed at birth; inborn
4. inveterate-long established; deep-rooted; habitual
5. parochial-narrow in scope
6. pervasive-having the quality or tendency to be everywhere at the same time
7. penitent-expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds
8. vindicated-freed from blame
9. jurisprudence-the philosophy or science of law
10. biased-prejudiced

10CP:

1. Finish Cyrano performances
2. Quick write, act II
3. HWK–Dialectical Journal Monday; Vocab #4 Thursday; Speech Wednesday

10H:

1. Quick write, Imagery
2. Get Illiad
3. Read “The Trojan War”
4. HWK–reading Monday

Thursday, Sept. 24

AP Lang:

1. Vocab #1 Quiz
2. Revise Macon thesis
3. Connotation worksheet
4. HWK-bring ID card/schedule to check out SL tomorrow

10CP:

1. Vocab #3 Quiz
2. Cyrano performances 1-5
3. Dialectical Journal work time
4. HWK-DJ due Monday; ““This I Believe” Speech Wednesday; Vocab #4 Thursday

10H:

1. Vocab #2 Quiz
2. Complete Imagery worksheets in SA packet
3. HWK: prepare for imagery quick write tomorrow; bring ID card/schedule to check out Illiad tomorrow

Wednesday, Sept. 23

AP Lang:

1. Macon AP excerpt
2. HWK-vocab quiz tomorrow!

10CP:

1. Intro “This I Believe Speech”
2. Grade info-pass back papers
3. Group work time
4. HWK–Vocab Squares #3 tomorrow; dialectical journal Monday; Speech Wednesday

10H:

1. Details quick write
2. HWK-Vocab tomorrow!

Tuesday, Sept. 22

AP Lang:

1. Finish synthesis paragraphs
2. Begin quote hwk–due Friday
3. HWK–quote handout (Fri–type if you can, please!); vocab #1 Thurs.

10CP:

1. Watch Roxanne
2. Writing Self Assessment due tomorrow
3. Cyrano scenes due tomorrow/Friday; vocab #3 Thursday

10H:

1. Style Analysis-Details Weeds and Roses
2. Be prepared for Details write tomorrow in class
3. Vocab #2 work and quiz Thursday

Monday, Sept. 21

AP Lang:
-Cite or Die!
-Practice citations
-HWK-Vocab #1 Quiz Thursday

10CP:
-Collect dialectical journals
-Cyrano Act 1 Quiz
-Rehearsal, Act II
-Vocab Squares #3 due Thursday

10H:
-Reading Day! Response: In 1 paragraph describe the main character. Consider what makes him/her a dynamic character; be sure to include physical, metal, emotional traits.
-HWK: vocab quiz Thursday