Welcome parents. I am excited to have your son or daughter in my Language Arts class.
Long-Term DUE DATES:
•4/24/09 Willow Cabin Quiz
•4/27/09 Recitation of "Willow Cabin" (Test Grade).
•4/30/09 Science TAKS Test.
•5/1/09 Social Studies TAKS Test
•5/6/09 Act II Test
•5/8/09 Pick groups and scenes for performance.
•5/12/09 Binder due.
•5/15/09 Line Check (Test Grade)
• 5/18/09 CBA #3
•5/22/09 Take Home Pre-AP essay due
•5/22/09 Dress Rehearsal for Performance
•5/29/09 Shakespeare Performance (Test Grade)
Every Thursday Reading Log signed showing 100 minutes read and 3 outside of class entries in Writer's Notebook
Week: 6-7: June 1st-5th
Monday: Review Performance, Watch Video of Performance
Tuesday: Open Mike
Wednesday: Schliterbahn
Thursday: Wrap Up
***LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!
Week: 6-5: May 18th-22nd
Monday: CBA #3, Practice Scenes & Blocking
*Take home essay for Pre-AP
Tuesday: Practice Scenes & Blocking
Wednesday: Practice Scenes & Blocking
*Costumes and Props Due!
Thursday: Practice Scenes & Blocking
*Writer’s Notebook Due
Friday: Dress Rehearsal
*Take home essay for Pre-AP due
Week: 6-4: May 11th-15th
Monday: Watch Scenes from Movie, Acting Groups
***Line Check Friday for Test Grade!
Tuesday: Sword Fighting & Insults and Compliments
*Binders due
Wednesday: Cut Scenes & Introduce Poster
Thursday: Cut Scenes and Poster
*Writer’s Notebook Due
Friday: Line Check - Test Grade!
Rehearse Scenes
*Costume and Props List due
*Character Sheet due
Week: 6-3: May 4th-8th
Monday: Finish Analyzing 2.4 in groups
Tuesday: CQ #8, CQ #9, Listen and Log 2.5
Wednesday: Act II Test
Make Predictions and Watch Scenes from Movie
Thursday: Watch Scenes from Movie
*Writer’s Notebook Due
Friday: Acting Companies - Choose Scene and Groups
Week: 6-2: April 27nd-May 1st
Monday: Willow Cabin Recitation, Listen and Log 2.4
Tuesday: Continue 2.4, Watch Selected Scenes
Wednesday: Continue 2.4, Watch Selected Scenes
Thursday: Insults and Compliments, Analyzing 2.4 in groups
Friday: Insults and Compliments, Analyzing 2.4 in groups
Week: 6-1: April 20-24
Monday: Willow Cabin Puzzle & Paraphrase Listen and Log 2.1 & 2.2, CQ #5
Tuesday: Willow Cabin , Listen and Log 2.3, CQ #6
Wednesday: Willow Cabin, Groups Character Analysis Thursday: Groups Character Analysis, Listen and Log 2.4, CQ #7
Friday: Willow Cabin, Continue with Character Analysis Groups, Willow Cabin Quiz, Compare Scenes
Week 4-4: January 26th-January 30th
Monday: How to take notes for the project, write reflection over introduction (how did you pick your topic, what did you know beforehand, what do you hope to learn/gain by doing this project)
Week 4-3: January 20th-January 23rd
Tuesday: Overview to project, narrow topic, brainstorm questions, notes for Inauguration
Wednesday: ELA CBA #2
Thursday: Computer Lab, Start Research Notes (due Thursday, January 29th), Get Contract and Parent Letter (due Tuesday, January 27th)
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Writing portion of CBA. Write about President Obama's tone in his Inaugural Address.
Week 4-2: January 12th-January 16th
Monday: Pop Quiz Rhetorical Analysis, Finish "Persuade Me" (due at end of class)
Tuesday: Introduction to I-Search, brainstorm topics, what makes a good topic?
Wednesday: Computer Lab - work on Preliminary Research Notes (due Thursday)
Thursday: Choosing topic, brainstorm questions, requirements of I-Search
Friday: Library (booktalks, Read it Forward, checkouts), SSR
Week 4-1: January 6th-January 9th
Tuesday: Welcome back! Binder clean out. 9/11 speech - what do you notice?
Wednesday: Notes - Rhetorical Devices, 9/11 Speech #2 - What do you recognize?
Thursday: "The Trouble with Television" (lit book, p. 686), Analyzing the Author's Argument, finish 9/11 speech, PAP start essay analyzing rhertorical devices
Friday: Letter to Birmingham Jail, Persuade Me (due Monday!)
Week 3-6: December 15th-19th
Monday: Continue with Peer Editing Poems, type up poems with symbol illustrating poem, Groups A&D review for "The Giver" test
*Universe of Language Map due (groups A & D)
Tuesday: "The Giver" test (groups A &D), continue typing up poems and illustrating them.
Wednesday: Computer Lab with Ms. Malunga working on Bridges (Career testing)
Thursday: Wrap up day, work on missing work, SSR
*Poetry Portfolio due (Groups B&C)
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
***ALL MISSING AND LATE WORK MUST BE TURNED IN TODAY!!!
Friday: Christmas story share-around: The Little Match Girl, The Gift of the Magi
Week 3-5: December 8th-12th
Monday: Universe of Language Chart and Poem, Similes and Metaphors practice, CQ #5
Tuesday: Universe of Language Map Conitinued, Metaphors and Simile practice continued
Wednesday: Listen to Ch. 21-23 "The Giver" (Groups A &D), work on visual symbol for Universe of Language Map
Thursday: Universe of Language Map Visual Symbol, Write Diamante/Haiku/5 W's/Cinquian/Subordinating Poems
*Questions over Ch-21-23 due
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Continue with Analysis of "House on Mango Street," finish up with Universe of Language map, Write Diamante/Haiku/5 W's poems
*Universe of Language Map due (groups B&C)
Week 3-4: December 1st-5th
Monday: Groups A&D - Bio Poem - Read and Analyze, Groups B&C "Red Palm" - Read and Analyze, TPCASTT
Tuesday: Released TAKS Test, Review for Poetry Test, Listen to "The Giver"
Wednesday: Poetry Terms Test, SSR, Work on Book Projects (due tomorrow), listen to & read "The Giver"
Thursday: Start Universe of Language Map, Groups B&C Start "House on Mango Street"
*Book Project Due (Groups B&C)
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Continue with Universe of Language Map, Quiz over Ch. 11-20, "The Giver", CQ #4
*Questions over Ch-15-20 due
Week 3-3: November 24th-25th
Monday: CQ #3, Listen to Ch. 11-14, Connotation and Denotation Review, Revise Passages
Tuesday: TPCASTT "Mother to Son," Connotation Revision in Groups, Balderdash
*Ch. 11-14 Questions Due
Wednesday - Friday: Thanksgiving Break!!!
Week 3-2: November 18th-21st
Tuesday: "The Giver" Chapter Summaries Ch. 1-6, CQ #2; Groups B&C Connotations in Groups for Poems
*Ch. 3-6 Questions due
Wednesday: SSR & Listen to Ch. 7-8 "The Giver;" Groups B&C "Abandoned Farmhouse" Read and Analyze
Thursday: Groups A & D TPCASTT "Almost Perfect," Groups B & C Continue with "Abandoned Farmhouse" Read and Imitate
*Reading Log due
Friday: "Much Madness" Recitation, Groups A & D Quiz over Chapters 1-10 "The Giver," B & C Start Bio Poem (due Monday)
*Abandoned Farmhouse Imitation Due
Week 3-1: November 10th - November 14th
Monday: Exploring Your Writer's Notebook, Open Mike Continued, Utopian Society Activity (Groups A & D)
Tuesday: Finish Utopia, Start "Much Madness," Summarize and Paraphrase "Much Madness"
Wednesday: Much Madness, Start "The Giver," Go over calendar, expectations, contract, Start Poetry Cornell notes (Groups B & C)
Thursday: Much Madness, Poetry Cornell Notes, TPCASTT "Almost Perfect"
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Wordies, Quiz over "Much Madness," TPCASTT "Mother to Son" (Groups B&C), Dramatic Interpretation of Poetry (Groups B & C), Go over "The Giver" Questions, Plot Diagram, Character Chart, etc. (Groups A & D), CQ #1
***Writer’s Notebook: mark top 2 entries that really showcase your writing and turn in
*Questions over Ch. 1 & 2 "The Giver" due
***Ch. 3-6 questions "The Giver" due on Tuesday
Week 2-5: November 3rd - November 7th
Monday: Clocking, Edit Papers
Tuesday: Ratiocination, Edit Papers
Wednesday: Type up final changes on laptops
Thursday: Type up final changes on laptops, Final Draft due (Test grade), TAKS prep questions
***All missing work must be turned in!
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Intro to "The Giver," CBA Grading Short Answer Questions, Open Mike
Week 2-4: October 27th - October 31st
Monday: CBA
Tuesday: Computer Lab- Type up Revisions
Wednesday: Peer Revision
Thursday: Laptops - type up Revisions
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Library, SSR, finish CBAs, missing work
Week 2-3: October 21st-24th
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz, Intro to Leads
Wednesday: Intro to Snapshot, Thoughtshot, Dialogue
Thursday: Peer Revision
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Continue with Peer Revision
Week 2-2: Oct. 13th-17th
Monday: Digging Deeper in Your Writer's Notebook. What is a Memoir?
Tuesday: Drafting memoir
Wednesday: Drafting memoir
***Book Project Due!
Thursday: OER - Short Answer Responses, Finish Drafting
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: "Flowers for Algernon," pages 219-225, CQ # 3, Answer questions, Dialectical Journal, PAP small groups discussing plot, characters, trilectical journal "Beyond the Burning Times"
Week 2-1: Oct. 6th-Oct. 11th
Monday: "Show Not Tell" sentences, Quiz over Latin Roots, PAP start "This is How I Remember It," looking at Tone
***Bring Object, Recipe, or Photo that holds meaning to you by Wednesday
Tuesday: "Flowers for Algernon," pages 204-212, CQ # 1, Answer questions, Agree/Disagree chart, PAP finish "This is How I Remember It" -finding voice in your writing, Write Two Level II questions and Two Level Three questions about "Beyond the Burning Times"
Wednesday: Memoir Write about object, recipe, or photo
Thursday: Workday over SSR book project (due 10-15)
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: "Flowers for Algernon," pages 212-219, CQ # 2, Answer questions, Agree/Disagree chart, PAP small groups discussing plot, characters "Beyond the Burning Times"
What is a Memoir?
Week 1-6: Sept. 28th-Oct. 3rd
Monday: Start Vocabulary (5 Roots), Read "When I Was Young In the Mountains," start writing your own version
Tuesday: Create Roots Flashcards, Continue "When I Was Young...," Revise Essay
**Quiz #2 over "Road Not Taken"
Wednesday: Continue with "When I Was Young," point of view in writing, SSR
Thursday: ***RECITE "ROAD NOT TAKEN" for TEST grade (from memory)
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
***LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE OR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS!!!
Friday: Listen to examples– “This I Believe,”What do you believe in? What values drive your life? Brainstorm list.
***END OF FIRST SIX WEEKS!!!
Week 1-5: Sept. 23rd-26th
Monday: No school
Tuesday: Heart Mapping and List 10 things about one thing you love in Writer's Notebook
Wednesday: Lifegraph
Thursday: Read "The Dare" and annotate for plot, literary terms, Levels of Questions
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Friday: Pair-share:Storytelling, 20 minutes with Writer’s Notebook, How did you feel about your writing? What kind of things did you write about?
***"Road Not Taken" Quiz 1
*Writer’s Notebook: mark top 2 entries that really showcase your writing and turn in
Week 1-4: Sept. 15th – 19th
Mon: Finish notes over "Rudy" and Review
Tues:Literary Elements Test
Wed: Start "Road Not Taken" - Paraphrase and Summarize
PAP- Work on One-Pager in class
Thurs: Read "Feathers and Fools" reteach literary elements
PAP - Work on One-Pager in class
*Reading Log due
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class due
Fri: "Road Not Taken" finish Paraphrase and Summarize, Levels of Questions
*PAP - One-Pager due
***Work on Writing your 3 entries out of class due 9/25 (you have a 3 day weekend)
Week 1-3: Sept. 8th – 12th
Mon: Watch “Rudy” while filling out viewing guides
Tues: Continue “Rudy”
Homework: re-write “I Am” poem
Wed: Continue “Rudy”
*”I Am” poem Due
Thurs: Finish “Rudy” and viewing guide; review lit terms
**Parents’ Night – I look forward to meeting you.
Fri: Library: check out SSR Book, receive first Reading Log (due Sept. 18th)
*Writer's Notebook 3 outside of class entries due
Homework: read at least 25 minutes and get parent / guardian to sign form
Week 1-2: Sept. 2nd – 5th
Mon: NO SCHOOL
Tues: continue presenting Writer’s Notebook; set up binders (*binder and 5 dividers due. The divders are: Vocab., Notes, Reading, Writing, and Graded Work.); Academic Habits Survey / Essay (due Friday)
Wed: Levels of Questions Introduction
*Rudy Permission slip and Pre-AP Contract due
Thurs. Finish Levels of Questions
Start Cornell notes - literary elements, story elements
Fri. Finish Cornell Notes
*Academic Habits Survey / Essay due – test grade
Week 1-1: Aug. 26th – 29th
Mon: No School
Tues: “I Am” poem, introductions
Wed: PRIDE write (classroom expectations)
Thurs: Writer’s Notebook collage (*composition notebook due)
Fri: Writer’s Notebook collage – test grade
Writer’s Notebook must have: 1 symbol, 3 words / phrases that say something about you, 1 color that symbolizes you (from chart), anything else you want
Parents and Guardians,
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. E-mail is always the best way to get ahold of me (cara.cowan@pflugervilleisd.net), but if you need to call me, my number is 594-2000 ext. 47346. My conference is from 1:54-2:42. Tutoring is Thursdays after school, or other days by appointment.
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