December 14-18, 2105-9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Always give your best, you never know who's watching."- Unknown


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- Final Exam Review (notes)
*Academic Stations- students pair themselves with classmate to compare notes/study for final exam.
*Grade Conferences- (Credit Repair Letters/Summer Reading discussed)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks-  (exam review continued...)
*Academic Stations- (continued...)
*Grade Conferences- (continued...)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (review continued)
*Academic Stations- (continued)
*Grade Conferences- (continued)


Thursday-
FINALS- GOOD LUCK!


Friday-
FINALS-GOOD LUCK!



*HAPPY HOLIDAYS & BEST WISHES FOR THE COMING YEAR!

December 7-11, 2015- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


 Quote of the week:
 "I believe that forgiveness is the way that we demonstrate faith in ourselves."- Iyanla Vanzant

Terms to Know: theme, analyze, predict, summarize, interpret, compare, contrast, describe, infer, trace.


Monday-
EOCT - All classes report to  room 216- (main building)


Tuesday-
EOCT continued (day 2)- (report to room 216)- (main building)


Wednesday-
EOCT (day 3)- (report to room 216)- (main building)


Thursday-
Quick write: Overall, how do you think you did on the EOCT? (Explain)
*Course Extension Letters (students with a grade of 60-69 will receive letters to take home to parents.)
*Grade Conferences- teachers will meet with individual students to discuss current grade in class.
* YEAR END REVIEW-students review/discuss prior units of study in preparation for final exams.
 
Friday-
*Quick write- Letters to Incoming Freshmen...
Interactive Notebooks (review notes)
*Grade Conferences continued...

November 30-December 4, 2015- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!
 Quote of the week:
"Good is the enemy of great."- John Chandler
Terms to Know:
monologue, soliloquy, theme, aside, bard, sonnet,summarize, analyze, interpret, evaluate


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (EOC prep)- ALL CLASSES
Romeo & Juliet (Acts IV-V)- study guides (review)
"Tic Tac  Know" Projects- (Romeo & Juliet)-students are assigned project and begin selecting three assignments for final project.
Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOC prep)- ALL CLASSES
*COMPUTER LAB- EOC PREP
Wednesday-
*COMPUTER LAB- EOC PREP
Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOC prep)- ALL CLASSES
"Tic Tac Know"- (in-class)-students continue working on projects for submission on December 11, 2015.
Friday-
EOC prep (all classes)
Final Assessment- Romeo & Juliet
"Tic Tac Know" projects- (in-class)

November 16-20, 2015- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!

Quote of the week:
"The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars as daylight doth a lamp."- Romeo


Words to know:
bard, Montague, Capulet, fate, foreshadowing, Verona, soliloquy, monologue, pun, feud


Monday-
*Quick write- Do parents always know what's best for their children? (Explain)
Literature Circles- (Acts II & III)- (Romeo & Juliet)
Analyzing Text- "Shakespeare's Dentist"


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Elizabethan Customs & Traditions)
Literature Circles- (study guides)
*EOCT prep- (packets issued to students to complete over break)
LOWEST test grade will be dropped and replaced
* DEADLINE: November 30, 2015


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (review Acts I, II, & III)
*Psychosocial Evaluations- (Romeo & Juliet)
Study Guides-(Act IV)
*PLEASE submit ALL guides at the END of the period.
   Thursday-
*EOC PREP- (Computer Lab)- ALL CLASSES
*OPEN BOOK EXAM:
(ACTS I, II, & III)


Friday-
Part II- (Romeo & Juliet)
*EXAM CONTINUED... (essays  & optics)


*Essays must include the following:
-MLA Heading
-blue/black ink only
-five well- developed paragraphs


*HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

November 9-13, 2015-th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"My only love sprung from my only hate."- Juliet (Romeo & Juliet)

Words to Know: bard, set, tragedy, chorus, theme, acts, props, script, scenes, dramatic irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

**You will need a copy of "No Fear Shakespeare"- Romeo and Juliet
 (See Media Center or Book House on Veterans Memorial)

Monday:
*COMMON ASSESSMENT- (All Classes)

Tuesday:
Common Assessment continued...
"The Bard"- Biography of William Shakespeare
Prologue- (Romeo & Juliet)
Dramatic Terms (power point)
*HOMEWORK: "You Don't Get It": Parents And Children) -INTERVIEWS

Wednesday:

Act I  (Romeo and Juliet)-(study guides)
Literature Circles
"Who's Who" in Romeo & Juliet-(character analysis)

Thursday:

Act I & II- (study guides)
 (Literature Circles)
Project Overview

Friday:
Literary Terms Review (EOC Prep)- HOMEWORK

* Interactive Stations- ( Romeo and Juliet)
Study Guides- (Acts I & II)
Vocabulary (Acts I & II)
"Shakespeare's Dentist"- (article)

November 2-6, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0-BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week: "People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for."
-Harper Lee


Terms to Know:
assuaged, impotent, imprudent, malevolence, persevere, auspicious, arbitrated, asinine, edification, ramshackle


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks
(Quick write:) Why is this novel entitled To Kill a Mockingbird and which character best fits the mockingbird metaphor?
Literary Terms Chart- chapters (1-31)
The Concept of the Outsider- "Tusk, Tusk" by David McKee & "Black Misery" by Langston Hughes


Tuesday-
Poetry is for the Birds (article on robins, finches, and mockingbirds)
Poem: Maya Angelou, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Poem: Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Sympathy"


Wednesday-
*GALLERY WALKS- (The Music Of The Civil Rights Movement)
(students analyze optics/lyrics that helped to shape the movement)
Videos: "The Murder of Emmitt Till"/The Trial of Tom Robinson/The Murder of Mike Brown
*Film Analysis- (students re-examine individual roles in creating film for Multi Genre assignment.
*Tom Robinson/Emmitt Till/Mike Brown- A Comparison
*Rubrics-group presentations
"Glows/Grows"-students offer helpful advice/suggestions on how to improve final product.


Thursday-
*Teacher Surveys- (all classes)
Music- Muddy Waters- "Mannish Boy"- Bill Broonzy-"When Will I Get To Be Called a Man"
Reading: Sojourner Truth- "Ain't I a Woman"


Friday-
*Trial Response Journals- (TKAM)
Mock Trial- (worksheet)
Research- "Famous Trials"- (computer lab)
"To Kill a Mockingbird"/The Trial of Mike Brown (class re-enactment)

October 26-30, 2015- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week: "  You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things. - Mother Teresa


Words to Know: integration, discrimination, nonviolence, retaliation, segregation, unconstitutional


EQ:
 How did the Civil Rights Movement change the United States?


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Grading Conferences concluded...)
*The Civil Rights Movement- (Eyes on the Prize"- (research)
Video Production/Actors/Researchers/Editing/Producers
Summarizer- K-W-L


Tuesday-
*Quick write- Students select an area of research for projects.
Rubrics- (Public Speaking)- students present COLLAGES (LEADERSHIP)
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Vocabulary- (chapters 1-11)


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks- (timed-writing)-Discuss Atticus Finch's relationship with his children.
Character Analysis- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Mock Trial- (1930's vs. 2015)
Summarizer: "HOT OR NOT"


Thursday-
*GEORGIA HEALTH SURVEYS (all classes)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (book check!)
*Video Production Projects
Group Presentations- "A Trilogy of Nonviolent Movements"


TKAM- (Film Analysis)

October 19-23, 2015-9th Literature & Music Leadership-Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!



Quote of the week:
"Leaders are born, not made." -Unknown



Words to Know: discrimination, prejudice, bias, racism, leadership, mockingbird, equality, sexism, Maycomb, Dust Bowl, Stock Market Crash, Lindberg Trial, Scottsboro Boys







Monday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
Quick write: What is prejudice in society? Why does it occur?
"Paper Bag Collages"-(prejudices)- assignments due:10/21/15
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird" (chapters 6-10)
*LEADERSHIP- (PAST & PRESENT): PowerPoints



Tuesday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
(Oral Review) "To Kill a Mockingbird" (notes/study guides)
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
*Students give oral presentation within their individual groups. (PowerPoints)

Wednesday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
Jury (roles/assignments)
"A Jury of Your Peers... "(students organize jury for mock trial in classroom.)
Peer Evaluations- students evaluate groups based on performances/knowledge of text, characters, themes.
*Summarizer: "Hot or Not"









Thursday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
*Timed- Writing Activity- (Leadership Today...)
Literature Circles- Character Analysis ("To Kill a Mockingbird")
Summarizer: K/W/L










Friday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- )individual)
*Interactive Notebooks (notebook check)- UNANNOUNCED
Chapter Test- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Film Study- "Eyes on the Prize"

October 12-16, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Education is the author of leadership."- Wendell Willkie


Words to Know:
mockingbird, discrimination, prejudice, leadership, Harper Lee, Dust Bowl, The Great Depression,, stock market, Harlem Renaissance, racism.


Monday
Activator:
*SMI/SRI  TESTING- (ALL CLASSES)
Interactive Notebooks- "Before You Read.." (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Instructional- Anticipation Guide/Biography (Harper Lee)
Summarizer: K/W/L


Tuesday
Activator- Leadership in Society (article) (annotating text)
Instructional- Literature Circles (chapters 1-3)
Summarizer: "Study Guides for "To Kill a Mockingbird"


Wednesday
Activator- (Defining stereotypes/consequences)
Instructional-Leadership Today (students create COLLAGES within assigned groups)
Summarizer-"Ticket out the Door"


Thursday
Activator-Pre/Post Reading Guides (chapters 4-8)
Instructional- Literature Circles
Summarizer-"Cheat Sheets"


Friday
*Activator-  Quick write: Does justice apply equally to the rich and the poor?
Instructional-"To Kill a Mockingbird"- (LAYER ACTIVITIES)
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"

October 5-9, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0-BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Heroes come in all shapes and sizes."-Unknown


Terms to Know: Ithaca, Odysseus, epic, odyssey, hero, muse, Homer, Penelope, Telemachus, Trojan War,


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- "Who's Who" (The Odyssey)
Anticipation Guide (The Odyssey)
*Letters from Odysseus (Penelope/Telemachus)= (HOMEWORK)
Study Guide- (Film Analysis)- THE ODYSSEY


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (letters read aloud in class)
Adventures of Odysseus (text)-(taken form Euripides' Trojan Women)
Film Viewing Guide- (cloze notes)
Homework: Odyssey (Postcards)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (ALL CLASSES WILL REPORT TO MEDIA CENTER)
*RESEARCH- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- Anticipation Guide ("To Kill a Mockingbird")
Quick-write- Leadership....identifying it in your school, home, world, etc.
Literature Circles: students are assigned groups to discuss text while making real-world connections.


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Character Analysis -To Kill a Mockingbird"
Literature Circles- (Ch. 1-5)
Homework (review chapters 1-5 for POP QUIZ on Monday!!!

September 28- October 2, 2015- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

Pebblebrook 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary."- Gerard Way


Words to Know:
heroes, mythology, marketing, Trojan War, Greeks, Trojans, Hercules, demi-gods, Achilles, Paris, Helen, Hector, Odysseus, odyssey.


Monday-
*COMMON ASSESSMENT
Interactive Notebooks- (Who's Who in Trojan War)
Greeks vs. Trojans (activity)
Helen- "The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships" (article)
Summarizer- K/W/L


Tuesday-
*COMMON ASSESSMENT
Interactive Notebooks- ("Popcorn "review notes)
Cloze Notes- (Greeks vs. Trojans)
"Troy"- (Film Analysis)


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks- (notebook check)
"Troy"- Film Analysis continued
Study Guides/Discussion Questions
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- What is an odyssey?
Heroes of the Trojan War- (PowerPoint)
"The Odyssey"- (text vs. film)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Who was King Odysseus?
"Troy"- Film Analysis continued
*TEST- THE TROJAN WAR

September 14-18, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS-3.0 BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"My parent were my heroes. It all begins at home."- Arthur Ashe


Words of the week:
heroes, myths, Perseus, Theseus, Orpheus, Pandora, Hercules, marketing ,demi-gods, Mount Olympus, branding.


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Pun in Mythology)
Pandora's Box (myth)
Literature Circles (groups of four)
Summarizer- K/W/L


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Writing/Reading Tips)
Orpheus- (myth)
Characteristics of the Hero (Cloze Notes)
Modern Day Heroes vs. Heroes in Mythology -(PowerPoint)
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"


Wednesday-
*MEDIA CENTER ORIENTATION- (ALL CLASSES)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Media Center Review)
Mythology Projects- (presentations)
*Guest Speaker- (Marketing/Branding yourself in the Music Industry)- (3rd period)
Summarizer- Rubrics- (Public Speaking)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Review ("Do's/Don'ts of Public Speaking")
Mythology Projects- presentations continued....
Summarizer- "GLOWS" and "GROWS"


ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 7- 11, 2015- 9th Literature/ Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PEBBLEBROOK 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"You think I'm not a goddess? Try me." Margaret Atwood from "Helen of Troy"


Terms to Know:
 Mount Olympus, Echo, Narcissus, myths, heroes, quest, Golden Fleece, Titans, gods, goddesses.


Monday- NO SCHOOL (Labor Day Holiday)


Tuesday-
"Puns in Mythology" (activity)
*Common Assessment (recorded in  I-Respond) ALL CLASSES
Writing  Prompts- "Clash of the Titans" and "Wrath of the Titans"-
 How are the 12 gods on Mount Olympus portrayed in the film? (Explain)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Characteristics of Greek Heroes)
Heroes in Greek Mythology (power point)
Analyzing Text: "Where I Find My Heroes" by Oliver Stone (article)
Summarizer: "Cheat Notes"


Thursday-
COMPUTER LAB (Greek Mythology projects)


Friday-
 COMPUTER LAB (Greek Mythology projects)


*REMINDER- ALL MYTHOLOGY PROJECTS ARE DUE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2015.

August 31, September 4, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Carson

PEBBLEBROOK 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Look inside and see the truth, that a hero lies in you."- Mariah Carey


TERMS TO KNOW:
mythology, marketing, gods, demi gods, goddesses, nymphs, strategy, Mount Olympus, echo, narcissus immortality, Trojan War


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (daily)
*Quick write- Why do we study mythology today and how is it used in marketing? (Discuss)
12 Gods/Goddesses on Mount Olympus (family tree)
"Who's Who on Mount Olympus"- (power point) (Cornell Notes)
Activities of the Olympians (worksheet)
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks (daily)
Pun with Mythology
The Trojan War (Greeks vs. Trojans)
Gods/Goddesses on Mount Olympus continued... (notes)
"The Marketing of a God" ( commercial marketing and branding of mythology)
Summarizer- K/W/L


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks (daily
"Echo & Narcissus" (myth)
Marketing 101- (students research and market a god/goddesses in mythology.)
Summarizer- Ticket out the Door


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks (daily)
Heroes in Greek Mythology (Perseus, Theseus, Jason, Hercules)
Marketing 101 continued...
Summarizer- "Cheat Notes"


Friday-
Interactive Notebook (daily)
Mythology Trivia (class activity)
INTERCTIVE STATIONS-
Marketing/Mythology projects presented....
Summarizer-"Hit or Miss"

August 24-28, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0-BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Leadership begins with a vision, dream, or goal.- Taylor Swift




Words to Know: ethics, morals, tone, mood, narrative, purpose, diction, perspective, style, bias, descriptive, expository, reflective.


Monday-
Journals-
Interactive Notebooks
Film Analysis-"Brown Sugar"- How does this film tie into our Music Leadership unit? (Explain)
Venn Diagram/Character Analysis Charts
"Hip Hop" Non-Fiction Projects-(Introduction)


Tuesday-
Journals- How does film connect to my life, world, and text?
Interactive Notebooks-Non-Fiction Projects
"Before Hip-Hop was Hip Hop" by Rebecca Walker- (analyzing text)
Character Analysis- (Who's Who)


Wednesday--
Journals-
Interactive Notebooks
Interactive Stations- ("Before Hip-Hop was Hip-Hop")-Soundtracks from the 80's & 90's
*Collages- (Popular Culture Timeline of Hip-Hop)-Music & Fashion


Thursday-
Journals
Interactive Notebooks
*Interactive Stations continued... (Hip-Hop from the 80's & 90's)
GROUP PRESENTATIONS....


Friday-
Journals
Interactive Notebooks
Non-Fiction- (short story)-"Lamb to the Slaughter"- (making text to film connections)
Morals & Ethics- Where do they fit in today's Music Industry? (Explain)
PowerPoint- (Morals & Ethics)

August 17-21, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Ms.Carson

                                                  PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!






Quote of the week:




"You can achieve success beyond your greatest expectations."- Usher Raymond IV








Monday-


Class Syllabus (review)- 9th Literature/Music Leadership
Interactive Notebooks (organizing)
College Surveys
Music Leadership (soundtrack presentations)-"Soundtrack of our Lives"
Summarizer- Reflections... (daily)


Tuesday-


Interactive Notebooks (continued)
Literary Terms (PowerPoint)
Music Leadership (soundtrack presentations continued...)-"Soundtrack of Our Lives"


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks (daily)
Text-to-Self Connections (analyzing text)
Article: A Revelation by Alicia Keys


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks (daily)
Literary Circles- (analyzing text)- SHORT STORIES
Summarizers- Reflections...




Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (daily)
*FUN FRIDAYS- (Interactive Stations)
Activities- Word Games, A Picture is Worth, English Trivia, etc...
Summarizer: "Hit or Miss"

Week of August 10-14, 2015

"BELIEVE WE CAN"- PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

Quote of the week:
"What you say and do does matter."- Usher Raymond IV

Words to know:  mandala, purpose, student expression, leadership, service

**Interactive Binders Due Monday!**
**Common Assessment #1 will be given next week"

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @9thlit1st
3rd block: @9thlit3r
4th block: @carsona

Monday-
Common Assessment- (all classes)- (WRITING)
Interactive Notebooks
College Survey

Tuesday: 

• Common Assessments continued...
• Classroom Rules and Regulations
• Group Activity
• College Survey

Wednesday:

• Personal and Academic Goals (Letter in a Vault)
• Mandala projects Overview
• Presentations (Bio Bags)

Thursday:

• Mandala Projects Work Session

Friday:

• Mandala Projects Oral Presentations (200 pts.)
• Soundtracks of Your Life- What is your brand?

May 4-8, 2015- 9th Literature- Mrs.Morris/Ms.Carson

Quote of the week:


"Heroes aren't born, they're made."- Unknown


Words to Know:
heroes,  mythology, quest, argonaut, epic, Trojan War, narcissus, echo,
nymph, Greek myths, journey.


Monday-
Warm- Up- (review notes) "Who's Who on Mount Olympus"
Heroes in Mythology (PowerPoint)
Jason & the Argonauts


Tuesday-
Warm- Up (review notes) The Twelve Gods...
ESSAYS: Gods on Mount Olympus
Jason & the Golden Fleece (study guide)


Wednesday-
Warm-Up- (How to Identify a Hero) (Notes)
Jason & The Argonauts (study guide)
Film Analysis (Jason vs. Hercules)


Thursday-
Warm-Up (Reading Strategies for Mythology)
Who was Hercules?
Annotating Article (Hercules....god or demigod?)


Friday-
Warm-Up- (The Trojan War) notes...
What Would You Do?  (Intro to The Odyssey)
Film- (clips from "TROY")
Anticipation Guide (The Odyssey)

April 27- May 01. 2015-(9th Literature)- Mrs. Morris/Carson

Quote of the week:


" Look inside and know the truth, that a hero lies in you."- Mariah Carey


Words to Know:


myth, mythology, heroes, demi-gods, nymphs, immortality, Mount Olympus, gods, goddesses, narcissist.


Monday-
EOC Testing (Room 214)




Tuesday-
EOC Testing (Room 214)


Wednesday-
EOC Testing (Room 214)


Thursday-
What is mythology?
Who's Who on Mount Olympus (PowerPoint)
Myth: Echo & Narcissus


Friday-
Vocabulary- (Mythology Word Wall)
Perseus and the Overthrow of the Titans
*(Film Analysis)

April 20-24, 2015-9th Literature-Mrs.Morris/Carson

Quote of the week:
"The marks humans leave are too often scars."- John Green


*EOC Terms to Know:
bibliography page, thesaurus, almanac, encyclopedia, works cited page, annotate, citing textual evidence, inference.


Monday-
EOC Prep (Standardized Test Preparation Workbooks)
QUIZ: (Ch. 1-5)- "The Fault in Our Stars"
Summarizer: LEARNING LOGS (notes)


Tuesday-
EOC Prep- (booklets)
Quiz (Ch. 1-5) continued (Writing Prompt)
*EOC BOOT CAMP!
Summarizer: LEARNING LOGS


Wednesday-
EOC Prep- (booklets)
*How to Take a Standardized Test On-Line (PowerPoint)
EOC Interactive Stations- ALL CLASSES!
(All 9th Literature classes will participate in study sessions.)


Thursday-
EOC Prep- (booklets)
EOC Interactive Stations - ALL CLASSES!
(ALL 9th Literature classes will participate in study sessions.)
*Film Analysis- "The Fault in Our Stars"


Friday-
EOC Prep- (booklets)
*Film Analysis- "The Fault in Our Stars"
(Interactive Notebooks/Cloze Notes)

April 13-17, 2015- 9th Literature-Mrs.Morris/Ms.Carson

Quote of the week: "I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend." - Augustus Waters


Words to Know-
crucial, constructed, determine, assignation, structure, dignity, endeavors, sermon, sociological, justice.




Monday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA Test Prep
Free rice.com
*QUIZ- (Chapter 1)- "The Fault in Our Stars"


Tuesday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA Test Prep
Free rice.com
What is your life's blueprint? (Annotating Text)


Wednesday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA Test Prep
Free rice.com
Literature Circles ("The Fault in Our Stars")


Thursday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA Test Prep
Free rice.com
*COMMON ASSESSMENT (part one)


Friday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA Test Prep
Free rice.com
*COMMON ASSESSMENT (part two)

March 30- April 03, 2015- (9th Literature)

 Quote of the week:
"Good is the enemy of great."- Unknown


 Word Wall:
novel, theme, conflict, dynamic characters, foil characters, mood, personification, irony, hyperbole




Monday-
USA Test Prep (review login information)
Free rice.com (review login information
(PBL- 9th Literature/Forensic Classes)
 *CSI Verona- What happened in the Capulet family crypt? (Explain)
Pre- Test (Coach Booklets) (1-80)- ALL CLASSES


Tuesday-
USA Test Prep (daily)
Free rice. com (daily)
*PBL continued...
(CSI Verona- What happened in the Capulet family crypt?)
Pre- Test continued... (1-80)


Wednesday-
USA Test Prep (daily)
Free rice.com (daily)
"The Power of Persuasion"- (persuasive business letters)
(letters written/typed) presented to class


Thursday-
USA Test Prep (daily)
Free rice.com (daily)
Who Would You Blame? ( deaths of Romeo & Juliet)


Friday-
USA Test Prep (daily)
Free rice. com (daily)
*CSI: VERONA- What happened in the Capulet family crypt?
(evidence collected/shared)
MOCK TRIAL


*Homework: Students will follow reading guide for "The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.


HAVE A HAPPY & SAFE SPRING BREAK!!!

9th Literature- March 23-27, 2015

Quote of the week:
"My only love sprung from my only hate." - Juliet


 Terms to Know:
monologue, aside, foil, static, dynamic, soliloquy, tragedy, comedy, sonnet,
"The Bard."


Monday-
*Georgia Health Surveys- (3rd period only)
EOC Prep (daily)
USA TEST PREP (practice)
Free Rice.com (grammar/spelling)
*CD PROJECTS- Soundtrack from Romeo & Juliet
 (presentations continued)
Quiz- (Acts IV-V) -students are afforded additional time to complete quizzes.


Tuesday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA TEST PREP (practice)
Free Rice.com (grammar/spelling)
*Film Analysis- students view film and prepare to cite textual evidence .
(compare/contrast) (film vs. text)


Wednesday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA TEST PREP (practice)
Free Rice.com  (grammar/spelling)
*FINAL- (ROMEO & JULIET)- ACTS (1-5)


Thursday-
EOC Prep - (daily)
USA TEST PREP (practice)
Free Rice.com (grammar/spelling)
"Who's to Blame"- (Essays)
(cloze notes/ tips on writing an essay)


Friday-
EOC Prep (daily)
USA TEST PREP (practice)
Free Rice.com (grammar/spelling)
*INTERACTIVE STATIONS- (Elizabethan Era)

Week of March 16-20, 2015

"What's in a name?" ~ Romeo and Juliet

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
1st block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

***You will need to get a copy of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green by March 30, 2015!***

Monday: 

• Quiz Act III
• CD Project (Romeo & Juliet) due 3/20/15
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Tuesday:

• Begin Act IV (Lit Circles)
• Characterization Chart (Interactive Notebooks)
• Who is the Blame?  (Performance Task)

Wednesday:

• Who is the blame? (Performance task) *Small Group
• Literary Devices Review
• Act IV Study Guide

Thursday:

• Act IV Quiz

Friday:

• Presentations CD Project
• Act V Study Guide

*** All students will need to obtain a free copy of Office 365 provided by Cobb County.  If your parents have an active email the login instructions were sent.  If not, parents will need to contact the front office. ***

Week of March 9-13, 2015

"These violent delights have violent ends" ~ Romeo and Juliet

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
1st block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

***Remember your copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet***

Monday: 

• Dramatic Devices Notes
• CD Project (Romeo & Juliet) due 3/20/15
• Complete Act II and III

Tuesday:

• Act II Quiz
• Characterization Chart (Interactive Notebooks)

Wednesday:

• Project Work Session (CD) Media Center
• Literary Devices Review
• I Pads

Thursday:

• I pad Cart
• Bits on Shakespeare
• Complete Act III Study Guide
• Literature Circles Review Acts I-III

Friday:

Quiz on Act I- III (I Pad Cart)


*** All students will need to obtain a free copy of Office 365 provided by Cobb County.  If your parents have an active email the login instructions were sent.  If not, parents will need to contact the front office. ***

Week of March 2-6, 2015

"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene." ~ The Prologue, Romeo and Juliet 

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

***Remember your copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet***

Monday: 

• Power Point on the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet
• Grammar/Writing review
• Optic Writing (Interactive Notebook)

Tuesday:

• Intro to Prologue
• Vocabulary (Drama Elements)
• Irony Notes

Wednesday:

• Drama Elements Vocabulary (Romeo and Juliet Acts I-V)
• Act I Study Guide Lit Circles

Thursday:

• I pad Cart
• Bits on Shakespeare (Unit 2 Standards)

Friday:

Interactive Stations (I Pad Cart)

Week of February 23-27, 2015

"My only love sprung from my only hate." ~ Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**

2nd block: @9thlit1st

3rd block: @9thlit3r

4th block: @carsonan

**You will need a copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet!

Monday:

 Words invented by Shakespeare Vocabulary Word Wall
Dramatic Terms PowerPoint

Tuesday:
Teacher Surveys (3rd block @ 11:40)Morris
Prologue

Wednesday:

Teacher Surveys (1st block @ 9:00)Carson

Act I  (Romeo and Juliet)

Thursday:

Act I (Lit Circles)
Project Overview

Friday:

Academic Stations(Interactive Romeo and Juliet)

**Tutoring offered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday of each week.  Transportation Provided!**

Other Annoucements

o   Parent Power Presentation – March 3 at 6:30 in the Media Center

o   Parents of 9^th, 10^th and 11^th graders - Plan to attend the “College Credit Now” Summit on Thursday, March 12^th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Campbell High School.  Meet college representatives from Georgia State University, Georgia Highlands, Georgia Perimeter and Chattahoochee Technical College as well as representatives from the DOE.  LEARN ABOUT 100% PAID TUITION AND EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

Week of February 16-20, 2015

"A problem is a chance for you to do your best." ~ Duke Ellington

Words to know:  Drama Elements (Notes in Class)

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**

2nd block: @9thlit1st

3rd block: @9thlit3r

4th block: @carsonan

**You will need a copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet!

Monday:

 Snow Day

Tuesday: 

Snow Day

Wednesday:

Common Assessment #2 (1-40)

Thursday:

Common Assessment #2 (Written)

Friday:

Intro to Shakespeare

**Tutoring offered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday of each week.  Transportation Provided!**

Other Annoucements

o   Parent Power Presentation – March 3 at 6:30 in the Media Center

o   Parents of 9^th, 10^th and 11^th graders - Plan to attend the “College Credit Now” Summit on Thursday, March 12^th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Campbell High School.  Meet college representatives from Georgia State University, Georgia Highlands, Georgia Perimeter and Chattahoochee Technical College as well as representatives from the DOE.  LEARN ABOUT 100% PAID TUITION AND EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

Week of February 9-13, 2015

"A problem is a chance for you to do your best." ~ Duke Ellington

Words to know:  Elements of a Short Story and Drama Elements

**Notebook Check this week!***

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**

2nd block: @9thlit1st

3rd block: @9thlit3r

4th block: @carsonan

**You will need a copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet by 2/9/15!!!

Monday:

 Unit One Test (Short Stories)

Tuesday: 

Guidance Presentations (Media Center)

Wednesday:

Character T-Shirts (Choose a character)

Thursday:

Presentations Character T-Shirts

Intro to Drama (Notes)

Friday:

Field Trip: Selma

Class: Analyze "I have a Dream Speech" ~ Dr. Martin L. King Jr.

**Tutoring offered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday of each week.  Transportation Provided!**

Week of February 2-6, 2015

"Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped."~ African Proverb
Words to know:  Elements of a Short Story Notes

**Make sure you have your binder for class.***

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @9thlit1st
3rd block: @9thlit3r
4th block: @carsonan

** Remember all field trip money is due by February 6, 2015!!! No exceptions!!**
**You will need a copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet by 2/9/15!!!

Monday: Thank You Ma'am~ Langston Hughes
Letter to Ms. Jones (Performance Tasks)
Irony Notes
EOC Prep (daily)

Tuesday:
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl (Anticipation Guide)
Video 1979 Version
EOC Prep (daily)

Wednesday:
Intro to Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story: Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe


Thursday:
Continued Shorty Story Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe


Friday:
Short Story Test
No Notes!!!!!

Week of January 26-30, 2015

"The time is always right to do what is right."

Words to know:  Elements of a Short Story Notes

**Make sure you have your binder for class.***

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @9thlit1st
3rd block: @9thlit3r
4th block: @carsonan

** Remember all field trip money is due by February 6, 2015!!! No exceptions!!**
**You will need a copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet by 2/9/15!!!

Monday: Lamb to the Slaughter
Quick Write (Flaws)
Irony Notes
Anticipation Guide

Tuesday:
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl


Wednesday:
"Kyle"
Anti-Bullying Campaigns

Thursday:
Anti Bullying Campaigns continued
Presentations

Friday:
Short Story:  "The Flowers" by Alice Walker

Week of January 19-23, 2015

"You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream."

Words to know:  Elements of a Short Story Notes

**Make sure you have your binder for class.***

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @9thlit1st
3rd block: @9thlit3r
4th block: @carsonan

Monday: Holiday 

Tuesday: 

• Non Fiction Pre-Test
• Assemble Notebook
• The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (Anticipation Guide)

Wednesday:

• The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (Lit Circles)
• Discussion Questions

Thursday:

• Notes on Irony
• Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl

Friday:

• Interactive Stations

Week of January 12-16, 2015

"It is never too late to be what you might have been. " ~ George Eliot

Words to know:  theme, plot, character, conflict, setting

**Make sure you have your binder for class.

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @9thlit1st
3rd block: @9thlit3r
4th block: @carsonan

Monday: Mandala Presentations (200 Points)
Diagnostic Writing


Tuesday: 

• Syllabus Overview
• Common Assessment (Multiple Choice)

Wednesday:

• Common Assessment (Writing Sample)
• Short Stories Vocabulary PowerPoint

Thursday:

• Elements of a Short Story PowerPoint
• What's your Life's Blueprint (Performance Task)

Friday:

• Short Story: Speech: What's your Life's Blueprint (Dr. Martin Luther King)

Week of January 6-10, 2015

"The best work that I can do is to be the best that I can be." ~ Toni Morrison

Words to know:  theme, plot, character, conflict, setting

**Interactive Binders Due Monday!**
**Common Assessment #1 will be given next week"

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @9thlit1st
3rd block: @9thlit3r
4th block: @carsonan

Tuesday: 

• Summer Reading
• Classroom Rules and Regulations
• Group Activity
• College Survey

Wednesday:

• Personal and Academic Goals (Letter in a Vault)
• Mandala projects Overview
• Presentations (Bio Bags)

Thursday:

• Mandala Projects Work Session

Friday:

• Mandala Projects Oral Presentations (200 pts.)