Friday, December 9, 2016

December 12-16, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague



 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!! *THIS  "2016- 2017" Academic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw




Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- Mythology 101- (notes)
"Who's Who" on Mount Olympus
*Trivia Game- (mythology)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Hero's Journey- (article)
Quest of the Hero (cloze notes)
*Will the REAL Superman please stand up? (activity)


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks-FINAL EXAM (review)- study guides issued to students to take home.
HERCULES- (EDITED VERSION OF TEXT)
Man or Myth? (activity)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- The Trojan War- (power point)
Greeks vs. Trojans
Film Analysis- The Trojan War


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Trojan War continued...
Who was Odysseus"? (notes)
*THE ODYSSEY


*FINAL EXAM DAYS: December 20th & December 21st- GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Monday, December 5, 2016




December 5-9/ 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague




 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!! *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks-Who was William Shakespeare? (cloze notes)
Film Analysis-(film vs. text)
Literature Circles- (study guides Acts 1-5)

Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Shakespeare's Dentist
Drama- (vocabulary)
LOVE (writing prompts)

Wednesday-
Interactive Stations- Who's to Blame?
*Homework: Parent Interviews
Literature Circles (Acts 1-5)

Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- students present findings: Parent Interviews
Shakespeare- (Essays)

Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Elizabethan customs & mannerisms

*Interactive Stations:
-What's in a Name?
-Shakespearean Insults/Vocabulary
-Who's to Blame?
-Character Analysis- (collages)


Monday, November 28, 2016


November 28-December 2, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague


 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!! *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw



MONDAY- EOCT- (Day 1)- ALL CLASSES


TUESDAY- EOCT- (Day 2) - ALL CLASSES


WEDNESDAY- (EOCT- (Day 3)- ALL CLASSES


Thursday-
Introduction to Elizabethan Drama (PowerPoint)
"Family Tree"-(Capulets vs. Montagues)
*Study Guides- (Romeo & Juliet)- Acts 1-5


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks-
Quick write: Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not?
*Shakespeare's Dentist (analyzing/annotating text)
Literature Circles- (Study Guides)- (Acts 1-5)




Friday, November 11, 2016

November 14-18, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague

 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!! *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebook- (testing taking tips)
USATESTPREP- (interactive stations around classroom)
*EOCT  CELEBRATION- (students create invitations for upcoming event)


Tuesday-
*SRI TESTING- (ALL CLASSES)- COMPUTER LAB


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT Prep)
*Interactive Stations -(EOCT)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (review notes)
*Practice Test- COACH BOOKS


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (notebooks checked)
*Interactive Stations- (EOCT Prep)
Remember to take home your EOCT Prep booklets to review over the break.
*Freerice.com- (vocabulary, grammar) 
Studyblue.com (practice)
*USATESTPREP---practice, practice, practice!!!!!!




*HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BE BLESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Sunday, November 6, 2016

*November 7-11, 2016-9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris


 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!! *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- EOC PREP
Film Analysis- "SELMA"
Study Guides- "SELMA"


Tuesday- (NO SCHOOL)
*ROCK THE VOTE!




Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- EOC Prep
Study Guides submitted from Film Analysis Unit
*TEDTALKS- LEADERSHIP (INTERVIEWS)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- EOC Prep
*Computer Lab- TEDTALK
TEDTALK- Leadership (Writing Tasks)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- EOC Prep
Power point-(Figurative Language)
*FINAL: To Kill a Mockingbird






















Thursday, October 27, 2016

October 31- November 04, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague




PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!

 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (EOC Prep)
*COACH BOOKS
Leadership/Courage- (Music Leadership)
Film Analysis- ("42")- The Jackie Robinson Story


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- EOCT PREP
*Fact/Opinion- (TKAM)- (trivia)
Characterization- (notes)
Film Analysis continued...


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks-Free rice.com (Figurative Language)
Historical Context - Civil Rights
Film Analysis-"SELMA"
Summarizer- Learning Logs


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (WORD WALLS)
*TEDTALK- (speeches)- Computer Lab (TYPING)
Plot/Theme- (cloze-notes)


Friday-

*Interactive Notebooks- (CHECKED)
TKAM Study Guides collected/graded- ( ch.1-31)
Grading Conferences- student meet individually w/ teacher to discuss current grade in class.
*LEADERSHIP- (presentations)- TEDTALK




Friday, October 21, 2016



October 24-28, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris


PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!

 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebook- (Types of Leadership) (CLOZE- NOTES)
Literature Circles- (study guides)- To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 5-10)
TEDTALKS- (intro)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Rules of Writing)
Literature Circles- (study guides)- TKAM
*LEADERSHIP/COURAGE- TEDTALK- (High School Training Ground)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks-(students submit study guides)-NOTE CHECK*
*COMPUTER LAB-ASSESSMENT- (ALL CLASSES)
TEDTALK PROJECTS- (students create accounts/begin project research)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebook- (notes)- LEADERSHIP STYLES"
"Autobiography of Jane Pittman"- (STUDY GUIDES)
*FILM ANALYSIS-LEADERSHIP/COURAGE


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (lEADERSHIP STYLES CONTINUED....)
*Film Analysis- "Autobiography of Jane Pittman"- (LEADERSHIP/COURAGE)
-study guides collected at the end of the period.

Friday, October 14, 2016

October 17-21, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Mrs. Taylor-Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!
 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- "WORD WALLS"
Character MAPS- To Kill a Mockingbird- (chapters 5-8)
QUIZ:- (chapters 1-5)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks-INTRO: Laws of Life (ESSAYS)
Think-Pair-Share (activity
Literature Circles- (TKAM)


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks- LEADERSHIP- (What type of leader are you?)
TEDTALKS- (video)
CLOZE- NOTES


Thursday- Interactive Notebooks
Character Analysis (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Literature Circles (Ch. 5-8)


*Friday- Interactive Notebooks-Types of Leaders (Power point)
Interactive Stations:
Literature Circles
-WORD WALLS
-English Trivia
- Conversational Roundtable

Thursday, October 6, 2016

October 10-14, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!
 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks
* PRESENTATIONS-  "The Roaring 1930's:
Rubrics-peer evaluation


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks
Anticipation Guides- TKAM
Literature Circles- (chapters 1-2)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks
"Walking in Someone Else' Shoes"- (activity)
Literature Circles- (chapters 1-2)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks
Acrostic Poems- (characters from TKAM)
Literature Circles- (study guides)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks
ACROSTIC POEMS (presentations)
Rubrics- (peer editing)
*Homework:( chapters 3-4)- To Kill a Mockingbird




Thursday, September 29, 2016

October 3-7, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!
 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- Who was Harper Lee? (biography)
CLOZE- NOTES- (biography of author)
READING TIME-LINE- To Kill a Mockingbird
*SHOES ASSIGNMENT - (activity)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebook- (review notes)
"A Sign of the Times"- ( Living in America during the 1940's/50's)
Power point-  "A Sign of the Times"
Literature Logs- Summarizer


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (famous summaries- To  Kill a Mockingbird)
*WORD WALLS- (chapters 1-5)- (groups 1-5)
Anticipation Guides- To Kill a Mockingbird


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks (Character Map for Atticus Finch)
*ACROSTIC POEMS- (main characters)
What Makes a Hero? (analyzing text)
Summarizer- Ticket out the Door


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks
*Scrapbook Project Assignment*- (INTRODUCTION)
Racism THEN/NOW and the use of the "N" word in To Kill a Mockingbird- (activity)













Sunday, September 18, 2016

September 19-23, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!
 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Grammar 101)
*Who is Rebecca Walker? (meet the author)
Like Mother Like Daughter-  (article)
Summarizer- Envelope Please...


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
Anticipation Guides- (Before Hip- Hop was Hip- Hop....)
*Def Jam Poets- (Hip Hop)- U- Tube clips
Summarizer- Ticket out the Door


Wed-
Interactive Notebooks- (review)
*Hip Hop Today vs. Hip Hop in the 80's and 90's (which is better?)
Class Discussion- students view various clips of "hip hop" artists from 80's-90's.
Summarizer- "Hit or Miss"


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- ("Hip- Hop" review...)
Short Story: Before Hip- Hop was Hip- Hop...
*Literature Circles- (analyzing text)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (WORD WALLS)
*INTERACTIVE STATIONS
- Hip -Hop of 80's/90's- (videos)
-Hip- Hop of Today- (videos)
Analyzing Lyrics through use of Figurative Language

Tuesday, September 13, 2016


September 12-16, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!

 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (Examples of Transitions)
*Character T-Shirt Presentations continued....
Public Speaking Rubrics


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- *Quick write: How determined are you to succeed?
 (Be prepared to discuss responses in class)
"From Homelessness to Harvard"- (Film Analysis)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Cloze Notes)
"From Homelessness to Harvard"- Film Analysis continued...
*SOUNDTRACKS DUE: September 9/19/2016


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- NOTEBOOK CHECK!!!
*MEDIA CENTER PREVIEW (ALL CLASSES)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (*Grammar 101)- (Writing Tips)
*Interactive Stations
-A Picture's Worth...
-English Trivia- (GAMES)
- Soundtrack Station- (students get peer input for presentations due on Monday -9/19/2016
-Grade Conference- (students meet with individual teachers to discuss current grade in class.)

Friday, September 2, 2016

September 5-9, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague


PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!

 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
LABOR DAY!


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (grammar 101)
CLOZE NOTES- (POWER POINT)
"WORD WALLS"- (short stories) 


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (theme/characterization)
About the Author: Rebecca Walker
'Before Hip- Hop was Hip- Hop'- (short story)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (PREZI)- ''Before Hip- Hop was Hip- Hop'
*HIP- HOP- THEN VS.NOW
Analyzing text/lyrics from Hip- Hop from 80's, 90's, and today


Friday-CLUB LITERATURE ROCKS!!!!
After reading text/analyzing lyrics to rap songs students PRESENT finding to class!


*EXTRA CREDIT EARNED IF: You DRESS for the hip- hop era of 80's and 90's!!!!!

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

August 29-  Sept. 2, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!

 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks
Intro to Short Stories- (cloze notes)
Literature Circles- Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks
Story of an Hour (activity)
"WORD WALL"


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (ELMO- IDIOMS)
Anticipation Guide- 'Charles' by Shirley Jackson
'Charles' by Shirley Jackson


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- Grammar 101
Stand & Deliver- (racism & class)
Refection Questions


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks
*INTERACTIVE STATIONS*



Saturday, August 20, 2016


*August 22-26, 2016- (9th Literature/Music Leadership)- Mrs. Morris/Mrs. Teague

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!

 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lessons/lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (class devotes time to organizing individual notebooks)

*Syllabus/Blog Review (recap)
"Who are the people in YOUR neighborhood? "(Pebblebrook  Who's Who)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks
Anticipation Guide- Lamb to the Slaughter
*Video- Who was Roald Dahl? (author of Lamb to the Slaughter)
Summarizer- Learning Logs


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Grammar 101 (Power point)
Lamb to the Slaughter (short story)
*Literature Circles- (students discuss theme/plot/irony in respective groups)


Thursday-
*Lamb to the Slaughter (film)
Compare/Contrast - (ESSAY)
students compare text to film version of the short story.


Friday-
*INTERACTIVE STATIONS
- Interactive Notebooks
-In the News...
A Picture is Worth...
-English Trivia (games)

Saturday, August 13, 2016


*August 15-19, 2016- (9th Literature/Music Leadership)- Mrs. Morris/Mrs. Teague



PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!


 *THIS  "2016- 2017" Acadmic School Year we will  Incorporate THE 7 HABITS of SUCCESSFUL TEENS into our  daily lives.

-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw


Monday-
*COMPUTER LAB*
SRI TESTING- (ALL CLASSES)


Tuesday-
*Interactive Notebooks (Introduction and set-up)
Anticipation Guide- On the Sidewalk Bleeding
Interactive Stations- On the Sidewalk Bleeding


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks- Usher's New Look/Music Leadership- what's this all about?
On the Sidewalk Bleeding continued...
*REWRITE- students re-write ending to classic short story.


Thursday-
*Interactive Notebooks- Elements of a short story (Cloze- Notes)- power point
"What's Your Life's Blueprint?- (sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
-we will view clips of sermon and read/annotate article in class.
-students incorporate Branding and Identity (Usher's New Look) into Life's Blueprint's.


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (students receive individual copies of Class Syllabus to cut/paste into notebooks.
*Life's Blueprint/ Brand/Identity- ORAL PRESENTATIONS














Saturday, August 6, 2016




August 8-12, 2016- (9th Literature/Music Leadership)- Mrs. Morris/Mrs. Teague

WELCOME STUDENTS!!!!!!!

PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!


 *THIS  ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR WE WILL PRACTICE THE 7 HABITS of Successful TEENS-


-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw




Monday-
* Syllabus Review- (power point)
   Class Expectations (BLOG)
*MUSIC LEADERSHIP- What's it all about?
"Powered by Service"- Usher's New Look- (newspaper article)


Tuesday-
Personal Branding/Branding & Symbolism (video)
Activity- What's your personal brand?
-students work in groups of three to create personal brands/logos


Wednesday-
Leadership & Identity
*(Bullying) video clips from TEDTALKS
"REVELATION" by Alicia Keys


Thursday-
Anticipation Guide- What is your life's blueprint?
What is your Life's Blueprint? (short story)-Dr. King
*Class Discussion/Activity- (students create individual blueprint's at select stations.)


Friday- SUMMER READING BLOGS DUE!
*INTERACTIVE STATIONS-
-Interactive Notebooks
-WORD WALLS (created)
- English Trivia
-Soundtracks of our Lives


*Music of the Day-MOTOWN















Sunday, July 31, 2016





August 1- 5, 2016- (9th Literature/Music Leadership)- Mrs. Morris/Mrs. Teague


WELCOME STUDENTS!!!!!!!


PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!!!!


 *THIS  ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR WE WILL PRACTICE THE 7 HABITS of Successful TEENS-


-Be Proactive
-Begin With the End in Mind
-Put First Things First
-Think Win- Win
-Seek First to Understand/Then To Be Understood
-Synergize
-Sharpen the Saw




Monday-
WELCOME!!!!! (Introductions)
Student Information Sheets- (High School 101)
*2 FACTS & 1 FIB- (activity)


Tuesday-
*Time Capsule (activity)
"Dear Students.."-letters written by teacher
Semester Goals- LETTERS


Wednesday-
"Which Would You Rather Be? (activity)
EMOJI CHECK- IN (activity)
*Tips for Success- students read letters written by former students.


Thursday-
*TWEETS- (BROOKSQUAD)- (activity)
"A penny for your thoughts..."
1 word summarizers for your thoughts about PHS/tis class so far....


Friday-
CONVER- STATIONS- Who are you????
Major successes during 2015-16 school year.
I personal/academic for this school year.


REMINDER:


*ALL SUMMER READING assignments are due:
Monday, August 8, 2016













Friday, May 13, 2016

May 16- 20, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS.3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
- Joseph Campbell


Terms to Know: myths, gods, goddesses, heroes, Mount Olympus, Titans, supernatural, immortality, quest, narcissist, odyssey, epic, Homer, Penelope, Ithaca, Telemachus


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks
(Echo & Narcissus)
Anticipation Guide- The Odyssey
* Class Discussion- Modern Day Heroes vs. Heroes in Mythology


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks
What is an epic? (power point)
*CLOZE NOTES- (characteristics of an epic)


Wednesday
Interactive Notebooks
"Who's Who in the Odyssey (vocabulary)
WORD WALLS- (MYTHOLOGY)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks
*Film Analysis- (The Odyssey)
(notes)
Discussion Questions


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks
*PROJECTS DUE" HEROES IN MYTHOLOGY- PRESENTATIONS
Film Analysis continued...

Thursday, May 5, 2016

May 9-13,2016-9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS.3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred."- Dalai Lama XIV


Terms to Know: myths, gods, goddesses, heroes, Mount Olympus, Titans, supernatural, immortality, quest, narcissist


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- What are myths? (PowerPoint)
*SSR- (silent sustained reading)- MYTHS
"Who's Who on Mount Olympus?"- ( cloze notes)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- myths continued...
*SSR- (sustained silent reading)-MYTHS
"PUN" with  Mythology- (activity)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Family Tree (Mount Olympus)
WORD WALL- GREEK MYTHOLOGY
(students work in teams creating vocabulary terms for unit)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (characteristics of heroes)
*Film Analysis- Clash of the Titans
Guided Discussion Questions- Clash of the Titans


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (oral review)- MYTHS
*FILM ANALYSIS- (continued...)
Guided Discussion Questions- Clash of the Titans (continued...)



Friday, April 29, 2016

May 2-6, 2016-9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson



PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!

"Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!- Shakespeare


Terms to Know:
monologue, foreshadowing, foil characters, aside, theme, bard, sonnet, summarize, analyze,
interpret, evaluate, root words, context clues, plot, symbols, autobiography, setting, mood, theme, tone, conflicts

Monday-
*EOCT BOOKLETS are due- Monday, May 2, 2016
  EOCT Skills Analysis- (review)
  Grade Profiles- (students meet individually with teacher to discuss current grade.)

Tuesday-
EOCT Booklets- (oral review)
*FINAL- Romeo & Juliet (Acts 1-5)

Wednesday-
*EOCT- (students are to report to room 237  OR Media Center for testing)

Thursday-
*EOCT- (students are to report to room 237 OR Media Center for testing)

Friday
*EOCT- (students are to report to room 237 OR Media Center for testing)


                    GOOD LUCK!!!

Sunday, April 24, 2016

April 25-29, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Mrs.Carson



PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!

"True apothecary thy drugs art quick."- Shakespeare


Terms to Know:
monologue, foreshadowing, foil characters, aside, theme, bard, sonnet, summarize, analyze,
interpret, evaluate, root words, context clues, plot, symbols, autobiography, setting, mood, theme, tone, conflicts

Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT Skills Analysis)
Individual Leaning Plan (EOCT)
Act 1- (QUIZ)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT Skills Analysis)
Individual Learning Plan (EOCT)
*Literature Circles- (Acts 2 & 3)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT Skills Analysis)
Individual Learning Plan- (EOCT)
*Film Analysis- (Romeo & Juliet)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT Skills Analysis)
Individual Learning Plan- (EOCT)
Literature Circles- (Acts 2 & 3)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT Skills Analysis)
Individual Learning Plan- (EOCT)
*CD Project-(Soundtracks to Romeo & Juliet)- Due: Monday, May 9,  2016


Friday, April 15, 2016

April 18-22, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson



PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!

"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life."- Shakespeare


Terms to Know:
monologue, foreshadowing, foil characters, aside, theme, bard, sonnet, summarize, analyze,
interpret, evaluate, root words, context clues, plot, symbols, autobiography, setting, mood, theme, tone, conflicts

Monday-
EOCT PREP-EOCT SKILLS ANALYSIS
Individualized Learning Plan (EOCT)
Literature Circles- (PROLOGUE)

Tuesday-
EOCT PREP- EOCT SKILLS ANALYSIS
Individualized Learning Plan (EOCT)
Literature Circles- (Act 1)

Wednesday-
EOCT PREP- EOCT SKILLS ANALYSIS
Individualized Learning Plan- (EOCT)
William Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt (technology)

Thursday-
EOCT PREP- EOCT SKILLS ANALYSIS
Individualized Learning Plan- (EOCT)
*Literary Analysis- (Dialogue & Stage)

Friday-
EOCT PREP- EOCT SKILLS ANALYSIS
Individualized Learning Plan- (EOCT)

*POP- QUIZ- Prologue/Act 1- GOOD LUCK!!!!










Friday, April 8, 2016

April 11-15, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!




Quote of the week:
"Two households, both alike in dignity,
    In fair Verona, where we lay our scene.""- Shakespeare


Terms to Know:monologue, foreshadowing, foil characters, aside, theme, bard, sonnet, summarize, analyze,
interpret, evaluate


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (EOC Prep)
SSR- (silent sustained reading)- EOC reading passages
Identifying Terms of drama worksheet
Shakespeare's Life- (video notes)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebook- (EOC Prep)
SSR- (silent sustained reading)-EOC reading passages
*Welcome to Verona- (activity)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebook- (EOC Prep)
SSR- (silent sustained reading)-EOC reading passages
*Conventions of drama (Cloze-Notes)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebook-(EOC Prep)
SSR- (silent sustained reading)-EOC reading passages
*WORD WALL- (Early Modern English)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOC Prep)
SSR- (silent sustained reading)-EOC reading passages
*Letters*- students write letters offering advice to Romeo offering encouragement/ advice on getting over feelings for Rosline.


Friday, March 25, 2016

March 28- April 1, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"My only love sprung from my only hate!"- William Shakespeare


Terms to Know:
monologue, foreshadowing, foil characters, aside, theme, bard, sonnet, summarize, analyze, interpret, evaluate


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks (drama terms)
SSR- 15 minutes
"WORD WALL"- (drama)
*Drama Power point (cloze notes)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebook: Quick write: Do you believe in love at first sight?
SSR- (no entries)
BIOGRAPHY -William Shakespeare- "The Bard"-(notes)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks-(EOCT PREP)
*COMMON ASSESSMENT #3- ALL CLASSES


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT PREP)
SSR- (no entries)
*Shakespeare's Dentist-  (analyze article) (activity)




Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Words invented by Shakespeare/Shakespearean Insults)


*INTERACTIVE STATIONS
Elizabethan Customs/Mannerisms-
Clothing-
Food-
Education-
Entertainment-


Saturday, March 19, 2016

March 21-25, 2016- 9th Liteature/Music Leadership- Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


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

WORD WALL: assuaged, taciturn, inquisitive, placidly, amiable, malevolent, immune, nebulous, indigenous, compromise


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks  (review study guides) To Kill a Mockingbird
SSR-( sustained silent reading)- 15 minutes
Literature Circles- To Kill a Mockingbird


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks
SSR- (15 minutes)
Character Analysis- To Kill a Mockingbird


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks
SSR- (no entries)
*Themes Found in To Kill a Mockingbird- (activity)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebook- (Quick write: What examples of compassion are shown throughout the novel?)
SSR- (no entries)
*Class Discussion- Conclusion: (To Kill a Mockingbird)


Friday-
Interactive Notebook- (students collect study guides  for final assessment of TKAM)
SSR- (no entries)
*FINAL- To Kill a Mockingbird (1-32) -GOOD LUCK!



Friday, March 11, 2016

March 14- 18, 2016-9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0-BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Do your fightin' with your head for a change."- Atticus Finch


WORD WALL: assuaged, taciturn, inquisitive, placidly, amiable, malevolent, immune, nebulous, indigenous, compromise


Monday-
*Interactive Notebooks- (Field Trip Do's/Don'ts)
SSR- (no entries)
Job Interviews-( reviewing questions/responses)
*Family Member Job Interview- students share interviews conducted with parents over the weekend.


*Tuesday- FIELD TRIP- (National Museum of Civil & Human Rights)


*Wednesday- (March Madness Career Expo)- 9th grade only!!!!


Today's schedule:
1st pd.
4th pd.
3rd pd.
2nd pd.


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- ("The Big Reveal")-  "Dressed for Success"
SSR- (no entries)
Literature Circles- (chapters 25-32)- To Kill a Mockingbird


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (study guides- chapter review)
SSR- (no entries)
*Interactive Stations- "Tic Tac  Know Projects"- (class work session)

Friday, March 4, 2016

March 7-11, 2016- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

*PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself."- Atticus Finch


Word Wall:
assuaged, taciturn, inquisitive, placidly, amiable, malevolent, immune, nebulous, indigenous, compromise


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (review chapter summaries 1-5)
SSR- (15 minutes)
*Mini- Research Projects- (presentations concluded)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (study guides- 6-12)
SSR- (15 minutes)
*Literature Circles- (students will discuss text while making text to self, text to world connections)
Summarizer- "ENVELOPE PLEASE"


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Character Analysis)
SSR- (15 minutes)
"TIC-TAC-TOE" projects assigned- Due: March 25, 2016- (200 points)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (EOCT prep)
SSR- (no entries)
*Film Analysis- To Kill a Mockingbird
(students view clips of film while making text to film connections)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Figurative Language)
SSR- (no entries)
*Interactive Stations-(students are actively working on "TIC TAC TOE" assignment.