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.)

Week of December 1-5, 2014

"Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles." ~ Edwin Louis Cole


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

End of Course Test Week~ Thursday, Friday, Monday

**No Food, Drink, or Electronic Devices in the testing environment.**

• Monday:
•  EOC Prep Packets

• Tuesday:
• EOC Prep Packets

• Wednesday: 
• EOC Prep Packets

• Thursday: EOC Part I
• Report to Room 214 for testing unless you received a pass to test in another location. 

• Friday: EOC Part II
• Report to Room 214 for testing unless you received a pass to test in another location. 

Week of November 17-21, 2014

“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.” 
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

Words to know: scant, ensnare, compartmentalize, twitterpate, scold, vale, ICU,edema, eulogy

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

Unit 3 Big Question: What is your Life's blueprint?

**Remember all chapter summaries are due this week Wednesday, November 20, 2014.**

• Monday: Finish Quiz on Chapters 1-10
• Body Biographies Overview
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

• Tuesday:
• Body Biographies Continued
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

• Wednesday: Test on The Fault in Our Stars Chapters 1-25
• Summaries for Chapters 1-25 due. Turn them in!!!
•  USA Test Prep Activities

• Thursday: Test continued
• Film Analysis The Fault in Our Stars (comparing text to film)
•  USA Test Prep Activities

• Friday: Film Analysis continued
•  USA Test Prep Activities

Have a great holiday break!!!!!!!!!

Week of November 10-14, 2014

"I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up." ~ Augustus Waters
Words to know: gait, cankle, perk, sophomore, spoiler, flail, hue, cannula

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

Unit 3 Big Question: What is your Life's blueprint?

**Remember all chapter summaries are due on November 20, 2014.**

• Monday: Academic Stations What is Cancer? (Video)
• Article Annotations (Station 1)
• Letters to St. Jude (Station 2)
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

• Tuesday: Quiz on Chapters 1-8. 
• Character Chart Who is Who? (Fill out in class)
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

• Wednesday: Citing Textual Evidence:  The 5 life lessons from The Fault in Our Stars.
• Literature Circles
• Book Club Discussion Lessons (Extended Discussion. Part 1)
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

• Thursday: Literature Circles 
• Book Club Discussion Lessons (Extended Discussion Part 2)
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

• Friday: Quiz on Chapters 9-18.
• Homework:  Follow reading plan and USA Test Prep Activities

Week of October 27-31, 2014

"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom" ~ George Washington Carver

Words to know: Textual evidence, claim, cite, argument, thesis,annotate

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 to bring in a copy of The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Monday: 

• Common Assessment (Multiple Choice)

Tuesday:

• Common Assessment (Essay)

Wednesday:

• US Test Prep (login)
• Article (Annotations)

Thursday:

• Ipad Activity 

Friday:

• Film Analysis Compare and Contrast all three versions of Romeo and Juliet

**Remember your copy The fault in Our Stars~John Green

Week of October 20-24, 2014

"And with a Kiss I die” ― William Shakespeare, 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.**
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3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

***Remember to have all study guides for Acts I-V completed for Unit Test*****

Monday: 

• Literature Circles
• Study Guides (Acts I-V)
• Pebblebrook Overview 2nd/4th block

Tuesday:

• Act I-V Study Guide Review
• Socratic Circles
• Pebblebrook Overview 3rd block

Wednesday:

• Review for Unit 2 Test
• Essay Who is the blame? Final draft

Thursday:

• Unit 2 Test 

Friday:

• Essay Portion of Unit 2 Test

**Remember your copy The fault in Our Stars~John Green