April 10-14, 2017-9th 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- "No Fear Shakespeare"- (Introduction)
Drama Terms (Cloze Notes)
Literature Circles- (groups assigned)
Modern Day Romeo & Juliet (analyzing text)- ARTICLES


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks-"WORD WALLS"- (drama terms)
Customs & Mannerisms- (The Elizabethan Era)
Literature Circles- (groups assigned)
K/W/L- )Romeo & Juliet)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Shakespearean Insults
Anticipation Guides- (Romeo & Juliet)
Family Tree/Shields
*Literature Circles- students form teams/compete using insults created in class.


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- "No Fear Shakespeare"
"Who's Who- (Character Analysis)
Literature Circles- (groups assigned)
Capulets vs. Montagues


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- EOC PREP- (cloze notes)
*Interactive Stations- (preparing students for EOC)
-Word Walls/Vocabulary Builder
- Analyzing Text
- COLLAGES -(a pictures worth a thousand words....)
- English/Grammar Trivia (Jeopardy)

March 27-31, 2017- 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- CLOZE NOTES
ETHOS, LOGOS, PATHOS
"Book Bits"- (question/answer session)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Elements of Poetry
Clichés & Homonyms
Literature Circles- TKAM & DIVERGENT


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks-Forms of Literature
Literature Circles- TKAM & DIVERGENT
"BOOK BITS"- (students work on novel assessments due: March 31st.) 


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks-Those Confusing Words...
Nonfiction Essays: DIVERGENT or To Kill a Mockingbird
*Literature Circles- (previously selected nonfiction text)


*Friday-"BOOK BIT PROJECTS ARE DUE!!!!!! March 31,2017


*Interactive Notebooks-NOTEBOOK CHECK!!!!
Film Analysis- Divergent/To Kill a Mockingbird
Study Guides- (discussion questions)


HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!!!

March 20-24, 2017- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Mrs. 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- (Understanding Characters)
*QUIZ: The Outsiders/To Kill a Mockingbird/Divergent
Writing Prompts: In what way is The Outsiders/Divergent/To Kill a Mockingbird a call for action? (Explain)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks-Half Full or Half Empty
Students will research the following:
*Media Center Preview*
The Great Depression
Scottsboro Boys
Stock Market Crash
Lindbergh Trial
FACTIONS....Fiction OR Fact?


Wednesday-
Interactive Stations- "Think Sheets"
Literature Circles-"Conversational Roundtables"
Summarizer- Ticket out the Door


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks-Understanding Characters
*Literature Circles- Understanding/Analyzing Theme (class discussion)
Summarizer: "Hit or Miss"


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Making Connections)
*OPEN-BOOK QUIZ- (chapters 1-5)
Non- Fiction- (previously selected novels)
*REMINDERS: (NO NOTES ALLOWED)

March 13-17, 2017- 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-(Characteristics of Non-Fiction)
CLOZE NOTES (non-fiction)
"BOOK- BITS"- Divergent/To Kill a Mockingbird


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks-
Quick write: "Words that Come to Mind"
Literature Circles- (study guides)
Character Analysis


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks-Grammar Tips...
*Literature Circles- To Kill a Mockingbird OR Divergent
Learning Logs- SUMMARIZER


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Purpose/Perspective)
*COMMONLIT- (assigned text)
Literature Circles-To Kill a Mockingbird OR Divergent


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Types of Non- Fiction)
-Expository
-Persuasive
Descriptive
"BOOK BITS"- students work on projects that are due: March 31st.


*THE OUTSIDERS: (4th period ONLY!)

http://nisbah.com/summer_reading/the-outsiders_se_hinton.pdf

March 6-10, 2017-9th 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-


*SRI TESTING-Room 237- (ALL CLASSES)
Interactive Notebooks- What is non-fiction?
CLOZE NOTES- "READING 101"
*Quick write- Divergent OR To Kill a Mockingbird???


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (study guides for selected text)
*Meet the Authors: Harper Lee &  Veronica Roth
Anticipation Guides- (selected text)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- "WORD WALLS"
Literature Circles- Group A- DIVERGENT
                                  Group B- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Summarizer- Reading Logs


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- Tips for Reading Non-Fiction....
Literature Circles- Teacher-Led Discussion (character analysis)
(GROUPS A & B)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- study guides submitted for editing.
INTERACTIVE STATIONS- "HIT OR MISS"
Rubrics for evaluating selected text

February 27-March 3, 2017-Mrs.Morris/Teague-9th Literature/Music Leadership

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
Quick write: What is hip-hop/rap? How are they alike/different?
Background Info: Meet Rebecca Walker (author)


Tuesday- Interactive Notebooks
Hip-Hop vs. Rap- 1980's vs. Today?
*Video Clips- analyzing lyrics from rap today/tomorrow
Short Story- Before Hip-Hop was Hip-Hop- (Anticipation Guide)


Wednesday- Interactive Notebooks
Text-Before Hip -Hop.... (study guides)
Hip-Hop Today vs. Hip-Hop of the 1980's-90's


Thursday-Interactive Notebooks
Before Hip-Hop was Hip-Hop (Character Analysis)
*Interactive Stations- RAP SHOWCASE


Friday-Interactive Notebooks (grading rubrics)
*Interactive Stations- RAP SHOWCASE continued....

February 13-17, 2017- 9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Mrs.Taylor-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-Elements of the short story
Meet the Author- Who was Roald Dahl? (video clip)
Anticipation Guides- Lamb to the Slaughter


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- Narrative Writing
Study Guides- Lamb to the Slaughter
Literature Circles- lamb to the Slaughter


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks-R-E-V-I-S-E (writing tips)
CSI: "The Perfect Murder" (stations)
Literature Circles- Lamb to the Slaughter


Thursday-
Interactive Stations- (Post Reading Reflections)
PROJECTS: Interactive Stations
*CHARACTER T-SHIRTS (short stories)


Friday-
"THE BIG REVEAL"
*CHARACTER T-SHIRT PROJECTS
Peer Evaluation (Forms/Rubrics)