A3

= Hello Period A3! = ﻿Vocabulary Quiz- E day New Vocabulary Due- F day

**Personal Essay Conferences A3** Bring to your conference:
 * 1) Draft #1 of your personal essay (typed or not)
 * 2) Chart (handout) for revision
 * 3) Draft #2 of your essay (typed, double spaced, with word count at top)
 * 4) Any questions you have

//Plan ahead if you are unable to make your conference. Arrange with someone else to trade days. If you are unprepared on your conference day, you will be responsible for passing in all three drafts in June, albeit without feedback from me.// Cassidy Brandon Derek || drop || 17 Brad Zach Preston || 18 James <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">John <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Aaron || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">19 <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Auralee <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Courtney <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Justin M || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">20 <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Justin B <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Ben <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Anthony || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Carolina <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Seth <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Chris || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">24 <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Ali <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Kacie || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">25 || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">26 || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">27 || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Final Draft DUE! ||
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=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Class Calendar April- June 2011 ** = **All assignments and activities are subject to change. It is your responsibility to check the calendar frequently! -Vocab list 13 review -//Catcher in the Rye// intro/ book hand out
 * **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** || For Your Consideration... || Reminders ||
 * **25 D**

- finish ch. 1 and reading questions || **26 E** - vocab quiz - Catcher questions - read
 * HW: -**vocab quiz tomorrow

- active reading Qs - list 14 definitions || **27 F** - define list 14 - Personal essay intro - Catcher discussion
 * HW:** -read ch. 2&3

- active readings Qs || **28 G** drop || **29 H** -read ch. 6 - personal essay examples
 * HW: -**read ch. 4&5

- active reading Qs ||  ||   ||
 * HW:** read ch. 7 &8
 * **MAY 2 A**
 * - personal essay **
 * brainstorm/pair share **
 * - personal essay examples **
 * -//Catcher// discussion/read **

- active reading Qs -brainstorm reflection || **3 B**
 * HW:** read ch. 9&10
 * - more brainstorm activities **
 * - //Catcher//discussion/read **

-active reading Qs - 1st draft personal essay due //FRIDAY// || **4 C**
 * HW:** read ch. 11-12
 * drop** || **5 D**
 * - personal essay examples **
 * - vocabulary review **
 * -//Catcher//discussion/read **

-active reading Qs - study for vocab quiz 14 || **6 E** - draft revision chart
 * HW:** read ch. 13 &14
 * -vocabulary quiz **
 * - **1st draft due
 * // - Catcher // discussion **

- read ch. 15-17 -active reading Qs || // -The more thoroughly // // you brainstorm, // // the more ideas // // you'll have for // // your personal essay! //
 * HW**: -define vocab list 15

// -Your first draft // //doesn't have// //to be the idea that you stick// //with for the paper!// || //1st draft personal essay due Friday!// //(typed or handwritten)// || -vocabulary review - Catcher discussion - read ch. 18&19
 * **9 F**

-active reading Qs || **10 G** -//Catcher// discussion - read ch. 22 &23
 * HW:** read through ch. 20
 * drop** || **11 H**

//-// active reading Qs || **12 A** **(substitute teacher!)**
 * HW:** finish reading //Catcher//

- finish reading //Catcher// if you haven't already -begin //Open Questions// readings

- //Catcher// final discussion
 * HW:** personal essay second draft || **13 B**
 * -//Open Questions// **

-personal essay conferences || //If you aren't prepared// //for your conference or you neglect to switch conference days with// //a peer, you will not receive feedback from me during class time.// || //You must bring to your conference:// //1. first draft// //2. revision chart// //3. second draft- TYPED, DBL Spaced, with WORD COUNT!// || ** -//Open Questions// **
 * **16 C**
 * drop** || **17 D**

-personal essay conferences || **18 E** ** -//Open Questions// **

-personal essay conferences || **19 F** ** -//Open Questions// **

-personal essay conferences || **20 G** ** -//Open Questions// **
 * drop** ||  ||   ||
 * **23 H**

-personal essay conferences || **24 A** - final day for //Open Questions//

-personal essay conferences

**all** //**Open Questions**// **work due tomorrow!** || **25 B**

Class Discussion- Open Questions Work

ch. 1&2 an || **26 C**
 * HW:** read //Shipwreck//
 * drop** || **27 D**

//-Shipwreck// discussion and reading

- read and discuss//Shipwreck//
 * HW:** ||  ||   ||
 * **30**
 * no school** || **31 E**

//**HW:** bring all Personal Essay pre- writing for// //library work tomorrow// //- read// Shipwreck //and complete all work// //through ch. 6 **due FRI** // || **JUNE 1 F**

**personal essay** **due** ﻿- read and discuss //Shipwreck//
 * -** library work day || **2 G**
 * drop** || **3 H**
 * - FINAL DRAFT **

**HW:** read and complete work through ch. 8 ||  ||   || - read and discuss //Shipwreck// - Surviving on the Moon activity
 * **6 A**

- finish Surviving on the Moon activity - //Shipwreck// read & discuss
 * HW:** //Shipwreck// and work ch. 9 || **7 B**

- read and discuss//Shipwreck//
 * HW:** //Shipwreck// and work through ch. 11 || **8 C**
 * drop** || **9 D**

//**substitute**//
 * HW:** //Shipwreck// and work through ch. 14 || **10 E**

-finish reading //Shipwreck// with questions& photo diary

- read and discuss//Shipwreck//
 * HW:** ||  ||   ||
 * **13 F**

**Career Research Project-** //February- March 2011// //***Every A day we will be using the laptops in the library. Each library day we will focus on a different research skill/ aspect of the research project.**//
 * HW:** finish //Shipwreck// and work || **14 G**
 * drop** || **15 H** || **16 exams** || **17 exams** ||  ||   ||
 * **20 exams** || **21 exams** || **22 exams** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Unit Goals:** Develop research and annotation skills in order to evaluate a career, create and edit a Wiki, and to write reflectively about that research and evaluation.

//Library Goals:// //Day 1: Unit intro/ overview, Best/Worst Careers, choose a career // //Day 2: Setting up a wiki and using tech tools, initial information about career // //Day 3: Diigo, BLS Research // //Day 4: Professional Organizations // //Day 5:// Job Search //Day 6: Real worker in that career// //Day 7-11:** Work on final project//

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Independent Reading Project- //February- March 2011// ** = //**Unit Goal:** Independently identify and define vocabulary, analyze symbols and characters, and create questions and answers for one novel.// __**//Daily Goals://**__ **// 1. Read (both aloud and silently) //**

**// 2. Identify and define 4 vocabulary words //** **// 3. Identify and analyze the symbols and characters within the text //** **// 4. Create 2 quiz questions for the selected pages and provide the best possible answer for each. //**

*All work is to be completed in class and every member of the group is responsible for the material covered each day. **Reading-check quizzes will be assigned periodically**
 * Self- assessment grade requires teacher approval.