Week of February 20-24

Monday, February 20
NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday, February 21
Items Due: holocaust survivor poem
Journal: Why do we write poetry? Why do you or don't you like writing it?
Assignments: Introduction to TP-CASTT. Practice TP-CASTT with poetry. TP-CASTT with group members' poems.

Wednesday, February 22
Bellwork: Syntax and diction practice
Assignments: TP-CASTT with your poem.
Homework: TP-CASTT for your poem if you didn't finish it.

Thursday, February 23
Assignments: TP-CASTT with poetry from the textbook

Friday February 24
Assignments: Complete study guide over Night, vocabulary, grammar, syntax and diction.
Homework: Start studying!

Week of February 13-17

Monday, February 13
Items Due: Night connections worksheet
journal: What affected you the most in Night
Assignments: Discussion over connections worksheet. Finish Night.

Tuesday, February 14
Bell Work: To, too and two
Assignments: Intorduction to grammatical syntax and diction. Work in groups to find examples form the book of each type of grammatical syntax and diction.
Homework: Memoir project due tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 15
Items Due: Memoir project
Bell Work: Write a sample sentence for each type of grammatical syntax.
Assignments: Turn in memoir projects. Read "The Lottery" and discuss allusion and symbolism. Discuss the homework assignment.
Homework: Go online and find the story of a holocaust survivor. Print it, annotate it and create a MLA citation. Get to know your survivor very well!

Thursday, February 16
Items Due: Holocaust survivor
Bell Work: Adjectives v. adverbs
Assignments: Intorduction to poetry. Receive poetry assignment for Holocaust survivor. Begin writing poem.

Friday, February 17
Bell Work: Grammar practice
Assignments: Write your poem
Homework: powm due on Tuesday

Week of February 6-10

Monday, February 6
Journal: Why do people do wrong things even when they know they're wrong?
Assignments: Technology survey. Introduce memoir project. Read night.

Tuesday, February 7
Bell work: Your v. you're
Assignments: 15 minutes of pre-writing time for your memoir project. Read Night silently to page 65 and come up with 8 questions for tomorrow's Socratic Circle (Two at each of the four levels)

Wednesday, February 8
Assignments: Socratic circle

Thursday, February 9
Journal Why is it important for us to read about historical events like the Holocaust?
Assignments: 15 minutes of pre-writing time for your memoir project. Read Night out loud. Night Connections worksheet.
Homework: Night connections worksheet.

Friday, February 10
Items Due: Night Connections worksheet
Bell Work: Grammar practice
Assignments: Today you need to bring in your memoir project for a work day. I will be checking to make sure you have made progress!