Second Semester Third Quarter English 11

3/15/10 & 3/16/10

Objective: The student will:

• appreciate a selection from a classic memoir
• apreciate and examine description
• visualize details in a memoir

Warm-up

Write four sentences about Samuel Langhorn Clemens' childhood.

Today's Activities

1. Return and discuss capitalization test
2. Introduce vocabulary for "Life on the Mississippi."
3. Read first half of the story (pp. 670-673)
4. Review "Hoew to Write a Summary."

Homework

Write a one page summary of today's reading of "Life on the Mississippi."

3/17/10 & 3/18/10

Objective: The student will :

• appreciate a selection from a classic memoir
• appreciate and examin description
• visualize details in a memoir

Warm-up

Define these terms in your own words:

1. appreciate
2. river pilot
3. pseudonym
4. pneumonia

Today's Activities

1. Return and discuss Capitalization test.
2. Introduce vocabulary for "Life on the Mississippi.
3. Read first half of the story (pp 670-673)
4. Review "How to Write a Summary.

Homework

Write a one-page summary of today's reading of "Life on the Mississippi."

Seccond Semester Third Quarter English 12

3/15/10 & 3/16/10

Objective: The student will be able to apply reading strategies while reading a non-fiction text.

Warm-up

Use the dictionary to define these terms:

1. courage
2. legacy
3. entrepreneur
4. philanthropy
5. rehabilitate

Today's Activities

1. Read aloud Gayle Sayers' biography.
2. Highlight important information in the article
3. Read biographies about Brian Piccalo. (homework)
4. Return and disccuss Sentence Structure, Fragments, and Run-on Sentences test.

Homework

Write a one page biography about Gale Sayers. It must be in your own words.

3/17/10 &3/18/10

Objective: The student wil be able to apply reading strategies while reading a non-fiction text.

Warm-up

Write four sentences about Brian Piccalo and Gale Sayers (in your own words).

Today's Activities

1. Read aloud bigraphies about Gale Sayers. (homework)
2. Review vocabulary terms
3. Begin Reading Brians Song.

Homework

Write a one-page summary paragraph about today's reading.

Second Semester Third Quarter English 12

3/5/10

3/8/10

Objective: Ther student will identify fragment and run-on sentences.

Warm-up

Write 2 fragments and 2 run-9n sentences.

Today's Activities

1. Check homework
2. Review sentence structure, fragments, and run-on sentences.
3. Review Word of the Day

Homework

Study for a quiz on sentence structure, fragments, run-on sentences, and Word of the Day during the next class period.

3/9/10`

3/10/10

Objective: The student will identify fragments and run-on sentences with at least 80% accuracy.

Warm-up

Quietly study materials on sentence structure, fragments, run-on sentences and Word of the Day for a quiz today.

Today's Activities

Quiz today.

Homework

NONE!

3/11/10 & 3/12/10

Objective: The student will be able to apply reading strategies while reading a non-fiction text.

Warm-up

Use the dictionary to define these terms:

1. friendship
2. compassion
3. loyalty
4. empathy

Today's Activities

1. Introduction to "Brian's Song."
2. Discuss and write a character analysis.
3. How to write a summary.

Homework

Write a one-page biography about Brian Piccalo. You must use your own words. Check your spelling.

Second Semester Third Quarter English 12

3/1/10

3/2/10

Objective: The student will identify and use various sentence structures.

Warm-up

Write 6 complete sentences.

Today's Activities

1. LN pp. 86 - 87
2. Practice & Apply p. 87
3. Exercise Bank p. 600

Homework

GUM pp. 70 - 71

Second Semester Third Quarter English 11

3/1/10

3/2/10

Objective;

The student will be able to understand and apply capitalization rules when writing.

Warm-up

Name 6 companies.

Today's Activitiea

1. Read pp. 209 - 211 (LN)
2. Practice & Apply p. 211
3. Extra Practice p. 616 (#3)

Homework

GUM, pp. 145 - 146