English 9 11/9 - 11/13

Monday 11/9

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2.
Business
    a. Organization Check this week: Planners
    b. Be sure you are keeping up with your reading and G.O. work.
3.
Reader's Workshop
    a. Midpoint Reading Activity: SOAPS.
    b. Get a partner and get to it.
    c.
Turn in if you finish - more likely, you'll finish tomorrow.
4.
HW: Read according to your schedule.

Tuesday 11/10

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2.
Business
    a. Organization Check this week: Planners
    b. Be sure you are keeping up with your reading and G.O. work.
3.
Reader's Workshop
    a. Midpoint Reading Activity: SOAPS.
    b.
Finish and turn in.
4.
Reader's Workshop II
    a. Preview short story: “The Sniper”
    b. Begin reading together – modeled reading.
        *Create Plot Diagram as we read.
        **Note change in Sniper from beginning to end (theme?!)

5.
HW: Read according to your schedule.

Wednesday 11/11

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2.
Business
    a. Organization Check this week: Planners
    b. Be sure you are keeping up with your reading and G.O. work.
3.
Reader's Workshop
    a. Continue: “The Sniper” - modeled reading.
       
*Create Plot Diagram as we read.
        **Note change in Sniper from beginning to end (theme?!)

    b. Discuss story.
    c. Propose a theme.
    d. Look for techniques and quotes together.

4.
HW: Read according to your schedule.

Thursday 11/12

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2.
Business
    a. Organization Check this week: Planners
    b. Be sure you are keeping up with your reading and G.O. work.

3.
Reader's Workshop
    a. SSR Choice Novel
    b. Continue work on G.O.s
    c. Many out for play so no new HW or notes.

4.
HW: Read according to your schedule.

Friday 11/13

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2.
Business
    a. Organization Check Today: Planners
    b. Be sure you are keeping up with your reading and G.O. work.

3. Reader's Workshop: Choice Novel Project.
    a. SSR.
    b. Finish G.O.s.
    c. If you finish early, study for your tests.
4.
HW: Finish reading according to your schedule.