English 9 Quarter 3 Week 6

Monday 2/7 - Shortened Period: 1 Hour Late Start

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business: Reminder: Find a novel that focuses on courage. Fiction or bio is fine. If you can focus on a particular person (biography), that would be ideal. Due: tomorrow.
3. Courage Unit Intro Project: The Mitty Daydream Skit
    a. Use rubric as prep checklist - teacher led.
    b. What is left to do?
    c. Get organized.
    d. Create final schedule and due date - due Thursday.
    e. For script format, use format in literature book - let's keep this simple.
    f. Create, revise, practice, timing
    g. Store props and costumes.
4. HW: 1) Whatever is needed for your play; 2) Courage Novel (CN) due tomorrow.

Tuesday 2/8

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Due: Courage Novel (CN).
    b. Assign: eCampus responses 1 & 2.
    c. Assign: Read 15% of book by Friday - Bring novel with you to class tomorrow & everyday after.
    d. Reminder: Skits due Thursday.
3. Courage Unit Intro Project: The Mitty Daydream Skit
    a. Compete all work as needed.
    b. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
    c. Alternate Activities for those not working on skit (finished, absences, etc.):
        1) Option 1: SSR for your Courage Novel
        2) Option 2: "Through the Tunnel" & answer assigned Q's.
4. HW: 1) Whatever is needed for your play; 2) eCampus responses 1 & 2; 3) 15% of CN read by Friday.

Wednesday 2/9

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Due: eCampus responses 1 & 2.
    b. Reminder: Read 15% of your CN by Friday.
    c. Reminder: Skits due tomorrow.
    d. Reminder: CN with you daily.
3. Miscellaneous Workshop (Courage)
    a. Option 1: Work on skits - this is highest priority since it's due tomorrow!
    b. Option 2: SSR for your Courage Novel.
    c. Option 3: Read "The Scarlet Ibis" & answer assigned Q's.
4. HW: 1) Whatever is needed for your play; 2) 15% of CN read by Friday.

Thursday 2/10

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Reminder: Read 15% of your CN by tomorrow.
    b. Reminder: CN with you daily.
3. Performances! The Mitty Daydream Skit
    a. Groups perform skits.
    b. Turn in scripts, storyboards, RDs, if needed.
4. HW: 15% of CN read by tomorrow.

Friday 2/11 - Interim Day

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Announce: Going to need Night very soon - make sure you have it.
    b. Announce: Grade sheets Monday since you'll have LOTS of new points in by then.
    c. Assign: 10 words and 10% more by Monday.
    d. Remove: Skit materials today and Monday.
3. Mitty Skit Workshop
    a. Finish any skits needed.
    b. Take Mitty Skit Follow-Up Quiz
    c. Summary of lessons learned: Public Speaking, Collaboration (how did you handle absences, difficult partners?), Use of Time, ability to meet deadlines, Literary Skills (verisimilitude, irony, dialogue, writing/story board process, theme).
4. Reader's Workshop
    a. Data from exam: What we do well - theme; what we need to work on - vocabulary reading skills.
    b. Assign: 10 words so far - just find them.
    c. Assign: 10% more of CN by Monday.
    d. Work on vocab and reading (SSR) until bell.
5. HW: 1) Find 10 words of "interest" by M; 2) Read 10% more of CN by M.