Honors English 9 11/2 - 11/6

Monday 11/2

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: Simple: tell about your book so far and what you think of it.  Then, list a few questions you have about your book.  Finish by making a list of things that are giving you difficulty with your book so far.
2. Business: Organization Checks resume this week in period 2.
3. Reader Workshop: Choice Reading
    a. Habits of the Mind: Metacognition, Questioning, Persistence - using them to become better readers.
    b. Share a few questions you had about your book so students can hear what kinds of questions are coming up.
    c. Share a few difficulties - class suggest ways to deal with them.
    d. Assign: Create (or get) a specific graphic organizer (or other tool) to help you in reading your book.
        1) Suggestions: Tracking Setting, Plot, & Characters, Conflict Lists, Vocabulary List, Historical Context, Literary Techniques, Theme, Close Text
        2) Create and bring to class tomorrow.
        3) You can click on this link -- story organizers -- to get to a pretty good collection of reading analysis organizers quickly.
    e. SPECIAL NOTE: You can use our Choice Reading page to find good resources too - but it's only just getting started.
        *Send me a link to a great resource and if I don't have it, you get a point extra credit!
4. HW: Finish creating Graphic Organizer or other tool as needed.

Tuesday 11/3

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: Why is your graphic organizer/tool perfect for you?
2. Business
    a) Organization Checks resume this week in period 2.
    b) Book links extra credit in effect!
3. Reader Workshop: Choice Reading
    a. Use your graphic organizer or other tool for as much of your book as you've read so far.
    b. Assign: Small Group by book: Create your reading schedule.
        1) Book read by Monday, November 16.
             a) You will receive at least two reading periods in class between now and then.
             b) Make this a DAILY schedule so we can make sure we are in about the same place on any given day.
        2) Turn in schedule when done.
    c. SSR: According to your schedule.
4. HW: Read book according to your schedule.

Wednesday 11/4

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: Which is your favorite season of the year?  Describe it and explain why it's your favorite.
2. Business
    a) Organization Checks resume this week in period 2.
    b) Book links extra credit in effect!
3. Reader/Thinker Workshop: Literary Analysis
    a. John Keats: To Autumn  (Read silently, read aloud, mark first - 20 minutes)
    b. Notes can only be had in class, so if you are absent, get notes from a classmate.
4. HW: Read book according to your schedule.

Thursday 11/5

 

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a) Organization Checks resume this week in period 2.
    b) Book links extra credit in effect!
3. Reader/Thinker Workshop: Literary Analysis
    a. John Keats: To Autumn  (continued)
    b. Notes can only be had in class, so if you are absent, get notes from a classmate.
4. HW: Read book according to your schedule.

 

Friday 11/6

 

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a) Organization Checks - Period 2.
    b) Book links extra credit in effect!
    c) May need to do some To Autumn follow up work today or Monday.
3. Reader Workshop: Choice Reading
    a. Assign: Graphic Organizer Tools work for your book so far - may be collected and/or checked.
    b. Assign: Read your book according to your schedule.
4. HW: Read your book according to your schedule.