2nd Nine Weeks -  English III  

October, November, December  2009  

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Oct. 26

27

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Read Benjamin Franklin's "Aphorisms"  Define aphorisms, provide personal examples

 

Continue with aphorisms

Practice TAKS test

 

Early Release

No students

staff development in room 409/grade taks tests

No students

Job alike day/location unknown

Nov. 2

3

4

5

6

Read background information, Stephen Crane, Handout novel copies, Ch. 1-4 study questions, vocabulary  

Begin Red Badge of Courage chapters 1-2  

Continue reading

Chapters 3-4

 

Discuss, review chapters 1-4

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Test-chapters 1-4.  

 

Handout-ch 5-7 study questions/vocab begin reading

Nov. 9

10

11

12

13

  Finish reading chapters 5-7

 Handout sq/vocab chapters 8-11, 11-13.  continue reading

Read through ch.11.

Read to end of ch.13

Test-chapters 8-13. Hand out sq/voc. 14-24.  continue reading  

 

Nov. 16

17

18

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20

Read through chapter 17.

Read through Chapter 20

Read to end of novel.

 

Review for Final test.

Final Test-Red Badge of Courage.  

 

Nov. 23

24

25

26

27

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

  Nov   30

Library

   Dec 1

Library

 2

Library

3

Library

  4

RESEARCH PAPER  

2nd Nine Weeks -  English III December 2009 & January 2010

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Dec. 7

8

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11

 

RESEARCH PAPER

 

RESEARCH PAPER

 

RESEARCH PAPER

 

RESEARCH PAPER

 

RESEARCH PAPER

 

Research paper due Monday/Dec 14

Dec. 14

15

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18

Research paper DUE for full grade

 

Research paper accepted late for 30 points reduced grade

 

 

Movie: Glory

Movie:  Glory

Movie: Glory

  Jan. 4

No school

  5

No school

6

Read "And Ain't I A Woman" pg 346

  7

Work on stereotypes and objections

Explain open-ended format

  8

Write an open-ended response to prompt

  Jan. 11

Discuss open-ended responses-project answers for class critique

  12

Explain format for writing a personal inductive narrative

  13

Show students a picture that will be the last scene of the story-begin writing inductive personal narrative

  14

Continue writing narrative

  15

Narrative must be ready to turn in at end of period!!!!