Mrs. Arce's Language Arts Class
@thatlitchic
Unit 2
Mystery Thriller Unit
Week of 10/8/18
Monday-
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Copy HW for the week
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Review Appositives
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Review how to annotate during a close reading
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Begin reading short story
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 8 Due Friday
2. Literature Circle roles #5
3. Appositive Flipped Lesson #1 on google classroom due Wednesday
Tuesday-
- Continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
- Annotate the story
- Critical Thinking questions
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 8 Due Friday
2. Literature Circle roles #5
3. Appositive Flipped Lesson #1 on google classroom due Wednesday
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Wednesday-​​
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PSAT in the morning
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Continue reading depending on time.
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 8 Due Friday
2. Literature Circle roles #5
3. Appositive Flipped Lesson #2 on google classroom due Friday
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Thursday-
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Continue reading short story
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Annotate the story
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Critical thinking questions
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HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 8 Due Friday
2. Literature Circle roles #5
3. Appositive Flipped Lesson #2 on google classroom due Friday
Friday-
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Literature Circle Meeting #5
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Ace Paragraph for goals
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Quiz on Memoir Book.
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Week of 10/15/18
Week of 10/15/18
Monday-
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Copy HW for the week
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Continue working on annotating the Most Dangerous Game
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 9 Due Friday
2. Finish annotating "The Most Dangerous Game"
Tuesday-
- Quick write
- Review our short story "The Most Dangerous Game"
- Work analytical questions
- Plot Diagram
- Comprehension questions
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 9 Due Friday
2. Appositive worksheet
Wednesday-
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Quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game"
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Begin working on Project for short story
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 9 Due Friday
2. Appositive worksheet
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Thursday-
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Benchmark
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Work on project
HW:
1. Greek/Latin Roots 9 Due Friday
2.Work on Project
Friday-
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Work on Project for "The Most Dangerous Game"
HW:
1. Finish project
Week of 10/22/18
Monday-
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No school Teacher Work Day
HW:
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Make up any missing work and turn it into Ms. Arce ASAP
Tuesday-
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Copy HW for the week
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Introduce our Mystery Unit
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Who is Edgar Allan Poe? Students will work on a WebQuest as an introduction
HW:
Wednesday-
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Review prepositional phrases
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How do you Close Read a fiction story?
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What symbols do we use when we close read a fiction novel.
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Read nonfiction articles about famous writer
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Review close reading strategies for non-fiction
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article questions
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HW:
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Greek and Latin Roots test on Friday STUDY
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Prepositional phrases flipped lessons on Google classroom due Friday
Thursday-
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Continue working on nonfiction articles
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What is the format of an argumentative essay?
HW:
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Greek and Latin Roots test on Friday STUDY
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Prepositional phrases flipped lessons on Google classroom due Friday
Friday-
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Continue reviewing the format of an argumentative essay
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Begin working on the essay
HW:
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Write an argumentative 5 paragraph essay determining how Edgar Allan Poe died. Use information from the articles that we read over the week.
Week of 10/29/18
Week of 11/5/18
Week of 11/26/18
Monday-
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Copy Homework
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Review expectations for essay
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Work on Edgar Allan Poe Argumentative Essay
HW:
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Prepositional Phrase Worksheet Due Wednesday
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Work on Poe Essay
Tuesday-
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Meet in Media Center to review MLA format and how to make a citation page
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Finish up Poe Essay
HW:
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Prepositional Phrase Worksheet Due Wednesday
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Essay due to Google Classroom at 11:59 pm
Wednesday-
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Review prepositional phrases
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Introduce Background Information for "Cask of Amontillado"
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Begin reading "Cask of Amontillado"
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HW:
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Worksheet for "Cask Of Amontialldo" Page 28 & 29
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Thursday-
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Continue reading "Cask of Amontillado"
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Answer questions on a separate sheet of paper on the story
HW:
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Worksheet for Cask Of Amontialldo" Page 27 & 32
Friday-
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Continue reading "Cask of Amontillado"
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Answer questions on a separate sheet of paper on the story
HW:
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Finish Worksheet on Story
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Prepare for test on the story
Monday-
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Test on Edgar Allan Poe & Cask of Amontillado
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Review Plot Diagram for story
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Review Questions
HW:
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No Homework
Tuesday-
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NO SCHOOL GO OUT AND VOTE
HW:
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No Homework
Wednesday-
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COPY HW
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Mystery Unit PowerPoint Take Notes
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Review vocabulary Assignment for the unit
HW:
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Prepositional Phrases Student Video and Google Form Due Thursday
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Thursday-
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Agatha Christie video, Who is she? Why is she famous?
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Agatha Christie author study
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PowerPoint on Agatha Christie, take notes
HW:
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Agatha Christie Worksheet
Friday-
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Begin And Then There Were None Webquest on Google Classroom.
HW:
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Finish Webquest for And Then There Were None
Monday-
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Copy HW
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Review Chapters 7-10
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Work on Sociogram as a table team
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Begin reading Chapter 11
HW:
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Literary Device Chart Due Thursday
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Vocab squares #3 Due Thursday
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Chapter 11 Questions on Google Classroom
Tuesday-
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Review Chapter 11
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Read Chapters 12 and 13 if possible
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Continue working on Literary Device Chart
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Continue working on character chart
HW:
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Literary Device Chart Due Thursday
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Vocab squares #3 Due Thursday
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Chapter 12 Questions on Google Classroom
Wednesday-
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Review Chapter 12
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Read Chapters 13 and 14
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Continue working on Literary Device Chart
HW:
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Literary Device Chart Due Thursday
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Vocab squares #3 Due Thursday
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Read Chapter 15 Questions on Google Classroom for Chapters 13, 14, 15
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Thursday-
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Finish novel
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Group Finish Manuscript Critical Thinking question
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Explain Paper Doll Activity
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Work on Character Chart
HW:
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Review for Test on Novel
Friday-
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Job Shadow Day
HW:
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Review for Test on Novel