English III
Kempner High School
MONDAY
AUGUST 25
General
Introduction
and Ice
Breakers
SEPTEMBER 1
Labor Day - No School
1st Nine Weeks
TUESDAY
26
Expectations, CHAMPS,
seating, journal writing, and
how things run in the
classroom.
2014-2015 School Year
WEDNESDAY
27
Meeting with Mr. Morgan
and continued team
building.
THURSDAY
28
Discuss syllabus, materials,
“About Me” assignment,
and vocabulary
requirement for the nine
weeks. (DRILL)
FRIDAY
29
Work on “About Me” Book:
Story Elements
TEKS
(PIX)
2 CFA – Punctuation,
Possessives, and
Apostrophes / Etymology
TEKS
FOCUS: losing excessive
wordiness / explanation vs.
restating
9 Open House (DRILL)
Story Elements – story
Application / Model
3 Syllabus quiz and
vocabulary practice
Finish “About Me” book
TEKS 1
4 Library – book talk and
check out. Turn in “ME”
book.
TEKS
5 Reading/Writing workshop
10 Story Elements
collaboration
11 Vocabulary Test
TEKS 1
Text p2-17: academic
vocabulary, writing, and
literature notetaking
12 Progress Report #1
Reading/Writing workshop
15 (Navience week)
NAVIENCE registration
Finish notes
16 District Assessment
Persuasive or Interpretive
Response
Vocabulary Pract
American Lit: p
note
17 District Assessment
Persuasive or Interpretive
Response
Ice and Early
18-29 guided
taking
18 Story Elements Test
Vocabulary Practice
Notes
19
Reading/Writing workshop
22 Finish Notes, begin
Myths p36-44 “World on a
Turtle’s Back”
23 Story Elements
implementation / “Coyote
and the Buffalo” p46-52
Momaday p54-56, 65
24 Historical Narratives
p70-74 / Cabeza de Vaca
Authors: Smith 92-93 and
Bradford 102-103
25 Vocabulary Test
Literary Terms List and
definition work
26
County Fair Day – No School
29 Puritans video and
poetry: Bradstreet and
Taylor p114-120
30 Literary Analysis and
Early American Literature
overview / review
OCTOBER 1
Period Test p2-120
Literary Terms continued
2 Jonathan Edwards
122-129 / Literary Analysis
Vocabulary practice
3 Progress Report #2
Reading/Writing workshop
6 Discuss Edwards
Begin drama 132-133
Miller 134-135, 216-220
7 “Crucible” introduction,
historical context Ppt.
Finish Overview Notes
8 Vocabulary Test
Finish Introduction and
notes
9 Salem Video and
Character Analysis
Introduction
10 Character analysis
discussion and “Crucible”
Vocabulary and literary
terms / story elements
13 “Crucible” reading and
questions
14 “Crucible” pre-writing
and discussion
15
PLAN (9th grade)
PSAT (10th & 11th grade)
ASVAB (12th grade)
16 Character Analysis
rough draft due and peer
feedback
17 End of 1st 9 Weeks
Literary Term Practice
8 Computer Lab:
overview of websites,
register on Turnitin and
Edmodo.