Student Class Log
English II
Lessons, Activities, and Assignments
Week 4 : August 23-27, 2010
Monday, August 23
Distribute and review “Class Log: Week 4 ” for the week’s activities
 Daily Objective: I will use the information from Swimming to Antarctica to answer questions about the
selection.
 Bell Ringer: If you could be any animal, what animal would you be? Why?
 Review Week Three Vocabulary
 Discuss perspective, p. 56
 Discuss Lynne Cox, p. 57
 Begin reading from Swimming to Antarctica, p. 58
 Assessment: P. 70 (All)- Tomorrow
Tuesday, August 24
 Daily Objective: I will use the information from Swimming to Antarctica to answer questions about the
selection.
 Bell Ringer: What is the most heroic thing you have ever done? Explain.
 Finish reading from Swimming to Antarctica.
 Complete questions.
 Assessment: P. 70 (All)- Due today!
Wednesday, August 25
 Daily Objective: I will analyze the effectiveness of details in a non-fiction selection.
 Bell Ringer: Have you ever lost someone you loved? Explain.
 Read from Angela’s Ashes, p. 568
 Complete all questions on p. 575 (For number 3, write your answers on your paper instead of having a
discussion).
 Assessment: P. 575 (All)
Thursday, August 26
 Daily Objective: I will identify examples of humor techniques in a Mark Twain selection.
 Bell Ringer: What is your sense of humor like? Explain.
 Review humor techniques (last week’s vocabulary)
 Discuss Mark Twain, p. 475
 Read “A Toast to the Oldest Inhabitant: The Weather of New England,” p. 476.
 As you read, answer the “Literary Analysis” and “Reading Check” questions that are in the margins of the text.
There are six, total.
 Assessment: Literary Analysis and Reading Check Questions
Friday, August 27
 Daily Objective: I will evaluate an author’s writing style in a self-selected book.
 Bell Ringer: Free write.
 Study silently for quiz.
 Vocabulary Quiz (Week Two & Week Three Vocabulary)
 Reading Workshop
 Reading Response Journal
 Assessment: Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Workshop, and Reading Response Journal