Aug. 25
Investment Day
CHAMPS
and the
RIDGE POINT
WAY
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Investment Day:
Investment Day:
Introduce Warm-up
Course Syllabus
Procedures
Building a
Class expectations
Community
Heading
PreAssessment
Binder Set Up
Characterization
Course Syllabus
Class expectations
Hand out Lit Terms- Short Story &
Supplies
assign Flashcards
Poetry
Heading Procedure
(DG1)
2
vivacious
Introduce SAT
Vocab Procedures:
Sept. 1
HW: Start
Literary/Rhetorical
Flashcards; must be
neat and on note
cards. (Due Sep. 3)
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Introduce Testing
Procedures
HW: Poem “Caged
Bird” Pg. 264 Lit
Book (LB)
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erudite
Warm-up: Grammar
Summer Reading
Objective Test
(MG 1)
Expository Text
(analytical)
Timed Writing:
Foundation Lesson:
Attacking a prompt
and brainstorming
using random word
HOLIDAY
Discuss
Characterization in
Caged Bird Story &
Poem (add to chart)
Discuss Word
Choice in terms
characterization
Flashcards due
(DG 1)
HW: Finish
Literary/Rhetorical
Flashcards
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taciturn
HW: Bring Summer
Reading Novels for
the next 6 days.
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garrulous
Warm-up: Quote
Warm-up: poem
Warm-up: theme
Timed Writing:
Writing a Thesis
and supporting a
position:
Universal,
transition, thesis
Timed Writing:
Supporting reasons
with textual
evidence;
organization of
ideas
Timed Writing:
Insightful
Introduction and
Conclusion
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amicable
OPEN HOUSE
HW: (DG 3)
Applied Practice
over George
Orwell (10qs) due
by 11:59 PM
Thursday
HW: Analyze
characters from
Summer Reading
Timed Writing:
Tips for Timed
Writings
Timed Writing: AP
Rubric
HW: Analyze
characters from
Summer Reading
HW: Annotate
summer reading
books for
characterization
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Dialectical Journal
(DDG 2)
Handout Character
Adjectives Sheet
Characterization
Lesson. (Round,
Flat, Static,
Dynamic; Direct and
Indirect)
HW: Non Fict “I
know why the caged
bird sings” Pg 254
5
punctilious
Warm-up: Current
Event (non-fiction)
Continue random
word analysis and
begin thesis
development
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HW: Annotate
summer reading
books for
characterization
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Expository text
(analytical):
Warm-up: Current
Event (non-fiction)
Timed Writing
(MG 2)
Must Have own
copy of Animal
Farm by today.
Introduction to
Animal Farm
HW: (DG4)
Applied Practice
over Allegory and
Totalitarianism
(20qs) due by
Sunday 12:59 PM
Background to
Animal Farm –
History
Characters
Themes and Motifs
HW: DG 4 due Sun
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adroit
Warm-up: Quote
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District
Assessment
District
Assessment
Introduction to
Animal Farm
Warm up: Grammar
Quiz over Literary
and Rhetorical
Terms (DG 5)
Background to
Animal Farm –
Symbolism
Satire
Allegory
fable
Begin Foundation
Lesson over Tone
and Word choice
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Warm up: Current
Event (non-fiction)
Quiz over
Introduction and
Preface (DG 6)
Foundation Lesson
over Imagery, Style,
Theme
HW: Read and
Annotate
Introduction and
Preface found on
webpage by Friday
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emaciated
HW: Read and
Annotate
Introduction and
Preface found on
webpage by Friday
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ingenious
HW: Read and
Annotate
Introduction and
Preface found on
webpage by Friday
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recalcitrant
HW: Read and
Annotate
Introduction and
Preface found on
webpage by Friday
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Warm up: Quote
Warm up: poem
Warm up:
Warm up: Grammar
FORT BEND
Foundation Lesson:
AF, Chapter 1
Analysis Practice
AP in class
TWIST Selections
from AF, Chapters
2 and 3 in class
AF, Chapters 2 and
3 Analysis
Practice AP in Class
County
HW: Read and
annotate AF, ch. 4
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fractious
Annotation using
Animal Farm(AF)
Chapter 1
HW: Read and
annotate AF,
chapters 2 & 3
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reticent
HW: Finish reading
and annotating AF,
chapters 2 & 3
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gregarious
1
Warm up: Quote
Warm up: poem
Warm up: theme
Warm up: Grammar
Model short answer
Reading response
over AF, Chapter 4,
analyzing style
Return Summer
Reading Timed
Writings. Reflection
over summer
reading timed
writing and creation
of working portfolio
AF, Chapter 5
Analysis
Practice AP in class
AF, Chapter 6
Analysis AP in
class (DG 7)
HW: Read and
annotate AF, ch. 5
HW: Read and
annotate ch. 6
HW: Read and
annotate AF, ch. 5
convivial
HW: Read and
annotate ch. 7
Fair Day
3 End PR 2
Warm up: current
Event (non-fiction)
Foundation Lesson:
Persuasive Appeals
Ethos/Pathos/Logos
HW: (DG 8)
Analysis of an
Advertisement for
Ethos/Pathos/Logos
due in class Sep. 14
Oct 6
incorrigible
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ubiquitous 9
vacuous
Warm up: Quote
Warm up: poem
Warm up: Theme
Warm up: Grammar
Short Answer
Response: AF, ch. 7
Persuasive
Techniques
Foundation Lesson:
Levels of Questions
TWIST AF,
Chapter 9, Analysis
Practice AP in class
AF, Chapter 9
Analysis AP in
class (DG 10)
HW: Read Ch. 8
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AF UNIT TEST
(MG 3) including
vocabulary,
comprehension, and
analysis
Vocabulary Sheet
Due (DG 11)
HW: Develop Level
3 Questions over the
Themes found in
Animal Farm due
Thursday
AF, Chapter 8
Analysis AP in
class (DG 9)
HW: Read: Ch. 9
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Introduce
Procedures for
Gallery Walk
Gallery Walk of
Ethos Pathos Logos
(ref DG 8)
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impudent
Warm up: current
event (non-fiction)
Read and TWIST
Chapter 10
Review for Test
HW: Finish Ch. 9
AP practice
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School Wide
Testing PLAN test
for 9th grade
HC. Pep Rally
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Introduce
Procedures for
Socratic Seminar
Socratic Seminar
using Level
Questions over
themes found in
Animal Farm (DG
12)
Homecoming Game
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Computer Lab:
Begin Annotated
Bibliography for
Anthem, Alas
Babylon, and
Animal Farm