SOPHOMORE ENGLISH – QUARTER THREE – MRS. SOELBERG, MRS. ESHAM, & MRS. DOLAN
WEEK 1
MONDAY
No School for Students –
Teacher In-Service
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY
January 7th/ 8th
WU: Topic Sentence : My Most
Embarrassing moment ever (Daily
Spark P.2)
New Seating Chart
Review Class Rules(Passes)
THURSDAY
January 9th
WU: (Daily Spark)Spelling & Grammar
Voice Activity (handouts)
Paragraph due at end of the hour.
Put four people in each group. Write
individually and share with your group.
Testing and think through from
benchmark test. (Work with a partner
when done testing.)
FRIDAY
January 10th
WU: Review 6 point holistic
scoring guide and traits. Self score
your “voice activity” writing. What
one trait do you need to improve?
Write it on the top of your paper.
Group students (3-4 in a group)by
voice prompt. Each group picks a
paper to re-write as a group.
Identifying and targeting the trait
that needed to be improved.
Rewrite due at the end of the class
period today.
WEEK 2
January 13th
WU: (Daily Spark) Spelling &
Grammar
Regroup and finish paper if
needed. Due at end of the hour.
(15 minutes MAXIMUM)
Put into groups. Take another
groups paper and read, score
using holistic rubric, justify.
WEEK 3
January 20th
No School
January 14th/15th
WU: SAT Prep (think throughs)
Buckle Down: Test Taking Tips.
Students work independently to chart
the different tips.
Take notes on 2-14 (bring up to check
off for points) (25)
Read “Eveline” pg 14-18 and answer
questions. Bring up to check off. Do
think throughs for wrong answers. (15)
Due at E.O.P. (pg. 1-18)
If time: discuss what students felt best
tips were.
January 21st /22nd
WU: Volunteer/Leadership (run class
set/ get from Dolan.)
Time to finish essay with partner.
Submit by EOC today. (30)
Buckle Down: Finish Quiz from last
BD day (pgs. 15-18)
Buckle Down: Lesson 2 (Start- pgs.
19-34)
January 16th
WU: Writing Daily Spark Pg. 3- Word
Choice
Read: “Harrison Bergeron” (pg.34 in
literature textbook)
Read and annotate as a class (using
annotation sheet)
HW: Finish “Harrison Bergeron” Questions
(pg. 41, #s 1-11)
January 17th
WU: Free-Write Friday!
Review “Harrison Bergeron”
Annotations and Story Questions.
Partner Work: students work
together to answer “Harrison
Bergeron” essay prompt
(handwrite)
January 23rd
WU: AIMS Prep
January 24th
WU: Free-Write Friday!
Finish Buckle Down: Lesson 2 (Pgs. 19-34)
Discuss Homework – Sample
paper scoring (stamped at door to
ensure completion).
HW: Score a sample paper using AIMS
holistic scoring. Provide a paragraph
rationale as to why you scored the paper as
you did.
Put students back with partner.
Have groups grade other’s papers.
Read, score, and provide
explanation for grade.
SOPHOMORE ENGLISH – QUARTER THREE – MRS. SOELBERG, MRS. ESHAM, & MRS. DOLAN
WEEK 4
January 27th
January 28th/29th
January 30th
January 31st
WU: Daily Spark Writing- pg. 5
(Compare/Contrast Piece)
Collect non-fiction article (assigned
yesterday) and Works Cited. (30)
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Free-Write Friday
Switch warm-ups with partner,
scores must have paragraph
explaining reasoning.
WU: Students will switch these nonfiction articles and peer-score.
SAPF Practice (Subject, Audience, Purpose,
Format)- Due EOC or SOC tomorrow (if
attending tutoring)
Vocabulary Test over Weekly
Affixes
Review SAPF Packet responses
Buckle Down: Lesson 3 (Pgs. 35-42)
due EOC (Friday SOC at latest, if
utilizing office hours)
Weekly Affixes Vocab Practice Due SOC
February 3rd
February 4th/5th
February 6th
February 7th
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Free-Write Friday
Receive “Affixes” Weekly
Vocabulary & Review
Requirements
Turn one (1) of the friendship prompts
from 2/3 into a full, 5-paragraph essay
(timed- 1 hour).
Weekly Affixes Vocab Practice Due SOC
Vocabulary Test over Weekly
Affixes
Practice Writing on Friendship
Prompts (2 minutes, timed, per
prompt)
Peer-exchange hour essays and use
evaluation form to peer-edit, score, and
conference.
WEEK 6
February 10th
February 11th/12th
February 13th
February 14th (Valentine’s Day!)
***
Mr.
Larson
Comes
to Visit /
Speak to
Class!
WU: What else
(skills/strategies/concepts) do you
want to practice or review prior to
AIMS exams? (Submit to
teacher.)
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Free-Write Friday
Buckle Down: Lesson 5 (Pgs. 59-78)
due EOC (Friday SOC at latest, if
utilizing office hours)
Weekly Affixes Vocab Practice Due SOC
Create Greeting Card (As a
Literary Elements Review)
Receive “Affixes” Weekly
Vocabulary & Review
Requirements
Review/Handout: “Smiley Face
Tricks” for Writing
Review requirements for a Works
Cited Page/formatting
Write an introductory paragraph for ONE of
the SAPF practice prompts. Must include
TWO (2) of the “Smiley Face Tricks” we
learned 1/27. Due EOC or SOC tomorrow
(if attending tutoring)
Read, peer-review, and rewrite
SAPF intro paragraph. Must
include TWO (2) of the “Smiley
Face Tricks” we learned 1/27. Due
EOC.
HW: Write a nonfiction article on
topic assigned in class. Must use
three “smiley face tricks”
(highlighted), cite your source intext, and include a Works Cited
page.
WEEK 5
Receive “Affixes” Weekly
Vocabulary & Review
Buckle Down: Lesson 4 (Pgs. 43-58) due
EOC (Friday SOC at latest, if utilizing
office hours)- Esham Thursday, Dolan
Friday
Finish Buckle Down: Lesson 5 (Pgs. 59-78)
due EOC (Friday SOC at latest, if utilizing
office hours)- Dolan Thursday, Esham
Friday
Sample AIMS Practice Reading
Test & Score (Only ½ Credit for
Think-Throughs for Incorrect
Answers)
Vocabulary Test over Weekly
Affixes
SOPHOMORE ENGLISH – QUARTER THREE – MRS. SOELBERG, MRS. ESHAM, & MRS. DOLAN
Requirements
Practice generating unique and
creative ideas for various writing
prompts
WEEK 7
WEEK 8
February 17th
February 18th/19th
February 20th
February 21st
No School
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Daily Spark
WU: Free-Write Friday
Buckle Down: Lesson 6 (Pgs. 79-98)
due EOC (Friday SOC at latest, if
utilizing office hours)
Finish Buckle Down: Lesson 6 (Pgs. 79-98)
due EOC (Friday SOC at latest, if utilizing
office hours)- Esham Thursday, Dolan
Friday
February 27th
Review Testing Tips and Strategies
(PPT & Activity)
WU: Create a visual representation of the
“Prologue.”
WU: What is the worst fight you
and your siblings (or friends, if an
only child) have ever gotten into?
What happened? How did it (or
did it) get resolved?
February 24th / 25th (Block Day
is Monday- 1, 3, 5 / Tuesday- 2,
4, 6)
AIMS Writing – 24th (Monday)
AIMS Reading – 25th (Tuesday)
WU: How was AIMS? What
concerns do you have going into
the next exam? (Short
Discussion)
Intro to “Antigone” – Video Clip
and Slideshow
WEEK 9
February 26th
WU: Review “Unit Overview” and
“Study Guide Questions”—and our
daily requirements for our work.
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 1- pages 974-979)
Read: “Antigone” (Prologue- pages
968-973)
Complete all study guide questions /
Group and class discussion regarding
the text assigned for today (due SOC
tomorrow).
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due SOC tomorrow).
March 3rd
March 4th/5th
March 6th
WU: When is it acceptable to
break the rules/laws? Which
rules/laws must never be broken?
Can you give an example of a
time you broke a rule or law
based on your values/principles?
WU: Do you think that there is
anything Haemon could say or do to
change Creon’s mind about Antigone?
Why or why not?
WU: Make a prediction: How do you think
“Antigone” will end? Why do you think
so? (Try to use the text to support your
answer!)
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 4- pages
994-997)
Note: You may continue onto reading
Scene 5 if you finish early, since Scene
5 is a longer section.
Finish Reading: “Antigone” (Scene 5pages 998-1006)
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 3- pages
988-993)
Complete all study guide
questions / Group and class
discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due SOC
block).
Complete all study guide questions /
Group and class discussion regarding
the text assigned for today (due SOC
tomorrow).
February 28th
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 2- pages
980-987)
Complete all study guide questions
/ Group and class discussion
regarding the text assigned for
today (due SOC Monday).
March 7th
Grades Due
WU: What did you think of our
play, “Antigone?”
Collecting/grading all study guide
packets.
“Antigone” Final Exam
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due SOC tomorrow).
SOPHOMORE ENGLISH – QUARTER THREE – MRS. SOELBERG, MRS. ESHAM, & MRS. DOLAN
KEY:
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EOC = End of Class
SOC = Start of Class
WU = Warm Up