Weekly Agenda
English 10 Block 1 (8:00-9:27)
August 18-22
Objectives: I can… *analyze what the text says using strong supporting details *identify conflict and its complications *analyze setting and its
influence on mood and conflict *write an organized paragraph *identify the parts of speech
Academic Vocabulary: mood, setting, suspense, conflict, stages of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
Class
Activities:
MONDAY
1.) Course Syllabus
2.) Binder
organization
3.) Seating chart
4.) textbook
Homework:
1.)Return the back
sheet of your course
syllabus tomorrow,
please and thank you!
2.)Try logging into
your online textbook!
lunch hour:
11:33-12:03
Additional
information:
11:33-12:03 office
hours for help time
Welcome! I hope you
have a fabulous year!
TUESDAY
Writing:
1.) Candy Bar Personality
activity
a.) review basic
organization
WEDNESDAY
Writing:
1.)Candy Bar Paragraph
a.) proofread
THURSDAY
Grammar: Unit #1
1.) Nouns
a.) note taking foldable
b.) packet pgs. 1-2
FRIDAY
Grammar:
1.) Nouns and pronouns
a.) correct nouns
b.) note taking pronouns
c.) packet pgs. 4-5
Literature:
2.) Unit #1: Plot, Setting,
and Mood
a.) Read pages 24-31
b.) note taking
worksheet
c.) academic vocabulary
hand out
Literature:
2.) Discuss story pg. 27
3.) Short story “Everyday
Use” pg. 44
a.)Pre-reading
discussion: What makes
something valuable?
b.) Analysis: conflict
and character pg. 45
Literature:
2.) “Everyday Use”
a.) How to complete
constructed response
questions
b.) comprehension quiz
Writing:
2.) Candy bar paragraph is due
1.)Write up your candy
bar personality paragraph
for tomorrow. (neatly by
hand or typed)
2.) Read “The Bass, the
River, and Sheila Mant”
pg. 27
11:33-12:03 office hours
for help time
3.) “Searching for Summer”
pg. 61
a.) vocabulary
worksheet
1.)Finish reading today’s
1.) grammar packet pg. 1-2
story
2.)Finish “Everyday Use”
2.)Do questions #1-4 and analysis questions 6-9
worksheets, and be ready 3.)“Searching for Summer”
for quiz
vocabulary worksheet
2.) Candy bar paragraph
is due on Friday
11:33-12:30 Yearbook
meeting
Early out class runs from
8:39-9:45
Literature:
3.) “Searching for Summer”
a.) correct vocab
b.) pre-reading discussion: What
do you take for granted?
c.) Academic vocabulary:
setting and mood pg. 61
1.) grammar pg. 4-5
2.) Read the story and complete
questions #8, 11 on pg. 71
11:33-12:03 office hours for help
time
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