Class and Homework Schedule English I Week Three: Aug.31-Sept. 4
Standing Homework: Review Vocabulary Cards Daily for 10 Minutes
Monday, 8/31
1. Collect Homework
2. Pass out “Mitty Quiz”
3. Return and discuss
Vocab Quiz I and
other tests
4. Meet with students
having additional
support work
5. Complete in-class
journal prompt
6. Begin discussion of
Mitty
HOMEWORK
1. Review author
biographies;
connect the authors
with their works
2. Review “Mitty for
round table.
3. Study Parts of
Speech p. 893
4. Set up vocabulary
cards: enter week 2
words on cards and
all headings.
5. Read pp. 894-895.
Complete Exercise
#1, Sentence
Fragments, 1-10.
Tuesday 9/1
Wednesday 9/2
1. Collect
1. Collect
Homework
Homework
2. Pass back and
2. Pass back and
review
discuss
homework
homework
3. 20 Minutes
3. Quiz: Parts of
Sustained
Speech
Silent Reading:
4. Elements of
Selected Novel
Literature
4. Finish “Mitty”
Handout
Discussion
5. Journal Prompt
5. Group (2s)
6. Library for
work on
Vocabulary
mystery
Card Work
dialogue for
presentation
HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK
1. Study Parts of 1. Complete first 5
Speech p. 893:
elements of
Quiz on
literature from
Wednesday
handout.
2. Read The
Definitions: pp.
856+ AND pp.
Zebra
Storyteller by
978+
Spencer Holt 2. Review Parts of
3. Complete
Speech p. 893
3. Expect a pop quiz
Reader’s
along the line.
Response
handout
Thursday 9/3
1. Quiz: p. 8, 23, 24
2. Pass back and
discuss homework
3. The Elements of
Literature
4. 20 Minutes
Sustained Silent
Reading-novel of
choice.
5. Group (2s) work on
mystery dialogue for
presentation
5. Grammar Handout
#1: complete sentences
and fragments
HOMEWORK
1. Study for
Vocabulary
Quiz: words 110; word,
definition,
parts of
speech, and
usage
(remember,
some words
from week one
will be on the
quiz)
2. Complete
Grammar
Handout #1
Friday 9/4
1. Collect
homework
2. Journal prompt
3. Creating a topic
sentence
4. Creating a
thesis sentence
5. Intro: Crafting
an opening
paragraph
6. Begin
Presentations
HOMEWORK
1. Read “Run-on
Sentences” p
896. Complete
Exercise #2, p.
897, 1-15.
Class and Homework Schedule English I Week Three: Aug.31-Sept. 4
Standing Homework: Review Vocabulary Cards Daily for 10 Minutes