High School English 1
OCTOBER 6,2014-NOVEMBER 25,2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
• Daily Editing
• Run-Ons (p105)
• Daily Reading Practice
• Daily Journal #13
• Nonfiction terms
• Fiction vs Nonfiction (Reader’s Notebook
pages 2-3)
• Exploring types of nonfiction (Reader’s
Notebook pages 169-170)
Tuesday, October 7,2014
• Daily Editing
• Daily Reading Practice
• Daily Journal #14
• Informational Materials
(Reader’s Notebook 59-62)
Wednesday October 8, 2014
• Daily Editing
• Review DRP #11
• Run-Ons p107
• Silent Spring ( Descriptive
nonfiction)
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Thursday October 9, 2014
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Run-Ons (pg 108)
• Single Room, Earth View (Reader’s
Notebook 198-203) Expository essay
• Daily Reading Practice #12
• Daily Journal #15
• Review nonfiction terms
Friday October 10, 2014
• Daily Editing
• Daily Journal 16
• Brochure s (Reader’s Notebook
165-168)
Monday, October 13
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Dangling Modifiers
• “Celebration of Grandfathers” (Reflective essay)
• Daily Reading Practice 13
Tuesday, October 14
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Dangling Modifiers
• “New Directions” page 21-26 (Expository essay)
• Daily Reading Practice 14
• Journal 17
Wednesday, October 15
• Daily Editing
• Grammar :Dangling modifiers
• Review DRP 14
• From Nothing to Fear: Lessons in
Leadership from FDR (pg 234-241)
Thursday, October 16
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Dangling Modifiers
• Carry Your Own Skis (Persuasive essay) pg 211-218
• Daily Reading Practice 15
• Journal 18
Friday, October 17
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Dangling Modifiers
• “First Inaugural Address” (literature
book pg 503-510) RN 231
• Daily Reading Practice 16
Monday, October 20th
 Daily Editing
 Misplaced Modifiers p 109 ex 1 (Quiz Friday)
 Review DRP 16
 Complete DRP 17
 Journal 19
 Complete & Present group speeches
 Plan individual speeches
Tuesday, October 21
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers 109 ex 2
• Review DRP 17
• Complete DRP 18
• Complete planning sheet
• Begin typing speeches
Wednesday, October 22
• Daily Editing
• Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers 112 ex 1
• Review DRP 18
• Continue working on speeches
• Homework: Complete written speech
Thursday, October 23
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Daily Editing
Grammar: Modifiers practice quiz
DRP 19
Complete speeches
Journal 20
Readtheory.com
Friday, October 24
• Daily Editing
• Dangling modifiers & Misplaced modifiers quiz
• Review DRP 19
• Complete DRP 20
• Reader’s Notebook 48-55
• Journal 21
Monday, October 27
Review DRP 20 (5 mins)
Complete DRP 21 (10 mins)
Journal 22 (10 mins)
from A Lincoln Preface p452-459 (15
mins)
• Answer questions on pg 459 (10 mins)
• Arthur Ashe Remembered 460-462 (5
mins)
• Answer questions on 462 (5 mins)
• Biographies (30 mins)
• Research (15 mins)
• Writing (15 mins)
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Biography Writing
 Research any historic or famous person, and
write a one-page biography about that
person. Extra Credit if presented!
 Information to include:
• Name
• Date of birth (and death)
• Place of birth
• Parents, spouse, and children
• Educational background
• Major accomplishments
• Why is this person important to society?
• Why is this person important to you?
Tuesday, October 28
• Review DRP 21 (5 mins)
• Complete DRP 22 (10 mins)
• Journal 23 (10 mins)
• Biographies
Continue Research
• Write and submit biographies
• Applications p.399-402 (15 mins)
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Wednesday, October 29
MIDTERM
Monday, November 3th
• Daily Editing
• Daily Reading Practice 23
• Grammar: Degrees of comparison
p.151-152
• Poetry Unit terms
• “Hard Lessons”
• Journal 24
Tuesday, November 4th
• Daily Editing
• Review DRP 23
• Complete DRP 24
• Journal 25
• Grammar: Degrees of Comparison p.153-154
• Red Coach Book Chapter 1
• Reader’s Notebook 242-249
Wednesday, November 5th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Degrees of Comparison p.155-156
 Red Coach Book Chapter 1 selection 2
 Reader’s Notebook p. 250-257
 ReadTheory.org
Thursday, November 6th
 Daily Editing
 Review DRP 24
 Complete DRP 25
 Journal 26
 Red Coach Book Ch1 Selection 3
 Grammar: Degrees of Comparison Practice Quiz
Friday, November 7th
 Review Daily Editing
 Degrees of Comparison quiz
 Review DRP 25
 Complete DRP 26
 Journal 27
 Complete Song Analysis
 Present Song Analysis
 Literature Book p. 576-580
Monday, November 1oth
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Irregular Verbs p. 115-116 & Shifts in
Tense p. 125-126
 Red Coach Book
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Selection 1 64-65 #1-3
 Review DRP 26
 Complete DRP 27
 Journal 28
 Reader’s Notebook p. 266-271
 Visual Representation (Edmodo.com)
Tuesday, November 11th
 No School
 Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 12th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Verb Usage - Active
vs Passive Voice 127-
128
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEwBaFHTBQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBFhW4OqCY
 Coach Book 65-66 #4-5
 Literature Book p.598-608
 ReadTheory.com
Thursday, November 13th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Verb Usage Practice Quiz (Edmodo.com)
 Coach Book Selection 3 p. 66-68
 Complete DRP 28
 Journal 29
 Literature Book
 P. 585 1-4
 P. 611 1-4
 Reader’s Notebook 276-284 (Narrative Poetry)
 Literature book pg 636 # 1-8
Friday, November 14th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Verb Usage Quiz
 Coach Book Selection 3 p. 69-70
 Review DRP 28
 Complete DRP 29
 Journal 30:Page 649 “Writing” Write a description of
a scene from “The Raven.”
 Literature Book 638-647
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Page 648 # 1-8
Page 651 #1-4
Monday, November 17th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Pronoun Usage 131-132
 Coach Book Chapter 3 p.82-86
 Review DRP 29
 Complete DRP 30
 Journal 31
 Reader’s Notebook p. 292-299
 Famous Poet Biography
Famous Poet Biography
 Select a famous poet
 Write a one-page biography about your poet
 Include
 When and where they were born
 Their educational background
 List their spouse(s) and children
 Their most famous poem
 What they are known for
 Their writing style (dark, urban, etc.) and main topics (love,
nature etc.)
 Your opinion of the poet
 Their date and cause of death (if deceased)
Poets You May Research
 Emily Dickinson
 Maya Angelou
 Shakespeare
 T.S. Eliot
 E.E. Cummings
 Langston Hughes
 Robert Frost
 Nikki Giovanni
 Edgar Allen Poe
 Susana Chavez
 Ricardo Lopez
 Phillis Wheatley
Mendez
 Stephen Crane
 Rafael Guillen
 Octavio Paz
Tuesday, November 18th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Pronoun Usage p. 133-134
 Selection 3-4 p. 84-86
 Review DRP 30
 Journal 32
 Edmodo Snapshot
 Group Analysis of Narrative poems
Wednesday, November 19th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Pronoun Usage p. 135-136
 Edmodo Snapshot
 Group Analysis of Lyric Poems
Thursday, November 20th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Pronoun Usage p.137-138
 Journal 33
 Edmodo Snapshot
 Poetry Project
Friday, November 21st
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Pronoun Usage Practice Quiz
 Journal 34
 Edmodo Snapshot
 Poetry Projects
Monday, November 24th
 Daily Editing
 Grammar: Pronoun Usage Quiz
 Journal 35
 Edmodo Snapshot
 Poetry Project Presentations
 Dead Poet’s Society Video
Tuesday, November 25th
 Daily Editing
 Edmodo Snapshot
 Dead Poet’s Society Video