Monday, September 22
 Daily Editing
 DGP part 1
 Grammar
 Adjective & Adverb phrases (p.65)
 Continue project presentations
 Animal Farm movie
 Homework
 CompleteR-43 exercises F-H
 Define nonfiction terms
Tuesday, September 23
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Daily Editing
DGP
Review R-43 F-H
Appositive phrases (p.67-70)
Review editing quiz
Review Sentence Parts quiz
Review Animal Farm test
Return Project grades
Continue Animal Farm movie
Wednesday, September 24
 Daily editing
 DGP
 Participle phrases (71-74) Test Tuesday!!!
 Nonfiction ppt
 Review nonfiction terms (Quiz Tuesday!!)
 Learning about nonfiction
 “Before Hip-Hop was Hip-Hop” (391-396) Essay
Thursday, September 25 (1st period)
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Daily Editing
DGP
Gerund phrases (75-78)
Finish Animal Farm movie
“The Talk” Humorous essay p522
“Go Down to the Sewer” Humorous essay p525
Writing to compare
Thursday, September 25 (3rd period)
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Daily Editing
DGP
Gerund phrases (75-78)
Finish Animal Farm movie
“The Talk” Humorous essay p522
“Go Down to the Sewer” Humorous essay p525
Writing to compare
Friday, September 26 (1st period)
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DGP
Editing quiz
Infinitive phrases (79-81)
Animal Farm movie
Autobiography ppt
“My English” Autobiography
Friday, September 26 (3rd period)
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DGP
Editing quiz
Infinitive phrases (79-81)
Autobiography ppt
“My English” Autobiography
Journal entry #4
Journal #4 (September 26)
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My subject
Why my subject is important to me
When my subject became important to me
How I felt about my subject five years ago
How I feel about my subject now
Specific words or images I associate with my
subject
Monday, September 29
 Daily Editing
 DGP
 Phrases practice test (Writing and Grammar pg
299)
 “On Summer” Reflective essay (pg415)
 Journal #5
REMINDERS: nonfiction terms quiz & phrases
quiz tomorrow!!
Journal #5
What season do you associate
with a specific event or specific
feelings? Explain
-1 page
Wednesday, October 1
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Daily Editing
DGP
Adjective clauses (83-86)
Progress reports
Continue I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Tuesday, September 30
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Daily Editing
DGP
Phrases quiz
Nonfiction terms quiz
Continue I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Journal #6
Journal #6
What has happened in
the movie so far? What
do you think will
happen next?
Thursday, October 2
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Daily Editing
DGP
Adverb clauses (87-88)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quiz
Continue I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Friday, October 3
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DGP
Editing quiz
Noun clauses (89-90)
Review Phrases quiz
Review nonfiction terms quiz
The writing process
How to write an autobiography
Autobiography projects
Homework: Complete planning sheet
Monday, October 6
 Daily Editing
 DGP
 Sentence Structure (91-92) Quiz
Wednesday!!
 Begin first draft
 Homework: Edit rough drafts
Tuesday, October 7
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Daily Editing
DGP
Clauses practice test Quiz tomorrow!
Peer revisions
Final draft
Wednesday, October 8 (1st period)
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Daily Editing
DGP
Clauses and Sentence structure test
Type final autobiographies
Submit on Edmodo.com
Read “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. on page 494 (Answer the questions that follow)
Wednesday, October 8 (3rd period)
Daily Editing
DGP
Clauses and Sentence structure test
Type final autobiographies
Submit on Edmodo.com
Read “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. on page 494 (Answer the questions that follow)
 Complete Selection test B
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Thursday, October 9
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Daily Editing
DGP
Sentence Function (93-94)
What should a persuasive speech include?
“I Have a Dream” speech
Complete selection test B
Friday, October 10
 Daily Editing
 DGP
 Sentence combining (95-96)
Monday, October 13
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DGP 8
Daily Editing 29
Sentence Variation (97-100)
Nonfiction unit test
Homework: Define Epic terms
Tuesday, October 14
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Daily Editing 30
DGP 8
Grammar: fragments (101-104)
Clauses and Sentence Parts quiz retake
Epic terms
The Odyssey PowerPoint
The Odyssey pg 950-968
Answer questions on pg 955
Wednesday, October 15
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Daily Editing 31
DGP 8
Grammar: Run-ons (105-108)
Return work
Odyssey Characters (pg 952) Characterization posters
Homework: Read from “The Land of the Dead” on pg
969-987
 Answer questions on pages 974 & 987
Thursday, October 16
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Daily Editing 32
DGP 8
Return work
Begin The Odyssey Part II: pages 993-1003 (Stop
at “Penelope”
Friday, October 17
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DGP
Grammar: Fragments and Run-ons quiz
Editing Quiz
The Odyssey: pg 1003 from “Penelope” – 1017
Answer questions on pages 1008 & 1017
Monday, October 20
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DGP 9
Grammar: Modifiers (109-112)
Return work
Odysseus Needs a Job
What makes a cover letter effective?
Tuesday, October 21 (1st period)
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DGP 9
Grammar: Dangling Modifiers
Epic terms quiz
Cover letters
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Movie
 Take notes
 Journal: How does the movie relate to the Odyssey?
Tuesday, October 21 (3rd period)
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DGP 9
Grammar: Dangling Modifiers
Epic terms quiz
Cover letters
Wednesday, October 22
 DGP 9
 Grammar: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
 Resumes
Thursday, October 23
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DGP 9
Grammar: Modifiers practice quiz
Students will submit cover letters and resumes
Begin the Odyssey video
 Take notes
Friday, October 24
 DGP 9
 Grammar: Modifiers quiz
 the Odyssey video
 Take notes
Monday, October 27
 Epic Unit test
MIDTERM tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 28
 MIDTERM
Wednesday, October 29
 Review midterm
 Review Epic Unit test
 Jeopardy review game (units 1-3)