Calendar 10th grade

Rotation 16

Meeting 2 3: Mon, Feb 13 • 6: Mon, Feb 13

due: AQ ch 7

classwork:
1. words 80&81 (end of list)
2. AQ ch 7 discussion - NB#44 notes
3. assessment prep

HW:
-study for vocab quiz (list 7)
-read & annotate AQ ch 8
-continue keeping track of theme examples NB#43

Meeting 1 3: Thurs, Feb 9 • 6: Fri, Feb 10

due: AQ ch 5 & 6

classwork:
1. NB#41 - quickwrite - Write about one or more of the following topics.
Imagery: Make a list of the most memorable images from chapters 5 and 6. What images stay with you?
Characters: Identify and explain which character is…
• your favorite • your least favorite • most mysterious or puzzling • most interesting
Opinion: The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it will make changes to its policy that restricts women from serving in some combat roles. Do you think women should be able to serve in combat? What are arguments for and against it?
2. words 78&79
3. NB#42 - notes on AQ ch 5&6
4. choose 2 themes you'd like to track for the rest of the novel

HW:
-read AQ ch 7
-NB#43 - examples and quotations on 2 themes you have chosen to track

Rotation 15

Meeting 4 3: Tues, Feb 7 • 6: Weds, Feb 8

due: AQ ch 4; IRB log

classwork:
1. turn in reading log
2. words 76&77
3. AQ ch.4 - diction analysis
4. book talks
5. silent reading

HW:
-read AQ ch 5 & 6
-continue tracking assigned themes

Meeting 3 3: Mon, Feb 6 • 6: Mon, Feb 6

due: AQ ch 1-3

classwork:
1. NB#39 - quickwrite - Write about one or more of the following topics.
Characters: How are the following men characterized?
     • Paul (the narrator)        • Katczinsky (Kat)
     • Kantorek (the teacher) • Himmelstoss (the drill sergeant)
Writing: What are you noticing about the writing?
     • POV? Diction? Style? Shifts in time? Mood?
     • Can you tell it’s a translation? How?
     • What is challenging about reading this novel?
Personal:
     • Do you have family members who have served (or are serving) in the military? What do you know about their experiences?
     • Describe your favorite war movies or books.

2. words 74&75
3. get 3rd quarter IRB log
4. discussion - ch 1-3 - NB#40 (If you were absent for this notebook, please copy notes from a classmate.)
5. share theme examples

HW:
-read and annotate AQ ch 4
-continue collecting examples of your themes
-IRB: update log; write reflection (Describe your current IRB); bring book next class

Meeting 2 3: Thurs, Feb 2 • 6: Thurs, Feb 2

due: your book (All Quiet...)

classwork:
1. clean out binder
2. NB#37 - quickwrite - Write about your academic plans for your junior year
-Make a list of your planned classes.
-Which class selections are you unsure about? Describe.
-Which classes are you looking forward to? Why?
-Which classes are you dreading? Why?
-What extra curricular activities will you do?
-What can you do to keep your schedule manageable?
(e.g., limit advanced classes, free period, strategic extra curric, etc.)

3. words 72&73
4. NB#38 - notes about Remarque and All Quiet (If you were absent, copy notes from a classmate.)
5. themes chart and assignment

HW:
-read AQ ch 1-3
-write examples of your assigned themes on chart

Meeting 1 3: Tues, Jan 31 • 6: Weds, Feb 1

classwork:
1. NB#36 - quickwrite - Write about one or more of the following war quotations
2. vocab list 7 - words 70&71
3. counselor presentation - course selections for next year
4. look at final exam
5. clean out binder

HW:
-bring your copy of All Quiet on the Western Front (AQ) next class
-get a new notebook if you need one

Fall Semester 2011-12

Fall Semester Final:
1) Vocab – lists 1-6 (words 1-69) / Go here for a quizlet list of the vocab words. (Thanks, Sabrina!)
2) MLA format
3) Points of view (define, identify and apply: 5 first person pts of view and 3 third person pts of view)
4) Dependent modifiers (identify and write 7 modifiers: present participial phrase, relative clause, appositive, absolute, adjective phrase, prepositional phrase, subjective clause)
5) Writing skills:
Show an ability to
-develop an analytical thesis
-select suitable evidence
-analyze evidence (zooming in and out)
-use transitions
-embed quotes into your analysis
-organize essay effectively, including all elements
(thesis, context, evidence, analysis, transitions, clincher)

Rotation 14

Meeting 4 3: Fri, Jan 20 • 6: Mon, Jan 23

due: IRB reflection paper and log

classwork:
1. full class review activities
2. review rotations

HW:
-study for final (see links above)

Meeting 3 3: Thurs, Jan 19 • 6: Thurs, Jan 19

due: extra credit activities

classwork:
1. writing assessment prep - timed write

HW:
-IRB reflection paper (a hard copy) and your completed IRB log due next class

Meeting 2 3: Tues, Jan 17 • 6: Tues, Jan 17

due: knowledge of vocab words from list #6

classwork:
1. vocab quiz - list #6
2. writing assessment prep
a) instructions and rubric
b) score essays
c) mini-lesson: transitions [list, exercise]

HW:
-extra credit activities due next class
-IRB reflection paper and log due: 3º-Fri, 1/19 • 6º-Mon, 1/22

Meeting 1 3: Thurs, Jan 12 • 6: Fri, Jan 13

due: notebook

classwork:
1. NB#34 - quickwrite - Write about vehicles (cars, bikes, scooters, skate boards, wagons, boats, roller skates, etc.) and try to use a dependent modifier in most of your sentences.
Some ideas:
     -describe the vehicles that you have owned/used/loved/hated
     -cars your family has owned
     -stories related to vehicles
     -describe your dream car, boat, board…
     -future of vehicles?
2. words 68&69 (end of list 6)
3. CS practice #2 - underline and label dependent modifiers; turn back in for credit
4. writing assessment prep: general info, read "My Jockey" by Lucia Berlin
• NB#35 - write 1 or 2 thesis statements addressing the prompt
xxxxxxxx - make a T-chart and identify good (+) and bad (-) elements of student essay #1 about "My Jockey"
xxxxxxxx xx(re: thesis, evidence, analysis, other (e.g., MLA, transitions, sentence variety, clincher, etc.)
5. turn in notebook

HW:
-study for vocab quiz - list 6
-work on IRB, extra credit, studying for final

Rotation 13

Meeting 4 3: Tues, Jan 10 • 6: Weds, Jan 11

due: IRB log

classwork:
1. words 66&67
2. IRB reflection assignment sheet
3. silent reading

HW:
-prep notebook to turn in next class
[-study vocab, work on extra credit, IRB]

Meeting 3 3: Mon, Jan 9 • 6: Mon, Jan 9

due: CS practice #2

classwork:
1. NB#33 - quickwrite - Describe memorable childhood toys and games using subordinate clauses in most of your sentences. Subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjuctions (e.g., after, although, as, because, before, if, even if, once, provided that, since, until, whether, when, while, where, etc.)
2. words 64&65
3. announcements
4. MLA review & practice
5. CS practice #3

HW:
-final draft of TFA paragraph due tonight
-IRB: log (topic: reflect on 2nd quarter goals), book

Meeting 2 3: Thurs, Jan 5 • 6: Thurs, Jan 5

due: C.S. practice #1

classwork:
1. words 62&63
2. 1 semester skills: overview chart
3. details about final
4. review dependent modifiers 5-7
5. library - peermark 2 TFA essays in turnitin.com

HW:
-finish peermarks (if necessary)
-CS practice #2
-final draft of TFA extended paragraph due Mon, 1/9 before 11:59pm to turnitin

Meeting 1 3: Tues, Jan 3 • 6: Weds, Jan 4

classwork:
1. NB#32 - quickwrite - Write about one or more of the following topics:
• Highlights and “lowlights” of your vacation.
• What you read over the break.
• Your goals / expectations / hopes for 2012.
2. vocab list 6 - words 60&61
3. mini-lesson - embedding quotes (guide)
4. embedding quotes practice handout
5. dependent modifier handout

HW:
-cumulative sentence practice #1
-start studying vocab for final

Rotation 12

Meeting 4 3: Weds, Dec 14 • 6: Thurs, Dec 15

due: updated IRB log

classwork:
1. turn in log
2. silent reading
3. activities t.b.a.

HW:
-Read!! (And don't forget to keep a record of all of the pages you read.)
-Have a safe, relaxing, enjoyable holiday!

Meeting 3 3: Tues, Dec 13 • 6: Tues, Dec 13

due: outline #2

classwork:
1. turn in outline #2
2. NB#31 - QW - Write about the winter holidays. (Family traditions, likes, dislikes, plans, etc.)
3. vocab quiz (list 5)
4. finish circle discussions

HW:
-rough draft of TFA paragraph due to turnitin.com before 11:59pm Weds, Dec. 14.
-IRB: update log, write reflection (describe a conflict), bring book

Meeting 2 3: Fri, Dec 9 • 6: Fri, Dec 9

due: rest of TFA; reading notes; outline #1

classwork:
1. turn in reading notes AND outline #1
2. words 57-59 (end of list 5)
3. circle discussion ?s - #1, 2, 4, 6
4. discuss outline #2

HW:
-outline #2
-study for vocab quiz (Tues, Dec. 13)
-rough draft of TFA paragraph due to turnitin.com before 11:59pm Weds, Dec. 14.

Meeting 1 3: Weds, Dec 7 • 6: Thurs, Dec 8

due: TFA ch. 20-22; reading notes for ch 20-22

classwork:
1. NB#30 - QW - TFA lists
a) List 5 ways the British coming to Umuofia is good.
b) List 5 ways the British coming to Umuofia is bad.
c) List as many things as you can think of that have “fallen apart” since the beginning of the novel for the Ibo people in general and/or for Okonkwo.
2. words 54-56
3. discuss ch 20-22; add to character chart NB#27
4. TFA writing assignment: Outline #1

HW:
-read TFA ch. 23-25 (the end!); reading notes for ch 23-25
-finish outline #1

Rotation 11

Meeting 4 3: Mon, Dec 5 • 6: Tues, Dec 6

due: TFA ch. 14-19; reading notes for ch 14-19; IRB log

classwork:
1. words 52&53
2. finish circle discussions for end of part 1
3. discuss part 2
4. silent reading

HW:
-read TFA ch. 20-22; reading notes for ch 20-22

Meeting 3 3: Fri, Dec 2 • 6: Fri, Dec 2

due: TFA ch. 11-13; reading notes for ch 11-13

classwork:
1. NB#29 - QW - Crime & Punishment
Describe the funeral of Ezeudu.
Describe Okonkwo’s crime.
What is his punishment? Is it fair? What do you think is the reasoning behind the punishment?
What are some punishments in school, your family, our society that are either too lenient, unfair, or ineffective?

2. words 50&51
3. circle discussions [add to character chart NB#27]
4. reading notes for TFA part 2

HW:
-read TFA Part 2: ch. 14-19; reading notes for ch 14-19
-IRB: update log, write reflection (describe a character), bring book

Meeting 2 3: Weds, Nov 30 • 6: Weds, Nov 30

due: TFA ch. 9-10; reading notes for ch 9&10; knowledge of vocab list 4 words

classwork:
1. vocab quiz (list 4)
2. vocab list 5 - words 48&49
3. library - nonfiction book talks

HW:
-read TFA ch. 11-13; reading notes for ch 11-13

Meeting 1 3: Mon, Nov 28 • 6: Tues, Nov 29

due: TFA ch. 1-8; reading notes

classwork:
1. NB#28 - QW- characters in TFA
Write about one or more of the following questions:
• How is Okonkwo alike and/or different from today’s American man?
• So far, which character do you sympathize with the most? Why?
• Which character is most interesting to you? Why?
Okonkwo, Unoka, Ikemefuna, Nwoye, Ekwefi, Ezinma

2. NB#27 - add to TFA character chart
3. POV test returned
4. proverbs analysis

HW:
-read TFA ch. 9-10; reading notes for ch 9&10
-study for vocab quiz (list 4)

Rotation 10

Meeting 4 3: Thurs, Nov 17 • 6: Fri, Nov 18

due: IRB log (goals, pages, reflection)

classwork:
1. turn in log
2. Things Fall Apart:
-continue reading chapter 1
-begin NB#27 - TFA character chart
-reading notes for ch. 1-8
3. silent reading

HW:
-read TFA ch. 1-8; take reading notes
-read IRB

Meeting 3 3: Weds, Nov 16 • 6: Weds, Nov 16

classwork:
1. POV test
2. IRB: goals, reflection topic
3. intro. to Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
4. get book and start reading

HW:
-update IRB log; write goals; write reflection (Topic: describe a recent scene) ; remember to bring current IRB next class

Meeting 2 3: Mon, Nov 14 • 6: Mon, Nov 14

due: Final draft of short story essay due tonight before 11:59 pm

classwork:
1. NB#26-quickwrite
2. words 46&47 (end of list 4)
3. essay tips
4. POV pretest / review

HW:
-study for points of view test

Meeting 1 3: Weds, Nov 9 • 6: Thurs, Nov 10

classwork:
1. NB#25-quickwrite-“Transformation Story”
Write a short-short story in which the narrator is going though a transformation. The transformation can be physical, mental, or emotional. Make the language, word choice, sentence structure, style, etc. reflect the change. Ideas: aging rapidly, going crazy or senile; losing the ability to speak in grammatically correct sentences, gradually realizing you hate something/one you once loved (or vice versa), turning into a werewolf (or some other animal or object), becoming more beautiful or more ugly, changing from a tadpole into a frog
2. words 44&45
3. PeerMark demo and instructions
4. Library - write reviews in turnitin.com for 2 essays

HW:
-If you didn't finish writing your reviews on turnitin, finish them tonight!
-Final draft of short story essay due Mon, 11/14 before 11:59 pm

Rotation 9

Meeting 4 3: Mon, Nov 7 • 6: Tues, Nov 8

due: current IRB; pages read since end of 1st quarter

classwork:
1. words 41-43
2. POV poster presentation
3. 2nd quarter IRB log and expectations
4. silent reading

HW:
-short story essay rough draft due Tues, 11/8 before 11:59pm to turnitin.com

Meeting 3 3: Fri, Nov 4 • 6: Fri, Nov 4

due: essay outline

classwork:
1. NB#24- quickwrite - Point of view experiment
Describe a park in present tense, first person point of view - as if you are walking through it and recording your thoughts. Describe what you see, hear, smell, feel, etc. Change your point of view after every 3rd or 4th sentence to the following, in this order: a hyper 5 year old, a depressed teenager, a disobedient puppy, a 90 year old man smoking a cigar and using a cane. Finally, end the description by shifting back to your point of view.
2. words 39&40
3. points of view review: complete back of review chart; make poster (will be presented next class)

HW:
-bring current IRB next class; bring list of titles/authors/pages read since end of 1st quarter
-short story essay rough draft due Tues, 11/8 before 11:59pm to turnitin.com

Meeting 2 3: Weds, Nov 2 • 6: Weds, Nov 2

due: NB#22 - thesis statement(s)

classwork:
1. NB#23- quickwrite - Question story
Write a story in which every sentence is phrased as a question.
2. words 37&38
3. mini-lesson - essay structure and outline
4. work time

HW:
-finish short story essay outline

Meeting 1 3: Mon, Oct 21 • 6: Tues, Nov 1

due: "The Lottery" annotations

classwork:
1. NB#21-quickwrite-"Phrase weave"
Use all of the following phrases in a short-short story. Make it spooky!
Crumpled candy wrapper
Blood-curdling scream
Plastic pumpkin
Sticky cobwebs
Mysterious shadow
2. words 35&36
3. circle discussion - "The Lottery"
4. turn in questions (Lottery group) and inside/outside circle assessment
5. short story essay assignment sheet and rubric

HW:
-choose which story you will write your essay about
-NB#22 - write 1 (or more) thesis statements for your essay

Rotation 8

Meeting 2 3: Fri, Oct 28 • 6: Fri, Oct 28

due: "The Falling Girl" annotations

classwork:
1. annotation check
2. circle discussion - "The Falling Girl"
3. turn in questions (Falling Girl group only)

HW:
-read/annotate "The Lottery"
-[Lottery group - write questions for circle discussion]

Meeting 1 3: Weds, Oct 26 • 6: Thurs, Oct 27

due: knowledge of list 3 vocab words

classwork:
1. vocab quiz (list 3)
2. NB#20 - 3rd person points of view
3. 3 types of questions
4. get stories and circle discussion assignments

HW:
-read/annotate "The Falling Girl"
-[Falling Girl group - write questions for circle discussion]

Rotation 7

Meeting 4 3: Mon, Oct 24 • 6: Tues, Oct 25

due: completed IRB log; current IRB

classwork:
1. turn in log
2. book talks
3. silent reading

HW:
-IRB reflection paper due to turnitin.com before Tues, 10/25 11:59 pm
-study for vocab quiz (list 3) next class

Meeting 3 3: Fri, Oct 21 • 6: Fri, Oct 21

due: circle discussion notes; annotated story ("And of Clay..."); class 6 - notebook

classwork:
1. words 33&34
2. book talks
3. circle discussions 1 & 2
4. turn in: annotated story & discussion notes

HW:
-IRB: completed log due next class; bring current IRB
-IRB reflection paper due to turnitin.com before Tues, 10/25 11:59 pm

Meeting 2 3: Weds, Oct 19 • 6: Weds, Oct 19

due: class 3 - notebook

classwork:
1. NB#19 - quickwrite - free write about sleep
2. words 31&32
3. mini-lesson - annotation
4. circle discussion questions
5. finish NB#18 - plot chart
6. worktime

HW:
-REread "And of Clay..." and add annotations (based on your circle discussion questions)
-Complete circle discussion sheet (both sides!)
-class 6 - prepare notebook to turn in next class

Meeting 1 3: Mon, Oct 17 • 6: Tues, Oct 18

classwork:
1. NB#17 - quickwrite - free write about animals
2. words 29&30
3. review: 1st person points of view - chart
4. review: tone
5. NB#18 - plot chart for key plot events in "And of Clay Are We Created"

HW:
-class 3: prep notebook to turn in next class
-read IRB and consider starting to work on your IRB reflection paper

Rotation 6

Meeting 4 3: Thurs, Oct 13 • 6: Fri, Oct 14

due: IRB log, goal, book; annotations of "The Wife's Story"

classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. words 27&28
3. book talks
4. discuss IRB reflection paper
5. silent reading

HW:
-read/annotate (for plot, characters, imagery) "And of Clay Are We Created" by Isabel Allende
-read IRB and consider starting to work on your IRB reflection paper

Meeting 3 3: Weds, Oct 12 • 6: Weds, Oct 12

due: story annotations ("Five Ives" and "But the One on the Right")

classwork:
1. NB#16 - quickwrite - metaphor
Write a two sentence metaphor that follows this pattern:
Why is life so tragic, so like a little strip of pavement over an abyss? I look down; I feel giddy; I wonder if I am ever to walk to the end. -Virginia Woolf
Student examples:
Why is life so complicated, so like a puzzle with 1,000 pieces? I shuffle; I organize; I wonder if I’ll ever find one piece with a touch of gold.
Why is life so turbulent, so like a small boat tossed around in an angry sea? I am a passenger on that boat; I hang over the railing; I hope I will eventually stop puking.
2. words 25&26
3. literary terms review
4. groups - response to "Five Ives"
5. get HW story

HW:
-IRB: log, goal, bring book next class
-read/annotate "The Wife's Story" by Ursula LeGuin

Meeting 2 3: Fri, Oct 7 • 6: Fri, Oct 7

due: story annotations ("Kids Guide.." and "Girl")

classwork:
1. story annotations checked
2. NB#14 - quick write - zoom in OR zoom out
• watch: video of Istvan Banyai’s “Zoom”
• write: Imagine your mind as a video camera with an extreme zoom lens. Describe zooming into (or out from) something very small. (Suggestion: begin or end with an ant.)
3. vocab list #3 - words 23&24
4. NB#15 - 1st person points of view
5. small groups - story response
6. get HW stories

HW:
-read and annotate "Five Ives" by Roy Blount Jr. and an excerpt from "But the One on the Right" by Dorothy Parker
-read your IRB

Meeting 1 3: Weds, Oct 5 • 6: Thurs, Oct 6

due: knowledge of vocab words from list 2

classwork:
1. NB#13 - quickwrite - "word weave"
Incorporate all of the following words into a short-short story, poem or description. You must use all of the words (in any order) to complete the exercise, but the context in which they are used is up to you.
minty, flip, bandaid, treasure, stomp, sandwich, shake, cave, turtle, elevator
2. vocab quiz (list 2)
3. "Bananafish" discussion
4. HW stories

HW:
-read and annotate "A Kid's Guide to Divorce" by Lorrie Moore and "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid

Rotation 5

Meeting 3 3: Tues, Oct 4 • 6: Tues, Oct 4

due: IRB log, goal, book; NB#12; annotation of "Bananafish"

classwork:
1. turn in log
2. debrief "Every 15 Minutes"
3. book talks
4. silent reading

HW:
-study for vocab quiz (list 2)
-"Bfish" discussion next class

Meeting 2 3: Thurs, Sept 29 • 6: Thurs, Sept 29

due: circle discussion #2 notes

classwork:
1. circle discussion #2
2. turn in notes
3. get HW story & assignment
3. NB#11 (continued)

HW:
-IRB: log, goal, bring book next class
-read/annotate "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" by J.D. Salinger
-NB#12 - venn diagram - similarities and differences between Holden and Seymour

Meeting 1 3: Tues, Sept 27 • 6: Weds, Sept 28

due: circle discussion #1 notes

classwork:
1. NB#10 - quickwrite - short sentences
2. words 21 & 22 (end of list 2)
3. circle discussion #1
4. NB#11 - cumulative sentence parts

HW:
-prep for circle discussion #2
-read your IRB

Rotation 4

Meeting 4 3: Fri, Sept 23 • 6: Mon, Sept 26

due: 3 passage analyses from ch 21-26; IRB; IRB log

classwork:
1. turn in passage analyses and IRB log
2. words 19&20
3. circle discussion assignment
4. book talks
5. silent reading

HW:
-prep for circle discussion #1
-read your IRB

Meeting 3 3: Thurs, Sept 22 • 6: Thurs, Sept 22

due: ch 24-26

classwork:
1. NB#9 - quickwrite - Maturity
“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for acause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to livehumbly for one” (188).
• What does Mr. Antolini mean? Why does he want Holden to think about this?
• How do you define maturity? Or immaturity?
• Describe someone you know who is “mature for their age.” What characteristics make him/her mature?
• In what environments do you act mature and/or immature?
• Who is the most humble person you know? Describe.
2. words 17&18
3. IRB reminders
4. mini-lesson: Zooming in and Zooming out (analytical comments about passages)
5. Zoom in/Zoom out practice worksheet

HW:
-3 passage analyses from ch 21-26
-fill out IRB log
-read & bring IRB next class

Meeting 2 3: Tues, Sept 20 • 6: Tues, Sept 20

due: ch 20(21)-23

classwork:
1. NB#8 - quickwrite - "Siblings"
-Do you have siblings? Describe them. -If you don't have siblings, would you like to? What are the pros and cons of being an only child? - Does birth order affect one's development/personality? -Is sibling rivalry inevitable?
2. words 15&16
3. reading quiz - ch 21-23
4. ch. 21-23 graphic organizer - draw images of significant moments from these chapters
5. share drawings
6. CQ

HW:
-read ch 24-26 (the rest of the novel!)
-write 3 passage analyses from ch 21-26 - due: 3º Fri, 9/23 • 6º Mon, 9/26

Meeting 1 3: Fri, Sept 16 • 6: Mon, Sept 19

due: ch 17-19(20); two passage analyses

classwork:
1. NB#7 - quickwrite - "The Movies"
-What are your all-time favorite movies? -Recent favorite? -Least favorites? - Favorite venue for watching movies? -Opinion of 3-D movies? -Do movies shape your perception of the world? Are movies phony (as Holden believes)?
2. vocab list #2 - words 13&14
3. passage analysis "read-around"
4. ch. 17-20 graphic organizer - Is Holden in a Downward Spiral?
5. diagnostic - cumulative sentence parts
6. CQ

HW:
Class 3: read ch 20-23; complete graphic organizer for ch 20 scenes
Class 6: read ch 21-23

Rotation 3

Meeting 1 3: Weds, Sept 14 • 6: Thurs, Sept 15

due: ch 14-16; knowledge of vocab words 1-12

classwork:
1. vocab review
2. vocab quiz
3. NB#6 - quickwrite - "Holden's Voice"
Imagine Holden walking through the PHS campus. Write from Holden’s point of view describing his thoughts.
-What would he notice, feel, think…?
-Use his “voice” (words, sentence structure, tone, style, etc.)
4. discuss ch 14-16
5. mini-lesson: analytical comments
6. passage analyses (from ch 8-10) returned

HW:
Class 3: read ch 17-19; write 2 passage analyses from these chapters
Class 6: read ch 17-20; write 2 passage analyses from these chapters

Rotation 2

Meeting 4 3: Mon, Sept 12 • 6: Tues, Sept 13

due: ch 11-13; IRB; IRB log

classwork:
1. make 1 or 2 IRB goals for the next rotation
2. words 11 & 12 (end of list)
3. discuss ch 11-13 - Holden's Women
4. book talks
5. silent reading

HW:
-read ch 14-16 (and mark passages with post-it notes)
-study for vocab quiz (list 1)

Meeting 3 3: Fri, Sept 9 • 6: Fri, Sept 9

due: Passage Analyses for ch 8-10

classwork:
1. NB#5-quickwrite-Lies!
Holden lies MANY times in recent chapters.
• Why do people lie? Consider multiple reasons.
• Is lying ever acceptable? Under what circumstances? What are some examples?
• What are some of the lies you’ve been told from parents, friends, society?
• List the lies that Holden tells and speculate on why he lies so much.
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” - Mark Twain
2. words 9 & 10
3. IRB details (book talks, log, etc.)
4. passage analysis - read around
5. participation rubric reflection

HW:
-read ch 11-13 (and mark passages with post-it notes)
-fill out IRB log
-read & bring IRB next class

Meeting 2 3: Weds, Sept 7 • 6: Weds, Sept 7

due: ch 8-10; post-its; knowledge of this website

classwork:
1. Library - booktalks
2. Passage Analysis assignment
3. website quiz

HW:
-write a passage analysis for 3 passages from chapters 8-10 (aim for one for each chapter)
-find first IRB by next week

Meeting 1 3: Fri, Sept 2 • 6: Tues, Sept 6

due: ch 6&7; post-its

classwork:
1. NB#4-quickwrite- “Conflict”
• How do you deal with anger? Quietly seethe or lash out? Something else?
• Who do you argue with? What do you argue about? Why?
• Have you ever been in a physical fight? Describe what happened. What do you think about it now?
• Why does Holden throw a punch at Stradlater? Did he really mean to hurt him? Why doesn’t he “shut up” like Stradlater tells him to?
2. words 7 & 8
3. ch 6 & 7 - graphic organizer
4. IRB details

HW:
-read ch 8-10; post-it notes (3+ per chapter)
-look through website (prepare for a quiz about the contents of the site)

Rotation 1

Meeting 4 3: Weds, Aug. 31 • 6: Thurs, Sept 1

due: ch 3-5; post-its; IRB reading list

classwork:
1. F day routine
2. words 5 & 6
3. groups - character cluster
4. IRB log / program described

HW:
-read Catcher ch 6 & 7
-mark/comment on passages (3+ per chapter)
-start looking for first IRB

Meeting 3 3: Tues, Aug. 30 • 6: Tues, Aug. 30

due: ch 1 & 2; post-it notes (with comments) for ch 1 & 2

classwork:
1. NB#3-quickwrite
2. words 3&4
3. review ch 1&2 - discussion
4. silent reading

HW:
-read Catcher ch 3-5
-mark & take notes on significant passages (3+ passages)
-independent reading list

Meeting 2 3: Fri, Aug. 26 • 6: Fri, Aug. 26

due: course description signature slip; supplies

classwork:

explanation of daily routine
NB#1-quickwrite: a) What is being a teenager about? (…what are the lessons, rights of passage, developmental experiences, etc.) b) Why would a capable guy choose to fail? (…in school, relationships, jobs, etc.)
vocab list #1: words 1&2
get book and read ch 1 of Catcher
NB#2 - list your first impressions of Holden Caulfield (aim for at least 10 impressions/observations)

HW:
-read Catcher ch 1 & 2
-mark passages with post-its (that seem significant, meaningful, revealing, etc. about Holden)
-write notes on the post-its (your impressions, observations, interpretations about the passage & what it says about Holden)

Meeting 1 3: Weds, Aug. 24 • 6: Thurs, Aug. 25