Amherst County High School

May 6

1- Romeo and Juliet movie

2-Review Drama Terms

3- Free Day (SOLS)

5- Free Day (SOLS)

6- Greek and Latin Roots

Chapter 39

May 7

1- Romeo and Juliet movie

2- Finish Act 5

Review Literary Terms and Quiz

Act 5 Quiz

Watch Romeo and Juliet film

3- Paper Packets Overview

Make Thesis Statements

Review Summary, Quote, and Paraphrase, Research

5. Three Paragraphs to Romeo and Juliet Paper

6- Greek and Latin Roots Review

Chapter 40

May 8

1-Review Act 3

2- Watch Romeo and Juliet film

3- continue Research

5- Introductions to Romeo and Juliet Paper

6- Greek and Latin Roots Review

Chapter 41

May 9

1-Quiz on Act 3

Go over New Literary Terms

2- Watch Romeo and Juliet film

3-Continue Research

5-Conclusions to Romeo and Juliet

6- Greek and Latin Roots Review

Chapter 42-43

May 10

1- Review Act 4; Quiz on Act 4

Go over New Literary Terms

2-Watch Romeo and Juliet film

3-Work on Introductions

5-Final Paper Due

Drama Term Review

6- Greek and Latin Roots Quiz

April 22

1-Contine Act 2

2- Continue Act 3

3-5- Parallelism Grammar Activity

Continue Act 3

6- Frederick Douglass and Huck Finn 31 Activity

April 23

1- Continue Act 2

2- Continue Act 3  

3-5 Parallelism Grammar Activity

Begin Act 4

6- Assign SOL terms and review them

Begin chapter 32

April 24

1-Quiz on Act 3

Begin Act 3

2- Continue Act 3

3-5  Continue Act 4

Review terms for test

6-Read Huck Finn 32-33

April 25

1- Continue Act 3

Go over Comedy/ Tragedy/ Stage Directions

2-5

Test on Act 2-4

6- Review Activity for Sol terms

Read 34 and review 35

April 26

1- Continue Act 3

2- Begin Act 4

3-5 Begin Act 5

6- Huck Finn quiz 31-35

Read 36

15

1- Finish and Review Act 1

Begin Act 2

2-5

Go over Protagonist, Conflict  and Antagonist

Continue Act 2

6

Latin Root Words List

Huck Finn Chapter 26

Two column notes in class workshop

Homework:

Worksheet on Chapter 27 and 2 column notes on 28

16

1- Test on Act 1

2-5

Grammar Activity Parallelism

Go over Stock and Foil Character

Continue Act 2

6

In class Writing Prompt Test

17

1

Go over Protagonist, Conflict  and Antagonist

Continue Act 2

2-5

Grammar Activity Parallelism

Go over Comedy, Tragedy, and Stage Directions

Continue Act 2

6

Review Root Words

Quiz Huck Finn 26-28

Due: chapter 27 sheets and chapter 28 2 column notes

Huck Finn chapter 29

18

1

Grammar Activity Parallelism

Go over Stock and Foil Character

Continue Act 2

2-5

Grammar Activity Parallelism

Quiz on Act 2 and Terms

Begin Act 3

6

Review Root Words

Huck Finn chapter 30

19

1

Grammar Activity Parallelism

Go over Comedy, Tragedy, and Stage Directions

Continue Act 2

2-5

Grammar Activity Parallelism

Go over Dialect and Jargon

Continue Act 3

6 Test on Huck Finn chapters 21-30 and Vocabulary Words

25

Snow Day

26

1-3

Introduction to Shakespeare Notes

Romeo and Juliet

Crossword Puzzle

5

Lab Day 3:

Final Changes  

Turn in Final Drafts at the end of class

6

Conclusion Workshop

27

1-5

Writing Prompt 5 sentences:

Have you ever been madly, foolishly, and completely in love? (7 min.)

Day 1 of Shakespeare Introduction

Emphasize the idea of young love! Juliet= 13!

2. Anticipation Guide (10-15 minutes)

Split into groups and let the students discuss the questions

3. Opening: Tabloid Ad. (7)

4. Watch video trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZqxOb2tJIo

(5)

5. Ask the students: would Shakespeake agree based on the tabloid and the movie?

6

Lab Day 1

28

1-5

Introduction to the Characters of Romeo and Juliet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5L4oGCYkg

Use Worksheet to Make sure that students get all of the characters

6

Lab Day 2

29

1-5

Begin Reading Act 1 Scene 1

Puns Worksheet

 6

Lab Day 3

18

1-2:

Paper Workshop Day

 3-5

Quick lesson:

Re-teaching paper structure and example sheet on how to transfer note cards to paragraphs

Due: 1 paragraph of paper

6

Review Rubrics for Writing Assessment and Critical Grammar

19

1-2

Grammar Lesson:

Sentence Variety

  3-5

Paper workshop

Due: 1 paragraph or conclusion of paper

Library Research Day 2

6

Practice Writing Prompt 1

20

1-2

Grammar Review:

Sentence Variety

 Grammar Lesson:

Diction and Avoiding Slang

3-5

Lab Day 1

6

SOL Practice Test Day using resources from the VDOE

21

1-2

Lab Day 1

3-5

Lab Day 2

6

Review Graded Writing Prompts

for  strengths and weaknesses

Review SOL Released Practice Test  

22

1-2

Lab Day 2

3-5

Peer Review Day

6

Due: Paragraphs 2 and 3

Conclusions Lesson and Workshop

Turn in: Conclusion at the End of Class

11

Teacher Work Day

12

1-2

Comma Exercise 1

Work on Introductions and Turn them in  

3-5

Comma Exercise 1

Work on and Turn in Paragraph One of Essay

6

Passive Voice Exercise 1

Read “Richard Corey” and “Story of an Hour”

13

1-2

Comma Exercise 2

Work on Conclusions and Turn them in  

3-5

Comma Exercise 2

Work on and Turn in Paragraph Two of Essay

6

Passive Voice Exercise 2

Review: Story of an Hour and turn in homework questions

Work on 1^st Paragraphs

14

1-2

Comma Exercise 3

Exam Review Day

3-5

Comma Exercise 3

Exam Review Day

6-

Passive Voice Exercise 3

Exam Review Day

15

1-2

Exam

3-5

Exam

6

 Exam

4

1-2

Work Shopping Three Paragraphs for Essay

3-5

Thesis Statements Powerpoint

In Class Assignment: Thesis Workshop

6-

No class

5

1-2

Introduction Workshop

3-5

Comma Review

Finish Thesis Worksheets

Write Thesis to Research Papers and begin forming main paragraphs

6

Passive Review

Thesis Statements Powerpoint

In Class Assignment: Thesis Workshop  

6

1-2

Comma Exercise

Conclusion Workshop

3-5

Introduction Workshop

6

Passive Voice Review

Finish Thesis Worksheets

Write Thesis to Research Papers and begin forming main paragraphs

7

1-2

Comma Exercise

Lab Typing Day/ Grammar Camp

3-5

Comma Quiz

Conclusion Workshop

6

Passive Voice Review

Introduction Workshop

Assign: Write 2 Types of Introductions and Turn in

/ Paper Development

8

1-2

Comma Exercise

Lab Typing/ Grammar Lab

3-5

Parallelism Short

Lab Day to Type Papers  

6

Passive Voice Review

 Conclusion Workshop

Assignment: Turn in Paper Conclusion

/ Paper Development

1^st Nine Weeks

Early American Literature

Various Short Pieces (fiction and nonfiction)

The Crucible

Vocabulary Development

Grammar and Style Development

Persuasive Essay

Persuasive Speech

2^nd Nine Weeks

American Romanticism

Whitman and Dickinson

Various Short Pieces (fiction and nonfiction)

Vocabulary Development

Grammar and Style Development

Persuasive Literary Paper

3^rd Nine Weeks

Realism

Selection of American Novels for Individualized Book Reports

Begin Research Process

Vocabulary Development

Grammar and Style Development

MLA Documentation

Expository Writing

4^th Nine Weeks

Modernism

Contemporary Literature

A Raisin in the Sun

Vocabulary Development

Grammar and Style Development

MLA Documentation

Informative Speech

Research Paper

1^st Nine Weeks

Elements of Plot and Character

Narration and Voice

Introduction to Text Annotation

Thesis Statements

Literary Analysis Essay

Various Short Stories

Grammar Practice

Vocabulary Development

2^nd Nine Weeks

Irony and Ambiguity

Symbolism and Allegory

Holocaust Unit

Research Project on the Holocaust with citations

Grammar Practice

Vocabulary Development

Book Report

3^rd Nine Weeks

Biographies/ Historical Approach

Drama and Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

Compare and Contrast Essay

Shakespeare Project

Grammar Practice

Vocabulary Development

4^th Nine Weeks

Poetry Unit

Novel Study

Poetry Portfolio

Persuasive Essay