HONORS ENGLISH I  WEEK OF 11/30/O9

MONDAY 11/30	NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING VACATION
TUESDAY 12/1	READ P. 5 ABOUT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE. QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 1-4 OF THE SCARLET LETTER. DISCUSS THESIS STATEMENTS. STUDENTS WRITE AND EXCHANGE THESIS STATEMENTS. THOSE WITH GOOD THESIS STATEMENTS WRITE ON BOARD. NAME PARTS OF THESIS STATEMENTS. OVERVIEW DIAGRAM FOR ESSAY. DISCUSS BUBBLE DIAGRAM IN PACKET FOR THREE BODY PARAGRAPHS. HOMEWORK: COMPLETE VOCABULARY FOR THE NOVEL (PP.2-3) FOR MONDAY (12/7) WITH QUIZ ON FRIDAY (12/11). IF NECESSARY, REVISE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT. BRING NOVEL AND THESIS TO CLASS TOMORROW. COMPLETE READER RESPONSE JOURNAL FOR THURSDAY’S DISCUSSION.
WEDNESDAY 12/2	STUDENTS FORM GROUPS OF 3 ACCORDING TO TOPIC OF ESSAY. GROUPS BRAINSTORM EXAMPLES AND QUOTES FROM THE TEXT TO USE IN THEIR ESSAYS. COPY DUE FRIDAY. HOMEWORK: COMPLETE YOUR BUBBLE SHEET – DUE FRIDAY.
THURSDAY 12/3	CIRCLE DISCUSSION OF CHAPTERS 1-4 OF THE NOVEL. HOMEWORK: CONTINUE READING THE NOVEL; CHAPTERS 5-8 + READER RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE MONDAY.
FRIDAY 12/4	STUDENT GROUPS BEGIN TO RESEARCH TOPICS RELATED TO THE NOVEL. COLLECT COPY OF BUBBLE DIAGRAM. HOMEWORK: CONTINUE READING THE NOVEL. NEXT CHAPTERS 5-8 + READER RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE MONDAY. VOCABULARY ALSO DUE MONDAY.

01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 STANDARDS FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS

MONDAY – HOW TO WRITE A BODY PARAGRAPH +RULES OF WRITING.