MONDAY

• Children’s Literature Presentations – x2 students
• Give One To Get One – Sharing knowledge from last week’s reading of Elizabeathan England
• A Cut Script – Working With Shakespeare’s Language

TUESDAY

• Children’s Literature Presentations – x2 students
• A Cut Script Continued – Working with Shakespeare’s language – a synopsis of the play

THURSDAY

• Macbeth Act 1, scenes 1,2,3, – Reading and Discussion Questions
• Children’s Literature Presentations – x6 students

FRIDAY

• Review questions from Act 1.1-1.3
• Read/discuss Macbeth Act 1.4 and 1.5 (H)
• Focus questions for Act 1.4 and 1.5 (Due Monday)
• Children’s Literature Presentations – to be completed on Monday

MONDAY

– Discuss questions form pages 177-195

– Whole-class brainstorm of Venn diagram comparing Astrid to an average parent/guardian

– Read to page 220 for H.W.

TUESDAY

– Astrid’s Point of View Journal Entry Writing Assignment

– Read to page 244 for H.W.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

– Finish novel as class

– Placemat worksheets (group activity) reviewing novel’s themes of courage, family, home, and community

FRIDAY

– No Fixed Address skits: assign groups and begin work on final project

Reminder: Ms. D’Angelo will be submitting report cards next week, so all outstanding work needs to be submitted not later than this Friday at 3:00 pm.  The sooner the better!

MONDAY

• Introduction to the Synthesis Essay (H)
• Essay topics and outlines will be distributed in class only
• Working on essay outlines due tomorrow

TUESDAY

• Time to work on essay outlines
• Hand in essay outlines at end of class
• Intro to poetry: fill out TPCASTT sheet for “Come Back to Earth” by Mac Miller

WEDNESDAY

• In-class synthesis essay

FRIDAY

• Go over TPCASTT sheet for “Come Back to Earth” by Mac Miller
• Read and discuss “The Swimmer’s Journey” by Margaret Avison
• Analysis questions and text-to-self connection for “The Swimmer’s Journey”

MONDAY

P2

-Finish paragraphs (Which character we’d like as our friend)
-Answer and discuss questions from pages 98-120
-Sketchnotes assignment (due Thursday)
-Read to page 144 for Tuesday

P3

-Independent reading – 15 minutes
-Answer and discuss questions from pages 120-144
-H.W. Read to page 160 for Wednesday
TUESDAY

P2

-Answer and discuss questions from pages 120-144
-Class read aloud to page 160
-H.W. Read to page 160 for Thursday and to page 177 for Friday

P3

-Class read aloud – 15 minutes
-Sentence structure review: simple, complex, and compound sentences
-Sentence structure practice: paragraph proofreading
-H.W Read to page 160 for Wednesday and 177 for Friday

WEDNESDAY 

-First Half: question sheet and discussion regarding events of pages 140-160 and how these events show the importance of community
-Second Half: In class paragraph on the importance of community

THURSDAY

-First Half: question sheet and discussion regarding events of pages 140-160 and how these events show the importance of community
-Second Half: In class paragraph on the importance of community

FRIDAY

P2

– Finish in class paragraphs from last day

-Small group discussion of pages 160-177: What makes someone a member of our family?
-Whole class share out of what individual groups discussed
-H.W. Read to pages 195 for Monday
P3

-Independent Reading – 15 minutes
-Small group discussion of pages 160-177: What makes someone a member of our family?
-Whole class share out of what individual groups discussed
-H.W. Read to pages 195 for Monday

• Finish “Nosedive” presentations
• Discuss the short story “Miss Brill” and review homework from the weekend

• Write in-class paragraph on “Miss Brill” (Bring your worksheets!!)
• H.W. Read “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez. Please begin to annotate story for the barber’s characterization and the rationale behind the barber’s actions

WEDNESDAY

• Discuss “Just Lather, That’s All” questions and prepare for debate
• Class debate on barber’s decision regarding Captain Torres
• H.W. Read “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro  and complete questions for Friday

• Class discussion of the short story “Boys and Girls by Alice Munro

Please note RR = Readings and Resources, H= Handouts

MONDAY

·      Class review and small-group discussion of indirect characterization chart

TUESDAY

·      Making text-to-self connections

·      Writing about character based on Monday’s discussion of indirect characterization

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

·      Short story: “Home” by Gwendolyn Brooks questions and discussion

·      Visual Project: The meaning of home

FRIDAY

Professional Day – No School

Please note RR = Readings and Resources, H= Handouts

TUESDAY

• Independent reading/Time to finish in class writing from” Totem” on Friday
• Class groups to analyse and discuss one aspect of the short story, “The Lottery”

WEDNESDAY

• Class discussion/informal group presentations on “The Lottery”
• Introduction to “The Lottery – Text To World Creative Writing Assignment” (H)
• Time to work on the creative writing assignment
• The Lottery Assignment – is due next Tuesday October 19th

FRIDAY

H.W. “The Pedestrian” questions are due Monday

“The Lottery” project is due Tuesday

lease note RR = Readings and Resources, H= Handouts

TUESDAY

• Introduction to the novel, “No Fixed Address”
  • Watch excerpts from the Knowledge Network Production, “No Fixed Address”
  • Class questions and discussion about the Vancouver Housing Crisis
• Class read aloud of the novel
• H.W. read up to page 35 for next class

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

• Questions and class discussion of pages 1-35
• In class wrtiting asssignment – Is is ever okay to lie?

FRIDAY

• Indirect and direct characterization – clip from the Disney Movie, “Up”. 
  • What do we learn about George and Ellie without hearing any words?
• Characterization chart for “No Fixed Address”. Find 2 quotations for each character and record what they tell us about their character.
• H.W. Read to page 95 and finish the chart for Monday