Quarter 3 Lessons & homework
Tuesday, January 5th
1. vocab: hiatus, tranquil, translucent, placid, luxuriate, bewildered, frantic, precinct, congealed, irony
2. Irony Chart: (p. 315)
3. journal: My Winter Hiatus OR A Day in the Life of a __________
5. Context: Roald Dahl (p. 325)
6. Read: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl (p. 316)
Homework: 1. Get Photo Permission Slip signed for Ms Nicholson
2. Independent Book #3: Choose a book and begin reading 20-30 min/night (DUE: Fri, March 11th)
Thursday, January 7th
1. quiz: "Lamb to Slaughter" words
2. vocab: premises, spanner, chink, trifle, consoling, hospitality, exasperated
4. Answer Reading Questions: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl (#6, 7, 10, 11 & Analyzing Character)
5. journal: Defending Mary
2. Write a story that uses dramatic irony to engage the audience with suspense
(2-3 pages, follows plot chart)
Tuesday, January 12th
1. quiz: rhetoric, ethos, logos, pathos, premises
2. vocab: receding, disarming, prolonged, imprudent, surmounted, unruffled, invariably, diverting, impulse, protruding: "Most Dangerous Game" words
3. journal: Villains: Which villains interest you and why?
4. Read: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
Homework: "The Most Dangerous Game" VOCAB worksheet
2. Study Vocab
1. vocab: hiatus, tranquil, translucent, placid, luxuriate, bewildered, frantic, precinct, congealed, irony
2. Irony Chart: (p. 315)
3. journal: My Winter Hiatus OR A Day in the Life of a __________
- A) Write a full page about your hiatus
- B) Peer Edit: Add 5 adjectives to spice it up & improve 5 verbs
5. Context: Roald Dahl (p. 325)
6. Read: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl (p. 316)
Homework: 1. Get Photo Permission Slip signed for Ms Nicholson
2. Independent Book #3: Choose a book and begin reading 20-30 min/night (DUE: Fri, March 11th)
Thursday, January 7th
1. quiz: "Lamb to Slaughter" words
2. vocab: premises, spanner, chink, trifle, consoling, hospitality, exasperated
- persuasive techniques/rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos, pathos
4. Answer Reading Questions: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl (#6, 7, 10, 11 & Analyzing Character)
5. journal: Defending Mary
- Peer Edit: Highlight Ethos, Logos, Pathos Appeals
2. Write a story that uses dramatic irony to engage the audience with suspense
(2-3 pages, follows plot chart)
Tuesday, January 12th
1. quiz: rhetoric, ethos, logos, pathos, premises
2. vocab: receding, disarming, prolonged, imprudent, surmounted, unruffled, invariably, diverting, impulse, protruding: "Most Dangerous Game" words
3. journal: Villains: Which villains interest you and why?
4. Read: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
Homework: "The Most Dangerous Game" VOCAB worksheet
2. Study Vocab
Thursday, January 14th
1. vocab: tangible, palpable, discern, affable, ardent, debacle, quarry, condone, droll, scruples,
2. journal: Hunting - How do you feel about hunting? Do animals have feelings?
Homework: 1. Study vocab words for a quiz; QUIZLET LINK
2. Independent Book Report
1. vocab: tangible, palpable, discern, affable, ardent, debacle, quarry, condone, droll, scruples,
2. journal: Hunting - How do you feel about hunting? Do animals have feelings?
- Pros and Cons of Hunting
Homework: 1. Study vocab words for a quiz; QUIZLET LINK
2. Independent Book Report
Friday, January 15th
1. (PER 3) Vocab Quiz: "Most Dangerous Game" & "Lamb to Slaughter" words
2. finish Reading: "The Most Dangerous Game"
3. Reading Questions
Homework: 1. PER 3 - Alternate Ending for "The Most Dangerous Game" (write 2 pages, starting at any point in the story or at the end, continue it...)
1. PER 4 - Study for vocab quiz - QUIZLET LINK
2. Independent Book Report - BOTH CLASSES!!!
1. (PER 3) Vocab Quiz: "Most Dangerous Game" & "Lamb to Slaughter" words
2. finish Reading: "The Most Dangerous Game"
3. Reading Questions
Homework: 1. PER 3 - Alternate Ending for "The Most Dangerous Game" (write 2 pages, starting at any point in the story or at the end, continue it...)
1. PER 4 - Study for vocab quiz - QUIZLET LINK
2. Independent Book Report - BOTH CLASSES!!!
Tuesday, January 19th
1. PER 4 Vocab Quiz: "Most Dangerous Game" & "Lamb to Slaughter" words
1. PER 3: Test: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell & "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
3. journal: From where do we get our concepts of gender? Examples? Response/Reflection?
4. Film: Miss Representation
Homework: 1. PER 4 - Alternate Ending for "The Most Dangerous Game" (write 2 pages, starting at any point in the story or at the end, continue it...)
1. PER 3 & 4 - Independent Book Report (Check in LIT MAP or Book Summary on Thursday)
1. PER 4 Vocab Quiz: "Most Dangerous Game" & "Lamb to Slaughter" words
1. PER 3: Test: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell & "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
3. journal: From where do we get our concepts of gender? Examples? Response/Reflection?
4. Film: Miss Representation
Homework: 1. PER 4 - Alternate Ending for "The Most Dangerous Game" (write 2 pages, starting at any point in the story or at the end, continue it...)
1. PER 3 & 4 - Independent Book Report (Check in LIT MAP or Book Summary on Thursday)
Thursday, January 21st
1. quiz: assimilate, social construction, imperative, palpable, debacle
2. vocab: disempower, subordinate, submissive, intrinsic, egalitarian, equitable
3. film: Miss Representation
4. journal: T-chart: Cds/CMs from film
Homework: Gender Comparison Essay Outline: Essay Outline Google Doc Link
Essential Question:
1. quiz: assimilate, social construction, imperative, palpable, debacle
2. vocab: disempower, subordinate, submissive, intrinsic, egalitarian, equitable
3. film: Miss Representation
4. journal: T-chart: Cds/CMs from film
Homework: Gender Comparison Essay Outline: Essay Outline Google Doc Link
Essential Question:
- What does it mean to be masculine and feminine in our society as portrayed by the media and how does this affect individual identity?
Tuesday, January 26th
1. vocab quiz: disempower, subordinate, submissive, intrinsic, egalitarian, equitable
2. vocab: subservient, condescend, misogynist, deduce, implication, cite
3. journal: Response to film: Miss Representation
4. Writing Workshop: Gender Essay: Essay Outline Google Doc Link
1. vocab quiz: disempower, subordinate, submissive, intrinsic, egalitarian, equitable
2. vocab: subservient, condescend, misogynist, deduce, implication, cite
3. journal: Response to film: Miss Representation
4. Writing Workshop: Gender Essay: Essay Outline Google Doc Link
- In text-citations
- Easybib.com
- Peer Edit
- Teacher Conference
Thursday, January 28th
1. vocab quiz: condescend, deduce, implication, cite, misogynist
2. vocab: plagiarism, conjecture, assertion, anecdote, refute, rebuttal
3. journal: CMs for given CDs: Miss Representation Facts4. Writing Workshop: Gender Essay: Essay Outline Google Doc Link
Independent Book Report (DUE: Fri, March 11th)
1. vocab quiz: condescend, deduce, implication, cite, misogynist
2. vocab: plagiarism, conjecture, assertion, anecdote, refute, rebuttal
3. journal: CMs for given CDs: Miss Representation Facts4. Writing Workshop: Gender Essay: Essay Outline Google Doc Link
- Hook: Anecdote, Rhetorical Question, Shocking Fact, Quote, Set a Scene: Imagery
- Conclusion: Universal Analysis - Comparing America to countries around the world
- Teacher Conference
- Write Final Draft
Independent Book Report (DUE: Fri, March 11th)
Friday, January 29th
1. vocab: plagiarism, assertion, anecdote, refute, rebuttal
2. Worktime:
2. Websearch for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Independent Book Report (DUE: Fri, March 11th)
1. vocab: plagiarism, assertion, anecdote, refute, rebuttal
2. Worktime:
- Final Draft of Gender Essay
- Independent Book Report
2. Websearch for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Independent Book Report (DUE: Fri, March 11th)