Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Sept. 27: Review Pronoun Test; Ch 8 Pretest; Collect Summaries; Intro Comparative Analysis
HW: Choose Film

Sept. 28: Journal about Narrative/Comments; Exit Exam Practice #2 -- highlight thesis (if stated) or write implied thesis at bottom of page. Highlight (in a different color) evidence to prove the thesis.

HW: Exit Exam Practice #2 -- highlight thesis (if stated) or write implied thesis at bottom of page. Highlight (in a different color) evidence to prove the thesis.

Watch film by Friday & construct 200-word summary of film by Monday; Exit Exam #2 -- plan essay for Tuesday, Oct. 5.

Sept. 29: Verb Review; Discuss Exit Exam #2
HW: Plan Exit Exam #2 Essay; Watch film

Sept. 30: Verb Review; What do you know about . . .
HW: Plan Exit Exam#2 Essay; Watch film

Oct. 1: Verb Quiz; Sample Comparative Analysis Outline
HW: Plan Exit Exam#2 Essay; Watch film

Sept. 20-24

Sept. 20: Review modifiers and pronouns; Cinderella Part 3, 4 & 5
HW: Read Yolen's essay and write one-sentence summaries by Tuesday (31 total)

Sept. 21: Modifier/Pronoun Quiz; Cinderella Part 5, Part 6, & Part 7.
HW: Tie summary sentences together into one 300-word summary for Friday. Finish watching Cinderella (Part 8, Part 9, Part 10)

Sept. 22: Work Keys
HW: Summary

Sept. 23: Work Keys
HW: Summary

Sept. 24: Summary revision; citation check
HW: Final 200-word summary due Monday

Reading Deadlines for 1984

Book 1 by Oct. 15
Book 2 by Nov. 19
Book 3 by Dec. 3

Sept. 13-17

Sept. 13: Put together one-sentence summaries; discuss summary thesis statements & attibutive tags

Sept. 14: Narrative due; pronoun practice (clickers); compile summary sentences #1-4; thesis statement

HW: cut repetition & irrelevant summary sentences

Sept. 15: Add transition phrases & attributive tags; type summary and email kschuttester@gmail.com

HW: summary due Thursday

Sept. 16: Review modifiers (misplaced & dangling); Summary citation tips
HW: Read Grimm's "Cinderella"

Sept. 17: Review pronouns; Watch Disney's Cinderella
HW: Read Yolen's essay "America's Cinderella"
Pronoun/Modifier Quiz Tuesday

Sept. 6-10

Sept. 6: NO SCHOOL

Sept. 7: Grammar Revision; 10-on-1
HW: Grammar Revision

Sept. 8: Conferencing/drafting; weak verbs practice; Was War

Sept. 9: Conferencing/drafting; eliminate "to be" verbs

Sept. 10: Conferencing/drafting; Intro to Summary Writing

HW: Final narrative due Tuesday; Subjective/Objective notes & handout; Write one-sentence summary for each paragraph (22 total) in "Working at McDonald's" (p. 283)