Standards:

I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.

I can analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.

I can analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

I can produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Monday – 5/8/17

            - Bell Work

            - Distribute study guide for the Final

            - Review games for Final

            - Work time for Choice Board Activities

            - Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 5/9/17

            - Bell Work

            - Review games for Final

            - Work time for Choice Board Activities

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 5/10/17 – Senior Exams (1^st and 2^nd Blocks)

            - 2^nd Block:

                        - Bell Work

                        - Quick Review for Final

                        - Final Exam

                        - Work Time for Choice Board Activities

                        - Exit Ticket

            - 4^th Block:

                        - Bell Work

                        - Review games for Final

                        - Work time for Choice Board Activities

                        - Exit Ticket

Thursday – 5/11/17 – Senior Exams (3^rd and 4^th Blocks)

            - 2^nd Block:

                        - Bell Work

                        - Last work time for Choice Board Activities

                        - Choice Board Assignments due at the end of class.

                        - Exit Ticket

            - 4^th Block:

                        - Bell Work

                        - Quick Review for Final

                        - Final Exam

                        - Work time for Choice Board Activities

                        - Choice Board Assignments due at the end of class.

                        - Exit Ticket

Friday – 5/12/17

            - Baby Graduation

            - Awards Ceremony

            - Talent Show

            - Picnic

Standards Addressed:

I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.

I can analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.

I can analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

I can produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Monday – 5/1/17

            - Bell Work

            - 2^nd Block – Finish Beowulf and Similarities/Differences worksheet

            - 4^th Block – Work on Connect 4 Choice Board Project

            - Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 5/2/17

            - Bell Work

            - 2^nd Block – Read Federigo’s Falcon” and complete discussion questions.

            - 4^th Block – Work on Connect 4 Choice Board Project

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 5/3/17

            - Bell Work

- 2^nd Block – Introduce Connect 4 Choice Board Project, Review all activity choices, Begin work on project

            - 4^th Block – Work on Connect 4 Choice Board Project, Progress Check

            - Exit Ticket

Thursday – 5/4/17 – Spanish and Business Class Field Trip

            - Bell Work

            - Work on Connect 4 Choice Board

            - Exit Ticket

Friday – 5/5/17

            - Bell Work

            - Work on Connect 4 Choice Board – Progress Check

            - Pass out Progress Reports

            - Exit Ticket

English IV

Standards Addressed:

I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.

I can analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.

I can analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

Monday – 4/24/17

            - Bell Work

            - Begin watching Beowulf movie

- While watching the movie, students will fill in compare/contrast chart between movie and epic poem

            - Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 4/25/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish watching Beowulf movie

            - Complete compare/contrast chart

            - Class discussion over the film and text

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 4/26/17

            - Bell Work

            - Introduce Boccaccio

            - Begin reading “Federigo’s Falcon”

            - Exit Ticket

Thursday – 4/27/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish reading “Federigo’s Falcon”

            - Introduce and begin storyboard activity for “Federigo’s Falcon”

            - Exit Ticket

Friday – 4/28/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish storyboard activity for “Federigo’s Falcon”

            - Class Progress Reports – 15 more days until graduation!

            - Exit Ticket

Standards Addressed:

I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. (RL 1)

I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis. (RL 2)

I can analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem, evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (RL 7) 

 Monday – 4/17/17

            - Bell Work

            - Re-cap Beowulf up until “Grendel’s Mother”

            - Read “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” (pgs. 57-61)

    - Begin discussion and comprehension questions over “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother”

            - Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 4/18/17 – TNREADY TESTING BEGINS

                                    ELA Subtest 1 & 2

            - Bell Work

            - Finish discussion and comprehension questions over “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother”

            - Re-visit characteristics of an epic hero

            - Read “Beowulf’s Last Battle” (pgs. 62-65)

            - Begin discussion and comprehension questions over “Beowulf’s Last Battle”

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 4/19/17 – ACT Make-Up

                                        ELA Subtest 3 & 4

            - Bell Work

            - Finish discussion and comprehension questions over “Beowulf’s Last Battle”

            - Read “The Death of Beowulf” (pgs. 66-69)

            - Begin discussion and comprehension questions over “The Death of Beowulf”

            - Exit Ticket

Thursday – 4/20/17 – U.S. History Parts 1, 2, & 3

            - Bell Work

            - Finish discussion and comprehension questions over “The Death of       Beowulf”

            - Review plot lines and major characters of Beowulf

            - Watch music video for Beowulf

            - Introduce movie vs. epic poem comparison activity

            - Exit Ticket

Friday – 4/21/17

            - Bell Work

            - Begin watching Beowulf movie.

    - Students will complete a comparison chart to see the similarities and differences between the movie and the epic poem

            - Exit Ticket

English IV

Standards Addressed:

I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. (RL 1)

I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis. (RL 2)

Monday – 4/10/17

            - Bell Work

            - Read through “Grendel’s Mother” (pgs. 55-56)

            - Complete discussion and comprehension questions over “Grendel’s                           Mother”

            - Begin reading “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” (pgs. 57-61)

            - Introduce Grendel/Beowulf characterization poster

            - Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 4/11/17 – BOSTON!!!!

            - Bell Work

            - Kennings worksheet

            - Grendel/Beowulf characterization poster

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 4/12/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish reading “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” (pgs. 57-61)

- Complete discussion and comprehension questions over “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother”  

- Begin reading “Beowulf’s Last Battle” (pgs. 62-65)

- Exit Ticket

Thursday – 4/13/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish reading “Beowulf’s Last Battle” (pgs. 62-65)

            - Complete discussion and comprehension questions over “Beowulf’s Last                   Battle”

            - Begin reading “The Death of Beowulf” (pgs. 66-69)

            - Exit Ticket

Friday – 4/14/17 – Good Friday; NO SCHOOL!

Standards Addressed:

I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. (RL 1)

I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis. (RL 2)

Monday – 4/3/17

            - Bell Work

            - Review background, literary terms, and epic hero traits

            - Begin reading Beowulf

                        - Begin “Grendel” section (pg. 42)

                        - Discussion and comprehension questions over “Grendel”

            - Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 4/4/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish reading “Grendel” (pgs. 42-45)

            - Finish questions over “Grendel”

            - Begin reading “Beowulf” section (pg. 46)

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 4/5/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish reading “Beowulf” section (pgs. 46-49)

            - Discussion and comprehension questions over “Beowulf”

            - Exit Ticket

Thursday – 4/6/17 – Career Fair

            - Bell Work

            - Begin reading “The Battle with Grendel” (pg. 50)

            - Discussion over heroic actions and Beowulf as a hero

            - Exit Ticket

Friday – 4/7/17

            - Bell Work

            - Continue and finish reading “The Battle with Grendel” (pgs. 50-54)

            - Discussion and comprehension questions over “The Battle with Grendel”

            - Exit Ticket

Standards Addressed:

I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. (RL 1)

I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed). (RL 3)

I can analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. (RL 5)

Monday – 3/20/17

            - Bell Work

            - Students will work within their partner groups to finish their graphic organizer posters.

- After all have finished with their posters, each group will prepare to present to the rest of the class.

- Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 3/21/17

            - Bell Work

            - Students will present their projects to the rest of the class.

            - There will be small class discussions after each presentation to make sure

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 3/22/17

            - Bell Work

            - Gallery Walk of posters while students take notes over the content on the posters

            - Exit Ticket

Thursday – 3/23/17

            - Bell Work

            - 15 minutes to finish taking notes over posters.

            - Practice with kennings, caesura, and alliteration.

            - Exit Ticket

Friday – 3/24/17 – SPRING BREAK BEGINS AT 3:30!!!

            - Bell Work

- Quiz over Anglo-Saxon background information, important terms, characteristics of an epic hero, and principal characters of Beowulf

            - Make-up work time

            - Exit Ticket

Standards Addressed:

I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis.

I can provide an objective summary of the text.

Monday – 3/13/17

            - Bell Work

            - Re-visit classroom rules and procedures

            - Classroom Re-set; Fresh nine weeks

            - What to expect in the 4^th nine weeks

- Introduce next unit

- Begin Anglo-Saxon/Beowulf introduction video; note-taking

- Exit Ticket

Tuesday – 3/14/17

            - Bell Work

            - Finish Anglo-Saxon/Beowulf introduction video; note-taking

            - Important Literary Terms

            - Exit Ticket

Wednesday – 3/15/17 

            -Bell Work

            - Review information take-aways from video

            - Review literary terms content knowledge

            - Group Project

Students will be working in partners to read through informational texts connected to Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon Time Period, and connecting literary elements.  Students will be creating graphic organizers to portray their information.  After the posters containing the graphic organizers have been completed, the groups will present their projects to the class.  In the class periods following the presentations, students will complete a gallery walk while taking notes over the content on their classmates’ posters.

-Exit Ticket

Thursday – 3/16/17

            -Bell Work

            - Continue Group Project

Students should be finishing up their graphic organizers on the posters.  We will begin presenting the posters to the rest of the class.

            -Exit Ticket

Friday – 3/17/17 – Prom!!

            -Bell Work

            - Continue Group Project

Group presentations will be finished.  Students will complete a gallery walk and begin taking notes over the content on the posters.

            -Exit Ticket