English 1 Honors

1st Period

 

August 17

August 18

August 19

August 20

August 21

Daily Activities

1. Class Introduction

2. Pass out and review class Syllabus

3. Review teacher expectations

1. Review class syllabus

2. Review class expectations

3. Hand out vocabulary books and review what is expected each week

1. Syllabus quiz

2. Begin working on vocabulary

1. Review vocabulary

2. Smart Board presentation on parts of speech: noun, adjective, verb

1.  Continue reviewing parts of speech

2. Incorporate parts of speech into vocabulary unit

Assessment

Observation

Observation

Syllabus Quiz

Class Participation

Class Participation

Homework

Review Syllabus with parents; return parent form

Review Syllabus and return parent form (25% of quiz grade)

Vocabulary:

Continue coping words, definitions, parts of speech for Unit 1

Vocabulary: Unit 1 pt 2

Vocabulary: Unit 1 pt. 3

Class Standards

Indicators

E1-3.1

Use context clues to determine the meaning of technical terms and other unfamiliar words.

 

E1-3.2

Analyze the meaning of words by using Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

 

E1-3.3

Interpret euphemisms and connotations of words to understand the

meaning of a given text.

 

E1-3.4

Spell new words using Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

 

 

 

English 1 CP

2nd, 6th, 8th Periods

 

August 17

August 18

August 19

August 20

August 21

Daily Activities

1. Class Introduction

2. Pass out and review class Syllabus

3. Review teacher expectations

4. Review teacher’s website

1. Review class syllabus

2. Review class expectations

3. Begin review of nouns, adjectives and verbs

4. Using Smart Board, identify and define each part of speech in a sentence

1. Hand out grammar workbooks

2. Students will complete pp 1-3

1. Last minute questions about Syllabus

2. Check HW

3. Using Smart Board, check for correctness of pp 1-3

1. Syllabus quiz

2. Copy Vocabulary expectations in folder

Assessment

Observation

Class Participation

Workbook pages

Class Participation

Syllabus Quiz

Homework

Review Syllabus with parents; return parent form

Review Syllabus and return parent form (25% of quiz grade)

Finish pp 1-3

Ø Syllabus Quiz Friday (parent form is 25% of grade)

Ø MUST have 3-pronged folder (for grade)

Begin Unit 1 pt 1 Vocabulary—instructions in front of vocabulary folder

Class Standards

Indicators

E1-3.1

Use context clues to determine the meaning of technical terms and other unfamiliar words.

 

E1-3.2

Analyze the meaning of words by using Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

 

E1-3.3

Interpret euphemisms and connotations of words to understand the

meaning of a given text.

 

E1-3.4

Spell new words using Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

 

 

 

 

Academic Enrichment

5th and 7th Periods

 

August 17

August 18

August 19

August 20

August 21

Daily Activities

1. Class Introduction

2. Pass out and review class Syllabus

3. Review teacher expectations

1. Review class syllabus

2. Review class expectations

3. Review teacher’s website

1. Syllabus quiz

2. Begin “Influences” Project

1. Continue to create Influences Project

2. Begin presentation of projects

1. Finish presentation of personal influences project

Assessment

Observation

Observation

Syllabus Quiz

Influences Projects

Influence Project

Homework

Review Syllabus with parents; return parent form

Review Syllabus and return parent form (25% of quiz grade)

Bring picture of yourself

Bring personal picture if you haven’t done so already

Show Parents website

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