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=﻿October Lessons and Assignments=

October 1 Friday

- Finish "Old Milon" paragraphs - Understand independent and dependent clauses - Learn how to fix run-on sentences - Fix run-ons and fragments on a handout


 * HW:**
 * Finish "Old Milon" paragraph if not finished**
 * Run-on/fragment worksheet**


 * October 4 Monday**

Period 1 - Unit 2 vocabulary - Go over run-on worksheet and discuss correct answers

Period 2, 3 - Unit 2 vocabulary - Go over run-on worksheet and discuss correct answers - Begin reading "On the Rainy River"

Periods 1,2: - Students will compose journal entry about what it would take for them to be willing to fight at war. - Discuss responses - Read first ten pages of "On the Rainy River" in textbook - Choose two quotes and respond to them - Work on Synonyms and Antonyms for Unit 2
 * October 5 Tuesday**

Period 3: - Read first ten pages of "On the Rainy River" in textbook - Choose two quotes and respond to them - Work on Synonyms and Antonyms for Unit 2 __All periods__ Journal entry: 1. Define courage. 2. Describe the predicament the narrator is facing and why is he struggling with it?
 * October 6 Wednesday**

Read the end of "On the Rainy River."

3. Look at the pros and cons for each of the narrator's choices (going to war and going to Canada).


 * HW:**
 * - Thurs: Write one to two paragraphs about a tough decision you had to make and describe the decision-making process.**
 * Fri: Unit 2 vocabulary chart**


 * October 7 Thursday**

Period 1: - Hand in response paragraph(s) - Students will list pros and cons for each of narrator's choices in journal. - Discuss the term courage and determine how the narrator has it and lacks it. - Complete Unit 2 Completing the Sentence in worksheet and discuss responses

Period 2, 3 - Hand in response paragraph(s) - Students will list pros and cons for each of narrator's choices in journal. - Look at and listen to the lyrics of the song "Two weeks from twenty" - Compare song's character with the narrator from "On the Rainy River" -- how is the situation different? How are the situations similar? - Discuss the term courage and determine how the narrator has it and lacks it. - Complete Unit 2 Completing the Sentence in worksheet and discuss responses

- Unit 2 vocabulary quiz - View and discuss "Berkeley in the Sixties;" students will gain insight into the political and social climate surrounding the narrator in "On the Rainy River"
 * October 8 Friday**

- Class discussion on natural disasters - Begin reading "And of Clay Are We Created"
 * October 12 Tuesday**
 * -** Grammar exercises: Parallelism

- Parallelism packet - Show examples of parallelism and have students complete exercises #1-12. - Have students write their new, correct sentences on the board
 * October 14 Thursday**


 * October 15 Friday**
 * -** Students will continue reading "And of Clay" and complete worksheet questions
 * HW: Finish Parallelism packet for Monday**

- Hand in parallelism packet (10 points) - Define Unit 3 vocabulary and begin completing vocabulary chart
 * October 18 Monday**

Period 3: - Finish reading "And of Clay. . ." - Finish reading worksheet

Periods 1, 2: - Finish reading "And of Clay" along with worksheet - Read supplemental poem; analyze poem and compare to story
 * October 19 Tuesday**

Period 3: - Read supplemental poem; analyze poem and compare to story - Analyze picture from story and explain how it shares some themes with the story

- Complete a run-on/parallelism quiz - work on synonyms/antonyms for Unit 3
 * October 20 Wednesday**

Period 1: Parallelism/run-on quiz Periods 2,3: - Anticipation guide to Truth and Justice Unit - Begin working on crime solving activity
 * October 21 Thursday**


 * HW: Unit 3 vocabulary chart due tomorrow; Syn/antonyms and completing the sentence due tomorrow; Unit 3 vocabulary quiz tomorrow**

Period 1, 2: - Go over Unit 3 completing the sentence exercises - Unit 3 vocabulary quiz - Anticipation guide to Truth and Justice Unit
 * October 22 Friday**

Period 3: - Sparkle vocabulary game - Unit 3 vocabulary quiz - Finish crime solving worksheet

Period 1: - Complete exercises from there, their, and they're worksheet - Have students write assumptions about eachother to identify the problematic element of making assumptions
 * October 25 Monday**

Period 2, 3: - Finish there/their/they're worksheet - Introduce film and begin watching the film - Begin completing the worksheet for //12 Angry Men//

- Watch 12 Angry Men and discuss the elements of justice and fairness - Complete the film worksheet
 * October 26 Tuesday**

- Continue watching the film
 * October 27 Wednesday**

Period 1: -Continue watching the film
 * October 28 Thursday**

Period 2: - Finish the film; discuss responses to questions - Assign post-film questions


 * HW: Complete the post film questions (20 pts)**

Period one: - Finish watching the film - Complete Film study guide
 * October 29 Friday**

Period 2, 3: - Discuss post film question responses - Journal questions 1. Is the truth truly "simple" to tell? Why or why not? 2. Name three different situations where you might tell a white lie. 3. What would your life be like if you could never lie? - Read "Like the Sun"