English 2 SDAIE

Date	Agenda	Homework
Tuesday 1/15	New seating chart Anticipation Guide (see handout) Cluster map: What do you know about the Holocaust Holocaust Vocab (see handout)	Finish vocab if you don’t finish in class
Thursday 1/17	SSR/SSR Log Read Monsters on Maple Street
Friday 1/19	Finish Monsters on Maple Street Partner activity	Finish handout at home if you don’t finish in class
Tuesday 1/22	Read Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches Bell—Writing/Discussion What issues are explored in The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss? What message is Dr. Seuss trying to convey? (1 paragraph) Define the word prejudice, using your own words or a dictionary definition. What kinds of prejudice do you see taking place in your world (at school and in your community)? (1 paragraph). What effects can prejudice have on people?	Writing assignment due on Thursday 1/24
Block	SSR/SSR Log Scapegoats (see handout)	Finish paragraph at home if you don’t finish in class
Friday 1/25	Anne Frank bio/take notes
Monday 1/28	Read Anne Frank play Anne Frank quotes	Finish Anne Frank quotes
Tuesday 1/29	HSEE defs HSEE Practice Anna’s Dilemma/discuss	Meet Elie Wiesel
Block	SSR/SSR Log Holocaust video/take notes
Friday 2/1	Night unit Read Night 1-12 Log #1	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Monday 2/4	HSEE prep Read Night 12-20 Log #2	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Tuesday 2/5	HSEE prep Read Night 20-34 Log #3	Finish log at home if you don’t finish in class.
Wednesday 2/6	Read Night 34-43 Log #4	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Block	SSR/SSR Log Quick-write/Discussion Read page 43-49 Writing Frame: Fighting Prejudice	Writing Frame: Fighting Prejudice
Tuesday 2/12	HSEE prep Read Night Log #5 49-60	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Thursday 2/14	Dr. Francisco Jimenez
Friday 2/15	Read Night 60-76 Log #6	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Tuesday 2/19	Read Night 75-92 Log #7	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Block	SSR Log 93-98 Chart (see handout)
Friday 2/22	Bell Read 99-109 Log #8 Vocabulary (see handout)	Finish log if you don’t finish in class
Monday 2/25	Final Questions for Night (see handout) Finish Vocab from Friday
Tuesday 2/26	Discussion Alternate story cover (see handout)
Block	SSR/SSR Log Found poem	Essay exam on Friday
Friday 2/29	Essay Exam	Read Ch 1 of Maus by Monday
Monday 3/3	Share found poems Documentary	Read Ch 2 of Maus by Tuesday
Tuesday 3/4	Finish documentary HSEE Prep	Finish Ch 3 of Maus by Wednesday
Wednesday	HSEE prep	Finish Ch 4 of Maus by Friday
Friday 3/7	SSR/SSR Log Maus Questions A Day in the Life (see handout)	Finish Ch 5 by Monday
Monday 3/10	HSEE Prep Maus Ch 5 Questions	Finish Ch 6 by Wednesday Quiz on Wednesday on Maus
Wednesday 3/12	Ch 6 Questions	Read Ch 1 of Maus II by Thursday
Thursday 3/13	Quiz “The Pianist”	Read Ch 2 of Maus II by Friday
Friday 3/14	Maus 1. What concerns does Artie have about the book he is working on? 2. 2.Sum up the nature of Artie’s feelings about Richieu. 3. On p. 16, Artie confesses to a desire that many would find shocking he tells Francoise that he wishes he had been at Auschwitz with his parents. Why do you think that is? “The Pianist”	Read Ch 3 of Maus II by Monday
Monday 3/17	Maus II The Pianist	Read Ch 4 of Maus II by Tuesday
Tuesday 3/18	Maus II The Pianist	Read Ch 5 of Maus II by Thursday
Thursday 3/19	SSR/SSR Log Maus II Quiz and Maus I and Maus II
3/31	Pass out take home essay exam and Genocide project Go to library to start research	Take home short essay exam due on Friday 4/4
4/1	Library	Take home short essay exam due on Friday 4/4
4/2	Library	Take home short essay exam due on Friday 4/4
4/4	SSR/SSR Log Put posters together Presentations	Take home short essay exam due on Friday 4/4
4/7	Parrot in the Oven unit Essential Question for unit: How does Manny grow and change throughout the novel and what experiences and characters helped bring about these changes? Start reading Ch 1	Check reading schedule
Tuesday 4/8	Describe the differences between Manny (the narrator) and the older brother Nardo. What does Manny learn from working in the fields that day? Find examples and list examples of figurative language (similes, examples, personification). Include age number (p. 1, 3 (there are two), 7 (there are two), 8, 10 (there are two), 12, 13-14, 19 Start reading Ch 2	Check reading schedule
Block	SSR/SSR Log Write 5 similes/share w/class Read Sandra Cisneros’ chapter from The House on Mango Street/Descriptive writing assignment (see handout)	Check reading schedule
Friday 4/11	Bell-- What did you think of Mr. Hart? Why did Mr. Hernandez react the way he did to Mr. Hart? Look for examples of figurative language in ch 2 and 3. Copy each example and identify what it is (simile, metaphor, etc.)—p. 23, p.27, p. 31, p.35 (x2), p.36, p.37, p.38 (x3), p.46, p.47 (x2) Discuss Parrot Start reading Ch 4	Check reading schedule
Monday 4/14	Bell— In the U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights the 2^nd Amendment states: “ A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms [guns] shall not be unfringed.” Draw a chart on your paper listing the pros and cons of the 2^nd Amendment. Write a paragraph (about ½ a page) that states your opinion and why you think the way you do. Discuss Parrot Start Reading Ch 5	Check reading schedule
Tuesday	Character sketch	Check reading schedule
Block	SSR/SSR Log Metaphor lesson Free word association Poem Illustration	Check reading schedule
Friday 4/18	Finish metaphor lesson Go to library to research Brown Berets	Check reading schedule
Monday 4/21	Quiz CH 1-8	Check reading schedule
Wednesday 4/22		Check reading schedule
Friday 4/25	Vocabulary (see handout)	Check reading schedule
Monday 4/28	Read silently Figures of Speech poem (see handout	Check reading schedule
Tuesday 4/29	Read silently Final Questions/writing/discussion (see handout)	Check reading schedule
Thursday 5/1	SSR/SSR Log Mind Map (see handout)
Friday 5/2	Paragraphs (see handout)
Monday 5/5	New seating chart #1 Bell (verb tenses) #2 Cluster map: What do you know about Native Americans? Pass out Sherman Alexie books Read Alexie’s “Indian Education” and write a 1 paragraph response (#3)	Check reading schedule
Tuesday 5/6	Bell #4 I-Search Research paper #5—First impressions of the narrator and the book (1 paragraph) Start HW	Check reading schedule
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