Feb 1 Course Outline, class expectations, safety info
Feb 2 Get silent reading books, go over silent reading sheets
Read, "Should Schools Allow Cell Phone Use During the School Day?
Discuss: 1) phones and texting
2) phones and sleep
3) benefits of phones
4) role of phones in learning
Feb 3 Report findings to the class
Feb 4 Discuss acronym, PEE+
Discuss transitions
Start and possibly complete the, "Idea Diagram"
Feb 5 Complete 'Idea Diagram'
Begin rough copy of paragraph
Watch, "Austin's Butterfly" and discuss peer editing
Possibly complete rough copy of paragraph
Feb 2 Get silent reading books, go over silent reading sheets
Read, "Should Schools Allow Cell Phone Use During the School Day?
Discuss: 1) phones and texting
2) phones and sleep
3) benefits of phones
4) role of phones in learning
Feb 3 Report findings to the class
Feb 4 Discuss acronym, PEE+
Discuss transitions
Start and possibly complete the, "Idea Diagram"
Feb 5 Complete 'Idea Diagram'
Begin rough copy of paragraph
Watch, "Austin's Butterfly" and discuss peer editing
Possibly complete rough copy of paragraph
Feb 9 Have classmates peer edit rough copy of paragraph
Feb 11 Good copy of paragraph due
Feb 12-15 Review, "Elements of Short Stories"
Feb 16-17 Short Story - "Evona Darling" and questions
Feb 17 "Evona Darling" questions due
Short Story - "Gentlemen, Your Verdict" and questions
Feb 18 Discuss indirect and direct support in writing and proper use of quotation mark and underling when citing.
Feb 23 "Gentlemen, Your Verdict" questions due
Short Story - "The Story of An Hour" and questions
Feb 25 "The Story of An Hour" questions due
Feb 25-26 Short Story - "The Black Cat" and questions
Feb 29 "The Black Cat" questions due
Mar 1 "The Black Cat" questions due
Mar 2 Short Story Test
Mar 3-4 Watch the film, The Count of Monte Cristo
Start film review
Mar 7 Film Review due
Mar 8 Discuss the Canadian Residential school system
Read article, "Imagine" and discuss
Mar 9 Read articles, "Childhood marked by humiliation and shame" and "Gladys, We Never Knew"
Mar 10 Start the novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Mar 11-18 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "My Sister Sends Me an Email" (chapter 13)
March 21 - April 1 Have a great Spring Break! Complete any work that has not been completed up to this point.
April 5 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "Hunger Pains" (chapter 15)
Start thinking about what you connect to in the novel
April 6 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "My Sister Sends Me a Letter" (chapter 19)
April 7 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "Red Versus White" (chapter 22)
April 8 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "In Like a Lion" (chapter 25)
April 11 Complete Novel reading and questions to the end of the novel.
Have connection to the book by tomorrow's class
Create inquiry question
April 12 Create a connection to the book
Create inquiry question from your connection (refer to the "Inquiry-Based Project" handout)
April 13 Complete novel - if not completed yet
Handouts: "Information Search Process & Stages of Inquiry"
" Stages of Inquiry - Assessment"
If novel is complete - have connection and question completed and start on-line/print research or interview
April 14 If novel is complete - work on online/print research or interview
Think about what you want your final product to entail
April 15 Work on online/print research or interview
Feb 11 Good copy of paragraph due
Feb 12-15 Review, "Elements of Short Stories"
Feb 16-17 Short Story - "Evona Darling" and questions
Feb 17 "Evona Darling" questions due
Short Story - "Gentlemen, Your Verdict" and questions
Feb 18 Discuss indirect and direct support in writing and proper use of quotation mark and underling when citing.
Feb 23 "Gentlemen, Your Verdict" questions due
Short Story - "The Story of An Hour" and questions
Feb 25 "The Story of An Hour" questions due
Feb 25-26 Short Story - "The Black Cat" and questions
Feb 29 "The Black Cat" questions due
Mar 1 "The Black Cat" questions due
Mar 2 Short Story Test
Mar 3-4 Watch the film, The Count of Monte Cristo
Start film review
Mar 7 Film Review due
Mar 8 Discuss the Canadian Residential school system
Read article, "Imagine" and discuss
Mar 9 Read articles, "Childhood marked by humiliation and shame" and "Gladys, We Never Knew"
Mar 10 Start the novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Mar 11-18 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "My Sister Sends Me an Email" (chapter 13)
March 21 - April 1 Have a great Spring Break! Complete any work that has not been completed up to this point.
April 5 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "Hunger Pains" (chapter 15)
Start thinking about what you connect to in the novel
April 6 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "My Sister Sends Me a Letter" (chapter 19)
April 7 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "Red Versus White" (chapter 22)
April 8 Complete Novel reading and questions to the chapter, "In Like a Lion" (chapter 25)
April 11 Complete Novel reading and questions to the end of the novel.
Have connection to the book by tomorrow's class
Create inquiry question
April 12 Create a connection to the book
Create inquiry question from your connection (refer to the "Inquiry-Based Project" handout)
April 13 Complete novel - if not completed yet
Handouts: "Information Search Process & Stages of Inquiry"
" Stages of Inquiry - Assessment"
If novel is complete - have connection and question completed and start on-line/print research or interview
April 14 If novel is complete - work on online/print research or interview
Think about what you want your final product to entail
April 15 Work on online/print research or interview