Grade+10+Class+Agenda+-+1st+Quarter

= = = = =__October 8, 2010__= Dramatic Monologue Presentations.

=__October 7, 2010__= Time to work on Presentations.

=__October 6, 2010__= Dramatic Monologue Oral Presentations

=__October 5, 2010__= Grammar Test: Clauses and Building Sentences =__October 4, 2010__= Dramatic Monologues due. Sentence Building Game. =__October 1, 2010__= Jeopardy Grammar Game: Sentence Structure Dramatic Monologues due =__September 30, 2010__= Grammar: Building Sentences p. 143 Dramatic Monologue writing =__September 29, 2010__= Grammar: Building Sentences p. 142 Dramatic Monologue Assignment =__September 28, 2010__= Grammar: Building Sentences p. 141 Powerpoint on Characterization Quiz on Revealing Character Powerpoint =__September 27, 2010__= Grammar: Building Sentences p. 140 Grammar Work Book Check - Clauses Test on "Two Kinds" = = =__September 24, 2010__= Flag raising Vark Test Sentence Practice Assignment

=__September 23, 2010__= Grammar: Building Sentences p. 139

VARK - Test on Multiple Intelligences Sentence Practice Assignment =__September 22, 2010__= Grammar: Clauses p. 132 (top half only)

Complete the Motivation - Conflict Chart For "Two Kinds" Sentence Practice Worksheet

=__September 21, 2010__= Grammar: Clauses p. 128 (top half only)

Continue Reading "Two Kinds" Homework: Finish reading "Two Kinds" =__September 20, 2010__= Grammar: Clauses p. 122 Continue reading "Two Kinds" =__September 17, 2010__= Grammar: Clauses p. 121 (Subordinate Clause Worksheet completed for marks)

Continue reading "Two Kinds"

=__September 16, 2010__= Grammar: Clauses p. 120 Class warm up discussion. Pressure from Parents? How do motives of parents and the motives of their children conflict? Importance of Chinese culture in the Story.

Begin Reading "Two Kinds"



=__September 15, 2010__= Pop Quiz: Characters and characterization Grammar: Clauses p. 119

"Two Kinds" Vocabulary Practice Text. p. 98: Students explain word's definition and write an example sentence that others copy.

=__September 14, 2010__= Powerpoint on character Complete the Motivation / conflict flow chart on the powerpoint for Tom Benecke from "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"

=__September 13, 2010__= Grammar Review - Parts of a Sentence Grammar Test: Parts of a Sentence

=__September 10, 2010__=

Setting activity: Group creation of a setting and story introductions. Class sharing of story introductions.

=__September 9, 2010__=

Begin Reading "The Pedestrian" Setting Worksheet: "The Pedestrian"

=__September 8, 2010__= __Grammar__: Parts of a Sentence review for Grammar Test Friday

Review Autobiographical Stories. Discuss Marking Scheme. Handout:

VocabularyPreview for The Pedestrian

=__September 7, 2010__= =University day. No classes.=

=__**September 6, 2010**__= Synthesis Worksheetsdue (10B)

Grammar: Parts of a Sentence p. 52 (Top Half Only)

Introduction to Setting

=__September 3, 2010__= Grammar: Parts of a Sentence p. 51 (Top Half Only)

Finish Synthesis Worksheets

Quiz on the three articles

=__September 2, 2010__= Grammar: Parts of a Sentence p. 50

Team reading and notes on "Diary of a Mad Blender" and "The Child's View of Working Parents"

=__September 1, 2010__= Grammar: Parts of a Sentence p. 49 Team reading and notes on "Double Daddy"

=__August 31, 2010__=

Autobiographical Narratives due. Introduction to **Synthesizing Ideas. Class notes.** Pre-discussion Questions

=__August 30, 2010__= Review for test. Test on Plot, Sequence, and "The Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"

=__August 27, 2010__= Writing Workshop Continued Individual Writing of Autobiographical Narrative Story in class. Peer Proofreading Drafts date stamped in class by the teacher Homework: (not for marks)
 * Due Tuesday Aug. 31st - Autobiographical Narrative Story**
 * You must hand in 3 things:**
 * 1. Prewriting notes (stamped in class)**
 * 2. Rough Draft (stamped in class)**
 * 3. Final Good Copy (can be typed, but this is not required)**

=__August 26, 2010__= __Grammar:__ Parts of a Sentence p. 47 Writing Workshop: Group Brainstorming of ideas and prewriting for an Autobiographical Narrative. Note: All prewriting notes **will be marked** and need to be handed in with the finished story.

=__August 25, 2010__= Grammar: Parts of a Sentence p. 46 Review of Plot and Sequence Create a For "The Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Due Friday Aug. 26

=__August 24, 2010__= Grammar: Parts of a Sentence. p. 45 Finish reading story Discussion of Plot, Climax of story, Internal and External Conflict __**Story Maps**__ "Dead Man's Pocket" Due Wednesday Aug. 25

=__August 23, 2010__= Grammar: Compound Subjects and Verbs p. 40 Cause and Effect Flowchart - Done in Pairs Continue Reading Story. Homework: Read story up to the top of p. 15.

=__August 20, 2010__= __Grammar:__ Parts of a Sentence p. 37 Continue Reading: "Dead Man's Pocket" to p. 10

=__August 19, 2010__= Grammar: Parts of a Sentence p. 35 Class Discussion: Making predicitons about the story

__Vocabulary__ Practice - Dead Man's Pocket Begin reading Story:

=__August 18, 2010__= __Grammar:__ Parts of a Sentence p. 31-32 Book Preview __Literary Terms__: Time and sequence. Stories in Real Time. Assignment: Cause and effect Practice . (Due Friday Aug. 20)

=__August 17, 2010__= Entry-Level Diagnostic Test

=__Aug. 13, 2010__= Personal mini-posters. Students create a poster with drawings and information about themselves to decorate the class.

__This assignment is due Wednesday, Aug. 18__
=__Aug. 12, 2010__= Writing Diagnostic. Cross grade Essay

=__**Aug. 11**, 2010__= Class Rules / Discipline procedure Folders / Write Names Introduction Quiz Students create own quizzes (for sharing if time) Student Quizzes
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 * Assessments: **