8/27-8/31- handbook, boundaries and limits, Treasure Bulletin Board
9/4-9/7- Learning Style Assessment, seven multiple intelligences, differentiated instruction
9/10-9/28- novel: The Schwa Was Here by N. Shusterman, social experiments, humor in writing, invisibilty in life, sarcasm
10/1-10/5- music and lyrics, lyrical/literary devices, scavenger hunt
10/8-10/26- oral communications, speeches, debates
END OF GRADING PERIOD ONE: OCTOBER 31
10/29-11/9- vocabulary development, fundamental practical grammar, spelling challenges
11/12-12/7- creative writing, grammar groups, proofreading pandemonium, character development, short story writing, revision marathon
12/10-1/4- novel: The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick,setting creation(models of Eden, the Urb, the Forbidden Zone), science fiction elements
WINTER BREAK (MERRY CHRISTMAS!)
1/7-1/25- research papers, citing sources, plagiarism, outlines, note cards, word origins, roots, prefixes, suffixes, Old English
1/28-2/1- reading comprehension, short story reading, plays
2/4-2/8- writing about literature, specific technical writing
2/11-2/22- Anne Frank, Holocaust, casue and effect, survivor's stories
2/25-2/29- dramatic poetry, reading/writing, performing
3/3-3/20- novel: Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier, self-fulfilling prophecy, coercion, today's laws and rights of Americans
SPRING BREAK MARCH 24-28
3/31-4/11- advertising techniques, consumerism, magazines, functional reading, newspapers, propaganda/persuasive language
4/14-5/2- ACHIEVEMENT TEST PREPARATION
5/5-5/9- writing letters, job interviews
5/12-5/23- novel: The Shadow Club by N. Shusterman, dangers of gangs or cliques, dramatizing scenes, conflict resolutions, revenge
5/27-5/30- final exam review, final exams
