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8/20/25 - 8/22/25

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  1. ​Welcome back!

  2. Class Syllabus and Expectations

  3. Why is English Class Important to my future?

  4. 4 Corners

  5. 16 Personalities Assessment

  6. MAZE

  7. 16 Personalities One Pager

  8. Fluency Testing (While completing One Pager)

  9. 16 Personalities Gallery Walk

  10. Test MyPerspectives Login

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Homework:

None:)

 

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8/25/25​

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​6th and 9th Periods​

  1. MyPerspectives Benchmark Test: Today, we will take a test to assess what you know and what we need to work on this year. Your job is to do your best. If you use the time provided to you, try your best and focus, you will earn 15/15pts in your gradebook.

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Homework:

None:)

 

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8/26/25​

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​6th & 9th Periods

  1. MyPerspectives Benchmark Test: Finish your assessment.

  2. 4 Corner Debate

  3. What is Freedom Discussion

  4. Watch The Story of Us with Morgan Freedman: A March to Freedom while answer questions (on paper).

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Homework:

None:)

 

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8/27/25​

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​6th Period

  1. Watch The Story of Us with Morgan Freedman: A March to Freedom while answer questions (on paper).

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9th Period

  1. Begin our first Read 180 App Segment together.​

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Homework:

None:)

 

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8/28/25​

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​6th Period

  1. Begin Unit

    1. Extending Freedom's Reach: What is the relationship between Freedom and Power

    2. Discuss Photo

    3. Silvia's Legacy & Discussion Post

    4. Unit Goals

    5. Vocabulary

    6. Icebreaker

    7. Begin Mentor Text: Lewis Hine: Photographer of Conscience

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9th Period

  1. Review Central Idea & Look Fors and practice together using the article, ​“TikTok’s SkinnyTok Trend: Why It Can Be Dangerous for Teens”

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Homework:

None:)

 

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8/29/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Begin Mentor Text: Lewis Hine: Photographer of Conscience

    1. Icebreaker​

    2. Read together

    3. Complete Summary

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9th Period​

  1. By yourself:

    1. "In the Money" Central Ideas Card

  2. ​As a class, discuss "In the Money" Central Idea

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Homework:

None:)

 

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9/2/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Competition

  2. Would you Rather?

  3. Harrison Bergeron

    1. Vocab

    2. Read together and answer comprehension questions

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9th Period​

  1. Read 180 for 20 minutes​

  2. Continue Harrison Bergeron

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Homework:

None:)

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9/3/25​

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  1. Field Trip

 

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9/4/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Finish Harrison Bergeron (para 43)

    1. Complete margin questions while reading. ​

    2. Go back and answer Close Reading Question

    3. Complete "First Thoughts"

    4. ​

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9th Period​

  1. Read 180 for 20 minutes​

  2. Summary for Harrison Bergeron (Use Beginning Middle End Strategy)​

  3. Throughout the period, conferences about First Thoughts and Close Reading Question.

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Homework:

None:)

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9/5/25 - 9/9/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Close Reading Questions

  2. Analysis Questions

  3. Learn About Satire and Theme

  4. Language Lab - Satire (tab 6)

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9th Period​

  1. Read 180 for 20 minutes​

  2. Summary Small groups based on 6th Period Data or Small group based on Read 180 Data.

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Homework:

None:)

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9/10/25 - 9/11/25​​

​6th Period​​

  1. Satire, Tone, Diction, Syntax Overview

  2. Satire, Tone, Diction, Syntax practice packet

  3. Satire in Harrison Bergeron (tab 5 slide 2)

  4. Exit Ticket - Satire

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9th Period​

  1. Film Discussion & Grade Discussion

  2. Read 180 and/or makeup work​

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Homework:

Catch up work if needed. You must be caught up before 9th period Friday to earn the movie Monday.

 

9/12/25​​

​6th Period​

  1. Selection Test

  2. Begin Debate Prep

 

9th Period​

  1. Read 180 together

  2. Catch up work/small group

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Homework:

Catch up work if needed. You must be caught up before 9th period tomorrow to earn the movie Monday.

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How to earn the film party?
 

If you would like to have a film party on Monday during 6th and 9th periods, you must have all of your 6th period work complete before 9th period Friday. You must also have the In the Money Read 180 segment done and submitted before 9th period Friday. Finally, you must be present and participate in our Debate on Friday

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9/15/25​

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​6th Period​​

  1. Complete and Revise Debate Prep

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9th Period​

  1. Read 180 for 20 minutes​

  2. Small Group

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Homework:

None:)

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9/16/25​

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​6th Period​​

  1. Debate

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9th Period​

  1. Read 180 for 20 minutes​

  2. Small Group

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Homework:

None:)

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9/17/25​

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​6th Period & 9th Periods​

  1. Harrison Bergeron Movie Viewing Party

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9/18/25 - 9/19/25​

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​6th Period & 9th Periods​

  1. MAPs

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9/22/25​

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​6th Period ​

  1. We are flipping core and resource today

  2. Finish movie

  3. Read 180

 

9th Periods

  1. Evidence Log for Harrison Bergeron

  2. FDR's Four Freedoms

    1. Introductions​

    2. FDR Movie Trailer

    3. FDR in 60 Seconds

    4. Vocab

    5. First Read

      1. Highlight what stands out:​

        1. Does it seem important?​

        2. Is it repeated?

        3. Is it worded strongly?

        4. Emotional?

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9/23/25​

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​6th Period ​

  1. Finish First Read highlgihts

  2. Share and determine central ideas

 

9th Period

  1. Finish determining central ideas

  2. Read 180

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9/24/25​ - Field trip

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9/25/25​

6th Period ​

  1. Second Read and Summary

 

9th Period

  1. Finish Summary

  2. Read 180

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9/25/25​

6th Period ​

  1. Analysis Questions (With a partner using RACE)

 

9th Period

  1. Finish Analysis 

  2. Read 180

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9/29/25​

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​6th Period ​

  1. Bullseye Strategy

  2. Practice with Harrison Bergeron (Team Competition)

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9th Period

  1. Finish Bullseye Team Competition

  2. Selection Test using Bullseye Strategy

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9/30/25 - 10/1/25​

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​6th Period ​

  1. Rhetorical Appeals Prezi

    1. "We Call BS" Speec

  2. Seminal Document Class Practice

  3. Four Freedoms Rhetorical Appeals Exit Ticket

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9th Period​

  1. Read 180

  2. Small Group

    1. Summary

    2. RACE

    3. Bullseye

    4. Rhetorical Appeals

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10/2/25 - 10/3/25​

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​6th Period & 9th Periods​

  1. Everyone turn in your Four Freedom Selection Test on Savvas.

  2. Annotate Rhetorical Appeals in a No Homework Argument (Paper distributed in class)

  3. Create your own persuasive commercial!

  4. Present your commercials

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10/6/25 - 10/7/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Present your commerical.

  2. Evidence Chart for Four Freedom's Speech

  3. Inaugural Address ​First Read

  4. Share out ideas as a class and determine the main ideas of speech​​

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​9th Period​

  1. Read 180

  2. Small Group​​

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10/8/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Read 180

  2. Inaugural Address Summary

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​9th Period​

  1. Practice identifying rhetorcial appeals in the speech through a "3 Corner Debate."

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10/9/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Finish speech summaries.

  2. RACE Analysis Questions

  3. Close Reading Questions

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​9th Period​

  1. Finsh work from 6th period

  2. Read 180

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10/10/25​

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​6th Period & 9th​

  1. Practice RACE, Identify Central Ideas & Supporting Ideas and Summary through solving a mystery about Max Rivera, a missing teen.

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10/14/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. READ 180

  2. Watch We are Freedom Video

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​9th Period​

  1. RACE Analysis Questions Relay

  2. Add to your evidence logs​​​​​

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10/20/25 - 10/24/25​

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​6th Period and 9th​

  1. Readiness Assessment

    1. Read passages highlighting what stands out

    2. Identify main ideas in notes pad

    3. Use bullseye strategy to answer MC questions

    4. Review MC questions and create essay outline from them

    5. Write essay​​​​​​

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10/27/25​

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​6th Period and 9th​

  1. Finish Readiness Assessment Essay

  2. Read 180

  3. Eastern State Penitentiary Reading Activity​​​​

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10/28/25​

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​6th Period and 9th​

  1. Read 180

  2. Readiness Essay Score Review

  3. Rubric Review & Self Reflection

  4. AI Feedback Review

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10/29/25​

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​6th Period and 9th​

  1. Split into two small groups and annotate the model essays to find examples of what your missing according to your AI feedback.

  2. Start revising your essay. If we can do this well for both periods today

 

10/30/25 - 10/31/25​

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​6th Period and 9th​

  1. Continue revisions and begin typing revised copy into state test platform

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11/3/25​

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​6th Period and 9th​

  1. Class Reward Party

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11/4/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Collect your revised essay from the teacher

  2. Type your revised essay into the state test platform​

  3. If you have time remaining, work on Read 180.

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9th Period​

  1. “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into the darkness, the darkness will gaze back into you.”

  2. Review satire as a class/get overview of story.

  3. Watch videos to the right to obtain context for the story.​

  4. Read the story aloud together. Click here.

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11/5/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Work on Read 180 or finish typing your revised essay into the state test platform.

  2. With a partner, begin summarizing "The Censors" in partnerships, using the strategy to the right.

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9th Period​

  1. Review summaries.

  2. Complete Analysis Questions

  3. Use Bullseye Strategy to complete Selection Test.

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11/6/25​

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​6th Period & 9th​

  1. Finish yesterday's work.

  2. Theme Discussion

  3. Selection Test.

  4. We Will Write

  5.  

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11/6/25​

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​6th Period & 9th​​

  1. Poetry Analysis

    1. 3 Reads of "Caged Bird" together​​

    2. Analysis of "Caged Bird"

    3. 3 Reads of "Some Advice"

    4. Analysis of "Some Advice"

  2. We Will Write - Descriptive Writing

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11/10/25​

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​6th Period​

  1. Evidence Chart (bank of quotes to the right)

    1. Censors

    2. Caged Bird

    3. Some Advice

  2. "Emancipation. A Life Fable"

  3. Selection Test

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9th Period​​

  1. Read 180

  2. We Will Write over "Emancipation. A Life Fable"

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11/11/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. "Emancipation. A Life Fable" Selection Test

  2. Add to Evidence Chart

  3. Read 180

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9th Period​​

  1. ​Power and Freedom Gallery Walk

    1. Read/list to each poem, song, text, etc.​

    2. Find evidence from each to complete your chart

    3. What is the shared theme?

    4. Create your own Power and Freedom Found Poem.

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11/11/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. "Emancipation. A Life Fable" Selection Test

  2. Add to Evidence Chart

  3. Read 180

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9th Period​​

  1. ​Power and Freedom Gallery Walk

    1. Read/list to each poem, song, text, etc.​

    2. Find evidence from each to complete your chart

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11/12/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Review yesterday's activity

    1. What is the shared theme of all of the texts?​

  2. Learn about Found Poems

    1. Review directions together​

    2. Review example

    3. Begin to create your own.​

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9th Period​​

  1. Finish your Found Poem

  2. Type it up and create a visual design that matches your theme using Canva or Google Slides (my hope is to print these in color and post them in our room).

  3. Submit your final product here as a pdf.

    1. If you don't know how to do this. Make sure it is done and I will help you post it tomorrow.​

  4. If you have time left, work on Read 180.

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11/13/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Type it up your Found Poem and create a visual design that matches your theme using Canva or Google Slides (my hope is to print these in color and post them in our room).

    1. Submit your final product here as a pdf.

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9th Period​​

  1. Option to share your poems

  2. Read 180.

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11/13/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Type it up your Found Poem and create a visual design that matches your theme using Canva or Google Slides (my hope is to print these in color and post them in our room).

    1. Submit your final product here as a pdf.

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9th Period​​

  1. Option to share your poems

  2. Read 180.

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11/14/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Read 180

  2. Claiming Your Voice Choice Poetry Instructions

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9th Period​​

  1. Write Poem

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11/17/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Finish your poem and type it up on Canva or slides

  2. Submit it here.

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9th Period​​

  1. Read 180

  2. Read "Anne Frank's Diary Speaks to Teen Girls in a Secret Kabul Book Club" by Diaa Hadid and complete questions in the margins.​

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11/18/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Summarize Anne Frank's Diary Speaks to Teen Girls in a Secret Kabul Book Club"

  2. Complete Analysis Questions with a partner.​​

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9th Period​​

  1. Take Selection Test over the above reading.​

  2. Add to Evidence Chart

  3. Discuss final unit paper.

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11/19/25 - 11/21/25​

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​6th Period & 9th Periods​​​

  1. Write your final essay answering the question: What is the relationship between freedom and power?

  2. Use your evidence chart from the unit and follow the steps on Savvy Writer.

  3. If you think you are done, check Savvy Writer and have Miss Sarbaugh review and give feedback. Don't turn it in yet.

  4. If you do finishi, work on Read 180.

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12/3/25​

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​6th Period & 9th Periods​​​

Begin new unit: What is the allure of Fear?

  1. Discuss the meaning of the word "allure"​

  2. Watch a video to learn the techniques that build suspense 

  3. Review unit vocab and root words

  4. Read mentor Text: "Open Window" together

  5. Identify suspence techniques used in the mentor text.

  6. Write summary

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12/4/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Overview of From Extraodinary Tales

  2. View excerpt and rewatch to answer questions (on paper)​

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Introduce The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco

  2. Japanese Ghost Lore Activity

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12/5/25​

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​6th Period​​​

  1. Big Fish Trailer to introduce Magical Realism

  2. Read "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar​

    1. Strategy: Mental Images​

    2. Answer Comprehension Questions Only

    3. Review supplemental Materials while reading ​

      1. After para. 2​

      2. After para 5 

      3. After para 8

9th Periods​​​

  1. Finish and review Japanese Ghost Lore Activity

  2. Begin The Girl From the Well Book Club​

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12/8/25​

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​6th Period​​​​

  1. Second Read: "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar​​

    1. Answer Close Reading Questions in the margins

    2. Complete Summary (Small groups)

    3. Add to Evidence Log

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Read 180 (or catch up on novel if absent)

  2. The Girl From the Well Book Club​

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12/9/25​

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​6th Period & 9th Period

Due to absences Friday and yesterday, everyone is at very different spots. You will work independently to complete the following before tomorrow.

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  1. "House Taken Over" Assignments

    1. Summary

    2. Analysis Questions

    3. Evidence Log​

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Read 180 or Finish 6th Period Work

  2. The Girl From the Well Book Club: Finish Chapter One​

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12/10/25​

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​6th Period

Review syntax, diction and tone together ​in multiple excerpts from various stories (done as a class)

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Read 180/Catch up on "House Take Over" Assignments

  2. The Girl From the Well Book Club​

 

12/11/25

6th Period

  1. Analyze syntax, diction and tone together in paragraphs 6-12 of "House Taken Over"

  2. Syntax, Diction and Tone Exit Ticket

  3. Selection Test

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Read 180/Catch up on "House Take Over" Assignments

  2. The Girl From the Well Book Club chapter 2

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1/5/26​

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​6th Period

Girl From the Well

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Review Informational Graphic Elements (tab 2)​

  2. Review Infographics (tab 1)

  3. Comprehension Questions (tab 3)

  4. Analysis Questions (tab 4)

 

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1/6/26​

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​6th Period

  1. Finish yesterday's infographic activity

  2. Work on Read 180 when done

  3. Review as a class

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Review and take notes on Point of View and Perspective

 

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1/7/26​

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​6th Period

  1. Examine the Point of View and Perspective in

    1. Hansel and Gretel

    2. "The Cottage"

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Answer Perspective Questions from "The Cottage"

  2. The Girl From the Well (Perspective? Point of View?)

 

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1/8/26​

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​6th Period

  1. Selection Test and Point of View/Perspective Exit Ticket

  2. Review Answers

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Girl From the Well

  2. Read 180

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1/9/26​

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​6th Period

  1. Read Girl From the Well

  2. Discuss directions for 9th period.

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9th Periods​​​

  1. Add my examples, found here, to your evidence chart (copy and paste)

  2. Add Girl From Well and "The Cottage" to your evidence chart

  3. Read 180

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1/12/26​

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​6th & 9th Periods

  1. Midterm: MAPs

    1. Grade Crosswalk

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1/13/26​

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​6th Period

  1. Group poem analysis of "Beware: Do Not Read This Poem" by Ishmael Reed.

  2. Add poem to evidence chart

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9th Period

  1. Finish MAPs or Read 180

  2. Read Girl From the Well 

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