| January & February | ||||
| 1/24 | 1/25 | 1/26 | 1/27 | 1/28 |
| Welcome to Semester 2 and to my classroom. Reflection Day; Blog Clean up day. You need a fiction or non fiction IR book by this Friday. | Begin Sentence Faults & Usage Errors Unit today | Learn about IR for third quarter. | New book due. Sign the reading log; SSR. | |
| 1/31 | 2/1 | 2/2 | 2/3 | 2/4 |
| 1st IR blog post due; SSR | ||||
| 2/7 | 2/8 | 2/9 | 2/10 | 2/11 |
| Last day to retake grammar test in class. | Go over the unit objectives and introduction for the Food unit; take the online survey. | Taking notes from film using a T chart: Two trailers and a TED talk. What questions do you have? What do you want to know? | SSR and blog day. Shortened schedule today. | |
| 2/14 | 2/15 | 2/16 | 2/17 | 2/18 |
| x Begin watching Food, Inc. Take notes using a T chart or other organizer. | Continue watching Food, Inc. | x Finish watching Food, Inc. | 2nd IR blog post due; SSR | Guidance in to sign you up for classes next year. |
| 2/21 | 2/22 | 2/23 | 2/24 | 2/25 |
| Using a SOAPSTone chart analyze an article. 1st: read From Farm to Fridge to Garbage Can. Then work with a partner to fill out one chart. | x; Fact versus opinion. How can we know? Practice with two short articles. | x; Collecting resources for this unit. What does that mean and why should you do it? Report your guiding question by Monday. | Read a chapter from Fast Food Nation and put your summary on the class Wiki. | SSR |
| March | ||||
| 2/28 | 3/1 | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/4 |
| Finish Wiki summaries, if not already done. Read another class’s summary and leave one comment on the page. Guiding question due today. | Nutrition Facts lesson begins today. | February CyberJournal due on or before Friday. Work Day. | Work Day | 3rd IR blog post due; SSR Also due today: February CJ; Blog post for Nutrition Facts lesson; Wiki comment. |
| 3/7 | 3/8 | 3/9 | 3/10 | 3/11 |
| Reading a graphic article and more at various learning stations. Take notes and be ready to share. | Create your inquiry question. Use a T-chart to generate ideas. Choose groups; turn in your questions. Use the Wiki to publish your group’s question and ideas. Use the Wiki to write your draft, to communicate. You will have access to the wiki outside of school. | Review Synthesis report: what is it and how do you write it? Begin researching for your inquiry question. Take notes and cite your sources. | Research and take notes. Create the template for your synthesis report. | Review the IR project for 3rd quarter; SSR |
| 3/14 | 3/15 | 3/16 | 3/17 | 3/18 |
| Review class survey results. Gathering data and creating a graph/chart. Talk about other sources of data and what a visual argument is. | Don’t plagiarize. Cite your sources. We’ll learn about quoting and attribution today. Your introduction and at least one body paragraph are due today. | Work Day | Work Day; Groups conference with teacher on synthesis report today. Fill out conference worksheet first. | Early Dismissal; 4th IR blog post dueIf your group needs to work on SR over break, make plans. |
| 3/21 | 3/22 | 3/23 | 3/24 | 3/25 |
| Spring Break | —–> | —–> | —–> | —–> |
| 3/28 | 3/29 | 3/30 | 3/31 | 4/1 |
| School Resumes; Work Day; Synthesis project is due Friday. All parts, including your personal reflection blog post).(The grade for this project goes on 4th quarter). | Work Day | Work Day | Reflection blog post (about the synthesis report experience) is due at the end of the hour tomorrow. | End of 3rd QuarterSynthesis report is due today. This means published on your blog. Submit for review by the end of the class period. |
| April | ||||
| 4/4 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 4/8 |
| March CyberJournal due on or before today. | Work Day | Begin presenting IR projects: Showcase. | Cont. presenting IR projects. | 4th quarter book title is due today. Finish presenting IR showcases. |
| 4/11 | 4/12 | 4/13 | 4/14 | 4/15 |
| Begin To Kill a Mockinbird Unit with a character activity.Read chapters 1-7 by 4/14. | Overview of unit plans. Read TKAM. | Read TKAM | Quiz and discussion on chapters 1-7; Read chapters 8-11 by 4/18 Monday. | IR reading day. |
| 4/18 | 4/19 | 4/20 | 4/21 | 4/22 |
| Quiz and discussion on chapters 8-11; read chapters 12-15 by 4/21, Thursday. | Read TKAM | Read or write blog post. Two are due next week. | Quiz and discussion on chapters 12-15; Read chapters 16-20 by 4/26, Tuesday. | Good Friday No School |
| 4/25 | 4/26 | 4/27 | 4/28 | 4/29 |
| First TKAM blog post due today. | Quiz and discussion on chapters 16-20; Read chapters 21-24 by 5/2, Monday. | April CyberJournal due today. | Read TKAM | First IR blog post due today. |
| May | ||||
| 5/2 | 5/3 | 5/4 | 5/5 | 5/6 |
| Switch tomorrow and today (update: 5/2/11)Quiz and discussion on chapters 21-24; Read chapters 25-31 by Monday, 5/9. | Read TKAM | Read A Letter from Harper Lee and do activity with a partner. | ||
| 5/9 | 5/10 | 5/11 | 5/12 | 5/13 |
| Discuss end of book. | Second TKAM blog post due today. | May CyberJournal due today. Work Day Begin Newspaper project today. | Begin Newspaper project today. we will go over the plans and I will show you how to manage the InDesign template. Everyone will play with the template today. | Work Day |
| 5/16 | 5/17 | 5/18 | 5/19 | 5/20 |
| Work Day | Great America Physics day. | Work on Newspaper | Work on Newspaper | Second IR blog post due today. Do this as homework prior to today if your team needs more work time on your newspaper. |
| 5/23 | 5/24 | 5/25 | 5/26 | 5/27 |
| Work Day | Work Day | Movie | Movie | Movie |
| 5/30 | 5/31 | 6/1 | 6/2 | 6/3 |
| Memorial Day No School |
Turn your newspaper into a pdf and publish it on your blog.End of year reflection due today. Do this as homework if your group needs more newspaper time. | Begin presenting newspapers | Present newspapers | Finish presenting newspapers if needed. Study for exam. |
| June | ||||
| 6/6 | 6/7 | 6/8 | 6/9 | 6/10 |
| Exams: 5th hour exam (10:40-12:00) | Exams: 4th hour exam (10:40-12:00) | Exams 6th hour exam (9:55-11:15)Last day for students. | Teacher Work Day | |
