Miss Holter’s Sophomore English

Lesson Plans

Keep in mind that sometimes things change, and these plans may be modified. If you have questions or concerns, please e-mail Sheila.holter@lacenterschools.org

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
May 7	Library research time – don’t forget to find two print sources. Notecard check – Ten note cards due. Check for correct formatting.
May 8	Library research time.
May 9	Library research time
May 10	Library research timeTop of FormBottom of Form
May 11	Library research time – this is our last day in the library. Make sure that you have all 20 of your note cards as well as all of your bibliography cards finished for class on Monday.	Note card check, 20 note cards, on Monday, May 14

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
April 30	Library research time. First notecard check will be Monday, May 7. Ten notecards are due that day.
May 1	Library research time. Check with Miss Holter to make sure formatting on note cards and bibliography cards is correct.
May 2	Library research time
May 3	Library research timeTop of FormBottom of Form
May 4	Library research time.	Note card check, 10 note cards, on Monday, May 7

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
April 23	Free read Monday
April 24	Hand back poem think sheets and rough drafts. Discuss how to improve and grading standards for poems. Work on poem final drafts.. Optional : Make a second copy of your poem with illustration/decorations, etc. for extra credit.	Typed final draft of poem due Friday, April 27. Optional extra credit also due Friday.
April 25	Introduction to the research project – requirements, topic selection, research questions and process. Brainstorm a list of possible topics and create research questions for those topics.	Topic list and questions due Thursday, April 26
April 26	Hand out research booklets. Notes on how to do bibliography and note cards.Top of FormBottom of Form
April 27	Turn in poem final drafts. Conference with Ms. Holter on research topics and questions. We will begin researching in the library on Monday.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
April 16	5th Grade Autobiography & Remembered In your journal, spend five minutes free writing about a memorable experience Read the poem “5^th Grade Autobiography” and answer questions 1 and 2. List two examples of imagery and one example of personification from the poem. Read the poem “Remembered” and answer questions 1 and 2. List two examples of imagery and two examples of personification from the poem. Write a theme statement for the poem “Remembered”
April 17	Read the short story “A Celebration of Grandfathers” Complete a double entry journal while reading. Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8
April 18	Quiz “A Celebration of Grandfathers” Notebook Check Test Review Packet	Notebooks and test review packets are due Friday, April 20
April 19	Test Review PacketTop of FormBottom of Form
April 20	Turn in notebooks and test review packets. Unit 3 test

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
April 9	Read "Getting a Job" and complete double entry journal (5 entries). Answer the following questions: 1. What important character traits does Marguerite possess that help her get the job? List three traits and provide examples to show these traits. 2. How does Marguerite's Mother help her? What does she learn from her mother?
April 10	"Getting a Job" quiz. Discussion of story and questions.
April 11	Read "The Teacher Who Changed My Life" on page 485. Complete a double entry journal (5 entries). Complete the following: 1. Evaluate Miss Hurd as a teacher. (Do you think she is a good teacher?) Explain. 2. Find three examples of concrete detail from the story and three pieces of commentary. That means when you are finished you will have six different passages written down.
April 12	"The Teacher Who Changed My Life" Quiz and discussion.Top of FormBottom of Form
April 13	Free read Friday

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
March 26	Organize all essay work, self evaluate, discuss the process, and turn in.
March 27	Scheduling
March 28	Read the story "Initiation" on page 399 and complete a double entry journal. You should have about 7 entries when you are finished.
March 29	"Initiation" quiz. In your journal, evaluate Milllicent's final decision. Do you think she did the right thing? Why? Answer question 7 on page 407. Discussion. Literary term of the day: symbol. Define and identify one symbol from the story. What does that symbol mean?
March 30	Free read Friday – Happy Spring Break

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
March 19	Begin watching “To Kill A Mockingbird” Don’t forget essay second drafts are due on Wednesday.
March 20	Continue watching “To Kill A Mockingbird”
March 21	Essay second drafts due. Highlight for thesis, topic sentences, concrete detail and commentary.
March 22	Two hour late start for snow. 5^th period – finish highlighting essays. Hand out essay rubrics and self evaluate.	Essay final drafts due Monday, March 26
March 23	Early Release 2^nd period – Essay peer editing. Hand out essay rubrics and self evaluate.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
March 12	“To Kill a Mockingbird” essay work day.
March 13	HSPE testing and late start for snow. 5^th period – discussion of questions from “To Kill a Mockingbird” final test: breaking down the prompt. Essay rough draft due.
March 14	HSPE testing 2nd period – discussion of questions from “To Kill a Mockingbird” final test: breaking down the prompt. Essay rough draft due.
March 15	HSPE testing 5^th period – essay work day.	Essay typed second draft due Wednesday, March 21.
March 16	Presentation and discussion from Mrs. Bound – history options and placement for next year. “To Kill A Mockingbird” essay work day.	Essay typed second draft due Wednesday, March 21.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
March 5	“To Kill a Mockingbird” final test. Turn in notebooks and quiz corrections
March 6	Late start for snow. Discussion of English class options and placement for next year. Notes – Persuasive writing and prompts for “To Kill A Mockingbird” essay.
March 7	“To Kill a Mockingbird” essay notes and prewriting.
March 8	“To Kill A Mockingbird” finish prewriting.	Prewriting due at the beginning of class Friday, March 9
March 9	“To Kill A Mockingbird” essay work day. Individual conferences with Miss Holter over prewriting	2^nd period rough draft due Wednesday, March 14. 5^th period rough draft due Tuesday, March 13.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
February 27	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 28-31 review, quiz, and notes questions.	Notes questions due Tuesday, February 28
February 28	“To Kill A Mockingbird” Chapters 28-31 discussion of notes.
February 29	“To Kill a Mockingbird” quiz corrections. Use your notes and book to correct any answers that are incorrect in your quizzes. Also make sure that your notes are correctly labeled. If you missed a day of notes, please copy them into your notebook. 2nd period “To Kill A Mockingbird” notes 5^th period “To Kill A Mockingbird” notes	Quiz corrections and notebooks will be turned in Friday, March 2.
March 1	Late start for snow No 2^nd period class today. 5^th period “To Kill A Mockingbird” quiz corrections and test review. We will move the test to Monday.
March 2	“To Kill A Mockingbird” test review.	Quiz corrections and notebooks will be turned in Monday, March 5

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
February 20	No School – Presidents Day
February 21	“To Kill A Mockingbird” Chapters 20-22 review, quiz, notes and discussion. Hand out Vocabulary 4	Read Chapters 23-24 for Wednesday, February 22. Vocabulary 4 due Wednesday, February 22.
February 22	Turn in Vocabulary4. “To Kill a Mockingbird” Chapters 23 and 24 quiz. Reading time – read chapters 25 through 27 for tomorrow.
February 23	2^nd period - “To Kill A Mockingbird” chapters 25 through 27 review, quiz, notes and discussion. No class for 5^th period because of career fair.	Finish the novel by Monday, February 27.
February 24	2^nd period – catch up on chapters 25-27 notes. 5^th period - “To Kill A Mockingbird” chapters 25 through 27 review, quiz, notes and discussion.	Finish the novel by Monday, February 27.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
February 13	Hand back vocabulary 1 and 2. Hand out vocabulary 3. “To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 12 and 13 review, quiz, notes, and discussion. Read chapters 14 and 15 for Tuesday.	Vocabulary 3 due Wednesday, February 15.
February 14	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 14 and 15 review, quiz, notes, and discussion. Read chapters 16 and 17, completing the reading worksheet that goes with them.	Chapters 16 and 17 reading worksheet due Wednesday, February 15.
February 15	Turn in Vocabulary 3. “To Kill a Mockingbird” Chapters 16 and 17 quiz. Reading time – read chapters 18 and 19 for tomorrow.
February 16	Notes for “To Kill A Mockingbird” chapters 16 and 17. Chapters 18 and 19 review and quiz, and notes if time allows.	Read chapters 20 through 22 for Tuesday, February 21.
February 17	Early release – No class for 2^nd period. 5^th period – catch up on chapters 18 and 19 notes.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
February 6	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 5 and 6 review, quiz, notes, and discussion.
February 7	Finish chapter 5 & 6 notes. Are you behind on your reading? Catch up today!!	Chapters 7 & 8 read by Wednesday, February 8
February 8	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 7 and 8 review, quiz, notes and discussion. Read chapters 9 and 10 for Thursday.	Chapters 9 & 10 read by Thursday, February 2. Vocabulary 1 due Friday, February 3
February 9	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapter 11, read in class. Notes questions for chapters 9-11, answer in your journal.	Chapters 9-11 notes due Friday, February 10
February 10	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 9-11 review and quiz. Discussion of notes questions. Read chapters 12 & 13 for Monday.	Chapters 12 & 13 read by Monday, February 13.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
January 30	Free Read Monday
January 21	Poetry writing – Think sheets and rough draft.	Think sheets and rough drafts due Wednesday, February 1
February 1	Turn in poem think sheets and rough drafts. Introduction to “To Kill a Mockingbird” Hand out books and Vocabulary 1. Chapter 1 out loud in class; read chapter 2 for homework.	Chapters 1 & 2 read by Thursday, February 2. Vocabulary 1 due Friday, February 3
February 2	“To Kill a Mockingbird” chapters 1 & 2 review, quiz, notes, and discussion. Read chapters 3 & 4 for Friday.	Chapters 3 & 4 read by Friday, February 3.
February 3	Vocabulary 1 due. “To Kill A Mockingbird” chapters 3 & 4 review, quiz, notes, and discussion. Hand out Vocabulary 2. Read chapters 5 and 6.	Vocabulary 2 due Tuesday, February 7. Chapters 5 & 6 read by Monday, February 6.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
January 23	Sonnets – notes on structure and rhyme scheme. Read Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18. In your notebook, put the poem in your own words. Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 234. Discussion Read Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Sonnet 30. In your notebook, put the poem in your own words. Answer questions 2 and 4 on page 236.
January 24	Discuss Sonnet 30. Read Shakespeare’s sonnet “My Mistress Eyes…” Figure out what the sonnet is saying and in your notebook answer the following question: Of the three sonnets, Sonnet 18, Sonnet 30, or My Mistress Eyes, which do you think expresses the most love? Use examples from the poems to support your opinion. Hand out test review packet.
January 25	Test review and notebook check.
January 26	Turn in Unit 2 Notebook and test review. Unit 2 test.
January 27	No school – end of semester teacher work day.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
January 16	No School – MLK Day
January 17	Snow day
January 18	Snow day
January 19	Discuss characterization quotes from “Sweet Potato Pie” Read “Salvador, Late or Early” on page 250
January 20	Read “Simile” on page 256, list the comparison in the poem and identify it as a simile or metaphor. Answer questions 1 and 3. Read “Moon Rondeau” on page 257. List 3 comparisons from the poem and identify them as similes or metaphors. Answer questions 3 on page 257. Read “Woman” on page 258. List 3 comparisons from the poem and identify them as similes or metaphors. Answer questions 3 and 6 on page 259

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
January 9	Unit 2 – The Ties That Bind Notes for poetry Read “Piano” on page 229. List words you don’t know and summarize the poem. Share summaries with a partner. Discuss the poem.
January 10	Turn in A Raisin in the Sun essays and all previous drafts. For the poem “Piano” answer questions 3 and 4 on page 229 and list four images from the poem. Read the poem “Those Winter Sundays” on page 230. Summarize the poem , answer questions 3 and 5 on page 231, and list four images from the poem.
January 11	2^nd period – Free read, no class for 5^th period.
January 12	Literary Term: Flashback Read the story “Sweet Potato Pie” on page 240. Complete a double entry journal – 8 entries. When you are finished reading, answer the Comprehension Check questions and questions 1, 2, and 5 on page 252.	Reading and questions due Friday, January 13.
January 13	Quiz – “Sweet Potato Pie” Discuss story and questions. Characterization T-chart for Buddy and Charley – 3 passages fro each character, 2 from the flashback and 1 from the present.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
January 2	No School
January 3	Essay revision work time and type essay	Second draft, typed, due at the beginning of class Thursday, January 5.
January 4	Essay revision work time and type essay
January 5	Second draft due. Partner peer editing and checklist.	Final draft due Tuesday, January 10
January 6	Final essay work day Make sure checklist is finished and use the rubric to self evaluate

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
December 12	A Raisin in the Sun – Essay outlines due. Individual conferences with Miss Holter to check outlines. Example introduction and first body paragraph.	Rough draft due Friday, December 16.
December 13	Begin watching the movie version of A Raisin in the Sun
December 14	Continue watching A Raisin in the Sun
December 15	Finish watching A Raisin in the Sun Essay work time	Rough draft due tomorrow
December 16	A Raisin in the Sun essay rough draft due. Check introduction for all elements. Revision time.	Essay second draft due Wednesday, January 4.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
December 5	A Raisin in the Sun – Act 3 Vocabulary Begin reading act 3 of the play.	Sentences due Tuesday, December 6.
December 6	Finish reading A Raisin in the Sun Act 3 Questions	Questions due Wednesday, December 7
December 7	Act 3 test review.
December 8	A Raisin in the Sun – Act 3 test. Turn in Act 3 questions
December 9	A Raisin in the Sun essay assignment and pre-writing.	Essay outline due Monday, December 12

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
November 28	A Raisin in the Sun – read Act 2, Scenes 2 and 3
November 29	Discuss and finish Act 2, Scenes 2 and 3 of A Raisin in the Sun. Answer Act 2 Questions	Questions due Wednesday, November 30
November 30	Hand back Act 2 vocabulary and discuss. Test review.
December 1	A Raisin in the Sun – Act 2 test.
December 2	Free read Friday

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
November 21	Raisin in the Sun Act 2 Vocabulary Link to Act 2 Vocabulary Worksheet	Vocabulary sentences due Tuesday, November 22.
November 22	Read Act 2, Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun.
November 23	No School – Thanksgiving Break
November 24	No School – Thanksgiving Break
November 25	No School – Thanksgiving Break

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
November 14	Correct and discuss vocabulary sentence mistakes.
November 15	Continue reading Act 1 of A Raisin in the Sun.
November 16	Finish Act 1 of A Raisin in the Sun. Act 1 questions	Act 1 questions due Thursday, November 17.
November 17	Raisin in the Sun Act 1 test review.
November 18	Raisin in the Sun Act 1 test.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
November 7	Poetry Analysis - Harlem
November 8	Act 1 Vocabulary definitions.	Vocabulary sentences due beginning of class Wednesday, November 9
November 9	Turn in Act 1 Vocabulary Literary Term – Exposition Begin reading Act 1, Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun
November 10	Raisin in the Sun Exposition quiz. Free read
November 11	Veteran’s Day – No School

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
October 31	Correct test review packet.	Notebooks and Test Review due Tuesday, November 1
November 1	Turn in Notebooks and Test Review. Unit 1 Test
November 2	Cause and Effect Writing Assignment Think Sheet Rough Draft	Think sheet and rough draft due at the beginning of class Thursday, November 3
November 3	Free Read. Finish rough drafts if necessary.
November 4	Trade rough drafts with a partner. Highlight partner’s response for topic sentence, concrete detail, and commentary. Revise as necessary and write final draft.	Final draft due Tuesday, November 8 with rough draft and think sheet.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
October 24	“Searching for Summer” Literary Terms – Imagery and juxtaposition Read the story and complete a double entry journal, at least six entries
October 25	Review and Quiz for “Searching for Summer” Free Read
October 26	Discussion – “Searching for Summer” Character Motivation – Somebody Wanted But So chart Imagery T-Chart – Mrs. Hatching’s cottage, everywhere else
October 27	Notebook Check and test review packet
October 28	Test Review

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
October 17	Quiz – “There Will Come Soft Rains” Discuss the story In your journal write down three passages from the story that show personification for the house and three passages that show personification for the fire Write a theme statement for the story.
October 18	Literary term – cause and effect Read the story “A Sound of Thunder” looking for examples of cause and effect When you are done with the story you should be able to explain the two different theories of time travel Complete a double entry journal while reading – minimum of eight entries
October 19	Quiz – “A Sound of Thunder” Free read
October 20	Label double entry journal with reading strategies – are you using one more than the others? Discuss story and themes for the story. List three examples of cause and effect from the story. Make a list of adjectives to describe Eckels. Write a paragraph that characterizes Eckels. Include title and author, a topic sentence, three pieces of concrete detail (including at least one passage from the story), commentary for each concrete detail, and a concluding sentence.
October 21	Highlight paragraph for topic sentence, concrete detail, and commentary. Revise and write a final draft. Free read

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
October 10	Introduction to Unit 1 – “Challenges of Change” Literary Terms – Theme and Characterization, define in your notebook Read the story “Harrison Bergeron” and complete a double entry journal When you finish reading, write a theme statement for the story and list four adjectives that describe Harrison.
October 11	Quiz – “Harrison Bergeron” Evaluate your double entry journal and label each entry for active reading strategies Free read time
October 12	Discussion – Harrison Bergeron, share journal entries, theme statements and adjectives. Find three passages from the story to support either your theme statement or your list of adjectives. Write the passages in your journal
October 13	Poem – “There Will Come Soft Rains,” read together and analyze for meaning Identify and define words you don’t know, find the shift in the poem Literary Terms – Setting and Personification, define in you r notebook Read the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” (which includes the poem) and complete a double entry journal. Your first entry should be the title of the story and a prediction.
October 14	No school – state inservice

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
October 3	Library to type essays.
October 4	Library to type essays – due at the end of class today
October 5	Free read today You need your spiral notebook for class tomorrow
October 6	Check out Literature text books Notes – Active reading strategies and double entry journals. Practice active reading together with the short story “The Interlopers” on page 8 in the literature text book.
October 7	Discuss “The Interlopers” Identify active reading strategies in your double entry journal

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
September 26	Apply your knowledge of Ideas and Organization. Evaluate sample papers for the traits of ideas and organization. Discussion of sample papers and scores Handout – transitions and introductions.
September 27	Notes – The elements that make up style: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice. Word choice group activity.
September 28	10 minute free read. Evaluate sample papers for ideas, organization, and one element of style.
September 29	Look at one more example of a 6-trait rubric. Free read today
September 30	Hand back writing pre-assessment, self assess for the 6-traits Compare self-assessment to Miss Holter’s assessment Revise for the six traits – we will type new, revised drafts on Monday and Tuesday in the library.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
September 19	Free read – 10 minutes Review – Thesis, topic sentence, parts of an essay, concrete detail and commentary T-Chart – Pick a favorite character, write a topic sentence for that character, and then make a t-chart with concrete detail and commentary that supports your topic sentence.	T-chart due Tuesday, September 20
September 20	Paragraph – Turn your t-chart for a favorite character into a paragraph.	Paragraph due Wednesday, September 21
September 21	Highlight paragraphs: Green = Topic Sentence Blue = Concrete Detail Pink = Commentary Yellow = Concluding sentence Revise paragraph as necessary and write final draft. Final draft may be written in ink (skip lines) or typed, double-spaced Free read book when finished	Final draft of paragraph due Thursday, September 22
September 22	Turn in paragraph final drafts with t-chart and highlighted rough draft. Hand back thesis practice and bubble diagrams – discuss areas to improve Practice – Pre-writing strategies: outlines, lists, and columns
September 23	Free Read Friday

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
September 12	Discuss worksheet and evaluations of “There Is No News From Auschwitz” Turn in worksheets. Free read – 10 minutes
September 13	Notes – The trait of ideas Practice showing vs. telling Notes – Concrete detail and commentary Free read – 10 minutes
September 14	Notes – The trait of organization and the pieces of an essay and paragraph. Practice – Thesis statements and topic sentences. Brainstorm a list of topics you could write about. Choose three topics and write a thesis statement for them. Practice – Pre-writing strategies: bubble diagrams and webbing. Homework – Finish your bubble diagram.	Bubble diagram due Thursday, September 15.
September 15	Turn in thesis statements and bubble diagrams. Group challenge – can you put together the pieces of an article? Skunk article worksheet in your groups. Discuss the article’s organization and review thesis statements and pre-writing.
September 16	2^nd Period – Free read day, make sure you have your book. 5^th Period – No class today, early release.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
September 5	No School – Labor Day
September 6	Library to check out a free read book. Reading time.
September 7	Free read – 10 minutes. Discussion - What makes good writing good?
September 8	Notes – 6 traits of effective writing Read the essay “There Is No News From Auschwitz” In your notes – do you consider this good writing?
September 9	With a partner, discuss “There Is No News From Auschwitz” Write a one paragraph summary of the essay – discuss. Complete worksheet for “There Is No News From Auschwitz”	Worksheet due Monday, September 12.

Date	Classroom Activities	Assignment Due Dates
August 31	Get acquainted Q & A with Miss Holter. Freewrite – What do I need to know about you? Policies and Expectation Parent Letter
September 1	Writing pre-assessment – in class on demand writing sample.
September 2	Writing pre-assessment – in class on demand writing sample, due at end of class.