Objective: Students will practice writing straegies for the CAHSEE and prepare for research paper.

1. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 16-18
2. Discuss Research Paper Prompt and Requirements
3. Brainstorm with partner who you will research tomorrow.
4. Meet in library Wednesday and Thursday!!!!

Objective: Students will identify and compare themes across genres.

1. Clean notebook. Everything goes!! Leave didviders only.

2. Discuss new semester: Portfolio (weblockers) and outside book (500 pages)

3. "Last Night" Assigment

Objective: Show Warren that you read an outside book.

1. Final study guide
2. Book Report Oral Question
3. Turn in extra credit assignment and late passes.

Objective: Read and discuss an ambigous story.

1. CAHSEE 9-11
2. Score Lamb to Slaughter
3. Extra Credit asignment Notes in a Bottle p. 375 1-9

Objective: Students will identify irony in a short story.

1. Get interactive.
2. Lesson 6-7 CAHSEE
3. Complete Lamb to Slaughter
4. Portfolio Checklist
5. Grades: Last day to make any changes.
6. Book Report due Friday. NO LATE PAPERS OR BOOKS ACCEPTED!!!

Objective: Students will read a very funny, ironic story.

Get your interactive reader!

1. Correct Vocabulary
2. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 3-4
3. Lamb to Slaughter interactive

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for this week's literature.

1. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 1-2
2. "Lamb to Slaughter" vocabulary

Objective: Students will practice for the CAHSEE Reading Comprehension. THey will also complete their analysis of an ambigous/ironic poem.

1. Lesson 18-19 Reading Comprehension
2. Complete Poster
3. Share Theme Poems

Objective: Practice for CHSEE and work with a very ambiguous poem.

1. CHSEE Reading Compehension #16 and #17
2. Nothing Man group activity.

Objective: Students will take assessment on Reading Comprehension for CHSEE and take notes on Irony and Amiguity.

1. Correct Warren's error from yesterday.
2. Chapter 5 Notes (Iroy and Ambiguity)
3. Work on Theme poem.

Objective: Students will practice for the HSEE and write their own theme poem.



1. CHSEE Reading Comprehension Lesson 1-3

2. Discuss "Theme for English B"

3. Write your own theme poem using Hughes' poem as a model. Don't just copy. Make it your own "Theme" of your life.

4. Outside reading pages needed.

Objective: The students will read a poem as a group and identify its important parts.
1. Welcome back!
2. Notes on handout.
3. Group activity.
4. Homework: Book Report due in 10 days!