The students will complete vocabulary assignment and know how to figure out a word's etymology using an electronic dictionary.

1. Get your folders.
2. Would anyone like to share their essay from Weblockers??? I promise to be nice!
3. Get out Vocabulary Handout and complete words, denotations, etc...
4. Go over exercises.
5. Etymology.

The students will know the denotation and connotation of vocabulry words from "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and complete vocab exercise.

1. CAT6 #3
2. MLA Format for essay
3. Sample intro paragraphs from Weblockers
4. Vocabulary

The students will know expectations of a narrative essay and begin writing the first paragraph of their essay.

1. Roll
2. CAT6 #2 (Get points for folder and Weblockers Policy)
3. Narrative Essay Notes
4. Discuss Writing Prompt
5. Inverted Triangle Format Intro Paragraph
6. Write Intro and save to Weblockers for sharing tomorrow.

The students will have examples of all six reading skills used in active reading and answer comprehension questions from the story.

1. Roll
2. CAT6 Activity 1
3. Introduce Webpage
4. Introduce Weblockers and assign Weblockers Policy Signed by Wednesday (100 points)
5. Complete "A Hero's Story" questions.

Objective: The students will know how to active read and expectations for all further Active Reading assignments.

1. Sit anywhere that you can work.
2. Roll and introductions
3. Supplies needed: Folder and divers set up by Wednesday. 100 points.
4. Active Reading Notes
5. Hero's Story Active Reading: Due complete tomorrow.

Objective: Students will review poetry in a hopefully fun way.

1. Poetry Pass Around
2. Get Poetry Review Sheet to study for tomorrow's test.
3. Be good for sub Thursday and Friday
4. Come to Softball Game on Thursday. Donate a buck: 20 extra credit points. Up to 200 points. Win some of the prizes.

Objective: Students will know all parts of poetry for test.

1. Complete Poetry Handout
2. Go over Poetry Review
3. If portfolios are complete, do the math, turn in for grade.

Objective: Students will be able to identify all poetic devices in two GREAT poems.

1. Share and turn in your news event poem.
2. Go over yesterday's handout: "First Lesson"
3. "Boy with His Hair Cut Short" handout
4. Book Report is only homework of the week. Get 'er done!

Objective: Students will analyze two poems.

1. Good Moerning
2. "First Lesson" handout
3. Complete News Eevnt Poem
4. Book Report Due Friday. NO LATE PAPERS. No Excuse. Will not grade a late one!

Objective: Students will write a poem from a recent news article.

1. CAT6 #30
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 21-30
3. Go over and turn in Analogies Handout.
4. Elegy assignment. Page 472-476
5. Finish Night tonight. Haiku due Friday. Test tomorrow.

Objective: Students will discuss two poem analysis and review word analogies by completing a class activity.

1. CAT6 #29
2. Night Chapters 6-7 Quiz
3. Discuss poem handout from yesterday.
4. Analogy Handout5. Chapter 8 Night tonight

Objective: Students will analyze two poems and identify all poetic devices.

1. Good Morning Everyone!!! CAT6 #28
2. "Fast Car" and "State Fair" Poster Presentations
3. Poetry handout: "Ex-Basketball Player"
4. Read Chp. 7 and write haiku.

Objective: Students will watch a 30 minute video called "A Teenager's Experience" and note the similarities between Night and the teen's story.

1. Video
2. Read Chapter 6 tonight.

BOOK REPORT. May 30.

Seniors/Staff Softball Game Against Cancer (Extra Credit for donating at game. Up to 200 points. 20 points per $1.00. Plus you can win a Wii, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, an Ipod, a digital camera, a digital video recorder, Disney Tickets, etc...)

Objective: Students will complete analysis of 4 poems using the interactive reader.

1. Get your interactive reader.
2. Complete pages 224-235.
3. Read Chapter 5 of Night. Complete Haiku for chapter.

Book Report due on May 30th. Warren is starting to grade Man is Evil project... finally.

Objective: The students will discuss poem analysis posters and write original haikus for each chapter of Night.

1. CAT6 #27
2. Poem Posters (Goodbye Earl and Big Bad John)
3. Night Haiku intro and write one for Chps. 1-3
4. Night Chp. 4

Book Report (The Last one) due May 30. NO LATE PAPERS

Objective: Students will complete Night Chapter 2 Study Guide and share Story Song Analysis.

1. CAT6 #26
2. Chapter 1-2 Quiz
3. Story Songs Presentations (Last Kiss and Never Again)
4. Chapter 2 Study Guide
5. Read Chapter 3

Objective: Students will read, analyze and write a prose poem.

1. CAT6 #25
2. Discuss and turn in Night Chp. 1 Assignment.
3. Read "A Storm in the Mountains" page 459
4. Complete Prose Poem assignment.
5. Read Chp. 2 of Night

Objective: Students will write about the first chapter of Night and discuss with a the important events of the exposition.

1. CAT6 #24
2. Chapter 1 Handout.
3. Complete group poster for presentation on Monday.

No reading tonight. Have a great weekend!

Objective: Students will analyze poems that have the same literary elements as stories.

1. CAT6 #23
2. Poetry Notes
3. Group Activity
4. Homework: Night Chp. 1 (2000 point quiz tomorrow)

Objective: Students will check out our last novel and watch an introductory video.

1. Get ID, go to library and get Night.
2. Night Intro Video.

We begin Night Tomorrow.