Objective: Students will know important literary terms for Drama Unit.

Get Lit Books
1. CAT6 #36
2. Present/Discuss "Theme for English B" posters
3. Discuss Original "Theme for Honors Lit" poem: Due typed Friday.
4. Drama Vocab.
5. Return The Good Earth novel on your own to library

Objective: Students will pass the Good Earth final.

1. Final
2. Complete "Theme for English B" poster

Have a great weekend!

Objective: Students will read and analyze a famous theme poem by Langston Hughes.

1. Notes
2. Poem Group Activity
Homework: Complete Reading The Good Earth tonight. Test on Friday.

Objective: Students will practice the CAHSEE.

1. Get test.
2. Take Test.
3. Pass Test

HW: Reading Good Earth Chapters 31-32

Objective: Students will work together to complete a Good Earth Chapters 1-25 Review.

Turn in and discuss Original Satires (NO I WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM TOMORROW!)
1. We have a weird schedule today. Short classes except for one period.
2. Get and complete Good Earth Handout.
3. Reading: Chapters 29-30.

Tomorrow: CHSEE Practice Test

Objective: The students will show that they have paid attention the last two weeks and be able to pass Chapter 4 Test.

1. Good Morning!
2. Chapter 4 Test (use pencil only and fill in bubbles completely)
3. Complete Satire for turn in Monday
4. Reading: The Good Earth chapters 27-28

Objective: The students will complete a review assignment for Chapter 4 (Theme and Figurative Language) for tomorrow's test.

1. Good Morning! Get folder and your lit book.
2. Complete Review pages 306-311
3. Satire (I decided to make it due on Monday. You're welcome!)

Good Earth reading: Chapter 26

Objective: Students will read a satire and then have to create one of their own.

1. CAT6 #36
2. Turn in and discuss "Dirty Laundry"
3. "Learn With Book" asignment. Your own satire due on Friday.

Homework: Read Good Earth chapters 24-25

Objective: Students will read and analyze two satires.

1. CAT6 #35
2. Turn in "Man in the Water"
3. Good Earth Quiz Chapters 21-22
4. Satire Notes
5. Satire Activity and assignment.

Homework: Read Chapter 23

Objective: Students will read an essay and identify its theme in a written assignment.

Get your folder and lit book:

1. CAT6 #34 Do Not Write on the Handout!
2. Good Earth Quiz Chapters 12-20.
3. Read/Listen to "Man in the Water" and complete assignment.

Homework: Read 21-22

Objective: The students will discuss, analyze and present important plot and character developments from Chapters 4-12 of THe Good Earth.

1. CAT6 Activity #33
2. Correct and Score Vocabulary
3. Quiz Chapter 4-10

Over Holiday Week: Read according to schedule from The Good Earth.

Objective: The students will know 10 important words from The Good Earth and use them properly in vocabulary exercises.

1. Get vocabulary handouts.
2. Complete all parts of vocabulary assignment.
3. Pass back all work. Folder cleanup for check tomorrow.
4. Good Earth reading 9-10. BIG Quiz tomorrow

Objective: The students will identify figurative language, pass a Good Earth quiz and read a GREAT short story and identify its theme.

Good Morning! Get your folder and lit book.

1. CAT6 #32
2. Good Earth Quiz 3-5
3. Read/Liston "The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant"
4. Pass back work. Organize folder, go over grdaes for parent conference.

Homework: Reading Good Earth accoding to schedule.

Objective: Students will read and discuss the theme of a short story.

1. CAT6 #31
2. Go over and discuss "Catch the Moon" and score
3. Go over and discuss study guide for The Good Earth chapter 1
4. Discuss Chapters 2-3 of The Good Earth
5. Read "The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant"

Homework: Read Chapters 4-5 of the Good Earth

Objective: Students will know important background for The Good Earth and complete a worksheet on the events and characters from Chapter 1.

1. Quiz Chp. 1
2. Good Earth Power Point Discussion
3. Complete Chapter 1 Handout (both sides)
4. Homework: Read Chapters 2-3

Objective: The students will know important information about Pearl Buck and The Good Earth and begin reading chapter 1.

1. CAT6 #30
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 21-30
3. Book Checkout.
4. Continue reading of "Catch the Moon"

Homework: Read Chapter 1 of The Good Earth

The students will know how to identify idioms, metaphors and similes in a short story as well as identify the story's theme.

Get folder and your own IR.
1. CAT6 #29
2. Correct and turn in vocabulary for "The Bass, the River"
3. Notes
4. Begin "Catch the Moon" IR
5. Complete "Themes in Lit" assinment
6. Bring ID tomorrow to check out new novel.

Objective: The students will discuss and take notes on Theme and how to determine it in literature. They will then come up with themes for everything we have read this year.

1. CAT6 #28
2. Notes
3. Vocab complettion
4. Themes in Lit assignment.

Homework: HAVE A GREAT 4 DAY WEEKEND! RELAX. Read a bit too. Next week we begin The Good Earth.

Objective: Students will score proficient or above on the Chapter 3 Test by showing knowledge of Point of View, Voice and Tone.Good Morning!

1. Complete Point of View Review and go over with teacher.
2. Chapter 3 Test. Use pencil only.
3. "The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant" vocabulary
Homework: Outside Book, Extra Credit Projects, Football Game.

Objective: Students will complete analysis of "Typhoid Fever" by completing and discussing questions on handout. They will also review Point of View for tomorrow's Chapter 3 Test.

Good Morning! Get your folder and Lit Book.

1. CAT6 #27
2. Complete yesterday's handout from "Typhoid Fever"
3. Review Point of View and Notes with me for test tomorrow.

Homework: Review Notes for test