Mrs. Sturlic's Classroom Page
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by Melissa Sturlic
February 02, 2010
For the week of May 20, 2013
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English I |
Go over Act four questions in class Read Act 5 scene 1 together as a class Assignment: Write a text conversation between Romeo and Balthasar as if they were texting |
View Romeo and Juliet Assignment: Finish Act 5
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Finish Act 5 View film |
Review for final Finish film |
Final Exam Periods 1-4 |
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English II
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Go over Scene 2 in class Assignment: Read Scene 3
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Discuss Scene 3 Assignment: Read and finish Scene 4 |
Finish Scene 5 |
Review for finals |
Final Exams, periods 1-4 |
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English III |
Quiz over chapters 16-25 Assignment: Read chapter 26 |
Discuss chapter 26
Chart events Assignment: Read chapter 27 |
Discuss chapter 27 View film |
Review for finals View film
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No Class |
For the week of May 13, 2013
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English I |
Begin Act Three in class Assignment: Finish scene one |
Continue Act Three, Scene Two Assignment: Finish scene
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Act Three, Scene Three Assignment: Finish scene and read scene four |
Act Three, scene five Assignment: Finish Act Three and Act Four, scene one |
Act Four, Scene two Assignment: Act Four, Scenes Three and Four |
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English II
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1st Hour: Paper due at 3:30 Both classes: Computer Lab
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1st Hour: Begin Greek theater Read Antigone, pp to be assigned
5th Hour: Paper Due at 3:30—Computer Lab |
Finish Greek Theater notes Discuss Antigone readings Assignment: Continue reading pp. to be assigned |
Read in groups—outline events, cause-effect Assignment: Readings to be assigned |
Discuss readings in class |
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English III |
Chapters 13-16 due The role of heroes: Favorite heroes and heroic qualities and flaws, mini biography of one hero What makes Maxim a tragic hero? Assignment: Chapters 17 and 18 |
What would you do in the narrator’s situation? Put yourself in Maxim’s shoes Make predictions what will happen next Assignment: Read chapter 19 |
Focus on irony—types and find examples in the text Assignment: chapters 20 and 21 |
Journal: As Mrs. Danvers, write about your thoughts of Mrs. de Winter’s changes Reflect/discuss on changing balances of power—who’s stronger now Assignment: Chapter 22
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As Beatrice, write a letter to the editor complaining about the press’ treatment of the Rebecca de Winter case. View video Assignment: Chapters 23-25 by Monday |
For the week of May 6, 2013
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English I |
Finish Act One Complete “Perfect Mate” student component Romeo and Juliet film Assignment: Parent component of “Perfect Mate” due Wednesday |
Begin Act Two
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Sentences post-test Act One Quiz Start making comparisons of “Perfect Mate” |
Finish Act Two Assignment: Questions and reading |
Begin Act Three in class |
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English II
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Peer editing in class
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Finish peer editing Conferencing with Mrs. Sturlic |
Conferencing with Mrs. Sturlic |
Computer Lab/Peer Editing |
Computer Lab—continue conferencing with Mrs. Sturlic Final drafts due by Monday, May 13 at 3:30 p.m. |
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English III |
Quiz over chapters 5 through 8 Read chapters 9-12 in class |
Journal: Write a diary entry account from Mrs. Danvers’ perspective of when Maxim brings the Narrator home. Share with class Protagonist vs. Antagonist (Narrator vs. Rebecca or Mrs. Danvers?) What is Maxim’s role? Detail and chart out |
Write about an embarrassing moment. Then re-tell the incident of the figurine from Mrs. Danvers’ point of view In class, read chapter 13 and chapter 14 |
Discuss in class View video Assignment: Read chapter 15 and 16 by Monday
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Mid-point quiz chapters 1-14 Reading time |
For the week of April 29, 2013
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English I |
Review key points from readings (think, pair, share) Read Act One, Scene One in class |
Quiz over film and notes Work on Student “Perfect Mate” assignment Assignment: Take home and have parents fill out “Perfect Mate” form
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Clauses and Sentences Post-Test Begin Act One, Scene Two in class |
Finish Act One Scene, Three |
Perfect Mate forms due—share in class Begin Act One, Scene Four and Five |
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English II
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Computer Lab
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Computer Lab (Start checking off rough drafts) |
MLA Documentation Assignment: Peer Edits |
Computer Lab/Peer Editing |
Computer lab—begin conferencing with Mrs. Sturlic |
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English III |
Chapters 1-4 Questions due Brief discussion British social class Think-Pair-Share: With a partner, review chapter 3 and find at least three insults Maxim makes towards Mrs. Van Hopper |
Quiz over chapters 1-4 What type of person is Mrs. Van Hopper vs. Maxim de Winter? (Characterization) Read chapter 5 in class Assignment: Read chapter 5 abstract and complete questions for chapter 5 |
As a class, find five words, allusions, and figurative language (inc. phrases) from chapter 5 and 6 you don’t understand Groups will write a story—underline words/allusions
Assignment: Read and complete questions for chapter 6
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Present stories As a group, trace the progress of the narrator’s romance with Maxim de Winter Assignment: Complete through end of chapter 7 |
Summarize action to this point Review chapter 8 abstract Read chapter 8 in class Assignment: Complete through chapter eight questions |
For the week of April 25, 2013
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English I |
DOLS Finish Shakespeare in the Classroom Assignment: questions |
Notes over characters and literary terms Assignment: Read over background notes and Act One notes (Handout)
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Quiz over film and notes Types of Sentences (Simple, Compound, and Complex) Assignment |
Read Act One, Scene One in class Assignment: Elizabethean Insult Exercise |
Share insults Work on Student “Perfect Mate” assignment Assignment: Take home and have parents fill out “Perfect Mate” form |
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English II
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Finish checking outlines How to write an introduction Assignment: Begin working on rough draft
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DOL Finish how to write an introduction |
DOL Work on rough drafts in class |
First Hour—Work on rough drafts in class Fifth Hour—Work on rough drafts in computer lab |
Computer lab—work on rough drafts |
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English III |
ACT packet—Adjectives and Adverbs |
No Class- ACT |
No Class-ACT |
What is ‘fear’? Hand out chapter abstracts through chapter four Read chapter one as a class Hand out guided reading questions—work in groups Assignment: Complete through end of chapter two |
Review chapter abstracts through chapter four Assignment: Complete through chapter four questions |
For the week of April 15, 2013
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English I |
DOLS Continue watching Oh, Brother Where Art Thou? |
Finish film and questions Discuss comparison/contrast of film to text |
Sentence Structure Review for Test |
Odyssey Test |
Begin Shakespeare unit |
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English II
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Computer Lab Cards due
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Computer Lab |
DOLS Organizing and Outlining your paper |
Work on outlines in class |
Outlines due Begin working on rough drafts |
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English III |
ACT packet—nouns and pronouns in class |
Grammar and Usage: Verbs Begin notes over Rebecca
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Finish notes over Rebecca Assignment: ACT packet—subject-verb agreement |
What is ‘fear’? Begin reading chapter one in class |
Discuss chapter one and make predictions Begin reading chapter two |
For the week of April 8, 2013
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English I |
DOLS Work on Book Twenty-Three questions in class |
Noun Clause Review and work on assignment in class Finish Book Twenty-Three in class |
Noun Clauses Continue reading Book Twenty-Two in class |
DOLS Finish and go over Book Twenty-Two questions |
No School |
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English II |
1st Hour—Computer lab or work in class on note cards/ sourcecards 2nd Hour—How to do notecards/ sourcecards
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Computer Lab |
DOLS Sort through information, work on notecards and source cards Card check with Mrs. Sturlic |
Computer Lab Card check next week (25 points) |
No School |
For the week of April 2, 2013
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English I |
No School |
DOLS Begin reading Book Twenty-Two in class |
Noun Clauses Continue reading Book Twenty-Two in class |
DOLS Finish and go over Book Twenty-Two questions |
Begin reading Book Twenty-Three in class |
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English II |
No School
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Go over Kate and Leopold questions How to write notecards and sourcecards |
Computer Lab |
Work in class on notecards/source cards (group/guided practice) |
Computer Lab |
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English III |
No School |
Review tone and visualization Begin reading “Fall of the House of Usher” in class (fifteen minutes) Pass out study guide and students work in pairs to complete |
Finish up questions in groups Video clip in class |
Discuss questions Video clip Complete “Interpreting ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’” Questions |
Discuss follow-up questions Video clips Plan for test for next week |
For the week of March 23, 2013
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English I |
DOLS Finish reading Book Twenty-One in class |
Noun Clauses Go over Book Twenty-One questions |
DOLS Begin reading Book Twenty-Two in class |
No School |
No School |
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English II |
DOLS Finish Kate and Leopold |
How to write notecards and sourcecards |
Work on notecards and sourcecards in class |
No School |
No School |
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English III |
Finish notes over “The Fall of the House of Usher” Begin Descriptive Writing Group Activity -Discuss Poe’s tone, mood, and visualization -Importance of descriptive writing |
Finish activity Begin reading “Fall of the House of Usher” in class (ten minutes) Pass out study guide and students work in pairs to complete |
PBIS Activity |
No School |
No School |
For the week of March 18, 2013
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English I |
DOLS Finish Book Twelve Questions Begin reading Book Twenty-One in class |
Adjective and Adverb Clause assignments Continue Book Twenty-One in class |
Noun Clauses Finish reading Book Twenty-One in class |
DOL Book Twenty-One Questions Due |
No School |
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English II |
DOLS House Charts Due Watch Kate and Leopold |
Computer Lab |
Computer Lab |
Computer Lab |
No School |
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English III |
Go over Misplaced Modifiers and Shifts in Construction packet Follow-up group discussion over “The Raven” Go over “The Raven” and “Annabelle Lee” questions Begin notes over “The Fall of the House of Usher” |
Grammar and Usage Subtest Finish notes for “Fall of the House of Usher” |
Descriptive Writing Group Activity -Discuss Poe’s tone, mood, and visualization -Importance of descriptive writing |
Begin reading “Fall of the House of Usher” in class (ten minutes) Pass out study guide and students work in pairs to complete Assignment: Finish questions and complete “Interpreting ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’” Questions (due Monday) |
No School |
**Please be sure to check Power School for grades and any missing assignments.**
*All assignments subject to change*
