This Week In English

Hi! Welcome to Ms. Spillane's English I home page. Here you will find information about what we're doing in class and what you need to remember to turn in during the week!  Questions?  Email me at spillal@ocps.k12.fl.us


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What We're Doing In Class 

Homework Assignments
Reading Journals are due EVERY Monday and are composed of two grades: content and process. Refer to your Reading Journal handout  for questions to help you get the writing started in your journal.  For full process credit, don't forget to use the correct heading for your entries!
Reading Journal Heading:
Date:  8/19/00
Title of the book:  Whirligig
Time Spent Reading Outside of Class:   4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.(Starting Time-Ending Time)
Pages Read:  25-48
Parent's Signature:_____________________

For the skinny on reading journals click here!
For information on Personal Journal Writing click here!
 
 
Monday
1/1/01
Tuesday
1/2/01
Wednesday
1/3/01
Thursday
1/4/01
Friday
1/5/01
Welcome Back!
Holiday! Holiday! Community Builder:  Getting to Know You:  Interview
1.  Interview someone in the class whom you don't already know well.
2.  Record your answers on the interview form
3.  Re-introduce your partner to the class and share one item from the form.

Handout:  Writing Good Essays
Community Builder:  Getting to Know You:  If... Questions
1.  Complete the Getting to Know You Questions.
2.  Share your answers with someone sitting next to you
3.  Volunteers to share comments with the class.
FCAT Writing Practice:  Goals Writing Assingment!
You will have 45 minutes to complete this timed essay.
Complete:  From the Back of the Book! and make predications about Forged By Fire
Reading Workshop Share essays with a partner. SR:  Forged By Fire
  Review the Semester Exam. Write:  A summary and response about what we read today.
Organize the Classroom & your Notebooks! •Work with writing partners to evaluate your Goals Writing:  Final Draft due Monday!

Reading Workshop if finished with peer evaluation

Homework: Homework: Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Goals Writing Final Draft dueMon. 1/8
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Goals Writing Final Draft due Mon. 1/8
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.

 
Monday
1/8
Goals Writing Final Draft due Mon. 1/8
Tuesday
1/9
Wednesday
1/10
Thursday
1/11
Friday
1/12
Word in Context: 
buoyant
Analogy practice Word in Context:
perverse
 Journal Writing: see topic on overhead Review for quiz
SR:  Forged by Fire SR:  Forged by Fire SR:  Forged by Fire SR:  Forged by Fire
Rotations:
Computers: 
1. Log onto Plexus with your new individual log in and passwords
2. Review
Weekly Lesson Plans, Write assignments in planner.
3.  Read these Example Essays written for two different purposes 
Rotations:
Computers: 
Review the following links about child abuse.  Take notes in order to write a response to what you read.

Child Abuse Links

 

Rotations:
Computers: 
1. Review 
Letter to a Senator
assignment- Rough Draft due Friday!

2.  Review the following social issues links.  Take notes in order to write a response to what you read.

 

Rotations:
Computers: 
Type your letters to the senators and save to your disk to print out at Mrs. Spillane's computer, in the library, or at home.
Unit 13 Vocabulary Quiz
Small Group:
(10 minutes) Complete Summary & Response to today's reading and (10 minutes) discuss your responses. 
Small Group:
(10 minutes) Complete Summary & Response to today's reading and (10 minutes) discuss your responses. 
Small Group:
Discuss and begin Letter to a Senator
assignment
Small Group:
(10 minutes) Complete Summary & Response to today's reading and (10 minutes) discuss your responses. 
 Peer Evaluate Letters to Senator - Final Draft Due Tuesday 1/16
Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop
Homework:
 Complete Unit 13 Vocabulary (due Wed.)
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Complete Unit 13 Vocabulary (due Wed.)
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Letter to a Senator
assignment- Rough Draft due Friday!
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Letter to a Senator
assignment- Rough Draft due Friday!
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework: final senator letters due Tuesday!
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.

 
Monday
1/15
Tuesday
1/16
final draft of Senator letters due!
Wednesday
1/17
Thursday
1/18
Friday
1/19
Substitute
Martin Luther King Day!
School Holiday!
Journal Writing:  Run On Sentences Minilesson Bell Work: 
their/there
run-ons
30 minute rotations with the substitute
SR:  Forged by Fire SR:  Forged by Fire
Computers:
Reveiw Letters to Characters assingmentand 
begin writing/typing your two letters. (Letter Writing Assignment handout)
Computers: 
Research Park Presentation 3rd Period

• work on letters to characters assingment

Computers:
Investigate the CIITA program.  We will be doing a presentation on a social issue realted to Forged By Fire so use your favorite search engine to find pictures, and other files to populate CITTA's media library.
Computers: Work on your Ciita presentation- populate the media library, create your outline
Small Group: 
(10 minutes) Complete Summary & Response to today's reading and (10 minutes) discuss your responses. 
  Small Group:
Finish rough drafts of character letters, read up to Ch.11 in Forged by Fire silently.
Small Group: Peer Evaluate character letters, then finish reading through Chapter 13 in Forged by Fire
Reading Workshop-
record page numbers on status of the class sheet!
Reading Workshop-
record page numbers on status of the class sheet!
Reading Workshop- record page numbers on status of the class sheet!
Homework:
Unit 14 Vocabulary (due Wed.)
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Unit 14 Vocabulary (due Wed.)
Letter Rough drafts due Thursday, Final drafts due Monday
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Letter Rough drafts due Thursday, Final drafts due Monday
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
final draft of letters to characters due Monday.
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
final draft of letters to characters due Monday.
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.

 
Monday
1/22
Tuesday
1/23
Wednesday
1/24
Thursday
1/25
Friday
1/26
Letters to Characters Writing Assignment Due
SR:  Forged by Fire SR:  Forged by Fire Guest Speaker: from S.A.F.E SR:  Forged by Fire SR:  Forged by Fire
Computers:
Review Poetic Connections asssingment; begin searching for poetry on line that you think relates to Forged By Fire.  Be sure to bookmark favorite poems to copy/print out later for your essay!
Computers: 
• investigate/search for poetry on-line
• Work on Poetic Connections Essay

 

Computers: 
Work on Poetic Connections Essay- rough draft due Friday

 

Unit 15 Vocabulary Quiz
Small Group: 
(10 minutes) Complete Summary & Response to today's reading and (10 minutes) discuss your responses. 
Small Group: 
(10 minutes) Complete Summary & Response to today's reading and (10 minutes) discuss your responses. OR
Work on Poetic Connections Essay
Small Group: Write thank you notes to guest speakers.
 
 
 

 

Writing Partners:
Work with writing partner to evaluate and edit rough draft of poetic connections essay.
Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop
Homework:
Poetic Connections Essay Rough due Friday, 1/26, 
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Poetic Connections Essay Rough due Friday, 1/26, 
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Poetic Connections Essay Rough due Friday, 1/26, 
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
 Poetic Connections Essay Rough due Friday, 1/26
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Poetic Connections Essay dueTuesday1/30
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.

 
Monday

1/29

Tuesday
1/30
Poetic Connections Essay due
Wednesday
1/31
Thursday
2/1
Friday
2/2
End of 1st Quarter-Term 2
30 minute Rotations
SR:  Forged by Fire  SR:  Forged by Fire Small Group:
Review for Unit Test by working on essay questions from FBF
Finish Discussing  Forged by Fire Small Group:  ILE
Independent Literacy Exploration!
Computers:
Work on CIITA presentation.
Choose your topic and populate your media library
Computers: 

Work on CIITA presentation.

Choose your topic and populate your media library

Computers: 
Work on CIITA presentation.
Forged By Fire and Vocabulary Unit Test Computers: 
Work on ciita 
Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop
Homework:
Turn in Poetic connections essay Tues!
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Complete Unit 15
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Study for test
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Complete personal journal writing.



2nd Grading Period
 
Monday
2/5
Tuesday
2/6
Wednesday
2/7
Thursday
2/8
Friday
2/9
Introduce Poetry Unit
Create a Collage Poem! Handout

Illustrate the poem "collage style" for homework!  Turn in Tuesday for a writing grade.

Overview of Packet with Due Dates
Introduce Poetry Portfolio Assignment: Show Student Samples
Due March 1st!
Read in textbook "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" p. 543- fill in Graphic organizer about the poem & discuss it in your group Substitute:  Mrs. Spillane at National Board Meeting.

30 minute Rotations

 Read and Discuss Poems from packet:
Graphic Organizer you copied from the computer!
"Apartment House" in packet
Small Group:
Read a poem from your new packet and write a paragraph response to it in your journal
Small Group:
Read a poem from assingment #1 in your packet and take notes on the poem in your graphic organizer. Discuss the poem in your small group.
Small Group:
Read Apartment House in your packet and write a thorough response to it in your journal 
Small Group:
Read a poem from assingment #1 in your packet and take notes on the poem in your graphic organizer. Discuss the poem in your small group.

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Computers: 
Copy this Graphic Organizer!  Use it to read and respond to poems in class and at home
 
 
 

 

Computers: • Magnetic Poetry! Create your own poem and copy it into your journal!
Magnetic Poetry Link!
http://www.poetryclass.net/
Go to Site Map, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Magnetic Poetry to create your own poem!!
 

Work on CIITA presentation.

 

Computers: 
Write a poem using the magnetic poetry link from 2/7 Wednesday. Copy the poem down into your journal.

• then Work on CIITA presentation. and w

Computers: 
Work on CIITA presentation.
Reading Workshop Poetry  Workshop Reading   Workshop Reading  Workshop
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Homework: P
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice

 
 
Monday
2/12
Tuesday
2/13
Wednesday
2/14
Thursday
2/15
Friday
2/16
Review Poetry Response Writing Assingment (in packet) Go over a poetry response on the overhead. Read and Discuss Poem:  "Women" by Alice Walker p. 556-add to graphic organizer Read and Discuss Poem:  "Ain't I a Woman" by Soujourner Truth p. 611- add to graphic organizer Complete Peer and Self Evaluation for Response assingment and turn in.,  Assignment sheets on top, final draft, and rough draft.
Computers: 
ciita presentation-due next Thursday
Computers: 
ciita presentation due next Thursday
Computers: 
(4th period)Complete this response to Auden's poem and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow.
(all other classes)
ciita presentation due next Thursday
Computers:
ciita presentation due next Thursday
Computers: 
ciita presentation due next Thursday
Small Group:
Read in Elements of Lit. and complete Poetic Techniques Graphic Organizer from poetry packet.Complete Imagery section p. 492-93
Small Group:
Work on Poetry Response assignment- can you revise a response you wrote last week? Rough draft due Thursday
Small Group:
Read in Elements of Lit. and complete Poetic Techniques Graphic Organizer from poetry packet.
Figures of Speech p. 520-21
Small Group:
Read in Elements of Lit. and complete Poetic Techniques Graphic Organizer from poetry packet. Complete Sounds of poetry section p. 554-55& Complete Rhyme section p. 559-60
Small Group:Read in Elements of Lit. and complete Poetic Techniques Graphic Organizer from poetry packet. Complete Tone section p. 586-87 and Turn in Organizer for credit!
Reading  Workshop  Poetry Workshop
-write your own poems, collect poems for assignment 6
Reading Workshop Poetry Workshop
-write your own poems, collect poems for assignment 6
Reading OR Poetry Workshop
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: 
FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: 
FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 

 
Monday
2/19
Tuesday
2/20
Wednesday
2/21
journals due
Thursday
2/22
Friday
2/23
Presidents' Day Holiday!
Student Holiday!
Staff Development Day!
Computer:  Finalize Ciita Presentations Rotations:
Finish Ciita Presentation
Rotations:
Finish Ciita Presentation
Small Group: Writing Sonnets!  Get Sonnet packet handout in class. Small Group:
Work on Sonnet
Small Group:
Final Draft of Sonnet due at the end of class
Reading Workshop Reading  Workshop Reading  Workshop
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 
Homework:
Assignment #5 from Poetry packet due Wed. 2/21 (write a poem in the style of a poem you have read)
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Homework:
Make up assignment #5 (write a poem in style of a poem you have read)
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Poetry Portfolio 

 
Monday
2/26
Field Trip Periods 1&2 to W.P.Tech
Tuesday
2/27
Wednesday
2/28
Thursday
3/1
Friday
3/2
Read "Legal Alien" by Pat Mora p. 599 
-add to graphic organizer
Read and Discuss Poem:  "Cross" in packet- add to organizer Present Ciita Projects Present Ciita Projects FCAT Testing in the Morning!
Small Group:
Peer Evaluate each other's sonnets and write haiku or tankas
Small Group:
Writing Poetry

Writing Poetry

Writing Poetry
Small Group
I.L.E. 
Computer:  Investigate Poetry Sites from links on For Students page.
Write/type your own poems!
Computer:
Investigate Poetry Sites from links on For Students page.
Write/type your own poems!
Computes:  Type u ppoems you have written
Tentative date for 
Poetry Slam- next Thursday, March 8
Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio 
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing:  FCAT Practice
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
Journal Writing: FCAT Practice CLICK HERE FOR TOPICS!
Poetry Portfolio -due next Thursday

 
3/5
3/6
3/7
3/8
End 2nd Quarter, End First Session- Term 2
3/9
FCAT Testing Periods 1 &2 FCAT Testing
Periods 1 &2
Testing
Periods 1 &2
Spring Holidays!
Computer:
Investigate Poetry Sites from links on For Students page.
Write/type your own poems!
Computer:
Write/type your own poems!
Computer:
Write/type your own poems!
Poetry Portfolio due! Teacher Workday

Small Group: Writing for  Poetry Portfolio

Small Group:  Writing for Poetry Portfolio

Small Group:Work on Poetry Portfolio
In class Poetry Slam!
Bring Refreshments!
Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Reading Workshop
Homework:
Poetry Portfolio 
Read ½ hour and log
Homework:
Practice for Poetry Slam
Poetry Portfolio 
Read ½ hour and log
Homework:
Practice for Poetry Slam
Read ½ hour and log
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log
 To prepare for Romeo and Juliet complete:
Perfect Mate Form
with your parents-we will discuss in class 3/19!
Homework:
Read ½ hour and log

 
3/12
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/16
Spring Holidays!
 To prepare for Romeo and Juliet complete:
Perfect Mate Form
with your parents-we will discuss in class 3/19!
Spring Holidays! Spring Holidays!
 To prepare for Romeo and Juliet complete:
Perfect Mate Form
with your parents-we will discuss in class 3/19!
Spring Holidays! Spring Holidays!
 To prepare for Romeo and Juliet complete:
Perfect Mate Form
with your parents-we will discuss in class 3/19!



 

 

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Last Revised: 2/22/01