Week of June 11
Monday
Tues. - Thurs.
Week of June 4
Mon.
Literature circle work
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Week of May 29
Week of May 21
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Next week: NWEA, vocabulary quiz 16
Week of May 14
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of 5/7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
0,iWeek of April 29
Mon.
Tues.
Find 2 or more articles about your topic.
Wed.
Find 2 or more articles about your topic.
Thurs.
Fri.
Week of April 23
Mon. Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Week of April 16
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
No School
Week of April 9
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Spring Break
Week of March 26
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of March 19
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of March 10
Monday
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Week of March 5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of Feb. 26
Monday
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Week of Feb. 19
Monday: No School
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of February 12
Monday
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Week of Feb. 5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of Jan. 29
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
- Exam review
Tues. - Thurs.
- Final Exams
- End of year activities
Week of June 4
Mon.
Literature circle work
- Meet with groups to reconnect
Tues.
- Literature circle work
Wed.
- Literature circle work
Thurs.
- Literature circle work
- 2nd lit. circle role worksheet due
Fri.
- Exam preparation
- Review of essays
Week of May 29
- NWEA
- Vocabulary quiz 16 on Friday
Week of May 21
Mon.
- 1st official meeting
- Continue Lit. Circle work
Tues.
- Vocabulary list 16
- Continue Lit. Circle work
Wed.
- Vocabulary list 16
- Continue Lit. Circle work
Thurs.
- 2nd official meeting of your group
- Continue Lit. Circle work
Fri.
- Continue Lit. Circle work
- 3rd official meeting next week
Next week: NWEA, vocabulary quiz 16
Week of May 14
Monday
- Finalize essays: Due by midnight tonight
- Make sure they are shared with Mr. Bondy
- Explore literature circle books
- Choose your book
Tuesday
- Finalize chosen books for literature circles
- Explain and assign various jobs
- Literature circle assignments for everyone
Wednesday
- No Article of the Week
- Dive into literature circles
- Create a timeline for your reading
- Books must be finished by June 5
- Make sure roles are clearly assigned
Thursday
- Lit. circle discussions
- Reading time
Friday
- Vocabulary quiz 15
- Read & Feed
Week of 5/7
Monday
- Vocabulary list 15
- Continue organizing your essay
- In-text citation workshop
- Works Cited help:
- https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
- http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
Tuesday
- Transition workshop
- Transition help: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Transitions.html
- Continue writing essay
Wednesday
- Work on essays
- Peer review: have a neighbor look over your essay for feedback
Thursday
- Review of MLA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/
- Fine tune essays: Look for mistakes, unnecessary repetition, flow, etc.
Friday
- Essay due
- Read & Feed
0,iWeek of April 29
Mon.
- No Article of the Week this week or next week
- Intro. to social issue informative/persuasive essay
- Explore topics
Tues.
Find 2 or more articles about your topic.
- Get articles approved by Mr. Bondy
- Use http://mel.org/ or other reliable site
- You should have at least 1 reliable article by the end of today
Wed.
Find 2 or more articles about your topic.
- Get articles approved by Mr. Bondy
- Use http://mel.org/ or other reliable site
- You should have 2 articles by the end of today
Thurs.
- Works Cited tutorial
- Thesis workshop: What is your main point?
Fri.
- Vocabulary quiz 14
- Research/thesis work time
Week of April 23
Mon. Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!
- Turn in reactions to TKaM
- Continue Mockingbird film
Tues.
- Finish the movie of TKaM
- Discuss the story
- Vocabulary list 14
Wed.
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xM8hvEE2dI TKaM John Green synopsis
Thurs.
- Share and turn in Article of the Week
- TKaM test
- Explore options for research essay
Fri.
- Career Cruising with Mrs. Doll
Week of April 16
Mon.
- Ch. 27-28
- Answer chapter questions:
- What month was it at the start of Chapter 27?
- What 3 people did things happen to? (write down their names)
- Why do you think Bob blamed Atticus for getting fired?
- Who do you think the intruder was in Judge Taylor’s house?
- 7. How did Helen’s boss help her?
Tues.
- Grammar: Active vs. Passive worksheet
- Finish ch. 28-29
- Discuss
Wed.
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
- ch. 29-30
Thurs.
- Share out and turn in Article of the Week
- Turn in vocab. list 13
- Vocabulary quiz 13
- ch. 30-31: Finish the book
- Write a reaction to the book:
- Minimum 3/4 page
- What did you like/dislike?
- What characters did you identify with?
- What did you learn from this story?
Fri.
No School
Week of April 9
Mon.
- No article of the week due to PSAT
- Vocabulary list 13
- Begin film of To Kill a Mockingbird
Tues.
- Active & Passive Voice worksheet
- Continue film of To Kill a Mockingbird
Wed.
- PSAT
Thurs.
- Continue film of To Kill a Mockingbird
- Write a short comparison of the book and movie so far
- Half page minimum
Fri.
- ch. 25-26
- discuss
Spring Break
Week of March 26
Monday
- No Vocabulary or Article of the Week
- ch. 21
- discuss
- Draw a scene from the trial or write a news article reporting on the events of it
Tuesday
- Present pictures to a partner and turn in
- Grammar warm-up
- ch. 22-23
Wednesday
- No Article of the Week
- ch. 23-24
- Discuss hypocrisy
Thursday
- Finish ch. 24
- Write a reaction to the events of the trial and aftermath
- Discuss
- Spring Break
Friday
- No School
Week of March 19
Monday
- Short recap of the book so far
- Ch. 17
- 4th hour: ch. 16
Tuesday
- Grammar 175-176
- Ch. 18
Wednesday
- Spotting False News Reports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7eCB2F89K8
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
- Ch. 19
Thursday
- Turn in Article of the Week
- Grammar 177-178
- Ch. 20
- Predict: What will the verdict be?
- Summarize: What are the arguments in the case?
Friday
- Vocabulary quiz 12
- Catch up on any reading you missed.
- Everyone needs to be ready to start ch. 21 on Monday
- Read & Feed
Week of March 10
Monday
- Ch. 14
- Vocabulary list 12
- Journal: When is an appropriate time to question/challenge authority? Give examples.
- Due Tuesday/Wednesday
Tues.
- PM half day schedule: Parent/Teacher Conferences
- ch. 15
- Library visit
Wed.
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
- Ch. 15-16
Thurs.
- Grammar
- Ch. 16-17
Fri.
- Journal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqONk48l5vY
- Half page reaction to video
- 2 or more vocab. words
- Read & Feed
Week of March 5
Monday
- Journal: What are the most difficult parts of the transition from childhood to adulthood?
- half page
- 2 or more vocab. words
- Part 2: ch. 12
- Dialects handout
- due tomorrow
- Dialects handout
Tuesday
- Grammar 171-172
- TKaM quiz: ch. 6-11
- ch. 13
Wednesday
- Ch. 14
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
Thursday
- Turn in Aotw
- Grammar quiz
- ch. 12-13
Friday
- Vocabulary Quiz 11
- Finish Ch. 13
- Quiz make-up day
- Read & Feed
Week of Feb. 26
Monday
- TKaM ch. 9
- 5th hour ch. 8 (will try to catch up this week)
- Discuss: How do the children grow throughout the novel?
- How do people react when bad things happen? (the fire)
- Vocabulary List 11
Tues.
- Grammar 167-168
- Finish ch. 9
- Begin ch. 10
- Discuss the conversation about mockingbirds
- Symbolism throughout the novel
Wed.
- Finish ch. 10
- Discuss the shift in the book's focus
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
Thurs.
- Grammar 169-170
- Quiz over the book so far
- ch. 11
Fri.
- Finish Ch. 11
- Read & Feed
- Pushed to Monday:
- Part 2: ch. 12
- Dialects handout
- Part 2: ch. 12
Week of Feb. 19
Monday: No School
Tuesday
- warm-up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBCI13rJmA
- Turn in any amnesty make-up work
- Grammar warm-up 165-166: commas
- Ch. 6
- How does the view of Boo Radley change in the children?
- What growth do you see?
- How can you grow from these ideas?
Wednesday
- No Article of the Week this week
- Finish ch. 6 and discussion questions from yesterday
- TKaM ch. 7
Thursday
- grammar warm-up 53-54
- ch. 8
- Journal or quiz: Be prepared.
Friday
- Turn in vocab. list 10
- Vocabulary quiz 10
- Finish ch. 8
- Read & Feed
Week of February 12
Monday
- Turn in any last Articles of the Week from last week
- Turn in vocabulary list 9
- Vocabulary quiz 9
- Begin Ch. 3
- Journal: What is ironic about Burris Ewell's interactions with school versus Scout's interactions?
Tues.
- Half day A.M. schedule
- Vocabulary list 10
- Ch. 3-4
- Bucket day: What is something you wish you could tell others but are hesitant to?
- Apples to Apples
Wed.
- Vocabulary list 10
- Work on Article of the Week: 20 mins.
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
- Ch. 4
Thurs.
- Turn in Article of the Week
- Grammar warm-up 163-164: commas
- ch. 5
Fri.
- Mockingbird quiz
- Begin Ch. 6
- Read & Feed
Week of Feb. 5
Monday
- Journal: How do you deal with injustice in the world?
- Use 2 vocabulary words
- Half page minimum
- Anticipation guide
- Introduction to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
- Background
- Characters
- If you are interested in more of the history, check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezw_-TgKSIA
Tuesday
- Grammar warm-up 159: capitalization
- Begin To Kill a Mockingbird
- Chapter 1: Read together and discuss
Wednesday
- Work on Article of the Week
- See http://mrbondy.weebly.com/article-of-the-week1.html for requirements
- Finish Ch. 1
- Start ch. 2
Thursday
- Grammar warm-up 161-162: Ending Punctuation
- Ch. 2
Friday
- Vocabulary quiz 9
- Read & Feed
Week of Jan. 29
Monday
- Welcome to 2nd semester
- NWEA testing
- Vocabulary list 9
Tuesday
- NWEA testing
Wednesday
- NWEA testing
Thursday
- NWEA testing
Friday
- NWEA testing
- Read independent novel when finished