September 
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​ abor Day  9/4 Timed Writing  9/5  9/6  9/7   

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      Independent Reading  
 

holiday 
  Independent Reading  Notes on Realism   
Read​ “The Devil and Tom Walker​”/       
Mod Version  Go over ​ story chart​ for “​The Devil  “The Ransom of Red Chief”   “Red Chief”  
  and Tom Walker”  ● Story chart  ● Story chart 
● Plot & Conflict  ● How does irving  ● Characterization  ● Characterization 
● character  establish mood in his  (flat/round;  ● One sentence summary 
  description of the  static/dynamic) 
Complete​ story chart​ in notebook  setting?   
  ● Look up mood   
words(synonyms for 
gloomy, 
depressing,forlorn; write 
3 sentences in notebook 
● Turn in a o
​ ne-sentence 
summary​ for the story. 

9/10 ​ 3 wk grade check  9/11    9/12 ​ Library Books are Due!  9/13  9/14 meet in library 
(from 8/22) 

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-Introduce Book Talks and explain    - Independent Reading     
the plan for assessing them  Finish Analysis Lesson    In class writing/literary analysis  Independent Reading 
-Independent Reading     -Story Chart/Analysis of “Thank  based on one of the short stories    
  “Thank you, Ma’am” Langston  you, Ma’am” Langston Hughes   we have read so far.  Type up and submit final draft of 
Literary Analysis Lesson  Hughes      literary analysis 
Use “Red Chief” as source text for  ● Character    Prewriting/KWO   
analysis  ● Theme    Thank You Ma’am Checklist 
● Start w/character     
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9/17 Begin Unit 1, Part 2  9/18  9/19 ​Early Release  9/20  9/21   
Assessment: Write a      
Short Story 

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Independent Reading    Freewrite!    Independent Reading    Freewrite! 10 min   Writing Assessment: take notes 
        and write a summary of ​“The Lamb 
Book Talks    Turn & Share    Book Talks    Turn & Share 3 min  to the Slaughter” 
           
Unit 1, pt. 2: Short story writing  Vonnegut’s “The Shape of Stories”   HW​: Read “Lamb to the Slaughter.”   
-Round robin storytelling     Be prepared to complete a KWO   
  Intro structure of the Story  and write a summary in class   
Write​ imagine turning your group’s  Sequence Chart  tomorrow.   
story into a short story/write it out     
in your notebook.  Rewrite a story using the Chart 
(rewrite one of the stories we have 
already read) 

9/24 ​ Summer Reading  9/25   9/26 C

​ BA 1  9/27    9/28 H
​ oco Pep Rally/ 
Project Due!  Lunch on the Lawn 
​ 3 wk grade check 
 

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Independent Reading    CBA #1   ​ Finish CBA #1      
  Freewrite!        Create a​ Storyboard​ that 
Finish story chart for “Thank you,    Bell ringer      demonstrates how authors set 
Ma’am”   Mini Lesson: Planning a story    Discover how to use the tools of  mood through setting. 
  ​Brainstorm using the Hero’s  Independent Reading after CBA   the​ Storyboard​ site.   
  Journey as a model      This story board may be based on 
http://www.readwritethink.org/files   Create a ​storyboard​ that  any of the stories we have read so 
/resources/interactives/herosjourne demonstrates how authors set  far or on the short story you are 
y/  mood through setting;   planning to write. 
     
Storymatic Brainstorming   There is no need to create an  There are plenty of​ tips for creating 
Complete a KWO based on your  account; you allowed to create 2  and saving your storyboard on the 
group’s Storymatic story  free boards a month.  site!  
     
There are plenty of​ tips for creating   
and saving your storyboard on the  Submit in Google Classroom by 
site!   4:30.