Tentative Lesson Plans for December, 2009

It occurred to me today during the Semester Exam Committee Meeting that it might be helpful for your planning purposes to publish the schedule I have in mind for the rest of the two weeks leading up to Winter Break. This may change, barring fire drills, Kwahanukahmas tree removals, and/or last-minute shifts, but this is pretty much what I have in mind for the rest of 2009, instructional-style.

First, announcements:

1. Ireland trip meeting is tomorrow night (12/8) at 7 p.m.

2. Poetry reading will be Friday after school (12/11) in my classroom. Come see what Mrs. Covert and I can do to some poetry--it's beyond awesome.

3. Project X-Mas still needs your help, desperately. Please help us.

4. If you need community service hours for Bright Futures (or, thanks to recent legislative decisions, Slightly Dimmer and More Expensive Future) see me ASAP and I will be glad to help.

Now, the potential schedule:

THIS WEEK December 7-11, 2009

Gifted English II

12/7 Edusoft Benchmark Testing

12/8 FCAT Writes! practice essay

12/9 Exit Satire unit; begin lecture

material for Shakespeare and set

dates for Author of the Day

12/10 Shakespeare

12/11 Shakespeare

AP Lit and Comp

12/7 Hamlet Review/BF info with Mrs. Gertel

12/8 Hamlet Unit Test

Assign FP #2 (due 12/15)

12/9 Prufrock/Eliot

12/10 Prufrock analysis

Dist. semester exam rev.

12/11 Prufrock analysis/Eliot critical essays

NEXT WEEK December 14-18, 2009

Gifted English II

12/14 A of Day

Julius Caesar intro

12/15 A of Day

Julius Caesar

12/16 A of Day

Julius Caesar

12/17 A of Day

Julius Caesar

12/18 A of Day

Semester Exam Review

AP Lit and Comp

12/14 Semester Exam Review

12/15 Semester Exam Review

FP #2 due by 3 p.m.

12/16 Eliot Timed Writing

12/17 SEMESTER EXAM PART I

(content)

12/18 Make-up exam

Hamlet related cultural activity (think "Circle of Life")