Ms. Helmink's Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans

Use this page to review our plans for class this week. Some assignments are subject to change.

Schedule - Week of March 8 - 12, 2010    (lesson plans from previous weeks)

  Mon - March 8 Tues - March 9 Wed - March 10 Thurs - March 11 Fri - March 12
Women Literature
1st Period

Discuss Margaret Laurence's short story "The Loons"

Small group discussions/find evidence of theme and clues to help analyze story.

Begin discussion on new novel - Coffee Will Make You Black

Pick up weekly journals

                      

Discussion Roles - Chapters 4-6 of April Sinclair's novel, Coffee Will Make You Black

 

 

Discussion Roles - Chapters 7-8 of April Sinclair's novel, Coffee Will Make You Black

No School - Hosting Basketball Tourney

 

Discussion Roles - Chapters 9-10 of April Sinclair's novel, Coffee Will Make You Black

Assign reading of short story "Girl." - due Monday.

Annotate reading for Monday.

 

College Composition
2nd Period

Discuss lesson on observation essay - Chapter 3.

Discuss lesson on observation essay - Chapter 3.

Assign four journals due Friday.

Begin observations.

 


Read and discuss sample observation essay - shopping at Russ's Market

Answer questions regarding reading and discuss answers.

Review rubric for observation essay.

Assign reading for Friday - two short essays - "Soup" and "Monster"

 

 

 

 


No School - Hosting Basketball Tourney

Collect journals.

Review additional examples of observation essays.

Assign reading - pp. 80-89. Annotate reading - collect notes on Monday.

Prepare to write essay on Monday in Computer Lab 108.

English 10
4th Period

SAT Vocab - Wk 7, Day 1

Grammar Review -Wk 7, Day 1

Read aloud "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Discuss parallels with A Raisin in the Sun play

SAT Vocab - Wk 7, Day 2

Grammar Review -Wk 5, Day 2

Continue discussion of parallels with A Raisin in the Sun play, and complete graphic organizer for civil rights essay.

Computer Lab - 131

Write essay comparing A Raisin in the Sun play with "I Have a Dream" speech.

Finish comparison essay.

 

No School - Hosting Basketball Tourney

SAT Vocab - Wk 7, Day 3

Discuss how to write an epilogue for A Raisin in the Sun.

Complete the assignment.

Advanced

Composition
6th & 7th Periods

New Vocabulary - Week 6

Poetry presentations

Vocabulary Share- Week 6

Poetry presentations

Poetry presentations

No School - Hosting Basketball Tourney

Vocabulary Quiz -
Weeks 5 & 6 vocabulary

Poetry presentations and upload iMovie presentations - Computer Lab 131.

Late date - for 3rd Quarter Book Review. No late assignments accepted!