| Day / Date | Daily Agenda | Assignments |
| Monday 12/31 | No School - Winter Break | Letter to Self - DUE THURS., 1/3 |
| Tuesday 1/1 | No School - Winter Break | Letter to Self - DUE THURS., 1/3 |
| Wednesday 1/2 | 1. Finish Letter to Self | Letter to Self - DUE THURS., 1/3 |
| Thursday 1/3 | 1. Writing - What is Literature? 2. Discussion - responses 3. Check out Maus I 4. Holocaust K.W.L. worksheet |
Maus Lead-in Information Worksheet - DUE FRI., 1/4 |
| Friday 1/4 | 1. Holocaust Notes 2. Propaganda posters - viewing 3. Propaganda posters - reflection/discussion 4. Discuss Lead-in Info worksheet |
Read Ch. 1; complete Ch. 1 Study Guide - DUE MON., 1/7 |
| Day / Date | Daily Agenda | Assignments |
| Monday 1/7 | 1. Dialect Notes 2. Dialect/Standard English Rewrites Activity 3. Ticket Discussion - Ch. 1 |
Read Ch. 2-3; complete Ch. 2-3 Study Guide - DUE WEDS., 1/9; Ch. 1-3 Quiz - WEDS., 1/9 |
| Tuesday 1/8 | 1. Flashback Notes 2. Animal Selves/ Animal Metaphor in Maus 3. Niemoeller poem work |
Read Ch. 2-3; complete Ch. 2-3 Study Guide - DUE WEDS., 1/9; Ch. 1-3 Quiz - WEDS., 1/9 |
| Wednesday 1/9 | 1. Ch. 1-3 Quiz/correct 2. Niemoeller poem regroup 3. Ticket Discussion - ch. 2-3 |
Read Ch. 4-5; complete Ch. 4-5 Study Guide - DUE FRI., 1/11 |
| Thursday 1/10 | 1. Reading Day - Ch. 4-5 | Read Ch. 4-5; complete Ch. 4-5 Study Guide - DUE FRI., 1/11 |
| Friday 1/11 | 1. Go Over Material for the English 9 Final Exam 2. Ticket Discussion - Ch. 4-5 3. Metaphorical Thinking |
Read Ch. 6; complete Ch. 6 Study Guide - DUE MON., 1/14; Ch. 4-6 Quiz - MON., 1/14; Start reviewing for the final |
| Day / Date | Daily Agenda | Assignments |
| Monday 1/14 | 1. Ch. 4-6 Quiz/ correct 2. Writing - Maus reflections 3. Ticket Discussion - Ch. 6 |
Start reviewing/studying for the final (THURS., 1/17: pers. 1,3; FRI. 1/18: pers. 6) |
| Tuesday 1/15 | 1. Collect Discussion Tickets 2. Complete Final Exam Study Guide |
Start reviewing/studying for the final (THURS., 1/17: pers. 1,3; FRI. 1/18: pers. 6) |
| Wednesday 1/16 | 1. Participation Points - Self Evaluation 2. Go over final exam study guide 3. Review Trivia Game |
Start reviewing/studying for the final (THURS., 1/17: pers. 1,3; FRI. 1/18: pers. 6) |
| Thursday 1/17 | 1. Final Test | |
| Friday 1/18 | 1. Final Test |
| Day / Date | Daily Agenda | Assignments |
| Monday 1/21 | No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Tuesday 1/22 | No School - Secondary Transition Day | |
| Wednesday 1/23 | 1. Introductions 2. Class Expectations / Course syllabus |
Signed Academic Contract - DUE FRI. |
| Thursday 1/24 | 1. Writing - Bless Me, Ultima Intro Writing 2. Discussion 3. Complete Bless Me, Ultima Lead In Info worksheet |
Signed Academic Contract - DUE FRI. |
| Friday 1/25 | 1. Bless Me, Ultima Background Info - Notes 2. BMU Background reading 3. Lead In Info sheet |
Binder Check - MON.: make sure you have a binder and section dividers (as explained in your class syllabus) |
| Day / Date | Daily Agenda | Assignments |
| Monday 1/28 | 1. Themes in BMU/Lit. terms - Notes 2. Binder Check 3. Read Ch. 1-2 in BMU |
Read Ch. 2-5 (Dos - Cinco) in BMU; complete Ch. 3-5 Study Guide - DUE WEDS. |
| Tuesday 1/29 | 1. Magical Realism - Notes 2. Magical Realism analysis - film clip 3. Individual/Group writing |
Read Ch. 2-5 (Dos - Cinco) in BMU; complete Ch. 3-5 Study Guide - DUE WEDS. |
| Wednesday 1/30 | 1. Magical Realism group writing - Part II 2. Ch. 3-5 Quiz 3. Discussion / Study Guide Ch. 3-5 |
Read Ch. 6-9 (Seis - Nueve) in BMU; complete Ch. 6-9 Study Guide - DUE FRI. |
| Thursday 1/31 | 1. Magical Realism in BMU - analysis 2. Reading / work time |
Read Ch. 6-9 (Seis - Nueve) in BMU; complete Ch. 6-9 Study Guide - DUE FRI. |
| Friday 2/1 | 1. Ch. 6-9 Quiz 2. Chapter Questions 3. Reading Ch. 10 |
Finish reading Ch. 10; complete 3-2-1 worksheet for the chapter - DUE MON. |