2:5

Monday, 11/10/25

TEKS: (6)(A) analyze how themes are developed through characterization and plot in a variety of literary texts

Objective: Today we will analyze how themes are developed through characterization

Activity: Continue reading Twelve Angry Men

Tuesday, 11/11/25

NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, 11/12/25

Assignment: Interim Assessment Day 1

Thursday, 11/13/25

Assignment: Interim Assessment Day 2

Friday, 11/14/25

TEKS: (6)(B) analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary devices, including character foils

Objective: Today we will analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary devices

Activity: Continue reading Twelve Angry Men

2:4

Monday, 11/3/25

TEKS: (10)  (A) compose literary texts such as fiction and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;

Objective: Today we will compose a literary text 

Assignment: Onomatopoeia story

Tuesday, 11/4/25

TEKS: (4) (E) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;

Objective: Today we will make connections to society

Assignment:Twelve Angry Men background notes

Wednesday, 11/5/25

TEKS: (4)(G) evaluate details read to determine key ideas

Objective: Today we will evaluate details read to determine key ideas

Assignment: Begin reading Twelve Angry Men, and begin Juror Notes and The Night of the Murder Timeline notes

Thursday, 11/6/25

TEKS: (6)(A) analyze how themes are developed through characterization and plot in a variety of literary texts

Objective: Today we will analyze how themes are developed through characterization

Activity: Continue reading Twelve Angry Men

Friday, 11/7/25

TEKS: (6)(B) analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary devices, including character foils

Objective: Today we will analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary devices

Activity: Continue reading Twelve Angry Men

2:3

Monday, 10/27/25

Professional Development

Tuesday, 10/28/25

TEKS: 9(C) revise drafts to improve clarity, development, organization, style, diction, and sentence effectiveness, including use of parallel constructions and placement of phrases and dependent clauses;

Objective: Today we will revise and edit drafts

Activity: Musical Peer Revising and Editing

Wednesday, 10/29/25

TEKS: (9)(D)(i) a variety of complete, controlled sentences and avoidance of unintentional splices, run-ons, and fragments

Objective: Today we will edit to avoid splices, run-ons, and fragments

Assignment: Unpunctuated Story: Books

Thursday, 10/30/25

TEKS: (9)(E) publish written work for appropriate audiences.

Objective: Today we will publish written work for appropriate audiences

Assignment: Revise and edit essay and submit for a test grade

Friday, 10/31/25

I’m absent

TEKS: (4)(B) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information

Objective: Today we will generate questions about text before reading

Assignment: 12 Angry Men anticipation Guide

2:2

Monday, 10/20/25

TEKS: (9)(A) plan a piece of writing appropriate for various purposes and audiences by generating ideas through a range of strategies such as brainstorming, journaling, reading, or discussing

Objective: Today we will plan a piece of writing

Activity: Introduce STAAR essay rubric and ACES essay format

Tuesday, 10/21/25

I’m absent

TEKS: (9)(A) plan a piece of writing appropriate for various purposes and audiences by generating ideas through a range of strategies such as brainstorming, journaling, reading, or discussing

Objective: Today we will plan a piece of writing

Assignment: Students plan The Most Dangerous Game essay - due today

Wednesday, 10/22/25

TEKS: (9)(B) develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing in timed and open-ended situations

Objective: Today we will develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing

Assignment: Students type and submit The Most Dangerous Game essay.

Discuss formatting on the google doc, including spacing for quotation marks

Thursday, 10/23/25

I’m absent

TEKS: (9)(C) revise drafts to improve clarity, development, organization, style, diction, and sentence effectiveness, including use of parallel constructions and placement of phrases and dependent clauses;

Objective: Today we will revise drafts to improve clarity, development, organization, style, diction, and sentence effectiveness

Assignment: Students complete revising  multiple choice

Friday, 10/24/25

TEKS: (C) revise drafts to improve clarity, development, organization, style, diction, and sentence effectiveness, including use of parallel constructions and placement of phrases and dependent clauses; (D) edit drafts using standard English conventions,

Objective: Today we will peer revise and edit drafts

Activity: Musical peer revising and editing

2:1

Monday, 10/13/24

Teacher work day

Tuesday, 10/14/25

TEKS: (4)(C) make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures

Objective: Today we will make and correct or confirm predictions

Assignment: Finish reading The Most Dangerous Game

Wednesday, 10/15/25

Class displaced to cafeteria

TEKS: (9)(D) edit drafts using standard English conventions

Objective: Today we will edit drafts

Assignment: STAAR editing

Thursday, 10/16/25

TEKS: (9)(D)(i) a variety of complete, controlled sentences and avoidance of unintentional splices, run-ons, and fragments

Objective: Today we will edit to avoid splices, run-ons, and fragments

Activity: Writing lesson about parts of speech, comma splices/when to use a period.

Friday, 10/17/25

TEKS: (9)(D)(i) a variety of complete, controlled sentences and avoidance of unintentional splices, run-ons, and fragments

Objective: Today we will edit to avoid splices, run-ons, and fragments

Assignment: Punctuation Editing assignment