1. Week of Monday, September
Mrs. Navejar
Mr. Curley
nd
2

2. Classroom Procedures
1. Walk in quietly
2. Sit in your assigned seat
3. Take out your notebook and pencil
4. Begin responding to the sponge question
--------------------Sponge question--------------------Write date- 9/5/13
Write sponge number- #1, #2, #3, ETC…
Respond to sponge…
DO NOT WRITE DOWN THE QUESTION

3. Week of Monday, September 2nd
Sponges
Thursday- Sponge #1 (Remember, do not write
down the question.)
What has surprised you the most about your
1st few days at Hamilton High School?
Friday- Sponge #2
Describe a dream (a goal) you have.

4. Week of Monday, September 9th
Sponges
Day of the week
Question
Monday- 9/9/13
Sponge #3
If you had 3 wishes, what would it be?
Tuesday- 9/10/13
Sponge #4
Wednesday-9/11/13
Sponge #5
Thursday- 9/12/13
Sponge #6
Friday-9/13/13
Sponge #7

5. Monday, September 9th
1. Wrap up Mitty
2. Turn to page 354 and complete Latin root,
grammar lesson and synonym activity
3. Write a continuation of Walter Mitty—what
happens next?
1. Create an omniscient narrator (we get to see
what Mrs. Mitty is thinking)
2. Make Mrs. Mitty a round character

7. Common Core Standards Covered in
this unit
Reading Standards for Literature
• Key Ideas and Details-1, 2, 3,
• Craft and Structure-4, 5
Writing
• Text types and purposes-1, 2, and 3
• Production and distribution of writing-4, 5 and 6
Speaking and Listening
• Comprehension and Collaboration 1, and 3
• Presentation of knowledge and ideas 5 and 6
Language
• Conventions of Standard English 1, 2
• Vocabulary acquisition and use 4, 5 and 6

8. Common Core Standards
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to
support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text
and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including
how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an
objective summary of the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those
with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a
text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the
theme.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex
ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and
distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics
(e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding
comprehension

9. English 9 Learning Objectives
Day of the week
Literary Text
Learning Objective
Walter Mitty
-Students will read Walter Mitty
-Identify POV- Round/Flat characters
-Practice Reading strategy- Read
ahead/back
Thursday, Sept 5th
Friday, Sept 4th
Monday, Sept 9th
Tuesday, Sept 10th
Wednesday, Sept 11th
Thursday, Sept 12th
Friday, Sept 13th

10. English 9
Learning Objectives
Students will:
1. Write a Reader's Log- this will prepare students to
understand the story's theme, terms, and vocabulary.
2. Sponge (on-demand writing): Students will read, reflect
and respond to a question at the start of class.
3. Read- Students will read Walter Mitty reading ahead/back
to understand Mitty's thoughts (reading strategy)
4. Practice Speaking (reading text, answering comprehension
questions) and listening
5. Small group discussion: Understanding Mitty's problem
discussion
6. Write a short-short story using the terms and vocabulary
in this unit

11. Today’s activity
I’m going to learn:
• This unit, I will learn about• -Point of View (1st person and 3rd person)
• -Round and Flat characters
• -Reading strategy- reading ahead/back
• -New vocabulary words
• -Latin Root -scrut- (pg 354)
• -Synonyms
• -Complete subjects and predicates
I know I learned today because I can:
• I will know I learned these terms and words because I will be able to:
• -Provide examples of the terms from the story
• -Explain these terms in my own words
• -Create a short-short story using 1st or 3rd person P.O.V, round and/or flat characters, and using at
least 4 of the new vocabulary words
• -Explain what the Latin root -scrut- means
• -Describe and provide an example of a synonym
• -Identify a complete subject and predicate

12. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
English 9
Lexile level 700/Page- 344
ELA Focus
– Cause and Effect
– Compare (similarities within/across texts)
– Contrast (differences within/across texts)
Literary focus
– Point of view
– Round character
– Flat character
• Language
– Complete subject
– Complete predicate
– Synonyms
• Writing
– Literary analysis- focus on character
– -paragraph and essay structure
– -basic punctuation and sentence structure

13. Walter Mitty’s Reader’s Log
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Turn to page 344
Take out your notebooks.
Look at the model Reader’s Log.
Complete Reader’s Log.
I will collect notebooks in a week or two and I
will check in your Reader’s log for a grade.

14. The Most Dangerous Game
English 9
• Lexile level 740
– Page 16
• Literary Focus
– Suspense
– Conflict
• Reading Strategy
– Using context clues
• ELA Focus
– Prefixes, Suffixes, Latin and Greek Roots

15. The Monkey’s Paw
English 10
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to
support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text
and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including
how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an
objective summary of the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those
with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text,
interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the
theme.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas,
concepts, and information to make important connections and
distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures,
tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension

16. The Monkey’s Paw
English 10
• Page-48
• Theme
What is your definition of struggle?
How does struggle help you grow?
• ELA Focus Calendar
– Cause and Effect
– Compare (similarities within/across texts)
– Contrast (differences within/across texts)
– Prefixes, Suffixes, Latin and Greek Roots

17. Monkey’s Paw
Reader’s Log
Turn to page 48 in your blue textbooks.
Take out your notebooks.
Look at the model Reader’s Log.
Complete Reader’s Log.
I will collect notebooks in a week or two and I
will check in your Reader’s log for a grade.

18. Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket
English 10
• Page• Plot line
• Theme
What is your definition of struggle?
How does struggle help you grow?
• ELA Focus Calendar
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Cause and Effect
Compare (similarities within/across texts)
Contrast (differences within/across texts)
Prefixes, Suffixes, Latin and Greek Roots