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RED ZONE - Electronics Policy:

Cell phones, earbuds/headphones & Chromebooks are turned off and put away (not visible). NO CHARGING phones during class.

WHOLE CLASS REMINDER: Please follow the cell phone policy, turn off your cell phone, and put it away. This should be stated at the beginning of every class.

INDIVIDUAL WARNING: If the phone is not put away and turned off, the teacher will request that phone is put away. This is the last warning before discipline progression is implemented.

Discipline Progression:

1st Offense

Referral: Turn in for period/call home
Reteach the Red vs Green Zone

2nd Offense

Referral: Turn in for rest of day/call home

3rd Offense

Referral: Guardian required to pick up device

4th Offense

Referral: Required to turn in at beginning of each day

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Week of: Nov. 24^th-28^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Crucible Act II - pg. 617-624 Discussion questions
Tuesday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Crucible Act II - Finish Discussion questions
Wednesday		Thanksgiving Break
Thursday		Thanksgiving Break
Friday		Thanksgiving Break

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Past Weeks

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Week of: Nov. 17^th-21^st	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Watch Act 1 Compare/Contrast Written Analysis Review Study Guide for Test
Tuesday	Demonstrate knowledge of skills when reading a play.	Act 1 Test
Wednesday	Analyze multiple themes across a text.	ACT Prep Theme Activity
Thursday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	The Crucible Act II - pg. 601-605 Discussion questions
Friday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Crucible Act II - pg. 605- 612 Discussion questions

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Nov. 10^th-14^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Analyze character, dialogue, and setting in a play.	The Crucible Act I - pg. 564-570 Discussion questions
Tuesday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	The Crucible Act I - pg. 570-572 Discussion questions
Wednesday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	The Crucible Act I - pg. 572-579 Discussion questions
Thursday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	ACT PRACTICE The Crucible Act I - pg. 579-584 Discussion questions Role Playing Teams – Confessions
Friday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	TED Talk: How One Tweet Can Ruin Your Life TED Questions: Make connections to The Crucible & Reputation

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Oct. 27^th-31^st	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Making connections: historical context. Understanding allegory.	Timed Writing: Jonathan Edwards
Tuesday	Analyze character and setting in a play.	Puritans & Mass Hysteria -Notes Guided Notes & Questions Choose Roles Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday	Analyze character and setting in a play.	Begin The Crucible: Playwright Notes Role Assignments The Crucible Study Guide-Discussion Questions Act 1
Thursday	Analyze character, dialogue, and setting in a play.	The Crucible Act I - pg. 564-570 Discussion questions Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday		Staff Work Day — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Oct. 20^th-24^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Making connections: historical context. Understanding allegory.	FInish “Salem and Other Witch Hunts” article annotations & questions Class discussion Four Corners Activity
Tuesday	Historical Context	Guided Notes: Who were the Puritans? Warm Up Activity Reflection
Wednesday	Historical Context. Understanding rhetorical appeals.	Notes: Rhetorical Language Read: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Thursday	Understand & Analyze rhetorical appeals and figurative language in a speech/sermon..	Annotation & Analysis Activity
Friday	Understand & Analyze rhetorical appeals and figurative language in a speech/sermon..	Annotation & Analysis Activity Presentations

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Oct. 13^th-17^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Building Background	Intro Unit 2: Facing Our Fears Witch Hunt Activity -Journals
Tuesday	Building Background, Understanding Allegory.	Intro to The Crucible -Arthur Miller Biography Intro to Hysteria -McCarthyism Article
Wednesday	Building Background, Historical Context. Understanding Allegory.	Historical Context -Salem & Other Witch Hunts Article w questions
Thursday	Building Background. Historical Context.	Historical Context -Salem & Other Witch Hunts Article w questions
Friday		Professional Learning Day — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Oct. 6^th-10^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Unit 1 Summative Assessment -One Pager (instructions in handout and Google Classroom) -Choose Story -Read & Annotate
Tuesday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Unit 1 Summative Assessment -One Pager (instructions in handout and Google Classroom) -Sentence & Paragraph frames for academic writing -Library
Wednesday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Unit 1 Summative Assessment -One Pager (instructions in handout and Google Classroom) -Work Time
Thursday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Unit 1 Summative Assessment -One Pager (instructions in handout and Google Classroom) Work Time
Friday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Unit 1 Summative Assessment -One Pager (instructions in handout and Google Classroom) -Finish and Turn In! Periods 6 & 7 HoCo Assembly

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Sept. 29^th-Oct 3^rd	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks/Assignments to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Whole Class Read & Practice Annotating Short Story: “The Man to Send Rainclouds,” Leslie Marmon Silko
Tuesday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Short Story Partner Read & Annotation “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, AZ” by Sherman Alexie
Wednesday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Short Story Partner Read & Annotate “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, AZ” by Sherman Alexie Small Group Discussion: Penny For Your Thoughts
Thursday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Short Story Independent Assessment One Pager “Tony’s Story” by Leslie Marmon Silko
Friday	Identify & Analyze story elements, figurative language & archetypes	Short Story Independent Assessment - TURN IN Annotations “Tony’s Story” by Leslie Marmon Silko

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Sept. 22^nd-26^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Analyze figurative language and theme in poetry.	Theme review Whole Class Poem analysis - TP-CASTT “My Questions for Creator”
Tuesday	Analyze figurative language and theme in poetry.	Small group TP-CASTT analysis and share out “Some Indian Women,” “Not Anymore,” “Patchwork Images,” “La Diosa de la Belleza”
Wednesday	Analyze figurative language and theme in poetry.	Small group TP-CASTT analysis and share out “Some Indian Women,” “Not Anymore,” “Patchwork Images,” “La Diosa de la Belleza”
Thursday	Analyze .	Finish discussing poems from yesterday - turn in
Friday	Analyze figurative language and theme in poetry.	Annotation Practice

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Sept. 15^th-19^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Identify story elements and archetypes.	Warm Up Activity Intro to Storytelling Elements: Plot Structure, Characters, Conflict, Setting, Theme Whole Class Read & Discussion: Native American Creation Stories
Tuesday	Identify story elements and archetypes.	Warm Up Activity Ted Talk: Ute Creation Story Partner Read: Native American Creation Stories with Questions
Wednesday	Identify story elements and archetypes.	Warm Up Activity Finish Native American Creation Stories
Thursday	Apply story elements and archetypes in writing.	Warm Up Activity Review Figurative Language Read: Hopi Creation Story
Friday	Apply story elements and archetypes in writing.	Finish: Hopi Creation Story Analysis: Figurative Language

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Sept. 8^th-12^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Understand story elements and archetypes.	Intro to Archetypes Quick Write Association Activity
Tuesday	Identify story elements and archetypes.	Notes: Archetypes in Literature Class discussion/Making connections
Wednesday	Understand historical and cultural context for literature.	Review: Commas Historical & Cultural Context Walkabout (Consensogram)
Thursday	Understand historical and cultural context for literature.	Read: Indigenous Articles Note Taking Activity with annotations
Friday	Understand historical and cultural context for literature.	Read: Indigenous Articles Note Taking Activity - Turn In!

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition Unit 1: Native American Storytelling

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Week of: Sept. 1^st-5^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday		Labor Day - No School
Tuesday	Share ideas with peers.	1st Day for Students - Welcome Back Introduction activity: Playing Card Trivia
Wednesday	Locate materials in the physical classroom and on Google Classroom, Understand classroom procedures.	Course Overview - Syllabus - Google Classroom - Review class procedures/policies
Thursday	Goal Setting for Academic Progress. Express thoughts through narrative writing.	Intro: American Identity Activity Letter to your teacher - assignment on “Classwork” page *First Portfolio Assignment
Friday	Goal Setting for Academic Progress. Express thoughts through narrative writing.	Poetry Activity: “Dream” by Langston Hughes Letter to your teacher - assignment on “Classwork” page - turn in *First Portfolio Assignment

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Nov. 3^rd-7^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday	Identify & analyze irony and characterization in a text.	Irony Review Crucible Act I - pg. 584-589 Discussion questions Character Chart
Tuesday	Compare adaptations of a text.	Crucible Movie Act I Character Chart - work time
Wednesday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Timed Writing Pre-writing organizer Character Chart
Thursday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Timed Writing Pre-writing organizer Thesis Writing Lesson & Practice
Friday	Analyze character perspectives, motivations, and relationships.	Timed Writing

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Dec 1^st-5^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Dec. 8^th-12^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday		Professional Learning Day — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Dec. 15^th-19^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday		Last Day of Classes Before Winter Break - See you January 5th

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Jan 5^th-9^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday		Welcome Back
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Cell phones, earbuds, and/or headphones are turned off and not visible. Cell phones are not in your hand or out on your desk. Earbuds or any headphones are not permissible in school and violate the district’s cell phone policy. Charging cell phones is prohibited in classrooms (this includes using your chromebook to charge your phone).

WHOLE CLASS REMINDER: Please follow the cell phone policy, turn off your cell phone, and put it away. This should be stated at the beginning of every class period.
INDIVIDUAL WARNING: If the phone is not put away and turned off, the teacher will request that phone is put away. This is the last warning before being asked to bring it to OSL.
ACTION: If a student has the phone out again, referral is written and student goes to OSL. A pass needs to be completed in E-Hall pass to OSL with “cell phone” in the “REASON” section.

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Week of: Jan. 12^th-16^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Jan. 19^th-23^rd	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday		School Closed — No Students Report
Tuesday		Final Exams - Early Release Day
Wednesday		Final Exams - Early Release Day
Thursday		Final Exams - Early Release Day
Friday		Staff Workday — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Jan. 26^th-30^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Feb 2^nd-6^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Feb.9^th-13^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday		Professional Learning Day — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Feb. 16^th-20^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Feb. 23^rd-27^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Mar 2^nd-6^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday		Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday
Thursday		Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Mar. 9^th-13^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday		ACT TESTING — Juniors Only with Early Release
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday		Professional Learning — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Mar. 16^th-20^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Mar. 23^rd-27^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday		Pre-ACT TESTING — 9th & 10th Grade Only with Early Release
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Mar.30^th-Apr 3^rd	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday		Staff Workday — No Students Report
Friday		Recess — See you April 13th

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: April 13^th-17^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Apr. 20^th-24^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: Apr 27^th-May 1^st	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: May 4^th-8^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: May 11^th-15^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: May 18^th-22^nd	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday		Half Day Release for Students & Staff

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: May 25^th-29^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday		Memorial Day — No School
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday		Last Day for Seniors
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: June 1^st-5^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition

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Week of: June 8^th-12^th	Learning Target(s)/Essential Skill Covered	Tasks to Complete (Deadlines are specified)
Monday
Tuesday		Final Exams
Wednesday		Final Exams
Thursday		Final Exams
Friday		Staff Workday — No Students Report

Teacher: Sepanski

Class: American Literature & Composition