May 21- May 25

Below is my schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. Whoo! Whoo! Last week for seniors! All senior finals are Monday and Tuesday. All underclassmen finals are Thursday and Friday.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will finish presenting their Children of the Holocaust projects.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will finish writing their poems/letters and take their final. Wednesday will be our senior celebration day.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will finish writing their poems and will present them. The will take their final.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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May 14- May 18

Below is my schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. Read 180 field trip is on Thursday to the Flight 93 Memorial.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will finish their children of the holocaust project and prepare to present them.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will watch the Flight 93 movie in preparation of our field trip.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will finish watching the movie, Sybil. This is a follow up on completing our novel so students can gain a better understanding of the disorder of multiple personalities.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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May 7-May 11

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. Congrats to all my juniors on their hard work during PSSA's. I'm so proud of all of them!

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will finish sharing their own Memoir and presentations.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue their presentations on their papers.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will be completing their seven deadly sins projects and present them. A final paper will be due upon the completion of this project based on the novel we just finished.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Seniors will continue to present their senior research. All presentation dates are scheduled.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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April 30- May 4

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. Congrats to all my juniors on their hard work during PSSA's. I'm so proud of all of them!

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will be responsible for writing and sharing their own Memoir.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue their presentations on their papers.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue the novel, Identical. They will be responsible for active writing assignements along the way. A final paper will be due upon the completion of this novel.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Seniors will continue to present their senior research. All presentation dates are scheduled.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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April 23- April 27


Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. PSSA TESTING FOR SCIENCE IS ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY FOR ALL JUNIORS.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will be responsible for writing their own Memoir.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue their presentations on their papers. These will begin in April and run almost every day.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue the novel, Identical. They will be responsible for active writing assignements along the way. A final paper will be due upon the completion of this novel.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will begin developing their presentations. All presentation dates are scheduled.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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April 16- April 20


Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. PSSA TESTING FOR WRITING IS ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY FOR ALL JUNIORS.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will finish the memoir, A Child Called It. They will be responsible for keeping accurate notes while reading to keep track of characters and key plot points. Once completed, students will be responsible for writing their own Memoir.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue their presentations on their papers. These will begin in April and run almost every day.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue the novel, Identical. They will be responsible for active writing assignements along the way. A final paper will be due upon the completion of this novel.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will begin developing their presentations. All presentation dates are scheduled.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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April 2- April 4


Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson. Happy Easter!

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue the memoir, A child Called It. They will be responsible for keeping accurate notes while reading to keep track of characters and key plot points.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- All Senior Research Paper final drafts are due by the end of the week. Students will begin developing their presentations on their papers. These will begin in April.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue the novel, Identical. They will be responsible for active writing assignements along the way. A final paper will be due upon the completion of this novel.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will finish rough drafts for Aspects 3. It is worth 30 points. I will be conferencing one on one with each student to determine the due date. All work must be completed on time. No late work will be accepted.Students will begin developing their presentations.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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March 26- March 30

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will begin the memoir, A child Called It. They will be responsible for keeping accurate notes while reading to keep track of characters and key plot points.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- All Senior Research Paper final drafts are due by the end of the week. Students will begin developing their presentations on their papers. These will begin in April.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will begin the novel, Identical. They will be responsible for active writing assignements along the way. A final paper will be due upon the completion of this novel.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will finish rough drafts for Aspects 3. It is worth 30 points. I will be conferencing one on one with each student to determine the due date. All work must be completed on time. No late work will be accepted.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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March 12-March 16

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue their extensive unit on Greek Mythology. Students will present by the end of the week.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Miss Matis and I have separated our classes. She is working with th juniors on PSSA prep. and I am working with the seniors on their research papers. Check here for deadlines. I explained to students that grades for this are all or nothing.There will not be partial credit for late work. Seniors will begin writing Aspect 1 on Monday. I expect Aspects 1 and 2 (Rough Draft) to be completed by Wed., March 7th. Each aspect is worth 30 points for a total of 60 points.I will make corrections and conference with each student to edit rough drafts. Students will begin Aspect 3 rough draft.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue a Nonfiction unit. They will be responsible for identifying, stereotypes, generalizations, bias......

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will finish rough drafts for Aspects 1 and 2. Each is worth 30 points. I will be conferencing one on one with each student to determine the due date. All work must be completed on time. No late work will be accepted.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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March 5- March 9

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue their extensive unit on Greek Mythology. Students will present by the end of the week.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Miss Matis and I have separated our classes. She is working with th juniors on PSSA prep. and I am working with the seniors on their research papers. Check here for deadlines. I explained to students that grades for this are all or nothing.There will not be partial credit for late work. Seniors will begin writing Aspect 1 on Monday. I expect Aspects 1 and 2 (Rough Draft) to be completed by Wed., March 7th. Each aspect is worth 30 points for a total of 60 points.I will make corrections and conference with each student to edit rough drafts. Students will begin Aspect 3 rough draft.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will begin a Nonfiction unit beginning with watching, Cropsy. They will be responsible for identifying, stereotypes, generalizations, bias......

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will finish rough drafts for Aspects 1 and 2. Each is worth 30 points. I will be conferencing one on one with each student to determine the due date. All work must be completed on time. No late work will be accepted.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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February 27- March 3

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will choose three song lyrics to analyze. Each student will choose one to present. Students must identify tone, mood, imagery, metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, and hyperbole to name a few. This will finish up on Tuesday. Students will then begin an extensive unit on Greek Mythology.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Miss Matis and I have separated our classes. She is working with th juniors on PSSA prep. and I am working with the seniors on their research papers. Check here for deadlines. I explained to students that grades for this are all or nothing.There will not be partial credit for late work. Seniors will begin writing Aspect 1 on Monday. I expect Aspects 1 and 2 (Rough Draft) to be completed by Wed., March 7th. Each aspect is worth 30 points for a total of 60 points.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will begin a Nonfiction unit beginning with watching, Cropsy. They will be responsible for identifying, stereotypes, generalizations, bias......

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th except they are behind. Students will have a completed interview and all sources will be highlighted by Thursday, March 1. This is worth 50 points. All work must be completed on time. No late work will be accepted.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th.

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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February 20- February 24

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will choose three song lyrics to analyze. Each student will choose one to present. Students must identify tone, mood, imagery, metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, and hyperbole to name a few.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Miss Matis and I have separated our classes. She is working with th juniors on PSSA prep. and I am working with the seniors on their research papers. Check here for deadlines. I explained to students that grades for this are all or nothing.There will not be partial credit for late work. This week's deadline is on Wednesday. All sources MUST be highlighted and student's should have a completed interview. 50 points.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Same as second

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th with the exception of the deadline. They have the entire week for this assignment as they are behind 4th period.

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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February 13- February 17

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue to develop their body biographies and prepare for their presentation.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will choose a character and develop that character's traits through the novel. Characters will be developed in groups. The body biographies will be presented upon completion. When complete, juniors and seniors will split. Juniors will work on PSSA prep and seniors will write senior research paper.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Same as second

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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February 6- February 10

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will review and test on the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now. In addition, they will continue with SAT vocabulary.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now. Students will choose a character and develop that character's traits through the novel. Characters will be developed in groups.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Same as second

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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January 30- February 3

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will identify literary elements such as theme, foreshadowing, flashback, tone, alliteration, simile, metaphor, character traits........This will done through the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now. In addition, they will continue with SAT vocabulary.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now. Students will choose a character and develop that character's traits through the novel.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Same as second

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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1/23- 1/27

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will identify literary elements such as theme, foreshadowing, flashback, tone, alliteration, simile, metaphor, character traits........This will done through the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now. Students will choose a character and develop that character's traits through the novel.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Same as second

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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January 16-20

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

Students will be off on January 16th.



!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will identify literary elements such as theme, foreshadowing, flashback, tone, alliteration, simile, metaphor, character traits........

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will continue the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- They will continue SAT vocabulary. Students will begin analysis of poetry.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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January 9- January 13

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.



!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue reading, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. Students will identify tone and theme within the chapter.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will begin the novel, That Was Then, This Is Now.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue reading, Beowulf. They will continue SAT vocabulary.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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January 2- January 6

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.

Happy New Year!!!!


!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will continue reading, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will present and finalize their Memoirs.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will write, edit, and finalize their Memoirs. In addition, they will present them.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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December 19- December 23

Below is my new schedule for this upcoming year. Please follow Miss Matis' and Mrs. Harris' plans for additional details to each lesson.


!st Period- Emotional Support- I am available to meet with any ES/SED students during this time. Although, if a student needs me at another time, they know where to find me.

2nd- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will present their Native American projects.

3rd- Plan

4th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Students will present and finalize their Memoirs and enjoy a movie.

5th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- Students will write, edit, and finalize their Memoirs. In addition, they will present them.

6th- Read 180 (Miss Matis)- Same as 4th

7th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 5th

8th- Read 180 (Mrs. Harris)- See 2nd

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