SYLLABUS FOR FALL SEMESTER!!!
JOURNALS AND GRAMMAR WILL BE A DAILY OCCURRENCE.
Week 1 Aug.1
Fill out Contact Sheet
Discuss different aspects of summer reading.
Week 2 Aug. 5-9
GTK Activity
Discuss Syllabus and go over class rules.
Explain Memory Work and Exams.
Go over journal work to be turned in next week.
Go over reading list and directions for quarterly journals.
Receive Study Guide Flowers for Algernon
Literary Device Exercise for Flowers For Algernon
Grammar Exercises Reviewing Parts of Speech.
Test over Flowers for Algernon
Week 3 Aug. 12 -16
Themes Comparison Essay
Socratic Seminar of Flowers for Algernon
Dialectical Journal Assignment Due for Summer Reading on August 15th, Wednesday.
Bring in poem for comparison essay.
Annotate in class.
MLA Formatting Review
Notes on Style, Tone, Mood.
Library and Essay Workshop
Week 4 Aug. 19 –23
Rough Draft of Essay Due on Aug. 19th
Presentations Critical Friends
ESSAY DUE ON AUG 21st!
PRESENTATIONS Aug. 21st and 22nd
Subjective/Objective Notes
Week 5 Aug. 26 –30
Big Question Discussion.
Utopia/Dystopia Assignment
Discuss new book Brave New World
Anticipation Guide
Group Project Work.
Present Utopia Group Project on Aug. 30th.
Read Ch. 1 in class and answer packet questions.
Week 6 Sept. 3rd – 6th
NO CLASS ON MONDAY!
Read Chapters 5-8
Fill out packet
Socratic Seminar on the 6th
Positives of Research
Predictions
Week 7 Sept. 9-13
Read Chapters 9-13 in class and at home.
Reporter analysis.
Irony Work and Assignments.
Vocabulary Quiz over Chapters 1-10 on Wednesday, 11th
Character Analysis and Predictions
Socratic Seminar
Week 8 Sept. 16-20
Twilight Zone Episode.
Finish Book at home and in class.
Quiz over Chapters 1-14 on Tuesday, September 17th
Receive Outline and begin crafting essay.
Week 9 Sept. 23- 27
Vocabulary Quiz on Chapters 11-18 on September 23rd
Packet and Test Due on Sept. 24th
Memory Work on September 26th
Rough Draft of Essay for Peer Review on September 26th
Debate Day on September 27th
Week 10 Sept. 30th Oct. 4th
Review Week- Grammar/Irony/Tone Mood Review/ Poetry Analysis.
Socratic Seminar over BIG QUESTION!
Week of Oct. 7th-18th Enjoy your fall break. You earned it!!!
Week 11 Oct. 21-25
Big Question Introduction
Notes and Book Work pages442-471
New vocabulary utilization.
Bring in famous speech or essay.
Week 12 Oct. 28 – 31
Book Work and Evaluation of Persuasion.
Elie Wiesel’s “Keep Memory Alive”
Create original persuasive argument.
Edgar Allen Poe Day on the 31st
Week 13 Nov. 4th - 8th
Discuss Holocaust
Review Book
Notes on Elie Wiesel and opening of book
Know/Want to Know
Read “Hitler’s Rise to Power”
Dialectical Journal Work
Chapters 1-2 in class.
Vocabulary Quiz Nov. 7th
Week 14 Nov. 11th -15th
Chapters 3-5
Excerpts of Maus
Read “The Butterfly” and other Holocaust Poetry
Packet and Dialectical Journal Work
Vocabulary Quiz on Nov. 14th
Week 15 Nov. 18-22nd
QUARTERLY JOURNALS DUE ON NOV. 19th
Packet and Dialectical Journal
Editorial Assignment
Swastika and Symbol View
Vocabulary Quiz on November 21st
Week 16 Nov. 25-26
Oprah and Elie Wiesel Video
Vocabulary Quiz on November 26th
Week 17 Dec. 2nd - 6th
Nuremberg Trials Webquest.
Presentation of Project Findings.
Socratic Seminar and Essay Outline
Memory Work on December 3rd
Vocabulary Quiz on December 5th
Week 18 Dec. 9-13th
Essay Workshop
Final Essay Due on Friday/TEST on December 13th
Week 19 Dec. 16-20th
Exams
Practice EOC TEST!
_________________________________________SYLLABUS FOR SPRING SEMESTER
Week 21 Jan. 7th- 10th
Speech Notes.
Listen to Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech
Discuss Presenting a Persuasive Speech.
Discuss Themes
Grammar
Week 22 Jan. 13-17th
Work on Speeches this week in library.
Note card check on January 15th and 18th
Grammar Exercises and Journals
Week 23 Jan. 21st - Jan. 24th
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.
Present Speeches to class
Journals
Grammar Exercises on Literary Devices
Week 24 Jan. 27-31
Poetry Notes 1
Poetry Notes 2
Poetry Anticipation Guide
Analysis of Theme
Grammar Exercises
Journals
Week 25 Feb. 3-7
Poems with Theme and Self-Identity
Figurative Language
Tone and Meaning/Identity
Rhythm and Meter
Grammar Exercises
Journal Work
Week 26 Feb. 10- 14
Performance Poetry Group Project
Found Poetry Individual Project
Receive notes on background of Shakespeare and Julius Caesar.
Receive notes on Playwriting, Poetry, and Stage
Read Act I in class and at home.
Grammar
Journals
Week 27 Feb. 18 – 21st
Receive Technical Writing Notes
Read Act II and Act III in class and at home.
Fill out packet.
Grammar
Journals
Week 28 Feb. 24-28
Finish Reading Julius Caesar
Fill out packet.
Receive outline for essay
Receive outline for group project
Journals
Grammar
Week 29 Mar 3-7
Finish Play if Necessary
Fill out packet.
Work on group projects in class.
Rough Draft of Essay on 5th for Peer Editing.
STUDENT LED SOCRATIC SEMINAR and ESSAY DUE MARCH 6th
Packet and test over Julius Caesar on March 7th.
Grammar Work
Journals
Week 30 Mar. 10- 14th
Finish Group Project Work
MEMORY WORK March 11th.
Group Presentations on the 12th and 14th
ENJOY SPRING BREAK
Week 31 March 31st - April 4th
Discuss next book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Learn about Great Depression.
Read Chapter 1 in class. Chapters 2 and 3 as homework.
Character Sketches and Symbolism
Receive vocabulary words
Grammar
Journals
Week 32 April 7-11th
QUARTERLY JOURNAL DUE ON APRIL 11TH
Finish reading the book in class and at home.
Discuss theme and examples of social exclusion.
Discuss the topic of Euthanasia.
Fill in chapter outlines for story.
Check vocabulary lists.
Quiz over vocabulary on Apr. 8th.
Receive essay topics
Journals
Grammar
Week 33 April 14-17th
Week Long Essay Writing Workshop.
Rough Draft for Peer Editing on April.15th .
Final Essay Due 17th
Socratic Seminar on 17th
Week 34 April 21-25th
TEST OVER OMAM VOCAB AND BOOK on April 21st
EOC REVIEW WEEK
Receive Notes on The Importance of Being Earnest
Notes on Victorian Period and Satire
Receive Packet and Begin Reading.
Finish Act I.
Journal Work
Grammar Exercises
Week 35 April 28th- May 2nd
EOC REVIEW WEEK
Begin Act II
Finish any reading as homework that is not read this week in Act II.
Fill out packet
Quiz over Act I Vocabulary on Wednesday May 1st.
Journal Work
Grammar Exercises
Week 36 May 5-9th
Memory Work on May 8th
Read Act III
Finish any reading as homework that is not read this week.
Receive Guidelines for Essay and Project
Journals
Grammar Exercises.
Week 37 May 12th – 16th
Project Work on Original Satire
Week 38 May 19th 23rd
Satire Presentations
Week 30 May 27th- 30th
EXAM WEEK