Monday: Debate: Machiavelli 2) Passages in Catcher (if time).
Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review 2) Reading time.
Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz 2) Group work on Catcher passages.
Thursday: 1) Position paper example -- class discussion of position paper structure.
Friday: 1) Catcher chapters 7-17 due.
Agenda: Week March 31
Monday: 1)
Grammar: Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers 2) Practice / Grammar 3) Creating a “shape”
for narratives: Macbeth and your Ind. Reading Book
Tuesday: Note
taking period in preparation for writing on your ind. Book. Please bring your book with you on this day.
Wednesday:
In-class writing of independent reading essays.
Thursday: 1)
Reflections on Macbeth: the importance of motifs. A return to narrative “shape” and metaphor. Group assignment: which motif is most central
to the play? Why?
Friday: 1)
Grammar Review 2) A shift in literary style: from a symbolic / metaphorical
style to an “objective” style. If time,
a look at reports of the Kitty Genovese incident.
Week of January 6-10
Monday: Refresher for H. Finn. 2) Refresher of Parallel structure 3) What's on the midterm? 4) If time: G. Saunders on H. Finn. Reminder: Word project due next Tuesday.
Tuesday: 1) Essay advice in preparation for the midterm: what to avoid. 2) Analyzing writing prompts 3) Practice grading with a rubric.
Wednesday: 1) New Vocabulary (on top of the grammar lesson from Monday) 2) Vocab that will appear on the midterm.
Thursday: 1) Reading time for H. Finn. 2) Introduction of Chaplin's Modern Times and comparison essay for midterm.
Friday: 1) A final check-in before word project is due. 2) Another peek at the MCAS -- a sample section (approaches for multiple choice questions and open responses).
Reminder: Word project will be due on Tuesday of next week.
Week of 12/9-12/13
Monday: 1) Review of H. Finn motifs in prep. for essay. 2) Reading time for chapts. 19-20
Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review 2) Essay writing style and structure notes.
Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz
Thursday: 1) Citation (In-Text) and Works Cited notes and practice 2) Description of the word project.
Friday: 1) Our first look at the MCAS
Week of 11/25-27
Monday: 1) Final Prep for Irony Papers 2) Study for Grammar quiz: Verb Tenses. 3) Huck Finn Chapts. 11-18.
Tuesday: 1) Grammar Quiz for Verb Tenses 2) Huck Finn Chapts. 11-18 check-in 3) Irony Papers Due.
Wednesday: 1/2 Day -- only C block meets.
Week of 11/18-22
Monday: 1) Grammar Lesson: Verb Tenses.
Tuesday: 1) Possible library time or drafting time for Irony Paper.
Wednesday: 1) Huck Finn: Chapters 12-17 due.
Thursday: 1) Bring in drafts of irony paper. 2) Peer editing and commentary.
Friday: 1) Grammar review 2) Huck Finn Motifs / Highlights / Review.
Week of 11/4-11/8
Monday: 1) Subject / Verb Agreement Quiz 2) Huck Finn Chpts. 1-5 discussion.
Tuesday: 1) Mr. Telles Day: No School.
Wednesday: 1) New Vocabulary 2) Verbal Irony samples.
Thursday: 1) Visual Irony Examples 2) Irony Creative writing assignment giving.
Friday: 1) Reading Time: H. Finnn chapters 6-10.
Week of 10/21-10/25
Monday: 1) Crucible Unit final Test 2) Prep for written portion.
Tuesday: 1) Crucible In-Class writing: full block. Remember to bring in notes taken last Friday.
Wednesday: 1) Crucible Film
Thursday: 1) Crucible Film
Friday: 1) In-class discussion of film vs. book. Blog post due in the evening.
Week of 10/15-10/18
Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review: "Defile" list. 2) Review of Act IV of The Crucible.
Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz 2) Review of the Crucible / Whole Play
Thursday: 1) The Crucible: Objective Test on the whole play (multiple choice).
Friday: 1) Drafting for the final writing assignment, The Crucible.
Week of 10/6-10/10
Monday: 1) Passive and Active Quiz 2) Comprehension questions for Acts 1-3 of the Crucible
Tuesday: 1) Crucible: Basic Plot and Character Detail review. 2) Character motivation study.
Wednesday: 1) New Vocabulary 2) Beginning Act IV.
Thursday: 1) In-Class formal discussion, including blog posts.
Friday: 1) Complete Act IV 2) Return to poetry
Week of 9/30-10/3
Monday: 1) Grammar Lesson: Active and Passive Voice 2) Act III of the Crucible.
Tuesday: 1) Senator McCarthy speech: rhetoric and argument: Work in pairs. What is the central argument? How is it supported?
Wednesday: 1) Finish up character sheets 2) Finish Act III 3) Wrap-up questions.
Thursday: 1) Return to poetry: scansion and interpretation strategies.
Friday: 1) Review grammar for quiz on Monday. 2) Character motivation in The Crucible.
Week of 9/23-9/27
Monday: 1) Character development for the year 2) Character and motivation
Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review 2) Act II
Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz 2) Preparation for Act II formal discussion.
Thursday: 1) Act II Formal Discussion. 2) Reflection on discussion.
Friday: 1) Poetry interlude: some technical terms and a few interesting poems.
Week of 9/16-9/20
Monday: 1) Subject / Object Quiz 2) Finish Act I of the Crucible.
Tuesday: 1) Dracula Paper Due 2) Character motivation and relationships.
Wednesday: 1) New Vocab List: Crucible and Theater genre words.
Thursday: 1) Thesis sentences and constructing an argument (the language of the standard and the rubric). 2) Identifying a good thesis.
Friday: 1) Crucible Act I discussion. 2) Reading points for Act II.
Week of 9/9-9/13
1) First grammar lesson: subjects, objects and indirect objects.
2) Grammar practice.
3) Language of the rubric: what do these words really mean?
4) Meaning, insight, and the human condition.
5) Dracula writing assignment (due Monday, 9/15)
Tuesday:
1) Introduction to the Crucible: background on the novel and author.
2) Beginning the Crucible.
Wednesday:
1) Dracula Objective Test.
Thursday:
1) In-class preparation for Dracula paper (bring Dracula text and materials!)
2) Important scene / quotation sharing.
Friday:
1) Grammar review
2) Return to the Crucible, Act I
3) Last minute concerns about Dracula.
Week of 9/4-9/6:
Wednesday:
1) Welcome / Reseating.
2) Overview of the course / Spirit of the Course / Overarching goals.
3) Tenth Grade English Compared to Ninth Grade English.
4) Who are you as a reader / thinker / writer?
5) Heads up! Dracula is on his way.
Thursday:
1) Reading / thinking / writing responses.
2) A brief discussion about literature and The Human Condition.
3) Procedures, routines, and behaviors to avoid.
4) If possible: in-class set-up for blog responses.
Friday:
1) Mini-lesson on annotating texts and note taking.
2) A sad talk about the nebulous crime of plagiarizing.
2) In-class annotation practice and quotation selection in Dracula.
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