Unit 1 - Short Stories: Test, Mirror Image, The Shack, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Blood Diamond.
Assignments: A World of Imagery, Blood Diamond Movie Review, Group Comparative Essay
Culminating Activity: Unit Test on September 23rd, 2011
Unit 2: Dystopian Literature Bins
Assignments: Creative Satire Assignment, Dystopian Opinion Post
Literature Circles will meet every Thursday for evaluation September 29 October 6 October 13 October 24 (Summative)
In Class Essay October 26th
Unit 3: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Reading schedule can be seen on the Semester Calendar. It also contains the quiz and test schedule.
Unit 4: Macbeth Reading schedule can be seen on the Semester Calendar. It also contains due dates for layered curriculum assignment.
Unit 5: Media Topic Schedule can be seen on Calendar.
Assignments - Modern Family Opinion Paragraph
Final Exam:
In Class Sight Passage - Wednesday Exam Review - Tuesday and Thursday
Exam: Friday January 27th, 2012
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Unit 1: Short Stories Test, Paradise Cafe, Mirror Image, The Tell Tale Heart, The Landlady, The Possibility of Evil, Skin
Assignments: The Landlady Creative Assignment, Poetic Justice, Creating, Atmosphere, Opinion Paragraph (Money Can Buy Happiness)
Culminating Activity: Unit Test on September 26th
Unit 2: Shooter Novel Study Novel Reading will be completed October 20th
Activities: Survival Guide, Create A Club, Guilt Opinion Piece, Best Present Creative Writing, Student Interview, Cameron's Response (Creative Piece), Oral Presentation - Len's Influences, Bowling for Columbine Questions, Analytical Song Lyrics Paragraph.
Shooter Test: Thursday October 27th
Unit 3: College Prep
Assignments: Letter of Complaint - due Wednesday November 2 Holiday Brochure - due
Monday November 7 Research Essay - Due Wednesday November 16
Unit 4: Media Assignments:
Create a Television Show - Final Component (storyboard) due Monday Dec 5
Commercial/Advertising Assignment - Due Thursday Dec 8
Unit 5: Novel Study: Crabbe
Students should be at the end of Journal #12 by Christmas Break
Assignments: Advice Column, Missing Poster, Wilderness Outfitters Advertisements, practice news article, Reflection Piece (Pipe or Mary's thoughts), Culminating Activity
Final Exam: ISU Presentations: Monday January 23rd, 2012 Exam Review - Wednesday and Thursday Exam: Tuesday January 31st, 2012 |
Unit 1: Learning Styles
Assignments: Getting to Know You, Myself as a Communicator, Where I Stand As a Reader
Unit 2: Reading Strategies
Assignments: Wanted Poster
Unit 3: Short Stories
Assignments: Mood Assignment, Elements Chart for Soul Surfer, Paragraph Responses for The Open Window, Simile Creation, Golden Girls Assignment.
Unit 4: Poetry
Assignment #1 - Visual Poem
Assignment #2 - Imagery Poem
Assignment #3 - I Am Poem
Unit 5: Novel Study - Hero
Assignment #1 - Incredibles Movie Chart
Assignment #2 - Create a Superhero
Assignment #3 - Create a Comic Strip - assignment available at
Ongoing Journal Reflections to be completed in class.
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