Feb 13-17: Studying Short Pieces. "RIch for One Day", Theme, "Super Toys Last all Summer Long", Narrative Vouce.
Feb. 20-24: Family Day, Monologues (reading and writing), Movie Script (viewing and writing)
Feb. 27-Mar.2: Culminating Task for Short Stories Unit (write your own short story), Start "Speak" IMPORTANT DATE: Wed. Feb. 29- ISU rough copy of "past" due.
Mar5-8: Reading "Speak" (pg.1-61). Assignments: "10 Lies", "3 Familiar Moments", "Melinda's True Self"
Mar 9-16: MARCH BREAK! (Read pg.61-73 of Speak)
Mar 19-23: Speak pg. 73-120, "Melinda's True Self" Assignment, ISU "Present" rough copy due (Wed Mar.21), Character mapping, DI Symbol Assignment.
Important Date: Parent Teacher Night Thurs Mar. 22. 12 6-8pm
Mar. 26-30: Read "Speak" pg. 104-176, "Third Marking Period" Quiz, Catch up work period, PA DAY
Apr.2-6: Read pg. 176-END, View "Speak" and questions pre/post viewing, Group Discussion assignment, GOOD FRIDAY.
Apr. 10-13: SPeak Test review, Speak Unit Test, ISU Work Period, Speak Unit Catch up period
Apr.16-20: Literature Circles Start. Silent reading, group role assignments, reading schedule determined.
Apr.23-27: Literature Circles Cont. New role assignments, book review assignnment handed out
Apr.30-May 4: Literature Circles, Cont, ISU Work Period, Group Meeting Day (Thurs)- role sheets to be submitted.
May.7-11: Literature Circles Cont. ISU Presentations.
May-14-18: Lit Circles Cont. Booke Review Due May.15, Unit Test May. 16. Last day to hand in work for this unit: Friday May 18.
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Feb. 13-17: Studying Short Pieces. "The Bet", Six Traits of Writing, Viewing Short Films: "Westbank Story', 'The Passenger'.
Feb. 20-24: Emily Dickinson Poetry, "Hald-Caste", "Limbo", Seminar Presentation work periods.
Feb.27-Mar.2 Short Story Group Seminars, Test Review, Short Pieces Test
Presentation Schedule: Monday Feb.27: Emily, Waveney, Sarah- "The Night Face Up" Patty, Brittney "A Rose for Emily" Adam, Brad, Draven "A+P"
Tuesday Feb.28: Taylor, Melissa, Taylor, Candice "Miriam" Caitlin, Lucas, Spin "Arrangements in B+W" James "By The Waters of Babylon"
Wednesday Feb. 29 Shane, Isaac, Derek, Aislynn "The Yellow Wallpaper" Nicole, Nicole, Gina "The Garden Party" Jeff, John, Patrick, Mitch "The Firing Squad" IMPORTANT DATE: Short Pieces Test Fri. Mar. 2 UPDATE: Due to inclimate weather, the short pieces test is postponed until Monday. Test review and final seminar presentation will proceed for Friday.
Mar 5-8: Short Pieces Unit Test (Mar.5), Start Literature Circles, Individual Seminar Sign Up, First Collioquy, Reading an Academic Article
Mar 9-16: March Break!
Mar 19-23: Literature Circles, First Collioquy (Thurs Mar. 22), Academic Articles, Media Visual Poem
Important Date: Parent Teacher Night Thurs Mar. 22. 12 6-8pm
Mar.26-30: Reading Conferences, Ultimate Colloquy (Thursday Mar.29), Media visual Poem Work Period, PA DAY Apr.2-6: Reading Conferences, Work on Analytical Essay, Individual Seminars (Wed+Thurs)- (Brit, Emily, Mitch, Jarrett, Gina, Isaac, Draven), GOOD FRIDAY
Apr.10-13: Start Hamlet Unit. Intro to genre, Act 1 reading, comparing to "Big Bang Theory", Culminating Assignment Handed out Apr.16-20: Read "Hamlet" Act 2-3.3, Quiz on Act 1+2, "To Be or Not To Be:" scene comparison assignment, "Big Bang Theory + Hamlet" viewing.
Apr.23-27: Read "Hamlet" Act 3, Second editing deadline due (ISU) Apr.24.12, Essay Work Period
Apr. 30-May 4: Hamlet Satire Due, Finish Reading Hamlet. Individual Seminars: May. 1: Patty McKay, Waveney Edwards May. 2 :Taylor Nash, Patrick Cuomo, Aislynn Veitch May. 3: Derek Trider, Taylor. H, Candice Linkie
Hamlet Comparative Essay Due May 3-7
May.7-11: Hamlet Essay Due. Begin studying "The Color Purple". AP English LIt Exams Thursday. May. 10.
May 14-18: The Color Purple Cont. Academic articles/work with seminar group, "Jim Crow laws", Journal Entry, Content "thinking" questions.
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Feb. 13-17: Studying Short Pieces. "Mirror Image", The Possibility of Evil", "Skin". Non-linear plot structures, poetic justice. Feb. 20-24: "Alice in Wonderland" +
identity, detective fiction, "The Lottery"
Feb. 27-Mar.2 Short Story Test Review, Test, Start "Shooter" IMPORTANT DATE: TUES Feb.28. SHORT STORY TEST
Mar 5-8: Cont. Reading "Shooter"(pg.20-80), Assignments: "Social Survival Guide", Quiz, "Create a Club"
Mar 9-16: MARCH BREAK! (read pg. 80-90 of Shoot er)
Mar 19-23: Shooter pg. 90-181, Character Doodles, Incident Analysis Report, News article writing.
Important Date: Parent Teacher Night Thurs Mar. 22. 12 6-8pm
Mar.26-30: Finish Reading "Shooter", View "Bowling for Columbine", Shooter Review, Comprehension questions.
Apr.2-6: Music Lyrics and Analytical Paragraph Assignment, Shooter Review, Shooter Unit Test (Thursday), GOOD FRIDAY
Apr.10-13: :"Shooter" Unit Catch up work period, Starting new unit "College and Business Preparation", Writing a Complaint Letter.
Apr. 16-20: Brochure creation, annotated bibliography, works cited "how to".
Apr. 23-27: How to write an esssay, thesis identification, work period to work on writing an essay
Apr. 30- May 4: Cont. working on persuasive essay, Essay Due May 2.12 , begin Media Unit.
May. 7-11: Media Unit Cont. Stereotypes on Television. Deconstructing the "Uninvolved Dad" stereotype in sitcoms. Violence on TV.
May 14-18: Media Unit Cont. Commercial and advertisement techniques, "Buy Nothing Day", Group Presentations. |
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