| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
Apr. 10, 2006 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments] [Second
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of January 2 to 6 (End of First Semester and Second Quarter) |
| Tues |
Portfolio
Day |
| Wed |
Portfolio
Day |
| Thurs |
Continue
viewing Little Lord Fauntleroy. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
Journal
#40 (New Year's resolutions . . . or not). No hmwk |
| Week
of January 9 to 13 (Beginning of Second Semester and Third Quarter) |
| Tues |
Finish viewing
Little Lord Fauntleroy. Journal #41 (If you could be anyone
in history, who would you be? What would you do differently?) Review
of procedures needed to finish up 2200 successfully. Hwmk: Study
for Unit 8-A test. |
| Wed |
Journal
#42 (If you could only take three people with you on a trip around
the world, who would they be and why?). Unit 8-A test (of higher).
Hmwk: Study for Unit 8-B (or higher). |
| Thurs |
Journal
#43 (If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give?
To whom?). Review for Unit 8-B. Fragments
and Run-on Sentences worksheet (with answers). Hmwk: Check
worksheet and study
for Unit 8-B (or higher). |
| Fri |
Test:
Unit 8-B (or higher). No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 16 to 20 |
| Tues |
Journal
#44 (If it were your job to decide what shows can be on TV, how
would you decide?). Prepare for Unit 9. Comma
worksheet. Hmwk: Study for Unit 9-A. |
| Wed |
Journal
#45 (If you were lost in the woods and it got dark, what would you
do?). Unit 9-A test (or higher). Hmwk: Study for Unit 9-B (or higher). |
| Thurs |
Journal
#46 (If you were five years older, you would . . .). Review for
Unit 9-B. Hmwk: Study for Unit 9-B (or higher). |
| Fri |
Journal
#47 (What if you were shipwrecked in a country that had never heard
of any language you speak?). Test: Unit 9-B (or higher). No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 23 to 27 |
| Tues |
Journal
#48 (What would happen if there were no rules?). Prepare for Unit
10-A. Hmwk: Study for Unit 10-A. |
| Wed |
Unit 10-A
test (or higher). Hmwk: Study for Unit 10-B (or higher). |
| Thurs |
Journal
#49 (Have recent decisions you have made netted you more peace or
more stress?). Review for Unit 10-B. Hmwk: Study for Unit 10-B (or
higher). |
| Fri |
Journal
#50 (What do you think the world needs most right now?). Test: Unit
10-B (or higher). No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 30 to February 3 |
| Tues |
Journal
#51 (How is the best way to treat a person who is inconsiderate
to others?). |
| Wed |
Journal
#52 (What do you think about when you can't fall asleep? How do
you help yourself get to sleep?). Unit 11-A test (or Final). Hmwk:
Study for Unit 11-B (or Final). |
| Thurs |
Journal #53 (Humans:
What makes a really great human? Humans are so weird/amazing/funny
because . . .). Review for Unit 11-B. Find answers for these Unit
11 Questions:
- Do we ever capitalize
names of seasons?
- What about months?
- How do we handle
names of relatives? They are capitalized under what circumstances?
- How do we capitalize
brand names when combined with products?
- What about names
of organizations?
- What is the rule
for names of nations, peoples, languages, cultures?
- What about titles
of stories, books, movies, etc.?
- How do we capitalize
the names of holidays and words associated with the holidays?
- What about geographical
names?
Hmwk: Study for Unit
11-B (or Final).
|
| Fri |
(Attendance
NOT required for students who have completed the Final.) Test: Unit
11-B (or Final). No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 6 to 10 (Midterm) |
| Tues |
Journal
#54 (What things do you think are beautiful?). Take Pre-Test in
preparation for Final. Hmwk: prepare for Final. |
| Wed |
(Students
who have completed the Final may make arrangements to be picked
up after the journal write. Those without a way to leave school,
or who stay for an after-school appointment, must stay in the classroom.)
Journal #55 (What do you like most about yourself?). Continue with
Final preparation. Do a self-assessment of your Pre-Test performance.
To which areas do you need to pay special attention? Hmwk: prepare
for Final. |
| Thurs |
Journal #56 (What kind
of animal would you like to be? Imagine your average day.). Continue
preparation for Final. Review of specific "trouble spots."
Hmwk: complete preparation for Final. [Unit
7 Worksheet] [Unit
8 Worksheet] [Unit
9 Worksheet]
|
| Fri |
(Attendance
NOT required for students who have completed the Final.) Test: Final
Test. No hmwk. [This is the end of English 2200.] |
| Week
of February 13 to 17 |
| Tues |
Journal #57 (Courage,
honor, chivalry, and valor: what do these words mean to you?). Intro
Cyrano de Bergerac. Distribute texts and choose parts. No
hmwk. (Enjoy the S.A. Valentine's Day Banquet!) |
| Wed |
Journal
#58 (Your long weekend). Begin reading Cyrano de Bergerac (Act
I). Hmwk: do research on the Internet about the historical basis
of the character of Cyrano. Write the results of your research out
in your own handwriting, include the complete URL/s of your source/s,
and bring your results to class to share with your classmates. |
| Thurs |
Share results
of research into the historical basis of the character of Cyrano.
Continue reading Cyrano de Bergerac. Hmwk: read over Cyrano
background project. Be prepared to outline your project
in class on Friday. |
| Fri |
Due in
class today: Cyrano
background project selection and outline. Journal #59
(What if . . .) Continue reading Cyrano de Bergerac. No hmwk
due Mon or Tues. Cyrano
background project due Wed. |
| Week
of February 20 to 24 |
| Tues |
Journal
#60 (If you could be a Cyrano character . . . OR the play's
ending). Answer questions about Cyrano
background project. Continue reading Cyrano de Bergerac.
Hmwk: complete Cyrano
background project. |
| Wed |
Due: Cyrano
background project. Share projects with classmates. Continue
reading Cyrano de Bergerac. Hmwk: |
| Thurs |
No class:
Monday schedule today. |
| Fri |
Continue
reading Cyrano de Bergerac (Act IV). Hmwk: read over Cyrano
response project options. |
| Week
of February 27 to March 3 |
| Tues |
Finish
reading Cyrano de Bergerac (Act V). Journal #61 ("My
stainless plume: My pride, my pose, my masquerade). Cyrano
response project options. Hmwk: look over Cyrano
response projects handout. |
| Wed |
View video:
Cyrano de Bergerac (available at PUC library: VTR PQ 2635
.07 C97). Hmwk: Cyrano
response project (due Wed.) |
| Thurs |
View video:
Cyrano de Bergerac (available at PUC library: VTR PQ 2635
.07 C97). Hmwk: Cyrano
response project (due Wed.) |
| Fri |
View video:
Cyrano de Bergerac (available at PUC library: VTR PQ 2635
.07 C97). Hmwk: complete Cyrano
response project (due Wed.) |
| Week
of March 6 to 10 |
| Tues |
Journal
#62. Work period for Cyrano
response projects and review for test. No hwmk. [Link
to book cover project option] |
| Wed |
Due: Cyrano
response projects. Share project with classmates. Review for
Cyrano test. Hmwk: study for Cyrano test. |
| Thurs |
Test:
Cyrano De Bergerac. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
Begin mini-unit
on traveling abroad (focusing on Italy). Journal #63 (Travel abroad
and culture clash). Begin viewing A Room with a View. No
hmwk. |
| Week
of March 13 to 17 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Tues |
Journal
#64 (Why do people travel abroad? When you travel abroad, what do
you hope to see? to learn? to share?). Continue viewing A Room
with a View. No hmwk. (Come out and support Prep students in
Romeo & Juliet tonight!) |
| Wed |
Journal
#65 (Italy, your spring break plans). Continue viewing A Room
with a View. Distribute Study
and Discussion Questions. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#66 (How does Forster deal with conflict in A Room with a View?
How does the film maker portray the conflict?). Finish viewing A
Room with a View. Begin group work (thinking, planning, discussing)
on Study and Discussion Questions.
No hmwk. (Come out and support Prep students in Romeo & Juliet
tonight!) |
| Fri |
Finish
A Room with a View Study
and Discussion Questions. Write up group results and share with
classmates. No hmwk. (Last night of Romeo and Juliet Saturday
evening!) |
| Spring
Break: History Tour to Italy. School resumes April 3. |