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| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
Oct. 24, 2005 |
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| Week
of August 17 to 19 |
| Thurs |
Writing
sample, grammar pretest. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
Continue
with grammar pretest. No hmwk. |
Week
of August 22 to 26 |
| Mon |
Syllabus,
"Getting to Know You" assignment. Hmwk: finish reading
syllabus (for quiz next Mon).
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| Tues |
"E-mail
to Teacher" assignment. Read "The
Open Window," H. H. Munro. Discuss story. Hwmk: write a
story with a surprise entrance. Set the scene, describe the entrance
and the effect on those present. Complete "E-mail
to Teacher" assignment before class next Mon. |
| Thurs |
Due:
entrance story. Continue pointing out important features of syllabus.
Literature survey and student input on curriculum content. Hmwk:
Complete "E-mail to Teacher"
assignment before class next Mon. |
| Fri |
Question
and answer session on English 9/Honors situation. Journal #1 (My
first week at Prep). No hmwk over weekend. |
| Week
of August 29 to September 2 |
| Mon |
Due:
"E-mail to Teacher"
assignment. Journal #2 (Is it working for you? What is going well?
What do you need to work on?). Spelling words for quiz on Friday
(acceptable
through conscience). Read "The
Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (pp. 116-120). Hmwk: Finish
reading "The
Secret Life of Walter Mitty". |
| Tues |
Journal #3 (A Walter Mitty daydream for yourself). Syllabus quiz.
Using today's journal as a writing prompt, write a Mitty-style daydream
for yourself. Hmwk: Have rough draft version ready for class on
Thurs. Enrichment Option: include two
or more daydreams. This will allow you to more fully develop the
sequence in your frame story--as Thurber does in the original Walter
Mitty story. |
| Thurs |
Due: rough
draft of your own Mitty-style daydream. Journal #4 (A different
Walter Mitty daydream for yourself--or someone else). Read Walter
Mitty stories aloud in groups, revise as necessary to include "elements
that link the daydreams with the narration of the story." Hmwk:
Revise, polish, type up, and illustrate your Walter Mitty daydream
for bulletin board. Due Fri. |
| Fri |
Due:
Walter Mitty daydream assignments. Journal #5 (Daydream for animal!
Be creative.). Spelling quiz (acceptable
through conscience). Share Walter Mitty daydream assignments
in class. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
No
class: Labor Day. |
| Tues |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (conscientious
through guarantee). Journal #6 (Options: Labor Day wknd,
How is school working for you? Juggling extra-curricular activities
with academics). Read "The Leap" (pp. 57-63). Read
"Flashback" on p. 64 and answer the 3 questions after
the explanation. Hmwk: discover what the 5 W's and 1 H of journalism
are. (Resource options: online search, encyclopedia, journalist,
etc.) List 5 W's and H for the dramatic rescue at the end of "The
Leap" to bring to class Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#7 (What are your strengths?). Check off and discuss homework. (Complete
reading and "Flashback" qstns--if not completed yesterday.)
Using the 5 W's & 1 H in the first paragraph, write a newspaper
article about the last time the narrator's mother saved her life
(from the burning house). Hmwk: study for spelling quiz (Fri.). |
| Fri |
Journal #8 (Football, volleyball, publications workshop, your choice).
Spelling quiz: conscientious
through guarantee. Continue on "The Leap" newspaper
article. English notebook check this
weekend. Your 3-ring binder (with 5 labeled dividers and containing
all journals, handouts and notes assigned so far) must be on shelf
in English classroom. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 12 to 16 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (harass
through license). Journal #9 (Your contributions: How
are you contributing to Prep? to your friends' lives? to your family?).
Do qstns #1-5 & 13-15. Distribute graded spelling quizzes. Write
out missed spelling words 25X each. (Due Thurs.) Hmwk: word process,
revise, edit, and proofread newspaper article about dramatic rescue
at the end of "The Leap." Enrichment:
Can you make your final draft LOOK like a newspaper article?
Final draft due Tues. |
| Tues |
Due:
final draft of "The Leap" newspaper article. Journal #10
(We're at the halfway point for first quarter. What do you want
to continue doing and do better? What do you need to change NOW
to end first quarter more successfully? How are you going to make
that change?). Share articles in class. Complete questions assigned
yesterday. Hmwk: complete writing out missed spelling words 25X
each. Due Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Due:
missed spelling words written out 25X each (from quizzes #1 &
2). Journal #11 (Senior Presentation, Freshman Presentation?). Reminders
about classroom/school rules. Write a humorous story incorporating
as many spelling words as possible. Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (harass
through license). Read aloud Katherine Paterson's The
King's Equal. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 19 to 23 |
| Mon |
No
Class: Community Service Activity |
| Tues |
Journal #12 (The
King's Equal or midterm grades). Review for test. Material
to be covered on test: "The Open Window," "The
Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "The Leap," spelling
words (acceptable
through license), and writing. Prepare review sheet:
- Develop a list of
characters for each story. Write a statement of significance
for each.
- Identify main conflict
in each story.
- Identify the significance
of the conflict to each character.
- Using returned spelling
quizzes, develop list of words to which you need to pay special
attention. (Remember that not all words were quizzed for #2
& #3.)
Papers returned in
class. Put spelling quizzes into "Quizzes & Tests"
section of English notebook. Put other papers into "Assignments"
section. Do NOT throw any returned papers away! Hmwk: Complete
review sheet (due before test on Thurs) and study for test.
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| Thurs |
Turn
in review sheet. (Must be submitted before test to receive credit.)
Midterm
Test. Hmwk: study
for midterm spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Journal #13 (racing roly polies, working in groups, midterm tests).
Midterm spelling quiz. Review of classroom procedures. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 26 to 30 |
| Mon |
Journal
#14 (Differences between 8th & 9th grade). Spelling words for
quiz on Friday (words from student writing).
Return papers. Begin unit of stories from various cultures about
underdogs. Read aloud:
"The Brave Little Tailor." Hmwk: finish reading "The
Brave Little Tailor." Write out words missed on 9/23 spelling
quiz 25X. |
| Tues |
Due:
missed spelling words written out 25X. Reading quiz. Journal #15
(Have you ever been an underdog, i.e., expected to lose? Reflections
on "The Brave Little Tailor"). Read: the story of David
and Goliath (I
Sam. 16 & 17). Hmwk: finish reading the story of David and
Goliath from the Bible (I
Sam. 16 & 17). |
| Thurs |
Reading
quiz. No journal (fire drill!) Read "Jack
and the Beanstalk". (Enrichment:
If you scroll upwards after you have followed the link to "Jack
and the Beanstalk", you will be able to read two other
versions of this tale. Why do we have variations on this tale? Do
all three versions have the same theme/moral?) Hmwk: study
for spelling quiz and reading quiz (both on Monday). |
| Fri |
Journal
#16 (What do you think are the themes/morals of the stories we've
read so far?). Read the Charles
Perrault version of the Cinderella tale, "Cinderella; or, The
Little Glass Slipper." No hwmk. (Enrichment:
browse above and below this version of the Cinderella tale
to read other versions. What do you think the Cinderella tale is
really about? Is it about bravery? rags to riches success? beauty?
goodness? nobility of spirit? surviving adversity? Do different
versions have different moral/themes? Why might parents want their
children to understand the story of Cinderella?) |
| Week
of October 3 to 7 |
| Mon |
Spelling quiz (words
from student writing). Reading quiz over "Jack
and the Beanstalk". Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (lightning
through precede). In groups of 3-4, discuss themes
of stories read so far. Compile list of benefits of understanding
and appreciating the stories we have read so far. ("The Brave
Little Tailor," David and Goliath, "Jack and the Beanstalk,"
and Perrault's "Cinderella") Hmwk: read Esther 1 &
2 from any version of the Bible.
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| Tues |
Reading quiz: Esther 1 & 2. Journal #17 (Health Fair, Rio football,
your weekend). Continue reading the story of Esther. Hmwk: continue
reading the story of Esther in the Bible. (Enrichment:
Read an essay with modern applications of the Esther story: "What
Queen Esther Knew: Business Strategies from a Biblical Sage,"
by Connie Glaser. What do you think about Glaser's ideas? Do
they fit with the themes/morals of the Cinderella tale? Do they
fit with your understanding of Esther's story?) |
| Thurs |
Reading quiz: Esther, ch. 9 & 10. Journal #18 (How is the story
of Esther an underdog story?) Read: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters.
Continue Monday's list of benefits of understanding and appreciating
the stories we have read so far. (Add Esther and Mufaro's Beautiful
Daughters to the list.) Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (lightning
through precede). Read: "Fair,
Brown, and Trembling" (an Irish version of the Cinderella tale).
Read: Sleeping Ugly, by Jane Yolen--a tale in which the ugly
girl gets the prince and the beautiful princess gets just what she
deserves. No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 10 to 14 (End of First Quarter) |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (principal/principle
through supersede). Test
review questions about underdog stories. Hmwk: Begin your own
review of the stories for test. |
| Tues |
Continue
test review questions
about underdog stories. (Due before the test.) Write out missed
spelling words. (Due Mon, Oct. 17). Hmwk: study for end-of-quarter
test and study for spelling quiz. Click
here for worksheet to help with principal/principle
usage. Answers available.). |
| Thurs |
Complete test
review questions about underdog stories. Pass back papers.
(Students who have completed review can study for this Friday's
spelling quiz and/or write out missed spelling words from previous
quizzes.) Hmwk: study for end-of-quarter test and study for spelling
quiz. Click here for
worksheet to help with principal/principle usage.
Answers available.)
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| Fri |
Spelling quiz (principal/principle
through supersede). Due:
test review questions. Test:
underdog stories. No hmwk. Just for fun:
read about "Back
and the Stean Jalk" and "Prinderella and the Since"!
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