| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
Oct.
23, 2006 |
|
Week
of August 21 to 25 |
| Mon |
Syllabus. "Getting to Know You"
assignment, paying special attention to qstns. #7 & 8. "E-mail
to Teacher" assignment.
Hmwk: Read syllabus for quiz on Thurs. Complete "E-mail
to Teacher" assignment (due by midnight Thurs). Put together
English class notebook as per instructions in syllabus ("Additional
Materials" section). Write out answers to the following qstns
in your own handwriting: a) Why are you enrolled in honors? b) What
are your expectations for English 10 Honors? c) How will you be
a better person because you have taken English 10 Honors? (Due Tues) |
| Tues |
Due: answers
to yesterday's hwmk qstns. Discuss
answers to yesterday's hwmk qstns. Discuss questions about expectations
for English 10 Honors.Journal #1 (Reflect: "You can fool all
the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time,
but you cannot fool all the people all the time."--Abraham
Lincoln). Read aloud in class: "The Owl Who Was God,"
by James Thurber.
Hmwk: Write out answers to these Study
Guide qstns about "The Owl Who Was God." Be prepared
to discuss your answers to the questions. |
| Wed |
Due: answers to the
Study
Guide qstns. Discussion. Brainstorming and prewriting on qstns:
Can too many of the people fool you too much of the time? Can
you fool too many of the people too much of the time? Can you
fool yourself too much of the time? (Thanks to Tim H. for the
3rd qstn.) Think of stories, examples, situations, events, etc.
that can illustrate your response ot one of the questions. Write
a rough draft answer to one of the questions.
Hmwk: Complete
handwritten rough draft answer to one the the questions. Due Thurs.
Finish reading syllabus to prepare for quiz.
|
| Thurs |
Due: word
processed, revised answer. Due (by midnight tonight): "E-mail
to Teacher" assignment. Syllabus quiz. Discussion of topic
sentences using bag and label visual aid.
Hmwk: Revise and word process final draft answer to question.
Due Mon. |
| Week
of August 28 to September 1 |
| Mon |
Due:
final, word-processed answer to Thurber story question. Journal
#2 ("Two Kinds" focus activity: thoughts on parents) Spelling
words for quiz on Thursday (abate to ad hoc).
Read "Two Kinds," by Amy Tan, pp. 49 - 58. Write thoughtful
answers for #6-15, p. 59.
Hmwk: Complete thoughtful answers for #6-15, p. 59. Make
rough draft list of pros and cons for "Debating Issues,"
p. 60. Due Tues. |
| Tues |
Due: answers
for #6-15, p. 59; rough draft list of pros and cons for "Debating
Issues," p. 60 (on separate sheets of paper). Reading quiz:
"Two Kinds." Discussion of "Two Kinds." Explaining
by storytelling.
Hmwk: "Two Kinds" rough draft. Pick one side of
the issue and support it with a story or several shorter incidents. |
| Wed |
Board notes on paragraph
intros and story supports (to file in "Notes" section
of English notebook). Revision of story: underline (or write)
a topic sentence at the beginning of the story that alerts the
reader to your opinion on the issue. Do an analysis of your story:
What needs to be left out? What needs to be added? What needs
to be changed to make the topic sentence true, accurate, fair,
and inclusive. Make necessary revisions.
Hmwk: revise and word process the next draft of your story.
Due Thurs. Study for spelling quiz.
|
| Thurs |
Due:
word-processed draft of story. Spelling
quiz. Peer review stories
for topic sentences and supports. Read aloud to group. Listeners
identify topic sentence and give feedback about how well story details
fit topic sentence. Finish compiling/decorating English notebook.
No hmwk for Labor Day weekend.
English notebook check this weekend. Your
3-ring binder (with 5 labeled dividers and containing all journals,
handouts and notes given so far) must be on shelf in English classroom.
|
| Week
of September 4 to 8 |
| Mon |
Labor
Day: No Classes! |
| Tues |
Spelling
words for quiz on Thursday (ad nauseam to alluring).
Read quietly: "Chee's Daughter" in lit text, starting
on p. 22.
Hmwk: revise and word process final draft of last week's
story. Staple final draft on top of all previous drafts--arranged
in reverse chronological order. Due Wed. |
| Wed |
Due:
final draft (and all previous drafts) of last week's story. Finish
reading "Chee's Daughter." Do qstns #1-11 & 14, p.
35, in class.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. Finish "Chee's Daughter"
qstns--if not finished in class. |
| Thurs |
Due: "Chee's
Daughter's" qstns--if not finished yesterday. Journal #4 (How
would your life be different if our culture were matrilineal? To
what extent does the modern facilitate the traditional in "Chee's
Daughter"?) Spelling quiz
(ad nauseam to alluring). Discussion of "Chee's
Daughter." How do elements of modern life actually facilitate
Chee's traditional methods?
No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 11 to 15 |
| Mon |
Journal
#5 (9/11, Publication Workshop). Read "The
Interlopers" (lit text pp. 269-274). Spelling
words for quiz on Wednesday.
Hmwk: Creative writing options: either write a sequel to
this story (what happens next?) OR go back about 3 paragraphs and
write a new, different ending. Rough draft due Tues. |
| Tues |
Due:
rough draft of creative writing option. Journal #6 (Reflections
on this morning's worship about making decisions to bring peace
and calm to your life) Share creative writing with classmates.
Review dialogue punctuation rules on board. Revise and edit
story options.
Hmwk: study for midterm test.
Word process and proofread final draft of "The Interlopers"
ending or sequel. |
| Wed |
Due:
word processed "The Interlopers" story ending or sequel
(and all previous drafts). Spelling quiz. In-class
test review activity:
- Develop a list of
characters for each story. Write a statement of significance
for each.
- Identify main conflict/s
in each story.
- individual vs.
self
- group/individual
vs. group/individual
- individual vs.
environment
- Identify the significance
of the conflict/s to each character.
- What is/are the
theme/s for each story?
Hmwk: study
for midterm test.
|
| Thurs |
Midterm test.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 18 to 22 |
| Mon |
Biology
Trip: No Class |
| Tues |
Biology
Trip: No Class |
| Wed |
Biology
Trip: No Class |
| Thurs |
Biology
Trip: No Class |
| Week
of September 25 to 29 |
| Mon |
Journal
#7 (Biology trip, and back to school). Spelling
words for quiz on Thursday (antipathy to aspire).
Read "Catch the Moon," pp. 63 to 69. Pass back graded
papers.
No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Journal #8 (Consider
the first half of this quarter as a dress rehearsal for the second
half. What needs to be tweaked for peace, happiness and success?)
"Catch the Moon" response options (pick one):
- Qstns #1-10 &
12-14 (p. 70)
- "Art: Luis
and His Logos" (p. 71)
- "Creative Writing"
(p. 71)
- "Character"
(p. 71)
Hmwk: do any
out-of-class work needed for your response option.
|
| Wed |
Journal
#9 (When was the last time you gave a special gift or did something
really nice for someone else? Plan a gift or a special treat for
someone else.) Work on response options. Go over test. Pass back
papers.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz (antipathy to aspire). "Catch the Moon"
response option due by end of class.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 2 to 6 |
| Mon |
Journal
#10 ("What's in a name?" How important is your name? Could
you change your name easily? "Catch the Moon" sequel).
Spelling words for quiz on Thursday
(assuage to becoming). Read "By Any Other
Name," pp. 479-485. Read
"Atmosphere," p. 486.
Hmwk: Think about your favorite peaceful place--real or otherwise. |
| Tues |
[Football guys and
volleyball girls gone] Journal #11 (Your most peaceful place--real
or otherwise). Review how atmosphere is created in a story. Students
identify sections of the story that create the atmosphere of the
Anglo-Indian school and Santha's home in "By Any Other Name."
Write a description of your favorite place. Include "descriptive
details" to convey the atmosphere of the place.
Hmwk: complete descriptive paragraph. Show, don't
tell!
|
| Wed |
Share descriptive paragraph
with a friend to get feedback. The reader should be able to see
clearly what you feel about the place without your having to express
the feelings directly--just by the descriptive details you incorporate.
Mark specially effective passages with a star or smiley face.
Create visual representation of your descriptive paragraph.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz.
|
| Thurs |
Journal #12 (Rainy
day). Spelling/vocab quiz (assuage
to becoming). Complete visual representation of descriptive
paragraph. Turn in paragraph and visual. Read story aloud.
No hmwk.
|
| Week
of October 9 to 13 |
| Mon |
No class.
|
| Tues |
Meet with world history
class in Mrs. Denton's room. Spelling
words for quiz on Thursday (belies to brawn).
|
| Wed |
No class
because of PowerWeek
Hmwk: study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (belies to brawn). Intro to "soph-o-more"
stories (stories with wise people and fools). Read aloud two Isaac
Bashevis Singer stories: "Shrewd Todie and Lyzer the Miser"
and "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom." While
listening to the stories, make notes answering these two questions:
1) How do fools
and foolishness feature in these stories? 2) How
does intelligence feature in these stories?
Hwmk:
Read "The Needle," p. 420 (blue lit text). Add to notes
about the role of foolishness and/or intelligence in this work.
|
| Week
of October 16 to 20 (End of First Quarter) |
| Mon |
Words
for spelling/vocab quiz on Thursday (brevity to chameleon).
Watch video: "I'm a Fool" (based on a short
story by Sherwood Anderson). While watching the video, add to
your notes from yesterday about the role of the foolishness and
smarts in this work.
Hmwk: What makes someone a "fool"? What makes someone
"wise"? |
| Tues |
Journal
#13 (foolishness/wisdom: qualities necessary to both). Class discussion
on foolishness and wisdom, qualities necessary for both definitions,
and notes on board. Test review. [Test fodder: "sophomore"
stories and "Catch the Moon" and "By Any Other Name."]
Hmwk: study for test. |
| Wed |
No
class: AP World History, instead.
Hmwk: study for spelling/vocab quiz |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (brevity to chameleon).
Test: ("sophomore" stories and "Catch the
Moon" and "By Any Other Name.")
No hmwk. |