April 2-6, 2007

Monday
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop due today; test Tuesday
2. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III today in class; textbooks mandatory; What Happens in Act III handout
3. Grammar homework to be assigned

Tuesday
1. Shortened Day
2. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test today
3. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III today in class; What Happens in Act III handout
4. REVISED Literary Terms 11-20 assigned; test on Monday

Wednesday
1. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III today in class; What Happens in Act III handout
2. Grammar homework to be assigned
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment scores on SCR/ECR announced
4. REVISED Literary Terms 11-20 assigned; test on Monday

Thursday
1. Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due on Monday
2. Julius Caesar continues
3. Grammar homework to be scheduled

Friday
1. CST Multiple-choice practice
2. Grammar homework to be scheduled
NOTE: Check Tuesday evening to see updates to the TENTATIVE blog

March 26-31, 2007

Monday
1. Grammar Parts of Speech Test
2. Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop due today; test on Tuesday
3. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
4. Homework TBA

Tuesday
1. Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop Test today
2. Julius Caesar Act II continues today
3. Literary Terms 6-10 reviewed in class with test scheduled on Wednesday

Wednesday
1. Julius Caesar Act II continues today
2. Literary Terms 1-10 Test today
3. Grammar TBA
4. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop due on Monday
Note: Corrections for this blog should be e-mailed to jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us

Thursday
1. Grammar will continue this week in class and as homework assignments
2. Julius Caesar will continue next week in class; textbooks required Thursday and Friday for completing What Happens in Act II handout and test
3. Preparation for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition
4. Literary Terms One-Ten Test tomorrow, Friday

Friday
1. Literary Terms One-Ten Test
2. Preparation for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition
3. Check blog on weekend for assignments for next week

March 19-23, 2007

Monday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I William Shakespeare
2. Forster's "Julius Caesar" questions on meaning and vocabulary due today; students may turn in this assignment on Tuesday
3. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop due today

Tuesday
1. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continued (books are mandatory)
3. Grammar Part of Speech from Language Handbook
5. California High School Exit Examination-English
NOTE: Good luck to Honors SAS 10th Graders as they complete the California High School Exit Examination

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continued and "What Happens in Act I" handout; textbooks in class are mandatory
2. Grammar Verbs Parts of Speech from Language Handbook cont'd (homework assigned)
3. California High School Exit Examination-Mathematics

Thursday
1. Complete Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop by Monday; test on Tuesday
2. Grammar Adverbs Parts of Speech from Language Handbook cont'd
3. Literature Terms One-Ten from textbook
4. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I in class (textbooks are mandatory)

Friday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I Test in class (textbooks are mandatory)
2. Preparation for Secondary Periodic Assessments: Exposition and Lit. Analysis
3. Weekend homework TBA

March 12-16, 2007wr

Monday
1. "Superman and Me" Sherman Alexie
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop

Tuesday
1. "Straw into Gold" Sandra Cisneros
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop Test
3. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop due Monday, March 19
3. Shakespeare's Stratford Outlining due Wednesday

Wednesday
1. "Straw into Gold" Sandra Cisneros
2. Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
3. Exposition Unit: Working with Tone and Diction in "Straw into Gold"

Thursday
1. Vantage Writing Lab-Thursday and Friday for CAHSEE-type writing prompt
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine due Monday, March 19
3. Shakespeare's Stratford Cornell Notes due today; test in Vantage Lab before prewriting
4. Julius Caesar Act I Monday, March 19 (textbooks are mandatory)

Friday
1. Grammar lessons will continue on Monday in class (textbooks are mandatory)
2. Vantage Writing Lab--CAHSEE-Type Writing Prompt

March 5-9, 2007

Welcome to Honors English 10B.

Here are this week's assignments:

Monday
1. Coursework Survey
2. Honors English 10B Syllabus

Tuesday
1. CAHSEE Essay Practice One--A Moment in History (prewriting)
2. Grammar--The Parts of Speech (Identifying Common and Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives)

Wednesday
1. CAHSEE--Essay Practice Two--Qualities in Adults You Admire (prewriting)
2. Grammar--The Parts of Speech (Identifying and Using Pronouns)

Thursday
1. Vantage Lab (CAHSEE Practice Essay) prewriting and rubric discussion
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight assigned

Friday
1. Vantage Lab (CAHSEE Practice Essay) composition
2. Weekend homework to be assigned including vocabulary (submit Unit Eight, Vocabulary Workshop by Monday, March 12), grammar, and composition activities

Syllabus for Honors Ten English 10B

Honors English 10B-Grade Ten
WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER
Mr. Carmicle 2006-2007 E-mail: jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us
Web Log: hollywoodhighschool.net 323-461-3891 Ext. 419

Texts: Elements of Literature, Fourth Course Holt, Rinehart, and Winston ©2000
Vocabulary Workshop Level “E” Shostak (Sadlier-Oxford Publishing ©2005)
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 2006
Novel: Lord of the Flies William Golding (1911-1993)
Plays: Julius Caesar William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Antigone Sophocles (?496 B.C.-406 B.C.)

Date 2007 Material Covered/Standards for Exposition and Literary Analysis Components*

Week One
Introduction to Elizabethan Customs, Language, and Drama
Week Two
Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (?1599)
Week Three
Introduction to William Shakespeare (Page 762); How to Read the Play (771); Before You Read/The Play's Characters (774/776)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I (777)
Week Four
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II (799)
Week Five
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III (821)
Week Six
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV (845)
Week Seven
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V (862)
Week Eight
Introduction to Greek Tragedy and Sophocles (685/738)
Before You Read (690); The Myth of Oedipus (688)
Antigone: Prologue (693) and Parados (697)
Week Nine
Antigone: Scene 1 (700) and Ode 1 (705)
Week Ten
Antigone: Scene 2 (707) and Ode 2 (713)
Week Eleven
Antigone: Scene 3 (716) and Ode 3 (721)
Week Twelve
Antigone: Scene 4 (723) and Ode 4 (726)
Antigone: Scene 5 (728), Paean (731), and Exodos (733)
Week Thirteen
Introduction to the Novel, William Golding, and The Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 1-3)
Week Fourteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 4-6)
Week Fifteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 7-9)
Week Sixteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 10-12)

Honors English Ten Course and Exposition and Literary Analysis Focus Standards:

Writing 2.2 and Listening/Speaking 2.4 Write responses to literature
o Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works
o Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or other works
o Demonstrate awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created
o Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text
Writing 2.3 and Listening and Speaking 2.2 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports:
o Marshall evidence in support of a thesis and related claims, including information on all relevant perspectives
o Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently
o Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas
o Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs
o Anticipate and address readers’ potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations
o Use technical terms and notations accurately (over)


Reading 2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension
Reading 2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration
Reading 3.11 Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism
Reading 3.3 Analyze interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (e.g. internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot

*Instructional Component 2: Exposition: Students will read expository texts, with a focus on synthesizing and extending ideas presented in primary/secondary sources, including works by a single author dealing with a single issue. In addition, students will write expository essays with an emphasis on research reports and give expository oral presentations.

Disciplinary Literacy Grade Ten Exposition Unit Selections

“Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie
“Straw into Gold” Sandra Cisnernos
“Learning to Read and Write” Frederick Douglass
Embedded Assessment: from The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Instructional Component 3: Literary Analysis: Students will read literary texts, with a focus on analyzing the interactions between main and subordinate characters and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism. Students will also write literary response essays and give literary response oral presentations.
Los Angeles Unified School District Standards-Based English/Language Arts Course Syllabus

Parents are encouraged to take an active role and assist students by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note-taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is submitted by due dates. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in Honors English 10B. Report cards are distributed to students at four and twelve-week marking periods; parents should sign and return documents. At the midterm-marking period, report cards will be provided at parent conferences. Final marks are mailed to parents. Students should expect a semester of rigorous studies as they complete the demanding Honors English Ten curriculum. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor, parents and students are posted on my web log at the hollywoodhighschool.net web site.

The California High School Exit Exams (March 20-21), Exposition and Literary Response Periodic Assessments, and the California Achievement Test Exams (May 21-June 4) are scheduled this semester.


Notes:

Off-Track Assignments-Grade Ten Honors English

Dialectical journals are due by the end of the first week of instruction. Please submit these assignments on time.