February 9-June 19,2009 DRAFT
Semester B Syllabus
Grade Ten Honors English 2008-2009
Instructional Dates/Material To Be Covered/Semester "B"
Week One
Opening Week Activities: Late Work Policy; Secondary Periodic Assessment Response to Literature Diagnostic; Bradbury Biography and Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Preparation for Exposition Secondary Periodic Assessment
Presidents Day Holiday February 16, 2009
Week Two
Fahrenheit 451 Part One "The Hearth and the Salamander"; Imitative Writing from Fahrenheit 451; Talking Points Part One and Class Discussion; Exposition Secondary Periodic Assessment administered
Week Three
Fahrenheit 451 Part Two "The Sieve and the Sand"; Talking Points and Class Discussion
Week Four
Fahrenheit 451 Part Three "Burning Bright"; Talking Points and Class Discussion
Week Five
Literary Genre: Play
Introduction to Greek Tragedy and Sophocles; Before You Read Antigone; The Myth of Oedipus; To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters One-Five
Week Six
Antigone: Prologue and Parados
Week Seven
Antigone: Scene One and Ode One; Scene Two and Ode Two
Week Eight
Antigone: Scene Three and Ode Three; Scene Four and Ode Four
SPRING BREAK April 6-10, 2009
Week Nine
Antigone: Scene Five, Paean, and Exodos
Week Ten
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty Six to Thirty-One
Week Eleven
To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters One-Five
Week Twelve
To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters Six-Eleven
Memorial Day Holiday May 25, 2009
Week Thirteen
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twelve-Fifteen
Week Fourteen
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Sixteen-Twenty
Week Fifteen
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five
Week Sixteen
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty Six to Thirty-One
Week Seventeen
To Be Announced
Week Eighteen
To Be Announced
Useful Web Sites
Online Writing Labs http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Composition formatting
Oxford English Dictionary http://www.oed.com/
Vocabulary for the AP student
Strunk and White http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/
Rules of style for written prose
Teacher Web Log http://www.hollywoodhighschool.net
Weekly blog postings of assignments due
Apex Learning http://www.apexvs.com/
AP diagnostic tests; literary terms; study strategies
Go My Access/Vantage Learning http://www.gomyaccess.com
Intellimetric prompts and rubric-scored writing
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
STUDYPATH* December 15-19, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org outline due tomorrow
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups in class
4. Reading Checks for Acts I, II, III, IV, and V due at end of play
5. Mark Antony's Funeral Speech essay due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Outline due today
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
3. Julius Caesar film screened Wednesday and Thursday in class
4. "The Bet" letters to the editor rewrites due by Friday
5. Grammar assignment
Wednesday
1. Julius Caesar film screening
2. "The Bet" final rewrites due by Friday
Thursday
1. Julius Caesar film screening
2. Caesar essay due Friday
Friday
1. Caesar essay due today
2. "The Bet" final rewrites due today
3. Winter Break December 20-January 11
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org outline due tomorrow
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups in class
4. Reading Checks for Acts I, II, III, IV, and V due at end of play
5. Mark Antony's Funeral Speech essay due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Outline due today
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
3. Julius Caesar film screened Wednesday and Thursday in class
4. "The Bet" letters to the editor rewrites due by Friday
5. Grammar assignment
Wednesday
1. Julius Caesar film screening
2. "The Bet" final rewrites due by Friday
Thursday
1. Julius Caesar film screening
2. Caesar essay due Friday
Friday
1. Caesar essay due today
2. "The Bet" final rewrites due today
3. Winter Break December 20-January 11
Sunday, December 07, 2008
STUDYPATH* December 8-12, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III and IV all week; anthologies due in class
2. Homework Three continued in class
3. Outline of ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org due on Monday, December 15
4. Literary Terms
5. Grammar assignment
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Literary Terms
Wednesday
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Homework Three continued in class
3. Grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Caesar essay assigned tomorrow; due on Wednesday
Friday
1. Caesar essay assigned; due Wednesday
2. Grammar assignment
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Outline due Monday, December 15
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III and IV all week; anthologies due in class
2. Homework Three continued in class
3. Outline of ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org due on Monday, December 15
4. Literary Terms
5. Grammar assignment
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Literary Terms
Wednesday
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Homework Three continued in class
3. Grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Caesar essay assigned tomorrow; due on Wednesday
Friday
1. Caesar essay assigned; due Wednesday
2. Grammar assignment
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Outline due Monday, December 15
Sunday, November 30, 2008
STUDYPATH* December 1-5, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. "The Bet" letter to the editor due today (see format suggestion at end of this week's blog)
2. Anthologies due in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
3. Literary Terms
4. Homework Three printout due in class for in-class assignment
5. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test on Friday
6. Grammar assignment
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Act II
2. ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org outline due December 15
3. Literary Terms
Wednesday
1. Caesar Acts II and III
2. Grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Caesar Acts II and III continued
2. Grammar assignment
Friday
1. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Caesar Act III
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Literary Terms test today
"The Bet" Letter to the Editor format suggestion:
Letter to the Editor (center title on top line of paper); make sure standards are in upper right hand corner; do not pass margin; skip one line after title for text; this letter is in block form, meaning all text begins inside left hand margin
November 25, 2008
Editor
The Crimson Chronicle
1521 N. Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Dear Editor:
I am writing this letter to state my opinion regarding capital punishment. I firmly believe that capital punishment is inhumane and unjust...
(this is sample text; your letter must be different from the sample text)
Respectfully,
Suzy Student (signed)
Suzy Student (typed)
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. "The Bet" letter to the editor due today (see format suggestion at end of this week's blog)
2. Anthologies due in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
3. Literary Terms
4. Homework Three printout due in class for in-class assignment
5. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test on Friday
6. Grammar assignment
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Act II
2. ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org outline due December 15
3. Literary Terms
Wednesday
1. Caesar Acts II and III
2. Grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Caesar Acts II and III continued
2. Grammar assignment
Friday
1. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Caesar Act III
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Literary Terms test today
"The Bet" Letter to the Editor format suggestion:
Letter to the Editor (center title on top line of paper); make sure standards are in upper right hand corner; do not pass margin; skip one line after title for text; this letter is in block form, meaning all text begins inside left hand margin
November 25, 2008
Editor
The Crimson Chronicle
1521 N. Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Dear Editor:
I am writing this letter to state my opinion regarding capital punishment. I firmly believe that capital punishment is inhumane and unjust...
(this is sample text; your letter must be different from the sample text)
Respectfully,
Suzy Student (signed)
Suzy Student (typed)
Saturday, November 22, 2008
STUDYPATH* November 24-28, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Six Vocabulary test today in class
2. Grammar assignment from anthology
3. Anthologies due in class for Caesar Act I, Scenes 2,3
4. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary due on Monday
5. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essays due today
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Act I, Scenes 2, 3 continued
2. Anthologies due in class; grammar assignment
3. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday; format introduced in class
Wednesday
1. School holiday Thursday and Friday
2. Caesar Act I continued; Act II assignment
3. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary due Monday
Thursday
1. Thanksgiving Day holiday
Friday
1. School holiday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Six Vocabulary test today in class
2. Grammar assignment from anthology
3. Anthologies due in class for Caesar Act I, Scenes 2,3
4. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary due on Monday
5. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essays due today
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Act I, Scenes 2, 3 continued
2. Anthologies due in class; grammar assignment
3. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday; format introduced in class
Wednesday
1. School holiday Thursday and Friday
2. Caesar Act I continued; Act II assignment
3. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary due Monday
Thursday
1. Thanksgiving Day holiday
Friday
1. School holiday
Sunday, November 16, 2008
STUDYPATH* November 17-21, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test
2. Review of Cornell Notes; poetry unit exam tomorrow
3. "The Man He Killed" Thomas Hardy poem assignment
4. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Poetry Unit exam today
2. Grammar assignment
3. Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday
Wednesday
1. Shakespeare in American Communities assignment
2. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay tomorrow in class timed writing
3. Literary terms
4. www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org
Thursday
1. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay in class
2. "The Bet" letter to the editor due tomorrow
Friday
1. "The Bet" letter to the editor due
2. Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test Monday
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Anthologies due in class Monday for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test
2. Review of Cornell Notes; poetry unit exam tomorrow
3. "The Man He Killed" Thomas Hardy poem assignment
4. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Poetry Unit exam today
2. Grammar assignment
3. Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday
Wednesday
1. Shakespeare in American Communities assignment
2. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay tomorrow in class timed writing
3. Literary terms
4. www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org
Thursday
1. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay in class
2. "The Bet" letter to the editor due tomorrow
Friday
1. "The Bet" letter to the editor due
2. Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test Monday
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Anthologies due in class Monday for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Sunday, November 09, 2008
STUDYPATH* November 10-14, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Poetry Unit continues; Raleigh-Marlowe-Housman essay assigned
3. Literary Terms (next ten terms with test to be scheduled)
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
5. Grammar lesson in class
Tuesday
1. Veterans Day school holiday
2. Poetry Unit continues Wednesday
Wednesday
1. Literary Terms continue all week
2. Poetry Unit Raleigh-Marlowe-Housman essay prewriting due
3. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; postponed from last week
4. Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday; test on Monday
Thursday
1. Unit Five Vocabulary answers due Friday; books required in class tomorrow
2. Poetry Unit continues
Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test today Monday
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Grammar lesson in class
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. Literary Terms test today in class
6. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Poetry Unit continues; Raleigh-Marlowe-Housman essay assigned
3. Literary Terms (next ten terms with test to be scheduled)
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
5. Grammar lesson in class
Tuesday
1. Veterans Day school holiday
2. Poetry Unit continues Wednesday
Wednesday
1. Literary Terms continue all week
2. Poetry Unit Raleigh-Marlowe-Housman essay prewriting due
3. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; postponed from last week
4. Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday; test on Monday
Thursday
1. Unit Five Vocabulary answers due Friday; books required in class tomorrow
2. Poetry Unit continues
Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test today Monday
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Grammar lesson in class
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. Literary Terms test today in class
6. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday
Sunday, November 02, 2008
STUDYPATH* November 3-7, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due Thursday; test on Friday
2. Catcher in the Rye final essay timed writing in class Thursday; prewriting due Tuesday
3. Literary Terms in class; test to be scheduled
4. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due today; make certain spell-grammar check is used with no use of "you" or contractions
5. Grammar lesson in class
6. Poetry Unit begins
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
2. Poetry Unit continues
3. Literary Terms in class; test on Wednesday
4. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; due Monday
Wednesday
1. Literary Terms test in class
2. Poetry Unit continues
3. Catcher in the Rye essay timed writing in class tomorrow; prewriting is mandatory and must be stapled behind essay
4. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due tomorrow; test on Friday
Thursday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary answers due today; books required in class tomorrow
2. Catcher in the Rye final essay in class timed writing
Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test today; books required in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Grammar lesson in class
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. New set of ten literary terms introduced
6. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due Thursday; test on Friday
2. Catcher in the Rye final essay timed writing in class Thursday; prewriting due Tuesday
3. Literary Terms in class; test to be scheduled
4. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due today; make certain spell-grammar check is used with no use of "you" or contractions
5. Grammar lesson in class
6. Poetry Unit begins
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
2. Poetry Unit continues
3. Literary Terms in class; test on Wednesday
4. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; due Monday
Wednesday
1. Literary Terms test in class
2. Poetry Unit continues
3. Catcher in the Rye essay timed writing in class tomorrow; prewriting is mandatory and must be stapled behind essay
4. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due tomorrow; test on Friday
Thursday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary answers due today; books required in class tomorrow
2. Catcher in the Rye final essay in class timed writing
Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test today; books required in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Grammar lesson in class
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. New set of ten literary terms introduced
6. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday
Sunday, October 26, 2008
STUDYPATH* October 27-31, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Homework2pdf. due today
2. Units One-Three Cumulative assignment due Wednesday; test to be scheduled
3. Persuasion Periodic Assessment ends; Expository Periodic Assessment begins
4. Catcher in the Rye class discussion on Chapters 21-26; talking points due today
5. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Expository Periodic Assessment assignment
2. Catcher in the Rye essay assigned as timed writing
3. Literary Terms continued; test to be scheduled
Wednesday
1. Units One-Three Cumulative assignment due in class today; test on Monday
2. "Straw Into Gold" homework assignment
3. Grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Multiple-Choice strategies for the Expository Periodic Assessment
2. "Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros; reader/writer notebooks and class discussion
Friday
1. Timed writing in class of The Catcher in the Rye essay
2. Literary Terms test
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due today
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Homework2pdf. due today
2. Units One-Three Cumulative assignment due Wednesday; test to be scheduled
3. Persuasion Periodic Assessment ends; Expository Periodic Assessment begins
4. Catcher in the Rye class discussion on Chapters 21-26; talking points due today
5. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Expository Periodic Assessment assignment
2. Catcher in the Rye essay assigned as timed writing
3. Literary Terms continued; test to be scheduled
Wednesday
1. Units One-Three Cumulative assignment due in class today; test on Monday
2. "Straw Into Gold" homework assignment
3. Grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Multiple-Choice strategies for the Expository Periodic Assessment
2. "Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros; reader/writer notebooks and class discussion
Friday
1. Timed writing in class of The Catcher in the Rye essay
2. Literary Terms test
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due today
Sunday, October 19, 2008
STUDYPATH* October 20-24, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 21-26 talking points due Monday, October 27 for class discussion
2. Literary Terms
3. Grammar assignment
4. Speeches for Persuasion Periodic Assessment on Wednesday in class
5. Unit One-Three Vocabulary Cumulative Test on Tuesday, October 28
6. Practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday of this week
2. Practice for speeches in class tomorrow
3. Literary Terms
Wednesday
1. Speeches in class for Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment Unit
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday
Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment Day One
2. Homework to be announced
Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment Day Two
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 21-26 class discussion postponed to Monday; talking points due in class
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 21-26 talking points due Monday, October 27 for class discussion
2. Literary Terms
3. Grammar assignment
4. Speeches for Persuasion Periodic Assessment on Wednesday in class
5. Unit One-Three Vocabulary Cumulative Test on Tuesday, October 28
6. Practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday of this week
2. Practice for speeches in class tomorrow
3. Literary Terms
Wednesday
1. Speeches in class for Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment Unit
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday
Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment Day One
2. Homework to be announced
Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment Day Two
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 21-26 class discussion postponed to Monday; talking points due in class
Saturday, October 11, 2008
STUDYPATH* October 13-17, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. "The Cold Equations" Changing the Ending assignment scored and returned to students
2. Back-To-School Night Thursday, October 16
3. Literary Terms test on Wednesday
4. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points due on Friday for class discussion
5. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion Unit; multiple-choice test taking strategies and Clinton-Chavez speeches
6. Index card with topic for student speech due in class today
7. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test tomorrow
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test today; books required in class
2. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essays assigned; due date announced
3. Homework2 pdf. due on Friday, October 24
4. Literary Terms test tomorrow
Wednesday
1. Literary Terms test in class today
2. Back-To-School Night tomorrow night 5:30-7:30 P.M. in Room 422
3. Talking points due Friday for Catcher in the Rye
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment strategies continued
5. Grammar assignment
6. Advisories-Scholastic Aptitude Test
Thursday
1. Back-To-School Night 5:30-7:30 P.M. in Room 422
2. Portfolios organized in class tomorrow
3. Grammar assignment
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment strategies continued
5. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; due date announced
6. Student speeches dates to be announced
Friday
1. Portfolios organized
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion; talking points due
3. Weekend homework to be announced
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. "The Cold Equations" Changing the Ending assignment scored and returned to students
2. Back-To-School Night Thursday, October 16
3. Literary Terms test on Wednesday
4. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points due on Friday for class discussion
5. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion Unit; multiple-choice test taking strategies and Clinton-Chavez speeches
6. Index card with topic for student speech due in class today
7. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test tomorrow
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test today; books required in class
2. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essays assigned; due date announced
3. Homework2 pdf. due on Friday, October 24
4. Literary Terms test tomorrow
Wednesday
1. Literary Terms test in class today
2. Back-To-School Night tomorrow night 5:30-7:30 P.M. in Room 422
3. Talking points due Friday for Catcher in the Rye
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment strategies continued
5. Grammar assignment
6. Advisories-Scholastic Aptitude Test
Thursday
1. Back-To-School Night 5:30-7:30 P.M. in Room 422
2. Portfolios organized in class tomorrow
3. Grammar assignment
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment strategies continued
5. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; due date announced
6. Student speeches dates to be announced
Friday
1. Portfolios organized
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion; talking points due
3. Weekend homework to be announced
Saturday, October 04, 2008
STUDYPATH* October 6-10, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Changing the Ending creative writing for "The Cold Equations" deadline now set at Friday, October 10; see last week's blog for format requirements
2. Unit Two Vocabulary test today; books are required in class
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues in class today; book required
4. Grammar assignment
5. Literary Terms continued; test on Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Clinton speech strategies continued in class for Periodic Assessment practice
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen due Friday; five talking points per chapter
3. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due Monday; test on Tuesday
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
Wednesday
1. Clinton speech strategies continued in class
2. Catcher in the Rye talking points due Friday for in-class discussion
3. Grammar assignment
4. Thursday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
5. Literary Terms test
6. Homework2 pdf due Friday, October 24
Thursday
1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Portfolios organized in class tomorrow; bring scored assignments
Friday
1. Catcher in the Rye class discussion on Chapters Eleven-Fifteen; book required
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Monday
4. Portfolios organized
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Changing the Ending creative writing for "The Cold Equations" deadline now set at Friday, October 10; see last week's blog for format requirements
2. Unit Two Vocabulary test today; books are required in class
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues in class today; book required
4. Grammar assignment
5. Literary Terms continued; test on Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Clinton speech strategies continued in class for Periodic Assessment practice
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen due Friday; five talking points per chapter
3. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due Monday; test on Tuesday
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
Wednesday
1. Clinton speech strategies continued in class
2. Catcher in the Rye talking points due Friday for in-class discussion
3. Grammar assignment
4. Thursday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
5. Literary Terms test
6. Homework2 pdf due Friday, October 24
Thursday
1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Portfolios organized in class tomorrow; bring scored assignments
Friday
1. Catcher in the Rye class discussion on Chapters Eleven-Fifteen; book required
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Monday
4. Portfolios organized
Friday, September 26, 2008
STUDYPATH* September 29-October 3, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Notes and answers to questions for Clinton speech reviewed in class
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test next Monday
3. Tuesday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
4. Prewriting for Changing the Ending essay for "The Cold Equations" due in class today
Tuesday
1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday assignments posted Tuesday night; check blog
Wednesday
1. Changing the Ending of "The Cold Equations" differentiated assigned due Monday, October 6; typed, double-spaced, formatted for dialogue, spell-grammar checked, and proofread before submitted
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test Monday
3. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
4. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters Six-Ten five talking points per chapter due Friday for class discussion
Thursday
1. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment in class
3. Catcher in the Rye novels due in class tomorrow
4. Homework2 posted as pdf. file on school downloads; due date to be announced
5. Literary Terms next set of ten assigned; test to be scheduled
Friday
1. Class discussion of Chapters Six-Ten of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due in class today
3. Weekend homework to be announced
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Notes and answers to questions for Clinton speech reviewed in class
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test next Monday
3. Tuesday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
4. Prewriting for Changing the Ending essay for "The Cold Equations" due in class today
Tuesday
1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday assignments posted Tuesday night; check blog
Wednesday
1. Changing the Ending of "The Cold Equations" differentiated assigned due Monday, October 6; typed, double-spaced, formatted for dialogue, spell-grammar checked, and proofread before submitted
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test Monday
3. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
4. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters Six-Ten five talking points per chapter due Friday for class discussion
Thursday
1. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment in class
3. Catcher in the Rye novels due in class tomorrow
4. Homework2 posted as pdf. file on school downloads; due date to be announced
5. Literary Terms next set of ten assigned; test to be scheduled
Friday
1. Class discussion of Chapters Six-Ten of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due in class today
3. Weekend homework to be announced
Thursday, September 18, 2008
STUDYPATH* September 22-26, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date changed to Friday, September 26
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One answers due in class tomorrow; test scheduled for Wednesday
3. Catcher Fridays begin September 26; five talking points per chapter for Chapters One-Five due Friday for class discussion
4. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due today, Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage
5. Cornell Notes quiz to be scheduled this week
6. STAR Reading Level documents signed by parents due today
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit One Vocabulary answers due in class; test tomorrow
2. Bring Vocabulary Workshop books to class tomorrow; Catcher in the Rye books in class Friday for class discussion
3. Grammar assignment in class
Wednesday
1. Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test; books due in class for Unit Two review after test
2. Cornell Notes to be announced
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Next ten literary terms reviewed and test date announced
Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Clinton speech assigned as homework
2. Catcher in the Rye novels due tomorrow for class discussion; twenty-five talking points presented in class
3. "The Cold Equations" and "The Bet" essay prompts announced and deadlines set
4. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due tomorrow
Friday
1. Twenty-five talking points and novels required in class today for Chapters One-Five class discussion of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Weekend homework to be announced
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date changed to Friday, September 26
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One answers due in class tomorrow; test scheduled for Wednesday
3. Catcher Fridays begin September 26; five talking points per chapter for Chapters One-Five due Friday for class discussion
4. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due today, Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage
5. Cornell Notes quiz to be scheduled this week
6. STAR Reading Level documents signed by parents due today
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit One Vocabulary answers due in class; test tomorrow
2. Bring Vocabulary Workshop books to class tomorrow; Catcher in the Rye books in class Friday for class discussion
3. Grammar assignment in class
Wednesday
1. Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test; books due in class for Unit Two review after test
2. Cornell Notes to be announced
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Next ten literary terms reviewed and test date announced
Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Clinton speech assigned as homework
2. Catcher in the Rye novels due tomorrow for class discussion; twenty-five talking points presented in class
3. "The Cold Equations" and "The Bet" essay prompts announced and deadlines set
4. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due tomorrow
Friday
1. Twenty-five talking points and novels required in class today for Chapters One-Five class discussion of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Weekend homework to be announced
Saturday, September 13, 2008
STUDYPATH* September 15-19, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date: Monday, September 22
2. Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
3. Cornell Notes recopied and submitted for grade; due Friday
4. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms reviewed in class
5. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage
Tuesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Multiple-choice practice continues
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Meet in Hollywood High School Library on Friday
5. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms test in library on Friday
Wednesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Vocabulary Workshop books assigned to students
3. "Ain't I A Woman" nonfiction continued
Thursday
1. Vocabulary Workshop books due in class for assignment
2. Cornell Notes recopies due tomorrow; quiz to be scheduled
3. Meet in Hollywood High School Library tomorrow
4. The Catcher in the Rye novels assigned to students; assignment to be announced
Friday
1. STAR reading level activity administered in Hollywood High School Library; literary terms test precedes STAR activiity
2. Weekend homework to be announced
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date: Monday, September 22
2. Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
3. Cornell Notes recopied and submitted for grade; due Friday
4. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms reviewed in class
5. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage
Tuesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Multiple-choice practice continues
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Meet in Hollywood High School Library on Friday
5. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms test in library on Friday
Wednesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Vocabulary Workshop books assigned to students
3. "Ain't I A Woman" nonfiction continued
Thursday
1. Vocabulary Workshop books due in class for assignment
2. Cornell Notes recopies due tomorrow; quiz to be scheduled
3. Meet in Hollywood High School Library tomorrow
4. The Catcher in the Rye novels assigned to students; assignment to be announced
Friday
1. STAR reading level activity administered in Hollywood High School Library; literary terms test precedes STAR activiity
2. Weekend homework to be announced
Saturday, September 06, 2008
STUDYPATH* for September 8-12, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Review Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasion); multiple-choice practice
2. Who/That/Which grammar due today; Unit ninety-two relative clauses classwork
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" informal interviews due today
4. One-page summary of syllabus due today; purpose of syllabus, marks threshold, late work policy, and academic useful web site links to be included in summary
5. Cornell Notes on literal/figurative usage, synonyms and antonyms, and structure/context of vocabulary
Tuesday
1. (Persuasion) Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
2. Who/That/Which Unit ninety-two grammar due in class today
3. Cornell Notes for Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms and context clues
Wednesday
1. Thank you Mr. Morales for visiting Honors English 10A class today to see how students learn; we appreciate your support and share your vision for success for our school and our students
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Downloaded Homework One due on September 19; see school's main web site for downloaded assignment; thorough and precise original responses are expected
4. Cornell Notes for synonyms, antonyms, and context clues (continued)
Thursday-Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Cornell Notes continued
4. Persuasion Unit-"Ain't I A Woman" by Sojourner Truth; Frederick Douglass quickwrite
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
1. Review Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasion); multiple-choice practice
2. Who/That/Which grammar due today; Unit ninety-two relative clauses classwork
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" informal interviews due today
4. One-page summary of syllabus due today; purpose of syllabus, marks threshold, late work policy, and academic useful web site links to be included in summary
5. Cornell Notes on literal/figurative usage, synonyms and antonyms, and structure/context of vocabulary
Tuesday
1. (Persuasion) Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
2. Who/That/Which Unit ninety-two grammar due in class today
3. Cornell Notes for Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms and context clues
Wednesday
1. Thank you Mr. Morales for visiting Honors English 10A class today to see how students learn; we appreciate your support and share your vision for success for our school and our students
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Downloaded Homework One due on September 19; see school's main web site for downloaded assignment; thorough and precise original responses are expected
4. Cornell Notes for synonyms, antonyms, and context clues (continued)
Thursday-Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Cornell Notes continued
4. Persuasion Unit-"Ain't I A Woman" by Sojourner Truth; Frederick Douglass quickwrite
Friday, September 05, 2008
Day Three September 5, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Friday
1. Check blog Sunday evening for next week's agendas and assigned work
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion (practice free-responses and multiple-choice)
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay (continued)
4. Cornell Notes on denotation-connotation (continued)
5. Grammar assignment as homework; due Monday
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Friday
1. Check blog Sunday evening for next week's agendas and assigned work
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion (practice free-responses and multiple-choice)
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay (continued)
4. Cornell Notes on denotation-connotation (continued)
5. Grammar assignment as homework; due Monday
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Day Two September 4, 2008
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
Potential, Achievement, Thought, Honor
Thursday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay assigned; due September 12
2. Textbooks assigned; downloaded homework from school web page due September 19
3. Cornell Notes continued (letter-word-sentence-paragraph)
4. Homework due Monday: One-page summary of Grade Ten syllabus addresses bulleted items
5. Grammar (who/that/which) in-class assignment
Potential, Achievement, Thought, Honor
Thursday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay assigned; due September 12
2. Textbooks assigned; downloaded homework from school web page due September 19
3. Cornell Notes continued (letter-word-sentence-paragraph)
4. Homework due Monday: One-page summary of Grade Ten syllabus addresses bulleted items
5. Grammar (who/that/which) in-class assignment
Friday, August 22, 2008
Class Orientation
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Bell Schedule
Honors Standards
Late Work Policy
Web Log, Class Log, and Tardy Log
Summer Work Assignment
Cornell Notes
Monday, August 11, 2008
Syllabus for Honors English Tenth Grade
Essay One: "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" Due: September 12
Week One
Literature Genre: The Short Story
"The Cold Equations" Tom Godwin (9)
Barton, the pilot of a lightweight spacecraft, has only hours to help a teenage stowaway, Marilyn Lee Cross, understand and accept the inevitable and fatal consequences of her action.*
Differentiated Assignment--Changing the Ending: You are a researcher in the year 2196. You discover some pages of an ancient textbook containing a short story called "The Cold Equations." However, the final pages are missing. The last bit of text you can read is Marilyn's "I'm ready" on page 27. Write a plausible resolution for the story that is different from the present ending. Suppose you are an optimistic researcher. Is it possible to find a happy ending?*
Week Two
"The Bet" Anton Chekhov (210)
In 19th Century Russia, a young lawyer agrees to undergo fifteen years of solitary confinement to prove that imprisonment for life is preferable to capital punishment.*
Differentiated Assignment--Debate: Where do you stand on the question of life imprisonment vs. the death penalty? Do you agree with the lawyer that, "to live anyhow is better than not at all"? Or do you believe as the banker does that a quick execution is more humane than a lifetime of confinement? Write an editorial for the school or local newspaper, expressing your views on the subject. Be sure to evaluate the conflicting claims of the community, of victims, of victims' families, and of convicted individuals. Using your editorial stand as a resource, participate in a classroom debate involving imprisonment vs. the death penalty.* Debate skills are covered on page 1018.
Persuasion Periodic Assessment Selection: "Ain't I A Woman?" Sojourner Truth
Essay: School Junk Food: Due September 26
Week Three
"Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing (277)
While on vacation at the seashore, Jerry learns about an underwater tunnel that older boys are swimming through. Determined to do the same, Jerry spends a week training for the event.*
Differentiated Assignment--Collage: A collage is an arrangement of images (photographs, magazine art, drawings), words, and other objects (sand, shells, stones, and so forth) glued to a surface. Make a collage called "The Wild Bay." Find words from the text that can go with your images. What mood do you wat to convey in your collage?*
Persuasion Periodic Assessment: Speeches by Bill Clinton and Cesar Chavez
Assessment Writing Task
Week Four
Literature Genre: Nonfiction
"Hair" from The Autobiography of Malcolm X (345)
Malcolm X relates what he learned about himself the first time he conked his hair, turning it straight, like a white person's hair.*
Differentiated Assignment--Research/Drawing: Look up pictures of hairstyles throughout the course of history. Draw four or five of them, and write an informative caption for each. Some possible examples: conked hair; the pageboy; the Afro; cornrows; long hippie hair; punk hair; the crew cut; ponytail; ducktail; powdered wigs; the squash-blossom hairstyle of the Hopis.*
Essay: Violence in Video Games Due: October 10
Administration of the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
Week Five
"No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (410)
A journalist visits the memorial at the infamous concentration camp of Auschwitz.*
Differentiated Assignment--Drawing, Poster, Collage, Exhibit: Maya Ying Lin was a twenty-one-year-old architecture student when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.: two long black granite walls inscribed with the names of those who died in the war. Choose an important historic event (it does not have to be tragic) that interests you, and think about the visual ways that could be used to remind people of what happened and why it is important. You may want to brainstorm ideas with a partner or small group. Then, create a poster, a collage, an exhibit, or a model or drawing of a monument to memorialize the event.*
*Credit: Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt-Rinehart-Winston Publishing)
Week Six
Literature Genre: Poetry
Forms of Poetry and Metrical Feet: Iambus, Trochee, Spondee, Dactyl, and Anapest; Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman's "Passionate Shepherd, Nymph's Reply and One and Twenty"; Literary Ballad: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Coleridge; Ballade: "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" Wordsworth; Blank Verse: Hamlet (Act I, Scene 3) Shakespeare
Week Seven
Sonnets: "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer" Keats; "No. 73" Shakespeare; "Courage" Sexton; "Mending Wall" Frost; "Mother to Son" Hughes
Differentiated Assignment--Parody: A parody is a work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style. In her parody, "Mending Test" Penelope Bryant Turk, meaning no disrespect to Frost, offers her apologies at the outset. Work with a partner or group to parody the style or format of a poem or song lyric.
Week Eight
Wrap-up of Short Story, Nonfiction, and Poetry Genres
November 11
Veterans' Day Holiday
Week Nine
Literary Genre: Play
Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, The Elizabethans and William Shakespeare
Week Ten
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I
November 27-28
Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Week Eleven
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
Week Twelve
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III
Week Thirteen
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV
Week Fourteen
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
Persuasive Essay on Mark Antony's Funeral Speech in Act III
Week Fifteen
Portfolio Preparation and Student Reflections September 3-December 19, 2008
Late Work Policy
It is the policy of this class that students who are absent and provide an acceptable excuse may make up assignments or tests the day following their return to class; the assignment or test will be scored and returned to students. Students must mark on the assignment or test the following information: the specific date of absence, the day they first returned to class, the assignment number and date the assignment is actually submitted. If an assignment or test is not completed on the day following the return to class, the assignment or test will be scored as “credit” and not receive a letter grade. That “credit” neither raises nor lowers the students’ overall grade average. Verified truancies and unexcused absences from class will result in no credit received for work submitted.
Assigned vocabulary work must be received by due dates; five points will be deducted from test scores for work not received when due and ten points will be deducted from test scores for no work received.
Summer assignments that are not submitted by due date will be scored as “0,” which may negatively affect a student’s overall course score and earned class grade point average. Assignments that are completed and submitted late will receive only a “credit,” and not earn a letter grade; in this case a student must complete the work to avoid receiving a “0” but will still earn no letter grade for work that was completed. It is in the student’s best interest to meet deadlines and submit work of the highest quality by due dates.
*This policy supersedes all previous late work policy information.
Useful Web Sites
Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Composition formatting
MLA Style Citations
http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html
Research Paper Works Cited formatting
Oxford English Dictionary
http://www.oed.com/
Vocabulary for the AP student
Strunk and White
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/
Rules of style for written prose
Teacher Web log
http://www.hollywoodhighschool.net
Weekly blog postings of assignments due
Apex Learning
http://www.apex.com
AP diagnostic tests; literary terms; study strategies
Go My Access/Vantage Learning
http://www.gomyaccess.com
Intellimetric prompts and rubric-scored writing
College Board Online
http://www.collegeboard.org/ap
Grading System (Marks Thresholds)
Marks on individual assignments are based on the following scale:
A 92.5 % or better
B 82.5 % or better
C 72.5 % or better
D 62.5 % or better
Week One
Literature Genre: The Short Story
"The Cold Equations" Tom Godwin (9)
Barton, the pilot of a lightweight spacecraft, has only hours to help a teenage stowaway, Marilyn Lee Cross, understand and accept the inevitable and fatal consequences of her action.*
Differentiated Assignment--Changing the Ending: You are a researcher in the year 2196. You discover some pages of an ancient textbook containing a short story called "The Cold Equations." However, the final pages are missing. The last bit of text you can read is Marilyn's "I'm ready" on page 27. Write a plausible resolution for the story that is different from the present ending. Suppose you are an optimistic researcher. Is it possible to find a happy ending?*
Week Two
"The Bet" Anton Chekhov (210)
In 19th Century Russia, a young lawyer agrees to undergo fifteen years of solitary confinement to prove that imprisonment for life is preferable to capital punishment.*
Differentiated Assignment--Debate: Where do you stand on the question of life imprisonment vs. the death penalty? Do you agree with the lawyer that, "to live anyhow is better than not at all"? Or do you believe as the banker does that a quick execution is more humane than a lifetime of confinement? Write an editorial for the school or local newspaper, expressing your views on the subject. Be sure to evaluate the conflicting claims of the community, of victims, of victims' families, and of convicted individuals. Using your editorial stand as a resource, participate in a classroom debate involving imprisonment vs. the death penalty.* Debate skills are covered on page 1018.
Persuasion Periodic Assessment Selection: "Ain't I A Woman?" Sojourner Truth
Essay: School Junk Food: Due September 26
Week Three
"Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing (277)
While on vacation at the seashore, Jerry learns about an underwater tunnel that older boys are swimming through. Determined to do the same, Jerry spends a week training for the event.*
Differentiated Assignment--Collage: A collage is an arrangement of images (photographs, magazine art, drawings), words, and other objects (sand, shells, stones, and so forth) glued to a surface. Make a collage called "The Wild Bay." Find words from the text that can go with your images. What mood do you wat to convey in your collage?*
Persuasion Periodic Assessment: Speeches by Bill Clinton and Cesar Chavez
Assessment Writing Task
Week Four
Literature Genre: Nonfiction
"Hair" from The Autobiography of Malcolm X (345)
Malcolm X relates what he learned about himself the first time he conked his hair, turning it straight, like a white person's hair.*
Differentiated Assignment--Research/Drawing: Look up pictures of hairstyles throughout the course of history. Draw four or five of them, and write an informative caption for each. Some possible examples: conked hair; the pageboy; the Afro; cornrows; long hippie hair; punk hair; the crew cut; ponytail; ducktail; powdered wigs; the squash-blossom hairstyle of the Hopis.*
Essay: Violence in Video Games Due: October 10
Administration of the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
Week Five
"No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (410)
A journalist visits the memorial at the infamous concentration camp of Auschwitz.*
Differentiated Assignment--Drawing, Poster, Collage, Exhibit: Maya Ying Lin was a twenty-one-year-old architecture student when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.: two long black granite walls inscribed with the names of those who died in the war. Choose an important historic event (it does not have to be tragic) that interests you, and think about the visual ways that could be used to remind people of what happened and why it is important. You may want to brainstorm ideas with a partner or small group. Then, create a poster, a collage, an exhibit, or a model or drawing of a monument to memorialize the event.*
*Credit: Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt-Rinehart-Winston Publishing)
Week Six
Literature Genre: Poetry
Forms of Poetry and Metrical Feet: Iambus, Trochee, Spondee, Dactyl, and Anapest; Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman's "Passionate Shepherd, Nymph's Reply and One and Twenty"; Literary Ballad: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Coleridge; Ballade: "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" Wordsworth; Blank Verse: Hamlet (Act I, Scene 3) Shakespeare
Week Seven
Sonnets: "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer" Keats; "No. 73" Shakespeare; "Courage" Sexton; "Mending Wall" Frost; "Mother to Son" Hughes
Differentiated Assignment--Parody: A parody is a work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style. In her parody, "Mending Test" Penelope Bryant Turk, meaning no disrespect to Frost, offers her apologies at the outset. Work with a partner or group to parody the style or format of a poem or song lyric.
Week Eight
Wrap-up of Short Story, Nonfiction, and Poetry Genres
November 11
Veterans' Day Holiday
Week Nine
Literary Genre: Play
Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, The Elizabethans and William Shakespeare
Week Ten
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I
November 27-28
Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Week Eleven
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
Week Twelve
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III
Week Thirteen
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV
Week Fourteen
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
Persuasive Essay on Mark Antony's Funeral Speech in Act III
Week Fifteen
Portfolio Preparation and Student Reflections September 3-December 19, 2008
Late Work Policy
It is the policy of this class that students who are absent and provide an acceptable excuse may make up assignments or tests the day following their return to class; the assignment or test will be scored and returned to students. Students must mark on the assignment or test the following information: the specific date of absence, the day they first returned to class, the assignment number and date the assignment is actually submitted. If an assignment or test is not completed on the day following the return to class, the assignment or test will be scored as “credit” and not receive a letter grade. That “credit” neither raises nor lowers the students’ overall grade average. Verified truancies and unexcused absences from class will result in no credit received for work submitted.
Assigned vocabulary work must be received by due dates; five points will be deducted from test scores for work not received when due and ten points will be deducted from test scores for no work received.
Summer assignments that are not submitted by due date will be scored as “0,” which may negatively affect a student’s overall course score and earned class grade point average. Assignments that are completed and submitted late will receive only a “credit,” and not earn a letter grade; in this case a student must complete the work to avoid receiving a “0” but will still earn no letter grade for work that was completed. It is in the student’s best interest to meet deadlines and submit work of the highest quality by due dates.
*This policy supersedes all previous late work policy information.
Useful Web Sites
Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Composition formatting
MLA Style Citations
http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html
Research Paper Works Cited formatting
Oxford English Dictionary
http://www.oed.com/
Vocabulary for the AP student
Strunk and White
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/
Rules of style for written prose
Teacher Web log
http://www.hollywoodhighschool.net
Weekly blog postings of assignments due
Apex Learning
http://www.apex.com
AP diagnostic tests; literary terms; study strategies
Go My Access/Vantage Learning
http://www.gomyaccess.com
Intellimetric prompts and rubric-scored writing
College Board Online
http://www.collegeboard.org/ap
Grading System (Marks Thresholds)
Marks on individual assignments are based on the following scale:
A 92.5 % or better
B 82.5 % or better
C 72.5 % or better
D 62.5 % or better
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