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.

Grade Ten Honors English Syllabus

A syllabus for Grade Ten Honors English will be posted soon. Check back for details.

Assignment Menu Monday, December 18, 2006

Here are the assignments for the last week of this semester:

1. Final Examinations Period Five on Tuesday, December 19 and Period Six on Thursday, December 21 include Catcher in the Rye multiple-choice; students may use text during test

2. Off-track book titles have been posted on a previous menu titled "Off-Track Assignments"

3. All textbooks should be returned to counter in classroom for return to textbook room

4. Two dialectical journals to be completed off track and due by the end of the first week of classes for Semester "B"; book choices can be obtained by purchase or by renting from Hollywood High School Library or your local library

5. Semester reflection in class during Final Examination; final organization of portfolios

6. New syllabus for Semester "B" will be available in late February online

Assignment Menu Monday, December 11, 2006

Here are the assignments for the next few days:

1. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well

2. Portfolios organized all week

3. Poetry Cornell Notes and final exam to be scheduled this week

4. Grammar Lessons One, Two, Three, Four, and Five continue this week

5. Catcher in the Rye essays are due Monday evening; the window for Vantage prompt will close this evening

6. Anthologies may be brought to class beginning today to be returned to textbook room; vocabulary textbooks are overdue as of today and should be returned immediately; Catcher in the Rye novels can be returned as of Tuesday, December 12

Assignment Menu Wednesday, December 6, 2006

1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages Thursday, December 7 so scores can be entered into gradebook

2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due today, Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class

3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week; capitalization has been scored

4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled

5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well

6. Vocabulary books can be returned to classroom for return to textbook room

7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for Catcher in the Rye Final Exam essay; prompts have been made available in class; if you choose to craft your own prompt it is due no later than today, Wednesday (6)

Honors Ten English Off-Track Assignment

Deliver the following by the end of the first week of instruction for Semester "B" 2007:

Dialectical Journal Number One (twenty-five thoughtful entries)

Dialectical Journal Number Two (twenty-five thoughtful entries)

Rules: No contractions; no "you"; typed, not handwritten; proper formatting

Book list will be available before December 22, 2006

Off-Track Titles Grade Ten Honors Winter Break 2006-2007

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis

All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria

Black Ice
Cary, Lorene

The Broken Cord
Dorris, Michael

Cry, the Beloved Country
Paton, Alan

David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles

Dune
Herbert, Frank

Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
Williams, Juan

Fences: A Play
Wilson, August

The Fire Next Time
Baldwin, James

Hiroshima
Hersey, John Richard

Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte

Me Me Me Me Me-Not a Novel
Kerr, M.E.

Silent Spring
Carson, Rachel Louise

A Summer Life
Soto, Gary

A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles

Where the Lilies Bloom
Cleaver, Vera

Assignment Menu Monday, December 4, 2006

AS WE WIND DOWN THE SEMESTER, HERE ARE SOME OF THE REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS.

1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages this week so scores can be entered into gradebook

2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class on Wednesday

3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week

4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled

5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well

6. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level "E" test is today, Monday, December 4; vocabulary books can be returned to classroom as of today for return to textbook room

7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for "Should Teens Work" or Robert Frost poetry essay; more to come in class

8. DEBATE VIDEO SHOWN UNEDITED TO PERIOD FIVE; EDITED VIDEO SHOWN TO PERIOD SIX

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 29-December 1, 2006

1. Grammar Unit-Capitalization and Punctuation Mastery Tests in class work on Friday, December 1

2. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level E due on Friday, December 1; test Monday, December 4

3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29) for Period Six only; Period Five discussion is Thursday (30); books are mandatory for discussion

4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six

5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week; save Cornell Notes for poetry test to be scheduled

6. Update on "The Wild Bay" and debate: collage rubric will be available soon for triad scoring; debate video is being edited and will be shown to classes soon--Period Five debate video will be screened unedited; Period Six debate video has been edited and will be screened as such

Assignment Menu Monday, November 27, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 27-28, 2006

1. Macbeth excerpt and "Youth in Love" poetry analyses are due Monday, November 27

2. Unit 4-6 Review for Vocabulary Level "E" is due Monday, November 27; test scheduled for Tuesday (28)

3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29); books are mandatory for discussion

4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six

5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Wednesday, November 27-29, 2006

1. Unit Four-Six Review Vocabulary Level "E" has been assigned and is due on Monday (27); test scheduled for Tuesday (28)

2. Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye class discussion scheduled for Monday (27)

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman in Vantage Lab using literary response rubric this week; Vantage Lab dates to be announced

4. "The Wild Bay" master rubric used by triads to score collages this week

5. Grammar to be assigned this week; activities to be announced in class

5. Poetry-metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry in class week of November 27; Cornell Notes will be scored

Assignment Menu Monday, November 20, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Wednesday, November 20-22, 2006

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" tests have been scored and returned to students; vocabulary review on Units One-Six to be scheduled

2. Test Tuesday (21) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Tuesday (21); class discussion on Monday for Chapters 6-13 (see number 5)

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays during the week of November 27

4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages

5. The Catcher in the Rye class discussion postponed to Monday, November 20 because of Friday's very successful debate on capital punishment; congratulations to all debaters for their successful research and delivery strategies

5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 15-17, 2006

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" test today (15) in class; staple work to test

2. Test Monday (20) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (20); class discussion on Thursday in class for Chapters 6-13

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays

4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages

5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate today (15) by teams from both classes; judge for P. 5 Ms. Cavalli; judge for P. 6 Mr. Lange; still photographs for school yearbook and debate to be videotaped

5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon

Assignment Menu Monday, November 13, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 13-14, 2006

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" due in class Monday (13)

2. Test Monday (13) on Chapters 6-13 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (13)

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays

4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages

5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate on Thursday by teams from both classes; final list of equipment and supplies submitted by teams on Monday (13)

5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 8-10, 2006

1. Students to begin composing hand-written essays for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems; parking lot post-its shared with classes

2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday

3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion set for Thursday (10); ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary will be returned to students before discussion begins

4. Vantage Lab to be scheduled soon for poetry essay

5. Emily Dickinson poetry has been assigned as homework for Period Five due Wednesday (8); "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poetry assigned as homework for Period Six and due Wednesday (8)

6. Triads explain collages for "The Wild Bay" on Thursday; rubrics developed by classmates for scoring of collages

Check this web log on Sunday evening for assignment updates