September 6
Welcome to Accelerated English 10!
Discuss course policies
Discuss Summer Memory assignment
Discuss independent reading (see drop down menu for all the materials)
Homework: Summer Reading packet is due SEPTEMBER 7!
Signed course policy due Sept. 10/11
Summer memory paragraph due Sept. 10/11
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english_10_summer_memory_essay.docx | |
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english_10_summer_memory_rubric.docx | |
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September 7 & 10
Summer reading packet is due!
Components of a Paper Power Point (notes)
Baseline persuasive writing prompt (50 min) See me for the prompt.
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September 11 & 12
Turn in signed course policies and summer memory paragraph
Begin vocabulary
Discuss independent reading (see drop down tab for all independent reading materials)
Grammar review packet (compound, complex, and relative clauses)
Baesline grammar review test (45 min) See me during seminar to take the test.
Homework: Grammar packet is due Sept. 13 / 14
compound_sentence_review_sheet-2.doc | |
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complex_sentence_review_sheet-1.doc | |
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relative_clause_review_sheet-1.doc | |
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english_vocabulary_log.doc | |
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September 13 & 14
Discuss and turn in grammar review packet
Vocabulary
Puritan Brainstorm
Puritan Legacy Notes
Anne Bradsrteet introduction
Quick Write: means more to me than
Read "To My Dear and Loving Husband
Homework: Read "Upon the Burning of our House" and complete discussion questions
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upon_the_burning_of_my_home_poem_and_questions.docx | |
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September 17 & 18
Vocabulary 3
Grammar Review 2-due next class
Discuss "Upon the Burning of Our House"
Quick Write: Write about a time that you were persuaded or a time that you persuaded someone...
Listen to and discuss "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Read and discuss "The Dying Girl That No One Helped"
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September 19 & 20
Vocabulary
Grammar Review: Highlight 2 complex sentences, 1 colon, and 1 semicolon...turn in
Watch "The Bystander Effect" clip
Listen to the first 2 verses of Phil Ochs-"Outside a Small Circle of Friends"
Partner CCR and focus question1 or 2-turn in
Discuss conformity
Q.W-Have you ever been falsely accused or have you ever accused someone?
Homework: Read "Why I Wrote The Crucible?"-Arthur Miller
dying_girl_ccr.doc | |
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focus_questions_1_and_2.doc | |
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arthur_miller_why_i_wrote_the_crucible_october_21_1996.webarchive | |
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September 21 & 24
Vocabulary
Discuss "Why I Wrote The Crucible?"
Watch The REAL Story Behind the Witch Trials
Character overview & character chart
Homework: Read pages 3-40
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September 25
Vocabulary
Discuss The Crucible Act I-pages 12-40
Read pages 41-48
Complete character chart for Act I
Let's talk writing!
* 6-word memoir
* understanding audience and purpose
Homework: Read pages 49-59 in The Crucible
September 26
Finish reading The Crucible Act I-pages 10-48
Complete character chart for Act I
September 27
Watch Act I in The Crucible
Work on focus questions (select 1)
Homework: Read and annotate"Mass Hysteria in New York"
focus_questions_4._5_and_6.doc | |
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mass_hysteria_article.docx | |
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September 28
Vocabulary
Discuss Act I
Work on focus questions
Homework: Read and annotate "Mass Hysteria in New York"
focus_questions_4._5_and_6.doc | |
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mass_hysteria_article.docx | |
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October 1 & 2
Vocabulary
Discuss ACT sample prompts (introduction and thesis)
Look over sample essays and begin discussion on the opposition (see me for sample essays)
Homework: block 5...read pages 49-59
October 3
Vocabulary
Finish discussing the opposition
Homework: Select a topic from the ACT prompt sheet and, using the sample essays as models, write a 5-paragraph persuasive essay. Look over the sample conclusions and select your favorite; that will serve as a model for your own conclusion. Due next class.
October 4 & 5
Turn in your persuasive draft
Vocabulary
Discuss Act II-pages 49-59
Introduce focus questions 7 & 8
Continue reading Act II
Homework: finish reading Act II and complete focus question 7 or 8
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October 8 & 9
Discuss persuasive essay / ACT score
Vocabulary-turn in
Discuss the ending of Act II
Read Act II scene ii-pages 148-151
Complete character chart for Act II
Introduce F.Q 10 & 11
Begin Act 111
Homework: Work on F.Q 10 or 11
Read pages 83-105
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October 10 & 11
Vocabulary Review
Discuss pages 90-105
Read pages 106-117
Quick Write: Why does John Proctor disclose his affair with Abigail?
select your favorite quick write and turn it in...
Homework: Finish reading Act III
October 12 & 15
Vocabulary quiz
Discuss the rest of Act III
Complete the character chart
Watch scenes from Act 111
Homework: Read pages 121-130
October 16 & 17
New Vocabulary
Grammar: appositive notes
Discuss pages 121-130
Continue reading
Last set of focus questions
Homework: Finish reading Act IV/complete character chart (due next class)
Focus Questions are due next class
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focus_questions_15_16_and_17.doc | |
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October 22 & 23
Discuss F.Q drafts
Transition and in-text citation discussion
Vocabulary 3 / Q.W 3
Finish watching Act IV
Begin typing selected focus question
Homework: Polished focus question is due Thursday
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October 24 & 25
Vocabulary / Q.W 4
Grammar: Comma in a Series notes and examples
Re-write either 3 or 4, adding commas in a series and appositives
Introduce The Crucible persuasive essay / rubric
Begin working on the T-Chart
Homework: T-Chart and notes are due Friday / Monday
the_crucible_essay.docx | |
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the_crucible_essay_t-chart.docx | |
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the_crucible_persuasive_rubric.docx | |
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October 26 & 29
Vocabulary / Q.W 5
Media Center to conference on persuasive essay and type
Homework: The final essay is due on October 30 & 31
October 30 & 31
Turn in Proctor persuasive essay
Quarterly Exam review guide
Vocabulary / Q.W 6
Grammar: coordinating adjectives
Independent Reading response (staple response to the reading packet and turn in)
Begin Transcendentalism
Homework: Re-write either quick write 5 or 6 using 2 coordinating adjectives
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coordinating_adjectives-1.doc | |
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independent_reading_prompt_1.docx | |
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transcendentalism_notes.docx | |
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November 1 & 2
Comma Quiz
Reading materials for the quarterly assessment (read and annotate)
Transcendental notes
Longfellow notes
Read "Psalm of Life"
Begin discussing TP-CASTT
Homework: STUDY!
the_ministers_black_veil-1.doc | |
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camouflage-1.doc | |
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a_psalm_of_life.docx | |
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tp-castt.pdf | |
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November 5 & 6
Quarter Assessment
Homework: Finish the paraphrase for "Psalm of Life"
November 7 & 8
Vocabulary and quick write 7
Discuss "Psalm of Life" paraphrase
Complete, together, the TP-CASTT sheet
November 9 & 12
Vocabulary and quick write 8
Select quick write 7 or 8 and re-write using a date or address...turn in grammar packet
Washington Irving notes / Tentent 1 notes (see me)
Quick Write: If you fell asleep and woke up 20 years later, what would the world look like? More specifically, what would Fraser High School look like?
Read and discuss "Rip Van Winkle"
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November 13 & 14
Vocabulary and quick write 9
Vocabulary sheets are due on Thursday / Friday
Appositive, Series, and Coordinating Adjectives review
Finish discussing "Rip Van Winkle"
Emerson Notes
Tenent Notes (I put copies of all the notes in the absent bin under Friday)
Discuss and complete Aphorism sheet (discuss the meaning of each aphorism)
Homework: Aphorism Focus Question
Vocabulary quiz will be Nov. 19 & 20
Independent Reading is due December 4 & 5
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aphorism_focus_question.docx | |
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aphorism_rubric.docx | |
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3_-_commas_review-1.doc | |
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November 15 & 16
Vocabulary 10 and quick write (include as many vocabulary words as possible)
Vocabulary review
Finish discussing aphorisms
Assign focus question (see above for a copy of the assignment)...due next class
Read and discuss"Self-Reliance"
Tenent 5 notes
Homework: Complete the focus question, typed, and study for the vocabulary quiz, both due next class
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November 19
Turn in aphorism focus question
Vocabulary quiz...turn in vocabulary sheet with the quiz
Finish reading and discussing "Self Reliance"
Complete theme chart for Emerson
Tenent 1-2 notes
Thoreau notes
Begin "Walden"
Homework: Read "Civil Disobedience" and complete discussion questions
civil_disobedience.docx | |
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civil_disobedience_questions.docx | |
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walden.docx | |
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walden2.docx | |
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November 20
Turn in aphorism focus question
Vocabulary quiz...turn in vocab. sheet with the quiz
Read "Self-Reliance"
Thoreau and Tenent 1-3 notes
Begin "Civil Disobedience" and finish the reading and questions for homework
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civil_disobedience_questions.docx | |
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November 26 & 27
New vocabulary / quick write 1
New grammar: Titles and Quotes
Rewrite 1 incorporating the new grammar skills
Discuss "Civil Disobedience"...turn in questions
Fill in theme chart for Thoreau
BLOCK 5-"Walden"
Whitman Notes
Tenent 4 & 5 notes
Read "I Hear America Singing" and "I Sit and Look Out"
Homework: Select one poem and complete a TP-CASTT...due next class
quotations_titles.doc | |
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quick_write_sheet.docx | |
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walden.docx | |
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walden2.docx | |
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i_sit_and_look_out-whitman.docx | |
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i20hear20america20singing2.docx | |
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tp-castt.pdf | |
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November 28 & 29
Vocabulary / quick write
Grammar: Direct References
Re-write using the new grammar skill
Discuss Whitman's poems / fill in theme chart
Poe Notes (YouTube clip)
Introduce Transcendental Multi-Media Essay / Presentation
Homework: Read Poe's "Hop Frog"
Begin working on the essay-due Dec. 6 / 7
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transcendental_paper_guidelines.doc | |
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transcendental_outline.docx | |
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November 30 & December 3
Vocabulary & quick write
Discuss "Hop Frog"
Complete theme chart
Work on Transcendental essay
Homework: Reading Log is due on Dec. 4/5
Typed draft is due on Tues. / Wed.
Final essay is due on Dec. 6 / 7.
December 4 & 5
Vocabulary / quick write
Independent Reading assignment...staple to the reading log and turn in
Peer edit Transcendental essay (discuss in-text citations)
independent_reading_assignment.docx | |
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December 6 & 7
Transcendental presentation sign-up...presentations begin Monday / Tuesday
Satire notes (see me for a copy of the notes)
Huck Finn group project-present on Monday / Tuesday
Homework: Read "A Modest Proposal" and complete questions
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a_modest_proposal_questions.doc | |
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satire_notes.doc | |
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December 10 & 11
Discuss essays (block 4)-paper corrections are due Wed.
Discuss "A Modest Proposal"
Begin Transcendental presentations
Huck Finn group presentations
Vocabulary & quick write
Homework: Read chapters 1-6 and complete discussion questions
chapters_1-6.docx | |
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December 12 & 13
Block 4-turn in paper corrections
Block 5-discuss essays...paper corrections are due on Monday
Vocabulary and quick write
Grammar: contractions
Re-write, using the new grammar skill
Discuss chapters 1-6 in Huck Finn
Transcendental presentations
Homework: Read chapters 7-12 and complete questions
contractions.doc | |
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chapters_7-12.docx | |
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December 14 & 17
Vocabulary, quick write, grammar, re-write...grammar packet is due Tues. / Wed.
Block 5-Turn in paper corrections
Discuss chapters 7-12
Transcendental presentations
Homework: Read chapters 13-18 and complete discussion questions
possessives.doc | |
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chapters_13-18.docx | |
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December 18 & 19
Turn in the grammar packet
Vocabulary and quick write
Transcendental presentations
Discuss chapters 13-18
Begin partner TP-CASTT with "Hunter's of Men" (see me for a copy of the poem)
Homework: Read chapters 19-24 and complete discussion questions
chapters_19-24.docx | |
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December 20 & 21
Vocabulary and quick write
Work on and complete "Hunters of Men" TP-CASTT-turn in
Homework: Read chapters 25-30 and complete questions
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January 3 & 4
Vocabulary and quick write
Transcendental Presentations
Discuss and turn in chapters 19-24
Homework: Read chapters 31-35 (no questions)
Reading Log is due January 14 & 15
January 7 & 8
Finish the Transcendental presentations
Block 4-finish discussing and turn in chapters 25-30
Introduce weebly blog discussion for HF Chapters 31-35 (see drop down tab under English 10 for blog instructions)
Complete blog
Homework: Finish Huck Finn-chapters 36-43 & questions
Reading Log is due Jan. 14 / 15
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January 9 & 10
Vocabulary / quick write / rewrite / vocab. review
Include the following in the quick write:
1. An appositive, a comma in a series, OR coordinating adjectives
2. ALL of the following: title, direct quote, contraction, and a possessive noun
3. TWO vocabulary words
Discuss Huck Finn and chapters 36-43...turn in
Introduce persuasive essay...due Jan. 17 / 18
Vocab. quiz Jan. 11 / 14
Independent Reading Log is due Jan. 14 / 15
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January 11
Work on persuasive essay-due Jan. 17
January 14
Work on persuasive essay
Vocabulary quiz...staple sheet to the quiz
Independent reading assignment...staple the log to the prompt
Homework: Essay is due on Jan. 18
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January 15
Discuss the midterm/study guide
Vocabulary quiz-staple the vocab. sheet to the quiz
Independent reading response-staple the log to the response
Peer edit
Homework: The essay is due on Thursday
semester_1_exam_review_2013.doc | |
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babbitt.doc | |
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independent_reading_response_2.docx | |
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January 16
Discuss midterm exam / study guide
Guided Highlight (see me for instructions)
Peer edit
Homework: The essay is due on Friday
semester_1_exam_review_2013.doc | |
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January 18
Turn in the Huck Finn essay
Review the study guide
"Babbitt"
Homework: STUDY
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