Theme: Defining and Achieving the American Dream
Unit 6: Mythology
Essential Questions:
1. How do different interpretations of a text change meaning? 2. How do I use previous and newfound knowledge to create an original myth? 3. How do I create multiple interpretations of a story while maintaining the original integrity of the story? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can determine how meaning changes in various interpretations of the same text. 2. I can use inspiration from the stories read/watched in class to create an original myth. 3. I can create multiple interpretations of my own original story without jeopardizing the original integrity of the story. |
Essential Resources:
1. Mythology Introduction Video 2. How the Crocodile Got it's Skin 3. "Arachne the Spider" |
May 21-25
This Week:Important Due Dates:
May 22: Video and Story due |
May 21: Writing Story/Filming/Editing
May 22: Videos shown in class May 23: Videos shown in class; bell ringer review May 24: Bell Ringer Exam May 25: Last day of School!! |
May 14-18
This Week:Important Due Dates:
May 22: Video and Story due |
May 14: Writing Story/Filming/Editing
May 15: Writing Story/Filming/Editing May 16: Writing Story/Filming/Editing May 17: Writing Story/Filming/Editing May 18: Writing Story/Filming/Editing |
May 7-11
This Week:Important Due Dates:
May 22: Video and Story due |
May 7: Writing an argument #1
May 8: Beginning of Things May 9: Intro to writing a myth; Finish Beginning of Things May 10: Myth Idea/Rough idea of story; Writing an argument #2 May 11: How will all criteria be incorporated? |
April 30-May 1
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Apr 30: Introduction to Mythology
May 1: Introduction to Mythology Video May 2: Analyze our first story; Read "How the crocodile got his skin" May 3: Read "Arachne the Spinner" May 4: Patterns in Mythology |
Unit 5: Research Writing
Essential Questions:
1. How do I locate information to use in a research project? 2. How do I sort through facts and decide which ones are most important? 3. How do I compile facts from various sources and complete a well-researched biography project? 4. How do I give credit to the original author of the many facts I locate? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can use various sources and websites to locate information. 2. Using an outline, I can determine which facts are most essential to my research project. 3. I can use facts from various sources to complete my research biography project. 4. I can give credit to the original authors, thus avoiding plagiarism, accidental or on purpose. |
April 23-27
This Week:Important Due Dates:
April 24: Projects due April 27: Final Projects Due April 30: Project Presentations |
Apr 23: In gym setting up for prom
Apr 24: Projects Due at end of hour Apr 25: Presentation expectations; Peer/Self Editing Apr 26: Finishing Touches Apr 27: Final Project DUE |
April 16-20
This Week:Important Due Dates:
April 24: Projects due April 27: Final Projects Due April 30: Project Presentations |
Apr 16: Typing Day/Conferences
Apr 17: Typing Day/Conferences Apr 18: Typing Day/Conferences Apr 19: Typing Day/Conferences Apr 20: HALF DAY |
April 9-13
This Week:Important Due Dates:
April 9: Outline April 10: 50 research cards total |
April 9: Outline Due; Research day (50 total cards due by April 10)
April 10: 50 research cards due total (card check/meet about outlines) April 11: Works Cited page; Type works cited page (due at end of hour) April 12: Catch up day for those who do not have advisory April 13: In-Text vs Parenthetical Citations; Drafting day |
April 3-6
This Week:Important Due Dates:
April 4: 30 research cards due total April 9: Outline Due April 10: 40 research cards due total |
April 3: ACT; study hall for those not taking exam
April 4: Go over specifics of project; Research: 30 note cards due, total (50 will be due by April 10) April 5: Work on research for those who do not have advisory. April 6: Write Outline (Due April 9) Work on outline/more research (50 total cards due by April 10) |
March 26-28
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Mar 26: Research
Mar 27: Research Mar 28: Research 20 total cards due today |
March 19-23
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Mar 19: Research: 10 notecards due
Mar 20: Free day; majority of class gone to choir contest Mar 21: Research: 20 notecards due Mar 22: Bell Ringer Exam Mar 23: Half Day; Teen Lit Con |
March 12-16
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Mar 12: Research Project assigned
Mar 13: Research Project preliminary research Mar 14: Deciding on a topic Mar 15: Preliminary research on topic; Google Keep Mar 16: Topic decision finalized; work on notecards |
Unit 4: Nonfiction Reading
Essential Questions:
1. How do I use analyze what the text is saying implicitly and explicitly? 2. How do I analyze how different elements in the text interact and effect each other? 3. How do I analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure of a text? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can analyze what a text says both implicitly and explicitly. 2. I can analyze different elements in the text interacting with each other. 3. I can analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure of nonfiction texts. |
March 5-9
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Mar 5: Finish Tuesdays with Morrie movie; Morrie Blog #20
Mar 6: Tuesdays with Morrie Exam Mar 7: Begin Research project Mar 8: Preliminary Research Mar 9: Career Fair, no class |
February 26-March 2
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Feb 26: Morrie Blog #17
Feb 27: Morrie Blog #18 Feb 28: Morrie Blog #19 Mar 1: Tuesdays with Morrie movie Mar 2: Tuesdays with Morrie movie |
February 19-23
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Feb 19: NO SCHOOL
Feb 20: Morrie Blog #15 Feb 21: Morrie Blog #16 Feb 22: Advisory, no class Feb 23: 2 Hr late start, no class |
February 12-16
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Feb 12: Morrie Blog #12
Feb 13: Morrie Blog #13 Feb 14: Morrie Blog #14 Feb 15: Advisory, no class Feb 16: No School |
February 5-9
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Feb 5: GONDRINGER GONE; Lessons on Living with Morrie Schwartz
Feb 6: GONDRINGER GONE; Lessons on Living with Morrie Schwartz Feb 7: Morrie Blog #9 Feb 8: Morrie Blog #10 Feb 9: Morrie Blog #11 |
January 29-February 2
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Jan 29: Blog 4 Due Jan 30: Blog 5 Due Jan 31: Blog 6 Due |
Jan 29: Morrie Blog #4
Jan 30: Morrie Blog #5 Jan 31: Morrie Blog #6 Feb 1: Morrie Blog #7 Feb 2: Morrie Blog #8 |
January 22-26
This Week:
Jan 25: ALS research due
Jan 26: Morrie Blog #2 |
Jan 22: No School
Jan 23: ALS Research Jan 24: ALS Research Jan 25: Start Novel; Morrie Blog #2 Jan 26: Morrie Blog #3 |
Unit 3: Argumentative Writing
Essential Questions:
1. How do I write without using bias while maintaining a formal writing style? 2. How do I use evidence from a text to back up claims with quotes? How do I introduce and explain those quotes? 3. How do I incorporate all aspects of writing (including, but not limited to, transitions, appropriate syntax, and introductory and concluding statements) into a piece of argumentative writing? 4. How does using a structured writing process help my writing to be more professional? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can write an argumentative essay without using bias all while maintaining a formal style. 2. I can use, introduce, and explain textual evidence to back up my arguments. 3. I can incorporate all elements of writing while maintaining my argument. 4. I can use a writing process to help me with my writing. |
Essential Texts:
1. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald |
January 16-19
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Jan 18: Final Essay Due |
Jan 15: Bell Ringer Exam
Jan 16: Peer Editing Jan 17: Set up Blogs; "Tuesdays with Morrie" introduction Jan 18: "Tuesdays with Morrie" introduction; Final Essay Due Jan 19: |
January 8-12
This Week:Jan 8: Body paragraphs due
Jan 9: Introduction Due Jan 10: Conclusion Due Jan 11: First Draft Due Jan 11-12: Individual Essay Conferences Jan 17: Final Draft Essay Due
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Jan 8: Body Paragraphs due; Transition sentences
Jan 9: Introduction (Due during class) Introduction: 1. Hook, attention getter question: Have you ever felt like you were living in the 1920s? short story: There are very few novels that are regarded as perfect representations of the 1920s. 2. Connecting sentences (2). One must contain the novel title and author name. 3. Thesis statement Jan 10: Conclusion (Due during class) Jan 11: First Draft essay Due (Peer Editing)/ Individual teacher-student conferences; Final tips for argumentative essay Jan 12: Edit Draft; Individual Conferences |
January 2-5
This Week:Jan 2: Topic Decision Due
Jan 4: Thesis Statement Due Jan 8: Body Paragraphs Due
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Jan 2: Topic Decision Due; Start thinking about textual evidence that could back up topic.
Jan 3: Thesis statements (Thesis due Tomorrow); What is a body paragraph Jan 4: Thesis due; What is a body paragraph; Work on Body Paragraphs Jan 5: Finish Body paragraphs |
Unit 2: The Great Gatsby
Essential Questions:
1. How do authors use implicit and explicit information to create uncertainty? 2. How do various themes work together in a text and how do they develop over time? 3. How do screenwriters develop a filmed version of a novel? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can analyze and use textual evidence to draw inferences form the text and determine and analyze the uncertainties in a text. 2. I can determine different themes and analyze their development. 3. I can analyze how a filmed version interprets the text. |
December 18-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Dec 18: Introduce Paper Assignment; 1974 Gatsby
Dec 19: 1974 Gatsby Dec 20: 1974 Gatsby Dec 21: 1974 Gatsby Dec 22: 1974 Gatsby |
December 11-15
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Dec 11: Start Ch 8
Dec 12: Read Ch 8 Dec 13: Finish Ch 8 Dec 14: Family Guy Gatsby; Start Ch 9 Dec 15: Finish Ch 9 |
December 4-8
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Dec 4: Watch portions of the movie
Dec 5: Chapter 6 journal entry Dec 6: Start Ch 7 Dec 7: Read Ch 7 Dec 8: Finish Ch 7 |
November 27-December 1
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Nov 27: Read Ch 5
Nov 28: Finish Reading Ch 5 Nov 29: Read Ch 6 Nov 30: Read Ch 6 Dec 1: Finish Reading Ch 6 |
November 20-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Nov 24: Book Project |
Nov 20: Work on Book Projects
Nov 21: Bell Ringer Exam Nov 22: Happy Thanksgiving! |
November 13-17
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Nov 21: Bell Ringer Exam |
Nov 13: Read Ch 3
Nov 14: Finish Reading Ch 3 Nov 15: Read Ch 4 Nov 16: Finish Reading Ch 4 Nov 17: Catch Up Day |
November 6-10
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Nov 6: No School!
Nov 7: Qtr 2 Syllabus; Passes; SMART Goals; Silent Reading Nov 8: Reading Directions/Study Skills Nov 9: 2nd Hr: Advisory; 3rd Hr: Silent Reading/Work Time Nov 10: Start Reading Ch 3 |
October 30-November 3
This Week:Nov 3: End of Quarter
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Oct 30: Read Ch 1
Oct 31: Finish Ch 1, Reader Response activity Nov 1: Start Ch 2; Ch 2 Reader Response activity on Classroom Nov 2: Finish Ch 2; Finish Ch 2 Reader Response activity on Classroom Nov 3: |
October 23-27
This Week:Oct 23: Book Project Due
Nov 24: Book Project Due
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Oct 23: Bell Ringer Exam
Oct 24: Book Project Intro; in library Oct 25: Gatsby Intro Prezi Oct 26: Gatsby Intro Prezi Oct 27: Gatsby Intro Prezi |
Unit 1: Exploration of the American Dream
Essential Questions:
1. How can finding research through multiple different sources of information work together to address a question or solve a problem? 2. How can an author use research and multiple sources of information to clearly convey complex ideas about a particular topic? 3. How does using a writing process improve writing? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can locate multiple sources of information to answer the question, "What is my own definition of the American Dream?" 2. I can use the research I gathered to clearly convey and accurately describe my ideas about the American Dream. 3. I can use a writing process (researching, planning, drafting, revising, editing, rewriting, etc.) to produce clear writing. |
Essential Texts:
1. What is the American Dream Today? 2. The Egg - Sherwood Anderson 3. Pledge of Allegiance TEXT - Red Skelton 4. Pledge of Allegiance VIDEO - Red Skelton 5. Declaration of Independence 6. Constitution and Amendments 7. Gettysburg Address - Lincoln 8. JFK's Inaugural Address - JFK 9. Forbes: Successful Speeches 10. I Have a Dream...Speech - MLK Jr. |
October 16-18
This Week: |
Oct 16-18: Speeches
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October 9-13
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 9: CONFERENCES |
Oct 9: Speech Work time
Oct 10: Speech practice Oct 11: Speech Work time Oct 12: Speech practice Oct 13: Speech practice |
October 2-6
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 3: JFK Effective Speech Oct 4: MLK Jr. Effective Speech |
Oct 2: What makes an effective speech? Analyzing JFK's speech from that perspective.
Oct 3: I Have a Dream... speech; looking for effective speech elements. Oct 4: Introduce speech assignment Oct 5: Oct 6: |
September 25-29
This Week: |
Sept 25: In Library-Banned Books Week
Sept 26: JFK's Inaugural Address Sept 27: MLK Jr. "I Have a Dream..." speech Sept 28: Comparing/Contrasting the three speeches; Introduce "I Have a Dream..." speech assignment Sept 29: EARLY RELEASE!!! |
September 18-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 18: Declaration Sept 20: Constitution |
Sept 18: A look at the Constitution; Silent Reading
Sept 19: Finish Constitution; Silent Reading Sept 20: Discuss Declaration of Independence and Constitution; Silent Reading Sept 21: 2nd Hr-Advisory; 3rd Hr-Work Day (Catch up on missing assignments, read novels, etc.) Sept 22: Gettysburg Address |
September 11-15
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 23: Book Project |
Sept 11: In Library
Sept 12: Introduce Bell Ringers; Discuss "The Egg" Sept 13: Bell Ringer; Discuss parent interviews; silently read Sept 14: Bell Ringer; Pledge of Allegiance Group Activity: Analyze one section of the pledge. What does it mean exactly? Group 1: I pledge allegiance Group 2: to the flag, of the United States of America Group 3: and to the republic for which it stands Group 4: one nation, under God Group 5: indivisible, with liberty Group 6: and justice for all Sept 15: Bell Ringer; Analyzing the Declaration of Independence. How did the Declaration shape the original idea of the American Dream? |
September 5-8
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 11: SMART Goals Sept 11: Parent/Guardian Interview Sept 11: The Egg Oct 23: Book Project
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Sept 5: Introduction to English 11; Classroom Expectations; Puzzle Piece
Sept 6: SMART Goals, Google Classroom, Google Blogger, etc Sept 7: Introduction to the American Dream; Blog post: What is the American Dream? Sept 8: Introduce Book Project; Read "The Egg"; Parent's American Dream activity |