Theme: Defining and Achieving the American Dream
Rationale: You are juniors and will soon be making major life decisions: where you want to attend college; if you will go straight into the job force; etc. This year, English will focus on exploring the American Dream, and hopefully you will have a better understanding about your plans for the future.
Unit 7: 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 20-24
This WeekImportant Dates and Resources
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May 20: Finish Beginning of Things
May 21: Start Myth May 22: May 23: May 24: |
May 13-17
This WeekImportant Dates and Resources
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May 13: Arachne the Spinner
May 14: How the Croc got its Skin May 15: Argument Paragraph May 16: Beginning of Things May 17: Beginning of Things |
May 6-9
Unit 6: 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 1-5
This Week:Important Dates:
April 1: Final project due |
Apr 1: See Schedule of due dates for all information related to unit.
Apr 2: Apr 3: Apr 4: Apr 5: |
Unit 5: Tuesdays With Morrie
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 25-29
This Week:Important Dates:
Mar 27: Bell Ringer Exam April 1: Final project due |
Mar 25: Work on Morrie Final Project
Mar 26: Work on Morrie Final Project Mar 27: Bell Ringer Exam Mar 28: Work on Morrie Final Project Mar 29: Work on Morrie Final Project |
March 18-22
This Week:Important Dates:
Mar 27: Bell Ringer Exam April 1: Final project due |
Mar 18: Work on Morrie Final Project
Mar 19: Work on Morrie Final Project Mar 20: Work on Morrie Final Project Mar 21: Work on Morrie Final Project Mar 22: Work on Morrie Final Project |
March 11-15
This Week:Important Dates:
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Mar 11: 12th and 13th Tuesday
Mar 12: 14th Tuesday; Conclusion Mar 13: Movie Mar 14: Movie Mar 15: Movie |
March 4-8
This Week:Important Dates:
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Mar 4: 10th Tuesday
Mar 5: Audiovisual Pt 3 Mar 6: 11th Tuesday Mar 7: Advisory (no class) Mar 8: College Fair (no class) |
February 25-March 1
This Week:Important Dates:
Feb 28: Bell Ringer Exam |
Feb 25: The 6th Tues
Feb 26: The 7th Tues Feb 27: The 8th Tues Feb 28: Bell Ringer Exam Mar 1: The 9th Tues |
February 19-22
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Feb 19:
Feb 20: No School Feb 21: Feb 22: |
February 11-14
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Feb 11:
Feb 12: Feb 13: Feb 14: Feb 15: |
February 4-8
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Feb 4:
Feb 5: Feb 6: Feb 7: Feb 8: No School |
January 28-February 1
This Week:Important Due Dates/Resources:
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Jan 28: Set up Blogs; Discuss Breakout, what we know, what we have questions about
Jan 29: School Closed Jan 30: School Closed Jan 31: School Closed Feb 1: Read "The Curriculum"; Blog |
January 22-25
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Jan 22: Set up Blogs; introduce digital breakout
Jan 23: Morrie Breakout Jan 24: Morrie Breakout Jan 25: Morrie Breakout |
Unit 4: 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. |
January 14-18
This Week:Important Due Dates/Resources:
Jan 17: Bell Ringer Test Jan 18: Gatsby Essay due |
Jan 14: Conclusion
Jan 15: Catch up on Conclusion Jan 16: Peer-Editing Jan 17: Bell Ringer Test Jan 18: Finishing touches, turning essay in |
January 7-11
This Week:Important Due Dates/Resources:
Jan 17: Bell Ringer Test Jan 18: Gatsby Essay due |
Jan 7: Finish Body Paragraphs
Jan 8: Introduction Jan 9: Introduction Jan 10: Catch up on Intro and Body Paragraphs Jan 11: Conclusion |
January 2-4
This Week:Important Due Dates/Resources:
Jan 14: Gatsby essay due |
Unit 3: 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 17-21
This Week:Important Due Dates/Resources:
Ch 9 rewordify |
Dec 17: Chapter 9
Dec 18: Gatsby Movie Dec 19: Gatsby Movie Dec 20: Gatsby Movie Dec 21: Gatsby Movie |
December 10-14
This Week:Important Due Dates/Resources:
Chapter 7-8 Rewordify: Read texts in easier format
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Dec 10: Chapter 6
Dec 11: Chapter 7 Dec 12: Chapter 7 Dec 13: Chapter 7 Dec 14: Chapter 8 |
December 3-7
This Week:Important Dates/Resources:
Chapter 5-6 Rewordify: Read texts in easier format
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November 26-30
November 19-21
This Week:Important Dates/Resources:
Nov 30: Bell Ringer Exam |
Nov 19: Ch 3
Nov 20: Ch 3 Nov 21: Ch 3 |
November 12-16
November 6-9
This WeekImportant Dates/Resources:
Nov 30: Bell Ringer Exam |
Nov 6: Gatsby Ch 1; Setting a Purpose Ch 1
Nov 7: Gatsby Ch 1; Setting a Purpose Ch 1 Nov 8: Gatsby Ch 1; Setting a Purpose Ch 1 Nov 9: Gatsby Ch 1; Setting a Purpose Ch 1 |
October 29-November 2
This Week:Important Dates/Resources:
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Oct 29: Gatsby intro prezi
Oct 30: Gatsby intro prezi Oct 31: 2nd hour: 1/2 raking leaves-work on missing assignments; 4th hour: free day/catch up on missing work Nov 1: Gatsby intro prezi Nov 2: Author visit |
Unit 2: Of Mice and Men
Essential Questions:
1. How do rhetorical strategies play a role in an author's writing? 2. How do I use textual evidence to make an argument about a major theme of the text? 3. How do I write a literary essay? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can determine how rhetorical strategies (ethos, logos, pathos) affect a novel as a whole. 2. I can use textual evidence and support in the text to make an argument about the true nature of man. 3. I can use 11th grade skills to write a formal essay at an 11th grade level. |
Essential Texts/Resources:
1. Novel PDF 2. OMAM Introduction 3. Ethos, Logos, Pathos 4. Paper Assignment 5. Movie |
October 22-26
This Week:Important Dates/Resources:
Oct 25: Bell Ringer Exam Oct 26: Essay due |
Oct 22: Finish Road Map (if not finished yet); draft essay; essay conferences
Oct 23: Drafting essay; essay conferences Oct 24: Drafting essay; essay conferences Oct 25: Bell Ringer Exam (know the following word parts) Oct 26: Finish essay |
October 15-17
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Oct 15: Finish group/individual assignments
Oct 16: Discuss structure of essay Oct 17: Thesis Statements |
October 8-12
October 1-5
This Week:Important Dates/Resources:
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Oct 1: Ethos, Pathos, Logos in Of Mice and Men (Group assignments)
Oct 2: Read Chapter 4 Oct 3: Finish Chapter 4; Assign Paper Assignment Oct 4: Read Chapter 5 Oct 5: Read Chapter 6 |
September 24-28
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 28: Bell Ringer Exam |
Sept 24: Work on Group Assignments
Sept 25: College Fair Sept 26: Ethos, Pathos, Logos Sept 27: Advisory Sept 28: Bell Ringer Exam |
September 17-21
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 28: Bell Ringer Exam |
Sept 17: Discuss symbolism, theme, and inferior party; Finish Chapter 2 on your own
Sept 18: Time to work in groups on various tasks; Ch 2 quiz Sept 19: Add information to characters chart; read chapter 3 Sept 20: Read Chapter 3 Sept 21: Finish Chapter 3 |
September 10-14
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 14: Parent/Guardian/Elder interview DUE |
Sept 10: Introduction to "Of Mice and Men"; Journal entires filled out on Google Docs, turned in on Google Classroom
Sept 11: Get to know George and Lennie; start reading OMAM Sept 12: Take notes about George and Lennie; finish the first chapter. Sept 13: Symbolism and themes in OMAM Sept 14: Parent/Guardian/Elder interview DUE |
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/Resources:
1. What is the American Dream Today? 2. Pledge of Allegiance TEXT - Red Skelton 3. Pledge of Allegiance VIDEO - Red Skelton 4. OMAM Intro Prezi 5. Of Mice and Men novella |
September 4-7
This Week: |
Sept 4: Welcome back! License Plate
Sept 5: Finish License Plate; Classroom Expectations Sept 6: What is the American Dream? discussion Sept 7: A look at the Pledge of Allegiance and the Preamble Pledge of Allegiance Group Activity: Analyze one section of the pledge. What does it mean exactly? Group 1: I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America Group 2: and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under God Group 3: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all |