English I
English I Pre-AP Austin High School
Freshmen Spring 2015
Assignments: Semester II, January 6 – January 23, 2014
Objectives:
▪ Demonstrate knowledge of SAT vocabulary
▪ Read independently for meaning beyond plot
▪ Connect and analyze literary devices to meaning and purpose in drama and poetry
▪ Compare and analyze cinematic techniques with theater and literary techniques
▪ Support an argument with appropriate evidence from a variety of texts
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|Date |Class Agenda |Handouts Distributed |Homework/ |
| | | |Reminders |
| |Do Now: Thematic Question |Shakespeare Notes | Have your SSR |
|Jan 6 |Shakespeare Background Notes |Romeo & Juliet Timeline |book in class 1.12 |
|Tues |Begin Romeo & Juliet film with timeline |“Teen Brain” Article & Two-Column Notes | |
| |HW: Read “Teen Brain” article with Main Idea /Detail Notes due | | |
| |1.12 | | |
| |Do Now: Grammar |Grammar Handout |Have your SSR book in class |
|Jan 8 |Continue Romeo & Juliet Film with timeline | |1.12 |
|Thur | | | |
| | | |Read “Teen Brain” article with|
| | | |MI/Detail Notes due 1.12 |
| |“Teen Brain” Main Idea Chart Due |Vocab List 1 | |
|Jan 12 |Do Now: SSR Day #1 | | |
|Mon |Distribute Vocab List 1 | | |
| |Finish R&J Film timeline; submit | | |
| |Do Now: Expository Writing |Act I Packet |Late Start Thurs. |
|Jan 14 |Read Act I.v | | |
|Wed |HW: Finish Act I.V packet with questions | |Act I Packet due next class |
| |Do Now: Grammar |Grammar Handout |Bring SSR Book to class next |
|Jan 16 |Act I Packet due – Stamp/Discuss |Common Question Stems Handout |time |
|Fri |Common STAAR Questions Stems | | |
| |“Teen Brain” Article with multiple choice | | |
| |Practice; Review notes | | |
|Monday, January 19 – No School in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| |Do Now: SSR #2 |Vocabulary List 1 |Act II Packet due next class |
|Jan 21 |Vocabulary review with sample quiz |Act II Packet | |
|Wed |“Teen Brain” and Act I Crossover OER | | |
| |Begin Act II. ii in small groups (time permitting) | | |
| |HW: Finish Act II | | |
| |Do Now: Writing: Writing |“The Chaser”/Inference Handouts |Vocab Quiz 1 next class (Tues,|
|Jan 23 |Stamp and Discus Act II; Turn in Act II | |1/27) |
|Fri |Packets | | |
| |Inference practice with “The Chaser” | | |
• Contact me at christine.lawless@; Check my for handouts and due dates: lawlessclass.
• If you have a 0 for an assignment that is too late to submit, you may complete an alternate assignment with me to earn up to a 50 for that grade. The deadline to complete alternative assignments to replace zeroes is Friday, February 13. You should NOT have a zero in English! If you have a 0 in my class, you are choosing that grade.
Fourth Six Weeks Grades:
Level One: Level Two: Level Three:
Act One Packet Annotations Participation Romeo and Juliet Exam
“Teen Brain” 2 column notes/OER Vocabulary Quiz 1
Act Two Packet Annotations RAW Book
Act Three Packet Annotations
Acts Four/Five Packet Annotations
Looking forward:
o Tuesday, 1.27 - Vocabulary Quiz 1
o Thursday, 1.29 and 2.12 - Late Starts
o Monday, 2.16 - Staff Development / Student Holiday
o First week of February - STAAR MOY II
o Second Week of February (tentatively) - Counselor Visits
o Friday, February 21 - End of 4th 6 weeks grading period
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