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Welcome to English 10 Honors! Monday, August 29Objectives: To learn about each other, to learn about our course, and to begin thinking about our first unit’s topic- the heroAgenda:Bellringer – on each piece of toilet paper you took, write one fact about yourself. Make them interesting! I don’t really need you to tell me that you are 5’6” tall. When completed with the toilet paper, create a name placard following my example and the instructions on the chalkboard. Use the facts on your TP to help with your placard. We will use the TP for a couple of class meetings, so be careful with it.Small group introductions, conversationsCourse PowerPoint Journal – Define “Hero.” Who is (or was) your hero? Why was that person so important to you? Why do you think heroes are important to our society?Read aloud – “The Man in the Water” – Mrs. Donahue – can we refine our definition of a hero? Classwork/Homework – read the hero scenarios, think and reflect. Be prepared to discuss what you read and how you reacted to the scenarios either today if we have time or at our next class.Wednesday, August 31Agenda:Bell-ringer: Reading survey – and then off to library for SSR selectionAfter lunch:line yourselves up according to birthdaysIn groups complete Venn Friend TaskSix Word Memoir – examples, hw – take a slipRevisit Hero definition from Monday – “The Man in the Water” and scenarios – we will discuss 3Free response – What is the difference between a hero and role model? Do you have a role model? If so, describe him/her and explain why he/she is your role model. Should public figures be expected to be role models?Refine definition further – class definition?CW/HW – read “Jack and the Bean Stalk” and make note of the characters and the plot points as you read – Do not write on the copies - thanksFriday, September 2Bell-ringer: Six-word Memoirs – turn in and share; read and edit Mrs. Donahue’sSSR After lunch:Vocabulary list #1“Jack and the Beanstalk”Hero’s JourneyAnglo-Saxon notesHW: Write your back story for your chosen Six-word memoirVocabulary practice – find 10 words used professionally. Copy and paste into a Word document. Cite your source correctly.Wednesday, September 7Bell ringer – Turn in homework assignments: vocabulary and six-word memoirsOn the little slip of paper you have, list the seven steps of the Hero’s journey. Put your name on the slip and turn in. Start SSR.The Name game…Anglo-Saxon notesBegin Beowulf - Read pages 33-36 in bookHW: write original sentences using 10 of the words from your vocabulary list. Make the sentences fun; entertain me ;)Friday, September 9, 2011Warm-up:On the slip of scrap paper, write as many characteristics of the Epic as you can rememberTake a file folder and write your name on itGet a computer and sign inLeave your HW (vocabulary sentences) out for me to checkBegin SSRReview Vocab with your sentences and TodaysMeet websiteReview notes from Tuesday – Epic, Anglo-Saxons, BeowulfRead Beowulf starting on page 33- with directed reading/notes activityHW: find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by Thursday, Sept. 15.Wednesday, September 13, 2011Warm-up:Vocabulary practice – handout (10 min)AFTER finishing your vocabulary, create an image of what YOU think Grendel looks like. (5 min)SSR (15 min)After lunch:Review Beowulf from Friday’s classRead: Battle With Grendel’s Mother, battle with the DragonHW: Study for vocabulary quiz; bring hero article; revise memoir – Due Monday, September 19Thursday, September 15Vocabulary Quiz #1When you finish your quiz, begin Silent Sustained ReadingHave homework article out to be checkedAfter lunch:Hero’s Journey – complete for Beowulf’s first two battlesRead: “Beowulf’s Last Battle” on pages 52-55, “The Death of Beowulf” on pages 56-59 and “Mourning Beowulf” on page 60 and threadsHero ChecklistHW: revise memoir; due MondayKenning Practice:Write a compound metaphor for at least 5 of the following nouns:BabytelevisionCell phonebookHomeworkmoneySchoolcomputerCarFacebookFast foodbedNightfriendPencilparentBe ready to share your kennings!Monday, September 19Turn in Six-Word Memoir Simple Sentence version – place in folder at front of the roomSilent Sustained Reading Vocabulary Quiz list #2 – go over words, pick quiz date – Monday, Oct. 3Hero’s Journey – complete for Beowulf’s final battle (half sheet of paper – you completed the first two on Thursday)Epic characteristics - reviewPractice alliteration and appositives; work on Threads – share if timeCW/HW ~ Due Wednesday = Complete charts for Modern Hero assignment and brainstormDue Friday = Parody – read “Grendel” excerpt and answer your assigned questions; think about a class parodyAlliteration and AppositivesCreate an alliterative sentence for your given letter of the alphabet.Write a descriptive appositive for yourself.Write two additional appositives for some of your favorite celebrities.Ex. Xander went to the zoo, but he was zapped by an electric fence when he tried to sneak into the pandas’ exhibit.Ex: Tom Brady, the NFL’s passing leader, three for over 400 yards this weekend.Ex. Mrs. Donahue, an avid photographer, took pictures for the team’s website.Wednesday, September 21Silent Sustained Reading Vocabulary list #2 – complete questions on back of listPractice Repetition – see next pageDue today = Completed charts for Modern Hero assignment and brainstorm exercise – turn inWork on Threads; meet with other students who have the same threads; create postersDirections: Select the BEST 10 examples of your literary term, theme, or epic characteristic. Create a clear and large label for your poster. Neatly list your evidence with line numbers. Your classmates will use this with your Modern Hero paper.Due Friday = Parody – read “Grendel” excerpt and answer your assigned questions; think about a class parodyFriday, September 23Warm-up = Practice Lit terms – worksheet – side oneVocabulary list #2 – assign picture – unlined paper; vocab word is large, bold, easy to read; simple, clear illustration of word’s meaning (8 points)Silent Sustained Reading Discuss Parody and Grendel, assigned questions, video; in groups, work on parody ideaDue today = Completed charts for Modern Hero assignment and brainstorm exercise – assignment/rubric – due date for written response = Tuesday, September 27Complete assigned parody sections from Friday – try it together; assign props, photos, video (we will practice next class after quiz, will film next week).Vocabulary list #2 – present assigned pictures Due from Friday = Completed charts for Modern Hero assignment and brainstorm exercise – assignment/rubric – due date for written response = Review Beowulf, Anglo-Saxons for quiz on Thursday – chart, questionsSSRHW: study!Thursday, September 29Parody editing, practiceVocabulary practice – review questions, mnemonic devices, quiz questionsPSAT practice – pages 8-10, page 10-passage on page 12, pages 29-33After lunch = Quiz on Beowulf and the Anglo-SaxonsSSR, Vocab assignment or PSAT practice when finished with your quizHW: Vocabulary – finish classworkPSAT – finish classworkBring props for parody filmingMonday, October 3PSAT Practice – Practice Test #1 – page 5-9 – 25 minutesVocabulary – share mnemonic devices; turn in quiz questions – quiz WednesdayJournal (next page)Notes re: 1984 and George OrwellIf time - Parody – one last time to edit; practice Wednesday; film Friday SSRReminder – Hero Relevance paper due FridayWednesday, October 5Vocabulary –quiz - SSR when finishedParody –practice Wednesday; film Friday (or next Friday – pep rally day)Journal Advertising assignment – complete for homeworkPSAT Practice – Practice Test – page 15-19; 25 minutesHero paper due FridayFriday, October 7Turn in work – hero paper, advertising assignment if not finished on Wednesday.PSAT Practice 30 minutes1984 Journal – What is your fear? Describe your worst fear and explain why it is that you fear that thing? Notes on Middles Ages and Ballad – bring news articleParody –practice Wednesday; film Friday (or next Friday – pep rally day)SSRHave a great long weekend!Spirit Week decorating on Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Wednesday, October 12, 2011Pick up a textbook as you come in the room.Ballads – what do you remember…Journal – then SSRCheck/collect news articlePractice, plan filming of parody on Friday4.Ballads - “Barbara Allan” page 193 – tragic love story“Sir Patrick Spens” page 194 – public tragedy“Get Up and Bar the Door” page 196 – comedy about domestic squabblingModern ballads – start today, if time, or FridayFREEDOMList the freedoms you enjoy both in your home and in your community. List the freedoms you are denied.In complete sentences answer the following: What is the reason for the denials? Do you accept the reasons? Why or why not?Friday, October 14, 2011Pick up a textbook as you come in the room.Practice and film parody Ballads – what do you remember…take 2Ballads - “Barbara Allan” page 193 – tragic love story“Sir Patrick Spens” page 194 – public tragedy“Get Up and Bar the Door” page 196 – comedy about domestic squabbling ~ Finish charts from WednesdayModern ballads – read news article and balladWrite original ballads based on your newspaper article – due October 241984 Part I – reading checkTuesday, October 18 Book order reminder – A Christmas Carol $1 Vocabulary list #3 – assigned highlighted word for illustration (DUE: Monday, October 24) and find 5 words in a professional publication (DUE: Wednesday, October 26). Include correct documentation of sources please. Copy and paste into a Word Document. Okay to print front and back. Quiz date: Tuesday, November 1Go over 1984 Part I questions in small groupsBallads – Modern ballads Share in groups of three – read aloud, discuss; complete worksheet independently for your balladPick Quiz date for Ballads and/or Ballads and Romances: October _____SSR and/or Romance notesReminders - Write original ballads based on your newspaper article – due October 24Keep Reading 1984 Part II – possible reading check on ThursdayPart III – due 10/28Thursday, October 20 Vocabulary list #3 –practice worksheet (on back of list) 1984 Part II - check questions with a partner (be sure to have 1984 book on Monday)SSRMedieval Romance notesMedieval Romances – define, Read “Gawain and the Green Knight” in your textbook, pages 208-223 and complete discussion questionsReminders Write original ballads based on your newspaper article – due Monday, October 24Vocabulary Illustration due Monday, October 24Keep Reading 1984~ Part III - due 10/28Monday, October 24 Vocabulary list #3 –present illustrationOriginal Ballads - Share in small groups, whole class (?) and turn in SSRReview Medieval Romance notesMedieval Romances – finish “Gawain and the Green Knight” in your textbook, pages 218-223 and complete discussion questions – pick Ballad and Romance quiz date (Friday, October 28)1984 Part II Quotations – beginThe Canterbury Tales – intro, if timeReminders Keep Reading 1984~ Part III - due 10/28find 5 words in a professional publication (DUE: Wednesday, October 26). Include correct documentation of sources please. Copy and paste into a Word Document. Okay to print front and back. Quiz date: Tuesday, November 1Wednesday, October 26 Vocabulary list #3 – share professional use of wordsReview Medieval Romance and Ballad notes – short quiz FridaySSR1984 Part II Quotations The Canterbury Tales – notes, read beginning of PrologueReminders Keep Reading 1984~ Part III - due 10/28Vocabulary Quiz date: Tuesday, November 1Friday, October 28 Vocabulary Practice – Quizlet; Canterbury Cathedral Virtual Tour: on Medieval Romance and Ballad The Canterbury Tales – Pictures of CC; start Prologue – page 113HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” for Wednesday, November 9 – we will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading. Tuesday, November 1 Vocabulary quiz ~ SSR when you finishAfter lunch ~ The Canterbury Tales –Monk and Friar – HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” for Wednesday, November 9 – we will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.1984 – Part III; setting and symbols Thursday, November 3The Canterbury Tales –– Oxford Student, Skipper, Doctor, and Wife of Bath – lines 295-486 HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale.” We will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.1984 – Part III; finish symbols; work on setting/mood, and themes (topics vs. theme statements); looks like our quiz will be Friday, 11/11 (tentative); you will complete an in-class essay on a later date.Wednesday, November 9Grab a purple textbook on your way in…The Canterbury Tales –– Parson, Plowman, Miller, Summoner, and Pardoner – (page 125-128; 130-136)HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by November 17. We will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading. 1984 – theme topics to theme statements (find worksheet from last week)1984 and poetry assignmentCW/HW – write a one-page narrative about any appropriate aspect of your life. Friday, November 11The Canterbury Tales –– “The Pardoner’s Tale” page 144HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by November 17. We will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading. 1984 – theme statements (one-pager)1984 and poetry assignment; reviewQuiz Tuesday on 1984What to study for your quiz…Section Questions (1,2, and 3)Worksheets/Notes – theme, setting, symbolsKnow book – e.g. characters, events, plot, settingYou will have a sub on Tuesday. Bring SSR materials for before lunch. You will get a new vocabulary list. The Quiz will be after lunch. See me Monday if you have questions before the quiz. ................
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