week 39--June 13-17--wrap and reflection prior to exams

Monday 6/13

C and D periods

• collect final drafts of college essay
• Read "Out of Poverty" in Upfront magazine (p. 8 - 11)
• Answer 1-8 in multiple choice
• 3-4 sentences a piece for questions 9 and 10
• Read "How the Middle East Got that Way" (18-21)
• Identify and write down 4 pieces of evidence with proper citations that answer the question in the story title
• In two sentences a piece, explain why the evidence helps lead to an understanding of the question.

HW)  wrap up missing work such as college essay

Tuesday 6/14

E and F periods

Read "How the Middle East Got that Way" (18-21)
Identify and write down 4 pieces of evidence with proper citations that answer the question in the story title
In two sentences a piece, explain why the evidence helps lead to an understanding of the question.

Reflect on the your learning experience for the year by thoughtfully answering the following questions:
1.  What was the most important thing you did in English 11 this year?

2.   What were the most challenging things about this class academically?

3.   What ways could the teacher give you more effective feedback on your work?

4.   What would you like to have done more of this year in terms of genre (e.g. novels, poetry, non-fiction)?

5.    What would you like to have done less of?

6.     How could the instructor improve this class for future years?

7.  What did you enjoy the most or the least?

8.     What are your future goals in English and other academic subjects?

Wednesday and Thursday prep for exams

week 38 - June 6-10

Monday/Tuesday 6/6 and 6/7

1. Read samples of previous college essay
2. Study and identify the most appropriate college essay prompt for you
1. College Essay
   2016-2017 Essay Prompts
   A. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
   
   
   B. The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
   C. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
   D. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
   E. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
   
   
   3.    Brainstorm images of concepts that you should develop about yourself 
   
   4.     Draft your essay
   
   
   HW)  type your draft on Googledocs
   
   

   Wednesday/Thursday 6/8 and 6/9 

   
   

   1.  Sample college essay

   2.  Writing seminar with one student paper copied for the entire class

   3.  Teacher conferencing

   4.  Peer editing to the College Essay rubric

   
   

   HW)  final typed draft of college essay
   White day students final due 6/14
   Green day students final due 6/13

   
   

   Friday

   Upfront magazine reading

   Senior last assembly
   
    

week 37- May 31- June 3

Objectives:
Understanding satire
Decoding French insults
Identifying elements of original stories satirized in a spoof

Tuesday 5/31
understanding satire
watching "Monty Python's Holy Grail"
HW) prepare for Arthur unit test

Wednesday 6/1 and Thursday 6/2
Finish watching "Monty Python's Holy Grail"
notes and answers follow up
What are the elements  of satire?
How does satire work?
Identify satiric elements in the "Holy Grail"

Read "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" p. 397
In four complete sentences a piece:
what examples of satire are there in "A Fine and Pleasant Misery"? 

week 36 - 5/23-5/27

Monday/Tuesday  5/23 and 5/24
Arthur vocab quiz
p. 278 Blue text:  Read "The Acts of King Arthur" by John Steinbeck
answer questions 1-7, pp 284-285
HW) finish questions


Wednesday/Thursday 5/25 and 5/26
p.  287 Blue text: Read "The Death of King Arthur" by Sir Thomas Mallory 
p. 299 Blue text:  Read "The Passing of Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Answer questions 1-6 pp. 296-297
 HW) finish questions


Friday  5/27
understanding satire
watching "Monty Python's Holy Grail"
HW) prepare for Arthur unit test
 

week 35 - May 16- 20

Monday 5/16

• collect 1st and 2nd drafts of Metamorphosis  essay
• Preview vocab for Arthur story p. 244 Blue text book
• Class group read "The Crowning of Arthur" 245
• Answer questions 1-6 on page 249

HW)
or finish up the essay that you will submit for ten % off late next week



Tuesday/Wednesday 5/17 and 5/18

• preview Arthur stories with notes on mythology
• look up "Building Vocabulary" words on p. 256 blue text
• Read "The Once and Future King" 
• Discuss concepts of chivalry as outlined by Arthur on p. 260
• Answer questions 1-5 on p. 261
• Read "The Mists of Avalon" pp 251-253

HW) find a kids' version of the Arthur stories and watch it for discussion on Thursday/Friday

Thursday/Friday 5/19 and 5/20

• look up ""Building Vocabulary" words on p. 263 blue text
• Read "Sir Launcelot du Lake" pp. 263-269
• Discuss mythic concepts of Lancelot's battle
• view Lancelot battle scene from "First Knight"
• Answer questions 2-5. p. 270

HW)  study for vocab quiz on "Building Vocabulary" words

stratagems
rendezvous
chivalry
monopoly
vanquish
prowess
champion
ignominiously
miscreant
vindicate

sample graphic organizer - mental illness

ATPP
MAP=
The awkward feelings of isolation and public scorn that individuals felt who suffered mental illness in the first  part of the 20th century was seen in a number of events in Gregor Samsa's life. The way his family treated him, how he lost his job, and how he suffered alone in his room are many similarities to the fate of the  mentally ill.
THESIS
Gregor Samsa as a cockroach represents the undesired life of the severely depressed the modern day world.

Paragraph 1 body
TOPIC:
 Psychic break=> apparently a cockroach
Ev1:  locked in bed room
Ev 2:  loses job->scorned by father

Paragraph 2 body
TOPIC:
Isolation in family apartment
Ev1:  sister tries to help but can't understand  him
Ev 2: offered favorite foods, but can hardly eat

Paragraph 3 body
TOPIC :  shunned then suicide
Shunned by society then family, leading to his starvation/death
 Ev1 one last attempt to join the world at sister's violin recital but then shut out
Ev2 father tries to kill him/forces him to solitary confinement

Conclusion:  Even today our prisons are filled with the mentally ill.  Society's practice of isolating the insane, criminalizing their health, and locking them away from any outside influence keeps us all safe; except for the mentally ill themselves.

week 34 - May 9-13

Monday/Tuesday

• Wrap up reading of The Metamorphosis
•  
• complete Graphic organizer for Metamorphosis essay

HW) draft intro paragraph for Metamorphosis essay


Wednesday/Thursday

• write 1st draft of Metamorphosis essay
• peer editing/teacher conferencing for essay
• Final draft of metamorphosis essay

HW) complete final draft of Metamorphosis essay
all students must hand in both 1st and final draft of essay

Friday

• collect 1st and 2nd drafts of Metamorphosis  essay
• Preview vocab for Arthur story p. 244 Blue text book
• Class group read "The Crowning of Arthur" 245
• Answer questions 1-6 on page 249

HW) relax and enjoy the weekend
or finish up the essay that you will submit for ten % off late next week

Graphic organizer for Metamorphosis essay

Name:

Metamorphosis graphic organizer

Prompt:  Create or choose a reading of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis.  Develop your interpretation in a five paragraph essay.

Use the following graphic organizer to organize and arrange your ideas.

Readings discussed in class:

1. Gregor is mentally ill.
2. Gregor has come out of the closet to his family
3. Gregor is suffering from an addiction.
4. Gregor is just a teenager

Intro paragraph:

Sentence 1:  Author, Title, Protagonist, Problem

Sentence 2: Map

Sentence 3:  Thesis statement

-----------------------------------------------------------------

1st body paragraph:

Topic sentence

Transition to 1st evidence (quoted or paraphrased)

Explain 1st evidence

Transition to 2nd evidence (quoted or paraphrased)

Clincher

-------------------------------------------

2nd body paragraph:

Topic sentence

Transition to 1st evidence (quoted or paraphrased)

Explain 1st evidence

Transition to 2nd evidence (quoted or paraphrased)

Clincher

--------------------------------------------

3rd body paragraph:

Topic sentence

Transition to 1st evidence (quoted or paraphrased)

Explain 1st evidence

Transition to 2nd evidence (quoted or paraphrased)

Clincher

----------------------------------------

Conclusion:

Revised thesis

Universal message

week 33--May 2-May 6

Monday 5/2/16

• Identify the Error 3 (10 minutes)
  Read Chapter 2  The Metamorphosis
• write response log 3 for chapter 2

HW) create an open-ended question about Gregor Samsa's response to his transformation and answer in one page of writing

Tuesday 5/3 and Wednesday 5/4

• Fix the Sentence 1
•  Complete Chapter 2 The Metamorphosis
• write response log 4 for chapter 2
• read chapter 3 to page 47

HW)  track the transformation of the family through the stages of grief:  denial, anger, acceptance


Thursday 5/5 and Friday 5/6 

• fix the sentence 2
• Complete reading chapter 3 The Metamorphosis
• Socratic seminar full novel
• building readings or interpretations for the novel

HW)  get good rest for the SAT

sample chapter 1 response log for The Metamorphosis

E--Gregor gets out of bed
E--He hurts himself in a number of ways
I--his body is very sensistive
I--he's worried about his parents' loss of status and income if he doesn't get to work
E--he repeatedly gets worked up about how hard his job is and what difficulty his boss will put him in
I--Gregor represents the average worker who has to slave for long hours just to break even and is always afraid of losing his job
E--Gregor gets the key and injures his mouth as he tries to open the door
E--He finally opens the door and tries to explain himself but everyone is horrified
E--His sister is so scared that she backs up into the breakfast table and knocks over the coffee which spills on the rug
E--the boss leaves in disgust
E--his father uses the boss's cane to chase Gregor into this room
I-- maybe they don't kill him because they know the cockroach is Gregor
I--since he can barely fit through the door, it's likely that Gregor appears as a man-sized cockroach
I--his family, his career and his personal identify are ruined

week 32 - April 25-29

Monday 4/25 and Tuesday 4/26
Identify the Error 1 (10 minutes)
Read Chapter 1 The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
complete reader response log while we read
Here are all the rules tested in SAT Writing: The Rules
HW) create an open-ended question about the novel's central metaphor of changing into a cockroach and answer in one page of writing:
suggestion--"How does turning into a creature that no one wants to deal with resemble life as a teenager?"

Wednesday 4/27 and Thursday 4/28
Identify the Error 2 (10 minutes)
finish reading Chapter 1 The Metamorphosis and write a response log for the remainder of the chapter

HW) choose another type of insect or animal into which Gregor Samsa would change.  Write a one page, fiction piece imagining what it would be like to suffer such a transformation.

Friday 4/29
Identify the Error 3 (10 minutes)
Read Chapter 2  The Metamorphosis
HW) create an open-ended question about Gregor Samsa's response to his transformation and answer in one page of writing
 

week 31- April 11-15

Monday, April 11 White Day
Using vivid language, imagery, and rhythm
write a narrative poem.
Here's How to Write a Narrative Poem

Here's a few narrative poems:
"Coloring Books" 
"Repetition of Words and Weather"

Requirements:
5 stanzas of at least 4 lines a piece
A line that repeats or is slightly modified in each stanza
A story that proceeds through the stages of a plot:
         inciting incident
         rising action
         complication
         climax
          resolution or denouement 
HW)  finish narrative poem,
underline words and phrases that may be improved
write revised, clean copy of narrative poem

Tuesday April 12 Green Day
Khan academy SAT practice
Poetry terms and examples
HW) study for Poetry term quiz 

Wednesday April 13 Green Day
study for poetry quiz by applying terms to poems
poetry quiz
HW)   

Thursday 4/14
Poetry terms and examples
study for poetry quiz by applying terms to poems
poetry quiz 

week 30--April 4-8, 2016

Monday/Tuesday    April 4 and 5
Collect haikus or limerick
Read Nick Kristof's "When White's Don't Get It, part 6"
Doing the Implicit Association Test

back to poetry
How to write a sonnet

Instruction
Practice

HW)  write a 14 line sonnet in iambic pentameter

Wednesday/Thursday April 6 and 7 
1)Direct Instruction on sestinas
2) Collective Reading of two sestinas
Sestina Alataforte by Ezra Pound
A Miracle for Breakfast by Elizabeth Bishop
Writing a Sestina by Caroline Davies

Here's the form in case you lose the hand out.

The sestina follows a strict pattern of the repetition of the initial six end-words of the first stanza through the remaining five six-line stanzas, culminating in a three-line envoi. The lines may be of any length, though in its initial incarnation, the sestina followed a syllabic restriction. The form is as follows, where each numeral indicates the stanza position and the letters represent end-words:
1. ABCDEF
2. FAEBDC
3. CFDABE
4. ECBFAD
5. DEACFB
6. BDFECA
7. (envoi) ECA or ACE

 Classwork:  work alone or with a partner to devise a sestina
HW) finish your sestina

Friday April 8
Using vivid language, imagery, and rhythm
write a narrative poem.
Here's How to Write a Narrative Poem

Here's a few narrative poems:
"Coloring Books" 
"Repetition of Words and Weather"

Requirements:
5 stanzas of at least 4 lines a piece
A line that repeats or is slightly modified in each stanza
A story that proceeds through the stages of a plot:
         inciting incident
         rising action
         complication
         climax
          resolution or denouement 
HW)  finish narrative poem,
underline words and phrases that may be improved
write revised, clean copy of narrative poem

week 29 March 28--April 1

March 28 White Day

Complete your 15 line poem
Revise, extend and elaborate on one of the five term 3 essays  

HW) final copy of revision

March 29 and March 30 Tuesday and Wednesday

1)  Collect finale version of the essay revision
2)  Rhythm project:
       A)  Look up and list ten words each of two syllables, three syllables, four syllables and five syllables along with their part of speech.
       B)  Underline the accented syllables
       C)  Identify patterns of accent  for each syllable grouping.
       D)  Identify patterns of accent for each part of speech
        E)   Write down the lyrics to one of your favorite songs (10-15 lines). Use stress marks to indicate the appropriate accents within the lines of the lyrics
        F)  Select a song from a different genre.  For example, if your first song was a rap song, now select a pop song.  Write down 10-15 lines of the new song and use stress marks to indicate the appropriate accents.

HW)  Take a poem of your choice (minimum 15 lines), write it out, and indicate the accented syllables.

EXAMPLE:
       From Eminem's "Lose Yourself" 
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs,
But he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down, 

March 31 and April 1 Thursday and Friday
1. Share homework poems and accents before handing in
2.  Read aloud some of the lyrics from Edward Lear
3.  Copy out one of Lear's limericks and indicate which syllables are accented
4.  Identify the rhyme scheme for the limericks
5.  Choose a topic, some key words about the topic that rhyme and write your own humorous limerick
HW)  Review your knowledge of haiku and write 3 haikus or one more limerick for homework.  Funny is good.

 

week 28--March 21-24

Objectives:
Identify, employ and create advanced diction in poetry
Reflect, revise, extend and make more sophisticated student writing

Monday 3/21
Revise and peer evaluate the Education Technology synthesis essay\
5 word exercise for two poems
      select 5 words from the first poem that are most pivotal
      define, identify synonyms and etymology
classwork = 10 words and definitions etc from 2 poems
HW)  write your own 15 line poem in either rhymed or free verse

Laure-Anne Bosselaar Poems >>
English Flavors

Tweet

I love to lick English the way I licked the hard
round licorice sticks the Belgian nuns gave me for six
good conduct points on Sundays after mass.

Love it when 'plethora', 'indolence', 'damask',
or my new word: 'lasciviousness,' stain my tongue,
thicken my saliva, sweet as those sticks - black

and slick with every lick it took to make daggers
out of them: sticky spikes I brandished straight up
to the ebony crucifix in the dorm, with the pride

of a child more often punished than praised.
'Amuck,' 'awkward,' or 'knuckles,' have jaw-
breaker flavors; there's honey in 'hunter's moon,'

hot pepper in 'hunk,' and 'mellifluous' has aromas
of almonds and milk . Those tastes of recompense
still bitter-sweet today as I roll, bend and shape

English in my mouth, repeating its syllables
like acts of contrition, then sticking out my new tongue -
flavored and sharp - to the ambiguities of meaning.

  Tuesday/Wednesday 3/22 and 3/23

Class read aloud NYTimes on teen driving safety
 
5 word exercise for a poem
      select 5 words from the first poem that are most pivotal
     

"More Than Enough" by Marge Piercy

define, identify synonyms and etymology

classwork = 10 words and definitions etc from 2 poems
  write your own 15 line poem in either rhymed or free verse
10 tips on writing a poem

select one of the last five short essays to rewrite
HW) read student exemplar of well-developed version of invasive species essay
 Austin's Invasive Species essay
bring in your essay to revise in next class, along with iPad or other writing device

Thursday 3/24
Revise, extend and elaborate on one of the five term 3 essays
HW) final copy of revision

 

week 27--March 14-18

Objectives:
Evaluate sources
Identify specific and relevant evidence
Form a persuasive argument
Synthesize sources

Monday and Tuesday
Review rubric info
revise draft of "Invasive Species" essay
preliminary assessment partner's essay
hand in "Invasive Species" short essay
whole group reading and evaluation of education technology
small group reading and annotation of ed tech sources
HW) outline ed tech essay.

Wednesday and Thursday 
debate prep work for ed tech
identifying evidence for debate
squaring off for mini-debate on ed tech
ed tech synthesis writing time
ed tech documents in case you lost them
Hw) finish ed tech essay 

Ed tech thesis:
While many pitfalls exist in implementing education technology into school curricula, an effective way forward can be achieved to help avoid the problems of an entertainment-saturated and highly distractable generation of learners.

Friday
Revise and peer evaluate the Education Technology synthesis essay\
5 word exercise for two poems
      select 5 words from the first poem that are most pivotal
      define, identify the syllabication and etymology
classwork = 10 words and definitions etc from 2 poems
HW)  write your own 15 line poem in either rhymed or free verse

Friday and Monday's poems

Laure-Anne Bosselaar Poems >>
English Flavors

Tweet

I love to lick English the way I licked the hard
round licorice sticks the Belgian nuns gave me for six
good conduct points on Sundays after mass.

Love it when 'plethora', 'indolence', 'damask',
or my new word: 'lasciviousness,' stain my tongue,
thicken my saliva, sweet as those sticks - black

and slick with every lick it took to make daggers
out of them: sticky spikes I brandished straight up
to the ebony crucifix in the dorm, with the pride

of a child more often punished than praised.
'Amuck,' 'awkward,' or 'knuckles,' have jaw-
breaker flavors; there's honey in 'hunter's moon,'

hot pepper in 'hunk,' and 'mellifluous' has aromas
of almonds and milk . Those tastes of recompense
still bitter-sweet today as I roll, bend and shape

English in my mouth, repeating its syllables
like acts of contrition, then sticking out my new tongue -
flavored and sharp - to the ambiguities of meaning.

 

"The House of Wax" by John Haines

 

Week 26--March 7-11

March 7 Monday 

 E period
Ethics quiz

Review and discussion for first draft of FCA on high school ethics
write First draft:
for simplicity's sake:  
1 5-6 sentence paragraph about ethics for American high school students based on the articles
1 5-6 sentence paragraph about your own ethics as seen in the survey and your own experience.

Proper way to cite the articles:
"High School Students Cheating less"      quote like this:  " --------------" (Payne)
"School Cancels Graduation for Cheaters"  quote like this " -------------" (AP)
"American Teens Lie, Cheat, and Steal . . ." quote like this "-------------" (Colson)

FCA's:
topic sentences
evidence from all 3 sources w/explanations
proper parenthetical citations
Grammar

Hw)  Finish 2 paragraph essay on high school ethics


F period
Collect high school ethics short essay
Bluff the Listener part 2
write Funny "Bluff the Listener" story
share with partner
share with class
HW)  Final draft of Bluff the Listener story

Wednesday March9
hand in ethics essay 
Synthesis documents and question #2 on invasive or non-native species
small group annotation of documents
building a written response
writing a thesis
HW)  identify 2 pieces of evidence from a 3 sources for a total of 6 pieces of evidence

Thursday March 10
hand in late ethics essay 
review plans
write synthesis for question 2 about invasive species essay
evaluate to rubric
sample thesis:
If a business wishes to import a nonnative species such as something from the aquaculture industry to another country to help the economy, they should be wary of the unintended consequences as revealed in past mishaps such as the papaya microbe of Hawaii or the cane toads of Australia.
HW) read and annotate synthesis documents for technology for curriculum and instruction

Friday March 11

hand in ethics essay 
Synthesis documents and question #2 on non-native species
small group annotation of documents
building a written response
writing a thesis
HW)  identify 2 pieces of evidence from a 3 sources for a total of 6 pieces of evidence

Week 25--February 29--March 4

Objectives:
identify and integrate evidence
bring together ideas, concepts and arguments from multiple sources
organize ideas for academic writing
reinforce annotation skills

Monday, February 29:

• prompt:  How does the author of The Great Gatsby use images to contribute to themes of corrupt wealth, pervasive immorality, and impossible love?

revise first draft and write final draft of image essay

Sample paragraph structure:
S1:  Topic sentence
S2:  Further explanation and lead-in to source
S3: Evidence paraphrased and/or quoted
S4:  Commentary on evidence 
S 5:  Additional reference and explanation to evidence
S6:  Clincher sentence== commentary and conclusion 

HW)  finish final draft of essay

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1st  and 2nd
Ethics exercise:
Groups:  
read aloud to get started
   10 minutes per article
talk through begin to take notes
each person responsible for annotation on his/her own page

The following is a list of some techniques that you can use to annotate text:

1. Underline important terms.
2. Circle tough words and define in the margin.
3. Write key words and definitions in the margin.
4. Signal where important information can be found with key words or symbols in the margin.

Articles:  
"School cancels graduation for cheaters"
"American teens lie, cheat and steal--and think they're okay"
"High School Students Cheating Less"

Talk back
Class discussion
Ticket out:  notes + 4 complete sentences explaining your experience and position on student ethics

HW)  1 paragraph opinion with support on American high school student ethics

Thursday and Friday, March 3rd and 4th
Ethics quiz


High School Students Cheating Less
Kids Cheat, Lie, Steal, and think They're Ok
Ohio High School Cancels Graduation because of Cheaters

Review and discussion for first draft of FCA on high school ethics
write First draft:
for simplicity's sake:  
1 5-6 sentence paragraph about ethics for American high school students based on the article 
1 5-6 sentence paragraph about your own ethics as seen in the survey and your own experience.

FCA's:
topic sentences
evidence from all 3 sources
proper parenthetical citations
Evidence explanation
Grammar

Hw)  do something that exemplifies character as seen on the Character Counts website
write one four-sentence paragraph about what you did

Week 24, February 22-26, 2016

Objectives:

• Identify Details
• Evaluate how details construct images
• Analyze how images contribute to themes
• Collect textual evidence to develop a thematic exposition

Monday 2/22 and Tuesday 2/23

• Detail, Image, Themes explained
• Watch Baz Lurman version of The Great Gatsby while itemizing details and images
• Hand in image graphic organizer

HW)  Read for the prezi on colors in Gatsby found at https://prezi.com/rwlkqbtp9rtt/colors-in-great-gatsby/

Wednesday 2/24 and Thursday 2/24

• Finish viewing Gatsby
• Identifying images
• Outline image essay
• write first draft of FCA on function of images
• prompt:  How does the author of The Great Gatsby use images to contribute to themes of corrupt wealth, pervasive immorality, and impossible love?

HW)  finish draft 1 of image essay 


Friday 2/25
revise first draft and write final draft of image essay

Sample paragraph structure:
S1:  Topic sentence
S2:  Further explanation and lead-in to source
S3: Evidence paraphrased and/or quoted
S4:  Commentary on evidence 
S 5:  Additional reference and explanation to evidence
S6:  Clincher sentence== commentary and conclusion 

HW)  finish final draft of essay

week 23, February 9-12

Objectives:
Finish reading and discussing The Great Gatsby
Write about literature demonstrating an understanding of character and theme, plot development and irony

Monday
Snow day

Tuesday 2/9 shorty
Read and discuss chapter 8
Return short essays
Students may revise and improve returned essay for improved grade

Wednesday 2/10 Green Day
Return short essays
Students may revise and improve returned essay for improved grade
Read and discuss chapter 8
Itemize in chronological order 7 key steps taken by George Wilson before the "holocaust was complete" (Fitzgerald,162) 
Exit ticket:  In four complete sentences, explain why and how George Wilson committed homicide.  Include 1 sentence about the irony of his selected victim. Number the sentences.
Irony involves a result that is different from the character's or audience's expectation.  A meaningful effect results as you learn what you don't expect.
HW)  Revise short essay on chapter 7

Thursday 2/11 and Friday 2/12
read and discuss chapter 9
understanding Denouement, Irony and Pathos
Denouement   a literary device which can be defined as the resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction. Majority of the examples of denouement show the resolution in the final part or chapter that is often an epilogue.
Irony involves a result that is different from the character's or audience's expectation.  A meaningful effect results as you learn what you don't expect.  
Pathos is a quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow.
How is the title The Great Gatsby ironic? When people think of this book, what do they focus on? 
Exit ticket:  In four complete sentences, explain Gatsby's love for Daisy, and Daisy's love for Tom.  What is romantic love?

HW)  find and watch the Robert Reford/Mia Farrow movie version of The Great Gatsby

FCA set up

How to set up an FCA essay (Focus Correction Area)

Top Left of your paper:  write on consecutive lines the focus correction areas listed for the assignment
For the current assignment, they are the following:  Topic Sentences
                                                                             Quote integration
                                                                             Clincher sentences

Top Right of your paper:  name
                                       date

Skip lines as you write your paragraphs.  At the end of the writing time or in the next class, there will be time dedicated to revising your writing.  When you revise, please look for mistakes, such as the following:
                    run-ons
                    fragments
                    homonym or homophone errors (there/they're, your, you're, our, are) 
                    capitalization
                    subject-verb agreement
                    pronoun agreement
                    parallel structure

week 22, February 1-5, 2016

Objectives:

• evaluating evidence 
• identifying red herrings
• making inferences in literature
• understanding literary themes

Monday
Read Great Gatsby chapter 6
Discuss and answer questions
sample "Bluff the Listener" game
HW)  write your own fraudulent story based on a true news story, including the set up, the odd details, the red herrings and the embedded quotes

Tuesday/Wednesday
Bluff the Listener

• identifying key evidence
• picking out red herrings

Read Great Gatsby chapter 7
Discuss and answer question: "What happens when Daisy’s affair with Gatsby is brought to light? How does Gatsby’s dream die?"
Write short essay to FCA's for the following:

• topic sentences
• quote integration
• clincher sentences

HW) write your own fraudulent story based on a true news story 

Thursday/Friday
Share your Bluff the Listener stories with small groups
Rewrite and score short essay on chapter 7
Reader Theater for end of chapter 7
HW) write a second Bluff the Listener story

week 21, January 25-29

Monday Tuesday
Read Great Gatsby chapters 5 and 6
Discuss and answer questions

Wednesday Thursday
Guidance presentations
Personality profiles
College search preparation


Friday
Sentence editing exercises from research paper
Read Great Gatsby chapters 7
Discuss and answer question: "What happens when Daisy’s affair with Gatsby is brought to light? How does Gatsby’s dream die?"
Write short essay to FCA's for the following:
topic sentences
quote integration
clincher sentences

week 20, January 19-22

Objectives:
Read and interpret great American literature
Decode words in context
Reinforce core grammar concepts

Tuesday 1/19 and Wednesday 1/20

• Read chapters 3 and 4 of The Great Gatsby
• View clips of Lurman's version of early Gatsby scenes
• Discuss and answer questions for chapters 3 and 4

HW) finish up late or missing Gatsby work

week 19, January 11-14

Monday and Tuesday 1/11 and 1/12

library computer lab time for final revisions of argumentative research paper
by the end of this class time, you shall submit a printed copy of your research paper 

 

Wednesday and Thursday 1/13 and 1/14

New York Times evaluation of how to manage your money:  How you Should Manage Your Money

One Page Financial Plan slide show 

read chapter 3 and 4 of The Great Gatsby

HW)  Make your own index card financial plan 

week 18, January 4-8 research paper due 1/11 or 1/12

Here's an awesome version of The Great Gatsby  on-line that you can read that has notes and explanations.

Objectives:

revise and edit argumentative research papers

read and understand American Literature

Monday-Tuesday 1/4 and 1/5

• review OWL sample of research paper
• peer editing for meaning and grammar:  fix as many sentences as possible before conferencing with Mr. Howell
• students read and answer questions in writing about The Great Gatsby chapter 1
• peer editing and teacher conferencing over student papers
• HW)  revise argumentative research paper

Wednesday-Thursday 1/6-1/7

• read and answer study questions The Gatsby chapter 2 
• teacher conferencing

HW)  Revise argumentative research paper

Friday 1/8 

• final conferences for argumentative research paper
• read chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby
• take notes on color and character
• select 3 characters in the novel and assign each one a color that matches their dominant mood.  Explain in two sentences for each character why that color was appropriate for this novel
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• HW revise argumentative research paper

Monday and Tuesday 1/11 and 1/12

library computer lab time for final revisions of argumentative research paper
by the end of this class time, you shall submit a printed copy of your research paper