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ACCELERATED ENGLISH CLASS SYLLABUS

Monday - Wednesday, June 13th - 15th

Last week of school!

Monday - Writing workshop presentations.  

Tuesday - Writing workshop presentations.  

Wednesday - Writing workshop presentations.  

Monday - Friday, June 6th - 10th

Monday - Type up the rough draft of your final.  Find an editing partner.

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Workshopping.

Thursday - Workshopping.

Friday - Workshopping.

Tuesday - Friday, May 31st - June 3rd

No school Monday for Memorial Day.

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Writing workshop.  The Anti-Hero.  Begin film: Stranger Than Fiction.  

Thursday - Writing workshop.  Stranger Than Fiction.  

Friday - Writing Final!  Discussion of the project.

Coming up: Rifleman's Creed clip from Full Metal Jacket.  My Voice by Shane Koyczan. (This is my...)

Monday - Friday, May 23rd - 27th

Monday - Writing workshop.  Finding your voice.  Write a 1- 2-page piece that "sounds like you" without giving away any obvious clues.  Read in class to try to identify the writer.  

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Writing workshop.  The Anti-Hero.

Thursday - Writing workshop.  The Anti-Hero Manifesto.

Friday - Class Story.

Monday - Friday, May 16th - 20th

Monday - Writing Workshop intro.  Make journals.  Discuss intentions & guidelines - refer to Writing Down the Bones.  Gather topics. 

Wednesday (BLOCK) -  Flash Poems.  Slam Poetry for "I AM" prompt: Saul Williams Sha Clack Clack and Shappy Seasholtz I Am That Nerd.

Thursday - Unlikely love stories: 59 - Harry Baker.  Writing short stories - time to share tomorrow.

Friday - Class story.

Possible inspiration: Archaeology of the Dead - The Atlantic

Monday - Friday, May 9th - 13th

Monday - Final Essay Planning Day

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Wrap-up essays!

Thursday - Essays or TBD

Friday - Fun day!

Monday - Friday, May 2nd - 6th

Monday - Role Model Wrap-up
Wednesday (BLOCK) - Jeopardy; Brain Dump
Thursday - Punctuation Activity
Friday - Essential Questions, Themes, Characters (Essay Ideas)

Monday - Friday, April 25th - 29th

Monday: Close Reading
Wednesday (BLOCK): Hawkins to Heroes
Thursday: Pirate's Log
Friday: Pirate's Log Completion

Monday - Friday, April 18th - 22nd

Monday: Rewriting Dialogue; Think-Pair-Share summary and activity
Wednesday (BLOCK): No class due to "Stronger Than You Think" Impact
Thursday: Skills Demo (on Google classroom)
Friday: Finish Skills Demo

Monday - Friday, April 11th - 14th

Monday: Paired Partner Reading
Wednesday (BLOCK): Plot timeline; character analysis
Thursday: Finish character analysis; Dialogue translation
Friday: Grade Day - NO SCHOOL

Monday - Friday, April 4th - 8th

Monday: Pirate Language Lesson
Wednesday (BLOCK): Cartography Lesson and Treasure Hunt
Thursday: Characterization (Interview with a Pirate)
Friday: Final make-ups (last day to turn in late work)

 

Treasure Island

Reading Schedule

Wed. April 6: Chapter X (pg. 41)

Wed. April 13: Chapter XIX (pg. 79)
Wed April 20: Part XI (pg. 119)
Wed. April 27: Finish the Book!

Monday - Friday, March 28th - April 1st

Monday: Piracy - Past and Present
Wednesday (BLOCK): Get Novels; Book Notes and Context Clues
Thursday: Vocab Quizlet
Friday: Discussion Questions

SPRING BREAK!

Monday - Friday, March 14th - 18th

Monday - Love and Social Media story HERE
Wednesday (BLOCK) - Love & Social Media Skills Demo
Thursday - Finishing Skills Demo; Treasure Island Context
Friday - Pirate Flags! Tips HERE

Monday - Friday, March 7th - 11th

Monday - TED Talk HERE; Pro Story HERE; Con Story HERE
Wednesday (BLOCK) - Social Media Research
Thursday - Debate Prep
Friday - Social Media: More or Less?

Monday - Friday, February 29th - March 4th

Monday - Thesis Paragraphs; Essay Edits
Wednesday (BLOCK) - What is Love? "The Last Song" Film clip HERE
Thursday - Paragraph Shrinking; link to story HERE
Friday - Artist Illustrations

Monday - Friday, February 22nd - 29th

Monday - Finish Lord of the Flies Essay; Due TODAY!
Wednesday (BLOCK) "Life Back Home" Script & Share; Island Wrap-up!
Thursday - Teenaged Brain Article HERE and Response
Friday - BRING TEXTBOOKS! "Love's Vocabulary," pg.163

Tuesday - Friday, February 16th - 19th

No school on Monday for President's Day!
Wednesday (BLOCK) - Lord of the Flies Essay Planning
Thursday - Planning cont'd; Essay Writing
Friday - Essay Writing

Monday – Friday, February 8^th – 12^th

Monday – Symbolic Arc; The Island
Wednesday (BLOCK) – Character Evolution Workday; Lord of the Flies Jeopardy
Thursday – Character Evolution project due; “The Island”

Friday – Valentine Haiku Showdown!

Monday – Friday, February 1st – 5th

Monday – Character Evolution Workday/The Island

Wednesday (BLOCK) – Should the boys be punished? Reading and Socratic Seminar
Thursday – Biblical Allusions/ The Island
Friday – Literature Circle; Read Lottery or Young Goodman Brown before coming into class

Monday - Friday, January 25th - 29th

Monday – Fear & Propaganda/The Island
Wednesday (BLOCK) – TBD & Character Evolution workday
Thursday – Formal/Informal Language (Videotaping this day!)
Friday – No classes for grading day

Monday - Friday, January 18th - 22nd

Monday - No school in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Foreshadowing and Character development discussions

Thursday - Skills Demo (Chapters 1-6)

Friday - Skills Demo cont'd; Reading/ The Island

Monday - Friday, January 11th - 15th

Monday: Character Evolution project (explanation) and Cartography
Wednesday (BLOCK) – Is Survival Selfish? Code of Conduct assignment/The Island
Thursday: Figurative language information/activity
Friday: Figurative Language cont’d/ Character Evolution work day

Monday - Friday, January 4th - 8th (Mr. Freske takes over)

Monday - No School!
Wednesday (BLOCK) - Lord of the Flies unit intro; Thomas Hobbes' State of Nature. Human nature brainstorm/discussion
Thursday - Symbolism presentation; finding symbols in Lord of the Flies
Friday - Symbolism and Island Survival

Winter Break!

Monday - Friday, December 14th - 18th

Monday - Presentations!

Tuesday (BLOCK) - The last of the presentations.  Begin writing for the Worst Christmas Story Ever Contest.  

Thursday - Finish up stories.

Friday - WORST CHRISTMAS STORY EVER CONTEST!

Monday - Friday, December 7th - 11th

Monday - Media Research Project.

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Last day to work on Media Research Project.

Thursday - Presentations!

Friday - Presentations!

Monday - Friday, November 30th - December 4th

Monday - Supersize Me - documentary.

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Supersize Me - documentary.  Finish up and take this SURVEY.

Thursday - Media Research Project.

Friday - Media Research Project.

Monday & Tuesday, 23rd & 24th

Monday - Print ad analysis.

Tuesday - Finish print ads and create symbolic illustrations of media.  

THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Monday - Friday, November 16th - 20th

Monday - Continue Political Ad Analysis Project.  Be ready to present on Wednesday.

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Presentations!

Thursday - Last two presentations, then Selling the American Way - clip from David Halberstam's The Fifties.

Friday - Practice Quiz on Ad Formats!

Monday - Friday, November 9th - 13th

Tuesday (special conference schedule) - Notes and discussion on emotional appeals, like THIS ONE and THIS ONE.  

Wednesday - Veteran's Day/No School

Thursday - Political Ad Analysis Project - assignment is up on Google Classroom.  Start here: Political Ads 2012 on YouTube.  

Friday - Continue project.

Monday - Thursday, November 2nd - 5th

Monday - "Kid Kustomers" article and assignment on Google Classroom.

Wednesday - Need more time?  

Thursday - Propaganda Lessons from Hitler.

Friday - Grading Day/No School.

Monday - Friday, October 26th - 30th

Monday - Vocabulary Skills Demo - study link above.

Wednesday - What is media?  12 Master Formats of Advertising.
Thursday -  Trust Me, I'm Lying - YouTube clip and introduction to media studies.  Article from Forbes What Is Media Manipulation? - practice assignment on Google Classroom.  

Friday - HALLOWEEN HAIKU SHOWDOWN!

VOCAB LINK: LIFE OF PI QUIZLET - VOCAB EXAM MONDAY 10/26!

Monday - Friday, October 19th - 23rd

Monday - Peer editing and final revisions. 

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Movie time!

Thursday - Finish the movie.  

Friday - Vocab study day.

Monday - Friday, October 12th - 16th

Monday - Brainstorming for the final essay.  

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Socratic seminar/writing and discussion.  Skills demo for Speaking & Listening.

Thursday - Begin essay.

Friday - Finish it up!

Monday - Friday, October 5th - 9th

Monday - Life of Pi REAL VOCAB LIST, link HERE.  

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Book notes.  Practice assignment on Part 3 on the novel.

Thursday - Discuss assignment.

Friday - No school/in-service for teachers. 

VOCAB LINK: LIFE OF PI QUIZLET

Monday - Friday, September 28th - October 2nd

Monday - Life of Pi vocabulary link: HERE.  Go through these 100 words and pick - in your opinion - the 30 words that are most likely to be useful to you.    Write them down - with their definitions - and turn them in by the end of the period.  You can work in pairs to come up with a master list.  

Wednesday (BLOCK) - Page 94-202 in Life of Pi DUE for a skills demo. 

Thursday - Book notes.

Friday - Character illustration. 

Life of Pi

Reading

Schedule

Due Wednesday, Sept 23^rd

Part 1 (Pages VII-93)

Due Wednesday, Sept 30^th

Through Chapter 70 (Pages 94-202)

Due Wednesday, Oct7^th

Part 2 (Pages 202-286)

Due Wednesday, Oct 14^th 

Part 3 (Finish the novel)

Monday - Friday, September 21st - 25th

Monday - Final debate preparation.  

Wednesday (BLOCK) - DEBATE!  Zoos - pros + cons, and Faith vs. Doubt.  Debrief - survey HERE.

Thursday -   Practice assignment on The Life of Pi.

Friday - Continue practice assignment, as needed.  Three-panel illustrations.

Monday - Friday, September 14th - 18th

Monday - Close Reader activity - Making the Future Better, Together.  Check out Life of Pi.  Reading schedule coming soon!

Wednesday (BLOCK) - TEDx Talk video (link below) and practice assignment for Speaking and Listening skills.  Reading time, if any time remains. 

Thursday - Go over yesterday's assignment.  Book notes and debate introduction.

Friday - Debate preparation.

Video Link: Identity in the 21st Century (TEDx Talk)

Tuesday - Friday, September 8th - 11th

Tuesday -  Introductions and class syllabus.  Writing Diagnostic. 

Wednesday - Share writing (volunteers).  Check out text books.  

Thursday - Textbook reading: Academic Vocabulary on Page 2.   Rituals of Memory (Pages 21-24).

Friday - Practice assignment on page 25 (RI.1, 2, 4, and 6).

For next week:

Video Link: Identity in the 21st Century (TEDx Talk)