ENGLISH 1

ENGLISH 1 CLASS SYLLABUS

Monday - Wednesday, June 13th - 15th

Last week of school!

Monday - Games: Team Banana Muffin & Team Ant Man 21
Tuesday - Games: Team Wall & Team IDGA Fudge
Wednesday - Games: Team Lice

Monday - Friday, June 6th - 10th

Monday - Political Correctness.  Bill Maher Clip.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Political opinion piece skills demo - Google Classroom.
Friday - Game development.  

Tuesday - Friday, May 31st - June 3rd

No school Monday for Memorial Day.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Wrapping up the Clinton article/practice assignment.  Civil Discourse Project presentations.
Thursday - Civil Discourse Project presentations.
Friday - Political Cartoon Skills Demo.  

Monday - Friday, May 23rd - 27th

Monday - Present political cartoons.  20 minutes work time on the CDP. 
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Finish presenting cartoons & work time on the CDP.   
Thursday - Practice assignment: Why Is Clinton Disliked?
Friday - Game day.

Monday - Friday, May 16th - 20th (Bonaventure is back)

Monday - What is "civil discourse"?  Define and come up with a list of Do's & Don't's.  Society of Civil Discourse clip.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Intro to the Civil Discourse Project.  30 minutes work time on the CDP.  Comparing opinion journalism - a practice assignment.  Trump, Truth & the Power of Contradiction NY Times
Thursday - Finish reviewing our practice assignment.  20 minutes work time on the CDP.  
Friday - 20 minutes work time on the CDP.  What is "political correctness"?  Writing, discussion, opinions.

Next week: Political Cartoons & Is Hillary Clinton Dishonest? NY Times.


RULES FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE - According to 7th Period ENG 1


Monday - Friday, May 9th - 13th

Monday - Final Essay Planning Day
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Write Essay!
Thursday - Wrap up 1984 essay

Monday - Friday, May 2nd - 6th

Monday - Afterword/Essay Ideas
Tuesday - Final Skills Demo; Triathlon (time permitting)
Thursday - Triathlon (if not Tuesday); TBD
Friday - Essential Question/Essay Brainstorming

Monday - Friday, April 25th - 29th

Monday - Comprehension Check (quiz)
Tuesday (BLOCK): Dystopia or Satire?
Thursday: Quotation Study
Friday: Quotation Presentations or TBD (time sensitive)

Monday - Friday, April 18th - 22nd

Monday: Vocab Exam
Tuesday (BLOCK): Rewriting Exercise; "Building a Solid Foundation" game
Thursday: Compare and Contrast Characters/Stories
Friday: Character Diagram

Monday - Friday, April 11th - 14th

Monday: Active Reading
Tuesday (BLOCK): Plot Timeline; Character analysis
Thursday: Vocab Jeopardy; exam
Friday: Grade Day - NO SCHOOL

Monday - Friday, April 4th - 8th

Monday: Grammar practice: Commas; Skills Demo Edits
Tuesday: No class due to “Every 15 Minutes” assembly
Thursday: Vocabulary exam
Friday: Make-up day (last day to turn in late work)

Monday - Friday, March 28th - April 1st

Monday - Vocab Quizlet Link HERE
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Skills Demo; Grade Conferences
Thursday: Symbolism, Irony, and Satire Notes
Friday: Newspeak




1984 Reading Schedule
Friday (3/18): Chapters I -III (Page 29)
Tuesday (3/29): Page 81
Tuesday (4/5): Page 127
Tuesday (4/12): Page 179
Tuesday (4/19): Page 225
Tuesday (4/26): Page 260
Tuesday (5/3): FINISH THE BOOK!



Monday - Friday, March 14th - 18th

Monday - 1984 quote research; DGG Captain selection
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Check out novels; reading, book notes
Thursday - Historical revision; DGG team selection
Friday - TBD (Fun Friday!)

Monday - Friday, March 7th - 11th

Monday - Slide Presentations
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Finish Presentations; Declarative Statements
Thursday - Declarative Statements (Video HERE);
Friday - Editing Link HERE

 

Monday - Friday, February 29th - March 4th

Monday - Essay Outline Due Today
Tuesday (BLOCK) - "Culture Shock" Essay
Thursday - Work on Slides
Friday - Present Slides

Monday - Friday, February 22nd - 26th

Monday - Finish "Culture Shock" Organizer
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Analyzing Culture; Website Evaluation resource HERE
Thursday - Formal/Informal Language HERE
Friday - Presentations (TBD)


Tuesday - Friday, February 16th - 19th


No school Monday for President's Day!
Tuesday (BLOCK) - "Culture Shock" reading HERE and Skills Demo; Project explanation
Thursday - TBD
Friday - TBD

 

Monday – Friday, February 8th-12th

Monday – Reading Comprehension Skills; ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE (Page 20-24 of the PDF)
Tuesday (BLOCK) – CONTEXT CLUES Presentation; Creating Zombie Survival Rules!
Thursday – Creating Rules cont’d; Presentations!
Friday – Valentine Haiku Showdown!

Monday – Friday, February 1st – 5th (Mr. Freske takes over!)


Monday – Adolescent Brains and Evaluating claims; Essential Questions Activity
Tuesday (BLOCK) – Questions of Love: Pyramus and Thisbe; Tragic Love; Video HERE
Thursday – Writing our own “Terrible/Tragic Love Stories”
Friday –  “Terrible/Tragic Love Stories” and HOMOPHONES

Monday - Thursday, January 25th - 28th

First semester ends on Thursday!

Monday - Essay writing!
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Lord of the Flies essay due at the end of the period.
Thursday - Peer editing and final touches before hitting "TURN IN"!


Tuesday - Friday, January 18th - 22nd

No school on Monday on honor of Martin Luther King Junior.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Book is due to be finished.  Be ready to discuss and begin outline for the essay.
Thursday - Get your outline checked and begin your essay.
Friday - Final essay-writing day.

Monday - Friday, January 11th - 15th

Monday - Practice assignment on SYMBOLS.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Discuss yesterday's assignment.  Skills demo on Chapters 9 & 10 on Google Classroom.
Thursday - Lord of the Flies vocab practice.  
Friday - Three-panel illustration.


Tuesday - Friday, January 5th - 8th

Tuesday - Book notes on Chapters 5-8.  Writing on symbolism.  
Wednesday - Book notes on characters.
Thursday - Island Game.  Group work on chapter analysis.  
Friday -   Chapter presentations.  Page 143, a dramatic reading.  Continue with Chapter 9, A View to a Death. Keep in mind that you should be finished reading the book and ready for an essay final on January 19th - this will be the last set of grades for the semester.    


Winter Break!

Monday - Friday, December 14th - 18th


Monday - Grammar focus: COMMAS.

Tuesday (BLOCK) - Study guide for Chapters 3 & 4 DUE.  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 - Lord of the Flies VOCAB - Quizlet link HERE.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Chapters 1 &2 due today, plus the study guide.  Practice assignment.  Study vocab, if you finish early: Quizlet link HERE.
Thursday - Lord of the Flies Vocab Jeopardy!
Friday - Character illustrations.

Lord of the Flies Reading Schedule
Due Tuesday, Dec 8th
Chapters 1 & 2

Due Tuesday, Dec 15th
Chapters 3 & 4

Over Winter Break
Read through Chapter 8
Due on Thursday, Jan 7th

Due Tuesday, Jan 12th
Chapters 9 & 10

Due Tuesday, Jan 19th
Finish the Novel

Monday - Friday, November 30th - December 4th

Monday - Finish Media Project presentations.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Our first novel: The Lord of the Flies! Check out the book and get reading schedule and study guide.  Presentation on SYMBOLISM.
Thursday - The Island Survival Project (ISP).
Friday - ISP and Map-making.

Monday & Tuesday, November 23rd & 24th

Monday - Presentations continue.
Tuesday - Finish up!


THANKSGIVING BREAK!


Monday - Friday, November 16th - 20th

Monday - Media Project workday.  Finish up Part 3 and start creating presentations.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Continue.
Thursday - Continue?    
Friday - Presentations begin!

Monday - Friday, November 9th - 13th


Monday (special conference schedule) - Media Research Project - start here at MEDIA ISSUES.  Assignment to be posted.  
Tuesday (special conference schedule) - Project workday.
Wednesday - Veteran's Day/No School
Thursday - Project workday.
Friday - Project workday.

Monday - Thursday, November 2nd - 5th

Monday - Begin the documentary "Supersize Me".
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Finish movie and take this SURVEY.
Thursday - VOCAB SKILLS DEMO!  Study link below.
Friday - Grading Day/No School.

Vocabulary Link - MEDIA QUIZLET

Monday - Friday, October 26th - 30th

Monday - Vocab study period!  Link below - play the study games and pick 12 words to illustrate.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Political Ad Presentations.
Thursday - Vocab exam!
Friday - HALLOWEEN HAIKU SHOWDOWN!


Vocabulary Link - MEDIA QUIZLET


Monday - Friday, October 19th - 23rd

Monday - Finish the Ad Quiz and discuss. Notes on emotional appeals, like THIS ONE and THIS ONE.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Political Ad Analysis Project - assignment is up on Google Classroom.  Start here: Political Ads 2012 on YouTube.  
Thursday - Political Ad Analysis Project
Friday - Prepare presentations for Monday.

Presentation Link: 12 Master Formats of Advertising

Vocabulary Link - MEDIA QUIZLET


Monday - Friday, October 12th - 16th

Monday - Excerpts from Hitler's Mein Kampf.  Small group discussion and presentations.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) -   Continue Hitler presentations and notes.   Advertising project!  
Thursday - "Selling the American Way" - a documentary on the 1950s by David Halbersatm.  
Friday - Quick practice quiz on ADVERTISING FORMATS.


Monday - Friday, October 5th - 9th

Monday - Media Vocab: link below.  Copy the words into your notebook and then use the rest of class time to play learning games on Quizlet.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Excerpt from Fast Food Nation.  Reading and skills demo.
Thursday - Continue?
Friday - No school/in-service for teachers.  


Vocabulary Link - MEDIA QUIZLET


Monday - Friday, September 28th - October 2nd

Monday - Peer editing!  Complete the evaluation worksheet and turn it in by the end of the period.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - What is media?  Define and discuss.  Trust Me, I'm Lying - YouTube clip and introduction to media studies.  Article from Forbes What Is Media Manipulation?
Questions to answer:

  • What is the connection between MONEY and NEWS, according to this article?
  • What journalistic standards were in place before the internet that are now lost?
  • What does Ryan Holiday see as the primary problem with news and what can we do about it?
Friday - Continue and do Media Vocab - link HERE.  

Vocabulary Link - MEDIA TERMS


Monday - Friday, September 21st - 25th

Monday - Writing assignment, create your outline.
Tuesday (BLOCK) - Writing.
Thursday - Writing.
Friday - Peer editing and revisions.  


Monday - Friday, September 14th - 18th

Monday - Close Reader activity - Making the Future Better, Together.  
Tuesday (BLOCK) - TEDx Talk video (link below) and practice assignment for Speaking and Listening skills.  
Thursday - Complete the "Identity in the 21st Century" assignment - on Google Classroom.
Friday - Begin the writing assignment!  Brainstorming organizer.

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.  Textbook reading: Academic Vocabulary on Page 2.   
Thursday - Rituals of Memory (Pages 21-24).
Friday - Practice assignment on page 25 (RI.1, 2, 4, and 6).



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