| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Nov. 20, 2009 |
|
| [First
Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of October 26 to 30 (English 2200: Unit 9)
(Beginning of second quarter)  |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. English
2200. Go over previous tests with
students. Test preparation. [English
2200 Worksheets]
Hmwk: Prepare for next English
2200 test. [Grade
Record Sheet] |
| Tues | English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or prepare for next English 2200
test. |
| Wed | English
2200. Test preparation. Go over
previous tests with students. [English
2200 Worksheets]
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab
quiz, and prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
| Week
of November 2 to 6 (English 2200: Unit 10) |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. English
2200. Go over previous tests with
students. Test preparation. [English
2200 Worksheets]
Hmwk: Prepare for next English
2200 test. [Grade
Record Sheet] |
| Tues | English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Wed | English
2200. Test preparation. Go over
previous tests with students. [English
2200 Worksheets]
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab
quiz, and prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Fri
B | English
2200 test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 9 to 13 (English 2200: Unit 11 and Final) |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. English
2200. Test day (optional).
Hmwk:
Prepare for next English
2200 test. [Grade
Record Sheet] |
| Tues | English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or prepare for next English 2200
test. |
| Wed | English
2200. Test day (optional).
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz, and prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab
quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
| Week
of November 16 to 20 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Intro sopho-more story unit. Define sophomore. Organize
lockers so that contents of heavy book bags can be stored in the lockers (for
posture health, fire safety, and school appearance). Begin reading aloud "Two
Kinds," Amy Tan (pp. 49-58).
Hmwk: Think about your own experience.
Have you ever been made to do something that you didn't want to do? Did it turn
out well? Not so well?
[Backpack
Basics] |
| Tues | Finish
"Two Kinds," Tan. Answer Conflict qstns, #1-3. Work on Analyzing Literature
qstns, #1-10.
Hmwk: Journal Writing #3 (Write a story about an experience
you had when someone made you do something that you didn't want to do. How did
it turn out?) |
| Wed | Finish
up Analyzing Lit qstns, #1-10. Due by end of class. (Do you need to work more
on Journal Writing #3?)
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | [Ropes
Course All-School Field Trip] No class
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Fri
B | Spelling/vocab
quiz. In groups, discuss Debating Issues (p. 60) as it applies to your life. (Agree/
disagree: "Pushing kids to do things that they don't want to do is generally
good.") Record good and bad points in two columns in Journal Writing #4.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 23 to 27: Thanksgiving Vacation |
| Week
of November 30 to December 4 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed |
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class |
| Week
of December 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed |
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. |
| Fri
B | |
| Week
of December 14 to 18 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed |
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class |
| Christmas
Break (Dec. 21 to Jan. 1) |
| Week
of January 4 to 8 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed |
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. |
| Fri
B | |
| Week
of January 11 to 15 (End of second quarter and first semester) |
| Mon | Semester
spelling pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
A | No
class |