| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Feb. 4, 2010 |
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| [First
Quarter's Assignments] [Second Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of January 18 to 22 (Beginning of Third Quarter)  |
| Mon | No
School: MLK, Jr. Day |
| Tues | [Week
of Prayer] Pass back papers. Go over semester tests. Word process test essay so
that it can be accessed both at home and school. (Suggestions: type it into the
body of an email message, save it to a USB drive, send it to yourself as an attachment,
etc.). No hmwk. |
| Wed | [Week
of Prayer] [Academy Day] Spelling and vocab
pre-test. Read Learning
Styles Intro. Take Learning
Styles Survey. Print results, read them, and file them in the "Handouts"
section of your English binder. Read Four
Learning Styles. How can you use this information to advocate for your own
academic success? Hmwk: Complete Learning
Styles Survey and finish typing up test essay--if you didn't finish in class.
Make sure the digital file of your essay is accessible both at home and at school.
|
| Thurs | [Week
of Prayer] Discuss Princess and Curdie extra credit points. Decide how
you want the extra credit applied. Continue discussion of learning styles. Continue
revision of test essays. Work on vocab definitions and sentences (if time). Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz.
[Journal Writing (How does your learning style impact your learning? How can you
control your school experience so that you can "play to your strength"?
What does "self advocacy" look like for you?)] |
| Fri
B | [Week
of Prayer] Spelling and vocab quiz. Pass
back papers. Test essay revisions. Continue exploring learning styles with discussion
and examples. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 25 to 29 |
| Mon | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. Revision questions on board about thesis statement, topic
sentences, and essay examples. Complete "Wisdom" essay re-write, convert
file to Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com
before midnight tonight. Hmwk: Submit "Wisdom" essay re-write
to Turnitin.com before midnight tonight. |
| Tues | Pass
out semester grade printouts. Pass back papers. Remove from binders and recycle
first semester assignments. Remind students about extra credit quiz points to
be used either first or second quarter. Begin Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond
Rostand. Journal Writing #10 (Courage, honor, chivalry, valor: What do these words
mean to you?). Discuss ideas in journal writing. No hmwk. |
| Wed | Cyrano
de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Research the historical Cyrano de Bergerac?
Write at least one page of notes--in your own words, in your own handwriting--and
include complete source/s. Be prepared to share in class. Hmwk: Complete
Cyrano research--if not completed in class. Study
for spelling and vocab quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. What did you discover about the historical Cyrano de Bergerac?
Share with classmates. Research the time period during which Cyrano lived. Look
for military, political, social, fashion information that will help you understand
the play better. Write (or draw) what you have learned, and turn in evidence of
your research at end of class. No hmwk. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
Week
of February 1 to 5 |
| Mon | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. Conference survey. Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond
Rostand. Assign parts for reading Cyrano de Bergerac. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Begin
reading Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. No hmwk |
| Wed | Cyrano
de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Continue reading.
No hmwk. |
| Fri
B | Cyrano
de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Continue reading. No hmwk. |
Week
of February 8 to 12 |
| Mon | No
School: Teacher In-Service |
| Tues | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Continue
reading. Intro project. |
| Wed | Cyrano
de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
Week
of February 15 to 19 |
| Mon | No
School: Presidents' Day |
| Tues | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. |
| Wed | Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz.
|
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri
B | |
Week
of February 22 to 26 |
| Mon | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed | Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz.
|
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
Week
of March 1 to 5 |
| Mon | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed | Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz.
|
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri
B | No
class |
Week
of March 8 to 12 |
| Mon | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed | Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz.
|
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
Week
of March 15 to 19 (End of Third Quarter)  |
| Mon | Spelling
and vocab pre-test. |
| Tues | |
| Wed | Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz.
|
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri
B | |