| Syllabus
| First Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Oct. 15, 2009 |
|
Week
of August 24 to 28 (Beginning of First Quarter and First Semester) |
| Mon | First
day of class: Class introductions. English I0 as part of the Prep English
sequence and as a reflection of the NAD
Curriculum Guide (reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing). Distribute
copies of course syllabus. Review of journaling as
part of the writing process. Assembling English notebooks. Journal Writing #1: - What
was the BEST part of your summer?
- Brag
on yourself about something you've done in the last 12 months of which you are
very proud.
- What I need
to accomplish this school year . . .
- This
year will be the same . . .
- This
year will be different . . .
Reading
survey. Finish reading course syllabus. No hmwk.
[SA Handshake and POP Back-to-School supper tonight!] |
| Tues | Complete
Journal Writing #1. Reading survey. Finish assembling English notebook. Journal
Writing #2 (untimed preparation for class discussion): - Why
do we have grades?
- What
function/s do grades serve?
- Agree/disagree:
"Grades are a good reflection of what I know about a subject."
Explain.
- Agree/disagree:
"Grades are a better reflection of how conscientious I am as a student than
how well I know the subject." Explain. (Can students who are organized, don't
procrastinate, and learn the teacher's 'system' earn better grades than students
who know more about the subject but are not as conscientious?)
- Complete:
I get good/not-so-good grades because . . . .
- Agree/disagree:
"Good grades reflect good teaching. If the teacher is really good, everyone
in class will earn good grades." Explain.
- Agree/disagree:
"Grades are fair." Explain.
Hmwk:
Discuss Journal Writing #2 questions with your parent/s and/or some other adult.
Be prepared to explain their ideas in class. Finish organizing English notebook. |
| Wed | Discussion
about grades--based on Journal Writing #2 notes and conversations with parents.
Grammar and mechanics pre-test. No hmwk.
Leave notebooks
in classroom for initial check. (For
full credit, you need to have a notebook, five tabs--correctly labelled and in
right order, a syllabus in "Handouts" section, Writing #1 in the "Journal"
section, and your name on the front cover and/or spine.) |
| Thurs | Finish
grammar and mechanics pre-test. Intro to
English 2200. Answer questions. Distribute books.
Hmwk: Read "To
the Student" at the beginning of English 2200. |
| Fri | Syllabus
quiz. No hmwk. |
| Week
of August 31 to Sept. 4 (English 2200: Unit 1) |
| Mon | Review
of English website. Distribute
spelling/vocab list for this quarter.
Discuss spelling and vocab strategies. Notes on board. Work on vocab sentences
in pairs.
Hmwk: Prepare for Unit 1, English 2200 test. [Grade
Record Sheet] |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. English 2200. Answer any questions about how to use the English
2200 textbook. 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.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or prepare for next English 2200
test. |
| Thurs | English
2200. Test day.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or
prepare for next English 2200 test. |
| Fri | Spelling/vocab
quiz. English 2200. Test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 7 to 11 (English 2200: Unit 2) |
| Mon | No
school: Labor Day.
Hmwk: Prepare for next English 2200 test.
[Grade Record Sheet] |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. English 2200. Optional test day. Go over previous tests with
students.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or prepare
for next English 2200 test. |
| Wed | [Publication
Workshop] Share really good vocab sentences written by classmates on last quiz.
Talk about characteristics of vocab sentences that demonstrate that the writer
understands the definition and knows how to use the word. English 2200.
Test preparation. Go over previous tests with students. [English
2200 Worksheets]
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab quiz (Fri), and/or prepare for next English 2200
test. |
| Thurs | [Publication
Workshop] No class: Biology Field Trip
Hmwk: Prepare for next
English 2200 test. |
| Fri | Spelling/vocab
quiz. English 2200. Test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 14 to 18 (English 2200: Unit 3) |
| Mon | [ITED
Testing] No
class.
Hmwk: Prepare for next English 2200 test. [Grade
Record Sheet] |
| Tues | [ITED
Testing] Spelling
pre-test. English 2200. Test day. [English
2200 Worksheets]
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 (Fri),
and/or prepare for next English 2200 test. |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. English 2200. Test day. No hmwk. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
| Week
of September 21 to 25 (English 2200: Unit 4) |
| 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: Prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Fri
B | English
2200. Test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 28 to Oct. 2 (English 2200: Unit 5) |
| 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. No hmwk. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
| Week
of October 5 to 9 (English 2200: Unit 6 & Halfway) |
| 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: Prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Fri
B | [Rio
Football Tournament] English 2200. Test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 12 to 16 (English 2200: Unit 7) |
| 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. No hmwk.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab
quiz. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
| Week
of October 19 to 23 (English 2200: Unit 8) (End
of first 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: Prepare for next English
2200 test. |
| Fri
B | English
2200. Test day. No hmwk. |