| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Jan. 12, 2010 |
|
| [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. Discussion of Journal Writings #3 & 4. What are the conditions that
make the statement (See Fri. above) true or false? Introduce narrative essay
(an essay that is supported by a story or stories). Review of writing process:
we've done lots of thinking. Now we need to organize those thoughts.
Create a one-sentence thesis statement and write it at the top of a piece
of paper.
Hmwk: On the paper with your thesis statement, write bullet
point notes of the chronology of a story (or stories) that support/s your thesis
statement. Go for details, details, DETAILS! (More details = less work tomorrow
when you begin drafting and a better grade when I check off the organizing
stage tomorrow.) Due tomorrow at the beginning of class. |
| Tues | Due:
Organizing stage of the narrative essay. Check off thesis statements and
story chronologies. Review format of strong thesis statements. Begin drafting
on computers.
Hmwk: Complete rough-rough draft. Due tomorrow at the
beginning of class. Be able to pull up your rough-rough draft on a school computer. |
| Wed | Due:
Rough-rough draft of narrative essay (on a school computer). Underline the thesis
statement in your essay. Discuss paragraphing and topic sentences. "Introductions
& Conclusions" (pdf from the Princeton Writing Program). Attend to
paragraph breaks and topic sentences in your narrative essay, and write an introduction.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling/vocab
quiz. Complete paragraphing, topic sentences, and introduction--if not finished
in class. Be able to open the REVISED rough draft on a school computer in class
on Thursday. |
| Thurs | Due:
Revised rough draft (WITH introduction, paragraphing, and topic sentences). Spelling/vocab
quiz. Review "Conclusions" section of "Introductions
& Conclusions" handout. Work on conclusion to essay. By Monday, you
should be able to open on a school computer an essay that has: - An
introduction that attracts the reader's attention, identifies the subject, and
sets an appropriate tone for your essay;
- An
underlined thesis statement (last sentence of the introductory paragraph) that
tells your reader clearly what you are going to prove in the essay;
- Paragraphs,
and a topic sentence for each paragraph that tells the reader what that part of
the thesis statement that paragraph will prove;
- A
concluding paragraph that brings the essay to a graceful close.
No
hmwk. |
| Fri
A | No
class |
| Week
of December 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Finish checking off rough drafts. Everyone should have an essay with
the four items identified in last Thursday's assignments. Print out a hard copy
once you've added a conclusion.
Hmwk: ARRIVE in class tomorrow with
a hard copy of your essay. |
| Tues | Due:
Hard copy of narrative essay. Self evaluation
of narrative essay. Proofread as you go through your essay. Academic essay
format reminders: - Double
spaced. (NO extra spacing between paragraphs.)
- One-inch
margins on all sides.
- Times,
New Roman, 12 pt. font
- Name,
Class, Assignment, and Date in upper right corner (inside margins)
Hmwk:
Complete self evaluation of narrative
essay. Revise essay based on self evaluation findings. Print out a hard copy
to bring to class. (Have the hard copy ALREADY PRINTED when you walk in the classroom
door!) |
| Wed | Peer
review of narrative essay.
Hmwk: Revise essay based on credible
peer review findings. (Remember,
this is your paper. If a peer has suggested something that you think isn't really
a good idea, feel free to ignore the advice. Ask if you have questions.)
Print out a NEW, REVISED draft to have in class tomorrow. Study for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. Due: Latest revised draft of your narrative essay. Discuss proofreading
strategies.
Hmwk: Proofread and make final revision of your narrative
essay. Print out final draft. Assemble essay in a pocket folder: final draft on
top and all previous drafts in reverse chronological order behind it. |
| Fri
B | Due:
Final draft of narrative essay (in a pocket folder with all previous drafts in
reverse chronological order behind it). Journal Writing #5 (Untimed: Writer's
log. How did you follow the writing process for your narrative essay? What specific
ideas at each stage were the most useful for you? What writing steps/tools work
especially well for you? Under what conditions do you write best? Revise best?
What will you do differently next time?) [If you need a reminder of the stages
of the writing process that we followed as we wrote the narrative essays, click
here to see a writing
process bulletin board.] Begin reading "Chee's Daughter," pp. 23-34.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of December 14 to 18 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue
reading "Chee's Daughter," pp. 23-34. Do qstns. # 1-11 & 14, p.
35.
Hmwk: Finish reading and/or questions--if you didn't finish in class. |
| Tues | Read
"Catch the Moon," pp. 63-69. Journal Writing #6 (Untimed: When was the
last time that you made an extra effort to make a gift for someone? What motivates
us to do special things for people? How can doing something for someone else help
us heal?)
Hmwk: Finish journal writing--if you didn't finish in class.
|
| Wed | Continue
with Sophomore Stories Unit. Reading quiz. "Catch the Moon" response
options (pick one):- Qstns.
#1-4, 6-8, 10 & 13 (p. 70),
- "Art:
Luis and His Logos" (p. 71),
- "Creative
Writing" (p. 71), or
- "Character"
(p. 71).
Hmwk:
Do enough on your "Catch the Moon" response option that you can be finished
and ready to turn it in by the end of class Thursday. Study
for spelling/vocab
quiz |
| Thurs | Spelling/vocab
quiz. Complete
"Catch the Moon" response option by end of class. We'll put writing
(poems and character sketches) and drawing on the board. No hmwk. Merry Christmas! |
| Fri
A | No
class |
| Christmas
Break (Dec. 21 to Jan. 1) |
| Week
of January 4 to 8 |
| Mon | Begin
compliling customized semester
spelling list. (Use returned quizzes, words marked after pre-tests, and/or dictation--if
you don't have any other evidence.) Journal Writing #7 ("What's in a name?"
How important is your name? Could you switch names? Imagine yourself with another
name.) Begin reading "By
Any Other Name," pp. 479-485.
Hmwk: Finish reading "By
Any Other Name." (Reading quiz tomorrow.) Complete customized spelling
list. |
| Tues | Check
off customized spelling lists. Reading quiz: "By
Any Other Name." What features of this story make it a "sophomore"
story? Read "Atmosphere," p. 486. Students identify sections of the
story that create the atmosphere of the Anglo-Indian school and Santha's home.
Begin work on Study
Questions #1-10.
Hmwk: Finish "By
Any Other Name" Study Questions #1-10. |
| Wed | Due:
"By
Any Other Name" Study Questions #1-10. Read aloud "The
Interlopers," Saki (pp. 269-274). Begin response options (pick one):-
Write a sequel,
- Pretend
that the last three or four paragraphs don't exist, and write a new ending, OR
-
Do qstns #1-15, p. 275.
Hmwk:
Work on rough draft of response option. Do enough so that you will be able to
complete word processing, revision and proofreading (if you've chosen one of the
writing options, #1 & 2) by the end of class FRIDAY. We'll be sharing in class. |
| Thurs | "The
Interlopers," Saki (pp. 269-274). Continue working on response options.
Word process the writing options. Discuss revision strategies. Revise to make
writing clearer and more effective. Proofread.
Hmwk:
Continue response option. Do enough so that you will have a polished final draft
(use standard academy format) by the end of class tomorrow. [First
Semester Exam Spelling List] |
| Fri
B | "The
Interlopers," Saki. Finish response option by the end of class. Share
story sequels and new endings with classmates. No hmwk. [First
Semester Exam Spelling List] |
| Week
of January 11 to 15 (End of second quarter and first semester) |
| Mon | [Mrs.
Dibben @ Union English Teachers' Meeting] Journal Writing #8 (According to the
stories we have read, define "smart.") Test fodder: "Two Kinds,"
"Chee's Daughter," "Catch the Moon," "By
Any Other Name" and "The
Interlopers." Test review:
1. Briefly summarize plot line for each work.
2. According to each story,
what does "smart" look like? (This question can be answered as Journal
Writing #8)
3. How does each story define a "fool"? (This can be
answered as Journal Writing #9)
4. Summarize the different definitions of
"smart" and "foolish" (from the stories, not the dictionary)
Can you see some patterns? Some similarities?
5. Do the stories' definitions
fit your life experience? Explain.
6. Do "smarts" and "foolishness"
only apply to academics? Explain. Hmwk:
Work on test review (Test review will be accepted for credit only right before
test is taken.) |
| Tues | Journal
Writing #9 (According to the stories we have read, define "foolish.")
Continue test review.
Hmwk: Prepare for test. (Test review qstns #1,
4-6 will be accepted for credit only right before test is taken.) [First
Semester Exam Spelling List] |
| Wed | No
class. |
| Thurs | First
Semester Final Exam ("sophomore" stories and semester
spelling quiz). Due: test review. Leave English binder on the shelf in the
classroom. No hmwk. |
| Fri
A | No
class. |
