| Syllabus
| First Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Oct. 21, 2008 |
|
Week
of August 20 to 22 (Beginning of First Quarter and First Semester) |
| Wed | 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). Review of journaling as part of the writing process. Journal
Writing #1 ("Being back at school is good . . . " or "The best
part of my summer was . . . " or "I'm hoping . . . ") Grammar and
mechanics assessment. No hmwk. [Handshake and potluck tonight!] |
| Thurs | Complete
grammar and mechanics assessment. 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. |
| Fri | [Class
Cancelled] |
| Week
of August 25 to 29 |
| Mon | Read
course syllabus. Journal Writing #3 (Untimed: A prayer;
What I hope will happen at Prep this year; My personal hopes for this year; What
I need to accomplish).
Hmwk: Finish reading course
syllabus. Complete Journal Writing #3.
Leave notebooks
in classroom for initial check. |
| Tues | Distribute
spelling list for this quarter. (Spelling
quizzes begin at end of next week, 9/5.) Spelling
guidelines and spelling
strategies. Syllabus quiz. Go over grammar and mechanics assessment as a review
of concepts. Journal Writing #4 (Untimed: Self-assessment of your retention and
understanding of grammar concepts from last year. Devise a strategy for this year.).
Hmwk:
Complete Journal Writing #4 self-assessment. |
| Wed |
Review of English website.
Discussion about grades--based on Journal Writing #2 notes. Introduce "Sopho-More"
stories unit. Read Thurber's "The Owl Who Was God" as an example of
story containing "sopho" and "more" elements. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | [30
min. session] Sophomore stories. Read "Two Kinds" (Amy Tan). Journal
Writing #5 (Think about the "sopho" and "more" elements of
this story. How would you have responded as a child of this mom? How is the mother/daughter
relationship complicated by the fact that the daughter is growing up in a different
country than the mom grew up in?) No hmwk. [Prep Pool Party this afternoon] |
| Fri | Sophomore
stories. Continue with "Two Kinds." Answer Conflict qstns, #1-3. Work
on Analyzing Literature qstns, #1-10. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 1 to 5 |
| Mon | No
class: Labor Day. |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. Sophomore stories. Discuss "Two Kinds." Finish up Analyzing
Lit qustns, #1-10. "Two Kinds." Due in class today.
Hmwk:
Debating Issues, p. 60. |
| Wed | [Publication
Workshop] Sophomore stories. Pick one side of 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.") Begin narrative essay: Support the side you
pick with a story or several shorter stories. No hmwk (if you've finished today's
class work). |
| Thurs | [Publication
Workshop] Sophomore stories. Continue working on narrative essay started yesterday.
Complete the rough draft of your narrative essay by end of class. Show,
don't tell. Use stories (dialogue and description) rather than simply telling
what happened. Help your reader really see/feel your ideas. Make sure your narrative
essay starts with a thesis statement that you are proving by your story/ies.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue working on narrative essay. Once your handwritten rough draft has
been checked off, move to the computer. Save your file to a thumb drive OR copy
and paste the text into the body of an email message to yourself. Send it and
leave it in your inbox. Then you will be able to open up your email program and
retrieve the text on Monday. No hmwk.
[Stacey Juliano Memorial Service: Sept.
6, 4 pm, in PUC Church.] |
| Week
of September 8 to 12 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue working on narrative essay. [Work period for Publication Workshop
people to get caught up.] Goal: Handwritten first draft should be completed and
initialed by the teacher before the end of class.
Hmwk: Complete 2nd
draft (first draft on the computer). Print out 2nd draft BEFORE class tomorrow.
Arrive with the hard copy in your hand. (Do NOT arrive at class with your essay
on a thumb drive and ask the teacher to print it out at the beginning of class.
There are 23 people in this class!) |
| Tues | Bring
hard copy of word processed 2nd draft to class. Share draft with a peer. Peer
evaluation questions. Discuss revising.
Hmwk: Revise narrative essay
based on peer evalution. |
| Wed | Narrative
essay. Check off 3rd draft in class. Discuss methods for making an interesting
introduction. Notes on board. Work on your introduction so that it funnels the
reader's attention to the thesis statement (at the end of the intro paragraph).
Hmwk: Optional 4th draft (if you made changes to your introduction
and need to "show" more in your essay story). |
| Thurs | Due:
optional 4th draft (if you made changes to your introduction and need to "show"
more in your essay story). Discuss proofreading (the next stage in the writing
process).
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Finish proofreading narrative essay and make final draft. No hmwk (unless
you still need to finish up your final draft). Due Tuesday.
[Prep Football
Tournament on Sunday] |
| Week
of September 15 to 19 |
| Mon | [ITED/CogAT
Testing] No Class
Hmwk: Complete narrative essay. Proofread, make changes,
print out final draft. Assemble in a folder (NOT a binding). |
| Tues | [ITED/CogAT
Testing] Due: final draft--along with ALL previous drafts--in a folder.
(Arrange drafts in reverse chronological order: most recent draft on top, pro/con
sheet at the back of the stack.) Spelling
pre-test. Continue with Sophomore Stories Unit. Read "Catch the Moon,"
pp. 63-69. Journal #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 reading and/or writing Journal #6. |
| 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. |
| Thurs | Complete
"Catch the Moon" response option by end of class. We'll put writing
(poems and character sketches) and drawing on the board.
Hmwk: Study
for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Journal #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. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 22 to 26 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue with Sophomore Stories Unit. Finish reading "By Any Other
Name," pp. 479-485. 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 qstns #1-9 & 13. Return narrative essays. Bring
essays back to class tomorrow.
Hmwk:
Read over teacher's notes on narrative essay. What are your questions? |
| Tues | Bring
returned essay to class. Go over narrative essays. Notes on board about things
to remember to academic writing. Individual conferences about narrative essay
re-writes. Introduce Turnitin.com. Work
on essay revisions.
Hmwk: Complete revision of essay based on today's
class notes by beginning of class tomorrow. Bring new, clean copy to class for
peer review. |
| Wed | Due:
Revision of narrative essay based on yesterday's class notes. Peer review of items
in yesterday's class notes by two classmates. (At least one needs to be the opposite
gender.) Continue working on essay revisions. Continue working on questions started
on Monday.
Hmwk: Revise your essay based on the peer review in class
today. Thoughtfully assess the value of your peers' advice so that you don't just
mindlessly incorporate things that will not improve your essay. For class tomorrow,
have available an electronic copy of your essay. You can have the essay file on
a USB drive, burned on a CD, or sitting in the inbox of your web-based email program.)
|
| Thurs |
Due: Electronic copy of narrative essay. Introduce Turnitin.com.
[Turnitin.com
instructions] Enroll in the English 10 class with class number and enrollment
password provided in class. Create a login using the e-mail address you check
most frequently and your own password. Finish up questions started on Monday.
(Turn in by end of class.)
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Submit the
final draft of your re-written narrative essay (as a Word doc) to Turnitin.com
by midnight Friday. Print out final hard copy of narrative essay to bring to class
(along with old final draft--submitted last week AND the green gradesheet). [Turnitin.com
instructions] |
| Fri | Due:
Hard copy of narrative essay final-final draft. (Put final-final draft on top.
Behind that, arrange the drafts since the essay was graded in reverse chronological
order. Then insert the green gradesheet and the graded draft--at the bottom of
the essay "sandwich" you're turning in.) Spelling
quiz. Continue with Sophomore Stories Unit.
Hmwk: All final drafts of
the narrative essays (as a Word doc) must be submitted to Turnitin.com
by midnight today. I will retrieve the final drafts from Turnitin.com
to compile the classroom collection of narrative essays. [Turnitin.com
instructions] |
| Week
of September 29 to October 3 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Begin reading aloud "Chee's Daughter," pp. 23-34.
Hmwk:
Journal #8 (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? 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 the
writing process bulletin board currently up in the English classroom.] |
| Tues | Finish
reading "Chee's Daughter," pp. 23-34. Do qstns. # 1-11 & 14, p.
35. No hmwk (football away game tonight!) |
| Wed | Discuss
"Chee's Daughter." Read and discuss "Theme," p. 35. finish
up questions started yesterday. Begin reading "The
Interlopers," by H. H. Munro (Saki).
Hmwk: Finish reading "The
Interlopers," by H. H. Munro (Saki). |
| Thurs | Reading
quiz: "The Interlopers,"
by H. H. Munro (Saki). 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:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Finish up response options and share with classmates. No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 6 to 10 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Journal #9 (According to the stories we have read, define "smart.")
Test fodder: "Two Kinds," "Catch the Moon," "By Any Other
Name," "Chee's Daughter," and "The
Interlopers." Test review: - Briefly
summarize plot line for each work.
- According
to each story, what does "smart" look like? (Journal #9)
- How
does each story define a "fool"? (Journal #10)
- Summarize
the different definitions of "smart" and "foolish" (from the
stories, not the dictionary) Can you see some patterns? Some similarities?
- Do
the stories' definitions fit your life experience? Explain.
- Do
"smarts" and "foolishness" only apply to academics? Explain.
Hmwk:
Work on test review--especially if you have a game tomorrow evening. (Test review
will be accepted for credit only right before test is taken.) |
| Tues | Journal
#10 (According to the stories we have read, define "foolish.") Continue
test review. Check off Journals #9 & 10 by end of class.
Hmwk: Prepare
for test. (Test review qstns #1, 4-6 will
be accepted for credit only right before test is taken.) |
| Wed | Due:
Test review qstns #1, 4-6. (One time offer for credit!) Test: "Sopho-more"
stories (matching and significance sections).
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. Review for essay section of test--if necessary. |
| Thurs |
NB: Schedule change: Spelling quiz.
Test: "Sopho-more" stories (in-class essay section). No hwmk. |
| Fri | [Rio
Football Tournament] Pass back papers. Read aloud Kipling's "The
Elephant's Child." No hmwk.
[POP Church in the Redwoods & Rio
Football Tournament this weekend] |
| Week
of October 13 to 17 |
| Mon |
No School: Fall Break |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. English
2200 introduction. Distribute books and explain process. Begin working
on first English 2200 unit.
Hmwk:
Prepare for first English 2200 unit
test. |
| Wed | [PSAT]
Optional English 2200 test day (because
we don't have a Tuesday test day this week).
Hmwk: Prepare for next
English 2200 unit test. |
| Thurs | English
2200 test day.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Prepare for next
English 2200 unit test. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. English 2200 test day. No
hmwk. |
| Week
of October 20 to 24 (End of First Quarter) |
| Mon | No
class: Week of Prayer schedule
Hmwk: Prepare for next English
2200 unit test. |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. English
2200 test day.
Hmwk: Prepare for next English
2200 unit test. [English 2200
Worksheets] |
| Wed | English
2200 study period.
Hmwk: Prepare for next English
2200 unit test. [English 2200
Worksheets] |
| Thurs | English
2200 test day.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Prepare for next
English 2200 unit test. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. English 2200 test day. No
hmwk. [English 2200
Worksheets]
[WOPAM this weekend] |
