| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
June 2, 2009 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] [Third
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of March 30 to April 3 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Work on vocab definitions and sentences. Goal: a sentence for each word
by end of period. Return papers. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Journal
#15 (Mistaken identity, How important is your identity? What makes you you?)
Begin Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare. Begin reading about "Twelfth
Night" from Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare.
Hmwk: Finish reading
"Twelfth
Night" from Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare for reading quiz tomorrow.
[Enrichment: Modern
summary of Twelfth Night] |
| Wed | [3rd
quarter grades due] Reading quiz: "Twelfth
Night" from Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
Intro relationship chart of major characters assignment (Due at time of Twelfth
Night test.).
Hmwk: Check out Shakespeare's
Globe in the bardweb.net site. Here are some photos
of the Globe Theatre (some taken by a former Prep family) Here are more
more photos of the reconstructed Globe Theatre. Examine these photos, and
answer the following questions (due tomorrow): - What
stage effect mechanism/s can you see?
- How
close is the audience to the stage? What could be the effect of this on the actors?
- Investigate
the term, "groundling." Who is a groundling? How much did a groundling
pay to enter the theatre? How did some groundlings behave in the theatre?
- How
might you produce Twelfth Night in this theatre? (Could you use special
effects and the proximity to the audience to make it special?)
|
| Thurs | Due:
Globe homework questions. Watch A&E video biography of Shakespeare.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Finish A&E video biography of Shakespeare. Work on relationship
chart. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 6 to 10 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Begin viewing Twelfth Night.
Hmwk: Continue working
on relationship chart for Twelfth Night. |
| Tues | Continue
viewing Twelfth Night. Distribute dramatis personae (as resource
for relationship chart).
Hmwk: Continue working on relationship chart
for Twelfth Night. |
| Wed | Continue
viewing Twelfth Night.
Hmwk: Continue working on relationship
chart for Twelfth Night. |
| Thurs | Continue
viewing Twelfth Night.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Finish viewing Twelfth Night. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 13 to 17 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Review for test on Twelfth Night, Shakespeare, and Globe Theatre.
Hmwk:
Prepare for Twelfth Night test and complete relationship charts. |
| Tues | Test:
Twelfth Night. Due: Relationship charts.
Hmwk: Study
for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Wed | Share
relationship charts turned in yesterday. Note features identifying significant
parts of the play. Spelling/vocab (and reading) work period. Spelling
and vocab quiz at end of period. (Rescheduled because more than half of English
10 students will be gone Thurs and Fri for band trip.) No hmwk. |
| Thurs | View
selections of Twelfth Night in different production. How does the staging/casting
impact the effectiveness of the play? No hmwk. |
| Fri |
View selections of Twelfth Night in different production. Consider stage
vs. on-location setting. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 20 to 24 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Introduce Captains Courageous, by Kipling. Miss
Rivas' PowerPoint presentation. Read Chpt. I. [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpt. I.
[You can read along with an audio
file @ LibriVox.org. Some students download the audio files to their iPods,
and then they can listen to the book anywhere.] |
| Tues | Captains
Courageous, Kipling. Practice with dialect. Miss
Rivas' Dialect Wkst. Read Chpt. II [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpt. II.
[Audio file
@ LibriVox.org] |
| Wed | Captains
Courageous, Kipling. Reading quiz (through Chpt. II). Read Chpt. III [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpt. III.
[Audio file
@ LibriVox.org] |
| Thurs | Captains
Courageous, Kipling. Read Chpt. IV. [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. Finish reading Chpt. IV. (Senior Improv this evening!) [Audio
file @ LibriVox.org] Have parent sign permission slip
for Miss Rivas to use your work. (5 pts!) |
| Fri | Due:
Permission slip (5 pts.) Spelling
and vocab quiz. Captains Courageous, Kipling. Reading quiz (through
Chpt. IV). Read Chpt. V [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpt.
V. (If you've got time, read ahead to make Monday's hmwk more manageable.) [Audio
file @ LibriVox.org] |
| Week
of April 27 to May 1 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Captains Courageous, Kipling. Read Chpts. VI and VII. [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpts.
VI and VII. [Audio
file @ LibriVox.org] |
| Tues | Captains
Courageous, Kipling. Reading quiz (through Chpt. VII). Read Chpt. VIII. [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpt. VIII.
[Audio file
@ LibriVox.org] |
| Wed | Captains
Courageous, Kipling. Read Chpt. IX. Intro Captains
Courageous writing options.
[Read Captains
Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Finish reading Chpt. IX. [Audio
file @ LibriVox.org] |
| Thurs | Captains
Courageous, Kipling. Read Chpt. X (end of book). [Read
Captains Courageous online.]
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. Finish reading the book. [Audio
file @ LibriVox.org] |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Captains Courageous, Kipling. Reading quiz through
end of book. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 4 to 8 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test (spelling/vocab quiz on Thursday this week--because of biology trip).
Discuss pre-writing stage. Begin watching Captains Courageous.
Hmwk:
Captains Courageous
writing options: Select writing project. Work on pre-writing stages (thinking
and organizing). Bring evidence (outline, notes, bullet points, etc) to class
tomorrow. Go for volume! The drafting stage will be easier if you have LOTS of
material. |
| Tues | Due:
Evidence of pre-writing activities for Captains
Courageous writing option.
Talk about drafting options. Continue watching Captains Courageous.
Hmwk:
Captains Courageous
writing options: Begin drafting. Can you compose at the keyboard? Bring a
hard copy of your rough-rough draft to class tomorrow. (Handwritten OK, but word
processed preferred.) |
| Wed | Due:
Rough-rough draft of Captains
Courageous writing option.
Discuss revision. Finish watching Captains Courageous.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. Captains
Courageous writing options:
Work on revising rough draft. Bring a word-processed, double-spaced draft to class
tomorrow for peer reviewing. |
| Thurs | [Ms.
Rivas] Due: Word-processed, double-spaced draft. Spelling
and vocab quiz. Peer reviewing. No hmwk. |
| Fri | No
class: biology trip. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 11 to 15 |
| Mon | No
class: biology trip. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Finish
watching Captains Courageous. Spelling
pre-test. Work on Captains
Courageous writing options.
(Due tomorrow.)
Hmwk: Proofread and create final draft of Captains
Courageous writing option.
Due tomorrow. Bring final draft to class already printed out. Do NOT arrive at
class with your final draft on a USB drive or still in your email program! Assemble
drafts in a pocket folder, newest draft on top. |
| Wed | [Ms.
Rivas] Due: Captains
Courageous writing options
(all drafts in a pocket folder--in reverse chronological order). Review
for test.
Hmwk: Prepare for test. |
| Thurs | [Ms.
Rivas] Test:
Captains Courageous.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Share writing projects with classmates. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 19 to 22 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test (NB: spelling/vocab quiz moved up to Thursday to accommodate NY choir
trip). Share Captains Courageous writing projects with classmates. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Begin
final reading project: Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle). [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Wed |
Where Angels
Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories (Conan
Doyle).
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Thurs | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle).No hmwk. [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Fri | [NY
Choir Trip] Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle). [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Week
of May 25 to 29 |
| Mon | No
school: Memorial Day |
| Tues | No
school: NY Choir Trip |
| Wed | Semester
spelling list (to be tested at exam time) Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle). [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Thurs | Semester
spelling pre-test. Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle). [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Fri |
Semester spelling pre-test. Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle). No hmwk. [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Week
of June 1 to 5 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
|
| Mon | Semester
spelling pre-test. Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle). [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Tues | Semester
spelling pre-test. Spelling
strategies. Where
Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories
(Conan Doyle).
Hmwk: Prepare for quiz on Semester
spelling list [Audio files @ Librivox.org: Where
Angels Fear to Tread and The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The
Return of Sherlock Holmes] |
| Thurs | [Semester
Exams, 8:45 am] Semester spelling list (to be tested
at exam time). Reading test: Where Angels Fear to Tread (Forster) or Six
Great Sherlock Holmes Stories (Conan Doyle). Have a great summer! |