| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Feb. 5, 2010 |
|
| [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] Journal Writing #10 (From here to graduation . . . . What needs to
be done? What's your plan? After graduation . . . then what?) Pass back papers.
Go over Saki test. Pass back in-class Chaucer essay (semester final exam). Analyze
(notes on board: mark thesis statement, topic sentences, examples, use of quotes)
and revise in-class Chaucer essays. Submit revised essay to Turnitin.com
as a Word doc before midnight tonight.
Hmwk: Submit revised in-class
Chaucer essay as a Word doc to Turnitin.com
before midnight tonight. |
| Wed | [Week
of Prayer] 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? Journal Writing #11 (How can you use this Learning Styles info
to advocate for your own academic success?) No hmwk. |
| Thurs | [Week
of Prayer] Intro British
Authors Project. Investigate authors and make project choices. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 25 to 29 |
| Mon | Give
out semester grade printouts. Pass back papers. Remove first semester assignments
from binders and recycle (or save). Journal Writing #12 (Poetry: love it or hate
it? Tell about a "poetry" event in your life. Write out the lyrics of
a favorite song. Is it a poem? Why? Why not?) Background on poetry as a literary
genre. Share song lyrics. Are song lyrics poetry?
Hmwk: Finish writing
out several stanzas of lyrics for your favorite song. Be ready to share in class
tomorrow. |
| Tues | Share
lyrics of favorite songs. Are they poems? Why? Why not? Examples
of poetry handout. Read pp. 208-209 as introduction to the sonnet form. No
hmwk. |
| Wed | Discuss
meters
other than iambic pentameter with example. Sonnets. Read and analyze Wyatt's
"Whoso List to Hunt"
and Spenser's "Sonnet
30 (Fire and Ice)" Distribute Sonnet
Writing Option and discuss.
Hmwk: Work on your sonnet--if you're
choosing this option. [Sonnet
Writing Option] |
| Thurs | School
and class photos. Continue with sonnets. Work on Selected
Sonnets of Shakespeare in pairs (one sonnet/pair). No hmwk. [Sonnet
Writing Option] |
| Week
of February 1 to 5 |
| Mon | Sonnets.
Complete work on Selected
Sonnets of Shakespeare in pairs (one sonnet/pair). Present your sonnet to
classmates--explaining features and meaning.
Hmwk: Work on your sonnet--if
you're choosing this option. [Sonnet
Writing Option] |
| Tues | Sonnets.
"The Sonnet
in the Twentieth Century," by Anthony Robinson. Look at some sonnets
written recently. Browse in "Contemporary Sonnet"
(the leading literary publication dedicated to the sonnet), and pick one that
appeals to you. Prepare to share it with the class.
Hmwk: Complete
preparation of modern sonnet to share with class. Continue working on Sonnet
Writing Option (if you are taking this option). [Poetic
Form: Sonnet] [How
to Write a Sonnet] |
| Wed | Sonnets.
Distribute Sonnet gradesheet
(for those choosing this option). Students present analyses of modern sonnets
to classmates. Note rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, form, subject, and any unusual
aspects of the sonnet. Sonnet test review. [Sonnet
Writing Option]
Hmwk: Complete Sonnet
Writing Option (if you're not taking the test). If you're not writing a sonnet,
prepare for the sonnet test. |
| Thurs | Sonnets
test. Due: Sonnet Writing Option
(if you're not taking the test). Study hall for those who chose the Sonnet
Writing Option. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 8 to 12 |
| Mon | No
School: Teacher In-Service |
| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Week
of February 15 to 19 |
| Mon | No
School: Presidents' Day |
| Tues | Ben
Jonson (British Authors Project presentation: Max M.) |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Week
of February 22 to 26 |
| Mon | |
| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Week
of March 1 to 5 |
| Mon | |
| Tues | |
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| Week
of March 8 to 12 |
| Mon | |
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| Thurs | |
| Week
of March 15 to 19 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Mon | |
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| Wed | |
| Thurs | |