| Syllabus
| First Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Sept. 1, 2010 | |
Week
of August 16 to 20 (Beginning of first quarter and first semester) |
| Mon | First
day of class: Class introductions. English I2 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
(Be prepared to share #1 & 2 with classmates.): - 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 . . .
Hmwk:
Finish reading course syllabus. Send to Mrs.
Dibben (PrepEnglish@yahoo.com) a photo
of yourself doing something fun this summer. Due by Wednesday. |
| Tues | Reading
survey (on board). Journal Writing #2
(Complete: "Upon reflection on my years at Prep, I have learned that ____________
helps me to be most successful.") Discuss success strategies. Begin college
writing unit. Intro concept of figuring out how you, personally, best accomplish
each stage of the writing process most efficiently and effectively.
Hmwk:
Read "How
to Get an "A" on an Academic Essay." Be ready for a reading
quiz tomorrow. Finish assembling English binder. Send to Mrs. Dibben (PrepEnglish@yahoo.com)
a photo of yourself doing something fun this summer--if you haven't done so already.
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| Wed | College
writing. Reading quiz over "How
to Get an "A" on an Academic Essay." Discuss the writing process
and our attitudes towards it. 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 | No
Class: Whole-School Fine Arts Field Trip to SF. |
| Week
of August 23 to 27 |
| Mon | [Week
of Prayer] College writing. Journal writing #3 (Untimed: favorite childhood place).
Example
essay assignment sheet. Pre-writing/thinking.
Hmwk: Thinking!
Think, think, think! You want to generate LOTS of ideas. |
| Tues | [Week
of Prayer] College writing. Create LOTS of evidence of the thinking stage. (Add
to Journal Writing #3, started in class yesterday.) Go for volume! Discuss organizing
methods. Intro cluster
sheets. Share sample example essay.
Define and discuss examples of "multiple examples" and "extended
examples." Examine sample cluster
sheet and sample sentence outline.
Distribute blank cluster
sheets.
Hmwk: Work on cluster
sheet for your essay. |
| Wed | No
Class: Whole-School Field Trip to Ball Game |
| Thurs | [Week
of Prayer] Discuss features of sentence outlines. Complete cluster
sheet for your essay. Check off cluster sheets. Begin sentence outline for
your essay. Word process your sentence outline, and print out a copy to bring
to class on Mon.
Hmwk: Complete sentence outline (if not finished in
class). Bring hard copy of word-processed sentence outline to class on Monday,
to be checked off. |
| Week
of August 30 to September 3 |
| Mon | Due:
Completed, word-processed sentence outline. College writing. Check off hard copies
of sentence outlines. Discuss drafting methods. Begin drafting.
Hmwk:
Finish creating at least three paragraphs of your rough draft for check-off on
Tuesday. |
| Tues | Due:
At least three paragraphs of a rough-rough draft. College writing. Continue drafting.
Goal: A complete rough-rough draft by the beginning of class Wednesday. (Football
players will want to try to complete rough draft during class time!)
Hmwk:
Complete rough-rough draft. Print out hard copy (double spaced, Times New Roman,
12 pt, name in upper-left corner). |
| Wed | Due:
Hard copy of complete, word-processed rough-rough draft.
Read Anne Lamott on "Crummy
First Drafts." Self evaluation.
Hmwk: Re-draft essay making revisions suggested by your self-evaluation.
Print out new hard draft of revised essa. Bring to class on Thursday. |
| Thurs | Due:
New hard copy of rough draft (incorporating changes evident from self-evaluation
process). College writing. Peer evaluation.
Begin re-drafting essay making revisions that you agree with from the peer evaluation
process. |
| Week
of September 6 to 10 |
| Mon | No
Class: Labor Day |
| Tues | Complete
re-drafting essay, incorporating peer evaluation changes. *
* * * * * *Not accurate below this point * * * * * * * * * * * Due:
Rough draft (incorporating useful peer evaluation suggestions). College writing.
Analyze sample essay ("A
Boy's View of Playland"), paying special attention to the thesis statement
and connections between it and the topic sentences. Peer
evaluation (with someone different than yesterday's reviewer). Discuss academic
essay format. Use sample
essay as model.
Hmwk: Re-draft essay incorporating any useful
changes suggested by today's peer evaluation. Also, make sure your essay is now
in correct academic format (2X spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1" margins
on all sides, and paper heading in upper-right corner). Check out the sample
essay if you have questions about academic essay format. |
| Wed | Due:
Rough draft (incorporating useful suggestions from 2nd peer evaluation and correct
academic essay format). College writing. Proofreading activity. Sign up for and
prepare for essay conferences. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | |
| Week
of September 13 to 17 (Midterm) |
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| Week
of September 20 to 24 |
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| Week
of September 27 to October 1 |
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| Week
of October 4 to 8 |
| Mon | College
writing. Finish proofreading. Discuss final draft format. Review sample
essay for details. Begin essay conferences.
Hmwk: Print out two
copies of the conference draft. |
| Tues | Essay
conferences. (Bring two hard copies to your conference.) Students not in conference
should meet in Mrs. Denton's room during class. |
| Wed | Essay
conferences. Students not in conference should meet in Mrs. Denton's room during
class.
Hmwk: Finish final draft and assemble all drafts into pocket
folder in reverse chronological order. (This means the best draft on top, and
the earliest draft at the back.) |
| Thurs | Due:
Final draft of example essay (along with all other drafts and evaluations). College
writing. Turnitin.com. Create profiles
(if necessary), and submit essays to Turnitin.com.
Hmwk: Submit essay to Turnitin.com
BEFORE midnight tonight. |
| Week
of October 11 to 15 (End of first quarter) |
| Mon | "Babette's
Feast," Dinesen. Research Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) and give evidence of
your research with at least one page of notes, in your own handwriting, in your
own words, with sources.
Hmwk: Complete research. Be ready to share
what you discovered in class tomorrow. |
| Tues | "Babette's
Feast," Dinesen. Share research. Begin reading "Babette's Feast."
Explain Writing Self Assessment
homework.
Hmwk: Journal Writing #4 & 5 (Writing
Self Assessment) |
| Wed | Continue
reading "Babette's Feast," Dinesen
Hmwk: Research Babette's
background. Re-read Achille Papin's letter on pp. 29-30. Why is the year 1871
significant in Paris? What was going on? What was Babette escaping? Communards?
Petroleuse? General Galliffet? What part in the civil disturbance does it seem
that Babette may have played? Document your research with at least a page of notes--in
your own words, in your own handwriting. Include source/s. Due tomorrow at the
beginning of class. (Suggested resources: notes for a talk on "The
Paris Commune," the Wikipedia entries on the Paris
Commune, General
Galliffet, and Petroleuses,
and publisher's
note for Unruly Women of Paris: Images of the Commune.) |
| Thurs | Share
research. Finish reading "Babette's Feast," Dinesen. Distribute Study
and discussion questions. No hmwk. |