| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Oct. 22, 2008 |
|
Week
of August 20 to 22 (Beginning of First Quarter and First Semester) |
| Wed | First
day of class: Class introductions. Honors English 11/12 as part of the Prep
English sequence and as a reflection of the NAD Curriculum Guide (reading, writing,
speaking, listening, viewing). Working together, begin making book choices for
this year. Check out Reading
List for guidelines. List of options on board.
Hmwk: Refine your
book list started in class. Generate list of 10 books (5 British, 5 American)
to propose to class tomorrow. Have reasons for your choices. [Handshake and potluck
tonight!] |
| Thurs | Discuss
book choices. Come up with a list of 10 books (5 British, 5 American) that will
be this year's course of study. |
| Fri | [Class
Cancelled] |
| Week
of August 25 to 29 |
| Mon | Discuss
Proposed Reading List. Begin David and
Beowulf. Read: I Sam. 16-18, 23-24, 26, 28, 31.
Hmwk: Complete reading
in I Sam. |
| Tues | Review
of journaling and role in the writing process. Journal Writing #1 (Heroic? Not?
How does David appear in I Sam.?) Discuss David as "heroic." Continue
with David and Beowulf. Read: II Sam. 1-2, 7, 9, 11-12, 15, 17-18, 21
Hmwk:
Complete reading in II Sam. |
| Wed | Journal
Writing #2 (Heroic? Not? How does David appear in II Sam.?) Discuss. How do we
define "heroic"? Continue with David and Beowulf.
Hmwk: Finish
the story of David with I Kings 1 & 2. |
| Thurs | [30
min. session] David and Beowulf. "Mother Tongue" video (from The
Story of English series). |
| Fri | David
and Beowulf. "Mother Tongue" video (from The Story of English
series). |
| Week
of September 1 to 5 |
| Mon | No
class: Labor Day. |
| Tues | [Publications
Workshop] David and Beowulf. Historical background for Beowulf. Read Raffel's
Introduction to the classroom Beowulf text (pp. ix-xxiii)
Hmwk: Browse
in Beowulf resources: Write
at least a page of notes in your own handwriting, using your own words, and including
all sources. |
| Wed | [Publication
Workshop] David and Beowulf
Hmwk: Continue browsing: Resources
for the Study of Beowulf (and/or other resources listed above). Generate at
least one page of notes in testament to your research and learning. In your own
handwriting, in your own words, with sources. Two pages of notes due in class
on Thursday. |
| Thurs | [Publication
Workshop] Due: Two pages of Beowulf notes from Tues's and Wed's homework.
Explore language of Beowulf. Beowulf
in Old English and audio
file (mp3) (You may need to right click and save the audio file to your hard
drive. Then open it with your media player of choice.)
Hmwk: Prepare
to read assigned chapter aloud in class. Practice to make your reading smooth,
appropriate, and authoritative. Resources: |
| Fri | Read
assigned Beowulf chapters aloud in class. No hmwk.
[Stacey Juliano Memorial
Service: Sept. 6, 4 pm, in PUC Church.] |
| Week
of September 8 to 12 |
| Mon | David
and Beowulf. Continue reading assigned Beowulf chapters aloud in class. [View
selection in "Muse of Fire" as example of excellent public reading.]
Assign next chapters to prepare. Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Options.
Hmwk: Prepare chapters to read
aloud in class. Consider Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Options. Bring questions and comments to class
tomorrow. |
| Tues | David
and Beowulf. Continue reading assigned Beowulf chapters aloud in class.
Discuss Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Options. Make essay/project selection.
Hmwk:
Prepare chapters to read aloud in class. Think about chosen Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Option. |
| Wed | David
and Beowulf. Continue reading assigned Beowulf chapters aloud in class.
Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Options.
Hmwk: Prepare chapters to read
aloud in class. Think about chosen Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Option. |
| Thurs | David
and Beowulf. Continue reading assigned Beowulf chapters aloud in class.
Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Options.
Hmwk: Prepare chapters to read
aloud in class. Think about chosen Beowulf
and David Essay and Project Option. Finish reading Beowulf by the beginning
of class on Monday. |
| Fri | David
and Beowulf. Continue reading assigned Beowulf chapters aloud in class.
No hmwk (if you've finished reading Beowulf).
[Prep Football Tournament
on Sunday] |
| Week
of September 15 to 19 |
| Mon | [ITED/CogAT]
Due: Finish reading Beowulf by beginning of class. Reading quiz. Review
of writing process using class-designed bulletin board.
Hmwk: Complete
prewriting (detailed outline, cluster diagram, etc.). Due at beginning of class
on Wed. |
| Tues | [ITED/CogAT]
No Class. |
| Wed | Due
at beginning of class: prewriting (detailed outline, cluster diagram, etc.) Review
of comparison essay methods with notes on board: block pattern, point-by-point
pattern. Work period and individual conferencing.
Hmwk: Start rough
draft (or significant partial completion of non-essay project). About half of
the rough draft due at beginning of class on Thursday. |
| Thurs | [ITED/CogAT]
Due at beginning of class: Half of the rough draft (or significant partial completion
of non-essay project). Work period and individual conferencing.
Hmwk:
Continue working on essay rough draft (or complete rough sketch/es for non-essay
project). Complete rough draft due on Friday. |
| Fri | Due:
Complete rough draft (or complete rough sketch/es for non-essay project). Check
off complete rough drafts for in-progress credit. Work period and individual conferencing.
Hmwk:
Next draft of essay (or further progress on non-essay project). |
| Week
of September 22 to 26 |
| Mon | Due:
Next draft of essay (or further progress on non-essay project). |
| Tues | Beowulf
objective test.
Hmwk: Continue working on Beowulf project. |
| Wed | Beowulf
project work period.
Hmwk: Complete Beowulf project. Due Thursday
or Friday. (See schedule below.) |
| Thurs | Beowulf
project presentations (Annika, Michelle, Alex, Jenni, Angie, Elena). |
| Fri | Beowulf
project presentations ( KC, Tyler, Brita, Giselle, Tim/Graham, Stephen). |
| Week
of September 29 to October 3 |
| Mon | Due
to a significant number of absences (sickness and Leadership Conf) on Thursday
and Friday, we will finish up Beowulf project presentations today. Intro
The Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
Hmwk: Research into John Winthrop (1587/8-1649).
Minimum: 1 page of handwritten notes, in your own words, including sources. Also,
read "Editor's Preface" and "Author's Preface" (pp. ix-xii). |
| Tues | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
Introduce central issues of The Puritan Dilemma. Introduce and distribute
essay and discussions questions.
Share John Winthrop research.
Hmwk: Continue reading The Puritan
Dilemma (through p. 33). [PD
essay options] |
| Wed | Class
project: Compare on board Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony, separatists
and puritans, relationships/connections between the two groups.
Hmwk:
Continue reading The Puritan Dilemma (through p. 68). [PD
essay options] |
| Thurs | Continue
class project on board. [Click here for results: whole
board, detail of Plymouth
Colony side, detail of Massachussetts
Bay Colony side]
Hmwk: Continue reading The Puritan Dilemma
(through p. 100). [PD
essay options] |
| Fri | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
Reading quiz (through p. 100). Discuss questions on yesterday's movie.
Hmwk:
Continue reading The Puritan Dilemma (through p. 133). [PD
essay options] |
| Week
of October 6 to 10 |
| Mon | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
View The Puritan Experience: Making a New World (available from the PUC
Library: VTR F 7 .P83). Write notes on these qstns: - "What
responsibility [does] a righteous man owe to society? If society follows a course
that he considers morally wrong, should he withdraw and keep his principles intact,
or should he stay?" (The Puritan Dilemma, p. xii)
- Who
determines what is "right"? How is "wrong" determined? Is
a person's conscience a reliable determinant of right/wrong?
- Can
a society allow people to be "wrong"? To what extent do all members
of a society need to view right and wrong in the same way? What purpose does sameness
serve?
- How should wrongdoers
be punished? Do wrongdoers corrupt a society, and, therefore, should they be expelled
to preserve the integrity of the community?
- What
contributions did Puritanism make to the success of our country?
Hmwk: Continue reading The Puritan Dilemma (through p. 154). [PD
essay options] |
| Tues | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
View The Puritan Experience: Forsaking England (available from the PUC
Library)
Hmwk: Continue reading The Puritan Dilemma (through
p. 184). [PD
essay options] |
| Wed | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
[PD
essay options]
Hmwk: Continue reading The Puritan Dilemma
(through p. 205, the end of the book). |
| Thurs | Due:
Finish reading The Puritan
Dilemma by beginning of class
today. Reading quiz (through end of book). The
Puritan Dilemma essay
options.
Hmwk: Decide on two essay
options that interest you. |
| Fri | [Rio
Football Tournament] The Puritan
Dilemma essay
options. Writing period.
[POP Church in the Redwoods & Rio Football
Tournament this weekend] |
| Week
of October 13 to 17 |
| Mon | No
School: Fall Break |
| Tues | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
Discussion about essay options.
Make essay selections. Each student needs to choose one in the Application section
and one other essay to prepare for an in-class essay. Distribute 3 X 5 cards for
essay outlines.
Hmwk: Work on first essay. |
| Wed | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
Discussion and essay work period. Discuss questions about essays.
Hmwk:
Work on first essay. |
| Thurs | No
Class: Teacher In-Service Afternoon
Hmwk: Complete preparations for
first in-class essay. |
| Fri | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
In-class essay #1. (3X5 card OK) No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 20 to 24 (End of First Quarter) |
| Mon | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
Essay work period. Discuss questions about essays.
Hmwk: Work on second
essay. |
| Tues | The
Puritan Dilemma, Morgan.
In class essay #2. (3X5 card OK) No hmwk. |
| Wed | [CR]
Begin Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Group
research project.
Hmwk: Continue working on research
project so you'll be able to add to group presentation tomorrow.
[Text
sources: Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales, presented by ELF (preferred), Librarius.com,
and from
the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Prologue parrallel text: from
Medieval Sourcebook. Middle English version: by
Edwin Duncan @ Towson.edu.] |
| Thurs | Continue
group research project. |
| Fri | Complete
group research project. No hmwk.
[WOPAM
this weekend] |
