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| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
May 31, 2006 |
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[1st
Quarter Assignments]
[2nd Quarter Assignments] [3rd
Quarter Assignments] |
| Week
of April 3 to 7 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon |
Journal
#70 (Spring break insights). Pass back graded papers to be filed
appropriately in English notebook. Spelling words pre-test (Lists
#13 & 14). No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Journal
#71 (Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? What would you
like to be famous for?). Continue with Chpt. 14 in grammar text.
Review material covered before vacation. Worksheets we've done so
far: prepositional phrases,
participles, present
participles and gerunds, infinitives.
Hmwk: check answers for all worksheets that have answers online.
Remember: if you have an incomplete worksheet, do yourself the favor
of completing the worksheet BEFORE you head to the answers! |
| Thurs |
Journal
#72 (Families are important because . . .). Finish reviewing worksheets
distributed before vacation. (See links above.) Do ex. 14 &
15, pp. 437-438. Hmwk: study for spelling quiz and finish ex. 15
(if you didn't finish in class). |
| Fri |
Due:
ex. 15 (if you didn't already turn it in yesterday). Spelling quiz
(Lists
#13 & 14). Continue reading In Search of a Sandhill Crane.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 10 to 14 |
| Mon |
Journal #73 (What one
word best describes your life right now? Why?).Spelling words
pre-test (Lists
#15 & 16). (NB: spelling quiz this week will be Thurs.)
Do rev. ex. B, p. 438, and ex. 16 (following rev. ex. B instructions).
Hmwk: Complete rev. ex. B and ex. 16 (if you didn't finish in
class).
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| Tues |
Due: rev.
ex. B and ex. 16 (using rev. ex. B instructions). Journal #74 (Why
are some rules "good" rules? Why are some "bad"
rules?). Go over rev. ex. B and ex. 16 in class. Intro Appositives,
p. 441. Do ex. 17 aloud. Begin rev. ex. C, pp. 444-5 (identify the
whole phrase for verbal phrases), and Posttest 1-A, pp. 445-6. Hmwk:
study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#15 & 16). Journal #75 (Pick a color/animal/song that best
explains who you are). Continue working on rev. ex. C, pp. 444-5,
and Posttest 1-A, pp. 445-6. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
No spelling quiz. Begin review
worksheet. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 17 to 21 |
| Mon |
(No
spelling list this week.) Special activity with Mrs. Denton. No
hmwk. |
| Tues |
Continue working on
review worksheet.
Hmwk: complete section II in review
worksheet.
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| Thurs |
(Music
Tour people gone) Continue working on review
worksheet. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
(Music
Tour people gone) No spelling quiz today. Continue working on review
worksheet. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 24 to 28 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words pre-test (Lists
#17 & 18). Continue
working on rev. ex. C and Posttest 1-A (due today in class). Hmwk:
Complete review
worksheet (or go as far as you can. Bring your
questions to class.). |
| Tues |
In class, go over review
worksheet. Begin Posttest 1-B and Posttest 2. Hmwk:
complete Posttest 1-B and Posttest 2 and study for test. [Worksheets:
prepositional phrases,
participles, present
participles and gerunds, infinitives,
review worksheet.]
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| Thurs |
Due: Posttest
1-B and Posttest 2. Test: Chpt.
14, "The Phrase." Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#17 & 18). Finish In Search of a Sandhill Crane.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 1 to 5 (Midterm) |
| Mon |
Spelling words pre-test
(Lists
#19 & 20). Intro The Day They Came to Arrest the Book,
by Nat Hentoff. Begin reading The Day They Came to Arrest the
Book (through chpt. 2). Hmwk: check out the American Library
Association's list of "The
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000" and
their page on "Challenged
and Banned Books." Have you heard of or read any of the
books/authors on the lists? Have you (or anyone you've known) ever
challenged a book? If so, why? |
| Tues |
Continue reading The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book, by Nat Hentoff (through
chpt.5). Hmwk: Read Background
(Challenges, 1990-2000). (Scroll down to below the pdf links
at the top.) Why do people challenge books? Read First
Amendment of the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution (and
accompanying comments). How does the first amendment apply to
teenagers in general? To teenagers in a private school? Just because
a publisher has the right to print a book does that mean that
a teenager has the right to read the book? Why or why not? Read
about early
banning of Huck Finn. (Follow the links for the original documents.)
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| Thurs |
Answer
the questions about the homework reading on paper. Discussion of
words, meanings, and their effects on listeners. Read through p.
67 in The Day They Came to Arrest the Book. Hmwk: study for
spelling quiz. Finish reading through p. 67. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#19 & 20). Continue reading The Day They Came to Arrest
the Book. Hmwk: Read through p. 119. If you missed any words
on last week's spelling quiz (begins with 1. narrative),
write them out 25X. Due Mon. |
| Week
of May 8 to 12 |
| Mon |
Due: missed words on
the 4/28 spelling quiz written out 25X. Complete reading up through
p. 119 before class. Spelling words pre-test (Lists
#21 & 22). Continue reading The Day They Came to Arrest
the Book, by Nat Hentoff (through p. 133 before tomorrow). Hmwk:
Read "Censorship
and Book Banning in America: Taking Stock." How do you
decide which books are OK and which are not? Read through p. 133
before tomorrow. |
| Tues |
Due: read through p.
133 before class starts. Continue reading The Day They Came
to Arrest the Book, by Nat Hentoff. (Finish book before class
on Thurs.) Hmwk: Read "The
Students' Right to Read" (up to "A Program of Action")
in the National Council of Teachers of English website. Consider
these statements:
- "For some people
the purpose of education is not the investigation of ideas but
rather the indoctrination of certain set beliefs and standards."
(NCTE, "The Students' Right to Read")
- "Many students
are . . . 'educated' in a school atmosphere hostile to free
inquiry. And many teachers learn to emphasize their own safety
rather than their students needs." (NCTE, "The Students'
Right to Read")
- "Every human
being, created in the image of God, is endowed with a power
akin to that of the Creator - individuality, power to think
and to do. The men in whom this power is developed are the men
who bear responsibilities, who are leaders in enterprise, and
who influence character. It is the work of true education to
develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not
mere reflectors of other men's thought." (White, Education)
What is the difference
between censorship and selection? How does "The Students'
Right to Read" apply to SDA academy students? Finish reading
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book before class on Thursday.
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| Thurs |
Complete reading The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book before class starts. Reading
quiz. Discussion of quiz questions. Hmwk:
study for spelling quiz.
Finish reading "The
Students' Right to Read" before class Fri.
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| Fri |
Finish
reading "The
Students' Right to Read" before class. Spelling quiz (Lists
#21 & 22). Begin chart of major arguments in The Day
They Came to Arrest the Book.
What are the main arguments?
Make a chart including this info:
- Name/s of characters
with specific arguments/positions
- The argument/position
for each
- The merit/s of each
argument/position
- Your personal opinion
on each position/argument. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 15 to 19 |
| Mon |
Spelling words pre-test
(Lists
#23 & 24). Continue with chart of major arguments (started
in Friday). Hmwk: think about and write rough draft answers to
the following questions:
- You're handed a
book you've never seen before, by an author you've never heard
of previously.
- How do you decide
if it's a good book for you to read?
- What would make
you decide the book is not appropriate for you?
- At what age (or
maturity level) are people capable of making their own book
decisions?
- How can we know
that people are ready to make their own book decisions?
- How do you react
if someone (or an organization) tells you that you should not
read a book? Why?
Your notes/answers will
be checked off at the beginning of class Tues. |
| Tues |
Due: complete notes/answers
to last night's hmwk qstns. Finish chart of major arguments during
class (due before you leave class). Hmwk: think about and write
rough draft answers to the following questions:
- Does one need to
read a book to make a valid judgement about it? (Can one "judge
a book by its cover"?) Why?/why not?
- Whom do you trust
to make book decisions for you? Explain.
- What if someone
you trust to make good book decisions for you decides that someone
else you trust has made a bad book decision for you? Think of
a true-to-life situation demonstrating this question and explain
your reaction.
Your notes/answers
will be checked off at the beginning of class Thurs. Read:
"Look Out, Harry Potter!--Book Banning Heats Up."
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| Thurs |
Due: answers
to Tuesday's qstns and complete reading of "Look
Out, Harry Potter!--Book Banning Heats Up." Discussion
of Mon & Tues hmwk qstns. No hmwk (SA Picnic this evening). |
| Fri |
[NB: Spelling
quiz has been postponed until Monday to give our guest speaker the
full period.] Guest speaker: Aubyn Fulton. Hmwk: study for spelling
quiz. |
| Week
of May 22 to 26 |
| Mon |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#23 & 24). Spelling words pre-test (Lists
#25 & 26). Discuss English for next year. Continue discussion
of censorship. No hmwk (Sports Awards Potluck this evening). |
| Tues |
Journal
#76 (You've got an hour to kill in a bookstore or a library. Pick
a new book to read with which you are not familiar. How will you
go about making a selection for yourself? What helps you determine
whether or not a book is good/appropriate for you?) The Day They
Came to Arrest the Book Study
& Discussion Questions. To answer in class: What does "edifying"
mean? How does this apply to choices in books, music, movies, computer
games, etc.? Hmwk: Write thoughtful, complete answers to: Study
& Discussion Questions, section I, #4; and Spin-off Questions
#3 & 4. Due Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Due: Study
& Discussion Questions, section I, #4; and Spin-off Questions
#3 & 4. Continue with discussing how we determine if something
is "edifying" for us. Can something be edifying for me
that is not edifying for you? Why?/Why not? Continue with The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book Study
& Discussion Questions. Hmwk: study for spelling quiz and
have a discussion with your parents: #2 under the "Spin-off
Questions" section. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#25 & 26). Continue with The Day They Came to Arrest
the Book Study &
Discussion Questions. Add to the questions we started answering
in class on Tuesday: How do you decide if something
is "edifying" for you? (THINK! The answer
is probably not simple and short.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 29 to June 2 (End of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon |
Memorial
Day: No Classes |
| Tues |
Review
for final exam. Discuss Study
& Discussion Questions #6-10 with a partner. Write thoughtful
answers for #9 & 10. Then, pick one from #6, 7 or 8 to answer.
Hmwk: prepare for final exam (The Day They Came to Arrest the
Book and Study &
Discussion Questions). Complete answers started in class (if
not completed in class). |
| Thurs |
10:45 to
12:15: English 9 Final Exam. Due: written out answers for questions
#9 & 10 and your choice of one from #6-8. [Study
& Discussion Questions] |
| Fri |
10:30 to
noon: SA End-of-Year Party |