| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments |
Revised:
June 5, 2007
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Quarter's Assignments] [Second Quarter's
Assignments] [Third Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of April 2 to 6 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon |
No
class: Music tour to Florida & school trip to San Jose |
| Tues |
No class:
Music tour to Florida & school trip to San Jose |
| Wed |
No
class: Double period of world history |
| Thurs |
No
class: Double period of world history |
| Week
of April 9 to 13 |
| Mon |
Spelling/vocab
list for Thursday's quiz (guile to hilarious).
Begin Cyrano de Bergerac. Assign parts. Begin reading.
Hmwk: Research the real, historical Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac
(1619-1655). Write out the results of your research--in your own
words, in your own handwriting. Include complete references for
all sounces. Strive for at least one page of notes (more if your
handwriting is larger than average, slightly less if your handwriting
is smaller than average. Be prepared to share with classmates tomorrow. |
| Tues |
Due: at
least one page of notes on the real Cyrano. Share results of research.
Continue reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Look over the Historical
Background Project. Decide which project you would like to investigate.
Begin gathering resources. |
| Wed |
Due:
Choice of topic for Historical
Background Project. Continue reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (Rescheduled to Monday, Apr. 16). No class meeting.
Hmwk: Work on Historical
Background Project. |
| Week
of April 16 to 20 |
| Mon |
NB:
Spelling quiz rescheduled from last Thursday (guile
to hilarious)
Spelling/vocab list for Thursday's
quiz (hindrance to idyllic). Continue reading
Cyrano.
Hmwk: Continue working on Historical
Background Project. |
| Tues |
Continue
reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Continue working on Historical
Background Project. |
| Wed |
Continue reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. Continue working on Historical
Background Project. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (hindrance to idyllic) (Rescheduled to Monday,
April 23). Continue reading Cyrano. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 23 to 27 |
| Mon |
NB:
Spelling quiz rescheduled from last Thursday
(hindrance to idyllic). Continue reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Continue working on Historical
Background Project. |
| Tues |
Continue
reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Continue working on Historical
Background Project. Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Wed |
No
class (Week of Prayer)
Hmwk: Continue working on Historical
Background Project. Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Due:
Historical Background
Project. Spelling/vocab list
for Thursday's quiz (ignominy to impetuous). Share
Historical Background Projects
in class. |
| Week
of April 30 to May 4 |
| Mon |
NB:
Spelling quiz rescheduled from last Thursday
(ignominy to impetuous). Spelling/vocab
list for Thursday's quiz (implausible to incoherent).
Continue sharing Historical
Background Projects in class. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Continue sharing Historical
Background Projects in class. Continue reading Cyrano.
No hmwk. |
| Wed |
Finish
reading Cyrano. Begin viewing Cyrano movie.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (implausible to incoherent). Continue viewing
Cyrano movie. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 7 to 11 |
| Mon |
Spelling/vocab
list for Thursday's quiz (incongruous to infamous).
Continue viewing Cyrano movie.
Hmwk: Cyrano:
For Study and Discussion Questions |
| Tues |
Finish
viewing Cyrano movie. Distribute Cyrano:
For Study and Discussion Questions.
Hmwk: Prepare for Cyrano review and test. Read and
think about Cyrano:
For Study and Discussion Questions. What are your questions? |
| Wed |
[Midterm
Grades Due] Review for Cyrano test. [Cyrano:
For Study and Discussion Questions]
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. Prepare for Cyrano
test (matching and significance sections). |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (incongruous to infamous). Test: Cyrano
(matching and significance sections).
Hmwk: Prepare for essay section of Cyrano test. (The
test will have two essay options. You'll pick one. The two options
will be chosen from #1, 2, 6, or 13 in the For
Study and Discussion Questions.) |
| Week
of May 14 to 18 |
| Mon |
Test:
Cyrano (essay section; two options chosen from #1, 2, 6, or
13 in the For Study and Discussion
Questions.). Spelling/vocab
list for Thursday's quiz (infer to insipid). No
hmwk. |
| Tues |
No Class: Softball
Day
|
| Wed |
Begin
King Solomon's Mines, Haggard.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (infer to insipid). Continue King Solomon's
Mines, Haggard. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 21 to 25 |
| Mon |
Spelling/vocab
list for Thursday's quiz (inspiring to intuition).
Continue King Solomon's Mines, Haggard. Distribute study
and discussion questions.
Hmwk: Research H. Rider Haggard and King Solomon's Mines.
Place the work into historical and literary context. Why is the
work significant? Write at least a full page of notes, in your own
handwriting, in your own words, documenting all sources. (If you
have large handwriting, aim for more than a page. If your writing
is small, you can meet the minimum length requirement with a little
less than a page of notes.) |
| Tues |
Share results
of research into historical and literary significance of King
Solomon's Mines. Continue King Solomon's Mines. Students who
have finished reading should work on study
and discussion questions.
Hmwk: Continue reading King Solomon's Mines. |
| Wed |
No
class (double period of AP World History)
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (inspiring to intuition). Continue King
Solomon's Mines, Haggard. Aim to have reading done by beginning
of next week. Those who have finished reading should move to study
and discussion questions. Check your understanding by reviewing
chapter questions. Then, work in depth on the overall questions
(fodder for essays, etc.). No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 28 to June 1 |
| Mon |
No
Class: Memorial Day |
| Tues |
Spelling/vocab
list for Thursday's quiz (inundate to labyrinth).
You should finish reading King Solomon's Mines early this
week. Discuss documenting sources. Examples and resources to help
with documentation. PUC English Dept's "Plagiarism" policy
sheet.
Hmwk: Finish reading King Solomon's Mines, Haggard--if
you haven't already done so. Work on study
and discussion questions. Check your understanding with chapter
questions, and work in depth on overall questions. |
| Wed |
Continue
discussing appropriate documentation. MLA
style for electronic resources (from Purdue University). Turnitin.com
Instructions. Here's a link to Turnitin.com.
All students are expected to submit to Turnitin.com
the text portions of their Cyrano projects--including works
cited pages (in MLA style). Submission to Turnitin.com
must be completed by 11:59 pm on June 4.
Hmwk: Study for spelling/vocab quiz. Finish reading King
Solomon's Mines, Haggard. |
| Thurs |
Spelling/vocab
quiz (inundate to labyrinth). Continue King
Solomon's Mines, Haggard.
Hmwk: Sign up with Turnitin.com.
The Cyrano project documentation revisions must be completed
and all text (& works cited pages) submitted to Turnitin.com
by 11:59 pm on June 4. |
| Week
of June 4 to 8 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
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| Mon |
Essay exam
prep. View good examples from previous essay exam. Discuss use of
examples to support thesis. Continue King Solomon's Mines,
Haggard.
Due by 11:59 pm: All text (&
works cited pages) submitted to Turnitin.com.
[Turnitin.com
Instructions]
Hmwk: Complete preparation on overall question assigned in
class. Be prepared to share your answer in class on Tues. |
| Tues |
Continue
King Solomon's Mines, Haggard. Discuss overall questions.
Review for test.
Hmwk: Prepare for King Solomon's Mines test. |
| Thurs |
Final Exams |