Mrs. Crawford
English 11 Honors
Marking Period 4: Class
Reading: Great Gatsby, Dead
Poet’s Society, related articles
Essential Questions: How is the American Dream defined or
restricted by class?
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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In-Class Essay (Testimony)
100 pts. |
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Gatsby History Research: 1922—Politics, Art, Music, Popculture,
History Essential Questions/Google Research |
Read NY Times Article on class and American Dream |
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Gatsby Chapter 1: In Class Audio
and Annotate |
vocab site
1-8 |
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ACT Critical Reading F |
vocab site
1-8 http://quizlet.com/16552808/lesson-1-6-vocab-flash-cards/ |
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Review Vocab 1-8
Go over Gatsby Harkness; Group Projects—Assign Groups and Chapters; Gatsby Essay |
vocab site
1-8 |
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Mon. (3/11) |
Tues. (3/12) |
Weds. (3/13) |
Thurs. (3/14) |
Fri. (3/15) |
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11 Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Vocab quiz 1-8 (20 pts) |
Gatsby Chapters 1 |
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Gatsby
Chapters 2 |
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Gatsby Chapter 2: In Class Audio and Annotate |
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ACT Critical Reading F |
Gatsby Chapters 3 |
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Peer Review of Testimony Essays |
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Mon (3/18) |
Tues. (3/19) |
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Thurs. (3/21) |
Fri. (3/22) |
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11 Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Gatsby Quiz on 3 |
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Peer Editing Day |
Gatsby Chapters 4 |
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Peer Editing Day |
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ACT Critical Reading F |
vocab site
1-9 |
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Ipads-Gatsby Game |
vocab site
1-9
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Mon. (4/1) |
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Thurs. (4/4) |
Fri. (4/5) |
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11Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Gatsby Chapter 5: In Class Audio
and Annotate |
Gatsby Chapter 5 |
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Script Writing-Chapter 5
Prepare for Harkness (to receive full credit): 1. claim (eg: Tom objectifies Daisy and Myrtle uniquely, depending on thier class) 2. 2 quotes--analyzed and connected to claim 3. A JSTOR or other author's critique (excerpt) connected to your claim; reference idea by author (eg: Harold Bloom asserts...) 4. A question to the class related to your claim (eg: Why did Tom take a mistress?) |
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Quiz on Chapter 5 Topic discussion/Reading |
Review
1-5 |
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Harkness on Quotes from 1-5 25 pts. |
vocab site
1-9 |
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Harkness on Quotes from 1-5 25
pts |
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SECTION |
Mon. (4/8) |
Tues. (4/9) |
Weds. (4/10) |
Thurs. (4/11) |
Fri. (4/12) |
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11 Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Review for quiz |
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Vocab quiz 1-9 (20 pts) |
Gatsby Chapter 6 |
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Reading Day |
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ACT Critical Reading F |
Gatsby Chapter
7 |
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Reading Day |
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Mon. (4/15) |
Tues. (4/16) |
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Thurs. (4/18) |
Fri. (4/19) |
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11 Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Quiz on Chapter 7
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Gatsby Chapter
8 |
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3,5 Summer Reading/1, 6 Senior Presentations |
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Reading/Quote Finding Day
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vocab site
1-10 |
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Critical Reading F |
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Vocab Review |
Review
Vocab 1-10 |
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SECTION |
Mon. (4/22) |
Tues. (4/23) |
Weds. (4/24) |
Thurs. (4/25) |
Fri. (4/26) |
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11 Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Review Vocab/Gatsby Chapter 8-9 quiz |
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Vocab Quiz 1-10 |
Gatsby Chapter 9
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Gatsby Harkness
(45 pts) |
Finish the book; prepare forGatsby Harkness |
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Gatsby Harkness (45 pts) |
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Teacher Work Day/No School |
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Mon. (4/29) |
Tues. (4/30) |
Weds. (5/1) |
Thurs. (5/2) |
Fri. (5/3) |
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11Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Essay/Video
Essay Planning |
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Group Day |
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Group Day |
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Group Day |
vocab site
1-11 |
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Vocab Review |
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Mon. (5/6) |
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Thurs. (5/9) |
Fri. (5/10) |
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11Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Review Vocab/Review Gatsby Essay-due May 22nd First Checkpoint due: topics/12 color-coded quotes/working thesis |
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Vocab Quiz 1-11 |
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Group
Presentations |
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Group
Presentations |
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Gatsby Essay--due May 22nd Second Check point due: Outline with thesis, three topic sentences, and four analyzed quotes for each topic sentence idea. Three cited quotes from outside sources. |
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Mon. (5/13) |
Tues. (5/14) |
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Thurs. (5/16) |
Fri. (5/17) |
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11Honors |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Gatsby Essay--due May 22nd
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Group
Presentations
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Group
Presentations |
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Group
Presentations |
vocab site
1-12 |
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Group
Presentations Third Check point due: Intro paragraph and first body paragraph (300 wds). |
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Vocab Review 1-12 |
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Mon. (5/20) |
Tues. (5/21) |
Weds. (5/22) |
Thurs. (5/23) |
Fri. (5/24) |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Review Vocab Final Check point due: Rough draft-intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion, (300 wds). |
Final Exam Instructions |
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Last Vocab Quiz 1-12 (Summative) 20pts. |
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Exam Essay-Great Gatsby due post to
turnitin.com |
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Work on college essays
Final College Essay due by May 31st (no more than 650 words). |
college essay checklist (complete and copy and paste onto word document WITH college essay) Due Friday, May 31st at the start of class.
essay hell-college essay blog and tips |