Mrs. Crawford
English 11 Honors
Marking
Period 1
Topics:
CREED/BELIEFS
Essential Questions:
What is the American Dream? How is it restricted and/or redefined by one’s
creeds and religious beliefs?
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8/20 (T) |
8/21 (W) |
8/22 (TH) |
8/23 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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*All ESSAYS should be submitted to Turnitin.com and labeled “Last name. Assignment Title"
*Note F (formative—able to be revised or
redone within 7 days of return)
S (summative—may be rewritten for a NEW score within 7 days of return if students follow Rewrite Instructions)
*Late homework will be accepted up to 24 hours after the deadline; after this point it will be worth 50% of the original total.
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Welcome! What is YOUR dream? How will you pursue it? What will your obstacles be? Introduce Personal Dream Essay/In-Class SR |
1. Read The Me,Me,Me Generation and Every Generation is the Me Generation 2. Identify the claim of each article. Highlight and
analyze what you find to be the most provocative excerpt from each article to
discuss in class. 3. Bring in one line from a song (with appropriate
language) that you think defines your generation and be prepared to discuss
it.
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ice-breaker Generation C Discussion Who are you as a generation? vote on "representative line"
Major Assignments: 1.SR Assignments turned in first day 2. Personal Dream Essay (8/24) 2. In-Class SR (8/28-31) 2. Scarlet Letter Graded Discussion 9/20)In-Class Essay (9/23) 3. Song of Myself Poem 10/21 |
Summer Reading |
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Play American Dream Show American Dream Powerpoint |
Summer Reading |
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Summer Reading |
Summer Reading
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8/26 (M) |
8/27 (T) |
8/28 (W) |
8/29 (TH) |
8/30 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Summer Reading |
Summer Reading |
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Read: The American Nightmare (Psychology Today) 1. Identify the claim of the article. Highlight and analyze what you believe is the most provocative excerpt from the article to discuss in class. |
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Discuss American Nightmare |
Summer Reading |
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Summer Reading |
Summer Reading |
| 5 | Summer Reading | Write an essay @800 words: describe, in detail, your own personal dream in terms of career, family, community service, lifestyle; tell how this dream was created; indicate the obstacles you may face in achieving this dream. |
SECTION |
9/3 (T) |
9/4 (W) |
9/5 (TH) |
9/6 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Personal Dream Essays Due F
SR presentations |
REVISE "Dream" essay and submit to Turnitin.com |
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SR presentations |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 1)
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SL Discussion GO OVER SL ESSAY QUESTIONS |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 2)
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SAT Verbal/Writing Practice F We will discuss answers and the process of reading analysis in class after the first of these practice sets.
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Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 3)
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9/9 (M) |
9/10 (T) |
9/11 (W) |
9/12 (TH) |
9/13 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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PSAT review |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 4)
Sample SLGRaphicMODEL.pdf
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes (5 Graphic Organizers will be collected--choose 5/10 and submit a print copy the day they are due). 50 pts
Site forLiterary Devices in The Scarlet Letter Site explaining ALL Literary Devices Themes: Pub vs. Priv Guilt |
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SL Discussion |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 5)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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SAT Verbal/Writing Practice F
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Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 6)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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SL Discussion |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 7)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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SL Discussion |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 8)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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SECTION |
9/17 (T) |
9/18 (W) |
9/19 (TH) |
9/20(F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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SL
Discussion
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Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 9)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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SL Discussion |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 10) Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes
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SAT Verbal/Writing Practice F
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Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 11)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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Media Center for work on portfolio simplebooklet.com |
Read Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 12)
Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes
Prepare Outlines for in-class essay test and prepare for Harkness Rubric and Questions |
SECTION |
9/23(M) |
9/24 (T) |
9/25 (W) |
9/26 (TH) |
9/27 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 13) graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 14) graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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Yom Kippur |
Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 15) |
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Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 16-17) graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
SECTION |
9/30 (M) |
10/1 (T) |
10/2 (W) |
10/3 (TH) |
10/4 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Workshop on quote integration |
Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 18)
graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes |
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Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 19) |
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PSAT Verbal F |
Scarlet Letter (Read Chapter 20) |
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Harkness (Graded Discussion) See Rubric and Questions S |
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Harkness (Graded Discussion) See
Rubric and Questions
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SECTION |
10/7 (M) |
10/8 (T) |
10/9 (W) |
10/10(TH) |
10/11 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Scarlet Letter In-Class Essay S submit to turnitin.com ID for turnitin:
2nd period 5574140 password: enroll |
Watch this 2-minute video on Satire; Be ready for quiz: What is satire? How does Survivor function as a satire?
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Satires in class |
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PSAT |
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Satires in class |
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Vocab E-Book Registration (media center)
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SECTION |
10/14 (M) |
10/15 (T) |
10/16 (W) |
10/17(TH) |
10/18 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Survivor Harkness S |
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Survivor Harkness S (45 pts) |
Review vocab lessons 1 and 2 at vocab site |
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PSAT |
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Survivor Paragraphs in class Paragraph Directions/Requirements
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Survivor Paragraphs in class (due by Weds to turnitin.com) S Paragraph Directions/Requirements
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Use graphic organizer to identify 4 most important quotes of your 3 assigned parts of the poem (for literary devices--look for symbolism, anaphora, repetition, parallel structure)
Review vocab lessons 1 and 2 at vocab site |
SECTION |
10/21 (M) |
10/22 (T) |
10/23 (W) |
10/24(TH) |
10/25 (F) |
Honors 11 |
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LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
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Introduce Song of Myself Assignment
Work on Song of Myself Poems in class |
Review vocab lessons 1 and 2 at vocab site |
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Class presentations of graphic organizers/assigned parts of poem
(10 pts) |
Review vocab lessons 1 and 2 at vocab site |
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Writing SAT (formative) Discuss Huck Finn Huck Group Project Assignment Whitman Themes/lit. Techniques |
Review vocab lessons 1 and 2 at vocab site
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Vocab Quiz on Unit 1 and 2 OR use 4 vocab words in your Song of Myself poem S (20 pts) |
Complete Song of Myself Assignment (bring SL essay, Survivor paragraph, and Song of Myself poem in digital form Friday) 30 pt check point grade--portfolios MUST contain: 1. title page, theme, essential question 2. dream essay 3. SR excerpt 4. SL paragraph 5. Survivor paragraph 6. song of myself poem
*if you are absent on Friday, you MUST show me portfolios with required submissions before 10/28 for full credit. |
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1. Read Huck Chapters 1-5 Quiz on Monday 2. Song of Myself Assignment due S (portfolio submission) 3. 30 pt check point grade--portfolios MUST contain: 1. title page, theme, essential question 2. dream essay 3. SR excerpt 4. SL paragraph 5. Survivor paragraph 6. song of myself poem Portfolio Work simplebooklet.com Portfolio Assignment Requirements
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