Current Agenda

Agenda: Week June 2

Monday: Debate: Machiavelli 2) Passages in Catcher (if time).

Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review 2) Reading time.

Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz 2) Group work on Catcher passages.

Thursday: 1) Position paper example -- class discussion of position paper structure.

Friday: 1) Catcher chapters 7-17 due.

Agenda: Week March 31

Monday: 1) Grammar: Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers 2) Practice / Grammar 3) Creating a “shape” for narratives: Macbeth and your Ind. Reading Book

Tuesday: Note taking period in preparation for writing on your ind. Book.  Please bring your book with you on this day.

Wednesday: In-class writing of independent reading essays.

Thursday: 1) Reflections on Macbeth: the importance of motifs.  A return to narrative “shape” and metaphor.  Group assignment: which motif is most central to the play?  Why?

Friday: 1) Grammar Review 2) A shift in literary style: from a symbolic / metaphorical style to an “objective” style.  If time, a look at reports of the Kitty Genovese incident.

Week of January 6-10

Monday: Refresher for H. Finn.  2) Refresher of Parallel structure 3) What's on the midterm? 4) If time: G. Saunders on H. Finn.  Reminder: Word project due next Tuesday.

Tuesday: 1) Essay advice in preparation for the midterm: what to avoid.  2) Analyzing writing prompts 3) Practice grading with a rubric.

Wednesday: 1) New Vocabulary (on top of the grammar lesson from Monday) 2) Vocab that will appear on the midterm.

Thursday: 1) Reading time for H. Finn.  2) Introduction of Chaplin's Modern Times and comparison essay for midterm.

Friday: 1) A final check-in before word project is due.  2) Another peek at the MCAS -- a sample section (approaches for multiple choice questions and open responses).

Reminder: Word project will be due on Tuesday of next week.

 Week of 12/9-12/13

Monday: 1) Review of H. Finn motifs in prep. for essay.  2) Reading time for chapts. 19-20

Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review 2) Essay writing style and structure notes.

Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz

Thursday: 1) Citation (In-Text) and Works Cited notes and practice 2) Description of the word project.

Friday: 1) Our first look at the MCAS

Week of 11/25-27

Monday: 1) Final Prep for Irony Papers 2) Study for Grammar quiz: Verb Tenses. 3) Huck Finn Chapts. 11-18.

Tuesday: 1) Grammar Quiz for Verb Tenses 2) Huck Finn Chapts. 11-18 check-in 3) Irony Papers Due.

Wednesday: 1/2 Day -- only C block meets.

Week of 11/18-22

Monday: 1) Grammar Lesson: Verb Tenses.

Tuesday: 1) Possible library time or drafting time for Irony Paper.

Wednesday: 1) Huck Finn: Chapters 12-17 due.

Thursday: 1) Bring in drafts of irony paper.  2) Peer editing and commentary.

Friday: 1) Grammar review 2) Huck Finn Motifs / Highlights / Review.

Week of 11/4-11/8

Monday: 1) Subject / Verb Agreement Quiz 2) Huck Finn Chpts. 1-5 discussion.

Tuesday: 1) Mr. Telles Day: No School.

Wednesday: 1) New Vocabulary 2) Verbal Irony samples.

Thursday: 1) Visual Irony Examples 2) Irony Creative writing assignment giving.

Friday: 1) Reading Time: H. Finnn chapters 6-10.

Week of 10/21-10/25

Monday: 1) Crucible Unit final Test 2) Prep for written portion.

Tuesday: 1) Crucible In-Class writing: full block.  Remember to bring in notes taken last Friday.

Wednesday: 1) Crucible Film

Thursday: 1) Crucible Film

Friday: 1) In-class discussion of film vs. book.  Blog post due in the evening.

Week of 10/15-10/18

Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review: "Defile" list. 2) Review of Act IV of The Crucible.

Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz 2) Review of the Crucible / Whole Play

Thursday: 1) The Crucible: Objective Test on the whole play (multiple choice).

Friday: 1) Drafting for the final writing assignment, The Crucible.

 Week of 10/6-10/10

Monday: 1) Passive and Active Quiz 2) Comprehension questions for Acts 1-3 of the Crucible

Tuesday: 1) Crucible: Basic Plot and Character Detail review.  2) Character motivation study.

Wednesday: 1) New Vocabulary 2) Beginning Act IV.

Thursday: 1) In-Class formal discussion, including blog posts.

Friday: 1) Complete Act IV 2) Return to poetry

Week of 9/30-10/3

Monday: 1) Grammar Lesson: Active and Passive Voice 2) Act III of the Crucible.

Tuesday: 1) Senator McCarthy speech: rhetoric and argument: Work in pairs.  What is the central argument?  How is it supported?

Wednesday: 1) Finish up character sheets 2) Finish Act III 3) Wrap-up questions.

Thursday: 1) Return to poetry: scansion and interpretation strategies.

Friday: 1) Review grammar for quiz on Monday.  2) Character motivation in The Crucible.

Week of 9/23-9/27

Monday: 1) Character development for the year 2) Character and motivation

Tuesday: 1) Vocab Review 2) Act II

Wednesday: 1) Vocab Quiz 2) Preparation for Act II formal discussion.

Thursday: 1) Act II Formal Discussion.  2) Reflection on discussion.

Friday: 1) Poetry interlude: some technical terms and a few interesting poems.

 Week of 9/16-9/20

Monday: 1) Subject / Object Quiz 2) Finish Act I of the Crucible.

Tuesday: 1) Dracula Paper Due 2) Character motivation and relationships.

Wednesday: 1) New Vocab List: Crucible and Theater genre words.

Thursday: 1) Thesis sentences and constructing an argument (the language of the standard and the rubric).  2) Identifying a good thesis.

Friday: 1) Crucible Act I discussion.  2) Reading points for Act II.


Week of 9/9-9/13

1) First grammar lesson: subjects, objects and indirect objects.
2) Grammar practice.
3) Language of the rubric: what do these words really mean?
4) Meaning, insight, and the human condition.
5) Dracula writing assignment (due Monday, 9/15)

Tuesday:

1)  Introduction to the Crucible: background on the novel and author.
2)  Beginning the Crucible.

Wednesday:

1) Dracula Objective Test.

Thursday:
1) In-class preparation for Dracula paper (bring Dracula text and materials!)
2)  Important scene / quotation sharing.

Friday:
1) Grammar review
2)  Return to the Crucible, Act I
3)  Last minute concerns about Dracula.

Week of 9/4-9/6:

Wednesday:
1) Welcome / Reseating.
2) Overview of the course / Spirit of the Course / Overarching goals.
3) Tenth Grade English Compared to Ninth Grade English.
4)  Who are you as a reader / thinker / writer?
5) Heads up!  Dracula is on his way.

Thursday:

1) Reading / thinking / writing responses.
2) A brief discussion about literature and The Human Condition.
3) Procedures, routines, and behaviors to avoid.
4) If possible: in-class set-up for blog responses.

Friday:

1)  Mini-lesson on annotating texts and note taking.
2)  A sad talk about the nebulous crime of plagiarizing.
2)  In-class annotation practice and quotation selection in Dracula.