1 1 th GRADE ENGLISH HONORS
FOR AGENDA AFTER THESE DATES--GO TO = TEAMS--> Agenda
W/TH 01/12-01/13
a.Provide a PAPER COPY of the book to annotate
b.Annotate the book and complete the Reading Log
HW:
M/T 01/10-01/11
TH/F 01/06-01/07
1.WOW #20: Your parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, and you found out last night that your dad’s been cheating. Write your toast using the 3 WOW for the week and any other WOW of your choice. (25)
T/W 01/04-01/05
1.Mental Drill #31: Syntax (pg.96) prepositional phrases
2.WOW: New words and Notecards
a.anomaly, heinous, infallible
3.Activity: Habits – 30Day Challenge
a.Silently read the following two articles on habits. Take notes for discussion
i.https://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/habits-to-happiness/
ii.https://www.brilliantlivinghq.com/what-are-habits-why-they-matter/
ii.Brainstorm a list of specific habits that you could “try for 30 days” to get you closer to your ultimate goals for 2022. (Think: attainable & measurable)
iii.Pick ONE thing to try for 30 days and complete the following (
iv.Complete your 30-day challenge and document as you go. Turn in “proof” (pictures, journals, etc.) of your successful completion of the 30-day challenge AND a 500 word reflection on February 8/9, 2022 with the following info
i.Start by formulating a thesis statement (look at handout) – It must be teacher approved!
ii.Create an introduction for the Boyega Speech. Use the prompt from the Prompt Exploration handout (under Teams) to craft your thesis. Then, use the Cheat Sheet RAP (Rhetorical Analysis Paper) to craft your introduction. Follow the template and the instructions on the handout
HW:
F/M 12/17-01/03
W/TH 12/15-12/16
M/T 12/13-12/14
1. Finish Boyega Speech analysis – SPACE and CAT – Be ready to discuss next clas
2. Continue Reding the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9
TH/F 12/9-12/10
ii.Read aloud Boyega Speech
iii.Individually--following instructions in yellow, complete the SPACE portion of the speech
HW:
T/W 12/7-12/8
ii.Semicolon: relationship between sentences- how it defines previous and subsequent sentences
iii.Focusing on questions- what does it tell us about the answers and the choices
iv.Answer elimination- half-truths and why they are tricky
HW:
F/M 12/3-12/6
W/TH 12/1-12/2
ii.Audience
iii.Context/exigence
iv.Purpose
HW:
M/T 11/29-11/30
TH/F 11/18-11/19
HW:
T/W 11/16-11/17
In groups of 2 complete rhetorical situation
HW:
F/M 11/12-11/15 (TH: HOLIDAY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg&app=desktop
5. Activity: Read Gatsby Ch. 1-3
HW
T/W 11/9-11/10
F/M 11/5 - 11/8
ii.Appeals- examples of each
iii.Language- loaded words and figurative language
HW:
W/TH 11/3-11/4
ii.Discuss Rhetorical Situation
HW:
M/T 11/1-11/2
ii.As a class- discuss correct response
HW:
ii.‘In the middle of the night, I heard an eerie whispering’
M/T 10/25-10/26
T/W 10/19-10/20
1.Mental Drill #15 - Voice Lesson – Diction- Prowling and Thirsting
2.WOW #10: Create a vocabulary quiz using 6 of the 15 WOW (3 from this week and 3 each from a different week). You may make it multiple choice or fill in the blank. Make sure the quiz uses context clues to figure out the meaning of the words.
3.Lesson: Rhetorical Situation using The Little Mermaid continue
a.Discuss Rhetorical Triangle and situation
b.Explain and teach
i.Speaker/Audience
ii.Context and Exigence
iii.Situation
iv.Choices
4.Assignment: (On Teams) Students will choose another song from an animated film where a speaker has a specific audience and purpose. In groups, they will create a PP where they will do the following:
a.Draw a Rhetorical Triangle and using The Little Mermaid Rhetorical Situation slides (located under class documents and on the Teams assignment) as a guide, analyze the song.
i.You need to include all aspects of the Rhetorical Triangle & Rhetorical Situation
ii.You will evaluate the speaker's ability to achieve the purpose for the audience in 1-2 sentences AND will use 2 WOWs (1 Regular) from any week in your response.
HW:
F/M 10/15-18
W/TH 10/13-10/14- PSAT
M/T 10/11-10/12
HW:
TH/F 10/07-10/08
T/W 10/05-10/06
3. Activity: Culminating Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God project
HW:
1.Make sure you bring materials to class to complete project (colors/poster board/ markers/software/3D materials, etc.) Make sure you are ready to work- Project DUE 10/11-10/12
F/M 10/01-10/04
W/TH 9/29-9/30
1.Mental Drill: Collection!!!! and PSAT Booklets
HW:
M/T 9/27-9/28
a.Use 10 minutes to finish the group questions 7-16
b.complete individual work (pages 3-4) #17-25 and short answer # 1-3 DUE AT END OF Class FOR A GRADE
HW:
TH/F 9/23-9/24
HW:
1.Work worksheet on “Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God” and finish questions 1-16 -DUE NEXT CLASS
2.Finish WOW #5 for a grade
3.Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
T/W 9/21-9/22
Discussion:1.What is the tone of the sermon? How does imagery contribute to the tone?
2.What is the most powerful image Edwards employs, and what is its effect (how does it make you feel)?
3.What is Edward’s message to sinners? Why is that important as we study the founding of America and its literature?
5. Activity: “Sinners at the Hand of an Angry God”
HW:
TH/F/M 9/16-9/20 (TH: Teacher Planning Day)
1.Mental Drill#7: No Red Ink – Active and Passive Voice
2. WOW#5: Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Identify a time when different individuals were required to come together and work as a team for success. You may choose an example from history or current events Construct a response of at least 200 words in which you describe the example, including the difficulties of coming together, the challenges of keeping together, and the rewards of success. You must…
4. Rhetorical Situation and Appeals Quiz
HW:
T/W 9/14-9/15
-Quote: “The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.”
-Author: Heraclitus – Greek philosopher
-Explanation: this quote is saying that the “best” people give up everything for ONE
goal which is eternal fame, but the reality is that most people “stuff” themselves and
never give up anything for their ultimate goal.
-Synonym: decline; give up
-(Honors): if these words were used instead of “renounce” then the severity or the importance of leaving it all for fame would be diminished. Renounce gives more emphasis and prominence to the act.
3.Ethos, Logos Pathos Ed Puzzle –
a.watch and complete the questions for the ED PUZZLE video on Ethos, Logos, Pathos4. Review Ed Puzzles for Quiz
5. Review Early Americans PP
HW:
F/M 9/10-9/13
HW:
b. watch and complete the questions for the short video
W/TH 9/08-9/09
i.A brief description of each myth/story
ii.What elements do you see repeated across all three?
iii.Which one is older?
iv.Which has passed the test of time?
v.What characteristics define the one who is most known, or passed down? Why do you think this happens?
vi.What factor fomented the creation of each of the myths/stories? Make sure you respond thoroughly and use credible sources in your response.
The response must include:
1. Evidence that is NOT from the textbook and is correctly cited
2.Evidence from the myth of Hiawatha (textbook) Correct grammar
3.Visual representation to further develop the response (pictures, charts, timelines, etc.)
4. 3 WOW
5.Done in paragraph format NOT in bullets/numbers
6. Grammar and punctuation check--- Errors should be slim to none
5. Activity: Quiet Time (Reading/working on Summer Reading Project)
HW:
TH/F 9/2-9/03
3. Stretch Break – Clap/Walk/Stop (and drop student laptop) LOL
4. Activity: Continue Reading “Hiawatha the Unifier”
ii.Paragraphs 4-9 tries to explain what phenomenon?
iii.What does the first sentence of paragraph 14 indicate? Can you see a change/shift in tone/subject? What from that sentence signals that change?
iv.Paragraphs 15-18 narrate what seems to be a “sacrifice.” What does this sacrifice resemble? To what other religious story does it seem to connect?
v.What is the message in paragraphs 20-22?
vi.What does Hiawatha charge the 5 clans with? What metaphor does he connect it to?
vii.What do you notice in paragraph 31?
viii.What happens in paragraph 32?
HW:
T/W 8/31-9/01
1. Mental Drill #2: Whatizit (Rebus Puzzle) (15min)
2. WOW #1: What do you think is needed in order to create a nation? What factors, rules, ideas, sacrifices need to be made and established in order to successfully begin a new nation where a group of people will come together under one rule. (15mis)
4. Activity: What is American Literature and How did the US begin?
F/M 8/27-8/28
HW:
W/TH 8/25-8/26
3. Website and Syllabus
1. review how to access website and navigate it
2. Review Syllabus and complete Syllabus Doodle activity
4. Activity: Birthday Name Tag
HW:
M/T 08/23-08/24
1.Welcome and First day procedures.
2.Class Introductions: Name, previous English Teacher, lesson learned
3. Begin reviewing 1st Day Class PP with overview of expectations and introductions.
HW:
W/TH 01/12-01/13
- Mental Drill Review: Review ALL your entries on SYNTAX--- QUIZ COMING SOON
- WOW #21: Using all 1 WOW from each week (total 10), answer the following reflection questions for the Great Gatsby. Make sure to include an appositive (highlight yellow) and a subordinate clause at the beginning of a sentence to delay the main clause (highlight in blue)
- How could you know that the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby would become a tragedy? What were the signs that led to their demise?
- Analyze the relationship between Gatsby and Nick. Is it one of brotherly love? Would it have flourished even after Daisy left Gatsby if Gatsby had not died?
- Compare Nick’s relationship with Gatsby with Gatsby’s relationship with Daisy
- Is the title of the novel ironic, or is Gatsby really great?
- Does the novel critique or uphold the values of the Jazz Age and the fears of the Lost Generation? Does it define or critique the American Dream?
- Fitzgerald scholar Matthew J. Bruccoli claims: "The Great Gatsby does not proclaim the nobility of the human spirit; it is not politically correct; it does not reveal how to solve the problems of life; it delivers no fashionable or comforting messages. It is just a masterpiece." Do you agree? Explain your answer and give evidence (from experience, history or literature, to prove your point).
a.Provide a PAPER COPY of the book to annotate
b.Annotate the book and complete the Reading Log
- Activity: Tik Tok Project (for those who read ALL 9 Ch.) = In groups of 3/4 you will be assigned one of the questions from the WOW and you must expand on it. Once you discuss it and answer it, you will create a TikTok video that displays in a humorous way your responses to your assigned question. The detailed description about the video portion will be given next class
HW:
- ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT --- for the students under this category make sure you
- COMPLETE LOG
- BIRNG PHYSICAL COPY OF BOOK TO ANNOTATE!!-- 10 ZEROS pending
- The written portion of the Tik Tok project is due next class!! Make sure it answers your assigned question and has the following ( for those that read the 9 Ch.)
- 2 WOW from this week and any 2 from previous weeks (highlighted green)
- an appositive phrase (highlight yellow)
- a subordinate clause at the beginning of a sentence to delay the main clause (highlight in blue)
M/T 01/10-01/11
- Mental Drill #32: Syntax (97) Semicolon (15)
- Activity: Great Gatsby Chp. 6-9 Quiz (WORTH 5 GRADES)
- Individually attempt all of the questions
- In groups, finish the Quiz
- Start your Habits- 30 day challenge!!
- Finish the Boyega essay (Intro, 2 Body Paragraphs and Conclusion) – DUE NEXT CLASS – PRINTED
TH/F 01/06-01/07
1.WOW #20: Your parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, and you found out last night that your dad’s been cheating. Write your toast using the 3 WOW for the week and any other WOW of your choice. (25)
- Activity: Test Prep (#3 pg. 13)- Poem (30)
- Read the QUESTIONS before you read the poem
- Review:
- Finish Boyega Essay due 01/10-01/11
- Read G.G. – Quiz next class on Chp. 6-9
T/W 01/04-01/05
1.Mental Drill #31: Syntax (pg.96) prepositional phrases
2.WOW: New words and Notecards
a.anomaly, heinous, infallible
3.Activity: Habits – 30Day Challenge
a.Silently read the following two articles on habits. Take notes for discussion
i.https://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/habits-to-happiness/
ii.https://www.brilliantlivinghq.com/what-are-habits-why-they-matter/
- What are habits and why are they important?
- Think about the new year ahead of you. What is important to you? What are your goals? Where do you want to be twelve months from now? Take some time to think about this and write down at least two goals – one personal and one academic – for 2022
ii.Brainstorm a list of specific habits that you could “try for 30 days” to get you closer to your ultimate goals for 2022. (Think: attainable & measurable)
iii.Pick ONE thing to try for 30 days and complete the following (
- Submit a 250-word “contract” by Friday, January 7th.
- Clearly state what you are going to attempt to do for 30 days. Be SPECIFIC. Make sure your goal is measurable and attainable. Think through the logistics of this challenge and write out your plan. (Example: “I will write every day” vs. “I will write in my journal for 10 minutes every day.”)
- Why are you trying this? How does this one thing relate to your larger goal(s) for 2022?
- How will you prove that you have completed this challenge at the end of the 30 days? (Example: “I will bring in my journal with 30 distinct entries.”) Depending on your specific challenge, you may have to think creatively for this. Regardless, you must be able to document its completion somehow. No contracts will be accepted after January 7th. If you don’t submit then, you will not get a grade
iv.Complete your 30-day challenge and document as you go. Turn in “proof” (pictures, journals, etc.) of your successful completion of the 30-day challenge AND a 500 word reflection on February 8/9, 2022 with the following info
- What was this experience like for you?
- What was the hardest part? What challenges did you face? Did you fall off track?
- What surprised you about the activity?
- What did you learn from completing the challenge?
- How did these 30 days get you closer to your larger goals?
- Will you try this again?
- Activity: Rhetorical Analysis Essay Creation – Boyega Speech
i.Start by formulating a thesis statement (look at handout) – It must be teacher approved!
ii.Create an introduction for the Boyega Speech. Use the prompt from the Prompt Exploration handout (under Teams) to craft your thesis. Then, use the Cheat Sheet RAP (Rhetorical Analysis Paper) to craft your introduction. Follow the template and the instructions on the handout
HW:
- Read G.G. Ch. 6-9 – QUIZ Coming SOON
- Work on the Habit Challenge Contract – Due by 01/07
- Work on the Body Paragraphs of the Boyega Speech – Due Next Class
F/M 12/17-01/03
- Mental Drill #30 assessment Syntax pg 100
- WOW #19- Christmas Story Creation: Roll the dice to select the character, setting and problem. Use at least 6 WOW to complete the story.
- Christmas Scenes Activity: Class reviews each of the scenarios. Music with some Christmas Carols and freestyle dancing begins. Each time music stops, and teacher calls out one of the Christmas scenes, students have to form groups of the appropriate number and act out the scene. Any teams not acting out the scene correctly or not finding the right number for their group, is ‘out’ and then help with the judging.
- Finish Boyega Speech analysis – SPACE and CAT – Be ready to discuss next class (FOR A GRADE)
- Continue Reading the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9—QUIZ Soon after BREAK
- Finish Mental Health Segment up to 20%
W/TH 12/15-12/16
- Mental Drill #29 Syntax -subordinate clause (pg. 102)
- WOW#18: Answer one of the two discussion topics and use the 3 WOW from this week and 1 from each previous week (Total of 7). Include a subordinate clause at the END of the main clause and highlight in blue
- Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
- A real Christmas tree or an artificial tree?
- Rhetorical Analysis –
- Review the HTWAE Cheat Sheet (Quiz on it after break)
- Mental Health Segment
- Finish Boyega Speech analysis – SPACE and CAT – Be ready to discuss next class (FOR A GRADE)
- Continue Reding the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9—QUIZ Soon after BREAK
- Finish Mental Health Segment up to 20%
M/T 12/13-12/14
- Mental Drill #28 Syntax Pg. 95 Steinbeck
- WOW New Words:
- dilapidated, aberration, intrinsic
- WOW Check
- BOYEGA SPEECH: CAT section
- Assign each row a letter A, S or L
- Those in row A- look for appeals, S- looks for structure, and L-looks for language
- Those in same rows discuss
- Mental Health Segment – Complete mental health segment
1. Finish Boyega Speech analysis – SPACE and CAT – Be ready to discuss next clas
2. Continue Reding the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9
TH/F 12/9-12/10
- Mental Drill #27: Syntax (Cisneros pg. 93)_
- Periodic sentences- what do they emphasize?
- Subordinate clauses to create periodic sentences.
- WOW #17: Using 5 WOW (any of your preference) answer the questions from the handout “Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus”
- Activity: Review
- Rhetorical Passage- Individual and set up Remedial sessions for grade higher
- Workbook Lesson – What it Takes to be a Slave?
- Review Appositives Quiz
- Activity: SPACE -CAT using Boyega Speech
- Review what SPACE CAT means
- Boyega Speech
ii.Read aloud Boyega Speech
iii.Individually--following instructions in yellow, complete the SPACE portion of the speech
HW:
- Finish Boyega Speech analysis
- Continue Reding the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9
- Finish WOW notecards for check IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE
T/W 12/7-12/8
- Mental Drill #26: Test Prep Workbook pg. 51 -56
- In 15 minutes, complete the passage and questions #1-8
- Review answers as a class
ii.Semicolon: relationship between sentences- how it defines previous and subsequent sentences
iii.Focusing on questions- what does it tell us about the answers and the choices
iv.Answer elimination- half-truths and why they are tricky
- WOW: Continue working on NOTECARDS…Collection coming soon
- Activity: Workbook Lesson- What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
- Literary/Text Elements- Pg. 331 -Practice questions #1-3
- Individually- Read pg. 333 Author’s Craft and complete Read (q. 1-3) and Write portion
- Whole class: Review questions and answers
HW:
- Finish pg. 333 DUE NEXT CLASS
- Continue Reding the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9
- Finish WOW notecards for check
- Download and Print Rhetorical Analysis Essay (RAE) Cheat Sheet Under Files-Class Material- Teams
F/M 12/3-12/6
- Mental Drill#25: Voice Lesson – Syntax (DH Lawrence) pg. 92/78
- WOW: Complete notecards and review for WOW Check
- Activity: Continue Workbook Lesson- What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
- Review the rhetorical situation and complete it
- Answer the Close Read questions on the margin
- Answer the “Build Insight” questions and the Mult. Choice Close Read on pg. 330
- Finish questions from the class activity- See above -- DUE NEXT CLASS
- Continue Reading the Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9
W/TH 12/1-12/2
- Mental Drill#24: Voice Lesson- Syntax -Verb/subject order pg. 89
- WOW # 16: Watch this clip from History of The World – by Mel Brooks
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXeTsWGPT0w
- Let’s say that Mel Brooks was right and there were originally 15 commandments. (Moses dropped five of them, according to Brooks). What are commandments 11-15? Using the WOW from this week and any other WOW you choose, come up with the other 5 commandments.
- G.G. Quiz
- Activity: Workbooks Lesson- pg. 320-324. – What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? -Read and take notes
- Read Background info on pg. 325, then proceed to read the speech pg. (325-328) and then jot down THE RHETORICAL SITUATION on the margin
ii.Audience
iii.Context/exigence
iv.Purpose
HW:
- Continue Workbook lesson – Read on ONLINE textbook
- Continue reading Great Gatsby Ch. 6-9
M/T 11/29-11/30
- Mental Drill: Appositives Quiz
- WOW- New Words
- extenuating, accentuate, complacent
- Rhetorical Situation Passage -Stephen King Review
- Pass back worksheet and go over each section
- Activity: Rhetorical Situation- Individual (Letter, Words, Fat Kids)
- Complete for a grade
- Birthday Cards
- Study for Great Gatsby Quiz Ch. 1-5!! to be done NEXT CLASS
- Review Space Cat Powerpoint under Files-Class Material on Teams
TH/F 11/18-11/19
- Mental Drill#23: Voice Lesson- Appositives “He found the house… Gatsby quote)
- WOW #14: Using 7 WOW (one for each “week”) answer ONE of the following 2 prompts. --Include an appositive phrase and highlight in yellow and highlight WOW in green?
- Explain Thanksgiving to a person from another country who has never heard of it. You may include a comical twist for bonus points
- If Abraham Lincoln time-traveled to Thanksgiving 2020 in America, what would he think? Describe his first few reactions and observations (you may use prior knowledge and information from the articles we read last class)
- Dessert Pie Contest Guidelines
- No Red Ink- Appositives and Evidence
- Activity: Read Gatsby Ch. 1-5
HW:
- Rhetorical Situation Passage – Stephen King- DUE NEXT CLASS—NO EXCEPTION!!
- Study for Quiz on Appositives
- Dessert baking contest – Due Monday and Tuesday
- Continue Reading Great Gatsby Ch. 1-5—QUIZ coming SOON
T/W 11/16-11/17
- Mental Drill #22: Voice Lesson: Appositive Phrase (valley of ashes G.G. Quote)
- WOW #13: Write a visual Thank You Note in the style of Snider using 2 of the WOW from this week and 3 from any other week.
- Activity: G.G. Oral assessment -Discussion & Participation Quiz: Students will respond orally to questions and will provide textual evidence for a grade
In groups of 2 complete rhetorical situation
HW:
- Finish Rhetorical Situation Passage – Stephen King- Due Next class
- Keep Reading Great Gatsby, Chp. 1-5--Quiz after Thanksgiving break.
- Review appositives for quiz
F/M 11/12-11/15 (TH: HOLIDAY)
- Mental Drill: DOI Quiz Review
- NEW WOW
- impetuous, inane, impels
- Activity: watch these 2 clips and answer the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg&app=desktop
- How are these two clips different? How are they the same?
- Which uses more direct information from the DOI
- Which one makes a better use of diction for effect?
- What insight about the DOI that you did not have before, do you now have as a result of the videos?
- What was the PURPOSE of the videos if the audience is 11th grade students?
5. Activity: Read Gatsby Ch. 1-3
HW
- Read Ch. 1-3 of Great Gatsby and review chapter questions (under Teams/Files/Class Material – QUIZ NEXT CLASS
- Review WOW
T/W 11/9-11/10
- Mental Drill #21: Voice Lesson SYNTAX – Appositive using Gatsby’s “…I slunk off in the…”
- Read Chapters 1-3 of G.G. – Be ready for a quiz on Tues/Wed next week
- Finish DOI Handout
- Discuss Sections
- Make sure the handout from Teams and the packet are completely done and annotated.
- Study for DOI Quiz (worth 3 grades) – DUE NEXT CLASS
- Continue reading The Great Gatsby Ch. 1-3 (Quiz on 11/16-11/17
F/M 11/5 - 11/8
- Mental Drill#20: Voice Lesson SYNTAX – pg. 85
- What is an appositive phrase? Why are they important
- WOW #12: Write a reflection (your thoughts/response to the events/situations occurring in the first chapter) of G.G using 6 WOWS: Be ready for a class discussion
- Activity: DOI Rhetorical Analysis- In groups of 3
- Re-read the DOI
- Complete the Rhetorical Analysis Handout (18 questions). Make sure you answer thoroughly – DUE AT THE END OF CLASS
- Discuss:
ii.Appeals- examples of each
iii.Language- loaded words and figurative language
HW:
- Finish DOI handout and review for QUIZ—DUE NEXT CLASS!!!!
- Continue Reading Great Gatsby Ch. 1-3
W/TH 11/3-11/4
- Mental Drill# 19: Finish Ed Puzzle Videos and complete them
- WOW QUIZ
- Activity: Discuss: DOI – Ed Puzzle Lesson – (20)
- Review PDF on DOI Facts Sheet
- With a partner answer in a unique and captivating format (emulating the Fact Sheet) answer the following questions
- When was the DOI written? By whom?
- What was happening before the Declaration of Independence was written? BE Specific!!
- What was the Stamp Act?
- What was the Boston Massacre?
- What could have been the catalyst (exigence) for the DOI?
- What part of the DOI was taken out when it was turned in to the full congress?
- What was the role of Paine’s Common Sense in the fulfillment of the DOI?
- Paste the pic of your creation on Teams
- Activity: DOI – Begin Reding
- Read introduction on Thomas Jefferson
- Read silently the DOI and then discuss
ii.Discuss Rhetorical Situation
HW:
- Read Ch. 1 of Great Gatsby- DUE FRIDAY 11/5
- Re-read DOI- BE ready to work on it next class
M/T 11/1-11/2
- Voice Lessons Quiz- Diction
- WOW: REVIEW WORDS for QUIZ next class
- Review Ed Puzzles and collect WOW #11 Spooky Story
- Activity: Review Rhetorical Situation Passage- Literature
- Review Rhetorical Situation PDF
- Read the piece together
ii.As a class- discuss correct response
HW:
- Study for WOW Quiz (ALL WORDS) – DUE NEXT CLASS
- Read Ch. 1 of Great Gatsby- DUE FRIDAY 11/5
- Watch 3 videos on DOI assigned through Edpuzzle. Be ready to answer questions about it. (BY NEXT CLASS)
- Mental Drill #18 Voice Lesson Review
- WOW#11: Write a short “spooky” story using the WOW for the week [highlight in green]. You may include more WOW for bonus points. You must ALSO include 2 strong verbs [highlight in yellow] that end in ING (ex: engulfing) and have to do with eating/drinking, You must also add a simile [highlight in blue] that uses a noun in an unusual way (ex: lipsticked). You can also make it spooky with a comical twist. Suggestion Starters
- It was a dark and cold night in October.
- I was walking down a moonlight path when…
- I told my friends a scary story but never
- expected the events to start happening to us…
- It was Friday the 13th. I had never been superstitious before, but….
- All the sudden, the lights went off in the room. I reached for my phone when….
- USATPREP- for a grade Rhetoric and Purpose
- Quiz on WOWs- Coming soon
- Quiz on Voice Lessons – NEXT CLASS
- WOW # 11: Continue and finish writing your “Spooky Story.” Make sure that you incorporate all parts of the assignment so that you can get an A. Make sure you ADD an element of SUSPENSE. Here are some ways to add it. Make sure you highlight your suspense “hack’ in pink.
- Use and adverbial clause. Adverbial clauses of time are phrases that locate actions in chronological relation to other actions. For example:
ii.‘In the middle of the night, I heard an eerie whispering’
- Use shorter sentences
- Use colons, ellipsis or group of commas
M/T 10/25-10/26
- Mental Drill #17 Voice Lesson Diction –“Clouding- Bone” pg. 31
- WOW: New Words
- deranged, poignant, sullen
- Song Analysis Presentations
- Discussion: How can we understand purpose and its success from using the rhetorical situation?
- Complete the 2 Ed Puzzles on The Jazz age and The Great Gatsby….. THIS WILL BE A GRADE
- Make sure you PRINT and REVIEW the Rhetorical Situation Triangle PDF- under Docs on class website
- Study your WOWs for an upcoming QUIZ
T/W 10/19-10/20
1.Mental Drill #15 - Voice Lesson – Diction- Prowling and Thirsting
2.WOW #10: Create a vocabulary quiz using 6 of the 15 WOW (3 from this week and 3 each from a different week). You may make it multiple choice or fill in the blank. Make sure the quiz uses context clues to figure out the meaning of the words.
3.Lesson: Rhetorical Situation using The Little Mermaid continue
a.Discuss Rhetorical Triangle and situation
b.Explain and teach
i.Speaker/Audience
ii.Context and Exigence
iii.Situation
iv.Choices
- Appeals: Ethos, Logos, Pathos
- Structure: Syntax, Arrangement, Organization
- Language: Devices, Diction, Tone
4.Assignment: (On Teams) Students will choose another song from an animated film where a speaker has a specific audience and purpose. In groups, they will create a PP where they will do the following:
a.Draw a Rhetorical Triangle and using The Little Mermaid Rhetorical Situation slides (located under class documents and on the Teams assignment) as a guide, analyze the song.
i.You need to include all aspects of the Rhetorical Triangle & Rhetorical Situation
- Author/Speaker
- Audience
- Purpose
- Context and Exigence
- Choices used by author
ii.You will evaluate the speaker's ability to achieve the purpose for the audience in 1-2 sentences AND will use 2 WOWs (1 Regular) from any week in your response.
HW:
- Watch and do Roaring 20’s AND G.G Ed Puzzle –DUE NEXT CLASS
- Work on Song Analysis Assignment due- 10/26-10/27
F/M 10/15-18
- Mental Drill#14 Voice Lesson – Diction “pond/womb”
- Discuss tone and attitude vs. mood
- WOW: New Words of the week ostentatious, extol, insolent
- Imagery Project: Presentations
- Roaring 20’s - EdPuzzle assignment -watch video and answer the questions Project due
- Print and study Rhetorical Situation Triangle PDF - Under Documents
- Due Roaring 20’s ED Puzzle
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald- DUE 10/19
W/TH 10/13-10/14- PSAT
- Mental Drill #13: Voice Lesson – Diction “countenance furrowed” “herd teeth”
- WOW#9: Review Story—Create a story of your liking that includes ALL of the WOWs for the last weeks (12) and contains ENOUGH context clues to figure out the meaning of each. You will be graded on the following:
- Your creation of an original, well thought out story (that includes a plot, setting, conflict and resolution)
- The correct use of ALL (6) WOW
- Sufficient context clues to figure out the meaning of the WOW
- Correct punctuation and grammar
- Review Sinners Quiz?
- Work on Project
- Imagery Project--- DUE NEXT CLASS
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald- DUE 10/19
M/T 10/11-10/12
- PSAT Practice 60 min. Review
- Review answers and go over strategies
- Work on project
HW:
- Finish Project (colors/poster board/ markers/software/3D materials, etc.) DUE 10/15-10/18
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
TH/F 10/07-10/08
- Mental Drill #13: PSAT English Section (45) min
- Check as a class
- Discuss commonly missed questions
- Activity: Culminating Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God project
- Work in Class on visual
- Make sure you bring materials to class to complete project (colors/poster board/ markers/software/3D materials, etc.) Make sure you are ready to work- Project DUE 10/15-10/18
- PSAT Booklet BRING PRACTICE TEST NEXT CLASS
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
T/W 10/05-10/06
- Mental Drill #12: Voice Lesson – Diction “pistoled, spurred”
- Adjective as nouns
- Using the WOW for this week (disdain, palliate, transfixed), write an acrostic poem for each word using the first letter of each word to create a line that speaks or reflects on the word’s meaning. Make sure you include some synonyms of the word and that your reflection makes sense
- Every time I see the sunset
- Covering the land with different colors
- Leaving traces of various shades
- Enticing all to see
- Colors that are varied and landscapes that are breathtaking
- Thoughts of how mixed and unique our world is
- Inundate my mind and remind me how
- Colorful and diverse nature is.
3. Activity: Culminating Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God project
- Work in Class on understanding section
- Teacher monitoring- ideas expansion
HW:
1.Make sure you bring materials to class to complete project (colors/poster board/ markers/software/3D materials, etc.) Make sure you are ready to work- Project DUE 10/11-10/12
- PSAT Booklet BRING PRACTICE TEST TO NEXT CLASS
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
- FINISH USATPREP assignment
F/M 10/01-10/04
- Mental Drill#11: Voice Lesson introduction – Diction– “Lipsticked Girl”
- WOW New Words:
- palliate, disdain, transfixed
- WOW Notecards Check – 9 words
- USATPrep- Reasoning
- Activity: Culminating Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God project
- Discuss assignment and guidelines – Rubric is on TEAMS along with guidelines
- Talk about visual representations
- Discuss grade distribution
- Select groups and sections to be covered
- Break into groups and begin work
- Read over your project’s section. Make sure you bring materials (colors/poster board/ markers/software/3D materials, etc.) to work on it next class. Make sure you are ready to work
- PSAT Booklet – Complete pgs. 1-23 (KEEP PRACTICE TEST AND BRING TO CLASS)
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
- FINISH USATPREP assignment
W/TH 9/29-9/30
1.Mental Drill: Collection!!!! and PSAT Booklets
- WOW– Review definitions and finish WOW notecards – Check coming soon
- BDAY – Cards October, November, December and
- Activity: Review Guided questions for quiz
- Activity: QUIZ on “Sinners at the Hand of an Angry God”
- Activity: Pre-Bubbling of PSAT answer sheets
HW:
- WOW Notecards and WOW collections IN NEAR FUTURE
- PSAT Booklet – Complete pgs. 1-23 (KEEP PRACTICE TEST AND BRING TO CLASS)
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
M/T 9/27-9/28
- Mental Drill #10 Transmutations
- WOW #7: WOW
- It is hard to move from one country to another and have to ____________ all you have ever known in the hopes of creating a new life, a shelter of some sort, a(n) _____________ that will be a place of comfort for your future generations.
- As far as options are concerned, you have an array of choices; all of them being an ____________ mix of modern chic flare and contemporary style.
- In all honesty, you are just trying to __________yourself into believing that he indeed loves you, when it is evident, he simply sees you as a _________ fling that will be gone tomorrow and soon forgotten.
- Using facts and statistics to ____________ why you should floss daily will not make a difference if you think my ________ concern comes from being a neat freak and not from being a good friend that is trying to save you from losing your teeth before 50!
a.Use 10 minutes to finish the group questions 7-16
b.complete individual work (pages 3-4) #17-25 and short answer # 1-3 DUE AT END OF Class FOR A GRADE
HW:
- Mental Drill collection IN NEAR FUTURE
- WOW Notecards and WOW collections IN NEAR FUTURE
- Study for Quiz on Sinners at the Hand of an Angry God
TH/F 9/23-9/24
- Mental Drill #9: Curtailments
- your own imagery (at least one figure of speech)
- ALL WOW from this week
- Same tone and purpose but for a different topic
- Activity: Rhetorical Situation and Appeals Review
- Discuss Purpose in terms of audience and importance of Rhetorical Situation
- Review Guided Reading Document questions 1-6
- Discuss hypothetical examples and their purposes
- In groups of 4/5 – answer questions 7-16
HW:
1.Work worksheet on “Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God” and finish questions 1-16 -DUE NEXT CLASS
2.Finish WOW #5 for a grade
3.Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
T/W 9/21-9/22
- Mental Drill #8: Curtailments
- WOW: New Words
- Create notecards for:
- emulate, eclectic, elucidate
- Watch and Discuss Video
- Discuss when and where and who wrote and delivered the speech
Discussion:1.What is the tone of the sermon? How does imagery contribute to the tone?
2.What is the most powerful image Edwards employs, and what is its effect (how does it make you feel)?
3.What is Edward’s message to sinners? Why is that important as we study the founding of America and its literature?
5. Activity: “Sinners at the Hand of an Angry God”
- Begin reading the Guided Reading Document and as a class answer questions 1-6
HW:
- Read the worksheet on “Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God” and finish quest. 1-6 DUE NEXT CLASS
- Finish WOW #4 for a grade DUE NEXT CLASS
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
TH/F/M 9/16-9/20 (TH: Teacher Planning Day)
1.Mental Drill#7: No Red Ink – Active and Passive Voice
2. WOW#5: Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Identify a time when different individuals were required to come together and work as a team for success. You may choose an example from history or current events Construct a response of at least 200 words in which you describe the example, including the difficulties of coming together, the challenges of keeping together, and the rewards of success. You must…
- Use 4 WOW
- Underline/highlight WOWs in green.
- Have at least 200 words (and include your word count)
- DESCRIBE your example (and give references for the source you use)
- Include the difficulties (plural) of coming together (underline in blue)
- Include challenges (plural) of keeping together--(underline in orange)
- Include the rewards (plural) of success---(underline in red)
- Include a connection to the “The Hiawatha Myth”
- Use correct punctuation and grammar
4. Rhetorical Situation and Appeals Quiz
HW:
- Finish NO RED INK – Passive and Active Voice
- Finish WOW #4 for a grade
- Purchase The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
T/W 9/14-9/15
- Mental Drill #6 Beheadments
- WOW #4: Using each WOW for this week, find a quote that has the word in it. Write down the quote, who said it (and credentials), when it was said and EXPLAIN the meaning of the quote. Highlight in green the word in the quote. Also include a SYNONYM of the word that could be substituted for the original WOW in the quote. Honors: write a short explanation as to how the substituted word would render the quote less or more effective
- Sample:
-Quote: “The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.”
-Author: Heraclitus – Greek philosopher
-Explanation: this quote is saying that the “best” people give up everything for ONE
goal which is eternal fame, but the reality is that most people “stuff” themselves and
never give up anything for their ultimate goal.
-Synonym: decline; give up
-(Honors): if these words were used instead of “renounce” then the severity or the importance of leaving it all for fame would be diminished. Renounce gives more emphasis and prominence to the act.
3.Ethos, Logos Pathos Ed Puzzle –
a.watch and complete the questions for the ED PUZZLE video on Ethos, Logos, Pathos4. Review Ed Puzzles for Quiz
5. Review Early Americans PP
- What values did early Americans hold dear to their heart?
- How does this compare to the values that Native Americans, as seen through the lens of the “Hiawatha the Unifier Myth,” held?
HW:
- Finish WOW #4 for a grade – DUE NEXT CLASS
- Work on Summer Reading Project due 9/17
- Review Early Americans PP (under documents)
F/M 9/10-9/13
- Mental Drill #5: Beheadments
- WOW: New Notecards
- New Words: delude, dissent, transient
- Activity: Review ‘Hiawatha the Unifier” Close read questions and Author’s Craft
- Review- Tone – What is it and how is it different from mood?
- Multiple choice answers and tone/mood questions
- Activity: USATPrep- ACT Diagnostic
- Summer Reading Project – Work on project that is due 9/17
HW:
- Work on Summer Reading Project due 9/17
- Rhetorical Situation Ed Puzzle-- DUE NEXT CLASS (you will have a quiz on it as well)
b. watch and complete the questions for the short video
W/TH 9/08-9/09
- Mental Drill #4: Whatzit
- WOW #3: Using the 3 WOW, write a review about a restaurant you visited. Make sure you highlight the WOW in green. Be ready to share with the class
- Upload to Teams “Hiawatha the Unifier” – Whole Class Reading Packet
- Activity: Compare the myths/stories (at least 2) to the Hiawatha tale. (Assignment on Teams)
i.A brief description of each myth/story
ii.What elements do you see repeated across all three?
iii.Which one is older?
iv.Which has passed the test of time?
v.What characteristics define the one who is most known, or passed down? Why do you think this happens?
vi.What factor fomented the creation of each of the myths/stories? Make sure you respond thoroughly and use credible sources in your response.
The response must include:
1. Evidence that is NOT from the textbook and is correctly cited
2.Evidence from the myth of Hiawatha (textbook) Correct grammar
3.Visual representation to further develop the response (pictures, charts, timelines, etc.)
4. 3 WOW
5.Done in paragraph format NOT in bullets/numbers
6. Grammar and punctuation check--- Errors should be slim to none
5. Activity: Quiet Time (Reading/working on Summer Reading Project)
HW:
- Finish Myth Research and Connections--DUE NEXT CLASS (2 grades)
- Work on Summer Reading Project due 9/17
- Work on WOW notecards
TH/F 9/2-9/03
- Mental Drill #3: Whatzit (Rebus Puzzle)
- WOW #2: What differentiates a myth from a legend? Why are myths important in understanding the history of a nation? What experience do you have with myths, oral storytelling and cultural inheritance? You MUST use ALL the WOW words.
3. Stretch Break – Clap/Walk/Stop (and drop student laptop) LOL
4. Activity: Continue Reading “Hiawatha the Unifier”
- While reading answer the following Close Read questions along with the questions printed on the side of the packet
ii.Paragraphs 4-9 tries to explain what phenomenon?
iii.What does the first sentence of paragraph 14 indicate? Can you see a change/shift in tone/subject? What from that sentence signals that change?
iv.Paragraphs 15-18 narrate what seems to be a “sacrifice.” What does this sacrifice resemble? To what other religious story does it seem to connect?
v.What is the message in paragraphs 20-22?
vi.What does Hiawatha charge the 5 clans with? What metaphor does he connect it to?
vii.What do you notice in paragraph 31?
viii.What happens in paragraph 32?
- Complete The Close Read questions on page 24 and the Author’s Craft on page 27 (questions 1-3)
HW:
- Finish the Hiawatha Packet due NEXT CLASS
- Work on Summer Reading Project due 9/17
- Work on WOW notecards
T/W 8/31-9/01
1. Mental Drill #2: Whatizit (Rebus Puzzle) (15min)
2. WOW #1: What do you think is needed in order to create a nation? What factors, rules, ideas, sacrifices need to be made and established in order to successfully begin a new nation where a group of people will come together under one rule. (15mis)
- Use ALL of the WOW (abode, renounces, candid) and highlight the words in GREEN
4. Activity: What is American Literature and How did the US begin?
- In Saavas pg. 10-15 – Look at the historical timeline and intro section
- Voices and History of the period
- Share timeline of Iroquois Confederacy
- a. How recent is this Confederacy?
- b. How far apart is it from the founding of the US?
- c. Read “About the Iroquois” on pg. 16
- After reading paragraph # 2 show pic pf longhouse (#5) https://www.dw.com/en/in-search-of-the-iroquois/g-16720449
- Make sure you work on Summer Reading Project
- Download Unit 1 American Story Begins (On Teams under General Files)
- Begin reading “Hiawatha the Unifier”
F/M 8/27-8/28
- Mental Drill #1: No Red Ink – Intro
- Complete diagnostic test
- WOW: Review Vocabulary Notecards and display example (sample under documents)
- Create WOW Notecards
- Activity: Georgia Tan Article read
- What impacted you about the story?
- How long ago did this take place?
- Could this happen in today’s age?
- Connection to Summer Reading
- Orientation Grades 10-12
- Handout Summer Reading Project and Review
- Explain and give examples
HW:
- Start working on Summer Reading Project DUE 9-17/21 for 3 GRADES
- Syllabus Doodle --Due Next Class
- Finish WOW Notecards – remember…I will periodically check these for a grade. You can find the template and sample on class website
- Finish No Red Ink diagnostic if you were unable to due to connectivity in classroom
W/TH 8/25-8/26
- Create seating chart
- First Week Procedures: Continue going over PP and discuss rules/expectations
- Decipher Teacher Activity –
3. Website and Syllabus
1. review how to access website and navigate it
2. Review Syllabus and complete Syllabus Doodle activity
4. Activity: Birthday Name Tag
HW:
- Finish the Syllabus Doodle activity and the Birthday tag – DUE NEXT CLASS
M/T 08/23-08/24
1.Welcome and First day procedures.
2.Class Introductions: Name, previous English Teacher, lesson learned
3. Begin reviewing 1st Day Class PP with overview of expectations and introductions.
HW:
- Review First Day PP
- Work on getting to know the class website and printing/signing the class syllabus (under documents)