Weekly Lesson Plans (Semester 1)

Weekly lessons plans are detailed descriptions of what goes on in our classroom. This is the best place to look if you are absent.

Week of 8-10-15
Week of 8-17-15
Week of 8-24-15
Week of 8-31-15
Week of 9-7-15
Week of 9-14-15
Week of 9-21-15
Week of 9-28-15
Week of 10-5-15
Week of 10-12-15

Week of 10-19-15
Week of 10-26-15
Week of 11-2-15
Week of 11-9-15
Week of 11-16-15
Week of 11-23-15
Week of 11-30-15
Week of 12-7-15
Midterms
Winter Break!

Gothic, Romanticism, and Transcendentalism (English 11)

Gothic and Romanticism Packet Cover and Goals
Author Studies (also posted on Google Classroom)
Active Reading Articles (posted on Google Classroom)

"The Masque of the Red Death"

• PowerPoint 

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" 

• Allegory Chart
• Review

"Rip Van Winkle"

• Character Organizer
• Romanticism Characteristics and Post-Reading Questions

Transcendentalism Packet Cover and Goals

"A Psalm of Life"

• Poetic Elements

"Thanatopsis"

• Poem
• Reflection

"Self-Reliance" 

• Aphorism Activity

"The Oversoul"

• Essay Breakdown
• Link to TED Talk

"Civil Disobedience"

• Guided Reading

The Best of "Walden"

• Essay Breakdown and Quotes
• The Real Walden Pond

"O Me O Life"

• Poetic Elements and Transcendentalism

"I Sit and Look Out" and "I Hear America Singing"

• Similarities and Differences

Dead Poet's Society

• Transcendentalism Chart

Transcendentalism Wrap - Up!

The Scarlet Letter (English 11-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Reading Guide
Character Analysis
Symbols
Fun!
ABC Poem
Feminist Podcast and Lens Response
Character Breakdown (Also posted on Google Classroom)

Vocabulary List: Quiz is Friday, 11/13

It is highly recommended that you listen to the book. Here is a link to the Youtube version of the Librivox Recording of The Scarlet Letter.

The Crucible (English 11-H)

Intro to Puritan Lifestyle

Study Guides:
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4

Preparation for Test 

Revolutionary Literature (English 11)

Packet Cover and Goals
Intro PowerPoint
"Speech at the Virginia Convention" Worksheet
Paraphrasing
Ben Franklin's Autobiography Text
Ben Franklin's Autobiography Q's
Aphorisms

Cleveland Rocks Article, Infographic, and Presentation (English 11)

Packet Cover and Goals
Letter to Parents
Article Requirements, Steps, and Due Dates
Reminders: Appropriate Sources, Works Cited Page
What is Due Monday, October 19th?
Types of Writing Help
Rubric

Infographic and Presentation Requirements
Rubric

The Crucible (English 11)

Packet Cover and Goals
Vocabulary
Study Guide Act 1
Study Guide Act 2
Character Conflicts
Character Boxes
Thesis Practice
Character Weaknesses

Persuasive Strategies and Techniques
Faulty Reasoning

Early American Lit and Flight (English 11-H)

Early American

• Intro PowerPoint
• Essential Questions

Flight

• Letter to Parents
• Flight Intro and After Reading PowerPoint
• Heroic Cycle
• Character Analysis and Motifs
• Observations and Truths
• 3rd Period Truths
• 8th Period Truths

Colonial Lit (English 11)

• Packet Cover and Goals
• Room for Notes
• "Of Plymouth Plantation" Summary Chart
• Primary Sources
• Insight to the Puritan Mindset
• Inverted Syntax 
• "The Examination of Sarah Good" Language Guide
• Scene Pictures from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God": Due Friday, 9-11
• Persuasive Strategies, Techniques, and Faulty Reasoning
• FAULTY REASONING BOOK PAGES

• Persuasive Assignment: Due Friday, 9-18
• Persuasive Assignment PSA Rubric
• Persuasive Assignment Pamphlet Rubric
• Persuasive Assignment Essay Rubric
• Language of Persuasion (Media Literacy Project) 

Native American Lit (English 11)

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"Single Story" Writing Assignment: Due Monday, 8-24 at the beginning of class.
Hard copy due in class. Electronic copy due to turnitin.com.

Packet Cover and Goals
Notes
Notes on Creation Myths and Trickster Tales
In Search of Myths and Heroes
Archetypes
"The World on the Turtle's Back" Chart
"How the World was Made" Questions
Trickster Tale Activity
Sarah Kay TED Talk 
Spoken Word Poetry

Summer Reading (English 11-H)

Requirements
Summer Reading Essay Reminders
AP Rubric
Socratic Seminar Info
Socratic Seminar Question Prep, Exit Slip, and Self-Assessment

Welcome Back!

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year!
The Parent Survey, signed Course Expectations Form, and materials are due Monday, August 17th.

English 11 Course Expectations (2nd Period)
English 11 Course Expectations (4th Period)
English 11 Honors Course Expectations
Film and Literature Course Expectations
Parent Survey (all classes)

Materials for English 11 & English 11 Honors:

• Binder
• Binder Dividers (5-8)
• Notebook Paper
• Highlighter
• Pen or Pencil
• 1 pack of small Post-it Notes

Materials for Film and Literature:

• Folder
• Notebook Paper
• Highlighter
• Pen or Pencil
• 1 pack of small Post-it Notes

Weekly Lesson Plans (Semester 2)

Weekly lessons plans are detailed descriptions of what goes on in our classroom. This is the best place to look if you are absent.

Week of 1-5-15
Detailed Sub Plans
Week of 1-12-15
Week of 1-19-15
Week of 1-26-15
Week of 2-2-15
Week of 2-9-15
Week of 2-17-15
Week of 2-23-15
Week of 3-2-15
Week of 3-9-15
Week of 3-16-15

Week of 3-23-15
Week of 3-30-15
Spring Break!
Week of 4-13-15
Week of 4-20-15
Week of 4-27-15
Week of 5-4-15
Week of 5-11-15
Week of 5-18-15
Week of 5-25-15
Finals!
Summer Break!

Debate (English 9-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Sample Notecard
Ballot

Handouts:
1
2
2a
3
4
5
6

PowerPoints:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

The Great Gatsby (English 11)

Packet Cover and Goals
Vocabulary
Questions
Character Breakdowns
Close Analysis of Passage
Modernism Chart
Creative Synthesis Mini-Project
Movie Review

Without You, There is No Us (English 9-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Journal Entries
Dialectical Journal Entry Form (this must be downloaded, typed into, and printed off by Monday, 4/27)
Theme and Character Analysis
Technical Writing Assignment

Romeo and Juliet (English 9-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Character List
Guided Reading
Theme Chart
Thesis Practice
Storyboard That Mini-Project

Modernism: Short Stories and Poems (English 11)

Ernest Hemingway

Packet Cover and Goals
"Hills Like White Elephants" Guided Reading
"The End of Something" Guided Reading
Hemingway Character Profile
"A Rose for Emily" Guided Reading
"Mending Wall" Close Reading

Harlem Renaissance (English 11)

Slam Poetry Video Clip
Reflection Prompt

West Side Story (English 9-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Character List
First Impressions
America Activity
Collaborative Poetry

A Midsummer Night's Dream (English 9-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Drama Terms
Shakespeare Notes
Character List
Study Guide

Independent Novel - Reading, Book Talk, and Research Paper (English 11)

Requirements for Book, Book Talk, and Research Paper
Book List
Letter to Parents

Research Packet
Packet Goals and Cover
Choosing a Topic
Thesis Statements
Reliable Sources and Requirements for Notes
Requirements for Outline
Rough Draft Tips
Self and Peer Editing
Final Draft Rubric

Women's Lit (English 11)

Packet Cover and Goals
Vocabulary
"A Respectable Woman" Questions
"Desiree's Baby" and Chopin's Style Questions
"The Yellow Wallpaper" Guided Reading
"If I Were a Man" Questions, Reactions, Thesis Creation
Interview Mini-Project

Realism (English 11)

Packet Cover and Goals
Epigrams - Choose one of these for the Epigram to Article Assignment
Epigram to Article Writing Assignment
Rubric
"The Lowest Animal" Text and Guided Reading
"The Lowest Animal" Argument Builder
Roosevelt Speech - Persuasion Revisited
"Owl Creek Bridge" Questions
"Fredrick Douglass" Chart

Anthem (English 9-H)

Packet Cover and Goals
Study Guide
Anthem Essay Contest Link: Submission deadline is March 20, 2015