Weekly Lesson Plans (2nd Semester)

Week of 1-4-16
Week of 1-11-16
Week of 1-18-16
Week of 1-25-16
Week of 2-1-16
Week of 2-8-16
Week of 2-15-16
Week of 2-22-16
Week of 2-29-16
Week of 3-7-16

Week of 3-14-16
Spring Break!
Week of 3-28-16
Week of 4-4-16
Week of 4-11-16
Week of 4-18-16
Week of 4-25-16
Week of 5-2-16 (sub)
Week of 5-9-16 (sub)
Final Exams

Research Paper (English 11 Honors)

Requirements Sheet
PowerPoint with Steps and Help
Access Google Classroom for all other documents

Modernism (English 11)

Women's Lit

• Packet Cover
• Chopin Vocab Words
• "Desiree's Baby" / Chopin Questions
• "If I Were a Man" Questions and Thesis
• "If I Were a Boy" Comparison
• "The Yellow Wallpaper" Guided Reading

A Raisin in the Sun / Harlem Renaissance

• A Raisin in the Sun Intro PowerPoint
• "Harlem" Poem and Poetry Creation
• American Dream Mini-Research Assignment
• Rubric
• "When the Negro was in Vogue" Chart
• "How it Feels to be Colored Me" Chart

Other Modernism Texts

• "The Mending Wall" Close Reading

Realism (English 11)

Packet Cover
Intro Notes
Satire Intro
Epigrams
"The Lowest Animal"
Argument Builder
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Slave Narratives Chart
Epigram to Article Writing Assignment: Due Friday, 1-8-16
Epigram to Article Rubric

Film and Lit Handouts (Film and Lit)

Basic Info

• Language of Film: Part 1
• Language of Film: Part 2
• Movie Review Assignment and Rubric (this is the same assignment for movies we watch)
• Note-Taking Template (this will be used for most movies we watch)
• Socratic Seminar Info (we will complete a Socratic Seminar after every novel, some short stories, and sometimes after films)
• Socratic Seminar Prep, Exit Slip, and Self-Assessment
• Movie Talk Monday Requirements

Novel/Short Story and Topic Handouts

• Shawshank Literary Analysis
• Gender, Socialization, and the Movies
• Psycho Guided Reading

Presentations

• Important Person in the Industry 
• You Pick the Topic: Group Presentation

Independent Novel - 3rd Quarter (English 11)

List of Books
Requirements and Weekly Progress Reports

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