Lesson Plans 2009-2010

These plans are subject to change but I will try to stick to them as best I can.

Week of 8-25-09
Week of 8-31-09
Week of 9-7-09
Week of 9-14-09
Week of 9-21-09
Week of 9-28-09
Week of 10-5-09
Week of 10-12-09
Week of 10-19-09
Week of 10-26-09
Week of 11-2-09
Week of 11-9-09
Week of 11-16-09
Week of 11-23-09
Week of 11-30-09
Week of 12-7-09
Week of 12-14-09
Week of 1-4-10
Week of 1-11-10
Midterms!

Romanticism / Transcendentalism (English 11)

Please download the Calendar for November and December to see all assignments and readings for this unit.

~ Romanticism Unit Guided Notes
~ Author Studies: Ask Miss Smalley for your assigned author and presentation date.
~ "Rip Van Winkle" (Word Document), Website (Webpage) YOU MUST FINISH READING THIS FOR HOMEWORK (TUESDAY, 11-17)
***4TH PERIOD: You need to start reading from paragraph 31
***7TH PERIOD: You need to start reading from paragraph 34
~ "Thanatopsis"
~ "The Fall of the House of Usher" Questions: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
YOU MUST FINISH READING THIS STORY AND FINISH ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS OVER THANKSGIVING BREAK! I WOULD SUGGEST LISTENING TO THE STORY IF POSSIBLE. YOU CAN DO THIS BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS:
1. SHS Website
2. Media Center
3. Literature (Left Hand Side)
4. Lit Finder (Use the Orange Sheet for the user name and password)
5. Search for "The Fall of the House of Usher"
6. Click "Primary Sources and Literary Works" Tab
7. The entire text of the story as well as an audio reading (which you can download as an MP3 and put on your iPod to listen to while driving to your family's house!) is available! Remember you also have a textbook at home to use!
~ Vocabulary List #3 : This packet is due on Monday, November 30th. The quiz is Friday, December 4th.
~ Extra Credit Opportunity! Since we will not have enough time to read Nathaniel Hawthorne's excellent story, "The Minister's Black Veil", you have the opportunity to read it for extra credit! You must also complete the questions and be prepared to answer a few in class. This is due Monday, November 30th!
~ Unit Project
~ List of literature we have read in this unit
~ Over-Soul Handout
~ Transcendentalism and Pop Culture
Interactive Chart Link
Comic Strip Link

Independent Reading Projects (English 10 and 10 Basic)

English 10: Independent Novel Project (Books due by Noveber 16th)

10 Basic: Biography Assignment (Books due by November 13th)
~ Powerpoint Requirements

Fantasy, Folklore, and Horror (English 10)

We are completing a short unit which will cover 3 similar but different genres: fantasy, folklore, and horror. Download the English 10 Regular November Calendar for all readings and assignments!

~ Guided Intro Notes (fantasy and folklore)
~ Grimm's Tales and Article: See Miss Smalley
~ Independent Folklore Assignment

Enlightenment / Revolutionary Literature (English 11)

American Literature classes will be moving from the religious Puritan literature to a short unit on the Age of Reason where we will be reading Enlightenment and Revolutionary (political) literature. Download the November 2009 Calendar for more details!

~ Intro Powerpoint
~ Persuasion Techniques and Rhetoric Handout
~ Teenage Declaration
~ Aphorisms
~ Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography Questions (You must get the text which goes along with these questions from Miss Smalley)
~ Self-Improvement Project (Please be aware of the due dates!)

The House of the Scorpion (English 10)

STUDENTS NEED TO GET A COPY OF THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION BY NANCY FARMER BY TUESDAY, 9-29-09. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE LETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION. You can also download the October 2009 Calendar on the upper right side of this page for a detailed break-down of each day's assignments!

Students will be participating in Literature Circles during the reading of this novel. Every student will have the chance to participate in each role.
Connector
Discussion Director
Vocabulary Enricher
Illustrator
Literary Luminary
~ We completed a pop quiz on chapters 1-18 on Tuesday, 10-19-09 and an in-class essay on Wednesday, 10-20-09.
~ Character Chart
~ Final Project (Due Wednesday, November 11th)