Miss Sanders' English class
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Independent Reading (IR)
ENGLISH 3
Introduction - Week 1
Scarlet Letter
Native American Literature
Black Boy (autobiography)
Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Realism & Naturalism
Catcher in the Rye
The Great Gatsby
ERWC
Unit 1: Intro to ERWC
What's Next? Life After High School - Assignments, Materials, Etc.
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What's Next? Portfolio
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Stranger by Albert Camus (novel)
Value of Life
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1984 by George Orwell
Things Fall Apart
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Socratic Seminar - TFA & Avatar
Language, Gender, & Culture
Argument Research Paper
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed
Racial Profiling
Juvenile Justice
Bring a Text You Like to Class
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Daily Agenda; Assignments; Important Dates
Good Food Bad Food
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
ERWC Final Portfolio
AP Seminar
Unit 1_The QUEST to define beauty/course introduction
Mock Performance Task (PT) #1
Performance Task #1 (real)
Performance Task # 2 (real)
End of Course Exam (EOC)
ENGLISH 2
Introduction Week 1
Unit 1a: Short Story Boot Camp
Unit 1b: American Short Story
In Pursuit of Unhappiness
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time (Novel)
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Assignments & Resources
Othello by William Shakespeare
A Separate Peace (novel)
Animal Farm Unit
Poetry
Night by Elie Wiesel
Persuasive Writing and Speaking
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde Daily Plans
April 30-SWBAT analyze the power of fear and describe how it relates to suspense stories.
Journal Entry: Why do you think people like to be scared? Why do people watch horror movies?
Read "Harold" and annotate for how the author develops suspense and fear.
Read "Evil" and answer the questions at the end. Finish for HW.
May 2 - SWBAT explore the concepts of a Doppelganger and choose a creative project with which to demonstrate their understanding. (Block)
Review "Evil" article (HW)
Idea of Doppelganger as reason why people may create evil acts.
Doppelganger Activity due Monday
Watch opening of "Misery" - how does the cinematographer instill a sense of fear in the viewer?
Gothic Literature: Definition; common elements; important British Gothic writers
Read "Dwelling" and write a paragraph on how this text represents the Gothic tradition. Due tomorrow.
May 3 - SWBAT explore new words in their context.
IR
Gothic Literature pop quiz
Dr. J and Mr. H vocab list (vocab quiz 5/9)
Explain the character chart (Due 5/16)
Begin reading J & H chapter 1
HW: [1] IR; [2] Read J &H chs. 2-4 due Monday; [3] Proposal Final draft due Friday, 11:59 pm turnitin.com
*May 4 - SENIOR COMMON ASSESSMENT TODAY
May 7 -
IR
Reading comprehension questions
study vocab
read chapter 5
work on character chart
May 9 -
Vocab Quiz
Present Doppelganger Presentations
Robert Stevenson Introduction ppt & notes
Chapters 1-5 discussion
Victorian Society Found Poem
HW: [1] Read Chapters 6-7
May 10 -
IR
Turn in chapters 6-7 Q's
Handwriting analysis activity
HW: Read chapters 8-9 and finish Q's
May 11 -
IR; turn in HW (chs. 8-9 Q's)
review events of chapters 6-9
Handout out IR Quarter 4 Self-Assessment
BBB #8
HW: BBB #8
May 14- SWBAT analyze the novella as a whole for its major themes.
Chapter 10 Reading Quiz
IR
Discuss chapter 10
HW: Character chart due 5/16
May 16 - demonstrate their understanding of gothic literature by writing their own gothic text.
IR; Turn in character chart
Introduce "Creating Gothic Greatness"
Begin Gothic Tale Rough Draft - work period
HW: IR
May 17 -
IR
Self Assessment - Quarter 4
Work on Gothic Tale rough drafts (peer edit on Monday the 21st). rough drafts due 21st
May 18 - Self asses their Independent Reading progress through a self-assessment.
IR
BBB #9
Work on Quarter 4 self assessment
Complete IR notebook checklist
HW: IR notebooks due 5/25
May 21 - complete the assignment necessary for ending this course.
IR
Gothic Tale Peer Edit (30 points for rough draft; 30 points for completed peer edit)
Students who are not peer editing will be working on their 9th and 10th BBB prompt.
May 23 -
Return Jekyll and Hyde
IR
Review for final exam ("bomb down" activity)
Watch Jekyll and Hyde film?
Work on Book Talk, Self-Assessment, IR notebook, ERWC Portfolio
May 24 & 25 - SWBAT complete a Book Talk as they discuss with the class a book they have read.
Book Talks due today. (random order assigned)
Turn in final draft of Gothic Tale into the drawer.
HW: IR notebooks due 5/25
*May 30 - FINAL EXAM TODAY
Home
Independent Reading (IR)
ENGLISH 3
Introduction - Week 1
Scarlet Letter
Native American Literature
Black Boy (autobiography)
Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Realism & Naturalism
Catcher in the Rye
The Great Gatsby
ERWC
Unit 1: Intro to ERWC
What's Next? Life After High School - Assignments, Materials, Etc.
>
What's Next? Portfolio
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Stranger by Albert Camus (novel)
Value of Life
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1984 by George Orwell
Things Fall Apart
>
Socratic Seminar - TFA & Avatar
Language, Gender, & Culture
Argument Research Paper
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed
Racial Profiling
Juvenile Justice
Bring a Text You Like to Class
>
Daily Agenda; Assignments; Important Dates
Good Food Bad Food
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
ERWC Final Portfolio
AP Seminar
Unit 1_The QUEST to define beauty/course introduction
Mock Performance Task (PT) #1
Performance Task #1 (real)
Performance Task # 2 (real)
End of Course Exam (EOC)
ENGLISH 2
Introduction Week 1
Unit 1a: Short Story Boot Camp
Unit 1b: American Short Story
In Pursuit of Unhappiness
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time (Novel)
>
Assignments & Resources
Othello by William Shakespeare
A Separate Peace (novel)
Animal Farm Unit
Poetry
Night by Elie Wiesel
Persuasive Writing and Speaking