Honors English 10 Assignments
- Instructors
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- 2015 - 2016 school year
- Department
- English
- Description
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The essential questions for the course center around the following themes: Growing Up, Maturity and Conformity; Heroes and Monsters; The Future; The Power of Comedy and Satire. The literature will include Antigone, by Sophocles; Macbeth, by William Shakespeare; Lord of the Flies by Richard Golding; Night by Elie Wiesel; 1984, by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley; and The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde; as well as a variety of short stories, non-fiction works and poems that are related to the themes. Other works may be added at teacher’s discretion. Students will engage in the writing process through the semester in different genres of writing, including reflective, timed writing, literary analysis and argumentative/research based assignments. The student performance tasks at the end of the semesters will involve a debate project and a parody of Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal. Instruction and formative assessment will include, but not be limited to, lessons in writing, MLA research, annotation and other active reading strategies, SAT Prep vocabulary and grammar, and Socratic dialogue.
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These are documents to help you with MLA formatting for the essay.
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Read pages from Mod Civ text about Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and Spencer--apply their beliefs to Lord of the Flies in an interactive journal/in small group discusssion
Homework: Work on essay--due December 11th/study SAT prep
Read and CATCH annotate (non-fiction annotation) TIME article "In
Praise of the Ordinary Child"--due Wednesday 12/2
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Pop-Up Debate: Was Antigone right or wrong to defy Creon? Was Kim Davis right or wrong to disobey the rules of her job?
Homework: Choose one of the following literary analysis prompts--
1. What is William Golding saying about the topic of society/civilization and what three literary devices does he use to best communicate his theme?
2. What is Sophocles saying about the topic of conformity and what three literary devices does he use to best communicate his theme?
This is HOW the thesis for these essays would read--
Golding uses (pick and list three literary devices) to explore the topics of society and civilization.
Sophocles uses (pick and list three literary devices) to explore the topic of conformity.
WRITE THE INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH AND THE FIRST SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH ADDRESSING THE FIRST LITERARY DEVICE LISTED IN YOUR THESIS.
USE THE LOTTERY PARAGRAPH AS A MODEL
Structure of introduction paragraph: (3-4 sentences long)
Introduce the topic (society and civilization or conformity) and briefly elaborate about the TOPIC.
Next, connect the TOPIC to the piece of literature--this is where you should mention the title and author for the FIRST time
State your thesis
USE PROPER MLA FORMAT!!!! DUE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
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You have three in-class days to read Antigone
Annotate as you read to increase comprehension--deconstruct using literary devices
ANTIGONE COMPREHENSION QUIZ TOMORROW
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Finish Antigone
SAT prep midterm on October 16th--lists 1-8 and parts of speech
Lord of the Flies Exam on October 22
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You have three in-class days to read Antigone
Annotate as you read to increase comprehension--deconstruct using literary devices
Homework: SAT prep midterm on October 16th--lists 1-8 and parts of speech
Lord of the Flies Exam on October 22
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You have three in-class days to read Antigone
Annotate as you read to increase comprehension--deconstruct using literary devices
Homework: SAT prep midterm on October 16th--lists 1-8 and parts of speech
Lord of the Flies Exam on October 22
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Work on Through the Tunnel literary analysis
Homework: SAT prep, Read Lord of the Flies--due October 24th
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Work on Through the Tunnel literary analysis
Homework: SAT prep, Read Lord of the Flies--due October 24th
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SAT Prep List 7
Pronoun worksheet
Homework: SAT prep, Read Lord of the Flies--due October 24th
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Begin Lesson --thesis-driven literary analysis
Homework: Read Lord of the Flies, work on College Narrative, study SAT vocabulary and grammar
College Narrative due tomorrow!!!! Bring two copies--make sure that one has proper MLA formatting and that the other only has the title and your student ID number in the upper left corner--no page numbers necessary!!!
Final Office Hours tonight starting at 7pm in room 933!!!
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Review all necessary components of College Narrative due Thursday
Don't forget to read rubric and list of writing conventions
Review MLA
Homework: Read Lord of the Flies, work on College Narrative, study SAT vocabulary and grammar
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SAT Prep Vocabulary List #6
Review all parts of speech except pronouns
Homework: Read Lord of the Flies, work on College Narrative, study SAT vocabulary and grammar
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Distribute Rubric for College Narrative
Assign Lord of the Flies
Debrief connection between The Lottery and Through the Tunnel and the essential question for the quarter.
Homework: Read Lord of the Flies, work on College Narrative, study SAT vocabulary and grammar
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Compare my grid to your grids-analyze for comprehension/discuss conclusions
Homework: SAT prep
College Narrative
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Work on College Narrative
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College Narrative
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Theme Statements/Function boxes for grid
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College Narrative
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SAT Prep List #5
SAT Grammar: conjunctions, prepositions, articles, interjections
Homework: SAT prep
College Narrative
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Review for Monday's SAT Prep Quiz
Work on College Narrative in class
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College Narrative due September 24th (office hours at Starbucks on Seco Cyn and Copperhill starting at 7pm on September 13th and after school next week)
Study for SAT Prep Quiz on Monday--Lists 1-4 and nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
Fill in the example and textual evidence boxes for "The Lottery"--setting, characterization of Tessie Hutchinson, opening situation, exposition, internal and external conflicts, climax, denouement, mood, tone, point of view--If you were absent today and you don't have your copy of the story you can reprint in and you can either make your own grid or put the info on a piece of paper and then transfer it to the grid when you get one on Monday.
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Lesson: How to write a theme statement
Function/purpose boxes
Homework: College Narrative due September 24th
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SAT Prep Vocabulary List #4
Grammar: adverbs
Analyze 3rd sample college narrative
Homework: College Narrative due September 24th
The Lottery annotations due September 10th
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Deconstructive Through the Tunnel
Homework:: College Narrative due September 24th
The Lottery annotations due September 10th
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SAT Prep Quiz Lists 1-3/Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives
Review what college admissions officers look for in an autobiographical narrative
Analyze sample narratives
Assign autobiographical common app college narrative/Due September 24th
Homework: Finish classwork (see assignment sheet attached below) Due 9/8
Read and annotate The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (attached below)
Due 9/10
Start writing narrative
Office hours for narrative will begin on 9/10 after school
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Deconstructive Through the Tunnel
Homework: Find textual evidence to support literary devices
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Deconstructive Through the Tunnel
Homework: Find textual evidence to support literary devices
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Deconstruct/Analyze Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing
Learn how to use a deconstruction grid
Handout: Glossary of Literary Devices
Collect Annotations of Through the Tunnel
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SAT Prep Vocabulary List #3
SAT Grammar Review--Verbs
Cumulative Assessment #3 on Friday, so review words and handouts
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Assessment #2--Lists 1 and 2/nouns and adjectives
Read and annotate Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing--due Tuesday 9/1
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Review adjective handout
Debrief road map
Assessment #2 on Friday, so review words and handouts
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Work collaboratively to deconstruct Joel Stein's argument
Create road map outlining argument
Assessment #2 on Friday, so review words and handouts
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Collect annotations--Millennial article
Work collaboratively to deconstruct Joel Stein's argument
Create road map outlining argument
Assessment #2 on Friday, so review words and handouts
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SAT Prep Vocabulary List #2
SAT Grammar Review--Adjectives
Assessment #2 on Friday, so review words and handouts
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SAT prep Quiz # 1--make ups on Monday during class
Assign Millennials article from TIME magazine
mini-lesson: annotating non-fiction to increase reading comprehension
Read and annotate article--due Tuesday, August 25th
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Continue presentations--autobiographical speeches
Review answers grammar packet lesson 1--nouns
SAT prep quiz on Friday, 8/21/15
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Presentations
SAT prep quiz on Friday, 8/21/15
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First Writing Assignment--Autobiographical Introduction Speech
Focus on proper MLA Heading
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Autobiography due
Begin presentations
SAT prep quiz on Friday, 8/21/15
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List 1 SAT prep vocab words
SAT Grammar: Nouns
Quiz on Friday 8/21/15