| Welcome Back to School 07 – 08 Fall Semester
Honors Classes 3rd, 5th, 6th Periods
T/W: Lay of the Land, Supplies for Course, Goethe writing sample I
HW: Con’t readings for reading logs
Summer Cards due Fri 08/25
Gatsby/ AKM Reading Logs due Mon 27/Tues 28
Sept 4 – Sept 7th
S/B: Reading: Dem an understanding of the conventions of lang + decodes
+ Analyzes the power of standard over nonstandard usage in a variety of
settings
Writing: Dem increased comp and fluency …
+revises written work…,
+analyzes overall effectiveness of own writings
T/W: Prefix performances
Design a rap, song or nmeumonic to teach the class. Must INVOLVE
THE CLASS.
Re-writes – have another class member read your Goethe paper and
select one area of revision: GUMPS, sentence variety, detail. Re-write
essay after discussion with peer.
Define original line and give the revision by numbering
HW: Use 8 of the prefixes given to do one of the following
A) Giving directions
B) Describing a person, place or thing
C) Writing an operations manual
Th/F: Present Prefix Performances
Dos and Don’t of Writing
HW: Hemingway and Welty:
“In Another Country”
“A Worn Path”
Write a compare/contrast essay using the Readers Response question on pg745
addressing both stories
Th/F : Sub Rules and McGowan’s Pet Peeves
Icebreaker – Character that most reflects you or you aspire to be
AP MC sample: “Nature” Longfellow
Weekend HW: DG From the Summer Assigned Readings (Gatsby/ AKM)
-Write a scene in 1st Person Perspective using
another character than the narrator.
- Choose a scene and establish the setting
- Use the character’s diction be sure to include:
Nuances
Dialogue
Aug 20 – 24
S/B Reading –Analyzes and Eval how Amer Lit reflects the historical periods
and cultures that shaped it
Uses critical analysis to gain meaning, develop thematic connections
and synthesizes ideas – identifies ambiguity, contradiction, irony, parody
and satire.
M/T Turn in Summer Novel 1st person perspective
(Short Stories) Focus: Stream of Consciousness and Flashback
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” OPH (Porter)
Notes on Author: Key Questions – What is the time
period they lived ?
How did the period
or other
influences affect their writing?
Who /What did they influence?
Use these when looking at author and literary contributions
(755) Answer Critical Thinking and Reading and Analyzing Lit
( section
for Stream of Consc and Flashback.
HW: Summer Reading Cards due on Fri
W/Th Focus: “The Story of an Hour” Chopin notes
WB pgs 173 – 176
F Check vocab pg 173 – prefixes
HO on prefixes 1 – 16
Summer cards due
Aug 27 = Aug 31
Honors
S/B Identifies Critical Questions (author’s voice and historical influence)
that would lead to a broader understanding of a literary selection.
M/ Th: Prefix Presentation – Graphic Displays
Assign group review
Style: Formal, Informal and Colloquial
Style sheets - class reading, cards to practice formal, informal
and colloquial styles
Remaining class time on Prefix game for Fri
HW: Locate and explain the three basic types of style in your world
today. Due the next class
T/W: Sub on Tues
“The Little Store” Answer Questions on Strategy 1 - 5
HW: Writing Topic One for portfolios
F: Prefix games
Notebooks
Law and Literature:
August 14 – 18
T: Lay of the Land, McGowan’s Pet Peeves and Sub Rules
Ice breaker: Your Life in the Movies
The American Work Ethic
S/B Handout B6 American Lit and the influences both culturally and
historically
Th: Rosie the Riveter. Poster Central Image, Colors, Slogan and impact
Connotation/Denotation
Cal Ripken : Prentice Hall Lit Book Read and Review
Thematic Focus
Where did the essay originate? Credibility
Thematic Connection #1
HW: Design a poster for today’s American Work Ethic
August 21 – 24
S/B Reading B6
T: Present Posters
Students keep list of key words and vote for best poster
Debate definition
Ethos Pathos Logos
Cause/effect inductive/deductive reasoning
credibility
Time and roles
Topic: Is the American Workplace Equitable (Fair)?
Th: Review terms from T
Discuss research methods
Review Citations
Open Ended Questions created in table groups
Develop Class Debate Norms for behavior
Read and identify B. Franklin’s 13 Virtues from “Autobiography”
HW: Due T (8/28) Virtues Diary
Choose 6 of Franklin’s Virtues and keep a 3 day diary of your
improvement
F: Class Debate
Aug 28 – 31
T: Sub Plans
DEBATE TOPIC: Is gun control needed in today’s society?
Turn in Virtues Diaries
All work is Independent
1) Using the OPH texts, read Literary Focus on pg129 and design an
organizer to do as you read in table groups.
2) Read “The Autobiography”
3) Answer Critical Thinking 1 – 3, Apply #4
4)Write down 4 – 5 questions you would like to ask Franklin in an
interview
Th: Franklin Interview Skits
Students team up and share interview questions.
Consider the language of the time, the personality of Franklin and his
age
Create an interview skit
F: Debate
Sept 4th – Sept 7th
Standard and Benchmark: Expressive Language –
Demonstrates increased competence and fluency with approp types of speaking
(persuasive, narrative)
Receptive Listens to and analyzes a presentation or discussion
Analyzes the speech in terms of content and life experiences
T: Debrief Debate Process
Notebook order and assignment page
Practice Franklin Interviews Seven Open Ended Questions
List of props
Costume
Th: Franklin Interviews
HW: Virtues Diaries revisited – Look over your virtue, what impact has
improving one aspect of your life had on A) you B) Family C)
Friend
How can you continue with this change?
Cite 2 -3 times over the weekend you exhibited the change. Include
date/time/setting and results
Sept 10 – 14
M/T: Turn in HW
WB pgs 221, 222, 224
Style HO Worksheets #2, #3, #4
Return Reading Logs
*Prefix Test on Fri 1 – 16 Word will be given, identify prefix and spell
correctly and use in a sentence – 12 total.
W/Th : Harpers Vol II “The Yellow Wallpaper” Read and answer questions.
Each question is to be a minimum of 7 sentences with concrete support from
the story to justify your response. THIS IS INDIVIDUAL WORK.
Whose REALISM is being addressed?
What assumption is given on the freedom and restriction of her life?
How does the point of view influence the narrative? Is she
trustworthy in her narrative?
How does setting inform and enlighten the woman’s character?
HW: “The Lottery” SS Read the story and identify the STYLE of the author
using both DIDLS and Formal, Informal, Colloquial. How does the STYLE
support the suspense and intent of the story?
This assignment was not given due to xerox copies not done. No Homework
over the weekend
Sept 17 – 21
M/W: 1) HO Worksheet 5 Indentifying Style
2) Overview of SS/ Novels Look for similarities in structure (pt of view)
and movements (Regionalism) and literary devices (stream of
consciousness)
The Great Gatsby
All the King’s Men
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (Porter)
“The Story of an Hour” (Chopin)
“The Little Store” (Welty)
“In Another Country” (Hemingway)
“A Worn Path” (Welty)
“The Yellow Wallpaper” (Gilman)
“A White Heron” (Jewett)
Discuss the authors and how each contributed to the movements of the period -
voice, structure and tone
3) Read Jewett’s “A White Heron” pg 543 OPH
Table 1 Interp #5
Table 2 6
3 7
4 8
5 9
6 10
7 Imagery 1
8 2
Present to class on next meeting
Th/F: Presentations on “A White Heron”
AP Prompt – Prose over “A White Heron”
HW: Paper (to be typed)
Length: 5 + paragraphs
Using the short stories of Gilman, Chopin and Jewett address the authors
motifs of freedom and restriction. Consider such literary elements of
diction, imagery, narrative pace and point of view.
September 24 – 28
Honors English 3rs, 5th, 6th
M/T: AP Prose in class essay – “A White Heron”
HW: Worksheet #6 Using Appropriate Style
W/Th Prefixes de (from, down) to homo (man)
Worksheets #7, # 10 and # 12
Finish for homework
F: Word Bank – Verbs
Table group activity – find 4 synonyms for a common verb
Pantomime to class, class creates a working list of verbs
No homework over the weekend
Oct 1 – 5
Honors 3rd, 5th and 6th
S/B READING: Uses critical analysis to gain meaning, develop thematic
connections and all corresponding bullets eps ambiguity
E?: How are the literary tools of Ambiguity and Irony used to express evil
in American Lit?
M/T: Evil, Irony and Ambiguity in Literature is the focus for Oct
Terms: Ambiguity (7 kinds) Irony Pathos
Psyche
Background on Hawthorne
Read aloud to class “Young Goodman Brown”
HW: “The Devil and Tom Walker” Note Irving’s commentary on marriage,
setting and the devil, careers, animal cruelty
W/Th AP handouts : The Novel/Literary Movements
Types of Novels
Pt of View
Interp/Descriptive Words
Selecting Evidence for an Essay
Pick up Fall Break reading The Turn of the Screw
Review Reading Log format
Read "The Oval Portrait" (OPH) and write the definition of Frame Story
Class grade: Answeer the question on 228, Look For
Reading Log Due Fri Oct 12th
I. Background on Author: Psychological Influences in Literature and
Literary Movements
II. Literary Terms(define, prove, support):
A.Ambiguity B.Irony C. Frame Story
D.Point of View: Trustworthy of Narrator
III. Definition of the Title: 5 - 7 sentences with INSIGHT not merely
explanation
IV Choose three of the following.
A. Children’s Language/Behavior
B. The Narration/Point of View
C. Insanity vs Gothic Tale
D. Secondary Characters Contribute to Ambiguity/Irony
F: Criticism on YGB
HW Read The Turn of the Screw approx 1 hour daily
Enjoy Fall Break!!
October 9 – 12
Honors English classes 3rd, 5th and 6th
NOTE THAT READING LOGS WILL BE DUE FRI. 19TH EXTENDED TIME TO HELP WITH
AMBIGUITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF JAME’S STYLE
T/W: Discussion of Ch 1 – 8 on The Turn of the Screw look at Ambiguity
Criticism (HO) “ Young Goodman Brown: The Evil Within Us”
What does the article discuss about Hawthorne’s use
of Ambiguity?
What is the theme and how does ambiguity support
or distract from it?
What does the article discuss about narration and
how it supports the theme?
Th/F: Define the following: Nuance
Innuendo
How do these two terms describe James’ style in The Turn of the
Screw?
In the chapter number that is the same as your table, find a passage that
represents James’ statement “atmosphere of the mind”. Address the
following: Does it add or subtract to the narrator’s reliability?
How does James’ style (DIDLS) affect the atmosphere and
tone of the passage? Do an analysis where each table member addresses one
part of DIDLS.
Write out the passage on a separate page. Include your responses. Remember
to show, support and prove.
Honors English 3rd, 5th, 6th
Oct15-19
M/T
The Turn of the Screw classwork
Table 1: show support and prove the following: Mrs. Grose is a confidant.
Table 7 : Show, support prove the following: Mrs. Grose is not a confidant.
Table 2: Show support prove the following: The Turn of the Screw is a
ghost story.
Table 4: Show support prove the following: The Turn of the Screw is a
psychological analysis of a controlling governess.
Table 3: Show support prove the Gothic elements of the novel
Table 5: Show support prove the reliability of the narrator
Table 8 show support prove the unreliability of the narrator
Law and Lit
Sept 10 – 14th
T: Complete Franklin Interviews
Aphorisms: Design an original and create a broadbill with the Aphorism
HW: Debate research on gun control
Th: Writing Sample – “The American Work Ethic”
F: Debate
Review of Norms
Next week: REsearch project and power point presentations on The American
Workforce
Law and Lit:
Sept 25 - 28
This week two students of the debate and speech teach will split the class
into two large groups and practice on T/Th the skills,background and timing
of debate
F: Capital Punishment Debate
Law and Lit
Oct 2 - 5
T:Library Work on Projects
Teacher reviews groups and discusses with members research aspects each
member is addressing
Th: The Formal Outline
Works Cited page
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