ENGLISH II AA 2ND 6 WEEKS CALENDAR 2015-2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday October 5 6 7 8 9 Introduce Glass Castle Vocab 1 Define Vocab Grammar Lesson: Objective Complement, note taking Guided Practice: Objective Complement Hmwk: read pp. 54-75—due 10/6; finish defining vocab—due 10/7, do objective complement individual practice—due 10/8 Warm-Up: Using Objective Complement Novel Quiz: comprehension quiz over pp. 3-75, daily grade 5 Literary Lesson: Theme, note taking Hmwk: read pp. 76-93—due 10/7; finish defining vocab—due 10/7; do objective complement individual practice—due 10/8 Warm-Up: Vocab Practice 1 Literary Lesson: Symbols & Allegories Literary Analysis of The Glass Castle; Q&A Short Answer Practice (Dialectical Journal), daily grade 6 Hmwk: study for Grammar Test; finish short answer practice— due 10/8; read pp. 94-115—due 10/8; do objective complement individual practice—due 10/8 Grammar Test: Subjects, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects, 1st Major Grade Review: Objective Complement hmwk, daily grade 7 Literary Analysis of The Glass Castle; Q&A Short Answer Practice (Dialectical Journal), daily grade 6 Hmwk: study for vocab & grammar quiz; finish short answer practice; read pp. 116135—due 10/9 Vocabulary & Grammar Quiz, 25 mins, daily grade 8 Literary Analysis of The Glass Castle; Q&A Short Answer Practice (Dialectical Journal), daily grade 6 Hmwk: finish short answer practice; read pp. 136-188—due 10/12 12 13 14 15 16 Introduce Glass Castle Vocab 2 Define Vocab Grammar Lesson: Subject Complement, note taking Guided Practice: Subject Complement Hmwk: read pp. 189-217—due 10/13; finish defining vocab— due 10/14; do subject complement individual practice—due 10/15 Warm-Up: Using Subject Complements Novel Quiz: comprehension quiz over pp. 76-217, daily grade 9 Literary Lesson: Key Elements of a Good Memoir, note taking Hmwk: read pp. 218-241—due 10/14; finish defining vocab—due 10/14; do subject complement individual practice—due 10/15 Warm-Up: Vocab Practice 1 Literary Analysis of The Glass Castle; Q&A Short Answer Practice (Dialectical Journal), daily grade 10 Hmwk: finish short answer practice—due 10/15; read pp. 245-268—due 10/15; do subject complement individual practice—due 10/15 Warm-Up: Vocab Practice 2 Review Subject Complement hmwk, daily grade 11 Literary Analysis of The Glass Castle; Q&A Short Answer Practice (Dialectical Journal), daily grade 10 Hmwk: finish short answer practice—due 10/16; read pp. 268-288—due 10/16 Vocabulary & Grammar Quiz, 25 mins. daily grade 12 Literary Analysis of The Glass Castle; Q&A Short Answer Practice (Dialectical Journal), daily grade 10 Hmwk: finish short answer practice—due 10/19; study for Glass Castle Vocab Test 19 20 21 22 23 Practice Vocab Test Grammar Lesson: Review of Complements—group practice Do Individual Practice of Complements Hmwk: study for Glass Castle Vocab Test and Grammar Test— both due 10/20 The Glass Castle Vocab Test, 2nd Major Grade Grammar Test: Complements, 3rd Major Grade Hmwk: read article, “But Enough About Me”—due 10/21; study for test over memoir—due 10/22 Quiz on “But Enough About Me,” daily grade 13 Class Discussion Read as a class article, “’The Glass Castle’: Outrageous Misfortune” Class Discussion Hmwk: study for test over memoir—due 10/22 The Glass Castle Test, 4th Major Grade Hmwk: NONE No Vocab or Grammar Quiz Assign Essay Topic—Major Grade for 3rd 6 Weeks—due 11/3 Persuasive Essay Writing Lesson: Organization of Essays & Composing the thesis Pair/Ind. Practice: Brainstorm Pair/Ind. Practice: Thesis Hmwk: finish brainstorming and thesis—due 10/26 ENGLISH II AA 2ND 6 WEEKS CALENDAR 2015-2016 26 27 28 29 30 No new vocab or grammar Persuasive Essay Writing Lesson: Plan the Introduction, Organize your arguments, Add Counterarguments Pair/Ind. Practice: Plan the Introduction, Organize your arguments, Add Counterarguments Hmwk: finish intro, arguments, and counterarguments –due 10/27 Persuasive Essay Writing Lesson: Use argumentative language, choose support, & make a detailed outline Pair/Ind. Practice: use argumentative language, choose support, & make a detailed outline Hmwk: rough draft--due 10/30, study persuasive essays District Assessment, 5th Major Grade District Assessment, continued Persuasive Essay Rough Draft due, daily grade 1 Persuasive Essay Writing Lesson: Add support & Improve the conclusion Pair/Ind. Practice: Add support & improve the conclusion Peer Feedback: Form Hmwk: Revise & Edit essay, type it up and submit it to turnitin.com—due 11/3 November 2 3 4 5 6 Introduce SAT Lesson 4 Vocab Vocab Practice 1 Grammar Lesson: Modifiers, note taking Guided Practice: Modifiers Hmwk: study vocab, do modifiers individual practice— due 11/5; read U.S. Latinos: Their Culture and Literature pp. 1- 6B Persuasive Essay due, 1st Major Grade Warm-up: Using Modifiers Introduction to Chicano Literature: A Class Apart Documentary, 60 mins Hmwk: study vocab, do modifier individual practice, read U.S. Latinos: Their Culture and Literature pp. 6C-9A Warm-up: SAT Vocab Practice 2 Continue Introduction to Chicano Literature: A Class Apart Documentary, 60 mins. Class Discussion: A Class Apart Hmwk: study vocab, do modifier individual practice, read U.S. Latinos: Their Culture and Literature pp. 9B-18C Warm-up: SAT Vocab Practice 3 Review: Modifier hmwk, daily grade 1 Review District Assessment: go over multiple choice and critique several essays on document camera Hmwk: study for vocab & grammar quiz—due 11/6, read U.S. Latinos: Their Culture and Literature pp. 18D-21D End of 2nd 6 Weeks Vocabulary & Grammar Quiz, 25 mins, daily grade 2 Independent Silent Reading: “How to Date a Brown Girl . . .” by Junot Diaz and finish reading U.S. Latinos: Their Culture and Literature pp. 21IV-26, daily grade 3 Hwmk: finish reading if not finished in class—due 11/9