Honors English 10A Unit One – Civil Disobedience
“As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs
would last forever.” ~Clarence Darrow
Monday
December, 2010
Wednesday
Tuesday
7
Welcome
Discuss syllabus, class
policies and first unit
calendar.
Get into small groups
and discuss a quotation
by Frederick Douglass
Finish discussion of
Frederick Douglass, if
necessary.
Discuss/review
rhetorical devices
Time in class to read
“Letter from a
Birmingham Jail,”
begin to plan/outline
essay
Write impromptu
essay on King's
purpose and
techniques he uses to
achieve this purpose.
13
14
Short analytical quiz
on “Civil
Disobedience”
followed by class
discussion of the text
in relation to the
preceding literature
and on its own.
Receive copies of The
Scarlet Letter.
HW: Read ch. 1-5 for
Thursday
15
Read and do group
activity on “Sinners in
the Hands of an Angry
God” and examine the
social climate in which
the novel was written.
HW: Finish ch. 1 – 5
(read through the end
of chapter 5) – Do not
get behind. DO
NOT read “The
Custom House.”
16
Present “Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry
God” comics
Discussion of chapters
1 – 5 to begin to get a
sense of the novel and
Hawthorne's writing
style, focusing on his
use of rhetorical
devices.
HW: Read ch. 6 – 8
for Monday
21
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23
Vocabulary/ Grammar
from King/Thoreau to
review sentence types
and phrase types.
HW: Finish “Civil
Disobedience”
20
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Winter Break
No School
27
8
Thursday
6
28
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Monday
Tuesday
January, 2011
Wednesday
3
Quiz on 6 – 8,
followed by discussion,
examination of style
and use of rhetorical
devices.
NOTE: All quizzes
will consist of analysis
and short answers.
HW: Read ch. 9 – 11
for Wednesday
10
Quiz and discussion of
ch. 16 – 20 (tentative)
Time to read
HW: Finish The Scarlet
Letter for Wednesday
4
Discussion of 6 – 8,
focusing on the
author’s use of
rhetorical devices to
establish PURPOSE.
11
Watch excerpt from
The Atomic Cafe to
illustrate the social
climate in which The
Crucible was written
24
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30
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Thursday
5
Grammar/Vocabulary
to discuss 9 - 11 and
the novel so far for
group quiz points.
HW: Read ch. 12 – 15
for Friday
6
12
13
Finish discussion of
The Scarlet Letter.
Discuss The Atomic Café
and Joseph McCarthy
in context of the unit.
Reader Workshop
discussion of The
Scarlet Letter as a whole,
stressing the author's
purpose and how that
purpose is achieved
Friday
10
Discussion of “Letter
from a Birmingham
Jail” in connection to
Douglass' quote and in
general.
Time to begin reading
“Civil Disobedience”
HW: Read “Civil
Disobedience” for
Tuesday
17
More discussion of ch.
1 – 5, including
vocabulary/grammar
practice.
HW: Finish 6 – 8 for
Monday, January 4th
Finish
grammar/vocabulary
discussion from
yesterday
HW: Finish 12 - 15
for Friday.
Friday
7
Quiz on ch. 12 – 15,
followed by discussion.
Time to read.
HW: Read ch. 16 – 20
for Monday.
14
½ day –
Teacher in-service
Read short
introduction to The
Crucible and discuss.
Honors English 10A Unit One – Civil Disobedience
*quizzes are determined by the pace of reading and may be subject to change
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
MLK Day
No School
24
January/February, 2010
Wednesday
Thursday
19
Read/discuss Act I
*Quiz on Act I
Discuss Act I quiz
20
Watch Act I in
movie form.
Start Act II.
Finish Act II
*Quiz on Act II.
Discuss.
25
Discuss analysis quiz.
Watch movie version of
Act III.
Begin Act IV.
26
31
Finish discussion
of The Crucible.
Begin watching
Good Night and
Good Luck.
Feb. 1
Finish watching Good
Night and Good Luck
2
3
7
8
Rough drafts of essays
due + two copies for
essay class conference.
Essays MUST be
complete and typed for
10 points.
If they are not, you will
have a chance to earn 5
points tomorrow.
Discuss movie in
connection to unit as
a whole. Review of
material for whole
unit, including
grammar, vocabulary
and all texts. Be
prepared with
questions.
HW: Study for test.
9
Continue class essay
conference.
HW: Final drafts of
essays due Tuesday,
February 15th
Last day for test prep.,
essay questions, and to
wrap up any loose ends for
Unit One.
Discussion of comparecontrast essay.
HW: Study for test.
Typed rough drafts of
essay + 2 copies due
Tuesday
10
Time for smaller peer
response groups to get
extra help on essays. Time
to finalize reading calendar,
so please have your book
with you.
16
17
Finish Act III
*Analysis Quiz
on Act III
Beginning of
Unit Two
Select books and
group for readers'
workshop.
Read and discuss
the “Declaration of
Independence”
examining
Jefferson’s purpose
and use of
rhetorical devices.
14
Next calendar to
follow…
15
Final drafts of essays
due with completed
criteria sheet stapled
to the back. Do this
while you proofread
your final draft to make
sure you have everything
you need. You will have
NO TIME for criteria
sheets in class. There
are also NO
REWRITES after this
point.
27
Finish Act IV
Watch end of movie.
Grammar/Vocabulary to
discuss/review The Crucible
Friday
21
Watch movie version
of Act II.
Begin Act III. 28
Discussion of The
Crucible, including
grammar/vocabulary,
purpose, etc.
4
Unit test.
11
Finish discussion of the
“Declaration of
Independence”
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