English I HONORS 2015-2016 1st Six Weeks
AUGUST 24
Welcome- Syllabus
25
Get to Know You
Activities
31
CWC- Diction
Setting up Binders/
Toolkits/ Journals
*6 Word Memoir DueVIA EMAIL
Group One-Pager
8
15
Plot- Act. 2.6
3
CWC- Conventions
9
“The Knife” – Mini
Lesson Annotations
10
4
Draft Expository
Paragraph
Cougar Writing
Camp Packet Due
11
Intro to Author’s Style
The Poison Tree
How can authors
differ in style?
Act. 2.2
Model CAPE
Act. 2.3
16
Review Cask & The
Poison Tree
28
Cougar Writing
Camp- Organization
2
CWC- Sentence
Fluency & Grammar
Expository
Paragraph Due
27
Cougar Writing
Camp- Ideas
CWC- Voice
14
Intro to Cask
Of Amontillado
“Coming of Age”
Assign 6 Word
Memoir
SEPTEMBER 1
7
Peer EditingExpository Paragraph
26
17
Springboard 2.12
18
The Stolen Party
Act. 2.10 & 2.13
Point of View
Mini Lesson: Irony
(2.7- Chart)
Model Cross Over
CAPE
21
Discuss Stolen Party
& Review ALL CAPE
Strategies
22
Short Answer
Assessment- CAPE
28
23
Intro Short Story
Assignment
(Due 10/5)
29
Writing Workshop
Days- Short Story
Draft/ Teacher
Conference/ Peer
Editing
Hw: 2.13
OCTOBER 1
Background Activities
To Kill a Mockingbird
*Must have personal
copy*
Academic Achievement Grades 1st Six Weeks:
-
25
SIFTING through
Marigolds
Act. 2.14
30
Intro to To Kill a
Mockingbird
24
- Cougar Writing Camp Packet- September 4th
6 Word Memoir Expository Paragraph- September 8th
- Short Answer Assessment- September 22nd
2
English I HONORS 2015-2016 2nd Six Weeks
OCTOBER 5
Share Fair of Short
Stories
**Short Story Due
12
Staff Development
NO SCHOOL
6
7
Anticipation Guide
Springboard book 5.2
One Pager- Setting of
Maycomb- TKAM
Chapter 12- 15 In
Class Discussion
Intro to Dialectical
Journal Assignment
*Teacher Model In
Class
*Infographic Due
13
Ch. 5-8 In Class
Discussion
14
PSAT Day
20
Dialectical Journal
Workday
15
Springboard 5.17Examining the Title
TKAM
Dialectical Journal
Workday
19
8
21
9
Ch. 1-4 In Class
Discussion
TKAM Background
Quiz
16
Ch. 9-11 In Class
Discussion
22
23
29
30
Trial Scene:
Ch. 17-20 In Class
Discussion
**Dialectical Character
Journal Due
(Turn It In.com)
26
Springboard 5.22
Atticus’ Closing
Arguments
Read Ch. 21-31 for
homework this week
NOVEMBER 2
End of Novel
Discussion
27
Introduce Oral Exam
Handout
3
Prepare for Oral
Exam- Practice Day
28
Character Analysis/
Characterization
Activity
Informational Texts
“Representing
Unpopular Clients”
4
**Oral Exam- Day 1
Evaluating an
Argument
5
**Oral Exam- Day 2
6
Springboard 5.27
Scout & Boo
*Novel Quiz
Academic Achievement Grades 2nd Six Weeks:
Short Story Assignment- Due October 5
Dialectical Journal- Character Analysis- Due October 21 *Due to Turnitin.com
Oral Exam- November 4&5
English I HONORS 2015-2016 3rd Six Weeks
NOVEMBER 9
Intro. Independent
Novel Assignment
&
Prompt Analysis/
Pre-Write for Timed
Writing
10
TKAM In Class
Timed Writing
16
Group Advertisement
Project
Springboard 1.16
17
Group Workday
English Lab
23
Smore WorkdaysComputer Lab
(Early Release) 11
Ethos/ Pathos/ Logos
Graffiti Wall
18
Group Workday
Library Day
24
12
Hw: Find an ad to
analyze- bring to
class
19
Advertisement
Presentations to
Class
13
Literary Analysis
Menu
Book Check/
Annotation
Benchmark
20
Book Check/
Annotation
Benchmark
25
*Group Project Due
25
27
2
3
4
**Novel Analysis
Due for Independent
Novel
Discuss Non-Fiction/
Literary Non-Fiction
Smore WorkdaysComputer Lab
30
**Smore Due @ the
beginning of classShair Fair
DECEMBER 1
Novel Analysis
Workday
Novel Analysis
Workday
8
9
10
Running the Sahara/
Guts
11
15
16
17
18
7
Non Fiction Activities
14
Review for Final
Exam
FINALS FINALS FINALS
Academic Achievement Grades 3rd Six Weeks:
 TKAM Timed Writing In Class- November 10th
 Smore Advertisement – Due November 30th
 Novel Analysis (Short Answer)- Due December 3rd
English I HONORS 2015-2016 4th Six Weeks
JANUARY 4
Student Holiday
5
Welcome Back/
Review Classroom
Procedures
6
7
Poetry Terms Review
SB 3.4
“The Good Old Days”
8
SB 3.5
“Nikki Rosa”
*student poem
11
Assign Poetry
Anthology
12
Identity Poem
SB 3.8
13
Ego Tripping
SB 3.9
NO SCHOOL!
*one pager
19
Assign Expository
Essay
25
Anthology Workday
15
Yuba City School
Tone
*student poem
18
14
20
Brainstorm/ Prewrite
Essay
26
Odes
SB 3.11
21
Compose Essay in
Class
27
Early Release
Staff Development
22
Expository Essay
Due
28
29
4
5
Diction in Poetry
Poetry and ArtMuseum Activity
*student poem
FEBRUARY 1
Anthology Workday
2
Form in Poetry
“40 love”
&
“Jump Cabling”
8
Poetry Anthology
Due
15
Staff Development –
Student Holiday
3
TPCASTT
Song Lyrics
9
Poetry Café
10
Poetry Café
Presentations
16
Sonnet 18
SB 3.12
Comparing Style in
Poetry
SB 3.14
11
Spoken Word Poetry
17
Intro to Drama
18
Intro to Shakespeare
Academic Achievement Grades 4th Six Weeks:
 Expository Essay- January 22
 Poetry Anthology (Writing Portfolio)- February 8
 Poetry Anthology (Poem Analysis)- February 8
Visual & Found
Poetry
12
Poetry Assessment
19
Elizabethan English
SB 4.11
English I HONORS 2015-2016 5th Six Weeks
FEBRUARY 22
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MARCH 1
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SPRING BREAK!
SPRING BREAK!
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GOOD FRIDAY 25
NO SCHOOL
28
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APRIL 1
4
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Early Release
Staff Development
7
8
English I HONORS 2015-2016 6th Six Weeks
APRIL 11
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MAY 2
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FINALS FINALS FINALS
Graduation Practice
Noon-2 PM
Reed Arena
Graduation
4PM
Reed Arena