English 10:
World Literature
August 2011
2011-2012
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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22 Teacher Workday
23 First Day of School
Late Start
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(ideas for very beginning
of class: present posters if
no time yesterday,
continue with discussing
classroom norms, etc.)
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(Maybe Maslow’s Pyramid
first?)
Student info. Sheet
Introductions/ nametags
Syllabus overview
Letter to Teacher assn.
HW: write Letter to
Teacher
Signatures and supplies
due Tuesday
Into: What is happiness?
What makes you happy?
Journal #1
Group posters:
-powerpoint to intro. what
is happiness? (includes
Maslow – could save
explaining pyramid for
another day)
-make posters
EPT: External Rewards
(45 minutes)
“What is the Meaning
of This”
-preview
-read & ttt
-id main idea & purpose
(if extra time: start
summarize v. paraphrase,
or fun activity, or more
about class norms/
routines)
HW:
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September 1
2
Intro. Etym. #1
Continue “What is The
Meaning of This”: Summarize v. Paraphrase
worksheet
-Answer 2 questions
Read “Tone of Voice”
poem, give some examples
to show tone
HOLT diagnostic – Reading
Test
-Check-in for Etymology
-HOLT diagnostic –
Grammar Test
-Cloze notes for Soapstone
-Review Soapstone with
Simpson picture
If time – they can practice
soapstone on another
visual (maybe a magazine
picture, advertisements,
Family Guy, etc.)
“Happiness Is…”
-preview
-vocab. in context
-read & use chart
Etym. quiz #1
Finish “Happiness Is…”,
-finish chart
Bookroom
September 2011
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5 Labor Day – No
School
6
Etym. #2
Picture Day
7
Etym. review
Record quiz scores
Planner discussion
8
Start ttt’ing “People in
Affluent Nations” OR
“The Science of
Happiness”
9
Etym. Quiz #2
FinishThursday’s article–
practice soapstone, main
idea summary, evidence
back-up
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13
NWEA
14
Etym. Review
The Plateau of Happiness
visual:
-Give students country
strips (have them do a
group poster arranging
them according to
happiness or whole-class
going up to white board)
-Look at graphic and
discuss
15
“The Sandra Bullock
Trade”
article test (ttt, soapstone,
main idea summary,
multiple choice questions)
16
Etym. Quiz #3
Continue test as needed or
fun activity, goal-setting,
etc.
20 (English Dept.
meeting)
21
Etym. Review
Glencoe: “The False Gems”
22 (lockdown drill?)
PILOT – remind students
to again bring Glencoe!
“The False Gems”
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Etym. Quiz #4
“The False Gems”
Etym. #3
Bernanke article to practice
soapstone, etc.
19
(Start happiness short
stories)
Etym. #4
Glencoe: “The Happy
Man’s Shirt”
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Etym. #5
“The Necklace”
Lit. Devices and wrap-up
“The Happy Man’s Shirt”
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“The Necklace”
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Etym. Review
Compare/contrast “The
False Gems” and “The
Necklace”
(pov worksheet today or
tomorrow)
29
WILLIAMS ACT: remind
students to bring text!
Glencoe: “Catch the Moon”
30
Etym. Quiz #5
“Catch the Moon”
October 2011
Monday
3
Etym. #6
(Another short story –
maybe “The Monkey’s
Paw,” “The Boar Hunt.”
“The Happiness Machine,”
etc.
10
Etym. #7
Finish up any last short
stories; review terms
HW: Flashcards/sents.;
review literary terms
17
Etym. #8
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
4
5
Etym. review
6
“Bill”
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Etym. Quiz #6
“Bill” organizer
11
Short Story Assessment
The Kite Runner excerpt
and student-packet
(without teacher
assistance)
12
Etym. Review
More time for The Kite
Runner packet
13
Multiple Choice Questions
for The Kite Runner
14
Etym. Quiz #7
Expository Essay: Does
Money Bring Happiness?
(in-class essay; teachers
grade with cahsee rubric)
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Etym. blank master list
Etym. review #8
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Etym. practice test
20
Etym. Midterm – lists 1-8
Introduce Cahsee-style
Expository Essay; Review
rubric; brainstorm for topic
(expository essay finished
today)
(sometime this week –
scored essays passed back
and some writing
instruction and students
revise one paragraph of
essay)
21 End of 1st Quarter
Minimum Day
Possibilities:
Organize binders
Grade check-in?
Goals
Or more Oedipus Intos
Oedipus Intos can start
this week
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Etym. #9
Oedipus intos continue this
week
Friday
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Etym. Review
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Etym. Quiz #9
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Etym. #10
November 1
2
3
Etym. Review
4
Etym. Quiz #10
Start reading Oedipus this
week
November 2011
Monday
7
Etym. #11
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8
9
Etym. Review
10
Etym. Quiz #11
11 Veterans Day – No
School
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16
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Etym. Review
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Etym. Quiz #12
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24 Thanksgiving Day
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December 1
Etym. Review
2
Etym. Quiz #13
Oedipus
14
Etym. #12
Oedipus
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THANKSGIVING BREAK!
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Etym. #13
Oedipus
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December 2011
Monday
5
Etym. #14
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
6
7
8
Etym. Review
CaHSEE field test: essay
portion
9
Etym. Quiz #14
Oedipus thesis and
claims
13
Body paragraph #2
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Conclusion
15
Etym. Review
Essay Revision
16
Etym. Quiz #15
Oedipus Essay due
Start Minority Report
(Oedipus essay this
week)
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Minority Report this
week (2 h. 26 mins.)
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21 (short day)
22 (short day)
23 Winter Break Begins
– No School
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Oedipus test, etc. this
week
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Etym. #15
Body paragraph #1
WINTER BREAK!
January 2012
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
Friday
5
6
12
-Start etym. final
review packet for 30
minutes
-Review Secrets
questions
-Start Secrets QPR
(maybe do a few
together and then have
students do a few)
13
(no quiz #16)
-Go over answers of
etym. review packet
-Options: Play Bingo or
pictionary; more qpr for
Secrets; informal v.
formal language
powerpoint
WINTER BREAK!
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-Etym. #16
-Power of Secrets into:
Graffiti stems
-Start filling out master
list of roots (can use
powerpoint to help
students)
HW: flashcards/
sentences #16
(gather old lists,
flashcards, etc. to help
with studying)
16 M L King Day – No
School
10
-Vocab. scaffold for
“The Power of Secrets”
- Read “Power of
Secrets” and talk to the
text (and Soapstone if
time)
HW: finish master list
of roots
11
-#16 etym. review
-“The Power of Secrets”
Soapstone and
questions
HW: finish Secrets
questions; study
etymology
HW: Study Etymology!
HW: complete review
packet
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-Etym. Final
-CaHSEE multiple
choice test
(reflection?)
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20 End of 1st Semester
– Teacher Workday
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*34 school days until
CAHSEE
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will gain familiarity w/ the
CAHSEE exam.
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CAHSEE Goal:
Students will gain
familiarity w/ terms and
examples of: main idea,
author’s purpose & tone
-Warm-up: What do you
already know about the
CAHSEE?
- Finish practice CAHSEE
(grammar for students
who are finished)
- Pass back etym. final
Warm-up: Discuss
Monday’s warm up.
- What is CAHSEE?
Worksheet
-Packet, pgs. 1-9
- CAHSEE Practice test
results and Journal #1
(test reflection)
HW: CAHSEE family
assignment due Wed
25
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will learn how to use
margin notes and SPT to
attack text.
* Collect family assignment
- Warm-up: What clues
does a piece of text give
you to show you what you
need to pay attention to?
(title, bold-faced words,
sidebars, etc.)
- Packet, pgs. 10-12
(margin notes and SPT)
- CAHSEE Practice test
results and Journal #1
(test reflection)
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CAHSEE Goal: Students
will identify the difference
between main idea and
supporting details.
-Warm-up: Write down
three specific music artists
or songs you like. Now,
switch with a partner. Look
at the specifics and now
make a general statement
about the music your
partner likes.
- Packet, pgs. 13-16 (CFU
w/ whiteboards)
- Extra main idea/detail
practice
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27 Rally Schedule
- CAHSEE Quiz #1
- Indep. Reading Intro:
- book selection
guidelines
- reading log overview
- Library?
(Finals Week)
OR
- Practice Test Review:
- Look at School
Assessment Report w/
class
- Go over a few sections
and talk through answers
30
(NWEA this week)
- Review Quiz #1
- Indep. Reading Intro:
- book selection
guidelines
- reading log overview
- Library?
OR
- Practice Test Review:
- Look at School
Assessment Report w/
class
- Go over a few sections
and talk through answers
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CAHSEE Goal: Students
will learn how to navigate
informational texts and use
margin notes.
February 1
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will practice using margin
notes to read informational
texts.
- Warm-up: List as many
types of informational texts
as possible.
- Whiteboard: Teacher
shows commonplace
examples of consumer,
functional, and public
workplace docs and
students identify what type
each is.
- Packet, pgs. 17-28
- Indep. Read and log: 20
min.
- Additional info. text
practice
2
CAHSEE Goal: Review
practice test sections that
include informational texts.
3
CAHSEE Quiz #2
- Indep. Reading/log
- Look at School
Assessment Report
- Go over sections and talk
through answers
HW: Read book every
day!!
February 2012
Monday
6
NWEA
Indep. Reading when
finished
Tuesday
7
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will understand what types
of essays may be on the
test.
-Warm-up: What are some
essay roadblocks you will
need to overcome to be
successful on the CAHSEE?
- Review Quiz #2
- Journal #2: Essay Writing
- Packet, pgs. 29-34
(group work w/ scoring
sample essays)
Wednesday
8
P. 4-6
- Indep. Reading/log
- Small reading project
Thursday
9
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will learn the components
of a persuasive essay;
students will practice
counterargument.
- Warm-up: What are
some examples of
situations where you’ve
tried to persuade someone
of something or someone
has tried to persuade you?
What did the person say?
Do?
- Packet,bottom of p.34-36
- Added counterargument
practice
- Packet, pgs. 37-40
Friday
10
- CAHSEE Quiz #3
- Indep. Reading/log
13 Lincoln’s Day – No
School
14
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will construct a persuasive
essay.
15
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will learn how to write a
business letter.
- Review Quiz #3
- Packet, pg. 41 (thesis)
- Packet, pgs. 42-43
(persuasive essay outline)
- Finish outline? Outline
due.
- packet, pgs. 44-48
- Indep. Reading/log
16
- Additional essay prompt
and outline practice (Tchart)
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No quiz this week?
- Indep. Reading/log
23
-Extra lit terms mult.
choice practice
24
- Lit Terms Quiz?
- Indep. Reading/log
March 1
2
HW: outline due Wed.
20 President’s Day – No
School
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This week:
- Poetry: pgs. 58-68
- Extra poetry
- Essays, pgs. 69-76
- Write favorite teacher
essay
- Indep. Reading
21
CAHSEE Goal: Students
will learn characteristics of
literary genres.
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CAHSEE Goal: Review
literary terms.
- Packet, pgs. 49-53 (pg.
53: make flashcards)
- Packet, pgs. 54-57
- Indep. Reading/log
- Review answers, pgs. 5457
- Study lit terms in groups/
with whiteboards
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March 2012
Monday
5
This week:
- Writing Conventions/
Grammar: pgs. 77-89
- Extra grammar practice
- Indep. Reading
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
- Quiz #4
12
- CAHSEE get pumped
day! CAKE for CAHSEE
after school – D11.
13
CAHSEE ELA (8-12:05)
Periods 1-3 after lunch
(cpt schedule)
14
CAHSEE MATH (811:23)
Periods 4-6 after lunch
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SSR
SSR project worktime
16
SSR book must be finished
SSR project worktime
19
LG:
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SSR project due
-Grammar week 1
-SSR project worktime (or
poetry)
LG: students will be able
to use pre-reading
strategies to make
predictions about a text
21
LG: Students will be able
to survey a text for
pertinent info.
22
LG: Students will be able to
use margin annotations to
complete SOAPSTone.
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LG: summarize a text and
critically think about text
-based on first two lines,
predict purpose and
intended audience for
article
-Model TT and margin
annotations for main idea
(left – hook, issue, main
idea, exs/evidence) (right
– questions, reactions)
-SOAPSTone
-Stylistic Choices worksheet
“Can’t Fight the Power”
Quickwrite (can music
influence change in
society? Explain with exs.)
Tea Party (mingle & meet)
Music
Intro. key vocab.
Exit Ticket: Title Prediction
26
LG:
27 (Steers out)
LG:
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LG:
-Grammar week 2: warmup and 10 minutes to start
-Start additional
(independent) article
work: talking to the text
Continue article work:
Soapstone and Summary
Continue article work:
paragraph response
Grammar Quiz #1
Summarize w/ template
Answer questions
-Show students additional
article menu (have them
pick 2 choices so you can
determine which one to
assign and make copies of
articles – reminder that “hip
hop planet” is better for
higher reading levels)
29
LG:
30 – End of 3rd quarter
(short day)
Grammar check-in
Grammar Quiz #2
Finish (or turn-in?) article
work – assess standards
met (not sure how many
days this article will take)
April 2012
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
3
4
5
6
13
Grammar Quiz #3
The Master Race
SPRING BREAK!
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10
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Grammar Week 3
Finish up expo. lit.
Finish up expo. lit.
Eye of the Storm
The Lunch Date
Intro. Identity Boxes –start
brainstorming
Review Grammar
Share Identity Boxes
16 GRADES DUE
17
Grammar Week 4
Bookroom
Stereotyping?
More WWII Review?
Night packet – read thru
some of the terms
Start reading Night, chp.1
and work on packet
23
10th grade pull-out
(Grammar Week 5)
Movie?
24
Report Card Night 6-8
30
STAR TESTING THIS
WEEK
Work on chp.4 packet
Accumulation of Losses?
Timeline?
May 1
May 2012
Introduce Grammar
Night chp.3 & packet
HW: Identity Boxes;
Grammar packet
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Night packet, chp.1
HW: Grammar Packet
Review Grammar
Read Night, chp.2 and work
on packet
Grammar Quiz #4
Chp. 1-2 claim paragraph
together
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27 (early release)
Continue chp.3 & packet
Start claim paragraph
Grammar Review
Claim Paragraph worktime
Start chp.4
(STAR test reminders &
practice problems?)
Grammar Quiz #5
Finish chp.4
(STAR test reminders &
practice problems?)
2
3
4
Start chp.5
Finish chp.5 & packet
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
7
Grammar Week 6
Start chp.6
8
9
10
Finish chp.6 & packet
Read chp.7
Read chp.8 & 9
Grammar Review
Packet worktime
14 (Night Assessments
this week)
Grammar Week 7
Night Seminar?
15
Night Test
16
Introduce Reflective
Essay: read a few
examples, brainstorm
topics
17
review grammar
Write Incident
HW: study for Night test
21
Grammar Week 8
Introduce Spark Questions
– write 3 questions and
reflect
22
Introduce final awareness
and universal truth
Write Conclusion
paragraph(s)
HW: finish rough draft of
question paragraphs
Homework:
Full rough draft
28 Memorial Day – No
school
29
Grammar Week 9
Night Follow-up – ex:
Movie, “The Hangman”,
Letter to Elie, etc.
HW: Grammar packet;
choose a topic
23
Peer editing
Revision time
HW: bring incident rough
draft
24
Grammar Review
Revision Time
Start Movie
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Friday
11 (Finish Night by end
of this week)
Grammar Quiz #6
Night Review
Packet worktime
18
Grammar Quiz#7
Discuss show-not-tell
writing
Revise Incident
25
Reflective Essays Due
Grammar Quiz#8
Essay Reflection
Movie
June 1
Grammar Quiz #9
June 2012
Monday
4
Farewell Rally?
Tuesday
5
HOLT FINAL
Reflection?
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7 Last Day of
Instruction
Friday
8 Teacher Work Day
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