Course Schedule – ENG 2P1, Spring 2015
Note: The following timeline is an estimate of when course material will be studied at
given points throughout the semester.
Timeline at a glance:
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persuasion – February 2/15 to March 6/15
Of Mice and Men – March 9/15 to April 30/15
heroic patterns – April 30/15 to May 25/15
Independent Study Unit (ISU) or Literature Circles– May 25/15 to June 15/15
Final Exam – Thursday, June 18/15
grammar assignments and quizzes are completed throughout the course
week of Monday, February 2/15
Monday, February 2/15 – SNOW DAY
Day 1 – course overview
– survey/Partner Introductions
– expectations for the semester
– grammar diagnostic
Day 2 – Unit 1 intro.: persuasion
– define dreams
– “The weirdest dream I ever had was”
– read poem “Dreams” (SL 10, 89)
Day 3 – Language and Speaking have power Drama Activity
– Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream” (SL 10, 90), show video (from
7:20), explore devices
Day 4 – begin The Melville Boys
– “My life in a photo/object” Speech assigned
week of Monday, February 9/15
Day 5 – metacognitive reading activity: “Failure”
– speech planning
Day 6 – continue The Melville Boys
– more speech planning
Day 7 – “Downside of High” (Nature of Things), preview, content, reflect.
– continue The Melville Boys
– more speech planning
Day 8 – rough draft completed, transfer points to cue cards
– lit. test practice
Day 9 – *speeches due*
Monday, February 16/15 – FAMILY DAY
week of Tuesday, February 17/15
Day 9 – Journal: “What I like best about my family is”
– "My Papa’s Waltz" and "Those Winter Sundays”
– Relationship Chart
– continue The Melville Boys
Day 10 – Journal: “My best friend is awesome because”
– continue The Melville Boys
Day 11 – continue reading play, formative character sketch on chosen character
– lit. test practice
Day 12 – continue The Melville Boys
week of Monday, February 23/15
Day 13 – character sketch paragraph writing and editing
Day 14 – more writing and editing
Day 15 – in-class paragraph writing; *character sketch due*
Days 16 & 17 – continue The Melville Boys and complete reading play
week of Monday, March 2/15
Day 18 – assign argument paragraph: Has the cottage stay been beneficial?
– lit. test practice
Day 19 – edit argument paragraphs
Day 20 – grammar and continued editing
Day 21 – grammar and peer-editing
Day 22 – *argument due*, "slush day"
week of Monday, March 9/15
Day 1 (Of Mice and Men) – Great Depression Intro.
Day 2 – Pre-Read and Chapter 1, “Scavenger Hunt"
Day 3 – Read Chapter 1, Questions/Journals
Day 4 – Discuss Chapter 1
– News Article Structure, “Lennie and George are Wanted” Article
Friday, March 13/15 – progress reports to students
Day 5 – Article Time
– lit. test practice
Monday, March 16 > Friday, March 20/15 – MARCH BREAK
week of Monday, March 23/15
Day 6 – Chapter 2, Questions/Journals
Day 7 – Discuss Chapter 2
– *article due*
Day 8 – Chapter 1 and 2 Quiz
– Paragraph Assigned: Should Lennie and George leave ASAP?
Thursday, March 26/15 – OSSLT, Parent/Teacher Interviews
Day 9 – Paragraph Time
week of Monday, March 30/15
Day 10 – Chapter 3, Questions/Journals
Day 11 – Discuss Chapter 3
– Paragraph Time
Day 12 – *Argument Paragraph Due*
– Chapter 4
Day 13 – Discuss Chapter 4
– Questions/Journals
Friday April 3/15 – GOOD FRIDAY
Monday, April 6/15 – EASTER MONDAY
week of Tuesday, April 7/15
Day 14 – Personality Detectives
Day 15 – Share Personality Detectives
– Chapter 3 and 4 Quiz
Day 16 – Chapter 5
– Questions/Journals
Day 17 – Discuss Chapter 5
week of Monday, April 13/15
Day 18 – Chapter 6
– Questions/Journals
Tuesday, April 14/15 – end of Term 1
Day 19 – Discuss Chapter 6
Days 20 & 21– watch film
Day 22 – essay assigned: brainstorming day
week of Monday, April 20/15
Day 23 - essay: topic sentences and thesis
Day 24 – mini-lesson:arguments and integrating quotations
Day 25 – argument 1
Day 26 – argument 2
– option Biggie and Tupac doc./discussion, segue to the hero unit
Friday, April 24/15 – P.A. Day
week of Monday, April 27/15
Day 27 – argument 3; introduction mini-lesson
Day 28 – introduction; conclusion mini-lesson
Day 39 – conclusion due, Works Cited/First Page, mini-lesson, peer-editing day
Day 30 – *Of Mice and Men essay due*
– Unit 3 intro., Heroic Patterns (Day 1)
– Percy Jackson
Day 2 – Percy Jackson, continued
– character chart
week of Monday, May 4/15
Day 3 – character chart
Day 4 – characters and myth presentations
Day 5 – more mythology
Days 6 & 7 – mythology creative preparation (formative heroic patterns)
week of Monday, May 11/15
Day 8 – *heroic pattern creative due*
– Macbeth intro., topic and line tossing
– Shakespearean insults/compliments
Day 9 – continue Macbeth
– gossip game, character frieze, tableaux
Day 10 – 5-minute Macbeth
– view video
Days 11 & 12 – continue Macbeth video
Monday, May 18/15 – VICTORIA DAY
week of Tuesday, May 19/15
Days 13 & 14 – discussion of key scenes
– introduce and prepare Macbeth creative
Days 15 & 16 – creative preparation
week of Monday, May 25/15
Day 17 – *Macbeth creative due*
– Unit 4 begins: ISU carousel/intro.
Day 1 – ISU/literature circle finalize book selection
– reading
Day 2 – continue reading, role prep.
Day 3 – role #1 complete
– more reading
Day 4 – continue reading and role prep. for #2
week of Monday, June 1/15
Day 5 – continue reading and role prep. #2
Day 6 – reading and complete role prep. #2
Tuesday, June 2/15 – Awards Assembly/Athletic Banquet
Day 7 – complete role #2
– reading
Thursday, June 4/15 – Quiet Period Begins
Day 8 – reading and role prep. #3
Day 9 – complete role #3
– reading
week of Monday, June 8/15
Day 10 – reading and role prep. #4
Day 11 – reading and role prep. #4
Day 12 – complete role #4
– reading
Day 13 – reading and role prep. #5
Day 14 – complete role #5
– role presentation and response prep.
week of Monday, June 15/15
Day 15 – *presentation and response due*
– exam review
Tuesday, June 16/15 – last day of classes
Day 16 – Review
Wednesday, June 17/15 – Exam, period 1
Thursday, June 18/15 – ENG 2P1 Exam, period 2, A116, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, June 19/15 – Exam, period 3
week of Monday, June 22/15
Monday, June 22/15 – Exam, period 4
Tuesday, June 23/15 – Exam, makeup only
Wednesday, June 24/15 – P.A. Day
Thursday, June 25/15 – Commencement
Friday, June 26/15 – P.A. Day