ENG 3U1 Course Schedule – Spring 2016
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ENG 3U1 Course Schedule – Spring 2016 Note: The following timeline is an estimate of when course material will be studied at given points throughout the semester. Timeline at a glance: ● personal essays/poetry – Feb. 4/16 > March 1/16 ● Brave New World – March 2/16 > April 8/16 ● literature circles – April 11 > May 9/16 ● The Tempest – May 9/16 > June 1/16 ● short stories – June 1/16 > June 16/16 ● Final Exam – during exam schedule ● grammar assignments and quizzes are completed throughout the course February 4/16 Day 1 – course intro./expectations – read “Postcards from Paradise”, assign questions week of Monday, February 8/16 Day 2 – work on questions for “Postcards from Paradise” – assign terms, including inference and implication Day 3 – mygradebook forms out – introduction to group quotation analysis, due Tuesday – group work period Day 4 submit "My Career as a Centennial English student" – take up “Postcards” – intro. to written q.a. Day 5 – group analysis presentations Day 6 –complete presentations – take up terms – anthologies issued – assign “My Old Newcastle” Monday, February 15/16 – Family Day week of Tuesday, February 16/16 Day 7 – word of the day – take up terms – intro. to personal essay assignment Day 8 – *written quotation analysis assessment due* – word of the day – take up terms – assign “Where the World Began”, Laurence – work on personal essay draft Day 9 – word of the day – sign out Brave New World , The Tempest – take up Laurence Day 10 – word of the day – begin poetry week of Monday, February 22/16 Day 11– take up grammar – take up “mother” and “my song” – assign “The Audacity of Hope” excerpt Day 12 – *personal essay assessment due* – word of the day – collect poetry assessments? Day 13 – word of the day – clause lesson – assign group poetry and personal essay due dates – announce terms quiz Day 14 – word of the day – terms quiz – start poetry presentations Day 15– word of the day – continue poetry presentations week of Monday, February 29/16 Day 16– wd. of day – wd. of day, finish poetry, wk. period Day 17– *personal essay and poem due* – grammar Day 1 – introduce Brave New World , satire (Swift, Rock, Mercer) – take up grammar – reading time Days 2 & 3 – wd. of day – take up grammar – discuss BNW – reading time week of Monday, March 7/16 Day 4 – further discussion of BNW – chapter 3, audiobook (audiobk, part 2, 8 min. = p.36) Days 5 > 8 – BNW Shakespeare allusions, Some Like it Hot March 14­18/16 – MARCH BREAK week of Monday, March 21/16 Days 9 > 11 – continue reading BNW , discussing, Gattaca Thursday, March 24/16 – Interim Progress Reports Day 12 – continue reading BNW , discussing, Gattaca Friday, March 25/16 – GOOD FRIDAY Monday, March 28/16 – EASTER MONDAY week of Tuesday, March 29/16 Day 13 – finish Gattaca , introduce quotation analysis and response Days 14 and 15 – connections to BNW (DocZone, Walmart) Thursday, March 31/16 – parent/teacher interviews Day 16 – work on quotation analysis and response week of Monday, April 4/16 Day 17 – *quotation analysis and response due* Days 18­21 – develop formative essay outlines for BNW week of Monday, April 11/16 Day 1 – literature circle intro. – carousel Day 2 – reading/role prep. Day 3 – reading/role prep – meeting #1 Day 4 – reading/ role prep Day 5 – reading/role prep. – meeting #2 week of Monday, April 18/16 Day 6 – reading/role prep. Day 7 – reading/role prep – meeting #3 Day 8 – reading/ role prep Day 9 – reading/role prep. – meeting #4 Day 10 – reading/ role prep week of Monday, April 25/16 Day 11 – reading/role prep. – meeting #5 Day 12 – *journals due* – creative prep. – outline prep. Days 13 & 14 – creative prep. –outline prep. and completion Friday, April 29/16 – Mid­Term Reports out Day 15 – intro. to essay (choose best outline) – *creative due* ( BNW option) week of Monday, May 2/16 Days 16 & 17 – essay work periods 1­2 Day 18 – essay work period 3 Days 19 & 20 – essay work periods 4­5, essay tips, conferences week of Monday, May 9/16 Day 1 – *essay due* – begin The Tempest , revenge discussion, ball game, line tossing Day 2 – begin viewing The Tempest Day 3 – develop Prospero character map, based on Act I Day 4 – take up Prospero character map, continue viewing The Tempest , Act II Day 5 – continue viewing The Tempest , develop key questions based on Act II week of Monday, May 16/16 Day 6 – discuss key Act II questions, Tempest video Day 7 – finish viewing The Tempest , “chain of being” and “Elves” activities Day 8 – drama activity (character frieze, tableau), choose seminar topics Days 9 and 10 – Shakespeare Behind Bars doc. and discussion Monday, May 23/16 – Victoria Day week of Tuesday, May 24/16 Day 11 – The Tempest , prep. seminars and arguments Day 12 – The Tempest , prep. seminars and arguments Day 13 – prep. seminars and arguments Day 14 – seminars begin week of Monday, May 30/16 Day 15 – continue The Tempest seminars Day 16 – complete The Tempest seminars Day 1 – * The Tempest arguments due* – begin short stories, read & discuss “core” stories Days 2 & 3 – read and discuss "core" stories week of Monday, June 6/16 Day 4 – continue with "core" stories, seminar and argument selection Day 5 – continue with “core” stories Wednesday, June 8/16 – (Quiet Period Begins) Days 6 & 7 – more "core" stories (for “The Pedestrian”, use “touchscreen” intro.) Day 8 – prep. seminars and arguments week of Monday, June 13/16 Day 9 – prep. seminars and arguments Day 10 – short story seminars begin Days 11 & 12 – short story seminars continue and finish – *short story arguments due* Day 1 – exam prep. – course evaluation, argument feedback, reflecting on "My Career" week of Monday, June 20/16 Monday, June 20/16 – Last Day of Semester II classes Day 2 – exam prep. – practice multiple choice, exam section Tuesday, June 21/16 – EXAMS: Day 1, Period 1 Wednesday, June 22/16 – EXAMS: Day 2, Period 2 Thursday, June 23/16 – EXAMS: Day 3, Period 3 Friday, June 24/16 – EXAMS: Day 4, Period 4, ENG 3U1, A116 week of Monday, June 27/16 Monday, June 27/16 – EXAM MAKEUP DAY Tuesday, June 28/16 > Thursday, June 30/16 – PA Days
