AUGUST 2012 FRESHMAN LIT & COMP HONORS
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22 Welcome!
Introduction
HW Syllabus
signature/ bring in
summer reading
book
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Memoir Discussion
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In-Class Essay for
Summer ReadingMeet in Lab 2402
HW: Memoir
Brainstorm
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Description Day 3:
General vs. specific
HW: Specific detail
brainstorm for
memoir
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Model Analysis and
Discussion
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Tone
Memoir Planning
HW: Tone planning
guide/begin writing
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Description Day 1: 5
Senses HW: 5 senses
brainstorm for
memoir topic/
Topic rational
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Description Day 2:
Metaphor
HW: Metaphor
brainstorm for
memoir topic
HW: Review
summer reading to
prepare for essay
September 2012-Freshman Lit & Comp Honors
SUNDAY
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MONDAY
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Subject to change at
teacher’s discretion
NO SCHOOL
Labor Day
TUESDAY
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Verb Tense
Dialogue
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Discuss “The
Lottery”
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NO SCHOOL
Rosh Hashanah
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Discuss “The
Destructors”
HW: Prepare for
Fishbowl
Discussion
FRIDAY
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Choice discussion
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Discuss
“Contents…”
Discuss “The Bats”
HW: “The Bats”
and SG
HW: vocab week 1
HW: “The Bet” and
SG
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Discuss “The Bet”
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Discuss “No
Witchcraft”
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Discuss “Eveline”
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Grammar
HW: “No
Witchcraft” and SG
HW: “Eveline” and
SG
HW: vocab week 2
HW: “The
Destructors” and
SG
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Review for test
Introduce
Paragraphing
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Short Story Test
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Pre-Test: ACT
Reading Passage
HW: “Contents…”
and SG
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THURSDAY
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Assess model,
peer editing
HW: 5-minute
memoir due Friday
Choice;
survey/reflection
due Thursday
Thursday
HW: Rough draft of
5-minute memoir
due Wednesday;
bring two copies
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WEDNESDAY
HW: Prepare for
Fishbowl
Discussion
NO SCHOOL
Yom Kippur
HW: 5-minute
memoir due Friday
HW: vocab week 3
Prepare for
Fishbowl
Discussion
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Literary terms
vocabulary
SATURDAY
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HW: “The Lottery”
and SG
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Grammar Test
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Fishbowl Discussion
#1
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October 2012-Freshman Lit & Comp Honors
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MONDAY
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Fishbowl Discussion
#2
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Partner Paragraphs
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Introduce Zeitoun
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Peer edit
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Grammar
HW: choice
paragraph due Fri
HW: choice
paragraph rough
draft—two copies
HW: choice
paragraph due Fri
Vocabulary week 4
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 3-31
and SG
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Discuss Zeitoun
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Discuss Zeitoun
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Discuss Zeitoun
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Discuss Zeitoun
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Grammar
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 31-49
and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 50-68
and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 68-81 (end of
part one) and SG
Vocabulary week 5
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HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 116-127
and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 127-146
and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 146-170 (end of
part 2) and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 173-202 (end of
part 3) and SG
Vocabulary week 6
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HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 236-256 and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 256-277 and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 278-290 (end of
part 4) and SG
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 293-325
and SG
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Final discussion on
Zeitoun
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Writing workshop
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November 1
November 2
Unit test on Zeitoun
Grammar
HW: Zeitoun essay
due Friday
Mythology
introduction
HW: Review for
Zeitoun test
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HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 85-116
and SG
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Grammar
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HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 205-236
and SG
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Grammar
HW: Read Zeitoun
pp. 85and SG
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