Mrs. Wooley – Syllabus English 11A 1 & 4
Monday 10-15-12
Computer Lab – Type first draft of literary analysis. Print.
Homework – Edit literary analysis.
Tuesday 10-16-12
Peer Edit literary analysis.
Read and discuss pages 95, 96.
Discuss important points from Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography.
TEST – from “The Autobiography Benjamin Franklin.”
Reading Mini Test, pages 7,8.
Homework – Revise literary analysis.
Wednesday 10-17-12
Computer Lab – Type revised copy of literary analysis. Print.
Thursday 10-18-12
Complete Words to Own, page 8.
Read Patrick Henry & Persuasion, pages 100-101.
Listen to CD “Speech to the Virginia Convention.” 7:03
Mini group persuasion lesson.
Each group chooses a prompt and acts out persuasion.
Class (audience) identifies emotional appeals, appeals to reason, facts, opinions, and
underlying assumptions.
Analyze Persuasion by using Literary Elements Worksheets pages 14 and 16.
Friday 10-19-12
Grammar Friday!
1 – Commas – Candace, Rebecca, Allison, Kendal
4 – Apostrophes – Jessie, Dom and Adam
Monday 10-22-12
Review “Speech to the Virginia Convention” and take TEST.
Complete Words to Own, page 9, from The Crisis, No. 1.
Begin reading from The Crisis, No. 1.
Begin Graphic Organizer, pg. 10, from The Crisis, No. 1.
Tuesday 10-23-12
Complete reading from The Crisis, No. 1, and complete the Graphic Organizer, if
necessary.
Wednesday 10-24-12
Review from The Crisis, No.1, and then take TEST.
Complete reading Mini Test from The Crisis, No. 1.
WTO – from The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Discuss and practice parallel structure using Language Handbook Worksheets
pages 94, 95.
Thursday 10-25-12
Read from The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Complete Graphic Organizer, using at least six examples.
Homework – Prepare for Grammar Friday.
Friday 10-26-12
Parallelism Quiz.
Discuss The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Discuss non-fiction contemporary reading.
Grammar Friday!
1 – Colons and Semi-colons – Spenser, Alexis and David
4º – Commas – Sam, Tyler and Braden
Mrs. Wooley – Syllabus English 11G 3 & 5
Thursday 10-11-12
GRAMMAR FRIDAY on Thursday!
3 – Colons & Semi-colons – Celicia, Pablo, Paige and Serina
5 – Commas – Brady and Matt
Monday 10-15-12
Discuss important points from Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography.
TEST – from “The Autobiography Benjamin Franklin.”
Reading Mini Test, pages 7,8.
Tuesday 10-16-12
Complete Words to Own, page 8.
Read Patrick Henry & Persuasion, pages 100-101.
Listen to CD “Speech to the Virginia Convention.” 7:03
Mini group persuasion lesson.
Each group chooses a prompt and acts out persuasion.
Class (audience) identifies emotional appeals, appeals to reason, facts, opinions,
and underlying assumptions.
Wednesday 10-17-12
Analyze Persuasion by using Literary Elements Worksheets pages 14
and 16.
Review “Speech to the Virginia Convention” and take TEST.
Complete Words to Own, page 9, from The Crisis, No. 1.
Thursday 10-18-12
Begin reading from The Crisis, No. 1. Begin Graphic Organizer, pg. 10, from The
Crisis, No. 1.
Friday 10-19-12
Grammar Friday!
3 – Pronouns and usage – Frank, April and Dallas
5 – Capitalization – Job and Adam
Monday 10-22-12
Complete reading from The Crisis, No. 1, and complete the Graphic Organizer, if
necessary.
Tuesday 10-23-12
Review from The Crisis, No.1, and then take TEST.
Complete reading Mini Test from The Crisis, No. 1.
WTO – from The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Discuss and practice parallel structure using Language Handbook Worksheets
pages 94, 95.
Wednesday 10-24-12
Read from The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Complete Graphic Organizer, using at least six examples.
Thursday 10-25-12
Parallelism Quiz.
Discuss The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Discuss non-fiction contemporary reading.
Homework – Prepare for Grammar Friday.
Friday 10-26-12
Grammar Friday!
3 – Verbs and usage – John, Tate, Luke and Cierra
5º – Colons and Semi-colons – Crystal, Jared and Jake