Ms. Harder’s English 10 Class Calendar 2009-2010
8/19
8/20
8/21
Freshman Day
First Day of school – getting to know you questions
Handouts (H.O.): Class expectations, Plagiarism policy (signed by 8/28)
8/24
8/25
Seating chart, 5 Questions about you H.O. due end of class, VIP H.O. due Tues.
Stamp (daily points) VIP page; read quotes from kids; Adjectives for love H.O.
complete; Define love H.O. complete – both due Wed.
Stamp Adj. for love HO and Define love HO; discuss quote; textbook read “Two
Kinds” p. 93-104; Selection ‘test’ HO - complete
Read p. 104 – Author Info; read p. 105 “Melting Pot”; Graph. Org. HO complete; p. 107 Ques. # 1-3,5,7,8 and Reading Check answer – due Fri.
Signed Plagiarism Policy Due; Stamp two HO’s and book ques.; Discuss, In-class
writing about love and family – choose from #1 or #2 Due end of class
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/31
9/1
9/2
9/3
9/4
9/7
9/8
9/9
9/10
9/11
Literary Terms HO – Definitions due Tues.; Generic Response HO – complete for
“Two Kinds” – due Tues.
Stamp Narr. Terms HO and Gen. Resp. HO, Discuss both
Elements of Narrative packet HO – read and do “3 and 3” : find three things you
already know and three things that you need more information about – due Thurs.;
“Geraldo” p. 112 – read and do quickwrite, p. 113-116 read story, author info.,
letter, p. 117 Ques. # 1,3,4,5,7 answer Due Thurs.
Pre-Quiz Elements of Narrative; Stamp Elem of Narr 3 & 3, discuss; Stamp
Quickwrite and book questions; Discuss 3 & 3 answers/review narr. terms
Discuss “Geraldo” book questions; Elem. of Story/Graph HO, Letter/Poem (p.
118 #2) HO – both due Tues.
NO SCHOOL
Hand in letter and poem; Stamp Story/Graph HO – discuss; In-Class writing
about friendship – choose from #3 or #4 Due end of class
“I Believe” afterword – read, “I Believe” essay packet #1 or 2 – Read all 6 essays
in your packet. Choose three to answer the following questions : (make sure to
include essay title before each set of answers) 1. What does the writer believe? 2.
Do you agree or disagree with the writer? Why? 3. What does this essay make
you think about/connect with/realize… your thoughts.
“First Seven Years” p. 119 – before you read, p. 120-127 read the story, p. 128
read, p. 129 – answer Ques. # 4,5,9 and Reading Check
Finish “FSY” – get stamped; Finish “I Believe” essay responses – due end of
class; Stamped work due Monday: VIP Page, Define love HO, Adj. for love HO,
“Two Kinds” - Graph. Org. HO, Sel. Test HO, Book ques (p. 107), Gen. Resp.
HO, “Geraldo” – Quickwrite, Letter and poem, Book ques. (p. 117), Story/Graph
HO (This is a total of 60 points!)
9/14
9/15
9/16
9/17
9/18
9/21
9/22
9/23
9/24
9/25
9/28
9/29
9/30
10/1
10/2
Hand in stamped work (see 9/11 details); Gen. Resp HO – complete for “FSY”; I
Believe essay format from POV of “FSY” character – due Thurs. 9/17
Stamp Gen. Resp. HO for “FSY” – discuss (students answer on board); work time
for essay
“Distillation” p. 132-142 – read ‘Before you read’, the story “Distillation”,
accompanying story “Powder”, Gen. Resp. HO, Sel. ‘test’ HO, p. 143 Ques. #
2,6,7,9 – due Thurs.
FSY character essays DUE; 3 stamps by end of class: Gen. Resp. HO, Sel. ‘test’
HO, book questions; “Town Dump” HO – read and answer 3 questions at end,
also compare/contrast with “Distillation”
Stamp “Town Dump” questions; Discuss “Distillation”; Quiz review HO –
Narrative Terms Quiz Monday 9/21; Narrative Terms Crossword HO for Extra
Credit (EC) – due Monday
Hand in EC Crossword; Narrative Terms Quiz; Six Statements HO – Choose 2 of
the 6 statements to respond to in a ‘journal’ format. Each response should be
approx. 1 page in length – due Tues.
Two essay responses due – Discuss in pairs (for each response write 3-2-1
comments: 3 good things in the writing, 2 suggestions to improve writing, 1
question about the writing), hand in at end of class
WGDE practice/review writing skills
WGDE review Mult. Choice practice; return Narrative Terms Quiz – correct
wrong answers for ½ credit – due 9/25
WGDE review Narrative writing;
Stamped papers due Tues 9/29:
 “FSY” Generic Response sheet HO
 “Distillation” book questions
 “Distillation” Generic Response sheet HO
 “Distillation” Selection ‘test’ HO
 “Town Dump” questions
 Narrative terms HO (15 terms)
“I Believe” essay presentation – teacher info, 3 HOs for assignment. Student “I
Believe” statements about love/relationships/family/friends Draft 1 due Tues
9/29, final draft due Fri 10/2 including the HO “What do you think?” and the
First Draft
Stamped work due (see list 9/25); “I Believe” essays Draft 1 due – partners 3-2-1
read and review writing, Final draft (with Draft 1 and “WDYT?” HO attached)
due Friday 10/2
WGDE Test Part 1– Given in class; Non-testers reading short story, HO and book
questions - “Life is Sweet at Kumansenu”
WGDE Test Part 2 – Given in class; Non- testers continuing with short story work
– due end of class today.
“I Believe” Student essays DUE – final draft AND 1st draft attached,15
agree/disagree statements attached; Short Story Project HOs – Short Story
Projects DUE on Monday, Oct. 12th.
10/9
Work Day for Short Story Project due Oct. 12th.
Work Day for Short Story Project due Oct. 12th. WGDE Expository writing
review
WGDE – Expository essay in class; non-testers: Read “The Pedestrian” and
complete study guide questions – due end of class.
Introduction to Shakespeare - Questions about Shakespeare – packet with articles
and questions
Questions about Shakespeare – information from the textbook HO
10/12
10/13
10/14
10/15
10/16
Discuss Shakespeare info. from book HO (10/9)
Video and HO – “Shakespeare and his tragedies”
Discuss video HO (10/13), notes on: Shakespeare’s language, Drama and Tragedy
Video and HO – “Drama and Tragedy”
“The Son from America” – short story HO with questions and CRT practice form
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/19 Stamp and discuss “The Son from America” CRT form; Shakespeare quiz and
Drama & Tragedy quiz review – QUIZZES TOMORROW!
10/20 Shakespeare quiz, Drama and Tragedy quiz; start reading “The Bet” short story
10/21 “The Bet” short story – continue reading and complete study guide HO – Final
CRT assessment Thursday 10/22
10/22 Complete Fiction CRT assessment in class (may use packet and book)
10/23 Final day to turn in any late/missing assignments; show quarter grades;
Turn in the following stamped papers for points (40):
Questions about Shakespeare HO
Shakespeare Info. – textbook HO
Tragedies of Shakespeare video HO
Drama and Tragedy video questions HO
“Son from America” study guide questions HO
“Son from America” practice CRT form
“The Bet” study guide packet
10/26-10/30
11/2
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/6
FALL BREAK – ENJOY!!
Research CRTs - computer lab
Research CRTs - computer lab
Shakespeare mini-research project – get assignment HO
Project due date: __Monday, Nov. 9th__ - Media Center
Shakespeare research time – Media Center
Shakespeare research time – Media Center
11/9
Shakespeare mini-research project DUE TODAY! (Due date extended to Tuesday
11/10)
11/10 TESTING SCHEDULE: Pd. 1,2,3 only today!! 70 minute class periods
Shakes. mini-research project DUE. Julius Caesar biography video and study
guide – watch and complete guide; “Life of Caesar” biography packet and
questions – get started on it and bring to class on Thursday – due Friday.
11/11 TESTING SCHEDULE: Pd. 4,5,6,7 only today!! 70 minute class periods
Shakes. mini-research project DUE. Julius Caesar biography video and study
guide – watch and complete guide; “Life of Caesar” biography packet and
questions – get started on it and bring to class on Thursday – due Friday.
11/12 EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE – 25 minute class periods
Work time on “Life of Caesar”; “Rise of Caesar” packet and questions – both are
due Friday.
11/13 “Life of Caesar” and “Rise of Caesar” questions DUE today. Stamp and discuss.
3-2-1 questions; Final CRT assessments on MONDAY 11/16
11/16 CRT Final Assessments: 12.1.2B and 12.1.2C
11/17 Discuss and write questions for guest speaker Wednesday 11/18 – topic: Julius
Caesar
11/18 Guest speaker – Julius Caesar: his life, military, and politics
11/19 Intro to Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”; stamp speaker notes, p. 773 –
Writer’s Notebook: ½ page minimum, p. 774- Make the Connection: take notes
(4-5 items), Journal H.O. for the play: Journal #1 (each journal entry is to be a
minimum of 1 full page)
11/20 Get three assignments from 11/19 stamped by end of class; Act 1 vocabulary H.O.
– write your own unique sentence for each vocabulary word; Journal #2 ; vocab.
Sentences and Journal #2 due Monday
11/23 Stamp Act 1 vocab sentences and Journal #2; Start the play! Listen to Act 1 Sc.
1-3.
11/24 Book questions H.O. : answer questions listed for Act 1 (#2,3,4,6,7 AND reading
check); Write scene summaries for Act 1: Scene 1: 3-4 events, Scene 2: 9-10
events, Scene 3: 8-9 events
11/25 Get Act 1 questions and Act 1 scene summaries stamped by end of class. Journal
#3 due Monday 11/30
11/26 HAPPY THANKSGIVING – NO SCHOOL
11/27 NO SCHOOL
11/30
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/4
Journal #3 due; Act 1 review with Scene summaries; Act 1 quiz Tuesday 12/1
Act 1 quiz (may use scene summaries!) ; Act 2 vocab H.O.
Listen to Act 2; Act 2 vocab due (stamp)
Act 2 – book questions : p. 818 # 1,3,4,5,6,7,8, AND Reading Check; Act 2 scene
summaries: Scene 1: 9-10 events, Scene 2: 10-11 events, Scene 3: 2 events,
Scene 4: 2-3 events; Elizabethan English HO – due Monday
Elizabethan England H.O., Who is Brutus? H.O. – both due Monday; Act 2 book
questions – stamped; Act 2 scene summaries- stamped; Act 1 quiz – correct for ½
credit
12/8
Review Act 2 Scene Summaries on board; Eliz. English and Who is Brutus? HO’s
stamped; Registration Info HO for next year
SNOW DAY!
12/9
SNOW DAY!
12/7
12/10 SNOW DAY!
12/11 Act 2 quiz – may use scene sums; Act 3 vocab HO – stamp by end of class for
E.C. otherwise due Monday; Journals #4 and 5 due Monday
12/14 Act 3 – Listen/read in class; Stamp Act 3 vocab, Journals # 4 and 5
12/15 Work day: Act 3 book questions: p. 843 # 2,3,4,6,8 AND Reading Check; Scene
Summaries Act 3 – ALL due Wed. 12/16
Due today: Collect Act 1 and 2 work:
* J.C. Speaker (Mo) notes
* Act 1 vocab sentences
* Act 1 book questions
* Act 1 scene summaries
* Act 2 vocab sentences
* Act 2 book questions
* Act 2 scene summaries
* Elizabethan English H.O.
* Who is Brutus? H.O.
** No journals yet – will hand all in together at end of play
12/16 Review Act 3 Scene Summaries on board; stamp Act 3 book questions/Reading
Check
12/17 Act 3 quiz; Act 4 vocabulary words – sentences due Friday
12/18 Watch “Julius Caesar” Acts 1-3