English I Pre-AP-GT
August 24
[Advisory Schedule]
Welcome!
 Syllabus
 Plagiarism
contract
 Pre-AP Contract
All of above due by
Wednesday
 Reminder about
Summer Reading
assessment (Sept.
(4th)

Vocab. Book
money--$13.00
Due Friday
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Collect forms & $13 for
vocab. book each day
Continue “The Sniper”—
briefly summarize story
with partner.
Create visual spatial map
of the layout of story with
a partner. (include 3
pieces of text support)..
Discuss in context of lit
terms; (Ex: irony,
characterization, irony,
imagery, conflicts, setting,
etc.) Focus specifically on
irony.
Read “The Sniper” in
class.
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Discuss
background of
Irish civil war.
What did you
like? Not like?
Why?
Hw: Read Guy de
Maupassant’s short story
“The Necklace.”
(Literature, p. 224 and note
important literary terms).
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[Pep Rally]
Due today
Collect signature sheets
for documents (syllabus,
Pre-AP Contract,
Plagiarism). .
Distribute literary terms
packet and assign for
homework.
Discuss “The Necklace”
in terms of 1-2 literary
devices employed by
author and its effect on
reader. [Use questions
about feeling, tone,
imagery, diction to
begin]
Review the poetic form of
a haiku and show
example. Work with
partner to create a haiku to
exemplify a literary term.
[model with example for
suspense]
Hw: Finish lit terms
packet and haiku, if
necessary.
Share lit terms haikus.
Gallery walk.
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Advisory Schedule
Vocab. Book money due!
Distribute “Necklace”
study guide and complete
with a partner (pairs)
Go over “The
Necklace” Study Guide”
and allow students to
revise/correct their
Collect vocab. book
money while they work on responses.
study guide.
Turn in “Necklace”
Study Guide for
accuracy grade.
No grade on Lit Terms
packet.
Hw: Read “The Cask of
Amontillado,”
Literature, p. 372.
Hw: Finish “The
Necklace” Study Guide
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Discuss “Cask of
Amontillado” ) –
Distribute questions to
be answered during
reading of story.
Hw: Bring summer
reading book for class
activity tomorrow. .
September 1
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Vocab Unit 1 due
Distribute vocab books.
Assign Vocab Unit 1 –
due Friday
Summer Reading
Groups: The class will be
in book club groups based
on summer reading
choices and passages will
be provided that are
important to their novel as
a whole.
Continue Summer
Reading Discussion
Groups
.
They are to use these
passages for discussion,
along with the focus
questions on the handout.
Hw: Vocabulary Unit 1
due tomorrow
Distribute AP grading
rubric and discuss
Mini- lesson on
paragraph structure,
embedding text
evidence, using
commentary for multiparagraph essay to
prepare for Summer
Reading Assessment
Hw: Students bring their
selected passage from
summer reading book.
Passage should relate to
a literary element (point
of view, characterization,
conflict, symbol, theme,
representative of the
book as a whole and
appropriate for their
written analysis
Summer Reading –
Essay (Quiz)
Summer Reading
Assessment Why is this
passage significant to
the novel as a whole?
You may use
characterization, tone,
fig. lang. to support
your answer, as well as
text evidence.
Hw: Read “Most
Dangerous Game” in
class. (Literature , p. 60)
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Open House
Labor Day
Holiday
Explain that the class will
Discuss “The Most
Dangerous Game”—
[characters’ names—
Rainsford, Sanger--,
literary devices and
their effect, etc.
Vocab Quiz 1
Using chart for real-life
[Pep Rally]
examples, have students
apply to current
examples from pop
Hw: Vocab Unit 2
culture: music, movies,
(Due Thursday, Sept. 17)
TV to complete sheet, in
small groups or pairs.
Hw: Study for Vocab.
Quiz 1
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Distribute watching
guide for Star Wars and
let classes know what
they will need to be
looking for in the
movie.
[No Homework]
[No Homework]
SHORT STORY and
begin work on
LITERARY TERMS
archetypes. Give packet TEST
as background and
generally talk about
characteristics and
general categories..
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17
18
Vocab. Unit 2 due
Vocab Quiz 2
Begin Star Wars and
look for archetypes.
Continue watching Star
Wars
Continue watching Star
Wars and completing
chart of archetypes
Continue watching
Star Wars
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Finish Star Wars
Remind students to buy
TKAM from Barnes &
Noble – needed by
SEPT. 30
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ARCHETYPES
TEST
Vocab. Unit 3 due
[NO HOMEWORK]
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[NO HOMEWORK]
HW: study for
Archetypes Test
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October 1
Begin TKAM – copy of
novel due in class
Check Vocabulary Unit 4
TKAM Pop Quiz—Book
check.
Distribute TKAM , Part 1,
Vocabulary
Hw: S-O Vocabulary
Unit 4—Due Thursday
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[LATE ARRIVAL]
Review/discuss archetypes
Hw: S-O Vocab. Unit 3
(due Thursday)
Vocab. Unit 3 Quiz
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Begin reading Ch. 1 in
class/Annotate for setting,
tone, etc. (Model for
expectations of students’
work)
Show TKAM Study Guide
on website for students’
use if needed.
Hw: Finish TKAM, Ch. 1
Continue Ch. 1
reading/annotating/
Focusing on literary
devices and author’s
purpose.
Practice writing claim
For yesterday’s annotation
of setting in Ch. 1
Hw: Read/ annotate
TKAM, Ch. 2
[PEP RALLY]
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Discuss Ch. 2 in TKAM
Hw: Read/annotate
TKAM, Ch. 3
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Vocabulary Unit 4 due
Vocabulary Unit 4 Quiz
Discuss Ch. 3 in TKM
Discuss TKAM, Ch. 4
Hw: Read/annotate
Ch. 4
Hw: TKAM, Ch. 5-6
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“Walking in Another’s
Shoes” due
HOLIDAY
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Groups: quote analysis of
one quote selected from
Ch. 1-8
Hw: Read TKAM, Ch. 910
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Discuss TKAM, Ch. 56
Class time to review
requirements/
expectations for
tomorrow’s essay
TKAM Process
analysis/ essay
(Test)
Hw: Assign “Walking
in Another’s Shoes”—
due Tuesday
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TKAM Reading Check
(Daily grade)
Discuss TKAM, Ch. 7
Groups: quote analysis of
one quote selected from Ch.
1-8
Discuss TKAM, Ch. 9-10
Hw: Read TKAM, Ch. 910
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Hw: Read TKAM, Ch.
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Hw: Read TKAM, Ch.
7
Hw: Read TKM, Ch.8
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Discuss TKAM, Ch. 10
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Mood/Diction/
imagery/tone in Ch. 9-10
Hw: Read TKAM, Ch.
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Study for TKAM, Part 1
Vocabulary Quiz
TKM Part 1 Vocab.
Quiz
Review TKM Ch. 1-11
(mood, diction, imagery,
tone, etc.)
Mood/Diction/
imagery/tone in Ch. 9-10
TKAM, Part 1 Test
(Ch. 1-11)
Hw: TKAM, Ch. 12
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Assign TKAM
Vocabulary, Part 2
Go over TKAM
Vocabulary Quiz, #1
Discuss TKAM, Ch. 12
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Intro Critical Stances
TKAM—Discuss Ch. 1213
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Groups: Critical
Stances
Discuss,, organize,
prepare presentations,
due on Monday
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TKAM,--Discuss Ch. 15
TKAM—Discuss Ch. 16
Critical Stances Groups
Critical Stances Groups
Hw: Read TKAM, Ch. 16-
Hw: Read TKAM,
Ch. 17
TKAM—Discuss Ch. 14-
Hw: Read TKM, Ch. 13
Hw: Read TKM, Ch. 14
Hw: Read TKM, Ch.
15-