12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
DATES
WEEKLY TOPICS
August 4-12
August 15-19
THU
Orientation, Summer
Reading, Overview of
British History, AngloSaxon England, Beowulf
Anglo-Saxon England, The
Epic, Beowulf
04 Aug
FRI
05 Aug
MON
08 Aug
TUE
WED
9 Aug
10 Aug
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GENERAL
ASSIGNMENTS
Summer Reading Quiz
Journal Entries
British History Timeline
Epic Worksheet
Read Beowulf
Journal Entries
Anglo-Saxon and Beowulf
study guides
Beowulf Unit Test
GPS
ELABLRL2
ELABLRL5
ELABLRC1
ELAACRAC2
ELAACLSV1
ELABLRL2
ELABLRL3
ELABLRC4
ELAACLSV1
ELAACLSV2
Tally which students read which summer books
Review school wide powerpoint each period
Review syllabus
Ice breakers
Collect summer reading forms
Senior Journal #1: You are officially a senior in high school. Collectively you have
more experience than any other students in the school system. Imagine using that
experience to shape the curriculum.
Write a letter that I can use as a teacher’s guide for you personally. Tell me the inside
scoop regarding your expectation of me and this class, your strengths as an English student, your
knowledge of British culture, etc.
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Collect syllabi
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Summer Reading Seminar (groups) Discuss and then write down the best part of the
book, a character’s shining moment, and the significance of the title (up to ten minutes)
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Anglo-Saxon Overview Powerpoint
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Anglo-Saxon Overview Worksheet (mostly accompanies ppt, but a few answers may be
from the background reading in the textbook)
Summer Reading Test (Listed on calendar according to book title.)
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Remind students to complete the back of the overview from Friday now that they have
textbooks. Spend some time teaching the writing skills if there’s time after the test.
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In eight groups (one for each of our time periods), students should read the background
of those pages and prepare a short overview of that period for the class.
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Collect outstanding syllabi
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Issue textbooks (and record the distribution)
British History Timeline Presentations
Senior Journal #2: Without ruining the ending, I will share with you that in Beowulf the monster
is able to bring so much destruction to the area because the citizens could not effectively fight
back. Imagine being defenseless against a formidable attacker.
Should weapons such as guns and knives be allowed in places where large groups of people
gather? Address both sides of this issue, but support your own opinion.
THU
11 Aug
FRI
12 Aug
MON
15 Aug
Complete the study of the Anglo-Saxon background.
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Beowulf Powerpoint Overview
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Beowulf Overview Worksheet
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Video Clip #1 – Students should listen to this 2-minute clip of the Prologue to Beowulf
in Old English. Challenge them to see how many words they can recognize.
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Read Beowulf “Grendel” p. 38 and “Beowulf” p. 42.
Complete Beowulf Comparison Worksheet
First read “The Battle With Grendel”
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
Video #2 Watch a pop culture video clip of the protective parent and notorious child relationship.
Journal #3: Parents have the often challenging task of teaching, loving, preparing, and protecting
their chidren. Sometimes it seems as if the responsibility of parents is overwhelming. Consider
Grendel’s mother.
How far should parents go when it comes to defending their children, especially when those
children are condemned by society. Use several examples stemming from this text, other readings,
and worldly examples. Turn in journal with three completed entries.
TUE
16 Aug
WED
17 Aug
Finally read “Grendel’s Mother”
Read/analyze “The Battle With Grendel’s Mother”
Complete The Epic Tradition Worksheet as you read
Read/analyze “Beowulf’s Last Battle” and “The Death of Beowulf”
THU
FRI
18 Aug
19 Aug
Read/analyze “Mourning Beowulf” and complete Jeopardy review game
Beowulf Unit Test
Novel Study: Grendel
Reading Quizzes: Grendel
Novel Study: Grendel
Reading Quizzes: Grendel
Novel Study: Grendel
Benchmark #1: AngloSaxons, Beowulf, and Grendel
Novel Study: Grendel
Grendel Essay
August 22-26
August 29September 1
Fri. 9/2 early
release
September 6-9
Mon. 9/5 Holiday
September 12-16
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
22 Aug
23 Aug
24 Aug
25 Aug
26 Aug
Grendel Novel Study: Class drawing of Grendel; Journal #3 (Free Reflection)
Read Grendel; Complete paraphrasing activity (worksheet) for chapter 1; read chapter two
Summarize chapter two using JIGSAW; start chapter 3
MON 29 Aug
Finish chapter 3; start chapter 4
TUE
30 Aug
Senior Interview Deadline; finish chapter four; work with quotes (Introduce, Incorporate, Explain)
WED 31 Sep
Journal #4; Quiz 1 (chapters 1-4) Read chapters 5 silently
THU
1 Sep
Read chapters 5 and 6
FRI
02 Sep
EARLY RELEASE (Professional Learning) Read Grendel
Monday, September 5 – Labor Day Holiday
TUE
06 Sep
BENCHMARK #1
WED 07 Sep
Quiz 2 (chapters 5-7); Chapters 8-9
THU
08 Sep
Lab 108 (turnitin.com set-up, annotated bibliography intro, Galileo/media resources)
FRI
9 Sep
Chapters 9- 10
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
12 Sep
13 Sep
14 Sep
15 Sep
16 Sep
September 19-
Media center (14 computers) Chapter 11
Read Chapter 12
Media Center lab (focus on speaking projects)
Grid Projects Due (written projects on turnitin.com and speaking projects in class)
Creative Grendel Projects Due
Medieval England, The
Canterbury Tales
Reading Quizzes: “The
Prologue,” “The Pardoner’s
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
Medieval England, The
Canterbury Tales
Tale,” “The Wife of Bath’s
Tale”
Reading Quizzes: “The
Miller’s Tale,” “The Reeve’s
Tale,” Creative Project:
Design-a-Pilgrim
Mid-Term, Performance
Exam, The English
Renaissance
Performance Exam
(Benchmark #3) – The
Canterbury Tales
23
September 2629
Fri 9/30 early
release
October 3-6
Fri. 10/7 student
holiday
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
19 Sep
20 Sep
21 Sep
22 Sep
23 Sep
Medieval England Overview: take notes pages 24-33
Grendel In-Class Essay (precursor to Performance Exam); issue textbooks
PERFORMANCE ESSAY
Review homework; Create a class “frame story”; textbook pages 138-162; audio tape and worksheet
Journal #5 (Turn in the journal!); Finish reading the Prologue of The Canterbury Tales
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
26 Sep
27 Sep
28 Sep
29 Sep
30 Sep
Guest Speaker
Create class “frame” story; Canterbury Tales: “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”; Receive Writing assignment
Canterbury Tales: Finish “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and discuss theme
Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner’s Tale; Read assigned section of tale aloud for a grade; discuss theme
EARLY RELEASE - Read “The Miller’s Tale” and Grammar and Writing Workshop; review midterm
powerpoint
MON 03 Oct
BENCHMARK #2 - (MID TERM)
TUE
04 Oct
Finish reading “The Reeve’s Tale”
WED 05Oct
Computer lab for classzone.com and working on the Canterbury Tales Poem
THU
06 Oct
Midterm!! Pilgrim Poem Due
Friday, October 7 – Professional Learning Day
October 11-14
The English Renaissance, Pastorals
and Sonnets
Reading Quizzes: Pastorals and
Sonnets
Shakespearean Sonnets
Creative Assignment: Write a
Pastoral or a Sonnet
Benchmark #4: Sonnets
Mon. 10/10 holiday
October 17-21
Monday, October 10 – Fall Holiday
TUE
11 Oct
In small groups, complete multiple choice questions 1-14 on page 275 (Beowulf and Canterbury Tales)
WED 12 Oct
PSAT/ASVAB TESTING (ENTIRE SCHOOL)
THU
13 Oct
Journal Entry #6: Already we’ve seen drastic changes in England’s society. The country
has been influenced by changes in literacy, religion, government, and power.
Think of what you would consider the ideal society.
FRI
14 Oct
MON
17 Oct
Write an entry that explains what your ideal world would be like. Cover topics such
as law, government, religion, etc.
Watch overview of the Renaissance; receive Renaissance Background handout; Give 20 second response to
class answering one question about the Renaissance
EARLY RELEASE (Homecoming) Poem of the Day
Write down grammar mistakes from powerpoint correctly (run ons part one). Continue 20-second
background presentations (#1 - #5); Receive pastoral handout and read “The Passionate Shepherd to His
Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
TUE
18 Oct
WED
19 Oct
THU
20 Oct
FRI
21 Oct
Background Presentations #6 - #10; Run-ons powerpoint part two; work on pastoral handout and complete it
for homework
Turn in pastoral worksheet. Read Spenser’s Sonnets 30 and 75 page 312 together. Background Presentations
#11-15; Read Shakespeare’s Sonnets 18, 29, 116, and 130 page 318 using JIGSAW and completing sonnet
worksheet
Background presentations #16 - #20, Journal #7: Literature reflects life. Choose one of the following topics
discussed in British literature so far: love, power, violence, or wealth. What does the literature suggest about
the topic? Complete JIGSAW for Shakespeare’s sonnets;
Study Petrarch’s Sonnets 90 and 292 page 328 together
Grammar Workshop: Apostrophes and homophones; Jeopardy Review Game; Study for Monday’s Test
Shakespearean Tragedy
Macbeth, Acts 1 & 2
Reading Quizzes: Macbeth
Reading Quizzes: Macbeth
November 7-11
Shakespearean Tragedy
Macbeth, Acts 3 & 4
Shakespearean Tragedy
Macbeth, Act 5 & Review
Benchmark #5 – Macbeth
November 14-18
Shakespearean Tragedy
Macbeth
October 24-28
Oct. 31- Nov. 4
MON
TUE
WED
24 Oct
25 Oct
26Oct
THU
27 Oct
FRI
28 Oct
MON
31 Oct
TUE
01 Nov
Reading Quizzes: Macbeth
Renaissance and Sonnet Unit Test
Receive Macbeth overview handout and take notes based on textbook pages 332-339
1.Journal #7: Shakespeare was a successful playwright because of his memorable characters, intricate plot,
and famous word play. Imagine that you’ve been given the task of creating a stage play that everyone your
age would pay to see.
What school appropriate plot, setting, and characters would you use in your production? Write a journal
entry enticing others to pay for the performance of your masterpiece.
2. View Macbeth overview powerpoint; Take notes as we read Act I (There will be a quiz after acts one and
two.)
3. Receive parts for acts IV and V of the play.
4. Act I
Homework: Read about Shakespeare on pages 316 and 338.
Act I (Take notes regarding each scene of the play as we read.) Homework: Finish reading and taking notes
on Act I of Macbeth
Turn in Act I Notes. Receive instructions for joining class blog. Discuss Act I. Read Act II
Finish reading Act II. Register for class blog. Homework: Study for Macbeth Quiz I (This quiz will cover
Shakespeare’s life and theater, Act I, and Act II)
Turn in Act II Notes; Take Macbeth Quiz I;
Journal #8: People often struggle to control their desire for power. Consider Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
What causes such a celebrated military hero to ultimately choose his sinful actions? Explain with examples
we discussed along with your own personal interpretation.
WED
THU
FRI
02 Nov
03 Nov
04 Nov
Receive speaking roles for Acts IV and V; Begin reading Act III; Verify Blog registrations
Act III; verify registrations; Homework: Complete Act III at home
Act IV
Journal #9: If you ask ten people the definition of leadership, you will probably get ten different answers.
Consider Shakespeare’s title character Macbeth.
According to your personal definition of leadership, is Macbeth closer to a leader or a follower? Explain
your position by using information from this play, your life experience, or other things you’ve heard and
read.
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
Registration to Senior English Blog is due; Continue reading Act IV
MON
TUE
WED
THU
07 Nov
08 Nov
9 Nov
10 Nov
BENCHMARK #3
Turn in Act IV Notes; Macbeth Quiz II; Begin reading Act V
Read Act V
Finish Act V; timed writing (about 20 minutes) When two people
find themselves in a long-term
relationship with one another, they begin to influence each other’s actions. In fact, some
decisions can become very complicated. Consider Shakespeare’s title character
Macbeth.
What is the best way for a couple to approach and then exercise power (or decisionmaking practices) within the relationship? Use evidence from Macbeth, your other
readings, and life experiences to support your position.
(150 word response)
FRI
11 Nov
Computer lab; Class Blog Entry One must be posted on the class blog by the end of the period. (The online
entry is the same question from yesterday.)
MON
14 Nov
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
15 Nov
16 Nov
17 Nov
18 Nov
Computer lab; Class Blog Responses; Students must post a total of two responses: one to a classmate and
one to a person from a different class.
Receive Thursday’s Show and Tell Guidelines; Present Blogger Awards; Renaissance Poetry page 522
Renaissance Poetry; Work on Show and Tell Project; Grammar Practice Powerpoint Session 2
Macbeth Show-And-Tell; Finish Grammar Powerpoint
Macbeth Show and Tell; Turn in Peer Evaluations; Turn in Grammar Usage Errors From Macbeth
The English Restoration
November 28December 2
The English Restoration
December 5-9
MON
TUE
WED
28 Nov
29 Nov
30 Nov
THU
FRI
01 Dec
02 Dec
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – NOVEMBER 21-25
Restoration Overview: Complete Worksheet I; View Powerpoint “The Haves and the Have Nots”
Continue working on Restoration Overview Worksheet; Read “The Diary of the Plague”
Complete Journal #10: Imagine that a piece of literarture we’ve studied will be turned into a move. Choose
any text (play, novel, story) from this semester. Which scene should be used as a preview to get people to
visit the movie theater? Expalin what you’d show in a two-minute clip to create excitement.
Turn in Restoration Overview Worksheet.
Read “The Rape of the Lock”
Satire Collage
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
05 Dec
06 Dec
07 Dec
08 Dec
9 Dec
Read “A Modest Proposal” and receive worksheet
Turn in journal entries 6-11; Complete “A Modest Proposal” and turn in worksheet
Anglo Saxon Review
Medieval Review
Online Tutorial of my website
Semester Review – AngloDecember 12-16 Saxon England, Medieval
Semester Exams England, The English
Semester Exam – AngloSaxon England, Medieval
England, The English
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
Renaissance, The English
Restoration
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
12 Dec
13 Dec
14 Dec
15 Dec
16 Dec
Christmas Break Blog Assignment; Exam Review; Receive grade for review sheet
BENCHMARK #4 - (FINAL EXAM) 7TH PERIOD
BENCHMARK #4 - (FINAL EXAM) 1ST AND 2ND PERIODS
BENCHMARK #4 - (FINAL EXAM) 3RD AND 4TH PERIODS
BENCHMARK #4 - (FINAL EXAM) 5TH AND 6TH PERIODS
Romanticism
January 4-6
January 9-13
January 17-20
Mon. 1/16 MLK
Renaissance
Romanticism
Romanticism
College Application Essay;
Revolt Against Neoclassicism
Quizzes
The Lake Poets Quizzes
The Late Romantics
Benchmark #1: Romanticism
Test
Monday, January 3, and Tuesday, January 4 – Professional Learning Days
WED 04 Jan
Course Information; Intro to commonapp.org; receive college essay requirements handout; Start creating
college essay outline
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
THU
FRI
06 Jan
07 Jan
Turn in Course Information Sheet; Begin writing college essay)
Lab (work on college essays); Register for turnitin.com
Winter Weather Break - School closed from Jan. 10 – Jan. 14
Monday, January 16 – MLK Holiday
TUE
18 Jan
Lab; Make a 100-word entry onto class blog about the Romantic poet Lord Byron. Students have to read the
following three Byron poems: “She Walks In Beauty” “Solitude” and “I See Thee Weep” and complete the
class blog assignment posted online
WED 19 Jan
Romantic Poet Overview (powerpoint and notes on your own paper) Read the background of the romantic
era in the textbook pages 732-751
THU
20 Jan
Early Romantic Poetry William Blake Study. Watch video clip; In a small group take an assigned stanza of
“The Chimney Sweeper” page 756 and create a visual representation of the stanza that mimics Blake’s
artistic poetry
FRI
21 Jan
The Chimney Sweeper Powerpoint; Present stanzas (posters) to the class by reading the verse and
commenting on its literary aspects and explaining the pictures created by the group. Turn in posters.
Individually, write six sentences that summarize the six stanzas of the poems and turn in the paper. Read the
remaining poems by William Blake in the textbook as a basis for class discussion
Study for next Wednesday’s Romanticism Test
January 23-27
Victorian
Commonwealth Project
Victorian
January 30February 3
Victorian
February 6-10
Victorian
February 13-17
Reading Quizzes – The
Importance of Being
Earnest
Reading Quizzes – The
Importance of Being
Earnest
Reading Quizzes –
Victorian England Essay
Reading Quizzes –
Victorian England Poetry
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
24 Jan
25 Jan
26 Jan
27 Jan
28 Jan
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
As test review, complete #1-16 on pages 884-885, Read a Wordsworth and a Shelley poem together
Romanticism Test
Victorian England Overview (complete worksheet)
Clip: George S. Stuart on Oscar Wilde; Begin reading Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest
MON
TUE
31 Jan
01 Feb
Complete Act I of Earnest; Receive Act I handout
Journal: Many Victorians proudly supported imperialism, believing they were bringing the gift of
civilization to less civilized cultures. Bloody rebellions proved that colonized people did not share their
view. Do you think a nation should impose its values on other nations?
WED
THU
FRI
02 Feb
03 Feb
04 Feb
MON
TUE
WED
THU
07 Feb
08 Feb
09 Feb
10 Feb
FRI
MON
TUE
11 Feb
14 Feb
15 Feb
Using the book, complete the Act I handout and turn it in. Begin reading Act II of Earnest silently.
Receive Commonwealth Handout and read Act II
Lab (blog and Victorian Project)
Finish Act II and create Venn Diagrams contrasting Jack and Algernon
Read Act III; Complete study guide; Read Online Project requirements
Lab (Commonwealth Projects)
Lab
Journal: Oscar Wilde resented the arrogance and artificiality of his time period. In 150+ words, explain
how he uses “The Importance of Being Earnest” to show his disgust of the Victorian lifestyle.
Watch trailer of movie; Take group Quiz; Act III worksheet
Unit Test “Oscar Wilde and The Importance of Being Earnest” Choose independent reading story.
Lab (last day) PHOTOSTORY MUST BE SAVED IN STUDENT FOLDER; Narration turned in online
Receive worksheet: “The Development of the Novel” and work on it during class. Finish worksheet for
homework. Focus: Independent Reading Strategies
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
WED
16 Feb
THU
FRI
17 Feb
18 Feb
Watch Photostories; Complete Photostory Evaluations and turn it in; commit to an Independent Story for
Friday’s Test
Victorian Poetry: Complete strategies worksheet for “Oh Who Is That Young Sinner” and turn it in
Introduction to stream of Conciousness
Modernism
Reading Quizzes –The
Challenge of Modernism
Modernism
Reading Quizzes – The Irish
Literary Renaissance
Performance Exam Essay
February 27March 2
March 5 - 9
Modernism
March 12-15
Fri. 3/16 student
holiday
MON
21 Feb
WINTER HOLIDAY - FEBRUARY 20-24
Journal: Pretend that you are a Victorian and write a letter from you to any person in a future
generation (anyone alive after 1901). Your goal is to highlight all of the accomplishments of your
society. Feel free to also mention any piece of literature. Your goal here is to brag! Be proud! At least
150 words
TUE
22 Feb
WED
23 Feb
THU
24 Feb
FRI
25 Feb
Take Independent Reading Quiz
Modernism Overview (Take notes over pages 1076 – 1085) Complete a two-minute stream of
consciousness activity. Turn in all work.
Complete a 3 minute stream of consciousness exercise. Write a story using at least five words from the
‘word stream’. In small groups, read “The Duchess and the Jeweller” page 1114. Each person has a
different job in the group (clarifier, inferer, questioner, visualize). As the group reads the story, stop for
times for each strategy and write down something specific. By the end of the story, each group should have
at least 16 written reading strategies according to the four jobs. Each group member must write down his
own work.
Finish “The Duchess and the Jeweller” Virginia Woolf powerpoint and notes. turn in notes along with
reading strategies from the story.
Analyze Orwell’s poem “The Lesser Evil” and turn it in; 1984 Overview (powerpoint)
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
28 Feb
01 Mar
02 Mar
03 Mar
04 Mar
Distribute 1984; Receive Part I reading handout; start reading!
Revisit powerpoint; Read 1984
Read 1984
read 1984
1984 Quiz I (pages 1-48)
MON
TUE
WED
THU
07 Mar
08 Mar
09 Mar
10 Mar
(SS Midterm) Read 1984 ; Receive participation grade for writing a strategy on the board
(Math Midterm) Read 1984; Receive a participation grade for writing a strategy on the board
(Science Midterm) Read 1984
Performance/Midterm Exam
Modernism
Reading Quizzes: 1984
Modernism
(Araby and Evelyn)
Modernism
Reading Quizzes: 1984
March 19-23
March 26-30
April 9 - 13
Reading Quizzes: 1984
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
Monday 14
TUE
15 Mar
WED 16 Mar
THU
17 Mar
FRI
18 Mar
1984 Quiz II (pages 48-104); Part I handout due;
Read 1984; receive part 2 handout
STUDENT HOLIDAY
1984 Quiz III (pages 105 – 156) Homework: Read 156-179 by Monday. Class will start on page 179.
Talent Show! Blog (some classes)
MON
21 Mar
Read 1984 p. 179
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
MON
TUE
WED
22 Mar
23 Mar
24 Mar
25 Mar
28 Mar
29 Mar
30 Mar
THU
FRI
31 Mar
01 Apr
Read 1984
1984 Quiz IV (pages 156-224); Part II Reading Strategies Handout is due
Read 1984 – Receive Part 3 Handout
Read 1984
GHSGT – Read 1984 - start on page 255
GHSGT – Read 1984 - Write five fishbowl questions.
GHSGT – 1984 Fishbowl (a graded class discussion) If you missed fishbowl, you must complete a packet
about 1984.
GHSGT - 1984 Unit Test (pages 225-298) Part 3 Worksheet Due
Propaganda Activity
Post Modernism
April 16-20
Post Modernism
April 23-27
Post Modernism
April 30-May
4
Reading Quizzes:
Responses to War and
Colonialism
Reading Quizzes: Postwar
Writers
Reading Quizzes: Legacy of
Empire
SPRING BREAK - APRIL 2-6
MON 11 Apr
Post Modernism Overview (Turn in notes at the end of class.)
TUE
12 Apr
Write a Senior Journal. This journal is 150+ words written in blue or black ink. Choose any senior and
dedicate this entry to that person. Turn in the journal entry. Begin working on postmodern poetry
worksheet.
WED 13 Apr
Continue working on postmodern poetry worksheet.
THU
14 Apr
Turn in poetry worksheet. Take “Who Am I” Quiz and write about the results.
FRI
15 Apr
Read “The Distant Past” page 1294 On a sheet of paper, list your “Top Five Things” (Specifically, write the
following: 1. The most important sentence from your section of the text. 2-4. Three different statements that
reveal things you learn about the characters’ reality. 5. An overall sentence about this story’s environment.
Turn in your paper.
MON
18 Apr
Using the chart on page 1307, choose a winner for a prestigious literary award among four postmodern
poems (pages 1280, 1283, 1288, 1290). After giving the four poems a score of 1 -10 in the categories, write
a one-paragraph response on the back of your paper. Turn it in.
TUE
19 Apr
Take Senior Survey on the Ipad
WED 20 Apr
View powerpoint titled: The Faces of Post Modernism; take notes and turn them in
THU
21 Apr
Watch clip of J. K. Rowling’s Commencement Address at Harvard University; Write a full paragraph
response answering the following prompt: Is J. K. Rowling a true post modernist?
Friday, April 22
In small groups, write a list that responds to the following prompt: What causes racism? Read Soyinka’s
“Telephone Conversation” page 1310 and answer an assigned question from page 1313. Homework: Read Achebe’s Things Fall
Apart page 1314
MON 25 Apr
Read “Six Feet of the Country” page 1318 Homework: Finish reading the story
TUE
26 Apr
Complete Senior Journal #3; Read “A Devoted Son” page 1340 Homework: Complete “A Devoted Son”
12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM CALENDAR
WED
THU
FRI
27 Apr
28 Apr
29 Apr
Test Review; Post Modern Jeopardy
Postmodern Unit Test
Career Project Assignment
May 7-11
Career
May 14-18
Career
May 21-25
Career
Quizzes: The Power
Of Research
Career Paper
Career Presentations
MON
02 May
TUE
WED
THU
03 May
04 May
05 May
FRI
06 May
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
09 May
10 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
Computer Lab – (Career Project) – Turn in Project Guideline Handout; complete GA411 Career survey;
create bibme.com account
Complete Senior Journal #4; View sample prezis and websites; review textbook pages 1376-1411
200 Lab – Career Project – Deadline for www.bibme.com account with five possible sources
200 Lab – Career Project - Last day to change your presentation career field! For a daily grade, show five
possible sources of information on your bibme account (You may or may not actually use those five
sources.) Take notes.
200 Lab – Career Project – Commit to prezi, powerpoint, or building a website; try to finish taking notes
and finding sources
Plagiarism Activity; Complete textbook 1376-1411
100 Lab – Career Project
100 Lab – Career Project
Career Presentations Due; Turn in class evaluations
Remaining Career Presentations or Late Career Presentations; distribute class evaluations
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
16 May
17 May
18 May
19 May
20 May
Mobile lab; exit blog and exam review
Mobile lab; exit blog and exam review
Turning point Moving through the Time Periods
Exam Review Jeopardy – 100 Lab; class recognition
5th, 6th, 7th Senior Exam (taken during a normal class period)