2013- 2014
Honors Sophomore English- Second Quarter
Monday
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November
Tuesday
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Discuss Nihilism in Grendel
Election Day
Do Now: Nietzsche & Existentialism Recap
Journal 2-1: Regents Paragraph #5
No Students
Discuss
Do Now: Apply existentialism to Grendel & and
discuss
Do Now: Writing Mini-lesson: The Topic/ Summary
Sentence/ Revise
Film clip: Machiavelli’s Prince
Discuss Machiavelli & Grendel chapter 8
HW: Read Nietzsche & Existentialism for
Wednesday.
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Veterans Day
No School
HW: Journal 2-2: Regents Paragraph #6/ Read
Grendel chapters 7 & 8 for Friday and add to
zodiac chart. Print/read/ annotate excerpt on
Machiavelli’s Prince from teacher page.
HW: Read Grendel chapters 7 & 8 for tomorrow and
add to zodiac chart.
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Do Now: Sentence Imitation #3
Regents Style Paragraph Due- 2XH
Discuss zodiac in chapters 10 & 11
Do Now: Empiricism vs. Solipsism- notes
Do Now: Read “House of Asterion” & apply to
Grendel
Discuss nihilism & existentialism in new
chapters
Discuss in Grendel
HW: Read chapter 12 of Grendel and add
to zodiac chart for tomorrow/ complete
Regents Style Paragraph due tomorrow for
2XH.
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Department Meeting
Do Now: The Grendel Discussions- 1XM
Journal 2-3: Regents paragraph #7 (finish for
homework)
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Faculty Meeting
Enrichment Activity
Amanda Knox case study
HW: Add to vocabulary pages/ continue reading
“Twelve Traps” and adding quotes to log in the
notes section.
Parent Teacher Conferences- 1:00-3:20
HW: Read “The Twelve Traps of Grendel” and
write one quote about each “trap” to notes for
graded discussion next Thursday!
Parent Teacher Conferences- 6:00-8:30
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Grendel Discussion #1
Grendel Discussion #2
Grendel Discussion #3
Do Now: Discuss Journal 2-4
Sentence Imitation #4
Intro. Project: Detecting Bias & Propaganda
HW: Prep for Grendel discussion #2: “Is
Grendel a nihilist or an existentialist?”
HW: Prep for Grendel discussion #3: “What is
Gardner’s point in including all of the
philosophy in the novel? Be prepared to use
evidence from ‘Twelve Traps’ literary criticism.”
HW: Journal 2-4 = Common Core Reflection #2
HW: Add to vocabulary pages & work on
project.
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Introduce Poetry out Loud for Extra Credit! Sign
up for a poem by Wednesday!
Sign up for Poetry Out Loud!
Project Workday
Project Workday
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(TWS: theme, paragraph structure, topic &
summary sentences, compound & complex
Sentences).
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How to Detect Bias & Propaganda- compile
notes on Grendel for discussion tomorrow.
HW: Prep for Grendel discussion #1: “How
could Grendel provide commentary about
propaganda? How does this apply to the ‘real
world’? Make connections to current/ historical
events.”
HW: Add to NEW quarter vocabulary pages/
Read Grendel chapters 10 & 11 and add to
zodiac chart for Tuesday./ Typed Regents
Paragraph due Wednesday for 2XH.
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Project Workday
HW: Project is due Tuesday for 1XM!
Faculty Meeting
December
Corruption in the Medieval Church
Religion & Propaganda
Assign Medieval Period & Canterbury Tales
WebQuest
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Detecting Bias & Propaganda Projects due1XM
Do Now: Sentence Imitation #5
Do Now: Intro. 3 Levels of Thinking/ practice
WebQuest Due- 3XH
Writing Mini-lesson: Blending Quotes with TCS
Propaganda & Rhetoric
Do Now: Share findings from WebQuest
Practice blending quotes
Set up CT pilgrim chart
Journal 2-5: Stereotypes
Share & respond to projects
Read CT Prologue: Knight & Squire/ Discuss &
add to chart
Medieval Propaganda
HW: Continue to work on WebQuest. Type up
a Regents Paragraph due Monday for 2XH!
HW: WebQuest due Friday- 3XH./ Project due
tomorrow!
HW: Continue to work on WebQuest.
(TWS: theme, paragraph structure, topic &
summary sentences, grammar items, blended
quotes).
HW: WebQuest due tomorrow/ Regents paragraph
due Monday!
HW: Add to vocabulary pages. Regents
paragraph due Monday for 2XH!
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Regents Paragraph Due- 2XH
Do Now: Journal 2-7: Regents Paragraph #9
Do Now: Journal 2-8: Regents Paragraph #10
Do Now; Sentence Imitation #6
Commentary lesson continued
Do Now: Journal 2-6: Regents Paragraph #8
Discuss Wife of Bath, Parson, & Miller
Discuss Summoner, Pardoner, & Host/ add to
chart
Writing Mini-lesson: Commentary
Read Nun, Monk, & Friar/add to chart & discuss
HW: Read Wife of Bath, Parson, & Miller/ add to
chart.
HW: Read Summoner, Pardoner, & Host/
add to chart
HW: Read “The Pardoner’s Prologue & Tale”
pgs. 125-134 & “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” pg.
139-150 for Monday. Be prepared for a reading
check.
HW: Read “Pardoner’s Tale” & “Wife of Bath’s Tale”
for Monday.
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Do Now: “Pardoner’s Tale” & “Wife of Bath’s
Tale” reading check- 1XC
Department Meeting
Assign Stereotype Poem & Tale Project using
rhetorical techniques
Regents Paragraph Due- 2XH
Journal 2-8: Regents Paragraph #11
Project Workday
HW: Regents Paragraph due Wednesday for
2XH.
HW: Regents Paragraph due tomorrow for
2XH!
HW: Read “Pardoner’s Tale” & “Wife of Bath’s
Tale” for Monday & be ready for a reading
check./ add to vocabulary pages.
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Projects Due- 3XH
Project Workday
Project Workday
Share Poems & Tales
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(TWS: theme, paragraph structure, topic &
summary sentences, grammar items, blended
quotes, commentary).
Winter Recess
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Faculty Meeting
January- Classes Resume
Do Now: Macbeth Anticipation Guide
Do Now: Discuss Essay #1
The Rhetoric of Totalitarian Leaders
Essay #2/ deconstruct and discuss
HW: Prop. Essay deconstruction.
HW: Print/ Read/ annotate notes on the values
of the Renaissance Englishman.
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Read Act I
Do Now: Journal 2-9: Regents Paragraph #12
Do Now: Acts I & II Reading Quiz- 2XC
Do Now: Journal 2-10: Regents Paragraph #13
Read Act II
Read Act III
Read Act IV
HW; Finish Act I & add to chart.
HW; Finish Act II & add to chart.
HW; Finish Act III & add to chart.
HW; Read Acts IV & V & add to chart/ add to
vocabulary pages.
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Do Now: Journal 2-11: Regents Paragraph
#14
Macbeth Discussion #1- 2XC
Do Now: Journal 2-12: Regents Paragraph #15
Macbeth Discussion #2- 2XC
How can Macbeth be considered a totalitarian
leader? How does Macbeth use rhetoric as a
leader?
Writing Mini-lesson: Word choice & transitions
Sentence Imitation #7
How does Macbeth employ Hitler’s Propaganda
tactics? How can the play be considered
“royalist” propaganda?
HW: Read Macbeth & Totalitarian Rulers literary
criticism & take notes for discussion on
Wednesday.
HW: Prep for graded discussion tomorrow!
HW: Read about Hitler’s Propaganda tactics &
Macbeth as “royalist” propaganda for
discussion on Friday.
HW: Prep for discussions tomorrow. Select 10
paragraphs to use for project. Type up all
paragraphs (2 per page) & bring to class on
Thursday of next week!
HW: Select 10 paragraphs to use for project.
Type up all paragraphs (2 per page) & bring to
class Thursday!/ add to vocabulary pages
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Macbeth & Canterbury Tales Test
TYPED PARAGRAPHS DUE- 2XH
Do Now: Revision Activity #2
1XM
Do Now: Revision Activity #1
Mini-lesson on MLA format & recap final
requirements for project
Do Now: Share values of the Englishman
Intro. Macbeth & Rhetoric- notes & set up
rhetoric chart
Reading Macbeth as propaganda
HW: Read Act I, scene 1 & be able to discuss
theme introduced in at the beginning.
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Department Meeting
Do Now: Acts III-V Reading Quiz- 2XC
Discuss the last parts of the play
MLK Day
School Closed
Writer’s Notebook Rubric/ prep notebooks
for submission
Prep for test tomorrow!!
Writer’s Notebooks Due- 1XM
Formally Assign Paragraph Portfolio Project- 3XM
MP2 Ends
HW: Paragraph Portfolio Project- 3XM DUE
February 4th!
***CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME PER TEACHER DISCRETION. ALL CHANGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS. ***