Honors English I
8/25/2014
Course & Student Introductions
 “Introducing __________”
Acrostic Poem
Journal #1
Textbook Distribution & Introduction
Editing Passage #1 & 2 (quiz Friday!)
Short story unit literary terms (quiz
Friday!)
Labeling Your Dividers:
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Editing, DGP, & Grammar
Short stories
Novels
Nonfiction
The Odyssey & Poetry
Drama
 Singe-subject composition tablet – Journal Writing
Honors English I
8/26/2014
Review Editing Passage #1 & 2;
homework=Editing Passage #3
Review Short story unit literary terms
(quiz Friday!)
English 1 Pre-test
Short story #1 = “The Interlopers” prereading vocabulary = homework
Honors English I
8/27/2014
Review Editing Passage #3;
homework=Editing Passage #4
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Short story #1 = “The Interlopers” p. 254
Anticipation Guide: www.edmodo.com
Journal #2 (3rd period)
*Quiz on short story terms Friday!
1st period Edmodo group code:
www.edmodo.com
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3rd period Edmodo group code:
www.edmodo.com
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“The Interlopers”
Anticipation Guide
Do you agree or disagree?
 Serious arguments can begin over trivial
matters.
 People who quarrel for a long time often
forget why they started fighting in the first
place.
 Arguments always weaken as time goes by.
 When arguing you should never give in or
show weakness.
“The Interlopers”
Essential Question
What message (theme) was Saki
trying to convey in having the story
end in such an ironic way?
Journal Entry #2 (at least 5 sentences)
Provide a topic sentence indicating the
theme of “The Interlopers.” Provide at
least 3 details from the story that support
the theme. Provide a concluding or clincher
sentence.
Honors English I
8/28/2014
Review Editing Passage #4 – Quiz
tomorrow!
DGP Week 1 – Part I & II
Grammar – Parts of Speech:
Nouns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfnXUWJz0sE
Pronouns
http://www.schooltube.com/video/b107082c0278a820f5b3/
Journal # 2 RE: “The Interlopers” (1 period)
Short story #2 = “The Most Dangerous
Game” p.215
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*Quiz on short story terms tomorrow!
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Anticipation Guide
Do you agree or disagree?
 Those who perform well under pressure
succeed.
 A person’s character is revealed during
intense competition.
 If faced with a seemingly impossible task,
you should never try to accomplish it.
 The first impression you have of someone is
always correct.
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Essential Question
How does the author, Richard Connell,
utilize the elements of conflict,
suspense, and irony to create an
effective short story?
Journal Entry #3 (at least 5 sentences)
Provide a topic sentence addressing the EQ.
Provide at least 3 details from the story that
support your topic sentence. Provide a concluding
or clincher sentence.
“The Scarlet Ibis”
Essential Question
Is pride a good thing or a bad thing?
Journal Entry #3 -- 1 page
Honors English I
8/29/2014 – 1st period
Editing Quiz #1
DGP Week 1 – Part 3 & 4
Grammar–Parts of Speech:
Verbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw/
Adjectives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nuxeh4V1ng
Short story terms quiz
Short story #3 = “The Scarlet Ibis” –
p.350-361#1-4
Honors English I
8/29/2014 – 3rd period
Short story #3-4= “The Scarlet Ibis” &
“The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind”
p.350 – 361 #1-4; p.362-366 #1-3;
p.367 #1-3 & Writing to Compare
Literary Works
Honors English I
Tuesday, 9/2/2014 – 1st period
*The Scarlet Ibis homework questions due!
Editing Week 2 – Passage 5 & 6;
homework = passage 7
DGP Week 2 – Part 1
Grammar–Parts of Speech: Adverbs
p.27-28; p.31-32
http://bit.ly/pQ8z5R
Homework: page R-39 through R-41
exercise A – J
Short story #4 = “The Necklace” quiz
& Journal #3 finish for homework
Honors English I
Tuesday, 9/2/2014 – 3rd period
*The Most Dangerous Game & The Scarlet Ibis / Golden KiteSilver Wind homework questions due!
Editing Quiz #1
Editing Week 2 – passage 5 & 6; homework = passage 7
DGP Week 1 – Part 3 & 4
Grammar–Parts of Speech: Verbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw/
Short story terms quiz
Short story #4 = “The Necklace”
Honors English I
Wednesday, 9/3/2014 – 1st period
*The Necklace homework & Journals due!
Editing Week 2 – Review Passage 7;
homework = passage 8
DGP Week 2 – Review Part 1; Part 2
Grammar–Parts of Speech:
Review Homework: page R-39 through R41 exercise A – J
Prepositions p.33-36
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM
Short story project www.edmodo.com
Honors English I
Wednesday, 9/3/2014 – 3rd period
*The Necklace homework & Journals due!
Editing Week 2 – Review Passage 7; homework = passage 8
DGP Week 2 – Part 1
Grammar–Parts of Speech:
Adjectives p.21 ex.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nuxeh4V1ng
Adverbs p.27-28
Adjectives vs. Adverbs p.31-32
Homework: page R-39 through R-41 exercise A – J
Short story project www.edmodo.com
Honors English I
Thursday, 9/4/2014
Editing Week 2 – Review Passage 8 Quiz tomorrow!
DGP Week 2 – Review Part 2; Part 3 – 1st period
3rd period = Review Part 1; Part 2
Grammar–Parts of Speech:
1st period Quiz tomorrow!
Conjunctions
http://www.schooltube.com/video/9d37200dbcb55fe20cfc/
Interjections
http://www.schooltube.com/video/5eb2d59975159f0343b7/
Practice test
3rd period:
Review Homework: page R-39 through R-41 exercise A – J
Prepositions p.33-36
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM
Short story project www.edmodo.com due Monday!
*Short story unit test Monday!
Honors English I
Friday, 9/5/2014
Editing Quiz
DGP Week 2:
1st period = Review Part 3; Part 4
3rd period = Review Part 2; Part 3
Grammar–Parts of Speech:
1st period Quiz
3rd period: Quiz Monday!
Conjunctions http://www.schooltube.com/video/9d37200dbcb55fe20cfc/
Interjections http://www.schooltube.com/video/5eb2d59975159f0343b7/
Practice test
Short story project www.edmodo.com due Monday!
*Short story unit test Monday!
Honors English I
Monday, 9/8/2014 – 3rd period
Editing Passage 9; homework =
passage 10
DGP Week 2: Review Part 3; Part 4
GrammarParts of speech Quiz
Short story unit test
Short story project www.edmodo.com
due tomorrow!
Honors English I
Tuesday, 9/9/2014 – 3rd period
Review Editing Passage 10; homework =
passage 11
DGP Week 3: Part 1
Grammar- Sentence Parts p.41, 45, 46
http://www.schooltube.com/video/fe1f050b34c545fc82b3/Schoolhouse%20Ro
ck%20-%20Subjects%20and%20Predicates
Short story project www.edmodo.com due
today!
Novel Terms – homework = define;
quiz Monday!
Animal Farm:
Homework = Read Ch.1-2 & complete
reading guide
*Reading Guide due at beginning of class Tuesday, Sept. 16!
Honors English I
Wednesday, 9/10/2014 – 3rd period
Review Editing Passage 11; homework = passage 12
DGP Week 3: Part 2
Grammar- Sentence vs. Fragments p.43-44
Homework = p.R-42 ex. A
http://www.shmoop.com/video/sentence-fragments
Review novel terms –quiz Monday!
Animal Farm:
Introduction – Why Do Revolutions Occur?
Characterization
*Homework = Read Ch.3-4 & complete reading guide
*Reading Guide due at beginning of class Tuesday, Sept. 16!
Why Do Revolutions Occur?
Working with your group members, create a threecolumn chart in which you list your group’s
responses to each of the questions listed below.
 As a teenager, what would cause you to rebel
against your parents, teachers, and other
authority figures?
 As you reflect on world and American history,
what kinds of things caused people to rebel?
 Based on the first two chapters of Animal Farm,
what things caused the animals to rebel?
Animal Farm
Essential Question
How does the abuse of
power lead to rebellion?
Animal Farm
Background Information
 Working with your group members, research
the assigned topic and make a chart listing as
many facts as possible.
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Group
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- George Orwell
- Russian Revolution
– Joseph Stalin
– Leon Trotsky
– Karl Marx
– Czar Nicholas II
– Vladimir Lenin
Animal Farm
Characterization
 Working with your group members, make a
chart listing as many details as possible about
the assigned characters.
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Mr. Jones, Old Major
Snowball, Napoleon
Squealer, Boxer
Benjamin, Clover
Mollie, Moses
Muriel, Minimus
The sheep, the dogs
Honors English I
Thursday, 9/11/2014 – 3rd period
Review Editing Passage 12; quiz tomorrow
DGP Week 3: Part 3
Grammar- compound subjects & verbs – p.47-48
Review Short story unit test
Animal Farm:
Present Characterization
Background
*Homework = Read Ch.5-6 & complete reading guide
*Novel Terms – quiz Monday!
*Reading Guide due at beginning of class Tuesday, Sept. 16!
Honors English I
Friday, 9/12/2014 – 3rd period
Editing Quiz #3
DGP Week 3: Part 4
Grammar- Hard-to-find subjects & verbs – p.49 - 52
Animal Farm:
Review Animal Farm / Russian Revolution graphic
organizer
Symbolism
Read Ch.7-8 & complete reading guide
*Novel Terms – quiz Monday!
*Reading Guide due at beginning of class Tuesday,
Sept. 16!
Honors English I
Monday, 9/15/2014 – 3rd period
Editing Passage 13; homework = passage 14
DGP Week 4: Part 1
Grammar- Direct Objects – p.53 - 55
Novel Terms – quiz
Animal Farm:
Review Symbolism
Themes
Group project
Homework: Read Ch.9-10 & complete reading
guide
*Reading Guide due at beginning of class
tomorrow = Tuesday, Sept. 16!
Themes in Animal Farm
 Working with your group
members, create a list of possible
themes for the novel.
 Present your list to the class.
*Be prepared to defend (support)
your themes if they are
challenged.
Honors English I
Tuesday, 9/16/2014 – 3rd period
*Animal Farm reading guide due!
Review Editing Passage 14; homework = passage
15
DGP Week 4: Part 2
Grammar- Indirect Objects & Objective
Complements – p.57 - 60
Review Novel Terms Quiz
Animal Farm:
Group project – presentations Thursday!
Honors English I
Wednesday, 9/17/2014 – 3rd period
Review Editing Passage 15; homework = passage
16
DGP Week 4: Part 3
Grammar- Subject Complements – p.61 – 64;
www.edmodo.com
(http://www.quia.com/quiz/1579523.html?AP_rand=2002167329)
Animal Farm:
Group project – presentations tomorrow!
Honors English I
Thursday, 9/18/2014 – 3rd period
Review Editing Passage 16; homework = study for
quiz!
DGP Week 4: Part 4
Grammar- Sentence Parts practice test p.273 #125; homework = study for quiz!
Animal Farm:
Group project – 30 minutes to complete
Video quiz
Homework = study for test!
*Bring Animal Farm novels Monday!
Honors English I
Friday, 9/19/2014 – 3rd period
Editing quiz
Grammar- Sentence Parts test
Animal Farm:
Review Reading Guide
Test
Evaluate group members
www.edmodo.com
Present Group projects
*Bring Animal Farm novels Monday!