In class on Septembter 4th: With Mr. Smith as your substitute, work in the
English Resource Center to answer the following question in no more than two
pages: Prove something you know is absolutely certain in life. This thing
must be intangible, so think deeply. The paper should go well beyond the
obvious, and it should, without question, reveal your best abilities as a
thinker. If you finish this piece in twenty minutes, chances are you have
not spent enough time thinking. Do not feel the need to type away
immediately; instead, take some time to let your brain work and organize.
There is to be absolutely no interaction between students, as I want
originality, and part of the growth process here is to struggle through
something on your own. The paper is due in class on Tuesday (25 point
value). You will need to e-mail your draft home to finish over the weekend,
so plan your time accordingly.
September 8th: With your partner from class, have a 15 minute on-line chat
via Facebook or IM about something in life that is important. Make sure you
both show evidence of deep thought; use the how/why concepts we have
discussed. One of you must print out the chat and bring it to class on the
9th. (20 points)
September 9th: Complete the A Seperate Peace webquest listed on Symposium
Links. Take detailed notes on the John Knowles Essay and the Photo Essay
(tabs at the top of the page). Make sure your notes are comprehensive, as
you will need these to study for a quiz next week. Notes that are deficient
in any way will be scored as a "0". Also, read and take notes on the John
Knowles biography found at http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/A-
Separate-Peace-John-Knowles-Biography-Early-Years.id-168,pageNum-4.html .
Read Early Years, Jobs and Literary Writing, and Honors and Awards. Notes
for these also.
September 10th: Review to prepare for tomorrow's in-class essay test on your
summer reading book. Then, begin one of the two following long-term
expectations: A Seperate Peace pages 1-48 or the personal philosophy paper.
September 11th and the weekend: Those of you in period 4, you need to prep
for Monday's summer reading test. Otherwise, all of you should work on the
ASP reading or the writing of the personal philosophy essay. You may also
wish to review your webquest notes, as there is a quiz on Tuesday.
Septmeber 14th: Finish pages 1-48 and review webquest notes for tomorrow's
quiz.
September 15th: Work on personal philosophy paper and begin reading pages 49 -
102 in ASP.
September 17th: Write otwo-page preparation piece based on the card
arrangements done in class for tomorrow's symposium on
ASP (typed, 1.5 space)
September 18th and the weekend: Find your quarter book (quarter author is
John Irving). Continue reading ASP (book is due by 9/25). And prepare your
four-minute presentation on the psychological thriller. Presentations will
begin on Monday and conclude Thursday (see calendar for specifics). The
rubric and assignment specifics are listed on the Honors III Summer Tasks
page.
September 21 - 24: Prepare for Vocab Unit 1 quiz, which is on the 22nd.
Finish reading the book by Friday, the 25th.
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**You should be reading the Irving novel each day...do not fall behind on
that assignment. Too many people are depending on you.
9/30: Prepare for ASP test. Look over the webquest content in addition the
the novel's factual evidence and interpretive possibilities.
10/1: Study for tomorrow's vocab 2 quiz
10/2 and the weekend: Craft a strong thesis for Monday. Read Irving!!!!
10/5: Write the rough draft of the introduction
10/6 and 7: Review the notes on the anatomy of the body paragraph and craft
one body paragraph for your essay.
10/8: Study for tomorrow's vocab 3 quiz. Write the body of the essay. You
will have tomorrow's class and the weekend to finish it.
10/9 and the weekend: Finish the body of the essay entirely.
10/13: Review notes for the conclusion. Draft the essay's conclusion.
10/14 and 10/15: Work on revising the essay. Prepare for Friday's Vocab 1-3
test. Read Irving.
10/16 and the weekend: Finalize a strong draft of the essay, which is due in
class on Monday the 19th for period 3 and Tuesday the 20th for period 4.
10/19 and 20: Do passive voice homework assigned in class.
10/21: Prepare for tomorrow's passive voice quiz. Finalize another draft of
the essay due in class tomorrow.
10/22: Finalize a last draft of the essay due tomorrow for final peer edits.
10/23 and the weekend: Finish the essay. Final draft submitted on Monday the
26th.
