Honors English III
Honors English III : If you have been absent, please scroll through the
following dates and lessons and find the work you need to make up.
August
18--Introduction to class; discussion on novels; Assign--"I Have Seen" list
19--Character sketch presentations; discuss "I Have Seen" lists
20--Frost's "The Runaway" Read; discuss symbolism; Write a symbolic poem in
relation to teenagers--due Friday
21--Comma powerpoint presentation; take notes
Grammar workbook--pages 157-165
22--Presentation of symbolic poem about teenagers; Finish powerpoint notes.
25--Grammar workbook--pages 157-165
26--Review workbook exercises
27--Finish review; write a one-page paper on a problem we have in America.
Put commas in and tell me why.
28--Peer eval commas; COMMA TEST
29--Novel day.
September
2--Vocab pretest; Annotated Reading article
3--Work on Annotated reading selection
4--Library book check; discussion of AR info and problems in America
5--Novel day.
8--Research paper: Handout; discussed and brainstormed topics.
9--Video on plagarism; developed a working thesis statement
10--Video on evaluating sources; developed a working outline
11--Video on using the internet
12--Novel day.
15--Video on presenting research
16-Video on media literacy
17--Computer lab
18--Computer lab
19--Novel day
22--Computer lab for research
23--Highlight info for research paper
24--Formal outline; introduction paragraph; thesis
25--Body paragraphs; incorporating quoted material
26--Novel day
29--Work on body paragraphs; Learned how to do parenthetical citations
30--Checked body paragraphs
October
1--Conclusion paragraph; Works Cited and Bibliography page
2--Title page; Peer evaluations
3--Novel Day
6--Grammar Workbook--appositive phrases-p. 35; prepositional phrases-p34
7--Grammar--Participial phrases 40; Infinitives 46
8--Research packet due. No Late Packets Accepted! Review grammar
9--Adjective and adverb clauses 58-60
10--Novel day
13--Out of school
14--Comma review--powerpoint
15--Comma review--powerpoint
16--Comma Test; novel day
17--Field trip to see drama production Harvey
For summer reading requirements for this class, please check the "Handouts"
folder.
If you have any questions, you may call me at 265-9208.
Introduction/Syllabus
Honors English III 2008-2009
Instructor: Diane McKeithen
http://teacherweb.com/FL/DeaneBozemanSchool/DMcKeithen
Honors English III will focus on the chronological study of American
literature. Students will study the religious, philosophical, historical,
and literary movements as they appear in American literature. Students will
study outstanding writers of each time period and analyze the writing styles
and themes expressed in their writing. A correlation of each time period to
modern events and times will be made. Honors English III will also emphasize
the acquisition of fundamental language skills. These skills will be
introduced and utilized through vocabulary, composition, grammar, and
speaking experiences.
Novel studies will be continuous throughout the year. Novel selections will
be made by each student. Tests, analytical essays, and/or projects will be
used for each novel. Novels that will be required reading are as follows:
The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Of Mice and Men, and
The Great Gatsby. (Huck Finn by Mark Twain and Of Mice and Men by Pulitzer
Prize and Nobel Prize author John Steinbeck have some strong language in
them. If you have an objection to any of the assigned novels, please let me
know and another novel that meets with parental approval will be assigned to
the student.) The required number of novels to be read each nine weeks will
depend on the novel selected by the student.
A research paper will be required this year. Students will be taught the
required format for gathering and quoting information. Plagiarism will
result
in a zero. This paper will be a major grade! Honors students will also be
required to write several essays this year and become familiar with the
format for a variety of essays (i.e. cause/effect, comparison/contrast,
narrative, and descriptive). Honors students will also write a short story
set in a certain time period. Historical content must be accurate for this
story.
Information, literature packets and class assignments are posted on my web
page: http://teacherweb.com/FL/DeaneBozemanSchool/DMcKeithen.
Students will need to print out the literature packets for each unit. (If
internet and a home printer are not available, students will be able to copy
the packet from overhead notes, get on my computer and print out a packet,
or
receive a printed copy from me.) These packets along with assigned bookwork
are to be completed by the end of each unit. The packet either will be
taken
up and counted as a grade or will be used to answer specific packet
questions
on the test. It is imperative that students keep up with their assigned
work!
The final average each nine weeks will consist of quizzes/tests, writing
assignments, projects, and classwork/homework.
My classroom expectations are as follows:
*Demonstrate mature classroom behavior.
*Be prepared mentally and physically for class.
*Have a positive attitude.
*Ask questions relevant to the lesson.
*Actively and respectfully participate in class discussions.
*Seek help early if you are having problems.
*Bring your textbook, pen or pencil, and required work to class
every
day
unless otherwise instructed. You will not be allowed to go to
your locker to get
these once the tardy bell has rung.
*Tardies will be documented each nine-weeks. Students will receive a
verbal
warning on their third tardy and a discipline referral for each tardy
thereafter.
Be in your seat and ready to start class.
*Dress code will be enforced in my classroom.
*Bathroom visits will be limited. Use the restroom between class
periods. If you
must go during class time, it may not be during a time of instruction.
*The room must be clean before you will be dismissed.
*Stay seated for dismissal. I will dismiss you, not the clock!
Expect a challenge this year. Be ready to face, tackle, and conquer this
challenge. If you apply yourself, you will succeed, but you must get
serious
about your education and realize that you have major responsibilities this
year. Honors English III is a subject for which you must have a credit for
graduation. I look forward to helping you on your journey to academic
success!
Honors English III: American Literature
Course Syllabus
Unit One: Origins and Encounters
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Iroquois myth
*Tewa and Navajo poetry
Unit Test
*William Bradford
*Olaudah Equiano
Unit Test
Unit Two: From Colony to Colony
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Anne Bradstreet
* “Sarah Good”
*Jonathan Edwards
Unit Test
* Arthur Miller: The Crucible
Test—Acts I, II, III, and IV
*Patrick Henry
*Crevecoeur
*Benjamin Franklin
*Modern comparison—Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Malcolm X, and Rodolfo Gonzales
Unit Test
Unit Three: The Spirit of Individualism
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Henry W. Longfellow
*Washington Irving
*Henry David Thoreau
*Walt Whitman
*Modern comparison—William Williams,
E. E. Cummings, Luis Rodriguez
Unit Test
*Edgar Allan Poe
*Nathaniel Hawthorne
*Modern comparison—William Faulkner
Unit Test
Unit Four: Conflict and Expansion
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Frederick Douglass
*James Russell Lowel
*Modern comparison—Anne Moody
*Modern comparison—Dudley Randall
Unit Test
*Mark Twain
Unit Test
Unit Five: The Changing Face of America
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Emily Dickinson
*Charlotte Gilman
*F. Scott Fitzgerald
Unit Test
Unit Six: The Modern Age
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Langston Hughes
*Robert Frost
*Ernest Hemingway
*T. S. Eliot
*Richard Wright
*Sylvia Plath
Unit Test
Videos which may be shown this year:
Greek Mythology (Used when introducing Native American mythology.)
The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck)
The Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne)
Biographies: John Steinbeck, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, F. Scott
Fitzgerald, Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Moby Dick (Melville)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain)
Life on the Mississippi (Twain)
The Crucible (Miller)
The Last of the Mohicans (Cooper)—Rated R due to the violence of the battles
between the English, the French and the Native Americans.
I have read the Honors English III course description and syllabus from Mrs.
McKeithen, and I am aware of her requirements for her class/course.
________________________________ _____________________________
Student Signature Parent
Signature
Student Information: (Please print)
Name:
Address:
Parents’ names:
Parents’ phone number(s):
Parents’ email address:
Parents: Please check one of the following for each category.
_______ Yes, my child does have internet and printer capabilities at home.
_______ No, my child does not have internet and printer capabilities at home.
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_______Yes, my child may read the novel Of Mice and Men and The Adventures
of
Huckleberry Finn.
_______No, my child may not read this novel. Please assign a different one.
************************************************************************
_______Yes, my child may watch the movie The Last of the Mohicans.
_______No, my child may not watch the movie The Last of the Mohicans. Please
assign
him/her a short story by James Fenimore Cooper.
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Parent Signature
English III: First 9 weeks
August
18--Introduction to class; class discussion on current events
19--Vocabulary Pretest; Assign "I Have Seen..." list of 10
20--Venn diagram of partner; present; Go over "I Have Seen" list; grammar
review
21--Powerpoint notes on the use of a comma
22--Finish powerpoint notes on commas
25--Grammar workbook--pages 157-165
26--Review Grammar workbook
27--Finish review; write a one-page paper on a problem we have in America;
put in the necessary commas and in the margin give the reason why.
28--Peer eval papers; COMMA TEST
29--Book clubs: Preview the books. Make selection of your top 3 choices.
Annotated reading selection: Read, answer questions--due Tuesday.
September
2--Powerpoint notes on Unit 1/Part 1; Print off copy of Unit 1/Part 1 from
the "Handout" section of this webpage.
3--Using the textbook, complete Unit 1/Part 1 packet
4--Library checkout of textbook; Discuss AR papers
5--Book Club: set timeline for next week's page limit. Timeline given for
completion of novel.
8--Discussed mythology; videos on Greek mythology
9--Lit. book: "The World on the Turtle's Back" pg. 25 Q: comp. check, 3,4
10--"Song of the Sky Loom" pg. 34 Q 1,2,3
"Hunting Song" Pg. 35 Q: Comp. check, 3,4
11--Review these three lit selections. Test on Monday.
All work on this unit must be completed.
12--Literature circles: Book clubs meet to discuss books.
15--Test on Literature Unit 1/ Part 1. All work due from this section.
16--On a paper plate, create a poem that explains how the world was
created. Your poem must
use symbolism. Remember "Song of the Sky Loom"? Your poem must be
written in blue or black ink. It must be decorated and visually
represent what you are symbolizing.
17--Work on poem
18--Work on the poems.Poems will be presented on Monday.
19--Literature circle; Read novel. Must be finished with novel by
next Friday.
22--Present Creation Poems; worksheet on phrases
23--Quiz on phrases. Worksheet on Adjective clauses; Read novel
24--Worksheet on adverb clauses; Read novel
25--Quiz on Clauses; Read novel
26--Lit circle--book should be finished; receive essay question--due
by next Friday at the latest. No late papers accepted.
29--Reviewed adverb clauses; Grammar workbook--pages 58-60
30--Reviewed workbook answers; Powerpoint comma review
October
1--Comma powerpoint review;work on novel essay
2--Comma powerpoint review; work on essay
3--Novel essay due; Comma test
6--Discussion day--Problems in our society
7--Research paper handout and discussion
8--Video--Plagarism; have topic for research paper
9--Video--Evaluating sources; Writing a working outline and purpose statement
10--Videos--Organizing research and Searching the Internet
13--Out of school
14--4th period: Some work on computers in class; some go to library; some
use the classroom magazines
5th period: Library computer lab for research
15--Library computer lab for research
16--Highlight information on research
17--Field trip to see play Harvey; end of the 9 weeks
Syllabus:
English III 2008-2009
Instructor: Diane McKeithen
http://teacherweb.com/FL/DeaneBozemanSchool/DMcKeithen
English III will focus on the chronological study of American literature.
Students will study the religious, philosophical, historical, and literary
movements as they appear in American literature. Students will study
outstanding writers of each time period and analyze the writing styles and
themes expressed in their writing. A correlation of each time period to
modern events and times will be made. English III will also emphasize the
acquisition of fundamental language skills. These skills will be introduced
and utilized through vocabulary, composition, grammar, and speaking
experiences.
Annotated articles will be read and used as part of the assessment for this
class.
Individual and group projects will also be a means of assessment.
Students in English III will be reading several novels this year. Literary
circles will be used for the novels. These circles will focus on discussion,
comprehension, and analysis the novels. Some of the novels contain strong
language and mature content. If you or the student has an objection to any
of
the novels that will be assigned, please let me know and a classic novel by
an American author which meets with parental approval will be assigned to
the
student.
A research paper will be required this year. Students will be taught the
required format for gathering and quoting information. Plagiarism will
result
in a zero. This paper will be a major grade! A due date will be assigned.
NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Information and class assignments are posted on my web page:
http://teacherweb.com/FL/DeaneBozemanSchool/DMcKeithen
Students will need to print out the literature packets for each unit when
the
units are assigned. (If a home printer is not available, students will be
able to copy the packet from overhead notes. use the computer in my room, or
receive a printed packet from me.) These packets along with assigned
bookwork are to be completed by the end of each unit. The packet either will
be taken up and counted for a grade or will be used to answer specific
packet
questions on the test. It is imperative that students keep up with their
assigned work!
The final average each nine-weeks will consist of quizzes/tests, writing
assignments, projects, and classwork/homework.
My classroom expectations are as follows:
*Demonstrate mature classroom behavior.
*When sitting in groups, stay on task and keep your voice volume low.
*Be prepared mentally and physically for class.
*Have a positive attitude.
*Ask questions relevant to the lesson.
*Actively and respectfully participate in class discussions.
*Seek help early if you are having problems.
*Bring textbook, novel, pen or pencil, and required work to class
every day
unless otherwise instructed. You will not be allowed to go to
your locker to get
this material once the tardy bell has rung.
*Tardies will be documented each nine-weeks. Students will receive a
verbal
warning on their third tardy and a discipline referral for each tardy
thereafter.
Be in your seat and ready to start class.
*Dress code will be enforced in my classroom.
*Bathroom visits will be limited. Use the restroom between class
periods. If you
must go during class time, it may not be during a time of instruction.
*The room must be clean before you will be dismissed.
*Stay seated for dismissal. I will dismiss you, not the clock!
Expect a challenge this year. Be ready to face, tackle, and conquer this
challenge. If you apply yourself, you will succeed, but you must get
serious
about your education and realize that you have major responsibilities this
year. English III is a subject for which you must have a credit for
graduation. I look forward to helping you on your journey to academic
success!
English III: American Literature
Course Syllabus
Unit One: Origins and Encounters
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Iroquois myth
* Tewa and Navajo poetry
Unit Test
*William Bradford
*Olaudah Equiano
Unit Test
Unit Two: From Colony to Colony
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Anne Bradstreet
* “Sarah Good”
*Jonathan Edwards
Unit Test
*Arthur Miller: The Crucible
Tests: Acts I, II, III, and IV
*Patrick Henry
*Crevecoeur
*Benjamin Franklin
*Modern comparison—Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Malcolm X, and Rodolfo Gonzales
Unit Test
Unit Three: The Spirit of Individualism
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Henry W. Longfellow
*Washington Irving
*Henry David Thoreau
*Walt Whitman
*Modern comparison—William Williams,
E. E. Cummings, Luis Rodriguez
Unit Test
*Edgar Allan Poe
*Nathaniel Hawthorne
*Modern comparison—William Faulkner
Unit Test
Unit Four: Conflict and Expansion
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Frederick Douglass
* James Russell Lowell
*Modern comparison—Anne Moody
*Modern comparison—Dudley Randall
Unit Test
*Mark Twain
Unit Test
Unit Five: The Changing Face of America
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Emily Dickinson
*Charlotte Gilman
*F. Scott Fitzgerald
Unit Test
Unit Six: The Modern Age
*Historical background—parts one and two
*Langston Hughes
*Robert Frost
*Ernest Hemingway
*T. S. Eliot
*Richard Wright
*Sylvia Plath
Unit Test
Videos which may be shown this year:
Greek mythology (Used when beginning the Native American mythology unit.)
The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck)
The Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne)
Biographies of American Authors
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Moby Dick (Melville)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain)
Life on the Mississippi (Twain)
The Crucible (Miller)
The Last of the Mohicans (Cooper)—Rated R due to the violence of the battles
between the English, the French, and the Native Americans.
I have read the English III course description and syllabus from Mrs.
McKeithen, and I am aware of her requirements for her class/course.
________________________________ _____________________________
Student Signature Parent
Signature
Student Information: (Please print)
Name:
Address:
Parents’ names:
Parents’ phone number(s):
Parents’ email address:
Parents: Please check one of the following for each category.
_______ Yes, my child does have internet and printer capabilities at home.
_______ No, my child does not have internet and printer capabilities at home.
************************************************************************
_______Yes, my child may read the novel Of Mice and Men.
_______No, my child may not read this novel. Please assign a different one.
************************************************************************
_______Yes, my child may watch the movie The Last of the Mohicans.
_______No, my child may not watch the movie The Last of the Mohicans. Please
assign
him/her a short story by James Fenimore Cooper.
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Parent Signature
Honors English III : If you have been absent, please scroll through the
following dates and lessons and find the work you need to make up.
3rd 9 weeks:
January--
6--Start Unit 2/Part 2 packet work
7--Notes from the overhead
8--Patrick Henry--pages 262-267; Q 1-7
9--Novel day.
12--Annotated Reading: "America Against All Odds"
13--Annotated Reading: "Founding Principles"
14-- Crevecoeur and Franklin P. 289 Q 1-7
Create your own aphorism. Due on Tuesday.
15--Thomas Paine: "These are the times..." Write a paragraph in which
you explain your version of "These are the times...."
16--Novel Day
19--Out/holiday
20--Present aphorisms; Article on Ben Franklin
21--Video on Dr. Martin Luther King; take notes
22-Pages 300-307 King's "Stride Toward Freedom" and
Malcolm X's "Necessary to Protect Ourselves"
23--Novel day
26--Gonzales pages 310-316 Q 1,2,4-7
"Yankee Doodle" handout
27--Annotated Reading: "Control Collapse" and "From Landed Gentry..."
28--Handout "Revolutionary Tea"--groups put to music (Optional). If absent,
then do two Annotated Reading articles: "King" and "Conceit..."
29--Present Revolutionary Tea song; put lit packet together and finish
any work in the packet
30--Unit Two/Part Two Test; Lit Unit work due
February--
2--Finish Unit test; read novel
3--Speech project--2 minute speech on the topic "America";
discuss delivery techniques
4--Body language and gestures; play charades
5--Write and practice speech
6--Novel day
9--Speech on "America"
10-Overhead notes "A Growing Nation"
11--Literature packet Unit 3/part 2 worksheets
12--Longfellow--AR article and questions
13--Novel day
Literature Unit 3/part 1 Packet--worksheets
16--Longfellow--page 345 Q 1-3,5,7
17--Whitman--Page397 "I Sit and Look Out" and "I Hear America Singing"
Questions 1-3, 1-3
Assignment--Write your own poem entitled "I Sit and Look Out"
Decorate and present.
18--Irving--Page 350 Questions 1-8
19--Thoreau-page 382 Q 1,2,3,4,6
20--Novel day
23--Williams page 411 Questions 1-4
Cummings page 412-414 Questions 2,4,5
Rodriguez pages 419-421 Questions 2,4,5,6
24--Finish poems and work
25--Review and catch-up day: Packet work; poem; novel
26--Unit 3/part 1 test
27--Present poems; novel
March
2--Unit 3/part 2 packet
3--Overhead notes
4--Poe Bio. video; take notes
5--Assembly
6--Novel
9--Poe's "The RAven" (Questions: Comp.check, 2-4)and "Annabel Lee"
10--FCAT day
11--FCAT day
12--Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Questions Comp. check, 2,4,5,6,8
13--Novel day
16--FCAT Science test
17--Poe's movie Murders in Rue Morgue"
18--Video
19--Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" Questions: Comp.check, 2-5,8
20--Novel day
23--Faulkner's A Rose for Emily" Questions: comp. check, 2-5,7
24--Science test (majority of students with Mrs. Walsh)
25--Unit 3/ Part 2 Test
26--Poetry Picture Day: Explain Dramatic recitation. Poems are to
be memorized and presented on April 17.
27--Unit 4/Part 1 packet given out. Overhead notes taken.
April
6--Movie: Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans"
7--movie and spring pictures
8--movie and worksheet
9--movie and overhead notes
10--finish overhead notes; novel
13- Douglass Bio. video; take notes
14- Douglass page 562 Questions: comp. check, 2-6,8
15- Lowell and Harper-page 575-576 Questions: 1-4,comp.check, 2,3,5
16- Moody-p. 609 Questions comp.check, 2-8
17- Poetry recitations; Novel
20-Randall-p. 618; Questions: comp. check 2-4,6
21--Review; catch-up dayj(Junior trip to Busch Gardens)
22--Review; catch-up
23--Test on Unit 4/part 1
24--Finish test; novel
27--Mark Twain Bio. video--take notes
28--Twain movie Life on the Mississippi
29-- movie
30--movie
1-- Gatsby groups meet;Novel day
4--Historical fiction project: Handout
Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavares County"
page 679 Questions: comp.check, 2-4
5--Novel test/essay; Articles on Twain
6--Library for historical fiction project
7--Twain articles due; Work on historical fiction project
8--Gatsby groups meet
11--This week will be spent working on the Gatsby Project and the
Historical Fiction pieces.
15--Present historical fiction pieces
18--Final essay assignment; John Steinbeck bio. video
19--The Grapes of Wrath video
20-- The Grapes of Wrath video
21--Final essays and books due;Grapes of Wrath video
22--Gatsby party
26-- Poetry: Dickinson
27-- Poetry: Frost; Plath; Dunbar, etc...
English III: If you have been absent, please scroll through the calendar
and lessons listed below to locate the day you missed and the work you
need to make up.
3rd 9 weeks:
January--
6--Start Unit 2/Part 2 packet work
7--Notes from the overhead
8--Patrick Henry--pages 262-267; Q 1-7
9--Assign novel for book literature circle
12--Annotated Reading: "America Against All Odds"
13--Annotated Reading: "Founding Principles"
14-- Crevecoeur and Franklin P. 289 Q 1-7
Create your own aphorism. Due on Tuesday.
15--Thomas Paine: "These are the times..." Write a paragraph in which
you explain your version of "These are the times...."
16--Novel Day
19--Out/holiday
20--Present aphorisms; Article on Ben Franklin
21--Video on Martin Luther King; take notes
22--Lit: pages 300-307; King's "Strides Toward Freedom" and
Malcolm X's "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" Questions 1, 3-8
23--Novel day
26--Gonzales pages 310-316 Q 1,2,4-7
"Yankee Doodle" handout
27--Annotated Reading: "Control Collapse" and "From Landed Gentry..."
28--Handout "Revolutionary Tea"--groups put to music. If absent, then
do two Annotated Reading articles: "King" and "Conceit..."
29--Present Revolutionary Tea song; put lit packet together and finish
any work in the packet
30--Unit Two/Part Two Test; Lit Unit work due
February--
2--Finish Unit test; read novel
3--Speech project--2 minute speech on the topic "America";
discuss delivery techniques
4--Body language and gestures; play charades
5--Write and practice speech
6--Novel day--get essay topic. Due Monday.
9--Essays due. Start giving speeches.
10--Finish speeches.
11--Grammar workbook--pages 19, 20, 91-93 (subject-verb agreement)
12--Continue workbook pages and review.
13--Novel day
16--Novel day
17-20--Video of The Scarlet Letter; worksheet on video
23--Discuss Scarlet Letter; Notes from overhead for new lit unit
24--Literature Unit 3/part 1 Packet--worksheets
25--Longfellow--page 345 Q 1-3,5,7
26--Whitman--Page397 "I Sit and Look Out" and "I Hear America Singing"
Questions 1-3, 1-3
27--Novel day
March
2--Thoreau-page 382 Questions 1-4,6
3--Irving--Page 350 Questions 1-8
4-Williams page 411 Questions 1-4
Cummings page 412-414 Questions 2,4,5
Rodriguez pages 419-421 Questions 2,4,5,6
5--Review and catch-up day
6--Test on Unit 3/Part One
9--Novel day
10 & 11--FCAT day--Novel day
12--Packet for Unit 3/Part 2
13--Overhead notes
16--FCAT Science; novel day
17--Poe Bio. video; take notes
18--Poe-"The Masque of the Red Death" page 454
Questions: comp.check, 2,4,5,6,8
19--Poe--"The Raven"-p. 466 Questions: comp.check, 2-4
and "Annabel Lee"
20--Novel day; novel essays due
23--Hawthorne "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"-page 500
Questions comp.check, 2-5, 8
24--Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" page 516
Questions: comp check, 2-5,7
25--Poe: video--Murders in Rue Morgue
26--video continued
27--Test on Unit 3/Part 2
April
6--Unit 4/Part 1 packet
7--Cooper: video--The Last of the Mohicans
8--video
9--video
10--Novel day; 5th period--finish movie
13--Overhead notes; Annotated reading article on slave narratives.
Due Wednesday.
14--Douglass Video: Take notes
15--Douglass-page 562 Questions:comp.check, 2-6,8
16--Work on novel essay; 5th period--assembly on safety
17--Lowell and Harper: pages 575-576
Questions 1-4 and comp.check, 2,3,5
Novel essays are due.
20--Moody "Coming of Age in Mississippi" page 609
Questions comp.check, 2-8
21--Randall "Ballad of Birmingham" Page 618
Questions: comp.check, 2-4,6
22--Catch-up and review day; start Unit 4/part 1 test
23--Unit 4/Part 1 test
24-
27--Mark Twain Bio. video; take notes
28--Twain "Celebrated Jumping Frog" page 679
Questions: comp.check, 2-4
29-Twain: video The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
30--video
May 1--video
May
4--Article on Twain; review day for test
5--Test on The Adventures of Huck Finn; Annotated reading due.
6--Overhead notes on Poetry;
Assignment: Write a poem in which you use a specific
poetic technique (simile, metaphor, personification,etc...)
Poem is due on May 14.
7--Emily Dickinson-selection of poetry
8--Sandburg, Masters, Robinson, Dunbar
11--Hughes, Johnson, Cullen, McKay
12--Brooks, Frost, Plath
13--Review of poets and poems
14--Poetry test
15--Semester Exam final assignment
18--John Steinbeck bio video. Take notes
19--4th period--Start Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
5th period--Senior Recognition ceremony
20--Final essays due; turn in books
Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath--video
21--video
22--video; worksheet
25--out
26--test on Steinbeck
27--test on Steinbeck
Debate I: If you have been absent, please scroll through the following
dates to find the work you need to make up.
Persuasive Speech with a partner: 5 minute time limit.
Speeches will begin on either Tuesday, Jan. 13 or
Wednesday, Jan. 14.
Team Debate: Jan. 20-Feb. 6
Cross-examination debate: Feb. 9 - Feb. 24
One-on-one debate: Research during the week of Feb. 16-24
Debates--Feb. 25-March 4
March 5-9: Group discussion on controversial topics
March 12-25: Team assignments; topic assignments;
research and preparation
Team debates--March 26 and 27
April 6--Public Forum debate (Must research both sides of the issue. Teams
will not know which side they are until the day of their debate.)
The topic assigned will be their final debate topic. The 9 weeks will be
spent researching both sides of the issue and preparing two file boxes.
Grades will be based on research collected and the final debate. This debate
will count as their 9 weeks grade and their final exam. Students will be
using computers in the classroom or will go to the library for their research
on at least 2 days per week.
Testimonial speeches:
Assigned--Jan. 6
Starts on Jan. 12.
Inauguration Speech:
Assigned Jan. 15
4 to 5 minutes
Cover 3 issues facing our country
Starts on Friday, Jan. 23
Visuals--optional
Eulogies:
Assigned Jan. 29
Select an individual with whom you are familiar.
Starts on Tuesday, Feb. 3
Visuals--optional
Presentation and Acceptance of An Award:
Assigned Feb. 4
Preparation and practice--Feb. 5-11
Presentations February 12 and 13
Movie--The Great Debators
Feb. 16-18
Persuasive Speech: Attend this college
Assigned: Feb. 19
Research, preparation, and practice--Feb. 20-26
Present-Feb. 27 and March 2
Informative Speech: Specific Career
Assign--March 3
Research, preparation and practice--March 4-11
Presentations-March 12 and 13
Farewell and Retirement Speech
Assign--March 12
Research, preparation, and practice--March 16-19
Presentations--March 20
Impromptu Speeches
March 23-27
April 6—10
How to give a wedding toast. Students will either be the best man or the maid
of honor at a wedding reception. They will give a speech and then a toast.
Speeches will start on April 9.
Informative speech: Topic of their choice concerning something related to
our country.
Assign--Monday April 13
Research--Tuesday through Thursday
Practice--Friday and Monday
Begin Speeches: April 20
Persuasive Speech with TWO Visuals: New course for Bozeman
Assign- Monday, April 27
Research, preparation, practice
Presentations--May 4 and 5
Group discussion: May 5,6,7
Learning how to express opinions and respect other's opinions on
controversial topics.
Commencement (Graduation) Speech
Assign May 8
Preparation and practice--May 11,12, 13
Speeches--May 14
Final Speeches:
May 18: Persuasive Speech on a controversial topic assigned; decide on topic
and research
May 19--Senior Recognition day
May 20--Write your speech
May 21--Practice
May 22--Present speeches.