Lesson Plans for the Week of August 29, 2016
The Common Core State Standards are listed in the weekly lesson plans for English 10 and English 12. The syllabus for AP Lit has been approved by the College Board which satisfies the CCSS requirements.
Most resources for the assignments referenced in my lesson plans can be accessed on my webpage on the respective Class Page tab or on the English Resource tab. |
English 10
MondayNo School
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TuesdayStudents will take a diagnostic test on passive/active voice and sentence variety. Then they will look at the learning targets for English 10. They will determine their scores for the Language Targets based on their performance on the diagnostic. If time permits, I will introduce The Power of One/Crucible Unit with the Power of One Unit linked on my Crucible Page. |
WednesdayStudents will be introduced to the different sentence starter types they will study this year. These different sentence starters will be the foundation for the first quiz on Tuesday, September 13. Absolute, Participle Phrase, Prepositional Phrase, Noun Phrase, Adverb Phrase. Students will practice these sentences in class.
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ThursdayStudent's will read "The Dying Girl Who No One Helped". Discussion will follow. Then students will be introduced to The Power of One Essay assignment. Students will begin writing their rough drafts in class.
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FridayStudents must have a finished rough draft of their Power of One Essay.
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Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition
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TuesdayStudents will participate in a Socratic Seminar on Cather in the Rye today
Socratic Seminar Question Types. Socratic Seminar Information Please read the information housed at the above links. Write three questions for all of the question types except the world connection question. Looking ahead: Revisions to Senior Essay/Final Draft Due on Friday, September 9. |
WednesdayStudents will discuss their senior essays and work on revisions during the hour. I will meet with students individually to help them improve their essays.
Students will be introduced to tone word vocabulary. The First tone word vocabulary quiz is on Wednesday. |
ThursdayStudents will be introduced to AP Style Writing. They will read several examples of student writing.
Students will be introduced to Nancy Dean's Voice Lessons |
FridayStudents will practice more voice lessons.
They will be introduced to Magic Thesis Statements. Students will write four Magic Thesis Statements to address prompts given in class. |
English 12
MondayNo School
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TuesdayStudents will be introduced to the Senior Essay Assignment. They will have time in class to begin typing their essays. Rough Draft is due tomorrow before the end of the hour.
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WednesdayStudents will be typing their rough drafts of their Senior Essays. Due at the end of the hour.
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ThursdayStudents will use the Radical Revisions to improve their Essays.
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FridayStudents will continue to use the Radical Revisions to improve their essays.
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