Week of May 29
Monday
No School: Memorial Day |
Wednesday
Alliteration Bingo Breaking the Cycle Work Time HW: Work on Section 5, Complete RD due Thursday |
Thursday
Poetry Circles HW: Poetry Performances Friday, Monday, and Thursday |
Friday
REALM DAY Epic Poem Performances HW: Performances continue Monday and Thursday |
Week of May 22
Monday
Spoken Word of the Day Section 2 Due Intro to Section 3 SFO Migration Melting Pot HW: Work on Section 3; RD due Thursday |
Wednesday
No Class: Field Trip |
Thursday
Spoken Word of the Day Section 3 Due Intro to Section 4 “Still I Rise” Analysis HW: Work on Section 4, due Tuesday |
Friday
Spoken Word of the Day “Biography of a Suspended Dreamer” Figurative Language Search Word Palette Metaphor/Simile Builder HW: Work on Section 4 Due Tuesday |
Week of May 15
Monday
No School: Malcolm X Day |
Wednesday
Spoken Word of the Day Section 1 Intro Due Thursday Skeleton In My Shoes Why I Write HW: Write Section 1 - Due Tomorrow |
Thursday
Spoken Word of the Day Section 1 Due Intro to Section 2 Due Monday Research requirement Read and discuss “Tangled” Research Time HW: Work on Section 2 (research) |
Friday
Spoken Word of the Day Analysis of “Colibri” and “Ego Tripping” HW: Work on Section 2 (research) Due Monday |
Week of May 8
Monday
Review Essays Review Rhetorical Appeals Review Rhetorical Strategies HW: None |
Wednesday
AP Exam - No Class |
Thursday
The Danger of a Single Story TED Talk Overview of Epic Poem Assignment (Combating single story) Yo Soy Joaquin Reading HW: None |
Friday
11th Grade Field Trip |
Week of May 1
Monday
AP Test Boot Camp Day 1 MC Test Practice HW: None |
Wednesday
AP Test Boot Camp Day 2 MC Test Corrections HW: None |
Thursday
AP Test Boot Camp Day 1 AP Essay Rhetorical Analysis HW: None |
Friday
APUSH Exam HW: None |
Week of April 24: No Class State Testing All Week
Week of April 17
Monday
Image Analysis “The Troubled Life of Boys” HW: Socratic Prep |
Wednesday
Socratic Seminar: Beauty and Objectification HW: None |
Thursday
SBAC Lesson HW: None |
Friday
AP Practice Essay: Argumentative HW: None |
Week of April 10
Monday
Quick-write on Beauty Beauty and Aesthetics Reading and Questions HW: WEDNESDAY: bring an example of a piece of art (painting, sculpture, instrumental music) you find BEAUTIFUL |
Wednesday
Image Analysis Aesthetics Lesson Groups: show their art to group, say why it is beautiful be specific (lines, form, texture, sounds, etc) Individual: Beauty Questions HW: Finish Questions if needed |
Thursday
Slam Poem: Pretty Whole group discussion of beauty handout Stevie Smith’s “Pretty” HW: None |
Friday
Quick-write: Body image and beauty Readings: Sontag and Ackerman Written Response HW: None |
Week of March 27
Monday
Synthesis AP Practice Essay HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday; Finish essay at home |
Wednesday
SAT Prep Calibrate sample essays; grade 2 essays, self and peer HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Thursday
Argumentative Essay HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Friday
Vocab Quiz 9 Calibrate Argumentative Essays HW: None: Happy Spring Break! |
Week of March 20
Monday
SAT Prep Peer Edit Essays Vocab Homework Time HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Wednesday
SAT Prep Sentence Combining HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Thursday
No Class: Family Meeting Week |
Friday
Vocab Quiz 8 Time to work on new vocabulary HW: None |
Week of March 13
Monday
Finish The Central Park Five Read excerpt from The New Jim Crow and False Confessions Statistics HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Wednesday
Essay Prompt Overview (Synthesis Essay on False Confessions) Essay Outline HW: Work on essay outline |
Thursday
Essay Writing Time HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday; Essay due Monday by MIDNIGHT |
Friday
SAT Prep Vocab Quiz 7 Sentence Composing HW: Essay due Monday by MIDNIGHT |
Week of March 6
Monday
No Class: Teacher PD Day |
Wednesday
SAT Prep Collect Charts Crucible Act 4 Quiz Finish Crucible film HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Thursday
The Central Park Five HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Friday
Vocab Quiz 6 The Central Park Five HW: Vocab homework; Quiz Friday |
Week of February 27
Monday
SAT Prep Collect Charts Crucible Act 3 Quiz Oral Read Act 4 in parts HW: Read Act 4, pp 112-123 bottom) Theme Charts due Monday |
Wednesday
Crucible on Film HW: Read Act 4, pp 123-134 bottom) Theme Charts due Wednesday |
Thursday
SAT Prep Read and annotate New Yorker Article HW: Finish reading and annotating, Vocab Quiz tomorrow |
Friday
SAT Prep Vocab Quiz 5 Sentence Composing HW: Theme Charts due and Act 4 Quiz Wednesday |
Week of February 20
Monday
No School: Presidents' Weekend |
Wednesday
SAT Prep Character Poster Gallery Walk Collect Charts Crucible Act 2 Quiz Oral Read Act 3 in parts HW: Read Act 3, pp. 77-88 Theme Charts due Monday |
Thursday
SAT Prep Crucible on Film HW: Read Act 3, pp. 88-100 Theme Charts due Monday |
Friday
SAT Prep Vocab Quiz 4 Sentence Composing HW: Read Act 3, pp. 101-111 Theme Charts due Monday, Act 3 Quiz Monday |
Week of February 13
Monday
Homework Review Theme Charts Due Crucible Act 1 Quiz Oral Read Act 2 in parts HW: Read Act 2, pp. 47-59 (“quite suddenly” ) Theme Charts due Tuesday |
Wednesday
SAT Prep Character Posters (duos and trios) HW: Read Act 2, pp. 59-76 (end of act) (charts due Tuesday, Feb 21; also Act 2 quiz); Vocab due tomorrow |
Thursday
SAT Prep Vocab Quiz 3 Finish character posters HW: Study for Act 2 Quiz |
Friday
No School: Presidents' Weekend |
Week of February 6
Monday
SAT Prep of the Day Anticipation/Reaction Guide (write paragraph response to strongest opinion) Crucible Lecture Part 1 HW: Vocab List 2 |
Wednesday
SAT Prep of the Day Crucible Lecture Part 2 Hand out books; Theme charts due on day of quiz Oral read from Act 1 HW: Read Act 1, pp. 3-20 (enter John Proctor), Vocab Liost 2 |
Thursday
SAT Prep of the Day Sentence Composing (Prepositional Phrases) Oral read Act 1 in parts HW: Read Act 1 pp. 20-30, finish sentence composing, Vocab List 2 |
Friday
SAT Prep of the Day Vocab Quiz 2 Oral read Act 1 in parts HW: Read Act 1 to end, pp. 30-46; Act One Quiz Monday |
Week of January 30
Monday
No School: Teacher PD Day |
Wednesday
Student Presenters Satirical Speeches HW: Prepare for speech, vocab homeork |
Thursday
Student Presenters Satirical Speeches HW: Prepare for speech, vocab homework |
Friday
Vocabulary Quiz 1 (Homework Due) Finish Speeches if needed or Sentence Composing HW: Vocab List 2 homework |
Week of January 23
Monday
Student Presenters SAT Vocab List 1 Quiz Friday, February 3 HW: Prepare for Presentation, book review and speech |
Wednesday
Student Presenters Sentence Combining HW: Prepare for Presentation and speech |
Thursday
Student Presenters SAT Grammar HW: Prepare for Presentation and speech |
Friday
Student Presenters Satirical Speeches HW: Prepare for Presentation ad speech |
Week of January 16
Monday
No School MLK's Birthday |
Wednesday
Student Presenters Calibrate and grade AP essays Assign Satirical Speeches HW: Prepare for Presentation; work on speech writing |
Thursday
The Lowest Animal Intro to SAT Vocab HW: Prepare for Presentation; work on speech |
Friday
No Class: Protest Afternoon |
Week of January 9
Monday
Student Presenters Review Satire Exercises Modest Proposal Day 1 HW: Prepare for presentations |
Wednesday
Student Presenters Modest Proposal Day 2 HW: Prepare for presentations |
Thursday
Student Presenters The Road to Wellville (excerpt) The Sellout (excerpt) HW: Prepare for presentations |
Friday
AP Essay Practice HW: Prepare for presentations |
Week of January 2
Monday
No School: New Year's Day Holiday |
Wednesday
Mid-Year Reflection Mini-lecture: Horatian vs. Juvenilian Satire Project Instructions: Each day 2 students present some sort of satire (short video <5 minutes) or cartoon. Ms. G demonstration with cartoon HW: Math cartoon analysis |
Thursday
Quote analysis: Jonathan Swift quote defining Satire Satire Analysis: “Girl Moved to Tears After Reading Cliffs’s Notes…” HW: Prepare for presentations |
Friday
Two student presenters Satire Handout overview and practice with exercise 1 Groups do exercises 2 and 3 HW: Prepare for presentations |
Week of December 12
Monday
Works Cited Notes Essay Check-In Finish Easy A HW: Remember to bring your review sheet on Thursday! |
Wednesday
No Class - Finals Week |
Thursday
Final Exam: 9:00-10:30 |
Friday
No School: Happy Holidays!! |
Week of December 5
Monday
Research on Computers HW: Work on essay, RD due Friday; Last reading quiz Thursday |
Wednesday
Final Exam Review Stations Station 1: 7 new terms Station 2: Says/Does Practice Station 3: Flash Cards terms from notebooks HW: Work on essay, RD due Friday; Last reading quiz Thursday |
Thursday
Sentence Analysis: Scarlet Letter Chapters 22-24: Last Reading and Vocab Quiz Works Cited Page Easy A (movie) HW: Work on essay, RD due Friday |
Friday
Peer Review of Essays Easy A (movie) HW: Essay due Monday at midnight |
Week of November 28
Monday
Sentence Analysis: Rhetoric in The Scarlet Letter Chapters 14-17 Reading and Vocab Quiz Chapters 18-21 Pre-Reading Vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 18-21 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Friday |
Wednesday
Imagen Analysis: Puritan Pillory Jonathan Edwards Letter Creative Writing Assignment (write a letter using fear tactics), Due Friday HW: Read Chapters 18-21 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Friday, Letter to Editor |
Thursday
QW: What is the purpose of guilt? Read Ellen Goodman’s “The Purpose of Guilt” Compare Edwards and Goodman (organizer) HW: Read Chapters 18-21 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Friday, Letter to Editor |
Friday
Synthesis Essay Assignment Chapters 18-21 Reading and Vocab Quiz Chapters 22-24 Pre-Reading Vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 22-24 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Thursday, Dec. 8 |
Week of November 14
Monday
Synthesis Essay: Review and Highlights Chapters 8-10 Reading and Vocab Quiz Chapters 11-13 Pre-Reading Vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 11-13 Dialectical Journal |
Wednesday
In-Class Essay (Two Chapter 5 Prompt choices) HW: Read Chapters 11-13 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Tomorrow |
Thursday
Sentence Analysis: Rhetoric in The Scarlet Letter Chapters 11-13 Reading and Vocab Quiz Chapters 14-17 Pre-Reading Vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 14-17 Dialectical Journal |
Friday
Image Analysis: Puritan Pillory Jonathan Edwards Letter Creative Writing Assignment (write a letter using fear tactics) HW: Read Chapters 14-17 Dialectical Journal; Quiz Monday, November 28 Happy Thanksgiving! |
Week of November 7
Monday
Obligations of Government Synthesis Essay Due by Midnight tonight! Sentence Analysis Chapters 1-4 Reading and Vocab Quiz Chapters 5-7 Pre-Reading Vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 5-7 Dialectical Journal |
Wednesday
In-Class Essay: Characterization in Chapters 2 and 3 HW: Read Chapters 5-7 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Tomorrow |
Thursday
Sentence Analysis Chapters 5-7 Reading and Vocab Quiz Chapters 8-10 Pre-Reading Vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 8-10 Dialectical Journal |
Friday
No School: Veterans' Day |
Week of October 31
Monday
Image Analysis: Symbols from The Scarlet Letter Advanced Dialectical Journals Reading Schedule Overview Begin reading Scarlet Letter HW: Read: The Custom House pages 1-15; Dialectical Journal due Wednesday; Essay RD due Wednesday |
Wednesday
Lecture: Scarlet Letter Background Peer Edit Synthesis Essays HW: Read: The Custom House pages 16-33; Dialectical Journal due Friday |
Thursday
No Class - Family Meeting Week |
Friday
Sentence Analysis Chapters 1-4 Pre-reading vocabulary HW: Read Chapters 1-4 Dialectical Journal, Quiz Monday |
Week of October 24
Monday
Rhetorical Analysis Essay on “A Declaration of Sentiments” HW: None |
Wednesday
Image Analysis: Political Cartoon Read and annotate Kennedy’s Inaugural Address focusing on syntax and other strategies HW: Socratic Seminar Prep |
Thursday
Obligations of Government Socratic Synthesis Essay Assignment HW: Work on Essay |
Friday
"The Late Paper" Debate Fun HW: Work on Essay |
Week of October 17
Monday
Essay Highlights Grammar Review Comparison of King and MLK HW: Finish questions if needed |
Wednesday
Declaration of Independence Analysis Questions HW: Finish questions if needed |
Thursday
Read and annotate "Declaration of Sentiments" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Analysis Questions HW: Essay Prep |
Friday
In-Class Compare and Contrast Essay HW: None |
Week of October 10
Monday
No School: Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Wednesday
Thinking about audience In-class Compare and Contrast essay analyzing the effectiveness of the speeches HW: Finish essay at home in notebook |
Thursday
Video Analysis: MLK: "I Have a Dream" Read and annotate “I Have a Dream” Comprehension Questions HW: Finish Questions |
Friday
Image Analysis: Portrait of Lincoln Read and annotate “The Gettysburg Address” Comprehension Questions HW: Finish Questions |
Week of October 3
Monday
Quick Write: Quote response Groups of 4 read memoir rough drafts aloud and give specific feedback following guidelines. HW: Final Draft of Memoir due Wednesday |
Wednesday
Image Analysis: Political Cartoon Groups review Multiple Choice answers and reach consensus MEMOIR DUE! HW: None |
Thursday
Video Response: Obama speech; What makes him an effective orator? Read and annotate “Speech in the Virginia Convention” (Patrick Henry) Comprehension and Analysis Questions HW: Finish Questions if needed |
Friday
Image Analysis: Patrick Henry Arguing “The Parson’s Cause” Read and annotate “The Crisis, No. 1” (Thomas Paine) Comprehension Questions HW: Prepare to write a compare and contrast of speeches Wednesday |
Week of September 26
Monday
Image Analysis: Political Cartoon Read and annotate “Lights of the Long Night” SOAPSS Memoir Assignment HW: Begin Planning your memoir; Bring a photo of yourself on Wednesday |
Wednesday
Journal Response Read and annotate “The Stranger in the Photo is Me” SOAPSS Memoir Discussion with partner HW: Write memoir; RD due Monday |
Thursday
Practice AP Multiple Choice Test HW: Write memoir; RD due Monday |
Friday
Groups review Multiple Choice test answers and reach consensus HW: Write memoir; RD due Monday |
Week of September 19
Monday
Figurative Language Book Gallery Walk and Presentations Finish Reading and annotating "Once More to the Lake" and "The Ugly Tourist" |
Wednesday
Video Analysis: “Your Life is Not a Journey” Plan and outline mini-essays HW: Continue Preparing for Essay |
Thursday
In-Class Mini-Essays: “The Ugly Tourist” and “Once More to the Lake” analysis and thesis practice HW: Read and annotate: Essay on Photos |
Friday
Image Analysis Photo Analysis Stations HW: In your journal write a paragraph on conclusions you have drawn about the editorial power of photos after today's actvity |
Week of September 12
Monday
Image Analysis Essay Return and Review Return Formative Assessment (Terms Assignment for notebook) Figurative Language Book Assignment and demo Due Monday, September 19 (Gallery Walk/Presentations) Work Day on Wednesday September 14 HW: Figurative Language Book; Essay revisions by Monday
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Wednesday
Video Analysis Figurative Language Books Work Time HW: Figurative Language Book; essay revisions by Monday |
Thursday
QW: Write about a time you were a tourist. How did that feel? “The Ugly Tourist” Jamaica Kinkaid analysis:
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Friday
Image Analysis “Once More to the Lake” analysis
HW: Figurative Language Book |
Week of September 5
Monday
No School: Labor Day |
Wednesday
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!! Read “49ers’ Colin Kaepernik explains…” for context Groups read 3 different columns expressing 3 differing viewpoints on the issue Whole class discussion HW: Write (in notebook) an argument on the issue (claim, counterclaim, conclusion) |
Thursday
Image Analysis: American Flags Metaphorical Objects (5 groups) “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros HW: Write a short (1 page) story about something that happened in the second person POV |
Friday
Sharing of Stories Figurative Language Stations HW: None |
Week of August 29
Monday
Image Analysis: Picasso’s “Weeping Woman” Read and Analyze “My Papa’s Waltz” using SOAPSS and Before and After Reading Questions HW: Finish analysis if more time needed |
Wednesday
Discussion of "My Papa's Waltz" Read and Annotate “On Keeping a Journal” Review prompt for in-class essay tomorrow HW: Plan for essay |
Thursday
In-Class Essay HW: None |
Friday
Formative Diagnostic Assessment HW: None |
Week of August 22
Monday
Taylor Mali Video In partners, students paraphrase 15 scholarly definitions of rhetoric Partners then synthesize into their own definition; write on note card HW: Did you forget your syllabus? If not finished, write synthesis definition of rhetoric at home |
Wednesday
Share-Out of Rhetoric Definitions Review of 3 rhetorical appeals Practice SOAPSS with “Ain’t I a Woman” HW: Did you forget your syllabus? Read and SOAPSS “I am Writing Blindly” |
Thursday
Journal: Convince a teacher to allow you to turn in a paper late using all three appeals. Read and annotate two readings for Socratic tomorrow: “The Closing of the American Book” and “Learning to Read” HW: Finish readings if needed; Socratic Prep |
Friday
Socratic Seminar HW: None |