New Unit: Fallen Angels

This week, we are starting a new novel unit over Walter Dean Myers' Fallen Angels.

Important Links:

1.  Reading Schedule
2.  Study Guide for Novel
3.  Q&A with Walter Dean Myers

Links for the Their Eyes Essay

Your shaping packet for the essay is due Monday, March 31st.

Helpful links:

1.  Essay Prompts
2.  Essay Notes (blank)
3.  Essay Notes (filled out)
4.  Shaping Packet
5.  PowerPoint for Notes

Week of February 24th

We will take a break from reading the novel on Monday and Tuesday to discuss chapters 3-6.  Be sure to be ready for a reading quiz on Monday over chapters 4-6.

Here is the schedule:

Monday: reading quiz, prep for discussion, watch movie
Tuesday: *right word notes* mini Socratic seminars, finish movie if needed
Wednesday: read chapters 7-8
Thursday: read chapters 9-10
Friday: *right word quiz* read chapter 11

New Unit: Their Eyes Were Watching God

The research projects are graded and we started the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston last Friday in class.

So far, the graded assignments have been:

1.  Chapter 1 Close Read
2.  Chapter 1 Socratic Seminar
3.  Their Eyes Packet (study guide, terms, vocab)

Here is the tentative schedule for next week:

Monday: reading quiz, discuss chapters 1-3
Tuesday: grammar notes, read chapter 4
Wednesday: vocab quiz, read chapter 5
Thursday: grammar notes, read chapter 6
Friday: grammar quiz, finish chapter 6 [reading and questions for 4-6 due MONDAY]

Be sure to keep up with reading!

First two weeks of January (6th-17th)

Welcome, English 10 students!

Last week, you were introduced to the research unit and had one assignment to turn it, the mini-Wikipedia research on six of the topics.   Here is the schedule for the research unit.

Mon 1/6 COLD DAY: No School	Tues 1/7 1.  Introduction to Class 2.  Brainstorm Research Terms	Wed 1/8 Communities that Care Survey in Lab	Thurs 1/9 1.  Go over assignment 2.  Civil Rights Video	Fri 1/10 *quick research and topic choices due* Research Overview with librarians
Mon 1/13 1.  Review resources   2.  Work on research	Tues 1/14 1.  Review resources 2.  Work on research	Wed 1/15 (Early Release) 1. Review resources 2. Work on research	Thurs 1/16 1. Review resources 2. Work on research	Fri 1/17 Annotated Bibliography DUE by end of hour (3 sources, 20-25 facts)
Mon 1/20 MLK JR Day NO SCHOOL!!	Tues 1/211.  Write Thesis Statement 2.  Work on projects	Wed 1/22 1.  Finish introduction 2.  Work on projects	Thurs 1/23 Work on one of your projects (creative or written)	Fri 1/24 Finish  one of your projects (creative or written)
Mon 1/27 Work on one of your projects (creative or written)	Tues 1/28 *last day in lab* 1.  Finish project 2.  Write conclusion Project Due! (introduction, creative and written project, conclusion) e-mail the one you are presenting to englejes@usd437.net	Wed 1/29 Present in classroom	Thurs 1/30 Present in classroom	Fri 1/31 Present in classroom

Helpful Links:

1.  Research Packet

Week of Thanksgiving (November 25-29)

Short week this week!

Your Of Mice and Men essays were due to www.turnitin.com Friday night.  Turn those in as soon as possible to receive the highest grade possible.

This week we will be planning out our Personal Instructional Manuals.  You should have all your prewriting done before leaving for Thanksgiving break.

Schedule:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			11/21 Notes on good instructions Examples	11/22 Comma Quiz Discuss “how to” books
11/25 Project introduction Prewriting	11/26 Publisher notes Peer-edit prewriting ideas	Thanksgiving Break	Thanksgiving Break	Thanksgiving Break
12/2 Review project guidelines Create sample project pages	12/3 Work Day in Lab A Work on Manuals during class	12/4 Work Day 1st, 4th, 5th hr: Lab C 7th hr: Lab D Work on Manuals during class	12/5 Work Day 1st, and 7th: Lab A 3rd and 4th: Lab C Work on Manuals during class	12/6 Work Day 1st, and 7th: Lab A 3rd and 4th: Lab C Work on Manuals during class
12/9 Work Day: Lab A	12/10 Work Day in Lab C Do final edits and presentation prep LAST DAY IN LAB! E-mail PIM by 3:30 to englejes@usd437.net	12/11 Present Manuals during class – must project onto the screen for the class to see (do not print!)	12/12 Present Manuals during class – must project onto the screen for the class to see (do not print!)	12/13 Present Manuals during class – must project onto the screen for the class to see (do not print!)
12/16 Finals Prep	12/17 Finals Prep	12/18 5th Hour Final	12/19 1st and 7th Hour Final	12/20 4th Hour Final

Week of November 18-22

This week we will be working on drafting and editing the essay.  You will want to make sure you are working well in class so as to not fall behind (the essay will be worth around 100 points total).

Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday 18th: 
-Comma Editing Pretest
-Movie

Tuesday 19th: 
-Comma Notes
-Finish Movie

Wednesday 20th: 
-Edit essays and submit to turnitin.com

Thursday 21st: 
-Technical Writing notes and practice

Friday 22nd: 
-Technical writing practice