ENGLISH 12: SEMESTER 2

Falconer High School

D. LuceSpring 2015

Week 1: 2/2-2/6/15

M:Intro and discuss semester plans

M-Th : “The Go-Getter”

F: Independent Reading of Literature (1)

Week 2: 2/9-2/13

The Ultimate Gift (1-4)

Independent Reading of Literature (2)

PAPER 1: “The Go-Getter” (due WEDS 2/11)

WINTER BREAK: 2/16-2/20

Week 3: 2/23-2/27

The Ultimate Gift (5-8… Finish…)

F: (finish, if needed) Independent Reading of Literature (3)

Week 4: 3/2-3/6 (3/5)

M: Independent Reading of Literature (4)

T-Th: The Ultimate Gift analytical viewing

PAPER 2: The Ultimate Gift (due MON 3/2)

Week 5: 3/9-3/13

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: intro, read, discuss, and analyze

Introduce Profile Assignment

W: Independent Reading of Literature (5)

Week 6: 3/16-3/20

A Midsummer Night’s Dream:

finish reading, discussing, and analyzing

Cooperative work and presentation preparation

PAPER 3: Profile paper (due MON 3/16)

W: Independent Reading of Literature (6)

Week 7: 3/23-3/27

A Midsummer Night’s Dream:

M-W: Cooperative presentations and wrap up

TH: EXAM

F:Pending: Independent Reading of Literature (7)

PAPER 4: A Midsummer Night’s Dream:(WEDS 3/26)

SPRING BREAK: 3/30-4/6

Week 8: 4/6 (4/7)-4/10

T-W: Into Term Papers

Background help: works cited, citations, no plagiarism

Th: Independent Reading of Literature (8)

F: Research 1

Week 9: 4/13-4/17

M-T: Research Days 2-3

PAPER 5: Independent Reading-8 AIR days (WEDS 4/15)

W: Independent Reading of Literature (1)

Th-F: Research 4-5; organizing and planning

Week 10: 4/20-4/24

M: Term Paper organizing and planning; THESIS STATEMENT

Rough Draft Writing – Day 1

T-TH: Term Paper Rough Draft Writing – Days 2-4

F: Independent Reading of Literature (2)

TERM PAPER ROUGH COPY DUE (WEDS4/29) –

Turn in by 3:10 on THURS 4/23 for EXTRA CREDIT!!

END of QUARTER 3

Week 11: 4/27-5/1

M-W: Term Paper Rough Draft Writing – Days 5-7

TERM PAPER ROUGH COPY DUE (WEDS 4/29)

Th: Independent Reading of Literature (3)

PowerPoint/Prezi work (1 of 6)

Week 12: 5/4-5/8

PowerPoint/Prezi work (2-5 of 6)

Independent Reading of Literature (4)

Week 13: 5/11-5/15

M: PowerPoint/Prezi work (6 of 6)

T: Independent Reading of Literature (5)

W-F PowerPoint Presentations (4-5/day- day 1-3)

Week 14: 5/18-5/22 (5/21)

M- T: PowerPoint Presentations (4-5/day- days 4-[5?])

T: Paper work day??

PAPER 6: Independent Reading- (based on 5 rdg days) (WEDS 5/13)

W: Independent Reading of Literature (6)

Th: Term Paper final copy work

Week 15: 5/25 (5/26)-5/29

T-W: Term Paper final copy work

Th: Independent Reading of Literature (7)

PAPER 7: TERM PAPER FINAL COPY DUE (THURS 5/28)

F: “It Matters” unit: Shorter works (day 1 of 5)

Week 16: 6/1-6/5

M-TH: “It Matters” unit: Shorter works

F: Independent Reading of Literature (8)

PAPER 8: “It Matters” Poem/Short Story Paper(FRI 6/5)

Week 17: 6/8-6/12

M: BENCHMARK

(M)-F: Final mini-project(DUE BY END OF CLASS FRIDAY)

Week 18: 6/15

Last Day: Share projects and wrap up loose ends.

Please Note: This is a basic week-by-week plan for the course curricula. It is designed as a functional – yet flexible – roadmap for you to be successful in the class. Dates/pieces subject to change at my discretion, with prior notice provided to you.