Dual Enrollment: English IV and Composition I

First Semester

*Items in BOLD are due at the beginning of the class – 8:20 a.m. Assignments turned in after this time will be considered late and receive a deduction of 30 points.

*All tests must be taken on the date assigned or BEFORE. If a test is missed, an alternate version of the test may be given.

LSH = The Little Seagull Handbook

Date / In Class / At Home
Thursday, August 6 /
  • Letters and syllabi
  • Turn in Summer Reading Assessment
  • Understanding grades
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  • Study for Metamorphosis test

Monday, August 10 /
  • Pre-Bell # 1
  • Metamorphosis test
  • Review essay writing – Schaffer method
  • Go over Hinds rubrics
  • Read sample essay and “score it”
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  • Study for Heart of Darkness test

Wednesday, August 12 /
  • Pre-Bell # 2
  • Heart of Darkness Test
  • Pull topic out of hat – write 3 attention grabbers
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  • Take plagiarism test from USM link

Friday, August 14 /
  • Pre-Bell # 3
  • Assign College Essay (Practice Comp. Essay)
  • Plagiarism test from USM
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  • Work on College Essay
  • Read LSH pages 252 – 259 (sentence errors) and do exercises

Tuesday, August 18 /
  • Pre-Bell # 4
  • College Essay tips
  • Go over major errors
  • Review fragments, run-ons, comma-splices
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  • Work on College Essay
  • Read LSH pages 260 – 267 (verbs) and do exercises

Thursday, August 20 /
  • Pre-Bell # 5
  • Heart of Darkness notes/activity
  • Review Subject/Verb Agreement
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  • Read LSH pages 267 – 272 (verbs) and do exercises
  • Refer to LSH pages 146-157 on how to format a paper MLA style

Monday, August 24 /
  • Pre-Bell Quiz # 1
  • College Essay due
  • Pick Topic of Hinds Essay # 1.
WE NEED SOMETHING HERE!!!! MAYBE READ SOME SAMPLE ESSAYS FROM THAT BOOK AND SCORE THEM /
  • Read chapter on informative/expository writing (handout)
  • Read LSH pages 272 – 276 (subject/verb agreement) and do exercises

Wednesday, August 26 /
  • Voc. 1 – def. /syn. Ant
  • Outline and thesis statement for Hinds Essay # 1
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  • Read LSH pages 2-29 on academic writing and developing paragraphs

Friday, August 28 /
  • Voc. 1. Choosing the Right Word/Fill in Blank
  • Rough Draft of Hinds Essay # 1
/ Study for Voc. 1 Test
  • AGAIN, refer to LSH pages 146-157 on how to format a paper MLA style

Tuesday, Sept.1 /
  • Voc. 1 Test
  • Peer Editing Essays for Hinds Essay # 1
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  • Read LSH pages 277 – 282 (pronouns) and do exercises

Thursday, Sept. 3 /
  • Hinds Essay #1 Expository Essay
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  • Read LSH pages 282 – 285 (parallelism) and do exercises

Tuesday, Sept 8 /
  • Pre-Bell # 6
  • Poetry Response “One Art” due
  • “One Art” and 7 questions
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  • Poetry Response “One Art”

Thursday, September 10 /
  • Pre-Bell # 7
  • Beowulf
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  • Read LSH pages 285 – 288 (subordination/coordination and shifts) and do exercises

Monday, September 14 /
  • Pre-Bell # 8
  • Beowulf
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  • Read LSH pages 289– 303 (words and language) and do exercises – TWO class periods to complete

Wednesday, September 16 /
  • Pre-Bell # 9
  • Beowulf – if needed
  • Discuss how to write compare/contrast essay
/ Same as above
Read chapter on compare/contrast essay - handout
Friday, September 18 /
  • Pre-Bell # 10
  • Jane EyreREADING TEST
  • Work on outline for Compare/Contrast Essay
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  • Read LSH pages 21 and 22 on comparing and contrasting

Tuesday, September 22 /
  • Pre-Bell Quiz
  • Jane Eyre discussion
  • Compare/Contrast Essay – rough draft
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  • Read LSH pages 112 –118 on In-Text documentation

Thursday, September 24 /
  • Voc. 2 – def. syn/ant
  • Jane Eyre discussion
  • Compare/Contrast Essay – rough draft
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  • Read LSH pages 333– 337 (quotation marks) and do exercises

Monday, September 28 /
  • Voc. 2 - Finish
  • Hinds Essay # 2 – compare/contrast due
  • Jane Eyre – finish discussion
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  • Study for Voc. 2 test

Wednesday, September 30 /
  • Voc. 2 Test
  • Jane Eyre discussion test
  • Discuss cause/effect essay
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  • Read LSH pages 306– 307 (unnecessary words) and do exercises

Friday, October 2 /
  • Outline/thesis for Hinds Essay # 3
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  • Read LSH pages 324– 330 (commas) and do exercises

Monday, October 5 /
  • Rough Draft Hinds Essay # 3
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  • Read chapter on cause/effect essays

Wednesday, October 7 /
  • Continue Rough Draft
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  • Read LSH pages 330–331(semicolons) and do exercises

Friday, October 9
END OF 1st 9 weeks /
  • Final Draft Hinds Essay # 3
/ Read LSH pages 19 – 20 on cause/effect
Thursday, October 15 / Pre-Bell # 11
Canterbury Tales intro and Prologue / Read LSH pages 80-92 on research
Friday, October 17 / Pre-Bell # 12
“Pardoner’s Tale” / Read LSH pages 92-108 on evaluating sources and plagiarism
Monday, October 19 / Pre-Bell # 13
“Wife of Bath” / Read LSH pages 337– 340 (apostrophes) and do exercises
Wednesday, October 21 / Pre-Bell # 14
Recite Prologue / Read LSH pages 341– 346 (other punctuation) and do exercises
Friday, October 23 / Pre-Bell # 15
Outline/thesis “Wife of Bath”/Hinds Essay # 4 (argument) / Read LSH chapter on Argument pages 43-48
Tuesday, October 27 / Pre-Bell Quiz # 3
Rough Draft “Wife of Bath”/Hinds Essay # 4 / Read chapter on Argument writing - handout
Thursday, October 29 / Final Draft “Wife of Bath”/Hinds Essay # 4 / Read LSH pages 347– 351 (titles and italics) and do exercises
Monday, Nov. 2 / Voc. 3 def/syn/ant
Hamlet Act I / Read LSH pages 352– 354 (abbreviations and numbers) and do exercises
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / Voc. 3 - Finish
Hamlet Act II / Read LSH pages 62-65 on writing literary analyses
Friday, November 6 / Voc. 3 - Test
Hamlet paper topics
Hamlet Act III / Find secondary source for Hamlet paper
Tuesday, Nov. 10 / Pre-Bell # 16
Hamlet Act IV / Once your source is approved, work on works cited page using LSH pages 119-146 for guide
Thursday, November 12 / Pre-Bell # 17
Hamlet Act V
Monday, November 16 / Pre-Bell # 18
Hamlet Test
Wednesday, November 18 / Pre-Bell # 19
Computer lab (outlines) Hamlet/Hinds Essay # 5
mMust have secondary source
Friday, November 20 / Pre-Bell # 20
Computer lab (rough drafts)
Saturday, November 21 – Sunday, November 39 / Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, Dec. 1 / Finish rough drafts
Thursday, Dec. 3 / Computer lab (FINAL DRAFT) Hinds Essay # 5
Monday, December 7 / Discuss Final Essay/Give feedback on Essay #5
Wednesday, December 9 / Computer lab Final Essay outline
* Please understand this is your final “exam” for Comp. 1. Mrs. Westerfield and Mrs. Crawford are allowing computer lab time for you to do the essay because it is a Hinds requirement for them to be done in class, but we are not allowed to assist, “read over,” or give feedback in anyway.
Friday, December 11 / Computer lab Final Essay Rough Draft
Tuesday, December 15 / FINAL ESSAY due by the end of the exam block – no exceptions
Winter Break / Read book choice