ENG. IV 1st Six Weeks – Clarke as of 8/24/16

Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
Aug 22
*Course Overview
College Essay Journal
*Introduce extended metaphor/work on metaphor / 23
*College Essay Journal and/or Plagiarism ppt
Work on extended metaphor / 24*College Essay Journal
*Introduce college essay
Writing tips PP (using strong verbs & nouns) for college essay
Work on metaphor/poems / 25
*College Essay Journal
-Read College Essay Examples
Begin College Essay rough draft / 26
Last College Essay Journal – Journals due today
Work on rough draft essay
Extended metaphor project – due today / Week 1
29
Tiger Den
Introduce College Portfolio
Work on College Essay / 30
Tablet Distribution – 2nd Period
Work on College Essay / 31 Tablet Camp—15 min. per period
*Socrative College Test Prep
*Due/College Essay Rough Draft
*Peer Edit / 9/1 College Essay Due-dropbox & hard copy Thurs or Fri.
*College Day-counselors
(either today or tomorrow)…
(Fall Pictures) / 9/2
… Socrative College Test Prep
*Work on college portfolio packet) / Week
2
5
Labor Day Holiday / 6 * DOL/ACT – Beowulf Journals
*Pass out Beowulf Vocabulary
*View Anglo-Saxon Period PP and take notes-part 1
Tiger Den
Open House / 7 DOL/ACT Beowulf/
Journals
Anglo-Saxon Historical PP-students take notes – part 2 / 8 PORTFOLIOS DUE!
* Socrative College Test Prep
* Anglo-Saxon Historical Background Quiz
* Beowulf Video Clips - Watch Benjamin Bagby clip. Watch clips from history channel – Beowulf and others, etc. / 9 DOL/ACT Beowulf/
Journals
Begin reading
Beowulf- Wrath of Grendel – pgs:40-44 – discuss SGquestions1-6 / Week
3
12
*Socrative College Test Prep
Beowulf – Coming of Beowulf – pgs:44-48 Discuss SG ques 7-12
Homework:Vocabulary Practice – flashcards/Quizlet
Tiger Den / 13
Beowulf Vocabulary Test
*Read Beowulf – Battle w/Grendel – pgs: 49-51– Discuss SG questions – 13-19
Beowulf – Monster’s Lair – pgs 51-52
Discuss SG questions 20-21 / 14
*DOL/ACT Beowulf Journals
*Beowulf The Lair & Battle w/Grendel’s Mother pgs 52-56 answer SG questions / 15
*DOL/ACT Beowulf Journals
Beowulf - The Last Battle – pgs: 56-60 – SG questions – 32-38
Optional – LTD Discussion / 16 * DOL/ACT Beowulf Journals
*Finish Beowulf- Spoils/Farewell –pgs: 61-64
Answer SG questions 39-41 / Week
4
19 DOL
Tiger Den
College Test Prep
Beowulf Review
Watch Movie
Beowulf ACT/SAT Journals Due / 20* DOL
ANGLO-SAXON BEOWULF EXAM / 21 DOL
Intro the Research Paper (choose topic) / 22* DOL
Research Paper
Complete Brainstorm sheet
Turn in at end of period / 23
End of 1st Six Weeks
DOL’s due
Research Paper
How to use data bases, easy bib
-or-
Library – get at least one book source / Week 5

Major Grades

College Essay

Vocabulary Test

Beowulf Test

Possible Daily Grades

Extended Metaphor X2

Anglo-Saxon Historical Quiz

College Essay Peer Edit

College Portfolio Packet

College journals

ACT/SAT Beowulf Journals

DOL’s

College Test Preps

Beowulf Study Guide as 5 bonus points on test