English IV Honors B Day
May 2018
Tuesday, May 1Viewing of Frankenstein
Hwk –Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/23
Thursday, May 3Comparing Victor Frankenstein to Othello
Othello Adaptation
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/23
Monday, May 7 Comparing Victor Frankenstein to Othello
Othello Adaptation
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/23
Wednesday, May 9Process Analysis: Self-Evaluation of Writing
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/23
Friday, May 11Process Analysis: Self-Evaluation of Writing
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/23
Tuesday, May 15Tedtalks and Rhetoric
Elements of Storytelling in Presentations
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/23; Original Tedtalk due 5/30
Thursday, May 17Tedtalks and Rhetoric
Elements of Storytelling in Presentations
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due 5/24; Original Tedtalk due 5/30
Monday, May 21Tedtalks and Rhetoric
Use of Visuals in Presentations
Hwk - Annotated Bibliography #3 due; Original Tedtalk due 5/30
Wednesday, May 23Annotated Bibliography #3 due to Turnitin
Tedtalks and Rhetoric
Use of Visuals in Presentations
Hwk - Original Tedtalk due 5/30
Friday, May 25Tedtalks and Rhetoric
Use of Visuals in Presentations
Hwk - Original Tedtalk due
Monday –OFF
Wednesday May 30Original TedTalk Due
Presentations Begin
Friday, June 1Presentations of Ted Talks
English IV Honors B Day
April 2018 REVISED 4/20
April 2 – 8 Spring Break
Monday, April 9Chapters 1-10 Study Guide Due
Close Reading Letter 4
Myth of Prometheus
Intertextuality – Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Hwk-Finish Rime of Ancient Mariner clwk; Read Frankenstein Chapters 11-20 and complete study guide questions 4/17; Submit to Turnitin.com
Wednesday, April 11 Review Rime of Ancient Mariner
Close Reading Quiz Chapter 6
Intertextuality – Prometheus and Coleridge
Hwk-Read Frankenstein Chapters 11-20 and complete study guide questions 4/ 17; Submit to Turnitin.com
Friday, April 13Authentic Assessment Project
Literary Techniques in Chapters 11-20 – Theme Analysis
Hwk – Finish classwork;Read Frankenstein Chapters 11-20 and complete study guide questions
Tuesday, April 17Annotated Bibliography #3 Self-Selected Global Issue
Chapters 11-20 Study Guide due to Turnitin.com
Close Reading Quiz Chapter 18
Creature versus Creator
Intertextuality – Milton’s Paradise Lost
Hwk – Finish classwork – submit to Turnitin; Finish the novel and submit guide questions to Turnitin 4/23
Thursday, April 19Review Milton’s Paradise Lost
Intertextuality – Tintern Abbey
Hwk – Finish classwork and submit to Turnitin; Finish the novel and submit guide questions to Turnitin
Monday, April 23 Annotated Bibliography #3 Self-Selected Global Issue
Chapter 20-24 Guide Due
Review Tintern Abbey
Close Reading Quiz Chapter 22
Shelley’s Message to Modern Readers
Contemporary Bioethical Dilemmas Discussion
Hwk – Annotated Bibliography on Self-Selected Global Issue due 5/23
Wednesday, April 25 Film Adaptation of Frankenstein
Hwk – Annotated Bibliography on Self-Selected Global Issue due 5/23
Friday, April 27 Frankenstein Objective Test
Film Adaptation of Frankenstein
Hwk – Annotated Bibliography on Self-Selected Global Issue due 5/23
English IV Honors B Day
March 2018 – UPDATED 3/22
Thursday, March 1Finish Act III
Act III Close Reading
Act III Motif Analysis
Hwk – Finish all classwork; Complete guide questions for Act III and submit
Monday, March 5Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals, Source #4
Act III questions due to Turnitin
Read Act IV scene 1 and 2
Hwk – Complete study guide questions Act IV, scene 1 and 2; DO NOT SUBMIT UNTIL ACT IV IS COMPLETE
Wednesday, March 7SNOW DAY
Thursday, March 8Finish Act IV
Act IV Motif Analysis
Hwk –Finish Motif Analysis; Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals due 3/16
Monday, March 12Act IV Motif Analysis Due
Senior Assembly
Review Act IV
Read Act V scene 1
Hwk– Complete Act IV Close Reading; Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals due 3/16
Wednesday, March 14Authentic Assessment Global Issues Annotated Bibliography
Finish Act V
Act V Close Reading
Hwk – Finish classwork; Act V Study guide due to Turnitin
Friday, March 16Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals Due To Turnitin
Act V Close Reading Due
Othello Literary Analysis Take Home Essay
Literary Theory: Race, Class, Gender in Othello
Hwk –Prepare for Playing the Interpretation Game Questions; Othello Take Home essay due 3/22
Tuesday, March 20Othello: Playing the Interpretation Game
Hwk –Othello Literary Analysis due; Outline the Background on Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature - on class page; Submit outline to Turnitin.com 3/26
Thursday, March 22SNOW DAY
Monday March 26Othello Literary Analysis Due to Turnitin
Introduction to Frankenstein
Elements of Romanticism and Gothicism
Hwk-Outline the Background on Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature - on class page; Submit outline to Turnitin.com
Wednesday, March 28Frankenstein Outline Due
Read Frankenstein Letters 1-4
Use of the Frame Story
Close Reading of Letter 4
Hwk – Read Frankenstein Chapters 1-1o and complete guide
questions for 4/9 – submit to Turnitin
English IV Honors B Day
February 2018
Friday, February 2Viewing of the Importance of Being Earnest
Hwk- Complete Web quest on Shakespeare (class page) and submit to Turnitin.com
Tuesday, February 6Annotated Bibliography #1 Food, Source #4
Introduction to Othello
Hwk – Annotated Bibliography #1 Food due 2/12 to Turnitin
Thursday, February 8Read Act I, scene 1 and 2
Dissect Shakespeare’s Characterization
Hwk - Complete study guide questions Act I, scene 1 and 2; DO NOT SUBMIT UNTIL ACT I IS COMPLETE; Annotated Bibliography #1 Food due
Monday, February 12Annotated Bibliography #1 Food due to Turnitin
Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals Source #1
Read Act I, scene 3
Begin Motif Analysis Act I
Hwk- Complete Act I, scene 3 study guide questions; All study guide questions for Act I due to Turnitin.com
Wednesday, February 14Act I Study Guide Questions due to Turnitin
Review Motif Analysis Act I
Close Reading/Synthesis of Act I
Hwk-Finish all class work – submit to Turnitin
Friday, February 16Read Act II, scene 1 and 2
Hwk-Complete guide questions for Act II sc 1 and 2; DO NOT SUBMIT UNTIL ACT II IS COMPLETE
Monday – OFF
Wednesday, February 21Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals, Source #2
Finish Act II
Complete Act II Close Reading
Hwk-Finish classwork; Finish Act II guide and submit to Turnitin.com
Friday, February 23Act II questions due to Turnitin
Othello Act I and II Quiz
Act II Motif Analysis
Hwk–Finish all classwork
Tuesday, February 27Annotated Bibliography #2 Animals, Source #3
Read Act III, scene 1-3
Hwk-Complete guide questions for Act III sc 1-3; DO NOT SUBMIT UNTIL ACT III IS COMPLETE
Thursday, March 1Finish Act III
Act III Close Reading
Act III Motif Analysis
Hwk – Finish all classwork; Complete guide questions for Act III and submit
English IV Honors B Day
January 2018 Syllabus REVISED 1/5/18
Tuesday, Jan 2Twain Analysis
Hwk – Read Background on Victorian Time Period and Oscar Wilde – class page; Satire Project due 1/8
Thursday, January 4SNOW DAY
Monday, January 8SHORTENED PERIOD DUE TO PARCC
Annotated Bibliography Topic #1: Source #1
Discussion of Annotated Bibliography Topics
Introduction to Victorian Time Period and Oscar Wilde
Introduction to Importance of Being Earnest
Types of Comedy
Read Act I of Importance of Being Earnest
Hwk-Satire Project due; Finish Act I and complete study guide - class page due 1/12 to Turnitin
Wednesday, January 10Presentation of Satire Project
Hwk-Finish Act I and complete study guide - class page due to Turnitin
Friday, January 12Review Act I
Close Reading of Act I
Hwk- Finish close reading assignment and submit to Turnitin
Monday – OFF
Wednesday, January 17Annotated Bibliography Topic #1: Source #2
Read Act II
Hwk – Finish Act II and complete study guide – on class page due to Turnitinin
Friday, January 19Close Reading of Act II
Hwk – Finish classwork and submit to Turnitin
Tuesday. January 23Annotated Bibliography Topic #1: Source #3
Read Act III
Hwk-Finish Act III and complete study guide – submit to Turnitin
Thursday, January 25Close Reading of Act III
Hwk – Finish classwork and submit to Turnitin; Review notes on background information, satire, study guide and close readings
Monday, January 29Oscar Wilde Objective Assessment
Hwk- Complete Web quest on Shakespeare (class page) and submit to Turnitin.com 2/6
First Day of Second Semester B Day
Friday, February 2Viewing of the Importance of Being Earnest
Hwk- Complete Web quest on Shakespeare (class page) and submit to Turnitin.com
English IV Honors B Day
December 2017 Syllabus
Tuesday, December 5RRR#12Sherman Alexie “Superman and Me” - on class page
Part III and IV Questions due to Turnitin.com
Part III and Part IV Analysis
Hwk; Finish classwork; ICB Playing the Interpretation Game Questions – submit to Turnitin
Thursday, December 7ICB Take Home Essay Discussion
ICB Playing the Interpretation Game
Hwk-ICB Take Home Test Due Turnitin by 12/15
Monday, December 11RRR #13 Scott Brown “Facebook Friendonomics”
Critical Viewing of Capote
Viewing Guide for Capote
Hwk –ICB Take Home Essay due 12/15; RRR #9-12 due to Turnitin 12/21
Wednesday, December 13Critical Viewing of Capote
Viewing Guide for Capote
Hwk – ICB Take Home Essay Due; RRR #9-12 due 12/21
Friday, December 15ICB Take Home Essay Due
Capote Viewing Guide Discussion
Introduction to Satire
Satire in Media
Hwk-Read Modest Proposal and complete questions – class page; RRR #9-12 due 12/21
Tuesday, December 19RRR #14 Malcolm Gladwell “Small Change”
Satire Project Discussion
Classic Satire: Swift’s Modest Proposal
Modern Satire: Gaiman’sBabycakes
Onion – Author’s Purpose
Hwk– RRR # 9-12 due; Satire Project due 1/10/18
Thursday, December 21RRR #9-12 due
Onion – Author’s Purpose
Hwk – Satire Project due 1/10/18
English IV Honors Period 1 B Day
November 2017 Syllabus
Wednesday, November 1Toulmin Draft due
Turnitin Peer Conference Toulmin Draft
Self-Reflection on Toulmin
Hwk – Read Everything’s an Argument Chapter 7 Structuring
Arguments pg. 126-129 and Rogerian Argument excerpt from “The Well-Crafted Argument” (pdf – on class page) and take notes on key concepts
Friday, November 3Rogerian Model of Argumentation
Application and Examples
Hwk – Rogerian Draft due to Turnitin
Tuesday, November 7RRR#8 Twenge “Millennials: The Greatest Generation or the most Narcissistic?
Turnitin Peer Conference Rogerian Model
Model of Argumentation Final Essay Assignment
Review of all models of argument
Hwk – Complete Capote Webquest due to Turnitin – class page; Final Argument Model Essay due 11/15 to Turnitin
November 9Off
Monday, November 13 RRR#9 Cofer “The Myth of the Latin Woman” on class page
Capote Webquest Due
Thematic Introduction to In Cold Blood (ICB)
Hwk-Final Argument Model Due; Read Part I “Last to See Them Alive” and complete study guide questions to Turnitin.com for 11/17
Wednesday, November 15 Final Argument Model Essay Due to Turnitin
Finish Thematic Debate
Discuss Capote Webquest
Epigram Discussion
Hwk-Final Model Argument Due; Read Part I “Last to See Them Alive” and complete study guide questions to Turnitin.com; RRR#5-8 Due 11/21
Friday, November 17ICB Part I Study Guide due
Close Reading of Part I: The Theme of American Middle Class
Hwk - RRR #5-8 due to Turnitin;Read Part II “Persons Unknown” and complete study guide
questionsto Turnitin for 11/27
Tuesday, November 21 RRR#10 Brent Staples “Black Men and Public Spaces”
RRR #5-8 due to Turnitin.com
Analyze Literary Non-Fiction of Capote’s new genre
Self-Chosen Passage Analysis
Hwk-Read Part II “Persons Unknown” and complete study guide questions to Turnitin for 11/27
Monday, November 27RRR#11 Rodriguez “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Education” class page
ICB Part II Study Guide Due
Defense and Prosecution of Dick and Perry – Chrome books
Hwk-- Read Part III “Answer” and Part IV “The Corner” and complete study guide questions to Turnitinfor 12/4
Wednesday, November 29Defense and Prosecution of Dick and Perry Presentations - Submit to Turnitin
Hwk- Read Part III “Answer” and Part IV “The Corner and complete study guide questions to Turnitin
Friday, December 1Part II Analysis Activity
Hwk - ICB Part III and IV Study Guide Due
English IV Honors Period 1 B Day
October 2017 Syllabus
Tuesday, October 3RRR#3: “My Daily Dives in the Dumpster” by Lars Eighner
Revision Process: Peer Revision of college draft
Hwk- Revise Draft #1 based on feedback; RRR#1-4 due 10/18 to Turnitin.com
Thursday, October 5Revision Process: Guided Independent Revision and Conference
Work independently on College Level Writing Assignment
Hwk- Final College Admissions Essay due to Turnitin 10/12. RRR#1-4 due 10/18 to Turntin.com
Monday - OFF
Tuesday, October 10RRR #4 Is Google Making Us Stupid by Nicholas Carr
Finish working independently on College Level Writing Assignment
Conferencing on College Admissions Essay
Hwk – Final College Admissions Essay due to Turnitin 10/12;
RRR#1-4 due 10/17 to Turnitin.com
Thursday, October 12FINAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY DUE TO TURNITIN
College Level Writing Assignment Discussion
Common Problems in Undergraduate Writing
Hwk – Study for Jane Eyre Test; bring book to class; RRR #-4 Due to 10/18
Monday, October 16RRR#5 “Don’t Just Stand There” by Diane Cole
Jane Eyre Test
Imagery in Jane Eyre
Hwk – Finish classwork – bring to next class; RRR #-14 due to Turnitin
Wednesday, October 18RRR#1-4 Due to Turnitin
Literary Theory and Jane Eyre
Playing the Interpretation Game Prep
Hwk – 10 questions for Playing the Interpretation Game – Submit to Turnitin
Friday, October 20Playing the Interpretation Game
Distribute Everything’s an Argument
Hwk – Read Everything’s An Argument Chapter 1 pages 1-27 AND chapter 7 Structuring Arguments pg 121-125 and take notes on key concepts
Tuesday, October 24RRR#6 “Why Don’t We Complain” by William Buckley
Models of Argumentation
Classical Model of Argumentation
Hwk – Classical Draft due to Turnitin
Thursday, October 26Classical Model Draft Due to Turnitin
Turnitin Peer Conference on Classical Draft
Self-Reflection on Classical
Hwk –Read Everything’s an Argument Chapter 7 Structuring Arguments pg. 130-149 and take notes on key concepts
Monday, October 30RRR #7 Stein “Millennials: The Me MeMe Generation
Toulmin Model of Argumentation
Application and Examples
Hwk – Toulmin Draft due to Turnitin
Wednesday, November 1Toulmin Draft due
Turnitin Peer Conference Toulmin Draft
Self-Reflection on Toulmin
Hwk – Read Everything’s an Argument Chapter 7 Structuring
Arguments pg. 126-129 and Rogerian Argument excerpt from “The Well-Crafted Argument” (pdf – on class page) and take notes on key concepts
Friday, November 3Rogerian Model of Argumentation
Application and Examples
Hwk – Rogerian Draft due to Turnitin
English IV Honors Period 1 B day
September 2017 Syllabus
Thursday, September 7Introduction
Class Expectations/Syllabus – School Wires
Composition Self-Assessment
Rhetorical Reader Response (RRR)
Hwk- TFA study guide to Turnitin; Study for Things Fall Apart (TFA) Test 9/13; BRING NOVEL TO CLASS
Monday, September 11TFA Study Guide due to Turnitin
TFA Cooperative Thematic Study
Hwk- Study for Things Fall Apart (TFA) Test; BRING NOVEL TO CLASS
Wednesday, September 13Things Fall Apart Assessment
TFA Cooperative Thematic Study
Hwk- TFA Close Reading Exercise to Turnitin;
Friday, September 15TFA Close Reading Due to Turnitin
Finish Thematic Study
Presentation of TFA Cooperative Thematic Study
Hwk-Read and outline Introduction to Literary Theories PDF and Literary Archetypes from class page; Outline due to Turnitin
Tuesday, September 19RRR #1:“How We Listen to Music” by Aaron Copland
Introduction to Literary Theory Outline due
Presentation of TFA Cooperative Thematic Study
TFA Unifying Elements
TFA and Literary Theory
How To Read Literature Like a Professor Assignment
Hwk- Professor Assignment due 9/27 to Turnitin
Thursday – Friday OFF
Monday, September 25RRR#2: “On Teenagers and Tattoos” by Andres Martin (on class page)
TFA and Literary Theory
Review of TFA Assessment and Writing Practices
How To Read Literature Like a Professor Assignment
Hwk- Professor Assignment due Turnitin
Wednesday, September 27Professor Assignment due to Turnitin
Introduction to College Admissions Essay
Hwk - Bring in potential essay topics (common app, specific essays that a college wants, etc); Professor Assignment due to Turnitin
Friday, September 29College Essay Pre-Writing Activity
Hwk -Draft a college essay – BRING TWO HARD COPIES TO CLASS