Block 2 - English 12

Week 8 - Oct. 22-26

Monday - 

Learning Target - Students will be able to integrate and evaluate information presented in words and photorgaphs

Classroom Activities - Read, discuss, and examine "Third World America"

Homework -  Finish the questions on page 216, 1-4.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the learning target by completing the assignment.

Tuesday -

Learning Target - Students will be able to analyze the impact of the authors' words word choice and cite textual evidence to support inferences as they read a satirical work.

Classroom Activities - Read "Who Speaks for the 1%" and answer the guided reading questions provided.

Homework -  None

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the learning target by reading the text and completing the reading questions.

Wednesday - LINC and Thursday

Learning Target - Students will be able to analyze satire and its historical context.

Classroom Activities - Read "A Modest Proposal" in class and discuss it.  Then assign students sections to re-read and summarize.  Whole class discussion and analysis of reading questions.

Homework -  Brainstorm a satire of their own.  Students will have work time on Thursday and Friday to craft their own rites of passage.

Evidence of Learning - Students will hit the learning target via completing their satirical essay.

Friday - 

Learning Target - Work time on their satirical essay.

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Week 5 - Oct. 1-15

Mid-Quarter

Monday - 

Work on developing support and counter points for debate.  SSR

Tuesday -

Finalize debates.  Work on introduction to satire.

Wednesday - LINC

Debates in the Training Center

Thursday - 

Debates in the Training Center

Friday - 

Wrap up dates.  SSR.

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Week 4 - Sept. 24-28

Monday - 

Learning Target - Students will be able analyze the impact of an author's word choices and cite text evidence to support inferences.

Classroom Activities - Read this story and complete this assignment.

Homework -  Finish the reading assignment and be ready for the quiz tomorrow.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the learning target by completing the assignment and partaking in the discussion in class Tuesday.

Tuesday -

Learning Target - Students will engage in a class debate in which they pick a side and support their main ideas with evidence, cited from the text.

Classroom Activities - Class debate

Homework -  None

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the learning target by partaking in the discussion in class Tuesday.

Wednesday - LINC

Learning Target - Students will take a Collections test in which they cite text evidence and main ideas.

Classroom Activities - Take the Collection 1 test.

Homework -  None

Evidence of Learning - Students will hit the learning target via completing their Collection 1 test.

Thursday - 

Learning Target - Students will be introduced to satire via Collection 3.  Students will be able to identify what satire is and find examples from popular culture today.

Classroom Activities - Discussion of satire and watch a modern example, most likely The Truman Show.

Homework -  Find examples of satire in modern culture.

Evidence of Learning - Students will analyze key elements of satire through The Truman Show.

Friday - 

Learning Target - Continue watching The Truman Show.

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HOMECOMING WEEK

Week 3 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - 

Learning Target - Students will be able to analyze the structure of an argument in Carol Dweck's "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids."

Classroom Activities - Read "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" and complete this assignment.

Homework -  None

Evidence of Learning - Students will analyze the structure of Dweck's argument by competing the assignment.

Tuesday -

Learning Target - Students will create their own structure of an argument in writing their own essay following the same structure as Dweck. 

Classroom Activities - Students will devise their own "The Secret to . . ." argumentative essay.  Due Friday.

Homework -  Work on their essay.

Evidence of Learning - Students will create their own structure of an argument by constructing their own argumentative essay.

Wednesday - LINC

Learning Target - Students will determine the central idea of a short story by citing author's word choice and text evidence

Classroom Activities - Read this story and complete the reader response starters.

Homework -  Finish the story and then work on your argumentative essay.

Evidence of Learning - Students will determine the central idea of the story and cite evidence through the reader response starters.

Thursday - 

Learning Target - Students will be able to cite text evidence to support inferences.

Classroom Activities - Watch this video and complete this guide.  Then choose two of the following graduation speeches to watch and then write a paragraph comparing them to "Don't Eat Fortunes Cookie."

Speech #1

Speech #2

Speech #3

Homework -  Complete the classroom activity assignment.

Evidence of Learning - Students will meet the learning target through completing the guide and writing the comparison between "Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie" and one video of their choosing.

Friday - Substitute

Learning Target - Students will be able to cite text evidence to support inferences.

Classroom Activities - Watch this video and complete the assignment.  

Homework -  None.

Evidence of Learning - Students will meet the learning target by completing their TED Ed assignment.

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Week 2 - Sept. 10-14

Monday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - determine central ideas and integrate and evaluate information in an essay ("Marita's Bargain").

Classroom Activities -  read the first half of "Marita's Bargain" and do the printed reader response questions.

Homework -  Get any missing work in.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the central idea of the essay and then integrate and evaluate the key information in "Marita's Bargain" in the reader response questions.

Tuesday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - determine central ideas and integrate and evaluate information in an essay ("Marita's Bargain").

Classroom Activities -  read the last half of "Marita's Bargain" and do the printed reader response questions.

Homework -  Get any missing work in.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the central idea of the essay and then integrate and evaluate the key information in "Marita's Bargain" in the reader response questions.

Wednesday - LINC

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - illustrate the central idea of Adam Kreek's "Happy Fail" TED Talk via the TED Ed guide.

Classroom Activities - Watch the video and complete the assignment.

Homework -  Get any missing work in.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the central idea of the essay and then integrate and evaluate the key information in "The Happy Fail" in the TED Ed guide.

Thursday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - illustrate the key concepts of Gladwell's work and our discussion of what it means to be a "success" by writing a how to plan.

Classroom Activities - Develop and write a 'how to' plan for successfully accomplishing one immediate goal.

Homework -  Get any missing work in.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the learning target by completing their how to plan.

Friday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - illustrate the key concepts of Gladwell's work and our discussion of what it means to be a "success" by writing a how to plan.

Classroom Activities - Develop and write a 'how to' plan for successfully accomplishing one immediate goal.

Homework -  Get any missing work in.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate the learning target by completing their how to plan.

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Week 1 - Sept. 1-9

Tuesday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - 1. Identify the key objectives of English 12.  2.  State my own definition of success.  3.  Explain how the article "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" illustrates one person's version of "success." 4.  Observe me model my metacognitive reading strategies as I read the article aloud to students.  5.  Explain how the SQ3R reading strategy works and illustrate it on their assignment (see homework below).

Classroom Activities - Intro to class (syllabus and paper requirements).  Begin reading and discussing Amy Chua's "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior."

Homework -  Finish reading "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" and finish this assignment.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of the the learning target via discussion of their definition of success, by answering questions as I read it to them, and finally by completing the article on their own and finishing the reading guide.

Wednesday - LINC

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - 1. Determine central idea. 2. Integrate and evaluate information in "Kewauna's Ambition."

Classroom Activities - Students will read "Kewauna's Ambition" from How Children Succeed in the close reader and complete the close reading/guided reading questions.

Homework -  Finish 'Kewauna's Ambition" if not done.   

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their determination of central idea and evaluation of information in their Close Reader books and through a quiz.

Thursday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - 1. Determine central idea. 2. Integrate and evaluate information in "Marita's Bargain."

Classroom Activities - Students will read "Marita's Bargain" from Outliers in the and complete the activities in the book..

Homework -  Finish the day's assignment for "Marita's Bargain" and be ready for a reading check quiz on Friday. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their determination of central idea and evaluation of information in their reading activities.

Friday -

Learning Target - When I leave Mr. Reynolds' class I will be able to - 1. Determine central idea. 2. Integrate and evaluate information in "Marita's Bargain."

Classroom Activities - Students will read "Marita's Bargain" from Outliers in the and complete the activities in the book.

Homework -  Finish the assignment for "Marita's Bargain" and share them with me.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their determination of central idea and evaluation of information in their reading activities.

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Monday - May 21

Learning Target - Students will demonstrate their understanding of key events, characters, symbolism, setting, and themes of To Kill a Mockingbird on a final test.

Classroom Activities -  Take the test.  Finish Remember the Titans. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism via the final test.

Tuesday - May 22

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft one last time via "Listen to the End."  When students leave they will be able to state how the author uses plot, character, allusion, and symbolism to illustrate the story's theme.

Classroom Activities -  Review of author's craft via Scary car commercial padlet, "The Persistence of Memory" by Dali, and finally the poem, "A Dream Deferred."  We will examine how directors and artists manipulate the reader through their tools.  We will review again how authors do this.  Then we will apply that to the short story "Listen to the End," which, thematically, is very similar to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their knowledge of plot, character, allusion, and symbolism as they read the story via sticky-notes.  Students will also write a short paragraph stating how the elements reinforce the theme.

Wednesday - May 23 - LINC

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft one last time via "Listen to the End."  When students leave they will be able to state how the author uses plot, character, allusion, and symbolism to illustrate the story's theme.

Classroom Activities -  Finish reading the story. Discuss elements and how they relate to theme.  Students will have time to write their short response.

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of their short response.

Thursday and Friday  - May 24 and 25

Learning Target - Students will examine the film The Island for theme.

Classroom Activities -  Watch the film and complete the guide

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of director's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of film guide.

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Monday - May 14

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism as they read/listen to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Classroom Activities -  Read Ch. 23 and 24 and complete the guide. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of novel guide.

Tuesday - May 15

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism as they read/listen to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Classroom Activities -  Read Ch. 25 and 26 and complete the guide. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of novel guide.

Wednesday - May 16 - LINC

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism as they read/listen to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Classroom Activities -  Read Ch. 27 and 28 and complete the guide. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of novel guide.

Thursday - May 17

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism as they read/listen to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Classroom Activities -  Read Ch. 29 and 30 and complete the guide. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of novel guide.

Friday - May 18

Learning Target - Students will examine author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism as they read/listen to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Classroom Activities -  Read Ch. 31 and complete the guide. 

Evidence of Learning - Students will illustrate their understanding of author's craft, theme, plot, and symbolism through discussion and completion of novel guide.