English 12

A Raisin in the Sun

3/10 - 3/13 No school - strike

3/9 Review of characters & conflicts; begin scene 2

3/6 No School

3/5 Othello papers DUE. Continue reading - finish Act 1.

3/4 A Raisin in the Sun - discussion of source of the title. Begin reading Act 1. HW: Finish paper, print and submit to turnitin.com.

3/3 Snow Tubing - Canceled. Time to work on paper and ask questions.

3/2 Continue work with "Occupied Territory" - Top 7 summary, Top 3 quotations

Othello

2/28 Rough Draft peer revision

2/27 Baldwin - "A Report from Occupied Territory." HW: Finish rough draft, print and bring to class tomorrow.

2/26 Johari Window - explanation; Johari Activity.

To find your window, go to kevan.org/johari?name=_____ (after the =, fill in the user name you created)

2/25 Look at rubric for paper; begin read James Baldwin's essay "The Creative Process"

2/24 Body ¶s - Time to write. HW: Share a body ¶ with me by tonight

2/21 Intro ¶s & Body ¶s - how to cite Shakespeare.. Time to write.

2/20 Finish Scene cuttings. HW: Bring thesis to class tomorrow

2/19 Begin Scene Cuttings. HW: Share your thesis with me

2/18 Work with & develop Thesis Statements. HW: Practice your scene!

2/17 No School - President's Day

2/14 Essay parameters & topics. I-B-C, MLA Format with Work Cited, 2 1/2 - 3 pages. Time to rehearse lines

2/13 Work with location and prop choice; Rehearsal and memorization of lines

2/12 Test

2/11 Scene cutting prep. HW: Study for tomorrow's test

2/10 Watch Act V; test info and scene cutting info

2/7 Finish the play

2/6 Watch Act IV, begin reading V

2/5 Finish Act IV

2/4 Watch III and begin IV

2/3 Finish Act III.

1/31 Continue III, iii

1/30 Watch Act II; Begin Act III read scene i and ii and beginning of iii

1/29 Senior pep talk from the counselors. Finish Act II.

1/28 Continue Act II - finish scene i and ii, begin scene iii

1/27 Watch Act I and Begin Act II

1/24 No School - End of quarter 2

1/23 Finish Act I - identify important quotations

1/22 Continue Act I - finish scene ii and begin iii

1/21 Begin reading - Act I, scene i

1/20 No School - MLK, Jr day

Things Fall Apart

1/17 Test on the novel (45 pts)

1/16 W. B. Yeats - "The Second Coming". HW: Study for tomorrow

1/15 Test information; K. Vonnegut and Biafra

1/14 Lit Log #3 DUE; End of book discussion

1/13 22-23: Scavenger Hunt. HW: finish the book and write Lit Log #3

1/10 Most Important Quotes of 20-21. HW: Read ch. 22-23 and write Lit Log #3

1/9 Quiz on ch. 16-19; identification of D & C #3. HW: Read ch. 20-21

1/8 Lit Log #2 DUE. Discussion of yesterday's quotation exercise and of ch 16-17. HW: Read ch. 18-19

1/7 Quotation ID practice. HW: Read ch. 16-17 and finish Lit Log #2

1/6 Kahoot! review. HW: Read ch. 14-15

12/20 Review 12 & 13. Lit Log #2.

12/19 Finish speeches; visual review of ch. 5-11. HW: read ch. 12 - 13

12/18 More speeches. HW: Read through ch. 11

12/17 Day 2 of speeches.

12/16 Begin Speeches. HW: read through ch. 11 by Thursday

Things Fall Apart / Change Speech

12/13 Write Lit. Log #1; time to read. HW: Practice speech 5 times.

12/12 Discuss / review 5-6; Literature Logs introduced

12/11 Outlines DUE; speech practice. HW: Read ch. 5-6

12/10 Proverbs - definition and identification in the text. HW: Finish outline

12/9 Review ch. 1 -2: Unoka as a Foil to Okonkwo. HW: Read ch. 3 - 4

12/6 Kindred vocabulary test; time to read or work on outline (due Wednesday 12/11)

12/5 Rubric for speech; Begin novel. HW: Study for tomorrow's test and read ch. 1-2

12/4 Senior Field Trip - Have Fun!

12/3 TED Talk - Chimimanda Ngozi Adechie - "Danger of a Single Story"

12/2 Outline practice. HW: Identify a topic for your speech

Kindred

11/28 - 11/29 No School. Enjoy your Thanksgiving break.

11/27 No School - Snow Day

11/26 Found Poem Due; Test on the novel. Change speech assigned.

11/25 Journals Due. Speed dating - Discuss end of the book. HW: Prepare for tomorrow's test & Finish Found Poem

11/22 BIG Quote assignment. HW: Read to p. 264 (End of the novel)

11/21 Journal #6 - In which place does Dana have a truer home?; Rabid Beavers! HW: Read to p. 239 (End of "The Storm")

11/20 Quotation quiz review; time to work on Found Poem / read. HW: Read to p. 222

11/19 Quiz on "The Fight"; review discussion; time to work on Found Poem / read. HW: Read to p. 205

11/18 Journal #5 - As Rufus grows older, he comes to resemble his father more and more. In what way(s) do you resemble those who raised you?. Small group graded discussion. HW: Read to 188 (End of "The Fight")

11/15 No School

11/14 Vocab quiz #2. Prep for Monday's small group discussion. HW: Read to 174

11/13 Journal #4 - Do you think Rufus loves Alice like he says he does? How do his actions impact your answer? Found poem assigned; practice with pp.112-113. HW: Read to 160

11/12 Top 10 list for "The Fall". HW: Read to 143

11/11 Journal #3 - What is most shocking so far? Kahoot! quiz - to review. HW: Read to 126

11/8 Vocab quiz (formative); Allusion and Conflict. HW: read up to p. 107

11/7 Journal #2 - Is love a conscious choice? Can we choose who we love? T chart - elements of literature. HW: read up to p. 96

11/6 Quick review - Kevin can travel with Dana. Speculation Activity- Top 10 Items for a travel bag.

HW: read up to p. 81

11/5 Review reading from last night; Journal #1 - If you could travel back (or forward) in time, where / when would you go and why? Discuss. HW: read up to p. 65

11/4 Kahoot! vocab; review pp.1-33. HW: Read up to p. 51

My Story so Far speech

11/1 Notes on Personality Determinants; begin reading. HW: Read up to p. 33 by Monday

10/31 Last day of Speeches; Papers returned & revision info; Kindred books handed out

10/30 Day 3 of speeches

10/29 Day 2 of speeches

10/28 Begin speeches

10/25 Outlines DUE. Speech rough drafts. HW: Practice speech 5 times

10/24 Comma quiz; finish up outline

10/23 Correct comma worksheet; choose order; Introduce next novel & vocabulary

10/22 Comma worksheet; work on outline.

10/21 Outline practice. HW: Work on outline

10/17 & 10/18 No School - MEA

10/16 Speech rubric; outline examples. HW: Write your outline.

10/15 Catcher Papers due. Speech assigned; delivery methods; How to write an outline. HW: Come up with a topic

10/14 CITR retake info; Speech delivery. HW: Finish paper, print it and submit to turnitin.com

The Catcher in the Rye

10/11 Rough Draft day - bring a printed draft to class.

10/10 Rubric for the final draft; Work day - work on paper. HW: Print rough draft for tomorrow

10/9 Conclusion ¶; time to write.

10/8 Correct comma worksheet; Work Cited info; time to write. Here's a link to the Developmental Assets and one to Maslow's Hierarchy

10/7 Comma worksheet; time to work on paper. HW: Write another body ¶

10/4 Intro ¶ - funnel. 9 rules for commas. HW: Share a body ¶ with me by Sunday night.

10/3 TEST on the novel. After - begin writing a body ¶

10/2 CITR Puzzle; written assignment information. HW: Study for tomorrow's test

10/1 Presentation of chapters 25 & 26. Test information: 3 sections - Character matching, T/F and Multiple choice. .

9/30 Mr Manthis's presentation of ch. 24; Billy Joel's song "Angry Young Man". HW: Finish the book

9/27 Group presentations of ch 22 & 23

9/26 Group presentations of ch 20 & 21

9/25 Group presentations of ch 18 & 19

9/24 Group presentations of ch 16 & 17

9/23 Group presentations of ch 14 & 15

9/20 Group preparation day HW: ch. 14 - 15

9/19 Review 10 & 11; Developmental Assets - for you and for Holden. HW: Read ch. 12 - 13 and your chapter

9/18 Quiz on ch 6-9; Group chapters assigned. HW: Read ch. 10 & 11

9/17 Review 6 & 7; How to write an I-C-E paragraph. HW: Read ch. 8 - 9

9/16 Chapter 5 review; Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. HW: Read ch. 6 - 7

9/13 Review Ch. 3 and Read Ch. 4 in class - Ackley, Holden's annoying next door neighbor, and Stradlater, his hotshot roommate. HW: Read through Ch. 5

9/12 Review Ch 2 - Hot Shots and Phonies. HW: read through Ch. 5 by Monday

9/11 Challenges paper due. Books handed out - begin reading. HW: Finish chapters 1-3

9/10 Look at 12 elements from yesterday. More CS / RO / Frag practice. HW: Finish challenges paper

9/9 12 Elements of literature - terms defined; then identify them from Salinger's story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish."

9/6 Go over & correct grammar worksheet. Quiz on "Bananafish"; rewrite the ending.

9/5 MLA formatting and Rubric for paper; turnitin.com info. Common sentence structure errors: CS / RO / Frag. HW: Finish reading "Bananafish".

9/4 Highlights from College Knowledge checklist; Challenges paper assigned (Due Wed); J.D. Salinger bio - begin reading "A Perfect Day for Bananafish".

9/3 Welcome & Introduction to course; look at syllabus and Schoology. HW: Finish through #12 on handout.

9/2 Labor Day