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Honors English 11: Term 1 Archive of Weekly Syllabi


Below is a list of assignments and assessments completed thus far in the current marking period.

If you missed a class or an assignment, this archive, along with your X2 online grade report, will give you the opportunity to discover what you missed. It will also provide with the resources to complete all the work that can possibly be completed outside of class. 

Weekly Syllabus

This syllabus is from the week of...

 

No School: Hurricane Eileen

Welcome to Junior Year and Honors English 11

 

Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop

  • Share and discuss text connection posters.
  • Continue working on discovery draft # 1.
  • Yesterday, you chose to focus on one of your summer reading novels for a reflection paper. With this novel in mind, you selected one of the following prompts:
    • The summer reading connection which surprised me most was...
    • The summer reading connection which was the most interesting to me was...
    • The summer reading connection which was the most personal was...
    • If I had the opportunity to change something about (insert title of book here), I would change...
  • Respond to this prompt - try to fill the paper with your ideas. If you get stuck, return to another one of the prompts and continue to fill the paper.
  • Save this as "Discovery Draft # 1- Summer Reading Reflection".
  • Print this draft.
  • Upload this draft to your digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com.
  • Pair and share drafts.
  • Highlight your best idea/phrase/"ah-ha" moment from this draft.
  • Create a new document and save it as "Discovery Draft # 2- Summer Reading". In this draft you will expand upon the idea/phrase you highlighted (draft # 1)
  • Before the end of the period, save, close and upload this draft to your digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com.
  • Finish work not completed in class and then download and complete "Discovery Draft # 2- Summer Reading" and then submit the completed draft to your digiital portfolio at www.turnitin.com. DEADLINE: 11:59pm on Monday, 9/5/11.
  • Get your parents to complete their homework on or before Tuesday, 9/6/11 and you can earn five bonus points!
  • One 1 inch, 3 ring, view binder with 3 dividers and approx. 20-25 sheet protectors (plastic sleeves). DUE TUESDAY, 9/6/11.

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    No School: Labor Day Weekend

     

 

 

 

8/29/11

to

9/2/11

No School: Labor Day Weekend

Writing Workshop

  • Due today: one 1 inch, 3 ring, view binder with 3 dividers and approx. 20-25 sheet protectors (plastic sleeves).
  • Download & print Discovery Draft # 2 from digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com
  • Highlight/identify the best phrases and/or parts of discovery draft # 2.
  • Read and discuss sample reflection papers (see network folder).
  • Develop your best ideas into a full rough draft. Title this draft: Full Rough Draft # 1 - Summer Reading Reflection Paper. (Don't forget to follow formatting guidelines for every draft.)
  • Save this draft to your digital portfolio. (Deadline: 11:59 pm tonight)
  • Last night to earn 5 bonus points when you get your parents to complete their homework.
  • Complete work not completed in class.

Writing Workshop

  • Download & print Full Rough Draft # 1 - Summer Reading Reflection Paper.
  • Pair & Share drafts.
  • Score your draft with the 5 traits of writing scoring rubric:
  • Discuss differences between editing and revising.
  • Revise & edit full rough draft # 1 to create Final Draft- Summer Reading Reflection Paper then submit this to your digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com (Deadline: 11:59 pm tonight)
  • Complete work not completed in class.

Kiosk Presentation Workshop

  • Learn all about Kiosk Presentations.
  • Review the connections you identified in your summer reading assignment. (Remember to focus on the novel you didn't use for your reflection paper.)
  • Begin the process of creating kiosk presentation featuring text connections. (See network folder for PowerPoint template.)
  • Finish template outline (by hand ).

 

Kiosk Presentation Workshop

  • Get template outline "checked off" for completion.
  • Continue work (day 1 of 2) on creating kiosk presentation featuring text connections.
  • Continue working on kiosk presentations by completing Works Cited information so it's ready to type in on Monday. All kiosks are due at end of class on Monday, 9/12. 

 

 

9/5/11

to

9/9/11
 

Kiosk Presentation Workshop

  • Continue work (day 2 of 3) on creating kiosk presentation featuring text connections.
  • Continue working on kiosk presentations. How? Continue to develop and refine your works cited. Continue to develop and refine the text you have written. Continue to develop and refine the images you will use in your presentation. All kiosks are due at end of class on Tuesday, 9/13.

Kiosk Presentation Workshop

  • Finish work (day 3 of 3) on kiosk presentation featuring text connections. Note: It's essential that you create a folder in your "Z" that contains both the PowerPoint file for this kiosk presentation AND the MP3 file associated with your presentation.

Kiosk Presentation Celebration

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

  • Yearbook Photo Day
  • Finish sharing, exploring and responding (see handout) to six different kiosk presentations.
  • Explore and sample the following texts:
    • The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne
    • A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway
    • The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway
    • October Sky by Hickam
    • The Natural by Malamud
    • The Things They Carried by O'Brien
  • Select a text.
  • Take your book group selection home and take it for a test drive.

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

  • Return to your "Z" and open your kiosk presentation PowerPoint. Then save this PowerPoint as a PDF.
  • Upload the kiosk presentation PDF to your digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com.
  • Create book groups - last chance to decide which book you'll read.
  • Develop a reading/pacing schedule for your book group text - see template. Drop a copy of schedule in the "read only" folder.
  • Learn about Literature Circles
  • Select lit. circle roles for book groups entry # 1.
  • Discuss authenticity, originality and paraphrasing while reviewing the LHS Academic Code of Integrity.
  • Follow reading and response schedule for book groups.

 

 

 

 

 

9/12/11

to

9/16/11

 

 

 

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

 

 

 

 

 

9/19/11

to

9/23/11
 

Spirit Week: Pajama Day

Tracking Thoreau

Spirit Week: Twin Day

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Spirit Week: Denim Day

Early Release Day

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Spirit Week: Formal Day

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Follow reading and response schedule for book groups.

Spirit Week: Red, White & Blue Day

Pep Rally

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

 

 

 

 

 

9/26/11

to

9/30/11

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

Book Groups: The Scarlet Letter, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, October Sky, The Natural

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/3/11

to

10/7/11

 
 

Columbus Day Holiday- No School

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

  • Final lit. circle discussion- discussion #8.
  • Learn all about formal research papers - STAGE 3.
  • Review all of your reader's responses then list all of the text connections, research questions and ideas you developed as your read your novel. Complete this activity on an Inspiration® chart. (Save it as a PDF and place a copy in your Z folder and in our Read Only folder.)
  • Click here to learn about research expeditions.
  • Follow all of the steps posted here for one research source. (Skip the NoodleTools step for now. We'll have a tutorial on NoodleTools this coming Friday.) 
  • Complete work not completed in class - due Friday.

NECAPS & Enrichment

 

  • Complete viewer's response/journal # 1 by adding one of the following prompts to your journal:
    • The message of this legend seems to be...
    • One aspect of this legend that surprised me was...
    • A "text to world" connection I can make for this legend is ...
    • A "text to text" connection I can make for this legend is ... 

Then respond to this prompt and follow your ideas wherever they lead. Write without stopping until you have filled another page with your ideas.

 

NECAPS & Enrichment

  • "C"period - Report to NECAP Testing.
  • "F" & "G" periods-
  • Finish viewing and responding to a dramatization of "The Legend of John Henry".  

 

 
  • Explore and discuss more about "The Legend of John Henry" with this link from the University of North Carolina.
  •  Complete viewer's response/journal # 2 by adding one of the following prompts to your journal:
    • When placed in its historical context, the message of this legend is one that ...
    • The conclusion of this legend communicates...
    • A "text to world" connection I can make for this legend is ...
    • A "text to text" connection I can make for this legend is ...

Then respond to this prompt and follow your ideas wherever they lead. Write without stopping until you have filled another page with your ideas.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

  • Welcome the wonderful Mrs. March from our Library Media Center. She'll give us a quick tutorial on NoodleTools and show you how to share your working bibliography with your book group colleagues.
  • Get some tips from Mrs. March on how to use the vast resources of the LMC for your research.
  • Not sure what to research? Refer to your Inspiration®
  • brainstorm chart. (Want to have a hard copy of your Inspiration®  chart? Transfer Inspiration chart to word processor and then print.)
  • Finish the work for your first research source by creating a bibliographic entry for this source. Use NoodleTools for this and share your working bibliography with your book group.
  • Hand-in completed work for first research source.
  • Follow all of the steps posted here for a second and a third research source.
  • Complete work not completed in class. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/10/11

to

10/14/11
 

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

 

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

  • First, learn about Discussion Boards - guidelines and rules.
  • Next Log in to your account at www.turnitin.com and click on the discussion tab.
  • In this discussion, share your best thesis and supports idea (refer to Step Two of the Stage III Research Paper) and comment on the thesis/support ideas of your book group.

 

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

  • Discuss thesis statements and supports. Revise as necessary.

 

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

  • Complete work on STEP THREE- Draft Outline of the Stage III Research Paper.

 

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

 

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/17/11

to

10/21/11

  

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

Stage III Research Paper work:

Complete STEP FIVE - Create Works Cited Entry to Place at the End of Your Paper. (If you completed your NoodleTools work, this is already done. You'll just need to add it to the end of your full rough draft.)

Begin work on STEP SIX- Create Full Rough Draft.

 

Continue the process of revising your reflection paper.

Individual Writing Conferences.

Reminder: Your work in writing workshop each day is evaluated and scored. Take a look at the writing workshop scoring rubric here.

Complete work not completed in class.

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

 

Stage III Research Paper work:

Finish work on STEP SIX- Create Full Rough Draft.

 

Continue the process of revising your reflection paper.

Individual Writing Conferences.

Reminder: Your work in writing workshop each day is evaluated and scored. Take a look at the writing workshop scoring rubric here.

Complete work not completed in class.

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

Stage III Research Paper work:

Complete STEP SEVEN- Peer Review & Full Rough Draft Check

Begin STEP EIGHT (A Term 2 grade): Revise, Edit & Create Final Draft

Revision Resources:

Citations

Formatting for Formal Papers

Conventions- Grammar, Spelling & More

Idea Development- Thesis & Focus

Organization- From Beginning to Middle to End

Word Choice- Clarity & Precision

Voice & Tone- Attitude & Audience

Continue the process of revising your reflection paper.

Individual Writing Conferences.

Reminder: Your work in writing workshop each day is evaluated and scored. Take a look at the writing workshop scoring rubric here.

Complete work not completed in class.

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm on Friday, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

Stage III Research Paper work:

Continue work on STEP EIGHT (A Term 2 grade): Revise, Edit & Create Final Draft

Revision Resources:

Citations

Formatting for Formal Papers

Conventions- Grammar, Spelling & More

Idea Development- Thesis & Focus

Organization- From Beginning to Middle to End

Word Choice- Clarity & Precision

Voice & Tone- Attitude & Audience

Continue the process of revising your reflection paper.

Individual Writing Conferences.

Reminder: Your work in writing workshop each day is evaluated and scored. Take a look at the writing workshop scoring rubric here.

Complete work not completed in class.

Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm TOMORROW, October 28th. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Writing Workshop- Research Expedition

Stage III Research Paper work:

Finish work on STEP EIGHT (A Term 2 grade):Revise, Edit & Create Final Draft .

 

Revision Resources:

Citations

Formatting for Formal Papers

Conventions- Grammar, Spelling & More

Idea Development- Thesis & Focus

Organization- From Beginning to Middle to End

Word Choice- Clarity & Precision

Voice & Tone- Attitude & Audience

Complete STEP NINE (A Term 2 grade)– Submit FINAL DRAFT to Digital Portfolio at Turn-It-In     NOTICE: Due to the unexpected snowstorm and resulting power outages (sending us back to the 19th century), the deadline for submission to Turn-It-In has been extended indefinitely. Once we return to school and we all have power (internet/heat/lights) back, I will establish a new deadline for Turn-It-In submission.

 

Continue the process of revising your reflection paper.

Individual Writing Conferences.

Reminder: Your work in writing workshop each day is evaluated and scored. Take a look at the writing workshop scoring rubric here. Revision Deadline: All revision work must be completed before 3pm TODAY. You must follow every step of the revision process to have your revision accepted. There will be some class time available for writing conferences. If you are unable to have a conference during class time, you must arrange for a conference during "E" period, "H" period or after school.

Complete STEP NINE (A Term 2 grade)– Submit FINAL DRAFT to Digital Portfolio at Turn-It-In   NOTICE: Due to the unexpected snowstorm and resulting power outages (sending us back to the 19th century), the deadline for submission to Turn-It-In has been extended indefinitely. Once we return to school and we all have power (internet/heat/lights) back, I will establish a new deadline for Turn-It-In submission. Those of you who worked so hard to meet the deadline in spite of the total loss of power, internet etc., have my undying admiration and respect for your integrity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/17/11

to

10/21/11