Semester 1: September - January
Unit 1: Short Story Unit and Farewell to Manzanar Project
WEEK 1:
Syllabus
Social Contract and Expectations for Success
Team Building Activities
Class Notebook: (1) SS & Novel Notes (2) Literary Devices (3) Vocabulary (4) HW (5) Prompts
Extended Metaphor: Class Quilt
Summer Project Review
WEEK 2:
Farewell to Manzanar Research Jigsaw and Theme Connections
Literary Terms for Short Story Unit
Short Story Unit Activities and Assignments
Shorts Story Unit Pre and Post Quizzes
FTM Scrapbook Rubric - Due Friday
WEEK 3:
Short Story Unit Project
Short Story Unit Project Rubric/Outline
WEEK 1:
Syllabus
Social Contract and Expectations for Success
Team Building Activities
Class Notebook: (1) SS & Novel Notes (2) Literary Devices (3) Vocabulary (4) HW (5) Prompts
Extended Metaphor: Class Quilt
Summer Project Review
WEEK 2:
Farewell to Manzanar Research Jigsaw and Theme Connections
Literary Terms for Short Story Unit
Short Story Unit Activities and Assignments
Shorts Story Unit Pre and Post Quizzes
FTM Scrapbook Rubric - Due Friday
WEEK 3:
Short Story Unit Project
Short Story Unit Project Rubric/Outline
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Unit 2: Of Mice & Men
WEEK 1:
Jigsaw Research Project on Great Depression Era
Begin Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Make Claims from Poverty Infographic
Great Depression Poetry, Photographs, and Art: Rubric
Connotation/Denotation
Elements of Setting
Analyzing Language: Quote Analysis
WEEK 2:
Character Journal and Vocab HW
Prompt Practice 1
Literary Analysis Guidelines/Ideas
ICEE and Literary Analysis Suggested Outline
WEEK 3:
Peer Evaluation: Read-A--Round
Nitty Gritty Details to Check
First Literary Analysis Essay Due: Rubric
Multiple Intelligence Review Stations
WEEK 1:
Jigsaw Research Project on Great Depression Era
Begin Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Make Claims from Poverty Infographic
Great Depression Poetry, Photographs, and Art: Rubric
Connotation/Denotation
Elements of Setting
Analyzing Language: Quote Analysis
WEEK 2:
Character Journal and Vocab HW
Prompt Practice 1
Literary Analysis Guidelines/Ideas
ICEE and Literary Analysis Suggested Outline
WEEK 3:
Peer Evaluation: Read-A--Round
Nitty Gritty Details to Check
First Literary Analysis Essay Due: Rubric
Multiple Intelligence Review Stations
Unit 3: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
WEEK 1:
Victorian Research Infographic Assignment (Rubric)
Begin The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Degrees of Evil Opinionairre
Unit Outline, Vocabulary, and Reading Assignments
Claims Assignments for: chapter 1; chapter 2 & 3
Reading Quizzes
WEEK 2:
Infographic Presentations
Victorian Art Claims
Finish Novel: Reading and Vocab Quizzes
Thematic Connections in Media Today
WEEK 1:
Victorian Research Infographic Assignment (Rubric)
Begin The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Degrees of Evil Opinionairre
Unit Outline, Vocabulary, and Reading Assignments
Claims Assignments for: chapter 1; chapter 2 & 3
Reading Quizzes
WEEK 2:
Infographic Presentations
Victorian Art Claims
Finish Novel: Reading and Vocab Quizzes
Thematic Connections in Media Today
WEEK 3: Identity Presentations
Resources:
Resources:
- Brainstorming through categories
- Past, Present, and Future Self: Inside and Out
- Rubric
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Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
WEEK 1: Elizabethan Times Multi-Genre Research Project Literary Devices Pre-Test Shakespearean Insults Kit Letters from Characters: Respond in Sonnet Form WEEK 2: Notes on Shakespeare and Elizabethan Era and Globe Theater Literary Devices for Drama: Define and Fill in Chart of Examples Begin Drama and Timeline Character Chart WEEK 3 & 4: Continue Reading Aloud in Class & Act Outs (rubric) Trace Themes Analyze Quotes WEEK 5: Review and EXAM |
Semester 2
Unit: Thing Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Author Q & A: Create and answer open-ended interview questions