Fall+2010+Honors+English+II

== Honors English II Mrs. Boyle/ Fourth Period ==


 * __Course Information__ **

__**Third Six Weeks**__
Topic: The Extended Metaphor
 * Monday, Nov. 29, 2010**

Read [|"The Writer" by Richard Wilbur]and discuss metaphors within Complete [|Journal Questions] about yourself as a writer. Begin work on your [|Writing Metaphor] project, **due on Friday**!

Topic: Applying the Extended Metaphor to the Writing Test Brainstorm metaphors/topics as class Mrs. Boyle will model extended metaphor essay In groups, outline extended metaphor essay
 * Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010**

MRS. BOYLE AT CONFERENCE Work on Writing Metaphor Project
 * Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010**

Vocabulary Quiz Read and Identify the Extended Metaphor Note how Orlean "proves" this metaphor Class Discussion
 * Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010**

Writing Metaphor project due! Practice Writing Test -- Use a Metaphor!
 * Friday, December 3, 2010**

Vocabulary Words -- succor, surfeit, academia, paucity, banalities, hubris, burlesque, linguistics Topic: The Effects of Facebook 1) Discuss use of/needs met by facebook 2) Watch CBS interview and discuss claims made by Mark Zuckerberg. What would be the effects? 3) Contribute to wikispace discussion. Begin work on Final Project
 * Monday, December 6, 2010**

Final Project Proposals DUE! Topic: Writing an Effective Thesis for Final Project Listen to LSAT in Everyday Logic Podcasts "Donation Sensation" and "Brain Drain Stopper" (these are available for free at the I-Tunes Store. Search "LSAT in Everyday Logic") Identify the thesis statement for each argument and discuss what makes it effective Based on your preliminary research, formulate a thesis statement for your project
 * Tuesday, December 7, 2010**

Citing Sources
 * Wednesday, December 8, 2010**

Thursday, December 9, 2010 BEAR BLAST

Friday, December 10, 2010 Mrs. Boyle out

__Second Six Weeks__
1) Night Internet Hunt DUE 2) Take vocabulary quiz! 3) Overview of Holocaust/Night [|United States Holocaust Museum] [|The Holocaust: Heroes and Villains] 4) Read Chapter 1; complete study guide
 * Thursday, October 7, 2010**

1) Oprah interviews Elie Wiesel 2) Read Chapter 2; complete study guide
 * Friday, October 8, 2010**

1) Quiz on Chapter 2! 2) Define new vocabulary: 3) Discuss background of Holocaust/Judaism from PowerPoint demo
 * Monday, Oct. 11, 2010**
 * bestial**
 * blandishments**
 * contagion**
 * crucible**
 * emaciated**
 * leprous**
 * manacle**
 * queue**
 * vigilance**
 * wizened**

Topic: Judaism Watch Religions of the World: Judaism and answer questions -- QUIZ grade Read AR/Night; finish Chapter 5 by Friday
 * Tuesday, October 12**

EARLY RELEASE: PSAT TESTING
 * Wednesday, October 13**

Vocabulary Quiz Read AR/Test Finish Oprah/Wiesel Video
 * Thursday, October 14**

Night Quiz, Chapters 3-5 Begin Social Issues Project Homework: Read Chapters 6-7
 * Friday, October 15**

NO SCHOOL
 * Monday, October 18**

Review Writing Test Process Read Chapter 8
 * Tuesday, October 19**

Read Chapter 9 Writing Test #2
 * Wednesday, October 20**

Night Review [|SparkNotes for Night]
 * Thursday, October 21**

Read/mark Dillard article Bear Blast
 * Friday, October 22**

Night Test
 * Monday, October 25, 2010**

Return Writing Tests/Discuss Overview of Social Issues Project Grading Rubric Tips for Effective PowerPoint Presentations
 * Tuesday, October 26, 2010**

Social Issues Project Due in class; presentations!
 * Wednesday, October 27, 2010**

Continue Presentations Check out Things Fall Apart
 * Thursday, October 28, 2010**

Finish Presentations Overview of Things Fall Apart/ Internet Hunt -- DUE MONDAY! Begin Chapter 1 Use Part 1 Study Guide as you read to prepare for quizzes! Homework: Read Chapters 1 and 2
 * Friday, October 29, 2010**

Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2/Discussion Read/discuss Chapter 3 HW: Read Chapter 4
 * Monday, November 1**

Read/Mark "Decolonization of the Mind" Discuss the meaning of colonization, imperialism HW: Read Chapter 5
 * Tuesday, November 2 -- Early Release**

Read/work on study guides
 * Wednesday, November 3 -- AVID Field Trip**

Complete "Decolonization of the Mind" Answer questions in study groups HW: Read Chapters 6 and 7
 * Thursday, November 4**

Writing Test Quiz -- only brainstorm and organize! HW: Chapters 8-9
 * Friday, November 5**

Mrs. Boyle OUT -- Read "Two Ways to Belong in America" (handout) and answer questions HW: Chapters 10-11
 * Monday, November 8**

Mrs. Boyle OUT -- Post essay to wikispace HW: Chapters 12-13
 * Tuesday, November 9 -- BLOOD DRIVE**

Review Writing Test Quiz; divide into groups to work on organizing and developing a unified idea HW: Chapters 14-15
 * Wednesday, November 10**

HW: Chapters 16-17
 * Thursday, November 11 -- NO SCHOOL**

Quiz on Chapters 14-17 HW: Chapters 18-19
 * Friday, November 12**

HW: Chapters 20-21
 * Monday, November 15**

HW: Chapters 22-23
 * Tuesday, November 16**

LEXILE TEST FOR SPECIFIED STUDENTS HW: Chapters 24-25
 * Wednesday, November 17**

Review
 * Thursday, November 18**

Things Fall Apart Test
 * Friday, November 19**

__**First Six Weeks**__
TOPIC: Education in Society/Organizing Essays I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Discuss this week's vocabulary III. Writing Rubric Explanation
 * Monday, September 13, 2010**
 * EDUCATION BROCHURES DUE!**
 * abdicate**
 * blatant **
 * clandestine **
 * deterrent **
 * empirical **
 * futile **
 * herculean **
 * industrious **
 * mercurial **

Topic: Education in Society/Organizing Essays I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Writing Process Step 3: Using Outlines III. Practice Outlining [|Essay Organizer] [|Cause and Effect Essay Diagrams] [|Cluster Diagrams for Definition/Description Essays] [|Fun Online Bubble Map]
 * Tuesday, September 14, 2010**

MRS. BOYLE AT CONFERENCE I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Read "[|The Case Against Summer Vacation]" III. Create an outline for the text IV. Write a response, using the same format
 * Wednesday, September 15, 2010**

I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Vocabulary Quiz #3 III. Practice going through writing process with real prompt. Review steps of writing process
 * Thursday, September 16, 2010**

 Practice Writing Test #1
 * Friday, September 17, 2010 **

Topic: Adding Support and Detail to your Essays I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Look up definitions for THIS week's vocabulary. In addition to writing the definition, find an example of the word used in a sentence. Try Google. It's amazing.
 * Monday, September 20, 2010**

**aberration ** **bombast ** **candor ** **dissent ** **ecstatic ** **loquacious ** **malevolence ** **pallid ** **theorize ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ubiquitous **

III. Find an EDITORIAL/OPINION piece online about a topic of your choice. Read the editorial and then complete the discussion assignment in the discussion tab. IV. Discuss FEED CATS, an acronym for adding support and elaboration to your essays. V. Practice FEED CATS as a class/ Discuss what FEED CATS you found in your editorials.

F -- Facts E -- Examples E -- Exaggerations D -- Details

C -- Cause/Effect A -- Anecdotes T -- Testimonies/Quotations S -- Statistics

NEW UNIT! Topic: Political Responsibility -- What is the relationship between citizens and the state? I. Copy/correct DOL II. Read [|The Declaration of Independence Audio] III. Discuss: What was Jefferson's thesis? What were his main ideas? How did he organize them? What FEED CATS did he use? IV. If you were to write a current-day Declaration of Independence, what would you say?
 * Tuesday, September 21, 2010**

**Wednesday, September 22, 2010** EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Review Jefferson's Writing Process III. Post your own Declaration of Independence, following Jefferson's format to the Discussion Board. Must be AT LEAST 300 words!

I. Copy/correct DOL II. Take Vocabulary Quiz #4 III. Read AR/Test IV. Read "[|A Modest Proposal]" by Jonathan Swift V. Think about your own Modest Proposal
 * Thursday, September 23, 2010**

I. Copy/correct DOL II. Brainstorm your own Modest Proposal III. Draft proposal; due on Monday
 * Friday, September 24, 2010**

I. Copy/Correct DOL II. Personal Modest Proposals due III. Define this week's vocabulary
 * Monday, September 27, 2010**

**abhor** **counterfeit** **enfranchise** **kindle** **obscure** **placid** **remuneration** **respite**

IV. Respond to journal question in Discussion Post V. Political Cartoon assignment. [|Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoon Index] [|Slate.com Political Cartoons]

Practice viewing cartoons as class, then respond in groups to following questions about 3 cartoons. Share with class.

1. Identify the characters, symbols and objects in the cartoon. 2. Look for cues and details that will give further meaning 3. Identify the main idea of the cartoon by reading captions and putting the message into your own words. 4. Who is the cartoonist? Do they have any political affiliations that might influence the meaning of this cartoon?

Notebook Check! Begin Working on Final Project for the Six Weeks
 * Tuesday, September 28, 2010**

Topic: Effective Campaign Speeches I. Listen to/Read [|John F. Kennedy's Address to the Greater Houston Minsterial Association] II. Discuss writing process for the speech III. Continue Working on Project
 * Wednesday, September 29, 2010**

I. Take Vocabulary Quiz II. Read AR III. Continue project
 * Thursday, September 30, 2010**

I. Watch "What Would You Do?" Video about Prejudice II. Read essay about National Prejudice PEP RALLY
 * Friday, October 1, 2010**

I. Define vocabulary
 * Monday, October 4, 2010**
 * Beadle**
 * Surname**
 * Hasidic**
 * Waiflike**
 * Cabbala**
 * Mysticism**
 * Zohar**
 * Indulgently**

II. Work on Internet Hunt \ III. YOU for Office work; final day!
 * Tuesday, October 5**
 * I.** Respond to Discussion Question

YOU for office! Project Due CAREER PRESENTATIONS -- Mrs. Kirk To library to check out Night
 * Wednesday, October 6**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When finished, you can: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1) Study Vocabulary 2) Take an on-line news quiz <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|USA Today] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|New York Times] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|NPR: Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!] 3) Read AR silently. 4) Check out some of the resources listed below.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">What Do I Do When I Am Finished? **

**Resources**
 * [|Purdue Online Writing Lab]**
 * [|This I Believe]**
 * [|Citation Maker]**