Honors+English+II+-+First+Six+Weeks

**ASSIGNMENTS FOR FIRST SIX WEEKS

__Tuesday, Sept. 1__ ** 1) Copy/correct DOL 2) Turn in vocabulary homework, answers to "Learning to Read" and rough draft of essay 3) Discuss "Learning to Read." Compare/contrast with Malcom X's piece. 4) Into to Grammar Workbook, "Nouns" p. 1-4 5) Tour of Wikispace/OWL at Purdue

__Wednesday, Sept. 2__ 1) Copy/Correct DOL 2) Review vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz 3) Go to library to check out AR books 4) Read "Education" by [|Ralph Waldo Emerson] with a partner. (SCROLL DOWN FOR TEXT)


 * Write the number of paragraphs on your own paper.
 * Next to the appropriate number, summarize the main idea of each paragraph in your own words (Summary for Paragraph 5 goes next to the number 5)
 * Write THREE QUESTIONS that this article makes you ask yourself. One question can be about the text, such as "What does this mean?" but the other two need to be bigger questions about how Emerson's ideas apply to your life.
 * You will be assigned part of the article to present to class. You will share all three questions.

__Thursday, Sept. 3__ 1) Copy/Correct DOL 2) Read AR silently 3) Work in Grammar Books: Pronouns, p. 5-8 4) Continue reading/summarizing "Education"

__Friday, September 4__ 1) Discuss "Education" 2) Read aloud of "Totto-Chan" to open discussion about educational formats 3) Fishbowl questions about "Education" essay
 * TURN IN DOL

__Tuesday, September 8__ NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK 1) More pronouns, 9-11 2) Build writing prompt about the meaning of education 3) Brainstorm

__Wednesday, Sept. 9__ 1) Discuss brainstorming strategies "how many ways can you use a brick?" 2) Brainstorm education essay ideas 3) Begin outlining

__Thursday, Sept. 10__ 1) Grammar p. 12-15 2) Read AR 3) Revise outline; discuss extended metaphors

__Friday, Sept. 11__ 1) Grammar review packet 2) Read p.1254-1270 in World Literature Book 3) Complete Apply the Skills p. 1271 REMEMBER FINAL DRAFTS OF LEARNING ESSAY DUE MONDAY!

__Monday, September 14__ 1) Review Vocabulary Week 4 (remember, we skipped week 3) 2) Read/discuss qualities of a high-scoring essay 3) Begin model essay; take good notes! Homework: Write a short story with this week's vocabulary. Must be at least 1 page!

__Tuesday, September 15__ 1) Turn in vocabulary homework 2) Work in grammar books, p. 15-18. Turn in to Mrs. Boyle. 3) Read AR 4) Complete model essay HOMEWORK: Turn progress reports in SIGNED by Friday

__Wednesday, September 16__ 1) In groups, brainstorm writing prompt assigned by Mrs. Boyle 2) Create an extended metaphor 3) Outline

__Thursday, Sept. 17__ 1) Vocabulary Quiz 2) Read AR 3) Practice PSAT Grammar Test

__Friday, Sept. 18__ 1) Choose a current event from magazine 2) Read and summarize the event 3) Present to class

__Monday, Sept. 21__ 1) Turn in DOL 2) Review Week 5 Vocabulary 3) Finish current event presentations 4) Finish outlines with groups; start group essay HOMEWORK: Vocabulary comic or another short story using all words. Read AR!

__Tuesday, Sept. 22__ 1) Study Helping Verbs p. 19-20 in grammar book. Review Grammar Unit 1 2) Read AR/Take AR Tests 3) Finish/present group essays

__Wednesday, Sept. 23__ 1) Take Unit 1 Grammar Test 2) Discuss writing test rubric 3) Make posters of key points in a Level IV essay

__Thursday, Sept. 24__ 1) Vocabulary Week 5 quiz 2) Read AR 3) Review/discuss more model essays

__Friday, Sept. 25__ 1) Practice Writing Test #1

__Monday, Sept. 28__ 1) Turn in DOL 2) Discuss Week 6 Vocabulary 3) Return/discuss Writing Test #1 4) What is liberty? How can I discuss it more thoroughly? Discuss FEED CATS Read essay about civil liberties for overall philosophy SEE BELOW Review "Tinker vs. Des Moines" article and discuss FEED CATS
 * [|Tinker Vs. Des Moines Court Summary]
 * [|40 Years after Tinker vs. Des Moines]

What FEED CATS can you think of about liberty?

HOMEWORK: Write vocabulary story using at least three feed cats. Underline them and tell me what they are!

__Tuesday, Sept. 29__ 1) Grammar Book, begin Ch. 17 2) Read AR 3) Read/analyze another real world example of LIBERTY and discuss

__Wednesday, Sept. 30 (EARLY RELEASE__) 1) Brainstorm extended metaphors for other civic traits 2) Look for concrete examples (pictures, etc.) in magazines and on internet 3) Share

__Thursday, Oct. 1__ 1) Vocabulary quiz 2) Read AR 3) Grammar, Ch. 17 4) Continue sharing metaphor examples

__Friday, Oct. 2__ 1) Read/analyze current event 2) Discuss in fishbowl

__Monday, Oct. 5__ REMEMBER TO TAKE ALL CLASS NOTES IN CORNELL FORM, STARTING TODAY! 1) Copy/Correct DOL; summarize rules learned 2) Discuss this week's vocabulary 3) Implied Meanings: read a [|Modest Proposal] and discuss literal interpretation vs. implied interpretation HOMEWORK: Write one sentence with word and another with antonym.


 * Vocabulary Lists**

__Week 1 (August 25-29)__ absolve (v.) - pardon; free from blame banal (adj.) - commonplace; trite callous (adj.) - hardened; unfeeling dawdle (v.) - loiter; waste time eclectic (adj.) - composed of elements drawn from different sources fallacious (adj.) - false; misleading garrulous (adj.) - wordy; talkative headstrong (adj.) - stubborn; willful

__Week 2 (August 31-Sept.4)__ abate (v) - subside, decrease, lessen benign (adj.) - kindly, favorable candor (n.) - frankness; open honesty deplore (v.) - regret strongly; express grief over frivolous (adj.) - relatively unimportant inept (adj.) - lacking skill obfuscate (v.) - confuse; make unclear plagiarize (v.) - steal another's ideas and pass them off as your own

__Week 3 (Sept. 8-11)__ NO VOCABULARY; SHORT WEEK

__Week 4 (Sept.14- 18)__ ostentatious (adj.) - showy; pretentious presumptuous (adj.) - overstepping one's bounds querulous (adj.) - fretful; whining refute (v.) - disprove savory (adj.) - tasty; pleasing; attractive tedious (adj.) - boring; tiring urbane (adj.) - refined; elegant; hip versatile (adj.) - having many talents wily (adj.) - cunning; artful zeal (n.) - eager enthusiasm

__Week 5 (Sept. 21-25)__ acrimony (n.) - bitterness of words or manner biased (adj.) - slanted; prejudiced camaraderie (n.) - good fellowship demean (v.) - degrade; humiliate exonerate (v.) -acquit; exculpate forthright (adj.) - outspoken; frank genre (n.) - particular variety of art or literature integrity (n.) - uprightness; wholeness malice (n.) - hatred; spite parody (n.) - humorous imitation; spoof

__Week 6 (Sept. 28 - Oct 2__) opaque (adj.) - not transparent; impenetrable to light potency (n.) - power; effectiveness resolve (v.) - decide; settle; solve synthesis (n.) - combining parts into a whole tirade (n.) - extended scolding virtuoso (n.) - highly skilled artist volatile (adj.) - changeable; explosive willful (adj.) - intentional; headstrong zenith (n.) - highest point; culmination