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 * Honors English II**
 * FIRST SIX WEEKS: August 25-October 6, 2011**

__Thursday, Aug. 25__ Get Acquainted Activity/written reflection Classroom expectations activity

__Friday, Aug. 26__ Review classroom rules set on Thursday Distribute and discuss syllabus/textbooks Complete information card/folder for portfolio Class Meeting 12:20 pm Group Activity: Examine Grade 10 Writing Prompts

(Second semester students should stay after school on either Monday or Tuesday to take this test. Bring a pencil and notebook paper.) Summer reading project presentations.
 * Monday, Aug. 29: Novel test on //The Things They Carried//. Return signed syllabus for a homework grade!**

__Tuesday, Aug. 30__ Begin Unit One: Ancient Worlds Warm up -- Using the World Literature textbook (pp. 14-17), in the vocabulary section of your notebook (be sure to always label your notes with your name, class, date, and a title), define the following: Examine the timeline pp.4-5. Discuss significant cultural, historical, and literary events of the time. Read The Epic of Gilgamesh -- Background, Prologue, The Battle With Humbaba, The Death of Enkidu, pp. 18-24. Take notes for each section. Small group discussion: Critical Reading questions #1-4
 * epic
 * types of epic
 * elements of the epic
 * epic conventions
 * archetype

__Wednesday, August 31__ Warm up -- Define vocabulary words: immolation, succor, somber, incantation, ecstasy, teem, babel, subside. Use each word in an original sentence. Finish Critical Reading questions: #5-8. Share responses. Continue reading Gilgamesh --The Story of the Flood, The Return, pp. 25-32. Take Cornell Notes. Small group discussion: Critical Reading questions #1-5, p. 32. Share responses.
 * VOCABULARY QUIZ ON FRIDAY ON ALL WORDS DEFINED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK!**

__Thursday, Sept. 1__ Warm up -- Freewrite: The Book of Genesis, what do you already know? Pre-reading: Background p.36. Take notes. Vocabulary review game.
 * Structure of The Bible
 * Origins of The Bible
 * Influence and themes

__Friday, Sept. 2__ Vocabulary Quiz Read Genesis 1-3, The Creation and the Fall pp. 38-43 and Genesis 6-9, The Story of the Flood, pp. 44-50. Compare/contrast Gilgamesh/Genesis (use ) Small group discussion/enrichment: Critical Reading questions #1-6 on p. 43 and #1-6 on p. 50. Using your laptop, find a piece of music to accompany one of these chapters of Genesis. You will play the song for the class and explain why it is appropriate (Consider classical music, jazz, instrumentals, film soundtracks, or any music of your choice).

__Tuesday, Sept. 6__ Warm up: Freewrite Read The Wooden People, a Mayan myth, pp. 55-57 Connecting Literature, p. 57 Background for reading from the Qur'an. Take notes. Define terms (imagery, antithesis) pp. 76-77. Read from the Qur'an pp. 78-80. Critical Reading questions p. 80, #1-6. Literary Analysis questions, p. 81 #1-5. Parallelism worksheet


 * HW due tomorrow -- In the vocabulary section of your binder, define the words listed in the Vocabulary Builder sections on pp. 77 and 85. Use Cornell notes style: word, definition, original sentence. Quiz on Friday.**

__Wednesday, Sept. 7__ Read background p. 84 about The Thousand and One Nights (Arabic prose). Take notes. Define term (folk tale). Read The Fisherman and the Jinnee pp. 86-96. Critical Reading questions p. 96, #1-6.

__Thursday, Sept. 8__ Finish work from Wednesday. Vocabulary review -- Create an account at Quizlet.com Create a set of flashcards for vocabulary review. Name the set "Vocabulary from the Qur'an and The Thousand and One Nights." Each card should contain the word and its definition. You may want to add a sentence as well.

__Friday, Sept. 9__ Vocabulary Quiz Timed writing practice: Critique of a work. Follow the directions on p.99 of the textbook and submit completed essay at the end of the period.

__Monday, Sept. 12__ Poetry of the Ancient World: Read Psalms, pp. 67-70. Define and identify parallelism and theme. Read Background on Rumi, p. 116. Take Cornell Notes on Rumi's life and influence. Define analogy, metaphor, generalization on p.117. Read and discuss Rumi's poems (Identify theme and literary devices in each): Elephant in the Dark, pp. 118-119; Two Kinds of Intelligence, pp.120-121; The Guest House, pp. 122; Which is Worth More?, p.124. Literary Analysis questions, p. 125, #1-10


 * UNIT TEST ON ANCIENT WORLDS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.** YOU WILL BE TESTED ON GILGAMESH, GENESIS, PSALMS, QU'RAN,THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, RUMI'S POETRY, AFRICAN PROVERBS, and SUNDIATA. You will answer questions on the plot elements and literary devices in each story or poem. Complete and accurate class notes are essential for this test!

__Tuesday, Sept. 13__ Read Background on African Literature on p. 128. Take Cornell Notes on African Proverbs, the power of proverbs, and Sundiata (an old Mali epic). Read African proverbs on pp. 130-131. Small group work: Critical Reading p. 131 #1-5. Create your own proverb.

__Wednesday, Sept. 14__ Read Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, pp.132-140. In small groups, Critical Reading questions, p. 140 #1-7. Peer review of timed writing from Friday, Sept. 9

__Thursday, Sept. 15__ Unit review: Complete study guide Revise and resubmit essays.

__Friday, Sept. 16__ Unit Test: Ancient Worlds Read AR books.

__Monday, Sept. 19__ Hand back and go over papers from Unit One Freewrite: Often we are faced with a difficult choice and are forced to make a decision. Write about a time when this happened to you. Explain the situation, describe your choices, and tell how you came to your decision. Cornell Notes: The Writing Process Pre-reading for next unit, Unit Four: Classical Civilizations Partner PowerPoint project: Online Citation Maker Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide

__Tuesday, Sept. 20__ Essay prompt: At school and in life we are often faced with difficult choices and are forced to make important decisions. Write a speech to be delivered to the incoming freshmen at your school about the importance of making good decisions. You should use your own experiences, observations, and/or readings. Partner activity: Using graphic organizers for essay planning Continue to work on PowerPoint project.
 * Focus on the choices and decisions students make during high school.
 * Consider the purpose, audience, and context of your speech.
 * Organize your speech so that your ideas progress logically.
 * Include relevant details to clearly develop your speech.
 * Edit your speech for standard grammar and language usage.
 * 1) Brainstorm ideas for the essay using [[file:cluster map or word web.pdf]]
 * 2) Create a plan for your essay using [[file:sandwich chart.pdf]]
 * HW for Thursday, write a rough draft of your essay.**

__Wednesday, Sept. 21 (Early Release)__ Work on PowerPoint presentations. Due tomorrow! Assign parts for Oedipus. Work on rough drafts.

__Thursday, Sept. 22__ Submit drafts of essays. Finish and present PowerPoint presentations.

__Friday, Sept. 23__ Finish PowerPoint presentations Put vocabulary into Quizlet.com

__Monday, Sept. 26__ Peer review of essays/teacher conferences Read Introduction from David Mamet, p. 463-465. Thinking About the Commentary, p. 465. Assign parts for Oedipus
 * Final drafts of essay due Wednesday, Sept. 28.**

__Tuesday, Sept. 27__ Begin reading Oedipus pp. 468-477. Create a plot map. Identify the exposition, rising action, and conflict.

__Wednesday, Sept. 28__ Continue reading Oedipus, pp. 477-490. Add summary to plot map.

__Thursday, Sept. 29__ Continue reading Oedipus, pp. 490-499 (End of Part I) On Quizlet -- Vocabulary review: play study games, take practice vocab. tests

__Friday, Sept. 30__ Vocabulary Quiz Critical Reading questions, p.499 #1-8. Literary Analysis, p. 500 #1-9


 * NOTEBOOKS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5th.** Notebook check is a test grade. You will leave your notebook with me on Wednesday and I will return it by Friday. AVID students can pick it up the following morning. See Word document for specific requirements and rubric. Make sure to go through the above lessons in this wiki to make sure you have all the necessary notes in your binder!

30 pts or more= 100 25-29 pts. = 90 20-24 pts. = 80 15-19 pts = 75 10-14 pts = 70 5-9 pts = 60 4 or less = 0.
 * ACCELERATED READER POINTS FOR FIRST SIX WEEKS ARE DUE BY 3:00 ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6.** This is a test grade!

__Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4__ Define three types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony p. 502 Continue reading Oedipus, Part II, pp.503-524 Complete plot map Quiz on Part II.

__Wednesday, Oct. 5__ Critical Reading, p.524 #1-7 Literary Analysis, p. 525 #1-9
 * Submit notebooks.**

Was it Oedipus's fate or his own choice to marry his mother and kill his father?

__Thursday and Friday, Oct. 6-7__ Finish work on writing activity.
 * Presentations Friday!**