English+I


 * English I**
 * Unit I – Fiction and Short Story Unit**:


 * Unit 1 Grammar /Vocabulary Lessons**: Daily and Weekly Lessons on Grammar.
 * 1) Basic Review of the eight parts of speech. (First Week of School) [|Remediation for Parts of Speech]
 * 2) Context Clues
 * 3) Vocabulary – In Context and Literary Terms
 * 4) Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
 * 5) Identify subjects and verbs / identify correct verb forms
 * 6) Roots / affixes


 * Unit 1 Writers Workshop:**
 * 1) Narratives
 * 2) Genre-Based Writing – Creative Short Story – Writing Prequels or Sequels
 * 3) Literary Analysis - Discuss Theme / Author’s Craft – Style
 * 4) Journals –Reflection –


 * Part One Theme: A. Human Nature** (Inferences / Predicting, Drawing Conclusions)
 * 1) //The Interlopers –(Irony) page 255//
 * 2) EOC Practice – Inferences page 265
 * 3) Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 264


 * Part One: Themes: B. Madness, Mayhem, and Murder** (Conflict, Comparing, Inferences)
 * 1) //The Most Dangerous Game page 215– Conflict//
 * 2) EOC Practice – Inferences page 239
 * 3) Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 238
 * 4) //The Cask of Amontillado page 61//
 * 5) //EOC Practice – Making Predictions page 71//
 * 6) //Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 70//
 * 7) //The Monkey’s Paw – Surprise Ending//
 * 8) //The Birds – Compare to movie clip//
 * 9) EOC Practice Making Predictions / Context Clues page 86-87
 * 10) EOC Practice Compare and Contrast page 1093


 * Part One Theme: C. What Just Happened?** Irony Unit (Symbolism, Mood Analysis, Character Analysis, Cause and Effect)


 * 1) //The Necklace – page 294 Characterization / Cause and effect//
 * 2) EOC Practice – Cause and Effect page 319
 * 3) Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 318
 * 4) //Secret Life of Walter Mitty page 124 (author’s purpose)//
 * 5) EOC Practice – Author’s Purpose page 145
 * 6) //Blues Ain’t No Mocking Bird page 323 (Dialogue)//
 * 7) EOC Practice Cause and Effect page 343
 * 8) Vocabulary Practice page 342
 * 9) //The Scarlet Ibis – page 350 (symbolism and allegory)//
 * 10) EOC Practice – Author’s Purpose page 158

Grammar Review and Test


 * Unit Two: Non-Fiction and Essays**


 * Unit Four Grammar and Vocabulary Lessons**:
 * 1) Sentences Types
 * 2) Capitalization and Internal Punctuation
 * 3) Pronouns
 * 4) Using Consistent Verb Tense
 * 5) Subject / Verb Agreement
 * 6) Vocabulary in Context

1 Memoirs / Reflection responses 2 Autobiographical narrative page 88 3 Personal narrative – Childhood memory – Rubric given 4 Peer evaluation of writing using rubric
 * Unit Two: Writer’s Workshop**


 * Part Two: Theme: A. Childhood Memory**
 * 1) //Before Hip Hop Was Hip Hop// – page 391 (author’s style)
 * 2) Lady Bird Johnson page 99
 * 3) EOC Practice Author’s Purpose page 117
 * 4) Grammar Practice / Vocabulary Practice page 116
 * 5) Listen to //I Have a Dream// Speech page 494 (persuasive speech)
 * 6) EOC Practice Analyzing Persuasive Appeals page 513
 * 7) Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 512
 * 8) EOC Practice Compare and Contrast page 1111
 * 9) //Carry Your Own Skis’// page 476 (Persuasive appeals / motive)
 * 10) EOC practice – Persuasive Speech page 491
 * 11) Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 490
 * 12) EOC Practice – Persuasive Appeals page 532
 * 13) //from Nothing to Fear// page 515
 * 14) EOC practice Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 519


 * Part Two: Theme: B. Portraits of Life** (Making Predictions and Main Idea)
 * 1) //The Washerwoman// page 27 (reading for details)
 * 2) //New Directions// page 33
 * 3) EOC Practice – Making Predictions page 41
 * 4) Grammar Lesson / Vocabulary Lesson page 40
 * 5) New Road Chicken Pies page 43
 * 6) EOC Practice - Performing a Task 45
 * 7) //The News page// 426 (main idea)
 * 8) EOC Practice – Main Idea page 423
 * 9) Vocabulary Practice page 422
 * 10) EOC Practice – Main Idea page 445
 * 11) Vocabulary Practice page 444


 * Part Two: Theme: C. In the Face of Adversity**
 * 1) //Arthur Ashe Remembered// page 460 (biography)
 * 2) EOC Practice – Main Idea page 464
 * 3) Vocabulary Practice page 465

1. Avid Articles
 * Part Two: Theme: Expository Reading**


 * Unit Three: Poetry**


 * Unit Three Grammar / Vocabulary Lessons**:
 * 1) Phrases / Clauses (Prepositional, appositives, dependent and independent)
 * 2) Modifiers
 * Unit Three: Writer’s Workshop:**
 * 1) Reflections / Responses
 * 2) TP-CASTT /TP-FASTT
 * 3) Found Poetry Activity
 * 4) Journal Writing - Poems
 * 1) Journal Writing - Poems


 * Part Three: Theme: A. The Power of Words**
 * 1) Poetry Literary Terms
 * 2) Poem Discussion Using TP-CASTT / TP-FASTT
 * 3) Socratic Seminars


 * Poems for Activities and Discussions**
 * Part Three: Theme: B. Dreams, Love, and Nature:** Figurative Language (simile, metaphor, personification, paradox), Reading in sentences

I. //II.// EOC Practice – Read Fluently page 585 Grammar Lesson and Vocabulary Lesson page 584
 * 1) //Dreams//
 * 2) //Dreams Deferred//
 * 3) //I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud//
 * 4) //Sonnets on Love XIII//
 * 1) //All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace//
 * 2) //“Hope” is the thing with feathers//
 * 3) //Much Madness is Divinest Sense//
 * 4) //The War Against Trees//


 * Part Three: Theme: C. Use your senses!** //More Figurative Language (Alliteration, Consonance, Assonance, Onomatopoeia)//

//III.// EOC Practice – Read Fluently page 611 Grammar Lesson and Vocabulary Lesson page 610
 * 1) //The Eagle//
 * 2) //Analysis of Baseball//
 * 3) //The Bells//
 * 4) //Slam Dunk and Hook//
 * 5) //Jabberwocky//


 * Part Three: Theme: D. How do you feel?** Mood and Atmosphere

//IV.// EOC Practice – Paraphrase – page 651 Grammar Lesson and Vocabulary Lesson page 650
 * 1) //Casey at the Bat//
 * 2) //Fifteen//
 * 3) //Twister Hits Houston//
 * 4) //The Horses//


 * Part Three: Theme: E. Sounding Good** //Rhyme, meter and lyric poetry//

//V.// EOC Practice – Paraphrase page 675 Grammar Lesson and Vocabulary Lesson page 674
 * 1) //We Never Know How High We Are//
 * 2) //The Road Not Taken//
 * 3) //Macavity: The Mystery Cat//
 * 4) //Fire & Ice//
 * 5) //Maggie, Millie, and Mollie and may//

//VI.// EOC Practice – Reading page 684 Vocabulary in Context page 685
 * 1) //Women//
 * 2) //I Hear America Singing//
 * 3) //Sonnet 30//


 * Poetry Test on Poems Read and Discussed**


 * Unit Four: Drama**


 * Unit Four Grammar / Vocabulary Lessons**:


 * 1) Run-ons, Sentence Fragments, and Comma Splices
 * 2) Modifiers
 * 3) Pronouns / Antecedents
 * 4) Word choice
 * 5) Sentence Revising

EOC Practice – Summarizing page 851, skimming and scanning – page 855, summarizing page 872
 * Unit Four Writers Workshop:**
 * 1) Memoirs / Reflection Responses
 * 2) Students memorize a Shakespearean Quote and recite in class.
 * 3) RAFT Activity for Speech Outline
 * 4) Opinion Essay
 * 5) Who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths?
 * 6) At what age should children be considered adults?


 * Part Four: Theme: A. The Destruction of Innocence:**
 * 1) Literary Terms: Create Term Dictionary with Examples
 * 2) Be a therapist for Romeo or Juliet: Write a Script for an imaginary session with at partner and act out for the class.
 * 3) Dramatic Presentation: Use slang / informal language of modern times to re-write, in a script one scene from the play and then perform for the class.
 * 4) Character Hunt: Students bring in items that symbolize characters.


 * 1) //Romeo and Juliet//
 * 2) //The Seven Ages of Man//


 * Unit Five: Research, Writing, and Grammar**


 * Unit Five Grammar and Vocabulary**:
 * 1) How to cite sources in a research paper
 * 2) Reading Vocabulary
 * 3) Review of Literary Terms


 * Unit Five Writer’s Workshop**
 * 1) Reflections / Responses
 * 2) Research Report / Project
 * 3) WebQuest
 * 4) Avoiding Plagiarism
 * 5) Using MLA Documentation
 * 6) Style
 * 7) Pages 916-927

1. Write a one page paper citing two sources.
 * Part Five: Theme: A.** How to Write a Mini-Research Paper.


 * Unit Six: Folk Literature / Epic**


 * Unit Six Grammar / Vocabulary Lessons**
 * 1) Spelling – Commonly Misspelled Words
 * 2) Reading Vocabulary
 * 3) Review of all Grammar Lessons


 * Unit Six Writer’s Workshop**
 * 1) Reflections / Responses
 * 2) Written Responses to Non-Print Text (response to movie clip or skit)
 * 3) Character Journals
 * 4) Prediction Chart
 * 5) Venn Diagrams
 * 6) Sticky Note Books
 * 7) Describe the lessons learned by Odysseys during his journey and compare his journey to your own life journey.

//1. from The Carolina Way page 939//
 * Part Six: Theme: A. Hero**

2. Epic: //from The Odyssey// EOC Practice – Analyzing Cultural and Historical Context page 1021 Grammar Lesson and Vocabulary Lesson page 1020 EOC Practice – Analyzing Cultural and Historical Context page 1038 Vocabulary in Context page 1039 EOC Practice – Compare and Contrast page 1130 Vocabulary in Context page 1131
 * Part Six: Theme: B. Perilous Journey** epic hero
 * 1) Journal / essay
 * 2) Travel Brochure
 * 3) Timeline – Life Journey
 * 4) Skit
 * 5) Translation
 * 6) Force Field Analysis – Decision Making


 * 1) **Test on __The Odyssey__**


 * Unit Seven Theme: EOC Exam Review**


 * Unit Seven Grammar and Vocabulary**
 * 1) Review all Grammar Lessons
 * 2) EOC Coach Workbook
 * 3) Peer Editing
 * 4) Practice Questions


 * Unit Seven Theme: Doing our Best on the EOC**
 * 1) EOC Practice Handout Books
 * 2) Literary Terms

[|Previewing the Text]

Use these directions to make corrections to your rough draft.

Grammar Notes Use this link to access grammar notes we have taken in class in the past.

Vocabulary Use this link to access the vocabulary words.

Journals Click here to view journal entries assigned for Penzu journals. Use this form to fill out for the newspaper article you choose to read in class on Monday.

Symbolism in Literature

Scarlet Ibis Assignment

[|Scarlet Ibis Pictures] What is a Scarlet Ibis and what does one look like?

The Scarlet Ibis Preview

[|Point of View Worksheet]

Romeo and Juliet

Grammar Practice

Use this power point to take poetry notes. You will use these notes while studying poetry!

List of easily confused words in case you lose the one I gave you.

How to interpret a poem

Take notes about the Odyssey.

[|Sparknotes]

[|Odyssey Summarized]

[|Hero's Journey]