Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Objective: Students will orient themselves to course expectations and syllabi.

Agenda:

1. Seating chart

2. Review course expectations

3. Review course syllabi

4. Distribute books

5. Commencement Address

HOMEWORK:

1. Read Tuesdays pp. 1-14

2. Read ALS handout

3. Sign and return course contract

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Objective: Students will explore Vocabulary Unit 1 words, and review the College Essay and Resume and Cover Letter assignments. Students will also discuss pages 1-14 of Tuesdays with Morrie.

Agenda:

1. Review Vocabulary Unit 1 words

2. Review College Essay and Resume and Cover Letter Assignments

3.  Discuss pages 1-14 of Tuesdays with Morrie

4. Morrie and Ted Kopel video

HOMEWORK:

1. Read Tuesdays pp. 15-38

2. Vocabulary bookwork due Tuesday (quiz on Thursday)

Monday, September 8, 2014

Objective: Students will discuss pages 1-38 of Tuesdays with Morrie in small groups and as a class.

Agenda:

1. Review weekly agenda

2. Discuss pages 1-38 of Tuesdays with Morrie

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocabulary Unit 1 bookwork due Tuesday

2. Read pages 39-68 of Tuesdays for Thursday

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Objective: Students will brainstorm essay ideas, review Vocabulary Unit 1, discuss College Resume and Cover Letter Writing, and complete a College Essay graphic organizer.

Agenda:

1. Writing prompt -- Common App questions 3-5 

2. Review Vocabulary Unit 1 bookwork / Preview Quiz

3. College Resume and Cover Letter Presentation

4. Discuss College Essay graphic organizer

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Quiz Thursday

2. Read Tuesdays pgs. 39-68

3. Graphic Organizer for College Essay

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Vocab Unit 1, discuss Tuesdays page 39-68 and work on their cover letters and resumes.

Agenda: 

1. Commencement Address  -- Steve Jobs 

2. Vocab Quiz unit 1

3. Discuss Tuesdays pages 39-68

HOMEWORK:

1. Cover Letter and Resume due Tuesday 

2. Read pages 69-99 for Tuesday

Monday, September 15, 2014

Objective: Students will prepare their resume and cover letters for Tuesday's class.

Agenda:

1. Review week's agenda/objective

2. Work time in computer lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Cover letter and resume due Tuesday

2. Read pages 69-99 of Tuesdays for Tuesday

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Objective: Students will review Vocab Unit 2, discuss pages 69-99 of Tuesdays with Morrie and workshop their resumes and cover letters.

Agenda:

1. Review Vocab Unit 2

2. Discuss pages 69-99 of Tuesdays with Morrie

3. Workshop resumes and cover letters

HOMEWORK:

1. Read pages 100-129 of Tuesdays with Morrie for Thursday

2. In vocabulary books, complete the following sections: Completing the Sentence, Choosing the Right Word

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Objective: Students will review vocabulary bookwork, discuss pages 100-129 of Tuesdays with Morrie and continue to work on their cover letters and resumes.

Agenda:

1. Vocab books: Syn and Ant, Vocab in Context

2. Review vocab bookwork

3. Discuss pages 100-129 of Tuesdays with Morrie

4. Continue to work on Cover Letters and Resumes

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Quiz Unit 2 on Monday

2. Cover letters and resumes due Monday

3. Read pages 130-159 of Tuesdays for Tuesday

Monday, September 22

Objective: Students will listen to J.K. Rowling's Harvard Commencement Address and assess their knowledge of Vocab Unit 2.

Agenda: 

1. Commencement Address

2. Vocab Unit 2 Quiz

Homework:

1. Read pages 130-159 of Tuesdays

2. College Essay draft due Thursday

Tuesday, September 23

Objective: Students will complete an in-class summative of Tuesdays with Morrie pages 100-159. Students will also conference with Mr. Scarelli about their college essays.

Agenda: 

1. Tuesdays with Morrie individual summative

2. Conference with Mr. Scarelli about college essay

Homework:

1. First draft of college essay due Thursday

2. Finish Tuesdays with Morrie by Thursday

Thursday, September 25

Objective: Students will read and discuss Meredith Hall's "Killing Chicken," peer-review drafts, and begin the take-home Tuesdays with Morrie summative.

Agenda:

1. Read and discuss Meredith Hall's "Killing Chickens"

2. Review peer-review sheet

3. Discuss and begin Tuesdays with Morrie take-home summative

Homework:

1. Take-home summative due on Tuesday (Students will have time to work on this during Monday's class)

2. Continue working on College Essay (Final draft due October 6, 2014!!)

Monday, September 29

Objective: Students will begin bridging the gap between nonfiction and fiction through viewing Finding Neverland and a written discussion of the film.

1. Preview week's objectives

2. Begin Finding Neverland

HOMEWORK:

1. Tuesdays with Morrie take home summative due Thursday

Tuesday, September 30

Objective: Students will continue Finding Neverland to prepare for the post-viewing prompt on Thursday.

Agenda:

1. Review post-viewing prompt

2. Continue film

HOMEWORK:

1. Tuesdays take home summative due Thursday

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Objective: Students will begin work on Unit 3 vocabulary. Students will also work on their college essays and discuss the Senior English research project.

Agenda:

1. Go to Media Lab to work on college essays

2. Complete post-viewing Finding Neverland summative

3. Discuss the Senior English research project

4. Work on vocabulary bookwork

HOMEWORK:

1. College essay due Monday

2. Pay attention to Senior English research project due dates

Monday, October 6

Objective: Students will review Shakespeare and his works.

Agenda: 

1. Review week's objectives

2. Begin Shakespeare background worksheet

3. Begin In Search of Shakespeare

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Unit 3 bookwork due tomorrow

2. Provisional idea for research project due October 7, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Objective: Students will review Vocab Unit 3, finish the introduction to Shakespeare and complete the Provisional Research idea worksheet.

Agenda: 

1. Provisional Thesis 

2. Finish Shakespeare background 

3. Review Vocab Unit 3 bookwork 

4. Begin Twelfth Night

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Quiz 3 on Thursday

2. Provisional thesis due next Tuesday, October 14

Thursday, October 9

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Vocab Unit 3, work on their provisional thesis statement, and continue the Shakespeare background film.

Agenda: 

1. Unit 3 quiz

2. Provisional thesis statement

3. Shakespeare background film 

HOMEWORK:

1. Provisional thesis due Tuesday 

Tuesday, October 14

Objective: Students will review Vocab Units 1-3, begin Twelfth Night, and discuss research paper notecards.

Agenda: 

1. Review Unit 1-3 of vocab 

2. Begin TN: Act I, Scene i-ii

3. Research paper notecard presentation 

HOMEWORK:

1. W/S Act I, Scene i-ii

2. Vocab Cum review due Thursday

Thursday, October 16

Objective: Students will discuss crafting thesis statements and research papers. Students will also complere reading Act I of Twelfth Night.

Agenda:

1. Review Vocab Ch. 1-3 Review

2. Writing thesis statements presentation

3. Complete reading Act I of TN

4. Write for College Questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for Units 1-3 quiz on Monday (ALL 60 WORDS!!)

2. Finish Write for College Questions

3. Revised thesis statement due Monday

Monday, October 20

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Vocabulary Units 1-3 and will review Act I of Twelfth Night.

Agenda:

1. Collect Thesis Statements

2. Vocab Quiz on Units 1-3

3. Twelfth Night Act I questions

4. Return thesis statements

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish Act I review sheet

Tuesday, October 21

Thursday, October 23

Monday, October 27

Tuesday, October 28

Thursday, October 30

Monday, November 3

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Act III of Twelfth Night. Students will also work on their outlines.

Agenda:

1. Quiz with "sitcom" writing prompt

2. Work on outline

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete outline for Thursday

Tuesday, November 4

NO SCHOOL – Election Day

Thursday, November 6

Objective: Students will review Vocab Unit 5 and finish Twelfth Night. Students will also conference with Mr. Scarelli about their outlines.

Agenda:

1. Review Vocab Unit 5

2. Read Acts IV and V of Twelfth Night

3. Conference with Mr. Scarelli about outlines

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab bookwork due Monday

2. Rough draft of research paper due Thursday

Monday, November 10, 2014

Objective: Students will review Vocab bookwork and continue watching the film adaptation of Twelfth Night.

Agenda: 

1. Review vocabulary bookwork 

2. Continue film adaptation 

HOMEWORK: 

1. Rough draft of research paper due Thursday 

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Objective: Students will conduct peer reviews on their research papers. 

Agenda: 

1. Review peer review sheet 

2. Conduct peer reviews 

3. Work on Acts 4-5 of TN packets 

HOMEWORK: 

1. Quiz on Unit 5 vocab on Monday 

2. TN Acts 4 and 5 paperwork 

3. Book selection due Monday 

Monday, November 17 

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Vocab Unit 5 and begin work on Vocab Unit 6. Students will also conference with Mr. Scarelli about their Independent Book Projects. 

Agenda: 

1. Vocab Quiz on Unit 5

2. Book Conferences 

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Unit 6 bookwork due Thursday 

2. TN test on Thursday 

Tuesday, November 18

Objective: Students will discuss the TN exam. Students will also be given work time on their Research Papers and their Independent Book Project.

Agenda: 

1. Reading

2. Discuss the TN exam 

3. Work time: Reading schedule due by the end of class

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for TN exam 

Thursday, November 20 

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Twelfth Night through a Unit Exam. 

Agenda: 

1. Reading 

2. TN exam 

HOMEWORK:

1. Continue to work on Research paper (final draft is due on Tuesday, December 2nd!)

Monday, November 24

Objective: Students will review course assigments for the remainder of the semester. S

Agenda:

1. Review and discuss course assignments

2. Contemporary British comedy

HOEMWORK:

1. Continue to work on Research paper (final draft is DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND!!)

Thursday, December 4

Objective: Students will work on their independent reading projects and begin a discussion about Human as Creative Artists. 

Agenda:

1. Collect essays

2. Read and complete a reading journal

3. Humans as Creative Artists

HOMEWORK:

1. "Humans as Creative Artists" reading and questions 

2. Presentations due Monday 

Monday, December 8

Objective: Students will begin presenting their Inspirational Figure research topics. 

Agenda:

1. Collect presentation materials from all students

2. Begin presentations 

HOMEWORK:

1. Continue working on the individual reading projects

Tuesday, December 9

Objective: Students will continue to present their Inspirational Figure research topics. Students will also complete Vocab Unit 7 bookwork. 

Agenda:

1. Presentations 

2. Vocab 7 bookwork

HOMEWORK:

1. Continue working on individual reading projects

Thursday, December 12

Objective: Students will discuss Roman and Greek mythology and continue project presentations.

Agenda:

1. Roman and Greek mythology presentation

2. Continue presentations

HOMEWORK:

1. Continue working on independent reading projects

Monday, December 15

Objective: Students will finish research paper presentations.

Agenda:

1. Finish presentations

Tuesday, December 16

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Greek/Roman myths, discuss the Independent Reading Project, complete a reading journal, and read in their books.

Agenda:

1. Quiz on Greek/Roman myths

2. Discuss Independent Reading Project/Preview samples

3. Reading Journal

4. Independent reading

HOMEWORK:

1. Unit 7 Quiz on Thursday

Thursday, December 18

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Vocab Unit 7. To support students' understanding of Greek/Roman myths, students will watch the original Clash of the Titans film.

Agenda:

1. Questions about book project?

2. Vocab Unit 7 Quiz

3. Clash of the Titans

HOMEWORK:

1. Continue to work on book project over break

Monday, January 6, 2015

Objective: Students will review the book review project and complete readers' journals.

Agenda:

1. Book review questions

2. Readers' journals

3. Book review example: Kitchen God's Wife

HOMEWORK:

1. Book review and presentations due tomorrow

2. Vocab Quiz 8 on Thursday

Tuesday, January 7, 2015

Objective: Students will begin presenting their book projects to the class.

Agenda:

1. Book presentations

HOMEWORK: NONE

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Objective: Students will continue presenting their book projects.

Agenda:

1. Book presentations

HOMEWORK: NONE

Monday, January 12, 2015

Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Vocab Unit 8. Students will continue presenting their book projects.

Agenda:

1. Vocab Unit 8 Quiz

2. Book presentations

HOMEWORK: NONE

Tuesday, January 13

Objective: Students will finish book presentations, review the final, and begin to discuss story structure in a popular animated movie.

Agenda:

1. Book presentations

2. Review final

3. Begin film

HOMEWORK:

1. Begin working on essay for final

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Objective: Students will complete and discuss the animated film in preparation for the final exam next Wednesday, January 21, 2015.

Agenda:

1. Complete film

2. Discussion

3. Questions about the final?

HOMEWORK:

STUDY FOR FINAL

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

FINAL EXAM