*NOTE: The following assignments should be completed prior to the next class meeting or by the posted due date. Please read all standards and directions when completing.
I. Organize your notebook. SEE NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (on blog). AS INDICATED IN CLASS THIS SHOULD BE PRIORITY #1!
II. Prepare for the Summative Unit Assessment (Non-Fiction); the test will be a mastery assessment that will measure your knowledge of the literary analysis of non-fiction terms and modes of development. The concepts and texts to be included on the assessment are:
-The Transcendentalist texts (Emerson and Thoreau)
-The Civil Disobedience texts (Thoreau, Gandhi, King)
-"from All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" (Angelou)
-Into the Wild (Krakauer)
-Analysis of Rhetorical Terms and Modes found in passages and excerpts.
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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
*NOTE: These are assignments that you should be doing whether we have homework or not. There is a level of expectation that requires you as the student to claim some responsibility for your academic career.
I. Study/Review SAT Vocabulary Terms (LISTS 1 AND 2) You should review the following items:
-word definitions
-part(s) of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
-related forms (family words)
-synonyms and antonyms
-notes on how to distinguish the varied parts of speech.
In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. For test/quiz dates see calendar in class or upcoming dates post.
To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards or Extended Definition assignment.
II. Students should conduct a nightly/daily review of the literary terms. Students will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of ALL terms. They should employ the same study method that is suggested for the SAT terms.
III. Students should conduct a nightly/daily review of the rules of grammar. Students will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all rules.
IV. Bring materials/supplies to class; this includes copies of literary works studied, paper, pens, notebooks, writing journals, etc. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
V. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course orientation notes. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course policies and procedures.
VI. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course standards. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.
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UPCOMING DATES*
*ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OPENING MEETINGS FOR ANY CHANGES.
ASSESSMENTS
Summative Assessment: Analysis of Non-Fiction, Into the Wild, and other texts*
10/24 [A], 10/25 [B]
*NOTE: this assessment will serve as your quarter examination
LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING
DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES
PROJECTS
Unit Analysis Project Preparation: Into the Wild (Krakauer)
DAY 1: 9/28 [A], 9/29 [B]
DAY 2: 9/30 [A], 10/3 [B]
DAY 3: 10/4 [A], 10/5 [B]
DAY 4: 10/6 [A], 10/7 [B]
DAY 5: 10/10 [A], 10/11 [B]
Unit Analysis Project Discussion: Into the Wild (Krakauer)
DAY 1: 10/12 [A], 10/13 [B]
DAY 2: 10/14 [A], 10/17 [B]
DAY 3: 10/18 [A], 10/19 [B]
DAY 4: 10/20 [A], 10/21 [B]
WRITING
Writing Assignment: Chunk Paragraph Writing #3*
TBA [A], TBA [B]
*NOTE: this will be a timed in-class writing assignment.
ACTIVE VIEWING
Active Viewing Assignment: Call of the Wild (a film by Ron Lamothe)
10/26 [A], 10/27 [B]
VOCABULARY
Formative Assessment (SAT List 3)
TBA [A], TBA [B]
Summative Assessment (SAT 3.1)TBA [A], TBA [B]
Summative Assessment (SAT 3.2)TBA [A], TBA [B]
Summative Assessment (SAT List 3)
TBA [A], TBA [B]
GRAMMAR
Unit Discussion: Semi-Colons
TBA [A], TBA [B]
Unit Discussion: Commas
TBA [A], TBA [B]
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