Mrs D. Boyd-English II Honors & BCA

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Mrs. Donna Boyd
 
 
 
 
 

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21 Oct Monday

TASKS:
1.  Check common theme essay grade on TEAMS-schedule a writing conference for Impact if you have questions or concerns.
 
2.  No Red Ink-complete HYPHENS practice and QUIZ-DUE Oct 25
 
3. Outside Reading Novel SWAY PROJECT-DUE Oct 31
 
SWAY Cards:  Outside Reading Novel Project
1.  Name/Class
2.  TAG & Quote
3.  Setting
4.  Protagonist
5.  Central Issue
6. Antagonist
7. Symbols or POV
8. Author's Purpose
9. Connections or Vocab
 

16-18 Oct Wed-Fri

1.  Bellwork-read outside reading novel 10 min daily; complete character notes
2.  Notes-pg 304, 309-define flashback, foreshadowing, allusion
3.  Read short story "BTWB" pgs 310-321
4.  Complete Inference worksheet
5.  HW-read novel daily
6.  Assessment for Outside Reading: SWAY project DUE Oct 31
 
Skill Focus: Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw inferences; cite the strongest evidence for support of conclusions.

Oct 14-Monday

1.  Outside reading novels-LIBRARY!
2.  Bring novels to class daily for a grade
3.  SWAY Project & Presentation-TBA
 
Oct 15-ASVAB testing for Sophomores
 
 
 
 

2-4 OCT, Wed-Fri

Drafting Common Theme Essay-Andy Lovell & Old Mother
DUE FRI!!! UPLOAD to TEAMS
Classwork:
Pre-writing Notes
Intro Paragraph
2 Body Paragraphs/+4 Quotations
Conclusion
+4 Unit 3 Vocabulary
 
SHMOOP VIDS: Writing Paragraphs
What NOT to Do In an Intro Paragraph
 
Thesis Sentence vs Topic Sent
 
Evidence & Citations
 
Conclusion Paragraph-What NOT to Do
 
Unit 3 Vocab-Elevate Your vocabulary! 
 
WTTP2 Write Informative texts to analyze and convey complex ideas clearly through effective selection and organization.
 

Sept 27 Fri

EOC Test Corrections-Dorian Gray
 
R-restate questions simply
 
I-interpret skill-what does the question want you to do?  list 3 key words.
 
C-cite evidence from the text
 
E-explain the best answer choice.  e.g. "A is the best choice because..."

BLOCK 25, 26-Wed & Thurs

The Marriage Proposal-poster & presentation & QUIZ
 
Requirements for Poster:
TAG
Skill Words & Definition
Quotations from the text
+3 Examples
+3 Graphics
 
RL.CS.6 Analyze how point of view and or author's purpose shapes the content and style of diverse texts.
 
Group 1-How does the author use farce to support his central idea? Trace the development of the central idea.
 
Group 2-Identify and explain 3 examples of irony.  How doe the author use irony to support his central idea?
 
Group 3-Characters in a farce are usually stereotypes.  Explain each stereotype and the characters' motivation.
 
Group 4-Analyze types of speech in a drama.  What does each type of  speech reveal about the character?  Aside for Tchubokov pg 262; Monologue for Lomov pg 263, lines 37-52; Dialogue for all characters lines 379-384.
 
Group 5-Infer the author's perspective on love and marriage?  What is the author's perspective on the Russian gentry?  Cite evidence.
 
Group 6-Analyze dialogue to make inferences about the families and social values of the time period-lines 188-205, lines 340-347.  

23,24 Sept-Mon & Tues

1.  Read play pgs 268-272
2.  Take notes and complete worksheet-Irony/Inference
3.  Writing-How does farce contribute to central idea?
4.  EOC Assessment-TUES-3 reading passages/20 MC items
 

19 Sept Thurs

1.  HW-NRI Commas & Phrases practice and QUIZ DUE Fri
2.  HW-Commonlit-I Am Very Real DUE Fri
3.  Define Drama Terms
4.  Read play-pgs 259-272 The Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekov

17,18 Sept Tues & Wed

Assessment-Unit 1 CFA-Setting/Mood/Plot
CFA Test Corrections-RICE Method
 
R-restate question
I-interpret skill
C-cite evidence
E-explain correct answer
 
DUE FRIDAY:
HW-NRI Commas and Phrases Practice & QUIZ
CommonLit.org-"I AM VERY REAL"

16 Sept-Monday

1.  HW-NRI Phrases and Commas-Practice and Quiz
2.  HW-Commonlit.org "I AM Real" by K Vonnegut
3.  DUE:  "Harrison Bergeron" worksheet & Vinn diagram
4.  Unit 2 vocab Quiz
5.  Unit 1 Assessment Tues-review pgs 28,30

9-12 Sept: Mon-Thurs

Rotation Stations:  Complete work each day.  Unfinished work becomes HW.  All work is DUE FRIDAY for ASSESSMENT!!!
 
Station 1: Unit 2 Vocabulary
R.CS.4  Determine Meaning of Words...
Complete the exercises: Complete the Sent, Synonyms, Antonyms (all)
Unit 2 Quizlet-Gravity & Matching
 
Station 2: Read the short story "Harrison Bergeron"
R.KID.1  Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw inferences
R.KID.2 Determine a theme of a text...
Read aloud and complete the conflict analysis worksheet  pgs 38-44
Practice Inference-5 quotations-explain 5 inferences
 
Station 3:  CommonLit.org- Informational Text Article
RI.CS.5 Determine how an author develops claim and ideas...
Review-textbook pgs 632,634
Read "Can TV Be Considered Literature..."
Complete the Assessment and Writing Component
 
Station 4:  Grammar-Using Semicolons with Clauses
L.CSE.2  Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing...
No Red Ink-complete the Semicolon Practice & QUIZ
 

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