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Honors Eng 10 Unit 1
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UNIT 1:
At War with Ourselves and Others
Extended Texts:
Things Fall Apart (Achebe) AND Macbeth (Shakespeare)
Vocabulary from Things Fall Apart and Macbeth
Reading Due Dates for Things Fall Apart and Macbeth
Week of 6 August
- M 8/6/12 etymology of SOPHOMORE (instructions; t-chart graphic organizer); drafting of personal narrative (You are a sophomore, a word that in its etymological makeup suggests conflict. Compose a personal narrative in which you reveal how you as an individual are battling internally between maturity and childishness. Use anecdotes to illustrate your central idea.); personality test (instructions); HOMEWORK--For Tu/Th's class, bring an interesting advertisement OR record the details of your favorite commercial.
- Tu 8/7/12 OR Th 8/9/12 (block) diagnostic assessment; student information sheet; lesson on rhetorical triangle (rhetorical triangle lesson PPT and handout); small-group reading and analysis of St. Crispin's Day speech from Shakespeare's Henry V (text, Branaugh film version, Burton audio version) and Queen Elizabeth I's Tilbury Speech (text); HOMEWORK--Analyze your chosen ad or commercial (identifying and describing target audience, rhetorical appeal(s), supporting details, and effectiveness).
- W 8/8/12 introduction to Things Fall Apart (Yeats' "The Second Coming"); discussion of reading due dates and vocabulary assignment; HOMEWORK--reading of Things Fall Apart
- F 8/10/12 small-group reading and analysis of war speeches (Churchill's This Was Their Finest Hour, Churchill's We Shall Go on to the End (audio clip), George VI's WWII declaration speech [from The King's Speech] (audio clip, film and original remixed, film and original synchronized), George W. Bush's Ground Zero speech (video clip), Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech, Patrick Henry's Give My Liberty or Give Me Death, Pericles' Funeral Oration, Queen Elizabeth I's Tilbury Speech, Roosevelt's A Date that Will Live in Infamy (video clip), William the Conqueror's Be Ye the Avengers of Noble Blood, Wilson's Safe for Democracy and excerpt); HOMEWORK--reading of Things Fall Apart
Week of 13 August
- M 8/13/12 small-group reading and analysis of war speeches; practice performance of war speech (group's choice); discussion of Assessment 1 (instructions, rubric); HOMEWORK--drafting of Assessment 1
- Tu 8/14/12 OR Th 8/16/12 (block) drafting of Assessment 1 (instructions, rubric); reading of Things Fall Apart Part I, chapters 1-6 (pages 3-51); HOMEWORK--revison of Assessment 1 and reading of Things Fall Apart
- W 8/15/12 Things Fall Apart Part I, chapters 1-6 (pages 3-51) DUE (reading due dates); analysis tasks (instructions, vocabulary); HOMEWORK--revison of Assessment 1 and completion of Things Fall Apart analysis activities
- F 8/17/12 peer review and conferencing of Assessment 1 (instructions, rubric); HOMEWORK--final revision of Assessment 1 and reading of Things Fall Apart
Week of 20 August
Week of 27 August
- M 8/27/12 analysis of college application personal narrative about Scrabble; drafting and conferencing of SOPHOMORE personal narrative (topic, rubric); HOMEWORK--complete draft of SOPHOMORE personal narrative
- Tu 8/28/12 OR Th 8/30/12 (block) Student Learning Objective diagnostic assessment (Henry County requirement)
- W 8/29/12 peer review and self-assessment of personal narrative (narrative rubric); HOMEWORK--complete final draft of SOPHOMORE personal narrative
- F 8/31/12 peer review and self-assessment of personal narrative (narrative rubric); HOMEWORK--complete final draft of SOPHOMORE personal narrative; introduction to Macbeth
Week of 4 September
- Tu 9/4/12 OR Th 9/6/12 SOPHOMORE personal narrative DUE on Tuesday for all students (topic; rubric); reading, viewing, and discussion of Macbeth Act 1 (Macbeth quotations)
- W 9/5/12 poetry analysis pre-assessment; WWI war images (PPT); lesson on poetry analysis (war poetry packet, theme, imagery, tone, point of view)
- F 9/7/12 Macbeth Act 1 quotation analysis (Macbeth quotations); small-group war poetry analysis (war poetry packet, theme, imagery,tone, point of view)
Week of 10 September
- M 9/10/12 Things Fall Apart Part 2 (pages 129-167, chapters 14-19) DUE; pre-AP multiple-choice questions about Things Fall Apart
- Tu 9/11/12 OR Th 9/13/12 reading, viewing, and discussion of Macbeth Act 2 (Macbeth quotations)
- W 9/12/12 war poetry analysis and dramatic reading performances (war poetry packet, theme, imagery,tone, point of view); preparation for Assessment 3 (rubric, comparison-contrast essay organizer guide, evidence triangle, integrating quotations)
- F 9/14/12 Unit 1 Assessment 3: in-class war poetry comparison-contrast essay (rubric, comparison-contrast essay organizer guide)
Week of 17 September
- M 9/17/12 close-reading analysis of scene from Macbeth (pre-assessment); reading, viewing, and discussion of Macbeth Act 3 (Macbeth quotations)
- Tu 9/18/12 OR Th 9/20/12 reading, viewing, and discussion of Macbeth Acts 3 & 4 (Macbeth quotations)
- W 9/19/12 Things Fall Apart Part 3 (pages 171-209, chapters 20-25) DUE; small-group character analysis activity (instructions)
- F 9/21/12 Things Fall Apart small-group character analysis activity (instructions); discussion of narrative essay revisions; discussion of Assessment 4 (Things Fall Apart essay topic); discussion of Unit 1 bonus portfolio (details)
Week of 24 September FALL BREAK
Week of 1 October
- M 10/1/12 reading, viewing, and discussion of Macbeth Act 5 (Macbeth quotations); discussion of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's internal conflict
- Tu 10/2/12 OR Th 10/4/12 PSAT practice packet; preparation for Macbeth in-class essay (topic, outline guide, quotations); teacher conferencing about Things Fall Apart essay (topic)
- W 10/3/12 discussion of Unit 1 FINAL ASSESSMENT; preparation for Macbeth in-class essay (topic, outline guide, quotations); teacher conferencing about Things Fall Apart essay (topic)
- F 10/5/12 Unit 1 Assessment 4 DUE (Things Fall Apart essay) and Assessment 5 DUE at end of class (Macbeth in-class essay)
Week of 8 October
Week of 15 October
- M 10/15/12 Unit 1 FINAL ASSESSMENT DUE; class time to work on revisions; ALL revision work for progress report DUE at end of class
- Tu 10/16/12 Unit 1 bonus portfolio DUE (details)
Honors Eng 10 Unit 1
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