10th Grade Course Syllabus
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Summative Projects, Quizzes, and Timelines:
10/18, Tues: Quiz Chapters 2, 3
10/20, Thurs: Quiz Ch. 4
10/24, Mon: Quiz Ch. 5
11/2, Wed: Unit Test (moved to 11/4, Friday)
11/4, Fri: Essay due (moved to 11/8, Tuesday)
11/17, Fri: Submit Summary Booklet Mini-Project
12/14, Wed: Compare/Contrast Essays due
10/20, Thurs: Quiz Ch. 4
10/24, Mon: Quiz Ch. 5
11/2, Wed: Unit Test (moved to 11/4, Friday)
11/4, Fri: Essay due (moved to 11/8, Tuesday)
11/17, Fri: Submit Summary Booklet Mini-Project
12/14, Wed: Compare/Contrast Essays due
Weekly Agendas (subject to change)
Week 10: 12/12-12/14
Mon: Complete the Compare/Contrast essay drafts; peer-edit
Tues: Type out essay; print in library or computer lab
Wed: Compare/Contrast Essays due - Submit essays by end of day
Thurs: Last day to turn in essays; 10% deducted
Fri: No School for Students
Tues: Type out essay; print in library or computer lab
Wed: Compare/Contrast Essays due - Submit essays by end of day
Thurs: Last day to turn in essays; 10% deducted
Fri: No School for Students
Week 9: 12/2-5
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Mon: Finish watching Act 4, Quiz, submit Act 4 packet and Quiz
Tues: Start Act 5, distribute essay assignment
Wed: Complete Act 5, watch movie
Thurs: Write 1st draft of essay due tomorrow
Fri: Write 2nd draft of essay due Monday
Tues: Start Act 5, distribute essay assignment
Wed: Complete Act 5, watch movie
Thurs: Write 1st draft of essay due tomorrow
Fri: Write 2nd draft of essay due Monday
Week 8: 11/28-12/2; 3 more weeks to go! :-)
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Mon: Practice mini-play in groups
Tues: Present mini-plays
Wed: Start Act 4
Thurs: Complete Act 4; Quiz on Act 3
Fri: Watch Acts 3 & 4
Tues: Present mini-plays
Wed: Start Act 4
Thurs: Complete Act 4; Quiz on Act 3
Fri: Watch Acts 3 & 4
Week 6: 11/14-18
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Mon: Act I, Scenes II, III
Tues: Finish Act I, watch Act I, Assign Summary Mini-Project
Wed: Start Act II
Thurs: Complete Act II
Fri: Start Act III, Collect Summary mini-project
Tues: Finish Act I, watch Act I, Assign Summary Mini-Project
Wed: Start Act II
Thurs: Complete Act II
Fri: Start Act III, Collect Summary mini-project
Week 5: 11/7-10
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Mon: MLA Citation, time to Edit essays
Tues: Submit Essays, Introduce Shakespeare
Wed: Introduce Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Thurs: Read Act I
Fri: No School: Veteran's Day
HW: Complete essay and any classwork
Tues: Submit Essays, Introduce Shakespeare
Wed: Introduce Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Thurs: Read Act I
Fri: No School: Veteran's Day
HW: Complete essay and any classwork
Week 4: 10/31-11/4
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Mon: BMT, Thesis statement
Tues: Write 1st draft, Review for test tomorrow
Wed: Unit Test, write 2nd draft
Thu: Type final draft
Fri: Essay Final Draft due
Tues: Write 1st draft, Review for test tomorrow
Wed: Unit Test, write 2nd draft
Thu: Type final draft
Fri: Essay Final Draft due
Week 3: 10/24-28
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Mon: Quiz Ch. 5, Start Ch. 6
Tues: Finish Ch. 6, read ch. 7
Wed: Quiz, Ch. 6, 7, Oprah interview
Thurs: Read Ch. 8, 9
Fri: Discuss themes, Review for Unit Test on Tuesday (Mon. is BMT)
Tues: Finish Ch. 6, read ch. 7
Wed: Quiz, Ch. 6, 7, Oprah interview
Thurs: Read Ch. 8, 9
Fri: Discuss themes, Review for Unit Test on Tuesday (Mon. is BMT)
Week 2: 10/17-21
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Holocaust Museum in Israel
Mon: Read Ch. 3
Tue: Quiz Ch. 2 & 3, Start Ch. 4, finish Ch. 4 for homework
Wed: Update Character Chart, Who is Responsible activity
Thu: Read Ch. 5
Fri: Read Ch. 6
Tue: Quiz Ch. 2 & 3, Start Ch. 4, finish Ch. 4 for homework
Wed: Update Character Chart, Who is Responsible activity
Thu: Read Ch. 5
Fri: Read Ch. 6
2nd Term: Week 1: 10/10-14
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Mon: No school
Tue: Study Packet for Night; take notes
Wed: Complete notes, Start Ch. 1 vocab., start Ch. 1
Thu: finish Ch. 1
Fri: Read Ch. 2, video
Tue: Study Packet for Night; take notes
Wed: Complete notes, Start Ch. 1 vocab., start Ch. 1
Thu: finish Ch. 1
Fri: Read Ch. 2, video
Week 9: 9/26-30
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Mon: Review essay outline, peer-revise
Tues: peer-edit, computer lab to type essay or research poet (xtra credit)
Wed: computer lab same, turn in essay if done
Thu: Turn in Final essay, typed, extra credit option, organize portfolios
Fri: Turn in extra credit option, share one poem written this quarter.
HW: Final Essay DUE Wed./Thurs, Fri. late last day!
Tues: peer-edit, computer lab to type essay or research poet (xtra credit)
Wed: computer lab same, turn in essay if done
Thu: Turn in Final essay, typed, extra credit option, organize portfolios
Fri: Turn in extra credit option, share one poem written this quarter.
HW: Final Essay DUE Wed./Thurs, Fri. late last day!
Week 8: 9/19-23
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Mon: Sonnets, form & rhyme scheme; write a group sonnet
Tue: pick poem for essay - see poetry page for links to famous poets and poems.
Wed: Allusion lesson & poem
Thu: Poetry essay, 1st draft
Fri: Poetry post-test; 2nd draft of essay due
HW: allusion poem, Study for test on Fri., bring poem to analyze, 5 paragraph essay 2nd draft
Tue: pick poem for essay - see poetry page for links to famous poets and poems.
Wed: Allusion lesson & poem
Thu: Poetry essay, 1st draft
Fri: Poetry post-test; 2nd draft of essay due
HW: allusion poem, Study for test on Fri., bring poem to analyze, 5 paragraph essay 2nd draft
Week 7: 9/12-16
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Mon: "Identity" - Annotate, analyze, write a poem
Tue: Annotate, analyze, write another poem
Wed: Analyze 'love poems' in groups
Thu: "Dead Poets Society" movie
Fri: Finish love poems, share; continue movie
Tue: Annotate, analyze, write another poem
Wed: Analyze 'love poems' in groups
Thu: "Dead Poets Society" movie
Fri: Finish love poems, share; continue movie
Week 6: 9/6-9
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Tue: Review vocab, finish movie
Wed: Vocab Quiz #3, Poetry pre-test, Lit. Devices
Thu: Read poems; analyze
Fri: Family poem; analyze, write a poem
HW: Study for quiz, write poem based on class poems
Wed: Vocab Quiz #3, Poetry pre-test, Lit. Devices
Thu: Read poems; analyze
Fri: Family poem; analyze, write a poem
HW: Study for quiz, write poem based on class poems
Week 5: 8/29-9/2
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Mon: Short story writing
Tue: Peer feedback, type for HW
Wed: Peer-editing, OPEN HOUSE
Thu: "War of the Worlds"
Fri: Collect short stories, Picture-taking, Benchmark Testing
HW: Short Story final, typed neatly due Friday
Tue: Peer feedback, type for HW
Wed: Peer-editing, OPEN HOUSE
Thu: "War of the Worlds"
Fri: Collect short stories, Picture-taking, Benchmark Testing
HW: Short Story final, typed neatly due Friday
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Week 4: 8/22-26
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Mon: Finish "S.S", graphic org., vocab.
Tue: vocab. wksht, Start writing sci-fi short story
Wed: Sci-fi ppt, start short story; SRP class time
Thu: Vocab. Quiz #2, revise short story.
Fri: Submit & Present Summer Reading Projects; edit stories
Homework: Vocab. wkshts, complete graphic org., write short story, Finalize S.R.P., study for Vocab. List #2
Tue: vocab. wksht, Start writing sci-fi short story
Wed: Sci-fi ppt, start short story; SRP class time
Thu: Vocab. Quiz #2, revise short story.
Fri: Submit & Present Summer Reading Projects; edit stories
Homework: Vocab. wkshts, complete graphic org., write short story, Finalize S.R.P., study for Vocab. List #2
Week 3: 8/15-18
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"The Mysterious Bird" by Charles Burchfield. How does the painting relate to the story?
Mon: Take Vocab. Quiz #1, Trait #4: Word Choice
Tue: Start reading "Searching for Summer" by Joan Aiken
Wed: Vocab. List #2, work on M.G.
Thu: Multi-Genre due, Read S.S.
Fri: Holiday
Homework: Vocab. Word Maps, M.G.
Tue: Start reading "Searching for Summer" by Joan Aiken
Wed: Vocab. List #2, work on M.G.
Thu: Multi-Genre due, Read S.S.
Fri: Holiday
Homework: Vocab. Word Maps, M.G.
Search for Harrison Bergeron and choose "2081 Trailer" to view a version that seems to stick to the story.
Hover on the 'up arrow' icon to search
Week 2: 8/8-12
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From the movie version; though judging from the trailer, it does not look that good. :-(
Mon: Trait #2: Organization, Vocab. Lesson #1
Tue: Trait #3: Voice
Wed: Vocab., Work on multi-genre
Thu: Read "Harrison Bergeron"
Fri: Finish H.B. + theme graphic organizer
Homework: Read Summer Proj. book
Complete multi-genre pages; one a night
Vocab. homework
Tue: Trait #3: Voice
Wed: Vocab., Work on multi-genre
Thu: Read "Harrison Bergeron"
Fri: Finish H.B. + theme graphic organizer
Homework: Read Summer Proj. book
Complete multi-genre pages; one a night
Vocab. homework
Week 1: 8/1-5
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Torye and her group compare the 6 traits to a classroom.
Tues: Syllabus
assign Summer Reading Project
Wed: Intro to 6+1 Traits
Thu: Trait #1: Ideas
Fri: Trait #2: Organization
assign Summer Reading Project
Wed: Intro to 6+1 Traits
Thu: Trait #1: Ideas
Fri: Trait #2: Organization