College Prep English II 2016-2017 Mr. Hayward & Ms ...

College Prep English II 2016-2017

Mr. Hayward & Ms. Pavlisin Syllabus for 8/16––8/19

Tuesday 8/16 Introduce daily quotation pre-class exercise: four functions. Handout: Welcome

to College Prep English II. *If we have time: handout: Essay #1—introduce the Writing Process.

HW: review notes from class. Wednesday 8/17 Continue with daily quotation pre-class exercise: four structures. Handout: Essay

#1—introduce the Writing Process. HW: review notes from class. Thursday 8/18 Introduction to daily quotation continued––The Writing Process continued

(figurative language)––if time permits, we will work on prewriting/or drafting in class. Plus: read and analyze Angelou’s World Champion, Amy Tan’s Fish Cheeks, and Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education––to prepare for narrative essay. Lead class through brainstorm: list 5 memories (with problem/conflict)––focus on one––sight, sound, taste, touch, smell; what are strategies to start: time/year/place––used models as models. HW: review notes from class.

Friday 8/19 Continue to introduce daily quotation: figurative language. The Writing Process:

prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Students will have time in class to use prewriting strategies to develop material for Essay #1. Continue with reading/analysis of narrative essays. Introduce daily quotation: the explication. The Writing Process: drafting. Students will have time to draft paragraphs for their Essay #1 with teacher guidance.

HW: review notes; if we have started the prewriting part of the writing process, please continue to add to your prewrite.

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Mr. Hayward Syllabus for 8/22––8/26

Monday 8/22 Continue with daily quotation; we will read aloud and analyze the three narrative

essays for clues on how we can write our own; time permitting, I will introduce the writing process, and we’ll start prewriting your narrative essay—what is prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing?

HW: review notes; IF we started to prewrite your essay, you should draft your essay; a typed copy with correct format (we’ll go over in class) is due: Friday, August 26—50 points. Period 1 will sign up for Conference #1 this week; Period 8 will sign up for Conference #1 next week.

Tuesday 8/23 Finish reading and discussing narrative essays. Introduce Essay #1—we will

review the writing process and start to prewrite. HW: review notes from class; reading each night in The Catcher in the Rye will be announced in class (TBA); remember to take notes on characters, conflicts, themes, symbols––reading quizzes are to be expected.

Wednesday 8/24 Introduction to The Catcher in the Rye. Today’s literary focus will be conflict. HW: review notes from class; reading each night in The Catcher in the Rye

will be announced in class; remember to take notes on characters, conflicts, themes, symbols––reading quizzes are to be expected.

Thursday 8/25 We will continue with our study of Catcher in the Rye. Today’s literary focus

will be themes. HW: complete typing up your draft of Narrative Essay #1—due tomorrow!

50 points. Friday Collect Narrative Essay #1. 8/26 Reading day—you must have your copy of The Catcher in the Rye to get credit—

today’s literary focus will be symbols. HW: reading in TCITR—TBD.

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Monday Conference 1 for Period 1 this week Period 8 will sign up for Conference 1;

8/29 We will continue with our study of The Catcher in the Rye. HW: review notes from class; reading each night in The Catcher in the Rye

(read to end of Chapter 4) will be announced in class; remember to take notes on characters, conflicts, themes, symbols––reading quizzes are to be expected.

Tuesday Check vocab. 8/30 We will continue with our study of The Catcher in the Rye. Today’s literary

focus will be symbol. Review conflict. HW: review notes from class; reading each night in The Catcher in the Rye (at least Chapter 5) will be announced in class; remember to take notes on characters, conflicts, themes, symbols––reading quizzes are to be expected.

Wednesday 8/31 We will continue with our study of The Catcher in the Rye. Today’s literary

focus will be motif. HW: review notes from class; reading each night in The Catcher in the Rye

(at least Chapter 6) will be announced in class; remember to take notes on characters, conflicts, themes, symbols––reading quizzes are to be expected.

Thursday 9/1 We will continue with our study of The Catcher in the Rye. Today’s literary

focus will be point of view. HW: read to the end of Chapter 7-9. Friday 9/2 No school for students.

HW: read to the end of Chapters 10-13—complete ALL vocabulary in packet through the Chapter 13 section. I will check your work when you return on Monday. Have a great four-day! If you are in Period 1—your revision of Narrative Essay 1 may be due next week IF you had your conference—don’t forget your Reflective Letter!

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Monday Labor Day. 9/5 HW: read to the end of Chapter 13.

Tuesday This week: Period 1 will continue with Conference 1. Period 8 signs up for

Conference 1. 9/6 Discuss what happened through Chapter 13; then we will read and analyze

Chapter 14. HW: read to the end of Chapter 15. Wednesday 9/7 We will discuss essential elements of what happened in The Catcher in the Rye

through Chapter 15. *John Green’s interpretation of the first half of Catcher. HW: read to the end of Chapter 16. Thursday 9/8 We will continue to read and analyze The Catcher in the Rye. Today’s literary

topic for review: bildungsroman. Then: class work on motifs. We will break into groups of three. Each group will be assigned a motif. You must find a direct quote that supports the motif and explain what possible symbolic meanings may connect to it––whether it is an object, idea, image, theme, or any other narrative element. The motif list: Holden’s cap; ducks in the lagoon; adolescent view of sex; death; grief; relationships between teachers and students; Holden’s idea of what is “phony;” alienation; intelligent versus dumb; innocence/childhood as an ideal way to be; the adult world.

HW: read chapter 17. Thursday 9/9 Continue with group work––presentations; or, SSR. HW: read chapter 18.

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Monday 9/12

We will continue to read and analyze The Catcher in the Rye. Review: bildungsroman. Then: class work on motifs. We will break into groups of three. Each group will be assigned a motif. You must find a direct quote that supports the motif and explain what possible symbolic meanings may connect to it––whether it is an object, idea, image, theme, or any other narrative element. The motif list: Holden’s cap; ducks in the lagoon; adolescent view of sex; death; grief; relationships between teachers and students; Holden’s idea of what is “phony;” alienation; intelligent versus dumb; innocence/childhood as an ideal way to be; the adult world. HW: read to the end of Chapter 20 in The Catcher in the Rye.

Tuesday 9/13 Depending on how far groups got with motif work, we will listen to brief

presentations and take notes. HW: read chapter 21. Wednesday Check Vocab through Chapter 21. 9/14 We will read and analyze The Catcher in the Rye. HW: read chapter 22. Thursday 9/15 We will continue to read and analyze The Catcher in the Rye. HW: read chapter 23; study for Vocabulary Quiz 1 for tomorrow! Friday Vocab Quiz 1 for The Catcher in the Rye. 9/16 You will have an opportunity to finish reading and taking notes on The Catcher in

the Rye! HW: complete novel if you did not do so in class; don’t forget to revise your

narrative essay if you did not yet turn it in.

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Monday Guidance Presentation of Pre-PSAT. 9/19 Final discussion of The Catcher in the Rye (show John Green’s final observations

of the book)—with final commentary on symbols, motifs, and other thematic observations in terms of whether or not the novel qualifies as a bildungsroman.

HW: each night: review next 10 words from The Catcher in the Rye from the vocab packet—quiz #2 on Friday; each night, review your notes from viewing, and you can begin to answer any of the five questions you have chosen. Remember: you must attach ALL of your notes from viewing with your 3 pages of response—that will be part of your grade.

Tuesday 9/20 Introduction of final work on The Catcher in the Rye: compare and contrast with

Finding Forrester. Go over question packet—how to view, take notes, and discuss the eight areas of inquiry into both the novel and the film. Time permitting—view the beginning of the film.

HW: see above. Wednesday 9/21 Before viewing: discuss the use of symbols (basketball, birds, the knife, etc…)

and motifs in both film and novel. Also, discuss Salinger’s life compared to what we are learning about Forrester. View film and take notes.

HW: see above. Thursday 9/22 Before viewing: discuss the different schools; discuss, too, the important female

characters in both. View film and take notes. HW: see above. Friday 9/23 Vocab Quiz #2. Before viewing: what are we learning about writing from the

film? Discuss any other themes that you see developing in the film. View film and take notes. HW: type up your 3 pages of response—make sure to number each paragraph; attach all your notes to your responses: DUE MONDAY, September 26.

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Monday 9/26 Go over notes from Friday’s brief viewing: Claire and Jamal at party; starting

sentences with “And” and “But”. Continue active viewing of film. HW: review next 10 words from The Catcher in the Rye from the vocab

packet—quiz #2 on Friday; each night, review/add to your notes from viewing, and you can begin to answer any of the five questions you have chosen. Remember: you must attach ALL of your notes from viewing with your 3 pages of response—that will be part of your grade.

Tuesday 9/27 Pre-viewing discussion: then complete film if possible. HW: see above. Wednesday 9/28 Is film completed? We’ll see! Class time to draft THREE full-page responses. HW: see above. Thursday 9/29 Continue drafting paragraphs—if time allows, you may study for tomorrow’s

vocab quiz. HW: see above. Friday Period 1 will sign up for Conference 2. 9/30 Vocab Quiz #2: Collect written work on The Catcher in the Rye and Finding

Forrester. Introduction to Macbeth. HW: TBA.

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Mr. Hayward & Ms. Pavlisin Syllabus for 10/3–-10/7

Monday Period 8 will be having Conference 2 this week. Period 1 will sign up for

Conference 2 for next week. 10/3 Review Friday’s introduction to Macbeth: war, power, and greed. Tragedy is:

complex. Who are the main characters? We will read and analyze the play. We will continue to read and analyze Macbeth. What does Aristotle say about tragedy?

HW: each night: review for Vocab Quiz 3 (vocabulary for The Catcher in the Rye); read the Shakespeare “made easy” right side of pages for what we studied in class; try to complete what you can in your study guide.

Tuesday 10/4 We will read and analyze Macbeth; depending on what we have completed, we

may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: Each day—whatever notes we take in class, please review; also, spend

15-20 minutes re-reading/studying what we’ve read in class—it will make a huge difference in your comprehension of the play; see above.

Wednesday 10/5 We will continue to read and analyze Macbeth. What is Shakespeare’s verse? HW: see above. Thursday 10/6 We will read and analyze Macbeth; depending on what we have completed, we

may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: see above. Friday Quiz 3 Vocabulary—finishing vocab for The Catcher in the Rye. 10/7 We will read and analyze Macbeth; depending on what we have completed, we

may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: see above; if you met with me for Conference 2, you will be revising

your written responses to the questions to Finding Forrester/The Catcher in the Rye.

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Monday Period 1 will be having Conference 2. 10/10 We will read and analyze Macbeth; depending on what we have completed, we

may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: review each day’s work in Macbeth (including vocabulary) and

complete study guide as we move through the play; revise your answers to Finding Forrester IF you’ve had your conference; read 20 minutes in your IRA.


may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: see above. Wednesday 10/12 We will read and analyze Macbeth; depending on what we have completed, we

may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: see above—DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOU IRA BOOK TO

CLASS TOMORROW. Thursday 10/13 SSR with your IRA—you must have your book in class for a book check or zero

credit. HW: you must have your IRA book in class tomorrow or NO CREDIT. Friday 10/14 No school for students—LAST DAY OF FIRST QUARTER. HW: see above.

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Monday 10/17 We will read and analyze Macbeth starting Act III; depending on what we have

completed, we may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: review each day’s work in Macbeth (including vocabulary) and

complete study guide as we move through the play; revise your answers to Finding Forrester IF you’ve had your conference; read 20 minutes in your IRA.



may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: see above—DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOU IRA BOOK TO

CLASS TOMORROW. Thursday Early Release Schedule. 10/20 SSR with your IRA—you must have your book in class for a book check or zero

credit. HW: Friday 10/21 No school. HW: see above.

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Monday 10/24 We will read and analyze Macbeth starting Act IV; depending on what we have

completed, we may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: review each day’s work in Macbeth (including vocabulary) and

complete study guide as we move through the play; read 20 minutes in your IRA; Macbeth Vocab quiz words 1-10 Friday—study!



may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: Thursday 10/27 We will read and analyze Macbeth; depending on what we have completed, we

may watch/study the film version of the play. HW: study vocab words. Friday 10/28 Macbeth Vocab Quiz 1; IRA SSR. HW: see above.

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Monday 10/31 Macbeth Test. HW: each night read 20 minutes in your IRA. Tuesday 11/1 Introduction to The Things They Carried—the meaning and significance of a

book’s epigraph. HW: see above Wednesday 11/2 Continue with introduction and reading of The Things They Carried. HW: read in your IRA; study for Macbeth Vocab Quiz II. Thursday 11/3 We will continue to read and analyze the first story in The Things They Carried.

HW: finish reading the story The Things They Carried to page 26. Friday Period 8: sign up for Conference 3. 11/4 Macbeth Vocab Quiz II; today will be a reading day. No book, no credit.

HW: read both “Love” and “Spin”—complete reading and taking notes on On the Rainy River (39-61).

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Monday *Make sure to bring The Things They Carried with you to class every day. 11/7 We will view/discuss/analyze the first section of Operation Homecoming––

Writing the Wartime Experience. HW: each night read 20 minutes in your IRA; complete reading and taking

notes on Enemies, Friends, and How to Tell A True War Story; pages 62-85. Tuesday 11/8 No school HW: see above. Wednesday 11/9 We will view/discuss/analyze the first section of Operation Homecoming––

Writing the Wartime Experience. HW: read The Dentist; pages 86-116. Thursday 11/10 Discussion and analysis of last night’s reading—then we will continue with a

close text study. HW: reading in TTTC TBA. Friday 11/11 Today will be a reading day. No book, no credit.

HW: reading in TTTC to page 136.

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Monday *Make sure to bring The Things They Carried with you to class every day. 11/14 We will read and analyze “Speaking of Courage.” HW: each night read 20 minutes in your IRA; if we do not complete reading

and analyzing “Speaking of Courage” in class, then you must do so for homework.

Tuesday Aspire Test. 11/15 We will view/discuss/analyze the first section of Operation Homecoming––

Writing the Wartime Experience. HW: read in TTTC from 155 to 178. Wednesday Aspire Test. 11/16 We will view/discuss/analyze the first section of Operation Homecoming––

Writing the Wartime Experience. HW: read in TTTC from 179 to 199. Thursday 11/17 We will read/analyze The Things They Carried. HW: read in TTTC from 200 to 218. Friday 11/18 Preparing to draft essay for TTTC; reading.

HW: read in TTTC from 219-246 [END].

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Monday Period 1 will be having Conference 4 on TTTC Essay. 11/28 We will read/analyze poems from our Poetry Unit packet: Driftwood Feelin’ and Where

I’m From—we will go over what annotation is so you can earn credit for homework each day.

HW: read 20 minutes in your IRA; complete annotations for check tomorrow. Tuesday Block EOC schedule—only Period 1,3,5,7. 11/29 Part I of our Poetry Unit packet continued. Each night you will read 1-2 poems and

annotate them. Please follow the instructions on the packet. HW: draft Poem 1: write a poem about a feeling (love, hate, confusion, etc…) OR

write a poem about where you are from (using the poem we read as a model)—I will collect your poem tomorrow; each night: 20 minutes reading in IRA.

Wednesday Block EOC schedule—only Period 2,4,6,8. 11/30 Part I of our Poetry Unit packet continued. Each night you will read 1-2 poems and

annotating them. Please follow the instructions on the packet. HW: this week: revise Essay #4 (on The Things They Carried) for next week (if you

conference this week); read 20 minutes in your IRA. Thursday Collect Poem 1. 12/1 Part I of our Poetry Unit packet continued. Each night you will read 1-2 poems (assigned

in class) and annotate them. Please follow the instructions on the packet. HW: read and analyze/annotate Song of Pajaro by Jeff Tagami: for homework––

write a poem using Tagami’s poem as a model––a poem about a place or a poem about a person who is connected to a place––this is Poem 2.

Friday Collect Poem 2; Period 8 sign up for Conference 4 for next week. 12/2 Each day we will have a poetry seminar––we will discuss all elements in the poem(s)

from last night’s homework and analyze the poems together in large and/or small groups. HW: read and analyze/annotate Project Princess by Tracie Morris.

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Monday Period 1 will be having Conference 4 on TTTC Essay. 12/5 We will read/analyze poems from our Poetry Unit packet: Driftwood Feelin’ and Where

I’m From—we will go over what annotation is so you can earn credit for homework each day.

HW: read 20 minutes in your IRA; complete annotations for check tomorrow. Tuesday Block EOC schedule—only Period 1,3,5,7. 12/6 Part I of our Poetry Unit packet continued. Each night you will read 1-2 poems and

annotate them. Please follow the instructions on the packet. HW: draft Poem 1: write a poem about a feeling (love, hate, confusion, etc…) OR

write a poem about where you are from (using the poem we read as a model)—I will collect your poem tomorrow; each night: 20 minutes reading in IRA.

Wednesday Block EOC schedule—only Period 2,4,6,8. 12/7 Part I of our Poetry Unit packet continued. Each night you will read 1-2 poems and

annotating them. Please follow the instructions on the packet. HW: this week: revise Essay #4 (on The Things They Carried) for next week (if you

conference this week); read 20 minutes in your IRA. Thursday Collect Poem 1. 12/8 Part I of our Poetry Unit packet continued. Each night you will read 1-2 poems (assigned

in class) and annotate them. Please follow the instructions on the packet. HW: read and analyze/annotate Song of Pajaro by Jeff Tagami: for homework––

write a poem using Tagami’s poem as a model––a poem about a place or a poem about a person who is connected to a place––this is Poem 2.

Friday Collect Poem 2; Period 8 sign up for Conference 4 for next week. 12/2 Each day we will have a poetry seminar––we will discuss all elements in the poem(s)

from last night’s homework and analyze the poems together in large and/or small groups. HW: read and analyze/annotate Project Princess by Tracie Morris.

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Wednesday 1/4 Start of Grammar Unit: 8 parts of speech and phrases (prepositional, first). HW: review all notes! Thursday 1/5 Grammar Unit: phrases continued: prepositional, gerund, participle, infinitive, and

appositive. Two Classes. HW: see above. Friday 1/6 See aboe. HW: see above.

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Monday 1/9 Quiz—review of parts of speech and phrases; introduce clauses—three kinds of

dependent. HW: review all notes! Tuesday 1/10 Review of Grammar—Clauses—independent and dependent (noun, adjective,

adverb). HW: see above. Wednesday 1/11 Grammar Unit: clauses continued; if time permits—go on to dashes/hyphens and

possessive nouns and other elements. HW: review notes for test. Thursday 1/12 Grammar Test. HW: no homework. Friday 1/13 No School. HW: see above.

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Monday 1/16 MLK. HW: no homework—but if you need to make up Grammar Test, see me on

Tuesday. Tuesday 1/17 Intro to memoir and Richard Wright—how to read, how to find vocabulary, and

how to understand Wright’s art—three narrative modes. HW: Vocabulary for Chapter 1 is due Monday, January 23, 2017. Wednesday 1/18 We will read/listen to/analyze Chapter 1. HW: see above. Thursday 1/19 Complete documentary on Wright’s life; Period 1 sign up for Conference 5 next

week. HW: Vocabulary for Chapter 1 is due Monday. Friday 1/20 Reading and analysis to be assigned. HW: TBA; vocab for Chapter 1 is due Monday.

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Monday Period 1 meeting for Conference 5. 1/23 Check vocabulary for Chapter 1. Analyze Chapter 1—introduction to three

narrative modes. HW: reading TBA—read to the bottom of 46. Tuesday 1/24 Read and analyze Black Boy. HW: reading TBA. Wednesday 1/25 Read and analyze Black Boy. HW: see above. Thursday 1/26 Read and analyze Black Boy. HW: Vocab quiz tomorrow. Friday 1/27 Vocab quiz Chapter 1. Reading in Black Boy. HW: TBA.

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Monday Period 8 meeting for Conference 5. 1/30 Review of Chapter 3; we will read and analyze Chapter 4—the theme of religion. HW: complete reading Chapter 4. Tuesday 1/31 Workshop—students will be given time to work on vocabulary and reading. HW: read Chapter 5. Wednesday 2/1 Check vocabulary for Chapter 2; continue reading and analyzing Black Boy. HW: reading TBD. Thursday 2/2 Read and analyze Black Boy. HW: Vocab quiz tomorrow. Friday 2/3 Vocab quiz Group 2. Reading in Black Boy. HW: TBA; Period 1—your poetry chapbook is due on Monday;

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Monday Make up conferences. 2/6 We will review Chapter 8-10 and start to read and analyze Chapter 11. HW: complete reading Chapter 11; chapter 3 vocab is due Wednesday. Tuesday 2/7 We will read and analyze Chapter12. HW: complete reading Chapter 12—and vocab due tomorrow. Wednesday Check vocabulary. 2/8 We will read and analyze Black Boy—Chapter 13.. Pass out essay question

options and go over them in class. HW: complete reading Chapter 13 Thursday 2/9 We will read and analyze Black Boy—Chapter 14. HW: Complete reading Black Boy. Friday 2/10 Vocab quiz Group 3 words—in class time to work on essay.

HW: work on your poetry chapbook; draft of essay for Black Boy is due on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 (50 points).

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Mr. Hayward & Ms. Pavlisin Syllabus for 2

Monday Period 4: Conference #6 this week. 2/4 Hand-in chapbooks. Introduce Night. HW: complete reading Chapter 10 Tuesday Collect Black Boy essay. 2/5 Part I of Oprah’s interview of Elie Wiesel; start to read and analyze Night. HW: no homework—unless you have make-up work. Wednesday 2/6 We will read and analyze Night. HW: read to page 21 and take notes in Night. Thursday 2/7 We will read and analyze Night. HW: TBA. Friday 2/8 We will read and analyze Night. HW: revise essay on Black Boy IF you’ve had your conference; if you have

not completed your book of poems, that will be due Monday.

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Mr. Hayward & Ms. Pavlisin Syllabus for 2/20-2/24

All reading assignments refer to Night.

Monday Completing Conference 6. 2/20 President’s Day. HW: read to page 29. Tuesday Collect Black Boy essay. 2/21 We will review then read and analyze Black Boy. HW: read pages 30-47. Wednesday 2/22 We will review then read and analyze Black Boy. HW: read pages 48-65. Thursday 2/23 We will review then read and analyze Black Boy. HW: read pages 66-85 Friday 2/24 We will read and analyze Night. HW: read pages 86-103; complete final draft of Black Boy essay IF you

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Monday 2/27 Quiz on pages 86-103. We will read together and analyze HW: complete memoir…read to page 115. Tuesday 2/28 Final discussion of Night and preparation for Life is Beautiful. HW: add notes/answers to study guide. Wednesday 3/1 Go over study guide; view film. HW: add notes/answers to study guide. Thursday 3/2 Go over study guide; view film. HW: add notes/answers to study guide. Friday 3/3 Go over study guide; view film. HW: see above.

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Monday 3/6 Go over study guide; view conclusion of Life is Beautiful. HW: organize notes for compare/contrast essay. Tuesday 9/10 in workshops. Periods 7 and 8 normal. 3/7 No class today for Period 1; Period 8—we will go over organizational strategy for

your compare/contrast essay; time permitting, you may begin draft your essay. HW: work on your essay; a typed draft/outline/plan is due on Thursday by

the end of school. Wednesday 11/12 in workshops. Periods 7 and 8 normal. 3/8 Period 1—we will go over organizational strategy for your compare/contrast

essay; time permitting, you may begin draft your essay. Period 8 will be given class time to continue drafting/organizing essay.

HW: work on your essay; a typed draft/outline/plan is due on Thursday by the end of school.

Thursday Collect typed draft/outline/plan for compare/contrast essay. 3/9 Introduction to The Bible as/in Literature. Sign up for Conference 7. HW: TBA. Friday 3/10 No school for students. HW: see above.

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Monday Conference #7 commences…if you did not sign up, sign up! 3/13 Check questions 1-4 on page 5 are complete; we will read and analyze Creation:

In the Garden and then answer questions 1-5 on page 8. We will also read/analyze The Creation by James Weldon Johnson (and answer questions 1 and 2 on page 12). HW: read Annie Dillard’s Heaven and Earth in Jest then answer ALL questions on page 17 (1-5).

Tuesday Check homework. 3/14 The Bible in music (Haydn’s The Creation and listen to radio play for Adam and

Eve; complete response. HW: TBA. Wednesday 3/15 Read and analyze The First Murder—answer questions 1-4 on page 39. HW: TBA. Thursday 3/16 Vietnam Day—no class. HW: see above. Friday 3/17 Spring Break! Read! Enjoy!

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College Prep English II

2016-2017 Mr. Hayward & Ms. Pavlisin

Syllabus for 3/27–3/31

Monday Conference 7—Night/Life is Beautiful. 3/27 Review what we’ve covered in The Bible as/in Literature to date. We will

read/review the story of Cain and Abel. HW: TBA Tuesday 3/28 We will read aloud and analyze Howard Nemerov’s short play, Cain. HW: complete the play and answer questions 1-9 at the end of the play. Wednesday 3/29 We will read from Noah and the Ark; time permitting, read from Babel, and then

answer questions 2,4, 5, and 6 at the end of the selection for homework if necessary.

Thursday 3/30 Review Babel: The City and the Tower. Then: We will read aloud and analyze

Abraham: A Promise, a Test. HW: if we do not finish Abraham: A Promise, a Test, you must complete it for

homework; then answer questions 1-8 on pages 76-77. If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Friday 3/31 We will read and analyze Jacob: In Pursuit of Blessing.

HW: revising Night/LIB compare-contrast essay.

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Monday 4/3 We will read and analyze Jacob: In Pursuit of Blessing. HW: read Denise Levertov’s The Jacob’s Ladder on page 91; answer

questions 1-3 on the same page. If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Tuesday 4/4 We will read and analyze Joseph: Favored and Cast Down, pages 92-95; take

notes; answer questions 1-3 (on page 95). HW: read Joseph: His Brother’s Keeper, pages 97-106; answer 2 of the For

Thought and Discussion section on page 107 (questions 4-9). If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Wednesday 4/5 Check work on Joseph: His Brother’s Keeper; read: Moses: The Calling of a

Leader. HW: read: Challenging Pharaoh (116-122); answer questions 1-4 on page

122; if you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Thursday 4/6 Arts Fair Day. HW: see above. Friday 4/7 Read and study: In the Wilderness (128-140—don’t worry, there are a lot of

pages with pictures, no reading….); answer questions 1-4 on page 140. If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points. Then: reading in your IRA—plus catch-up day IF you have missed any homework from The Bible as/in Literature.

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Monday Sign up for Conference 8. 4/10 We will read and analyze the The Story of Samson. HW: read David: Young Champion of Israel (190-194); answer questions 1-5

on page 194. If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points; review your favorite story so far to prepare for tomorrow’s in class writing assignment—you may use your book for quotes if you like.

Tuesday 4/11 Writing assessment on a Bible story. HW: read The Story of Job; answer questions 1-4 on page 282. If you don’t

have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Wednesday 4/12 Check work on Job. Read: Where Is He Who Has Been Born King? HW: read Is This Not the Carpenter? (353-360); answer questions 1-3 on page

360. If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Thursday 4/13 Read aloud and analyze from The Sermon on the Mount. HW: read The Sermon on the Mount (375-378); answer questions 1-3 on

pages 378-379. If you don’t have your work done for a notebook check at the beginning of class, no points.

Friday 4/14 No School. HW: read and analyze Parables (pages 381-385); read Last Days in Jerusalem

(388-394); answer questions 1-4 on page 395. Read The Tomb is Empty (pages 416-418); review all notes for test on Monday.

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Monday Conference 8 is ongoing this week. 4/17 Bible as/in Literature full class review for test.

HW: study for test—and you may be revising your Bible as/in Lit essay.

Tuesday 4/18 Bible as/in Lit Test. HW: reading in your IRA. Wednesday 4/19 We will read/analyze the start of the novel––we may view scenes from the

cinematic version of 1984. HW: see above.

Thursday 4/20 We will read and analyze 1984. HW: TBA––reading. Friday 4/21 SSR 1984. HW: see above.

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