English 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Day 1: |
Take roll, check preferred names. | |||||||||||||||||
Teacher briefly reviews Marshall’s ABCD discipline plan. | |||||||||||||||||
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Next, re-arrange pattern, again describe, but allow audience questions. | |||||||||||||||||
Students explain what this exercise accomplishes (warm-up, team-work, detail) | |||||||||||||||||
Assign: news summary for oral presentation. | |||||||||||||||||
Distribute speech rubric. | |||||||||||||||||
End class w. stu. summary. | |||||||||||||||||
Standard 3.2, 4.1 |
Day 2: |
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End class w. stu. summary. | |||||||||||||||||
Standard 3.2, 4.1 |
Day 3: |
Each student presents a 3 minute news item. | |||||||||||||||||
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Prepare for next oral presentation: explain something about yourself (4 minutes). | |||||||||||||||||
End class w. stu. summary. | |||||||||||||||||
Standard 3.2, 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
ACE/AP English | Sep. 4–12: | ||||||||||||||||
Day 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Focus: getting started |
Take roll, check preferred names. | |||||||||||||||||
Pass out text, syllabus. | |||||||||||||||||
Students review syllabus; students state main ideas. | |||||||||||||||||
Get stud. info. form. | |||||||||||||||||
Students explain main ideas from syllabus. | |||||||||||||||||
Focus: importance of details and organization |
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Students brainstorm possible topics for themselves. | |||||||||||||||||
Composition on “Who Am I” due at start of next class in print. | |||||||||||||||||
Day 2: |
Focus: writing process |
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Segue to revision: students follow script in groups of 4: | |||||||||||||||||
group selects timekeeper, who allows 10 minutes for each writer. | |||||||||||||||||
writer reads his/her piece aloud, while group listens attentively | |||||||||||||||||
writer reads piece again, with group taking notes | |||||||||||||||||
group members read comments aloud | |||||||||||||||||
writer takes notes, without responding | |||||||||||||||||
writer may then ask questions after all have commented | |||||||||||||||||
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4. If time permits, students begin revision. |
Final version due at time to be announced, in hard copy and electronically. | ||||||||||||||||
For next class, skim Findings, 7–42 for review of purpose of critical reading/writing. | ||||||||||||||||
Day 3: |
Focus: revision/close reading |
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Focus: logical reasoning: | |
In class, students examine, in order to learn and apply, some of the rules of logical argument.at <http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm > . | ||
Focus: developing deductive skills: |
Prior to class, go to <http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/vermeer/thumb.html > for samples of paintings to get an idea of Vermeer’s style, | ||
and go to <http://www.haberarts.com/vermeer2.htm > for a sample of the detailed observation that you will be cultivating. | ||
Go to <http://docushare.edutech.org/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-6515 > for samples of student writing of this kind. | ||
In class, students examine a Vermeer for its focus. |
Write a deductive essay from a painting to be assigned, with due date to be assigned.. | ||||||||||||||||
Standards: 113, 114, 116, 125, 126, 314, 32, 411 | |||||||||||||||||
English 9 |
Day 1: | ||||||||||||||||
General intro: roster, Marshall’s ABCD discipline plan; contact form; notebooks, and portfolio [for permanent file, including Lit Review form]; attendance; informal inventory of learning styles (describe to neighbor how you study successfully[verbal, visual, auditory, kinesthetic, musical/rhythmic, logical/mathematical, interpersonal]; that neighbor tells us). Distribute Daybooks and Elements of Lit. (get numbers). | ||||||||||||||||
FOCUS: solving problems in writing | ||||||||||||||||
Start first composition. First, class lists steps in successful composition-- prewriting for ideas, writing, rewriting. Remind to identify audience, check organization, use detail, check form. | ||||||||||||||||
Intelligence is the ability to solve problems. What kinds of problems do you solve best [state at least 2]? Describe how you do that, after brainstorming. (About 15 minutes.) Teacher collects papers. | ||||||||||||||||
Collect portfolios. | ||||||||||||||||
Day 2: | ||||||||||||||||
FOCUS; using note-taking skills, using graphic organizers. using teacher comments on your writing. | ||||||||||||||||
Review marginal note-taking and review strategy for reading new text: do SQ3R, asking what do you know, what do you not know or understand, what can you figure out? Using Daybook, pages 10 to 11, students post notes on bulletin board with their answers to these questions; share answers to any questions. | ||||||||||||||||
Follow directions for p. 12 (15 minutes). | ||||||||||||||||
Depending on time, either start first 5 vocabs from Global or review value of graphic organizers. Practice that with Daybook 13. | ||||||||||||||||
End class with students stating what they’ve learned. | ||||||||||||||||
Day 3: | ||||||||||||||||
Daily Language Workout | ||||||||||||||||
FOCUS: using graphic organizers effectively and pulling the lessons together | ||||||||||||||||
Using Daybook, students fill out chart on p. 13. | ||||||||||||||||
Writers’ Workshop: depending on what teacher found in this week’s composition, class breaks into focus groups— teachers tutor for indiv. needs. (While waiting for teacher, students get closure to this reading/writing section: Using pp. 14 and 15, students practice the skills from the earlier lessons.) | ||||||||||||||||
Standards: 115, 116, 122, 123, 125, 322, 323, 324, 41, 422 | ||||||||||||||||