Course Description:
The 10th grade curriculum focuses on the theme of tolerance. Vocabulary enrichment is continued. The Macmillan Literature Anthology and other assigned works are used to continue development of comprehension skills and to form discriminating habits through recognition of literary genre and themes. Preparation for Regents style tasks is continued. A portfolio assessment by which each tenth grader’s growth and development in reading, writing, and research skills will be completed.
Turnitin.com Enrollment Info:
English 10 period 1 - Class ID#: 8460758 / Password: period1
Useful Sites:
Turnitin.com - http://turnitin.com/
OWL Purdue MLA Handbook - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Online copy of Lord of the Flies by William Golding - http://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/literature/books_in_PDF/Lord%20of%20the%20Flies.pdf
Online copy of Night by Elie Wiesel - http://fc.gsacrd.ab.ca/~cmadill/FOV2-00065971/FOV2-00065974/FOV2-00065978/FOV2-000659BB/English%2030-2,%20Night%20-%20new%20translation%20by%20Marion.pdf
Ebooks (PHS Library) - https://wbb36853.follettshelf.com/shelf/servlet/presentshelfform.do?site=36853
OWL Purdue MLA Handbook - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Online copy of Lord of the Flies by William Golding - http://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/literature/books_in_PDF/Lord%20of%20the%20Flies.pdf
Online copy of Night by Elie Wiesel - http://fc.gsacrd.ab.ca/~cmadill/FOV2-00065971/FOV2-00065974/FOV2-00065978/FOV2-000659BB/English%2030-2,%20Night%20-%20new%20translation%20by%20Marion.pdf
Ebooks (PHS Library) - https://wbb36853.follettshelf.com/shelf/servlet/presentshelfform.do?site=36853
Important Handouts & Worksheets:
Cyrano de Bergerac materials:
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Lord of the Flies materials:
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Upcoming Assignments:
Week of September 1st - Welcome back / discussion of class rules and procedures / baseline assessment: persuasive essay / HW for Mon. 9/8 - signed contract
Week of September 8th - Go over reading skills / begin short stories unit and complete literary elements chart for "Popular Mechanics"
Week of September 15th - Read and complete literary elements charts for "The Lottery" and "Through the Tunnel" both in class and at home / HW due on Mon. 9/22 - Finish "Through the Tunnel" chart
Week of September 22nd - Finish short story unit / essay writing lesson and portfolio handout / HW due on Mon. 9/29 - enroll in the class on turnitin.com
Week of September 29th - Complete the Night pre-reading questions for Wed. / Wed. - Fri.: in library for Elie Wiesel WebQuest (due on Fri.)
Week of October 6th - WebQuest discussion / signed Q1 gradesheet due on Mon. / Read Chapters 1-2 of Night and complete discussion questions in study guide
Week of October 13th - HW due on Tues: Night response journal (submit to turnitin) / read chapter 3 and complete annotation worksheet
Week of October 20th - Complete ch. 3 thesis assignment (in-class test) / HW due on Mon. 10/27: finish reading chapter 4 and complete note-taking assignment
Week of October 27th - Read chapter 5 of Night / complete ch. 5 thesis activity (due on Thursday)
Week of November 3rd - Read chapter 6 in class / due on Wed.: read chapter 7 of Night and complete bullet notes (QUIZ grade)
Week of November 10th - Nobel Peace Prize speech vocab. due on Mon. / finish E. Wiesel speech analysis worksheet by Wed. / watch Oprah Winfrey-Elie Wiesel interview / "Responsibility" project due on turnitin.com on Sun. 11/16
Week of November 24th - Read paragraphs 1-5 of MLK speech and answer three text-dependent questions (in class and at home)
Week of December 1st - Complete "Forming EBC" worksheet for speech paragraphs 1-5 / read and annotate paragraphs 6-12 of MLK speech / Complete new EBC tool / answer text-dependent questions both in class and at home
Week of December 8th - Read, listen to, and annotate paragraphs 1-17 of "A Just and Lasting Peace" / paraphrase main ideas within each paragraph
Week of December 15th - In-class essay on source-based writing: due by the end of the period on Friday
- WINTER BREAK -
Week of January 5th - Due on Tues.: genocide terms and ten stages definitions / work in library and at home in order to complete parts 1-3 of the Genocide Awareness project
Week of January 12th - Work in room 110 to complete citation worksheets based on individual topic tasks #1-4 (DUE on Fri.)
Week of January 19th - In library working on annotated bibliographies (due typed on Friday)
Week of February 2nd - Complete "ten stages" chart by Wed. / begin working on research topic Prezi
Week of February 9th - Research Prezis due on Tues. / presentations and note-taking from Tues.-Fri.
Week of February 16th - MID-WINTER BREAK
Week of February 23rd - Finish research Prezis / watch Hotel Rwanda
Week of March 2nd - Complete in-class pre-reading and writing activities for Lord of the Flies
Week of March 9th - Read chapters 1 of LOTF and complete "Figurative Language" assignment in workbook (both in class and at home) / Signed Q3 gradesheet due
Week of March 16th - Read Chapter 2 of LOTF and complete activities on pages 8-11 of booklet / watch episode #1 of Lost
Week of March 23rd - Lost worksheet #1 due on Fri. / complete chapter 3 passage activity in class / watch episode #2 of Lost
Week of March 30th - Read chapter 4 and take bullet notes / HW due on Mon. 4/13: Read LOTF chapter 5 and answer corresponding questions in the activity book
- SPRING BREAK -
Week of April 13th - Read chapters 6 & 7 of LOTF and answer corresponding questions in activity workbook / watch episode #3 of Lost
Week of April 20th - Complete chapter 8 passage activity in class (test grade) / Lost episode #4
Week of April 27th - Read chapters 9-10 / in-class thesis assignment / poetry annotation due on turnitin.com on Sun. 5/3
Week of May 4th - Read chapter 11 of LOTF and take bullet notes (in-class QUIZ) / read chapter 12 and complete book cover assignment / Lost worksheets #1-5 due on Friday (TEST)
Week of May 11th - Work on LOTF book cover assignment / Signed Q4 gradesheets due on Fri.
Week of May 18th - NYS Regents prep
Week of May 25th - FINAL EXAM on Tues. & Wed. / continue Regents prep
Week of June 1st - Finish Regents prep; complete task 2 argument essay / portfolio review
Week of June 8th - Work on reflection / final reflection and portfolio due on Fri. 6/12
Week of June 15th - Regents Week
Week of September 8th - Go over reading skills / begin short stories unit and complete literary elements chart for "Popular Mechanics"
Week of September 15th - Read and complete literary elements charts for "The Lottery" and "Through the Tunnel" both in class and at home / HW due on Mon. 9/22 - Finish "Through the Tunnel" chart
Week of September 22nd - Finish short story unit / essay writing lesson and portfolio handout / HW due on Mon. 9/29 - enroll in the class on turnitin.com
Week of September 29th - Complete the Night pre-reading questions for Wed. / Wed. - Fri.: in library for Elie Wiesel WebQuest (due on Fri.)
Week of October 6th - WebQuest discussion / signed Q1 gradesheet due on Mon. / Read Chapters 1-2 of Night and complete discussion questions in study guide
Week of October 13th - HW due on Tues: Night response journal (submit to turnitin) / read chapter 3 and complete annotation worksheet
Week of October 20th - Complete ch. 3 thesis assignment (in-class test) / HW due on Mon. 10/27: finish reading chapter 4 and complete note-taking assignment
Week of October 27th - Read chapter 5 of Night / complete ch. 5 thesis activity (due on Thursday)
Week of November 3rd - Read chapter 6 in class / due on Wed.: read chapter 7 of Night and complete bullet notes (QUIZ grade)
Week of November 10th - Nobel Peace Prize speech vocab. due on Mon. / finish E. Wiesel speech analysis worksheet by Wed. / watch Oprah Winfrey-Elie Wiesel interview / "Responsibility" project due on turnitin.com on Sun. 11/16
Week of November 24th - Read paragraphs 1-5 of MLK speech and answer three text-dependent questions (in class and at home)
Week of December 1st - Complete "Forming EBC" worksheet for speech paragraphs 1-5 / read and annotate paragraphs 6-12 of MLK speech / Complete new EBC tool / answer text-dependent questions both in class and at home
Week of December 8th - Read, listen to, and annotate paragraphs 1-17 of "A Just and Lasting Peace" / paraphrase main ideas within each paragraph
Week of December 15th - In-class essay on source-based writing: due by the end of the period on Friday
- WINTER BREAK -
Week of January 5th - Due on Tues.: genocide terms and ten stages definitions / work in library and at home in order to complete parts 1-3 of the Genocide Awareness project
Week of January 12th - Work in room 110 to complete citation worksheets based on individual topic tasks #1-4 (DUE on Fri.)
Week of January 19th - In library working on annotated bibliographies (due typed on Friday)
Week of February 2nd - Complete "ten stages" chart by Wed. / begin working on research topic Prezi
Week of February 9th - Research Prezis due on Tues. / presentations and note-taking from Tues.-Fri.
Week of February 16th - MID-WINTER BREAK
Week of February 23rd - Finish research Prezis / watch Hotel Rwanda
Week of March 2nd - Complete in-class pre-reading and writing activities for Lord of the Flies
Week of March 9th - Read chapters 1 of LOTF and complete "Figurative Language" assignment in workbook (both in class and at home) / Signed Q3 gradesheet due
Week of March 16th - Read Chapter 2 of LOTF and complete activities on pages 8-11 of booklet / watch episode #1 of Lost
Week of March 23rd - Lost worksheet #1 due on Fri. / complete chapter 3 passage activity in class / watch episode #2 of Lost
Week of March 30th - Read chapter 4 and take bullet notes / HW due on Mon. 4/13: Read LOTF chapter 5 and answer corresponding questions in the activity book
- SPRING BREAK -
Week of April 13th - Read chapters 6 & 7 of LOTF and answer corresponding questions in activity workbook / watch episode #3 of Lost
Week of April 20th - Complete chapter 8 passage activity in class (test grade) / Lost episode #4
Week of April 27th - Read chapters 9-10 / in-class thesis assignment / poetry annotation due on turnitin.com on Sun. 5/3
Week of May 4th - Read chapter 11 of LOTF and take bullet notes (in-class QUIZ) / read chapter 12 and complete book cover assignment / Lost worksheets #1-5 due on Friday (TEST)
Week of May 11th - Work on LOTF book cover assignment / Signed Q4 gradesheets due on Fri.
Week of May 18th - NYS Regents prep
Week of May 25th - FINAL EXAM on Tues. & Wed. / continue Regents prep
Week of June 1st - Finish Regents prep; complete task 2 argument essay / portfolio review
Week of June 8th - Work on reflection / final reflection and portfolio due on Fri. 6/12
Week of June 15th - Regents Week