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MONDAY, AUGUST 17
Welcome to Honors English! Introduction to Wolpertworld.com What is the Purpose of School? (see video) TUESDAY Chromebook assignments Classroom Contitution (online and offline) WEDNESDAY DUE:Jurassic Park Posters Argument Benchmark (period A) THURSDAY Argument Benchmark Assessment (Period B) FRIDAY DUE: Signed Introduction Letters Signing our constitution Argument Benchmark Assessment (Both classes) |
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MONDAY, August 24
Setting up our Digital Portfolios (Pages: Home, About Me, Works in Progress, Final Drafts & Projects, Research Library), URL, Image, no last names/only first letter of last name, written assignment: What is the Purpose of school and my portfolio?) Copywriting our Websites TUESDAY DUE: Digital Portfolio Shell Introduction to The Superhero Unit! Ted Ed: The Science of Superheroes (video #1) Google Form Submission WEDNESDAY DUE: Ted Ed: The Science of Superheroes (video #2) - due by 7:30am via Google Form What's the difference between science and science-fiction? (Bring Jurassic Park book) THURSDAY Superhero character creation activity Padlet Submission: What is your chosen super power? FRIDAY DUE: Dual Entry Journal of science vs. science-fiction in Jurassic Park (via submission form) DUE: Bring in science-fiction book of your choice for independent reading assignment Hemingway and the 6-word Memoir MONDAY, September 1 Pixar Rules of Storytelling Research and Rough Drafts begin! Hero's Journey Video Read Write Think Plot Graphic Organizer TUESDAY DUE: Hardcopy Picture of your Superhero in costume + 6-word story! Instagrok How to use Wikipedia Wisely Using Google Advanced Search WEDNESDAY About Me on your Digital Portfolio THURSDAY Disney Trends in Storytelling Rough Drafts con't Hyperlinking Research Research Libraries on our Digital Portfolios FRIDAY DUE: Screenshot of Google Advanced Search (hardcopy) Online Ethics Rough Drafts con't MONDAY, SEPT. 7 OFF TUESDAY DUE: Research Library Check (counts as a Quiz!) Norms of Behavior for Guest Speaker Citing an Interview WEDNESDAY About Me on your Digital Portfolio THURSDAY Guest Speaker: Dr. Spyridon Michaelakis FRIDAY DUE: Rough Drafts of Superhero Origin Stories (via submission form) Thank you for Spiros Grammar Lesson Wackiness MONDAY DUE: Rough Drafts of Superhero Origin Stories (via submission form by the start of your class) Editing our Rough Drafts (ReadWrite and Reading Backwards strategies) Introduction to Sci-Fi Book Project Revision Groups TUESDAY R.A.D.A.R. revision strategy Review of Pixar and Disney strategies WEDNESDAY DUE: Comments on Peers' Essays Bulwur-Lytton Bad Hooks Activity THURSDAY Final Drafting Scoring our essays with music? Images to illustrate our narratives? FRIDAY Final Drafting MONDAY
Designing a blueprint of our classroom environment using Autocad software TUESDAY DUE: Blueprint due in hard copy AND as a screenshot via submission form Music and Images for our Superhero Narratives WEDNESDAY CNN Student News THURSDAY DUE: Final Draft of Origin Stories (by your class time via submission form) QW: When was your superhero first spotted? FRIDAY CNN Student News Newspaper Structure The 5Ws |
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MONDAY, Sept. 28
CNN Student News
Introduction to Superhero Newspaper Article
TUESDAY
Scrible Article Share
LucidPress Article Template
Superhero Newspaper Article
WEDNESDAY
TED Transcript on Heroism
THURSDAY
CNN Student News
Introduction to Superhero Newspaper Article
FRIDAY
Scrible Article Share
LucidPress Article Template
DUE: Superhero Newspaper Article
CNN Student News
Introduction to Superhero Newspaper Article
TUESDAY
Scrible Article Share
LucidPress Article Template
Superhero Newspaper Article
WEDNESDAY
TED Transcript on Heroism
THURSDAY
CNN Student News
Introduction to Superhero Newspaper Article
FRIDAY
Scrible Article Share
LucidPress Article Template
DUE: Superhero Newspaper Article
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MONDAY, OCT. 5 Forming Superhero Leagues Persuasive Writing League Applications TUESDAY League Announcements Collaboration Constitution Begins Reading Origin Stories to your league - Author's Share WEDNESDAY Ted Talks - Heroism Author's Share con't THURSDAY Collaboration Constitution con't Reading Newspaper Articles to your League - Author's Share FRIDAY DUE: Collaboration Constitution (submit hard copy signed) Developing Collaboration Rubrics (rubistar4teachers) Problem Statements independent research begins Author's Share con't MONDAY, Oct. 12 Independent Problem Statements con't Inquiry to guide research TUESDAY DUE: Problem Statements by start of class time (submit via submission form) These must include 1-2 paragraphs + 3-5 questions + Works Cited + 2-3 Sentences of how your topic relates to your character + screenshot of Google Advanced Search Coming to a Consensus Re: League "issue" WEDNESDAY Comma Video Superhero Punctuation Activity THURSDAY Collaborative Problem Statement FRIDAY DUE: Collaboration Rubrics Collaboration Problem Statement MONDAY, Oct 19
"All the World's A Stage" and metaphors in literature DUE: Collaborative Problem Statement - submission form by 11:59pm TUESDAY "All the World's A Stage" con't Classroom library scavenger hunt DUE: Research Library Check #2 (Counts as a quiz) - make sure all of you have your works cited contributions - only yours - loaded onto your research library page of your portfolio. Please make sure you have headings for your research that indicate which ones were for your narrative and which ones were for the start of this advocacy unit! WEDNESDAY Comma Video Superhero Punctuation Activity THURSDAY The 7 Stages of Man Literary Analysis of Shakespeare's monologue Introduction to "All the World's a Stage" Assignment FRIDAY DUE: Bring your new Independent Reading Book Speeches in class MONDAY, OCT. 26 New book project introduction - The Character Bag League Presentation Introduction: Roles, Expectations, What's to Come TUESDAY Field trip to Gabrielino to see paleontologist Reflection on guest speaker WEDNESDAY Executive Summary Outline THURSDAY OFF FRIDAY OFF MONDAY, Nov. 2 GATE Fieldtrip Shakespeare project work day TUESDAY Developing Infographics DUE: "All the World's A Stage" project and literary analysis WEDNESDAY Executive Summary Outline THURSDAY League Work Day FRIDAY League Work Day MONDAY, Nov. 9 DUE: Independent Infographic Performance Based Assessment - Day 1 Heroes TUESDAY Performance Based Assessment - Day 2 Heroes WEDNESDAY OFF THURSDAY Performance Based Assessment - Day 3 Heroes FRIDAY Performance Based Assessment - Day 4 Heroes MONDAY, NOV. 16 Celebrating the Good in Humanity Work Day When is your league presenting? - Timing our Oral Presentations Late work submissions for progress reports TUESDAY Streaming the United Nations Work Day WEDNESDAY Work Day THURSDAY Becoming Ambassadors To the United Nations Researching Facts about your assigned country Timing Your Speeches FRIDAY What Is Your League's Assigned Presentation Date? What is due on the day we present? -Website -Collaborative Executive Summary -Infographic -PSA -Group Oral Presentation + Visual Presentation DUE:
MONDAY, NOV. 30 About Us - 3rd Person Biography about Superhero (connect to issue that you support) Work Day TUESDAY Symbolic Country Sign for United Nations Table DUE: end of period - Country sign WEDNESDAY Work Day THURSDAY League Rubrics Informational Document and Reading Challenge (more info to come) United Nations Norms During League Presentations FRIDAY DUE: Country Tourism Brochure Due League Presentations Begin!
MONDAY What is Iambic Pentameter? What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet? Sonnet 116 TUESDAY Love Sonnet to _________ WEDNESDAY A Midsummer Night's Dream THURSDAY DUE: Love Sonnet FRIDAY OFF MONDAY, Feb. 1 A Midsummer Night's Dream Tuesday AMND Wednesday AMND THURSDAY AMND FRIDAY DUE: Character Web AMND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AMND PROJECT WORK PERIOD (select one to work on today): infographics, movie poster, scene translations, quiz creation, book trailer script, Shakespeare in Today's World presentation, literary analysis, scene study (with whole group) TUESDAY DUE: What Engages You As A Student Survey AMND PROJECT WORK PERIOD WEDNESDAY JOG-A-THON THURSDAY AMND PROJECT WORK PERIOD FRIDAY DUE BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS: Rough Draft of Literary Analysis Peer Revisions Using Kelly Gallagar's RADAR MONDAY, FEB. 29 Self-Editing Strategies of Literary Analysis TUESDAY AMND WEDNESDAY AMND DUE: Final Draft THURSDAY AMND FRIDAY DUE: FINAL DRAFT OF LITERARY ANALYSIS MONDAY, March 7 8th grade PBA all this week TUESDAY PBA WEDNESDAY Work Day THURSDAY PBA FRIDAY PBA MONDAY, March 14 Stage Combat - Bring your nerf swords! TUESDAY DUE: Independent Reading Book (Fiction) Timed Reading and Goal Setting WEDNESDAY Work Day THURSDAY Work Day FRIDAY Work Day Monday, March 20 DUE: All scenes need to be blocked and memorized. I am going to watch scenes on this day! Tuesday DUE: Hook Project Watching scenes con't Wednesday Work Day Thursday DUE: Invention Convention Artifacts (pre-spring break deadline) Work Day Friday Career Day! Spring Break! MONDAY, APRIL 4 DUE: Invention Convention (post-spring break deadline) Work Day and IC check in TUESDAY Work Day and IC check in Disneyland for Orchestra WEDNESDAY Work Day and IC check in THURSDAY Work Day and IC check in FRIDAY Work Day MONDAY DUE: April 11th - Filmed Scenes Due Watching Films TUESDAY Watching Films WEDNESDAY Work Day Choices: Character Bag Literary Analysis Character Bag Infographic Movie Poster Website Literary Analysis AMND Book Trailer Shakespeare in Today's World THURSDAY Work Day FRIDAY Work Day MONDAY, APRIL 18 Character Bag + Character-focused Literary Analysis: Hard Copy MONDAY, April 25 DUE: All projects, website, etc... Oral Presentations of Websites All Week |
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