English I GT & PreAP First Six Weeks
Nancy Allen, Candace Brawner, Cynthia Cox
September 29 – November 7, 2008
(Subject to Change – This calendar is our goal, but it is subject to change.
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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Sept 28 |
29
Meet in computer lab for 1st day of research; receive instructions, pick partner and topic;slide show
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 15 – 20; get research supplies |
30
Computer lab- locate articles etc.
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 21 - 25 |
Oct. 1
Computer lab-locate articles, write thesis and confer with teacher
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 26 - 28 |
2
Computer lab—compile Table of Contents and confer with teacher
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 29 - 31 |
3
Computer lab—Preface and Author Info due
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 32 - 35 |
4
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 36 - 40 |
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5
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 41 - 43 |
6
Rough drafts due of three genres
Cox/Brawner—ComputerlLab
Type research paper
Allen-1005 Archetypes
HW: TOAFK BK III, Ch 44 - 45 |
7
Cox/Brawner –Computer lab to type research draft
Allen-1005 Archetypes
MASS--1005 |
8
Quiz—Book III of TOAFK |
9
Cox/Brawner—classrooms
Archetypes
Allen—computer lab-type research draft |
10
Cox/Brawner—classrooms
Archetypes
Allen—computer lab-type research draft |
11
Final research due Monday |
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12
Final research due Monday |
13
Turn in all copies, notes, drafts, final copies of research in a brad pocket folder
Begin Annotation of “The Lady of Shallot”
HW: complete anotations |
14
Write one paragraph structured paper on the poem—due Friday
Handouts-Mythology Vocabulary
HW: TOAFK BK IV, Ch 1 - 3 |
15
Begin Star Wars video: identify archetypes
HW: TOAFK BK IV, Ch 4 - 5 |
16
Major Test Mythology Vocabulary
HW: TOAFK BK IV, Ch 6 - 7 |
17
Turn in paragraph
Continue Star Wars: identify archetypes
HW: TOAFK BK IV, Ch. 8 - 9 |
18
HW: TOAFK BK IV, Ch 10 - 11 |
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19
HW: TOAFK, BK IV, Ch 12 - 14
Make sure you have Edith Hamilton’s Mythology by tomorrow |
20
Quiz—Book IV of TOAFK
Read pp 13 – 35 Mythology and complete chart of 12 gods by Thursday |
21
Complete Star Wars; indentify archetypes
Greek terms handout
HW; continue chart of the 12 gods |
22
Major Test—TOAFK, background on the legend and archetypes |
23
Grade chart of the 12 gods of Olympus
Read pp 36 – 46 and fill in chart of lesser gods |
24
Diagnostic grammar test—parts of speech
HW; Map of the underworld by
Monday
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26 |
27
Grade chart and map
Read pp. 47 -62 and complete guide of Demeter and Dionysus |
28
Quiz-- the Olympian gods and Greek terminology
Finish guide and read pp. 63 – 74--Creation |
29
Discussion creation—fill in chart together |
30
Mind Mapping--Olympus |
31
Mind Mapping—Olympus and review for Myth Test #1
HW: Memorize names
MASS |
Nov. 1
Study
Make flip chart study cards |
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2
Study
Make flip chart study cards |
3
Myth Test #1 |
4
Heroes handout
And discussion |
5
ICTW
Heroes—Arthur, Luke, Atticus, Jefferson |
6
Film Clip—Jason and the Golden Fleece |
7
Retake—Parts of Speech test
HW: Read pp 75 – 91 “Earliest Heroes” |
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