2016 Term 1 Calendar

Mrs. Loveless   2016 Honors/IB English 11 Term 1 Calendar (August 24-October 28)            You are welcome!

YOU MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING TO CLASS EVERY DAY: AN AMERICAN NOVEL THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY ME, A DEDICATED SPIRAL NOTEBOOK, YOUR ENGLISH BINDER WITH PLENTY OF PAPER, PENCIL, AND BLACK OR BLUE PEN.
		Aug. 24 A	Aug. 25 B Substitute will distribute calendars, disclosures, and Monday’s reading assignment. Discuss “I’m the Expert” reports, Native American literature, and outside reading.	Aug. 26 A
Aug. 29 B Have read Captivity Mary Rowlandson Narrative Bring an outside reading book, American novel. Discuss cake, academic integrity, dress code. Collect signed disclosures.	Aug. 30 A	Aug. 31 B I am the Expert due for last names E-H, In class we will read Sinners, Jonathan Edwards, who/whom Quirk Quiz	Sept. 1 A	Sept. 2 B Substitute will read with you in class: Olaudah Equiano, (There will probably be an “academic celebration” afterward. Discussion
Sept. 5 LABOR DAY No School	Sept. 6 A	Sept. 7 B I am the Expert due for last names I-M Mrs. Fager’s Magic Top Ten Concerns samples Argumentation	Sept. 8 A	Sept. 9 B New Vocabulary (Crucible) Brainstorm Topics/ main ideas, three working thesis statements, who/whom quiz, library time
Sept. 12 A	Sept. 13 B Discuss three topics, library time, rough draft due at the end of the period.	Sept. 14 A	Sept. 15 B I’m the Expert N-Z DERJ accounting, peer edit rough draft, begin The Crucible by Arthur Miller	Sept. 16 A
Sept. 19 B I am the Expert Reports due for last names A-D, Vocab Quiz The Crucible	Sept. 20 A	Sept. 21 B Final Draft of Argument Paper Due, The Crucible	Sept. 22 A	Sept. 23 B  The Crucible
Sept. 26 A	Sept. 27 B Half-way through  The Crucible quiz	Sept. 28 A	Sept. 29 B Commonly confused words    The Crucible	Sept. 30 A
Oct. 3 B The Crucible, Crucible Projects due	Oct. 4 A	Oct. 5 B DERJ accountability The Crucible Final New Vocabulary	Oct. 6 A	Oct. 7 B Individual Research:  if your last name starts with A-D, Ben Franklin, E-H, Patrick Henry, I-M, Thomas Paine,N-Z, Thomas Jefferson
Oct. 10 A	Oct. 11 B DERJ accounting John and Abigail Adams letters, The Chosen  packet due	Oct. 12 A	Oct. 13 B Commonly confused words quiz, Adams Letters, Lay vs. Lie	Oct. 14 A
Oct. 17 B Outside reading must be finished by this date! Adams letters	Oct. 18 A	Oct. 19 B Vocab Quiz Adams letters, Letters and projects due today. NO Late work accepted after today!	Oct. 20 Fall Break	Oct. 21 Fall Break
Oct. 24 A	Oct. 25 B Lay vs. Lie Quiz Introduce the Romantics, begin The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne	Oct. 26 A	Oct. 27 B Have read the first two chapters in The Scarlet Letter End of term 1	Oct. 28 A

 

 Major Assignments for Term 1:

I’m the Expert Report, written and oral:  100	DERJ accounting:  20 points per entry
Vocabulary (3): 150	Outside Reading: 100, plus 20 per day
Grammar (3): 150	The Chosen Packet (Summer Reading): 100
Argument Paper: 400	The Crucible Final and Project: 200
Letter: 75	Reading Quizzes: 50 per

"I'm the Export" Report

“I am the Expert”

Due: On the day established on the calendar

                Your oral presentation should be no longer than 3 minutes.  Time yourself before you come to class.                                                                                     

1.  Show good eye contact with the audience.  Don’t read off your report.  Use a 3X5 card with notes to prompt you.	10
2.  Sound enthusiastic about your topic.  Don’t drone on and on.  Show that you are excited about your area of expertise.  Speak loudly and clearly.	10
3.  Demonstration portion should be visually interesting.  Show the audience the steps involved with the process or bring things that represent your area of expertise.	10
4.  Sound as though you have actually practiced your presentation.  You want a smooth performance without stammering, without “uhs” and “ums” and “you knows.”	10
5.  You want to be sure to have prepared enough information.  Remember, you are the expert.  Be sure to study up.  Know your stuff.  Be prepared for any questions that students may have	10
Total Possible Points for Oral Portion	50

                                                                         

Your written report, about two typed pages in length, needs to be turned in just before you give you presentation.  YOU MAY NOT USE IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION.  YOU MAY use a 3 x 5 card. The following includes some suggestions that you may want to use in your report.  You will not need to use all of them.  I’m listing them to help you with some ideas as to the direction of your report.  If you produce this form on the day you present, you will get 5 extra credit points, and I don’t even believe in extra credit!

1. Tell how you became involved in your area of expertise.
2.  Include some of the history.
3. What tools and/or equipment are necessary?
4.  Do you have a role model who is involved in this interest?
5.  What steps are involved?
6.  What do you predict as to the future popularity of this interest?
7.  What kinds of skills have you developed as a result of your interest in this hobby that have helped you in others areas of your life?
8.  Do you enjoy helping others learn about it?
9.  How does it make you feel?
10.  Why do you think you are interested in it?
11.  When, where, and with whom do you like to do this?
Total Possible Points for Written Portion	50

Updated Calendar for Term 4

Mrs. Loveless                                                            4^th Term                                              Honors/IB English

B April 4 Calendar SAGE prep Inherit the Wind Begin log of significant quotations. Leave space to justify your choice.	A April 5	B April 6 SAGE prep Inherit the Wind Vocabulary 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice.	A April 7	B April 8 SAGE prep Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Root Words
A April 11	B April 12 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 13	B April 14 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 15
B April 18 Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Intro #1 stamped Root Words	A April 19	B April 20 Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Intro #2 stamped Root Words	A April 21	B April 22 Inherit the Wind with Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly Intro #3 stamped Root Words
A April 25	B April 26 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 27	B April 28 Inherit the Wind Final/ BOOK CARD DUE Intro to Gatsby	A April 29
B May 2 Have read ch 1-2The Great Gatsby three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 3	B May 4  Have read ch 3-4 The Great Gatsby three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 5	B May 6 Have read ch 5-6The Great Gatsby three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified
A May 9	B May 10 Have read ch 7-8 three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 11	B May 12 Have read thru ch 9/ three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 13
B May 16 Gatsby Vocab test “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”	A May 17	B May 18 The Great Gatsby Final, Book card due Turn in all cards	A May 19	B May 20 Root Words Test
A May 23	B May 24  Wm Carlos Williams/ Langston Hughes	A May 25	B May 26 Gwendolyn Brooks/ Hemingway	A May 27
Memorial Day No School	B May 31 Six Word Short Story DUE	A June 1	B June 2  Poetry Testing	A/B June 3

Major Points for 4^th Term:

Root Words Worksheets:  60 points                                    Citations/responses for Inherit:  150 points Root Words Final:  100 points                                               Citations/responses for Gatsby:  150 points Book Cards for Gatbsy and Inherit:  200 points                  Prufrock explication:  50 points Assorted reading/vocab quizzes:  350 points                     Six Word Short Story:  50 points Finals for Gatsby and Inherit: 300 points                            Essay Intros:  100/100