English 11

  • English 11  The American Character      Unit 1        America’s Origins


    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    9.5Labor Day

    No school

    9.6  

    LIsting factors that contribute to self-identity.  Draw parallel to self identity and national identity.

    9.7  Advisory

     

    Note-taking strategies.

    9.8 Introduction to Puritanism

     

    “Is There Honor in the Honor Code” Activity introduction

    9.9 Salem Witch Trials.  

    --Video with guide

    --Interactive Map

    --Interactive timeline

    “Which of you is a Witch”


    Hand out “The Crucible and assign readings.

    9.12

    SSR Day #1

    Bring SSR book &

    log to class!

    9.13

    --Interactive Map

    --Interactive timeline

    Historical background: “Which of you is a Witch”



    9.14

    Author Background:

    Arthur Miller and Joseph McCarthy

    9.15

    STAR Testing

    9.16

    Review “Which of You is a Witch”


    Work time on Miller and McCarthy

    9.19  .HOMECOMING

               WEEK

    SSR Day #2

    Bring SSR book & log to class!

    9.20

    Background information on conventions of Puritanism and Puritan Ethic


    Read: Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation


    Assign: Bradford comprehension questions



     

    9.21     Advisory

    The Crucible--Act 1 Pages 1-20


    Due:  Bradford Comprehension Questions

    9.22

    The Crucible--Act 1

    Complete Character Chart

    9.23

    Read aloud Act 1

    Complete Character Chart

    9.26

    SSR Day #3

    Bring SSR book & log to class!

     

    9.27

    Finish Act 1--Break down and note Miller’s commentary on power in social, moral, and political  spectrum

    on Pages 33-36

    9.28

    Finish Act 1--Watch 30 min of 1996 movie




    Assign: Act 1 Questions

     

    9.29

    Puritan Plain Style:

    Read Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor


    Assign: Questions for Bradstreet and Taylor

     

    9.30

    Discussion and work day for questions and responses to Bradstreet and Taylor.  


    Due by end of class:
    Act 1 questions &

    Taylor/Bradstreet responses

     

    10.3

    SSR

    Bring SSR Book and Log to class

    10.4

    Act II of The Crucible

    10.5

    Act II of The Crucible Questions

     

    10.6

    Assign: Summative Annotation Assignment Due 10/21

    Discuss annotation

    Techniques


    Read/annotate article:

    “Still Puritan After all These Years”


     

    10.7

    Finish Act II of The Crucible


    Read: Native American Origin Myths

    10.10

     

    SSR

    Bring SSR Book and Log to class

    10.11

    Finish: Act II of The Crucible

     

    Pre-read Act III of The Crucible


    Assign: Questions for Act III.  due 10.20

    10.12


    Finish: Act III of The Crucible

     

    Reading/work day for Edwards’s “Sinners in the Hands..." or Cotton Mather's "A Father's Resolutions"

     

    Due: Act II questions

     

    10.13

     


    Discussion of

    Edwards and Mather


    Work day on Summative Assignment

    10.14 Finish Act III--Watch second section of 1996 movie

     

    Act III Questions Wednesday 10.20


     

    10.17

    Bring SSR book and log to class

    10.18

    Finish Act III of the Crucible in class.

    10.19

    Post 9/11 articles for annotation and reflection

    Due: Act III questions

    10.20

    Work day on annotations and reflection summative assignment.  Due 10.21

    10.21.  Summative assignment due!

     
     

    10.24

    Bring SSR book and log to class

    10.25

    Assign Crucible Historical Parallel project

     

    Read Act IV  of The Crucible

    10.26

    Finish Act IV

     

    Questions on Act IV due 10.27

    10.27

    Watch movie version of The Crucible

    10.28

    No School

    10.31

    Bring SSR book and log to Class

    11.1

    Review Summative assignment details and criteria.

     

    Assign: Schoology exam for The Crucible--Due 11/4

    11.2

    Summative assignment work day.

    11.3

    Summative assignment work day.

    11.4

     

    Summative project due today!

     

    Schoology test due!

    11.7

    Bring SSR book and log to Class

    		 11.8
    Final showing-Movie: The Crucible    		 11.9
    Introduction to Speeches- rhetorical devices and appeals.

    Assign: Read Henry's Speech to the VA Convention    		 11.10
    Review: rhetorical devices and appeals.

    Annotate Henry's speech.  
    Sign up for Google Classroom

    Assign: Literary Analysis: Persuasive speeches.  Look for examples of technique    		 11.11
    Read and annotate: Franklin's Speech to the Convention

    Assign:
    Evaluating Persuasive Appeals and Questions on the Convention Speeches (Google Classroom

    11.14

    Bring SSR book & log to class!

    11.15

    Discuss Socratic Seminar and Procedure

    Assign: Jefferson “Declaration of Independence    		 11.16 Jefferson “Declaration of Independence" & Paine’s “The American Crisis” Speech. 11.17 Paine’s “The American Crisis” Speech

    11.18

    Discuss formative on-demand essays.

     

    Practice Formative on-demand essays

     

     
     

    11.21

     

    Socratic Discussion Prep

    11.22

    Socratic discussion work time for questions

     

    On-Demand Essay prompt given

    11.23 No School

    11.24 No School

    11.25 No School
     

    11.28

    Bring SSR book & log to class!

    11.29

    On-Demand Essay in class.

    11.30

    Socratic Discussion

    12.1

    Evaluating Speeches

    (Small Group)

    12.2

    Evaluating Speeches

    (Small Group)
    Directions to the summative assignment can be found under the tab for "The Crucible, Puritans, McCarthy and more..." 
     
    Link to Salem Witch Trial Video
     

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