English 11: American Literature and College Preparatory Composition
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contended one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence." --Henry David Thoreau
Mrs. Graves's Schedule: Mrs. Smolin's Schedule:
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1A=Planning in 207
2A=135
3A=Writing Center (217)
4A=135
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1A=Room 240
2A=Room 240
3A=Room 240
4A=Planning in Room 231
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1B=130
2B=Planning in 207
3B=130
4B=130
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1B=Room 130
2B=Planning in 231
3B=Room 130
4B=Room 240 |
Course Summary
English 11 focuses on many objectives. In keeping with the Virginia Standards of Learning, throughout this course students will be surveying American literature and focusing on technical and academic composition . Throughout the year students will write in a variety of forms, including letters, essays, and speeches. In addition, students will use a variety of technology to compose and publish their writing. Often student writing will be in response to the literature covered in class.
Because this curriculum focuses on the development of American literature and the changes in the styles and themes of American writings, students will begin the year with writings from the Colonial times and continue their literary study by moving chronologically through American literature and history. Often, lessons will call for comparative analysis, by requiring students to compare early writings' themes and styles to later writings on similar topics.
By the end of the course students should expect to take the End of Course: SOL English Writing and Reading test, to have completed an end of the year writing portfolio, and to have read at least five American literary works of considerable length.
Course Expectations
Newsletter expectations.doc
Daily Homework Update
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Assignment details and materials needed |
| 10/15/09 |
Today we took notes on the Puritans. If you were absent or want a "teacher" version, feel free to print out the attached copy. English 11 The Puritans-08-student notes.doc
Due Thursday--Complete the reader work for Anne Bradstreet (pages 15-17).
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Complete the Salem Witch Hysteria web research using the link below. If you have lost your sheet, you can use the handout attached here: Salem Witchcraft Hysteria.doc
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/
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| 10/23/09 |
Complete the active reading of Cotton Mather's Wonders of the Invisible World. Wonders of the Invisible World-reader.doc |
| 10/27/09 |
Finish Act 1 of The Crucible. Finish the timeline of events. Crucible Act 1.wma This file will take about a minute and a half to open, but once it opens, you can hear the whole first act using media player. You are welcome :-) |
| 10/29/09 |
We began Act II of The Crucible. We also discussed logical fallacies, for those of you who want to see the slides we used to discuss the fallacies (the pictures really do help explain the fallacies!), here you go. Fallacies.ppt Also, at this point you have completed 4 "Pattern of Development" (POD) journals for the abstract concept of your choosing. If you have missed a journal, or want to review the notes check-out the items below. |
| 11/2/09 |
Today we read Act 2 and reviewed your fallacy finds from homework. The notes from class today are attached below along with the fallacies that are subject to voting on Monday. No homework for you ghouls. Be good to the little spooks on Halloween!
Act 2 timeline and Fallacies for voting.doc
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11/05/09
Those who did not complete the editorial work must turn it in next class for half credit, or will serve some overtime to get the work done.
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We finished reading Act 2 in class today and began watching Act 3. You finished your review of rhetorical (persuasive) terms to prepare for homework today (here are the notes from class discussion Edwards and rhetoric chart student verstion.doc)
For homework, find an editorial about a topic that interests you. Complete the editorial review sheet provided (Editorial review and rhetoric definitions.doc). Be sure that you attach a copy of your editorial to the chart.
If you want to use Gale's "Opposing Viewpoints" provided through the library page linked to the olhs website, the user id is virg10600 and the password is virg10600.
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| 11/09/09 |
In class we finished Act 3 and completed a fallacy find using the same act.
For homework, you should create a timeline for act 3 that includes at least 5 important events (the events must span the beginning, middle, and end of the act).
Also, using the notecards provided in class, create character cards for the four characters assigned to you by your group. Include 5 "detail" sentences about each character.
Below is the character list as it appeared on the board:
Elizabeth
John
Hale
Parris
Abby
Mary Warren
The Girls
Francis Nurse
Rebecca Nurse
Giles Corey
Martha Corey
Judge Danforth
Tituba
Ann Putnam
Thomas Putnam
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POD Journals:
POD--definition.doc
POD description--with guilt.doc
POD narration--guilt.doc
POD--cause and effect using exemplification.doc
POD--compare and contrast.doc
How many fallacies can you catalogue in this video clip?
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