Week of March 24th, 2014

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats

The goal of this English class is to produce critical thinkers. Students are not only reading for comprehension but for meaning and relevancy of the work as a whole. Literature is also an example of good writing. The writing improves when a student reads. Vocabulary also improves because the student is learning to read in context. We want successful students who can think critically and communicate effectively.

Academic English 9: Students will be working on writing Newspaper Articles and Creating Print Adverisements for the front page of a Newspaper.  In groups, they will be producing a newspaper using the assigned Short Story to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the literature and culture and applying it to the modern-day format of the newspaper.  They will learn to work in groups, write journalistically, interpret and analyze literature, apply relevancy of literature and understand the importance of the communication of information through perspectives and bias.

Practical English 11: Students will be working on the final Act of The Crucible.  There will be a quiz on Act IV on Thursday, March 27th.  The students will be introduced to the Final Assessment for the play on Friday, March 28th.  There will be 4 options for assessement:  Presentation, Documentary, Soundtrack, and Creative Writing (Poetry, Rap).  They will have 1 1/2 weeks to produce the final project, the due date will be April, 9th. 

English 11: Students will be working on the Analytical Research Paper. Annotated Bibliographies will be due on Thursday, March 27th. MLA Citation and critiques are incorporated in the Annotations. Through Annotations, students are required to read and validate a source. They will become knowledgeable on their topic resulting in the creation of an analytical thesis, which is due on March 28th. 

Practical English 12:  Students will begin work on the Argumentative Research Paper. They will be required to pick a topic and argue a side. Topics will be due on Wednesday, March 26th. Specific Topics due on Thursday, March 27th. Students will be required to find 5 valid and reliable sources using the North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School Library Database. MLA Citations and Annotations will be due on Friday, April 10th. Vocabulary Unit 5 will be due Monday March 31st.

Week of March 10th, 2014

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats

The goal of this English class is to produce critical thinkers. Students are not only reading for comprehension but for meaning and relevancy of the work as a whole. Literature is also an example of good writing. The writing improves when a student reads. Vocabulary also improves because the student is learning to read in context. We want successful students who can think critically and communicate effectively.
 

Academic English 9: The students will be responsible for reading, comprehending, and analyzing the short story.  They will need to identify and apply theme, using literary devices to support the message and meaning of the story by Guy de Maupassant.  There will be a short answer response question on Friday, 3/14.

Practical  English 11: The students will read, comprehend, and analyze Act II of The Crucible.  There will be a quiz on Friday, March 12th.  They will be responsible for identifying plot, characters, characterization, motivation, conflict, foreshadowing, allusion, irony, symbolism, and allegory.

English 11: The students will begin preliminary research for the Research Paper.  They will be required to pick a topic related to the Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason.  The Specific Topic will need to be picked by the beginning of class on  Thursday 3/13.  Students will need to complete an Annotated Bibliography, Outline, Rough Draft, and Final Copy.  They have been given a Due Date Sheet with the necessary dates of completion. Students will have Thursday and Friday to begin research for their paper.

Practical English 12: Students are responsible for defining, identifying, and utilizing vocabulary for Unit 4.  They will be required to identify the subjects and verbs in the sentences on the Review Sheet.  There will be a test on Friday, 3/14 which will assess their knowledge on Vocabulary and grammar.