Week of March 23rd, 2015

"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 complete the Movie Trailer Projects on Monday, March 23rd. Collaboration Rubrics will be collected on Monday, March 23rd.  Group Presentations will commence on Tuesday, March 24th.  Oral Presentation Rubrics, Short Story Rubrics, and Cell Sheets will be collected on the day of Presentations.  Students will be introduced to the novel, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens on Monday, March 30th.  They will read and respond to an informational article on the British Industrial Revolution. Students will be given a study guide for the novel on Thursday, April 2nd.  Reading Assignment Due Dates will be assigned.  Vocabulary Unit 6 words will be distributed on Wednesday, March 25th.  Definitions, Analysis, and Sentences will be due on Tuesday, March 31st.  Review sheets for Vocabulary Unit 6 will be due on Wednesday, April 1st.  Vocabulary Unit 6 Test on Thursday, April 2nd.

Practical English 11:  Students will review the informational articles.  Identifying and applying relevancy will demonstrate critical thinking skills.  Differentiation of Perspective/Point of View and Bias is necessary when writing informational/expository work.  Students will learn journalistic writing.  They will be expected to identify the informational and persuasive types of writing found in a newspaper.  Students will be given the choice of creating an editorial, a political cartoon, or an advertisement for a newspaper written during The Salem Witch Trials or McCarthyism.  

Public Speaking:  Students will continue to research, organize, and write the informative speech. They will need 4 valid resources, create an APA page for sources, use a controlling material method to be used during the speech, and utilize a visual aid.  Speeches will commence on Monday, March 30th.  Students have been assigned speech dates.