Week of November 7th-11th, 2016

"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. 

English 12:  How do people come to have different view of society?  More specifically:  How has 
                     my view of society been formed?  

Students will finalize their creation of the satirical cartoon for up to 4 characters found in Chaucer's "Prologue".  They will follow the requirements and a rubric for satirical/political cartoons.  Students will then need to answer an I response to the question:  How has my view of society been formed?

Self-reflection and honesty are necessary requirements for critical thinkers.  Who they are and how they think will form the rest of their lives.  We want them to lead productive lives, filled with experiences, and productive discussions, filled with solutions.

Public Speaking:  Why is there an advantage to using visual aids in a speech?

Students will be responsible for reading and responding to Chapter 9.  They will learn how to use visual aids effectively.  Students will employ research skills to identify and validate 4 sources to be used in their Informative Speeches.  They will be required to print, highlight, and annotate their sources.  Students will use these sources to create an outline.  Sources and Outline to be handed in no later than Monday, Nov. 14th.

Keystone Literature Remediation:  Why is self-assessment important?

Students will work on identified/assigned individual goals.  They are  working in the Opened.com app/site. Students will need to retake an assessment on the Opened.com site if they received a score less than 85%. They will need to complete one assessment a day.  They have also been assigned an assessment on the site to help them strengthen an area of weakness. Students will also be assigned fiction and nonfiction passages with accompanying questions to help prepare them for the Keystones. Students are responsible for charting their progress in their files.  The ultimate benchmark is for the students to reach an initial goal of Proficient on Study Island Assessments (Nov. 14 - Dec. 6) and the Literature Keystones (Dec. 7th and 8th).