Week of February 27th, 2017

"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:  Why is disillusion and vision necessary?

Students will complete the Final Assessment for Lord of the Flies.  They will be required to apply the literary allusion to examples found in the novel and synthesize the evidence to answer questions based on symbols and themes.  Students will begin the Final Project for the novel by completing 1 of 3 choices:  Front Page of the Newspaper, Propaganda Poster (the promotion of an idea), or Soundtrack.  They will also be required to complete an advertisement (the promotion of an object). Students will be required to complete worksheets, work in pairs, and use their imaginations.  The project will be tentatively due by Friday, March 3rd.

Practical English 11:  What is the meaning of freedom?

Students will complete the Constitution packets.  They will be required to begin and complete the Final Project.  Students will need to produce a newscast on a current event (political or social).  They will be using the handouts on The Constitution and The Bill of Rights to complete their projects. Students will need to include several of the ideas found in these documents when producing the newscast.  They will need to create a backdrop and a script.  Students will be given a handout on the requirements which will include a Rubric.  They will be required to use their sources in the script of the newscast.   Students will make sure to use valid sources and differentiate between real news and fake news.  The project will be due at the end of next week, March 10th, 2017.  Students will also be asked to read, analyze, and respond to the novella, Of Mice and Men.  They will be required to complete worksheets and study guides.  Students will be asked to complete this unit while students will be filming their newscasts.

Keystone Literature Remediation:  Why is reflection and self-assessment necessary?

Students will continue work on Key 6 in their Keystone Literature Workbooks.  They will identify a goal and chart their progress in Fiction.  Students will be required to read and respond to questions on purpose, structure, tone, characterization, symbolism, and meaning.  Students will use each key to focus their work on the online apps.  They will complete assignments and chart their progress.

Public Speaking:  Why should the use of valid and reliable sources be necessary.

There will  be one-to-one conferencing at the end of the week to review speech delivery and content. They will be required to read and respond to Chapter 6 in their texts.  Students will be asked to compare/contrast two very public speakers during the 1960s.  They will be required to analyze these speeches and will need to identify good rhetoric skills.  Students will begin the Informative Speech process.