ENGLISH II Pre- AP – 1st Quarter Fall 2019 Jenny Ryan · Finish “LRRH” activity ......
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ENGLISH II Pre- AP – 1st Quarter Fall 2019 Jenny Ryan
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 (pep rally) 1 Welcome Back:
Review: ● Class Policies & Procedures ● Class syllabus/Calendar
HW: review terms packet, highlight confusing, unfamiliar terms; finish LOTF by 8/20
Terms review Introduction to Critical Theories for Reading and Analyzing Literature - “John Henry”
Complete John Henry critical theory application Begin “Little Red Riding Hood” Analysis HW: Read/annotate “Harrison Bergeron” and complete Google Classroom assignment by 8/19 @ 7:30 am (F)
1st Period: Sophomore Class Assembly (Will need to finish “Little Red Riding Hood” for homework) Finish “LRRH” activity
2 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 Assign Tone List #1 Discuss “Harrison Bergeron” and “Little Red Riding Hood” responses
Lord of the Flies Reading Quiz (2F) Ch 1 guided close read HW: Read/annotate assigned passage to prepare for critical theory group reading
Ch 1-6 Critical theory application group activity HW: Read/annotate article on bystander effect
Watch clips of What Would You Do? What influences our responses to conflicts around us?
3 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 3 Week IPR Ch 7-12 critical theory application group activity HW: LotF AP Multiple Choice Questions due 8/27 (F)
Finish Ch 7-12 critical theory application group activity
Terms/Critical Theory Identification and Application Test
Tone Word Quiz #1 SOPHOMORE PICTURE DAY **NOTE: Revtrak orders for novels and vocabulary books orders are due today. HW: Read chapters/excerpts from How to Read Literature Like a Professor
4 September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 (*Blue Schedule)
September 6
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Discuss Simon as the Christ Figure, discuss other Biblical allusions
Introduction to writing literary analysis, identifying themes of the novel, building a thesis, and finding text evidence
Practice literary analysis writing w/ LotF
5 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 (pep rally) Read and annotate assigned LotF close read passage, begin drafting your literary analysis response
LotF Timed Writing (2F) Type your literary analysis response and submit to turnitin.com by the end of the class period
[SAFETY DAY]
Lord of the Flies Test
Tone Word Quiz #2 Introduce No Red Ink
HW: Review the Greek Tragedy lecture online. Complete the guided notes and bring to class on 9/16
6 September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20 6 Week IPR Introduce themes/motifs of Theban Trilogy, key concepts from Greek Tragedy lecture HW: Read/annotate Prologue through Ode 2 by 9/18-19
Read “He’s Blind for a Reason, You Know” from How to Read Lit and examine modern day examples
Discuss Prologue - Ode II: Oedipus’ early characterization, key conflicts
AP Multiple Choice Questions HW: Read Scene 3 through Exodus by 9/24
Discuss Prologue - Ode II: Understanding the odes -key images and foreshadowing
7 September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 (pep rally) Prologue - Ode II:
Understanding the role of Jocasta and Creon
How is the truth revealed to Oedipus? How does this help us better understand the imagery and irony of the first half of the play?
The role of self-inflicted violence - why do characters make this choice? HW: Read/annotate Prologue through Ode 2 of Antigone by Oct 1
Tone Word Quiz #3 Revisit chapter from How to Read Literature - how has Oedipus’ blindness changed and why is that significant?
8 September 30 October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 Wrap up themes, motifs, etc… of Oedipus
Start Antigone - Greek burial traditions, establishing the central conflict, character foils HW: Finish Antigone by October 14
Re-address Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development, Heinzl Dilemma, and read “A Choice Between Cruelty and Mercy” from The Atlantic What do different cultures hold sacred? How does that influence our behavior or responses to acts that violate our view of right and wrong?
Creon’s character development - Scene 1 speech analysis
FALL BREAK: OCTOBER 7-11 9 October 14 October 15 October 16/17 October 18 (pep rally) Continue analysis of Creon’s
character - conversation with Haemon and Tiresias
Tone Word Test HW: Read “Power Causes Brain Damage” from The Atlantic
Oct 16: PSAT, changes will be made to accommodate any alternate bell schedule Discuss power and Creon’s character development
The Exodus - Creon’s peripeteia and anagnorsis: how does this emphasize Sophocles’ central themes? [Counselor Visits]
Major Texts: Summatives: Lord of the Flies by William Golding 1. Term/Theory Identification and Application Test The Theban Trilogy - Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles 2. Lord of the Flies Test
*Summative for Greek Tragedy will be Oct 23/24 3. Tone Word Test