English I HONORS 2015-2016 1st Six WeeksAUGUST 24 25 26 27 28

Welcome- Syllabus Get to Know You Activities

Assign 6 Word Memoir

“Coming of Age”

Setting up Binders/ Toolkits/ Journals

Cougar Writing Camp- Ideas

Cougar Writing Camp- Organization

31 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4

CWC- Diction CWC- Voice

*6 Word Memoir Due- VIA EMAIL

CWC- Sentence Fluency & Grammar

Group One-Pager

CWC- Conventions Draft Expository Paragraph

Cougar Writing Camp Packet Due

7 8 9 10 11

Peer Editing- Expository Paragraph Expository

Paragraph Due

“The Knife” – Mini Lesson Annotations

Intro to Author’s Style

How can authors differ in style?

Act. 2.2

The Poison Tree

Model CAPEAct. 2.3

14 15 16 17 18

Intro to CaskOf Amontillado

Mini Lesson: Irony(2.7- Chart)

Plot- Act. 2.6 Review Cask & The Poison Tree

Model Cross Over CAPE

Springboard 2.12

Point of View

The Stolen PartyAct. 2.10 & 2.13

Hw: 2.13

21 22 23 24 25

Discuss Stolen Party & Review ALL CAPE

Strategies Short Answer Assessment- CAPE

Intro Short Story Assignment(Due 10/5)

SIFTING through MarigoldsAct. 2.14

28 29 30 OCTOBER 1 2

Writing Workshop Days- Short Story

Draft/ Teacher Conference/ Peer

Editing

Intro to To Kill a Mockingbird

Background Activities To Kill a Mockingbird

*Must have personal copy*

Academic Achievement Grades 1 st Six Weeks: - Cougar Writing Camp Packet- September 4th

- 6 Word Memoir Expository Paragraph- September 8th

- Short Answer Assessment- September 22nd

English I HONORS 2015-2016 2nd Six WeeksOCTOBER 5 6 7 8 9

Share Fair of Short Stories

**Short Story Due

Anticipation GuideSpringboard book 5.2

*Infographic Due

One Pager- Setting of Maycomb- TKAM

Intro to Dialectical Journal Assignment

*Teacher Model In Class

Ch. 1-4 In Class Discussion

TKAM Background Quiz

12 13 14 15 16Staff Development

NO SCHOOL Ch. 5-8 In Class Discussion

PSAT Day

Dialectical Journal Workday

Springboard 5.17- Examining the Title

TKAM

Ch. 9-11 In Class Discussion

19 20 21 22 23

Chapter 12- 15 In Class Discussion

Dialectical Journal Workday

Trial Scene:Ch. 17-20 In Class

Discussion

**Dialectical Character Journal Due

(Turn It In.com)26 27 28 29 30

Springboard 5.22Atticus’ Closing

Arguments

Read Ch. 21-31 for homework this week

Introduce Oral Exam Handout

Character Analysis/ Characterization

Activity

Informational Texts“Representing

Unpopular Clients”

Evaluating an Argument

NOVEMBER 2 3 4 5 6

End of Novel Discussion

*Novel Quiz

Prepare for Oral Exam- Practice Day

**Oral Exam- Day 1 **Oral Exam- Day 2 Springboard 5.27Scout & Boo

Academic Achievement Grades 2nd Six Weeks: Short Story Assignment- Due October 5

Dialectical Journal- Character Analysis- Due October 21 *Due to Turnitin.comOral Exam- November 4&5

English I HONORS 2015-2016 3rd Six WeeksNOVEMBER 9 10 11 12 13

Intro. Independent Novel Assignment

&Prompt Analysis/

Pre-Write for Timed Writing

TKAM In Class Timed Writing

Hw: Intro PersuasionSpringboard 1.16

Ethos, Pathos, Logos Graffiti Wall

Hw: Find an ad to analyze- bring to

class

Book Check/ Annotation Benchmark

16 17 18 19 20

Group Advertisement Project- Food Truck

Group Workday Group Workday Advertisement Presentations to

Class

*Group Project Due

Book Check/ Annotation Benchmark

23 24 25 25 27

Smore Workdays- Computer Lab

Smore Workdays- Computer Lab

30 DECEMBER 1 2 3 4

**Smore Due @ the beginning of class-

Shair Fair

Novel Analysis Workday

Novel Analysis Workday

**Novel Analysis Due for Independent

Novel

Discuss Non-Fiction/ Literary Non-Fiction

Running the Sahara/ Guts

7 8 9 10 11

Non Fiction Activities

14 15 16 17 18

Review for Final Exam FINAL

SFINAL

SFINAL

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Academic Achievement Grades 3rd Six Weeks: TKAM Timed Writing In Class- November 10th Smore Advertisement – Due November 30th

Novel Analysis- Due December 3rd

English I HONORS 2015-2016 4th Six WeeksJANUARY 4 5 6 7 8

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18 19 20 21 22NO SCHOOL!

25 26 27 28 29Early Release

Staff Development

FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 5

8 9 10 11 12

15 16 17 18 19Staff Development –

Student Holiday

English I HONORS 2015-2016 5th Six WeeksFEBRUARY 22 23 24 25 26

29 MARCH 1 2 3 4

7 8 9 10 11

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21 22 23 24 GOOD FRIDAY 25NO SCHOOL

28 29 30 31 APRIL 1

4 5 6 7 8Early Release

Staff Development

SPRING BREAK! SPRING BREAK!

English I HONORS 2015-2016 6th Six WeeksAPRIL 11 12 13 14 15

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MAY 2 3 4 5 6

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FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

Graduation PracticeNoon-2 PM

Reed Arena

Graduation4PM

Reed Arena