DECEMBER SENIOR ENGLISH CALENDAR
Many assignments are projected in advance.
Please notice "Last updated" date for current changes.
Last updated
12/13/05
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
11/28
11/29
11/30
12/1
12/2

Read and discuss Part II
"Selling Audiences to Advertisers"

1. Adcult
2. Ahrens

Part II, continued

1. McLaren
2. Team read and figure out 3 most important points

Part II, continued
1. Important Points
2. Powerpoint
3. Maxim Media Kit
4. Answer any of the 5 questions ( 6- 15) in packet
5. Answer slideshow questions - chose 2 to answer for each slide

PART III: index
1.Read "The Broken Wall" by Fleetwood
2. Create an artistic representation of a key point>

 Presentation of "quilts" on "The Broken Wall"
12/5
12/6
12/7
12/8
12/9

Mag Assn

Mag Assn presentation

1. Review Sr. Project Book
2. Research Papers returned
3. Thesis organizer with Southwood example due today

Review of Class Expectations

PR #3 with Tang due today

1. Personal Statement
2. Read "New Auteurs"

12/12
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/16
Finish New Auteurs" and take the test

800 Computer Lab

Type up Personal Statement

Wal-Mart Movie

Media Center for
1. Personal Statement
2. Senior Paper

7:00 HOLIDAY CONCERT

AM Assembly Schedule
Wal-Mart

1. Type up edited personal statement
2. Type up cover page of Sr. Paper
3. Work on Senior Paper

12/19
12/20

800 Computer Lab

1. Go over hand-outs
2. Type up cover page of Sr. Paper
3. Type up justifications
4. Work on Senior Paper

Environment Movie

2-hour early release

1. Computer in Media Center
2. Wal-Mart Movie

WINTER BREAK

JANUARY CALENDAR

 

PART III: index
1. Fleetwood
2. Buy nothing
3. Shapiro
4. Coke memo
5. Mag Assignment
6. New Auteurs

Senior Paper: Review the book first

1. PR #3 with Tang
2. Organizer with Southwood
3. Research: examples highlighted and coded
4. Thesis paragraph
5. One body paragraph
6. Conclusion paragraph
7. Works Sited
8. Cover Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four Year Planning
with Mrs. Yamada - 1/4

2003 AND EARLIER ARCHIVES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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2
3
4
5

53. abominably and 54. lurk

1. Voc.
2. Reciprocal Rdg: The Trojan War
 2. Others practice plays for 12/4 presentation
Play- Helen
Play - TW

55. chaos and 56. scourge

1. Voc
2. The Plays
3. Read Greek Creation Myth
4. Teamed Reciprocal Reading

4th period: report on TW

61. dwindle

1. Voc Review
2. Reports on RR
3. Reciprocal Rdg & Paraphrasing Lesson
on Love Stories

1. MLA presentation
2. Report on Love Stories
3. Thesis Lecture
4. Choose a topic and develop a thesis

1 . Voc #10 and notebooks
2. Myth Report on Atalanta
3. MLA practice
4 . MLA Test
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11
12

57. peril and 58. travail

1. Thesis returned
2. Explanation of the Project
3. Read "Pandora"

4th per.:
1. Thesis Lecture
2. Choose a topic and develop a thesis
3. Project
4. Read "Pandora"

Parent/guardian signature due Friday

59. dire and 60. anguish

1.Correct PR #3
2. Read from The Odyssey
beginning on page 481 in text (481-491)
3. Signature on Eng. Grade rep.

1. Correct Voc Test #10
2. Correct Atalanta
Read from The Odyssey, pages 491-496

Parent/guardian signature on letter due today

TWO-HOUR LATE ARRIVAL

Read chapter 9 in The Odyssey, 496-503


1. Finish reading The Odyssey
2. Voc #11 test and notebook
3. Quiz on Book 9 of The Odyssey
4. Highlighting and Paraphrasing lesson
4. Hot Sheet: due 12/15
Zeus
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18
19

questing, commandeer and justification

Graphic Organizer due 12/16

justification and plunder

Write by hand the first draft

gall and dithering

Finish handwritten first draft, self-edit,.correct, peer-edit, correct and submit

1. Correct Voc #11
2. Correct Od Test, Book 9
3. Periods 1-3 take Voc #12 test

Typing first draft in Mrs. Schmidt's class on 18th and 19th
If you are planning on being absent the 19th, make arrangements to turn in today.

P.1: correct tests and do extra credit reciprocal rdg on Tantalus
P. 2-3: Assembly if done with paper, w/ Schmidt if not
P. 4: correct test, Voc #12 test and notebks in and extra credit reciprocal rdg on

First Draft: Graphic organizer on right side and research on left. Numbers and highlighting corresponding for each paragraph. First draft with full bibliography
Graded for completion points and all items in folder (to be listed on a rubric)

December Assignment Log - January Calendar - Generic Log

- INSTRUCTOR ARCHIVES -

2003

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

12/2 abominably and lurk

FIRST MEETING WITH MENTORS in 503C

1. Introductions

2. Presentation of
Play readings

3. Project and
Mentorship Explained

Mentor Focus: Thesis substantiation

Schmidt- type first draft

12/3 chaos


1. Review late work policy for Od assignments

2. Begin The Odyssey
pages: 481-492

12/4 scourge

1. Voc
2. Read The Odyssey
pages: 492-498

 

12/5 dwindle

1. Voc
2. Self-editing checklist in Mrs. Schmidt's
3. Read from
The Odyssey pages: 498-505

12/6

Voc Test on words and The Odyssey and Voc. Notebook due today

1.peer-editing of second (first typed) draft explained
2. voc. notebooks in
3. voc test
4. Peer editing

12/9 peril

1. voc.
2. Assign parts in Od.
3. Review A-Maker
4. Read page 508 with partner: silent practice, whisper and the out loud

 

12/10 travail

1. Voc
2. Read in parts: Odyssey, pages 510 -517

THIRD

(SECOND TYPED) DRAFT DUE
(extended one day)

Mentors receive draft
A-Maker & ad A-Maker

12/11 dire

SECOND MEETING
WITH MENTORS
in computer lab

Focus: thesis development and substantiation, accurate citation (no plagiarism)
pr's and bibliography
MENTOR A-MAKER
Relative mentor A

Is more research needed?

1. voc
2. Correct Friday's tests
3. Questions: teamwork project

12/12 anguish

1. voc.
2. Review meeting with mentors
3. Review rubric
4. Practice Od, pages 520-529
(each person has a part)

Work on 4th
(Third Typed) Draft
in Schmidt's Class

12/13

Voc Test on words this week, Voc. Notebook due today

EARLY BIRD FINAL DRAFT TURN-IN
10 bonus points

3:00

Mentor must sign off that your draft has met requirements.

12/16 questing, commandeer and justification

Mentors receive draft
and rubric

Movie

12/17 justification and plunder

1. Voc Review
2. Review mentor meeting
3. Voyage Project

THIRDand LAST
MEETING
WITH MENTORS
in computer lab

Focus: Conventions,
pr's and bibliography
No plagiarism
in any form

Schmidt: Work on final draft

12/18 gall and dithering

1. Voc. Review
2. Voyage Pictures due


FINAL DRAFT OF
The Gods Must Be Crazy Research Paper

DUE

No late drafts accepted

12/19

1. Correct Voc. Test
2. Correct Voc. Test
3. Take Voc. Test
4. Movie

12/20 Voc test and notebooks due today

1. Finish Movie
2. Teamwork Movie Questions

O Brother Where Art Thou?
Clash of the Titans
D. Yankees
Jason and the Argonauts

3. Team Reports

12/23

HOLIDAY

12/24

HOLIDAY

12/25

HOLIDAY

12/26

HOLIDAY

12/27

HOLIDAY

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

12/3 abominably and lurk

Store open for all who brought their
library books

1. SSR
2. Voc notebooks due
3. correct last test
4. 2/5/6 review mentors
5. Voc test
6. SSR

FIRST TYPED DRAFT DUE

(All assignments enterred in BLUE cannot
be turned in late)

12/4 chaos

FIRST MEETING WITH MENTORS

Mentor Focus: Thesis substantiation & MLA formats for
PR and Bib

1. Voc
2. Review book report requirements
3. Review late work policy for Od assignments
4. Begin The Odyssey
pages: 481-492

12/5 scourge

1. Voc
2. Review mentor experience
3. Get first drafts back and correct in Computer Apps
4. Read The Odyssey
pages: 492-495

5. SSR

 

12/6 dwindle

1. Voc
2. Self-editing checklist of current draft
3. Read from
The Odyssey pages: 495-505

12/7

Store Open for all with a library book

Voc Test on words and The Odyssey and Voc. Notebook due today

1. peer editing of current draft

2. voc. notebooks in

3. voc test

4. Peer editing

5. SSR

12/10 peril

1. voc.
2. Assign parts in Od.
3. SSR -those with parts practice
4. Sign-up for book conferences

SECOND TYPED DRAFT DUE

 

12/11 travail

LAST MEETING WITH MENTORS

first and second switch so that second has computer lab first.

fifth and sixth switch so that sixth has computer lab first

Focus: conventions, pr's and bibliography

1. Voc
2. Sign up for Book Conference
3. Read in parts: Odyssey, pages 508 -517

12/12 dire

SKYTIME

2nd and 5th meet today

first and second switch so that second has computer lab first.

fifth and sixth switch so that sixth has computer lab first

Focus: conventions, pr's and bibliography

1. voc
2. Read Od, 517 and each team does a question
3. SSR and Book Conferences -those with parts practice

12/13 anguish

1. voc.
2. Correct Voc. Test #10
3. Read Od, pages 520-529
(each person has a part)

12/14

Store open for all who
brought their
library books

Voc Test on words this week, Voc. Notebook due today and test on Od., Book 12

EARLY BIRD FINAL DRAFT TURN-IN
10 bonus points

SSR and Book Conferences- those with parts practice

12/17 questing, commandeer and justification

1. Voc.
2. SSR and Book Conferences - those with parts practice

12/18 plunder, gall and dithering

FINAL DRAFT OF
The Gods Must Be Crazy Research Paper

DUE

No late drafts accepted

1. Voc Review
2.Voyage Project

12/19

SKYTIME

1. Voc. Review
2. Voyage Pictures
3. SSR and Book Conferences

12/20 Voc test and notebooks due today

1. voc.
2. Vote on movie
3. Correct Voc. Test
4. Take Voc. Test
5. Library to get biography
SSR and Book Conferences
Those with parts practice

12/21

Store open

See Hercules
in classroom
and in Grammar Ntbk write 3 obst. or temp. he experiences and how he overcomes them

12/24

HOLIDAY

12/25

HOLIDAY

12/26

HOLIDAY

12/27

HOLIDAY

12/28

HOLIDAY

 

* Late Work Policy for Crazy God Research Project

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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4
5
6
7

LAST DAY IEP AND 504 LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED

Dang Map

SSR

38. appalled
39. ponderous
40. adversary



1. Correct Voc #6 test
2. Correct Dang packets
3. Judge maps for Wall
4. SSR
Map Judging

1. What's in a thesis
2. Voc. Review
3. SSR
1. What's in a thesis
2. DG essay

END OF FIRST QUARTER

First Quarter Test includes
1. testing on a complete sentence,
2. a selection of first quarter
vocabulary words
and
3. a final draft of DG essay

First Period Book Report
Second and Third Book Reports
Fourth Period Magazine Reading Log
Book reportsand magazine logs due 11/14
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14

41. appalled
42. ponderous
43. adversary
44. disdain
45. beguiling

1. Map Awards
2. Grade Report Check
3. Test Return
4. SSR

NO SCHOOL

VETERANS' DAY

46. stealth
47. snare
48. vile

1. MLA introduction
2. Book Report Explanation

Periods 1, 3 and 4
 606 Theatre for Greek History Presentation

Period 2
 MLA Chain

* Book Report/ Magazine Logs
Due Tomorrow *

1. Voc Notebook #8 due
2. Voc Test #8
3. SSW: Editing Book Report
First draft of book report read to a partner and signed

Fourth Period: Editing Mag. Log

BRING PENS ETC. FOR Voyage Project
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Period 2: 606 Theatre for Greek History Presentation

Periods 1, 3 and 4
Voyage Project

49. disconsolate and
50. regaled

Periods 1, 3 and 4: Voc and MLA Chain
Period 2: Voyage Project

51. contender and
52. succumb

1. Wrap-up of Ancient Greece Lecture
2. Correct Voc #8
3. MLA Review
4. Worksheet #1 and correct
5. Worksheet #2

53. enticing and 54. chide

1. Rev. of Greek Lecture
2. Correct Worksheet #2
3. MLA Pre-Test and correct
4. Worksheet #3

55. disconsolate and 56. regaled

1. Test on Greek Lecture
2. MLA Test
3. PR #1 worksheet and correct
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1. Voc review
2. Voc #9 notebooks and test
2. PR #2 and correct
3. PR #3		 1. Correct MLA Test
2. Correct Greek Lecture Test
3. Correct Voc #9 Test
4. Correct PR #3
Volunteers Practice for 12/5 production:
Play- Helen
Play - TW
No School
Happy Thanksgiving
No School