LNG 321-22 - Sophomore English - 2023-24 (Period 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th) Assignments
- Instructor
- Teacher Jennifer Lowery
- Term
- 2023-2024 School Year
- Department
- English Language Arts
- Description
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Welcome to Sophomore English! This page will give you a day by day preview/review of what we do each day in class. This is where you will see your calendar, you can find what you missed if you were absent, or you can remind yourself of what is coming.
This year the focus is on literature from all over the world, including short stories, poetry, informational texts, plays, and novels. You will be required to do some reading on your own, and some will be done in class. Your textbook is a consumable book this year, so that means you can WRITE IN IT! That will make for much more productive time in class, since you will be able to take notes in the book itself instead of on separate handouts.
We will also do an intensive vocabulary study all year. The more words you know, the easier reading gets. That makes sense, right?
And last, writing is a big focus in sophomore english classes. You must learn to write and punctuate so that your messages are clear, your audience understands you, and so you are better prepared for upper level high school writing, college/career writing, and beyond.
Please email me with any questions you have, or talk to me in class. I am looking forward to meeting you!
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Vocab Unit 10
Sadlier
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Writing Prompt = Writable
Compare Gandhi accounts. Analyze his leadership with the effect of it.
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HMH Selections - Compare
Documentary viewing - Gandhi: Rise to Fame (Part 2)
Analysis and Documentary elements/media elements
Analysis and Documentary elements/media elements
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HMH Selections - Compare
1) Group analysis of Letter to Lord Irwin - Rhetoric, Structure, Claim and Evidence, etc...
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HMH Selections - Compare
1) Letter to Lord Irwin from Gandhi - Intro videos and reading.
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Vocab Test Units 7-9
Test.
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Vocab Games - Unit 9
Review quiz and practice games. Sadlier app in classlink. Vocab Q3 test tomorrow.
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Q3 Benchmark
Benchmark - in class.
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Vocab Unit 8, Benchmark Prep, and 11 sentence final touches
Unit 9 words.
Benchmark Prep sheets
Submit 11 sentence final copy to Writable.
Benchmark Prep sheets
Submit 11 sentence final copy to Writable.
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1/2 Vocab Quiz
Units 7-8
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LEAP DAY!
Write in class ONLY.
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PreWrite
Literary Argument. In class. Find and cite quotes. Determine analysis.
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Why Read Shakespeare?
Annotations/close reading quiz.
Choose topic for Literary argument. Write main idea/Thesis statement.
Study vocab 7-8.
Choose topic for Literary argument. Write main idea/Thesis statement.
Study vocab 7-8.
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JC Scene 3 with Cassius Soliloquy
Reverse Quiz.
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JC Finish Scene 2
Scene 2 done. Begin Scene 3.
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Vocab Quiz 1 Q3
Unit 7.
Finish book notes for Caesar.
Pre-read scene 2
Finish book notes for Caesar.
Pre-read scene 2
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Julius Caesar Act 1
Scenes 1 and part of 2
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VOCAB QUIZ 1
Unit 7
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Book Notes/ Background Notes
Finish book notes and Background notes - teacher presented today.
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Begin Shakespeare
Finish Movie Speech Quiz
Start book notes on computer. Book pages in GC.
Start book notes on computer. Book pages in GC.
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Quiz
Movie Speech Rhetoric - Open Notes
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QUIZ PRACTICE
Practice Quizzes - Remember the Titans and Pandora Rules
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Rhetoric practice
Open Notes Terms quiz and practice quiz with speech from Avatar
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Rhetoric practice
Speeches from Top Gun and Remember the Titans
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Rhetoric Chart - continued
Figurative Language - Packet notes and finish speech from "Barbie"
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MLK Day
Day off!
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Rhetoric Chart practice
Speech from "Barbie" -
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Rhetoric Chart - continued
Syntax
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Finish Appeals and Diction
Rhetoric Chart notes
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Intro to Rhetoric
Overview and the Classical Appeals
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Diagnostic
mid year Lexile score test
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Vocab
Unit 7. 1st practice activity - choose the right word.
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Diction Illustrations
In class activity - connotation versus denotation lesson
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Unit 2 test
MC Test - Informational text and poetry
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Writing Assignment - Informational - Due today in class
Aging, Selfies, Statistics, or Into the Wild topics.
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Type Writing Assignment - Informational
Aging, Selfies, Statistics, or Into the Wild topics.
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Start Writing Assignment - Informational
Aging, Selfies, Statistics, or Into the Wild topics.
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Into the Wild
Chapter 3 finish
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Into the Wild
Chapter 3 with activities
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Selfies
Articles and activity in GC
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Finish 100 person planet and Contribution to Stats
Practice quiz.
Begin Selfies.
Begin Selfies.
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"The Night Face Up"
Intro Short Story. Read.
Structure of Story. Infer. Mood.
Structure of Story. Infer. Mood.
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"The Lake" Ted Hughes
"The Lake" handout. Work on own. Think/Pair/Share
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"Mirror"
Finish "Mirror". Worksheet on own.
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Power of Perspective
Start Unit 2 today -
Unit intro video. Peer coach videos - Speaker and Figurative Lang
"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath - Slides 1 and 2. Speaker, summary, connotation, and tone.
Unit intro video. Peer coach videos - Speaker and Figurative Lang
"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath - Slides 1 and 2. Speaker, summary, connotation, and tone.
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Life of Pi
One Pager Due -
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Life of Pi
Chapters 90 and 92 - Read and watch. Blindness and Algae Island.
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Life of Pi
Finish One Pager
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Life of Pi
Objective Test
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Life of Pi
Finish watching and review packet
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Life of Pi
Part 3 - Read and watch
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Life of Pi
Read and work day.
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Life of Pi
Chapters 54-57
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Life of Pi
Theme versus topic.
Focus - Chapters 43-49
Focus - Chapters 43-49
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Life of Pi
Part 2 -
Theme versus Topic
Archetype
Theme versus Topic
Archetype
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Vocab Test!
Units 1-3
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Life of Pi
Chapters 21-22 - Theme.
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Benchmark Q1
Do not be absent if you can help it!
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Life of Pi
Movie- Character Development. Benchmark Prep.
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Life of Pi
Reading Quiz. Chaps 10-11. Character Development - Pi
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Life of Pi
Summarize 12-15.
Movie scenes 11:00 - 21:00 (ish)
Movie scenes 11:00 - 21:00 (ish)
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Life of Pi
Finish reading Chapters 8-11. Discuss. Reading and analysis activity.
MC practice
MC practice
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Life of Pi
Finish Chapter 4. Summarize 5-7. Begin reading Chapter 8-11.
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Life of Pi
Movie - first 11ish minutes. Chapter 4 - read and activity.
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Life of Pi
Author's Note Discussion. Start Chapter 1
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Life of Pi - Intro
HMH Intro and Cultural video on India
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Life of Pi - Intro
Author's Note and Chapter 1 - Read and note comment questions
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Life of Pi - Intro
Intro lecture- Religion and Animal Symbolism
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Begin Life of Pi
Intro activity - articles and video stations
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Essay Typing
Argument Essay due.
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Argument Writing
Work on essay - At least get intro and body done before Monday!
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Essay Typing
Argument Essay
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Vocab Quiz 2
Units 1 and 2. This one counts!
Continue Essay planning
Continue Essay planning
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Argument Writing
Begin planning your essay.
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Unit 1 Test- Part 2
Reading Literature section of the test.
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Unit 1 Test- Part 1
Reading for Information section of test.
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Finish all Texas v. Johnson -
Finish Editorial - "American Flag Stands for Tolerance"
Test Friday.
Test Friday.
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Dissent and Editorial -
Dissent - "Texas v Johnson"
Begin Editorial - "American Flag Stands for Tolerance"
Begin Editorial - "American Flag Stands for Tolerance"
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Court Opinion - Majority and Dissent
Texas vs. Johnson
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Poem - "Without Title"
Poem study - "Without Title" and Tone
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Anaylze and Apply - Book of the Dead
MC Quiz and Paragraph Writing Practice- Claim with details
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Book of the Dead
Continue reading and annotating "Book of the Dead" focusing on Theme, Cultural details, Tough Question moments, Flashbacks, and Character
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Book of the Dead
"Book of the Dead" intro -
Development of Theme
Cultural Influences on Writers
The Short Story Genre
Author Info/Story Info
Structure Term - En Media Res
Begin reading and annotating "Book of the Dead" focusing on Theme, Cultural details, Tough Question moments, Flashbacks, and Character
Development of Theme
Cultural Influences on Writers
The Short Story Genre
Author Info/Story Info
Structure Term - En Media Res
Begin reading and annotating "Book of the Dead" focusing on Theme, Cultural details, Tough Question moments, Flashbacks, and Character
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Vocab Unit 1 Review and Unit 2 intro
We will go over the answers MOST MISSED so you can mark those words for extra study for the first real quiz.
Unit 2 - start learning words
Unit 2 - start learning words
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Interpret/Analyze
Pg 34 - Constructed response questions. We are doing these together in class.
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Finish "By Any Other Name"
Finish text annotations, practice MC questions.
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"By Any Other Name"
Review annotations, historical context, Author's Purpose, and other reading skills.
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HMH Diagnostic Test
We are taking a diagnostic test on computers today to get your lexile number. (This is a measure of your reading level).
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"By Any Other Name" and Practice vocab quiz
Practice quiz! Do well, and you can keep your grade.
Finish reading. Do the MC questions at the end of the story. Annotate as you read.
Finish reading. Do the MC questions at the end of the story. Annotate as you read.
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"By Any Other Name"
“Get Ready” activities in the book
Begin reading; annotate.
Begin reading; annotate.
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Intro to "By Any Other Name"
Turn in Claim Chart.
Gallery walk Activity.
Intro to the story.
Gallery walk Activity.
Intro to the story.
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Signposts Quiz and Begin Argumentative Writing
Quiz (10 Questions, MC)
Brainstorming for writing a CLAIM
Choose topic
Work through the logical process, and create a claim.
Brainstorming for writing a CLAIM
Choose topic
Work through the logical process, and create a claim.
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Informational Signposts and Notes
Finish Signposts Presentation and Notes. QUIZ MONDAY!
Do vocab game.
Do vocab game.
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Signposts
Finish Literary Signposts Presentation and Notes.
Begin Informational Signposts notes and chart.
Begin Informational Signposts notes and chart.
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Books and Signposts Continued
Get textbooks today for all classes.
Continue the Literary Signposts Presentation and Notes.
Continue the Literary Signposts Presentation and Notes.
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Literary Signposts
Your new book has a section in it that tells you the kinds of literary devices you will learn to look for while reading. These are called SIGNPOSTS. We will go through several of these today and watch some video clips to help you understand how they work and why they are important.
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Vocab Unit 1
Today I will teach you the unit 1 words list, and you will do one of the first practice exercises.
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Day 1 Activity Due
Hopefully you had time to complete yours! Today we will look at the year, what to expect, and go over some rules. And we may share our Name Mandalas if we have time.
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WELCOME BACK!
No syllabus talk for you! We are going to dive in and do something today. Hopefully it will help your first day back go by quickly.