Sophomore Literature - GROUP A Assignments
- Instructor
- Teacher Jennifer Lowery
- Term
- 2020-21 1st Semester
- Department
- English Language Arts
- Description
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Welcome to your Sophomore English class! This 9-weeks we will begin learning about Social Satire and Romanticism. This unit offers an interesting mix of literature (including a novel, short stories, and poetry), works of art, non-fiction informational pieces, and editorial writing. Within the time we spend studying these texts, you will be introduced to literary analysis and argument. You will also learn to apply the concepts and themes raise in the various works to the modern world. Literature is often a criticism of the time period in which it was written, so this unit will teach you how to think critically.
The major work we will read this 9-weeks is the modern novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This short work of fiction will bring together many of the introductory skills you will have learned into a culminating experience. You will learn to find not just WHAT the author says to us, but WHY he tells his story. Along with this you will learn to prove your analysis with textual evidence, discuss the works and their meanings, and communicate your ideas on censorship, satire, freedom of thought and expression, the power and responsibility that comes with knowledge, equality, and the power of technology.Group A, this is your CALENDAR of activities and assignments. Anything that needs to be turned in via Google Classroom will appear there, and you will also find handouts and tutorials there as well.
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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NIGHT test.
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AT HOME - Over the weekend....
You guys definitely need to get close to finishing the book! We will go over practice exercises next week to prep for the test.
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COMBO DAY
Read and work on Chapter 6. OR you can bring a laptop/tablet and work on the art activity. I will also have an article that I posted in GC (with questions) for you to read that will set up Chapter 6.
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Read the Death Marches in the Holocaust article posted in GC. Do the questions on your own paper. Also read the end of Chapter 4. You will start on page 52 at the beginning of the air raid.
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Introduce Optional Assignment - Art Activity -
MC Instruction
Quiz Chaps 1-3 (pg 32)
MC Instruction
Quiz Chaps 1-3 (pg 32)
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Read Chapter 3 through “...even if I am condemned to live as long as God himself. Never.” pg 32
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Intro to memoirs (posted in GC)
Intro to the Novel (Why do we read this book?) Handout - discuss things to look for while you read.
Pass out reading guides.
Reading time.
Intro to the Novel (Why do we read this book?) Handout - discuss things to look for while you read.
Pass out reading guides.
Reading time.
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COMBO DAY
The first chapter of Night introduces you to the main character, the setting, and the potential conflict. I will read this to you on Friday in class if you are here. Read on your own if you are not. If you like the book, please feel free to keep reading. We will read and discuss select passages from the book as we continue. The next section that is due will be Chapter 2. After that, we will read episodes here and there, and we will read the end.
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Medieval Legend/Archetypes/Storytelling test
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Review for test Thursday! Also, we will begin the last section of our unit on Storytelling with a Memoir. Watch the intro in EdPuzzle to meet our author that I posted in GC under the new category called Night!
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Test Review. Test tomorrow.
OPTIONAL QUIZ assignment due as well. See GOOGLE CLASSROOM
OPTIONAL QUIZ assignment due as well. See GOOGLE CLASSROOM
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COMBO DAY
Your Alternate Endings are due today. Submit the to GC and to Turnitin.com!
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Veterans Day Holiday
if you are behind, get caught up! OR, work on your alternate ending that is due Friday! (Upcoming - Medieval Legends test and Alternate Ending due!)
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Go over Le Morte d'Arthur. Discuss the archetypes specifically. Discuss Writing assignment. Hand out test study guide.
Test over legends is Nov 17!
Test over legends is Nov 17!
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Now that all of the stories are complete, it is time to work on your alternate ending. Use the Pre-Writing guide to start. IF YOU DONT TURN THIS IN, COMPLETED, WITH YOUR ALTERNATE ENDING WHEN IT IS DUE, YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO RE-WRITE IF YOU DO POORLY. So work on your pre-write today!
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COMBO DAY
The Lady of Shalott - Follow along with this poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This poem made this Arthurian Legend famous. Click to listen to the song that was recorded in 1992 by a Folklore artist named Loreena McKennitt for a different way of experiencing this poem. it's sad! PS - This is the poem that goes with the Optional Quiz assignment posted in your Google Classrooms! If you would like to bring your computer to work on your alternate ending, please do!
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Read Le Morte d' Arthur. It is posted in Google Classroom. This is the last of the legends we will read. For this story, there are comprehension questions that you should make sure you can answer and there is an archetypes chart as well. This is the last story that will be on your next test!
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO TURN IN A STUDY GUIDE, COMPLETED ACCURATELY, BEFORE YOUR NEXT TEST IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO RE-TEST. If there are any stories you didnt read, and/or dont understand, get caught up before your test!
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO TURN IN A STUDY GUIDE, COMPLETED ACCURATELY, BEFORE YOUR NEXT TEST IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO RE-TEST. If there are any stories you didnt read, and/or dont understand, get caught up before your test!
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Lancelot and Guinevere - Story discussion with study guide.
Learn about next test - Narrative Writing - Alternate Ending.
Learn about next test - Narrative Writing - Alternate Ending.
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ELECTION DAY
Enjoy your day. :)
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You should be caught up with Lancelot. Today, you will add one of your SHOW statements to the posted SLIDE DECK in Google Slides. The instructions are on slide 2. Mini Quiz!
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A/B and Learn from Home Friday.
Finish anything you haven't finished this week. Go into GC, read the description of the Narrative Writing assignment you have coming up. We will talk about it next week. Make note of any questions you may have about this and be sure to ask them if I don't address them when I go over it!
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Read the Lancelot story posted in GC. Work on the SHOW and TELL chart that goes with the story and the study guide for the story itself.
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Discuss Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Archetypes. Open notes quiz over both stories!
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Finish work on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Read the story and do the archetypes charts. We will discuss this t omorrow and have an open notes quiz over both stories!
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Go over Medieval Characteristics of Sword in the Stone and Arthur's Quest. Types of Narration Handout - discuss this too. Intro Galahad.
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COMBO DAY
Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This is also one of the most famous! And it has a different narrative structure - it is a circular story!
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Open Notes Quiz- Background Notes!
Go over Arthur's Quest together and the questions plus elements of medieval Legend.
Go over Arthur's Quest together and the questions plus elements of medieval Legend.
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Read the story of The Sword in the Stone. (posted in GC) and do the questions at the end. This is one of the MOST FAMOUS stories in the world!
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Archetypes and Princess Bride Test
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Use the Guided Notes sheet and Powerpoint attached (and in GC) to take notes over the background of the next set of stories. Bring these tomorrow because we will probably start right after your test. Archetypes and Princess Bride test tomorrow!
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We will finish The Princess Bride in Class and discuss things you didnt understand or archetypes you had questions about. TEST TUESDAY!
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Continue the Princess Bride viewing in Edpuzzle. Continue charts/questions.
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PSAT for all Sophomores. I will only see 7th period today.
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See the instructions for EdPuzzle in Google Classroom. Watch the first 30 minutes of The Princess Bride. Follow along by answering the questions provided. There is also an archetypes chart to fill out as well. These are your notes guides! You will need to do them to study for your test coming after we finish the movie.
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LEARN FROM HOME FOR ALL
New vocab Words are posted. Write a sentence for words 1-10. See assignment and word list in GC.
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Open Notes quiz on Archetypes, Fairy Tales, and the Frame Tale.
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Watch the screencasts on Fairy Tales and the Frame Tale. Take notes onto your own paper to have on hand in your notebook. There will be an open notes quiz over these screencasts on Thursday!
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Archetypes Recap - on the chart. New Archetypes for the Princess Bride
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In GC under the new Topic Heading "Storytelling," you will see some screencasts. Today, I want you to watch the first one on Archetypes and take notes. I posted a chart that you can fill out as you view the screencast. Any questions you have about this, I can answer tomorrow. And then we will talk about some additional ones to add to our notes.
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F451 Test. Optional Quiz due today as well!
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Work on the Test review. Test tomorrow.
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Part 3 - Discussion - Beatty and Montag, the Railroad Tracks, the River, the helicopters and the Media, Granger and the Wandering Men, and the Phoenix. Add Part 3 Sticky Note to the Jamboard page!
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Work on study guide/studying for test
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Quiz over Part 2. Open Notes. Finish the book and notes for Part 3 if you haven't yet!
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Finish the book this weekend and finish Part 3 notes. Quiz Monday. Add your Part 2 Sticky note to the Part 2 Jamboard page!
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Discussion over Part 2 - FLASHBACKS - Faber and The Sieve in the Sand, (reminder - watch the screencast about Dover Beach!) the house burning, and Beatty. Give out Figurative Lang Practice.
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Finish Part 2. Read Part 3 and take notes through pg 137
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Part 1 Open Notes Quiz. KEEP READING PART 2. You should be into Part 3 by Wednesday.
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Read Part 2 through "just a trifle" on page 89. Fill out your notes pages. Watch the video posted in GC on Dover Beach. This is a 10 page section of the book that you MAY SKIP OVER READING and watch this video instead, if you would like to or if you are behind. I will explain this scene to you in this screencast. Fill out this section in your notes by listening to me talk about it.
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Sept 19-20 - YOUR PART 1 QUIZ IS Tuesday but we should be well beyond Part 1 by Wednesday. Start reading Part 2 this weekend please!
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Significant Quotes discussion - Part 1. Bring questions to class so that you are ready to discuss and ask for clarification if you need help with your Part 1 Notes Pages. Quiz Tuesday over Part 1. But we are moving on to Part 2! I am giving out Part 2 notes pages today.
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FINISH PART 1 by FRIDAY. Take notes onto your Notes pages. Add any symbols you see onto your symbols guide. ANd if they are showing up again, add to that symbol's description. Is it the same? Different? Slightly different? See if you can spot a trend or a change.
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Figurative Language Pre-Test
Go over pages 1-40 of the novel - Graphic Organizers. Symbols - Clarisse, White, Phoenix, Birds
Go over pages 1-40 of the novel - Graphic Organizers. Symbols - Clarisse, White, Phoenix, Birds
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Work towards finishing Part 1 of F451. In class tomorrow we will talk about symbols. If you are keeping pace, you should be through page 39, "it was wet" for our discussion tomorrow.
Watch the intro video and take notes. It is posted in GC for you.
Watch the intro video and take notes. It is posted in GC for you.
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Vocab Quiz two - over words 1-30
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Read through page 21 by Monday. Work on the Graphic Organizer provided to you in class. It is also attached here if you didnt get a copy or lost it.
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Why Novels Have First Pages - we will learn about this idea from a lecture, and we will apply it using the pages you read yesterday in class. Bring your books!!!
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Read Pages 1-2 and page 3 through the words "someone standing very quietly there, waiting?" of Fahrenheit 451. We will work with this first passage tomorrow in class.
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Social satire, Dystopia, and SCI FI test. MC and Short Answer.
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LEARN FROM HOME FOR ALL
Make sure your Study Guides for your test are complete. Finish any you didnt complete so that you have them to study for your test TUESDAY. I will be at work all day Friday until 3pm, so you can email with questions. Study your Elements of Fiction Notes. Study your Social Satire/Dystopia/Sci-Fi notes too. If you need to, re-read the two short stories as you look over the study guides we did together. Also, review the poem. If you would like to test your knowledge in another way, attached is a terms review sheet. See what you can comment on from memory, and look up the rest!
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Watch the new vocab videos for words 21-30. Take notes over the words and ways to remember them like we discussed in class. Do Vocab Practice over 1-30 as well. Quiz Monday Sept 14. Prep now to study later.
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Go over the short story and poem together.
Short Quiz - Nature Poem and Satire.
Go over the Romantics Section of the Powerpoint.
Short Quiz - Nature Poem and Satire.
Go over the Romantics Section of the Powerpoint.
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Work on the STORY section of the hyperdoc for "There Will Come Soft Rains." Come to class with both sections complete tomorrow.
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Harrison Bergeron 10 question quiz. Discuss TWCSR Poem using the Poetic Choices Analysis Chart.
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Start the Hyperdoc distributed through Google Classroom. You will work on the poem section first - the poem is called "There Will Come Soft Rains. Fill out the hyperdoc as you go.
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Discuss Harrison Bergeron. Quick Quiz!
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Read the short story "Harrison Bergeron." The story is posted here. Work on the study guide for this story. There will be a short quiz when you come back to class.
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Vocab Quiz 1! Fill in the blank. Words 1-20 only. Discuss questions on the new notes material you worked on yesterday - so bring it to class!
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Use the attached PowerPoint to fill out notes sheet for Censorship, Dystopia, Satire, and Sci-Fi. This is new material, and it is required. Keep the notes in your notebook so we can use them in class.
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PICTURE DAY! Introduction to Satire - Today we start our first literary unit on Satire and Dystopia. We will read an article and view some clips in class today as an introduction. You will also get a hard copy of the notes sheet for Monday's assignment.
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SATIRE and DYSTOPIA - FICTION
Go to Google Classroom and find the Elements of Fiction Guided Notes packet. Fill out everything you know in this guide. A lot should be review. Then, click through the PowerPoint and fill out any blanks you couldn't fill out from memory. Keep these notes in your notebook to reference if you need to.
Go to Google Classroom and find the Elements of Fiction Guided Notes packet. Fill out everything you know in this guide. A lot should be review. Then, click through the PowerPoint and fill out any blanks you couldn't fill out from memory. Keep these notes in your notebook to reference if you need to.
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In Class Essay - Should (the book you chose) be banned in high schools? Write, edit, revise, turn in (in class, on paper). Quiz grade. This will not take the whole period, so we will attempt to remediate some of your quizzes after you finish writing today.
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Find a hook for your essay if you haven't found one already. Blend the quotes you plan to use in your essay at home. I will look at any you aren't sure about before you write tomorrow!
Confirm or improve your Conclusion. You will write your essay tomorrow. Be ready to go once we get to class. :)
Confirm or improve your Conclusion. You will write your essay tomorrow. Be ready to go once we get to class. :)
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Look at the Writing Assignment and Rubric. Go over expectations for Sophomore writing.
Learn about thesis statements and conclusions. Go over Quote Blending Quiz. REMEDIATION OPPORTUNITY WILL BE GIVEN.
Learn about thesis statements and conclusions. Go over Quote Blending Quiz. REMEDIATION OPPORTUNITY WILL BE GIVEN.
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Work on learning Vocabulary Words and Practice Sheet - NOTE - There are videos posted with the words in Google Classroom that will help you understand how to USE the words.
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1) Work on Pre-Write 2) Make Vocab Flash Cards or Quizlet - or work on practice sheet. Helpful videos explaining how to use the words are posted in your GC! Get Student/Parent responsibility Agreement signed. Bring Monday!
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1) Quote Blending Quiz - using your cheat sheet and practice lessons. 2) Work on Essay prep. Today we will learn about hooks, and we will determine your thesis for your essay in class. 3) Vocab practice sheet will be handed out to you. Note- there are videos posted in GC explaining how to use the words!
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Work on annotating the articles for the book you chose and answering the questions that follow each one. Find your defense, reasons, and QUOTES that will back up your ideas.
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Quote Blending Practice - 15 minutes - Quote from The Outsiders
Intro Topic for Short essay - Book Banning. Discuss the point of the essay and what you found out online. Read Book Banning In America Article
Intro Topic for Short essay - Book Banning. Discuss the point of the essay and what you found out online. Read Book Banning In America Article
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READ ARTICLES on Banned books. Choose ONE book you are interested in writing about next week. You will work with both articles on this book next week. Just choose for now.
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1) Get books checked out from the Media Center. 2) Turn in your quote blending practice to me. I will look it over to see what you are doing well and where you need help.
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1) Work on your Quote Blending Practice sentences. You will bring these tomorrow for me to look at while you get your textbooks. 2) Also, do a quick search on this topic: Why do schools ban books? See what you can find out.
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Intro to Class
Today we will take a tour of my website, find your vocab list, check out Google Classroom, and learn to BLEND QUOTES.