English II PreAP Syllabus

Fourth Nine Weeks

Day

H.W. Due

Class Agenda

Bring to Class

H.W. Assign

1: 3/11-14

 

Virginia Woolf: Angel in the House Multiple Choice Passage/Discussion of Answers

 

 

R=Virginia Reading Journal

2: 3/15-16

Virginia RJ

Virginia Woolf:  from A Room of One’s Own Close Reading

Lecture:  How to do MLA Citations I:  Books with 1 and multiple authors, editors etc.

 

A Room of One’s Own Handout

Study for Citation Quiz

3: 3/ 17-18

 

Lecture:  How to conduct Internet/Scholarly Journal Searches.

MLA Citation Quiz

 

Handout:  Research Paper Assignment

4: 3/28-29

 

Lecture:  MLA Citation Lecture II:  Citing Internet, Scholarly Journals, and Other Sources

 

Study for 2nd Citation Quiz

 

5:  3/30-31

 

MLA Citation Quiz 2

Library Research Time

Research Materials

 

6:  4/1-4

 

Library Research Time

Research Materials

 

7:  4/5-6

 

Library Research Time

Research Materials

R=Scrooge, Stave 1/RJ 1

8:  4/7-8

RJ for Stave I

Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Stave I Close Reading/Discussion

A Christmas Carol

R= Scrooge, Stave 2/RJ 2

9:  4/11-12

Annotated Bibliographies Due/RJ Stave II

Dickens, A Christmas Carol Stave II Close Reading/Discussion

A Christmas Carol

R= Scrooge, Stave 3/RJ3

10: 4/13-18

RJ for Stave III

A Christmas Carol, Stave III Close Reading/Discussion

A Christmas Carol

R= Scrooge, Stave 4-5/RJ4

11: 4/19-20

RJ For Staves IV/V

Research Paper Outline

(TAKS)A Christmas Carol Staves IV and V Close Reading/Discussion

A Christmas Carol

 

12: 4/21-22

 

(TAKS)Marriage Proposals Timed Writing

 

R= 1984 Part 1/RJ 1

13:  4/25-26

1984 RJ 1

Orwell, 1984 Close Reading/Discussion

1984

R= 1984 Part 2/RJ 2

14: 4/27-28

1984 RJ 2

Orwell, 1984 Close Reading/Discussion

1984

 

15: 4/29-5/2

Completed Draft of Research Paper

Research Paper:  Peer Editing

Research Paper/Peer Editing materials

R= 1984 Part 3/RJ 3

16: 5/3-4

1984 RJ 3

Orwell, 1984 Close Reading/Discussion

1984

R= 1984 Part 4/RJ 4

17:  5/5-6

1984 RJ 4

Orwell, 1984 Close Reading/Discussion

1984

 

18: 5/9-10

Rough Draft of Research Paper

Poetry AP Multiple-Choice Questions

Henry IV Timed Writing

 

Assign:  Synthesis Game

19:  5/11-12

 

Synthesis Game Preparation

Synthesis materials

 

20: 5/13-16

 

Synthesis Game Preparation

Synthesis materials

 

21: 5/17-18

 

Synthesis Discussion

Synthesis materials

 

22:  5/19-20

Final Draft of Research Paper

Synthesis Discussion

Synthesis materials

 

23: 5/23-24

 

Synthesis Discussion

 

 

 

Major Grades for 4th 9 weeks:

  1. Marriage Proposals Timed Writing
  2. Henry IV Timed Writing
  3. Final Draft of Research Paper
  4. Individual Oral Commentary Grade in Synthesis Discussion