Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Resources:
Brave New World online text
Brave New World audio recording (chapter start times are on the web site)
Brave New World study guide
Brave New World lens tracking sheet
Final Exam Essay assignment page
Final Exam Essay Rubric
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, May 3: Vocab Journal #9 Due (Last one!!!)
-Tuesday, May 3: U5L3A3 BNW Ch 6 Discussion Board
-Wednesday, May 4: U5L3A4 BNW Ch 7 Comparing Worlds
-Monday, May 9: U5L3A5 Soma
-Wednesday, May 11: U5L3A6 World State Foundations
-Thursday, May 12: U5L3A7 Warnings
-Monday, May 16: Final Exam Essay Due by 11:59 PM
-Wednesday, May 18: 3rd and 4th Periods Final Exam
-Thursday, May 19: 2nd Period Final Exam
 
Monday, May 2, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4, L6
 
Reminder: Vocab Journal #9 due tomorrow
 
Infiniti_Q50_Commercial_-_Factory_of_Life.mp4. How has contemporary life been influenced by Huxley?
 
Discuss Ch. 4.
Read aloud and discuss Ch. 5, Part I.
 
Discuss what Henry (an Alpha) understands about conditioning that Lenina (a Beta) cannot grasp.
 
U5L3A2 BNW The Unknown Citizen ReMix Groups assigned by the teacher navigate to the link provided on the Class Board in CTLS and, as a group, use the tools to modify “The Unknown Citizen” to reflect a citizen of The World State.
 
Individually, Read Ch. 5, Part II.
 
 
 
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4, L6
 
U6V9 Vocab Journal #9 due (Last one!!!).
 
U5L3A3 BNW Ch. 6 (RF)
For today’s assignment, follow these steps:

1. Read (or listen to) Chapter 6.
2. Answer the following questions on the “U5L3A3 BNW Chapter 6” discussion board by 11:59 PM tonight.
   1. In Chapter 6, Part I, Why is Bernard frustrated with Lenina?
   2. Why is Lenina frustrated with Bernard?
   3. How do you explain the differences in their points of view?
   4. Who do you think is behaving irrationally?
   5. At the end of Chapter 6, Lenina and Bernard were flying to the Savage Reservation, and “Ten minutes later they were crossing the frontier that separated civilization from savagery” (105). Huxley (seemingly deliberately) totally leaves out any indication of which side of the frontier is civilization and which is savagery. Now that you’ve read the book, when comparing the Savage Reservation to the World State, which do you consider civilized and which do you consider savage? Why?
   6. Initial post is required by 11:59 tonight.
   7. Respond to AT LEAST TWO of your classmates’ posts before 11:59 PM tomorrow, paying particular attention to questions d and e - NO LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN ½ CREDIT.

 
 
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4
 
Discuss Ch. 5 and 6.
 
Review Satire’s purpose.
 
U5L3A4 BNW Ch. 7 Comparing Worlds (RF)
For today’s assignment, follow these steps:

1. Read Chapter 7 of Brave New World.
2. Get the “Comparing Worlds” worksheet from the Brave New World folder on the Google drive (You may want to review the “Satire and Parody SP20” presentation you looked at on the first day of the unit in order to complete the assignment.).
3. Answer the worksheet questions and submit your answers to the U5L3A4 BNW Ch. 7 Comparing Worlds assignment in Turnitin by 11:59 PM tonight.

 
 
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4

1. Look at Hypnopaedic Wisdom.pptx (after Ch. 7).
2. Groups assigned by the teacher navigate to the link provided on the Class Board in CTLS and, as a group, use the tools to analyze the character assigned to your group.
3. Watch 30 minutes of The Island and fill in chart: Island BNW World Compare Contrast Chart.docx.
4. Read Chapter 8 of Brave New World.
5. Consider this: At the end of Chapter 8, when Bernard has invited John to go back to “civilization,” John says, “O brave new world that has such people in it. Let’s start at once.” (This is a quote from The Tempest btw.) When he says this, what is his tone, his attitude? On whose opinions is his attitude towards the World State based?

 
 
Friday, May 6, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4

1. Today, you will read Chapters 9-11 of Brave New World and consider John’s shifting perception of the World State.
2. Yesterday, you considered John’s tone and attitude in Chapter 8 when he first utters these words from The Tempest: “O brave new world that has such people in it.” What was his tone and attitude?
3. John repeats these words in the middle of Chapter 11 (160). When he repeats these words, is his tone and attitude the same?
4. You should be working on your final exam essay EVERY DAY now to get it done by the due date (Monday, May 16 by 11:59 PM). Be sure to look at the essay rubric. You should also be working on the study guide for the test. I have added an additional study guide (Brave New World Extra Study Guide.docx) to help you review important details. Please note that some of them you will not be able to answer…yet.

 
 
Monday, May 9, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4​

1. Watch 30 minutes of The Island and fill in chart: Island BNW World Compare Contrast Chart.docx.
2. Look at Allusions.ppt.
3. You should be working on the final exam essay EVERY DAY (Final Exam Essay FA21.docx assignment page and rubric, Final Exam Essay Rubric.doc). It is due MONDAY. NO LATE WORK!!!!
4. Read Chapters 12-14
5. Complete the following assignment:

 
U5L3A5 Soma: In Chapter 12, John comments, “I’d rather be unhappy than have the sort of false, lying happiness you were having here” (179). What does he mean by this?  Do you think the population of the world we live in has more in common with John’s opinion or with the opinion of most everyone else in the World State? With whom do you agree? Why?
 
Post your response to these questions on the U5L3A5 Soma discussion board by 11:59 PM tonight. Respond to AT LEAST TWO of your classmates’ posts before 11:59 PM tomorrow - NO LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN ½ CREDIT.
 
 
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4
 
Watch the THX1138 movie trailer (THX1138_Directors_cut_The_Future_Trailer.wmv) and think about how contemporary life has been influenced by Huxley.

1. Discuss Ch. 12-14:

• In Chapter 13, Lenina says about John, “he’s the one I want” (187). What does this indicate about Lenina?
• What causes the gap in communication between John and Lenina? Why can’t they understand one another? Do they want the same thing or not?
• In Chapter 14, why is John’s reaction to Linda’s death considered strange? How important is the individual person in the World State?

1. Watch the video in the Brave New World folder on the Google drive: Pill Nation_Are Americans Overprescribed.mp4-2011.
2. Read the first couple of paragraphs of each of these articles that are in the Brave New World folder on the Google drive, paying attention to the article dates (there’s no need to read the entire article unless you just want to):
   1. A Glut of Antidepressants - The New York Times
   2. One in 6 Americans Take Antidepressants, Other Psychiatric Drugs_ Study - NBC News
   3. NHS prescribed record number of antidepressants last year _ The BMJ
3. Watch 30 minutes of The Island and fill in chart: Island BNW World Compare Contrast Chart.docx.
4. Read (or listen to) Chapter 15 of Brave New World.

 
 
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4

1. Discuss: In Chapter 15, when John incites a riot, the police are called out in full riot gear to stop the riot. What is your opinion of their weapons?
2. Read (or listen to) Chapters 16-17 of Brave New World.
3. Answer the questions on the Ch 16-17 Wkst.docx (in the Brave New World folder on the Google drive).
4. Submit your answers to U5L3A6 World State Foundations assignment in Turnitin by 11:59 PM tonight.
5. Watch 30 minutes of The Island and fill in chart: Island BNW World Compare Contrast Chart.docx.

 
 
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10

1. Discuss Ch. 16-17
2. Watch The Island and fill in chart: Island BNW World Compare Contrast Chart.docx.
3. Read Ch. 18.

 
 
Friday, May 13, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, L3, L4

1. Discuss Ch. 18.
2. Look at Symbolism in the Novel.ppt
3. Review “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” in the Romanticism in England Presentation and consider the last three slides.
4. Finish The Island (30 min.)
5. On the U5L3A7 Warnings discussion board, submit your thoughts by 11:59 PM tonight: (a) Of the many messages that Huxley weaves into Brave New World, what do you think is the most powerful warning he gives the reader? (b) Do you agree with him? (c) Why or why not? (d) What theme(s)/ message(s) do Brave New World and The Island share? (e) Explain why/how the messages are/are not relevant to our society? (f) Which text do you think is more relevant to our world?
6. Respond to AT LEAST TWO of your classmates’ posts before 11:59 PM tomorrow - NO LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN ½ CREDIT.
7. Work on FE essay (Final Exam Essay FA21.docx; Final Exam Essay Rubric.doc). DUE by 11:59 PM ON MONDAY.

 
 
Monday, May 16, 2022
Standards: L1, L2, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, W2, W4, W5, W10
Activities:

1. Work on FE essay (Final Exam Essay FA21.docx; Final Exam Essay Rubric.doc). Due by 11:59 PM tonight.
2. If finished early, work on study guide (LP_Brave_New_WorldFinal-pp 13-14 Study Guide.pdf). Additional study guides are available on the Google drive.

 
 
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10
 
Work on study guides over Brave New World in preparation for the final exam.
 
 
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Final exam, 3rd and 4th periods
 
 
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Final exam, 2nd period

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Resources:
Brave New World online text
Brave New World audio recording (chapter start times are on the web site)
Brave New World study guide
Brave New World lens tracking sheet
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, April 26: Vocab Journal #8 Due
-Tuesday, April 29: U5L2A1 Modern Speech
-Wednesday, April 30: U5L3A1 Ch 3 Analysis
-Tuesday, May 3: Vocab Journal #9 Due (Last one!!!)
-Tuesday, May 3: U5L3A3 BNW Ch 6 Discussion Board
-Wednesday, May 4: U5L3A4 BNW Ch 7 Comparing Worlds
-Monday, May 9: U5L3A5 Soma
-Wednesday, May 11: U5L3A6 World State Foundations
-Thursday, May 12: U5L3A7 Warnings
-Monday, May 16: Final Exam Essay Due by 11:59 PM
-Wednesday, May 18: 3rd and 4th Periods Final Exam
-Thursday, May 19: 2nd Period Final Exam
 
Monday, April 25, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4, L6
 
Reminder: Vocab Journal #8 due tomorrow
 
Discuss Ch. 1 and read Ch. 2 (Go over BNW Ch 2 Notes.pptx as we read).
 
Begin Mrs. Miniver (25 minutes)
 
Remember: BNW is a satire. What does that mean to you about the concepts the author presents in the text?
 
Brave New World Aldous Huxley Audiobook.mp4
2 – 29:16
3 – 50:40
4.I – 1:38:12
4.II – 1:49:36
5.I – 2:04:34
5.II – 2:16:28
6.I – 2:33:38
6.II – 2:47:58
7 – 3:10:03
8 – 3:40:50
9 – 4:15:39
10 – 4:25:13
11 – 4:37:46
12 – 5:14:28
13 – 5:40:09
14 – 6:01:00
15 – 6:20:25
16 – 6:36:09
17 – 7:01:27
18 – 7:22:34
 
 
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL4, RL6, RL9, RI1, RI6, RI9, L4, L5, L6
 
U6V8 Vocab Journal #8 due
 
Read Meet Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua.docx
 
Read New CRISPR Technique
 
U5L2A1 Modern Speech
Look at Churchills Wartime Speech and Blitz Pics.pptx and answer the questions on slide 20). Turn in to Turnitin.
 
Read “The Unknown Citizen” in The Unknown Citizen VanBo.docx and answer the questions on page 1 (do not attempt page 2 yet).
 
Finish reading Ch. 2 of Brave New World, answering the questions about Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 on the study guide, and adding details from the chapter to your Lens Tracking Sheet.
 
 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4, L6
 
Review BNW until now, discussing the end of Chapter 2.
 
U5L3A1 Ch 3 Analysis
Read Ch. 3 in BNW Ch 3 Divided Analysis 4 Parts.pdf and answer the questions in the margin. Put your answers on this sheet, NOT in the question document: BNW Ch 3 Divided Analysis 4 Parts Answer Sheet.docx.
 
Watch 25 minutes of Mrs. Miniver.
 
 
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4, L6
 
THAT Could NEVER Happen SP20.pptx
 
Discuss Ch. 3 and read Ch. 4.
 
Today we will discuss Ch. 3 and read Ch. 4. In Chapter 4, Part I, you see an Epsilon-Minus (the lowest caste) and the effect that the oxygen deprivation and alcohol treatment of the embryo has on the adult. He simply reacts to the world around him and has no memory retention at all. In Bernard, Benito Hoover, and Helmholtz Watson, you see the individuality that occurs within the Alpha class since they are conditioned less than any other caste.
 
1. Read Chapter 4.
2. As you read, consider these questions:

1. How are Bernard and Helmholtz similar?
2. How are Bernard and Helmholtz different?
3. Note these quotes from Chapter 4, Part II: “Bernard gave his order in the sharp, rather arrogant and even offensive tone of one who does not feel himself too secure in his superiority” (64). “The mockery made him feel an outsider; and feeling an outsider he behaved like one” (65). “Slackly, it seemed to him, and with reluctance, the twin attendants wheeled his plane out on the roof” (65). “Was that a kind bestial derision that he detected in those blank grey eyes?” (65). Think about what Bernard intellectually knows and recognizes about the lower caste attendants. Where does Bernard’s problem with the world actually exist?

 
Friday, April 29, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L1, L3, L4, L6
 
Finish Mrs. Miniver
 

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Resources:
The Essay Guide
Research Paper Assignment Page (requirements are detailed in the RUBRIC)
Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document
Research paper rubric SP22.docx
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, Apr. 19: Peer Review Due
-Saturday, April 23: Research Paper Due (all other dates in Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document)
-Friday, April 22: Begin Brave New World
-Tuesday, April 26: Vocab Journal #8 Due
 
 
Monday, April 18, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Review conclusions (Essay Guide pp. 115-117) and add a conclusion to your research paper. Begin editing, proofreading, and finalizing your paper.
 
Essay Guide resources: pp. 118-124, 130-139 (completed example essay).
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85: Suggest appropriate revisions
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
 
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
This is the LAST class day to work on your Research Paper.
 
Update the Works Cited page of your essay to reflect the sources that were actually cited in your research paper.
 
Remember that this is a formal paper and your language should reflect an appropriately scholarly diction (no contractions, abbreviations, or first or second-person pronouns, numbers, etc.).
 
Essay Guide resources: pp. 118-124, 130-139 (completed example essay).
 
U4L3A6 Peer Review
Before the end of class today, upload your research paper file to the U4L3A6 Peer Review Discussion Board. After you upload your paper, read TWO of the papers posted by your classmates. For each paper, copy and paste the prompt questions into a reply and ANSWER THEM about the paper you read. Review TWO papers before midnight tonight.
 
Here are the prompt and questions:
Copy and paste the questions below into your discussion post for TWO papers; then, provide the answers to these questions based on the paper you reviewed. Please – be honest and helpful but also kind. Identify problems and make suggestions for how they might be fixed. Use the Mary Poppins technique (a spoonful of sugar): “You’ve done a nice job with your lead-ins, but you might want to check the punctuation for errors.” As a bare minimum, you must answer the questions. If you want to be awesome and super helpful, you can provide additional helpful information.
Questions to copy, paste, and answer:
Is the argument convincing?
What would make the argument more convincing?
Is the evidence thorough, merely adequate, or somewhat lacking?
Does the conclusion offer more than mere summary?
Does the essay explain how each quoted detail supports the point?
Does every quotation have a lead-in?
Are the lead-ins properly punctuated?
Does every quotation have a citation?
Does every detail that is not common knowledge have a citation?
Are the citations formed correctly?
Are the citations placed correctly?
What problems did you see with MLA format?
Does the essay conform to the rules of formality (no 1st/2nd pronouns, numbers, abbreviations, contractions)?
What did you see in this paper that is really cool or well done?
What did you see in this paper that really needs some additional work?
 
U4L3A7 Final Research Paper
Your completed paper is due to Turnitin by 11:59 PM on Saturday, April 23.
 
 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL4, RL6, RL9, RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI9, SL1, L4, L5, L6
 
A New Epic Poem
Read about John Milton (text pp. 475, 516-521; Milton.ppt; Milton Fall of Satan Pearson Text.pdf).
 
U4L1A6 Paradise Lost Use the excerpt from the textbook (pp. 524-534 of Milton Fall of Satan Pearson Text.pdf) to answer the questions on Paradise Lost NotesREV.doc. Turn in your notes to Turnitin.
 
The Romantic Movement
Look at Romanticism in Britain.ppt through slide 11.
 
 
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL4, RL6, RL9, RI1, RI6, RI9, L4, W10, L5, L6
 
Hoya Block Ends 4/21/22
 
U4L3A8 Peer Review Feedback
Click here to provide feedback on the Peer Review activity.
 
Finish the Romantics presentation, taking notes on poems; then, complete the following activity:
 
U4L1A7 The Romantics (RF)
Consider the poetry presented in the presentation Romanticism in Britain. Then, go to the U4L1A7 The Romantics Discussion on the discussion board (in CTLS) and answer the following questions:
1. Which poem do you feel best reflects the message of the British Romantics?
2. Why do you think so?
3. Which poem do you like the best?
4. Why do you like that one?
Once you have posted your answers, respond to the answers posted by at least TWO of your classmates. Provide thoughtful, polite responses, reflecting on and reacting to what was said (more than just simple affirmations).
Post your initial answers by 11:59 PM on Thursday, April 21 and your responses to your peers by Friday, April 22 at 11:59 PM.
 
 
Friday, April 22, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL4, RL6, RL9, RI1, RI6, RI9, L4, W10, L5, L6
 
U5L1A1 The Modern Period
Get some background on the Modern Period from The Modern Period Background.ppt.
 
U5L2A1 Modern Poetry
Read and analyze The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock wPreview.docx. Explain how the poem connects to the themes of the period.
 
Look at slides 1-6 of BNW Intro SP20.pptx.
 
Discuss summative task and keeping notes on Brave New World Lens Tracking Sheet.pdf.
 
Study Guide: LP_Brave_New_WorldFinal-pp 13-14 Study Guide.pdf.
 
I will not be taking these up; however, if you complete them as you read, you will do MUCH better on the final assessment over this book. In the final assessment, you will be asked to complete a multiple-choice test and write an essay explaining the messages that are revealed when the book is viewed through one of the lenses we studied this semester: cultural, feminist, or Marxist – your choice.
 
Read BNW-Ch. 1 (accompanied by BNW Ch 1 Notes.pptx and Words in Context BNW Check.pptx).
 
Answer the Ch. 1 questions on the Study Guide and add details from the chapter to your Lens Tracking Sheet.

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Resources:
The Essay Guide
Research Paper Assignment Page (requirements are detailed in the RUBRIC)
Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document
Research paper rubric SP22.docx
Research Paper Collaboration Contract
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Wednesday, Apr. 13: Sentence Outline Due
-Saturday, April 23: Research Paper Due (all other dates in Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document)
-Monday, April 25: Begin Brave New World
-Tuesday, April 26: Vocab Journal #8 Due
 
 
Monday, April 11, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Go over Rubric Analysis answers.
 
Read about Step 4: Revise the Thesis (Essay Guide, p. 45-46) and revise your thesis if you need to.
 
U4L3A4 Background: Write ONE paragraph that provides background on your topic and justifies why it is an appropriate topic to write about. Do NOT use first person. Do NOT talk about your paper. Talk ONLY about the subject you are writing about.
 
Provide enough information that someone reading your paragraph would understand why your topic is important.
 
Read about Step 5: Write the Introduction (Essay Guide, pp. 47, 49-52).
 
Revise and finalize your background paragraph, typing it into your paper as the introduction, in front of your claim statement (your claim should be the LAST sentence of your introduction).
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Trace an argument: set 1
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
 
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Read about Step 6: Outline and Organize, (Essay Guide, pp. 53-54, 61-65).
 
Discuss how to build an argument with relevant details. Watch Monty Python’s Dead Parrot argument and Argument Clinic and discuss building an argument (and what NOT to do).
 
Read about how to form a sentence outline from the list of keywords (Sentence Outline.pptx). Go over counterclaims and warrant.
 
U4L3A5 Sentence Outline
Hand in your research paper file in progress that includes your introduction with thesis (underlined), your topic sentences, and your working bibliography to Turnitin by midnight on April 12 (Sample paper: Sentence Outline Sample Paper.docx).
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
 
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Read about Step 7: Type a Rough Draft of the Body (Essay Guide, pp. 66-74).
 
Open your research paper file and type your paper without looking at your notes, adding the rough paragraphs for the topic sentences that were already there (your sentence outline). You may use any facts or information you remember as you type, but you may not look anything up. Don’t worry about citing your sources at this point – we will do that in the NEXT step!
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
 
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Read about Step 8: Add Citations for Paraphrases (Essay Guide, pp. 74-81). Add the citations for the paraphrases you naturally included in the rough draft you typed yesterday (See All About Paraphrases.pptx for examples).
 
Read about Step 9: Add Quoted Material (and Citations). View Adding Quotes and Citations.pptx for examples of what you should do.
 
Review the following sections in the Essay Guide:
Quotations Overview, p. 82-83
Modifying Quotations, pp. 84-87
Punctuating Quotations & Citations, pp. 88-89
Citation Formats, pp. 90-94
Example Essay, pp. 95-98
 
Add your carefully selected quoted material (and the accompanying citations) to your research paper.
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Identify plagiarism
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
 
Friday, April 15, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Read about Step 10: Blend Quoted Material.
 
Review lead-ins and commentary (Essay Guide, pp. 99-110, 145), comparing the model essay in the previous step, pp. 95-98 to the model essay in this step 107-110 (Blending Quotations Examples.pptx).
 
Add lead-ins and commentary to the quotations that you have inserted into your paper.
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Resources:
The Essay Guide
Research Paper Assignment Page (most requirements are detailed in the RUBRIC)
Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document
Research paper rubric SP22.docx
Research Paper Collaboration Contract
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, Mar. 29: Vocab Journal #7 Due
-Thursday, Mar. 31: Feedback Analysis FA20.docx Due
-Saturday, April 23: Research Paper Due (all other dates in Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document)
-Monday, April 25: Begin Brave New World
-Tuesday, April 26: Vocab Journal #8 Due
 
Monday, March 28, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W5, SL3, L4, L5, L6
 
Reminder: Vocab #7 due tomorrow.
 
Go over “A Modest Proposal” and hand in U4L1A5 Contemporary Satire
Look at the Rhetorical Slanters on page 393 of your SpringBoard text. In groups, students will try to find assigned slanter in two videos and present findings to the class.
- Watch video 1: “Fox News Ben Shapiro on Fox and Friends_ 'Gun Control Is Not The Answer To The Vegas Massacre'.mp4”
-Students present term definition, example, and examples from the video.
-Watch video 1: “MSNBC Matthews_ We Need To Do More On Gun Control _ Hardball _ MSNBC.mp4”
-Students present term definition, example, and examples from the video.
 
Discuss differences in videos.
 
U4L2A3 Bias in the Media
Download Bias in the Media Wkst Pp 266_270.docx and Bias in the Media Articles.pdf.
 
In the Bias in the Media Articles.pdf file, read the whole article titled “How the Media Twist the News” and paragraphs 1, 7, and 10 of “Why Partisans View Mainstream Media as Biased and Ideological Media as Objective.”
 
Answer the questions in Bias in the Media Wkst Pp 266_270.docx and submit your answers in Turnitin.
 
 
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W5, L4, L5, L6
 
U6V7 Vocab Journal #7 due.
 
Read the following articles and analyze them for bias and slanters (particularly emotional words – Rhetorical Definition):
-“Trump plan to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital triggers warnings - NBC News”
-“Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, forge ahead with moving US Embassy _ Fox News”
 
Discuss elements of bias in the two articles.
 
Read about headlines “How Headlines Change the Way We Think” on pp. 381-383 of the SpringBoard text.
 
Discuss the Information Literacy worksheet completed last week (Information Literacy Pages Annotated.docx in the Essay Guide folder).
 
Go over the requirements and timeline of the Research Paper (and collaboration opportunity): 
Argument Research Synthesis Essay FA20.docx,
Research paper rubric SP22.docx, Research Paper Timeline and Requirements SP22.docx.
 
Form collaboration group if interested (no more than three people per group) and fill out the Collaboration Contract.
 
Discuss subjects and topics and read about the details of the argument essay claim statement (Essay Guide, pp. 6, 8-11).
 
Create a working thesis and post your working thesis in the discussion board: U4L3A2 Working Thesis in CTLS (WF). If you are working with a group, your post should indicate the names of ALL the members of your group.
 
Once you have posted the working thesis, you should respond to at least three other groups/persons by midnight, offering constructive criticism.
 
Post your initial claim to the Discussion board by 7:00 PM tonight and respond to others by 11:59 tonight.
 
Once you have considered the feedback you receive from others, adjust your working thesis if necessary and post the final Working Thesis to U4L3A2 Working Thesis in Turnitin by 11:59 on Wednesday, March 30. Only ONE member of each group should post in Turnitin but all group names should be reflected in document.
 
 
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Download the MLA template and customize it for your own research paper (If a group, last names of ALL members should be in running header and ALL names should appear on top line of 4-line heading).
 
Create a working title for your paper and place it in your document.
 
Type your working thesis statement as the first line of the paper and submit this document to U4L3A2 Working Thesis in Turnitin (only ONE member of a group should submit this document).
 
Review the tips for Saving Internet Sources Directions.docx.
 
Begin researching your topic and documenting the articles you find on the Works Cited page of your research paper file, creating a working bibliography.
 
IXL Activities
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activities in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
-Identify supporting evidence in a text
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
U4L3A3 Research Paper Rubric Analysis (NG)

1. Download the research paper rubric, titled “Research paper rubric FA22.”
2. Download the file titled “Rubric Worksheet.”
3. Use the rubric to answer the questions on the rubric worksheet.

Submit your worksheet with the answers to Turnitin by 11:59 PM on Friday, April 1.
 
 
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Continue researching your subject and adding found resources to the Works Cited page of your research paper file.
 
During this period, you will meet with the teacher in a Writing Conference (bring your feedback analysis to class with you!)
 
Info on how to search for sources:
Essay Guide: p. 16
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJygQwYV84
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0DQfwc72PM
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9XZk9CLxK4
 
IXL Activity
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activity in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
Choose the best evidence to support a claim
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 
 
Friday, April 1, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W1, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9, L4, L5, L6
 
Get a copy of Brave New World if at all possible.
 
In the Essay Guide, read about Step 3: Read and Annotate (page 42-44).
 
Review the process in Annotating Electronic Sources.docx.
 
Annotate the articles you have found, making a list of the keywords you are using to annotate.
 
IXL Activities
Before coming to class tomorrow, complete the following activities in IXL, earning a SmartScore of at least 85:
-Evaluate counterclaims
-Organize information by main idea
Extra credit will be awarded for students earning a SmartScore of 95 or higher.
 

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
Research Paper Timeline and Requirements Document
Research Paper Rubric
Research Paper Collaboration Contract
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, Mar. 29: Vocab Journal #7 Due
-Saturday, April 23: Research Paper Due
-Monday, April 25: Begin Brave New World
 
Monday, March 21, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL4, RL5, RL9, L4, L5, L6
 
The End of the Renaissance

1. Look at the characteristics of sonnets and practice scanning for rhythm (p. 252; Sonnet_Types and Scansion.ppt, slides 1-25).
2. Look at sample sonnets by major poets (Sonnet_Types and Scansion.ppt, slides 26-35; Sonnet Form Notes.docx):

-Spenser (p. 253), “Sonnet 75” (256);
-Sidney (p. 257), “Sonnet 31” (p. 259);
-Shakespeare (p. 272), sonnets 29, 130 (pp. 275-278).

1. Read about John Donne (p. 482) and metaphysical poetry (p. 480). Read his most famous metaphysical poem, “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning” (p. 484), and excerpts from “Meditation 17” (p. 488). All information and texts can be found in Donne Valediction and Meditation.pptx.

 
 
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W5, L4, L5, L6
 
U4L1A1 Restoration and 18th Century (RF)
Use the presentation Restoration and 18th Century SP21.pptx to fill in Restoration and 18th Century Notes.docx.
 
Note the new form of writing: The Essay - non-fiction, intellectual and scientific writing (Bacon.ppt).
 
U4L2A1 Information Literacy
1. Open the Essay Guide.
2. Get the worksheet titled Information Literacy Overview.docx.
3. Using pages 17-22 in the Essay Guide for a reference, answer the questions on the worksheet.
Discuss correct answers and look at and evaluate some sample sites.
 
 
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Standards: RL6, RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI9, L4, L5, L6
 
U4L1A2 Identifying Parody and Satire
Look at the presentation titled “Satire and Parody SP20” with accompanying videos (when they are indicated in the presentation).
Videos:
-Old Spice  - The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.mp4
-Smell Like A Monster.mp4
-Satire Polluter Harmony Ad  Peter & Janet's Story.mp4
-Satire Loudness Equals Power - Onion Talks - Ep. 2.mp4
-Onion - Tips For Fixing The Nation.pdf
 
U4L1A3 Educational Satire

1. Examine the list of possible “tips” for fixing the so-called “Education problem” in the file titled “Onion - Tips for Fixing the Nation.”
2. Pick one that you’d like to expand on.
3. Write a paragraph which ironically supports the idea with a (fake) logical argument.
4. The trick is to make it sound like a good idea! Make it sound like you are serious in your support of the crazy idea.
5. Submit your paragraph to Turnitin by 11:59 PM.

 
 
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Standards: RL6, RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI9, SL1, L4, L5, L6
 
U4L1A4 A Modest Proposal
Read “A Modest Proposal” (pp. 618-625; Swift Modest Proposal Pearson Text.pdf).
In your assigned group, complete A Modest Proposal Group Activity.doc and the Group question assigned to your group on A Modest Proposal Chunking Analysis.docx.
Groups present assigned chunk to the class.
As a class, discuss techniques, warrant, audience, ethos, pathos, and logos.
 
U4L1A5 Contemporary Satire
Following the guidelines and examples explained in Modest Proposal Close 5.docx, read and analyze the contemporary satire Modest Proposal Obesity Abatement Satire.docx.
 
 
Friday, March 25, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, W5, L4, L5, L6
 
U4L3A1 Feedback Analysis
View the feedback you received on your Feminist Critical Lens paper and complete the feedback analysis worksheet (Feedback Analysis FA20.docx). You must have this completed when we meet for a writing conference on Thursday, Mar. 31.
 
U4L2A2 Changing Media
Read Social media outpaces print news in the US.docx.
and "How News Has Changed" on pages 371-374 of your text and answer the questions on How News Has Changed Worksheet.docx.
 

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
PDF of Othello is HERE.
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, Mar. 15: Vocab Journal #6 Due
-Wednesday, Mar. 16 and Thursday, Feb. 17: Othello test
 
Monday, March 14, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
Reminder: U6V6 Vocab Journal #6 is due tomorrow.
 
Read III.iii.279-316
 
Watch Othello III iii 278 Handkerchief Found 55 sec Fishburne.mp4
 
Read III.iii.317-326, examining Iago’s plan.
 
Watch Othello III iii Trifles Light as Air Fishburne.mp4 (III.iii.319-321).
 
Read III.iii.327-476
 
Watch Othello III iii 322-437 Honest Is Not Safe Fishburne.mp4 (5:03); then discuss.
 
NOTE: The Fishburne movie moves III.iii.438-476 into Act IV, so you WILL see it, but later.
 
Skip III.iv.1-22 (comic relief)
 
Read III.iv.23-106
Watch Othello III iv Handkerchief Accusation Fishburne.mp4 (3:13); discuss.
 
Finish reading Act III.
 
Read IV.i.1-214
Watch Othello IV i 1-214 Ocular Proof Fishburne.mp4 (includes the scene moved from III.iii.439-476). (9:29); discuss.
 
Read IV.i.215-282
Watch Othello IV i 215-282 Are His Wits Safe Fishburne.mp4 (2:13); discuss.
 
 
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6V6 Vocab Journal #6 due.
 
Read IV.ii.1-169
Othello IV ii 1-169 Accusation Fishburne.mp4 (6:25); discuss.
 
Go over A Day at the Office.pptx
 
Read IV.ii.170-245
Watch Othello IV ii 170-245 Roderigos Threat.mp4 (2:19) (This includes V.i.128-129: “This is the night/That either makes me or fordoes me quite.” Discuss why this is true.)
 
Read IV.iii
Watch Othello V i-ii Endings Fishburne.mp4 (31:16) This video includes IV.iii and all of V.
 
Discuss Act V.
 
Revisit statement from Marxist cultural criticism that “Human relations are based on the struggle for economic power” in relation to Iago (text p. 190; pdf p. 212).
 
If there is extra time, show Appearance vs Reality in Othello.mp4 (13:10 mins.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EztNFiBCndo
 
 
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, RI1, RI2, L6
 
U3L3A4 Othello Test
 
 
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, RI1, RI2, L6
 
U3L3A4 Othello Test
 
 
Friday, March 18, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U3L5A1 The KJV
In the green textbook, read about the King James Bible (pp. 296-297). Complete the following assignment for excerpts from this most famous piece of literature from the English Renaissance:

1. Paraphrase each verse of Psalm 23 (p. 299). NOTE: a verse is a numbered piece of text.
2. Paraphrase each verse of the excerpt from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6: 24-30; p. 301).
3. Read the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32; pp. 302-304) and answer the Critical Reading questions on page 304 (included in the presentation, below).

 
All of the assignment and texts can be found in King James Bible History and Excerpts.pptx.
 

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
PDF of Othello is HERE.
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Monday, Mar. 7: Early Release
-Monday, Mar. 7: U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions due
-Tuesday, Mar. 8: Vocab Journal #5 Due
-Wednesday, Mar. 9: U3L3A2: Iago’s Plan
-Wednesday, Mar. 16 and Thursday, Feb. 17: Othello test
 
 
Monday, Mar. 7, 2022
Early Release 3/7/22
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Reminder: U6V5 Vocab Journal #5 is due tomorrow.
 
U6L5A13 Sentence Structure Challenge
Name That Structure group challenge!
 
 
Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6V5 Vocab Journal #5 due.
 
-Read I.iii.1-169
- Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story James Earl Jones Performs 2009.mp4
- Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story Fishburne.mpg.
 
-Read I.iii.170-196
 
U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions, Part II (RF)
Read I.iii through I.iii.187 (Desdemona’s Divided Duty speech), then fill out the second page of the film comparison worksheet (Comparing Film Versions Graphic Organizer I i I am not.docx) with these videos:
Othello I iii Divided Duty Kani.mpg (2:04)
Othello I iii Divided Duty Fishburne.mpg (1:53)
Othello I iii Divided Duty Walker.mpg (1:49)
 
-Read I.iii.197-295
 
 
Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
REMINDER: Remember to complete Othello study questions as review guide for test (Othello Unit Plan Yeah.pdf, pp. 17-18).
 
At the first instance of “Honest Iago” (I.iii.278-279, I.iii.289), begin a notation at the top of your chart listing every time someone refers to Iago as honest.
 
-Discuss soliloquy and aside from p. 304 of the SpringBoard text.
 
-Read I.iii.296-396
 
-Watch Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Kani.mpg and Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Chess Set Fishburne.mpg
 
-Summarize II.i.1-59 (necessary only to explain setting/background)
 
Read II.i.60-95
 
Switch to SparkNotes version to read lines 96-164 (discuss Marxist and Feminist lens)
 
-Watch Othello II i Courtesy Kani.mp4 (10:50)
 
U3L3A2 Iago’s Plan
Read Act II, scene i and answer the questions on the accompanying worksheet (Othello II.i.165-312 Questions.docx). This is due by 11:59 PM tonight.
 


Thursday, Mar. 10, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
Discuss II.i (worksheet) and watch clip of soliloquy: Othello II i 286-312 Iago Madness Soliloquy Kani.mpg.
 
Read aloud the proclamation that makes up Act II, scene ii and discuss what it means.
 
Read 2.3.1-11 and discuss Othello’s directions to Cassio and opinion of Iago.
 
Groups plan interactions: II.iii: 11-59; 60-116; 117-141; 142-161;162-195; 196-257; 258-292; 293-335; 336-388.

​Students present interpretations of scenes.
 
As student groups perform, stop after each performance to add important details to chart.
 
Key clips to watch after corresponding text:
Othello II iii 77-255 I Am Not Drunk Fishburne.mpg (7:08)
Othello II iii 261-388 Reputation Fishburne.mp4 (5:34)
Othello II iii 336 How Am I Then a Villain Fishburne.mpg (1:26)
 
Skip/summarize III.i.1-28 (comic relief)
 
Read aloud the rest of III.i and III.ii.
 
Read III.iii through line 40.
 
 
Friday, Mar. 11, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
Read through III.iii.92
Watch Othello III iii 1-269 Poison in the Ear Fishburne.mpg (8:14); then discuss.
 
Watch unique movie technique, flashback: Othello III iii 277-278 Flashback after Poison Fishburne.mpg (0:55)
 
Read III.iii.279-316
 
Watch Othello III iii 278 Handkerchief Found 55 sec Fishburne.mp4
 
Read III.iii.317-326, examining Iago’s plan.
 
Watch Othello III iii Trifles Light as Air Fishburne.mp4 (III.iii.319-321).
 
Read III.iii.327-476
 
Watch Othello III iii 322-437 Honest Is Not Safe Fishburne.mp4 (5:03); then discuss.

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
PDF of Othello is HERE.
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Monday, Feb. 28: We will use the SpringBoard text in order to complete the class activities. An electronic copy will NOT be provided. (pp. 147, 176, 177).
-Thursday, Mar. 3: We will use the SpringBoard text in order to complete the class activities. An electronic copy will NOT be provided. (pp. 281-282).
-Tuesday, Mar. 8: Vocab Journal #5 Due
-Wednesday, Mar. 16 and Thursday, Feb. 17: Othello test
 
 
 
Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, RI1, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U3L2A1 Othello Analysis

1. Read “How is My Perspective Shaped?” discussion (p. 147).
2. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge0b5EPdL8I  from 5:55 to 7:48 and 10:20 to 11:32 to see the different subtext that can be delivered through the exact same words.
3. Volunteers prepare dialogue on p. 177 with scenarios.
4. Discuss subtext and stage directions. (p. 176).

 
Review citing line numbers in a drama (Essay Guide, pp. 92-93).
 
Watch Othello play summary (Othello in 6 Minutes.mp4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH6phTSOn3Q
 
Begin reading Othello aloud in class, filling in the charts as we read.
 
Presentation Lens Details Othello I I FA21.pptx walks you through how to document CMF details for the first scene.
 
Read I.i through the “I Am Not What I Am” monologue.
Watch and discuss the first version of the opening scene of Othello:
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Kani.mpg
 
Discuss soliloquy and aside from p. 304 of the SpringBoard text.
 
 
 
Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6L5A9 Faulty Coordination
Ruby Grammar Wkbk, Faulty Coordination, pages 83-84 (11GE2023pdf. 11GE2024.pdf)
 
U3L4A1 Sonnets & Pastoral Poetry
Using the green British Literature textbooks under your desk (or on the shelf at the back of the room), complete the worksheets that have been provided (you may need to use the Table of Contents or Index to locate the information in the textbook): Sonnets and Pastoral Poetry Wkst.doc and Pastoral Poetry.doc

​NOTE: All of the information and poems are readily available on the Internet. If you are working at home, try using Google to find the information and poems.

If any time remains, you may work on your vocabulary that is due next week. You may use Othello or the poems you have worked with today as sources for your vocabulary words.
 
 
 
Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
Go over worksheets from yesterday.
 
U6L5A10 More Faulty Coordination
Ruby Grammar Wkbk, Faulty Coordination, pages 85-86 (11GE2025.pdf; 11GE2026.pdf).
 
U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions, Part I (RF)
Watch the three versions of the opening scene of Othello:
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Kani.mpg
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Olivier.mpg
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Fishburne.mpg
On the chart (Comparing Film Versions Graphic Organizer I i I am not.docx), identify how the characters are portrayed in each version. What is the same? What is different? How do the differences affect the impact of the scene on the viewer?
(discuss after EACH video).
 
U3L2A1 Othello Analysis
Read and analyze the rest of I.i with Lens Details Othello I I FA21.pptx.
 
 
 
Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6L5A11 Faulty Parallelism
67 Parallelism 12GE2019.pdf; 68 Parallelism 12GE2020.pdf
Parallel Structure and Conjunctions.pptx
 
U3L2A1 Othello Analysis
Play versions of Wake Brabantio and discuss similarities/differences/methods that directors use to hide Iago’s identity:
Othello I i Wake Brabantio Kani.mpg
Othello I i Wake Brabantio Fishburne.mpg
Othello I I Wake Brabantio Marshall.mpg
 
U3L2A2 Moor through a Cultural Lens
Complete activity 3.7: The Moor: Character Analysis Through a Cultural Lens (pp. 281-282).
 
Discuss the cultural prejudice demonstrated in I.i.
 
 
 
Friday, Mar. 4, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6L5A12 Sentence Structure
47 Sentence Structure 12GE1915.pdf; 48 Sentence Structure 12GE1916.pdf.
 
U3L2A1 Othello Analysis
-Read/analyze I.ii
-Watch Othello I ii Street Confrontation Kani.mpg (2:33) and Othello I ii Street Confrontation Fishburne.mpg  (2:12). Compare/contrast clips, discussing gestures, tone, prop, costuming.
-Read I.iii through Othello’s explanation of what happened.

Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Tuesday, Feb. 15: Vocab Journal #4 Due
-Wednesday, Feb. 16: U6L4A9 Preposition Practice and U6L4A11 NoRedInk Prepositions and Modifiers Practice due
-Thursday, Feb. 17: U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective due; Rubric HERE
-Friday, Feb. 18: You MUST have your SpringBoard text pages in order to complete the class activities. An electronic copy will NOT be provided. (pp. 146, 190, 258, 269-271).
-Tuesday, Mar. 8: Vocab Journal #5 Due
 
 
Monday, Feb. 14, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL6, SL1, W2, W4, W5, W9, L1, L3, L4, L5, L6
 
U6V4 Vocab Journal #4 due tomorrow.
 
Go over worksheets from Friday.
 
U6L2A2 Subject-Verb Agreement
93 SV Agrmt Nns Pronns Vbs 12GE2301.pdf; 94 SV Agrmt Nns Pronns Vbs 12GE2302.pdf; 95 SV Agrmt Compound Subj 12GE2303.pdf; 96 SV Agrmt Compound Subj 12GE2304.pdf; 97 SV Agrmt Confusing Subj 12GE2305.pdf; 98 SV Agrmt Confusing Subj 12GE2306.pdf
 
U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective
Read about how and what to quote and cite (pp. 82-94 in the Essay Guide).
Read about how NOT to cite dialogue (Quoting Dialogue_NO.pptx)
Read about lead-ins (99-105), commentary (106), and citations (89-93) in the Essay Guide.
A review of ALL of these concepts is provided in the presentation: 3 Adding Details from Texts.pptx.
Select appropriate details from your story and merge them into your essay with appropriate lead-ins and citations.
 
 
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL6, SL1, W2, W4, W5, W9, L3, L4, L5, L6
 
U6V4 Vocab Journal #4 due tonight by 11:59.
 
U6L4A9 IXL Preposition Practice AND U6L4A11 NoRedInk Prepositions and Modifiers practice due tomorrow.
 
U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective
 
Assignment page HERE and Rubric HERE.
 
Review Common Violations of MLA Format.pptx.
 
Review Conclusions (Essay Guide pp. 115-117, 129, 147).
 
Review the Works Cited page in the Essay Guide (pp. 26-27, 137-139). Review the Sample Vocabulary Entries with WC Page.pdf and check the entries you have used in your vocabulary journals and essays.
 
Write your conclusion and edit and proofread your paper.

Remember to add (and LABEL!) the brushstrokes in your paper: participial phrase, absolute phrase, adjectives out of order, appositive phrase, vibrant verbs.
 
Your essay is due by 11:59 PM on Thursday, Feb. 17.
 
 
 
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022
Standards: RL9, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6L4A9 IXL Preposition Practice AND U6L4A11 NoRedInk Prepositions and Modifiers practice due tonight.

Go to our class in CTLS and complete the three small assessments (Progress Check).
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U6L5A7 Subjects and Complements (NG)
27 Hard to Find Subjects 12GE1805.pdf; 29 Dir Indir Objects 12GE1807.pdf; 31 Obj Subj Complements 12GE1809.pdf
 
U3L1A1 Renaissance Notes (RF)
Review the Renaissance notes (Renaissance 2017.pdf) and fill  in the notes chart (Renaissance Monarch Chart.doc).
Interesting supplemental resources:
Tudor Family Tree.pptx
Richard III, King found under parking lot, laid to rest – CNN.pdf
Richard III_ Five things we've learned since he was found – CNN.pdf
Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove _ CNN.pdf

 
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI9, L1, L6
 
U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective due by 11:59 PM.
 
U6L5A8 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

1. Read about Pronoun Agreement and Faulty Comparison (pages 11-12 in packet, general directions REV MC2 FA16.docx).
2. Complete worksheets: 99 PA Agrmt Personal Pro 12GE2307.pdf; 101 PA Agrmt Indef Reflexive Pro 12GE2309.pdf; 103 PA Agrmt Vague Pro Ref 12GE2311.pdf; 105 PA Agrmt Ambiguous Distant Pro 12GE2313.pdf

 
U3L1A2 Renaissance Speeches
Today, you will analyze two speeches given by Queen Elizabeth I, one when she was a young woman and one at the end of her reign. All files are in the 3 Renaissance folder in the Google drive.
 
First, watch the two film versions of the speech that Elizabeth made to her troops while awaiting an attack from the Spanish Armada (Queen Elizabeth I - Speech to the Troops at Tilbury.mp4; Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett), Tilbury Speech.mp4). Then, read the speech and answer the associated questions (Queen Elizabeth I Speech - Against the Spanish Armada.pdf; Queen Elizabeth I Speech Before Her Troops MC Qs.docx).
Next, read and answer the questions about Elizabeth I’s Golden speech (Queen Elizabeth I Golden Speech with MC Qs.docx).
 
Fill in the first two columns of the SOAPSTone analysis about these speeches (Speech SOAPSTone.doc). You will not hand this in, yet. We will be completing it and handing it in later.
 
 
Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
Standards: RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI9, SL1, L1, L6
 
U6L2A3 Conjunctions and Their Meanings
Conjunction Sort by Meaning.docx; Conjunctions exercise choosing the correct one.docx
 
Unit 3
You will need your SpringBoard text to complete these activities:

1. Review/discuss Cultural criticism (p. 258) and discuss application in Beowulf and Grendel. Discuss in relation to Othello.
2. Complete and discuss Marxist Anticipation Guide.pdf.
3. Think/Pair/Share Essential Question #3, p. 146.
4. Introduce Marxist lens (p. 190)
5. Discuss Marxist hierarchy (p. 269).
6. Complete text pp. 270-271. Discuss.
7. As we read Othello, students will trace themes, motifs, and details relevant to the Cultural, Feminist, and Marxist lens on these charts: Othello Evidence Log New Rev.docx; Perspectives in Othello_Lenses.docx. These charts make up your legal “cheat sheet” for the written portion of the Othello test. The more thorough your charts are, the higher your grade is likely to be on the test. You will be required to quote and cite evidence from Othello, but you will not be allowed to use the actual text. You will have access only to the information you have recorded on your charts. You will be allowed to use only HAND-WRITTEN charts on the test.

Resources:
Literary Theories Combined.docx.
Othello study guide (Othello Unit Plan Yeah.pdf, pp. 17-18).