This schedule is to help you plan and keep up with daily homework assignments.
Current and past dates are always accurate; the future is tentative.
1st sixth --- 1st Semester |
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Storytelling Unit |
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Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
Weds |
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-Meet & Greet |
Buy books and supplies. You need a tape-bound composition book for this class. |
Thurs |
Yourself |
-Welcome |
Review Dawn for summer reading test; complete student information sheet. |
Fri |
Summer Reading Test (Dawn) |
Buy a composition book |
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Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
Mon |
Quote analysis practice with partner (Quotes from Dawnhandout) |
A Pocket Style Manual Scavenger Hunt (only do odds or evens, as you and your partner decided) |
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Tues Aug 17 |
Quote analysis and quote sandwich practice |
Quote sandwich rough draft (typed) |
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Wed Aug 18 |
Quote sandwich rough draft |
-Quote sandwich power point -Quote sandwich peer-edit |
-Revise quote sandwich into a final draft; staple together your rough draft and final draft to turn in -submit to turnitin.com using your RCHS e-mail address as your username. -bring your journal to class tomorrow |
Thur Aug 19 |
Quote sandwich paragraph final draft (include rough draft stapled behind it) |
SAT writing test practice |
Read "The Fisherman and the Jinnee" in the blue & black textbook (World Masterpieces) p. 84-96 |
Fri Aug 20 |
SHORTENED PERIODS -read SAT writing test examples |
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Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
Mon |
-Why do we tell stories? -Frame stories -practice with the SAT writing test rubric |
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Tues Aug 24 |
-notes on characteristics of folktales -"Fisherman and Jinnee" and "Brave Little Tailor" discussion questions -score SAT practice essay |
Journal #1: Folktales such as “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” and the “Brave Little Tailor” were passed down orally for generations before being written down. Consider the reasons people tell stories (see your notes) and explain why you think these two particular stories were told. Also consider why the characters within the stories tell stories. Give specific examples and details to support your points. |
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Wed Aug 25 |
Journal #1 |
-Folktale activity |
1. Go to snopes.com and find a popular story that has been proven false (Status: False) 2. Summarize the story (both the story and the reality). You may print out the story and bring it to class if you’d like. 3. Identify the leaps in logic 4. Speculate as to why the story was created 5. Explain why the story went viral. What was its appeal? Click here for an example of how to do this assignment |
Thur Aug 26 |
Snopes.com activity |
-finish folktale activity -Share and present snopes.com articles - Discuss the relationships between these stories, urban legends, and folktales |
Read "Federigo's Falcon" in World Masterpieces (blue/black textbook) p. 742-750 |
Fri Aug 27 |
Reading |
SHORTENED PERIODS -discuss "Federigo's Falcon" |
Study for vocabulary quiz |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
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Mon |
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-Vocabulary Quiz -Fact, inference and judgment in "Federigo's Falcon" |
Journal #2 (open link to view the prompt) |
Tues Aug 31 |
Journal #2 |
Journal #3: In O. Henry’s letter, he wrote, “About the only chance for the truth to be told is in fiction.” How is it that fiction may tell the truth better than nonfiction? Explore this paradox. You may refer to O. Henry’s letter, the “Escape and Interpretation” article, and any other examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. |
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Wed Sep 1 |
Journal #3 |
-Discuss "Escape and Interpretation" article and journal HW |
-Read through Promises handout; answer applicable questions based on the day's viewing -Begin studying for the Storytelling Unit Test |
Th/Fr Sept 2/3 |
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EX DAY Promises documentary |
-Complete Promises viewing guide -Journal #4: Is Promises hopeful or not? Answer this question with the character you have focused on in mind. Begin by telling his or her story, but be sure to include analysis of his or her use of storytelling. How does he or she fit the events of his or her life into a master narrative? End with an assessment of the hope your character inspires in you. You may want to compare the outlook your character inspires with the impression the video as a whole made on you. |
Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
Mon |
NO SCHOOL--HOLIDAY |
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Tues Sept 7 |
Journal #4 |
-Discuss Promises -Review for test |
Study for the Storytelling Unit Test |
Wed Sept 8 |
Storytelling Unit Test |
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Thur Sept 9 |
NO SCHOOL--HOLIDAY |
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Things Fall Apart Unit |
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| Fri Sept 10 |
Bring Things Fall Apart book | ||
Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
| Mon Sep 13 |
PICTURE DAY | ||
| Tues Sep 14 |
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| Wed Sep 15 |
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| Thur Sep 16 |
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| Fri Sep 17 |
EXTENDED ADVISORY | ||
Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
| Mon Sep 20 |
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| Tues Sep 21 |
EXTENDED ADVISORY | ||
| Wed Sep 22 |
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| Thur Sep 23 |
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| Fri Sep 24 |
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2nd sixth --- 1st Semester |
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Date |
Due |
In Class |
Homework |
| Mon Sep 27 |
NO SCHOOL--TEACHER WORK DAY | ||
| Tues Sep 28 |
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| Wed Sep 29 |
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| Thur Sep 30 |
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| Fri Oct 1 |
NO CLASS--FLEX DAY | ||