Diversity and Literature 12
Presentation of Native American Literature Unit: Background/ History of the Spokane Indians Students will complete guided reading questions related to the History of the Spokane Indians. Reading questions
History of Language – Why Save a Language Why Save a Language guided reading questions
Sherman Alexie Interview and Background “The Powwow” Sherman Alexie – The Poetry Foundation Students will watch the interview with Sherman Alexie and read “The Powwow” and “Sherman Alexie Background” from The Poetry Foundation. Students will use the reflection rubric to write a one page journal on forgiveness. Prompt: Do you think we need to forgive? Do you think Alexie forgives? Why or Why not? Reflection Rubric
Lone Ranger and Tonto Discussion Questions Work with your partner to complete the questions by end of class. Turn in your questions by end of class. Homework: Review Postcolonial Theory. Read chapters 1-2 of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven. Review the Prezi presentation on the book and complete the guided reading questions.
CHS and Weighted: Students will share their answers related to the discussion questions for chapters 1-4. Students will discuss background information related to The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Homework: Chapter 5 and discussion questions. Non-weighted: Collect reflection journal. Students will discuss background information related to The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven via a Prezi. Homework: Chapter 1 and discussion questions.
CHS and Weighted: Students will share their answers related to the discussion questions for chapter 5. Students will continue to discuss the background information and discussion questions related to The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Homework: Chapter 6 and discussion questions. Non-weighted: Students will continue to discuss background and discussion questions related to The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven via a Prezi. Homework: Chapter 2 and discussion questions
CHS and Weighted: Students will share their answers related to the discussion questions for chapter 6. Homework: Chapter 7 and discussion questions. Non-weighted: No Class
CHS and Weighted: Students are to read silently in class and complete the guided reading questions related to chapters 8-9. Please select two questions out of the entire assignment (highlight the number of the two questions you would like graded). These questions will be worth five points each and due at mid-night Sunday night via Turnitin.com. I will be grading the responses for a naturally integrated and properly cited and support quote. Students should prepare for a quiz on chapters 1-8 via Socrative.com on Monday. Non-weighted: Students are to read silently in class and complete one guided reading question of their choice related to chapter 1. This assignment will be collected and graded on Friday. I will be looking for a naturally integrated, properly cited, and supported quote in your answer. This assignment is worth five points and due to turnitin.com by midnight tonight.
CHS and Weighted: No Class Non-weighted: Students will read chapter 2 and begin chapter 3. Homework: finish chapter 3 and chapter 4 and one discussion question per chapter.
CHS and Weighted: Students will begin working on their the first of several Postcolonial literary analysis of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Students will have the entire class period to begin working on their essays. Students should review class notes and PowerPoint lecture in preparation for comprehension and reading check quiz. Essay “Muting the White Noise” “Rock n’ Roll, Redskins, and Blues in Sherman Alexie’s Work” Non-Weighted: Students will read and discuss the next chapter of the book and answer guided reading questions. Students will finish for homework.
CHS and Weighted: Students will continue to work on their the first of several Postcolonial literary analysis of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Students will have the entire class period to working on their essays. Students should review class notes and PowerPoint lecture in preparation for comprehension and reading check quiz. Non-Weighted: Students will read and discuss the next chapter of the book and answer guided reading questions. Students will finish for homework.
CHS and Weighted: Quiz on chapters 1-9 Students will continue to work on their the first of several Postcolonial literary analysis of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Rough draft due Monday for peer edit exercise. Non-Weighted: Students will read and discuss the next chapter of the book and answer guided reading questions. Students will finish for homework.
Senior Picnic – No classes
CHS and Weighted: Patterns for College Essays – Due Monday to turnitin.com by midnight. Rough draft due Monday for peer edit exercise.
Non-Weighted: Students will read and discuss the next chapter of the book and answer guided reading questions. Students will finish for homework. Students should be reviewing notes in preparation for a quiz.
CHS and Weighted: Students are to complete the peer editing assignment in preparation for final edits and writing workshop tomorrow.
Non-Weighted: Quiz on chapters 1-19 Review File
Prepare for your quiz tomorrow on chapters 1-4.
CHS and Weighted: Students work on revisions in class. Students will have the chance to meet with me one-on-one during the writing workshop to discuss their papers.
Final papers are due by 11:59 pm on Friday, October 4, 2019. The turnitin.com key and ID can be found on the class webpage.
Students should review the above PowerPoint presentation in preparation for a comprehension quiz on chapters 1-9 on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.
Non-Weighted: Quiz on chapters 1-4
Students will read silently and independently chapter 5 and complete the guided reading question. The reading questions must use a naturally integrated quote and be supported with an analysis. The quote must be properly cited in MLA format.
CHS and Weighted:
Quiz on chapters 1-9
Students will read chapter 10-12, 16, and 18-19 by Monday, October 7. Students will be given a silent reading day on Thursday to work on the reading assignment and guided reading questions.
Non-Weighted: No class
CHS and Weighted: Silent Reading Day. Students need to complete three guided reading questions with naturally integrated quotes and analysis to support the quote. The quotes must be properly formatted in MLA format.
Non-weighted: Students will read chapter 6 together in class and discuss via open ended discussion questions.
Students should continue to use the review file to prepare for a quiz on chapters 5-8.
CHS and Weighted: No Class
Non-Weighted: Students will read chapter 10 together in class and discuss via open-ended discussion questions.
Students will complete one guided reading question on their own. The response must contain a naturally integrated quote, a properly cited quote, and an analysis of the quote.
Students will read chapter 8 for home and complete the same guided reading questions assignment for chapter 8.
Student should prepare for a quiz on Monday.
Test assignment
Weighted: Students will discuss the expectations of a personal statement. What to do and what not to do. Students will watch an interview will a college admissions counselor related to the personal statement and college essays.
Non-weighted: Students will take a quiz on plagiarism.
Weighted/CHS: Students will continue to watch the interview with the college admissions counselor and discuss various aspects of the personal statement.
Students will reflect on their essays and what changes they may begin to implement based on the interview and expectations of various admissions offices.
Non-weighted: Students will discuss and define what a literary analysis is and the structure of the paper. Students will begin to draft their hook sentences.
Weighted/CHS: Students will discuss the structure of the college essay. Remind students to avoid the formal English essay format. Be creative – the essay should be personal and reflect who you are.
Non-weighted: no class
Weighted/CHS: Students will discuss the structure of the college essay. Remind students to avoid the formal English essay format. Be creative – the essay should be personal and reflect who you are.
Non-weighted: Students will discuss literary analysis background information and what they should include in the background information. Students will continue to work on their introductory paragraphs, drafting 2-3 sentences of background information.
Weighted/CHS: No Classes
Non-Weighted: Students will define and review the structure of a thesis statement.
Students will draft their thesis statements.
Students will work one-on-one with the teacher to ensure they have a working thesis statement. The thesis statement must be approved by the teacher prior to the student starting their essay.
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue to work on their personal statements.
Students will review sample essays and continue to work on drafting their personal statements.
Non-Weighted: Students will begin to draft their thesis statements for their five-paragraph essay.
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue to work on their personal statements.
Non-Weighted: Students will peer edit thesis statements and begin to work on drafting their introductory paragraph.
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue to work on their personal statements and begin to peer edit if they so choose.
CHS/Weighted: Finalize and submit personal statements.
Non-Weighted: Students will discuss quote integrate. Students will spend the class period finding three quotes the support their thesis statements. Students will peer-review and discuss with a partner how their quotes support their thesis statements.
CHS/Weighted: No Class
Non-Weighted: Students will begin to draft three topic sentences for each body paragraph. Students will peer-review the topic sentences. Students will begin to draft context sentences and quote integration for their first body paragraph. Due Monday.
Non-weighted: Students will peer edit the first body paragraph. Students will revise the peer-edited body paragraph and write two more body paragraphs.
Homework: Students will complete the body paragraphs.
CHS/Weighted: Students will begin to discuss The House on Mango Street.
Non-weighted: Students will peer edit final body paragraphs and discuss the structure of a conclusion paragraph.
Homework: Students will revise their body paragraphs based on the peer edits from class.
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue to discuss The House on Mango Street.
Theme, Symbolism, and Character Assignment
CHS/Weighted: Chapters 5 and 6 of Patterns for College Writing are due November 30.
Parent-teacher conferences: No classes
Non-weighted: Students will write their conclusion paragraph and submit their completed essay to turnitin.com by midnight.
CHS/Weighted: Students will revise their essays and write a one-page reflection regarding their changes and what they learned about the writing process.
Non-weighted: Finish peer-edits and revisions for Monday.
Final essay due Monday.
CHS/Weighted: Students will discuss the first three chapters of the book. Students will complete journal assignment number 1. Please be prepared to share your assignment in class.
Non-Weighted: Students will begin to discuss the author and background information.
Students will finish reading the introduction for homework and prepare for a reading quiz.
CHS/Weighted: Students will finish reading through “Names.” Students will discuss the vignettes and share their responses to journal one.
Students will read “Name That Child” and complete journal two for homework.
Non-weighted: Students will finish discussing the introduction and guided notes.
CHS/Weighted: Students will read “Cathy Queen of Cats” and “Good Days” and complete journal three.
Non-Weighted: No class.
CHS/Weighted: Students will complete a quick write on “Our Good Day.”
Homework: “Laughter,” “Gil’s Furniture Bought and Sold,” and “Meme.”
Non-Weighted: Students will silently read and take notes on “Hairs,” “Boys and Girls,” and “My Name.” Students will track themes and symbols related to the chapters.
CHS/Weighted: Students will discuss poetic elements and “Laughter.” Students will review the vignette via open-ended discussion questions. Students will complete journal four for homework.
Non-Weighted: Students will read the article related to “My Name.”
Students will read “Cathy Queen of Cats” and “Our Good Day” for homework.
CHS/Weighted: Students complete journal number 4 in class.
Students will read “Louie His Cousin and His Other Cousin,” “Marin,” “Those who Don’t,” and “There was an Old Woman She Had So many Children She Didn’t Know What to Do.”
Non-Weighted: No Class
CHS/Weighted: Students will review various vignettes in class. Students will take notes and work to update their graphic organizers.
Non-Weighted: Students will work on their journal for “Cathy Queen of Cats” and “Our Good Day.”
Non-Weighted: Students will read “Laughter,” Gil’s Furniture Bought and Sold,” and “Meme”
Students will read and discuss it together in class. Students will complete their graphic organizers and notes for homework.
Non-Weighted: Students are to read pages 60-73, annotate, complete the graphic organizer, and take notes using the attached PowerPoint presentation
CHS/Weighted:
Students will complete a final exam quick-write on The House on Mango Street.
Chapters 7-9 of Patterns for College Writing due December 31, 2019.
Students will begin working on their research portion of their research papers. Students are expected to have 45 correctly formatted note cards complete by the end of class Thursday.
A total of 100 hundred note cards are due by January 9, 2020.
Non-Weighted:
Students will read pages 92-102, complete the graphic organizer, and annotation.
CHS/Weighted:
Chapters 7-9 of Patterns for College Writing due December 31, 2019.
Students will continue working on their research portion of their research papers. Students are expected to have 45 correctly formatted note cards complete by the end of class Thursday.
A total of 100 hundred note cards are due by January 9, 2020.
Non-Weighted:
Students will read pages 103-EOB, complete the graphic organizer, and annotation.
CHS/Weighted:
Chapters 7-9 of Patterns for College Writing due December 31, 2019.
Students will continue working on their research portion of their research papers. Students are expected to have 45 correctly formatted note cards complete by the end of class Thursday.
A total of 100 hundred note cards are due by January 9, 2020.
Non-Weighted:
Students will complete the quick write for the book.
Students will analyze how a symbol helps to develop a particular theme of the book.
CHS/Weighted: Students will work on their notecards. One hundred notecards numbered from 1-100 in outline order are due by the end of class Thursday.
Non-Weighted: 5-page paper plus works cited page. Minimum of four sources.
Students will discuss the requirements of the assignment.
Students will define what a proposal paper is and begin to draft their proposal paper.
Students will review a sample proposal paper to understand the expectation of the proposal paper.
Substitute Teacher:
CHS/Weighted: Continue to work on notecards and begin to draft outline.
The outline is due by the end of class Thursday with one hundred notecards numbered from 1-100 in outline order.
Non-Weighted:
Students will complete the worksheet related to choosing a topic.
Students should respond to each question in the packet with a well constructed three to five-sentence paragraph.
Ten questions worksheet should be completed with well-thought-out research questions.
CHS/Weighted: Writing workshop day.
Presentation on annotated bibliographies.
Annotated bibliographies are due by midnight Monday.
Non-Weighted:
Writing Workshop 1/8 and 1/9: Students will use the worksheets from yesterday to begin to draft their proposal papers.
Students will use class time to draft their proposal papers and ask questions regarding the paper’s format.
CHS/Weighted:
Writing workshop.
Due by the end of class: One hundred notecards and outline. Notecards must be numbered from 1-100 and organized in outline order.
Remember, your annotated bibliography is due by midnight Monday.
CHS/Weighted: Writing Workshop
Students’ annotated bibliography pages are due by midnight via email.
Non-Weighted: Students will review primary and secondary sources. Students will complete a worksheet and take a ten-point quiz on primary and secondary sources.
Homework: Students are to find their first literary source related to their research paper. Students will come to class with either a novel or a short story related to their topic. (5 completion points). Students should be prepared to read and take notes on their literary pieces.
CHS/Weighted: Students will begin working on writing their research papers. Students should have five pages completed by Monday night at midnight.
Non-weighted: Students will discuss the format of research note cards. Students will begin reading and writing notecards on their literary source(s).
Homework: Students will complete 10 note cards on their literary sources by Thursday.
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue writing their research papers. Students should have five pages completed by Monday night at midnight.
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue writing their research papers. Students should have five pages completed by Monday night at midnight.
Nonweighted: Students will begin to search for their second source and draft 5 notecards related to that source by the end of the class period.
Homework: Students will complete 5 more notecards related to the second source by Friday. (20 points weighted at 60% – refer to the notecard rubric for the grading criteria).
CHS/Weighted: Students will continue writing their research papers. Students should have five pages completed by Monday night at midnight.
Come to class with a PRINTED copy of your paper. We will peer edit the first five pages of the papers.
Nonweighted: Students will begin to search for their third source and draft 5 notecards related to that source by the end of the class period.
Homework: Students will complete 5 more notecards related to the third source by Monday. (20 points weighted at 60% – refer to the notecard rubric for the grading criteria).
CHS: Writing Workshop – students will have class time to work on writing. Students should have five pages completed by end of class on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
Non-Weighted: Students will draft their outline and thesis statement in class today. The outline will be due by midnight tonight.
CHS: Writing Workshop – students will have class time to work on writing. Students should have five pages completed by end of class on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
Non-Weighted: Students will peer edit thesis statements and outlines. Students will begin working on their introduction and the first page of the paper.
CHS: Peer-Editing Workshop – Students will peer-edit pages 6-10 of their papers. Students should begin to look at formating, quote integration, and analysis.
Non-Weighted: No Class
CHS: Writing Workshop – students will have class time to work on writing.
The final first draft of the CHS 15-page paper is due February 10th. (includes a table of contents and appendix in the 15 pages as well as an annotated work cited page which is not included in page count)
Non-Weighted: Students will continue to work on writing their papers. The second page of the paper will be due by end of class and submitted to Turnitin.com
CHS: No Class
Non-Weighted: Students will continue to work on their research papers.
Students will have 2.5 pages written by Sunday night at midnight due to Turnitin.com.
Students must have their paper printed for Monday’s peer-editing session.
CHS: Writing Workshop – students will have class time to work on writing.
The final first draft of the CHS 15-page paper is due February 10th. (includes a table of contents and appendix in the 15 pages as well as an annotated work cited page which is not included in page count)
Non-Weighted: Students will use the peer-edit guided questions to peer-edit papers.
CHS: Writing Workshop – students will have class time to work on writing.
The final first draft of the CHS 15-page paper is due February 10th. (includes a table of contents and appendix in the 15 pages as well as an annotated work cited page which is not included in page count)
Non-Weighted: Students will work through peer-edit revisions and submit the revised paper to Turnitin.com by end of class.
CHS: Writing Workshop – students will have class time to work on writing.
The final first draft of the CHS 15-page paper is due February 10th. (includes a table of contents and appendix in the 15 pages as well as an annotated work cited page which is not included in page count)
Non-Weighted: Students will begin to draft the last 2.5 pages of their paper. Pages 2.5-3.5 will be due by end of class Thursday.
CHS: No Class. Final paper due to Turnitin.com by February 10th.
FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION DAY:
Non-Weighted: Please email me prior to the end of the day for attendance.
Students will work on the final portion of their papers. Students will submit the paper to Turnitin.com by Sunday at midnight.
If you complete your paper by the end of the day today, you may earn up to 5 bonus points = 5%. NO PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR BONUS POINTS AFTER 2:30 PM. The paper MUST be emailed to me and SUBMITTED to Turnitin.com prior to 2:30 PM. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Students will print paper for Monday’s peer-editing session.
CHS: Students will have their final paper printed and ready for peer-editing exchange. Students will have until February 13, 2020, to return peer-edits to their partners.
Final edits due to Turnitin.com by midnight February 19th.
Students will begin working on the five-minute presentation of their paper due the last week of April.
Non-Weighted: Students will peer-edit the first draft during class and return the edits to the partners by end of class.
Revised final papers will be due to Turnitin.com by midnight on February 10th.
CHS: Journal #3 Due Monday
Nonweighted: Monster, story, and questions due Monday.
CHS: “Why Frankenstein Matters” article review. Journal # 4 due Tuesday.
Nonweighted: Read/Annotate/Discuss “Prometheus.” Complete the journal related to the reading. Journal # 1 due Tuesday.
CHS: Read and annotate the article. Journal #5 due Wednesday.
Nonweighted: Read/Annotate “The Misunderstood Monster.” Complete Journal #2. Due Thursday.
CHS: Read the introduction
Nonweighted: No class
CHS: Read Letters 1-4 and complete the guided reading questions.
Nonweighted: Discuss the journal.
In-class writing assignment: Journal #3. Due Friday at the beginning of class.
CHS: No class.
Reminder: Patterns due 2/29
Nonweighted: “Why Frankenstein Matters” and Journal #4.
CHS: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Nonweighted: Graded Journal due Thursday
CHS: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” quiz and quick write.
CHS: Chapters 1-4 and guided reading questions for Monday.
Nonweighted: Letters 1-4 and Prologue questions due Friday.
Nonweighted: Letters 1-4 and Prologue questions due Friday.
CHS: Review through chapter 6.
Non-weighted: no class.
CHS: Vocabulary quiz and chapter 4-6 quiz
Read Chapters 7-10 for Monday
Non-weighted: Listen to and discuss the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
CHS: No Class
Non-Weighted: Finish discussing the poem.
Quiz Monday on Letter – chapter 3.
CHS: Review chapters 7-10. Study for test on book and vocabulary quiz.
Test on Letters – Chapter 10 on Wednesday
Non-Weighted: Quiz on Letters – chapter 3
CHS: Review chapters 7-10. Study for test on book and vocabulary quiz.
Test on Letters – Chapter 10 and Vocab on Wednesday
Non-Weighted: Read through chapter 5. Complete the guided reading questions. Make sure to respond to Google Classroom daily prompt.
CHS: Test and Vocab Quiz
Non-Weighted: No Class
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