I currently teach Teen Leadership to Freshmen, Journalism to Juniors, American Literature to Juniors, World Literature to Seniors as well as a Sophomore and Junior studyhall.
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Course Schedule: Miss Follett’s English Class 2006-2007 Juniors
Overall Goals for the Junior Year—
Throughout their junior year, students, independently and collaboratively, will be expected to:
Describe, interpret, and evaluate classical and contemporary fictional texts of many cultures in order to construct meaning, extend understanding and demonstrate appreciation.
Interpret and evaluate informational text in order to construct meaning.
Produce written texts in a variety of modes appropriate to audience, purpose, and task.
Employ research skills.
Communicate effectively in creative and critical formats using various media.
Cycle 1
1st Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 1: B
Unit Title: Beliefs/ Beginnings
Lesson Topic: “The Sky Tree” retold by Joseph Bruchac in text on page 24.
Themes covered in Cycles: Native American, Archetypes, and cultural characteristics in literature
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Personal essay that demonstrates understanding of American culture*
2. Diagnostic and Pre-tests.
Cycle 2
1st Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 2: B
Unit Title: Puritans; Beliefs/ Beginnings
Lesson Topic: from Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God by Jonathan Edwards in text on pages 46-48.
Themes covered in Cycles: Early Colonization, persuasive speech, defining a writer’s style, writing for specific effect, figures of speech, and metaphor
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
Cycle 3
1st Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 3: B-
Unit Title: The Self and Society
Lesson Topic: The Crucible by Arthur Miller in separate booklet.
Themes covered in Cycles: McCarthyism, modern day & historical with hunts
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Oral communications evaluation*
Cycle 4
2nd Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 5: B-
Unit Title: Freedom and Identity
Lesson Topic: from “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson in text on pages 185-186. from “Resistance to Civil Government” by Henry David Thoreau on pages 212-216.
Themes covered in Cycles: American Romanticism, analyzing an author’s philosophical assumptions, making supporting assertions & Poetry, mood, imagery, analyzing style, sound of language, symbol, and multiple meanings
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. SAT Review and Vocabulary Emphasis
2. A literary piece in a genre*
Cycle 5
2nd Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 6: B-
Unit Title: Freedom & Imprisonment and Idealism & Disillusionment
Lesson Topic: from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass on pages 399-403 and The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln on page 448.
Themes covered in Cycles: American Romanticism and Civil War/ Realism & Fiction, Historical Narratives, tone, analyzing an author’s style
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Research paper*
2. Submission of all elements of research process*
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
Cycle 6
2nd Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 7: B-
Unit Title: The Self and Society & the Human Spirit
Lesson Topic: Poems; 1. “I Hear America Singing” page 311 / “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman page 319, 2. “The Soul selects her own Society” by Emily Dickinson page 337, and 3. “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died” by Emily Dickinson page 349.
Themes covered in Cycles: American Romanticism & Poetry, mood, imagery, analyzing style, sound of language, symbol, and multiple meanings
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
Cycle 7
3rd Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 8: B-
Cycle 8
3rd Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 9: B-
Unit Title: The American Dream and Hope & Despair
Lesson Topic: “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner on pages 646-653 and “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty on pages 687-691.
Themes covered in Cycles: Modern America, Late Modern/ Harlem Renaissance, setting & character, character inferences in text, metaphors, theme, historical connection/ context
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
Cont’d from< {1. Research paper*
last cycle— < {2. Submission of all elements of research process*
Cycle 9
3rd Marking Period—
Date: Cycle 10: B-
Unit Title: The American Dream and Hope & Despair
Lesson Topic: from Black Boy by Richard Wright on pages 969-980 and “Medusa” by Agha Shadid Ali on page 1093.
Themes covered in Cycles: Contemporary America, dialogue and nonfiction, making predictions, tracing recurring themes
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. A year-ending reflective essay about the course and the portfolio’s contents*
REQUIRED PORTFOLIO PIECES:
Personal essay that demonstrates understanding of American culture
A literary piece in a genre
Multiple drafts of one assignment showing improvement through editing and revising
Research paper
Submission of all elements of research process
Oral communications evaluation
A year-ending reflective essay about the course and the portfolio’s contents
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Course Schedule: Miss Follett’s English Class 2006-2007 Seniors
Overall Goals for the Senior Year—
1. Throughout their senior year, students, independently and collaboratively, will be expected to:
2. Describe, interpret, and evaluate classical and contemporary fictional texts of many cultures in order to construct meaning, extend understanding and demonstrate appreciation.
3. Interpret and evaluate non-fictional informational text in order to construct meaning.
4. Produce written texts in a variety of modes appropriate to audience, purpose,
and task.
5. Employ research skills.
6. Communicate effectively in creative and critical formats using various media.
Cycle 1
1st Marking Period—08/30/06-12/01/06
Date: 08/30/06-09/12/06 Cycle 1: A-Cycle/ 9 days
Unit Title: Ancient Voices
Lesson Topic: Hebrew Sacred Texts (3) on Pages 53-85; The Book of Ruth, Psalms 23 & 137.
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
Cycle 2
1st Marking Period—08/30/06-12/01/06
Date: 09/26/06-10/05/06 Cycle 2: A-Cycle/ 8 days
Unit Title: Ancient Voices
Lesson Topic: from Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. A literary piece in a genre
2. Multiple drafts of one assignment showing improvement through editing and revising
Cycle 3
1st Marking Period—08/30/06-12/01/06
Date: 10/23/06-11/02/06 Cycle 3: A-Cycle/ 9 days
Unit Title: Ancient Voices
Lesson Topic: from The Iliad by Homer on Pages 126-169
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Literary terms for 12th Grade vocabulary
2. Spelling Demons
Cycle 4
1st Marking Period—08/30/06-12/01/06
Date: 11/27/06-12/01/06 Cycle 4: A-Cycle/ 5 days
Unit Title: Ancient Voices
Lesson Topic: Zen Parables on Pages 465-467, “Unmarked Boxes” by Rumi on Page 561
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Statement of Life Mission and Philosophy Paper
2. Oral presentation of Philosophy and Purpose
Cycle 5
2nd Marking Period—12/04/06-03/20/07
Date: 12/04/06-12/07/06 Cycle 5: A-Cycle/ 4 days
Unit Title: European Literature 500—1900
Lesson Topic: from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri on Pages 645-666
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. College essay
Cycle 6
2nd Marking Period—2nd Marking Period—12/04/06-03/20/07
Date: 12/21/06-01/10/07 Cycle 6: A-Cycle/ 9 days
Unit Title: European Literature 500—1900
Lesson Topic: “Sonnet 15” by Francesco Petrarch, Page 678, “To Helene” by Pierre de Ronsard, Page 683 & “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare on Page 732
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Research paper
2. All elements of the research process
Cycle 7
2nd Marking Period—12/04/06-03/20/07
Date: 01/25/07-02/05/07 Cycle 7: A-Cycle/ 8 days
Unit Title: European Literature 500—1900
Lesson Topic: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes on Pages 690-701
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Oral Presentation of Research
Cycle 8
2nd Marking Period—03/21/06-06/13/07
Date: 02/22/07-03/05/07 Cycle 8: A-Cycle/ 7 days
Unit Title: 1900 to the Present
Lesson Topic: “The Train from Rhodesia” by Nadine Gordimer, Pages 1010-1014
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Technical Handbook
Cycle 9
3rd Marking Period— 03/21/06-06/13/07
Date: 03/21/07-04/03/07 Cycle 9: A-Cycle/ 9 days
Unit Title: 1900 to the Present
Lesson Topic: from Writing As an Act of Hope by Isabel Allende on Pages 974-977
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Oral communications evaluation
Cycle 10
3rd Marking Period—03/21/06-06/13/07
Date: 04/23/07-05/04/07 Cycle 10: A-Cycle/ 10 days
Unit Title: 1900 to the Present
Lesson Topic: “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe on Pages 997-999
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. Analytical essay of literary elements studied
Cycle 11
3rd Marking Period—03/21/06-06/13/07
Date: 05/17/07-06/05/07 Cycle 10: A-Cycle/ 13 days
Unit Title: 1900 to the Present
Lesson Topic: “Quang Binh” by Y Nhi on Pages 1075-1076
Themes covered in Cycles:
*Other items/ lessons to be covered in cycle if time—
1. A year-ending reflective essay about the course and the portfolio’s contents
REQUIRED PORTFOLIO PIECES:
• Analytical essay of literary elements studied
• A literary piece in a genre
• Multiple drafts of one assignment showing improvement through editing and revising
• Research paper
• All elements of the research process
• Oral communications evaluation
• College essay
• A year-ending reflective essay about the course and the portfolio’s contents
• Resume and Other Documents
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