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Ms. Kristy Coporale
Ms Coporale Junior English
H. H. ELLIS SCHOOL
DANIELSON,   CT   06239
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Ms Kristy Coporale, English Instructor                Room 134
Email: Kristy.coporale@ct.gov                    774-8511 ext 1134

Welcome to room 134.  I hope to have a fun, yet successful educational year.  In order to achieve the goals set forth by myself and you (the student) following class policies and procedures are a must!
CLASS NEEDS (MATERIALS)

1.    Any type or style of notebook for your notes.

2.    Pens for writing.  Any color ink is fine.

3.    A floppy disc for your computer work to be filed. This is very important to avoid lost computer work.  No computer use until you have a floppy disc. Flash drives are accepted on only a few computers; therefore I prefer the use of a floppy.

4.    Your assigned books and materials.

5.    Your agenda for leaving the room.  No agenda, No lav or locker pass.  Sorry! Office directive.

6.    Student I.D. badges are a must per office policy.

7.    A positive, respectful attitude everyday for all.  Thanks!

CLASS PROCEDURES

1.    Be IN the room with ALL materials BEFORE the bell RINGS! No materials= no leaving.

2.    Quiet time during attendance (every period)

3.    Operate computers only under specific directives.  No automatic use or personalizing the computer’s settings.  Only school work on computers.  No other sites visited.

4.    One person speaking; others listening.

5.    Bell does NOT dismiss class; teacher does.

6.    Push chairs in when dismissed. Last period put chairs up. (Note: Chairs are meant for sitting, no LEANING allowed.)

7.    Class work is a quiet time for all.

CLASS RULES

1.    Handbook rules…………………..rule. Know them all!

2.    Classroom procedures…………….prevail. Know them all!

3.    Treat everyone and everything with respect.

4.    Any questions……………………refer to the two posters at the front of the
classroom for clarification or a gentle reminder.

BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES

1.    Handbook rules, rule!

2.    Warning

3.    Detention and call home

4.    Second disruption = SAIL

By following the above policies and procedures, we should have a wonderful year.  It should be a work environment where everyone will be able to achieve success!  I look forward to our year together.

                        

                            Ms Kristy Coporale

Student Name: _________________________________        Date: ___________

Student Signature: ______________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________

My signature attests that I understand these rules and will abide by them although I may not agree with them.



JUNIOR SYLLABUS
Thursday, June 5, 2008 – Friday, June 20, 2008

Ms Coporale
All Junior Sections

TSWBAT:
1.    Identify aspects of the realist literature
2.    Read and interpret pieces of non-fiction
3.    Complete DWTA assessment on the concept of “The American Dream” or “Social Justice”

Thursday, June 5, 2008 (Hard or Soft Cover Book)
    View video clip “Voices of Protest” – Complete accompanying worksheet
    Read  “from…Narrative of the Life Frederick Douglass”

Friday, June 6, 2008 (Hard Cover Book)
    Complete questions 1-3,6,7 on page 404
    Read “from…Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” pg 407

Monday, June 9, 2008 (Hard Cover Book)
    Complete questions 1-7 on page 411
    Read and discuss “The Gettysburg Address” page 448

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 (Hard Cover Book)
    Complete Gettysburg worksheet
    Assignment: “A New Gettysburg Address”

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 (Hard Cover Book / Notebook)
    Review for DWA
    Construct Study Guide and Useful Notes

Thursday, June 12, 2008 (Any and all Resources)
    DWA for all sections!!!!

Friday, June 13, 2008 (SUNSCREEN, HAT S, ETC..)
    FIELD DAY!

Monday, June 16, 2008 – Friday, June 20, 2008
    Begin the viewing of relative movies of the English Genre



THE READING LOG PROMPTS AND THE VOCABULARY WORDS ARE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SYLLABUS!!

JUNIOR SYLLABUS
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008 – FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008

Ms Coporale
All Junior Sections

Objectives: TSWBAT
1.    Critically read the novel Into the Wild
2.    Analyze and interpret
3.    Construct responses

The novel will be read both in and out of class this cycle.  There will be teacher reading, silent reading, and student reading.  When reading in class, there will be a chance to earn extra points for reading out loud.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 (Novel)
    Review chapters 1-11
Read chapter 12
Prompt – Contrast McCandless’ feelings about his family with his family’s feelings about him.  How does the Thoreau quote that opens the chapter match Chris’ feelings about his family.  Support your response with 2 examples from the text. (8-10 sentences)
    Homework – Read chapter 13

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 (Novel)
    “Pop” Quiz on chapter 13
Read chapter 16

Thursday, May 8, 2008 (Novel)
Reading Logs 6 & 7 Due
Prompt – Read the italicized passage on page 168 that McCandless wrote and the italicized passage he highlighted from Tolstoy on page 169.  Based on these writings and events in this chapter, what convinced McCandless that it was time to return to civilization? What did he learn from his time in the wild? Give specific details in an 8-10 sentence response.
Read chapter 17 (finish for homework)

Friday, May 9, 2008 (Novel)
    15 Vocabulary Words/Sentences Due
Read chapter 18

Monday, May 12, 2008 (Novel)
    Read Epilogue
Prompt – Do you believe McCandless is to blame for his own death? Explain your answer using two specific details from the chapter. (8-10 sentences)
    
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
    Reading Logs 8 & 9 Due
Assign Essay
    Begin Into the Wild movie

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
    Continue movie

Thursday, May 15, 2008
    12 Vocabulary Words/Sentences Due
Finish movie
    Rough Draft of Essay Due

Friday, May 16, 2008
Final Essay Due – typed (time allowed in class)
Reading Log 10 Due
All 10 reading logs due for a TEST GRADE!!

*This syllabus is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.  Due to different doubles and the pace of in class reading, the syllabus is used only as a guide and not written in stone. *

Into the Wild Reading Log
Handout #2

While reading the novel, Into the Wild, it is important to analyze and interpret the text.  One way to accomplish this feat (task) is by keeping a reading log.  You will be responsible for responding to all of the writing prompts listed below by certain deadlines.  The prompts are as follows:

    When I started reading this novel, I thought……
    I changed my mind about…because…
    I would (wouldn’t) recommend this novel to a friend because…
    While I was reading I pictured…(Draw or write your response)
    If I were Alex/Chris, I would (wouldn’t) have…
    I think the title is a good (strange/misleading) choice because…
    If I could talk to (name of character), I would say…
    When I finished this novel, I still wondered…
    I think the main thing the writer was trying to say was…
    This novel was better (worse) than the movie version because…
o    This is the only prompt that must be done in a certain order = LAST!

For each entry you should have the prompt, the date you completed the prompt, and 8-10 sentences elaborating/expanding upon the prompt.

The due dates are:
    3 prompts checked Wednesday, April 9, 2008
    2 prompts checked Tuesday, April 22, 2008
    2 prompts checked Thursday, May 8, 2008
    2 prompts checked Tuesday, May 13, 2008
    Final Prompt (comparison of movie and novel) Friday, May 16, 2008

The entire Reading Log will be collected Friday, May 16, 2008 for a TEST grade!

Into the Wild Vocabulary words
Chapters 12- 18 & Epilogue
Handout #3

Choose 15 of the following words to use in original, complete sentences.
Due Friday, May 9, 2008

monomania – (120) obsessed with one idea        sanctimonious – (122) self-righteous
choler – (122) anger                    sullen – (123) brooding, angry
idiosyncratic - (123) distinctive, individual        castigated – (123) brooding, angry
extemporaneous – (124) impromptu            gloaming – (161) dusk
Rubicon – (163) point of no return            aesthetic – (163) appreciates beauty
perambulation – (164) patrol                            in nature
reverie – (164) dream                    taiga  - (164) subarctic forest
obliquely – (123) indirectly

ford – (174) a shallow place to cross a river        miasma – (175) cloud
malevolent – (176) mean                massif – (176) connected mountains
ungulate – (178) hoofed animals            moldering – (178) rotting
scabbard – (178) cover                maxillae – (179) jawbones
sojourn – (179) break

Choose 12 of the following words to use in original, complete sentences.
Due Wednesday, May 14, 2008

hauteur – (180) arrogance                metis – (180) people of Indian and
sobriquet – (181) humorous nickname            French-Canadian descent
ruminations – (183) reflection            modicum – (184) small amount
feckless – (184) incompetent                posited – (184) put forward as truth
existential – (184) emphasizes personal freedom
        Responsibility

munificence – (188) bounty                eloquence – (189) expressive speech
precipitous – (190) abrupt                decumbent – (192) growing along
emetic – (192) causes vomiting                    the ground
insidiously – (194) causing harm in a sneaky way    moniker – (198) name
conflagration – (198) fire                beatific – (199) saintly

The first word is the vocabulary word, the page number, and then the definition.



JUNIOR SYLLABUS
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 3008 – TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008

Ms Coporale
All Junior Sections

Objectives: TSWBAT
1.    Critically read the novel Into the Wild
2.    Analyze and interpret
3.    Construct responses
4.    Complete a variety of graphic organizers

The novel will be read both in and out of class over the next two cycles.  There will be teacher reading, silent reading, and student reading.  When reading in class, there will be a chance to earn extra points for reading out loud.

Thursday, April 3, 2008 (No Book)
    Finish the movie The Patriot
    Meet the author, Jon Krakauer, of Into the Wild

Friday, April 4, 2008 (No Book)
    In class reading of chapters 1 and 2 (pgs 3-14)
    Begin working on character organizer

Monday, April 7, 2008 (No Book)
    Read chapters 3-4 (pgs 15-37)
    Quote Interpretation / Identification Assignment
              After graduating college, McCandless begins, "an epic journey that would change everything" (22). He saw his time in college as "an absurd and onerous duty" (22). In heading west he felt freed "from the stifling world of his parents and peers, a world of abstraction and security and material excess" (22). Using examples from the reading explain what he meant by this.  Do you agree with his motivation for leaving?
  
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 (No Books)
    Read chapters 5 – 6 (pgs 38-60)
    Class work/Homework: What does “Plastic People” in chapter 5 mean? What are
two things McCandless considered plastic? Do you agree with this assessment?
Support your answer with a quote/textual evidence.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 (No Books)
    Read chapters 7 – 8 (pgs 61-74)
    Classwork/Homework: A challenge to McCandless words
               Before McCandless leaves for Alaska, Wayne Westerberg offers to buy him a plane ticket.  McCandless refuses,however, claiming, "flying would be cheating.  It would wreck the whole trip" (67).  Find an explain two quotes from this chapter that demonstrate whether or not McCandless actually lives by his own words.

Thursday, April 10, 2008 (No Books)
    Read chapters 8 – 9 (pgs 75-89)
    Continue character organizer

Friday, April 11, 2008 (No Books)
    Finish chapter 9
    Test

Monday, April 14, 2008 – Friday, April 18, 2008
    VACATION

Monday, April 21, 2008
    Review of chapters 1 – 9
    In class questions
Diagram Plot

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
    Read chapter 11 (pgs 103-116)
    Characterization Prompt: Identify two specific details or examples from Chris McCandless' childhood/high school years that seem to predict his later behavior.  What is it about these events that help to explain his actions as an adult?


*This syllabus is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.  Due to different doubles and the pace of in class reading, the syllabus is used only as a guide and not written in stone. *




JUNIOR SYLLABUS
2/27/08-3/18/08
CAPT CYCLE

Mrs. Coporale
All Junior Sections

TSWBAT:
1.    Identify common elements of a chosen American author
2.    Complete an Independent Study on their chosen author
3.    Apply critical reading skills
4.    Produce written products / projects on and about the author’s life and works

This cycle will be interrupted due to the CAPT testing.  It is due to this fact that the syllabus is going to be a very tentative guide.  Please adhere to the due dates page in regards to your section and when assignments will be due.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
    Notes on the Dark Romantics

Thursday, February 28, 2008 (Hard Cover Books)
Video Clip “The Rise of American Literature”
    Complete corresponding worksheet    
Overview of Nathaniel Hawthorne
    Read “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” pgs 227-235
    Homework – Worksheet packet
    
Friday, February 29, 2008 (Hard Cover Book)
    Complete Allegory Chart
Complete Questions for story (TBD)
    Overview of Edgar Allen Poe

Monday, March 3, 2008 (Soft Cover)
    Read “The Black Cat” – Hand out
    Complete Question Worksheet

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 (Soft Cover) CAPT
    Read “The Raven” – Watch a modern version of the poem
    Complete Questions and Workbook pages 117-122 Side Bars
    Homework – Study Guide

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 (½ Day) CAPT
    TEST on DARK ROMANTICS (section 5)

Thursday, March 6, 2008 (½ Day) CAPT
    TEST on DARK ROMANTICS (section 8)

Friday, March 7, 2008
    TEST on Dark Romantics (sections 6 & 7)
    Introduction to Independent Study on an American Author
    Selection of American Author (SEE ASSIGNMENT BELOW)
    Begin Internet Research

Monday, March 10, 2008
    Internet research on author’s life
    Complete graphic organizer: Author Web

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 CAPT
    Begin Author Project – Project chosen from list

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 (½ Day) CAPT
    Continue Author Project
    Possibly begin researching and selecting one of the author’s stories

Thursday, March 13, 2008 (½ Day) CAPT
Finish Author Project
Continue to find 1 short story by your author (if you’ve had no luck online, you may want to go to the library)
Silent reading of story –begin completion of organizers

Friday, March 14, 2008
    Submit paragraph explaining your choice of story
    Continue to research, read, and assess story (using the appropriate organizers)

Monday, March 17, 2008  
    Begin story assignment – Student selects from a list of possibilities

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
    Continue and finish story assignment

* This syllabus is subject to change to the CAPT schedule *


JUNIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY

Objective: To research an American author and their work.

Over the next eight days, you will be endeavoring on an in depth study of an American author and their work.  You will complete a series of assignments both in and out of class before producing a final project.  Along the way, there will be checkpoints and a chance for one on one conferences with Ms Coporale as needed.

STEP 1: Research your author
    You will assign yourself an American author by choosing a slip of paper out of a container.  You may swap authors with another student in your class.  However, this swap may only occur on the first day of this assignment.
    You will construct an internet search on the life and times of your author.  Be sure to document the resources you’ve used when finding information on your author.  You will complete the author graphic organizer and use it to complete one of the following assignments:
    Five paragraph essay
    Power point presentation
    Brochure

STEP 2: Locate one short story written by your author.
    You may not choose a story we have read in class or will read in class.  However, your text book will act as a great primary source for stories.  For other sources, you may access them online, visit the American Literature section in the library, or see Ms Coporale.
    You will need to submit a one paragraph write up (6-9 sentences) as to why you chose your particular story.

STEP 3: Read your story!
    This step will be done in and out of class.  You will have organizers to complete along the way to demonstrate your knowledge of the story. When you have finished your story, you will complete one of the following assignments:
    Diorama (choose one scene of importance to the story and display it)
    Complete a book report (see Ms Coporale for proper format)
    Poster that highlights the key elements of literature (characters, setting, plot, and theme)
    Other project to be determined by you and approved by Ms Coporale

Due to the fact that each section’s schedule is dictated by CAPT, you will have specific due dates for your section to which you must adhere.  Please refer to your personalized due dates page while completing the various parts of this assignment.







JUNIOR SYLLABUS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Ms Coporale
All Sections

TSWBAT: 1. Read and interpret non-fiction
          2. Read and interpret/evaluate poetry
          3. Construct analytical answers in response to assigned readings
          4. Complete the DWTA 2

Friday, February 01, 2008 (No Books)
    Clean Up Day from previous cycle
    (Science field trip)

Monday, February 4, 2008 (Hard Cover)
    Read a section of “The Declaration of Independence” pg 98-102
    Complete questions on pg 104 # 1,2,3, &6 (finish for homework)

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 (Soft Cover)
    Introduce Walt Whitman
    Read “I Hear America Singing” pg 129 & complete side bars
    Read “Song of Myself…33” & complete side bars
    Complete workbook pages 130 & 135 (finish for homework)

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 (Soft Cover) Activity Day
    Review Whitman and connect to the theme of the American Dream
    Construct a “new” version of one of Whitman’s poems

Thursday, February 7, 2008 (Both Books)
    REVIEW FOR DWTA 2
    NOTES NEEDED AND ADDITIONAL NOTES WILL BE GIVEN!

Friday, February 8, 2008 (Both Books and Notes)
You must come to class prepared as no one will be allowed to leave the room until the DWTA is complete.
    DWTA 2 – FOR ALL SECTIONS!!!




      


              JUNIOR SYLLABUS
          JANUARY 7, 2008 – JANUARY 23, 2008

Ms Coporale
All Sections

TSWBAT: 1. Identify and define the theme of “American Dream”
2. Determine the role of the Rationalists in the movement of American          
    Literature
3. Read and Interpret Text
4. Construct a modern day version of “Poor Richard’s Almanack” or a Call to Action pamphlet.

Monday, January 7, 2008 (Soft Cover Book)
    Review Rationalists & American Dream
    Define persuasion and identify persuasive appeals.
    Read “Speech at the Virginia Convention” pg 55
    HW Complete Side Bars

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 (Soft Cover Book; floppy)
    Complete WKBK pages 61-62
Complete outline for Whig/Tory Writing assignment
Begin typing assignment

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 (Soft Cover Book; floppy)
    ASVAB TEST (7:30-10:30)
    Finish writing assignment

Thursday, January 10, 2008 (Hard Cover)
    Define analogy and anecdote
    Read Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis, No.1” pg 86
    Identify modes of persuasion, analogies, and anecdotes used throughout the story.
        (Chart Completion)

Friday, January 11, 2008 (Hard Cover; floppy)
    Response and Analysis questions 1-5 page 92
Study Guide completion for “Speech at the Virginia Convention” and “The Crisis, No.1”

Monday, January 14, 2008 (Soft Cover; Notebooks)
    TEST
    Online search; Topic= Slave Trade    
Notes on the Slave perspective

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 (Soft Cover; Activity Day)
    Childhood Feelings Quick Write
Read “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” pg 29
    Complete Side Bars and page 44(may need to finish for homework)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 (Soft Cover)
    Complete Imprisonment Literature Worksheet
    Begin Slave Trade letter

Thursday, January 17, 2008 (Soft Cover)
    Complete Letter
    Choose mini-project

Friday, January 18, 2008
    Construct mini-project

Monday, January 21, 2008
    NO SCHOOL!!




JUNIOR SYLLABUS
DECEMBER 4, 2007 – DECEMBER 11, 2007

Ms Coporale
All Sections

TSWBAT: 1. Identify and define the theme of “American Dream”
2. Determine the role of the Rationalists in the movement of American          
    Literature
3. Read and Interpret Text
4. Construct a modern day version of “Poor Richard’s Almanack”

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 (Notebooks)
    Review DWTA
    Notes on The Age of Reason: The Rationalists
    Video Clip American Dreamers
    WKST: Responding to the Video 7-8

Wednesday, December 5, 2007 (Soft Cover Book)
    Read “The Autobiography: Benjamin Franklin”
    Complete Hand Out #60

Thursday, December 6, 2007 (Soft Cover Book)
    Complete Side Bars pgs 48-52
    WKBK pages 53-54

Friday, December 7, 2007 (Hard Cover)
    Read “Poor Richard’s Almanack” pg 74
    Complete #1-3 corresponding questions page 75

Monday, December 10, 2007 (Hard Cover; floppy)
    Quiz on “The Autobiography” and “Poor     Richard’s Almanack”
    Begin creating your personal almanac

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 (Hard Cover optional; floppy)
    Complete Almanac

This syllabus is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.




   American Literature: The Native Americans  
Cycle B 9/13/07 – 9/25/07

Mrs. Coporale
All Junior Classes

Objective: TSWBAT identify elements of the Native American myth, apply critical thinking questions, and construct their own creation myth.

Thursday, September 13, 2007:
    Meet and Greet
    Overview of policies and procedures
    Contact Cards

Friday, September 14, 2007 (Notebooks Needed):
    Notes and lecture on Native American Myths

Monday, September 17, 2007 (Hardcover Books Distributed)
    In class reading: “The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky” pgs 22-23
    Complete questions 1-5 page 26 (Class Work)

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 (Hardcover Book)
    In class reading: “The Sky Tree”, “The Earth Only”, “Coyote Finishes His Work”
        Pgs 24-25
    Complete corresponding graphic organizer

½ Day Wednesday, September 19, 2007 (Hardcover Book; floppy disk))
    Complete remaining questions on page 26 for three creation myths
    Begin construction of personal creation myth on computer (quiz grade)

Thursday, September 20, 2007 (No Book Needed)
    Complete creation myths
    Review for test on myths and notes

Friday, September 21, 2007
    TEST!!!

Monday, September 24, 2007
    Field Trip to Mashantucket Pequot Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2007
    ???TBD???

**This syllabus is subject to change.  Its purpose is to give you a basis of work for this cycle.**

Junior Syllabus: The Puritans
10/11/07 – 10/23/07

Mrs. Coporale
All Junior Sections

Objectives:
    TSWBAT:
1.    Identify elements of Puritanical literature
2.    Compare/Contrast Puritan literature to Native American Lit.
3.    Relate the idea of a modern “mass hysteria” to the Salem Witch Hunt
4.    Read and construct responses to the play “The Crucible”

Thursday, October 11, 2007
    Fill in the blank notes on the Puritans

Friday, October 12, 2007 (Soft Cover Book)
    Read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” pgs 23-26
    Complete Side Bars
    Complete pgs 27 – 28 (Class Work)

Monday, October 15, 2007 (Note Books; play will be given in class)
    Test on Notes and “Sinners”    
Notes and overview on the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and Arthur Miller
    Introduction to the play “The Crucible”
    Begin reading pgs 6 – 12
    Act I questions (10 for Homework)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 (No Books)
    Continue reading pgs 12 – 25

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (No Books)
    PSAT    
Review Act I; class discussion
    Complete Conflict Organizer (Class Work)
    Complete remaining Act I questions (Class Work)
    Character Interpretation Writing Assignment (Homework)


Thursday, October 18, 2007 (No Books)
    Complete remaining Act I questions (Class Work)
    Character Interpretation Writing Assignment (Homework)
Begin reading of Act II pgs 26 – 34

Friday, October 19, 2007 (No Books, ½ Day)
    Continue Reading Act II pgs 34 – 38
    Complete Act II Questions (Class Work, possible Homework)

Monday, October 22, 2007
    “Your Loss My Gain” Graphic Organizer (Class Work)
    Catch up day (due to PSAT)
    Review for Quiz on Red Scare Notes and Acts I & II

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
    QUIZ (ACT I and II)

        ASSIGN CRUCIBLE PROJECT

Individual and Group projects for The Crucible : Due Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The time has come for you to be assessed on the play The Crucible.  You will have your choice of projects, both group and individual from which to choose.  You are only required to complete one project from the list.  For each category you will choose from projects that may earn you an A or a B.  The A projects will require more time and effort than the B projects.  Choose carefully and have fun!

Individual “B” Projects                Individual “A” Projects

Character Wheel (Character’s name goes        Character diary in different modes.
in the center.  In each quarter of the wheel        1 entry should be descriptive, 1 entry
list one of the following: background,        should be narrative, 1 entry should
physical appearance, behavior, and            be persuasive, and 1 entry should be
ideas/beliefs.                         writer’s choice.  Also, age the diary.

Character Mobile (rank the characters in the     Epilogue (include characters
play by their social positions in society.        from the play in a new situation or
Include physical and personal descriptions        facing a new conflict related to the
for each character)                    story’s events. (2 pages)

Create a wanted poster (imagine one of the        Diorama (choose one scene from the
accused witches has disappeared.  Create a         play and recreate it in model form.  
picture with her name as well as a paragraph        Be sure to include a description of
that describes her and her crimes.            your scene and why you chose it.)

Group Projects

Create a 3-D model of Salem Village (You need to do some research as to what the Salem village of 1692 might have looked like.  Your model needs to include: Reverend Parris’ house, the church, jail/courthouse, John Proctor’s farm, and Gallow Hill.  Be creative by adding trees, dirt, roads, fences, color, etc/ to your model.

Mock Trial ( You will need to do some research as to how court room proceedings work.  Your trial needs to have a judge, the prosecutor, the defense attorney, the accused, and the accuser.  You may find real courtroom documents for the Salem trials on line and use that as your guide.  You will either present your trial live to the class or you may submit a video tape.

Newspaper (Create a newspaper  the “Salem Sentinel”.  You should include a feature story, resident interview, style, editorial, 3 advertisements, and 2 obituaries.

      Junior Syllabus: The Crucible    
11/6/07-11/14/07

Mrs. Coporale
All Junior Sections

Objectives:
    TSWBAT:
1.    Read and construct responses to the play “The Crucible”
2.    Choose a project from a devised list on which to be assessed.
3.    Participate in discussions
4.    Complete Trimester Assessment

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 (No Books, play is given in class)
    Review Act III
    Read Act IV
    Homework: Act III & IV questions    

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Review storyline and characters of The Crucible
    Assign take home TEST – due Tuesday 11/13/07
    Begin Movie

Thursday, November 8, 2007
    MOVIE
    Trimester Assessment Section 5

Friday, November 9, 2007 (No Books)
    MOVIE
    Trimester Assessment Section 6    

Monday, November 12, 2007
NO SCHOOL!!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
    Trimester Assessment Section 8 & 7
    Take Home Test Due

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (No Books)
Trimester Assessment Continued for Section 7 (as needed)
    PROJECTS ARE DUE!!

This syllabus is subject to change as needed.  The trimester assessment and double periods will drive this cycle’s schedule.



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