Mrs. Donna Bowles
English II (10th Graders) Honors Level Syllabus
Course
Focus: World
Literature and
Informative Writing
Daily: Journal Writing ,Grammar Practice
Weekly: Two vocabulary lessons due every Thursday with quiz on Friday
Essay Writing in class every Friday. Final essay due Monday.
Compositions for 10th grade Writing Test Preparation (test is March 10, 2009)
*These assignments may vary due to class and school activities, weather, and rate of learning.
Check e-grades for current progress on your grades !!
Tentative Literature Units of study: The Dark Child, Oedipus Rex, Mythology (Edith Hamilton), All But My Life, A Doll's House, All Quiet on the Western Front, Anthem, Cyrano de Bergerac
Week One- Aug. 25-29
TEST over Summer Reading-The Kite Runner and reader's journals due for choice reading
Classroom introduction, procedures, assign texts, complete information cards
Vocabulary study: lessons 1-2 vocabulary quiz Friday, August 29)
Literature- Review of literary basic terms and The Kite Runner, assign The Dark Child
Writing: Introduce components of 10th grade Writing Test/Format/Formula/Prompt Analysis/ Rubric, essay writing
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Week Two-Sept. 2-5(No school Monday-Labor Day)
Vocabulary study: lessons 3-4 , vocabulary quiz Friday
Literature: The Dark Child by Camara Laye (Literature Letters/Blogs explained)
Writing: Essay types/Thesis Sentences/Topic sentences/Introductory Paragraphs
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Week Three-Sept. 8-12
Vocabulary study: lessons 5-6 quiz Friday
Literature- Anthem
Writing: Introductory paragraphs/ Metaphors/Concluding paragraphs-essay writing
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Week Four-Sept. 15-19
Vocabulary study: lessons 7-8 quiz Friday
Literature-Anthem
Writing: Support/elaboration-essay writing
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Week Five-Sept. 22-26
Vocabulary study: lessons 9-10 quiz Friday
Literature-Oedipus Rex
Writing: Essay writing
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Week Six-Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Vocabulary study: TEST lessons 1-10 (100 word test) Friday
Literature-Begin Greek Mythology Unit
Writing: The research paper
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Week Seven-Oct. 6-10
Vocabulary study: lessons 11-12 quiz Friday
Literature-Greek Myths
Writing: The research paper
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Week Eight-Oct. 13-17
Vocabulary study: lessons 13-14 quiz Friday
Literature-Greek Myths
Writing: The Research Paper
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Week Nine-Oct. 20-24
Vocabulary study: lessons 15-16, quiz Friday
Literature- All But My Life
Writing: The Research paper due
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Week Ten-Oct. 27-31
Vocabulary study: lessons 17-18quiz Friday
Literature-All But My Life
Writing: essay writing
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Week Eleven-Nov. 3-7
Vocabulary study: lessons 18-19 quiz Friday
Literature-All But My Life
Writing: essay writing
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Week Twelve-Nov. 10-14
Vocabulary study: lessons 19-20 quiz Friday
Literature-All Quiet on the Western Front
Writing: essay writing
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Week Thirteen-Nov. 17-21
Vocabulary study: 100 word TEST lessons 11-20
Literature: All Quiet on the Western Front
Writing: essay writing
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Week Fourteen-Nov. 24-26
Vocabulary study: lessons 21-22 quiz ??
Literature-Cyrano
Writing: essay writing
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Week Fifteen-Dec. 1-5
Vocabulary study: lessons 23-24 quiz Friday
Literature-Cyrano
Writing: essay writing
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Week Sixteen-Dec. 8-12
Vocabulary study: lessons 25-26 quiz Friday
Literature-A Doll's House
Writing: essay writing
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Week Seventeen-Dec.15-19
Vocabulary study: lessons 27-28 quiz Friday
Literature: A Doll's House
Writing: essay writing
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Week Eighteen-Dec. 22-
Vocabulary study: 100 word TEST lessons 21-30
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