Course Syllabus
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(Need to see Term One Calendar and Materials? Click on the Blue button above labelled "Previous Terms")
Term Two Calendar:
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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| Week One | 10/17 | 10/18 | 10/19 | 10/20 | 10/21 |
| Read and Analyze "Out, Out" by Robert Frost | Found Poem Workday |
Found Poem Workday Pass out The Things They Carried and Pacing Guide |
Found Poem Due TTTC Anticipation Guide |
TTTC Webquest & Military Terms | |
| Week Two | 10/24 | 10/25 | 10/26 | 10/27 | 10/28 |
| Benchmark |
(Finish Benchmark if needed) Reading Day |
Cronkite Analysis 50 pts (Watch Tet Offensive Video) | Continue Cronkite Analysis | TTTC Sticky Notes Discussion One (1-58) | |
| Week Three | 10/31 | 11/1 | 11/2 | 11/3 | 11/4 |
| TTTC Reading Check One (1-58) (50 pts) |
Reading Day |
Read "Long Walk to Forever" and find literary devices. Look at the structure of a double-point-of-development paragraph |
Continue "Long Walk to Forever" Analysis | TTTC Sticky Notes Discussion Two (59-112) | |
| Week Four | 11/7 | 11/8 | 11/9 | 11/10 | 11/11 |
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Go Over Paragraph Feedback Read and analyze excerpt from There, There by Tommy Orange |
Read and analyze open letter "An Indian Father's Plea" by Robert Lake | Read and analyze memoir excerpt "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie. Submit Work on paper (50 pts each for days that you were present) | TTTC Reading Check Two (113-170) (50 pts) | |
| Week Five | 11/14 | 11/15 | 11/16 | 11/17 | 11/18 |
| Informational Benchmark |
Finish Benchmark as needed Reading Day |
TTTC Sticky Notes Discussion Three (Whole novel) |
Active-Passive Voice Notes Pass out Imitating the Author (major grade) |
Watch Tim O'Brien Book Talk Video | |
| Thanksgiving Break (11/21-25) | |||||
| Week Six | 11/28 | 11/29 | 11/30 | 12/1 | 12/2 |
| Worktime on Imitating the Author |
Worktime on Imitating the Author Submit your half-way checkpoint |
Worktime on Imitating the Author | KaHoot Exam Review (Worktime on Imitating the Author if needed) |
TTTC Imitating the Author Due TTTC Exam |
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| Week Seven | 12/5 | 12/6 | 12/7 | 12/8 | 12/9 |
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Finals Resources Watch Knives Out |
Skyward Freeze starts at 5 PM Watch Knives Out |
Exemption Portal opens at 7 AM Watch Knives Out |
Watch Knives Out & Film Breakdown Video |
Exemption Portal closes at 3 PM; Skyward Freeze ends at 7 AM Discuss Novel Choices for Term Three and look at Review Resources |
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| Week Eight | 12/12 | 12/13 | 12/14 | 12/15 | 12/16 |
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Prepare for Finals - Go over Multiple Choice Strategies specifically for "Blind" Passages |
Final Exams |
Final Exams |
Final Exams | Final Exams | |
Major Grades (60%); Daily Grades (40%). All grades are subject to change and review by the teacher. I reserve the right to grade ANY assignment that we do in class.
Remember grades are not "graded" until they appear in Skyward.
Tutorials:
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Before School |
Tutorials |
Tutorials |
Tutorials |
Duty |
Tutorials |
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3rd Period |
Conference |
Conference |
Conference |
Conference |
Conference |
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A-LUNCH |
Duty |
Tutorials |
Duty |
Tutorials |
Duty |
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B-LUNCH |
My Lunch |
My Lunch |
My Lunch |
My Lunch |
My Lunch |
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Tutorial Expectations:
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*Please set up all parent conferences and phone calls via my email or the front office. It is always fastest for me to call parents back once I see an email.
Remind Code for Parents (optional) and Students (recommended):
Period 1,2,4: Text @tucker124 to 81010
Period 5,6: Text @tucker57 to 81010
Contact:
Parents and Students - Email tuckerks@pearlandisd.org
Students - Message through Canvas Inbox
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Course Summary:
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