Course Syllabus
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English III Syllabus 2020 (1) updated.doc
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Week at a Glance
* SRT- Short Reading Time (students will read a novel of their choice for the first few mins of class)
Week 15:
12/7- SRT, Monday Check in Monday 12-7-20 :: Monday Check-In
12/8- SRT, Semester Exam Review Fall Semester Final Exam Review
12/9- SRT, Semester Exam Review
12/10-SRT, Semester Exam Review
12/11- SRT, Semester Exam Review
Week 14:
11/30- SRT, Thanksgiving 6 word stories Monday 11-30-20 :: Six Word Stories
12/1-SRT, Brainstorm- Gatsby/Crucible Essay Tuesday 12-1-20 :: Brainstorm Assignment
12/2- SRT, Gatsby/Crucible Essay info & workday Wednesday 12-2-20 :: Compare/Contrast Essay Explanation
12/3- SRT, Gatsby/Crucible Essay workday
12/4- SRT, Gatsby/ Crucible Essay Final Workday. (Essay due @ midnight) Friday 12-4-20 :: Compare/Contrast Essay SUBMISSION
Week 13:
11/23-11/27 Happy Thanksgiving Break!!
Week 12:
11/16- Gatsby movie part 5, Gatsby Exam Monday 11-16-20 :: The Great Gatsby EXAM
11/17- SRT, Introduce/explain Whose to Blame project Whose to Blame?? Myrtle/Gatsby Project - Info Page.
11/18- SRT, Work on Whose to Blame Project Whose to Blame?? Myrtle/Gatsby project submissions
11/19- SRT, Present Whose to Blame Project Whose to Blame?? Myrtle & Gatsby Project - Discussion/Presentation
11/20- SRT, Friday Check In Friday 11-20-20 :: Friday Check-In
Week 11:
11/9- SRT(10 mins), Gatsby anticipation guide
11/10- SRT (10mins), Gatsby Movie part. 1
11/11- SRT (10mins), Gatsby Movie Part.2 , quiz over part.1 and 2 Gatsby movie Wednesday:: 11-11-20 :Gatsby parts 1-2 quiz
11/12- SRT (10mins), Gatsby Movie Part.3
11/13- SRT (10mins), Gatsby Movie Part.4, Quiz Part.3-4 Gatsby movie. Friday:: 11-13-20 : Gatsby parts 3-4 quiz
Week 10:
11/2- SRT (15 mins), Roaring 20's video Monday 11-2-20 :: The Roaring 20's Introduction
11/3-SRT (15 mins), About the author : Fitzgerald
11/4- SRT (15 mins)
11/5- SRT (15 mins)
11/6- SRT (15 mins) , Friday Check in
Week 9:
10/26- SRT(10 mins), Harper High School- Part.1 Monday 10/26 :: Harper High School- Prologue/Act.1 note check
10/27- SRT ( 10 mins), Harper High school Podcast- Part.1 cont./finish
10/28- SRT (10 mins), Harper High School Podcast- Start Part.2
10/29- SRT (10 mins), Harper High School Podcast- Part.2 Cont/Finish
10/30- SRT (10 mins)- SRT, Friday Check in Friday 10-30-20 :: Friday Check-In , Harper High School Quiz Sunday 11-1-20 :: Harper High School Podcast Quiz
Week 8:
10/19- SRT (15 mins), Current Event Monday 10-19-20 :: Current event
10/20- SRT (15 mins), Crucible close reading activity (Proctor/Abigail) Tuesday 10-20-20 :: The Crucible Act I Close Read Activity
10/21- SRT (15 mins), Crucible close reading activity (Proctor/Danforth) Wednesday 10-21-20 :: The Crucible Act III Close Read Activity
10/22- SRT (15 mins), Crucible Mind Maps Crucible Mind Map Project explanation
10/23- SRT (15 mins), Friday Check in, Cont. Crucible Mind Maps Friday 10-23-20 :: Friday Check-In , 10/25/20 The Crucible Character Mind Map Project
Week 7:
10/12- SRT (5 mins), The Crucible movie part 5, Part 5 quiz The Crucible Part 5: Did you watch?
10/13-SRT (15 mins), Introduce Crucible one page essay assignment. Tuesday 10-13-20 :: The Crucible One-Pager Prompt Options
10/14-PSAT
10/15- SRT (15 mins), work day for Crucible one page essay- Rough Draft due by midnight today. Thursday 10/15- Rough Draft Submission
10/16- SRT (15 mins), Friday check in, Cont. working on Crucible essay Final Draft Crucible one pager Essay 10/18/20
Week 6:
* If you need to do corrections for any of the quizzes this week please see this assignment: Corrections for Crucible quizzes
10/5- SRT (15 mins), The Crucible movie part 1, part 1 quiz The Crucible Part 1: Did You Watch.
10/6- SRT (15 mins), The Crucible movie part 2, part 2 quiz The Crucible Part 2: Did you watch?
10/7- SRT (15 mins), The Crucible movie part 3, part 3 quiz The Crucible part 3: Did you watch?
10/8- SRT (15 mins), The Crucible movie part 4, Part 4 quiz The Crucible Part 4: Did you watch?
10/9- SRT (15 mins), Friday Check In Friday 10-9-20 :: Friday Check-In
Week 5:
9/28- SRT(15 mins), Class ring Presentation Balfour Class Ring Presentation, Current Event assignment explained Monday 9-28-20 :: Current Events
9/29- SRT ( 15 mins), Scenarios (The Crucible anticipation activity)Tuesday 9-29-20 :: Scenarios
9/30- SRT ( 15 mins), discuss scenario activity, Crucible background web-quest Wednesday 9-30-20 :: The Crucible Web Quest
10/1- SRT (15 mins), Fear activity, Crucible movie trailer Thursday 10-1-20 :: Response To Fear
10/2- SRT (15 mins), Friday Check in #4 Friday :: Check-In 10-2-2020
Week 4:
9/21-No School- TS Beta
9/22- No School- TS Beta
9/23- SRT (15 mins), Current Event assignment (NewsEla)Wednesday 9-23-20 :: Current Events
9/24- SRT (15 mins), Independent Reading Journal #1 Thursday 9-24-20 :: Independent Novel Reading Prompt
9/25-No school for students, Students will complete Friday Check In #3 on canvas (this counts as a grade and for attendance).
Week 3:
9/14- SRT( 10 mins), intro to Podcast/taking notes, podcast listening activity Monday 9/14- What is a podcast assignment
9/15- SRT (10 mins), Intro to Abdi and The Golden Ticket podcast, Listen to prologue of podcast, Students work on doodle notes ( upload picture of notes to canvas)Abdi podcast note check #1
9/16- SRT(10 mins), Abdi and The Golden Ticket act.1, Students work on Doodle notes (upload picture of doodle notes to canvas)Abdi Podcast note check #2
9/17- SRT (10 mins), Abdi and The Golden Ticket act. 2, Students work on Doodle notes ( Upload picture of Doodle notes to canvas) Abdi Podcast note check #3
9/18- No school for students, Students will take quiz over podcast on canvas (may use doodle notes on quiz)Abdi Podcast Quiz
Week 2:
9/7- Labor Day ( No School)
9/8- What is the American Dream (watch videos here in canvas, and then answer discussion questions)
9/9- SRT (first 5 mins), What is your American Dream (I will introduce American Dream Project)
9/10- SRT (5 mins), Short check in (assignment in canvas), Cont. to work on American Dream Project.
9/11- No live class, Complete Friday check in #2 here in canvas, Teacher work day. Tutorials from 9-10 in Teams.
Week 1:
8/31- Meet the Teacher, Canvas navigation activity
9/1- Meet the student, Canvas Navigation activity ( students will have activity to complete here ( 6 Word story) )
9/2- Syllabus and Expectations, Canvas Activity if time. ( students and parents will need to fill out syllabus acknowledge
9/3- Introduce SRT and Podcast for the year.
9/4- Friday Check in #1, Journal #1
Course Summary:
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