Welcome to English class!  The goal of this six-week summer course is to provide you the opportunity to earn credit for one high school English course.  Once the course is completed, you should feel ready to enter the next level English course in the fall.  This course will cover a broad range of topics, including American short stories, music as poetry, and the personal narrative.  By the end of the course, you will have read one book with me (The Catcher in the Rye) and one book on your own (The Hunger Games, All Souls, or The Kite Runner), and you will have had the opportunity to write in a variety of genres, including rap, memoir, and literary criticism.  I look forward to a great summer.

Friday, August 3, 2012, Day 30

Make up Day

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Thursday, August 2, 2012, Day 29

Today's Agenda:

Review final exams

Finish typing writing portfolios

Present and submit portfolios for scoring

Grading

Extra credit presentations 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012, Day 28

Today's Agenda:

Final exam

Return books

Work on writing portfolio

Tonight's Homework:

Work on finishing writing portfolio.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012, Day 27

Today's Goals: 

Review for final exam. 

Begin to put together portfolio.

Today's Agenda:

Hand in make-up work

Final exam review

• Jeopardy
• Review format

Review portfolio assignment

Type or revise work

Homework:

Study for exam

Monday, July 30, 2012, Day 26

Share and submit outstanding soundtracks (both classes)

Submit Catcher essay (both classes)

Guest speaker from UTI (Period 1)

Background on sonnets (Period 2)

How to Unlock a Poem (Period 2)

Take 30 minutes to prep your poems (Period 2)

Reciprocal Teaching:  Each student teaches the class a poem (Period 2)

Review All Missing Assignments (both classes)

Tonight's Homework:  Begin selecting your best pieces of work and begin studying for exam.  For extra credit, you can create a resume and/or write a book review. 

Friday, July 27, 2012, Day 25

Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz

Outside Reading

Informational Text:  Paired reading exercise for Salinger article

Work on essay

Introduction to poetry project

Assign poems and work on presentation

This weekend's homework:

Type Catcher essay.

Be prepared to present your poem on Monday.

Thursday, July 26, 2012, Day 24

Unit 5 Vocabulary exercises (sentence completions)

Catcher Test

Review essay prompts, brainstorm, outline

Work on essay

Work on soundtrack project

Tonight's Homework:

Finish soundtrack project (due tomorrow)

Bring in outside reading book

Wednesday, July 25, 2012, Day 23

Unit 5 Vocabulary exercises (synonyms and antonyms)

Review motif sheet

Discuss ch. 23-24

Read ch. 25-26, discuss

Final discussion

Test review

Tonight's Homework:

Study for test (tomorrow)

Work on soundtrack project (due Thursday)

Tuesday, July 24, 2012, Day 22

Unit 5 Vocabulary exercises (choosing the right word)

DYRT quiz - Catcher, ch. 17-20

• What is the crazy plan that Holden proposes to Sally?
• What is one place Holden goes in NYC?
• What is one thing Holden and Luce talk about?
• Who does Holden call from the payphone?

Discuss ch. 18-20

Read ch. 21-22, discuss

Motif/symbolism sheet

Tonight's Homework:

Read ch. 23-24.  For extra credit, employ active reading strategies and take notes.

Monday, July 23, 2012, Day 21

Introduce Unit 5 Vocabulary

Review ch. 13-15 questions

Read ch. 16-17, discuss

Review soundtrack project

Work on case study

Tonight's homework:

Read chapter 18.  For extra credit, employ active reading strategies and take notes.

Friday, July 20, 2012, Day 20

Ms. Yoerger subs for Mr. Ambrose

Download lesson plan here.

Thursday, July 19, 2012, Day 19

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary Exercises:  Unit 4, Completing the Sentences

Discuss chapters 7-9

Life Orientation Test - from Holden's persective

Read chapter 10 and answer discussion questions

Tonight's Homework:

Read through chapter 12.  Answer discussion questions.

Study for Vocabulary Quiz (Unit 4). 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Day 18

Today's Objective:  To examine the impact of Allie's death from a psychological literary perspective.

Today's Agenda:

Submit outstanding essays

Vocabulary Unit 4 exercise

Read pp. 38-39

Journal:  Holden's composition on the baseball glove or What the scene in chapter 5 shows us about Holden

Discussion - brainstorm around in a circle with journal and discuss reading

Paired reading activity for nonfiction piece; report out

Work on Holden's case study 

Today's Homework:

Read through chapter 9.

Write 2 important quotes.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012, Day 17

Today's Agenda:

Submit late essays

Catcher open notebook quiz

Vocabulary unit 4 exercise (choosing the right word)

Read chapter 4 and discuss

Characterization with a partner

• What do we know about a character via direct/indirect characterization?
  • Mr. Spencer
  • D.B.
  • Jane
  • Stradlater
  • Ackley
• Bullet points, quotes, teach the class!

Present out to class on Characterization

Tonight's Homework:

Read chapters 5 and 6.

Write down two quotes that stand out to you from the reading.

Monday, July 16, 2012, Day 16

Today's Agenda:

Hand in essays

Introduce Vocabulary Unit 4

Catcher Introductory Notes

Catcher Book Review - read for main idea, supporting details, and tone

Agree/Disagree Discussion

Read chapters 1 and 2

Tonight's Homework:

Read through chapter 3 of Catcher.  Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow.

Friday, July 13, 2012, Day 15

Halfway done!

Today's Agenda:

Hand back work/hand out progress reports

Vocabulary Quiz (unit 3)

Outside Reading

Informational Text - Paired Reading Activity, courtesy of www.teachers21.org - "Gossip in the Workplace"

Paragraph Writing - model paragraph writing together -download the paragraphs we created together here.

Peer Revisions/Work on Essay

Tonight's Homework:

Final Draft of Short Story Analysis Essay. 

Remember, the requirement is 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced with a works cited page.  If you need help with MLA format, use the Purdue Owl site.

Thursday, July 12, 2012, Day 14

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary - Unit 3, p. 39 - Synonyms and Antonyms

Writing Mini Lessons and Workshopping

• Outline - 3 talking points
• Creating a thesis and answering a critical question
• Writing an introductory paragraph

Download our collaborative notes from today's class here.



Tonight's Homework:

Typed draft of your essay (1-2 pages).

Study for Vocabulary quiz (unit 3 words).

Wednesday, July 11, 2012, Day 13

Today's Agenda:

Test #1

Outlining and evidence workshopping

• outline
• quotes from primary sources
• refine thesis
• quotes from secondary sources

MLA Format - review OWL

Tonight's Homework:

Work on essay.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012, Day 12

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary Unit 3 exercises

Review and collect homework (Hemingway response)

Test Review Sheet

Test Review Game

Review Essay Prompts

Essay Brainstorming

Tonight's Homework:

Essay Outline

Study for Test

Monday, July 9, 2012, Day 11

Announcements:

• Short story essay and test review - Tuesday
• Short story test and essay work - Wednesday
• Progress reports - Thursday

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary (Unit 3)

Lost Generation PowerPoint

In a Station of the Metro

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

Like White Elephants" - read and discuss

Hemingway Graphic Organizer

Tonight's Homework:

Write one page on how today's story ("Hills Like White Elephants") is the quintessential Hemingway story - 3 reasons, 3 paragraphs, use graphic organizer from today.

Friday, July 6, 2012, Day 10

Announcements:

• Short story test next week (also includes literary terms, vocabulary, Theme for English B, grammar, music, nonfiction, etc.).
• Short story literary analysis essay (and MLA format) next week.
• Begin poetry unit next week.

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary Quiz (Unit 2)

Outside Reading Time

Pair and share and submit artifact stories

Journal:  Your coming-of-age moment

SAT Vocabulary Strategies and Guided Practice

Literary Terms Review

• allusion
• simile
• pun
• metaphor
• synecdoche
• alliteration
• assonance
• portmanteau word
• personification
• idiom
• irony

Literary Terms in Jay-Z

New York Times article - Jay-Z vs. Lil Wayne



• What is the main idea of the article?
• What details does the author use to support his opinion?
• What are some challenging vocabulary words in the article?

This weekend's homework:

Read your outside reading book.

Thursday, July 5, 2012, Day 9

Today's Objectives:

• To work on vocabulary.
• To analyze a coming-of-age story.
• To write our own coming-of-age story.

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary (Unit 2 exercises)

Literary Terms

• stream-of-consciousness
• coming-of-age
• Modernist period

"A & P" - read and discuss

"A & P" - high school and college level questions

Exit Slip:  What is your coming-of-age experience?

Tonight's Homework:

• Study for Vocabulary Quiz
• Finish Personal Narrative (artifact exchange)
• Bring in outside reading book

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - No School

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Day 8

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary Exercises (Unit 2)

Journal and Discussion:  Can a criminal reform?

Literary Terms

• phoenix
• situational irony
• self-fulfilling prophecy

"A Retrieved Reformation" - read and discuss

Plot Structure Notes

Exit Slip:  Complete plot structure graphic organizer for "A Retrieved Reformation"

Tonight's Homework:

Have a happy and safe holiday!

Monday, July 2, 2012, Day 7

Today's Objectives:

Review vocabulary and grammar.

Begin writing a personal narrative.

Today's Agenda:

Review grammar questions (drill 4 from PSAT, this weekend's HW)

Review unit 2 vocab definitions

Roundtable sharing of artifacts

Artifact exchange questions

Mentor Texts

• Mr. Ambrose
• Karina Barrett

Begin writing narrative

HW:  Finish writing personal narrative using artifact as inspiration.

Friday, June 29, 2012, Day 6

Grammar Introduction

Take Artifact Photos

Vocabulary Quiz - Unit 1

Outside Silent Reading

Drake Article

This weekend homework:

Complete PSAT exercises from Princeton Review book (Exercise 4).

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - Day 5

"Everyday Use," Alice Walker

Vocabulary Unit 1 Exercise - Choosing the Right Word

Share and submit "Girl"

Everyday Use PowerPoint



A Brief Biography of Alice Walker

Read and discuss "Everyday Use"

Mirrors and Windows

Dicussion Questions



Tonight's Homework:

Study for Vocabulary Quiz.

Bring in artifact and outside reading book.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - Day 4

"Girl," Jamaica Kincaid

Today's Objectives: 

• To practice vocabulary.
• To examine gender roles.
• To write our own narrative using a mentor text.

Today's Agenda:

Share snapshot stories

Vocabulary Warm-up:  Unit 1, Synonyms and Antonyms

Literary Terms

Songs, Journal, Discussion

"Girl"

Discussion

Biography

Ticket Out the Door

Download the lesson plan here.

Tonight's Homework:

Write your own version of "Girl."

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - Day 3

Diagnostic Day

Vocabulary Diagnostic

Long Composition Diagnostic

Monday, June 25, 2012 - Day 2

Today's Objectives:

• To learn some new vocabulary.
• To discuss the role of writing.
• To write our own narratives.

Today's Agenda:

• Vocabulary - Unit 1 words
• Read and discuss "What Writing Is"
• Introduction to Short Story unit
• Slideshow Free Write
• Pair and Share

Tonight's Homework:

Work on your story.  (Type, please.) 

Friday, June 22, 2012 - Day 1

Today's Objectives:

• Learn about the class.
• Get acquainted with one another.
• Analyze a poem from the Harlem Renaissance.
• Write our own identity poem.

Today's Agenda:

Introductions and Syllabus

Personal Information

• name
• your email address
• your parent's name
• your parent's email
• English teacher's name
• Why did you wind up in summer school?
• Have you read Catcher?
• What do you want to tell me about you?

Things to Bring

• Notebook
• Folder
• Pen or Pencil
• Reading Book

"Theme for English B" Lesson

Topics Covered Today: 

Harlem Renaissance, free verse, assonance, alliteration, identity poem, direct and indirect characterization, inference

This Weekend's Homework:

Get supplies (notebook, folder, etc.)

Week of 6.25.2012:

On Writing, Snapshots, Girl, Everyday Use, Drake article, Drake lyrics, Vocab, Identifying Sentence Errors

Week of 7.2.2012:

Artifact Exchange, A & P, A Retrieved Reformation, Freytag's Pyramid, Vocab, Identifying Sentence Errors, music as poetry,

Week of 7.9.2012:

Hemingway stories, bonus stories and nonfiction readings, MLA formatting, outlining essay, writing essay, short story test,   Vocab

Week of 7.16.2012:

Catcher

Week of 7.23.2012:

Catcher, related onfiction readings, poetry project

Week of 7.30.2012:

Poetry Presentations, Final Portfolio, Final Review, Final Exam

Summer PSAT Group

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

SAT Tips

Session 1:  Vocabulary

Homework:  Complete Vocabulary questions from 2009 PSAT

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Session 3:  Writing

Homework:  Complete Drill 4 from PSAT book

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Review HW (Vocabulary Questions and Grammar Questions)

Session 2:  Passage-Based Critical Reading 

Homework:  Critical Reading questions from PSAT reading assignment

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Review Critical Reading HW

Critical Reading - test 10, section 4

Homework:  Math section from test 10, read an article on www.nytimes.com.  Write the main idea, supporting details, author's tone, and structure.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Review test 10, section 4 (Math)

• Which ones did we get wrong?

Complete test 10, section 8 (Math)

• Complete in small groups.
• Review the ones we got wrong.

Homework:

Complete test 10, section 6 (critical reading).  Complete test 11, section 1 (writing - essay)

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Review test 10, section 6 (critical reading)

With a partner, complete section 9 from test 10 and section 9 from test 4 (vocabulary only on both).  Review.

Homework:

Complete sections 2 (math) and 3 (writing) from test 10.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Review section 2 (math) and 3 (writing) from test 10.  Go over anything we've missed.

Barron's Test 1, Section 3 (Math)

Homework:  Finish rest of math section.  Practice Latin roots.  Be prepared to present next time.  MDTSO on NYT article about Kim Jong Um.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Students present Latin roots

Discuss MDTSO on NYT article

Review latter half of math section from last week

Test 10, section 8

Test 10, section 9 (reading comprehension only)

Homework:  Test 10, section 10

More Latin Roots

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Students present more Latin roots

MDTSO on NYT article (from web)

Review Test 10, sections 9 and 10

Score all of Test 10

ID strengths/things we've learned

ID weaknesses

We will meet again during the first week of school - How does Thursday sound?