| Mr. Dwyer Freshmen Academic English Quarter 2 Syllabus If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away?
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| DAY 1 |
Nonfiction Presentation
HW: Complete Reading assigned essays
| DAY 2 |
HW: study for nonfiction exam & complete Vocabulary 3
| DAY 3 |
Nonfiction Exam (Perf.)
Vocabulary 3 due (HW)
Hand-in Essay Guidelines (HWx2)
HW: Recall and write a statement summarizing your most
memorable or unusual event
| DAY 4 |
Assign the Narrative Essay
HW: Study for Vocabulary 3 Test & frame Narrative Essay
according to Freytag’s Pyramid
| DAY 5 |
Freytag’s Pyramid due (HW)
Vocabulary III Test (T)
Write Narrative Essay
| DAY 6 |
Write Narrative Essay
HW: Web Search- Life in the south (1935-42)
| DAY 7 |
Narrative Essay due (Perf.)
Web Search due (HW)
Discuss Life in the South
Distribute and begin reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
HW: Read chapters 1-3 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 8 |
Review chapters 1-3 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Q)
Grammar- Sentence Types
HW: Read chapters 4-7 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions ALSO complete
sentence types quiz
| DAY 9 |
Sentence Types quiz due (Q)
Review chapters 4-7 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Q)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD enrichment
HW: Read chapters 8-11 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 10 |
Review Part I of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD enrichment
HW- study for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Part I Exam
| DAY 11 |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Part I Exam (Perf.)
Part I study guide questions due (HWx2)
HW: Complete Vocabulary 4
| DAY 12 |
Vocabulary 4 due (HW)
Grammar- Clauses & Phrases
HW: Read chapters 12-14 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to Part 2 study guide questions
| DAY 13 |
Grammar- Clauses & Phrases
HW: Read chapters 15-17 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 14 |
Vocabulary 4 Test (T)
Grammar- Clauses & Phrases
HW: Read chapters 18-20 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 15 |
Review Phrases & Clauses
Review chapters 12-20 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (T)
HW: Read chapters 21-23 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 16 |
Phrase/Clause Test (T)
Work on TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD enrichment
HW: Read chapters 24-26 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 17 |
Review TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Q)
Prepare for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD enrichment
presentation
HW: Read chapters 27-28 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions AND complete Vocabulary 5
| DAY 18 |
Vocabulary 5 due (HW)
Present TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD enrichment (Perf.)
HW: Complete reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD &
attend to study guide questions
| DAY 19 |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD study guide questions due (HWx2)
Present TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD enrichment
HW: Study for Vocabulary 5 Test
| DAY 20 |
Vocabulary 5 Test (T)
HW: Study for Mid-Year Exam
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QUARTER 2 CONCLUDES Homework- 11 10% |
