Freshmen Honors English Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. —Charles Dickens |
| DAY 1 |
Video: How to Use the Syllabi
Discuss Station Eleven Plot
FOR DAY 2: Outline Station Eleven’s Plot according to Freytag’s model
| DAY 2 |
Picture Day
Freytag’s plot structure due (R)
Station Eleven Essential Questions
FOR DAY 3: Six Essential Questions & Complete Vocabulary 1
| DAY 3 |
Vocabulary 1 due (L)
Station Eleven Essential Questions due (R)
FOR DAY 4: Read Station Eleven Reviews and critique the critic
| DAY 4 |
Station Eleven Critique the Critic due (W)
Assign Station Eleven Essay
FOR DAY 5: Compose a thesis for Station Eleven Essay & Study
for Vocabulary 1 Test
| DAY 5 |
Thesis due (W)
Discuss Expository Essay
FOR DAY 6: Read and annotate assign essays
| DAY 6 |
Discuss Essay Types
Critique Assign Essays
VIDEO: Critique Assign Essays according to the Guidelines
FOR DAY 7: Read and annotate assign essays & Complete Station Eleven Essay
| DAY 7 |
Prepare for Essay Facilitation
FOR DAY 8: Complete Vocabulary 2 and Prepare for
Essay Facilitation
| DAY 8 |
Station Eleven Essay due (W)
Vocabulary 2 Due (L)
Prepare for Essay Facilitation
Parts of Speech Pretest (L)
FOR DAY 9: Prepare for Essay Facilitation
| DAY 9 |
Essay Facilitation Group 1 (R & S/L)
FOR DAY 10: Parts of Speech Practice & Study for Vocabulary 2 Test
| DAY 10 |
Essay Facilitation Group 2 & Group 3
FOR DAY 11: Parts of Speech Practice
| DAY 11 |
Conclude Essay Facilitation Groups 4 & Group 5
FOR DAY 12: Parts of Speech Practice
| DAY 12 |
Assign True Narrative Essay
FOR DAY 13: Study for Nonfiction Exam
| DAY 13 |
Nonfiction Exam (R& S/L)
Essay Annotations/Notes Due (R)
FOR DAY 14: Parts of Speech Practice
| DAY 14 |
Writing the True Narrative Essay
Read and annotate The Ledge according to Freytag’s Pyramid
FOR DAY 15: Prepare for P.O.S. Post test & Read News Report
| DAY 15 |
Work on True Narrative Essay
Assign & Discuss Short Stories
FOR DAY 16: Read and Annotate Group 1 stories & Compose
True Narrative Essay
| DAY 16 |
Review Group 1 Short Stories (R)
FOR DAY 17: Complete True Narrative Essay & Complete Vocabulary 3
| DAY 17 |
True Narrative Essay due (W)
Vocabulary 3 due (L)
Assign Group 2 Short Stories
FOR DAY 18: Read and annotate Group 2 Short Stories
| DAY 18 |
Review Group 2 Short Stories (R)
FOR DAY 19: Study for Vocabulary 3 Test & Read and annotate
Group 3 Short Stories
| DAY 19 |
Review Group 3 Short Stories
FOR DAY 20: Read and annotate Group 4 Short Stories
| DAY 20 |
Groups 1,2,3 & 4 Short Story Guidelines due (Rx4)
Assign & Prepare for the Greatest Short Story Debate
FOR DAY 21: Prepare for the Greatest Short Story Debate
| DAY 21 |
The Greatest Short Story Debate (R & S/L)
FOR DAY 22: Prepare for the Greatest Short Story Debate
| DAY 22 |
The Greatest Short Story Debate
Quarter 1 Concludes
FOR DAY 1 of Quarter 2: Sophocles Web search
 Quarter 1 Valued Assignments: Reading (40%) 10 Writing (30%) 4 Speaking/Listening (20%) 3 Language (10%) 9 |