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represented by the syllabus. Thus I am committed to maintain the due dates
expressed throughout the syllabus. At times impositions upon the school day
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student and parent alike with a helpful means of commanding the course
once a level of familiarity is established. Dates, as you will observe are not
represented, as the school calendar is frequently readjusted due to
uncontrolled circumstances. Each day represented on the syllabus follows
the previous day’s instruction. The abbreviations in parenthesis, often displayed to the right on the syllabus, represent the value of the assignment. Each lesson begins with the orange box representing the performance indicators that are emphasized within the assignment. These performance standards can help guide you with a more meaningful learning experience. I hope that you will find the syllabus as useful as its designer intends for it to be. The syllabus is a great tool, yet without your engagement it is useless.
| Mr. Dwyer Freshmen Academic English
It is not hard to learn more. What is hard is to unlearn when you discover yourself wrong. ~Martin H. Fischer |
| DAY1 |
Orientation- What You Need to Know About the Course
Picture Day
Read: On Writing by Stephen King
FOR NEXT CLASS- Annotate The Stephen King Essay & The Parent/Guardian Note
| DAY 2 |
Hand in Parental Note (S/L)
Discuss On Writing
Read: How Long Not Long by Martin Luther King Jr.
FOR NEXT CLASS- 5 Bloom’s Taxonomy questions for each essay
| DAY 3 |
Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions due to: On Writing & How Long Not Long (R)
Freshmen English Reading Test (R)
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Essays 3 & 4 & Annotate both Essays
| DAY 4 |
Essays 3 & 4 Annotations due (R)
Review: Laugh Kookaburra & How to do What you Love (R)
Read: A Mickey Mantle Koan and Annotate Essay
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read: Death of a Moth and Annotate Essay
| DAY 5 |
A Mickey Mantle Koan & Death of a Moth Annotations due (R)
Class Discussion: The Essay (S/L)
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Assign Essay for Your Group ALSO Complete Vocabulary 1
| DAY 6 |
Vocabulary 1 due (L)
Writing- The Essay
Work on Essay Facilitation
FOR NEXT CLASS- Select Essay Topic
| DAY 7 |
Writing- The Thesis Statement
Work on Essay Facilitation
FOR NEXT CLASS- Write Thesis Statement & Study for Vocabulary 1 Test
| DAY 8 |
Thesis Statements due (W)
Work on Essay Facilitation
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Assign Essays
| DAY 9 |
Writing- The Introduction to a persuasive essay
Work on Essay Facilitation
Vocabulary 2
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Assign Essays & Write Introduction for the Persuasive Essay
| DAY 10 |
The Introduction due (W)
Writing- The body and the conclusion to an essay
FOR NEXT CLASS- Complete Vocabulary 2
| DAY 11 |
Vocabulary 2 due (L)
Writing- Assign and Discuss persuasive essay
Work on Essay Facilitation
FOR NEXT CLASS- Work on Persuasive Essay
| DAY 12 |
Work on Essay Facilitation
FOR NEXT CLASS- Work on Persuasive Essay & Study for Vocabulary 2 Test
| DAY 13 |
Final Day to Work on Essay Facilitation
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Assign Essays
| DAY 14 |
Grammar Pre-Test (L)
Group 1 Essay Facilitation (S/L & R)
FOR NEXT CLASS- Work on Persuasive Essay
| DAY 15 |
Group 2 Essay Facilitation (S/L & R)
Work on P.O.S. practice
FOR NEXT CLASS- Work on Persuasive Essay
| DAY 16 |
Group 3 Essay Facilitation (S/L & R)
Parts of Speech Definitions & Sentences Due (L)
FOR NEXT CLASS- Work on Persuasive Essay
| DAY 17 |
Group 4 Essay Facilitation (S/L & R)
Review Parts of Speech
FOR NEXT CLASS- Study for Grammar post-test
| DAY 18 |
Work on Persuasive Essay
FOR NEXT CLASS- Complete Persuasive Essay
| DAY 19 |
Persuasive Essay due (W)
Review for Nonfiction Exam
FOR NEXT CLASS- Study for Nonfiction Exam
| DAY 20 |
Nonfiction Exam (R)
Complete Harper Lee Web Search
FOR NEXT CLASS- Harper Lee Web Search
| DAY 21 |
Harper Lee Web Search due (W)
Read Chapters 1-5 of To Kill a Mockingbird
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Chapters 1-5 of To Kill a Mockingbird
| DAY 22 |
Review Chapters 1-5 of To Kill a Mockingbird (R)
Read Chapters 6-10 of To Kill a Mockingbird
FOR NEXT CLASS- Read Chapters 6-10 of To Kill a Mockingbird
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QUARTER 1 CONCLUDES
VALUED ASSIGNMENTS |