English+10+-+Fridays

=English 10=

Fridays 1:20-5:00
April Quarter: April 18-July 1, 2011

**Course at a Glance ** **Students in this class will: ** · Write 7 formal assignments: 3 paragraphs and 4 essays · Complete 10 informal writing assignments: weekly journals · Complete 10 reading assignments · Develop and use new vocabulary · Give 2 formal presentations (one on an assigned topic, one on a topic of students’ choice) **April 22 ** || · Course introduction, overview, introductions, Writing Process (chapter 1). Active Reading || Read “A Homemade Education” and “Freewriting” (handout), Journal 1, Vocab 1-10  || **April 29 ** || · **Syllabus Quiz. ** Recognizing good writing (chapter 2), Working with Paragraphs: Topic Sentences and Controlling Ideas (chapter 16). || Read “The Changing American Family” (pg 674) Journal 2, Vocab 11-20 || **May 6 ** || · Parts of Speech Review, Subjects and Verbs (chapter 3), Working with Paragraphs: Supporting Details (ch 17) Illustration (ch 18)  || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Read “America’s Gambling Craze” (pg 638)Illustration Paragraph, Journal 3 Vocab 21-25. || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">May 13 ** || · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Subject Verb Agreement (chapter 4), Review ch. 1-3 //Illustration Parapraph Due//, **test ch. 1-4** Description (chapter 20)  || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Read “I Stand Here Ironing” (handout) Description Paragraph Journal 4, Vocab 26-30  || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">May 20 ** || · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Fragments and Phrases (chapter 5), Definition (ch 24) //Description Assignment due.// **Presentation.**  || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Read “What Is This Thing Called Family” (pg 665)Journal 5, Vocab 31-35. Definition paragraph || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">May 27 ** || · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Combining Sentences (Chapter 6) Sentence Subordination (chapter 7), Revision Workshop, //Definition assignment due// · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">From Paragraph to Essay · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Narrative || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Read“Visiting Rites” (617) Journal 6, Vocab 36-40. Narrative essay. || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">June 3 ** || · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Review · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Fragments and Run-ons (chapter 8), · **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Test ch. 5-8 **  ·  || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Narrative Essay. Prepare presenation Journal 7, Vocab 41-45 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">June 10 ** || · **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Presentations. **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> Compare and Contrast (ch 31). Movie/Reading activity. Narrative Essay Due || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Read “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” (650) Compare Contrast Essay, Journal 8  || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">June 17 ** || · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Choosing correct Pronouns (chapter 9), Process Analysis (chapter 30),  //Compare/Contrast assignment due//  || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> Process Analysis Pargraph, read “Non-Violent Resistance” (handout), Journal 9. || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">June 24 ** || · <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Adjectives, Adverbs, and Parallel Structure (chapter 10), Irregular Verbs (chapter 11), Verb Tenses (Chapter 12), Reflection essay //Process Essay Due//, **Vocab Quiz**  || <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Journal 10, Reflection Essay. Read “Why Don’t These Women Just Leave” (682). || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">July 1 ** || · **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">FINAL EXAM, reflection Essay Due ** ||   ||
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