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Sophomore Honors English
Course Syllabus
Calendar
Daily Plan
 Google Group: Honors English 2012
 Google Sites Portfolio Form 09-10
Blogger.com Form 09-10 |
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Quarter 1 Weeks 1-2 |
Announcements/ Information |
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 "from Kaffir Boy" (Mathabane)
Kaffir Boy: Building Background
 Images of Soweto, South Africa
Kaffir Boy Writing Template
Ten Memories |
Theme: Examining the Value of Reading and Writing
Our first "Life Text" will be the "Ten Memories" project. This narrative writing assignment asks you to briefly, yet descriptively, account for ten of your most memorable experiences. Download the "Ten Memories" prompt by clicking the link on the left. |
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Week 3 |
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"Achievement of Desire" (Rodriguez) or
"Strange Tools" (Rodriguez)
"Strange Tools" Writing Template
Parent Interview |
Our second "Life Text" will begin in Week 3. For this assignment, you will interview one parent or guardian of your choice. After the interview, you will incorporate the questions and answers into a narrative. Download the "Parent Interview" prompt by clicking the link on the left. View the sample interview essays: Sample 1 / Sample 2 |
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Week 4 |
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"Learning to Read" (Malcolm X)
"Learning to Read" Writing Template
Formative Writing Assessment
Synthesis Prompt: Value of Reading
Synthesis Score Sheet: Value of Education
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By week four, you have learned how to introduce texts, account for author's claims, and incorporate source material into the flow of ideas. Now we are going to apply the skills we have learned to write about multiple sources in one paper. |
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Week 5 |
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Theme: Socializing in the Electronic Age
In this unit students will explore social media, participate in online discussions, and learn about the uses and abuses of modern technology. We will create three "Life Texts" during this unit. We will use Google Sites to create an online portfolio, post to our blogs hosted by blogger.com, and engage in various discussions on Google Groups. |
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Week 6 |
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Week 7 |
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Week 8 |
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Week 9 |
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No materials posted.Formative Writing Assessment
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Additional Resources |
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Golding's Lord of the Flies
Study Guide and Quizzes
Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Study Guide 1
Study Guide 2
Shelley's Frankenstein
Inspiration
Orwell's Animal Farm
Character Comparison.doc
Klass' California Blue
Chris Jordan's Photographic Art
Dramatic Literature
Lorraine's A Raisin in the Sun
Character Web
Inspiration
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Writing Assignments
 Autobiographical Poem
Description of a Place
Dramatic Elements Prompt
Passion Project
Writing Exercises and Tools
3-part Source Integration
Argument Summary: Rhetorical Precis
Quickwrite
Metadiscourse: Synthesis
Purposes for Using What Others Say
PowerPoint Presentations
Lesson 18: Reading 3.7
Lesson 19: Reading 3.7
Lesson 23A: Reading 3.11
Lesson 23B: Reading 3.12
Other Reading Selections
Death of an Innocent
 Rosa Parks Interview
Tools and Resources
Student/ Parent Contact Form
Townsendpress
Mygradebook.com
Wikicommunities
GUHSD Research Tools
Career Zone California
Academy of Achievement
Classroom Library
Literature List
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