English I PRE-AP 2015-2016 1st Six WeeksAUGUST 24 25 26 27 28

Welcome

Syllabus Day

Assign 6 Word Memoir

Slideshow

Getting to Know You Activities

Intro to Cougar Qualities

Group Assignment

Work on Skits

*6 Word Memoir Due Via EMAIL

31 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4

Present Cougar Qualities Skits

*Turn in Scripts

Reflective Essay

Build AP Toolkits

Six Word Memoir Presentations

Literary Analysis Skill Test

Review Skills Assessment

“Coming of Age”Springboard Books

*Student Letter Due

7 8 9 10 11

Springboard 1.3 Tone One Pager

*Reflective Analysis Essay Due

Song Covers- Review Tone

Model Paragraph

Plot

“Eleven” Springboard Act.

Read “Spotlight”

Write Lit. Analysis Paragraph

14 15 16 17 18

Springboard 1.10

*Lit Analysis Paragraph Due

Read “The Scarlet Ibis”

Inner/ Outer Circle Discussion

Short Story Assignment

21 22 23 24 25

Springboard 1.9

Story Drafting

One Pager

Springboard 1.9

Skills Assessment Retest

*Short Story DueSHARE FAIR

Parts of an Essay

28 29 30 OCTOBER 1 2

Decoding Prompts Research Assignment To Kill a Mockingbird

Background Activities over To Kill a Mockingbird

Annotated Bibliography &

Databases

Academic Achievement Grades 1st Six Weeks: Cougar Qualities Script/Presentations- August 31st

Reflective Essay- September 8thShort Story Assignment- September 18th

English I PRE-AP 2015-2016 2nd Six WeeksOCTOBER 5 6 7 8 9

Library Day- Type Annotated

Bibliography

Anticipation GuideSpringboard 5.2

TKAM Infographic Due

One Pager- Setting of Maycomb- TKAM

Intro to Dialectical Journal Assignment

*teacher model in class

*Annotated Bib Due

Ch. 1-4 In Class Discussion

Background Info Quiz12 13 14 15 16

Staff DevelopmentNO SCHOOL Ch. 5-8 In Class

DiscussionPSAT Day

Dialectical Journal Workday

Springboard 5.17- Examining the Title

TKAM

Ch. 9-11 In Class Discussion

19 20 21 22 23

Chapter 12- 15 In Class Discussion

Dialectical Journal Workday

Trial Scene:Ch. 17-20 In Class

Discussion

**Dialectical Character Journal Due** (Turnitin.com)

26 27 28 29 30

Springboard 5.22Atticus’ Closing

Arguments

Read Ch. 21-31 for homework this week

Introduce Oral Exam Handout

Character Analysis/ Characterization

Activity

Informational Texts“Representing

Unpopular Clients”

Evaluating an Argument

NOVEMBER 2 3 4 5 6

End of Novel Discussion

*Novel Quiz

Prepare for Oral Exam- Practice Day

**Oral Exam- Day 1 **Oral Exam- Day 2 Springboard 5.27Scout & Boo

Academic Achievement Grades 2nd Six Weeks: Annotated Bibliography- Due October 8

Dialectical Journal (Character) – Due October 21- Due to Turnitin.comOral Exam- November 4 & 5

English I PRE-AP 2015-2016 3rd Six WeeksNOVEMBER 9 10 (Early Release) 11 12 13

Intro Night Novel Assignment

&Prompt Analysis

Pre-Write for Timed Writing

TKAM In Class Timed Writing

(Character Reveals Theme)

Springboard 1.16 Ethos/ Pathos/ LogosGraffiti Wall

Hw: Find an ad to analyze- bring to

class

Literary Analysis Menu

Book Check/ Annotation Benchmark

16 17 18 19 20

Group Advertisement Project

Group WorkdayEnglish Lab

Group WorkdayLibrary Day

Advertisement Presentations to

Class

*Group Project Due

Book Check/ Annotation Benchmark

23 24 25 25 27

Smore Workdays- Computer Lab

Smore Workdays- Computer Lab

30 DECEMBER 1 2 3 4

**Smore Due @ the beginning of class-

Shair Fair

Novel Analysis Workday

Novel Analysis Workday

**Novel Analysis Due for Night

Discuss Non-Fiction/ Literary Non-Fiction

Running the Sahara/ Guts

7 8 9 10 11

Pairing Non-Fiction with Night

14 15 16 17 18Review for Final

Exam

FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

Academic Achievement Grades 3rd Six Weeks: TKAM In Class Timed Writing- November 10

Persuasive Novel Project over Night- Due November 30Novel Analysis- Due December 3

English I PRE-AP 2015-2016 4th Six WeeksJANUARY 4 5 6 7 8

Student Holiday Welcome Back/ Review Policies and

Procedures

Independent Novel Assignment

(Pre-AP Contract List of Novels)

*Novel Mosaic

Poetry Terms ReviewSB 3.4

“The Good Old Days”

Hw: Nikki Rosa SB 3.5

*student poem11 12 13 14 15

Assign Poetry Anthology

Reading Circle Day

Identity PoemSB 3.8

*student poem

Ego TrippingSB 3.9

Yuba City SchoolTone

*one pager Reading Day

18 19 20 21 22

NO SCHOOL! Assign ExpositoryEssay

Brainstorm/ PlanEssay

Compose Essay in Class

Expository Essay Due

25 26 27 28 29

Anthology Workday OdesSB 3.11

*student poem

Early ReleaseStaff Development

Diction in PoetryMuseum Art Act.

FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 5

Anthology Workday Form in Poetry“40 Love”

“Jump Cabling”

TPCASTTSong Lyrics

“Two Headed Calf”

*one pager

Visual & Found Poetry

8 9 10 11 12

Poetry Anthology Due

Poetry Café PresentationsPoetry Café

Spoken Word Poetry Poetry Assessment

15 16 17 18 19Staff Development –

Student Holiday Sonnet 18SB 3.12

Novel Mosaic Due Intro to Drama/ Shakespeare

Elizabethan EnglishSB 4.11

Academic Achievement Grades 4th Six Weeks: Expository Essay- January 22

Poetry Anthology (Written Portfolio + Poem Analysis) – February 8Novel Mosaic- February 17

English I PRE-AP 2015-2016 5th Six WeeksFEBRUARY 22 23 24 25 26

29 MARCH 1 2 3 4

7 8 9 10 11

14 15 16 17 18

21 22 23 24 GOOD FRIDAY 25NO SCHOOL

28 29 30 31 APRIL 1

4 5 6 7 8Early Release

Staff Development

SPRING BREAK! SPRING BREAK!

English I PRE-AP 2015-2016 6th Six WeeksAPRIL 11 12 13 14 15

18 19 20 21 22

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MAY 2 3 4 5 6

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FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

Graduation PracticeNoon-2 PM

Reed Arena

Graduation4PM

Reed Arena