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ENGLISH 12: LITERATURE, COMPOSITION, AND SPEECH

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 * English 12/ Spring Semester 2012:**


 * August 28:** introductions, general business, policy letter is to be signed and brought back tomorrow.
 * August 29****:** Students are to read pages 298-306 for tomorrow.
 * January 26:** Students worked on brainstorming technique and were assigned to finish their informative paragraph on a person of their choice. The paragraph is a minimum of 7 sentences, double spaced, with interesting facts, examples, ideas.
 * January 27**: Students discussed writing strategy, worked in pairs with revising their writings, and were assigned to make changes to the content of their writing, and bring in the new typed draft and the old typed draft as well.

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 * January 30**: Students took notes on editing strategies, handed in their assignments from Friday, and were to read, highlight, understand the main points of the newpaper article called "A Forgotten Hero Revealed".
 * January 31**: Students reviewed the reading strategy for non-fiction and how to write a summary. No homework.
 * February 1:** Reviewed reading strategy, discussed how to improve writing in paragraph assignment, and discussed how to write a good summary from the article in class. Assignment bring in a magazine or two of your liking to class tomorrow.
 * February 2:** Reviewed reading strategy, read articles in magazines and filled out the summary sheet and typed out a summary of the article. Revisions are due for the paragraph assignments. Students are to **bold all changes**.
 * February 3:** Students handed in summaries of articles, and rewrites of paragraphs, and took a quiz on a certain reading strategy we had been practicing all week.
 * February 6:** Students discussed their neighborhoods and talked about creating a story to write about in class tomorrow.
 * February 7:** Students wrote stories about their childhood. Stories need to be a minimum of 1 and a half pages, typed, and double-spaced for tomorrow. click here to see a sample story created by Mr. Kocon that would fulfill the requirements.
 * February 8:** Students practiced stories and impromptu speeches, got score sheets for speeches and were assigned to rehearse their speech for tomorrow. Students may use a manuscript, note cards or free form techniques when speaking tomorrow.
 * February 9:** Students practiced speech techniques in the small gym.
 * February 10:** Students gave speeches. Those students who did not give their speech should rehearse mightily before Monday.
 * February 13**: Students gave speeches, took pretest for elements of short stories.
 * February 14:** Students discussed the plot line and the elements of a short story. The watch a film clip to reinforce the terms.
 * February 15:** Students were assessed for the proper speech techniques.
 * February 16:** Reviewed vocabulary: Answered a question about speeches than performed an impromtu speech.

Speakers can deliver speeches using a manuscript, notes / outline format, or in a free form method. Explain the positive and negative aspects of each delivery technique. **As you answer the question, think about all the critical aspects of speech: eye contact, not using filler words, voice quality, posture, using gestures effectively, pace, the content of the speech.** February 28**: Students wrote an analytical paragraph. in class. Students were to finish the paragraph if it wasn't completed by the end of class time.**
 * the [|Apartheid]laws of South Africa and were assigned to read about story called "Crackling Day" and fill out the plot chart.**
 * February 17: Read.**
 * February 21:** **Heard presentations from Polish foreign students.**
 * February 22:** **Students discussed thin, think, and deep questions concerning the story "Crackling Day".**
 * February 23:** **New vocabulary wordswere given and students were given time to read the story " A Sound of Thunder" and told to highlight/ take notes about the story or to fill out a plot chart as they finished the reading. A test on the story will be given tomorrow.**
 * February 24**: **Test was taken, discussion followed about the story.**
 * February 27**: **Discussion of the "deep" questions were made, students searched for quotations to create their paragraphs concerning the story.**
 * Also, if we have a snow day, students were to read the story "The Red Convertible" for Thursday.**
 * February 29: Snow day - complete paragraphs and read the story "The Red Convertible" for Thursday.**
 * March 1****: Students discussed the "Red Convertible" story and were given new words to study, there will be a test next Week for vocabulary.**
 * March 2:** **In pairs, students fabricated thin, thick, and deep questions about "The Red Convertible" and then had to answer them. Those students who did not finish their answers or questions were to finish that for homework.**
 * March 5**: **Students discussed the questions on the Red Convertible, and were assigned to read "The Lesson" and be ready for a quiz tomorrow. Click on this link for valuable background information and questions that should be answered.**
 * March 6**: **Students took a quiz on the story "The Lesson" and discussed the content.**
 * March 7**: Students worked on finding 3 thick questions and 3 deep questions for the story "The Lesson." They are to write down the passage and page # that inspired each one of the deep questions as well.
 * March 8**: notes about a thesis statement were talked about and discussed the thick and deep questions in small groups. Students are to write a thesis statement and start formulating main ideas for paragraphs. Body paragraphs will be started tomorrow.
 * March 9**:Students worked on this worksheet Starting place creating body paragraphs. Please download it and follow the directions. Students selected three and must type one of them for Monday.
 * March 12**:Students worked on their second body paragraph and are to have it typed by tomorrow.
 * March 13:** Students checked their body paragraphs with the checklist and were assigned to write their third paragraph for tomorrow.
 * March 14**: The introductory technique and introductory paragraph was assigned for tomorrow. Students were to write an introductory paragraph and the concluding paragraph for tomorrow. See the notes about opening and closing paragraphs.
 * March 15:** Students discussed and used a checklist to make revisions for their papers,which are due tomorrow. Please click on the following file to the score sheet. [[file:Literary Analysis Rubric 50.pdf]] Students also reviewed some common mistakes with literary analyses.
 * March 16:** handed in papers and read the story, "A Man Who Had No Eyes"
 * March 26:** Students checked on books for independent reading project and began to read them in class.
 * March 27- April 4:** reading books and studying vocabulary for a test on Thursday.
 * April 5:** Vocabulary test given.
 * April 10:** Discussed and watched presentation on bullying, talked about papers and outlining ideas.
 * April 11-13:** Worked on writing their book paper after discussing important facts needed in paper. Students received the score sheet for their book report which is DUE ON MONDAY!


 * April 16:** Papers were collected, grammar unit started. parts of speech, sentence types. Students were to study the guide for a quiz tomorrow.
 * April 17:** Formative assessment given about Parts of speech, clauses, sentence types, and discussed the difference between compound sentences and simple sentences.
 * April 18:** Students discussed compound sentences and simple sentences with compound subjects or verbs. Page #1 in packet completed, quiz given.
 * April 19:** Grammar packet corrected and compound sentences with semicolon discussed and practiced.
 * April 23:** Students discussed the parts of speech, the 3 types of compound sentences, and took a small assessment. Students were assigned to write out their notes for their book presentation which is scheduled to start on Thursday.
 * April 24**: Grammar unit, clause vs. phrase, compound sentence patterns were assessed.
 * April 25:** Grammar unit, reviewed yesterday's work, adverb clauses and patterns discussed. Book Speeches start tomorrow.
 * April 26:** Book talks were given.
 * April 27:** Book talks were given and review of Adverb clauses and compound sentences.
 * April 30:** Grammar unit on parts of speech, independent vs dependent clauses.
 * May 1-4:** Compound sentences, Dependent clauses- adjective, adverb, noun, punctuation for complex sentences. Assessment was given on Friday.
 * May 7:** Participial phrases, gerunds and discussion of test.
 * May 8:** Students were reviewing participial phrases and punctuation regarding them.
 * May 9:** Students were reviewing participial phrases and punctuation regarding them.
 * May 10:** grammar test was given.
 * May 14:** Introduction of poetry was set.
 * May 15**: read an article about poetry's 4 elements: subject, imagery, coherence and flow, figurative language
 * May 16**: read Typed out poems about childhood.
 * May 17**: read "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost discussed the elements of a lyric
 * May 18**: read "Big Bad John" discussed the elements of a ballad
 * May 21**: read "Dulce et Decorum est" and "Ballad of Birmingham" ...Discussed the differences between the two kinds of poems.
 * May 22:** students read the poems "the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening." Poetry quiz tomorrow. Students were given their final assignment for the semester. Three speakers were selected to give their speeches on Thursday.
 * May 23:** Students were to work on their speeches and take the poetry test.
 * May 24:** Speeches were started and students wrote, rehearsed speeches.
 * May 25**: ALL students delivered their speeches.

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