English II - Third Progress Reporting Period
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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12/01
- § Library: Pick up Brave New World
- § Tutorial Sign-in
- § Vocab Test 12
- § Homework: Vocab 13
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12/02-03
- § Collect: Vocab 13
- § Essay Prompt: Discuss how Aldous Huxley's Brave New World illustrates a dystopia, rather than utopia, through lack of freedom, human conditioning and social Darwinism.
- § Read BNW chp 1/DEJ
- § Homework: BNW DEJ1
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12/04-05
- § Collect: DEJ 1
- § BNW 1 quiz
- § Read BNW chp 2/DEJ
- § Writer's Craft
- § Homework: BNW DEJ 2
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12/08
- § Collect: DEJ2
- § Tutorial Sign-in
- § BNW 2 quiz
- § Vocab Test 13
- § Homework: Vocab 14
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12/09-10
- § Collect: Vocab 14
- § Background notes on BNW chp 3-8
- § Read BNW chp 9/DEJ
- § Homework: BNW DEJ 9
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12/11-12
- § Collect: DEJ 9, Packet 7
- § BNW Quiz 9
- § Read BNW chp 10/DEJ
- § Writer's Craft
- § Homework: BNW DEJ 10
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12/13
- § Collect: DEJ 10
- § Tutorial Sign-in
- § BNW 10 quiz
- § Vocab Test 14
- § Homework: Vocab 15
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12/16-17
- § Collect: Vocab 15
- § Unorthodoxy Journal: In chapter 10, the DHC says, "Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of the mere individual; it strikes at Society itself." What is the significance of this statement? How has unorthodox thinking affected our world? Good, bad or both? Explain it from the DHC's perspective. Do you agree or disagree with this sentiment? Explain in detail.
- § Background notes on BNW chp 11-14
- § Read BNW chp 15/DEJ
- § Homework: BNW DEJ15
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12/18-19
- § Collect: DEJ 15
- § BNW Quiz 15
- § Christmas Carol - Bourgeoisie/Proletariat Questions
- § Writer's Craft
- § Homework: none
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12/22-1/02
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12/22-1/02
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12/22-1/02
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01/05
- § Collect: none
- § Tutorial Sign-in
- § Vocab Test 15
- § Homework: Vocab 16
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01/06-07
- § Collect: Vocab 16
- § Read BNW chp 16 & beginning/end of chp 18/DEJ
- § Writing Process: Brainstorm
- § Homework: DEJ 16
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01/08-09
- § Collect: DEJ 16, Packet 8
- § BNW 16 quiz
- § Green Sheet - divided thesis
- § Writer's Craft
- § Homework: Green Sheets ¶ 2
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01/12
- § Collect: Green Sheets ¶ 2
- § Tutorial Sign-in
- § Vocab Test 16
- § Homework: Green Sheets ¶ 3
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01/13-14
- § Collect: Green Sheets ¶ 3
- § Solution Journal: Though it may be impossible for a true utopia to ever exist, there are ways for us to improve our world. How can the problems of our world be solved/addressed on a large scale?
- § Modest Proposal
- § Homework: Green Sheets ¶ 4
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01/15-16
- § Collect: Green Sheets ¶ 4
- § Individuality Journal: Though community, stability and identity are important to us, a sense of individuality is important too? Why is it so important? How does your sense of individuality make you feel? How do people express individuality? Give specific examples.
- § Games at Twilight: p.546
- o Questions 1-5 p.553
- § Writer's Craft
- § Homework: Green Sheets ¶ 1&5, Works Cited
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01/19
- § Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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01/20-21
- § Collect: Green Sheets ¶ 1&5, Works Cited
- § MLA notes/peer editing
- § Simile p.442 and Once Upon a Time p. 616
- o Questions 2-4 p. 442 & Questions 1-4 p. 617
- § Movie - Gattica
- § Homework: R.D. w/ Works Cited
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01/22-23
- § Collect: R.D. w/ Works Cited, Packet 9
- § Timed Writing 3: Persuasive Essay - Discuss whether you believe the political, economic and social effects of New Imperialism were positive or negative.
- § Movie - Gattica
- § Writer's Craft
- § Homework: Final typed essay submitted essay to www.turnitin.com
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01/26
- § Collect: Prewriting Packet, Final Essay
- § Final Exam Review
- § Homework: Study for finals
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01/27
- § Finals
- § Discuss the major theme(s) of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Voltaire's Candide and Huxley's Brave New World. Relate the major themes to society and life today.
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01/28
- § Finals
- § Discuss the major theme(s) of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Voltaire's Candide and Huxley's Brave New World. Relate the major themes to society and life today.
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01/29
- § Finals
- § Discuss the major theme(s) of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Voltaire's Candide and Huxley's Brave New World. Relate the major themes to society and life today.
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01/30
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