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English 10 Co-Teach--(Schwill) (Period 1st )

Course Description

English 10 Co-teach
This course will include literature such as the novel Night, and the plays Julius Caesar and Twelve Angry Men. Various short stories will be explored during Quarter 3.  Vocabulary, grammar, and writing will be an integral part of daily and weekly review.  There will also be research projects assigned to enhance understanding of content.

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Week of Mar. 9 - 13

Monday, Mar. 9 - Students will complete Voc. 23-2 words:  postulate, potency, precarious, prelude, pretext, prevalent, prolific, prophetic, protocol, protrude.  Students will complete Part I of Board mandated  Post Assessment Test on their computers.  Notebook Test Wednesday, Mar. 11.  Students received notebook check list last Friday.  (The notebook check list is also posted on Clever/Curve.)  When finished, and for homework, students need to make the corrections/complete their rough draft. Final copy must be printed and be ready to turn in, and uploaded to
turnitin.com on Friday, Mar. 13.  Final Research Paper will count as two test grades on the Fourth Quarter.
 
Tuesday, Mar. 10 - Students will correct Voc. 23-2.  Students can make flashcards for extra credit. Flashcards will be checked Thursday for 10 points extra credit on Voc. 23 Quiz. Students will complete Parts II and III of Board mandated  Post Assessment Test on their computers. Students need to make the corrections/complete their rough draft. Final copy must be printed and be ready to turn in, and uploaded on turnitin.com on
Friday, Mar.13.  Final Research Paper will count as two test grades on the Fourth Quarter.          Notebook Test Wednesday.
 
Wednesday, Mar. 11 - Students need to make the corrections/complete their rough draft. Final copy must be printed and be ready to turn in, and uploaded on turnitin.com on Friday, Mar.13.  Final Research Paper will count as two test grades on the Fourth Quarter.  Students will complete Notebook Test in class.  Students must upload their Research Paper to Turnitin.com by 12:00 PM today.
 
Thursday, Mar. 12 - Students will complete Voc. 23-3 sentences and correct G.W.U. 23-1. Students need to make the corrections/complete their rough draft. Final copy must be printed and be ready to turn in, and uploaded on turnitin.com on Friday, Mar.13.  Final Research Paper will count as two test grades on the Fourth Quarter.  .Students will review various skills and standards in preparation for the EOC test.
 
Friday, Mar. 22 - Students will complete Voc. 23 quiz. Students must have printed copy of their Research Paper ready to turn at the beginning of the period and upload their final copy to Turnitin.com Students will continue to review various skills and standards in preparation for the EOC test.
 

Monday Mar. 2 - 6

Monday, Mar. 2 - Students will complete Voc. 22-2.  Vocabulary 22 words are:  perceive, perception, perseverance, personification, pertinent, pivotal, plausible, pompous, portly, posthumous.   Students will use notes to complete Thesis Statement and outline for their research paper. Information/Directions are on Webpage and Curve/Clever.
 
Tuesday, Mar. 3 - Students will review and check Voc. 22-2.  Students can make flashcards for extra credit on this week's Voc. quiz.  Flashcards are due Thursday. Students MUST finish outline for homework.
 
Wednesday, Mar. 4 - Students will complete Voc. 22-3.  Students will begin typing their Rough Draft for their research paper.
 
Thursday, Mar. 7 - Students will complete G.W.U. 22-2.  Students will continue to work on rough draft.  Rough Draft Must Be Completed by Friday.
 
Friday, Mar. 8 - Students will complete Voc. 22 Quiz.  Students will upload rough draft on Paper Rater.  Students will receive notebook check list for Notebook Test next Wednesday.

Week of Feb. 24 - 28

Monday, Feb. 24 -  Students will complete Voc. 21-2  words:  palatable, pallid, paradox, paraphrase, parody, pastoral, patent, paternal, patriarch, pauper.  Students will find at least 3 sources to use in their research paper.  Complete the Research Sheet for homework.  All students must have fully charged computers in class today and all week.  Progress Reports will be sent home today.  Parents are to sign and return by Friday in order to receive a 10 point bonus coupon.
 
Tuesday, Feb. 25 -  Students will review Voc. 21-2. Students will create title/works cited page through Microsoft word. Students may make flashcards for extra credit to be checked Thursday.
 
Wednesday, Feb. 26 - Students will complete G.W.U. 21-1 and Voc. 21-3.  Students will gather and record  notes from chosen sources.
 
Thursday, Feb. 27 - Flashcards are due at the beginning of class. Students will complete G.W.U. 21-2 and Voc. 21-4. Students will create and complete Thesis Statement worksheet.
 
Friday, Feb. 28 - Voc. 21 Quiz.  Students will complete taking notes for their paper.  All Notes are due Monday,

Week of Feb. 18 - 21

Tuesday, Feb. 18 - Students received Voc. 16 -20 review crossword puzzle last Friday.  It is due Friday, Feb. 21 and the test is Friday, Feb. 21.  Students will be introduced to Research Project and topics will be discussed.  Students will be choosing a famous African American who had a positive impact on America. Students will be allowed to research and submit their choice for their project.  Teachers must approve choice.  Choices and guidelines are posted on Curve.  Must ave choice ready to turn in tomorrow.
 
Wednesday, Feb. 19 - Students will work on Plagiarism assignment in class. It needs to be completed and ready to turn in on Friday.
 
Thursday, Feb. 20 - Students will complete Research Question worksheet.
 
Friday, Feb. 21 - Voc. 16 - 20 Test.   Plagiarism worksheet due by the end of class.

Week of Feb. 10 - 14

Monday, Feb. 10 - Students will complete Voc. 20-2.  Vocabulary 20 words:  negligible, notoriety, obligatory, obliterate, oblivious, odious, opportune, ornate, ossify, painstaking.  Students will finish study guide for "Lamb to the Slaughter" and then watch the video over the story.  Quiz over the story tomorrow.
 
Tuesday, Feb. 5 - Students will review Voc. 20-2.  Students can make flash- cards for extra credit.  Flashcards are due Thursday.
Students will then complete quiz over "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Students will begin Short Story Project which will count as a test grade.  Finished Project is due Friday, Feb. 14.  Students will then create a Plot Diagram for one of the stories that they read, following the directions/guide.  Finish for homework.
 
Wednesday, Feb. 6 - Students will compete Voc. 20-3 and G.W.U. 20-1.  
Students will then choose one of the two plot diagrams that they created for homework to create a Short Story Comic Strip.  This Short Story Project will count as a Test grade.  Due Friday, Feb. 14.
 
Thursday, Feb. 7 - Extra credit flashcards will be checked.  Students will compete Voc. 20-3 and G.W.U. 20-2.  Students will continue working on their Short Story Project which will count as a test grade.  Project is due tomorrow Friday, Feb. 14.
 
Friday, Feb. 8 - Students will complete Voc. 20 quiz.  Students will finish Short Story Project and turn in.  Students will receive Voc. 16-20 review.

Week of Feb. 3 - 7

Monday, Feb. 3 - Students will complete Voc. 19-2.  Vocabulary 19 words:  mettle,  mien,  militant,  momentum,  mortify,  mosque,  mull,  mutable,  mystic,  naive.  Students will work on completing notes, study guide and
T-chart for "Life is Sweet in Kumansenu" and turn in.  Students will also complete a quiz over the story.  Students must have fully charged computers in class Tuesday in order to complete a CFA.
 
Tuesday, Feb. 4 - Students will go over Voc. 19-2.  Students can make flash-cards for extra credit due Thursday.  Students will complete CFA on their computers.  The grade on the CFA will count as another grade replacement opportunity.
 
Wednesday, Feb. 5 - Students will complete G.W.U. 19-1 and Voc. 19-3.  Students will begin reading and annotating "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl..
 
Thursday, Feb. 6 -  Extra credit flashcards will be checked.  Students will complete G.W.U. 19-2 and Voc. 19-3.  Students will finish reading "Lamb to the Slaughter" and take a quiz over the story.
 
Friday, Feb. 7 - Students will complete Voc. 19 Quiz.  Students will watch the video of "Lamb to the Slaughter" comparing it to the short story.

Week of Jan. 27 - 31

Monday, Jan. 27 - Students will complete Voc. 18-2: mandatory, mannerism, martial, meager, mediocre, melancholy, melodramatic, mentor, merge, meticulous.  Students will finish reading "The Cold Equations". Students will complete a "Choose 3" assignment to culminate the reading of "The Cold Equations".  "Choose 3" assignment due Wednesday, Jan. 29.  Students will be assigned a short story on CommonLit.  Assignment is due Friday, Jan. 3.  Students will receive Progress Reports today. They need to be signed by parents and returned by Friday for a 10 point bonus coupon.
 
Tuesday, Jan. 28 - Students will review Voc. 18-2.  All students who did not turn in Voc. 16 Word Expert cards will have to make Voc. 18 Word Expert Cards this week.  Only students who turned in Voc. 16 Word Expert Cards will be allowed to make Voc. 18 Flash Cards for Extra Credit this week.  Students will complete pre-reading assignment on  "Life Is Sweet in Kumansenu"  (the story is on Curve/Clever) in class.   Choose 3 Assignment due tomorrow.
 
Wednesday, Jan. 29 - Students will turn in Choose 3 Assignment.  Students will complete G.W.U. 18-1 and Voc. 18-3.  Students will finish pre-reading assignment on "Life Is Sweet in Kumansenu".  Voc. 18 Word Expert Cards are due tomorrow for those who did not do Voc. 16 Word Expert Cards. Voc. 18 extra credit Flash Cards are due tomorrow for those who do not have to do the Word Expert Cards.
 
Thursday, Jan. 30 - Word Expert Cards or Flash Cards will be checked. Students will complete G.W.U. 18-2 and Voc. 18-4.  Students will begin reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" and answer the study guide.  CommonLit assignment due tomorrow.   Voc. 18 quiz tomorrow
 
Friday, Jan. 31 - Student will complete Voc. 18 quiz.  CommonLit assignment due by the end of the day.  Progress Reports due today.  Students will finish reading "Life Is Sweet in Kumanseau".  Quiz over the story.

Week of Jan. 20 - 24

Monday, Jan. 20 - No school today.
 
Tuesday, Jan. 21 - Because of Monday's holiday and testing on Wednesday, there will be no new vocabulary words this week.  Students will complete a pre-reading assignment on "The Cold Equations".  Students will begin reading "The Cold Equations", annotating the text as they read. Students are given the opportunity to "recover" their essay grade by doing one of the following:  Rewrite and make the corrections that are on the final draft and turn it back in with the original essay and the rubric (the grade will be the original grade averaged with the corrected grade).  or  -  if no essay was turned in originally, turn in essay with a full rough draft in pencil  (the highest grade that can be made will now be an 80).  Essays for grade recovery are due Friday, Jan. 24.
 
Wednesday, Jan 22 - All 10th grade students will take a Practice Math Test on their computers.  Have fully charged computers in class.
 
Thursday, Jan. 23 - Students will continue reading "The Cold Equations" and annotating the text.
 
Friday, Jan. 24 - Students will finish reading "The Cold Equations" and annotating the text.  Essays for grade recovery are due today.

Week of Jan. 13 - 17

Monday, Jan. 13 - Voc. 17 words:  juncture, lament, lapse, latitude, legacy, lexicon, livid, loathe, malignant, malleable.   Students will begin reading "There Will Come Soft Rains".  Five Paragraph essay on technology is due tomorrow - Tuesday, or can be turned in today (Monday) for 5 points extra credit.  (Directions and rubric are on Clever/Curve.)
 
Tuesday, Jan. 14 - Five Paragraph Essay on Technology is due at the beginning of class. Students will go over Voc. 17-2.  Students can make Vocabulary Flashcards for extra credit.  Cards will be checked Thursday.  Students will continue reading "There Will Come Soft Rains".
 
Wednesday, Jan. 15 - Students will correct G.W.U. 17-1 and Voc. 17-3.  Students will work on additional assignment for "There Will Come Soft Rains". 
 
Thursday, Jan. 16 - Extra Credit Flash Cards are due at the beginning of class. Students will correct G.W.U. 17-2 and Voc. 17-4.  Students will complete a figurative language assignment on "There Will Come Soft Rains".
 
Friday, Jan. 17 - Students will complete Voc. 17 Quiz. Students will complete a quiz over "There Will Come Soft Rains".  Figurative language assignment is due by the end of class.

Week of Jan. 6 - 10

Monday, Jan. 6 - Students will set up notebooks for the new semester.  Students will identify and complete Voc. 16-2.  Voc. 16 words:  intuition, invariably, invincible, irksome, irrational, irrelevant, itinerary, jargon, jostle, judicious.  Students will complete a 2019 Personal Reflection sheet.
 
Tuesday, Jan. 7 - Students will check Voc. 16-2.  Students will make 5 Vocabulary Expert Cards for homework.  Students will use yesterday's 2019 Personal Reflection Sheet to complete the Graphic Organizer sheet.  Graphic Organizer will be turned in at the end of class, or it can be finished for homework and turned in Wednesday.
 
Wednesday, Jan. 8 - Students will complete Voc. 16-3 and G.W.U. 16-1.  Student will make 5 more Vocabulary Expert Cards - all will be checked Thursday. Students will complete research on Ray Bradbury in preparation for reading "There Will Come Soft Rains".
 
Thursday, Jan. 10 - Students will complete Voc. 16-4 and G.W.U. 16-2.    Students will begin reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" and answer the study guide.  
 
Friday, Jan. 11 - Students will complete Voc. 16 quiz.  Students will finish reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" and answer the study guide.

Week of Dec. 16 - 20

Monday, Dec. 16 - Students will work on Voc. 11 - 14 review for the exam.  They will also work on organizing their notebooks for the notebook test tomorrow.
Tuesday, Dec. 17 - Students will complete Notebook Test.  Students will work on 2nd exam review over Julius Caesar.
 
Wednesday, Dec. 19 - Students will work on Exam reviews.  
 
Thursday, Dec. 20 - 4th period students will complete exam.  1st and 3rd period students will work on Exam reviews.
 
Friday, Dec. 21 - Students in 1st and 3rd periods will complete exam.

Week of Dec. 9 - 13

Monday, Dec. 9 - Students will complete Voc. 14 - 2.  Students will begin reading Act IV of Julius Caesar and answer the study guide.  Students will receive a Progress Report that needs to go home, have signed and returned by Friday, Dec. 13, in order to receive a 10 point Bonus Coupon.
Also, students will be offered opportunities to replace "Missing Assignments" in an effort to bring up their grades.  The "Replacement Assignments" must be completed and turned in by Monday, Dec. 16, in order to get credit.
 
Tuesday, Dec. 10 -  Students will review Voc. 14 - 2. Students will finish Act IV and begin Act V.
 
Wednesday, Dec. 11 - Students will complete Voc. 14-3. Students will finish reading Act V and complete the study guide.  
 
Thursday, Dec. 12 - Students will complete Voc. 14 - 3.  Students will complete Act V quiz.
 
Friday, Dec. 13 - Students will complete Voc. 14 quiz.  Students will watch Act  III speeches. Students will receive Voc. 11 - 14 review for next week's exam.

12/4/2019-12/13/2019

Voabulary 13 Quiz on Friday 12/6/2019
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY (word expert cards) due Thursday 12/5/2019
Julius Caesar Act 3 Quiz on 12/5/2019.  Study guides were provided.
Common Lit (replacement grade) assignment will be given on 12/5/2019 and DUE on 12/9/2019.
Vocabulary 14 words on 12/9/2019--QUIZ on 12/13/2019
Julius Caesar Acts 4-5 to complete the play 12/9/2019-12/13/2019
MAKEUP WORK DUE 12/9/2019 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION ON MRS. SCHWILL'S WEBPAGE)