December - January Calendar

Dec. 14:
Lord of the Flies Anticipation Guide DUE
chapters 1-2 DUE

Dec. 16:
Lord of the Flies ch. 3-4 DUE
Quiz

January 3:
Lord of the Flies ch. 5-6 DUE
Quiz
Lord of the Flies Character Analysis Rough Draft DUE Friday, 1/7

Jan. 5:
Lord of the Flies ch. 7-8 DUE
Quiz

Jan. 7:
Lord of the Flies ch. 9-10 DUE
Lord of the Flies Character Analysis Rough Draft DUE

Jan. 11:
Lord of the Flies ch. 11-12 DUE
Quiz
LotF Project DUE 1/18 in class

Jan. 13:
Final Draft of Lord of the Flies Character Analysis DUE

Jan. 18:
Socratic Seminar
Lord of the Flies Project DUE

Jan. 20:
Review for Finals.
The final exam for English IV will be comprehensive. It will cover:
- Rhetoric
- Fallacies
- Sonnets
- Hamlet
- Shakespeare
- Lord of the Flies

November - December Calendar

Monday, Nov.1
Senior Research Paper Proposal Form DUE
Hamlet 2.2
Hamlet Act 3 Choice Assignment DUE Friday, 11/5

Wednesday, Nov. 3
Hamlet 3.1 "To be or not to be"
Hamlet Theme Definition Essay Rough Draft DUE Friday, 11/5 Final Draft DUE Tuesday, 11/9

Friday, Nov. 5
Hamlet 3.2 "The play within the play"
Act 3 Choice Assignment DUE today.
Essay Rough Draft DUE today: 15 points

Tuesday, Nov. 9
Hamlet 3.3 - 3.4
Hamlet Theme Definition Essay DUE today! (80 points)
(Essay DUE to turnitin.com by 4 pm today or it will not earn a score.)

(No school on Thursday, November 11)

Friday, Nov. 12
Hamlet Act 3 Review
Life Lessons Found in Hamlet DUE 11/16

Tuesday, Nov. 16
Hamlet 4.1
Essay about the Lessons Found in Hamlet DUE today
Senior Research Paper Proposal Forms DUE today

Thursday, Nov. 18
Hamlet 4.2
Hamlet Character Analysis Rough Draft Due Monday, November 22
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8wTjCh39cbQZjBhMTVhN2UtZDE1MS00MmY4LWFkYzctZjI5YmMxYmExNGMy&hl=en&authkey=CP6c8MgC
Senior Research Paper Contract DUE 12/8
Senior Research Paper Brainstorming DUE 12/8
Contract Scoring Guide


Monday, Nov. 22
Hamlet Act 4 and Review
Hamlet Character Rough Draft Rough Draft Due - 15 points

Wednesday, Nov. 24
Hamlet Act 5

Tuesday, Nov. 30
Hamlet Act 5
Hamlet 5 paragraph Character Analysis DUE today- in paper form in class AND to turnitin.com by 4 pm. - 100 points

Thursday, December 2
Hamlet Review

Friday, December 3: (B Day) After school Extra Credit Movie
20 points extra credit for attending the movie from 3 - 5 pm.

Monday, Dec. 6
Hamlet exam

Wednesday, Dec. 8
Hamlet film
Senior Research Paper Contract DUE today! - 50 points
Senior Research Paper Brainstorming Sheet AND 3 articles DUE today! - 25 points

Friday, Dec. 10
Hamlet film
Check out Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies Anticipation Guide DUE Tuesday, 12/14

Tuesday, Dec. 14
Lord of the Flies chapter 1 DUE
LOTF Discussion/Debate

Thursday, Dec. 16
LOTF chapters 2-3 DUE
Homework: chapters 4-5

WINTER BREAK December 18 - January 2

October Calendar and Assignments

Monday October 4:
Meetings with Counselors.
Sonnets due.

Wednesday October 6:
Final draft of theme essay due.
Library for turnitin.com (20 points)
Read Hamlet 1.1
Goals statement due Monday, October 11.

Monday October 11:
Goals statement due. (Prerequisite for extra credit goals statement.)
Read Hamlet 1.2

Remember that October 12 AND 13 are both "B" days!

Thursday October 14:
Hamlet 1.3-4

Monday October 18:
Hamlet Act 1.5
Review Hamlet Act 1
Rhetoric, Shakespeare, Elizabethan Era, Hamlet Act 1 Quiz Study Guide
Extra Credit Quilt Pieces due today! (20 points!)

October 20:
Hamlet Quiz!
Hamlet 2.1

Monday October 25:
Hamlet 2.1-2

Wednesday, October 27:
Hamlet 2.2
Senior Research Paper Proposal Form DUE Monday, November 2

Thursday, October 28: Evening conferences. No School on Friday: Daytime conferences!

September Calendar

Sept. 8:
Syllabus, Class Introduction
Intro to Rhetoric: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Thesis Statements

Sept. 10:
Argumentative Fallacies

Sept. 14:
Rhetorical Triangle
Methods of Elaboration
Homework: Einstein's letter - DUE Thursday

Sept. 16:
Intros and Conclusions using rhetoric
Speech writing pamphlet DUE Monday, 9/20
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8wTjCh39cbQOGYxZDczMjQtZTZlNy00YWZkLWI0ZjYtMDA3OTFjOGEwODg4&hl=en&authkey=CI6dg8QF

Sept. 20:
Homework DUE!
On Demand Writing

Sept. 22:
On Demand Writing Due
Reminder: Bring ID cards and notebooks for next class.
Homework: Hamlet Anticipation Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1GM7zedjW0t8I4w-kiq1nVluzyPlUFRZAAolN9TWWPlI&hl=en&authkey=CIrrqa0C

Sept. 24:
Hamlet Anticipation Guide Discussion
Check out Hamlet
Homework: Hamlet Theme 5 paragraph Essay Rough Draft DUE: 9/30
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8wTjCh39cbQN2U0NzBiZTQtOTk2YS00ZjZmLWI5ZDYtNmVlOGEzZjgxNDJh&hl=en&authkey=CIi6k7sF

Sept. 28:
Sonnets and Elizabethan Era
Iambic Pentameter

Sept. 30:
Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1
Theme 5 paragraph essay Rough Draft DUE today! Typed!
Peer Review
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1b1MhNMPYfITRGNSY2t5Gr8CHcirm1GQtB-sNQlsVOvA&hl=en&authkey=CJGq7-wD

Final Draft DUE October 6th at the start of class.

Mrs. Crosby's English IV Syllabus

Welcome to Senior English! English IV is a yearlong class that covers writing, speaking, fiction and non-fiction literature. In addition to reading and writing, the class will culminate with a Senior Venture research paper and presentation. This class is a graduation requirement!

POLICIES:
LATE WORK: I do not accept late work. However, please talk to me in advance if you have a problem; together we can work out a solution. If you have an excused absence, you have as many days as the absence to make up the work. Work that was due during your absence is due the day you return. Note: The Senior Research Paper may not be turned in late even with an excuse!

ATTENDANCE: Please show up for class on time and prepared for the days’ activities. You cannot participate if you are absent, and a portion of your grade will inevitably reflect daily participation. See the class blog, the attendance hand-out, and your planner for the complete attendance policy. Again, if you have a problem, please talk to me in advance!

CHEATING: Plagiarism, cheating, or lying will not be tolerated. Cheating will result in earning a zero without option to redo the assignment, as well as a referral to the administration. Turnitin.com will be required for most written assignments.

TECHNOLOGY: Many assignments will be required to be typewritten. It will be your responsibility to arrange for the use of a word processor.
Hint: If you are using a writing program at home that is not either the Macintosh or PC version of Word, and you plan to print your work at the school, save your work as Rich Text Format (RTF) instead of as a Word Document to save your formatting in the school computers.

GRADING SCALE: The class will be graded using the traditional 10% grade format.
A = 100-90, B= 89-80, C= 79-70, D= 69 or lower, and a meeting with me!




SCHEDULE:

FIRST SEMESTER:
- Rhetorical Modes - Hamlet
- Persuasive Writing - Short Stories
- On-Demand Writing - Lord of the Flies


SECOND SEMESTER:
- Senior Research Paper - Frankenstein
- Twelfth Night - Reflective and Critical writing

Final Exam: May 27th!

Final Exam Study Guide
The Final exam for Mrs. Crosby's students will be given on Thursday, May 27th. Click on the link for the study guide. You will need to come to class on time and prepared with a #2 pencil as well as a writing instrument that you will feel comfortable writing an essay with.


Reflective Project DUE June 1
This project will be graded in class and no late assignments will be accepted. You must be present in class on June 1 to participate in this project for credit, unless you have a prearranged absence.

The REST of the School year!!!

Click on this link to get the calendar with the REST of the school year's due dates on it!
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8wTjCh39cbQNGYyOTg1YTQtZjA3OC00OTAzLWFkY2MtNWM0NGY3NDg2NmU4&hl=en

or try this:

Calendar!

The requirements for the journal can be found through this link:
Frankenstein Dialectical Journal

The requirements as well as the scoring guide for the group presentation may be found here:
Frankenstein Group Presentation

The purpose of the Presentation is to allow you to practice presenting information in front of a group before the Senior Venture Fair, which is worth 50% of your final exam score.

The Extra Credit Reading Opportunity begins on April 22nd and ends on May 11th. You may earn 5 points a session up to 50 points total. The classroom will be available every day before school from 7:30 - 7:50 and after school from 2:50 - 3:10 on Tuesdays through Fridays. It is your responsibility to bring your own book, to arrive with time enough to be prepared at the correct time, and read consistently.

April 12 - April 23

April 13:
Twelfth Night notes due, exam, and the project is due also.

April 15:
Frankenstein Anticipation Guide


April 19:
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Romanticism notes

April 21:
Frankenstein chapters 1-3 DUE

April 23:
Frankenstein chapters 4-5 DUE
Chapters 1-5 group presentations
I will return Senior Ventures on this day!

DOWNLOAD THIS CALENDAR!!!! It has every reading due date for all of Frankenstein!
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8wTjCh39cbQM2EyNWU1MmQtMmVjZS00ZjJiLWJiZjktYmUzZTNiYjNjMzg2&hl=en

Review Twelfth Night: Wednesday, April 7th

Projects DUE Friday, April 9th.

Exam on Tuesday, April 13th.

Check out Frankenstein IN CLASS on Thursday, April 15th.

Twelfth Night Project
Due April 9th, 2010 40 Points

Directions: Choose one of the following project topics. No late assignments will be accepted. We will also be taking a comprehensive exam on Twelfth Night on April 13th during class.

Written Projects:
1. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows more than the characters in the story, and situational irony is when the character expects one thing, but the opposite happens. Write a 5 paragraph essay explaining the elemental aspect that irony plays in the plot of Twelfth Night. Use at least four specific examples.

2. The ending to Twelfth Night is happy for all characters except for Malvolio. Explain, in a 5 paragraph essay, how this contributes to the reality of the plot. Analyze how his character flaws as well as his relationships with the rest of the cast contribute to this.

Art Projects:
3. Create an A B C book that explains the characters, the plot, and the irony of the story of Twelfth Night. Use color and clear illustrations for every page. Anticipate that each letter will require more than one sentence to earn full credit.

4. Create a comic strip that is at least 25 panels long. Each panel must include an illustration as well as a sentence of explanation OR speech bubbles that clearly demonstrates the panel.

Group Projects:

5. Working with a group, you may re-write any scene or act of Twelfth Night in the modern vernacular and perform it in front of the class. The lines must individually be paraphrased. The groups may have as many students in them as there are characters, but each individual must submit a typed explanation of their own role in the production, as well as an analysis of their team’s process. The script does not need to be memorized, but it must be rehearsed and copied before class begins on the 9th.

6. Working with a group, you may re-write any scene or act of Twelfth Night in the modern vernacular and make a video to show to the class. The lines must individually be paraphrased. The groups may have as many students in them as there are characters, but each individual must appear on camera to receive credit.

Alternative Projects:
If you have an alternative project in mind, please ask me about it! ☺

Twelfth Night Study Guide- exam on April 13th, 2010

Your notes for Twelfth Night , as well as the turnitin.com receipt, will be turned in before the exam begins. The Act summary questions MUST be turned in to turnitin.com or they will not be graded. The only part that must be typed are the 3 questions and the single-sentence summary for each Act. The notes and Act summaries are worth 50 points.
A. Plot question: multiple choice, True/False, or fill-in-the-blank
B. Connection/Inference Question: Connecting this part of the play to another part, or asking a question about what might happen in the future of the play based on this act.
C. An essay question: Utilize higher-level thinking: organize or synthesize: and put things together in a new way.
D. A single sentence summary of the whole act that is grammatically correct AND contains all of the major aspects of the Act.

1. Know each character’s love interests, plots, deceptions, and motivations:
- Maria - Viola/Cessario
- Toby - Duke Orsino
- Andrew - Sebastian
- Olivia - Malvolio
2. Know at least 4 instances of deception.
3. Know at last 4 instances of the theme, “the pursuit of love.”
4. Know at least 3 instances of foolishness as well as wisdom.
5. Be able to paraphrase Feste’s songs and discuss how they impact the plot of Twelfth Night.
2.3. 40-53, 2.4.58-73, 5.1.412 - 431
6. Be able to paraphrase any scene that is given to you- or be able to explain the
significance of any major line from Twelfth Night.

March 29 - April 2

Tuesday March 30: Twelfth Night Act 3

Thursday April 2: Twelfth Night Act 3-4

March 15 - 19

Monday: SENIOR VENTURE IS DUE BY 3:30!

Wednesday: Twelfth Night Act 2 and character sketch update

(Thursday is parent/teacher conferences from 5 - 8:30)

Friday: (1/2 day) Twelfth Night Act 3

SPRING BREAK!!!!

March 1 - 5

Tuesday, March 2
Twelfth Night Act 1
Crosby in Scots' center

Thursday, March 4
Revision and Editing
Revision and Editing power Point
Entire Rough Draft DUE AT START OF CLASS!
Please print out two copies so that the one you work on in class may be taken home!
QUIZ on APA and the Senior Venture Scoring Guide
SV Scoring Guide
SV Peer Review
Crosby in the Scots' center

February 22 - 26

Monday Feb.22:
DUE today: Twelfth Night Anticipation Guide
Check out Twelfth Night

Crosby in the Scots' center from 3-4:30

Wednesday Feb 24:
Begin Twelfth Night Act 1

Friday Feb 26:
Bring your copy of Twelfth Night to class every day, even workshop days.
Senior Venture Workshop #4
DUE today: 9 paragraphs plus the Introduction
DUE today: 700 words submitted to turnitin.com
Lesson: Conclusions, Taboo words, editing for Ideas/Content

Feruary 16 - 19

(No school on Monday!)

Tuesday 2/16:
- Bring your first semester books and ID cards! We will be checking out Twelfth Night!
(Crosby in the Scots' Center for all who need help from 3-4:30)
- Typed Outline DUE today- bring it again on Thursday!
I will be showing this power point in class on Tuesday. Simply copy this address and paste it in to you browser bar....hopefully it will work.

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AcwTjCh39cbQZGd4a3ZtNXpfMjNmNno3YzVkZg&hl=en


Thursday 2/18:
Senior Venture Workshop #3
- Typed Outline DUE
- 6 paragraphs DUE (typed)
- lesson on introductions and conclusions
This is the link to the power point:
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AcwTjCh39cbQZGd4a3ZtNXpfMTZna2Nwcnhndw&hl=en

English IV with Mrs. Crosby: Senior Venture DUE March 15th!

English IV with Mrs. Crosby: Senior Venture DUE March 15th!

https://docs.google.com/a/ddouglas.k12.or.us/present/edit?id=0AcwTjCh39cbQZGd4a3ZtNXpfNGRzY25jM2Yz&hl=en

February 8 - 12

February 9:
20 more notecards DUE (20 points)
Notes on APA format and citation part 2!

February 11:
75 TOTAL notecards DUE (35 points)
Notes on using the paraphrases to write paragraphs.

Senior Venture DUE March 15th!

Class Schedule for February 1-5

Monday: Notes on paraphrasing and notecard creation
- 20 notecards due on Friday
- 1 inch binder dedicated to Senior Venture Due on friday
- 6 sources printed out also due on Friday
- Total: 60 points possible

To download the Senior Venture Scoring Guide, copy and paste this address in to your address bar, and click "Enter." It should work! :)

https://docs.google.com/a/ddouglas.k12.or.us/fileview?id=0B8wTjCh39cbQODJkZTgwNWItOWRm
NS00MmM1LTk5Y2ItYTAwOTIzNjRjMzQw&hl=en

To use EBSCO:
1. From the DDHS main page, click on Library and Media Center
2. Click on EBSCO databases
3. The username is: ddouglas and the password is: ddhs
4. Then choose the databases that you would like use by clicking on the little box near it.
5. Click on Continue at the top or the bottom.
6. Type in your search query! Then go to the box on the right-hand side of the screen and click on “Full-text only.” Then click on “Update” and now the sources that it finds will actually have text with them! ☺


Wednesday: Early release
- Sample paper and Scoring Guide Part A
- Time in class to work

Friday: Notes on APA format and citation
- 20 notecards due
- 1 inch binder dedicated to Senior Venture Due
- 6 sources printed out also due
- Total: 60 points possible

Crosby English IV Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide

Know and be able to define the following terms:

Rhetoric:
- Logos - Appeal to Emotions
- Ethos - Bandwagon
- Pathos - Slippery Slope
- Syllogism - Scare Tactic
- Thesis statement - Red Herring
- Ad hominem - Traditional Wisdon


Sonnets:
Be able to define and write an original English Sonnet


Shakespeare:
The religious ideas affecting Shakespeare
The views of and rules surrounding the theatre in Shakespeare’s day
Scientific discoveries of the Renaissance
The culture of the Renaissance
Controversy surrounding Shakespeare’s legacy
Shakespeare’s birth and death
Shakespeare’s wife and kids


Hamlet:
The themes:
- Murder - Revenge
- Life and the mystery of death - Paralysis of Analysis
- The nature of the afterlife
3 specific consequences of death discussed or contemplated in the play
3 major things that happen in each Act of the play
2 specific examples of religion affecting the characters
Plots/Plans of:
- Claudius
- Polonius
- Hamlet
- Laertes
Be able to identify the speaker of any line from context clues and an understanding
of the characters of:
- Claudius - Ophelia
- Polonius - Laertes
- Hamlet - Horatio
- Gertrude - The Ghost

Lord of the Flies:
Know these characters, what they symbolize, and their eventual end:
- Piggy
- Ralph
- Jack
- Simon
- Roger

Know the basic plot of the book- what happened? (Know details!)
Quote identification
The themes:
- Civilization vs. Savagery
- Humanity’s capacity for evil
- Loss of Innocence
- Individual morals and ethics
The allegory:
- Genesis and the fall of man from a state of grace
- Salvation through the truth and humanity’s rejection of that hope
- The Cold War
- Freud’s concept of the Id, the Ego, and the Superego

Writing:
Understand and be able to write a single paragraph.
Understand and be able to write a 5 paragraph essay.
Be able to express ideas within the format of an outline for a 5 paragraph essay.
Be able to revise and edit your own or someone else’s writing.
Know the rules of correct persuasive writing form, and be able to follow them!
(eliminate pronouns, thesis statements, correct citations)
Be able to cite information within the body of a paragraph.

Lord of the Flies Project

The Lord of the Flies Project is DUE on Friday, January 15th.

http://www.fileden.com/getfile.php?file_path=http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/20/1366661/LotfProject.09.doc


Also, you may stay after school on Friday to watch Lord of the Flies in Room 168 for 15 points of extra credit.