This unit will last from April to the end of the school year. We will be learning how everything we've done in English this past year relates to our lives.
Here is the Why English? Packet
Here is the Why English? Packet
Currently your portfolio should have the following |
Cover Page |
Weeks 1 and 2 (April 2nd - 13th)
Argumentative Writing Web-Quest
Debate Topic: Pirates vs Ninjas
Shared Reading
NvP Notes
Debate: Pirates vs. Ninja
Extended Response Assignment
Resources
Pirates 101
Ninja Encyclopedia
Debate Topic: Pirates vs Ninjas
Shared Reading
NvP Notes
Debate: Pirates vs. Ninja
Extended Response Assignment
Resources
Pirates 101
Ninja Encyclopedia
Weeks 3 (April 16th-20th)
"Career Zone" (Portfolio Item #1)
3-2-1 Reflection #1: Types of Writing Lecture Notes (Portfolio Item #2)
Resources
Artistic Writing Presentation
Technical Writing Presentation
Argumentative Writing Presentation
3-2-1 Reflection #1: Types of Writing Lecture Notes (Portfolio Item #2)
Resources
Artistic Writing Presentation
Technical Writing Presentation
Argumentative Writing Presentation
Week 4 (23th-27th)
Week 6 (May 7th-11th)
3-2-1 Reflection #2 (Portfolio Item #4):
We will share these out in the second half of class on Friday. You will be graded on the quality of what you share, so be sure to be prepared.
Resources
Tips for a great "Elevator Pitch"
We will share these out in the second half of class on Friday. You will be graded on the quality of what you share, so be sure to be prepared.
Resources
Tips for a great "Elevator Pitch"
Week 7 (May 14th-18th)
3-2-1 Reflection #3 (Portfolio Item #5):
Artistic Writing Resources
Mr. Parker's Keys to Writing - Google Slideshow
RUBRIC page 1
RUBRIC page 2
Short Stories to Use
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson
The Wrong Grave by Kelly Link
Lamb to the Slaughter by Ronald Dahl
Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang
The Distance of the Moon by Italo Calvino
A Man With Enormous Wings by
Divine Madness by Roger Zelanzy
Human For Beginners by Lu
St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised by Wolves by Russell
The Dowager of Bees by Mieville
Artistic Writing Resources
Mr. Parker's Keys to Writing - Google Slideshow
RUBRIC page 1
RUBRIC page 2
Short Stories to Use
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson
The Wrong Grave by Kelly Link
Lamb to the Slaughter by Ronald Dahl
Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang
The Distance of the Moon by Italo Calvino
A Man With Enormous Wings by
Divine Madness by Roger Zelanzy
Human For Beginners by Lu
St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised by Wolves by Russell
The Dowager of Bees by Mieville