English 11 Honors

English 11 Honors
December 18-22, 2006
Trimester I
Week Six


Monday, December 18, 2006

• Hand out Vocabulary Five and Six. These will be due after break.
• Continue with To Kill A Mockingbird. Discuss.
• If have time, begin peer editing Annotative Bibliographies.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

• Continue with Annotative Bibliographies if we did not finish.
• Begin Introduction to The Crucible.
• If have time, begin showing Purdue film.
• You should be writing a summary over this material.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

• In lab to work on PowerPoint presentation.
• Finish Purdue film.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

• In lab to work on PowerPoint Presentation.
• Work on Criterion Writing.

Friday, December 22, 2006

• Begin Act I of The Crucible.
• Discuss reading timeline.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday.

Power Standards/Objectives:

Reading:

11.2.4 Make reasonable assertions about an author’s arguments by using elements of the text to defend and clarify interpretations.
11.3.2 Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.
11.3.5 Analyze or evaluate works of literary or cultural significance in history
11.2.6 Critique the power, validity, and truthfulness of arguments set forth in public documents, speeches, or essays; their appeal to both friendly and hostile audiences; and the extent to which the arguments anticipate and address reader concerns and counterclaims.
11.7.19 Deliver multimedia presentations that:
• combine text, images, and sound by incorporating information from a wide range of media, including films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, online information, television, videos, and electronic media-generated images.
• select an appropriate medium for each element of the presentation.
• use the selected media skillfully, editing appropriately and monitoring for quality.
• test the audience’s response and revise the presentation