Summer School Syllabus: Language Arts 2B

Instructor: Mr. Lecair

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Required Texts: Prentice Hall Literature and Night by Elie Wiesel

Required Materials: Binder, Paper, Pencil, & Highlighters

Classroom Rules:

1.  Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings.

2.  No food or drinks in my classroom (water is okay, but that’s it).

3.  Be respectful of the space and property of other students.

4.  No foul language.

5.  Stay in your assigned seat.

6.  Turn in assignments on time.

Attendance: You must attend school daily. If you miss more than 2 days of summer school, then you will be dropped. If you are frequently tardy, you also risk being dropped. Please sign to ensure that you have read the summer school attendance policy.

*Student Signature______Date______

*Parent Signature______Date______

Grading: All assignments are given a designated points value. Student work is graded based on quality, accuracy, and completeness. Assignments must be turned in on-time in order to achieve full credit. All points are totaled up in the computer and a percentage score is calculated.

Grade / A / B / C / D / F
Percentage / 90%-100% / 80%-89% / 70%-79% / 60%-69% / 59% and below

Film Permission: I will be showing the film, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, to supplement our class reading of the book, Night. The film is a fictitious account of a German boy’s experiences during the holocaust. The film is rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust. Please sign below if you give your child permission to watch The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

*Parent Signature______Date______

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Week 1 / *Syllabus
*Introductions
*Book Check-out
*Create A,B,C,D cards
*Parts of Speech PowerPoint
*Desert Exile Vocabulary / *Warm-Up
*Adjectives and Adverbs
*George Takei Ted Talk
*Read “Desert Exile”
-answer questions
*T-Chart/Paragraph Practice: What would you take with you if you were removed from your home? / *Vocabulary Warm-Up
*Punctuation
*Literary Terms PPT and Notes
*Writing Introductions PowerPoint
* UCSB Practice and Introduction Practice
*Heroic Person Essay Assignment
-Outline / *Vocabulary Warm-Up
*Capitalization
*Independent Reading: Malala article and summary
*Writing Body Paragraphs
*Work on Heroic Person Essay / *Turn In Warm-Ups
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz
*Punctuation Quiz
*Capitalization Quiz
*Writing Conclusion Paragraphs
*Finish Hero Essays
Week 2 / *Warm Up
*Night Vocabulary 1 Vocabulary
*Spelling
*Night Packets
*Literary Terms PowerPoint
*Night Chapter 1
*Night Ch. 1 Questions
*Night Ch. 1 Quotation / *Vocab Warm-Up
*Night Chapter 1 Quiz
*Degree
*Night Chapter 2
* Night Chapter 2 Quote
*Self-Driving Cars Unit
-Videos
-Articles
-Essay Prompt / *Vocabulary Warm-Up
*Pronoun Case
*Night Chapter 3
*Night Chapter 3 Quote
*Chapter 2 and 3 Questions
*Argumentative Essay Writing Instruction
*Work on Self-Driving Cars Essay / *Vocabulary Warm-Up
*Night Chapter 2 and 3 Quiz
*Pronoun Reference
*Night Chapter 4
*Night Chapter 4 Quote
*Night Chapter 4 Questions
*Self-Driving Cars Essays / *Turn in warm ups
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Spelling Quiz
*Degree Quiz
*Pronoun Case Quiz
*Pronoun Reference Quiz
*Finish Self-Driving Cars Essays
Week 3 / *Warm-Up
*Pronoun Agreement
*Night Vocabulary 2
*Night Chapter 5
*Night Chapter 5 Questions
*Watch One Survivor Remembers / *Vocab Warm Up
*Subject-Verb Agreement
*Night Chapter 5 Quiz
*North Korea Video
*North Korea Article
-Summary / *Vocab Warm Up
*Tense Shift
*Night Chapter 6
*Chapter 6 Quote
*Narrative Essay Writing Instruction
*Narrative Essay Assignment
-Sample
-Circle Map
-Outline / *Vocabulary Warm Up
*Night Vocabulary 3
*Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Fragments
*Chapter 7
*Chapter 7 Quote
*Work on Narrative Essays / *Vocab Warm-Up
*Turn in Warm Ups
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Pronoun Agreement Quiz
*Subject Verb Agreement Quiz
*Tense Shift Quiz
*Narrative Essay Rough Drafts
-Turn in Final Drafts
Week 4 / *Vocab Warm Up
*Parallel Structure
*Chapter 8-9
*Chapter 8-9 Quotations
*Chapter 6-9 Questions
* Independent reading: Elie Wiesel article
-Write a summary / No School / *Vocab Warm Up
*Coordination and Subordination
*Active and Passive Voice Lesson
*Night Final Test
*Night Final Essay / *Vocabulary Warm-Up
*Turn in Warm Ups
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Comma splices, fused sentences, and fragments Quiz
*Parallel Structure Quiz
Coordination and Subordination Quiz
*Night Final Essay / *Finish Night Final Essay
*Turn in Final Night Packet
*Watch The Boy in the Striped Pajamas