English 12 Honors Syllabus Parent Initials:______
Mrs. Meek – Blocks 1 and 3 Student Initials: ______
Welcome to the wonderful world of ‘The Syllabus’. You will come to learn that my most repeated phrase in class is “It’s on the syllabus!” You will always know what and when something is occurring in English 12 Honors. Some things may be altered along the way, so you MUST LISTEN to me in class and look to the board for any changes. Otherwise, everything on the syllabus is what you will be responsible for. You will receive a new syllabus every 2-3 weeks.
There are some things that must be adhered to. They are: 1) You are expected to be prepared every day in class, even if you were out the day before. Come see me if you are here or look to the syllabus for answers. Trust me; it will make your life a lot easier. 2) Late work will not be accepted without using my homework pass. Period. 3) If you are absent, please bring a note from home or official school note letting me know that your parents knew you were out. Otherwise I will have to assume that you have been plagued with the rather contagious and deadly-to-your-graduation “bug” called senioritis. 4) There is a warm-up every day. Please keep these separate. 5) You are responsible for covering everything on the syllabus unless otherwise noted. I will be very clear in class if there are any changes and it will be up to you to change them accordingly. Please listen.
** Please note that there may be some adjustments to the syllabus the first few days due to the extended homeroom schedule as First Block is shortened and 3rd Block is not. **
8/25: Introduction to Class - syllabus, tardies, new school policies, warm-ups, rules,
information cards
What books did you read?
Begin Day One Essay
HMWK: finish Day One Essay if necessary
8/28: Introduce Warm-Ups – DLA
Introduce Vocabulary #1 – ten words every Monday, Quiz/Sentences every Friday
Jigsaw Introductions
Hand out books
Discuss SEP – groups
Individual work – summarize SEP paper and give ideas for product
Introduce Anglo-Saxon Background Information – pgs. 6-17 and questions
HMWK: finish reading Anglo-Saxon Information and questions
novel
8/29: Warm-Up - DLA
Art Transparency #1 – wkst.
Video#1– wkst.
Review Background – discuss literary terms in book
Review Epic and Epic Hero – connect today
Begin reading Beowulf
HMWK: Finish Part One Beowulf and questions; think about SEP Product and bring THESIS
8/30: Warm-Up – DLA
Give Product Ideas to Mrs. Meek
Read Part Two Beowulf and questions – silently
HMWK: Bring Choice #1 Summer Novel; work on product; finish Beowulf assignment
8/31: Warm-Up – DLA
Finish Beowulf and activities
Complete Collection Skills Review pgs. 82-87 in textbook
HMWK: Vocabulary #1 Sentences due and quiz – pun??
9/1: Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary #1 Quiz and Sentences Due
Group Work – MWDS for Choice #1 (due at end of class)
Mrs. Meek to individually help students with SEP product ideas
Assign Frankenstein – due 10/3/06
HMWK: ongoing
9/5: Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary Words #2
Discuss Product Proposal and Reflective Essay
Art Transparency #2 – wkst.
Video #2 – wkst.
Middle Ages Background pgs. 95-106 and questions
HMWK: finish Product Proposal and Reflective Essay; finish background if necessary
9/6: Warm-Up - DLA
Product Proposal and Reflective Essay Due
Read Lord Randall and Get Up and Bar the Door – pgs. 108-110
Questions 1-8 on pg. 111
Modern Day Tabloid Ballad – write your own
HMWK: Finish ballad
9/7: Warm-Up – DLA
Introduce Canterbury Tales
Read Prologue together as class - pgs. 120-130
Take notes on each character (pilgrim)
HMWK: Vocabulary #2 Sentences / Quiz
9/8: Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary #2 Quiz
Finish reading Prologue pgs 131-142 and taking notes
Discuss Canterbury Tales – wksts.
HMWK: Write your own description…Student Tales
9/11: Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary #1 Words
Student Tale Due
Pardoner’s Tale pgs. 145-154 and assignments (TBA)
HMWK: finish in-class work
9/12: Warm-Up – DLA
Discuss Product Description Sheet
Review Pardoner’s Tale
Read Wife of Bath’s Tale pgs.155-166
HMWK: Complete Product Description sheet and finish reading Wife of Bath’s Tale
9/13: Warm-Up – DLA
Wife of Bath’s Tale – quiz and assignments
Product Description Due
Explain Product Justification and Abstract (Due 9/20/06)
Begin King Arthur Film – wkst.
9/14: Warm-Up – DLA
Finish film
The Day of Destiny pgs. 193-201 and assignments
HMWK: finish assignment if necessary; Vocabulary #3 sentences/quiz
9/15 Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary #3 Quiz
Complete Collection Skills Review pgs. 226-231
HMWK: Study for test; bring Choice #2 Summer Novel to class
9/18: Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary #4 Words
Test on Anglo-Saxons and Middle Ages (half-class)
Begin working on Summer Choice #2 Assignment
HMWK: continue Summer Choice #2 Assignment
9/19: Warm-Up -DLA
Continue and Finish Summer Choice #2 Assignment – Present
Refresh information RE: Product Justification and Abstract
HMWK: Product Justification and Abstract
9/20: Warm-Up -DLA
Product Justification and Abstract Due
Video #3 - wkst
Art Transparency #3 - wkst
Begin Renaissance Background Information and questions pgs. 238-254
HMWK: Finish assignment
9/21: Progress Reports (at end of class)
Warm-Up DLA
Review Background Information
Passionate Shepard poems pgs. 257-261 and questions pg. 262
HMWK: Vocabulary #4 sentences and quiz
9/22: Warm-Up – DLA
Vocabulary #4 Quiz
Carpe Diem Poems and assignments pgs. 271
HMWK: don’t forget about Frankenstein