10th Grade English
Mr. Mehew
Class Summary
5/4
Do Now: Sympathy
Read Ch 25-27, Answer reading questions
HW: Finish To Kill A Mockingbird
4/28
Reading Quiz
Interview: Women in the South in the 1930s
Revisit Ch. 24
4/24
Do Now:
Women in 1930s Presentation
Vocabulary Log 6: apprehension, obscure, vehement, ruefully, wary, feral, improbable, sustain, contraband, temerity
HW: Read Chapters 23 and 24, Vocabulary Log 5 and 6 due 4/28
4/22
Do Now: Reading Quiz
Closing Arguments: Scottsboro vs. Maycomb
HW: Women in 1930's Presents Tomorrow
4/14
Do Now: 'The Town of Scottsboro'
Review Chapter 16
Scottsoboro Trial Information
HW: Vocabulary Log 5 (due Monday): Formidadble, elucidate, convene, detached,expunge, contorted, devoid, gait, allege, elude
Read Chapters 17 and 18 and complete the Scottsboro/Tom Robinson Case Comparison Worksheet - due Monday
4/10
Do Now: Aunt Alexandra
Vocabulary Log 4:
diligently, inconsistent, devoid, tactful, prerogative, irritable , antagonize, infallible, begrudge , commence
Atticus Roundup!
Scottsboro Boys Presentation
HW: Vocabulary Log 4 due, Finish Ch. 16
4/8
Do Now: Ms. Dubose
Reading Quiz Ch 11-15
Sociograms
Gallery Walk
HW: Scottsboro Boys Presentation next class (4/10)
3/25
Do Now: Miss Maudie
Great Depression: Life Presentation
Sociograms
Vocabulary Log 3:
inordinately, obstreperous , umbrage , ingenuous , apoplectic interrogate, undulate , provocation, altercation, decree
HW: Read Chapter 9 and 10, Vocabulary Log 3 due 4/8
3/23
Do Now: Boo
Reading Quiz Chapter 6 and 7
Great Depression - Causes Presentation
Vocabulary Jeopardy
Begin Ch. 8
HW: Finish Reading Ch. 8, Great Depression: Life presents next class
3/19
Do Now: Miss Caroline's Teaching Strategy
Reading Quiz
Great Depression Intro Presentation
Read Chapter 6
HW: Finish Ch 6 + 7, Vocabulary Log 2
3/17
Do Now: Word Association
Quiz
Vocabulary Log 2:
auspicious , diminutive, vapid , stealthy, domicile, peculiar, benevolent, entailment, dispensation, contentious
Review Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 questions
Read Chapter 3
HW: Finish Ch. 3 and 4 by next class, Great Depression Intro presents next class, Vocabulary Log 2 stamped 3/23
3/13
Read Ch. 1 in TKM and answer the following questions:
1. What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family?
2. What do you learn about Dill's character?
3. What, briefly, has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley.
4. Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem and Dill?
5. What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel?
Meet with your groups and continue piecing together your plan/presentation which is due Tuesday 3/17
HW Due Tues 3/11: Plan for Presentation or Powerpoint, etc, Vocabulary Log 1, Finish Ch. 1 and 2
3/11
Do Now: 1930s Web Hunt
Vocabulary Log 1:
assuaged, taciturn, inquisitive, placidly, amiable, malevolent , immune , nebulous , indigenous ,compromise
Presentation Project
1. Great Depression Introduction 2. Great Depression Causes 3. Great Depression: Life 4. Scottsboro Boys 5.Women in the 1930
Read Ch. 1 TKM
HW Due Tues 3/11: Plan for Presentation, Vocabulary Log 1, Finish Ch. 1 and 2
2-19/20
Do Now: Visuals
Infographics
Computer Time
HW: Institutional Racism Presentations due Wednesday!!!
2/17
Do Now: Thesis Statements
Vocabulary Exercise
Presentations Worth Listening To
Questions to Consider for you Presentation
Read "Help or Hurt?"
Respond to the following Questions on Jupiter:
1. In what ways does racism help whites?
2. In what ways does racism hurt/hinder society?
3. How is your chosen institution affected?
2/12
Do Now: Rubric Exploration
Outline MLK "Dream Speech" using Texts as Tools
Independent Research
HW: Submit CRAAP Source Evaluation (2nd Source) and CRAAP Source Evaluation (3rd Source) via Juno Docs
2/5
Do Now: CAHSEE Debrief
View MLK "Dream Speech," search for literary devices
CRAAP Source Evaluation Examples
HW: Evaluate CRAAP Criteria for 1st source
1-30
Do Now: CAHSEE Prep
Visit the following sites: one, and two
Answer the following questions thoughtfully (2-3 sentences each) on the half sheet:
1. What information on either website did you find to be especially interesting or useful?
2. How will you use this information to your advantage when conducting your research on institutional racism? (i.e. will it help you narrow down your search results, help you find specific sites, etc.)
3. How will this information help you meet the C.R.A.A.P. criteria for evaluating sources? Be specific.
1-26
Do Now: CAHSEE Essay Evaluation
Introduce Institutional Racism Presentation Assignment
Racism in the Criminal Justice System Video
Independent Research
HW: Send Mr. Mehew an email that Includes: your selected topic (be as specific as you can)
1-22/23
Do Now: CAHSEE Prep
Interpret/Analyze New Yorker Editorial "No Such thing as Racial Profiling" opening paragraph
Watch Marcus Jeter News Story
Evaluating Sources Notes: C.R.A.A.P.
1-20/21
Do Now: CAHSEE Prep
Homework Review
Credibility Notes
1-15/16
Do Now: Clauses - Practice 5 (Turn in Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Review Rhetorical Analysis of "Jim Crow Policing"
Read "Micheal Bloomberg: 'Stop and Frisk' keeps New York safe"
Begin Rhetorical analysis of article
HW: Analyze "Micheal Bloomberg: 'Stop and Frisk' keeps New York safe" using "Text as Tools" handout
1-13
Do Now: Clauses - Practice 4
Read "Jim Crow Policing"
Text as Tools Analysis
HW: Finish you analysis of "Jim Crow Policing"
1-9Do Now: 3 Ways to Persuade (article + Notes)Rhetoric PowerpointNY Times Op Ed: Jim Crow Policing
1-7/8
Do Now: Practice 2 & 3
Jim Crow Presentation
Video - Race: The House We Live In
Jim Crow Links 1, 2
HW (Due Friday): Jim Crow Examples Handout (see links)
Vocabulary List: D (use instructions at bottom of the page)
1/5
Do Now: Race
Sorting People
Independent and Dependent Clause Notes
Sentence Composing Tools: Clauses
2ND SEMESTER
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12/8
Do Now: Flow Communities
Flow Discussion
Review Analysis/Development/Quote Integration
Pass Back OMS Esays
HW: Due Wed. Vocabulary Assignment: C, Bring OMS, Bring Lyrics to your favorite song
Due Fri: Extra Credit - OMS Essay Improvement Plan
12/2
Do Now: Quote Integration
Review elements of Essay
Peer Review Workshop
HW: Due 12/4 OMS Comparative Essay Final Draft
Due 12/8 Finish RadioLab Podcast and "Flow Communities" Questions
Due 12/10 Vocabulary Assignment: C and Quiz
11/21
Do Now: Help! Quote integration
"Flow" Communites
"RadioLab" Podcast
HW: Due 12/2 OMS Comparative Essay Rough Draft
Due 12/4 Finish "RadioLab" Podcast & complete "Flow" Community Questions
Due 12/10 Vocabulary Assignment: C + Quiz
11/19
Do Now: Quote Integration Worksheet
Thesis Statement, Intro and Body Paragraph Notes
Distributed Vocabulary List: C
11/17
Do Now: Preposition & Comparative Sentence Frames
Quote integration Notes
Works Cited
Characteristics=Quotes Classwork
Attn: OMS Comparative Essay Rough Draft due date moved to 12/2
11/13
Do Now: Grammar Notes 1, 2
Grammar Relay
Introduced OMS Essay
Review Compare Contrast Methods
Identifying Methods
11/7
Do Now: Hero
Interactive Reading Response Review
OMS-the real story
Compare/Contrast Sentence Frames
"Here Be Dragons" Quickwrite
11/5
Do Now: Everlasting
Review Sharks!
Continued Character Mapping
Finished Old Man and the Sea
OMS Christ Imagery
11/3
Do Now: Reading Quiz
Read pgs 87-100
Group Reading 100-112 Shark Attach Scavenger Hunt
10/30
Do Now: Iceberg Effect
Read pages 58-87
HW: Read to page 99
10/28
Do Now: Humility
Character Map: Santiago
OM&S Pre-Reading Quiz
Read to pg. 60
10/24
Do Now: Word Associations
Vocabulary quiz
Finish Presentations (Early Hemingway, Joe DiMaggio, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, 1950's Cuba, Late Hemingway) link
10/22
Do Now: Word Association
Old Man & the Sea Presentations
10/20
Do Now: Attributes of a Good Presentation
Read first 27 pgs of Old Man & the Sea
Quickwrite on Santiago
Continued formulating presentations
HW due nect class: Finish Vocabulary Assingment; Study for Vocabulary Quiz
10/16
Do Now: Presentation Outlines
Continued working on Presentations
10/14
Do Now: Hero
Picked up Old Man and the Sea
Distribute Vocabulary List: B
Webquest - Cultural Backdrop -Old Man & the Sea
Prepared for Presentations
HW: Due 10/24 Vocabulary Assignment: B
10/8
Do Now: Making your bed and lying in it
Characterization Notes, STEAL
Finish Caviar
10/6
Do Now: Jabberwocky
Vocabulary Exercise
The Metamorphosis timed-essay debrief
Begin reading "Caviar" by T.C. Boyle
10/2
Do Now: Preparation
Prompt Analysis
Metamorphosis Quote Activity
I.B.C Review
Timed Essay
9/26-9/30
Finding Nemo Theme Exploration
Timed writing prepartion
I.B.C.
HW: Prepare for Timed Essay 10/2
9/18
Do Now: Sujects-The Metamorphosis
Family Dynamics -The Metamorphosis
Read The Metamophosis (to page 44)
Symbolism Assignment
Hw: Due Monday -Read to page 54 in The Metamorphosis
Due Wednesday: Symbolism Assignment
Due Friday: Interactive Reading Response 1 (see Independent Reading Project
9/12
Do Now: Existentialism
Webquest: Salvador Dali, Rene Magrittes, Existentialism
Discussion; Metamorphosis/Webquest Results
Existentialism Notes
9/10
Do Now: Metamorphosis Quiz pgs 20-34
Word webs: Surrealism and Existentialism
Webquest: Salvador Dali, Rene Magrittes, Existentialism
9/8
Do Now: Symbols
Discuss Symbols in Metamorphosis
Kafka Presentation + Cornell Notes
Kafkaesque
Read Metamorphosis
HW: Read up to page 34 in Metamorphosis
9/4
Do Now: Pictionary
Vocabulary Quiz: A
Metamorphosis Art Project - depiction of Gregor
9/2
Do Now: Word Association
Pop! Quiz
Watched Symbolism Video and added to Symbolism Notes (What is context? How can we Identify a symbol?)
Read "The Sick Rose" by William Blake and analyzed the symbolism via Tea Party
Discussed Metamorphosis reading HW and characteristics of a beetle - added to notes
8/28
Do Now: Gregor's Shoe and Symbolism
Finished Poetry Presentations
Discussed Metamorphosis and Symbolism
Independent Reading and Book Check
HW Due 9-2: Read up to page 18 in Metamorphosis. Stop at "Mother, mother!" Pop quiz
8/26
Do Now: Begin Vocabulary Assignment: A after distributing vocab list A
Reconvene with your poetry groups, Complete Poetry Group Presentations (poems)
College panel
8/22
Do Now: Identify the theme, and the elements which bring it about, in Michele Rosenthal's "Before the World Intruded"
Reviewed class policies, syllabus, and Independent Reading Project and Suggested Reading List
Picked up copies of The Metamorphosis from the library
HW Due Tues 8/26:
- Read pages 1-7 in The Metamorphosis. Stop at "Just don't stay in bed and be useless."
- Return syllabus slip with parent's signature
- Find Grade-level appropriate independent reading book for Independent Reading Project
8/20
Do Now: Share "Blood and Bone" themes with table mates, prepare for class discussion
Reviewed identifying theme across literary genres (i.e. poetry) with "Mentor" by Timothy Murphy
Poetry Read-Around, students pick a poem with which they identify
Poetry discussion groups
Began poem
8/18
Do Now: Analogy notes and exercise
Viewed "Finding Theme" video and took notes on the Identifying Theme Note-taking guide
Listened to "Blood and Bone" by Will Varley (lyrics) while attempting to identify both subject and theme
Mapped analogy in song's chorus
HW: Analyze "Blood and Bone" by following the 5 steps to identifying theme from your notes (about 2 paragraphs)
8/14
Read Anne Bradstreet's "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666" followed by introductory activity and snowball fight
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