Day: Monday, 19 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Understand Expectations, Guidelines, and Strategies for Success Due: NA "Learn your language well and command it well, and you will have the first component to life.“ -Edward Roscoe Murrow Word of the Day Immutable (adj.): unchanging, unalterable, fixed, stable, enduring, immovable [immutability, immutably] Mr. Kirkley’s immutable laws of behavior are fair and simple to follow. Warm-upCreate your “Card of Death” by following these instructions: 1.On one side of the card, write your name (as you wish to be called) in the center, write your expected grade in this class in the lower right corner, and write your address (optional) in the lower left corner. 2.On the other side of the card, write down your greatest fear. Learning Activities 1.Introductions 2.Review Syllabus, Course Outline, Common Procedures, Expectations, and Mr. Kirkley’s Immutable Laws of Behavior. 3.Lecture: Habits of the Mind Due Dates:8/22/13 8/23/13 Signed Syllabus Silence Assignment (see handout)

Day: Tuesday, 20 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Determine General and Personal Purpose for English Class Due: NA "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.“ –Francis Bacon Word of the Day Enigma (n): A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. [enigmatic, enigmatically] “But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.” -Umberto Eco Warm-upJournal #1: What is the point of English class? First, identify all the possible positive reasons for having English class, then identify all of the problems with English class. Learning Activities 1.Discussion: What English Class is For 2.Classwork: Goals for this Class 3.Classwork: Personal English Inventory (handout) Due Dates: 8/21/13 8/22/13 8/23/13 Personal English Inventory Completed (handout) Signed Syllabus (handout) Silence Assignment (handout)

Day: Wednesday, 21 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Refine Our Understanding of Purposeful Reading Due: Personal English Inventory "Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs." -Albert Einstein Word of the Day Apathy (n.): Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifference [apathetic, apathetically] “The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.” -Robert M. Hutchins Warm-upRead and Summarize, in one sentence, the excerpt from Dr. Nagy’s “Fast and Slow Reading” Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Read – Seven Strategies; Silence, Time, Purpose; Fast and Slow Reading. 2.Classwork: Start Slow Reading Practice – Slow Read “The Art of Slow Reading” Due Dates: 8/22/13 8/23/13 Slow Reading Practice – Slow Read “The Art of Slow Reading” Signed Syllabus Silence Assignment (see handout)

Day: Thursday, 22 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Learn to Read Closely Due: Signed Syllabus; Slow Reading Practice "Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life." -Dr. David M. Burns Word of the Day Indifferent (adj.): having no preference, interest, or sympathy for. NOTE: one can be indifferent or indifferent to something. [indifference] “Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.” -Henry David Thoreau Warm-upSurprise! Reading quiz on “The Art of Slow Reading” by Patrick Kingsley (handout) Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Read – Close Reading 2.Classwork: Close Read “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes together Due Dates: 8/23/13Silence Assignment (see handout)

Day: Friday, 23 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Understand what to look for in literature Due: Silence Assignment "The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow. The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice, When speaking your mind or making your choice." -seen at the Sebastopol Library Word of the Day Revere (v.): to worship; to feel deep respect for; to venerate; to honor [reverence, reverent, reverently] “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” -Voltaire Warm-upVocabulary Review: Write a paragraph about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles using (properly, of course) all five of the vocabulary words so far. Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Read – finish Close Reading discussion 2.Lecture: How to Read – What to Look for in Literature: Pattern, Memory, Symbol 3.Classwork: Slow Read “Introduction” to How to Read Literature… Due Dates: NA

Day: Monday, 26 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Identify and Understand Writing Expectations and Considerations Due: NA "What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence." -Samuel Johnson ( ), English poet, critic, lexicographer, creator of first English dictionary Word of the Day Candor (n.): frankness; blunt honesty [candid, candidly] “All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.” -Walt Whitman Warm-upMake a list of everything a good writer must remember when writing a paragraph. Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Write – General Approach and MLA Format 2.Classwork: One Good Paragraph Due Dates: 8/27 8/30 One Good Paragraph Vocabulary Quiz #1

Day: Tuesday, 27 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Review Methods of Writing About a Text Due: One Good Paragraph "Words are the voice of the heart." -Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC), Chinese philosopher Word of the Day Reticent (adj.): not revealing one’s feelings readily; uncommunicative; restrained [reticence, reticently] “Neil Armstrong, reticent, soft-spoken, and heroic was our only choice. He had no ego. He was not of a mind that, 'Hey, I'm going to be the first man on the moon!' That was never what Neil had in his head." -Chris Kraft Warm-upExchange your “One Good Paragraph” homework assignment with the student next to you. Do a Slow Read of his/her paragraph and circle anything you think may be an error. Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Write – Integrating Textual References 2.Classwork: Practice Integrating Textual References Due Dates: 8/28 8/30 Practice Integrating Quotations Vocabulary Quiz #1

Day: Wednesday, 28 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Review Common Mechanical Mistakes to Avoid Due: Integrating Quotation Practice “Ladies, if you want to know the way to my heart... good spelling and good grammar, good punctuation, capitalize only where you are supposed to capitalize, it's done.” -John Mayer Word of the Day Aesthetic (adj.): having to do with art or beauty; a particular sense of what is art or beauty [aesthetically, aesthete] “Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.” - Friedrich Schiller Warm-upUse some or all of the John Mayer quote above in the following ways: 1.Summarize it 2.Paraphrase it 3.Quote it using an introductory phrase 4.Quote a portion of it in a sentence that is mostly your own Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Write – The Deadly Sins of Writing & 5 th Grade Spelling Due Dates: 8/29 8/30 Deadly Sins / 5 th Grade Spelling Paragraph Vocabulary Quiz / 5 th Grade Spelling Quiz

Day: Thursday, 29 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Identify and Use Sentence Patterns Due: Deadly Sins / 5 th Grade Spelling Paragraph "Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life." -Henry Doherty ( ) Word of the Day Ascetic (adj./n.): without indulgence or luxuries; practicing strict self- denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline [ascetically, asceticism] “No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.” -Robert M. Parker, Jr. Warm-upWrite a short paragraph that breaks at least five of the Deadly Sins. Circle the places where the rules are broken. Learning Activities 1.Lecture: How to Write – Sentence Patterns 2.Classwork: Sentence Patterns Practice Due Dates: 8/30 One Good Paragraph Re-write Vocabulary Quiz #1 / 5 th Grade Spelling Quiz

Day: Friday, 30 August 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Prove Mastery of Vocabulary and Deadly Sins Due: One Good Paragraph Re-Write "Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -Gandhi ( ) Word of the Day NA Warm-upWrite a paragraph in the following way: IC. DC, IC. IC; TA IC. IC DC. Learning Activities 1.Quiz: Vocabulary Quiz #1 (words 1-9) 2.Quiz: Deadly Sins / 5 th Grade Spelling Quiz Due Dates: NA

Day: Tuesday, 3 September 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Explore the Origins and History of the English Language (Introduction to Etymology) Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all. -Walt Whitman Word of the Day Autonomy (n.): self rule; independence A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment. – Beverly Sills Warm-upWrite 4 Complex Sentences and label the parts. Learning Activities 1.Video: History of English in 10 Minutes 2.Lecture: Why English is Confusing (Saxons, Romans, Greeks, and Normans) Due Dates: 9/4 9/6 Slow Read “ ” (pages - ) and answer the questions on page 9/6 Vocabulary Quiz #2

Day: Wednesday, 4 September, 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Build Context of American Literature Due: “ “ Slow Read and Questions American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World. -Christopher Dawson Word of the Day Disdain (n.): contempt; the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt [disdainful; disdainfully] Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one. -Bill Murray Warm-upReview “ “ Learning Activities 1.Lecture: Timeline of American Literature 2.Classwork: Begin Autobiographical Incident Essay Graphic Organizer Due Dates: 9/5 9/6 Finish Autobiographical Incident Essay Graphic Organizer Vocabulary Quiz #2

Day: Thursday, 5 September 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Build Context of American Literature Due: Autobiographical Incident Essay Graphic Organizer One of the great themes in American literature is the individual's confrontation with the vast open spaces of the continent. -Justin Cronin Word of the Day Innocuous (adj.): harmless; not offensive; insignificant [innocuously] There's an innocuous explanation for everything. Everything is a coin that has two sides to it, and one side is innocuous but the other can be ominous. –Cornell Woolrich Warm-upWrite 4 compound sentences and label their parts. Learning Activities 1.Lecture: Finish Timeline of American Literature 2.Classwork: Review Graphic Organizers Due Dates: 9/6 9/10 Vocabulary Quiz #2 Best Draft of Autobiographical Incident Essay

Day: Friday, 6 September 2013 Unit 0: Foundations of English 11 CP Objective: Review Writing Guidelines Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language. -Ludwig Wittgenstein Word of the Day NA Warm-upVocabulary Quiz #2 Learning Activities 1.Lecture / Classwork: Review MLA Format, Writing Guidelines, and Deadly Sins for Autobiographical Incident Essay Due Dates: 9/10Best Draft of Autobiographical Incident Essay

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