1. English 12: 9/1/15- Day 1  Welcome Mr. Crowley  Collect the following:  A. Read syllabus and get signed(5 pts)  B. Name tag/narrative/ assignment.  C. Student letter to teacher.  D.. Photos today in all English classes. 10:59,11:45, 12:26  Objective: Students get truncated orientation and travel to get his/her class photo taken.  DO: 1. Read Syllabus tonight-get signed.  2. Figure out how you will print a 4x6 selfie.  3. Find 4 personal and specific “favorites” that you can depict on back of name tag.

2. English 12: B day- Day 2 9/3  Objective : Students will learn elements that are important to writing memoirs, college letters and narratives: passion, tone, style, concision, precision. Key question: How does one make writing authentic?  Tasks to do: See seating chart  1. Syllabus breakdown(10)  2. Letter to student model(10)  3. Name tag model- 100 words. (10)  4. Authentic model- song: “ The Story” Brandy Carlile  - quick writes. 5. Name tag clarification and work time(30)

3. English 12- “A” day- day 3 9/4  Objective: Students will learn elements that are important to writing memoirs, college letters and narratives: passion, tone, style, concision, and precision. Key question: How does one make writing authentic?  Tasks to do:  ** Warm up # 1  1. Present name tags(40)  2. Post photographs- use push pins.  2. Gil Heron-Scott authentic models to evaluate and discuss:(45)  A. “Pieces of a Young Man” B. “The Bottle” C. “We almost Lost Detroit.”

4. English 12: 9/10/15 A Day:#4  Objective: Students study 3 authentic models from Gil Scott-Heron in order to understand characteristics and stylistic devices critical to authentic writing.  Tasks:  Warm up # 2-  A. Review Pieces of a (Very Young) Man  -Diction, characteristics.  B. View two songs-annotate.  C. Harkness discussion notes and information.  D. Go over format for discussion.  E. Graded discussion.

5. English 12: 9/14 “B” Day # 4  Objective: Students will analyze college letter examples to determine authenticity  Tasks today:  1. Warm up # 3 –photograph writing assignment.  2. Each table group is a university:  A. Read each essay  B. Annotate a little, name the essay.  C. Accept or reject into your prestigious university.  Homework? Yes. Read the rest of essays on line and annotate so your group can finish quickly on Wednesday.

6. English 12: 9/15/16-”A” & “B” Day  Objective : Students will analyze college letter examples to determine authenticity.  Tasks today:  1. Warm up # 4 –photograph writing assignment.  2. Finish: Evaluation of college letters:  B. Discuss for individual points  C. Turn in group work- be sure you review direction sheet so you get full credit.  C. Accept or reject into your prestigious university. Use sticky notes. Put on the board.  D. Assign first writing task. Memoir, personal essay, or college letter. See handout and rubric.

7. English 12- 9/17 “A” Day  Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the “personal, informal, narrative or college writing essay by drafting, and determining a narrow focus.  Task # 1 Complete brainstorming sheet.  Task # 2 Draft- at least 300 words today.  -Get stamped when finished.  Task # 3 Work on a good hook. Get stamp for approved hook.  Draft # 1 is due Monday.

8. English 12: 9/17/15 “A” Day  Objective: Students demonstrate their understanding of the characteristics of an informal essay by writing a personal essay or college letter.  Task 1: Complete brainstorming sheet.  Task 2: Get Hook approved.  Task 3: Draft 300 words.  Task 4: Make a stamp sheet with labels.  ** 3 stamps are available today.  First draft due date: Monday, or Tuesday,9/21- 9/22. Bring 2 copies of a draft which is 500-750 words in length.

9. English 12 : “B” Day 9/22  Objective # 1 : Students will take notes on background information regarding the “Humans of New York”(HONY) project in order to proceed on their own “Humans of Liberty” project.  Warm up # 5 : Follow directions of power point slide.  Task 1: Take a photograph today or tomorrow that shows a complexity or contradiction and bring to class on Thursday.

10. English 12 part two- 9/22  Objective # 2 : Students complete a close reading on their rough draft of their informal essay.  Task 1: Check diction: Need two highlighters. Active in one color, passive in another color.  Task 2 : Check cliché’s: Circle cliché.  Task 3 : Count how many stylistic devices the writer uses.  Task 4: Get 2 stamps for rough draft copies.  Task 5: Get 3 stamps for close reading activity.

11. English 12 “B” day- 9/23/15  Objective 1 : Students complete a close reading on their rough draft of their informal essay.  Warm up#5  Task 1: Check diction: Need two highlighters. Active in one color, passive in another color.  Task 2 : Check cliché’s: Circle cliché.  Task 3 : Count how many stylistic devices the writer uses.  Task 4: Get 2 stamps for rough draft copies.  Task 5: Get 3 stamps for close reading activity.

12. English 12: “B” Day 9/23/15  Objective #2 : Students are introduced to Sherman Alexi as a writer in order to give students a context of his stories.  Intro Task: Listen to “Unbound”-discuss subjects related to N.A. Issues.  Task 1: Listen to Bill Moyer’s interview.  Task 2: Read “Superman and Me”  Task 3: Discuss Post-modernistic literature.  Task 4: Read graphic organizer on modern literature.  ** Keep diction, and subject annotation notes:

13. English 12 “ B” Day 9/24  Objective : Students need to review their close reading annotations on active and passive voice, cliché’s and style and revise their informal essay tonight.  Task 1: If you need some help, come see me. The essay is due Tuesday.  Senior business today. Pay attention and ask questions!

14. English 12 “B” Day 10/2/15  Objective : Students analyze “Superman and Me” in order to determine if this piece is an example of post-modernistic thinking.  Warm up: Look at your topics list: what topic does your photograph characterize and why?  A. write theme statements related to homework assignment.  Task 1: Read “Superman and Me” Take Cornell notes. Discuss. Essay is on line.  ** Keep Cornell notes. :  A. complete analysis work sheet- Due at end of period. Task 3 : Listen to “Unbound”-discuss subjects related to N.A. Issues. Take notes. Task 4: Read “ What I pawn I will Redeem”

15. English 12 “B” Day 10/2/15  Objective : Students analyze “Superman and Me” and “What You Pawn, I will Redeem” in order to determine if this piece is an example of post-modernistic thinking.  Warm up: Look at your topics list: what topic does your photograph characterize and why?  Task 1- Discuss “Superman and Me” Task 2: Read “ What I pawn I will Redeem” Complete a task analysis- and trail map.

16. English 12_ “B” day- 10/6  Objective : Students discuss Sherman Alexie and how he fits into a post-modernistic writer.  Warm up reading Quiz : What You Pawn. Task 1 Socratic discussion on “What You Pawn. Task 2 Analysis worksheets- staple together and turn in “Superman and Me” and “ What You Pawn” Task 3 Work on trail map for “ What You Pawn.”

17. English 12 “A” day- 10/7  Objective : Students learn how Alexie is dealing with Native American’s loss of identity and culture by tracing Jackson Jackson’s steps toward his culture’s regalia.  Task 1: Warm up: listen to song and try to find connection to Alexie’s “What You Pawn, I shall Redeem.”  Task 2: Socratic seminar on “What You Pawn…” 20 minutes.  Task 3 : Finish map of Jackson Jackson’s journey.

18. English 12 : “B” Day 10/8/15  Objective : Students read and listen to Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel in order to synthesize issues from his other works to gain further understanding of his purpose.  Warm up # 4 : Listen to NPR interview with Alexie:  What are at least 3 issues that he will address in his young adult novel.  Task 1 : Listen and read along.  - Track issues, post-modernistic topics( have your sheet handy!!) and rhetoric( how does Alexie control his voice.  Task 2 : Finish Jackson Jackson journey map.

19. English 12 “A” day- 10/9  Objective : Students read and listen to Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel in order to synthesize issues from his other works to gain further understanding of his purpose.  Warm up # 4 : Listen to NPR interview with Alexie:  What are at least 3 issues that he will address in his young adult novel.  Task 1 : Listen and read along.  - Track issues, post-modernistic topics( have your sheet handy!!) and rhetoric( how does Alexie control his voice.  Task 2 : Finish Jackson Jackson journey map.

20. English 12 “B” Day- 10/13  Objective: Students read a few more excerpts from Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel in order to understand contemporary issues related to Native Americans.  Task # 1: Read pages 32-42, 118-129,133-149,179-196, 199-214, 215- 217, 219-230  Essay prompts will be given out Thursday. Essay will require you to bring in support from Alexie interview, “Superman and Me”, “What You Pawn, I will Redeem” Alexie NPR interview, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.  Task # 2: Track issues, contemporary topics, and rhetoric.  Task # 3 : Meet with Mr. Crowley to go over informal essay for initial evaluation.  Future File:  A. Next photograph is due Thursday.  1. Liberty community  2. Diversity, culture or identity.

21. English 12: “A” day- Today and Friday.  Objective: Students read a few more excerpts from Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel in order to understand contemporary issues related to Native Americans.  Task # 1: Read pages 32-42, 118-129,133-149,179-196, 199-214, 215- 217, 219-230  Essay prompts will be given out Thursday. Essay will require you to bring in support from Alexie interview, “Superman and Me”, “What You Pawn, I will Redeem” Alexie NPR interview, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.  Task # 2: Track issues, contemporary topics, and rhetoric.  Task # 3 : Meet with Mr. Crowley to go over informal essay for initial evaluation.  Future File:  A. Next photograph is due Friday.  1. Liberty community  2. Diversity, culture or identity.

22. English 12: “B” Day  Objective: students will demonstrate their understanding of Alexie’s Part-Time Indian by completing a quick or timed write on questions concerning contemporary topics.  Task 1: Write a completed essay.  Task 2: Due: Typed by end of class.  Task 3: Have warm up for photograph to be stamped.

23. English 12: “A” day &“B” Day- 10/19-10/20  Objective : Students learn background information on J.D. Salinger and characteristics of exposition of The Catcher in the Rye in order to understand contemporary motifs and patterns of the 1950’s.  Warm up: Write on identity photograph- 50 words of concision.  Turn in Alexie timed/quick write.  Task 1: Salinger background.  Task 2: Exposition of Catcher.  Task 3: 2 pre-reading activities.  Task 4: Read first few pages together.

24. English 12: Wednesday,10/21  Objective: Students will review their own self- assessment of their personality activity in order to be able to observe Holden with a bigger lens.  Warm up # 1: see docu-camera.  Task 1: Partner interview.- 7 personality questions.  A. follow up discussion.  Task 2: Read selected parts and discuss Salinger's style, tone and motifs. Students keep log.  Task 3: Watch more of Salinger documentary. Take notes on background information regarding author.  HW: CH 9 by Friday. Quiz.

25. English 12: “B” “A” Day- 10/23/26  Objective: Students will discuss exposition, Holden as a protagonist and narrator in order to understand Salinger’s initial purpose in character development.  Task 1: Warm up # 7- Discuss protagonist and character development.  Task 2: Review quote journal.  Task 3: Group review activity for Chapters 1-9.  Task 4: Quick reading quiz on first two reading sections. Ink please.  ** Turn in HW from Thursday today on stool. Staple two HW’s together.

26. English 12: “B”Day- Tuesday, October 27 th.  Objective : Students write an analysis of Trubek’s essay in order to evaluate her argument as it pertains to The Catcher in the Rye.  Task 1 : Warm up # 8  Task 2 : Preview vocabulary  Task 3 : Group think on Trubek’s argument  Task 4 : Write an approved claim-HW due Thursday.  Task 5 : Leveled discussion on chapters 10-13

27. English 12: “A” day-Thursday, October 30  Objective: Students analyze Anne Trubek’s essay challenging the notion that kids should be reading Catcher in HS.  Task1: Complete warm up and briefly share.  Task 2: 2o minute Debate on Trubek’s essay, evidence, effectiveness-participation points.  Task 3: Check claims, and work on rough draft of analysis paragraphs  Task 4: Discuss passages from chapter 16/17 and leveled questions.  HW: Keep reading, turn in paragraph analysis with claim next Monday-typed.

29. English 12: Friday, 10/30  Objective: Students analyze Anne Trubek’s essay challenging the notion that kids should be reading Catcher in HS.  Task1: Complete warm up and briefly share.  Task 3: Go to Journalism Lab to write analysis of Trubek’s article with claim.  Task 4: Write analysis of Catcher pages 121 and 133.  A. One paragraph per scene: One quote per paragraph. Try to notice Holden’s change in thinking.  HW: Keep reading, turn in paragraph analysis with claim and pages today or worst case next Tuesday- typed.  Have a great Halloween!

30. English 12: Monday/Tuesday, 11/2-3/15  Objective: Students view more of Salinger documentary and look for parallels to the novel and their own reading experience.  2 nd quarter starts today.  Warm up # 9: chapter 18-21 Respond to questions. -Self stamp leveled questions  -Graded discussion. 1 tally D 2 tallies C 3 tallies B 4 tallies A  Take a picture of a “Holden” between now and next week.  Task 1: Watch Salinger documentary and take notes. Key- look for connections.  Task 2: Turn in homework(3) on Trubek analysis. Staple together.

31. English 12: Wednesday/Thursday 11/4/5/15  Objective: Student’s will discuss chapters 21-23 plus the film in order to understand the shift in tone, and motifs regarding Holden’s character development.  Task 1: Keep watching a bit more of Salinger documentary and add to your notes.(15)  Task 2: Discuss in 3 small groups- 5 topics.  -I will be walking around and grading your participation  -Task 3: Finish book by Friday.  -Task 4: Next photo due next Wednesday. Take a photo of someone who might resemble “Holden” Interview them and write 100 words.

32. English 12: Friday/ Monday- 11/6/15 and 11/9/15  Objective: Students analyze the novel’s end and also review key symbols that the novel offers to consider.  Task 1 : Discuss for individual points CH 24,25,26.  Task 2: Discuss the legacy of the novel.  Task 3: Symbol making.  Next class: Paper assigned and watch The Graduate. Warm ups are due and turn in level questions.  Humans of Liberty assignment discussed on Thursday. Submit by Wednesday however.

33. English 12: Tuesday, 11/10/15  Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of Holden’s psychology by researching and writing a report about their discoveries of mental health issues.  Task 1: Humans of Liberty revisited.  Task 2: Introduce research paper on Holden.  Task 3: Start watching The Graduate.  Task 4: Take notes on parallels to themes found in Catcher. Exit ticket: Socratic discussion.  **Turn in level questions and warmups if organized.  -Friday will be last day to accept them.