Due possible functional closures this school year, our online classroom will be permanently moving to Microsoft Teams.  Please refer to your Teams classroom for further details.

Thank you,

Ms. D’Angelo

Hello parents and classes — Happy New Year!  With two weeks left in the semester, we have been asked to prepare for possible “functional” school closures.  This could mean that we do not have enough staff to operate the school or that there could be a covid outbreak in our class.  I am hoping none of this happens, but it is important that we prepare for possible online learning.  To make this transition as seamless as possible.  I am now moving all of our communication to MS Teams and I will no longer be using the website for the rest of the semester.  If you are not able to log onto Teams, please contact me to help you.  Teams will have updated daily agendas and assignment information.

Thank you,

Ms. D’Angelo

MONDAY

• Seminar discussion chapters 7&8
• H.W. Read chapter 9

TUESDAY

• Seminar discussion chapter 9
• Langston Hughes poem – Let America Be America Again

WEDNESDAY

• Watch the rest of the film “The Great Gatsby”
• Work on final editorial writing assignment (due before or during Christmas break on Teams)

FRIDAY

• 12 days of Christmas – the Great Gatsby Version
• Work on editorials

Happy Holidays

Hello English 12 – Ms. D’Angelo is back in the classroom.  For this week, I am going to post the next two weeks of what we are doing since it is connected.  Please note, Ms. Taneva’s last day at Central is Tuesday November 30th.  Please speak with her if you have missing assignments, as I will not be assessing any work that she has done with you.

MONDAY

• Big Ideas
  • Is wealth and material success the key to happiness?
  • How can we fit in the world around us without losing ourselves?
  • Video Clip – Celebrities Speak Out On Fame and Materialism
• Class Read – Paul’s Case (See RR)
• Paul’s Case Questions (H)

HW – Finish Paul’s Case questions and be ready to discuss them tomorrow.

TUESDAY

• Hand back work from Ms. Taneva
• Class discussion about Paul’s Case
• Introduction to Pre-Reading 1920s project for The Great Gatsby (H). Please read over the handout and think about who you want to work with

WEDNESDAY

• Library work period – Pre-Reading project for The Great Gatsby
  • Topics selected and research
• Hand out books – Here is an online copy of the text – The Great Gatsby

HW – Read chapter 1 of  The Great Gatsby.  On the notecard provided (or a piece of paper). Write down two quotations you feel are worthy of further discussion.  Then for each one, explain why you think this is an important or significant quotation.  The passage could illumintate something about character, conflict, theme, or the writer’s craft.

1920s presentations will begin next Tuesday November 30th for groups 7,6,12,14,13  and finish on Wednesday December 1st for groups 2,5,8,9,10,11.  Please remember to include a printed works cited on the day of your presentation.

FRIDAY

PROFESSIONAL DAY — NO SCHOOL

Work on your projects!

MONDAY

• F. Scott Fitzgerald – information about the author and his works
• Give One To Get One – share inital impressions of chapter one
• Class reading of chapter 2

HW – Finish reading for chapter 2

TUESDAY

• 1920s presentations – first groups to present
• Class discussion of chapter 2 – fill out symbols and character log (H)

HW – Read chapters 3 and 4 for Friday and complete focus questions

WEDNESDAY

• 1920s presentations – second groups to present
• In class writing chapters 1 &2

FRIDAY

• Class discussion of chapters 3 &4 (focus questions)
• Seminar presentations begin on Monday.  See handout (H) (chapter 5 – to start)

HW – Read chapters 5&6 and complete the literature circles seminar discussion sheet

MONDAY

– Read and discuss “Graduation Evening” by Elizabeth Brewster

– Discuss imagery in “Graduation Evening”

– Prepare paragraph outlines for Tuesday

TUESDAY

– In-class paragraph on “Graduation Evening” by Elizabeth Brewster

– Annotation and analysis questions for “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas (H.W.)

WEDNESDAY

– Go over “Fern Hill” analysis questions as class

– Split off into groups, prepare each group to discuss one of the following in the poem: transformation, imagery, mood/tone, symbol, imagery/setting

– Begin “Fern Hill” presentations

FRIDAY

– Finish “Fern Hill” presentations

– Assign Representation Project, due Monday

Reminder: Ms. D’Angelo will be submitting report cards next week, so all outstanding work needs to be submitted not later than this Friday at 3:00 pm.  The sooner the better!

MONDAY

• Introduction to the Synthesis Essay (H)
• Essay topics and outlines will be distributed in class only
• Working on essay outlines due tomorrow

TUESDAY

• Time to work on essay outlines
• Hand in essay outlines at end of class
• Intro to poetry: fill out TPCASTT sheet for “Come Back to Earth” by Mac Miller

WEDNESDAY

• In-class synthesis essay

FRIDAY

• Go over TPCASTT sheet for “Come Back to Earth” by Mac Miller
• Read and discuss “The Swimmer’s Journey” by Margaret Avison
• Analysis questions and text-to-self connection for “The Swimmer’s Journey”

• Finish “Nosedive” presentations
• Discuss the short story “Miss Brill” and review homework from the weekend

• Write in-class paragraph on “Miss Brill” (Bring your worksheets!!)
• H.W. Read “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez. Please begin to annotate story for the barber’s characterization and the rationale behind the barber’s actions

WEDNESDAY

• Discuss “Just Lather, That’s All” questions and prepare for debate
• Class debate on barber’s decision regarding Captain Torres
• H.W. Read “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro  and complete questions for Friday

• Class discussion of the short story “Boys and Girls by Alice Munro

Please note RR = Readings and Resources, H= Handouts

TUESDAY

• Independent reading/Time to finish in class writing from” Totem” on Friday
• Class groups to analyse and discuss one aspect of the short story, “The Lottery”

WEDNESDAY

• Class discussion/informal group presentations on “The Lottery”
• Introduction to “The Lottery – Text To World Creative Writing Assignment” (H)
• Time to work on the creative writing assignment
• The Lottery Assignment – is due next Tuesday October 19th

FRIDAY

H.W. “The Pedestrian” questions are due Monday

“The Lottery” project is due Tuesday

Please note: “RR” = Readings and Resources Tab,  “H”= Handouts tab

MONDAY

• Independent Reading
• Introduction to Short Stories – see handout “Short Story Terms and Devices” (review)
• Video Clip – Gifts Of The Land: A Guide Nature Tour Wtih Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • Watch the first 4 or 5 minutes and hear her thoughts on how the land can tell us a story.
• Narrative Essay – Asters and Goldenrod – Robin Wall Kimmerer (RR) –
• Asters and Goldenrod Questions (H)
• Class discussion
• H.W. – Finish questions and be prepared to discuss them the next day.  Continue to read independent novel.  Independent novel prepartation sheet #2 due Wednesday.

TUESDAY

• Independent Reading
• Class reading of Totem – By Thomas King (RR)
• Work on questions in class
• H.W. finish questions you didn’t complete in class

WEDNESDAY

• Literature Circles Book Club Meeting #2 – discuss preparation sheet #2.  You should have read half your novel by this point.
• In class writing – 1/2 point reflection on your independent novel.  If you are not in class you must come during FLEX to write this.
• Discuss yesterday’s questions from Totem and discuss theme.
• Mini-Lesson – How to write a literary paragraph (H).
• H.W. Prepare an outline for a paragraph on Totem.

FRIDAY

• Write a literary paragraph (first draft response in ink) on Totem
• Independent reading
• H.W. Read the short story, “The Lottery”