English Studies 12
LAST UPDATED: Friday, May 6th
Brief Course OverviewEnglish 12: English Studies is designed to provide students with both a set of skills vital to expressing oneself in a variety of ways as well as building competency and confidence in all things literacy and communication.English Studies incorporates texts amongst a variety of times, places, and topics, and seeks to offer students with an experience to practice advanced writing and analysis that can enhance their interactions with a constantly shifting world.
It has never been easier for someone to be wrong and sound right and to ‘move’ an audience in a direction of the author’s choosing. As a result, this course is going to be built around a focus for how different writing strategies change, inform, and inspire us in our traditional and digitally-rich worlds. Course outline found here. |
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Also, Please Note! Our semester tends to get very busy, but it is still my goal to insure that all assignments and semester lessons are accessible for parents and students alike. If the website has not been updated within the past 7 days, feel free to send me an email and remind me. Thanks.
Lesson Plans and Organization
February
February 1-4: Course Introduction and Outline |
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February 7-11: Vocabulary and Creative Writing |
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February 14-18th: Finishing Diction and Dictionaries
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February 22-25th:
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February 28-March 4th:
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March 7-11th: Rant Analysis and Persuasion |
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March 14-18th: The Rant - Major Assignment |
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SPRING BREAK (March 19th - April 3rd)
April 4-8th: Finishing The Rant and Intro to Silent Reading |
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April 11-14th: Silent Reading Project Time |
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April 19-22nd: Silent Reading Project Time (Extension) |
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April 25-28: Literacy Assessment and Short Story Unit Start |
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May 2-6th: "Bullet in the Brain" and "The Most Dangerous Game" |
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May 9-12th: Comparing Literary Works and Theme |
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May 16-20th: Satire and A Modest Proposal |
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