2020

8/17

Week One

Monday 

Welcome back to school!  

• Introduce classroom procedures and expectations
• "Getting to Know You" handout due by Wednesday, 8/19 
• Classroom supplies and signed course overview due by Monday, 8/19 = 10 points

• Continue course introduction
• Syllabus / Bonus Opportunities / Lion's Pride Reading Program
• Course Overview Scavenger Hunt
• Finish "Getting to Know You" handout 

• "Getting to Know You" handout due!
• Discuss Summer Reading Assignment #1 and writing handouts
• Introduce To Kill a Mockingbird notes 

• Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Part I (chapters 1-11)
• Assign TKM Socratic Seminar - due Tuesday, 8/20
• Reminder: TKM WebQuest is also due Tuesday, 8/20
• Classroom supplies and signed course overview are due on Monday, 8/19 

Week Two

NOVEL: To Kill a Mockingbird

• Classroom supplies and signed course overview due = 10 points 
• Assign Fiction Literary Terms definitions 
• To Kill a Mockingbird 
• Discuss changing lyrics and views of "My Country, Tis of Thee"
• W. E. B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington  

• TKM WebQuest and seminar responses due!  AE2 TKM Socratic Seminar 2019.docx
• Share WebQuest information in groups
• Have students share definition of "Bildungsroman" and collect definitions 
• Paul Laurance Dunbar - dialogue and dialect, poem 
• Check any missing supplies from Monday, 8/19   

• TKM Socratic Seminar  

• Discuss Fiction Literary Terms worksheet - due Friday, 8/23
• Define ethos, pathos, and logos  

• Fiction Literary Terms worksheet due = 35 points 
• Discuss TKM Part 1 (chapters 1-11) 
• TKM Test is Tuesday, 8/27 
• Assign letters to editors for review of persuasive writing 

• Review rhetoric - examine letters from Civil Rights Movement 
• Discuss TKM Part 2 (chapters 12-31) 
• Dialect 
• TKM themes and symbols 

• TKM Test = 100 points 
• Review rhetoric - examine letters from Civil Rights Movement
• Assignment: "Letter from Birmingham Jail"  

Early Release Schedule

• Bellringer #3: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" / Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Watch TKM movie and compare to book (handout)

• Watch TKM movie and compare to book 

• Watch TKM movie and compare to book 

No School - Labor Day 

• Discuss MLK Letter and review rhetoric
• Watch TKM movie and compare to book 

• Finish movie and compare/contrast chart - due Thursday
• Watch satire video 

• Bellringer #3: Outsiders and Outcasts 
• movie & book comparison chart due! 
• "What is culture?" notes
• Read and annotate "Through the Tunnel"

• Bellringer #4 
• Discuss story anlaysis - fiction outline worksheet 

• Introduce vocabulary lesson #1 - group work to complete in class and turn in
• Vocabulary #1 Quiz, Thursday, 9/12
• Answer "Through the Tunnel" short story study questions in small groups
• Completed study questions due Tuesday, 9/10  

• Discuss "Through the Tunnel"
• story outline
• review characterization and complete group work   

Early Release Schedule - National Day of Remembrance

• Bellringer 
• Review vocabulary lesson #1 - grade and discuss in class 
• Introduce Research Writing and Research Paper Topics AE2 Research Writing Intro for Expository Essay.pptx 

• Vocabulary #1 Quiz = 20 points 
• Discuss Research Paper Project and Book Selection Worksheet
• RP books must be selected by Wednesday, 9/18
• a fiction or nonfiction narrative book that involves a period of revolution
• at least 200 pages of textual content
• the book cannot have been made into a movie (some exceptions are allowed if the movie is drastically different from the book or if a different book involving that specific topic is not available.)  
• you must get teacher approval for your book before you begin the research process 

•   No student attendance - - Teacher In-service Day

Advisory (Blue) - 

• Vocabulary #2 WS - complete in class 
• Vocabulary #2 Quiz next Thursday, 9/26 
• Discuss "Through the Tunnel" and complete story outline 

• Introduce Book Responses for Research Paper Project
• Discuss the short story "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing 

• RP Book Selection WS due = 15 points
• Read Day   
• Bring your independent book to class every day 

• Finish discussing research wring notes and upcoming due dates
• Discuss Reading Response #1 for independent book - due Thursday, October 3 
• Read and discuss "The Werewolf" by Angela Carter  

• Notes on "Writing About Literature" - summary / explication / analysis / evaluation
• In class writing - Bellringer #6: Evaluate "Through the Tunnel" in your journal
• Assign "An Astrologer's Day" - read, highlight, and annotate - due Monday, 9/23 

• Bellringer #7 
• Discuss Banned Books Week 
• "An Astrologer's Day" story due!
• Outline notes 

• Review for vocabulary quiz #2 
• Discuss "An Astrologer's Day" 
• Assign "The Censors" by Luisa Valenzuela 

Early Release Schedule

• Discuss "The Censors" and connect to Banned Books Week
• Review "What is Culture?" unit notes 

Southern Illinois Teacher's of English Conference - Substitute Teacher 

• Vocabulary #2 Quiz (lessons 1 and 2) 
• Read independent book 

• Discuss short stories for "What is Culture?" unit
• Assign "What I Have Been Doing Lately" 

• Vocabulary #3 lesson - complete in class 
• Discuss "What I Have Been Doing Lately" - stream of consciousness style
• Review for "What is Culture?" Unit Quiz 

• "What is Culture?" Unit Quiz = 50 points
• Read independent book when finished with quiz 

• Review Book Response #1 assignment
• Discuss "MLA Style Guide" and "Writing Do's and Don'ts" handout 
• Go to Computer Lab A - type book response #1 responses 

Scholastic Bowl District Meeting for Southern Illinois - Substitute Teacher 

• Meet in Computer Lab A 
• Research Paper Book Response #1 due!
• Read independent book 

PICTURE DAY at CHS! 

• Bellringer #8
• Discuss Independent Book - Response #2 - due Thursday, October 17 = 50 points 
• Introduce Identity & Society Unit (various short stories and nonfiction texts)
• Introduce Mark Twain 

CHS Homecoming is next week!

Sunday, October 6

Student Bonfire 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

The bonfire is for CHS students only and will be behind the visitors stands at Lions Field.

Students are encouraged to bring the following items:

Freshmen - hotdogs/buns,      Sophomores - dessert,      Juniors - drinks,      Seniors - chips

All items must be pre-packaged and should not contain nuts of any kind. 

Spirit Wear Theme: Hawaiian vs. Gothic

     Hawaiian: dress in tropical theme OR Gothic: dress in black

• Review notes on Nonfiction Writing - citing a web source
• MLA Style Guide (handout)
• Writing Do's and Don'ts (handout) 
• Create a source card for the independent book - Blue note card = Source Card #1 
• Discuss "Americana"
• Assign American Era research partners and topic = each student must bring in a credible internet source and the proper citation by Wed., 10/9 

Spirit Wear Theme: Country vs. Country Club

     Country: wear your western wear OR Country Club: wear your “yuppie” attire

• Hand back vocabulary #3 lesson
• Humor example due!
• Notes on "Fake News" and credible internet sources - PPT 

Early Release Schedule

Spirit Wear Theme: Class vs. Class

     Wear your class color: Freshmen - Black, Sophomores - Yellow, Juniors - Blue, Seniors - Pink

• Review book citation format on Source Card #1 
• Partners share American Era research and turn in worksheet with correct MLA citations for internet sources and research notes 

Spirit Wear Theme: Rock vs. Rap     - - Parade moved to today due to rain coming on Friday, 10/11

     Rock: dress like a rock star   OR   Rap: dress like a rapper

1st - 3rd periods will have class in the morning. 

• Vocabulary #3 Quiz (over lessons 1, 2, and 3) 
• Introduce Mark Twain and notes on "Humor" - handout and PPT 

End of 1st Quarter

Spirit Wear Theme: Orange & Blue - Show your Carterville Lion Pride!

     4th - 8th periods will have class today: see lesson from Thursday, 10/10

• Pep Rally in the gym - 8:30 a.m.
• Students dismissed at 11:45 a.m.
• Homecoming Parade - 1:00 p.m.
• Football Game - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 12

No School - Columbus Day 

• Assign Vocabulary Lesson #4 - due by the end of class on Wednesday, 10/16 
• Discuss Book Response #2 - due Thrusday, 10/17
• Source Card #2 and printed source due Friday, 10/18 
• Share humor exmaples 
• Continue notes on humor 

• Vocabulary Lesson #4 due = 30 points
• Work on typing Book Response #2
• Computer Lab A - periods 1 & 2
• Computer Lab B - period 7 
• Reminder: Source Card #2 (Internet Source 1) due Friday, 10/18 with a printed copy of the source 

Parent / Teacher Conferences -  4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

• RP Independent Book Response #2 due! = 50 points
• Finish reading the book by Wednesday, October 30 
• Discuss "Writing Style" and "Dialect" (handout and worksheet) 
• Notes on Mark Twain and "The Invalid's Story" - PPT
• Assign "The Invalid's Story" for Friday, 10/18 - read, highlight, and annotate 

• Source Card #2 (Internet Source #1) = 10 points 
• Discuss "The Invalid's Story" - humor 
• Assign discussion questions in small groups 

• Discuss "The Invalid's Story"
• Review with PowerPoint notes 
• Share group responses and discuss examples of humor 
• Review summary writing and connect to writing an annotated bibliography 
• Introduce creating an annotated bibliography 
• Typed annotated bibliography for source #2 (Web source #1) - due Thursday, 10/24 

• Bellringer #9: What do you fear the most and why?
• Apply summary writing to nonfiction article/interview "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" (pp 91-95 in textbook) 
• We will be transitioning from Twain (humor/satire/dialect/realism/regionalism) to Poe (fear/Gothic literature/dark romanticism/symbolism/ambiguity) 

Early Release Schedule

• Meet in Computer Lab B
• Type Annotated Bibliography for source #2
• Review vocabulary words from lessons 1 - 4 

Parent / Teacher Conferences from 4:00 - 7:00 PM 

• Vocabulary Quiz #4
• Writing Style: Character vs. Plot vs. Setting Driven Stories (handout) 
• "An Appointment in Samara" - plot-driven story
• Read, highlight, and annotate "Godfather Death" by Grimm brothers

No Student Attendance - Teacher In-service Day - Southern IL Teacher Conference at Marion High School

• No new vocabulary lesson this week 
• Grammar PreTest - Common Writing Errors
• Discuss "History of the Short Story" (handout)
• Oral Tradition / various types of stories / connection to Edgar Allan Poe
• Discuss "Godfather Death" by Grimm brothers 

(Scholar Bowl practice 7:15 - 8:00 AM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) 

• Review Grammar Basics - The Sentence
• Notes from textbook and PPT  AE2 Simple and Compound Sentences ppt 2019.ppt
• Homework: complete the definitions on the class notes and the practice exercises for simple and compound sentences - due Wed., 10/30 

(Scholar Bowl practice 11:32 AM - 12:02 PM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) 

• Review simple and compound sentences - go over practice exercises
• Discuss complex and compound-complex sentences - complete practice exercises in class
• Introduce A-Z Narrative assignment AE2 Alphabet Narrative 2019.docx
• Writing dialogue A-Z Narrative Dialogue Notes.docx
• Examine "Dream Collector: Images that Evoke Fear" (textbook)
• Connect to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 
• Prewriting worksheet
• Discuss "Godfather Death" = plot-driven story

Computer Lab Work Day - Lab B

• Meet in classroom - notes on archetypes PPT AE2 Archetype PPT 2017.ppt
• Discuss A-Z Narrative and prewriting worksheet
• Go to Computer Lab B to type - narrative due on Tuesday, 11/5 

1/2 Day Teacher In-service

• Classes are only 17 minutes since the school will be attending a presentation by a guest speaker
• Introduce Edgar Allan Poe - Gothic style
• Dark Romanticism
• Discuss archetypes
• Reminders:  A-Z Narrative due Tuesday, 11/5, and the RP Independent Book Prewriting worksheet is due Thursday, 11/7 

• Vocabulary #5 lesson
• Discuss RP Prewriting WS due Thursday, 11/07
• Introduce Gothic literature and diseases group activity
• Read pp 6-7: "My Introduction to Gothic Literature" in textbook
• Read and answer questions, pp 50 - 55: Gothic Literature Slides
• Answer questions 1 - 5 in groups
• Assign each group a disease to research
• Students will be able to meet with their A-Z Narrative partner for a few minutes at the end of class 

(Scholar Bowl practice 7:15 - 8:00 AM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) 

• A-Z Narrative due 
• Notes on Poe
• Share disease information 

Early Release Schedule

• Continue notes on Poe and give students time to work in groups

• RP Prewriting WS due 
• Discuss Poe poem "Eulalie"
• Discuss symbolism - seven
• "Seven Ages of Man"
• Begin reading and discussing "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

• Finish reading and discussing "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
• Share personified diseases 
• Diseases comparison and contrast chart due 

No School - Veterans' Day 

(Scholar Bowl practice 7:15 - 8:00 AM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) 

• SNOW DAY 

• Discuss "The Masque of the Red Death"
• Discuss Research Paper due dates and thesis states  

• Discuss Research Paper note cards and working outline
• 3 note cards due - summary, paraphrase, and direct quote 

Computer Lab 

• Working Outline due
• Reminder - 2nd Internet Source due Monday, 11/18 

• Discuss Research Paper due dates 
• Discuss the Research Paper 
• Working Outline
• Plan Card 
• Interview & Survey
• Purdue OWL - interviews and surveys  
• Go to Computer Lab B
• 2nd Internet Source: Source Card #3 - due! 

(Scholar Bowl practice 7:15 - 8:00 AM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) 

• Discuss Plan Card - revised thesis and research questions 
• Review The Sentence (grammar) for quiz 
• Discuss "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe 
• Notes on Literary Criticism  
• Discuss "Dreamland," poem by Edgar Allan Poe  

Early Release Schedule

• Computer Lab B
• Plan Card: Revised thesis statement and research questions due!
• Interview or Survey worksheet and questions due! 

Watch the Fall Play in the afternoon - Miracle on 34th Street

• Computer Lab A
• Typed Annotated Bibliography #2 due - 2nd Internet Source
• Work on note cards or formal typed outline  

• Vocabulary & Grammar Quiz = 50 points
• 10 note cards due
• Reminder: the Full Formal Outline is due next Tuesday, 11/26, by 4:00 PM 

• Introduce science article - examining rhetoric: ethos / pathos / logos
• Hand back papers for research writing and give each student a green note card for Source Card #4
• Computer Lab (1st and 2nd - Computer Lab A / 8th - Math Lab upstairs)
• Type Formal Outline - due by 4:00 PM Friday  

No Scholar Bowl Practice this week / All students meet in Advisory during Power Hour

• Answer questions:
• Poe
• Research Paper 
• Review notes on rhetoric 
• Write rhetoric paragraph - due by Monday, 12/2  
• Formal Outline due by 4:00 PM today  - Mrs. Burkey will be in Computer Lab A from 3:15 - 4:00 if anyone needs to type or print. 

No School - Thanksgiving Break  

No School - HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 

No School - Thanksgiving Break 

Computer Lab B

• Literary Analysis of rhetoric in an argumentative science article - paragraph due!
• Hand out self-revision WS - due Wednesday, 12/4 with typed Rough Draft 
• Type Data Report or RP Rough Draft 

(Scholar Bowl practice 7:15 - 8:00 AM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) 

• Meet in Computer Lab B 
• Typed Data Report for survey or interview and Source Card #4 due!
• Type RP Rough Draft 

Computer Lab B 

• Print TWO copies of your Rough Draft
• Turn in one copy with Self-Revision to Mrs. Burkey - mark one paragraph for review
• Trade one copy with a partner for Peer Revision 

*Scholar Bowl at home against Christopher, Thursday, 12/5, 3:30 PM 

• Hand back copies of Rough Draft and Peer Revision to partner
• Research Paper Final Draft and completed Submission Notes due Monday, 12/9
• OR Early Bird Bonus for RP Final Draft and completed Submission Notes on Friday, 12/6
• Discuss Fall Semester Exam - Review Handout 
• Introduce background notes for Elie Wiesel and Night 

• Early Bird Research Paper Final Draft and completed Submission Notes due! (5 Bonus Points) - you must submit all necessary papers 
• Begin reading Night by Elie Wiesel
• Read and discuss chapter 1 

• Research Paper Final Draft and completed Submission Notes due!
• Read Night by Elie Wiesel and discuss 

(Scholar Bowl practice 7:15 - 8:00 AM in Mrs. Burkey's classroom) - Scholar Bowl Meet at CHS at 3:30

• Read Night by Elie Wiesel and discuss 

Early Release Schedule 

• Night Seminar #1 

• Read Night by Elie Wiesel and discuss 

• All BONUS due!  
• Read Night by Elie Wiesel and discuss 

• Finish discussing Night and review for Semester Exam

No Scholar Bowl practices this week. 

• Semester Exams 

• Semester Exams 

• Make-up Exam Day 

• No Student Attendance - Teacher In-service