Junior+Honors+2011-2012

The Morgan School cultivates intellect and character in partnership with families and the community. Students learn in a rigorous academic and student-centered environment that prepares them to become resourceful, productive, healthy citizens in a global society.

Questions? Concerns? Contact Mrs Chausse at lchausse@clintonpublic.org


 * Course Syllabus** [[file:2011-2012juniorhsyllabus.doc]]

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 * Class Wiki- Each student will join this wiki and create an electronic portfolio. **
 * Lit Analysis Rubric [[file:rubric2011literaryanalysis.doc]] **

Mid Year Exam Junior Honors English


 * 1) **SAT Essay- College Board  SAT rubric**
 * 2) **Quotes** from the works of literature we read during first semester: Identify the author and the title of the work; explain time immediate circumstances and the significance of the excerpt. //Extemely Loud and Incredibly Close by Foer//, //The Poisonwood Bible// by Kingsolver, //Walden// by Thoreau, "Self Reliance" by Emerson, "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau, //Mourning Becomes Electra// by O'Neill, //The Scarlet Letter// by Hawthorne, //The Crucible// by Miller, "My Sister's Marriage"by Rylant , "My Side of the Matter" by Capote, "Straight Pool" O'Hara, "&Answers" by Oates, //Medea// by Euripides, //Catcher in the Rye// by Salinger, //Eve of St Agnes// by Keats
 * 3) **Multiple choice:** vocabulary lessons 1-8 Power Plus Vocabulary ; identifying sentence errors, improving sentences majortests.com- grammar review, The Catcher in the Rye, Transcendentalists, poem
 * 4) **Essays:**
 * 5) Reflection and analysis involving multiple characters from multiple works

ASSIGNMENTS-Dates listed are the dates assignments are due.Every long period class, a vocabulary lesson is due.  Password Change instructions

January 18- Date change-Semester Review Assignment

January 17- Proposal for Transcendentalist projects are due

**Due Monday January 9-17.** See assignment sheet for details. **Due Tuesday January 17:** Response to blog entry on Walden. **Due January 12:** Blog entry on Walden **Due January 11:** Respond to an Emerson blog post and a Thoreau blog post of your classmates. Blog entry on Self Reliance Blog entry on Civil Disobedience **Due January 9:** Blog entry on Self Reliance Blog entry on Civil Disobedience Transcendentalist Assignments: Self Reliance by Emerson Civil Disobedience by Thoreau parts 1-3 Walden by Thoreau Transcendentalist Project: Power Point:

Catcher in the Rye assignments- Catcher in the Rye-

**Thursday January 5-** Draft of Catcher in the Rye writing assignment is due.

**Friday December 23-** Draft of personal essay is due.
 * PLEASE SUBMIT SECOND DRAFT OF PERSONAL ESSAY TO TURNITIN.COM. **

**Thursday December 21**- Finish reading Catcher in the Rye.

**Wednesday December 20**- Catcher in the Rye assignment is due 123-194/ Complete lesson 1-7 review exercises in vocabulary book. 89-91

**Tuesday December 20-** Draft of Personal essay is due.

**Monday December 19**- Catcher in the Rye assignment is due 59-122/ vocabulary 8 quiz.


 * Thursday December 15-** future topics sheet due

**Wednesday December 14**- Catcher in the Rye 1-59 is due. //add topics to future topics sheet//

**Tuesday December 13-** vocabulary is due today - lesson 8 Add topics to future topics sheet.

Monday December 12- Complete the assignment on the blog: Creative Nonfiction- winning essays

**Friday December 8**- Poetry Recitations are today! Poetry Out Loud Judges Guide

**Wednesday December 7-** Practice your poem. Elements of a Greek tragedy in Mourning Becomes Elecra....

**Tuesday December 6-** //Mourning Becomes Electra// The Haunted is due today. Finish reading The Haunted. Be prepared with excerpts. Come to class with three key discussion points on a piece of paper. Include page numbers for reference. Vocabulary quiz.

**Monday December 5-** Vocabulary is due today!

**Friday December 2-** Mourning Becomes Electra- The Hunted is due today. Come prepared with marked excerpts and a topic for your response.

**Tuesday November 29th-** //Mourning Becomes Electra//- The Homecoming assignment is due today.

**Monday November 28th-** Read the House of Atreus. Be prepared to take a quiz on this reading:

**Wednesday November 23**- All students must read "My Sister's Marriage" and "My Side of the Matter". Come to class prepared to discuss the stories. Students who were assigned responses for today should bring three printed responses to class. No vocabulary unit is due today!

**Tuesday November 22-** All students must read "& Answers" and "The Somebody". Come to class prepared to discuss the stories. Students who were assigned responses for today should bring three printed responses to class.


 * Monday November 21-** Read the short story assigned to you. Come prepared to share your observations and insight with the other student who read the same short story. [[file:2011ShortstoriesPointsNovember2011.doc]]

**Friday November 18- vocabulary 7 quiz is today.**

**Thursday November 17-** Projects are Scarlet Letter and Crucible are due. Embed your project on your wiki. Directions:

**Tuesday November 15**- Scarlet Letter/ Crucible essay is due. Vocabulary 7 is due. **Please make certain your Medea assignment is on wiki!**


 * Monday November 14-** Continue practicing your poem! See links to Tools for Presentations at the bottom of this page. Decide what tool you will use to enhance your presentation. **Please make certain your Medea assignment is on wiki!**


 * Friday November 11-** Come to class prepared to work on your projects/papers on The Crucible, Scarlet Letter. Continue to practice your poem. Review the criteria for judging on the Poetry Out Loud website.

**Wednesday November 9-** Vocabulary 6 quiz.

**Tuesday November 8-** Medea assignment is due.

**Monday November 7-** Proposal is due for Scarlet Letter/Crucible assignment

**Friday November 4-** Your poem should be memorized.


 * Thursday November 3-**Vocabulary quiz


 * Tuesday November 1**- Review the story of Jason and the Argonauts. Be prepared for a quiz on the story. Continue to practice your poem.


 * Monday October 31-** Practice your poem for Poetry Out Loud. Research the poem. Gather information on the poet and the poem. Record your sources. See our class wiki for information on how to access Jstor. Use at least three different reputable sources. Provide MLA formatted works cited page. (optional-use noodle tools and share with me) Poet.org American Academy of Poets Poetry Foundation

**Friday October 28-** Vocabulary 5 is due. Response is due. Place on turnitin.com. Place on wiki. Hester Prynne Popplet Dimmesdale Popplet Pearl Popplet Roger Chillingworth Popplet. Be prepared to share highlights of your Popplet.

**Thursday October 27-** Finish Reading book. Finish work on Popplet.


 * Wednesday October 26-** Vocabulary Quiz

**Monday October 24** Read 18-20 Continue to add to your popplet. See image links below. Continue to mark excerpts in your book.

**Friday October 21-** Read 15-17 Continue to add to your popplet. See image links below. Continue to mark excerpts in your book.

Use images from the Library Learning Commmons image links (scroll down to royalty free), Pics For Learning Panoramio PD Pho to upload symbols to your popplet.
 * Thursday October 20**- chapters 12-14 due; add information on characters to character map/ vocabulary 4 is due

Wednesday October 19- Finish creating character map. Study for quiz on vocabulary 3.

Quotes should be from throughout the book. Study the character. Reread passages and chapters that are especially pertinent to this character.
 * Tuesday October 18-** For the character assigned to you, find a minimum of twenty excerpts (chapters 1-11). Mark them with numbered post its. On a separate sheet of paper, write the page number of the excerpt; assign each quote a number. Place the number of the quotes in the following categories: a) history, b) tempermant- character, c) physical appearance, d) thoughts about others...., e) others opinion of the character


 * Friday October 14-** Read chapters 10-11- Write a response to the reading. Upload to turnitin.com. Upload to wiki.


 * By Thursday October 13-** Spend 30 minutes on number2.com. Practice Critical Reading. Read The Scarlet Lettter chapters 7-9. Complete role assignment. Submit to turnitin.com. Upload to wiki.


 * Wednesday October 12-** Vocab 3 exercises 1-3; Scarlet Letter assignment. Set up your jstor account. I placed the link on our class wiki.


 * Tuesday October 11-** Read chapters 4-6. Complete the lit role assignment assigned to you. [[file:scarlet letter Assignment sheet2011.doc]]


 * Friday October 7-** Read the first three chapters of //The Scarlet Letter//. Choose one significant excerpt from each chapter. Write the excerpt down. Record the page and location. Explain the significance and the immediate circumstances of each excerpt. List the symbols in each chapters. Record the page number of the symbol. Record a brief explanation of the symbol. Vocabulary quiz 3 is today.


 * Tuesday October 4, 2011**- Read and review the two poems introduced in class today. Analyze the poem using the SOAPSTONE handout. Be prepared to discuss your thoughts on each poem in class. Study the vocabulary for vocal 2. Quiz on Friday. [[file:SOAPSTone graphic organizer.doc]] [[file:introduction.doc]] [[file:bradstreetHere followes some verses upon the burning of our house.doc]][[file:HALFhangedmaryhoriz.doc]] video of Bradstreet's poem Upon the Burning media type="youtube" key="S7bEKzp4Bpc" height="187" width="252"


 * Monday October 3, 2011-** Vocabulary 3 is due. Go to Mrs. Chausse's Junior English Blog. Reflect on today's performance of //The Crucible.// Students who did not attend the play should read the article assigned to them and prepare to share a reflection of the article with the class.

performance of //The Crucible// at Hartford Stage at 10:30 am. Bring your lunch.
 * Friday September 30**- Finsih reading //The Crucible//.


 * Thursday September 29, 2011**- Read Act 3 of //The Crucible//. Choose two important points for discussion. Find a minimum of two key quotes for each discussion point. Read the comments on your essay. **Fill in the chart on your essay.**


 * Tuesday September 27-** Vocabulary quiz 1


 * Monday September 26**- Read Act 2 of The Crucible. Which of the characters is most likely to stop the hysteria which has gripped Salem? Why? Mark passages in the text that support your answer to this question.


 * Friday September 23-** vocabulary 1 is due.


 * Thursday September 22**- Read Act 1 of The Crucible. Choose a significant line for each character. Mark the line in your book. Explain why you chose this line and what it reveals. Make certain that your paper ( **first draft and final draft are on turnitin.com** )


 * Wednesday September 21, 2011**- Final Draft of summer reading essay is due. Upload to wiki. Br ing a print copy to class.


 * Monday September 22-** Finish the research on your Crucible project topic. Today we will create the glogs.


 * Friday September 16**- I Love This Book chat day! Come prepared to discuss your book. Make certain you read and commented on your classmate's paper. Load it onto their wiki page. After you review the classmate's suggestions, write me a letter explaining what you are wokring on in your paper, how the peer comments helped and what you accomplished during the self editing session on Wednesday.

Noodle Tools handouts, Crucible assignment information is below. Don't forget to check out the resources on the Library Learning Commons website.


 * Thursday September 15-** Read your classmates' essay. Make comments and suggestions. Follow the guidelines on today's handout. Post the essay back on the author's wiki. Label it with the date and your name.

Turnitin.com Directions/Passwords/ID for account-
 * Wednesday September 14**- Draft of paper is due. Please upload to wiki and submit to turnitin.com.


 * Tuesday September 13-** Bring in a thesis for your paper, a plan, a minimum of six quotes from each book.


 * Friday September 9-** Choose a topic for your paper on the summer reading books. Bring quotes from the books that help to explain your topic. See handout for details:


 * Thursday September 8:** come prepared to share your Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close visual assignment

- Record your passage on this document.

**Wednesday September 7**: Complete the Online Survey. Bookmark the Junior Honors English class wiki page. Email me at lchausse@clintonpublic.org. Study for a test on //The Poisonwood Bible//. Select a short passage from //Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close// for the visual assignment. Review the class syllabus and the summer reading paper assignment.

Mid Year Exam Junior Honors English


 * 1) **SAT Essay**
 * 2) **Quotes** from the works of literature we read during first semester: Identify the author and the title of the work; explain time immediate circumstances and the significance of the excerpt. //Extemely Loud and Incredibly Close by Foer//, //The Poisonwood Bible// by Kingsolver, //Walden// by Thoreau, "Self Reliance" by Emerson, "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau, //Mourning Becomes Electra// by O'Neill, //The Scarlet Letter// by Hawthorne, //The Crucible// by Miller, "My Sister's Marriage"by Rylant , "My Side of the Matter" by Capote, "The Somebody" Santiago, "&Answers" by Oates, //Medea// by Euripides, //Catcher in the Rye// by Salinger, //Eve of St Agnes// by Keats
 * 3) **Multiple choice:** vocabulary lessons 1-8; identifying sentence errors, improving sentences, The Catcher in the Rye, Transcendentalists, poem
 * 4) **Essays:**
 * 5) Poem and principles of Transcendentalists,
 * 6) Reflection and analysis involving multiple characters from multiple works

Summer Reading - Required Reading - //Extremely Loud and// //Incredibly Close// by Jonathan Safan Foer and //The Poisonwood Bible// by Barbara Kingsolver I Love This Book selection for September book chat- The Morgan School Summer Reading


 * Technology Tools: **


 * Google Docs- ** All students must create a google account to use google docs. Because you must verify your google account through your email, you must do this at home. Google Docs

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** Poetry Out Loud ** ** Tips on Reciting ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">** Listen To Poetry **


 * Writing Creative Nonfiction- the personal essay- Essays that impressed college admissions **

Examples of college essays--
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAYS: http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/essays.htm

TUFTS ADMISSIONS ESSAYS: []

TEENINK is a magazine of teen writing: [] Look at the college essays in this magazine. There is a raw edition on line which allows you to post your writing on the site. Check out the web site.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer -ebook The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver- ebook /The Crucible by Arthur Miller The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne // Medea // by Euripides Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill Eve of St. Agnes by John Keats Transcendentalists- Thoreau and Emerson Beloved by Toni Morrison One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey The Five Forty Eight" by John Cheever
 * Online Texts- **

"A&P" by John Updike "First Confession" by Frank O'Connor

**Vocabulary Power Plus 3**** FLASHCARDS, QUIZZES, GAMES **

=**//THE CRUCIBLE// RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT**= Grafitti Board Assignment- Glogster edu

CRUCIBLE LINKS
 * Salem Witchcraft Trials- includes primary source documents, transcripts of trials
 * National Geographic Salem Witchcraft Hysteria- based on historical documents
 * Discovery Education on Salem Witch Trials- includes video
 * Salem Witchcraft Trials- Documents, Archives >
 * Salem Massachusetts- Witchcraft Trials
 * PBS Salem Witch Trials
 * Senator McCarthy
 * Arthur Miller and McCarthy
 * The Age of McCarthy
 * Blacklists
 * Hollywood Blacklist
 * Kazan and Miller
 * Red Scare
 * "The Hollywood Blacklists" by Dan Georgakas
 * Witchcraft in Connecticut
 * Another CT Witchcraft site
 * Arthur Miller

=SAT Practice= Vocabulary- Practice your vocabulary while helping world hunger at this free rice vocabulary site. []

College Board- this web site is where you can register to take the SAT; practice SAT exercises are also provided []

Number2.com is a free SAT practice site. Register at this site with your email address. Name me as your coach. I will give you credit for all the practice work you complete on this site. You need to name me as a coach through my email lchausse@clintonpublic.org. I look forward to seeing your progress on the SAT practice. Go to the link below to sign up for this practice test.

SAT vocabulary words- []

=**GRAMMAR**= Grammar Girl Rules and exercises on punctuation (apostrophes, colon, semicolon, quotations, commas): Punctuation at Owl Purdue Comma Power Point- Power Point by OWL Purdue Correcting Dangling Modifiers Dangling Modifiers by OWL Purdue Subject Verb Agreement by OWL Purdue- Subject Verb Agreement at OWL Purdue Parallel Structure at OWL Purdue Parallel Structure at OWL Purdue\ Sentence Fragments Fragments at OWL Purdue Pronoun Rules, Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers, Parallel Structure, Fragments, Run ons, Subject Verb Agreement: Rules at Grammar Bytes @http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm Presentations at Grammar Bytes Capital Community College Grammar Exercises

Turnitin.com Directions/Passwords/ID for account- Use this link to access JSTOR, a data base of thousands of academic journals, images and primary sources.

Use this link to access JSTOR, a data base of thousands of academic journals, images and primary sources.

The Scarlet Letter -The Crucible Project





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