Teacher Name: Mrs. Furtado/ Ms. Scott/ Mr.

Vasquez
Course: English 11 (fall semester 2009)
August and September Calendars
Dates Days Lesson goals/activities Standards ESLR Lesson
Addressed Numbers
Aug. 17-21 5 R 2.0 Academics 1-4
 Introduction/Syllabus LRA 3.1, 3.2, Communication
 Handbook Review 3.3, 3.4,
 Reading Survey WS 1.7, W 2.1
 Writing Sample R 1.2, 3.0, 3.5
 Text Book “ Walk” LC 1.1
 Cornell Notes Introduction W S 1.1, 1.7
 Me Graphs or Poet Tree
 Reading : “The Earth on
Turtle’s Back”
 LA -Origin Myths
 RS -Recognizing Cultural
Details
 Vocabulary Dev. : Latin
suffix -tion
 Grammar: Compound
Sentences

August 24-28 5  Reading: “A Journey R 3.5, 2.4, 1.2, Academics 5-8
Through Texas”, 1.3, 2.2, LC Communication
“Boulders . . .”, “Journal of 1.1
First Voyage to America”
 LA: Exploration Narratives/
Journal
 RS: Recognizing Signal
Words/ Summarizing
 Vocab. Dev: Latin root –
mort
 Grammar: Past and perfect
tense verbs
 Writing: Essay Writing
Overview/Introduce
Narratives (pre-writing)

August 31- 5  Reading “The Interesting R 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, Academics 9-12
September 4 Life of Olaudah Equiano” 2.4, 3.3 Communication
 LA -Slave Narrative WA 2.1 Technology
 RS –Summarizing LC 1.1
 Grammar: Active and
Passive Voice
 Writing: Rough Draft of
Narrative

Sept. 8-11 4  Reading: “Huswifery”, “To R 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, Academics 13-16
My Dear and Loving 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, Communication
Husband”, “Sinners . . .God” 3.3, 3.1
 LA -Puritan Plain Style / WA 2.1
Apostrophe/ Sermon / LC 1.1, 1.2
Oratory
 RS – Paraphrasing / Using
Context Clues
 Vocabulary Dev.: Anglo-
Saxon suffix –fold / Latin
prefix omni-
 Grammar: Direct Address/
Forms of Adj. and Adv.
Sept. 14-18 5  Reading: Introduce Unit 2 R 1.3, 3.1, 3.9, Academics 17-20
“The Autobiography” “Poor 2.4 Communication
Richard’s Almanac” LC 1.1 Technology
 LA –Autobiography/ WA 2.1 Character
Aphorisms WS
 RS – Drawing Conclusions 1.1,1.5,1.9
 Vocabulary Dev.: Latin root
-vigil
 Grammar: Pronoun Case/
Parallelism
 Activity: Aphorism
paraphrase or Virtue Collage
 Writing : Final Draft of
Narrative –Due Friday

September 21- 5  Reading: “The Declaration R 2.6, 3.5, 1.2 Academics 21-24
25 of Independence”/ “The WA 2.1 Communication
Crisis” WS 1.1, 1.2, Character
 LA- Persuasion/ Audiences 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 Technology
 RS- Recognizing Charged LC 1.1, 1.2,
Words 1.3
 Vocabulary Dev.: Latin Root
–fid-
 Grammar: Parallelism
 Writing: Persuasive
Proposal to Principal

September 28- 5  Reading: “Letter to Her R 1.1, 2.1, 2.5, Academics 25-28
October 2 Daughter from the New 3.8 Communication
White House” “Letter from W 1.1
an American Farmer” LC 1.2
 LA -Private and Public
Letters
 RS- Fact vs. Opinion
 Grammar: Semicolons
 Writing: A Personal Letter

October and November Calendars

Dates Days Lesson goals/activities Standards ESLR Lesson
Addressed Numbers
October 5-9 5  Introduce unit 3 R 3.3, 2.2, Academics 29-32
 Reading: “The Fall of the House 1.2 Communicati
of Usher”/”The Raven” LC 1.1 on
 LA- Single Effect/ Gothic Style
 RS- Breaking Down Long
Sentences
 Vocabulary Dev: Latin Root –voc-
 Grammar: Coordinate Adjectives
 Writing: Literary Response and
Analysis Essay (Theme)
October 12-16 5  Reading: “The Minister’s Black Reading 1.2, Academics 33-36
Veil” and “Moby Dick” 2.2, 2.5, 3.5 Communicati
 LA: Symbols Writing 1.7 on
 RS: Drawing Inferences LC 1.1 Character
 Grammar: Varying Sentence
Openers and Collective Nouns

 Vocabulary: Latin Root –equi and

radi-
 Writing: Lit. Analysis Essay
 Benchmark #1
 End of Qtr. 1

October 19-23 5  Introduce Unit 3 R 3.3, 3.5, Academics 37-40

 Reading: “Nature”/ “Self- 1.2, 2.5, 3.4 Communicati
Reliance W 1.9 on
 LA-Transcendentalism LC 1.1 Character
 RS- Challenging the Text Technology
 Vocabulary Dev.: Latin Root
Words –radi-, -finis-
 Grammar: Varying Sentence
Length/ Gerunds
 Writing: Multi-media Author
Research Projects

October 26-30 5  Reading: Emily Dickenson’s Reading 1.2, Academics 41-44

Poetry – Slant Rhyme/ Analyzing 2.2, 2.5, 3.3, Communicati
Images 3.4, 3.5 ons
Writing 1.7
 Vocabulary: Latin root finis Technology
LC 1.1
 Grammar: Infinitives and
Gerunds

November 2-6 5  Reading: Walt Whitman’s Poetry R 3.3, 2.5, Academics 45-48
 LA- Free Verse/Diction 1.2 Communicati
 RS- Infer Poet’s Attitude LC 1.1 on
 Vocabulary Dev.: Latin Root – WA 2.3 Technology
fus- LRA 3.1, 3.3
 Grammar: Pronoun/Antecedent LS 2.3
Agreement
 Listening/Speaking: Poetry
Interpretation
 Writing: Free Verse Poetry
 Listening/Speaking: Poetry
Interpretation
 Writing: Multi-media
presentations

November 9- 4  Pre-Reading Activities and 49-51

13 Building Background for The R 1.2, 3.5, Academics
Crucible Literature Unit LC1.1 Communicati
 Writing: Multi-media on
presentations given Technology

 52-55
November 16- 5  Reading: The Crucible, Act 1 R 1.2, 3.5, Academics
20 LA: Dialogue and Stage LC1.1 Communicati
Directions RS: Questioning on
Characters Motives Technology
 Grammar: Pronoun Case in
Incomplete Structures
November 23- 3  Reading: The Crucible Act II R 1.2, 3.5, Academics 56-58
27 LA: Allusion/ historical context LC 1.1, Communicati
RS: Reading a Drama W 2.5, 1.7, on
 Vocabulary: Greek Suffix –logy- 1.9 Technology
 Grammar: Commas after
introductory words

November 30- 5  Reading: The Crucible Act III R 1.1, LC Academics 59-62
December 4 LA: Dramatic and Verbal Irony/ 1.2, Communicati
Logical Fallacy RS: Categorizing W1.7,1.9, 2.5 on
Characters by role Technology
 Vocabulary: Legal Terms
 Grammar: Subject and Verb
Agreement in inverted sentences

December 7- 5  Reading: The Crucible Act IV R3.5, 3.7, LC Academics 63-66

11 LA: Theme/ Extended Metaphor 1.1 Communicati
RS: Applying Themes to on
Contemporary Events Technology
 Vocabulary: Words from Myths
 Grammar: Commonly confused
words

December 14- 5  Benchmark #2 All Standards Academics 67-70

18  Class Debate addressed 2nd Communicati
 Final Projects Due Qtr. on
 Final The Crucible Technology
 Watch the movie The Crucible