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**Exam Prep!!!!!** Use the following outline as a guide in your preparation for the exam. The exam is divided into 4 parts corresponding to the categories: Knowledge, Thinking, Communication, Application

Part A: Knowledge (60 marks total)
 * Language Study Unit 4 Test (28 marks)
 * True or False questions. These will be based on the following previous units: Short Fiction, Mythology, The Chrysalids, Poetry, Twelfth Night. It will also include literary terms (ie: simile, symbol, rhyme scheme) (22 marks)
 * Essay (10 marks)

Part B: Thinking (35 marks total)
 * Short Answer: 10 questions on all units except Personal Essay. (20 marks)
 * Essay (15 marks)

Part C: Communication (35 marks total)
 * Sight Passage: Read and respond to a poem. You will be addressing the components of a poetry outline (15 marks)
 * Essay (20 marks)

Part D: Application (17 marks total)
 * Quote Identification: Respond to questions about specific passages from Mythology, Poetry, and Twelfth Night
 * Essay (5 marks)

Monthly Schedule:

September October Thanksgiving || 11 presentation rubric || 18
 * Monday || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * || 6
 * First Day of classes
 * Intro to Wiki
 * Intro to Learning Inquiry || 7
 * Learning Inquiry Response Due
 * Intro to Language Study
 * Start Personal narrative unit
 * HW: Check out author sites
 * HW Read Atwood essay p.19
 * HW: Noun and verb activities(for Friday || 8
 * Intro to Writing Process
 * Intro to Diagnostic Piece
 * HW: Write 1st draft of Diagnostic piece || 9
 * Grammar: nouns and verbs
 * HW: Adjectives and Adverbs
 * Do the 3 assigned questions for Atwood essay ||
 * 12* Grammar: taking up adjectives and adverbs--Quiz on Wed.
 * Taking up Atwood Essay
 * HW: Karen Hall activities || 13
 * 1st draft of diagnostic piece due
 * taking up Atwood
 * || 14
 * Grammar Parts of Speech quiz
 * taking up Hall
 * HW: Make notes on comma rules in textbook
 * HW do online comma and verb tense activities
 * || 15
 * Final copy of diagnostic piece due
 * see the top of this page for MLA first page format.
 * Begin your own Humorous Personal Narrative
 * HW: Robert Fulghum
 * Be sure to read the information about the types of irony in literature
 * Check out the videos explaining the identification of parts of speech.
 * || 16
 * Taking up commas and verb tense--quiz on Monday
 * Take up Robert Fulghum
 * HW: Complete the Word Study activity 2, pg. 29 Language and Writing ||
 * 19
 * Quiz: comma and verb tense
 * Take up Word Study activities
 * Take up Robert Fulghum
 * || 20
 * 1st draft of Humorous Personal Narrative due
 * Test Prep
 * || 21
 * Humorous Personal Narrative Unit Test || 22
 * Final copy of Humorous Personal Narrative due
 * Begin Short Fiction unit
 * HW Read "The Kayak" Language and Writing p.33
 * || 23
 * Grammar: make notes on the parts of speech: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
 * work on extra practice activities on Language Study page.
 * "The Kayak" activities
 * HW: Complete the Investigating the model questions for "The Kayak"
 * HW: Read "Doing Something" Literature and Media P. 26 ||
 * 26
 * Work on the parts of speech activities in text
 * Take up "The Kayak" activities
 * "Doing Something Activities
 * HW: Complete Dialogue Activities on website || 27
 * Writing prompt from "Doing Something"
 * Short story support groups: Discuss responses to "Doing Something"
 * Create Venn diagram comparing "The Kayak" and "Doing Something"
 * HW: Read "Loathe at First Sight" || 28
 * Work on dialogue activities in text
 * Final thoughts: "Doing Something"
 * Activities for "Loathe at First Sight
 * HW: Read "The Visitation"
 * || 29
 * Writing prompt from "Loathe at First Sight"
 * Wrap up "Loathe at First Sight" || 30
 * Progress quiz for parts of speech (pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections) and dialogue
 * Activities: "The Visitation"
 * Wrap up "The Visitation"
 * HW: Read "Visitors
 * Writing Prompts: Do both for "The Visitation" and "Visitors" ||
 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * 3
 * Activities: "Visitors"
 * Wrap up "Visitors"
 * HW: Read "Save the Moon for Kirdy Dickus"
 * HW: Writing Prompt: "Save the Moon for Kirdy Dickus" || 4
 * Begin Writing your own short story
 * Activities: "Save the Moon For Kirdy Dickus" || 5
 * Short fiction unit test prep
 * HPN Revisions || 6
 * Short fiction unit test || 7
 * Language Study: Word Study (Laguage and Writing page 45-46)
 * Short story writing period. Have typed draft
 * Introduction to Mythology: Read the meaning of myth and complete the questions (on Mythology Web Page) ||
 * 10
 * Short Story Editing period
 * Read Creation Myths
 * In groups to decide which myths to study || 12
 * Language Study Review
 * Work on activities for Creation Myths || 13
 * Short Story Due
 * B egin group work activities || 14
 * Language Study Quiz
 * Continue group work activities ||
 * 17
 * Work on creative extension
 * Practice Literacy test || 19
 * Group Mythology Presentations continue (Groups 1 and 2)
 * Work on Creative Extension || 20
 * Group Mythology Presentations continue (Group 3)
 * Mythology test prep
 * Work on Creative Extension || 21
 * Take your kids to work assembly
 * HW: Complete Graphic Organizer ||
 * 24

November P.A. Day || > * || 29 December > || 20 Christmas Vacation || January Back to School Period 1 Exam || Period 2 Exam || 31 Period 3 Exam || 1 Period 4 Exam || 2 Exam Make up || 3 Semester 2 Starts ||
 * Group Mythology Presentations continue (Groups 4 and 5)
 * work on creative extension
 * Mythology test prep || 25
 * Next Language unit introduction (sentence structure)
 * Mythology Test Prep
 * Graphic Organizer due || 26
 * Mythology Unit Test
 * HW: Complete Creative Extension
 * HW: Complete lessons 12 &13 || 27
 * Creative Extension Due
 * Take up Lessons 12 & 13
 * Complete Lessons 14 &15
 * Introduction to Novel Study: //The Chrysalids//
 * Hand out novels
 * Hand out Important Word Books--Decorate the cover if you wish. Make sure at least your name is on it. || 28
 * Begin Novel Study: read //The Chrysalids//, chapters 1-2
 * HW: Activities for chapters 1-2 Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book ||
 * 31
 * Take up lessons 12- 15
 * HW: Complete Lessons 16 & 17
 * 1st control group meeting
 * Activities for Ch. 1-2 taken up by The Deviations
 * Begin reading ch. 3-4 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Begin reading ch. 3-4 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * || 1
 * Finish reading ch. 3-4
 * Control Group meeting
 * HW: Complete activities for ch. 3-4
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book || 2
 * Take Your Kid to Work Day || 3
 * Take up lessons 16-17
 * HW: Complete Lesson 18-19
 * Control Group meeting
 * Activities for ch 3-4 taken up by The Inspectors
 * Begin Reading ch. 5-6 || 4
 * Finish reading Ch. 5-6
 * Control Group meeting
 * HW: Complete Activities for ch. 5-6
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book ||
 * 7
 * Take up Lessons 18-19
 * HW: complete lessons 20-21
 * Control Group meeting
 * Activites for ch 5-6 taken up by The Mutants
 * Begin reading ch. 7-8 || 8
 * Finish reading 7-8
 * Control Group Meeting
 * HW: Complete Activities for ch. 7-8
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book || 9
 * Take up Lessons 20-21
 * HW: Lessons 22-23
 * Control Group meeting
 * Activities for ch. 7-8 taken up by The Norms
 * Begin reading ch. 9-10
 * Chose one of the writing activities from the first 10 chapters and run it through the writing process. Your response should be at least one page. Due: Friday, Nov. 11. || 10
 * Finish reading ch. 9-10
 * Control Group meeting
 * HW: Complete Activities for ch. 9-10
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book || 11
 * Take up Lessons 22-23
 * HW: Lessons 24-25
 * Control Group Meeting
 * Activities for ch. 9-10 taken up by The Thought-Shapers
 * Read ch. 11-12
 * HW: Complete activities for ch. 11-12
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book
 * Writing Activity due ||
 * 14
 * Take up lessons 24-25
 * HW: Complete Lessons 26-28
 * Control Group Meeting
 * Activities for ch. 11-12 taken up by The Badlanders
 * Begin reading ch. 13-14 || 15
 * Finish reading ch. 13-14
 * Control Group meeting
 * HW: Complete Activities for ch. 13-14
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book || 16
 * Take up Lessons 26-28
 * HW: Complete the Language Study Review
 * Control Group Meeting
 * Activities for ch. 13-14 taken up by The People of the Fringes
 * Begin reading ch. 15-18 || 17
 * Finish reading ch. 15-18
 * Control Group meeting
 * HW: Complete activities for ch. 15-18
 * Add at least one entry into your Important Word Book || 18
 * 21
 * Take up Language Study Review
 * HW: Complete Using What You've Learned
 * Control Group Meeting
 * Activities for ch. 15-18 taken up by The Sealanders || 22
 * Chrysalids Test prep
 * Intro to Cumulative Actvitiy
 * Control Group poster work period || 23
 * Take up UWYL
 * Chrysalids Test Prep
 * Control Group Poster Work period
 * Cumulative Activity Work
 * HW: Prepare for Language Study Unit Test (Mon. Nov. 28) || 24
 * Control Group Poster Presentations
 * Test Prep || 25
 * Presentation: Mr. Nuets: in the auditorium
 * 28
 * Chrysalids Unit Test
 * Important Word Book Due
 * Important Word Book Due
 * Chrysalids Cumulative Activity Due
 * Independent Novel Study Introduction
 * Begin Chrysalids Essay
 * Essay Work || 30
 * ** Language Study Unit Test **
 * Essay Work ||  ||   ||
 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * ||  ||   || 1
 * Essay Work
 * ISU Novel Study: Students must commit to a novel by this time. || 2
 * Essay Work
 * 5
 * ISU Novel Study: Ist Reading Response Due
 * Intro to poetry activity 1
 * Get Chrysalids test signed || 6
 * Essay due
 * ISU reading period
 * Poetry Activity 2 || 7
 * begin next language study unit
 * Finish lesson 54
 * Poetry Intro Activity
 * Begin Poetry Activity 2 || 8
 * ISU reading period
 * Continue Poetry Activity 2 || 9
 * ISU Novel Study: 2nd Reading Response Due
 * Language study take up lesson 54
 * Finish Lesson 55
 * Begin Poetry Activity 3 ||
 * 12
 * Language study: take up lesson 55
 * finish lesson 56
 * Continue Poetry Activity 3 || 13
 * ISU reading period
 * Begin Activity 4 || 14
 * Language Study: take up lesson 56, finish lesson 57
 * Finish Poetry Activity 2 || 15
 * ISU Novel Study: 3rd Reading Response Due
 * ISU reading period
 * Poetry Activity 3 || 16
 * Language Study: take up Lesson 57; finish Lesson 58
 * Poetry Actvity 3 ||
 * 19
 * Language Study: take up Lesson 58; finish lesson 59
 * Poetry Activity 4
 * Poetry Activity 4
 * ISU Reading period
 * Poetry Activity 5 || 21
 * ISU Novel Study: 4th Reading Response Due
 * Language Study: Take up Lesson 59; finish Lesson 60 || 22
 * ISU Reading Period || 23
 * 26 || 27 || 28 || 29 || 30 ||
 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 ||
 * 9
 * Language Study: Take up lesson 60; finish Lesson 61
 * Wrap up poetry
 * ISU Work period || 10
 * Poetry Activity 5 due
 * ISU Work period
 * Intro To Shakespeare
 * After school ISU Essay tutorial: 2:30-4:00
 * || 11
 * Language Study: take up Lesson 61; finish Lesson 62
 * ISU Work period
 * Begin Twelfth Night || 12
 * ISU Novel Study Cumulative Activity Due
 * ISU work period
 * Continue Twelfth Night || 13
 * Language Study: Take up lesson 62; finish Lesson 63
 * Continue Twelfth Night ||
 * 16
 * ISU Novel Study Essay and Graphic Organizer Due
 * Language Study: take up Lesson 63; finish Lesson 64
 * Continue Twelfth Night || 17
 * Continue Twelfth Night || 18
 * Language Study: take up Lesson 64; finish lesson 65
 * Continue Twelfth Night || 19
 * Continue Twelfth Night || 20
 * Poem for Evaluation due
 * Language Study: take up Lesson 65; work on Unit Review
 * Continue Twelfth Night ||
 * 23
 * Language Study: Take up Unit 4 Review; work on UWYL
 * Continue Twelfth Night || 24
 * Finish Twelfth Night || 25
 * Language Study Unit 4 test; UWYL due
 * EXam Review || 26
 * Exam Review || 27
 * 30

Units of Study

The following is the intended order for the units of study. This is subject to change based on the availability of texts.


 * Unit One || Humorous Personal Essay ||
 * Unit Two || Mythology ||
 * Unit Three || Short Fiction ||
 * Unit Four || Core Novel //The Chrysalids// ||
 * Unit Five || Poetry ||
 * Unit Six || Script //Twelfth Night// ||
 * Unit Seven || Independent Novel Study ||
 * On Going Unit || Language Study ||
 * On Going Unit || Writing ||

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Daily Schedule:


 * || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * **8:30-8:50** || Language Study || Writing Activities || Language Study || Writing Activities || Language Study ||
 * **8:50-9:35** || Literature Lesson || Literature Lesson || Literature Lesson || Literature Lesson || Literature Lesson ||