SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 - SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 WEEKLY AGENDA for 10th GRADE ENGLISH

September 23, 2013 – September 27, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 10^th Grade English

Monday, September 23^rd:

PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE

Pages 12 – 15

“The Parable of the Good Samaritan”

“Op-Ed Article: A State Championship Versus Runner’s Conscience”

Write a minimum two paragraph response to the following journal question. Please follow formal essay writing format.

Journal Topic:

What constitutes character? In the op-ed piece, “A State Championship Vs. Runner’s Conscience”, the writer, John Christian Hoyle gave up a state championship to help another fallen runner.  By helping the fallen runner, he disappointed his teammates, his coach, and his school. Do you agree with his decision?  Why or why not? Support your opinion with evidence either from the opinion piece or from your own life experience. 

“Writing Workshop”: Writing a Persuasive Essay: Prewriting

Tuesday, September 24^th:

Please bring your HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 34 - 43

Oral Practice: pages 36 - 37; Identifying Sentence and Sentence Fragments

Page 38, Exercise 1; Identifying Subjects and Predicates

Page 40; Exercise 2: Identifying Verbs and Verb Phrases

This will be due on Thursday, September 26th

Finding the Subject and Predicate, and Identifying Verb and Verb Phrases; exercises 1 and 4 will be assigned.  This will be due on Thursday, September 26^th.

Wednesday, September 25th:
Pass out, read and analyze Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

Thursday, September 26th:
Collect the grammar, HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 34 - 43

Class presentations on Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development:
The class will break into groups of four and be assigned one of the six stages of Kohlberg's Moral Development.  Each group will explain their stage and then present a short scene illustrating the stage.

Friday, September 27^th:

Finish the presentations.