English II Week 2

Maturation the process of Coming of Age

Maturation the process of Coming of Age

Discuss these questions with a partner:

·      What elements of your syllabus require maturity to complete?

·      What is the hardest rule or guideline on your syllabus to follow?

·      What are three concepts that will be taught in this class?

·      Yesterday we discussed the difficulties of maturation. Today discuss: the benefits of maturation, motivation behind maturation, the rewards of maturation, and the successes you have experienced while maturing.

·      What elements of adulthood are you most excited to experience? What elements frighten you?

Watch the TED Talk on Kids Need Structure and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

·      What is the speaker’s claim?

·      How does the speaker support his claim?

·      What types of support does the speaker use to support the claim?

·      What types of images does the speaker show? Do these images help support the claim and if so how?

·      What are the strong points of the speaker’s argument? What are the weak points?

·      What is the speaker’s logical appeal? What is the speaker’s emotional appeal?

·      How does this speech relate to our unit on maturity? Does he cover any of the ideas you discussed at the start of class?

·      Are there any similarities between this speech and the other speeches we have view?

·      What is your personal opinion about the authors claim? Is the claim valid or flawed?

TED TALKS

AP III Week One

Week One Lessons

English II Maturation Unit Syllabus

English II Maturation Unit Syllabus

August 26^th to September 13   

Maturation- the emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics through growth processes

Learning Targets

·         Research, read, and become increasingly conscious of "rites of passage" in various cultures

·         Apply knowledge of Coming of Age as a theme in literature and life by comparing and contrasting the student’s own Coming of Age experience with that of a character from the literature

Unit Grammar Goal

Create clear and coherent sentence by utilizing compound, complex, and simple sentences.

Materials

·         Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 

·         Presidential address to students

·         The Psychology of Growing Up Global- John M Davis

·         Various sources on Iran’s revolutions

Daily Activities and Homework Assignments

Days	Class Activities	Homework
8/26	Ice Breakers, Student Survey, and Presidential address to students- Kids’ Choice Awards Speech	None
8/27	Ice Breakers, Journal on speeches, and Syllabus Scavenger Hunt	None
8/28	Seminar on The Psychology of Growing Up Global- John M Davis-	None
8/29	Persepolis Webquest	Complete Webquest
8/30	Read Persepolis	Persepolis packet due 9/12
9/3	Create a meaningful word wall/ Read Persepolis
9/4	Seminar on Rites of Passage
9/5	Packet workday
9/6	Assign Persepolis final project
9/9	Film Study
9/10	Film Study
9/11	The ACES Method
9/12	Workday
9/13	Project Due Assign Night

Extra Credit and Test Review

Read Persepolis II

Welcome English II Students and Parents

Dear Parents and Guardians,
 My name is Melissa Warren, and I will be your child’s English II instructor. I am excited about the upcoming semester and getting to know your child. I hope to empower your student to define and meet his or her academic and personal goals. I want to communicate with you on a regular basis so that we can work together to help make those goals a reality. This year I want to accomplish three things with your student. I want him or her to master the skills for success in high school English. I want to celebrate and publish your child’s written work, and I want your child to pass the end of course assessments for both the county and the state. I think by working together we can help your child achieve these goals. In order to communicate effectively with you and your student, I have set up a class website and a class Edmodo page. On these sites you and your child will find: daily assignments, homework assignments, homework help, extra credit, daily notes, and many other fun and interactive gadgets. I update this site weekly, and I hope you will visit often.

 I also post the class calendar, assignments, and videos on Edmodo.com Ask your student to use this code to start an account: p8n9if

 Sincerely,
 Melissa Warren

 Parent Homework Parents please email me at mwarren@bcswan.net Please state: Your name, your child’s name, and please tell me if I can discuss your child’s progress via email. You will receive a return email with more information about my class. Supplies: paper, pen, notebook, portfolio