Thursday, January 19, 2017

Vocabulary Worksheet for Jekyll/Hyde


INSTRUCTIONS:  For this book, the students will compile their own vocabulary lists.  As you read each chapter, make a list of the unfamiliar or interesting words.  Fill in the table below with your words. 


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Spring 2017 Writing 1 Syllabus

Week/
Date
Literature
Assign. Due
Writing
Grammar Topic
Week 1
(1/19)
Introduction to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde


Comma:  Compound Sentences
Week 2
(1/26)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 1 – 2
(pg.1 – 11)
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 1 and 2 for Ch. 2.
Narrative Essay Pre-Write
Comma:  Complex Sentences
Week 3
(2/2)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 3 – 4
(pg. 12 – 17)
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 3 & 4.
Narrative Essay Rough Draft
Comma:  Intro Elements
Week 4
(2/9)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 5 – 6
(pg. 18 – 24)
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 5 and 2 for Ch. 6.

Comma:  Restrictive Clauses
Week 5
(2/16)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 7 – 8
(pg. 25 – 35)
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 7 & 8.
Narrative Essay Final Draft
Comma:  Appositives & Parenthetical phrases
February 23 – No CHAT
Week 6
(3/2)
Jekyll/Hyde: Ch. 9 – 10
(pg. 36 – 54)
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 9 and 2 for Ch. 10.
Theme & Character Pre-Write
Comma:  Series
Week 7
(3/9)
Short Stories: Gift of the Magi (p. 1);  After Twenty Years  (p. 21)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
Theme & Character Rough Draft
Comma:  Interrupters
Week 8
(3/16)
Makes the Whole World Kin (p. 85); A The Furnished Room (p. 23)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets

Comma: Dates & Addresses
Week 9
(3/23)
Short Stories:  Retrieved Reformation (p. 49); The Pimenta Pancakes (p. 29)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
Theme & Character Final Draft
End Marks & Abbreviations
Week 10
(3/30)
Short Stories:  The Ransom of Red Chief (p. 71); Poems of Robert Service (handout)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
News Story Pre-Write
Colon & Semicolon
April 6 – No CHAT
Week 11
(4/13)
Poetry:  Hughes (p. 51); Williams (p. 48); Frost (p. 44)
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets
News Story Rough Draft
Italics & Quotations Marks
Week 12 (4/20)
Poetry:  Wordsworth (p. 12); Browning (p. 19); Bronte (p. 24); Hopkins (p. 31)
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets

Hyphens, Parentheses & Dash
Week 13 (4/27)
Poetry:  TBD
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets
News Story Final Draft
Punctuation Review
Week 14 (5/4)
Poetry:  T.S. Eliot (Handout)
Poetry Presentations

Re-Write
Spring Writing Test
Grammar Test
Week 15 (5/11)
Poetry Presentations