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English 12 2014-2015
Mr. Skousen
Monday, 4-20-15 (Week 31)
Objectives: to analyze the characteristics of a memoir; evaluate historical context.
11-12.RL.1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9.
9-10.RL. 1, 6.
Period 3
Proofreading Warm-ups- correct the following sentences with errors:
1. Writing of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Ben Jonson once wrote, He was not of an age, but for all time!
2. The words were prophetic for he is still performed throughout the world. The most beloved English poet of all.
Read about author Primo Levi, p. 1092.
Discuss memoir, autobiography, historical context, p. 1093.
Read On the Bottom from Survival in Auschwitz, pp. 1094-1098.
Answer questions 1-11, p. 1099.
Objectives: to understand oratory; identify and critique an author’s argument.
11-12.RI.5, 6, 8, 9.
11-12.RL.4, 5, 6, 9.
Read about and discuss Winston Churchill, p. 1108.
Discuss oratory, repetition, identifying and critiquing an author’s argument—logical appeals, emotional appeals, p. 1109.
Read “Blood, Sweat, and Tears,” pp. 1110-1112.
Answer questions 1-11, p. 1113 with complete sentences.
Tuesday, 4-21-15
Period 4
Same as Monday, 4-20-15.
Wednesday, 4-22-15
Objectives: to learn prewriting, drafting, and revising techniques for writing a biographical narrative.
11-12.W.4; CCS Writing/HST #1, 1; CCS #2 Writing/HST 2.
11-12.W.5.
11-12.W.3, 4, 5, 9.
Proofreading Warm-ups- correct the following sentences with errors:
1. Renaissance art was dominated by three artists, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci.
2. Because he was an artist, an engineer, and performed science experiments, da Vinci typifies the “Renaissance man”—a
person who’s interests know no bounds.
Read and discuss the Writing Workshop—Biographical Narrative, pp. 1426-1434.
Assignment- write a typed, 12 point Times Roman or Courier font, two-page minimum biographical narrative about someone
significant to you (a favorite relative, good friend, mentor, etc. You must know this person and they must know you).
You must provide at least three reasons why this person is significant to you and evidence to support the reasons
(anecdotes, etc.). You will follow standard MLA formatting and five paragraphs—introduction, three body, conclusion.
Rough draft is due Wednesday, 4-29-15, upload to www.turnitin.com is due by 11:59, Thursday, 4-30-15; and the final
draft is due Friday, 5-1-14.
Worksheets: Guided Practice, p. 107, Template, p. 108 (both due on Friday, 5-1-15).
Discuss On the Bottom and “Blood, Sweat, and Tears.”
Thursday, 4-23-15
Every Fifteen Minutes Accident Presentation.
Friday, 4-24-15
Every Fifteen Minutes Assembly.