Week 1 Syllabus: August 21-27
WELCOME TO NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH. Each weekly syllabus will begin with a short paragraph that describes where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, where we’re headed, what’s coming next, and what’s the big picture. This week we will establish routines—how to annotate, how to participate in discussions, how to submit writing here on Squarespace or on Canvas. I will also include reminders—such as this: bring your copy of Haroun & the Sea of Stories to class starting this Thursday. If you haven’t finished it, get it read by next Monday, August 28.
MONDAY: Anchor Day Schedule
Introduction to Canvas & Squarespace.
How to read a poem.
Reading and annotating, “Doors Opening, Closing.”
HW: re-read the poem, and annotate for a) What do I notice? and b) What does it (the poem) mean?
TUESDAY, August 22
Picture day!
Reviewing poetry rules.
Discussion of poem (practicing routines, pre-post discussion writing, note taking)
Time permitting, writing your paragraph. (What does Marge Piercy want us to better understand about a) doors and b) life?
HW: If you have not done so, finish reading Salman Rushdie’s novel by class on Monday.
Finish writing your ¶ and have it typed for class on Thursday.
THURSDAY, August 24
Reviewing course expectations, and posting your signed form into Canvas, as an assignment.
Killer Kane and the growth mindset.
How we share (and comment upon) writing, publicly: using Squarspace to submit your (and to read others’) writing.
HW: Use “Genius Scan” after taking a picture of your signature of the Course Expectations, to submit the assignment into Canvas. More on “Genius Scan” and how to use it can be found here.
Also, post your paragraph on “Doors Opening, Closing” onto Squarespace. Read ALL the paragraphs, and choose the three best (in your opinion—from either 1st or 4th period).