고등학생 영어 수업

**Students may join at any time! This class offers review days often so students won't miss any material no matter when they join or if they need to pause and take a break. 


Language arts is comprised of many elements. This class will cover the following:

Reading comprehension --> We will cover different authors and book excerpts for reading comprehension. (This is my favorite part of class and I've chosen authors specifically to blend contemporary authors students have already heard of with more classic literature authors as well.) My hope is that this much introduction into different authors, their lives, the books they wrote, and different genres might encourage a love for reading and a nice summer reading list curated by the end of class :) 

Writing --> First, we will cover the necessary writing skills. Secondly, we will practice using these skills and students will be showcasing them all towards the very end! (My degree in creative writing comes in handy here. I take this part of class very seriously. It does not matter what your student's future goals are, writing is a much-needed life skill!) Students will write short creative fiction, formal persuasive essays, and learn how to format their writing in both MLA and APA formats. 

Grammar --> Students will be learning new grammar terms, why we need to know them, and how to use them properly when we write.

Spelling and vocabulary --> Each week students will be introduced to new vocabulary words, commonly confused words, and spelling words. 


JANUARY
Week of January 7 - Intro to class - Listening to an audible version of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe and also a clip from a Spongebob episode where they recreated the Tell-Tale Heart with "Squeaky Boots." This is a fun but great way to start understanding and seeing literature all around us. By the end of class, you'll start noticing things everywhere! It will be like playing iSpy real-world edition! 
Week of January 14 - Learning how we learn - The creation of new neural pathways. 
Basic grammar review + 5 vocabulary words (Noun, proper noun, pronouns, reflexive pronouns, irregular plural nouns, concrete + abstract nouns.)
Week of January 21 -  Author study - Ernest Hemingway - Reading excerpt from, "The Old Man and the Sea" - Audible sent as homework + Fun fact of the week! + Watching a clip from the famous Robin Williams in his movie, Dead Poet's Society. In this motivational clip, he talks about how we should view and read literature and it's such a great message, I had to share it with each class! 
Week of January 28 - Review Blooket game day. Basic grammar review + 5 vocabulary words
(Verb, adverbs, linking verbs, homophones + homographs), prepositional phrases.  


FEBRUARY
Week of February 7 - Writing Lesson: Crafting compound and complex sentences + the 6 ways to start a sentence.  
Week of February 14 - Classic Literature + Author Study: Story arc mapping - Recorded interview with Stan Lee - What makes a hero? Understanding the hero's journey.
Week of February 21 - Intermediate grammar review + 5 vocabulary words  (Antonyms, synonyms, compound predicates/subjects, metaphors + similes) Review Blooket game day 
Week of February 28 - Writing Lesson: Character creation project - Interview with Rick Riordan + change one word writing game 


MARCH
Week of March 7 - Classic Literature + Author Study: Agatha Christie + recorded interview video - Reading excerpt from, "And Then There Were None" + Watching clip from film adaptation. 
Week of March 14 - Figurative language - Alliteration, personification, hyperboles, and onomatopoeia) Review Blooket game day 
Week of March 21 - Writing Lesson: Creative writing project - Paddington intro movie example. Writing the intro paragraph of stories in class. + Paragraphs 2 and 3 for homework. 
Week of March 28 - Classic Literature + Author Study: Mary Oliver - The Fish, The Mango, Wild Geese, and When I Am Among The Trees. 


APRIL
Week of April 7 - Writing Lesson: Writing prompt day: Write a story about an unconventional teacher. Community circle writing day! - Each student writes 2 sentences going in a circle around class until one very odd story has been written! 
Review Blooket game day 
Week of April 14 - Writing Lesson: Creative writing project - Writing paragraph 4 in class + paragraph 5 for homework. (Finishing Paddington plot videos) 
Week of April 21 - Writing Lesson: Crafting a thesis statement and topic sentence. Marine biology video on parrot fish or octopus (your choice) to practice writing with. 
Week of April 28 - Classic Literature + Author Study: Sylvia Plath + Reading The Figs + The Bee Box


MAY
Week of May 7 - Writing Lesson: Outlining a persuasive essay and writing intro paragraphs.
Week of May 14 - Writing Lesson: Writing workshop: Persuasive essays -Finished for homework.
Week of May 21 - Writing Game! Word association game! + weird sentence maker!
Writing showcase project (You wake up 10 years younger. What do you do?) Strong adjective practice - thesaurus usage 
Week of May 28 - Citing sources in APA and MLA format - proper citation for page format. Formatting persuasive essays.