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Archived: ’23–’24 English 12 Menu

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More on menus, cooking, and other metaphors: Green Eggs and Deconstructed Ham.

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.

English 12: 2024 Project Post

Q1A: 9/5/23–9/26/23

English 12 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

English 12 Opening-Day Writing

English 12: Introductory Form

Daily Checkpoints

Weekend Writing

GAP Overview

Q1B: 9/27/23–10/26/23

Close Reading: The Age of the Essay

Guided Analysis: The Age of the Essay

Narrative Brainstorming

First Draft of Personal Narrative

Q1C: 10/19/23–11/9/23

What Is Literature For?

Limon: Selected Poems

Foppa: Selected Poems

Reintroduction Writing

1984 Resource Page

Q2A: 11/13/23–12/1/23

Narrative Showcase

ePortfolio Introduction

Q2 Essential Questions

1984: Part One

Classwork Rubicon Grades

Q2B: 12/4/23–12/22/23

“The Ways We Lie”: Emulative Analysis

Classification Essay: Overview

1984: Part Two + Part Three

Q2C: 1/3/24–1/19/24

1984: Essential Question Exam

Classification & Division (C&D) Essay: Brainstorming

C&D Essay: Prescriptive Paragraphing

C&D Essay: First Draft

Q3A: 1/22/24–2/9/24

C&D Essay: Revisions

C&D Essay: Final Copies

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflection

Self-Exploration Unit: Descriptive Writing

Self-Exploration Unit: Storytelling

Q3B: 2/26/24–3/8/24

Self-Exploration Unit: SWOT Analysis

Senior Projects: Brainstorming

Frankenstein: Preface to Chapter 8

Frankenstein: Reader-Response Analysis

Q3C: 3/11/24–4/12/24

Frankenstein: Chapters 9–24

Frankenstein: Reader-Response Analysis

Make-Up Essays: Classwork Rubicon

Make-Up Essays: Weekly Writing

Senior Projects: Guided Project Analysis

English 12: 2024 Project Post

Q4A: 4/15/24–5/3/24

Empathy and the Collective Good Unit: The Bean Trees

Senior Projects: Student-Selected Literature

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Q4B: 5/6/24–5/23/24

Senior Projects: Student-Selected Literature

Senior Projects: Addressing an Audience

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Q4C: 5/29/24–6/7/24

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Final Reflections

2021–2022 Archived Menu of Choices

2022–2023 Archived Menu of Choices

Archived: ’23–’24 English 11 Menu

  By 23–24 Posts

More on menus, cooking, and other metaphors: Green Eggs and Deconstructed Ham.

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.

Q1A: 9/5/23–9/26/23

English 11 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

English 11 Opening-Day Exercise

English 11: Introductory Form

GAP Explication

Daily Checkpoint

Weekend Writing

Q1B: 9/27/23–10/26/23

Jan. ’23 Regents: Part 1

Jan. ’23 Regents: Part 3

What Is Literature For?

Elements of Gothic Fiction

Gothic Fiction: Annotations and Analysis

Q1C: 10/19/23–11/9/23

Gothic Literature: Essential Questions

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

Unit Test: Owl Creek Bridge

Q2A: 11/13/23–12/1/23

Unit Test Revision and Reflection

ELA Exam Practice: Part 3 — Fiction

ELA Exam Practice: Part 3 — Nonfiction

A Raisin in the Sun: Background

A Raisin in the Sun: Silent Conversation

Q2B: 12/4/23–12/22/23

A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Analysis

Langston Hughes, “Harlem”

Argument Background

A Raisin in the Sun: Act I

A Raisin in the Sun: Act II

A Raisin in the Sun: Act III

Q2C: 1/3/24–1/19/24

A Raisin in the Sun: Quizzes and Quick Writes

A Raisin in the Sun: Short Essays

A Raisin in the Sun: Creative RAFT Project

Q3A: 1/22/24–2/9/24

Classwork Rubicon Grades

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflections

Regents Exam: Part 2 Prompt Decoding

Regents Exam: Part 2 Timed Writing

Regents Exam: Part 2 Model Annotations

Q3B: 2/26/24–3/8/24

Argument Essay: Topic Selection

Argument Essay: Claims and Thesis-Writing

Argument Essay: Evidence

Research Project: Topic Selection

Weekly Regents Exam Prep: Part 1 Multiple-Choice

Q3C: 3/11/24–4/12/24

Weekly Regents Exam Prep: Part 1 Multiple-Choice

Argument Essay: Final Draft

Research Project: Infographic

Make-Up Essays: Classwork Rubicon

Make-Up Essays: Weekly Writing

The Great Gatsby: Background Notes

The Great Gatsby: Movie

Q4A: 4/15/24–5/3/24

“The Ways We Lie” Nonfiction Analysis

The Great Gatsby: Graphic Novel

The Great Gatsby: Close Reading

The Great Gatsby: Guided Analysis

Q4B: 5/6/24–5/23/24

The Great Gatsby: Final Assessments

Personal Narratives: First Drafts

Q4C: 5/29/24–6/14/24

Personal Narratives: Final Drafts

Regents Exam Prep: Targeted Practice

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Gestalt 101: Storytelling Data

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From the profile of an INFJ or Advocate.

Previously: Storytelling and LEGO bricks.

Below are carefully selected data sets for you to explore. You have discretion over how much or how little you do here. In every instance, you can do as much or as little as you like. Remember, however, that the more detail you have, the clearer the overall meaning will be.

The goal is to write part of the story about yourself. What comes together in that gestalt way when you look at these data? What emerges from the details? What picture do you see — and what are the thousand words, so to speak, that go with that picture?

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Gestalt 101: Telling a Story

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From the profile of an INTJ or Architect.

Previously: Rorschach ink blots.

Let’s talk about Lego bricks1 and how to tell a story.

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  1. The debate over whether to pluralize this as Legos or not is fascinating. Technically, it’s LEGO, all capital letters, and LEGO is the plural, as well. Trying to change the way people speak is difficult, however. ↩

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Gestalt 101: Ink Blot Descriptions

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Header image from Watchmen, selected as one of the best novels all of all time by TIME magazine.

Previously: Background notes and optical illusions.

Be sure you’ve carefully read the lecture that uses artwork and optical illusions to demonstrate how your brain processes information and creates meaning. This process is at the root of everything you learn, from the way you compile grade abatement evidence to the way you relate to a literary character to the way you make a three-dimensional cube flatten into a diamond-like shape.

Now we will look at descriptive writing, which is rarely isolated as its own mode of discourse at your age. To help, we need a visual: Rorschach inkblots.

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Gestalt 101: Background Notes

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Header image from Charles Allan Gilbert’s All Is Vanity (1892).

Each student enters this makerspace with a different history and different goal. Some of you love to read and write, and you look forward to improving your skills and experiencing new texts. Some of you, on the other hand, have hated English classes since you became aware of them, and you want only to escape — by climbing out the back window, maybe, if that’s what it takes.

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ENL English 11 Menu

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More on menus, cooking, and other metaphors: Green Eggs and Deconstructed Ham.

Main Page: English 11

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.

Q1 Curriculum

English 11 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

Opening-Day Exercise: Handwritten Introduction

Opening-Day Exercises: Google Form Writing

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflections

What Is Literature For?

Limon: Selected Poems

Foppa: Selected Poems

Argument & Research Background

Research Project: Topic Selection

Research Project: Infographic

Archived Menu of Choices: 2022–2023

  By 22–23 Resources

Daily Requirement: Makerspace Forms

Daily Form: https://forms.gle/VqrawU9rH7wSjzvAA
Directions: https://tinyurl.com/23-daily-redux

Q4 Update: Read the directions carefully. Use the directions each day to complete the form. Fill out the form at the start of each class. This is a Q4 requirement.

Required Form
Daily Form: 22–23 Q4 Daily Focus
Directions: Menu of Choices: Q4 '23
Optional Forms
22–23 Q4 Mindfulness Inventory
22–23 Q4 Evidence Submission

Current Unit: 2022–2023

FINAL: Q4, 2023

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Senior Projects Overview
Self-Prescribed Literature ProjectEssay or Project: Reader’s Response
Guided Examples: '22–'23Canva: READ Flyer or READ Poster
Addressing an AudienceLetter to Eighth Grader(s)
Commencement Address
Canva: Resumes/CVs
Optional 5/18 Senior FairRequired Form: English 12
Optional Form: Senior Fair
Senior TalksSenior Talk Packet: Full

Previous units are archived below by month. You may also refer to the 2022–2023 Syllabus, the 2022–2023 Curriculum Map & Calendar, or the 2021–2022 Menus.

UNIT 7: APRIL, 2023

RESOURCE PAGE: *MARCH/APRIL

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
All March/April Resources
Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean TreesReader-Response Outlines
Community and Hope: A Conversation with Stephen L. Fisher and Barbara KingsolverEssay Writing: Reader’s Response
Collective Good Focus: Defining the Idea
Creative Writing: Short Fiction
Letter to Eighth Grader(s)
Q3 GAP Override Option: Self-Analysis | PDF

UNIT 6: MARCH*, 2023

RESOURCE PAGE: *MARCH/APRIL

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
All March/April Resources
Interstitial Post: On EmpathySWOT Analysis
Chad Fowler, "Your Most Important Skill: Empathy"Practical Empathy: Four Exercises
The Decameron Project: Short StoriesReader-Response Outlines
NY Times Online EditionEssay Writing: Reader’s Response
Selected Stories Read AloudStudent Short Stories
Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean TreesReading Journal, Analysis ¶s, and Essay
Pareto Project GuidesPareto Project Blueprint

UNIT 5: FEBRUARY, 2023

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Resource Page: The Invisible ManCurriculum: January/February, 2023
Resource Page: FrankensteinComparative Literary Analysis
Resource Page: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeEssay: Applying Non-Fiction to Fiction
Resource Page: "Owl Creek Bridge"
Non-Fiction Packet
Pareto Projects: Getting Started

UNIT 4: JANUARY, 2023

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Resource Page: The Invisible ManCurriculum: January, 2023
Resource Page: Frankenstein
Resource Page: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Pareto Projects: Getting Started

UNIT 3: NOVEMBER–DECEMBER, 2022

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
1984 by George Orwell Analysis: 1984 Prompt
Equivalent dystopian works, e.g., The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNovel Examination: Essential Questions
“The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie EricssonClassification and Division Essay
Rhetorical Analysis for Emulation
"Learning to Lie” by Po BronsonShort Personal Narrative Response
“Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” by Francis ChurchResponsive Analysis and Discussion
Additional Fiction and Non-Fiction

UNIT 2: OCTOBER, 2022

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Limon: Selected PoemsPoetry Inspired by Guatemalan Poets
Foppa: Selected Poems
Universal Writing GuidePersonal Narrative Essay and/or College Essay
The Age of the Essay, Updated
Paul Graham, "The Age of the Essay"Guided Analysis: Graham

UNIT 1: SEPTEMBER, 2022

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Summer ReadingEnglish 12 Introductions
Course SyllabusFirst Draft of Personal Narrative or College Essay
Course Overview
Introductory Letter
What Is Literature For?
Limon: Selected Poems
Foppa: Selected Poems
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