Archived Menu of Choices: 2022–2023

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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