Course: English 10A

Instructor: Mrs. Braukmann

Email: abraukmann@perham.k12.mn.us

Poetry
Texts [Theme: On Love]
! The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlow
! The Nymphs Reply by Sir Walter Raleigh
! Raleigh Was Right by William Carlos Williams
Students are introduced to many of the foundational skills, practices, and
routines that they build upon and strengthen throughout the unit: close
reading, annotating text, and evidence-based discussion and writing.
Students make connections across three texts as they explore how authors
draw upon and transform source material in the development of central
ideas.
Students analyze how authors shape, refine, and transform shared central
ideas as they read three thematically related poems: Christopher
Marlowes iconic poem.
This unit introduces students to poets in conversation and encourages
students to make connections across all three texts.
Students consider the choices each author makes, with a focus on how
each author shapes and refines central ideas shared in all three texts.
As students read, discuss, and write about all three poems, they examine
how poets structure a text, the effects of specific word choice on meaning
and tone, and how point of view shapes content and style.
Students learn to incorporate poetry specific vocabulary in their verbal
and written responses.
At the end of the unit, students craft a multi-paragraph response
analyzing how Williams draws upon and transforms a central idea
established by Marlowe and Raleigh (RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.9, W.9-10.2.d,
W.9-10.9, SL.9-10.1).

Informational Texts
Texts [Theme: On Education]
! The Story of My Life by Helen Keller [1905]
! Kids Need Structure TED Talk Speech by Colin Powell [2012]
! De. Montessoris Own Handbook by Maria Montessori
! Good Citizenship: The Purpose of Education by Eleanor
Roosevelt [1930]
! Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson [1784]
! The Vision of Education Reform in the United States Remarks to
UNESCO in Paris, France by Secretary Arne Duncan [2010]
Extended Reading
! Lectures and Biographical Sketches by Ralph Waldo Emerson
[1863-1864]
! Education and National Welfare by Horace Mann [1848]

Texts {Theme On Peace]

! Dr. Martin Luther King Juniors Acceptance Speech
! President Obamas Acceptance Speech
! Elie Wisels Acceptance Speech

Literature
Text
! Night, by Elie Wiesel
Audio Version: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC23B479E805C2013

ACT Prompts and Questions

An actual ACT Reading Test contains 40 questions to be answered in 35
minutes.
! Week 2: Passage I [Literary Narrative] This passage is adapted from the
novel The Men of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor (1998)
! Week 4: Passage II {Social Studies} This passage is adapted from the
chapter Personality Disorders in Introduction to Psychology, edited by
Rita L. Atkinson and Richard C. Atkinson (1981)
! Week 6: Passage III [Humanities} This passage is adapted from A
Poem of Ones Own, an essay by Mary Jo Salter in which she discusses
feminists literary critics recent reappraisal of womens writing. The essay
was taken from Audiences and Intentions: A Book of Arguments (1994)
! Week 8: Passage IV {Natural Science} his passage is adapted from
the article How to Build a Babys Brain by Sharon Begley (1997 by
Newsweek, Inc.). In this selection, the term neuron refers to a specialized
cell of the nervous system, and tomography refers to a method of
producing three-dimensional images of internal structures.
! Week 10: Passages V&VI {Literary Narrative} Passage A is
adapted from the essay In Orbit by Brenda Miller (2011 by Brenda
Miller). Passage B is adapted from the essay On July 20th, 1969 by
Robert Silverberg (2009 by Robert Silverberg).

http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/reading/read_01.html

ACT Informative Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyZTg_xjGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GLNuj4BVkE

ACT Vocabulary
Week 1
Monday, December 1st abolish (verb)
Tuesday, December 2nd blunder (noun)
Wednesday, December 3rd deviate (verb)
Thursday, December 4th viable (adjective)
Friday, December 5th Vocabulary Test [Week 1]
Week 2
Monday, December 8th nebulous (adjective)
Tuesday, December 9th jocular (adjective)
Wednesday, December 10th furtive (adjective)
Thursday, December 11th clairvoyant (adjective)
Friday, December 12th Vocabulary Test [Week 1 and 2]
Week 3
Monday, December 15th antagonize (verb)
Tuesday, December 16th copious (adjective)
Wednesday, December 17th gratuitous (adjective)
Thursday, December 18th hone (verb)
Friday, December 19th Vocabulary Test [Week 1, Week 2, Week 3]
Week 4
Monday, December 22nd lucid (adjective)
Tuesday, December 23rd penchant (noun)
Wednesday, December 24th No School
Thursday, December 25th No School
Friday, December 27th No School
Monday, December 29th Friday, January 2nd No School
Week 5
Monday, January 5th scrutinize (verb)
Tuesday, January 6th stringent (adjective)
Wednesday, January 7th entourage (noun)
Thursday, January 8th ineffable (adjective)
Friday, January 9th Vocabulary Test [Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5]
Week 6
Monday, January 12th obscure (adjective)
Tuesday, January 13th parity (noun)
Wednesday, January 14th recant (verb)
Thursday, January 15th urbane (adjective)
Friday, January 16th Vocabulary Test [Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Week 7
Monday, January 19th No School
Tuesday, January 20th placid (adjective)
Wednesday, January 21st pretentious (adjective)
Thursday, January 22nd hilarity (noun)
Friday, January 23rd Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
Week 8
Monday, January 26th euphonious (adjective)
Tuesday, January 27th expendable (adjective)
Wednesday, January 28th laconic (adjective)
Thursday, January 29th overt (adjective)
Friday, January 30th - Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8|}
Week 9
Monday, February 2nd prodigal (adjective)
Tuesday, February 3rd skepticism (noun)
Wednesday, February 4th hiatus (noun)
Thursday, February 5th eloquent (adjective)
Friday, February 6th - Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Week 10
Monday, February 9th dubious (adjective)
Tuesday, February 10th credence (noun)
Wednesday, February 11th capricious (adjective)
Thursday, February 12th bungle (noun)
Friday, February 13th - Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Week 11
Monday, February 16th belittle (verb)
Tuesday, February 17th augment (verb)
Wednesday, February 18th deplete (verb)
Thursday, February 19th Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Friday, February 20th No School
Week 12
Monday, February 23rd foster (verb)
Tuesday, February 24th mundane (adjective)
Wednesday, February 25th oblivion (noun)
Thursday, February 26th pulverize (verb)
Friday, February 27th - Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Week 13
Monday, March 2nd rant (verb)
Tuesday, March 3rd alleviate (verb)
Wednesday, March 4th disdain (noun)
Thursday, March 5th indignant (adjective)
Friday, March 6th Final Vocabulary Test [Weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Classroom Expectations
Excused Absences
! If you know you are going to be absent on the day an assignment is
due (an appointment, field trip, sports, etc). You must submit work
within the first five minutes of class on the expected due date
(which means you need to turn it in before you leave, submit to
Showbie if instructed, send it your work with a trust friend, etc).
! If you are absent on the day an assignment is assigned or on a work
day for the given assignment, you will have two extra days to
complete the assignment per PHS school attendance policy. It is
your responsibility to find out what you missed in a timely manner.
! If you are absent unexpectedly on the day an assignment is due (and
the unexpected absence is excused), you are to submit work
immediately upon return. You do not get extra time to
complete the assignment. The assignment must be submitted
within the first minutes of class to avoid late penalty.
Unexcused Absences
! If you are absent and the absence is unexcused, you cannot make
up the assignment you missed for points. However, I strongly
encourage you to complete the assignment so you can receive
feedback on your understanding of the concept.
! 10 minutes late to class = an unexcused absence
! 10 minutes absent from class [wondering halls, long bathroom
break, etc.] = unexcused absence

Submitting Assignments
! Submit assignments as instructed. If you are asked to submit to
Showbie, do not email the assignment to me, for example.
! If you do not submit as instructed, your assignment may be
deducted late points. [Remember: there is a 50% late work
penalty if an assignment is not submitted within the first few
minutes of class on the assigned due date].

Technology
! It is your responsibility to maintain your iPad. The tech office can
usually fix issues quickly (typically within 10 minutes).
! If you are required to submit an assignment via Showbie (for
example) and Showbie is not working, it is your responsibility to get
it up and running AND to submit your work on time to avoid late
penalty.
! Do not wait until the last minute to complete and submit work.
Allow yourself enough time to solve a problem should one
arise. Failing technology is not an excuse for late work as the
issues can typically be fixed quickly - plan accordingly.
! Save your work regularly in more than once place to avoid losing it
and potentially being unable to submit on time.

Insubordination
! Insubordination is the act of being disobedient or defiant in the
classroom.
! Teachers are asked to send students to the office when
insubordination occurs.
! If a student needs to be continually asked to get off the phone, for
example, we are asked to remove the student from the classroom
instead of taking the device.
! If a teacher must remove a student from the room, we are asked to
mark the student UNEXCUSED and the student gets a ZERO
for the day and no credit or opportunity to do the
assignment.
! Behaviors may be documented on your student record within
Infinite Campus.