English+1+spring+15

School field trip at Southpoint to view "Selma" and journaling.
 * Week 1 Jan 21st -23rd**

Differences between dramatic literature and non-dramatic literature Stage Directions
 * Week 2 Jan 26th -30th**

Students should create a drawing of the stage based on the description in the stage directions. Read Excerpts from Maya Angelou "Gather Together In My Name" and Helen Keller "The Story of My Life"
 * upstage right || Upstage center || Upstage Left ||
 * Center Right || Center || Center Left ||
 * Downstage Right || Downstage Center || DownstageLeft ||

Begin reading "The Miracle Worker" Quiz on Vocabulary 1 [|The miracle worker act 1]
 * Week 3 Feb 2nd - Feb 6th**

[|Miracle Worker act 2]

[|Sign language] Commonly Confused Words Due Continue "The Miracle Worker"
 * Week 4 Feb 9- Feb 13th**
 * Vocabulary 2


 * Week 5 and 6 Feb 17th - Feb 27th**
 * Snow*

Viewing of "I Am Sam" Discussion and review of "The American Civil Disabilities Act"
 * Week 7 March 2nd - March 6th**

Read the following article about Andrea Lane and answer questions. Continue reading Act 2 of "The Miracle Worker" Work on Sign language alphabet Exercises using our other senses (walking with eyes closed and ears covered, Identifying smells)
 * Week 8 March 9th- 13th**

Worksheet on Direct and Indirect characterization
 * Week 9 March 16th - March 20**

[|Miracle worker movie]

The Comma rules

Students were to complete Chapter 9, Worksheet 3; Exercise A and B




 * [|Where The Red Fern Grows audio][|Where the red fern grows movie] [|Where the Red Fern Grows Text] **