English 12 (ERWC) Assignments

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Term
2018-2019
Department
English/Language Arts
Description
The Expository Reading and Writing Course was developed by the Cal State University system in order to better prepare graduating seniors for the reading and writing expectations of the college classroom. In lieu of the traditional British Literature courses often taught in 12th grade, this course, which is an elective fourth year of English, is centered on a variety of modules that consist of articles, essays, and literary excerpts. Students hone their critical reading and writing skills, focusing largely on text structure and argument development.
 
While designed for college-bound students, this is not a requirement of any sort. Any student willing to engage in critical reading, thinking, and writing, including a significant amount of work to be completed at home, can be successful in this course.
 
The class has historically been small, allowing for wonderful classroom discussions and ample opportunities for one-on-one support for students. We also have a lot of laughs. I love my seniors! 
 
 

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1. Choose a prompt to respond to by Wednesday 12/5
2. Write a working thesis by Friday 12/7 

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Classwork from 12/3
  • Read
  • Annotate (show thinking)
  • Respond to questions 

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Collected 11/30:
 
  • Annotated Time article
  • Activities 30-31
  • Activities 40-41
  • Chart of four texts 

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Text #3 with Activities
 
Complete Activities 25-28 

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Complete by next class (Wednesday): 
 
Activity 19 (started in class) 
Highlight what Ebert says it is to be alive 
Compare with someone else
Mark with + or - (just like Hamlet)
Highlight with second color to represent Hamlet’s interest 

Activity 20
Preview questions so I can clarify if needed
Answer each question completely
 

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Part 1 of Value of Life module
Activities 1-12 due Tuesday 11/7

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Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page Module Update (entire file  for all activities uploaded here) 
 
Activities 1-5 turned in Wednesday 10/10 
 
From Class 10/12: 
 
Activity 6: Vocab for complete understanding of text. Annotate text with definitions you need. Do this as you are re-reading the text for Activity 7

Activity 7: 2nd Reading (against the grain) 2 highlighter colors; Look for claims and evidence (or lack thereof). Get his point, but also question the text . Which claims are well supported? Which are not?

HW: Activity 8: Both parts A and B (reading even closer)
Monday in class: Activity 9 (taking a look at structure)

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Activities 14 and 15  completed by class on Friday 
 
In class Friday: groups present article information to the rest of class; then you will complete Activity 16 after the presentations. 

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Activities 9-13 (Hidden Intellectualism work)  collected Wednesday 

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 What's Next module activities #2-8  
 
 
 

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Class work: 
Complete activities 9 and 10 (10 is group vocab work) 

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Activities 2-8 (Perez article work) collected Wednesday.