Ana McDonald's Academic English II
San Marcos High School
Language Arts Classroom Building, Room 214


Second Quarter

Reading is Understanding
Writing is Making Other People Understand

This semester, we'll look at the symbolism behind folk- and fairy tales. We'll do a Metacognitive Analysis of errors made on the End of Semester exam. On February 22, we'll take the TAKS test.

Calendar

Third Quarter, First Week (3.1) Jan 5 - 7 Trickster Tales
Metacognitive Analysis of EOS exam - Major Grade
Third Quarter, Second Week (3.2) Jan 10 - 14

Trickster Tales, Grim Tales, Indeed
Role Play of Trickster Tale - Major Grade

Third Quarter, Third Week (3.3) Jan 17 - 21 January 17 - MLK Day - No School!
January 18 - Ms. Peters subs, Revising and Editing test - Major Grade
Archetypes, Cinderella's Transformation
Third Quarter, Fourth Week (3.4) Jan 24 - 28 That Story, Cindarella in Film
January 25 - TAKS Field Test
Third Quarter, Fifth Week (3.5) Jan 31 - Feb 4

Cinderella in Film,
Point of View Transformation - Major Grade

Third Quarter, Sixth Week (3.6) Feb 7 - 11

Cinderella Cultural Change, Cinderella Cultural Transformation Jigsaw

Third Quarter, Seventh Week (3.7) Feb 14 - 18 Researching a Culture
SpringBoard Book Check - Major Grade
Third Quarter, Eighth Week (3.8) Feb 21 - 26 February 27 - TAKS test, Illustrating Text, Illustrating a Children's Book
Third Quarter, Ninth Week (3.9) Feb 28 - Mar 4 Embedded Assessment - Creating a Cultural Transformation of a Cinderella Tale - Major Grade, Portfolio Activity & Reflection
Third Quarter, Tenth Week (3.10) Mar 7 - 11

This calendar is subject to change without notice.