Name: Danielle Polemeni
Department: English and English for Speakers of Other Languages
E-mail Address: dpolemen@cdeducation.org
Education: MA TESOL Endorsement, Ohio Dominican University; BS English Education, The Ohio State University; MA Italian, The Ohio State University; BA Broadcast Journalism and Italian, The Ohio State University
Schedule by Period
| 1 | English Enrichment Lab II |
| 2 | AP Track English II |
| 3 | Planning |
| 4 | English Enrichment Lab I |
| 5 | Lunch |
| 6 | AP Track English II |
| 7 | AP Track English II |
| 8 | Planning |
| 9 | Writing Lab |
Homework
AP Track English II
Homework Assignments
Quarter 4
* All Assignments and Dates Subject to Change *
3/19/12 Catholic Social Justice Teaching / Note Card Review The Bean Trees Read Chapter 1 for 3/21
3/20/12 Classwork: Kingsolver’s Style, Read The Bean Trees Chapters 2-4 for 3/22; 40
3/21/12 In Lab 116: Works Cited Practice; 50
3/22/12 Review Reading / Vocabulary Exercises Unit 8 Due / Sign up for research paper book; 25
3/23/12 No Classes
3/26/12-3/27/12 The Bean Trees Study Guide Chapters 5-8 due 3/38; 75
3/28/12 Vocabulary Unit 8 Quiz; Read Ch. 9-11 for Friday; 35
3/29/12 In Lab 116: Research Day
3/30/12 Reading Review
4/2/12 The Bean Trees Read Chapters 12-15 4/3/12 Standardized test practice
4/4/12 Reading Quiz; 30
4/16/12 Review; finish reading The Bean Trees for 4/17
4/17/12 Review; The Bean Trees Final Paper Topics
4/18/12 The Bean Trees Timed Writing In-Class Essay Test; 100
4/19/12 Research materials check in; 50
4/20/12 Standardized test practice
4/23/12-4/24/12 Notecard Work Days
4/25/12 Notecard Check-In Day; 100
4/26/12 Outline Formatting
4/27/12 Lab 116: Outline Work Day
4/30/12 Lab 116 Outline Work Day
5/1/12-5/2/12 Outline Check-In / Vocabulary Unit 9 Exercises; 50 / 25
5/3/12-5/4/12 Rough Draft Format in Lab 116
5/7/12 Everyday Use: Civil Rights Issues
5/8/12-5/9/12 Rough Drafts Reviewed; 50
5/10/12 Everyday Use: Feminism and Women's Issues
5/14/12 Everyday Use: Feminism and Women's Issues Compare/Contrast; 25
5/15/12 FINAL DRAFTS DUE; Vocabulary Unit 9 Quiz; 100 / 45 5/16/12-5/17/12 Multimedia Presentation Work Days 5/18/12 Spirit Day
5/21/12-5/23/12 Multimedia Presentations; 50
5/24/12-5/25/12 Standardized Test Prep
5/29/12-5/31/12 Documentary Film: Man on Wire
Daily Notes
Social Justice Research Paper Book Selections:
Julia Alvarez In the Time of Butterflies
Octavia Butler The Parable of the Sower
Dave Eggers What is the What
Jamie Ford Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Tess Uriza Holthe When the Elephants Dance
Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns
Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible
Cormac McCarthy The Road
John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath
Lê Thi Diem Thúy The Gangster We Are All Looking For
Useful Sites
Multimedia Presentation
Your multimedia presentation will feature how your text reflects one or more of the Catholic Social Justice themes. You will create six slides including one works cited slide using the PowerPoint or Prezi programs. The slides will feature a small amount of text with visual images to match. The multimedia presentation should take 3 – 5 minutes.
For a description of the seven Catholic Social Justice Themes, go to
How to Make a Prezi:
1. Go to www.prezi.com .
2. Log In: e-mail: dpolemen@cdeducation.org, password: stallions .
3. Go to the Learn tab to take the tutorial.
4. Go to the Explore tab to see examples.
5. Go the Your Prezis tab; click "new prezi" to start your presentation.
6. Have fun creating your prezi!
On-Line Research Databases:
Contemporary Literary Criticism
1. Go to www.columbuslibrary.org .
2. Search for "Contemporary Literary Criticism" under Keyword: Title.
3. Click on the entry for the Worthington Libraries website (second one down). If you cannot find it, make sure you followed step 2 correctly.
4. Click on the URL address.
5. Click "Go to Literature Resource Center."
5. Enter card #: 222 880 5616 and log in.
6. Click "Basic Search" if the Advanced Search page has too many options.
EBSCO
1. Go to www.infohio.org, username: learn, password: infohio.
2. Click on the "Grades 9-12" box.
3. Click on the "EBSCO" box.
4. Click on the "All Database Search" box.
5. Check "select all."
