2019-2020 School Year Overview By-Grade for Classroom 2403 (Mr. Allen)

All of us are looking forward to having he greatest Academic Year at Humboldt High School. 

Here are the teachers that will be in classroom #2403 for English 12 and 10 (AP English Literature/Composition, EL-12, ELA-10, and EL 10 (2019-2020):

Don Allen, M.A.Ed./MAT

donald.allen@stpaul.k12.mn.us 

Classroom Direct: (651) 744-5415

AP Literature/Composition Grade 12

Unit 1 - Short Fiction I

Unit 2 - Poetry 

Unit 3 - Longer Fiction I or Drama: Special Topics - Horror 1963-2019 (Allen, 2019)

Unit 4 - Short Fiction II

Unit 5 - Poetry II

Unit 6 - Longer Fiction or Drama II: Special Topics: Masculinity and Femininity in the Marvel and DC Comic Universe (Allen, 2019)  

Unit 7 - Short Fiction III

Unit 8 - Poetry III - Who was author/activist Toni Morrison and Why should you read her poetry? (Allen, 2019) #deep_dive
Unit 9 - Longer Fiction or Drama III - Special Topics: Comparing and Contrasting Occam's Broom to The Picture of Dorian Gray (book & online) by Oscar Wilde

Mr. Michael Paradise - EL Teacher 

Coursework Focus Grade 12 (EL):

Quarter 1: Explanations of Personal Narratives, Textual Analysis, Author’s Voice, and Literary Synthesis Essay (Introduction of One-Year Research Capstone Chapter 1 - Introduction and Research Question) 

Focus: Reading, Writing, Formatting
Quarter 2: Explanations of Argumentation, Critical Lenses and Rhetoric for the Future - Civil Discernment 101 (Research Capstone Chapter 2 - Literature Review) 

Quarter 3: Explanations of Special Topics: Textual Analysis, Philosophy, and Critical Thinking (Research Capstone Chapter 3 Methods and Chapter 4 Results)

Quarter 4: Explanations of College Ready Senior Seminar: Senior Research Project – Creating A Journal Article,

Abstract and Beyond! (Research Capstone Chapter 5 - Results-Final) 

Mr. Moise Fernandez - EL Teacher

Coursework Focus Grade 10 (ELA/EL)*

Quarter 1 Unit: Perspective and Point of View 

• Literary Analysis (added - What is Plagiarism, and does in have Cultural Differences?)
• Author’s Decisions Analysis
• Narrative Writing

Quarter 2 Unit Overview: Why do All Lives Matter? (Activism- per SPPS)

• Informational Citation: One Text 
• Annotated Bibliography
• Multiple Texts
• Presentation and Discussion

Quarter 3 Unit Overview: Our Beliefs

• Multiple Text Type Analysis
• Informative Writing
• Synthesis Writing

Quarter 4 Unit Overview: Justice and Restitution (What are Reparations ?)

• Argument Annotation
• Argumentative Essay
• Short Speech/Feedback

*All grades will also take part in a Book Clubs with a goal of reading one (1) book per week starting October 1, 2019 (AP Lit/Comp excluded).