January 19 - January 23, 2009
Monday 1/19/09
NO School MLK JR DAY
Tuesday 1/20/09
Rules and Expectations
Grading
Notecards
Overview of units
Intro writing prompt Due Tomorrow
KWL Native American Literature
Book cover Due Friday
Wednesday 1/21/09
Intro Writing Due
Vocab List 1, 1-10
American Literature KWL chart
Read pages 20-1 and complete the "L" part of the chart
Read "Sky Tree", "Coyote" & "House Made of Dawn"
Thursday 1/22/09
Define pictograph, read "Walam Olum" and create own pictograph
Continue/Finish "Walam Olum" if needed
Read "Story Telling Stone"
Assign original myth
Work time -- Minimum 1 page Due Tomorrow
Friday 1/23/09
Vocab Quiz 1, 1-10
Myth Due 100 points Share?
Puritan Plain Style
Intro inversions: frame of reference -- "yoda speak"
if time, p. 69 Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning..." -- "fix" inversions
January 26 - January 30, 2009
Monday 1/26/09
Vocab List 1, 11-20
Finish inversions from Friday
C/C inversion & "fixed" versions -- what changed? why?
Write own poem about material loss -- Minimum 10 lines, 3 inversions
Due tomorrow!!
Tuesday 1/27/09
Poem Due Share?
p. 73-4 Conceit
Read "Huswifery" and complete chart
Original Conceit due tomorrow -- minimum 10 lines
Wednesday 1/28/09
Review Vocab
Conceit Due
Edwards Bio
"Sinners..." prereading discussion
Read -- select 3 figures of speech and explain the effectiveness; why use it?
Thursday 1/29/09
Powerpoint: The Crucible Background
Friday 1/30/09
Vocab Quiz
The Crucible background video
February 2 - February 6, 2009
Monday 2/2/09
Vocab List 1, 21-30
Begin The Crucible Act I
Tuesday 2/3/09
Continue Act I
Wednesday 2/4/09
Review Vocab
Finish Act I
Quiz if time
Graphic Organizer Due Tomorrow
Thursday 2/5/09
GO DUE
Quiz if needed
Assign Character Web DUE TOMORROW
Friday 2/6/09
Vocab Quiz
Character Web Due
Begin Act II
February 9 - February 13, 2009
Monday 2/9/09
List 1 30 word
Finish Act II
Quiz if time
Tuesday 2/10/09
Quiz if needed
Start Act III
Wednesday 2/11/09
Review Vocab
Continue Act III
Thursday 2/12/09
List 1, 30 Word
Quiz Act III
Start IV if time
Friday 2/13/09
NO SCHOOL!!
February 16 - February 20, 2009
Monday 2/16/09
Vocab List 2, 1-10
Continue/Start Act IV The Crucible
if time: individual character crucible/theme connections
Tuesday 2/17/09
Finish IV if needed
Character crucibles
Sm Group review
Wednesday 2/18/09
Review Vocab
Proverb/Theme Tableau
Thursday 2/19/09
Crucible Jeopardy
Test tomorrow -- P. 5 Eat "C" Lunch
Friday 2/20/09
Crucible Exam
Vocab Quiz List 2, 1-10 if time
February 23 - February 27, 2009
Monday 2/23/09
Vocab 2, 11-20
Assign selections and groups for Age of Reason
Presentation Prep Time -- due Thursday
Tuesday 2/24/09
IMC Prep Presentations
Wednesday 2/25/09
Review Vocab
Prep Presentations
Thursday 2/26/09
Present
Friday 2/27/09
Present
Vocab Quiz if time
March 2 - March 6, 2009
Monday 3/2/09
Vocab List 2, 21-30
Age of Reason Exam
Tuesday 3/3/09
Note guide and Romanticism reading introduction 139-150
Wednesdasy 3/4/09
Review Vocab
Quiz over reading
Start "Rip Van Winkle"
Thursday 3/5/09
Finish "Rip"
Creative Writing #5 or #6 from p. 167 Due tomorrow
Friday 3/6/09
Vocab Quiz List 2, 21-30
"Rip" Due Share?
"Thanatopsis" prereading, DEJ
March 9 - March 13, 2009
Monday 3/9/09
Franklin EC Due
List 2, 30 word
"Thanatopsis" Mood, questions
if time, start Scansion power point
Tuesday 3/10/09
Scansion
Poetry terms
"Tide Rises..." & "Cross of Snow" -- Due Tomorrow
Wednesday 3/11/09
Review Vocab
Discuss "Tide" & "Cross"
Intro Analysis groups -- work time
Thursday 3/12/09
Realign groups and share
Test Tomorrow -- Pkt Due
if time, vocab after Romanticism test
Friday 3/13/09
Romanticism Test
if time, vocab after test
Have a fun, safe break!
March 23 - March 27, 2009
Monday 3/23/09
Vocab List 3, 1-10
Read Background for American Renaissance 206-214
Background "Nature" and begin to read if time (216)
Tuesday 3/24/09
Quiz Ren intro
"Nature" 3 examples of imagery and explain why they're used
Wednesday 3/25/09
Review Vocab
T chart "Self-Reliance"
Read Emerson -- C/C your definition & his Due End of Hour
Thursday 3/26/09
Thoreau Bio
Theme simplicity in piece
Groups summarize section and explain how theme is in your part -- done for tomorrow
Friday 3/27/09
Vocab Quiz 3, 1-10
Share summary & simplicity
Prewrite Essay -- Due Monday
March 30 - April 3, 2009
Monday 3/30/09
Essay Due
Gothic KWL
Poe Bio & predict from picture
Begin reading "Fall of the House of Usher"
Tuesday 3/31/09
Finish "House"
Complete Graphic Organizer & write a poem that retells the story
Extra Credit: write a for sale ad for the house
Wednesday 4/1/09
"House" Due
Intro Portfolio -- Due 5/4/09
Thursday 4/2/09
Conferences 1 - 8:30
Friday 4/3/09
Conferences 7:30 - 11:30
April 6 - April 10, 2009
Monday 4/6/09
Vocab List 3, 11-20
The Raven mood, alliteration, rhyme, conflict
C/C Simpsons Parody
Write own Parody
Tuesday 4/7/09
Dickinson & Whitman 342-346
Bio Whitman and poetry if time
Wednesday 4/8/09
Whitman poetry p. 347, 352-4
Dickinson bio
Poems 386, 274, 278, 281, 382, 383, 388, 391
Thursday 4/9/09
Poems if needed from yesterday
Bottom of worksheet due
Background The Scarlet Letter
Read Chapters 1 - 3 for Monday and complete packet
Friday 4/10/09
NO SCHOOL
April 13 - April 17, 2009
Monday 4/13/09
Vocab List 3, 21-30
Review Background The Scarlet Letter
Quiz Chapters 1-3
Discuss reading
Read Chapter 4 and complete letter assignment from packet
Tuesday 4/14/09
Letter Due
Journal Chapter 4: Response Minimum 10 lines
In this chapter, Chillingworth admits he “wronged” Hester when he married her. He knew she didn’t love him and he realized she was very young. Nevertheless, he vows he will have vengeance on the man who committed adultery with Hester. Why should he still feel the need for vengeance? What does this reveal about his character?
Discuss reading
Read Chapters 5 & 6 for tomorrow and complete packet
Wednesday 4/15/09
Review Vocab
Quiz 4-6 and discuss
Video SL: For the rest of the book, we will be watching the movie
IF ABSENT, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE READING TO COMPLETE THE PACKET ASSIGNMENTS
Thursday 4/16/09
Video SL
Friday 4/17/09
Vocab Quiz
Video SL
April 20 - April 24, 2009
Monday 4/20/09
Vocab List 3, 30 Word
Video The Scarlet Letter
Journal Chapter 17
Tuesday 4/21/09
Video The Scarlet Letter
Wednesday 4/22/09
Review Vocab
Video The Scarlet Letter
Roger Diary: Why did you leave Pearl the inheritance
Scarlet Letter Exam Tomorrow
Thursday 4/23/09
The Scarlet Letter Exam
Read Realism Intro 408 - 422 and take notes
Friday 4/24/09
List 3 30 Word
Open Notes Realism Quiz
Douglass Biography 424
Read "The Narrative..." and complete the Graphic Organizer
Discuss
April 27 - May 1, 2009
Monday 4/27/09
Vocab List 4, 1-10
Fredrick Douglass GO Due and discuss
Chopin Bio
What do with extra money?
Read Story: "A Pair of Silk Stockings" and discuss
Debate if it was a good use of money
Tuesday 4/28/09
Give Huck Finn packet and books
DUE May 21, 2009
Read Twain bio
Read "Celebrated Jumping Frogs..."
Wednesday 4/29/09
Review Vocab
if needed Finish "Frogs"
Frog races
if time, Bierce background and "Owl Creek"
Thursday 4/30/09
Read "Owl Creek" as needed
Discuss end
Put events in chronological order
Friday 5/1/09
Vocab Quiz 4, 1-10
Civil War destroy innocence?
Timeline and why?
Complete Graphic Organizer
Modernism Intro if time
May 4 - May 8, 2009
Monday 5/4/09
Vocab List 4, 11-20
Portfolio Due
Modernism intro if needed
Contemp. Author Flyer assigned -- seniors due 5/15, others 5/28
Frost bio 558
Small groups complete graphic organizer
Tuesday 5/5/09
Finish Frost if needed
Hemingway bio 650
Hero's WElcome, "Soldier's Home" 653
Answer questions 2 & 7; write a paragraph describing society
Wednesday 5/6/09
Review Vocab
Faulkner bio 713
Modern elements, not chronological
POV -- town telling the story
Read/Listen to "A Rose for Emily"
Thursday 5/7/09
Finish "Rose"
Discuss structure's influence on story, theme, etc.
Extra Credit: headline of tomorrow's town paper -- write the article
Friday 5/8/09
Vocab Quiz
Intro Of Mice and Men
Read and complete dream chart as read
DUE MONDAY!!
May 11 - May 15, 2009
Monday 5/11/09
Vocab List 4, 21-30
Quiz OMM
Group review: discuss study guide questions and dream charts
Test and Dream Charts due tomorrow
Remember: Senior C.A. Flyer due Friday!!
Tuesday 5/12/09
OMM Test
Dream Chart Due
Read Harlem Renaissance Introduction 734-5
Wednesday 5/13/09
Review Vocab
Quiz HR
"I, too" (733) and "America"
Sketch to Stretch if time and read "Harlem" & "Weary Blues"
Thursday 5/14/09
"Weary Blues" & "Harlem" if needed
Extra Credit: original blues poem
Read "Tableau" (747) and answer questions 2-5
"Incident" (748) and complete graphic organizer; own incident poem
Friday 5/15/09
Vocab Quiz
Seniors Present Contemporary Author Flyer
Finish any poems from yesterday as needed
May 18 - May 22, 2009
Monday 5/18/09
Finals for Seniors
Reading day Huck Finn due Thursday
Tuesday 5/19/09
Harlem Renaissance In-Class Essay
Wednesday 5/20/09
Huck Finn Reading Day
Thursday 5/21/09
Huck Finn Due
Discuss packet, controversy, racism
Friday 5/22/09
Vocab 4, 30 Word
Discuss yesterday as needed
Hero's Journey archetype and apply to text
Who is the hero?
May 25 - May 29, 2009
Monday 5/25/09
Memorial Day -- No School!
Tuesday 5/26/09
Discuss Huck Finn Hero Journey group work from Friday
Satire Purposes, point of view, etc. as needed
River vs. Shore
Wednesday 5/27/09
Finish Tuesday as needed
Discuss small group work with River vs. Shore
Thursday 5/28/09
Contemporary Author Flyer Due
Presentations begin
Friday 5/29/09
Finish Presentations
June 1 - June 5, 2009
Monday 6/1/09
Final Exams Thursday and Friday
Group work: read any contemporary authors not presented
review for finals
Tuesday 6/2/09
Group work: read any contemporary authors not presented
review for finals
Wednesday 6/3/09
Group work: read any contemporary authors not presented
review for finals
Thursday 6/4/09
7:45 - 8:55 Period 1 Final Exam
9:00 - 10:20 Period 3 Final Exam
10:20 - 10:30 Locker Clean Out
10:35 - 11:05 Period 5 Class
B Lunch 11:05 - 11:35
11:40 - 12:10 Period 5 Class
12:10 - 1:20 Period 6 Exam
1:25 - 2:35 Period 7 Exam
Friday 6/5/09
7:45 - 8:50 Period 2 Exam
8:55 - 10:00 Period 4 Exam
10:05 - 11:10 Period 5 Exam
5 minute Locker Cleanout