| Spring 2007 |
| Thursday, 5/17/07: Share Memoir Projects and Plus/Delta the process. Evaluate the semester. Review for the final. HOMEWORK: Study for Friday's final exam. Finish memoir project for Thursday. Study sessions for final exam Wednesday, 5/16/07: Take Life of Pi test. Study for Friday's final exam. Finish memoir project for Thursday. Study sessions for final exam Tuesday, 5/15/07: Discuss Life of Pi for the last time. Revise narratives for memoir. HOMEWORK: Study for Life of Pi test. Study for Friday's final exam. Finish memoir project for Thursday. Study sessions for final exam. Monday, 5/14/07: Discuss content of Final Exam. Discuss Life of Pi 340-381. Workshop memoir projects. Begin reading Pi 381-401. HOMEWORK: Read pp 381-401 of Pi. Narrative 1st draft. Friday, 5/11/07: Literary terms quiz 8. Discuss Life of Pi. Workshop Memoir projects. Begin reading pi 321-340. HOMEWORK: Read pp 340-381. Thursday, 5/10/07: Take out literary terms notes and review for five minutes with a partner. Divide intosmall groups for 5 min. Complete "Sentence Style: Ways of strenghtening Meaning" and turn in 15 min. Memoir workshop either work on writing your narrative or plan/work on the other 5-9 pieces. Begin reading pp 321-340 see mr. Thomas for article if you finished the book. HOMEWORK: Read 321-340. Study for Literary terms quiz. Work on Memoir. Wednesday, 5/9/07: Analyze "A Little Wiggle Room." Discuss Life of Pi 267-289. Work on Memoir narratives. Begin reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 289-321 of Pi. Literary terms quiz Friday. Tuesday, 5/8/07: Discuss Life of Pi 245-267. Work on Memoir narratives. Begin Reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 267-289 of Pi. Monday, 5/7/07: Memoir new literary term. Discuss Life of Pi 204-244. Brainstorm experiences for memoir project. Begin reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 245-267 of Pi. Friday, 5/4/07: Discuss Life of Pi Author's purpose and structure. Begin Reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 204-244 of Pi. Thursday, 5/3/07: Write Pi supplies prediction. Discuss Life of Pi. Weak word/cliche worksheet. Begin reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 185-204 of Pi. Final draft due Friday. Taiwanese letters by tonight 10pm. Wednesday, 5/2/07: Revise Problem/Solution essays. Discuss Life of Pi 147-166. Interim corrections. Complete Repetition/Wordiness worksheet. Begin Reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 166-184 of Pi. Final draft due Friday. Taiwanese letters by Thursday 10pm. Tuesday, 5/1/07: Taiwanese letters for Thursday ciation requirements for essay. Discuss Life of Pi 124-147. Misplaced modifier worksheet. Begin reading. HOMEWORK: Read pp 147-166 of Pi. 2nd draft of Problem/Solution due Wednesday. Taiwanese letters by Thursday 10pm. Monday, 4/30/07: Revise problem solution essays for content. Discuss Life of Pi 80-124. Complete "Varying sentence length" Begin Reading 124-147. HOMEWORK: Read pp 124-147 of Pi. 2nd draft of Problem solution essay due Wednesday. Friday ,4/27/07: Finish comma and sentence structure worksheets. Discuss Life of Pi to p 79. Take literary terms quiz. Begins tonights reading. Revise problem solution essays. HOMEWORK: Read pages 80-124 Life of Pi for Monday. Thursday, 4/26/07: Complete Comma and Sentence structure worksheets. Discuss Life of Pi to p 58. Begin tonight's reading. HOMEWORK: First draft of problem solution essay for Friday. Read pages 58-79 Life of Pi for tomorrow. Study for Literary terms quiz. Wednesday, 4/25/07: Volunteers for radio readings? Walk through a practice problem/solution essay. Discuss Life of Pi 15-36. Begin tonight's reading. HOMEWORK: First draft of problem solution essay for Friday. Read pages 36-58 in Life of Pi for tomorrow. Tuesday, 4/24/07: Write levy blurbs. Discuss Life of Pi. HOMEWORK: First draft of Problem solution essay for Thursday. Read pages 15-36 in Life of Pi. Monday, 4/23/07: Write bevy blurbs. Introduce Life of Pi and readin process. HOMEWORK: First draft of problem solution essay for Thursday. For Tuesday author's note p15 of Life of Pi. Wednesday, 4/18/07: Brainstorm questions about problem/solution essay process with partner. Begin brainstorming 5 ws H for your problem. Take semi colon quiz. Tuesday, 4/17/07: Colon notes. Semi-colon/ colon practice. "Did you know" radio spot development. Begin problem-soloution essay p 1179. HOMEWORK: Read pp1179-1185. Monday, 4/16/07: p1097 Writer's notebook. Semi-colon notes. Plus, delta poem project. Friday, 4/13/07: Take comma quiz 3. Take literary terms quiz. Present sensory poems to each other. Thursday, 4/12/07: Literary terms review. Comma questions. Read "Games at Twilight" Create sensory poems in small groups. HOMEWORK: Literary terms quiz. Pen pal letters letter 2 due by 10pm. Sensory props. Wednesday, 4/11/07: Take comma quiz 2. Discuss "Shooting an Elephant" and "Digging" in terms of contents and their relation to problem/solution. Tuesday, 4/10/07: Comma practice. Pre-reading for "Digging". P1118 write quickwrite. Read "Digging" twice. Answer Making Meanings 1-9 p 1120. HOMEWORK: Complete writer's notebook #1 p 1120 in no less than 10 lines. Monday, 4/9/07: Comma quiz 1. Read "Shooting an Elephant" Problem/ solution quickwrite and Readers log paper. HOMEWORK: Finish "Shooting" Characteristics and view chart. P1144 collecting ideas for Problem Solution essay. Thursday, 4/5/07: Comma practice. Semi colons. Wednesday, 4/4/07: Read and analyze "Dulce et..." in small groups. Report out/Ciscuss " Dulce et" in whole group. Comma notes. Tuesday, 4/3/07: Historical brainstorm. Reading focus p 924. Quickwrite on war. Whole group read "Rear-Guard" Prepare discussion notes p 926, 929. Whole group discussion of WWI Poems. Monday, 4/2/07: Plus delta first 9 weeks. Pen pal update. Friday, 3/23/07: Take Macbeth quiz. Art Institute presentation. HOMEWORK: Write to pen pal. Thursday, 3/22/07: Read/Listen to Act V of Macbeth. Finish Act IV. Discuss Macbeth quiz. HOMEWORK: Study for Macbeth quiz. Wednesday, 3/21/07: Read/Listen to Act IV of Macbeth. Proofreading practice. Act IV graphic organizer. HOMEWORK: Read the Act V summary online for tomorrow. Tuesday, 3/20/07: Read/Listen to Act II of Macbeth-stop between scenes to answer questions for each other that you have about events other that you have about events of the scene. Watch the beginning of Macbeth (one question on the test quiz Friday will be about the movie compared to the play-take notes on the differences and what you like dislike about the film for extra credit) HOMEWORK: Read the Act IV summary online for tommorow. Monday, 3/19/07: Play house for Act II of Macbeth. Listen to and discuss Act II. HOMEWORK: Read Sparknotes or some other summary of Act III. Friday, 3/16/07: Finish Act I. Take literary terms quiz.. HOMEWORK: Read Sparknotes or some other summary of Acts I and II. Thursday, 3/15/07: Questions about recipe poems? Macbeth KWL. Play house for Act I. Listen to Act I. HOMEWORK: Literary terms quiz Friday. Wednesday, 3/14/07: Recipe Poems. HOMEWORK: Literary terms quiz Friday. Tuesday, 3/13/07: Take Sonnet/Renaissance/ Carpe Diem test. HOMEWORK: Nothing :) Monday, 3/12/07: Discuss content for sonnet/renaissance test. Parallel structure notes. HOMEWORK: Study Sonnet/Ren. Test. Friday, 3/9/07: Questions about Elizabeth CEA. Discuss content for Sonnet/Renaissance Test. Parallel Structure Notes. HOMEWORK: CEA Elizabeth Analysis and Narrative. Thursday, 3/8/07: Go over Sonnet Making Meanings. Explain claim, evidence analysis practice CEA with Elizabeth Narrative/Analysis. HOMEWORK: Go to musical or basketball game. Wednesday, 3/7/07: Watch Elizabeth while taking notes on the plot, characterization, and setting as explained on the Elizabeth Narritive/Analysis handout/ notes sheet. Apostrophe pop quiz. HOMEWORK: NONE!!! Tuesday, 3/6/07: Watch Elizabeth while taking notes on the plot, characterization, and setting as explained on the Elizabeth Narrative/Analysis handout/ notes sheet. HOMEWORK: Making Meanings p227 3-7. p224 3-5 8, 9 Monday, 3/5/07: Define sonnet Shakespearean sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, octave sestet, quatrain, couplet, turn. Proofreading Practice unrequited love. Read sonnets 29,73,116,130 and present them in small groups to the class. HOMEWORK: NONE!!! Friday, 3/2/07: Take literary terms quiz 4. Discuss "Virgins" "Mistress" making meanings. HOMEWORK: NONE!!! Thursday, 3/1/07: Listen to and discuss modern Carpe Diem songs. Quickwrite about living your life in a positive carpe diem manner. Define understatement and hyperbole in literary terms. Read "Virgins" and "Mistress" pp 239-240. Complete Making Meanings 1-5,8 p242. HOMEWORK: Review for literary terms quiz. Finish Making Meanings p 242. Wednesday, 2/28/07: "Apostrophe Practice" review. Discuss Nymph and Shepard poems and ananlyze similarities in style/type. Dscuss Making Meanings. Review for Literary terms quiz. HOMEWORK: None. Monday, 2/26/07: Modern Ballad Analysis. Jigsaw notes for Renaissance historical period. HOMEWORK: Finish Renaissance notes. Friday, 2/23/07: Take the Test. HOMEWORK: NONE!!! Thursday, 2/22/07: Reivew for the test. Complete historical/biographical for Canterbury Tales. HOMEWORK: Study for Canterbury , Ballad, Middle Ages test for Friday. Wednesday, 2/21/07: Define frame story. Discuss "Wife of Bath" making meanings. Purpose of characterization. HOMEWORK: Study for Canterbury Tales, Ballad, Middle Ages Test for Friday. Tuesday, 2/20/07: Pop quiz over "Wife of Bath." Discuss Making Meanings of "Pardoner." Answer Making Meanings p 151 from "Wife" 2-6,8 or 9. Read Begining and end of prologue. HOMEWORK: Finish Making Meanings for "Wife" p.151 2-6,8 or 9. Monday, 2/19/07: Define archetype in literary terms. Jigsaw notes for Chaucer pp99-100 and Canterbury snapshot pp 101-104. "Pardoners" quiz. Discuss "Pardoners Tale" HOMEWORK: Read "The Wife of Baths Tale" pp140-149. Complete Making Meanings 2-7 p139. Friday, 2/16/07: Take literary terms quiz 3. Share Characterization Charts. HOMEWORK: Skim caterbury tales snapshot 101-104. Read "The Pardoner's Tale" pp 131-138. Monday, 2/12/07: Questions about literary terms? Discuss ballad questions p.97. Characterization p.105. Quickwrite. HOMEWORK: Make Characterization Chart for Canterbury Character. Friday, 2/9/07: Review/Reteach symbol, allusion. Discuss Balld Making Meanings. HOMEWORK: Finish Making Meanings. Thusday, 2/8/07: Take literary terms quiz 2. Complete ballad presentation. summarysheet-5 minutes or so. Sing ballads to class. Explain ballad identify ballad characteristics, answer student questions. Read ballad to class again. Answer making meanings 1-7 p.97. HOMEWORK: Finish Making Meanings. Wednesday, 2/7/07: Collect essays. Check historical period notes. Prepare ballads for singing in small groups and analyze for ballad characteristics. HOMEWORK: Literary terms quiz. Tuesday, 2/6/07: NO SCHOOL Monday, 2/5/07: NO SCHOOL Friday, 2/2/07: Story impression medieval terms. Discussion of prior knowledge of middle ages. Define ballad incremental repetition frame story. HOMEWORK: Essay due Monday Literary terms quiz. Historical Medieval Notes. Thursday, 2/1/07: Take Beowulf test. HOMEWORK: Read pp 74-88, take 2 notes on each section as we did last time. Include words on cabinet feudalism through medieval women in the notes. Wednesday, 1/31/07: Writing notes/discussion/practice. Write a Bards Tale Trailer for Beowulf. HOMEWORK: Beowulf test Thurs. Literary terms quiz Fri. Tuesday, 1/30/07: NO SCHOOL. Monday, 1/29/07: Create Hist./Bio for Beowulf. Finish watching Grendel. Discuss content for test. HOMEWORK: Beowulf test Wed. Literary terms quiz Fri. Friday, 1/26/07: Discuss the end of Beowulf and Making Meanings homework. Discuss perceptions of the film Grendel. HOMEWORK: NONE :) Thursday, 1/25/07: Watch "Grendel" silently and attentively, searching for and recording differences between it and Beowulf in terms of setting, plot, and characterization. Last 15 minutes finish response sheet and/or begin tonights homework. HOMEWORK: Read Beowulf pp39-46 and answer Making Meanings a-d, 1-8, 10. Wednesday, 1/24/07: Define motif, kenning, characterization, appositive. Review epic in terms of Beowulf. Discuss Beowulf and Making Meanings. Begin tonight's Beowulf reading. HOMEWORK: Read Beowulf pp39-46 and answer Making Meanings a-d 1-8, 10. Tuesday, 1/23/07: Revise "This I Believe" essays. Analyze and discuss Beowulf pp21-23. Answer Making Meanings a-e 1-9 on p38. HOMEWORK: Finish Beowulf part 1 and Making Meanings. Monday, 1/22/07: Discuss progress on "This I Believe" essays. Quickwrite p. 20 Beowulf. Review important historical terms. HOMEWORK: First draft of "This I Believe" for Tuesday. Read pp. 21-23 of Beowulf twice. Friday, 1/19/07: Take literary terms quiz. Brainstorm details for "This I Believe." Read pages 2-16 "Anglo Saxons" and take two notes per section making sure to include the terms, Roman conquerors, Animism, Monk, morgengifu, bard, Britain, celts, Qoden, and Angles and Saxons. HOMEWORK: Finish Anglo Saxon notes; Write essay for Tues. Thursday, 1/18/07: Define diction in notes. Spelling counts. Check terms. Discuss essay. Analyze "feeding Monkeys" Essay (online.) Begin Brainstorming. Review for quiz. Sentence examples.HOMEWORK: Study for Lit terms quiz. Begin essay. Wednesday, 1/17/07: Independent and subordinate clause notes and practice "This I Believe"- analysis/discussion of strengths/weaknesses of on-line examples. Outline goals of reflective essay. pp.773-776. HOMEWORK: Literary Term Definitions for Thursday. Tuesday, 1/16/07: Welcome and overview; Information cards; visit class webpage; class policy overview; Pass out textbooks; Discuss "This I Believe" Essays. HOMEWORK: Literary Term Definitions for Thursday. |
| CP English Agendas |
| AP English Agendas |
| Wednesday, 5/16/07: Watch and analyze Streetcar named desire. Tuesday, 5/15/07: Finish scripts for "Welcome to AP" video. Tape "Welcome to AP"video. Monday, 5/14/07: Evaluate the process and content of this smester's class. Write scripts for 'Welcome to AP" video. Friday, 5/11/07: Evaluate the process and content of this semester's class. Wednesday, 5/9/07: Pop quote quiz 7. Finish question 3/ Novels brainstorm discussion. Practice/discuss two essay prompts. HOMEWORK: Relax and review. Tuesday, 5/8/07: Quote quiz 6. Questions 3/novels Brainstorm. Discussion. HOMEWORK: Relax and Review. Monday, 5/7/07: Take 2 practice multiple choice tests. Workshop essay introductions. HOMEWORK: Quote quiz study. Friday, 5/4/07: Discuss Streetcar. Analyze "Birthday Party" essays. HOMEWORK: Streetcar reductions due Monday. Write Streetcar essays. Thursday, 5/3/07: Discuss Streetcar. Take quote quiz 5. Complete AP Pre Reg. Write Birthday Party essay. HOMEWORK: Streetcar reductions due Friday or Monday. Wednesday, 5/2/07: Discuss Streetcar 6-8. Quotation format/terminology usage/title format. Analyze "Centaur" essays. HOMEWORK: Finish Streetcar. Quote quiz. Tuesday, 5/1/07: Discuss Streetcar 3-5. Finish criticism mult Ch. Write "Centaur" essay. HOMEWORK: Streetcar 6-8. Monday, 4/30/07: Discuss modern drama pp 1438-1440. Discuss Streetcar scenes 1-2. Take "Criticism" Mult. Choice practice test. HOMEWORK: Streetcar 3-5 and sparknotes. Friday, 4/27/07: Discuss figures of speech, symbol, allegory, in chapters 21+22. Take literary terms quiz. Finish discussion of "Albuquerque Graveyard" 5 new literary terms Metanymy, Synechdoche, Condiet, Allegory, Didactic. HOMEWORK: Read pp 1438-1440. Streetcar1-2 and Sparknotes plot overview and theme. Thursday, 4/26/07: Discuss images in poetry chapter. Take quotes quiz 4. Take and discuss "Albuquerque Graveyard" practice test. HOMEWORK: Read Chpaters 21-22. "Departure" 243. "Dover beach" 4. "Diving into the Wreck" 1-9. Literary terms time. Wednesday, 4/25/07: Discuss poetic forms chapter. "The Albuquerque Graveyard" multiple choice practed test. Add to Lit Terms list for quiz. HOMEWORK: Study for quotes quiz 4. Read Ch. 20 images in poetry and answer questions for "Autumn", "Catching Frogs" "Chrome" Tuesday, 4/24/07: Discuss rhythm and meter chapter and poms. HOMEWORK: Read fixed forms of poety. p626 "Survey", p 628 "Ascension" p 630 "Do Not" p 635 "Villanelle." Monday, 4/23/07: Discuss voice in Poetry. HOMEWORK: Read rhythm and meter in poetry. Wednesday, 4/18/07: Discuss historical and modern perspective articles. Analyze two essays for strengths, weaknesses and CEA. Discuss content of Henry IV test. Take quote quiz. HOMEWORK: Reduction ahd study for test over Henry IV. Tuesday, 4/17/07: Finish discussing OWU production charges. Semi Colon/ Colon review. Discuss Henry IV, 1 Act V. HOMEWORK: Read pp235-257. Quote Quiz. Monday, 4/16/07: "Now and Laters" Multiple choice practice. Debrief from OWU production. Discuss Henry IV, 1 Acts III IV. HOMEWORK: Read text and sparknotes for Henry IV Act V. Friday, 4/13/07: "Now and Laters" multiple choice practice. Magi letter grammar skills practice. Discuss Henry IV Act III 1-2. HOMEWORK: Read text and sparknotes for Henry IV act III:3 Act IV. Thursday, 4/12/07: Finish "Habit of Perfection" Multiple choice practice. Magi letter grammar skills practice. Discuss Henry IV 1 Act II. HOMEWORK: Read text and sparknotes for Henry IV Act III scenes 1-2. Study for Literary terms quiz. Wednesday, 4/11/07: Comma Review. Multiple choice practice. Discuss Henry IV I:3 II 1. HOMEWORK: Read Henry IV Part 1 act reading the sparknotes. Summaries and analyses. Tuesday, 4/10/07: Discuss "Gift of the Magi" Questions on Russian letters? Discuss Henry IV I 1-2. HOMEWORK: Read Henry IV part 1 Act I 3-II 1 after reading the sparknotes. Summaries and Analyses. Russian Letter by Tuesday 10pm. Monday, 4/9/07: Take Handmaid test. HOMEWORK: Read Henry IV part 1 Act I 1-2 after reading the sparknotes plot overview and I 1-2 summaries and analyses. Russian letter by Tuesday 10pm. Thursday, 4/5/07: Finish dicussing sufi article. Introduce Russian letter project. Discuss content of Handmaid test. HOMEWORK: Handmaid reductions due Monday. Handmaid test Monday. Vocab list due Monday. Wednesday, 4/4/07: Discuss sufi article. HOMEWORK: Handmaid reductions due Monday. Handmaid test Monday. Vocab list due Monday. Tuesday, 4/3/07: Discuss Handmaid's tale. HOMEWORK: Handmaid reductions due Thursday. Handmaid test Thursday. Vocab list due Thursday. Monday, 4/2/07: Discuss Handmaids tale. Debrief Frankenstein test. HOMEWORK: Handmaid reductions due Friday. Handmaid test thursday. Vocab list due Thursday. Friday, 3/23/07: Disucss "a Modest Proposal:" Discuss Ch. 5 and 6 of Handmaid. Vocab worm. HOMEWORK: Finish Novel. Thursday, 3/22/07: Aural interpretation of " One" for the Handmaid. Vocab worm. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 5 of Handmaid and " A Modest Proposal" Wednesday, 3/21/07: Proofreading practice. Discuss "Sestina" Practice test. Discuss reading Poetry Ch 15. HOMEWORK: Read Ch 1-4 of Handmaid. Tuesday, 3/20/07: Turn in reductions. Take Frankensteins test. Begin "Sestina" multiple choice practice test. HOMEWORK: Finish "Sestina" test. Read radin Poetry Pp 534-546. Monday, 3/19/07: Discuss Cultural perspective article. Finish discussion of Frankenstein's themes. Suggest quotes from novel for reductions. Take and discuss practice AP Mult Choice test. HOMEWORK: Reduction due Tuesday. Frank Test Tuesday. Friday, 3/16/07: Take literary terms quiz. Finish discussion of Frankenstein and article. As a whole, what are the important issues of the novel? HOMEWORK: Read and annotate coltural perspective article. Reduction due Tuesday. Frank Test Tuesday. Thursday, 3/15/07: Discuss Frankenstein's ending. Discuss feminist criticism article. As a whole, what are the important issues of the novel. HOMEWORK: Literary terms quiz Friday. Letter of complaint/Apology. Wednesday, 3/14/07: Take quotes quiz 2. Finish watching Frankenstein. HOMEWORK: Read Feminist criticism article. Literary terms quiz Friday. Bob Evans Thurs. 8 am. Tuesday, 3/13/07: Discuss Frankenstein through p 227. HOMEWORK: Finish Frankenstein for Wed. quote quiz wed 3 novels. Bob Evans Thurs 8 am. Monday 3/12/07: Discuss Frankenstein through. Parallel structure notes and worksheet. HOMEWORK: Finish Frankenstein for Wed. Read Frankenstein to p 227. Quote quiz wed 3 novels. Bob Evans Thurs. 8 am. Discuss Frakenstein through 2:6. Discuss "Mr. Jones" multiple choice test. HOMEWORK: Read Frakenstein to p 192. Thursday, 3/8/07: Discuss Frankenstein through 2:5 take and discuss multiple choice practice test. HOMEWORK: Read Frankenstein through the end of Part II Ch. 6. Wednesday, 3/7/07: Discuss Frankenstien through 2:1. Apostrophe pop quiz. Analyze Q3 Dying Essays. HOMEWORK: Read Frankenstein through the end of Part II Ch. 4. Tuesday, 3/6/07: Discuss Frankenstein through ch 5. Analyze Q3 Dying Essays. HOMEWORK: Read Frankenstein through the end of Part II Ch 1. Monday 3/5/07: Discuss Frankenstein through Ch2. Proofreading Practice. Analyze Q3 Dying Essays. HOMEWORK: Read Frankenstein through the end of Ch. 5 p73. Take As I Lay Dying test. HOMEWORK: Read Frankenstein through the end of Ch. 2. Thursday, 3/1/07: Take literary terms quiz 4. Discuss Dying test. Begin Q3 essay on Dying. HOMEWORK: Study for Dying test. Wednesday, 2/28/07: Finsih point of view notes. Take quote quiz. Reducition museum walk. "Apostrophe Practice" review. Discuss and Evaluate Pedestrian article. HOMEWORK: Study for Literary terms quiz for Thrusday and Dying test for Friday. Monday, 2/26/07: Add to setting, characterization, and point of view notes and present to class. HOMEWORK: Predestination article. 4 quotes for tomorrow. Memorize Dying and Oedipus quotes and complete reductions for Wednesday. Friday, 2/23/07: Discuss Dying through end. Add to setting, characterization, and point of view notes and present to class. Identify useful quotes to memorize. 5 essentials from Kerr article. HOMEWORK: Memorize quotes and complete reductions for Wednesday. Thursday, 2/22/07: Discuss Dying through p231. Add to setting, characterization, and point of view notes and present ot class. HOMEWORK: Read Dying to the end. Wednesday, 2/21/07: Discuss Dying through p 205. Add to setting, characterization, and point of view notes and present to class. HOMEWORK: Read Dying to p 231 and "Ironic Quest" article. Tuesday, 2/20/07: Discuss Dying through p. 149. Begin outlining importance of setting, characterization, and point of view in small groups-report to whole group discussion. HOMEWORK: Read Dying to p. 205. Monday, 2/19/07: Discuss Dying Through p149. Begin outlining importance of setting, characterization, and pointof view in small groups- report to whole group discussion. HOMEWORK: Read Dying to p. 179. Friday, 2/16/07: Take literary terms quiz 3. Discuss Dying pp 1-111. HOMEWORK: Read Dying pp 112-149 marking in text. Monday,2/12/07: Finish discussing Ch.9. Anticipation Guide discussion for As I Lay Dying. HOMEWORK: Read Assigned Sparknotes pages and pp.3-28 in As I Lay. Friday, 2/9/07: Finish discussing Ch. 7,8,9. Third person narrator, symbol, tone, and diction. Thursday, 2/8/07: Take literary terms quiz 2. Discuss Ch. 8 through discussion questions answered and presented in pairs. HOMEWORK: Read Ch.9. Wednesday, 2/7/07: Discuss Ch. 7 through the short story questions. HOMEWORK: Literary terms quiz. Review Ch.8 Tuesday, 2/6/07: NO SCHOOL Monday, 2/5/07: NO SCHOOL Friday, 2/2/07: Discuss Ch.6 think pair share short story questions. Write Oedipus prompt as a class. HOMEWORK: Read Ch.7 for Monday and 8 for Tuesday. Literary terms quiz on Monday. Thursday, 2/1/07: Turn in reductions. Take Oedipus test. Begin reading/marking Ch.6 for tomorrow. HOMEWORK: Read Ch.6. Wednesday, 1/31/07: Build the Oedipus test. Analyze "The Puppy" essays. Brainstorm and build an Oedipusessay for 2004 prompt 3. Tuesday, 1/30/07: NO SCHOOL. Monday, 1/29/07: Discuss Ch.5- develop answers to short story questions in pairs. Oedipus quiz game. Reduction assignment. Create Hist./Bio for Oedipus. HOMEWORK: Oedipus test Thurs. Reduction for Oedipus due Thurs. Literary terms quiz Fri. Friday, 1/26/07: Discuss the end of Oedipus. Discuss Ch.4 Plot. HOMEWORK: Read Ch.5 for Monday. Thursday, 1/25/07: Read the prompt guideline sheet. In a small group of 4-5, brainstorm a claim, subordinate claims, and evidence. Individually, write your essay, following the guidelines sheet and board diagram. Work on the ssay for as long as you need until the bell, turn in your essay, and spend the rest of the time on tomorrow's reading. HOMEWORK: Finish Oedipus and Ch.4 for Friday. Discuss Ch.3. Analyze and discuss Oedipus to p 1037. Define tragic flaw, mise enscene, recluse, characterization. HOMEWORK: Finish Oedipus and read Ch.4 for Friday. Tuesday, 1/23/07: Discuss Ch.30. Analyze and discuss Oedipus to p1028. Define katharsis, hubris, Greek play structure, archetype. HOMEWORK: Read Ch.3 and Oedipus Scene 2. Monday, 1/22/07: Discuss Ch. 29 and 30. Apply claim/evidence/analysis method to "The Puppy." Novels through Amazon.com. Define suspension of disbelief. HOMEWORK: Read Oedipus p 1028. Friday, 1/19/07: Take literary terms quiz. Discuss Ch. 2. Introduce Claim/Evidence/Analysis. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 29 and pages 1001-1015 Thursday, 1/18/07: Define diction in notes. check terms. Analyze "The Puppy." HOMEWORK: Study for lit terms quiz. Read ch 12. Wednesday, 1/17/07: Discuss Ch.1 - Reading Process and "Fish Out of Water." Independent and subordinate clause notes and practice. Practice reading process with "The Puppy." HOMEWORK: Literary Term Definitions for Thursday - Quiz Friday. Chapter 2 for Friday. Tuesday, 1/16/07: Enthusiastic Welcome and brief overview of semester; Information cards; Visit class webpage; Class policy overview; Pass out textbooks; Why are we here survey. HOMEWORK: Literary Terms Definitions for Thursday; Quiz Friday; Ch. 1 for Wed. |