English 210—Literature and World History Name:

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A-Block meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (long block)

B-Block meets Monday, Wednesday (long block), Thursday, and Friday

9. Two-Week Assignment Schedule: Monday, – Monday,

Monday, 1/21—NO SCHOOL—MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DAY

For Tuesday, 1.22 (A-Block); Wednesday, 1/23 (B-Block) (long block)

DUE: Catcher Chs. 9-12, Chs. 13-15, Creative Writing/Storyboard

CLASS: [B-Poem of the Week: “Incident”] work returned, new schedule, new vocab list 6 (from “Term 2”), Creative Writing/Storyboard sharing, Chs. 9-12—key passages

For Thursday, 1/24

DUE: one-page journal entry—the psycholanalyst’s notes: Why is Holden so depressed? Why doesn’t he call Jane? OR Why does he choose Sally over Jane?

CLASS: Catcher Chapters 13-15—Walkabout/Talkabout

For Friday, 1/25 (A-Block—long block)

DUE: Prepare for vocab list 6 (from Term 2 lists) quiz; complete adverb clauses handout

CLASS: [A-Poem of the Week: “Incident”] Song of the Week; vocab list 6 quiz; adverb clauses

For Monday, 1/28

DUE: Catcher Chs. 16-17

CLASS: intro to the week; new vocab list; Catcher Chs. 16-17—Fishbowl discussion

For Tuesday, 1/29 (A-Block); Wednesday, 1/30 (B-Block) (long block)

DUE: Catcher Chs. 18-21

CLASS: [B-Poem of the Week: “Richard Cory”] Catcher Chs. 18-21—small groups microlab

For Thursday, 1/31

DUE: Catcher Chs. 22-24

CLASS: In-class essay on a key passage from Chs. 22-24

For Friday, 2/1 (A-Block—long block)

DUE: Prepare for vocab list 1 quiz

CLASS: [A-Poem of the Week: “Richard Cory”] Song of the Week; vocab list 1 quiz; review key pts. from Catcher Chs. 22-24

1. For Monday, 2/4

DUE: Catcher Chs. 25-26 (the end of the novel); enjoy Super Bowl XLII

CLASS: intro to the week; new vocab list 2; Catcher—key points at the end of the novel; intro to final essay

At a Glance

Week of 2/4—work on Catcher digression essay

Week of 2/11—work on Catcher essay (due Th. 2/14); Shakespeare/Romeo and Juliet introduction

Week of 2/18—WINTER BREAK

Week of 2/25—writing a sonnet (due Th. 2/28); field trip to Boston Public Library to see Shakespeare collection

Week of 3/3—Romeo and Juliet (1.1-1.4)

Week of 3/10—Romeo and Juliet (1.5-2.2)

Week of 3/17—Romeo and Juliet (Acts 1-2 test and read 3.1)

Week of 3/24—Romeo and Juliet (3.2-3.5)