English 210—Literature and World History Name:

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D-and E-Blocks both meet Monday through Thursday, with no class on Friday.

TERM 1 WEEKS 5-8

3. For Thursday, 10/1 (D—9:50-10:45; E—1:40-2:35)

DUE: review for Persepolis unit test

CLASS: song of the Week; Persepolis unit test

[No class on Friday, 10/2]

1. For Monday, 10/5 (D [long block—1^st Lunch—10:50-11:20]—11:20-12:35); E—12:40-1:35)

DUE: complete pre-writing for memoir writing assignment

CLASS: [MEET IN GOLDRICK COMPUTER LAB (1202)] intro to the week; in-class writing of a significant and defining incident

2. For Tuesday, 10/6 (D—10:10-11:05; E [long block—1^st Lunch—11:10-11:40]—11:40-12:55)

DUE: complete first draft; bring to class—typed, double-spaced, clean mechanics

CLASS: in-class revision of first draft of memoir—four readings—for mechanics, organization, content, style

3. For Wednesday, 10/7 (E—12:50-1:45; D—1:50-2:45)

DUE: complete memoir final draft

CLASS: memoirs due—self evaluation, small group share; introduction to mythology unit

4. For Thursday, 10/8 (D—9:50-10:45; E—1:40-2:35) [evening—Back-to-School Night]

DUE: complete mythology vocabulary definitions

CLASS: Song of the Week; student share vocab definitions; note-taking on sentence types and loose and periodic sentences; begin homework

[No class on Friday, 10/9]

Monday, 10/12 NO SCHOOL—COLUMBUS DAY

1. For Tuesday, 10/13 (D—10:10-11:05; E [long block—1^st Lunch—11:10-11:40]—11:40-12:55)

DUE: complete sentence-writing exercises—for sentence types + loose and periodic sentences; continue with outside reading

CLASS: review of homework sentences, student sharing; introduction to key ideas from

2. For Wednesday, 10/14 (E—12:50-1:45; D—1:50-2:45)

DUE: complete short creative/personal writing on selected options related to Gilgamesh/mythology

CLASS: creative/personal writing share, with discussion of topics; background notes on Gilgamesh; begin reading

3. For Thursday, 10/15 (D—9:50-10:45; E—1:40-2:35)

DUE: Read Gilgamesh Pts. 1-2 (15-50) and complete reading questions

CLASS: Song of the Week; text-based seminar—close reading of several selections from the text

[No class on Friday, 10/16] [MID-TERM]

1. For Monday, 10/19 (D [long block—1^st Lunch—10:50-11:20]—11:20-12:35); E—12:40-1:35)

DUE: Read Gilgamesh Pts. 3-4 (53-92) and complete reading questions

CLASS: intro to the week; chalk-talk—comments on two selected quotations

2. For Tuesday, 10/20 (D—10:10-11:05; E [long block—1^st Lunch—11:10-11:40]—11:40-12:55)

DUE: complete webquest on Greek mythology; review for quiz on the Olympians

CLASS: Review Olympians chart; independent study time for end-of-period quiz

3. For Wednesday, 10/21 (E—12:50-1:45; D—1:50-2:45)

DUE: Read Hamilton, Ch. II (53-76), “The Two Great Gods of Earth”—Demeter and Dionysus—and complete reading questions

CLASS: SKITS on selected sections from the stories of Demeter and Dionysus

4. For Thursday, 10/22 (special times: D—8:50-9:15; E—10:20-10:45) [Early Release (at 10:45)—Professional Development: regular Thurs. schedule, all classes are 25 minutes ]

DUE: Read Hamilton Ch. III (77-94), “How the World and Mankind Were Created” and complete reading questions

CLASS: Song of the Week; chalk-talk discussion of primordial truths—Demeter, Dionysus, Prometheus, Pandora

[No class on Friday, 10/23]

1. For Monday, 10/26 (D [long block—1^st Lunch—10:50-11:20]—11:20-12:35); E—12:40-1:35)

DUE: Read two poems—“Innisfree” (Yeats) and “Fire and Ice” (Frost)—and write explication notes beside the poems

CLASS: intro to the week; small group explication/jigsaw of two poems

2. For Tuesday, 10/27 (D—10:10-11:05; E [long block—1^st Lunch—11:10-11:40]—11:40-12:55)

DUE: Review for in-class essay—connections

CLASS: in-class essay—students select from various essay options (not open book)

3. For Wednesday, 10/28 (E—12:50-1:45; D—1:50-2:45)

DUE: Read Hamilton, from Tales of Lovers: “Pyramus and Thisbe” (135-138); “Orpheus and Eurydice” (138-142); and “Pygmalion and Galatea” (145-150)—and complete reading questions

CLASS: text-based seminar variation—journal/pair-share—discussion of thematic questions for each story

4. For Thursday, 10/29 (D—9:50-10:45; E—1:40-2:35)

DUE: Read Hamilton—“Phaethon” (180-184); “Daedalus” (192-194); and “Theseus” (218-217 [until “…that duty done he led his soldiers back to Athens.”])

CLASS: Song of the Week; defining youthful arrogance and heroism—continuum activity

[No class on Friday, 10/30]

1. For Monday, 11/2 (D [long block—1^st Lunch—10:50-11:20]—11:20-12:35); E—12:40-1:35)

DUE: Read three poems about Icarus and write explication notes beside the poems

CLASS: intro to the week; text-rendering protocol—all voices

Term 1 ends Monday, 11/9