FCHS
11th Grade American Literature & Composition
Fall 2013
Anchor Texts:
-The Crucible (drama) by Arthur Miller
-Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass
Literary Texts:
-"Are You Now or Were You Ever?" (Arthur Miller)
-"Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" (Jonathan Edwards)
-Two Letters of Gov. William Phips orMemorable Providences (Mather)
Informational Texts:
- "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford
Writing Focus:
-Diagnostic
-Persuasive: Letter
-Research: Literary Analysis
Literary terms to know:
-allegory
-act (in a play)
-alliteration
- allusion
-antagonist
-aside
-audience
-autobiography
-biography
-conflict (internal and external)
-comedy
-connotation (versus denotation)
-characterization
-creation myth
-dialogue
-diction
-direct quote
-drama
-fiction (fake)
-figurative Language (versus literal language)
-foil (character)
-folk tale
-imagery
-irony (situational, dramatic, and verbal)
-metaphor (and extended metaphor)
-mood
-monologue
-myth
-narrative
-nonfiction (not fake)
-oral tradition
-oxymoron
-paradox
-parallelism (parallel structure)
-paraphrase
-personification
-persuasion
-playwright
- plot
-primary source
-protagonist
-repetition
-rhetoric
-rhetorical questions
-satire
-scene
-setting
-simile
-slave narrative
-soliloquy
-stage directions
-structure
-style
-symbolism
-tragedy
-tragic hero
-theme
-tone
-Trickster Tale
First 9 Weeks
Unit 1: Early American/Native American Literature, Colonialism, Puritanism
Themes: cultural clashes, logic vs. emotion, fear and persecution in early American literature, religious tolerance (and lack thereof), society's version of morality vs. the individual's version of morality
Focus: Literary
Essential Questions: What formulates a world view? What causes clashes in worldview, and how does it affect the individual and the culture?How has history repeated itself? How are tolerance and freedom connected? What fuels a mob? What is hysteria?How have our collective responses to external threats evolved? How have they remained the same? To what extent does religion play a role in The Crucible? How do we react to people who embody characteristics different from our own? How does one resolve internal and external conflicts surrounding beliefs, ideals, morals?
Instructions for How to "Share" Google Docs:
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American Literature Common Core Standards
Week 1: August 12-16
Monday: Welcome to American Lit! Go over Classroom Expectations PowerPoint. Get syllabus & plagiarism forms
signed by Friday, 8/16 for full credit. Syllabus = 1/2 credit Monday only.
Tuesday: Day 2 PowerPoint/Take 11th Grade Pretest.
Wednesday: Day 3 PowerPoint
-Goal letters are due to me before you leave; I will not take this assignment late.
Thursday: Day 4 PowerPoint
Friday: Syllabus & plagiarism forms due.
Day 5 PowerPoint
-Finish analyzing student writing samples & discuss.
-Go over 11th Grade Writing Requirements.
-Student sample grades & justifications due by the end of class.
-Picture day is Tuesday, 8/20.
Week 2: August 19-23
Monday: Syllabus & plagiarism forms = 1/2 credit today only, Sample Writing Critiques = 1/2 credit today only
-Picture day is tomorrow! Please bring your cash/check if you want to purchase pictures!
8-19 PowerPoint
"Understanding The American Indian Mascot Issue" article, "Native American Mascots: Racial Slur or Cherished Tradition" article
Tuesday: Picture day is today! Please bring your cash/check if you want to purchase pictures!
8-20 PowerPoint
Myths
"The World on the Turtle's Back"
Wednesday:In Class Essay:Day 1
-Writing Diagnostic (Baseline writing): Prewriting & Rough Draft
-Neither a pre-write nor a rough draft is REQUIRED, but it is strongly ENCOURAGED.
-Your prewriting and rough draft may be in pencil, but your final draft must be in blue/black ink.
*Note: ONLY choose ONE side of the argument; do not argue both sides.
Note: There is no specified length, but I strongly discourage you from writing a five paragraph essay; instead, write a four, six, seven, or more paragraph essay.
Thursday:
In Class Essay: Day 2
-Writing Diagnostic (Baseline writing): Final Draft.
-Your final draft must be written in blue/black ink.
-Proofread your paper, and staple a small rubric to the top!
*Note: ONLY choose ONE side of the argument; do not argue both sides.
Notes: There is no specified length, but I strongly discourage you from writing a five paragraph essay; instead, write a four, six, seven, or more paragraph essay.
Friday:
8-23 PowerPoint
Week 3: August 26-30
Monday:
8-26 PowerPoint
"The Man to Send Rainclouds"
What is Imagery?
Tuesday:
8-27 PowerPoint
What is a trickster? (notes)
Wednesday:
8-28 PowerPoint
Thursday:
8-29 PowerPoint
Friday
Webquest:The Crucible
-If you did not finish the webquest in class, you will need to finish it for homework, and it is due by the beginning of class on Tuesday.
Week 4: September 2-6
Monday: LABOR DAY: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday:
9-3 PowerPoint
Puritan Ideals
-Unit 1 Test could be as early as Friday (but may be pushed back to Monday/Tuesday).
Wednesday:
9-4 PowerPoint
-Webquests = 1/2 credit today only
-Timed Write today
Thursday:
-Questions for "Of Plymouth Plantation" are due today.
-Unit 1 Test on Tuesday, 9/10!
9-5 PowerPoint
Persuasive Techniques
What should I review for the test?
Friday:
-Unit 1 Test on Tuesday, 9/10!
9-6 PowerPoint
Week 5: September 9-13
Monday:
-Play review jeopardy!
-Unit 1 Test tomorrow! (Bring a pencil and extra paper!)
-Note: I can help after school Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week!
Tuesday:
-Unit 1 Test today!
Wednesday:
Response to Red Jacket Speech Instructions
Response to Red Jacket Speech Rubric
Thursday:
-Finish writing, editing, and practicing your speeches today! You will present these on Monday, 9/16.
Friday:
-Take notes on the Salem Witch Trials film, and if there is any time left over, practice your speeches!
Week 6: September 16-20
Monday: PROGRESS REPORT: Get progress reports signed by Thursday, 9/19 for extra credit!
-Present speeches today.
9-16 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
-Finish presenting speeches today!
-Get progress reports signed for extra credit!
-Begin taking background notes on The Crucible (Prezi)
Wednesday:
Reading Guide for The Crucible
-Get progress reports signed for extra credit; these are due tomorrow!
9-18 PowerPoint
Prezi Notes
-Graduation Writing Test is a week from today!
Thursday:
-Progress reports are due today!
9-19 PowerPoint
Friday:
9-20 PowerPoint
Week 7: September 23-27
Monday:
Common Errors in Your Writing
9-23 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
-Bring a blue/black pen and a pencil for the graduation writing test tomorrow!
9-24 PowerPoint
Wednesday: Graduation Writing Test today (for all juniors)
9-25 PowerPoint
-Watch Act I of The Crucible.
Thursday:
9-26 PowerPoint
Friday:
Witch Article 1-Write a 1/2 page summary and a full page response. Some example response questions to answer include: What is striking about this article to you? How does it affect you? How is this article similar to The Crucible?
Week 8: September 30-October 4
Monday:
9-30 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
10-1 PowerPoint
Wednesday:
10-2 PowerPoint
Thursday:
-Reading guides for Acts I & II due today
Friday:
-Literary Analysis Step 1: quotation charts for Acts I & II due.
10-4 PowerPoint
Week 9: October 7- 11
Monday:
10-07 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
10-8 PowerPoint
Wednesday:
10-9 PowerPoint
Thursday:
-pop quiz over Act III
10-10 PowerPoint
Friday:
10-11 PowerPoint
-thesis draft #1 due Tuesday, 10/15
Week 10: October 14-18
*I am available for make-up work/extra help Monday-Wednesday afternoon this week.*
Monday:
-thesis draft #1 due tomorrow.
OWL Purdue's Writing a Literary Analysis
10-14 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
-thesis draft #1 due today.
-Work day: Work on your reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV along with your documented sentence outline (50 pts towards your research grade). All of these materials are due Monday, 10/21 at the beginning of class.
Wednesday: PSAT today/Activity bell schedule (1st-3rd period classes in the afternoon only so no class today)
Thursday: Work on your reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV along with your documented sentence outline (50 pts towards your research grade). All of these materials are due Monday, 10/21 at the beginning of class.
Friday: Work on your reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV along with your documented sentence outline (50 pts towards your research grade). All of these materials are due Monday, 10/21 at the beginning of class.
-Test over The Crucible TBA
Week 11: October 21-25
Monday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Reading guides & quotation charts for Acts III & IV, along with your documented sentence outlines are all due today.
-Test over The Crucible Tuesday, 10/29
Tuesday: PROGRESS REPORT, Lab 2213 reserved
-Begin working on literary analysis rough draft; these rough drafts will be due Tuesday, 10/29 and should be shared using Google Docs
-Get your 9 1/2 week progress report signed & returned by Friday for some extra credit.
Wednesday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Continue working on your rough drafts and finding scholarly secondary source information. Due: Tuesday,10/29
Sample MLA & Citation for The Crucible
Thursday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Continue working on your rough drafts and finding scholarly secondary source information. Due: Tuesday, 10/29
Friday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Continue working on your rough drafts and finding scholarly secondary source information. Due: Tuesday, 10/29
-9 1/2 week progress reports due today for extra credit.
-test over The Crucible , 10/29
Week 12: October 28- November 1
Monday:
*New IF schedule begins today.
-rough drafts due tomorrow, 10/29 by the beginning of class; there will be a ten point deduction for every edit/day it's late.
-test over The Crucible tomorrow: Bring a pencil tomorrow!
-Finish watching the film, and play review jeopardy for the test tomorrow.
Tuesday:
-rough drafts due by the beginning of class; there will be a ten point deduction for every edit/day it's late.
-test over The Crucible today
Wednesday:
-Begin revolutionary literature today.
-What is a revolution? What is the American Revolution
-Watch American Literature Documentary & take notes.
Thursday:
10-31 PowerPoint
Revolutionary Literature Notes PowerPoint
-Review Persuasive Techniques
audio of speech
link to speech
Persuasive Techniques in Patrick Henry's Speech
-Speech analyses are due tomorrow, 11/01
Friday:
-Patrick Henry speech analyses due today
-Read "President Obama's speech on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington"
Obama Speech Analysis
Week 13: November 4-8
Monday:
-Quiz/analysis over "The Declaration of Independence"
Tuesday:
-Begin writing your Personal Declaration of Independence; these are due Friday, 11/08
Revised/Condensed Declaration of Independence
Wednesday:
Work day: Write your personal declarations of independence; these are due Friday, 11/08
Thursday:
11-07 PowerPoint
Friday:
-Personal declarations due today; present declarations for extra credit!
11-08 Agenda
Week 14: November 11-15
Monday:
11-11 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Wednesday: Lab 2213 reserved
Thursday: Lab 2213 reserved
Friday:
-Read MLK Jr.'s "Stride Toward Freedom" pp. 300-304 and Malcolm X's "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" pp.305-306 in your textbooks, and complete the quote analysis for each. Due: by the end of class today
Week 15: November 18-22
Monday:
-Malcolm X & MLK Jr. quote analysis = 1/2 credit today only
-Begin viewing Lincoln & taking notes today; you will have an essay combining elements of Frederick Douglass & Lincoln.
Tuesday: PROGRESS REPORT: These are due Friday, 11/22
-Fine Arts Festival today!
Wednesday:
-Progress reports due Friday
-Lincoln. . .
Thursday:
-Progress reports due tomorrow for extra credit.
-Lincoln. . .
Friday:
-Progress reports due today
-Resume Frederick Douglass and work on reading guides.
-Read to the bottom of page 82 (middle of Chapter 10).
Reading Guide for Frederick Douglass
Full Text ofThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Week 16: November 25-29
Monday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Tuesday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Wednesday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Thursday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Friday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 17: December 2-6
Monday:
Media Lab: Revise/edit final literary analyses. These will be due by the end of class Friday, 11/06. No exceptions! There will be a ten point deduction per day it's late/edited.
Tuesday:
-Resume Frederick Douglass on pg. 82, and finish Chapter 10 (X). Continue to work on reading guides!
-Essay over Frederick Douglass & Lincoln TBA!
-Test over Frederick Douglass TBA
Wednesday:
-Answer two response questions, and turn them in.
-Read Chapter 11 of Frederick Douglass independently, and work on study guides.
Thursday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Final drafts due tomorrow/ no exceptions! There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
Friday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Final drafts due by the end of class today. No exceptions! There will be a ten point deduction per day they are late/edited.
-Frederick Douglass reading guides are due Tuesday, 12/10.
Week 18: December 9-13
Monday:
-Frederick Douglass reading guides are due Tuesday, 12/10.
-Read and discuss excerpts from the Appendix (epilogue) in Frederick Douglass.
-Test over Frederick Douglass (Part I) on Wednesday, 12/11
-Test Part II on Thursday, 12/12.
Tuesday:
-line in the sand today for grades
-Frederick Douglass reading guides are due today.
-Complete Tracing Themes in Frederick Douglass
-Test: Part I (multiple choice) over Frederick Douglas tomorrow.
-Test: Part II (essay portion over Frederick Douglass & Lincoln)
Wednesday:
-Frederick Douglass reading guides = 1/2 credit today only
-Complete test: Part I.
Extra Credit Study Guide Fall 2013; these are due directly before you take my exam. I will not take them after the fact! No exceptions!
Thursday:
-Begin essay of the test: Part II.
Friday:
-Finish essay test: Part II.
Week 19: December 16-20
Monday: Media Center: Work on extra credit study guides; these are due 12/20 right before you take the exam.
Tuesday: Media Center: Work on extra credit study guides; these are due 12/20 right before you take the exam.
Wednesday: 1st & 2nd Period Exams
Thursday: 3rd & 4th Period Exams
Friday: 5th & 6th Period Exams
-Extra credit study guides due at the beginning of class! No exceptions!
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
-Progress reports are due today!
9-19 PowerPoint
Friday:
9-20 PowerPoint
Week 7: September 23-27
Monday:
Common Errors in Your Writing
9-23 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
-Bring a blue/black pen and a pencil for the graduation writing test tomorrow!
9-24 PowerPoint
Wednesday: Graduation Writing Test today (for all juniors)
9-25 PowerPoint
-Watch Act I of The Crucible.
Thursday:
9-26 PowerPoint
Friday:
Witch Article 1-Write a 1/2 page summary and a full page response. Some example response questions to answer include: What is striking about this article to you? How does it affect you? How is this article similar to The Crucible?
Week 8: September 30-October 4
Monday:
9-30 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
10-1 PowerPoint
Wednesday:
10-2 PowerPoint
Thursday:
-Reading guides for Acts I & II due today
Friday:
-Literary Analysis Step 1: quotation charts for Acts I & II due.
10-4 PowerPoint
Week 9: October 7- 11
Monday:
10-07 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
10-8 PowerPoint
Wednesday:
10-9 PowerPoint
Thursday:
-pop quiz over Act III
10-10 PowerPoint
Friday:
10-11 PowerPoint
-thesis draft #1 due Tuesday, 10/15
Week 10: October 14-18
*I am available for make-up work/extra help Monday-Wednesday afternoon this week.*
Monday:
-thesis draft #1 due tomorrow.
OWL Purdue's Writing a Literary Analysis
10-14 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
-thesis draft #1 due today.
-Work day: Work on your reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV along with your documented sentence outline (50 pts towards your research grade). All of these materials are due Monday, 10/21 at the beginning of class.
Wednesday: PSAT today/Activity bell schedule (1st-3rd period classes in the afternoon only so no class today)
Thursday: Work on your reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV along with your documented sentence outline (50 pts towards your research grade). All of these materials are due Monday, 10/21 at the beginning of class.
Friday: Work on your reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV along with your documented sentence outline (50 pts towards your research grade). All of these materials are due Monday, 10/21 at the beginning of class.
-Test over The Crucible TBA
Week 11: October 21-25
Monday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Reading guides & quotation charts for Acts III & IV, along with your documented sentence outlines are all due today.
-Test over The Crucible Tuesday, 10/29
Tuesday: PROGRESS REPORT, Lab 2213 reserved
-Begin working on literary analysis rough draft; these rough drafts will be due Tuesday, 10/29 and should be shared using Google Docs
-Get your 9 1/2 week progress report signed & returned by Friday for some extra credit.
Wednesday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Continue working on your rough drafts and finding scholarly secondary source information. Due: Tuesday,10/29
Sample MLA & Citation for The Crucible
Thursday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Continue working on your rough drafts and finding scholarly secondary source information. Due: Tuesday, 10/29
Friday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Continue working on your rough drafts and finding scholarly secondary source information. Due: Tuesday, 10/29
-9 1/2 week progress reports due today for extra credit.
-test over The Crucible , 10/29
Week 12: October 28- November 1
Monday:
*New IF schedule begins today.
-rough drafts due tomorrow, 10/29 by the beginning of class; there will be a ten point deduction for every edit/day it's late.
-test over The Crucible tomorrow: Bring a pencil tomorrow!
-Finish watching the film, and play review jeopardy for the test tomorrow.
Tuesday:
-rough drafts due by the beginning of class; there will be a ten point deduction for every edit/day it's late.
-test over The Crucible today
Wednesday:
-Begin revolutionary literature today.
-What is a revolution? What is the American Revolution
-Watch American Literature Documentary & take notes.
Thursday:
10-31 PowerPoint
Revolutionary Literature Notes PowerPoint
-Review Persuasive Techniques
audio of speech
link to speech
Persuasive Techniques in Patrick Henry's Speech
-Speech analyses are due tomorrow, 11/01
Friday:
-Patrick Henry speech analyses due today
-Read "President Obama's speech on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington"
Obama Speech Analysis
Week 13: November 4-8
Monday:
-Quiz/analysis over "The Declaration of Independence"
Tuesday:
-Begin writing your Personal Declaration of Independence; these are due Friday, 11/08
Revised/Condensed Declaration of Independence
Wednesday:
Work day: Write your personal declarations of independence; these are due Friday, 11/08
Thursday:
11-07 PowerPoint
Friday:
-Personal declarations due today; present declarations for extra credit!
11-08 Agenda
Week 14: November 11-15
Monday:
11-11 PowerPoint
Tuesday:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Wednesday: Lab 2213 reserved
Thursday: Lab 2213 reserved
Friday:
-Read MLK Jr.'s "Stride Toward Freedom" pp. 300-304 and Malcolm X's "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" pp.305-306 in your textbooks, and complete the quote analysis for each. Due: by the end of class today
Week 15: November 18-22
Monday:
-Malcolm X & MLK Jr. quote analysis = 1/2 credit today only
-Begin viewing Lincoln & taking notes today; you will have an essay combining elements of Frederick Douglass & Lincoln.
Tuesday: PROGRESS REPORT: These are due Friday, 11/22
-Fine Arts Festival today!
Wednesday:
-Progress reports due Friday
-Lincoln. . .
Thursday:
-Progress reports due tomorrow for extra credit.
-Lincoln. . .
Friday:
-Progress reports due today
-Resume Frederick Douglass and work on reading guides.
-Read to the bottom of page 82 (middle of Chapter 10).
Reading Guide for Frederick Douglass
Full Text ofThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Week 16: November 25-29
Monday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Tuesday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Wednesday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Thursday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Friday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 17: December 2-6
Monday:
Media Lab: Revise/edit final literary analyses. These will be due by the end of class Friday, 11/06. No exceptions! There will be a ten point deduction per day it's late/edited.
Tuesday:
-Resume Frederick Douglass on pg. 82, and finish Chapter 10 (X). Continue to work on reading guides!
-Essay over Frederick Douglass & Lincoln TBA!
-Test over Frederick Douglass TBA
Wednesday:
-Answer two response questions, and turn them in.
-Read Chapter 11 of Frederick Douglass independently, and work on study guides.
Thursday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Final drafts due tomorrow/ no exceptions! There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
Friday: Lab 2213 reserved
-Final drafts due by the end of class today. No exceptions! There will be a ten point deduction per day they are late/edited.
-Frederick Douglass reading guides are due Tuesday, 12/10.
Week 18: December 9-13
Monday:
-Frederick Douglass reading guides are due Tuesday, 12/10.
-Read and discuss excerpts from the Appendix (epilogue) in Frederick Douglass.
-Test over Frederick Douglass (Part I) on Wednesday, 12/11
-Test Part II on Thursday, 12/12.
Tuesday:
-line in the sand today for grades
-Frederick Douglass reading guides are due today.
-Complete Tracing Themes in Frederick Douglass
-Test: Part I (multiple choice) over Frederick Douglas tomorrow.
-Test: Part II (essay portion over Frederick Douglass & Lincoln)
Wednesday:
-Frederick Douglass reading guides = 1/2 credit today only
-Complete test: Part I.
Extra Credit Study Guide Fall 2013; these are due directly before you take my exam. I will not take them after the fact! No exceptions!
Thursday:
-Begin essay of the test: Part II.
Friday:
-Finish essay test: Part II.
Week 19: December 16-20
Monday: Media Center: Work on extra credit study guides; these are due 12/20 right before you take the exam.
Tuesday: Media Center: Work on extra credit study guides; these are due 12/20 right before you take the exam.
Wednesday: 1st & 2nd Period Exams
Thursday: 3rd & 4th Period Exams
Friday: 5th & 6th Period Exams
-Extra credit study guides due at the beginning of class! No exceptions!
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!