FCHS
11th Grade American Literature & Composition A
Fall 2014
*This is a tentative schedule, and I reserve the right to change it at any time. Also, I am available for quiz/test-make ups and extra help before school on select days. Please coordinate with me ahead of time to do so.
Anchor Texts:
-The Crucible (drama) by Arthur Miller
-Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass
Writing Focus:
-Diagnostic
-Persuasive: Letter
-Research: Literary Analysis
Literary terms to know:
-allegory
-act (in a play)
-alliteration
- allusion
-antagonist
-aphorism
-aside
-assonance
-audience
-autobiography
-biography
-conflict (internal and external)
-comedy
-connotation (versus denotation)
-consonance
-characterization
-creation myth
-dialogue
-diction
-direct quote
-drama
-end rhyme
-fiction (fake)
-figurative Language (versus literal language)
-foil (character)
-folk tale
-imagery
-internal rhyme
-irony (situational, dramatic, and verbal)
-metaphor (and extended metaphor)
-mood
-monologue
-motif
-myth
-narrative
-nonfiction (not fake)
-onomatopoeia
-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:
All essays should be "shared" with me via Google Docs. As a reminder for how to "share" documents, please follow these instructions:
1) When looking at the Google doc, please select the blue "share" button in the upper-right hand corner of the document.
2)Then where it says, "Add people", type in my email address: [email protected]
3) When the screen asks you if you are sure that you want to share the document, select "Yes".
4) Select the "done" button when finished.
5) Double check with me to ensure I received the document in my email.
American Literature Common Core Standards
August 7th (Thursday):
Welcome to American Literature & Composition A! Discuss classroom expectations and syllabus. Get syllabus signed by next Thursday, 8/14.
August 8: (Friday):
-Diagnostic/baseline writing today (for whole school)
Week 1 (full week): August 11-15
Monday:
Media Center Lab:
1. Go to USA TEST PREP.
2. Register for my class (Server).
3. Take a benchmark.
4. Type in this benchmark code: YAZUSABUXE
5. Retake missed questions, and I will take an average of your scores.
6. Verify that I've seen your score. If you make an average of any of the following scores, you will receive extra credit towards your first test!
Extra Credit Scale:
95-100 = 4 extra points, 90-94 = 3 extra points, 85-89 = 2 extra points, 84-80 = 1 point
Tuesday:
-Get to know each other activity
-Write a letter to me stating your goals for this semester! Due: Wednesday, 8/13
Requirements:
Write a one page letter to me addressing the following questions:
1) What are your goals for this year? 2) What is something you did well at last year? 3) What is something you need to improve upon, and how do you plan to achieve it? *Include 3 semicolons correctly. *You may only use two linking verbs.
Wednesday:
-Goals Letter due today (half credit tomorrow only)
-Syllabus due tomorrow
-Discuss writing goals for juniors
-Begin evaluating student sample essays. Here is the rubric.
Thursday:
-Syllabus due today
-Finish evaluating student sample essays. Due: by the end of class today
Friday:
-Take background notes on Native American Literature.
-Discuss student sample essay results.
2nd Period: Read pp.20-21 in textbook.
Week 2: August 18-22
Monday:
-Read "The World on The Turtle's Back" (Iroqois), and answer the corresponding questions. These are due tomorrow, Tuesday, 8/19.
Tuesday:
-"The World on the Turtle's Back" questions/answers due today (half credit tomorrow only).
-Begin warm-ups ("bell-ringers") and vocabulary today (copious & tenacious). . . *If you are ever absent, please get these from me or a reliable friend.
-Read the short story, "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" pp. 48-55 in your textbook, and answer the following questions: 1 (the 3 bullet point comprehension questions only), 2, 3, and 5 (the 3 bullet point comprehension questions only). Also, answer question number 2 on pg. 53: In 3-4 paragraphs, explain an eyewitness account of a ceremony (you have either participated in or witnessed). Incorporate imagery, symbolism, ritual, and anything else that is unique to this particular ceremony. Due: tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/20
Wednesday:
-"Description of Rites" due today (half credit tomorrow only)
-Vocabulary: surreptitious & voracious
-"What is a Trickster?" notes
-Questions for trickster tales *File questions in your "Class Work" section of your notebook.
"The Coyote and the Buffalo"
-"Fox and Coyote and Whale"
-Expect a "pop quiz" soon over the Native American literature & notes!
Thursday:
-"Song of the Sky Loom" (Tewa)
-"Hunting Song" (Navajo)
-Complete poetry analyses in groups. Due: tomorrow
-Vocabulary: officious & spurious
-Expect a pop quiz soon!
Friday:
-Poetry analyses due today (half credit Monday only)
-Vocabulary: onerous & gregarious *Quiz TBA
-"Pop" quiz over Native American literature & notes *If you were absent, you must come before school and make up this quiz within 5 days.
-Picture day is this Tuesday, 8/26 (during this class)!
Week 3: August 25-29
Monday:
Copy and paste this webquest into a Google Doc, and share it with me: swanson[email protected]
Due:
-Picture day is tomorrow!
-Vocabulary Quiz #1 Friday, 8/29
Tuesday:
-Picture day!
-Finish taking notes on Puritan ideals.
-Finish recording vocabulary list #2 (for quiz).
Wednesday:
-Get plagiarism forms signed by Friday, 8/29!
-Begin reading excerpt of William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" (pp. 81-87).
Thursday:
-Class officer elections today
-Vocabulary Quiz #1 is tomorrow!
-Plagiarism forms are due tomorrow.
-Finish reading the excerpt of William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation", and write & answer questions: 1 (comprehension check only), 3, and 4, and file these in the "Class Work" section of your notebook.
-Watch "The White Man's First Thanksgiving".
-Read and highlight the article, "Thanksgiving".
-Expect a "timed write" soon!
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #1 is today
-Plagiarism forms due today
-Begin reading and discussing "Cultural Imperialism: An American Tradition" by Julia Galeota. Also, work on your reading guides/graphic organizers.
-Expect a "timed write" soon!
Week 4: September 1-September 5
Monday: LABOR DAY/NO SCHOOL
Tuesday:
-Turn in your plagiarism form if you haven't done so already!
-Expect a pop notebook quiz soon!
-Finish reading and discussing "Cultural Imperialism: An American Tradition". Fill out your graphic organizer; this will help you on your timed write!
Wednesday:
-Copy vocabulary (list 3).
-Your second vocabulary quiz (over lists 3 & 4) will be next Friday, 9/12.
-Discuss persuasive writing.
Persuasive Writing 101
-Your timed write will be tomorrow and Friday!
-Open house is tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
Thursday:
-Begin timed write.
-Open House tonight at 7 p.m.
Friday:
-Finish timed writes. Due: by the end of class
Week 5: September 8-12
Monday:
-sub plans. . . Analyze the two poems by Anne Bradstreet. See me for the worksheet if you were absent.
Tuesday:
-Record Vocabulary List 4.
-Vocabulary Quiz #2 is this Friday, 9/12.
-Take notes on persuasive techniques/devices.
Wednesday:
-Read excerpt from Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" and fill out the accompanying graphic organizer. Due: tomorrow, 9/11.
Thursday:
-Graphic organizer for sermon is due today.
-Complete your vocabulary practice. Due: tomorrow, 9/12
-Vocabulary Quiz #2 is tomorrow (over lists 3 & 4).
Friday: *PROGRESS REPORTS available online today*
-If your parent/guardian sends me an email to: [email protected] verifying he/she has seen your progress report and current Gradebook, I will give you some extra credit towards your first essay/test grade.
-Vocabulary Quiz #2 is today (over lists 3 & 4)
-Evaluate Jonathan Edwards' sermon, by determining in what ways it was effectively persuasive and it what ways it was not. (The sermon is attached above under "Wednesday".) See the organizer here. Due: Monday, 9/15
Week 6: September 15-19
Monday:
-Jonathan Edwards/graphic organizer due today (half credit tomorrow only).
-Read Red Jacket's "Lecture to A Missionary" and record all his objections against Reverend Cram and the other settlers. Then, with your partner, begin working on your speech/letter back to Red Letter (from the perspective of Reverend Cram).
-Vocabulary Quiz #3 will be Friday, 9/26
-The Georgia Graduation Writing test is next Wednesday, 9/24 (1st-3rd period).
Tuesday:
-Lab 2213: Set up a Google doc., share it with one another and me (Email: [email protected]) , and work on your letters/speeches. These are due tomorrow.
Wednesday:
-Continue copying vocabulary list 5.
-Revise, print, and practice speeches for the first half of class. Then, present speeches to the class.
Thursday:
-Present speeches.
-Extra credit email due tomorrow
-Puritan test next Thursday, 9/26. See what you need to review here.
Friday:
-Extra credit email due today
-Copy Vocabulary List 6.
-Finish presenting speeches.
-List ten corrections/things you can improve in your next essay.
Week 7: September 22-26
Monday:
-10 corrections due today
-Work on persuasive writing. . . (introduction, body paragraph/topic sentences, and conclusion).
-What should I study for the test?
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
-Georgia Graduation Writing Test today (required for all juniors) 1st-3rd period
-Puritan test tomorrow, 9/26
Thursday:
-Puritan test today
-Vocabulary Quiz #3 tomorrow (over lists 5 & 6)
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #3 today (over lists 5 & 6) *Hint: Know how to use all the words in a sentence!
-Pep rally
Homecoming game tonight!
Week 8: September 29-October 3
Monday:
-Begin copying vocabulary list 7.
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) will be next Friday, 10/10
-Read "The Examination of Sarah Good" pp. 144-147 and discuss.
Tuesday:
-Finish discussing "The Examination of Sarah Good", and answer questions #1-6 on page 148. File these in the "Class Work" section of your binder. -Begin taking background notes about The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Wednesday:
-Finish taking background notes about The Crucible. The Prezi is here.
-Agenda: 10-01
Thursday:
-Begin reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
- Reading guide questions for The Crucible.
-Agenda: 10-02
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) today
-Continue reading The Crucible, and work on your reading guides.
Week 9: October 6-10
Monday:
-Copy vocabulary list 8.
-Expect pop quizzes over The Crucible!
Tuesday:
-Bell Ringer. . .
-Finish watching Act I Scene I of the play.
-Continue reading and discussing Act I.
Wednesday:
-Bell Ringer. . .
-What causes hysteria/mob mentality?
-Discuss the characters in Act I.
2nd Period: Read pp. 186-end of Act I.
4th Period: Read pp. 188-end of Act I.
Thursday:
-Bell Ringer. . .
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) tomorrow
-Complete vocabulary practice. . . Write one original sentence for each of the twenty vocabulary words over lists 7 & 8. Due: tomorrow at the beginning of class (Friday, 10/10)
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 today (lists 7 & 8)
-Begin reading Act II of The Crucible.
Week 10: October 13-17
Monday: FALL BREAK/NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Staff development day (no students attending today)
Wednesday:
-PSAT today (all sophomores)
-ASVAB today (all juniors)
-No class today due to above activities
Thursday:
-Agenda: 10-16
-Vocabulary practice = half credit today only
-Copy Vocabulary List 9.
-Articles for modern day witch-hunts:
Witch Article 1
Witch Article 2
-Create a Google Doc, and share it with me at: [email protected]
-Write a one page personal response to these articles. How are they similar to The Crucible? What is striking to you about them, and how do they affect you?
-2nd Period: 9:56- 11:12 a.m.
-4th Period:1:08-2:24 p.m.
Friday:
-Agenda: 10-17-14
-Article responses due today (half credit Monday only)
-Research Instructions: Literary Analysis Fall 2014
-Research Instructions: Literary Analysis Fall 2014 PDF version
- 9 1/2 week progress reports will be issued today. Extra credit due next Friday, 10/24
Week 11: October 20-24
Monday:
-Article responses = half credit today only
-Copy Vocabulary List 10 today. Quiz #5 will be this Friday, 10/24 (lists 9 & 10)
-Agenda: 10-20-14
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 10-21-14
-Reading Guide Check 1 (over Acts I & II) will be Friday, 10/24.
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 10-22-14
Thursday:
-Agenda: 10-23-14
-Progress report extra credit due tomorrow
-Vocabulary Quiz #5 is tomorrow (lists 9 & 10)
-Reading Guides for Acts I & II are due tomorrow.
-Literary Analysis Step 1 (quotation charts) for Acts II & II due Tuesday, 10/28
Friday:
-Progress report extra credit due today
-Vocabulary Quiz #5 is today (lists 9 & 10)
-Reading Guides for Acts I & II are due today.
Week 12: October 27-31
Monday:
-Literary Analysis Step 1 (quotation charts) for Acts I & II due tomorrow, 10/28 (no half credit for late work for this assignment)
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 10-28-14
-What is a literary analysis? (from OWL/PURDUE)
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 10-29-14
Thursday:
-Agenda: 10-30-14
Friday:
-Agenda: 10-31-14
-Read Act IV (pp. 229-end) today; if you don't finish, it's homework. Note: The link to the play is posted at the top of this page.
-Thesis draft #1 is due Monday, 11/03
-Fishbowl discussion soon!
-Test over The Crucible TBA!
Week 13: November 3-7
Monday:
-Agenda: 11-03-14
-Thesis draft #1 is due today; revise your thesis statements to receive credit for both checks.
-Reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV are due Wednesday, 11/05.
-The test over The Crucible will be next Wednesday, 11/12.
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 11-04-14
-Fishbowl Discussion Questions for The Crucible
-Outer Circle Critique Questions for The Crucible
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 11-05-14
-Reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV are due today (half credit tomorrow only).
Thursday: LAB 2214
-Agenda: 11-06-14
-Work on literary analysis outlines (50 points towards research grade), and begin locating your two scholarly secondary sources (Galenet, Galileo, and book sources only). Outlines due: Monday, 11/10 *If you are typing your outlines, you need to copy and paste the template below, and share it with me now at: [email protected]
-Documented Sentence Outline Electronic Version
-To access Galenet and Galileo, click here. To access these databases from home, you need outside passwords, so please see me to obtain a sheet.
Friday: LAB 2214
-Agenda: 11-07-14
-Work on literary analysis outlines (50 points towards research grade), and continue locating your two scholarly secondary sources (Galenet, Galileo, and book sources only). Outlines due: Monday, 11/10 by the beginning of class
-Be prepared for your fishbowl discussion Monday! (At least 3 bullet points per question)
Week 14: November 10-14
Monday:
-Agenda: 11-10-14
-Outlines due today by the beginning of class (half credit tomorrow)
-Begin the fishbowl discussion over The Crucible today.
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 11-11-14
-Conclude the fishbowl discussion over The Crucible today; turn in both sheets.
-The Crucible test is tomorrow.
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 11-12-14
-The Crucible test today
Thursday:
-Agenda: 11-13-14
-Begin Revolutionary Lit.
Friday:
-Agenda: 11-14-14
PROGRESS REPORT: If your parents/guardian views your 13 1/2 week progress report and your current gradebook and emails me at:[email protected] by next Friday, 11/21, you will receive some extra credit.
Week 15: November 17-21
Monday: Math Lab
-Literary Analysis Template
-Agenda: 11-17-14
-Type rough drafts; these are due Wednesday, 11/19 by the end of class with a ten point deduction per day they're late.
Tuesday: Math Lab
-Agenda: 11-18-14
-Continue working on rough drafts.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TURNITIN.COM:
-Create an account for Turnitin.com
-You will need the Class ID and password for this class. (Write it down somewhere, and check your email if you need a reminder!)
-When it is time to upload your work to Turnitin.com, please download your research paper as a pdf file or as a Word document and then upload it to Turnitin.com; please do not copy and paste, or it will change your format.
-Make sure you write down or print out your confirmation number once you submit your essay to turnitin.com
-If you need help setting up an account, click here for an instructional video! If you need help submitting a paper, click here.
Wednesday:
-Finish your rough drafts, and submit them by 11:59 p.m. tonight to turnitin.com. Please review the instructions above. There will be a ten point deduction per day they are edited, late, and/or not submitted to turnitin.com
Thursday:
-Continue revolutionary literature.
-Agenda: 11-20-14
-Click here for the link to Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention.
-Persuasive Appeals in Patrick Henry's Speech Due: tomorrow, Friday, 11/21
Friday:
-Continue revolutionary literature.
-Read President Obama's speech; click here for the link. Complete the speech analysis. (Copy and paste the analysis to a new Google Doc & share it with me: [email protected] or you may hand write the assignment and turn it in.
-Speech Analysis (Word version)
Week 16: November 24-28
Thanksgiving Break
Week 17: December 1-6
Monday:
-Agenda: 12-01-14
-Condensed/Modern Declaration of Independence
-Personal Declaration of Independence Instructions
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 12-02-14
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 12-03-14
-Personal declarations of independence are due today; present them for extra credit!
-Come up with ten review questions according to the list you are assigned; here is the list. Due: tomorrow
Thursday:
-Agenda: 12-04-14
-Play vocabulary review game.
Friday:
-SAT Vocabulary test today (lists 1-7)
Week 18: December 8-12
Monday: Math Lab
-Agenda: 12-08-14
-Literary Analysis: Type final drafts.
*The academic line in the sand is today. . .
Tuesday: Math Lab
-Agenda: 12-09-14
-Literary Analysis: Type final drafts.
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 12-10-14
-Poetic Devices
-Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Thursday:
-Final literary analyses are due tomorrow, 12/12 by 11:59 p.m.!
-Peer Editing/Personal Checklist
-Exam Study Guide (extra credit) Word format
-Exam Study Guide (extra credit) pdf format
Friday: Media Center Lab
-The final draft of your literary analysis is due by tonight, 11:59 p.m. to turnitin.com. There will be a ten point deduction per day your essay is not submitted.
Week 19: December 15-19
Monday: Media Center Lab
-Review for exams. . .
Tuesday:
1st & 2nd period exams
Wednesday:
3rd & 4th period exams
Thursday:
-5th & 6th period exams
Friday:
-7th period exam & early release
December 22-January 2
*Christmas break*
11th Grade American Literature & Composition A
Fall 2014
*This is a tentative schedule, and I reserve the right to change it at any time. Also, I am available for quiz/test-make ups and extra help before school on select days. Please coordinate with me ahead of time to do so.
Anchor Texts:
-The Crucible (drama) by Arthur Miller
-Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass
Writing Focus:
-Diagnostic
-Persuasive: Letter
-Research: Literary Analysis
Literary terms to know:
-allegory
-act (in a play)
-alliteration
- allusion
-antagonist
-aphorism
-aside
-assonance
-audience
-autobiography
-biography
-conflict (internal and external)
-comedy
-connotation (versus denotation)
-consonance
-characterization
-creation myth
-dialogue
-diction
-direct quote
-drama
-end rhyme
-fiction (fake)
-figurative Language (versus literal language)
-foil (character)
-folk tale
-imagery
-internal rhyme
-irony (situational, dramatic, and verbal)
-metaphor (and extended metaphor)
-mood
-monologue
-motif
-myth
-narrative
-nonfiction (not fake)
-onomatopoeia
-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:
All essays should be "shared" with me via Google Docs. As a reminder for how to "share" documents, please follow these instructions:
1) When looking at the Google doc, please select the blue "share" button in the upper-right hand corner of the document.
2)Then where it says, "Add people", type in my email address: [email protected]
3) When the screen asks you if you are sure that you want to share the document, select "Yes".
4) Select the "done" button when finished.
5) Double check with me to ensure I received the document in my email.
American Literature Common Core Standards
August 7th (Thursday):
Welcome to American Literature & Composition A! Discuss classroom expectations and syllabus. Get syllabus signed by next Thursday, 8/14.
August 8: (Friday):
-Diagnostic/baseline writing today (for whole school)
Week 1 (full week): August 11-15
Monday:
Media Center Lab:
1. Go to USA TEST PREP.
2. Register for my class (Server).
3. Take a benchmark.
4. Type in this benchmark code: YAZUSABUXE
5. Retake missed questions, and I will take an average of your scores.
6. Verify that I've seen your score. If you make an average of any of the following scores, you will receive extra credit towards your first test!
Extra Credit Scale:
95-100 = 4 extra points, 90-94 = 3 extra points, 85-89 = 2 extra points, 84-80 = 1 point
Tuesday:
-Get to know each other activity
-Write a letter to me stating your goals for this semester! Due: Wednesday, 8/13
Requirements:
Write a one page letter to me addressing the following questions:
1) What are your goals for this year? 2) What is something you did well at last year? 3) What is something you need to improve upon, and how do you plan to achieve it? *Include 3 semicolons correctly. *You may only use two linking verbs.
Wednesday:
-Goals Letter due today (half credit tomorrow only)
-Syllabus due tomorrow
-Discuss writing goals for juniors
-Begin evaluating student sample essays. Here is the rubric.
Thursday:
-Syllabus due today
-Finish evaluating student sample essays. Due: by the end of class today
Friday:
-Take background notes on Native American Literature.
-Discuss student sample essay results.
2nd Period: Read pp.20-21 in textbook.
Week 2: August 18-22
Monday:
-Read "The World on The Turtle's Back" (Iroqois), and answer the corresponding questions. These are due tomorrow, Tuesday, 8/19.
Tuesday:
-"The World on the Turtle's Back" questions/answers due today (half credit tomorrow only).
-Begin warm-ups ("bell-ringers") and vocabulary today (copious & tenacious). . . *If you are ever absent, please get these from me or a reliable friend.
-Read the short story, "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" pp. 48-55 in your textbook, and answer the following questions: 1 (the 3 bullet point comprehension questions only), 2, 3, and 5 (the 3 bullet point comprehension questions only). Also, answer question number 2 on pg. 53: In 3-4 paragraphs, explain an eyewitness account of a ceremony (you have either participated in or witnessed). Incorporate imagery, symbolism, ritual, and anything else that is unique to this particular ceremony. Due: tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/20
Wednesday:
-"Description of Rites" due today (half credit tomorrow only)
-Vocabulary: surreptitious & voracious
-"What is a Trickster?" notes
-Questions for trickster tales *File questions in your "Class Work" section of your notebook.
"The Coyote and the Buffalo"
-"Fox and Coyote and Whale"
-Expect a "pop quiz" soon over the Native American literature & notes!
Thursday:
-"Song of the Sky Loom" (Tewa)
-"Hunting Song" (Navajo)
-Complete poetry analyses in groups. Due: tomorrow
-Vocabulary: officious & spurious
-Expect a pop quiz soon!
Friday:
-Poetry analyses due today (half credit Monday only)
-Vocabulary: onerous & gregarious *Quiz TBA
-"Pop" quiz over Native American literature & notes *If you were absent, you must come before school and make up this quiz within 5 days.
-Picture day is this Tuesday, 8/26 (during this class)!
Week 3: August 25-29
Monday:
Copy and paste this webquest into a Google Doc, and share it with me: swanson[email protected]
Due:
-Picture day is tomorrow!
-Vocabulary Quiz #1 Friday, 8/29
Tuesday:
-Picture day!
-Finish taking notes on Puritan ideals.
-Finish recording vocabulary list #2 (for quiz).
Wednesday:
-Get plagiarism forms signed by Friday, 8/29!
-Begin reading excerpt of William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" (pp. 81-87).
Thursday:
-Class officer elections today
-Vocabulary Quiz #1 is tomorrow!
-Plagiarism forms are due tomorrow.
-Finish reading the excerpt of William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation", and write & answer questions: 1 (comprehension check only), 3, and 4, and file these in the "Class Work" section of your notebook.
-Watch "The White Man's First Thanksgiving".
-Read and highlight the article, "Thanksgiving".
-Expect a "timed write" soon!
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #1 is today
-Plagiarism forms due today
-Begin reading and discussing "Cultural Imperialism: An American Tradition" by Julia Galeota. Also, work on your reading guides/graphic organizers.
-Expect a "timed write" soon!
Week 4: September 1-September 5
Monday: LABOR DAY/NO SCHOOL
Tuesday:
-Turn in your plagiarism form if you haven't done so already!
-Expect a pop notebook quiz soon!
-Finish reading and discussing "Cultural Imperialism: An American Tradition". Fill out your graphic organizer; this will help you on your timed write!
Wednesday:
-Copy vocabulary (list 3).
-Your second vocabulary quiz (over lists 3 & 4) will be next Friday, 9/12.
-Discuss persuasive writing.
Persuasive Writing 101
-Your timed write will be tomorrow and Friday!
-Open house is tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
Thursday:
-Begin timed write.
-Open House tonight at 7 p.m.
Friday:
-Finish timed writes. Due: by the end of class
Week 5: September 8-12
Monday:
-sub plans. . . Analyze the two poems by Anne Bradstreet. See me for the worksheet if you were absent.
Tuesday:
-Record Vocabulary List 4.
-Vocabulary Quiz #2 is this Friday, 9/12.
-Take notes on persuasive techniques/devices.
Wednesday:
-Read excerpt from Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" and fill out the accompanying graphic organizer. Due: tomorrow, 9/11.
Thursday:
-Graphic organizer for sermon is due today.
-Complete your vocabulary practice. Due: tomorrow, 9/12
-Vocabulary Quiz #2 is tomorrow (over lists 3 & 4).
Friday: *PROGRESS REPORTS available online today*
-If your parent/guardian sends me an email to: [email protected] verifying he/she has seen your progress report and current Gradebook, I will give you some extra credit towards your first essay/test grade.
-Vocabulary Quiz #2 is today (over lists 3 & 4)
-Evaluate Jonathan Edwards' sermon, by determining in what ways it was effectively persuasive and it what ways it was not. (The sermon is attached above under "Wednesday".) See the organizer here. Due: Monday, 9/15
Week 6: September 15-19
Monday:
-Jonathan Edwards/graphic organizer due today (half credit tomorrow only).
-Read Red Jacket's "Lecture to A Missionary" and record all his objections against Reverend Cram and the other settlers. Then, with your partner, begin working on your speech/letter back to Red Letter (from the perspective of Reverend Cram).
-Vocabulary Quiz #3 will be Friday, 9/26
-The Georgia Graduation Writing test is next Wednesday, 9/24 (1st-3rd period).
Tuesday:
-Lab 2213: Set up a Google doc., share it with one another and me (Email: [email protected]) , and work on your letters/speeches. These are due tomorrow.
Wednesday:
-Continue copying vocabulary list 5.
-Revise, print, and practice speeches for the first half of class. Then, present speeches to the class.
Thursday:
-Present speeches.
-Extra credit email due tomorrow
-Puritan test next Thursday, 9/26. See what you need to review here.
Friday:
-Extra credit email due today
-Copy Vocabulary List 6.
-Finish presenting speeches.
-List ten corrections/things you can improve in your next essay.
Week 7: September 22-26
Monday:
-10 corrections due today
-Work on persuasive writing. . . (introduction, body paragraph/topic sentences, and conclusion).
-What should I study for the test?
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
-Georgia Graduation Writing Test today (required for all juniors) 1st-3rd period
-Puritan test tomorrow, 9/26
Thursday:
-Puritan test today
-Vocabulary Quiz #3 tomorrow (over lists 5 & 6)
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #3 today (over lists 5 & 6) *Hint: Know how to use all the words in a sentence!
-Pep rally
Homecoming game tonight!
Week 8: September 29-October 3
Monday:
-Begin copying vocabulary list 7.
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) will be next Friday, 10/10
-Read "The Examination of Sarah Good" pp. 144-147 and discuss.
Tuesday:
-Finish discussing "The Examination of Sarah Good", and answer questions #1-6 on page 148. File these in the "Class Work" section of your binder. -Begin taking background notes about The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Wednesday:
-Finish taking background notes about The Crucible. The Prezi is here.
-Agenda: 10-01
Thursday:
-Begin reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
- Reading guide questions for The Crucible.
-Agenda: 10-02
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) today
-Continue reading The Crucible, and work on your reading guides.
Week 9: October 6-10
Monday:
-Copy vocabulary list 8.
-Expect pop quizzes over The Crucible!
Tuesday:
-Bell Ringer. . .
-Finish watching Act I Scene I of the play.
-Continue reading and discussing Act I.
Wednesday:
-Bell Ringer. . .
-What causes hysteria/mob mentality?
-Discuss the characters in Act I.
2nd Period: Read pp. 186-end of Act I.
4th Period: Read pp. 188-end of Act I.
Thursday:
-Bell Ringer. . .
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 (lists 7 & 8) tomorrow
-Complete vocabulary practice. . . Write one original sentence for each of the twenty vocabulary words over lists 7 & 8. Due: tomorrow at the beginning of class (Friday, 10/10)
Friday:
-Vocabulary Quiz #4 today (lists 7 & 8)
-Begin reading Act II of The Crucible.
Week 10: October 13-17
Monday: FALL BREAK/NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Staff development day (no students attending today)
Wednesday:
-PSAT today (all sophomores)
-ASVAB today (all juniors)
-No class today due to above activities
Thursday:
-Agenda: 10-16
-Vocabulary practice = half credit today only
-Copy Vocabulary List 9.
-Articles for modern day witch-hunts:
Witch Article 1
Witch Article 2
-Create a Google Doc, and share it with me at: [email protected]
-Write a one page personal response to these articles. How are they similar to The Crucible? What is striking to you about them, and how do they affect you?
-2nd Period: 9:56- 11:12 a.m.
-4th Period:1:08-2:24 p.m.
Friday:
-Agenda: 10-17-14
-Article responses due today (half credit Monday only)
-Research Instructions: Literary Analysis Fall 2014
-Research Instructions: Literary Analysis Fall 2014 PDF version
- 9 1/2 week progress reports will be issued today. Extra credit due next Friday, 10/24
Week 11: October 20-24
Monday:
-Article responses = half credit today only
-Copy Vocabulary List 10 today. Quiz #5 will be this Friday, 10/24 (lists 9 & 10)
-Agenda: 10-20-14
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 10-21-14
-Reading Guide Check 1 (over Acts I & II) will be Friday, 10/24.
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 10-22-14
Thursday:
-Agenda: 10-23-14
-Progress report extra credit due tomorrow
-Vocabulary Quiz #5 is tomorrow (lists 9 & 10)
-Reading Guides for Acts I & II are due tomorrow.
-Literary Analysis Step 1 (quotation charts) for Acts II & II due Tuesday, 10/28
Friday:
-Progress report extra credit due today
-Vocabulary Quiz #5 is today (lists 9 & 10)
-Reading Guides for Acts I & II are due today.
Week 12: October 27-31
Monday:
-Literary Analysis Step 1 (quotation charts) for Acts I & II due tomorrow, 10/28 (no half credit for late work for this assignment)
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 10-28-14
-What is a literary analysis? (from OWL/PURDUE)
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 10-29-14
Thursday:
-Agenda: 10-30-14
Friday:
-Agenda: 10-31-14
-Read Act IV (pp. 229-end) today; if you don't finish, it's homework. Note: The link to the play is posted at the top of this page.
-Thesis draft #1 is due Monday, 11/03
-Fishbowl discussion soon!
-Test over The Crucible TBA!
Week 13: November 3-7
Monday:
-Agenda: 11-03-14
-Thesis draft #1 is due today; revise your thesis statements to receive credit for both checks.
-Reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV are due Wednesday, 11/05.
-The test over The Crucible will be next Wednesday, 11/12.
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 11-04-14
-Fishbowl Discussion Questions for The Crucible
-Outer Circle Critique Questions for The Crucible
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 11-05-14
-Reading guides and quotation charts for Acts III & IV are due today (half credit tomorrow only).
Thursday: LAB 2214
-Agenda: 11-06-14
-Work on literary analysis outlines (50 points towards research grade), and begin locating your two scholarly secondary sources (Galenet, Galileo, and book sources only). Outlines due: Monday, 11/10 *If you are typing your outlines, you need to copy and paste the template below, and share it with me now at: [email protected]
-Documented Sentence Outline Electronic Version
-To access Galenet and Galileo, click here. To access these databases from home, you need outside passwords, so please see me to obtain a sheet.
Friday: LAB 2214
-Agenda: 11-07-14
-Work on literary analysis outlines (50 points towards research grade), and continue locating your two scholarly secondary sources (Galenet, Galileo, and book sources only). Outlines due: Monday, 11/10 by the beginning of class
-Be prepared for your fishbowl discussion Monday! (At least 3 bullet points per question)
Week 14: November 10-14
Monday:
-Agenda: 11-10-14
-Outlines due today by the beginning of class (half credit tomorrow)
-Begin the fishbowl discussion over The Crucible today.
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 11-11-14
-Conclude the fishbowl discussion over The Crucible today; turn in both sheets.
-The Crucible test is tomorrow.
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 11-12-14
-The Crucible test today
Thursday:
-Agenda: 11-13-14
-Begin Revolutionary Lit.
Friday:
-Agenda: 11-14-14
PROGRESS REPORT: If your parents/guardian views your 13 1/2 week progress report and your current gradebook and emails me at:[email protected] by next Friday, 11/21, you will receive some extra credit.
Week 15: November 17-21
Monday: Math Lab
-Literary Analysis Template
-Agenda: 11-17-14
-Type rough drafts; these are due Wednesday, 11/19 by the end of class with a ten point deduction per day they're late.
Tuesday: Math Lab
-Agenda: 11-18-14
-Continue working on rough drafts.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TURNITIN.COM:
-Create an account for Turnitin.com
-You will need the Class ID and password for this class. (Write it down somewhere, and check your email if you need a reminder!)
-When it is time to upload your work to Turnitin.com, please download your research paper as a pdf file or as a Word document and then upload it to Turnitin.com; please do not copy and paste, or it will change your format.
-Make sure you write down or print out your confirmation number once you submit your essay to turnitin.com
-If you need help setting up an account, click here for an instructional video! If you need help submitting a paper, click here.
Wednesday:
-Finish your rough drafts, and submit them by 11:59 p.m. tonight to turnitin.com. Please review the instructions above. There will be a ten point deduction per day they are edited, late, and/or not submitted to turnitin.com
Thursday:
-Continue revolutionary literature.
-Agenda: 11-20-14
-Click here for the link to Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention.
-Persuasive Appeals in Patrick Henry's Speech Due: tomorrow, Friday, 11/21
Friday:
-Continue revolutionary literature.
-Read President Obama's speech; click here for the link. Complete the speech analysis. (Copy and paste the analysis to a new Google Doc & share it with me: [email protected] or you may hand write the assignment and turn it in.
-Speech Analysis (Word version)
Week 16: November 24-28
Thanksgiving Break
Week 17: December 1-6
Monday:
-Agenda: 12-01-14
-Condensed/Modern Declaration of Independence
-Personal Declaration of Independence Instructions
Tuesday:
-Agenda: 12-02-14
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 12-03-14
-Personal declarations of independence are due today; present them for extra credit!
-Come up with ten review questions according to the list you are assigned; here is the list. Due: tomorrow
Thursday:
-Agenda: 12-04-14
-Play vocabulary review game.
Friday:
-SAT Vocabulary test today (lists 1-7)
Week 18: December 8-12
Monday: Math Lab
-Agenda: 12-08-14
-Literary Analysis: Type final drafts.
*The academic line in the sand is today. . .
Tuesday: Math Lab
-Agenda: 12-09-14
-Literary Analysis: Type final drafts.
Wednesday:
-Agenda: 12-10-14
-Poetic Devices
-Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Thursday:
-Final literary analyses are due tomorrow, 12/12 by 11:59 p.m.!
-Peer Editing/Personal Checklist
-Exam Study Guide (extra credit) Word format
-Exam Study Guide (extra credit) pdf format
Friday: Media Center Lab
-The final draft of your literary analysis is due by tonight, 11:59 p.m. to turnitin.com. There will be a ten point deduction per day your essay is not submitted.
Week 19: December 15-19
Monday: Media Center Lab
-Review for exams. . .
Tuesday:
1st & 2nd period exams
Wednesday:
3rd & 4th period exams
Thursday:
-5th & 6th period exams
Friday:
-7th period exam & early release
December 22-January 2
*Christmas break*