Whitewater High School
American Literature & Composition B
Spring Semester 2014
*Please note that this is a tentative schedule and that I reserve the right to make changes whenever necessary.
Unit 3: Self-Reliance and Nonconformity (a study of Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and Gothic Literature)
Anchor Texts: an overview of the American Romantics and Transcendentalists
Unit 4: The Power of Gender, Culture, and Language: A look at the Harlem-Renaissance, the Feminist Movement, and a peak into Modernism/Post-Modernism Themes: The Aftermath of Destruction: Reconstructing the American Dream; is the American Dream an illusion or a reality?
Anchor Texts:
A Raisin in The Sun
The Great Gatsby
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
-euphemism*
-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
-pun
-repetition
-rhetoric
-rhetorical questions
-rhyme scheme
-satire
-scene
-setting
-simile
-slave narrative
-soliloquy
-stage directions
-structure
-style
-symbolism
-tragedy
-tragic hero
-theme
-tone
-Trickster Tale
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Week 1: January 6-10
Monday: SNOW DAY syllabus
Tuesday: SNOW DAY
Wednesday: Welcome to American Literature & Composition B! Discuss classroom expectations. Get syllabus signed by Wednesday, 1/15.-Write a letter to me stating your academic goals. Due: by the end of class
-Begin taking notes on Romanticism & Transcendentalism.
Thursday:
1-09 PowerPoint
American Transcendentalism Quote Chart
Friday:
Lab 703: EOCT Baseline
Instructions:
1. Log into USA TEST PREP
2. Register for my class (Server).
3. Take a benchmark.
1st Period: Type in this benchmark code: MUFEBAZEZU
2nd Period: Type in this benchmark code: JEMONUTEFE
4. Retake missed questions.
5. Verify that I've seen your scores.
Week 2: January 13-17
Monday:
1-13 Agenda
-Begin Unit 1 Vocabulary. Every two weeks you will have a quiz over the vocabulary words. You may also make notecards for each list for extra credit. Your Unit 1 quiz will be Friday, 1/24.
-American Transcendentalism quote chart due tomorrow.
Tuesday:
-American Transcendentalism charts due today
-Finish copying Unit 1 vocabulary.
-Begin watching DPS, and work on DPS viewing guide. You will have an in-class essay over "Self-Reliance", Walden, and DPS.
Wednesday:
-Syllabus due today
-Continue DPS & working on viewing guides.
Thursday:
*AP information meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the auditorium
-Syllabus = 1/2 credit today only
-Finish film.
Friday:
-Begin in-class essay.
Week 3: January 20-24
Monday: MLK DAY/ No school today!
Tuesday:
*AP forms are due by Friday!
-Finish in-class essay.
-Unit 2 Vocabulary
-Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary quiz Friday, 1/24.
Wednesday:
-Introduction to Gothic Romanticism. . .
-Watch A&E's Biography The Mystery of Edgar Allen Poe, and answer guided reading notes.
Thursday:
-Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary quiz tomorrow
-Extra credit note cards due tomorrow
-Read Historical Background: The Dark Side of Individualism: American Gothic (pp. 446-447 in textbook).
-Take notes on Gothic Romanticism and motifs in Poe's writings
-Begin reading "The Black Cat" by Poe (Only 2nd period began reading this today).
-Begin filling out the motifs chart.
Friday:
-AP forms are due by today!
-Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary quiz today
-Extra credit note cards due.
-Finish reading "The Black Cat", and work on motifs chart.
Week 4: January 27-31
Monday:
-Begin Unit 3 vocabulary this week.
-Unit 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz will be next Friday, 2/7.
-Finish reading "The Black Cat", and work on motif charts.
Tuesday:
-Lab 703: student health survey
-Complete motif charts for "The Black Cat".
Wednesday: SNOW DAY
Thursday:
SNOW DAY
-Motif charts for "The Black Cat" are due the day you return.
Friday:SNOW DAY
Week 5: February 3-7
Monday:
-motif charts for "The Black Cat" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Finish copying Unit 3 vocabulary, and begin copying Unit 4 vocabulary.
-Units 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz this Friday, 2/7
-Define the word, "allegory", and read Poe's Gothic short story, "The Masque of the Red Death" (pp. 451-461 in textbook), and begin filling out your second motif chart. These charts are due Wednesday, 2/5. Note: For this motif chart, only find two quotes for eight of the motifs.
Tuesday:
-motif charts = 1/2 credit today only
-Finish copying Unit 4 vocabulary. Units 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz this Friday, 2/7. Make flashcards for extra credit!
-Finish discussing "The Masque of the Red Death"; motif charts for "Masque. . . " are due tomorrow.
-Discuss how Poe creates mood in his works.
-Begin reading "The Fall of the House of Usher" (pp. 473-494 in textbook), and begin filling out another motif chart.
-You may listen to the story here.
Wednesday:
-motif charts for "The Masque of the Red Death" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Finish reading "The Fall of the House of Usher", and work on motif charts. Charts are due: Monday, 2/10
-You will have a test over Poe's works either Wednesday or Thursday of next week (TBA).
Thursday:
-Unit 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz tomorrow; make flashcards for extra credit!
-Finish reading "The Fall of the House of Usher". Motif charts are due Monday, 2/10.
-You will have a test over Poe's works either Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Friday:
*severe weather drill during 1st period
-Unit 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz today/Turn in flashcards for extra credit!
-motif chart for "The Fall of the House of Usher" due Monday, 2/10
-Take notes on Poetic Devices.
-Analyze the poem, "The Bells" by Poe, and answer the corresponding questions. 1st Period: Analysis due Tuesday, 2/11
"The Bells" & Questions
Week 6: February 10-14
Monday:
-4 1/2 week progress reports will be issued today; get these signed & returned by Thursday, 2/13 for extra credit.
-No vocabulary this week or next
-Motif charts for "Fall of the House of Usher" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Analysis of "The Bells" is due tomorrow.
-Test over Poe's works Thursday, 2/13
-Analyze the poem, "Annabel Lee" using the TPCASTT analysis method. Analyses are due Wednesday, 2/12.
*The registration meeting for juniors is today during IF.*
Tuesday:
-Progress reports are due Thursday, 2/13.
-Analysis of "The Bells" due today (tomorrow for 1/2 credit only)
-Analysis (TPCASTT) of "Annabel Lee" is due tomorrow.
-Read & discuss "The Raven" pp. 466-470 (in textbook). Identify five motifs, and find two quotes for each. Also, find ten examples of poetic devices and list them. Due: Thursday, 2/20
-Listen to "The Raven" here.
-Test over Poe's works Thursday, 2/13
Wednesday: SNOW DAY
-Analysis (TPCASTT) of "Annabel Lee:*Because of the snow day, the TPCASTT will be due Wednesday, 2/19 when you return from winter break.
*Because of the snow day, the test over Poe's works will be postponed until Friday, 2/21.
Thursday: SNOW DAY
*Because of the snow days, progress reports will be due Friday, 2/21.
Friday: WINTER BREAK BEGINS
Week 7: February 17-21
Monday: WINTER BREAK (President's Day)
Tuesday: WINTER BREAK ENDS
Wednesday:
-Analysis (TPCASTT) of "Annabel Lee" is due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-The test over Poe's works will be Thursday, 2/20
-The motif chart for "The Raven" is due tomorrow, 2/20- 4 1/2 week progress reports are due Friday, 2/21
Things to review for test:
1) “The Black Cat” (handout) short story
2) “Annabel Lee” (handout) poem
3) “The Bells” (handout) poem
4) “The Raven” pp. 466-470 poem
5) “Fall of the House of Usher” pp. 473-494 short story
6) “The Masque of Red Death” pp. 454-461 short story
*Review notes, poetic devices, literary terms, and plot of stories! What is Gothic Romanticism?
*You need a pencil and paper tomorrow!
Thursday:
-The motif chart for "The Raven" is due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Test over Poe's works today
- 4 1/2 week progress reports are due tomorrow
Friday:
-Progress reports due today.
-Discuss research requirements.
-Choose research topics today (two motifs + two works by Poe).
-Get your parent/guardian's signature by Thursday, 2/27.
-Formulate thesis draft #1. This is due Monday, 2/24.
Creating a good thesis statement
What is a Literary Analysis/OWL PURDUE
Week 8: February 24-28
Monday:
-Discuss thesis drafts, and revise thesis statements. Begin working on your documented sentence outline. Remember that these outlines count as 50 points towards your research grade and are due next Monday, 3/3.
-Parent acknowledgement forms due Thursday, 2/27.
Tuesday:
-Continue working on documented sentence outlines and are due Monday, 3/3.
-Parent acknowledgement forms due Thursday, 2/27.
Wednesday:
Locating a scholarly secondary source
Media Center: Locate scholarly secondary sources, and continue working on your documented sentence outlines (due Monday, 3/3).
-For this paper, you need three scholarly secondary sources, with at least one being a print source. Furthermore, the only web databases you may use are Galenet and Galileo.
Directions for how to access Galileo & Galenet
Password for Galenet: wildcats
Password for Galileo: secret
-Parent acknowledgement forms due tomorrow.
Thursday:
-Activity Bell Schedule for Black History Program: Shades of Past to the Millennium during 1st Period
2nd Period:
-Parent acknowledgement forms due today
-Documented sentence outlines due Monday, 3/3
Friday:
-Finish working on documented sentence outlines; these are due Monday, 3/3
-Continue gathering scholarly secondary source information.
Week 9: March 3-7
Monday:
Media Center:
-Documented sentence outlines due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Continue gathering scholarly secondary source information.
Tuesday:
-Begin new unit. . . What is "the American Dream"? Define it for yourself, and record the real definition.
-Read the Historical Background: The American Dream: Illusion or Reality? pp. 820-822 in your textbooks, and take notes.
-Examine different perspectives of the dream.
-Look at a clip from West Side Story. What are the conflicting ideas about the dream?
-Begin reading the short story, "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska pp. 863-872, and answer corresponding questions.
Wednesday:
-Finish reading "America and I", and answer the corresponding questions. Due: by the beginning of class tomorrow
Thursday:
Lab 703: Begin typing rough drafts & Works Cited pages; these are due Monday, 3/10 by the end of class.
Fayette County Writing Rubric Level One
Common Writing "Sins"
Citations for Poe's Works
Friday:
Lab 703: Continue typing rough drafts & Works Cited pages; these are due Monday, 3/10 by the end of class.
Week 10: March 10-14
Monday:
Lab 703: Rough drafts are due by the end of class today. There will be a ten point deduction per day essays are late/edited.
Tuesday:
-Continue unit on "The American Dream"
-In pairs, either quietly or silently read "In The American Society" by Gish Jen (pp. 879-890 in your textbook), and answer accompanying questions . These are due tomorrow, 3/12.
-Expect a "pop quiz" over the previous short stories at any point!
Wednesday:
-Questions for "In The American Society" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)-"pop" quiz over short stories
-Bell Ringer: From what you know and what we've read, come up with 5 pros and 5 cons concerning The American Dream.
-Read F. Scott Fitzgerald's bio pg. 862.
-Assign novels (Don't lose or damage these, or you will have to pay an obligation fee.)
-Discuss reading guide for The Great Gatsby.
-Discuss quote project. *If your quotes show up on a site like "Sparknotes", "Shmoop", "Gradesaver", etc. you will not receive credit. No shortcuts!
-Link to The Great Gatsby
-If you would like to listen to The Great Gatsby, listen here.
-Homework: Read Chapter 1, and beginning working on reading guide questions.
The Great Gatsby Character Map
Thursday:
-Read Chapters 2-3, and continue working on reading guides.
-Conference about rough drafts.
Friday:
-Read Chapter 4 in class, and take quiz over Chapters 1-4.
-Continue conferencing about rough drafts.
-Reading guides for Chapters 1-5 are due Monday, 3/17.
Week 11: March 17-21
Monday:
-Reading guides for Chapters 1-5 are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow)
-Bell Ringer: Describe four of the characters in The Great Gatsby. Make sure you can prove what you say about them.
-Complete a WAC (Writing Across the Curriculum) about the CBS broadcast: "Happiness: According to the Danish". Due: tomorrow
Tuesday:
-WAC due today
-Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
-View scenes from Chapter 5.
-Read Chapter 6, and continue working on reading guides.
Wednesday:
-Reading day: Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, and work on reading guides.
-Expect one more pop quiz over the novel.
-The Great Gatsby test will be next Tuesday, 3/25.
-Reading guides for Chapters 6-9 are due next Tuesday, 3/25.
-Quote projects will be due next Wednesday, 3/26 by 11:59 p.m.
Thursday:
PROGRESS REPORT: Get your progress reports signed by next Thursday, 3/27 for extra credit.
-Analyze Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes using the TPCASTT method.
-Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby.
Friday:
-Finish the novel.
-Take final quiz.
-Continue working on reading guides and your quote projects.
Week 12: March 24-28
Monday:
Lab 703: Work on your Gatsby quote projects. These are due by Wednesday, 3/26 by 11:59 p.m. and should be "shared" with me using Google Docs.
-The test over The Great Gatsby is tomorrow; bring a pencil and paper!
-Reading guides for Chapters 6-9 are due tomorrow.
Tuesday:
-Test over The Great Gatsby
-Reading guides for Chapters 6-9 are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only).
-Quote projects are due by Wednesday, 3/26 by 11:59 p.m. and should be "shared" using Google Docs.
Wednesday:
-Watch film.
-Quote projects are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. and should be "shared" using Google Docs.
-9 1/2 week progress reports are due tomorrow for extra credit.
Thursday:
-Finish film. Discuss/review for American Literature EOCT.
-9 1/2 week progress reports are due today for extra credit.
Friday:
Lab 703: EOCT Practice
-Take benchmark on USA TEST PREP today.
Instructions:
1. Log into USA TEST PREP
2. Register for my class (Server).
3. Take a benchmark.
4. Type in this benchmark code: ROPAPELEFA
5. Retake missed questions.
6. Verify that I've seen your scores.
*I will take an average of your two scores.
Week 13: March 31-April 4
Monday:
Lab 703: Work on final research drafts. These are due Wednesday, April 2 by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
Tuesday:
Lab 703: Work on final research drafts. These are due Wednesday, April 2 by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
Wednesday:
-Final research drafts are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
-Prepare for fishbowl discussion over The Great Gatsby.
-Answer each prompt fully (with multiple examples/reasons) and using textual evidence.
-Outer circle questions
Thursday:
-Conduct fishbowl discussion (quiz grade).
Friday:
-Finish fishbowl discussion, and turn in both your prompt questions and outer circle critique questions.
-Return novels ASAP!
Happy spring break!
Week 14: April 7-11
Monday: SPRING BREAK
Tuesday: SPRING BREAK
Wednesday: SPRING BREAK
Thursday: SPRING BREAK
Friday: SPRING BREAK
Week 15: April 14-18
Monday:
-Return novels ASAP!
-Take background notes on A Raisin in The Sun
-The EOCT'S are in two weeks (April 29-May 1). Review the literary era chart I gave you!
Reading guides for A Raisin in The Sun are worth a test grade. See the rubric here. Due date: TBA
Tuesday:
-Begin reading A Raisin in The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Here is a copy of the full text of the play.
-Expect pop quizzes over the play!
-EOCT/Literary Eras Review
Wednesday:
-Finish Act I Scene I of A Raisin in The Sun & watch it.
Thursday:
-1st: Finish viewing Act I Scene I. Begin reading Act I Scene II.
-2nd: Finish reading Act I Scene II.
Friday:
-Take A Raisin in The Sun pop quiz over Act I (2nd period only).
-Finish viewing Act I.
-Begin reading Act II.
Week 16: April 21-25
Monday:
-EOCT's are next week! The schedule is posted below. Remember that the EOCT replaces your final exam and counts as 20% of your final grade.
-EOCT review: Review logical fallacies and the four common types of writing.
-Identifying Common Writing Types
-1st Period: Take A Raisin in The Sun quiz over Act I.
-Read the article, "What is African to Me?--A Question of Identity" by Pauli Murray. In a paragraph, explain how this article relates to Beneatha in her quest to find her identify. Then, in another paragraph, determine what you believe makes up one's identity.
1st period: due by tomorrow
2nd period: due by the end of class
Tuesday:
1st Period: Turn in your paragraphs about the article/identity.
-bell ringer. . .
-1st period: Watch Act I Scene II. Begin reading Act II.
-2nd period: Read Act II Scene I. Begin watching scene.
Wednesday:
-bell ringer. . .
-Analyze the poem, "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, and complete a TPCASTT for it.
Thursday:
-bell ringer. . .
-TPCASTTs of "Dreams" due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-1st period: Finish Act II Scene I & Scene II.
-2nd period: Read Act II Scene II, and watch it.
Friday:
Lab 714
-Take a benchmark on USA TEST PREP today; this is the last benchmark you will take for this class.
Instructions:
1. Log into USA TEST PREP
2. Register for my class if you have not done so already (Server).
3. Take the benchmark entitled, "EOCT Practice: Final Benchmark".
4. Type in this benchmark code: HAREYATEFA
5. Retake missed questions.
6. Verify that I've seen your scores.
*I will take an average of your two scores. Also, if you score an average of a 90% or above, I will add an additional five points to your score.
Week 17: April 28-May 2
Monday:PROGRESS REPORT: Get 13 1/2 week progress reports signed by next Monday, 5/5 for extra credit.
-EOCT's begin tomorrow.
-Read Act II Scene III in A Raisin in The Sun.
Tuesday:
1st Period: American Literature & Composition EOCT
2nd Period: regular class
4th Period: EOCT
Wednesday:
2nd Period: American Literature & Composition EOCT
3rd Period: regular class
5th Period: EOCT
Thursday:
3rd Period: EOCT
5th Period: regular class
6th Period: EOCT
Friday:
-There is no more Instructional Focus for the rest of the year.
-Finish reading A Raisin in The Sun today. (Read Act III.)
-Note: I will now take the progress reports for extra credit through Tuesday instead of Monday.
-Reading guide analyses for A Raisin in The Sun are due Thursday, 5/8 by 11:59 p.m. with a ten point deduction per day they're late.
-The test over A Raisin in The Sun will be next Friday, 5/9* . Bring a pencil & extra paper!
Week 18: May 5-9
Monday:
-Lab 703: Work on reading guide questions for A Raisin in The Sun. These should be typed and shared using Google Docs and are worth a test grade. Due: Thursday, 5/8 by 11:59 p.m. (10 point deduction per day they're late) See the rubric here.
-Fishbowl discussion over A Raisin in The Sun Wednesday & Thursday (quiz grade)
Tuesday:
-13 1/2 week progress reports are due by today for extra credit.
-Lab 703: Work on reading guide questions for A Raisin in The Sun. These should be typed and shared using Google Docs and are worth a test grade. Due: Thursday, 5/8 by 11:59 p.m. (10 point deduction per day they're late)
Wednesday:
-Begin fishbowl discussion over A Raisin in The Sun.
Thursday:
-Finish fishbowl discussion.
-Reading guide analyses are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. There are worth a test grade, and there will be a ten point deduction per day they're late.
-test over A Raisin in The Sun tomorrow
Friday:
-test over A Raisin in The Sun
Week 19: May 12-16
Monday:
*Return your textbooks ASAP!
*This is the last week to make up any missing quizzes or tests! You must come before school to do so!
-Begin TPH.
Tuesday:
-Continue TPH.
Wednesday:
*IF schedule today
-Work on your American Dream chart (graphic organizer) to help you with your essay.
Thursday:
-Begin working on in-class essays.
Friday:
-Continue working on essays.
Week 20: May 19-23
Monday:
-Finish writing essays.
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Exams: 1st & 2nd (4th period study hall)
Thursday: Exams: 2nd & 3rd (5th period study hall)
Friday: Exams: 5th & 6th (1st period) /LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Week 21: May 26-30
Monday: MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday: Post-planning
Wednesday:Post-planning
Thursday: Post-planning
Friday: Happy summer!!!! :)
-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
-euphemism*
-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
-pun
-repetition
-rhetoric
-rhetorical questions
-rhyme scheme
-satire
-scene
-setting
-simile
-slave narrative
-soliloquy
-stage directions
-structure
-style
-symbolism
-tragedy
-tragic hero
-theme
-tone
-Trickster Tale
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 following 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".
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5) Double check with me to ensure I received the document in my email.
Week 1: January 6-10
Monday: SNOW DAY syllabus
Tuesday: SNOW DAY
Wednesday: Welcome to American Literature & Composition B! Discuss classroom expectations. Get syllabus signed by Wednesday, 1/15.-Write a letter to me stating your academic goals. Due: by the end of class
-Begin taking notes on Romanticism & Transcendentalism.
Thursday:
1-09 PowerPoint
American Transcendentalism Quote Chart
Friday:
Lab 703: EOCT Baseline
Instructions:
1. Log into USA TEST PREP
2. Register for my class (Server).
3. Take a benchmark.
1st Period: Type in this benchmark code: MUFEBAZEZU
2nd Period: Type in this benchmark code: JEMONUTEFE
4. Retake missed questions.
5. Verify that I've seen your scores.
Week 2: January 13-17
Monday:
1-13 Agenda
-Begin Unit 1 Vocabulary. Every two weeks you will have a quiz over the vocabulary words. You may also make notecards for each list for extra credit. Your Unit 1 quiz will be Friday, 1/24.
-American Transcendentalism quote chart due tomorrow.
Tuesday:
-American Transcendentalism charts due today
-Finish copying Unit 1 vocabulary.
-Begin watching DPS, and work on DPS viewing guide. You will have an in-class essay over "Self-Reliance", Walden, and DPS.
Wednesday:
-Syllabus due today
-Continue DPS & working on viewing guides.
Thursday:
*AP information meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the auditorium
-Syllabus = 1/2 credit today only
-Finish film.
Friday:
-Begin in-class essay.
Week 3: January 20-24
Monday: MLK DAY/ No school today!
Tuesday:
*AP forms are due by Friday!
-Finish in-class essay.
-Unit 2 Vocabulary
-Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary quiz Friday, 1/24.
Wednesday:
-Introduction to Gothic Romanticism. . .
-Watch A&E's Biography The Mystery of Edgar Allen Poe, and answer guided reading notes.
Thursday:
-Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary quiz tomorrow
-Extra credit note cards due tomorrow
-Read Historical Background: The Dark Side of Individualism: American Gothic (pp. 446-447 in textbook).
-Take notes on Gothic Romanticism and motifs in Poe's writings
-Begin reading "The Black Cat" by Poe (Only 2nd period began reading this today).
-Begin filling out the motifs chart.
Friday:
-AP forms are due by today!
-Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary quiz today
-Extra credit note cards due.
-Finish reading "The Black Cat", and work on motifs chart.
Week 4: January 27-31
Monday:
-Begin Unit 3 vocabulary this week.
-Unit 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz will be next Friday, 2/7.
-Finish reading "The Black Cat", and work on motif charts.
Tuesday:
-Lab 703: student health survey
-Complete motif charts for "The Black Cat".
Wednesday: SNOW DAY
Thursday:
SNOW DAY
-Motif charts for "The Black Cat" are due the day you return.
Friday:SNOW DAY
Week 5: February 3-7
Monday:
-motif charts for "The Black Cat" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Finish copying Unit 3 vocabulary, and begin copying Unit 4 vocabulary.
-Units 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz this Friday, 2/7
-Define the word, "allegory", and read Poe's Gothic short story, "The Masque of the Red Death" (pp. 451-461 in textbook), and begin filling out your second motif chart. These charts are due Wednesday, 2/5. Note: For this motif chart, only find two quotes for eight of the motifs.
Tuesday:
-motif charts = 1/2 credit today only
-Finish copying Unit 4 vocabulary. Units 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz this Friday, 2/7. Make flashcards for extra credit!
-Finish discussing "The Masque of the Red Death"; motif charts for "Masque. . . " are due tomorrow.
-Discuss how Poe creates mood in his works.
-Begin reading "The Fall of the House of Usher" (pp. 473-494 in textbook), and begin filling out another motif chart.
-You may listen to the story here.
Wednesday:
-motif charts for "The Masque of the Red Death" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Finish reading "The Fall of the House of Usher", and work on motif charts. Charts are due: Monday, 2/10
-You will have a test over Poe's works either Wednesday or Thursday of next week (TBA).
Thursday:
-Unit 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz tomorrow; make flashcards for extra credit!
-Finish reading "The Fall of the House of Usher". Motif charts are due Monday, 2/10.
-You will have a test over Poe's works either Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Friday:
*severe weather drill during 1st period
-Unit 3 & 4 vocabulary quiz today/Turn in flashcards for extra credit!
-motif chart for "The Fall of the House of Usher" due Monday, 2/10
-Take notes on Poetic Devices.
-Analyze the poem, "The Bells" by Poe, and answer the corresponding questions. 1st Period: Analysis due Tuesday, 2/11
"The Bells" & Questions
Week 6: February 10-14
Monday:
-4 1/2 week progress reports will be issued today; get these signed & returned by Thursday, 2/13 for extra credit.
-No vocabulary this week or next
-Motif charts for "Fall of the House of Usher" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Analysis of "The Bells" is due tomorrow.
-Test over Poe's works Thursday, 2/13
-Analyze the poem, "Annabel Lee" using the TPCASTT analysis method. Analyses are due Wednesday, 2/12.
*The registration meeting for juniors is today during IF.*
Tuesday:
-Progress reports are due Thursday, 2/13.
-Analysis of "The Bells" due today (tomorrow for 1/2 credit only)
-Analysis (TPCASTT) of "Annabel Lee" is due tomorrow.
-Read & discuss "The Raven" pp. 466-470 (in textbook). Identify five motifs, and find two quotes for each. Also, find ten examples of poetic devices and list them. Due: Thursday, 2/20
-Listen to "The Raven" here.
-Test over Poe's works Thursday, 2/13
Wednesday: SNOW DAY
-Analysis (TPCASTT) of "Annabel Lee:*Because of the snow day, the TPCASTT will be due Wednesday, 2/19 when you return from winter break.
*Because of the snow day, the test over Poe's works will be postponed until Friday, 2/21.
Thursday: SNOW DAY
*Because of the snow days, progress reports will be due Friday, 2/21.
Friday: WINTER BREAK BEGINS
Week 7: February 17-21
Monday: WINTER BREAK (President's Day)
Tuesday: WINTER BREAK ENDS
Wednesday:
-Analysis (TPCASTT) of "Annabel Lee" is due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-The test over Poe's works will be Thursday, 2/20
-The motif chart for "The Raven" is due tomorrow, 2/20- 4 1/2 week progress reports are due Friday, 2/21
Things to review for test:
1) “The Black Cat” (handout) short story
2) “Annabel Lee” (handout) poem
3) “The Bells” (handout) poem
4) “The Raven” pp. 466-470 poem
5) “Fall of the House of Usher” pp. 473-494 short story
6) “The Masque of Red Death” pp. 454-461 short story
*Review notes, poetic devices, literary terms, and plot of stories! What is Gothic Romanticism?
*You need a pencil and paper tomorrow!
Thursday:
-The motif chart for "The Raven" is due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Test over Poe's works today
- 4 1/2 week progress reports are due tomorrow
Friday:
-Progress reports due today.
-Discuss research requirements.
-Choose research topics today (two motifs + two works by Poe).
-Get your parent/guardian's signature by Thursday, 2/27.
-Formulate thesis draft #1. This is due Monday, 2/24.
Creating a good thesis statement
What is a Literary Analysis/OWL PURDUE
Week 8: February 24-28
Monday:
-Discuss thesis drafts, and revise thesis statements. Begin working on your documented sentence outline. Remember that these outlines count as 50 points towards your research grade and are due next Monday, 3/3.
-Parent acknowledgement forms due Thursday, 2/27.
Tuesday:
-Continue working on documented sentence outlines and are due Monday, 3/3.
-Parent acknowledgement forms due Thursday, 2/27.
Wednesday:
Locating a scholarly secondary source
Media Center: Locate scholarly secondary sources, and continue working on your documented sentence outlines (due Monday, 3/3).
-For this paper, you need three scholarly secondary sources, with at least one being a print source. Furthermore, the only web databases you may use are Galenet and Galileo.
Directions for how to access Galileo & Galenet
Password for Galenet: wildcats
Password for Galileo: secret
-Parent acknowledgement forms due tomorrow.
Thursday:
-Activity Bell Schedule for Black History Program: Shades of Past to the Millennium during 1st Period
2nd Period:
-Parent acknowledgement forms due today
-Documented sentence outlines due Monday, 3/3
Friday:
-Finish working on documented sentence outlines; these are due Monday, 3/3
-Continue gathering scholarly secondary source information.
Week 9: March 3-7
Monday:
Media Center:
-Documented sentence outlines due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-Continue gathering scholarly secondary source information.
Tuesday:
-Begin new unit. . . What is "the American Dream"? Define it for yourself, and record the real definition.
-Read the Historical Background: The American Dream: Illusion or Reality? pp. 820-822 in your textbooks, and take notes.
-Examine different perspectives of the dream.
-Look at a clip from West Side Story. What are the conflicting ideas about the dream?
-Begin reading the short story, "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska pp. 863-872, and answer corresponding questions.
Wednesday:
-Finish reading "America and I", and answer the corresponding questions. Due: by the beginning of class tomorrow
Thursday:
Lab 703: Begin typing rough drafts & Works Cited pages; these are due Monday, 3/10 by the end of class.
Fayette County Writing Rubric Level One
Common Writing "Sins"
Citations for Poe's Works
Friday:
Lab 703: Continue typing rough drafts & Works Cited pages; these are due Monday, 3/10 by the end of class.
Week 10: March 10-14
Monday:
Lab 703: Rough drafts are due by the end of class today. There will be a ten point deduction per day essays are late/edited.
Tuesday:
-Continue unit on "The American Dream"
-In pairs, either quietly or silently read "In The American Society" by Gish Jen (pp. 879-890 in your textbook), and answer accompanying questions . These are due tomorrow, 3/12.
-Expect a "pop quiz" over the previous short stories at any point!
Wednesday:
-Questions for "In The American Society" are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)-"pop" quiz over short stories
-Bell Ringer: From what you know and what we've read, come up with 5 pros and 5 cons concerning The American Dream.
-Read F. Scott Fitzgerald's bio pg. 862.
-Assign novels (Don't lose or damage these, or you will have to pay an obligation fee.)
-Discuss reading guide for The Great Gatsby.
-Discuss quote project. *If your quotes show up on a site like "Sparknotes", "Shmoop", "Gradesaver", etc. you will not receive credit. No shortcuts!
-Link to The Great Gatsby
-If you would like to listen to The Great Gatsby, listen here.
-Homework: Read Chapter 1, and beginning working on reading guide questions.
The Great Gatsby Character Map
Thursday:
-Read Chapters 2-3, and continue working on reading guides.
-Conference about rough drafts.
Friday:
-Read Chapter 4 in class, and take quiz over Chapters 1-4.
-Continue conferencing about rough drafts.
-Reading guides for Chapters 1-5 are due Monday, 3/17.
Week 11: March 17-21
Monday:
-Reading guides for Chapters 1-5 are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow)
-Bell Ringer: Describe four of the characters in The Great Gatsby. Make sure you can prove what you say about them.
-Complete a WAC (Writing Across the Curriculum) about the CBS broadcast: "Happiness: According to the Danish". Due: tomorrow
Tuesday:
-WAC due today
-Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
-View scenes from Chapter 5.
-Read Chapter 6, and continue working on reading guides.
Wednesday:
-Reading day: Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, and work on reading guides.
-Expect one more pop quiz over the novel.
-The Great Gatsby test will be next Tuesday, 3/25.
-Reading guides for Chapters 6-9 are due next Tuesday, 3/25.
-Quote projects will be due next Wednesday, 3/26 by 11:59 p.m.
Thursday:
PROGRESS REPORT: Get your progress reports signed by next Thursday, 3/27 for extra credit.
-Analyze Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes using the TPCASTT method.
-Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby.
Friday:
-Finish the novel.
-Take final quiz.
-Continue working on reading guides and your quote projects.
Week 12: March 24-28
Monday:
Lab 703: Work on your Gatsby quote projects. These are due by Wednesday, 3/26 by 11:59 p.m. and should be "shared" with me using Google Docs.
-The test over The Great Gatsby is tomorrow; bring a pencil and paper!
-Reading guides for Chapters 6-9 are due tomorrow.
Tuesday:
-Test over The Great Gatsby
-Reading guides for Chapters 6-9 are due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only).
-Quote projects are due by Wednesday, 3/26 by 11:59 p.m. and should be "shared" using Google Docs.
Wednesday:
-Watch film.
-Quote projects are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. and should be "shared" using Google Docs.
-9 1/2 week progress reports are due tomorrow for extra credit.
Thursday:
-Finish film. Discuss/review for American Literature EOCT.
-9 1/2 week progress reports are due today for extra credit.
Friday:
Lab 703: EOCT Practice
-Take benchmark on USA TEST PREP today.
Instructions:
1. Log into USA TEST PREP
2. Register for my class (Server).
3. Take a benchmark.
4. Type in this benchmark code: ROPAPELEFA
5. Retake missed questions.
6. Verify that I've seen your scores.
*I will take an average of your two scores.
Week 13: March 31-April 4
Monday:
Lab 703: Work on final research drafts. These are due Wednesday, April 2 by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
Tuesday:
Lab 703: Work on final research drafts. These are due Wednesday, April 2 by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
Wednesday:
-Final research drafts are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. There will be a ten point deduction per day they're late/edited.
-Prepare for fishbowl discussion over The Great Gatsby.
-Answer each prompt fully (with multiple examples/reasons) and using textual evidence.
-Outer circle questions
Thursday:
-Conduct fishbowl discussion (quiz grade).
Friday:
-Finish fishbowl discussion, and turn in both your prompt questions and outer circle critique questions.
-Return novels ASAP!
Happy spring break!
Week 14: April 7-11
Monday: SPRING BREAK
Tuesday: SPRING BREAK
Wednesday: SPRING BREAK
Thursday: SPRING BREAK
Friday: SPRING BREAK
Week 15: April 14-18
Monday:
-Return novels ASAP!
-Take background notes on A Raisin in The Sun
-The EOCT'S are in two weeks (April 29-May 1). Review the literary era chart I gave you!
Reading guides for A Raisin in The Sun are worth a test grade. See the rubric here. Due date: TBA
Tuesday:
-Begin reading A Raisin in The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Here is a copy of the full text of the play.
-Expect pop quizzes over the play!
-EOCT/Literary Eras Review
Wednesday:
-Finish Act I Scene I of A Raisin in The Sun & watch it.
Thursday:
-1st: Finish viewing Act I Scene I. Begin reading Act I Scene II.
-2nd: Finish reading Act I Scene II.
Friday:
-Take A Raisin in The Sun pop quiz over Act I (2nd period only).
-Finish viewing Act I.
-Begin reading Act II.
Week 16: April 21-25
Monday:
-EOCT's are next week! The schedule is posted below. Remember that the EOCT replaces your final exam and counts as 20% of your final grade.
-EOCT review: Review logical fallacies and the four common types of writing.
-Identifying Common Writing Types
-1st Period: Take A Raisin in The Sun quiz over Act I.
-Read the article, "What is African to Me?--A Question of Identity" by Pauli Murray. In a paragraph, explain how this article relates to Beneatha in her quest to find her identify. Then, in another paragraph, determine what you believe makes up one's identity.
1st period: due by tomorrow
2nd period: due by the end of class
Tuesday:
1st Period: Turn in your paragraphs about the article/identity.
-bell ringer. . .
-1st period: Watch Act I Scene II. Begin reading Act II.
-2nd period: Read Act II Scene I. Begin watching scene.
Wednesday:
-bell ringer. . .
-Analyze the poem, "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, and complete a TPCASTT for it.
Thursday:
-bell ringer. . .
-TPCASTTs of "Dreams" due today (1/2 credit tomorrow only)
-1st period: Finish Act II Scene I & Scene II.
-2nd period: Read Act II Scene II, and watch it.
Friday:
Lab 714
-Take a benchmark on USA TEST PREP today; this is the last benchmark you will take for this class.
Instructions:
1. Log into USA TEST PREP
2. Register for my class if you have not done so already (Server).
3. Take the benchmark entitled, "EOCT Practice: Final Benchmark".
4. Type in this benchmark code: HAREYATEFA
5. Retake missed questions.
6. Verify that I've seen your scores.
*I will take an average of your two scores. Also, if you score an average of a 90% or above, I will add an additional five points to your score.
Week 17: April 28-May 2
Monday:PROGRESS REPORT: Get 13 1/2 week progress reports signed by next Monday, 5/5 for extra credit.
-EOCT's begin tomorrow.
-Read Act II Scene III in A Raisin in The Sun.
Tuesday:
1st Period: American Literature & Composition EOCT
2nd Period: regular class
4th Period: EOCT
Wednesday:
2nd Period: American Literature & Composition EOCT
3rd Period: regular class
5th Period: EOCT
Thursday:
3rd Period: EOCT
5th Period: regular class
6th Period: EOCT
Friday:
-There is no more Instructional Focus for the rest of the year.
-Finish reading A Raisin in The Sun today. (Read Act III.)
-Note: I will now take the progress reports for extra credit through Tuesday instead of Monday.
-Reading guide analyses for A Raisin in The Sun are due Thursday, 5/8 by 11:59 p.m. with a ten point deduction per day they're late.
-The test over A Raisin in The Sun will be next Friday, 5/9* . Bring a pencil & extra paper!
Week 18: May 5-9
Monday:
-Lab 703: Work on reading guide questions for A Raisin in The Sun. These should be typed and shared using Google Docs and are worth a test grade. Due: Thursday, 5/8 by 11:59 p.m. (10 point deduction per day they're late) See the rubric here.
-Fishbowl discussion over A Raisin in The Sun Wednesday & Thursday (quiz grade)
Tuesday:
-13 1/2 week progress reports are due by today for extra credit.
-Lab 703: Work on reading guide questions for A Raisin in The Sun. These should be typed and shared using Google Docs and are worth a test grade. Due: Thursday, 5/8 by 11:59 p.m. (10 point deduction per day they're late)
Wednesday:
-Begin fishbowl discussion over A Raisin in The Sun.
Thursday:
-Finish fishbowl discussion.
-Reading guide analyses are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. There are worth a test grade, and there will be a ten point deduction per day they're late.
-test over A Raisin in The Sun tomorrow
Friday:
-test over A Raisin in The Sun
Week 19: May 12-16
Monday:
*Return your textbooks ASAP!
*This is the last week to make up any missing quizzes or tests! You must come before school to do so!
-Begin TPH.
Tuesday:
-Continue TPH.
Wednesday:
*IF schedule today
-Work on your American Dream chart (graphic organizer) to help you with your essay.
Thursday:
-Begin working on in-class essays.
Friday:
-Continue working on essays.
Week 20: May 19-23
Monday:
-Finish writing essays.
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Exams: 1st & 2nd (4th period study hall)
Thursday: Exams: 2nd & 3rd (5th period study hall)
Friday: Exams: 5th & 6th (1st period) /LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Week 21: May 26-30
Monday: MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday: Post-planning
Wednesday:Post-planning
Thursday: Post-planning
Friday: Happy summer!!!! :)