Assignments for American Literature
Semester Two:
Week Eighteen
May 26
Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes
May 27
In-class: Prep for Final Essay; continued viewing of Ordinary People
Homework: Prepare for final -- mark your book!
May 28
In-class: Finish viewing Ordinary People
Homework: Prepare for novel test Friday and make sure all notebook entries are completed in your journal by Friday.
May 29
Semester Finals: American Literature, Period 1 Auditorium Building Room 104
May 30
Semester Finals
Have a great summer!
Week Seventeen
May 19
In-class: Brief recap and then reading of Chapter 25 of Catcher
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 25 and complete CDs/CMs regarding Holden's "sensitive side" handout (you'll be turning this in for feedback.)
May 20
In-class: Finish novel and discuss.
Homework: Prepare for novel final objective test on Friday.
May 21
In-class: Begin viewing of Ordinary People
Homework: Prepare for novel test Friday and make sure all notebook entries are completed in your journal by Friday.
May 22
In-class: Catcher Jeopardy and then Ordinary People
Homework: Prepare for novel objective test on Friday. Notebooks will also be collected.
May 23
In-class: Notebooks collected today. Catcher Objective Test.
Homework: Prepare for final.
Week Sixteen
May 12
In-class: Catcher pop quiz on Chapters 17 and 18. Discussion of reading.
Homework: Read Chapter 19 for Tuesday. Bring your novel and your reflection journal to class every day!
May 13
In-class: Discussion of our novel thus far. Handout: Holden's Value System.
Homework: Read Chapter 20 for Wednesday and complete "Value" handout.
May 14
In-class: Timed Writing -- examples of Holden and his lies. Complete three CDs and try to comment.
Homework: Read Chapter 21.
May 15
In-class: Review of timed writing. Chapter 21 discussion and reading of Chapter 22.
Homework: Finish reading Chapters 22 and 23.
May 16
In-class: Notebook Entry #26: Why does Holden want to be a "catcher in the rye?" What do you think that means? Also, discuss reading; start finding examples of Holden's "sensitive side" with worksheet.
Homework: Read Chapter 24 and bring worksheet to class.
Note: Reflection Notebooks will be collected next Friday, May 23rd.
Week Fifteen
May 5
In-class: Catcher collages due today. Work on Ackley/Stradlater handouts and turn in at end of class.
Homework: Read Chapters 9 and 10 for Tuesday. Bring your novel and your reflection journal to class every day!
May 6
In-class: Discussion of our novel thus far. Notebook Entry #23: What is the difference between being alone and being lonely? Give examples of both.
Homework: Read Chapters 11 and 12 for Wednesday
May 7
In-class: Vehicle analysis of the Ducks in Central Park -- if the ducks represent the vehicle, what's the tenor? Include your thoughts in your notebook. Also, discussion on last night's reading.
Homework: Read Chapters 13 and 14 for Thursday.
May 8
In-class: Discussion of last night's reading. Notebook Entry #24: Holden dislikes movies because he thinks they are phony. Identify some of the things about your own society that you think are "phony."
Homework: Read Chapters 15 and 16 for Friday.
May 9
In-class: Discussion of last night's reading. Notebook Entry #25: Holden discusses one of his former roommate's complex relationship to Holden's fancy suitcases. Write about a time when some material item became unusually important to you.
Homework: Read Chapters 17 and 18 for Monday. Pop quiz!
Week Fourteen
April 28
In-class: Ad worksheets due. Intro to The Catcher in the Rye. In-class reading of Chapter 1.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 2 in your novel. Bring your novel and your reflection journal to class every day!
April 29
In-class: Discussion of our novel thus far and begin reading of Chapter 3. Notebook Entry #21: Do you think society encourages children to grow up too quickly?
Homework: Finish Chapter 3 for homework.
Collage assignment due Monday, May 5: Directions -- On an 11x17 piece of white paper, make a collage about Holden's experiences and opinions about his various prep schools. Your collage should cover material from Chapters 1-7. Include quoted commentary from Holden.
For example: Cut out a picture of a nice coat of other fancy belongings and annotate it with this quote: "Pencey was full of crooks. Quite a few guys came from these very wealthy families but it was full of crooks anyway. The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has..." (4). OR, cut out a picture of a steak and include some of Holden's discussions of why they often serve steak on Saturday nights at his schools.
Note: Your collage should fill the page. Holden makes a great deal of commentary on his schools.
April 30
In-class: Discussion of Chapter 3 and reading of Chapter 4; Notebook Entry #22: When speaking about his favorite books, Holden says: "What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it" (18). Think back about a book that may have made you feel this way. Go back as far as necessary -- Dr. Seuss even. Explain why you liked the book so much and what you'd want to chat with the author about if you could.
Homework: Read Chapter 5 and bring your Ackley/Stradlater handout to class Thursday
May 1
In-class: Discuss Chapter 5, read Chapters 6-7.
Homework: Read Chapter 8 and complete your collage, which is due Monday! Bring Ackley/Stradlater worksheet to class, too.
May 2
Mary's Day -- no classes!
Week Thirteen
April 21
In-class: Crucible essay due today, typed and submitted in class. Be sure to upload to turnitin.com tonight. Course reader needed: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and activity worksheet
Homework: Finish worksheet. Start gathering images of women in fashion and beauty ads for an assignment later this week.
April 22
In-class: Bring course reader to class today. Reading "Sweat"
Homework: Gather at least two ads featuring images of women. Fashion and beauty ads are good.
April 23
In-class: Finish reading "Sweat" and begin "Ironic" lesson.
Homework: Bring your two ads in on Friday. Bring your course reader to class!!
April 24
In-class: Read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and continue Irony lesson
Homework: Bring your two ads to class tomorrow.
April 25
In-class: Irony worksheet and distribute Ad Handout
Homework: Complete ad handout with your selected ads for homework
Week Twelve
April 14
In-class: View film The Crucible
Homework: Objective test on The Crucible slated for this Wednesday. Study!
April 15
In-class: Finish viewing film.
Homework: Study for objective test on The Crucible (not the film!)
April 16
In-class: Objective test on The Crucible. Bring pencils for test.
Homework: Continue to work on your Crucible essay. Note due date change: First draft now due Friday. We'll be working on the character development worksheets in class on Thursday.
April 17
In-class: Review test; Work on character development worksheet for essay.
Homework: First draft of essay due, typed, tomorrow. Note: Concentrate on developing two body paragraphs first!
April 18
In-class: Peer review of first draft.
Homework: Revise your essay. Final essay due Monday and uploaded to turnitin.com.
Week Eleven
April 7
In-class: "NewsFlash!" activity due today. Work on Act III Study Guide questions. What you don't finish in class, becomes homework.
Homework: Prepare for Act III quiz tomorrow.
April 8
In-class: Act III quiz. Begin reading Act IV.
Homework: None tonight
April 9
In-class: Finish reading Act IV. Act IV study questions
Homework: Finish Act IV study questions
April 10
In-class: Tragic Hero activity.
Homework: Finish Tragic Hero worksheet for Friday.
April 11
In-class: Intro to The Crucible essay, with worksheet and handout. Rough draft due Thursday, April 17
Homework: Develop your ideas on character development for essay.
Note: Objective test on The Crucible is next Wednesday, April 16th.
Week Ten
March 31
In-class: More watching of the film The Crucible; review of deleted scene
Homework: None tonight
April 1
In-class: Watch deleted scene in the film and complete worksheet.
Homework: Begin reading Act III, pages 83 through 87, where Giles Corey enters with Proctor and Mary Warren.
April 2
In-class: Discuss reading and complete Act II questions. What you don't finish becomes homework.
Homework: Read through page 93 when Proctor gives the judge papers.
April 3
In-class: Continued reading of Act III. Notebook Entry: Look at the drawing of Lady Justice and her scales. Why does the figure of Lady Justice wear a blindfold? How does this relate to the events that we've read in Act III?
Homework: Read through page 107 in Act III.
April 4
In-class: Finish reading Act III, followed by discussion. Assign "Newsflash!"
Homework: For Monday, "Newsflash!" assignment due: Write (type) a brief news-style update about the happenings in the Salem court in Act III of The Crucible. You should probably break up the story into two or three breaking reports. These news updates usually give a short recap of earlier news and then move quickly into the new information. Remember news stories are primarily concerned with Who? What? Where? How? & Why? Be as sensationalistic and creative with this assignment as you like.
Week Nine
March 17 -- Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
In-class: Author Project Due Today -- no exceptions! Be sure to upload the entire project to turnitin.com by tonight -- penalties if not uploaded!
Homework: Finish your Act One study guide worksheets for The Crucible and bring to Tuesday's class with your copy of the play and your journal. Note: Journals will be collected on Thursday.
Be sure all entries are complete.
March 18
In-class: Act One study guide questions due. Watch Act One equivalent in film, The Crucible.
Homework: Complete Hollywood vs. Broadway worksheet. Remember, journals are due Thursday.
March 19
In-class: Pop Quiz on Act Verification Statements. Begin reading Act Two.
Homework: Journals due Thursday.
March 20
In-class: Journals due today. Continued reading of Act Two.
Homework: Read Act Two Scene Two in the Appendix of your book. This is a deleted scene!
March 21
No classes -- Easter break.
Week Eight
March 10
In-class: Library research today for your presentations on Wednesday.
Homework: Be prepared to discuss through the bottom of page 32 (when Rev. Hale enters) in The Crucible tomorrow.
March 11
In-class: Review of Rev. Hale's arrival and continued reading of play.
Homework: Work on your Author Project! Be prepared for your presentations Wednesday.
March 12
In-class: Presentation assignments today. Your 5-minute presentation will take place in class for points. Be prepared!.
Homework: Work on your Author Project
March 13
In-class: Read the excerpt from The Malleus Maleficarum (The Witch Hammer) and compose a letter in your notebook to the Rev. Hale, stating how you feel about the information found in this excerpt. Finish reading Act One.
Homework: Work on your Author Project.
March 14
In-class: Work on Study Guide for Act One, The Crucible
Homework: Author Project due Monday. Your submission needs to be uploaded to turnitin.com by Monday evening.
Note: Journal notebooks will be collected on Thursday. Be sure your entries are complete.
Week Seven
March 3
In-class: Share your Harlem Renaissance bookmarks! Read poet Paul Dunbar in course reader.
Homework: Review your originality report on turnitin.com regarding your research paper for the Author Project. Bring your copy of The Crucible to class, along with your journal.
March 4
In-class: Intro to The Crucible
Homework: Read handout "Why I wrote The Crucible" by Arthur Miller for Wednesday's class. Be prepared for a possible quiz!
March 5
In-class: The Salem Witch Trials; presentation assignments. Your 5-minute presentation will take place in class next Wednesday. Library research time will be provided.
Homework: Journal entry: Write about a time when you were falsely accused of doing something you didn't, OR when people spread false rumors about you. How did that experience feel? Was it difficult to prove your innocence? Why? (If you have not had one of these experiences, write about someone who did.) Bring your copy of The Crucible to class.
March 6
In-class: Activity to make your research paper introductions stronger. Begin reading The Crucible, Act I.
Homework: In The Crucible, read Act One until page 20 when John Proctor enters the scene.
March 7
In-class: Scene acting from Act One, The Crucible
Homework: Finish reading Act One through the bottom of page 32 where the Rev. Hale enters. Work on your Author Project!!!
Week Six
February 25
In-class: Notebook Entry: If you found yourself with the opportunity to get anything you wanted in the world, what would it be? Why? Discussion of questions from "Tom Walker" worksheet.
Homework: Complete verification sheet for "The Devil and Tom Walker"
February 26
In-class: The Harlem Renaissance
Homework: Author Project Biography
February 27
In-class: Library research on the Harlem Renaissance to work on bookmarks
Homework: Bring course reader to class. Work on your Author Project biography -- needs to be uploaded Thursday evening!
February 28
In-class: Harlem Renaissance poetry
Homework: Upload Author Project biography to turnitin.com tonight!!! Note: Harlem Renaissance bookmarks due Monday.
February 29
No classes -- Mother/Daughter Fashion Show and Luncheon
Week Five
February 18
No classes -- school holiday
February 19
In-class: Discussion of Harriet Jacobs excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and finish Douglass worksheet
Homework: Know your slave narrative readings for timed writing assignment tomorrow. You will be allowed to use your course reader.
February 20
In-class: Timed writing.
Homework: Bring course reader to class.
February 21
In-class: "Amistad" in course reader and intro to Washington Irving
Homework: Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" in your course reader
February 22
In-class:
Homework:
Week Four
February 11
In-class: "Equiano" reading discussion.
Homework: In course reader -- for Thursday, read excerpt by Frederick Douglass and for Friday, read excerpt by Harriet Jacobs.
Library work on Author Project tomorrow. Be prepared to write and/or revise, or do research..
February 12
In-class: Library work on Author Project
Homework: In course reader -- for Thursday, read excerpt by Frederick Douglass and for Friday, read excerpt by Harriet Jacobs.
February 13
No classes -- Sophomore retreat
Homework: In course reader -- for Thursday, read excerpt by Frederick Douglass and for Friday, read excerpt by Harriet Jacobs.
February 14
In-class: Discussion and quiz on Douglass reading.
Homework: Re-read Douglass excerpt. Be prepared to discuss Friday. Also, think of commericals and advertisements that you feel are effective.
February 15
In-class: Discussion and activity on Douglass excerpt.
Homework: Read Jacobs excerpt.
Week Three
February 4
In-class: Library work on Author Project. Emerson worksheet due today.
Homework: Read "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau in your Course Reader. Note: New due date for third Author Project paragraph is Wednesday, February 6.
February 5
In-class: "Civil Disobedience" discussion
Homework: Finish your Author Project paragraph. Bring typed copy to class and upload to turnitin.com. Also, prepare for a "Transcendental" quiz on your readings. You will be able to use your course reader, so be sure to bring it to class.
February 6
In-class: Third Author Project paragraph due today. Be sure to upload to turnitin.com by tonight. Quiz on Transcendentalism.
Homework: Read King's "Birmingham Letter" in your course reader.
February 7
In-class: "Letter" discussion and activity
Homework: Finish King "Letter" billboard and read "The Declaration of Independence" in your course reader starting on page 148. Be prepared for a quiz on your reading!
February 8
In-class: Billboard presentation and discussion of reading.
Homework: Read the story of Equiano in your Course Reader, starting on page 79.
Week Two
January 28
In-class: "Open Boat" quiz. More discussion on story and character worksheet.
Homework: Finish "Open Boat" character sheet. Review Emerson/Thoreau readings assigned earlier. Extra credit: Find song lyrics/poems with nature theme.
January 29
In-class: Transcendentalism, Emerson and Thoreau.
Homework: Work on your Walden Journal: Due Friday! Bring in song lyrics/poems with nature theme for sharing and extra credit.
January 30
In-class: Thoreau and activity sheet.
Homework: Work on your Walden Journal: Due Friday! Bring in song lyrics/poems with nature theme for sharing and extra credit.
January 31
In-class: Emerson's "Self-Reliance"
Homework:
February 1
In-class: Walden Journal Due today. Your Journal Presentation.
Homework: Billboard chart on Emerson readings. Note: Monday's class will provide library research time for your Author Project.
Week One
January 21
No classes -- school holiday
January 22
In-class: Welcome Back. Be sure to have your course reader with you today.
Homework: Author Project Essay due Friday.
January 23
In-class: PSAT review with Ms. Dunlap
Homework: Read "White Heron" in your course reader for Thursday discussion. Be prepared for a quiz on your reading!
January 24
In-class: "White Heron" quiz and discussion.
Homework: Read "The Open Boat" in course reader.
January 25
In-class: Rough Draft of Author Project Essay Due. Be sure to upload to turnitin.com by tonight! "Open Boat" discussion.
Homework: Re-read "Open Boat" for Monday activity and possible quiz! Also, in your Course Reader, read Emerson's bio (p. 73) and "Nature" (p. 76-77), and then read Thoreau's bio (p. 205) and "Walden" starting on page 208 (right column) with the paragraph "I went into the woods..." through the end on p. 211. These are short readings. Bring your course reader to class Monday.
Work on your Walden Journal -- Due Friday, February 1.
Note: Author Project Date Changes -- Upload Complete Biography now on February 28th. Final Product Due: Monday, March 17.
Semester One
Week Nineteen
January 7
In-class: Review of objective test. Author Project Notecards due!!
Homework: Reflection journals due tomorrow. Be sure to complete all entries for full credit.
January 8
In-class: Reflection journals due today. Prep writing for upcoming final.
Homework: Prepare for final; complete handout for discussion tomorrow.
January 9
In-class: Review worksheet and share examples.
Homework: Prepare for final; review your novel
January 10
In-class: Writing commentary exercise; Distribute "Walden" journal folders and list of activities. (Hint: Get started on your activities over break.)
Homework: Review your novel for the final. Make sure you have a well-marked book.
January 11
No classes -- Semester Finals Begin
Note: American Literature semester final is scheduled for Monday, January 14, at 7:50 a.m. in the Auditorium Building, Room 104. Bring your novel and pens!
Week Eighteen
December 17
In-class: The scarlet letter is revealed; in-class reading of Chapter 23
Homework: Finish reading the last chapter -- Chapter 24 -- for Tuesday's class.
December 18
In-class: Prepping for objective final on Wednesday on The Scarlet Letter.
Homework: Study for test.
December 19
In-class: Objective test on The Scarlet Letter.
Homework: Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy your break, but be aware of the following:
-- Continue your biography research for your Author Project over the holiday break. A minimum of 50 note cards are due the day classes resume: Monday, January 7.
-- Reflection journals will be collected on Tuesday, January 8. Be sure to complete all entries to get full credit.
December 20
No classes -- IHHS Christmas Program.
December 21
No classes -- Happy Holidays!!!
Week Seventeen
December 10
No classes
December 11
In-class: Author Project Note cards due, plus verification statements for Chs 13-15 The Scarlet Letter.
Homework: Finish reading Chapters 16-17
December 12
In-class: Discussion of Chapters 16-17. In-class reading of Chapter 18. Review of Author Project note cards.
Homework: Read Chapter 19 in The Scarlet Letter.
December 13
In-class: Verification Statements for Chapters 16-19 in class.
Homework: Read Chapter 20
December 14
In-class: Discussion of Chapter 20 and reading of Chapter 21... the plot twists again!
Homework: Do a close reading of Chapter 22 -- and if you wish, start reading Chapter 23.
Note: Objective test on The Scarlet Letter is next Wednesday.
Week Sixteen
December 3
In-class: Pearl map due. Reading aloud of Chapters 7-8
Homework: Study for quiz on chapters 7-8, The Scarlet Letter
December 4
In-class: Quiz. Read aloud of Chapter 9 The Scarlet Letter.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 9
December 5
In-class: Reading aloud of Chapter 10
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 11
December 6
In-class: Verification statements for Chapters 9-11; review of verification statements.
Homework: Read Chapter 12 and complete cartoon.
December 7
In-class: Share cartoons. Read Chapter 13.
Homework: Finish reading Chapters 13-15 and complete verification statements for Tuesday.
Note: Continue researching your author. You need to submit a minimum of 25 note cards on Tuesday, December 11.
Week Fifteen
November 26
No classes -- WALK holiday!
November 27
In-class: Read aloud of Chapters 2 & 3 of The Scarlet Letter.
Homework: Finish re-reading Chapter 3 for discussion tomorrow. Bring your book everyday!
November 28
In-class: Discussion of Chapter 3 ending and completion of verification statements (for points). Time permitting, we will start reading Chapter 4.
Homework: Completion of Chapter 4 and cartoon activity.
November 29
In-class: Sharing of cartoons; read aloud of Chapter 5
Homework: Complete verification statements for Chapter 5.
November 30
In-class: Review verification statements and discuss Chapter 5. In-class reading of Chapter 6.
Homework: Complete Pearl map -- using quotes from Chapters 5 & 6 -- for Monday.
Note: Continue researching your author. You need to submit a minimum of 25 note cards on Tuesday, December 11.
Week Fourteen
November 19
In-class: Symbolism worksheet for Chapter 1, The Scarlet Letter
Homework: Finish worksheet for homework. Bring copy of your novel to class tomorrow. Second AP paragraph due Tuesday.
November 20
In-class: Second AP paragraph due. Begin reading Chapter 2, TSL.
Homework: Please upload AP paragraph to turnitin.com tonight. Finish reading Chapter 2
November 21
In-class: Review of Chapter 2.
Homework: Try reading Chapter 3 on your own for next Tuesday's class.
November 22 & 23
Holidays -- no classes. Happy Thanksgiving!
Week Thirteen
November 12
No classes -- Veteran's Day
November 13
Last day to track your virtues in your notebook Notebook Entry #9: What is your response to tracking your virtues? What did you learn? Can you relate to Ben Franklin and his results?
In-class: Edwards paragraph due today. Be sure to upload tonight on turnitin.com. Review of Author Project notecards. First Author Project paragraphs returned.
Note: If you did not receive credit for your paragraph, you need to revise it and resubmit it to me by this Friday for 10 points.
Homework: Upload Edwards paragraph tonight. Begin drafting another Author Project paragraph (due November 20th).
November 14
In-class: Library visit today for research presentation.
Homework: Notebook entry #10: Write about a time you felt lonely or left out. Bring your copy of The Scarlet Letter and your journal notebook to Thursday's class.
November 15
In-class: Introduction to The Scarlet Letter and Sin Survey
Homework: Continue to work on Author Project writing!
November 16
In-class: Discuss Sin Survey results. Reading of "The Custom House" excerpt and discussion.
Homework: Read Chapter 1 in The Scarlet Letter -- only two pages long!
Notebook entry #11 -- Comment on the validity of this quote by the artist Picasso: "Art is a lie that allows us to see truth." Do you think this is a true statement? Why or why not?
Week Twelve
November 5
Start tracking your virtues through next Tuesday (11/13) in your journal notebook.
In class: Revised Gatsby essay due. Be sure to upload to turnitin.com. Metaphors activity today with Thursday homework assignment.
Homework: First draft of Author Project paragraph due tomorrow. Upload to turnitin.com by Tuesday evening.
For Thursday: 8-line "riddle" poem about a person, place or thing. Be general. Don't include a noun (subject) in the poem. Do include one simile and one metaphor. On the back of the paper write the subject of your poem. See if your classmates can guess the riddle.
Bring your course reader and journal to class every day!
November 6
In-class: Journal Notebook #7: Look at the painting of this, perhaps, familiar group of people. What can you tell about these people? Lifestyle? Beliefs? Look at their clothing, their expressions. Where do you think they are going? What does this apparent destination say about them?
Also, discussion about Author Project paragraph: Your questions. Tracking your virtues?
Homework: Read Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in your course reader. Bring course reader and journal to class!!!
November 7
In-class: In groups do metaphor/simile analysis for "Sinners" and share results with the class. Edwards paragraph assignment: Due Tuesday, November 13.
Homework: Two assignments due Thursday: On a piece of white paper, draw one of the powerful images Edwards uses with his figurative language. On the back of the paper, write the CD (quote) and describe what it means in one sentence. Also due is your eight-line "riddle" poem.
Keep tracking your virtues in your journal.
November 8
In-class: Notebook entry #8: Describe your vision of God. Compare it to Edwards' vision. Share drawings and poems. Review Edwards paragraph assignment.
Homework: Work on Edwards paragraph. Due Tuesday. Hard copy to class; upload to turnitin.com. Track your virtues!
November 9
Parent-Teacher Conferences -- no classes
Week Eleven
October 29
In class: Share your Prufrock CD Covers and your optional love song lyrics.
Homework: Bring your course reader to class Tuesday. Continue to revise your color essay (due Thursday) and work on your first Author Project paragraph (due 11/6).
Bring your course reader and journal to class every day!
October 30
In-class: Journal Notebook #6: Write about a habit or trait that you have that you don't like. How might you go about improving yourself? Then, write about a habit or trait that you have and do like. How did you achieve it? "Satire" and "Virtue" and Ben Franklin. Time permitting, in-class reading of Franklin's "Autobiography" excerpt in course reader.
Homework: Finish reading "Autobiography." Continue to revise color essay and work on your first Author Project paragraph. Bring course reader and journal to class!!!
October 31
In-class: Halloween Special: Stephen King's "What's on the other Side of the Door?"
Homework: Continue to work on Gatsby color essay. Bring course reader to Thursday's class. Happy Halloween!
Note: You now have the option of turning your revised Gatsby essay in either on Thursday or Monday. Be sure to include the peer edit form, your first draft and your color journal. The revised essay needs to be uploaded to turnitin.com -- or it doesn't get read by me.
November 1
In-class: Revised Gatsby Essays Accepted today -- or Monday! Virtue Activity
Homework: Finish Gatsby Essay for Monday and then remember your first AP paragraph (due Tuesday)
Virtue Activity: Just like Benjamin Franklin, keep track of the following virtues in a log you have created in your journal. Start tracking on Monday, November 5, and continue through Tuesday, November 13, on school days only. Every time you fail to keep a virtue, put a black circle in the log square for that day. On the final day of tracking, write a reflection on this activity. How did you feel about tracking virtues? Did you get results similar to Franklin's?
Class Virtues
1 -- No littering
2 -- Follow class discussions
3 -- Do homework on time
4 -- Participate in class; raise your hand at least 2x per each class.
5 -- No talking when the teacher is talking
6 -- Get enough sleep each night
7 -- Bring all books to class
8 -- Greet your teacher and your classmates
9 -- No side conversations
10 -- Come to class on time.
November 2
10K Walk -- no classes
Week Ten
October 22
In class: Objective test on The Great Gatsby
Homework: Bring your course reader to class Tuesday. Continue to work on your color essay.
October 23
In-class: Introduction to Modernism with Duchamp's Painting.
Homework: Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot in your course reader. This will be a challenging read, but try to read it through. We will re-read and discuss further in groups. Bring your course reader to Wednesday's class and journal notebook.
Note: Continue to work on your Gatsby color essay. First draft is due in class this Friday. Upload to turnitin.com by Friday evening.
Also: First Author Project paragraph is due November 6.
October 24
In-class: Review of Gatsby test and then start of group work on Eliot poem
Homework: Continue to work on Gatsby color essay. Bring course reader and worksheet to Thursday's class. Continue to look for love song lyrics...
October 25
In-class: Group work on Eliot poem.
Homework: Color Essay due Friday in class!! Be sure to include a Works Cited page with your essay.
October 26
In-class: Gatsby color essay due today. Peer editing of essays. Be sure to upload to turnitin.com by tonight.
Homework: Prufrock CD cover design due Monday. Bring love song lyrics. We will share in class.
Week Nine
October 15
In class: Discussion of Chapters 7-8 in TGG.
Homework: Read Chapter 9 tonight and plan to discuss Tuesday. Complete color journal.
Note: Gatsby map and journal notebooks are due this Thursday.
October 16
In-class: Discussion of Chapter 9 in TGG.
Homework: Gatsby map and journal notebooks due Thursday.
October 17
PSAT test day. Classes do not meet.
Homework: Gatsby map and journal notebooks due Thursday. Bring your color journal and essay handout to class Thursday.
October 18
In-class: Essay workshop
Homework: Work on essay and review for Gatsby test Monday.
October 19
In-class: Essay workshop
Homework: Objective final test on The Great Gatsby on Monday!
Week Eight
October 8
School Holiday!
October 9
In-class: Color journal check -- worth 5 points. Review notebook entry (homework) and discuss ending to Chapter 6 in TGG. Discussion of beginning of Chapter 7.
Homework: Read Chapter 7 through the top of page 136. Continue to work on your color journal. Bring PSAT booklet to class Wednesday.
Note: Students should be prepared to present their slang skits, starting Wednesday!!! If necessary, work out "the kinks" in your moral skit at lunch or at break. No more class time will be given for preparation.
October 10
In-class: PSAT review and practice test.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 7. Quiz Thursday on Chapter 7! Also, time yourself 25 minutes and complete section 3 in your PSAT booklet. We will go over both sections in class tomorrow.
October 11
In-class: Chapter 7 Quiz. PSAT review.
Homework: Read Chapter 8.
October 12
In-class: Slang skits!
Homework: Re-read Chapters 7-8 and be prepared to discuss Monday. Also, continue to work on Gatsby map and color journal. Over the weekend, take timed (30 minutes) PSAT practice test #5.
Week Seven
October 1
In-class: Quiz on Chapter 3, TGG. Sharing of "Secret Society" creeds. Begin work on "Who is Gatsby?" map.
Homework: Read pages 61-69 in Chapter 4 of TGG. Continue to make entries in your color journal. Please correct your Chapter 3 quizzes and turn them in on Tuesday. No exceptions!
October 2
In-class: View movie clip of party scene in The Great Gatsby. Discussion of first half of Chapter 4.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 4. Be prepared to discuss in class.
October 3
In-class: Discussion of Chapter 4.
Homework: Read Chapter 5. Be prepared to discuss in class!
October 4
In-class: Chapter 5 discussion and slang skit assignment
Homework: Read Chapter 6 and be prepared to discuss Friday.
October 5
In-class: Begin discussion of Chapter 6, followed by slang skit preparation.
Homework for Tuesday: Be sure your slang skits are ready for Tuesday's class! Also, bring your color journal pages for a "journal check" worth 5 points.
Read pages 113-125 (at the top of the page) in Chapter 7 of TGG. In your journal, write Notebook Entry #5: Since Nick is our narrator, we hear about events mainly from his perspective. Assume the persona of one of the other characters: Tom, Daisy, or Gatsby and write an interior monologue of what that character experiences and thinks about during the party in Chapter 6.
Week Six
September 24
In-class: "Nick as narrator" paragraph due. Review Gatsby color journal worksheet for Chapter One. Begin reading Chapter 2 in The Great Gatsby.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 2 in Gatsby. Complete your color journal for that chapter.
Be sure to upload your "Nick" paragraph to turnitin.com tonight!!
September 25
In-class: Review of Chapter 2. "Daisy vs. Myrtle" worksheet
Homework: Complete "Daisy vs. Myrtle" worksheet and bring to Wednesday's class.
September 26
In-class: Discussion on creed and "The Secret Society" in The Great Gatsby. Which characters are this society? Who's not?
Homework: Complete "The Secret Society" handout and be prepared to discuss in Thursday's class.
September 27
In-class: Findings from "The Secret Society" handout. Class begins reading Chapter 3 in The Great Gatsby.
Homework: Start working on your creed for "The Secret Society" (due Monday, typed and decorated).
September 28
In-class: Finish reading of Chapter 3 in TGG. Complete "party scene dialogue" sheet. Quiz on Chapter 2 on Monday.
Homework: Re-read Chapter 3 for a short quiz Monday. Also due: Your creed and party scene worksheet (if not already turned in.)
Reminder: Everyone needs to upload the "Nick as Narrator" paragraph to turnitin.com. Do so immediately or points will be deducted!!!
Week Five
September 17
In-class: Review Gatsby "Houses" and character description worksheet. Discussion: Is Nick an effective narrator? Why or why not?
Homework: In your composition notebook, respond to Notebook Entry #4: Think back to last week's Singer-Sargeant & Riis PowerPoint presentation. Where in Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby do you find evidence that anti-immigration sentiments still ran high in the 1920s? Look for quotes to support your ideas and be sure to provide commentary. (Note: Be prepared to discuss your response in Tuesday's class.)
Notebook guidelines: Your written response needs to be a one-page minimum for college-ruled composition notebooks; 1 1/2 pages for wide-ruled notebooks. You may write on the back page in your notebook. If you choose to recopy the prompt, it does not count toward your length requirement. Note: I will be collecting and grading your notebooks regularly, so please keep up your entries.
September 18
In-class: Share notebook responses. Review Kindred paragraphs. Writing assignment.
Homework: Optional -- If you can find them at home, bring in lipstick, nail polish, crayons or paint chips in the color RED. Please don't buy anything for this assignment. You are just looking for items around your house.
Homework due Monday, September 24: Typed paragraph on Nick's effectiveness/ineffectiveness as the narrator of The Great Gatsby. Refer to your handout and bring questions to Wednesday's class.
September 19
In-class: Color discussion and group assignments for color research
Homework: Begin exploring the emotional and cultural connotations of color using the following online sites (through google): Color Psychology (Wikipedia), Color Associations from Benjamin Moore, Color Color Everywhere from HGTV, and Reading the World of Color from the Grokdotcom.
Note: Typed Gatsby assignment due Friday. Be sure to upload by Friday evening.
September 20
In-class: Meet in class and then to the library for color research
Homework: Prepare your color presentations. Note: "Gatsby" paragraph now due Monday, September 24.
September 21
In-class: Color presentations
Homework: Complete color journal for Chapter One in The Great Gatsby. "Gatsby" paragraph due Monday, September 24. Be sure to upload it to turnitin.com by Monday evening.
Week Four
September 10
In-class: Review of Author Project quizzes. Sharing of Hughes/Whitman activity sheets. Due today: Your version of Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" poem.
Homework: In your composition notebook, respond to Notebook Entry #1: Why do people from other countries immigrate to America? What does it mean when we talk about "The American Dream"? What are some of the obstacles to achieving the American Dream? Which groups of people have had trouble attaining "The American Dream"? We will be discussing your responses in Tuesday's class.
Notebook guidelines: Your written response needs to be a one-page minimum for college-ruled composition notebooks; 1 1/2 pages for wide-ruled notebooks. You may write on the back page in your notebook. If you choose to recopy the prompt, it does not count toward your length requirement. Note: I will be collecting and grading your notebooks regularly, so please keep up your entries.
Homework: Please revise your "Where I'm From" poems based on my edits, so you can turn "clean" copies into me on Tuesday. Thanks!
Remember: This Friday you will select your author for the Author Project. Be sure to read some of the writing by your possible choices.
September 11
In-class: Share notebook responses. View Sargent Portraits and Riis Photographs PowerPoint.
Homework: Notebook Entry #2: Consider the paintings and photographs as well as the Harper's cartoon and the Emma Lazarus poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Would the people in these paintings and photographs think that America is the golden door of opportunity for everyone? Why or why not?
Be sure to bring the "Bernice" handout to Wednesday's class.
September 12
In-class: Video viewing: "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" -- film adaptation of short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Homework: Notebook Entry #3: What lesson does Bernice learn about her peers in this story? What are her first impressions about their values? How do those values seem to change after she bobs her hair?
Bring your notebook and The Great Gatsby to Thursday's class.
September 13
In-class: Discussion of "Bernice" video. Reading of first few pages of The Great Gatsby.
Homework: Finish reading the first chapter in our novel.
Bring your notebook and novel to class everyday!
September 14
In-class: Selection of Authors today! Be sure to have more than one author choice, depending on your lottery number.
Homework: House Activity worksheet due Monday
Week Three
September 3
Labor Day -- no classes!
September 4
In-class: Assembly of quilt. Those that have not brought in their quilt square need to do so!!! Typed copies of "Where I'm From" poems due.
Author Project Parent Letter needs to be returned, signed, by Thursday. Author Project quiz on Thursday.
September 5
In-class: Finish assembly of quilt. In course reader, reading of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" and allusion poems.
Due: Typed copies of "Where I'm From" poems. Signed Author Project letters due Thursday.
Homework: Due Monday, 9/10: Your version of Whitman's "I Hear America Singing." You will create this poem on a separate sheet of paper and decorate it, if you wish.
September 6
In-class: Author Project parent letters due, signed. Author Project quiz today! Still outstanding: "Where I'm From" poems. Following quiz, group activity on Whitman and Hughes poetry.
Homework for Monday, 9/10: Complete both your Whitman-like poem and the Hughes-Whitman comparison sheet. Bring your course reader to class.
Back-to-school night!
September 7
Welcome Day -- no classes
Week Two
August 27
In-class: Wrap-up discussion of "Everyday Use." Assign work on "What America means to me" -- interview worksheet and quilt square page. Introduce "Where I'm From" poem activity, with handout.
Homework: Work on Kindred paragraph, due this Wednesday. Interview worksheet also due Wednesday. Quilt square due Thursday.
Note: Book check Tuesday: Bring clean copies of all required text and you will receive 10 points. Face detention if you do not have all books within the week!
August 28
In-class: Book check and "Where I'm From" poem activity.
HW: Kindred paragraph and interview sheet due Wednesday. Bring your "Where I'm From" lists to class!
August 29
In-class: Kindred paragraph due, typed and in MLA format. Be sure to upload to turnitin.com by tonight. Interview sheets due and findings discussed in class. Work will also continue on "Where I'm From" poems.
HW: Quilt square due Thursday.
August 30
In-class: Quilt squares shared in class and assembly of quilt begins!
HW: Those who have yet to turn in a quilt square need to finish them and bring them to class!
Homework for Tuesday, September 4: Bring in your typed "Where I'm From" poem.
August 31
In-class: Author Project introduced.
Homework for Tuesday, September 4: Bring in your typed "Where I'm From" poem.
Those that have not turned in their quilt squares need to do on Tuesday.
Week One
August 20
In-class: Welcome to American Literature! Summer reading name game. Test on Thursday, August 23.
August 21
In-class: Minimum day. Course readers distributed.
August 22
In-class: Letters of introduction due and review of course syllabus.
Homework: Study for summer reading test on Kindred. Be sure to bring a pencil to class for the test. Also bring your course reader. If you have time following the test, begin reading "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker in your course reader.
Writing Assignment: Typed Kindred paragraph due in class on Wednesday, August 29. Be sure to upload your paragraph to turnitin.com by Wednesday evening.
August 23
In-class: Summer Reading Test.
Homework: Finish reading "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker in your course reader.
Bring your course reader to class Friday. Also bring the Kindred paragraph assignment sheet
and your IH Student Writing Handbook
August 24
In-class: Summer Reading Test results. Review of Kindred paragraph assignment. Group activity on "Everyday Use" reading. Be sure to bring these activity worksheets to Monday's class. We will wrap up our discussion.
Homework: Work on your Kindred paragraph and be sure to upload by next Wednesday evening to turnitin.com.
Reminder: Book check next Tuesday for 10 points!
Thanks for all your letters of introduction. I'm looking forward to this year with you in American Lit!
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