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"We are all drugged by our own frenzy."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always
just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly,
may alight upon you."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected
by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers,
our actions run as causes and return to us as results. "
Herman Melville
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"There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There
couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good. "
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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"The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy
is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to
our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.
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Mark Twain
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| Wednesday |
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Course
expectations (quizzes, tests, attendance, papers, participation, respect);
textbooks out; AP lit terms out and assigned; video sharing and
huddle
Assignment: Read pp. 1-23 in text and find and write
down three quotes for discussion |
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| Thursday |
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Homework
check; small and large group sharing of quotes, Video sharing with
huddle
Assignment: Read pp. 24 - 44 in textbook, and write a 180 word
pithy quote essay from either "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry
God" or "The History of the Dividing Line" |
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| Friday |
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Homework
check; small and large group sharing of pithy quotes; video sharing
and huddle;
Assignment: literary terms quiz on Tuesday |
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| Monday |
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No
School — Labor Day
Assignment: |
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| Tuesday |
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Viewing
of Video #3; AP Lit Terms Activity and Quiz; DLP handout and
discussion; Class discussion of Puritan Poems;
Assignment: Read pp 49-69 in textbook and write down
an important quote from each section; lit terms "Diction"
through "Flashback" due for Friday. |
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| Wednesday |
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Puritan
Poems discussion; Homework check and discussion; Video #4
Assignment: Read pp. 70 - 84 and write a paragraph on
how each writing was successful. |
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| Thursday |
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Homework
check and discussion; Video #5
Assignment: AP lit terms quiz for tomorrow |
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| Friday |
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Video
#6; Lit terms activity and quiz;
Assignment: Complete DLP 1 for Monday |
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| Monday |
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Collection
of DLP 1; sharing of praise; summer assignment handed back;
grammar handout; essay writing handout; essay
model posted; Essay model sharing; discussion of summer
work
Assignment: Do first exercise in subject/verb
agreement; start writing essay; study AP Lit terms "Flashback"
to "Mood" |
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| Tuesday |
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go
over grammar; discussion of summer work;
Assignment: Do second exercise in subject/verb agreement;
continue writing essay |
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| Wednesday |
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go
over grammar; discussion of summer work
Assignment: Do third exercise in subject/verb agreement;
continue writing essay |
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| Thursday |
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go
over grammar; Quiz on grammar; discussion of summer work
Assignment:study for AP Lit Terms quiz;
continue writing essay |
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| Friday |
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AP
Lit terms activity and quiz; sharing of essay rough drafts
Assignment: Essay due on Monday |
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| Monday |
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handing
back of quizzes; handing out of grammar worksheet on pronoun
antecedent agreement; Sharing of essays;
Assignment: Complete grammar exercise 1 (A+B); study
AP lit terms "Motif" to "Protagonist" for
quiz on Friday |
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| Tuesday |
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go
over grammar; sharing of essays
Assignment: Do Exercise 2 (A+B) |
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| Wednesday |
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Sharing
of any remaining essays; go over grammar; Discussion of
Into the Wild
Assignment: Exercise 3 in grammar booklet |
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| Thursday |
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Go
over grammar; Grammar quiz; small group sharing of Huck Finn
pithy quotes;
Assignment: Study for AP Lit Terms quiz |
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| Friday |
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Lit
terms quiz; large group sharing of small group reports
Assignment: Read pp. 96 to 114 in textbook; write down
salient differences between Classicism and Romanticism |
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| Monday |
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Classicism
and Romanticism discussion; Quiz and discussion on "tkhe
Devil and Tom Walker"
Assignment: Do exercise 1 in Apostrophe booklet; read
pages 115-125 and write a short essay on one of the five questions
on page 125. Study AP lit terms "realism" through
"Zeugma" |
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| Tuesday |
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going
over of apostrophe homework; discussion of short essay answers.
Class reading of "To a Waterfowl" and small group
discussion of text questions.
Assignment: Do Exercise 2 in Apostrophe booklet; Read
pages 134 - 150. |
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| Wednesday |
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Going
over of apostrophe exercise; Large group discussion of "to
a Waterfowl"; quiz and discussion on reading;
Assignment: Read "The Raven" (pp. 154 - 158)
and write an answer to one of the seven questions on page 158. |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion
on assigned writings; Quiz on apostrophes, handout of AP Language
and Compostion Multiple Choice Exam Questions
Assignment: Complete the multiple choice exam; study for
AP Lit Terms quiz |
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| Friday |
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AP
Lit Terms quiz; Correction and review of multiple choice questions
Assignment: Complete DLP 2 for Monday |
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| Monday |
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Grades
out; Video: The Last of the Mohicans;
Assignment: Read pp. 173-183 and write down 5 quotes
of interest for discussion. |
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| Tuesday |
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Finish
video; discussion of notes
Assignment: Read "The
American Scholar" and write a pithy quote of 150 words
minimum. |
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| Wednesday |
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Small
and large group discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read "Self-Reliance"
and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Thursday |
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Small
and large group discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read "Fate"
and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Friday |
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Small
and large group discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Complete DLP 2 for Monday |
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| Monday |
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Collecting
of DLP's; reading of praise paragraph; large group discussion
of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read "Fate"
and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Tuesday |
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Small
and large group discussions of pithy quotes; books out: Walden
Assignment: Read "Economy" (pp. 107-138) in
Walden and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Wednesday |
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Small
and large group discussion of pithy quotes; AP Lit Terms Activity
Assignment: Read "Where I Lived and What I Lived
For " (pp. 107-138) in Walden and write a pithy
quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Thursday |
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Small
and large group discussion of pithy quotes;
Assignment: Read "Reading" (pp. 107-138) in
Walden and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Friday |
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No
School - Teacher Workshop
Assignment: |
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| Monday |
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Discussion
of pithy quotes; collection of nature observation assignment;
AP Lit Terms Activity
Assignment: Read "Solitude" (pp. 200-208) and
write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Tuesday |
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Discussion
of pithy quotes: AP Lit Terms Practice Test
Assignment: Read "Higher Laws" (pp. 260-270)
and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Wednesday |
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Discussion
of pithy quotes: Work time on Natural Truth paper
Assignment: Read "the Pond in Winter" (pp.
313-324) and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion
of pithy quotes; Work time on Natural Truth paper
Assignment: Read "Conclusion" (pp. 340-351)
and write a pithy quote of 150 words minimum. |
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| Friday |
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Discussion
of pithy quotes; Work time on Natural Truth paper
Assignment: Complete Natural Truth Paper |
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| Monday |
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DLP's
handed back; exemplary learning paragraphs shared; Preposition
booklet handed out,
Go over exercise 1 in class; The Scarlet
Letter handed out; Go over AP Rhetorical Uses booklet
Assignment: Do
exercise 2 in Prepostion booklet; Read chapter 1 in The
Scarlet Letter ; work on truth paper |
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| Tuesday |
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Go
over Exercise 2 in Preposition booklet; Discussion of Chapter
1; work time on truth paper
Assignment: Do
exercise 3 in Prepostion booklet; Read chapter 2 in The
Scarlet Letter ; work on truth paper |
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| Wednesday |
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Go
over Exercise 3 in Preposition booklet; Discussion of Chapter
2; Go
over AP Rhetorical Uses booklet; work
time on truth paper
Assignment: Do
exercise 4 in Prepostion booklet;Work
on truth papers |
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| Thursday |
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Go
over Exercise 4 in Preposition booklet; Preposition
Quiz; Small editors group sharing of universal truth papers
Assignment:Final
draft of truth papers due Monday |
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| Friday |
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Field
Trip to Concord, MA.
Assignment: Final
draft of truth papers due Monday |
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| Monday |
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Sharing
of Universal Truth papers; Go over Rhetorical Uses Booklet
Assignment: Read chapters
3-5 in The Scarlet Letter and write about the effective
use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Tuesday |
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Sharing
of Universal Truth papers; Go over Rhetorical Devices from reading
Assignment: Read chapters
6-8 in The Scarlet Letter and write about the effective
use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Wednesday |
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Sharing
of Universal Truth papers; Go over Rhetorical Devices from readingGo
over Rhetorical Uses Booklet
Assignment: Read
chapters 9-11 in The Scarlet Letter and write about
the effective use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion
of reading; Go over Rhetorical Uses Booklet
Assignment: Read
chapters 12- 14 |
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| Friday |
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Discussion
of reading; Go over Rhetorical Uses Booklet
Assignment: Complete
DLP 3 for Monday |
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| Monday |
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collection
of dlp's; reading of praise paragraphs; Handout of Parallelism
booklet; Concept of parallelism explained; discussion of grading
policy; discussion of Scarlet Letter
Assignment: Read
chapters 12-14 in The Scarlet Letter and write about
the effective use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Tuesday |
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Do
Exercise 1 in class; Go over exercise 1; discussion of reading
and literary devices
Assignment: Read
chapters 15-17 in The Scarlet Letter and write about
the effective use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Wednesday |
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No
Class - Field Trip
Assignment: None |
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| Thursday |
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Do
Exercise 2 in class; Go over exercise 2; discussion of reading
and literary devices
Assignment: Read
chapters 18-20 in The Scarlet Letter and write about
the effective use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Friday |
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Quiz
on parallelism; reading time on home work
Assignment: Read
chapters 21-24 in The Scarlet Letter and write about
the effective use of a rhetorical device. |
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| Monday |
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No
School — Teacher Workshop
Assignment: |
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| Tuesday |
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No
School — Veterans' Day
Assignment: |
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| Wednesday |
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Discussion
of The Scarlet Letter
Assignment: None |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion of The Scarlet Letter
Assignment: None |
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| Friday |
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Scarlet
Letter Options Activity
Assignment: Work on options
activity |
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| Monday |
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Scarlet
Letter Options Activity
Assignment: Work on options
activity |
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| Tuesday |
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Scarlet
Letter Options Activity Presentations
Assignment: Read "Young
Goodman Brown" |
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| Wednesday |
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Discussion
of "Young Goodman Brown"; Poetry Festival Activity
out
Assignment: Work
on Poetry Festival Activity |
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| Thursday |
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Poetry
Festival Assignment out; work time on festival presentation
Assignment: Work
on Poetry Festival Activity |
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| Friday |
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Poetry
Festival Presentations
Assignment: Complete
DLP 4 for Monday |
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| Monday |
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Poetry
Festival Activity Presentations; Video: Billy Budd
Assignment: None |
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| Tuesday |
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Video:
Billy Budd
Assignment: None |
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| Wednesday |
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Thanksgiving
Vacation
Assignment: |
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| Thursday |
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Thanksgiving
Vacation
Assignment: |
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| Friday |
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Thanksgiving
Vacation
Assignment: |
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| Monday |
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Class
viewing of Billy Budd
Assignment: Read introduction
to "American Realism" (pp. 378-383 and write down
two quotes for discussion |
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| Tuesday |
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finish
Billy Budd and debrief; discussion of reading
Assignment: Read "The
Open Boat" |
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| Wednesday |
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"Open
Boat" quiz; discussion of the story
Assignment: Read
introduction to "Modern Fiction" (pp. 464-460) and
write down two quotes for discussion |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion
of quotes;
Assignment: Read
"Big Two Hearted River" and analyze it, identifying
at least one symbol and how the author manipulates it for
meaning |
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| Friday |
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Discussion
of writings
Assignment: Read
"The Bear" and find two symbols the author uses to
create meaning |
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| Monday |
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Discussions
of symbolism in "The Bear" and in "Big Two-Hearted
River"
Assignment: Read John Steinbeck's
"Flight" and write a paragraph on two symbols the
author uses to create meaning |
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| Tuesday |
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Books
out: Nine Stories; Discuss "Flight"; Video:
An Occurance at Owl Creek
Assignment: Read "A
Perfect Day for Bananfish" from Nine Stories and
write a paragraph on two symbols the author uses to create meaning
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| Wednesday |
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Discussion
of symbols in short story; Rhetorical Devices booklet work
Assignment: Read
"For Esme, with Love and Squalor" from Nine Stories
and write a paragraph on two symbols the author uses to create
meaning |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion
of symbols in short story; Rhetorical Devices booklet work
Assignment: Read
"Teddy" from Nine Stories and write a paragraph
on two symbols the author uses to create meaning |
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| Friday |
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Discussion
of symbols in short story; Rhetorical Devices booklet work
Assignment: Work
on Short Story |
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| Monday |
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Work
Day on Short Story
Assignment: Work
on Short Story |
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| Tuesday |
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Work
day on Short Story
Assignment: Work
on Short Story |
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| Wednesday |
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Work
day on short story
Assignment: Work
on Short Story |
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| Thursday |
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Sharing
of Short Stories; Literary Devices activity handed out; Great
Gatsby books out
Assignment: Complete
Short Story |
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| Friday |
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Sharing
and handing in of short stories;
Assignment: Read
The Great Gatsby |
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| Monday |
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DLP
handed back; Short Story check; Gatsby debrief; Gatsby Reading
Quiz; Gatsby Discussion questions out; sharing of short stories
Assignment: Work on discussion
questions |
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| Tuesday |
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work
time on discussion questions; class discussion of Gatsby; sharing
of short stories; AP Multiple Choice Test out
Assignment: Do Questions
1-6 of AP MC Test |
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| Wednesday |
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Discussion
of MC questions; class discussion of Gatsby; sharing of short
stories
Assignment:
Do Questions 7-16
of AP MC Test |
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| Thursday |
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Discussion
of MC questions; class discussion of Gatsby; sharing of short
stories
Assignment: Do
Questions 17-28 of AP MC Test |
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| Friday |
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Discussion
of MC questions; Free Response question out; sharing of short
stories
Assignment:
Write a 40 minute essay
addressing the free response prompt |
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| Monday |
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Essay
homework check; AP Essay Activity; work time on project
Assignment: Do
Questions 29-39 of AP MC Test |
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| Tuesday |
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go
over MC answers; Reading of short stories; Gatsby question group;
project work time
Assignment: Do
Questions 40-49 of AP MC Test |
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| Wednesday |
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go
over MC answers; short story reading; Gatsby question group;
work time on project
Assignment:
Work on project |
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| Thursday |
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Work
time on project
Assignment: Work
on project |
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| Friday |
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Work
on project
Assignment:
Complete DLP 5 for Tuesday |
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| Monday |
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No
School—Civil Rights Day
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| Tuesday |
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Reading
of praise paragraphs, work time on literary devices
Assignment: Work on Literary
Devices Project |
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| Wednesday |
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work
time on literary devices project
Assignment:
Work on Literary
Devices Project |
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| Thursday |
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Literary
Devices presentation
Assignment: Complete AP prompt
# 2 |
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| Friday |
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Debrief
presentation; go over ap prompt 2
Assignment:
Complete AP prompt 3 |
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| Monday |
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go
over ap prompt 2
Assignment: Review Summer
Assignment |
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| Tuesday |
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Summer
Assignment Revision Activity; Course Evaluation
Assignment: None |
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| Wednesday |
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Final
Exams, Blocks 1 and 2
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| Thursday |
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Final
Exams, Blocks 3 and 4
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| Friday |
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No
School—Teacher Workshop
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