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Tuesday, January 22nd:
Complete student information sheet, paper fight--one like, one dislike about English class, go
over syllabus and explain course expectations, intro to using the class website, copy down
homework assignment (2 truths and 1 fib due tomorrow), begin discussing classroom procedures.
Parent packet to go home today--permission slips and signed contact paper due FRIDAY
Wednesday, January 23rd:
Share some 2 truths and a fib, complete before/during class guidelines worksheet, complete
multiple intelligences profile and discuss, beginning of the semester bingo, look over course
timeline and goals
Thursday, January 24th:
English III pre-test, intro to Early American Lit.
Friday, January 25th:
Warm-up, discuss the concept of culture as it relates to American Literature, complete intro to
Early American Lit.
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Monday, January 28th:
Warm-up, finish notes on Colonial American Literature, read "The Sun still rises . . ." page 20
in textbook and "The Sky Tree"
Tuesday, January 29th:
Warm-up, turn in vocabulary homework, finish discussing Native American Lit. and turn in 5
things learned, complete visual prompt for the ship--journal/diary entry 1 page on coming to the
new world
Wednesday, January 30th:
Warm-up, read "Of Plymouth Plantation"--translate to modern English and create a comic strip,
The Scarlet Letter checked out, study for Vocab. Quiz tomorrow
Thursday, January 31st:
Warm-up, Vocabulary Quiz, finish comics for "Of Plymouth Plantation, independent work time on
upcoming assignments
Friday, February 1st:
Warm-up, background info on the transatlantic slave trade route etc., read "The Interesting
Narrative of Olaudah Equiano" pg. 56 and create a chart mapping the treatment of Olaudah by his
African and European slave holders.
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Monday, February 4th:
Warm-up, read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" pg. 77 and chart figurative language use
and answer #1-5, complete student map for Colonial American lit. and time to finish looking up
literary terms
Tuesday, February 5th:
Warm-up, silent reading The Scarlet Letter (30 minutes), last minute questions on Colonial Lit.
student map, begin reading "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"
Wednesday, February 6th:
Warm-up, reading check chapters 1-5 The Scarlet Letter, groupwork: discussion of The Scarlet
Letter, finish "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"
Thursday, February 7th:
Warm-up, vocabulary quiz #21-40 The Scarlet Letter List, read "Speech to the Virginia
Convention" on pg. 101 and complete Logic/Emotion chart with examples of logical or emotional
arguments from the speech. 3rd period complete #3, 4, and 5 at the end of the selection.
Friday, February 8th:
Warm-up, read "The Crisis no. 1" pg. 107 and answer #2 and #4 pg. 112 and write a letter to a
relative back home trying to convince them to support the revolutionary war. Test on
Colonial/Revolutionary Lit. will be Wednesday 2/13
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Monday, February 11th:
Warm-up, read "Huswifery" pg. 73 and answer #4 and 6, read "Here some verses on the burning of a
house" pg. 69 and answer #2 and 6, go over questions on Revolutionary Lit. student map and get
list of things to review for Wednesday's test.
Tuesday, February 12th:
Warm-up, review for test (jepardy game)
Wednesday, February 13th:
Warm-up, Test: Early American Literature, time to work on The Scarlet Letter or extra credit
Thursday, February 14th:
Warm-up (turn in warm-ups to be graded), Vocabulary Quiz, Reading check chapters 6-10 the
scarlet letter, new reading assignment chapters 11-18 by Wed. 2/20
Friday, February 15th:
Warm-up, critical viewing of The Princess Bride
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Monday, February 18th:
No school, holiday
Tuesday, February 19th:
Finish critically viewing The Princess Bride, turn in questions and fairy tale elements chart,
notes on the Romantics in American Literature
Wednesday, February 20th:
Finish notes, independent work time The Scarlet Letter, handout reading questions for chapters
19-24 (due next Friday)
Thursday, February 21st:
Vocabulary Quiz, groupwork--poetry analysis the fireside poets
Friday, February 22nd:
Reading check: The Scarlet Letter chapters 11-18, finish groupwork--the fireside poets, begin
poetry performance activity
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Monday, February 25th:
Finish Poetry presentations, Read "Rip Van Winkle" pg. 153 and work on chart comically inflated
or exagerated expressions/satire/slapstick and questions #3-6 8 inflated diction #1-3
Tuesday, February 26th:
Registration for classes next year.
Wednesday, February 27th:
Warm-up, finish "Rip Van Winkle" pg. 153 and work on chart comically inflated
or exagerated expressions/satire/slapstick and questions #3-6 8 inflated diction #1-3,
independent work on The Scarlet Letter
Thursday, February 28th:
Warm-up, Vocabulary Quiz, Read Thanatopsis on pg. 170 and complete Life/Death imagery chart--
discuss Was the poem more about life or death????
Friday, February 29th:
Warm-up, The Scarlet Letter chapters 19-24 reading check, groupwork on themes/irony/etc. in The
Scarlet Letter, fill in answers to student maps for the Romance Period of American Lit.
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Monday, March 3rd:
Warm-up, notes on the Renaissance Period of American Literature, read Emerson's "Of Nature" and
discuss transcendentalist themes
Tuesday, March 4th:
Warm-up, read Emerson's "Self-Reliance" and discuss, groupwork summarizing Walden
Wednesday, March 5th:
Warm-up, share The Scarlet Letter Projects
Thursday, March 6th:
Warm-up, vocabulary quiz--reminder that new vocab. will not be due until Friday of next week due
to FCAT testing, begin work on transcendentalist utopia project
Friday, March 7th:
The Scarlet Letter Test
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Monday, March 10th:
Warm-up, finish utopia project and turn in, read "The Raven" and compare to The Simpson's
version and Tim Burton's short film Vincent
Tuesday, March 11th:
FCAT testing, class does not meet
Wednesday, March 12th:
FCAT testing, class does not meet
Thursday March 13th:
FCAT testing, class does not meet
Friday, March 14th:
Warm-up, go over SAT rubric and look at some examples of scored papers, self evaluate/peer
evaluate your SAT pre-test
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Monday, March 17th:
Extended first period (NRT testing), 2nd period does not meet--independent work on upcoming
assignments
Tuesday, March 18th:
Pass out graded papers and grade reports--discuss, finish viewing "Fall of the House of Usher",
2nd period--go over SAT rubric and look at examples of scored essays
Wednesday, March 19th:
Warm-up, peer edit SAT essays, time to correct mistakes and attempt a higher score paper
Thursday, March 20th:
Warm-up, Vocabulary Quiz, go over what people are looking for in a college entrance essay, time
to work on an essay
Friday, March 21st:
Warm-up, time to write rough draft of college admissions essay, independent work time Last of
the Mohicans
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Monday, March 24th:
Warm-up, peer edit admissions essays--final draft due Wed., read one chapter (on the quarter
deck) of Moby Dick
Tuesday, March 25th:
Warm-up, turn in vocab. sentences, time to work on reading Last of the Mohicans or working on
Naughty Children's Festival booth
Wednesday, March 26th:
Warm-up, critical viewing Moby Dick
Thursday, March 27th:
Warm-up, quiz, continue critical viewing Moby Dick
Friday March 28th:
class did not meet due to Naughty Children's festival--independent work Last of the Mohicans
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Monday, April 7th:
Warm-up (1st period turn in warm-up books), go over term paper information--complete #1-6 pg.
572 on evalutating sources (BK English), reminders about term paper timeline
Tuesday, April 8th:
Warm-up (2nd period turn in warm-up books), complete the following pages in BK English book in
preparation for term paper writing process C583 #1-5, C576, C599 #1-6 paranthetical citations--
turn in vocabulary sentences #21-40
Wednesday, April 9th:
Library--term paper research
Thursday, April 10th:
Library--term paper research
Friday, April 11th:
View "To Build a Fire" and complete film/story log, complete worksheet on naturalism
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Monday, April 14th:
Go over Last of the Mohicans reading questions, reading check, term paper do's and don'ts
powerpoint with more info on parenthetical citations
Tuesday, April 15th:
Library, research for term paper
Wednesday, April 16th:
Check outlines and thesis statement for term paper, hints for writing an introduction and write
your introduction, groupwork--notes on intro to Realism
Thursday, April 17th:
Vocabulary Quiz, finish notes on realism
Friday, April 18th:
Read "A Mystery of Heroism" and complete #2-7 questions in the book, complete Mystery of Herosim
worksheet on the concept of a hero and greek roots
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Monday, April 21st:
Computer Lab--work on term paper research and rough draft
Tuesday, April 22nd:
Computer Lab--work on term paper and research rough draft
Wednesday, April 23rd:
Introduction to Contemporary American Lit. (notes)and read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" pg.
624
Thursday, April 24th:
Vocabulary Quiz, words to know list 2 assigned--sentences due on Tuesday April 29th
Friday, April 25th:
Read "A Rose for Emily" on pg. 715 and have a Mock Trial to discuss Emily's fate, work on Last
of the Mohicans or Rough Draft
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Monday, April 28th:
Read Robert Frost background info pg. 558 and write down 8 facts, read "Design" pg. 560 and
answer #9 and 10, read "Nothing Gold Can Stay" pg. 562 and answer #2-5
Tuesday, April 29th:
Independent work time--Last of the Mohicans (30 minutes), read and discuss "Once by the Pacific"
pg. 564 and answer #3-5 pg. 566, read "Neither Out Far nor In Deep" pg. 565 and answer #6 on
page 566
Wedensday, April 30th:
Go over chapter 11-20 Last of the Mohicans questions, Reading check chapter 11-20 Last of the
Mohicans, begin reading "The Life you Save May be Your Own" pg. 673
Thursday, May 1st:
Vocabulary Quiz (words to know list 2), finish reading "The Life you Save May be Your Own" pg.
673 and discuss, intro to Ezra Pound pg. 773 and poem "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" pg.
774-775 answer #2-8 pg. 777
Friday, May 2nd:
Read the introduction to the Harlem Renaissance pg. 734, read the following poems: "America"
744, "Incident" 748, "The Weary Blues" 761, and "Harlem" 764 and discuss, watch some of the
play "I am Zora" about Zora Neal Hurston's life and works.
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Monday, May 5th:
Read "Introduction to Symbolism . . . " pg. 70-772 and summarize the entire article in one
paragraph, read the background information on William Carlos Williams pg. 778 and write down 5
facts, read "Red Wheel Barrow" pg. 779 and "The Great Figure" pg. 780 and answer #2,3,9 and #3
(creative writing) in the cream colored box.
Tuesday, May 6th:
Turn in vocabulary homework, introduction to Sherman Alexie and his style of writing, Smoke
Signals
Wednesday, May 7th:
Finish Smoke signals--read the two ee cummings poems in the book and answer any five questions
for the two poems
Thursday, May 8th:
Vocabulary Quiz--no new list, work on Last of the Mohicans questions (due Monday)and final draft
of paper (due Friday 5/16), read and discuss "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" on page 663,
independent work time Last of the Mohicans or "The Game" outside reading assignment due tomorrow
(see outside reading assignments handout for more details)
Friday, May 9th:
Background info on The Crucible--begin reading The Crucible
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Monday, May 12th:
Continue reading The Crucible--finish Act I, go over Last of the Mohicans questions
Tuesday,May 13th:
Continue reading The Crucible (Act II)
Wednesday, May 14th:
Last of the Mohicans test--continue The Crucible (Act III)
Thursday, May 15th:
Finish The Crucible (Finish Act III and Act IV)--begin viewing the movie version
Friday, May 16th:
Finish viewing the movie version of The Crucible
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Monday, May 19th:
Computer Lab--work on PowerPoint presentation
Tuesday, May 20th:
Computer Lab--work on PowerPoint presentation
Wednesday, May 21st:
Computer Lab--work on PowerPoint presentation
Thursday, May 22nd:
Streetcar Named Desire
Friday, May 23rd:
Streetcar Named Desire
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Monday, May 26th:
no class--holiday
Tuesday, May 27th:
Begin presenting PowerPoints to class
Wednesday, May 28th:
Continue presenting PowerPoints to the class
Thursday, May 29th:
Continue presenting PowerPoints to the class
Friday, May 30th:
PowerPoints completed
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June 2nd:
Final Exams
June 3rd:
Final Exams
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