Quarter 4 Weekly Schedule A Week NOTE: Any assignment turned in a week after it is due will receive no credit. Monday, March 16 Introduce: Harlem Renaissance Discuss Raisin in the Sun: pages 23 – 53 Discuss: “A Dream Deferred” (handout) Discuss: Vocab unit 13 In-class writing response Wednesday, March 18 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun pages 54 - 75 Discuss vocab unit 13 In-class writing response Friday, March 20 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun pages 76 - 95 Quiz: Vocab unit 13 Monday, March 23 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun 96 - 130 In-class writing response Assign vocab unit 14 Wednesday, March 25 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun pages 131 - end In-class writing response Discuss vocab unit 14 Monday, March 30 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun Review: A Raisin in the Sun Quiz: Vocab unit 14 Wednesday, April 1 Test: Harlem Renaissance part 1 View first part of Raisin in the Sun Friday, April 3 View Raisin in the Sun In-class writing Assign: writing assignment 1 SPRING BREAK (April 6 – April 17) Monday, April 20 Finish viewing and discuss movie: A Raisin in the Sun Introduce: Langston Hughes and review Harlem Renaissance Read and discuss: “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (926) Wednesday, April 22 Read and discuss Hughes: “I, Too” (929) “Dream Variations” (930) “Refugee in America” (931) Assign: Writing assignment Monday, April 27 Read and discuss Claude McKay: “The Tropics in New York” (932) “Outcast” (handout) Review for Hughes and McKay mini-test Wednesday, April 29 Mini-Test: Hughes and McKay’s poetry Introduce Postmodern and contemporary fiction Friday, May 1 Read and discuss Grace Paley: “A Conversation with My Father” (handout) In-class writing Monday, May 4 Read and discuss Tim O’Brien: “How to Tell a True War Story” (handout) In-class writing Wednesday, May 6 Continue with O’Brien: “How to Tell a True War Story” (handout) For honors students: Honors essay due Monday, May 11 Read: Sherman Alexie: “Indian Education” (handout) In-class writing Wednesday, May 13 Continue with Sherman Alexie: “Indian Education” Raymond Carver: “Cathedral” (handout) In-class writing Friday, May 15 Continue with: “Cathedral” Work on writing assignment Due: Writing response 1, Final draft (bring hard copy and submit to Turnitin.com) Monday, May 18 Finish: “Cathedral” Review for postmodern and contemporary fiction test Wednesday, May 20 Test: Postmodern and contemporary fiction Final exam review if time permits Monday, May 25 Memorial Day: No school Wednesday, May 27 Review for final exam Friday, May 29 Review for final exam Monday, June 1 Final exam Assignments Participation 200 Vocabulary quizzes (2 x 50) 100 Test 1 (Langston Hughes and A Raisin in the Sun) 150 Test 2 (Post Modern short stories) 150 Writing assignment 150 In-class informal writing 100