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American Literature 4B, 5B, 6BQuarter 4 Weekly Schedule B Week NOTE: Any assignment turned in a week after it is due will receive no credit.
Tuesday, March 17 Introduce: Discuss Raisin in the Sun: pages 23 – 53 Discuss: “A Dream Deferred” (handout) Discuss: Vocab unit 13 In-class writing response
Thursday, March 18 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun pages 54 - 75 Quiz: Vocab unit 13
Tuesday, March 24 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun pages 76 - 95 Assign: Vocab unit 14
Thursday, March 26 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun 96 - 130 Discuss: Vocab unit 14 In-class writing response
Friday, March 27 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun pages 131 - end In-class writing response Quiz: Vocab unit 14
Tuesday, March 31 Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun Review: A Raisin in the Sun
Thursday, April 2 Test: Assign: writing assignment 1 SPRING BREAK (April 6 – April 17)
Tuesday, April 21 View Raisin in the Sun Thursday, April 23 Finish viewing: Raisin in the Sun In-class writing Introduce: Langston Hughes Friday, April 24 Read and discuss: “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (926) “I, Too” (929) “Dream Variations” (930) “Refugee in America” (931) Assign writing assignment Tuesday, April 28 Introduce Claude McKay Read and discuss: “The Tropics in New York” (932) “Outcast” (handout) Thursday, April 30 Mini-test: Hughes and McKay Introduce postmodern and contemporary fiction Tuesday, May 5 Read and discuss: Lorrie Moore’s “How to Become a Writer” (handout) In-class writing Thursday, May 7 Read and discuss: Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story” (handout) In-class writing Friday, May 8 Continue: “How to Tell a True War Story” In-class writing Tuesday, May 12 Read and discuss: Sherman Alexie’s “Indian Education” (handout) In-class writing Thursday, May 14 Read and discuss: Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” (handout) Tuesday, May 19 Continue with: “Cathedral” Writing assignment due: Final draft (bring hard copy and submit to turnitin.com) Thursday, May 21 Review for postmodern and contemporary fiction test Friday, May 22 Test: Postmodern and contemporary fiction Tuesday, May 26 Review for final exam Thursday, May 27 Review for final exam Tuesday, June 2 Final exam Assignments
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