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10th (H) Am. Lit. [Lloyd]

2007-2008 First Semester

First Quarter

Week 1

Mon, 8/11 - read "Archetypes" handout before tomorrow and begin reading "Info Packet"; bring OSR
Tue, 8/12 - review archetypes handout/notes; read info packet
Wed, 8/13 - work on questions for "Info Packet" (due Friday); be aware that you will receive additional work in class tomorrow - you will have class time to begin but will have to complete that by Friday as well; bring OSR for Friday
Thu, 8/14 - slight change in plans: your info packet questions are still due tomorrow but the "World Myths" questions are due Monday; tomorrow is a work day, meaning you may work on Monday's homework, read BES, or OSR
Fri, 8/15 - Cheyenne/Genesis questions due Monday

** Check out the 'DISCUSSION' link for your class. **

Week 2

Mon, 8/18 - decipher (as best you can) the pictographs of the Delaware tribe's creation story as presented in the Walam Olum
Tue, 8/19 - complete HO3 (questions from introduction and preface) for class tomorrow
Wed, 8/20 - HO8 due Friday; I will be giving you a couple of other handouts in class tomorrow, hoping you can complete them in class; if not, at least one of them will carry over as homework (in other words, plan ahead so you're not overwhelmed Thursday night)
Thu, 8/21 - OK, so you're already overwhelmed. No problem, we'll pull back a bit. HO8 is due Monday; we'll use tomorrow's class time to work on it and you may ask me questions to guide you in your answers - but only if you've already done some work (I won't do it for you). I won't give any additional homework over the weekend so if you got a good start last night you'll be able to relax a bit on Saturday and Sunday.
Fri, 8/22 - whew! Feeling a bit better? Homework is to complete HO8 for Monday - and keep REreading!

Hellooooo? Is anyone even remotely interested in the Discussion Forum?

Week 3

Mon, 8/25 - remember our discussion in class; look over your responses to HO8 and determine if you are answering appropriately (do you understand what the question asks of you?) and completely (are you really trying, or just scratching the surface?)
Tue, 8/26 - if you are confused about the conceptual issues we're dealing with (archetypes, inter-connectedness, etc.), review the answers I gave you in class today; if that doesn't clear things up you need to seek my assistance before or after school (soon); review my answer for #7 and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow; keep the handout I gave you and use it as a reference for blending quotes, citing page references (single source), punctuating quotes/citations, editing quotes to grammatically fit your response, and note-taking/organizational skills
Wed, 8/27 - you received several handouts today... HO9 we will continue to work on in class tomorrow; HO10 we'll discuss a bit on Friday (so get started) but won't actually be due until Tuesday; HO15 won't be due until after we've completed HO10 discussions; homework tonight is to peruse handouts 10 and 15
Thu, 8/28 - no change from what we discussed in class; I'm not being any more specific because nobody checks my website anyway (why do I even bother? you guys are hurting my feelings!); see ya tomorrow

Week 4

Tue, 9/2 - complete HO12-13 for tomorrow; you must, MUST, MUST read and reread Chapter 3; do this by Thursday for absolutely positively certain (see all the imperatives?)
Wed, 9/3 - HO15 due Thursday; we'll continue working on HO16 in class tomorrow and maybe Friday... we'll see how it goes
Thu, 9/4 - change in plans: HO15 Monday; complete HO16 tomorrow in class
Fri, 9/5 - no change from yesterday; give the AP Grading Rubric a look this weekend - it should be in your notebook but, if not, check this link: http://teacherweb.com/GA/Aquinas/AJLloyd/photo1.stm

Week 5

Mon, 9/8 - be sure you have re-read Ch. 4-6 by Wednesday
Tue, 9/9 - no change, no additional homework
Wed, 9/10 - put HO17 in your notebook for reference... but be sure you know the answers - you'll see the questions again; HO22-23 should be completed by tomorrow; HO21 due Monday; OSR on Friday: bring a book!!

We'll do Ch. 7-9 and Ch. 10-13 next week. Be ready to start Tuesday.

Thu, 9/11 - compose a poem as we discussed in class (due Monday); instructions:

  • write 20 lines that begin with "my"
  • write 20 lines that begin with "I am"
  • these lines should be serious in tone (not somber, gloomy, etc.)
  • these lines should be reflective of you and your life
  • they will vary in length
  • compose a poem (25-35 lines) from these 40 lines
  • include a 3-line chant that repeats 2 times
  • (remember that minimal effort does not impress me)
  • be expressive!

Week 6

Mon, 9/15 - I gave you several handouts today at the end of class; so we're clear:  HO24.27 and HO26 are for reference (put them in your notebook and keep track of them); HO 25 (questions for Ch. 7-9) is due Wednesday
Tue, 9/16 - due date for HO25 changed to Thursday; HO28B (parable) due Monday; no other homework, but notice we've stepped up the pace a bit - stay ahead of things by reading (REreading) ahead

Wed, 9/17 - no new homework; complete HO25 by tomorrow and your parable by Monday
Thu, 9/18 - HO32 (Ch. 12-14 questions) due Monday - since I will NOT be collecting them they do not need to be written in formal language (use whatever short-hand and abbreviations work for you), but you DO need to do complete, thorough, and accurate work (include quotations and citations as appropriate)
Fri, 9/19 - no change from above: parables and HO32 due Monday

Week 7

Mon, 9/22 - REread Ch. 15-17 by Wed
Tue, 9/23 - I gave you four handouts today:   HO35 (Ch. 15-17 Qs) due Thursday; HO36-37 are for reference, as is the handout about sacred clowns
Wed, 9/24 - as we discussed in class, HO35 is postponed until Friday

Week 8

Mon, 9/29 - sorry for the lapse in posting (though apparently most of you didn't notice it anyway); you are to have Ch. 18-22 done by today and the rest of the book completed by Wednesday
Tue, 9/30 - Ch. 22-25 by tomorrow
Wed, 10/1 - you'll get another set of discussion questions tomorrow and will have an opportunity to work in groups to prepare for discussion of Ch. 18-21 and Ch. 22-25
Thu, 10/2 - you need to complete the handouts in your groups tomorrow - I think I'll check on each group toward the end of the period

Week 9

Mon, 10/6 - I gave you a week-long assignment and a suggested schedule to keep - this is probably the only post for this week

Week 10

Tue, 10/14 - Cover your textbooks! read the "Notable Puritans" handout and (sparingly) highlight what you think most important; read Bradford's "from: Plymouth Plantation" by Monday, which is on page 28(?) in your book - I'll give you more specific instructions Thursday
Thu, 10/16 - by Monday: read p. 3-18; read Bradford's excerpt "from: "Plymouth Plantation" (26); answer #1,3,4 (35) and find four "proofs" that God directs and controls the events and forces of the universe (according to the Puritan concept of predestination); it's not too early to get copies of The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter (I can/will provide you copies if needed, but I strongly reccommend you get your own so you may write in the margins)

2nd Quarter

Week 11

Mon, 10/20 - by Wednesday, do the four readings discussed in class: "Burning of Our House" (69), "Huswifery" (72), "Sinners" (77), and "Wonders" (h/o); answer all questions on handout; remember that "reading" includes any and all information found within the range of assigned pages - author's bio, reading focus, vocabulary, etc. (this is tonight's homework and tomorrow's classwork/homework - no post tomorrow)

We start The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter this week.
Crucible
ISBN: 978-0-14-048138-9 (get any version of SL).
You might also wish to get your Frederick Douglass book at the same time.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself.
ISBN: 0-451-52673-2

Thu, 10/23 - by Monday, complete the introductory questions about Puritanism and The Crucible; tomorrow is a work/reading day

Week 12 ** Vocabulary Quiz Group 1 Friday, 10/31 **

Mon, 10/27 - review character list (h/o) and character descriptions within the play itself; per our discussion this morning, look up the definitions of hypocrisy and hysteria and any other terms you might need to know as we begin our study of The Crucible and Scarlet Letter; for your reading of SL, plan on completing through Ch. 8 by the middle of next week (Wednesday-ish..?)
Tue, 10/28 - here is a tentative schedule for class and homework for the next few weeks (tentative means subject to change - any alterations will be indicated with highlighted text... check back frequently)

  • Wed, 10/29 - read/listen Act I
  • Thu, 10/30 - discuss Act I (use SG to assist discussion)
  • Fri, 10/31 - Vocab Quiz Group 1; reading
  • Week 13
  • Mon, 11/3 - reading
  • Tue, 11/4 - read/listen Act II
  • Wed, 11/5 - discuss Act II (use SG)
  • Thu, 11/6 - Scarlet Letter in-class essay (Ch. 1-8)
  • Fri, 11/7 - Vocab Quiz Group 2; reading --> NO SCHOOL (Thanks, Bishop B!) Vocab Quiz moved to Monday
  • Week 14 - mid-term is Wednesday
  • Mon, 11/10 - Vocab Quiz Group 2; read/listen Act III
  • Tue, 11/11 - discuss Act III (use SG)
  • Wed, 11/12 - read/listen Act IV
  • Thu, 11/13 -discuss Act IV (use SG)
  • Fri, 11/14 - Vocab Quiz Group 3; reading
  • Week 15
  • Mon, 11/17 - Crucible final (objective test)
  • Tue, 11/18 - Scarlet Letter in-class essay (Ch. 9-15)
  • Wed, 11/19 - essay topic assigned (it will involve both works); due Tuesday
  • Thu, 11/20 - work on essay
  • Fri, 11/21 - Vocab Quiz Group 4; work on essay
  • Week 16 - two days 'til Thanksgiving!
  • Mon, 11/24 - work on essay
  • Tue, 11/25 - essay due


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