First Semester 2009-2010

1st Quarter

Week 1 - Welcome back! Please take a moment to review the summer reading requirements so we start the year off right.

Tue, 8/11 - as discussed in class today, there will be a check test on AQW later this week or first thing next week; you should be wrapping up your 2nd reading....
Wed, 8/12 - you received your vocabulary assignment today as well as some notes on how it will be graded; remember: you have 57 words - work on them a bit each week (we'll have about 3 weeks); we will discuss quiz and due dates next week
Thu, 8/13 - AQW quiz is slated for Monday - use the weekend to prepare
Fri, 8/14 - have a great weekend!

Week 2

Mon, 8/17 - because of the weird schedule Friday, we have to move the AQW quiz to tomorrow; vocab 1-19 due Friday; first writing assignment starts tomorrow; reread through Ch. 4 by Monday for next writing assignment
Tue, 8/18 - follow the example we discussed in class for HO1 (a generation of men destroyed by war) and write a paragraph (or two) for HO2 (the enemy must be an abstraction); define abstraction, brainstorm, and create an outline before you start writing; submit a final draft of your paragraph writing exercise on Thursday; vocab 1-19 due Friday
Wed, 8/19 - HO2 (typed, double-spaced) due tomorrow; vocab 1-19 Friday; HO3 should be an on-going project where you record information as you come across it while rereading the text - this will give you a more complete reference when it is time to do a longer character analysis next week
Thu, 8/20 - vocab due tomorrow; HO2 (revised) due Monday; tomorrow in class you may work on the next 19 vocab words, you may read AQW (through Chapter 4 by Monday), or you may read your OSR book

Week 3

Mon, 8/24 - complete HO5 by tomorrow according to the example set and discussed in class for HO4
Tue, 8/25 - complete HO6 by tomorrow (use HO4-5 as your model); reread through Ch. 9 by Monday
Wed, 8/26 - you and your partner decided which two characters to analyze for HO7-8; you are to work independently as you each complete both sides of this handout: if you work together and have identical handouts, you will have only half the information you need for the next step (and will get only half the credit!)
Thu, 8/27 - don't forget vocab 20-38 due tomorrow; following the instructions in class today, you and your partner must complete a formal character analysis (one does HO7, the other does HO8) on Monday; come to class tomorrow prepared to work on one of the following: OSR (you must have the book and read the book; this isn't just for show); HO7/8; read AQW through Ch. 9 (by Mon.); or vocab 39-57 (due next Friday) - no post needed for tomorrow

Week 4

Mon, 8/31 - use the rubric you and your partner worked on in class to edit and revise your character analysis: turn in your revision, your marked-up draft, and the rubric tomorrow; don't forget to have reread through Ch. 9
Tue, 9/1 - reread through Ch. 12 by Tuesday; vocab 3 due Friday (Vocab Quiz 1 Friday, 9/11)
Wed, 9/2 - begin working on HO10 as discussed in class (mind the due dates written on the handout); rough draft due Friday
Fri, 9/4 - work on revisions for your letter depending on what your peers said in their review; reread through Ch. 12 by   Tuesday

Week 5

Tue, 9/8 - work with your partner to complete HO11 by tomorrow; letters due Monday; Vocab Quiz 1 Friday; AQW test Thursday, 9/17
Wed, 9/9 - as discussed and listed on the board today, here are your upcoming due dates:

• Friday, 9/11: Vocab Quiz 1; HO12 formal outline ("The Two Faces of Himmelstoss" completed by end of class); HO2 ("Abstraction") revisions
• Monday, 9/14: Letter to Kantorek/Mrs. Duval - final draft
• Thursday, 9/17: final test on AQW
• Friday, 9/18:   Vocab Quiz 2 (Vocab Quiz 3 Friday, 9/25)

Week 6

Mon, 9/14 - as discussed and outlined in class today, you have a busy week: AQW test (whole book) Thursday; Vocab Quiz 2 Friday; "Two Faces of Himmelstoss" (Contrast Essay) due Friday
Fri, 9/18 - you received your Poetry and Short Stories packets this week: read the first story, "Birds on the Western Front," using the Reading Strategy handout I gave you in class today; we will discuss that story on Monday (if you're out for Marine Bio, make sure you get the handout from me Monday afternoon and lecture/discussion notes from someone reliable) and begin poetry on Tuesday

Week 7

Mon, 9/21 - if you were on the Marine Bio trip, make sure you've gotten the handout and lecture notes from today (you are responsible for knowing everything about "Birds on the Western Front"); you must do at least two readings of each story in order to understand them - read once straight through and make notes, research what you do not know/understand, then reread with your notes in hand; read "The Bowmen" and "The Scaremonger" by Friday
Tue, 9/22 - don't forget to make authors' biographies part of your studied reading of the stories
Thu, 9/24 - since Friday's a short schedule (and I kind of forgot about it), AQW Vocab Quiz 3 is moved to Monday; you're still responsible for the stories, "The Bowmen," and "The Scaremonger" by tomorrow; read the next two ("Soldier's Home" and "The Fly") by Wednesday and the following two ("War," "The First Years of My Life") by Monday, 10/5

Week 8

Mon, 9/28 - you cannot afford to keep failing reading quizzes; read the stories and use the strategies we've discussed - "Soldier's Home" and "The Fly" by Wednesday; "War" and "The First Years of My Life" by Monday
Tue, 9/29 - we'll finish Sassoon tomorrow and we'll discuss the two short stories as well, time permitting

Thu, 10/1 - Wilfred Owen tomorrow; have the stories read by Monday
Fri, 10/2 - poetry/stories test Friday (10/9); OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT: research propaganda posters of WWI; in the same fashion, create an original poster designed to sell the war... or the peace; due Monday, 10/12; do not submit poor quality work - the assignmnet is not mandatory, but a poor grade will not be overlooked
Week 9

Mon, 10/5 - start reviewing your notes to prepare for Friday's test
Wed, 10/7 - posters are due Monday, 10/12; for Friday's test, you are responsible for all stories (except Faulkner's) and all poems (except Lowell's); format: Matching (authors--works); quote identification (author--work + significance of quote); short answer (thematic comprehension and discussion/lecture recall)

2nd Quarter

Week 10

Mon, 10/12 - bring Their Eyes Were Watching God tomorrow and every day from here on out; Tuesday is a reading day
Thu, 10/15 - reading TEWWG tomorrow; we'll take a check test in a couple of weeks (Mon, 11/2...?)

Week 11

Mon, 10/19 - webquest research and reading this week

Week 12

Tue, 10/27 - answer the four discussion questions you were given in class and read Document 1-A through Document 1-L
Wed, 10/28 - continued lecture/discussion tomorrow; also, TEWWG check test coming up on Monday

Week 13

Mon, 11/2 - TEWWG vocab quiz on column 1 words Friday, 11/13; bring your HR packet to class
Tue, 11/3 - read the remaining Langston Hughes poems in your packet and assign one (or more) of the three themes we established in class today