SG= Study Guide. All study guides are due on the day of the essay.
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01/04 - Get a copy of Twain's "Huck Finn". We start reading it this week.
01/05 - Twain Group Project
01/06 - Twain Group Project
01/07 - Huck Finn (HF) Ch. 1-2
01/08 - HF Ch. 3-8. Getting to Know Pap worksheet posted under handouts.
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more Huck
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UPCOMING:
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PAST ASSIGNMENTS:
12/17 and over the break: ALL Due 01/05
1. Mass Hysteria Project. You will need to meet with your group members
over the break.
2. Read Twain's "Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Do the vocab and
questions. See handouts. Familiarize youself with the language - this is how
Huck is written.
3. Crucible Essay revisions. Include the final revised on top; then draft,
then outline. Include a revised turnitin.com report.
4. I will be available by email. Remember, I'm a half-day ahead, so it may
take me longer to respond than usual.
Enjoy yourselves! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
12/16 - Poe's "The Raven" (see Handouts). Vocab and questions. Crossword
Puzzle. Hardcopy only. Look over your essay. If you have any questions, ask
me tomorrow.
12/14 - Thoreau's "Walden". Vocab and questions. See handouts.
12/11 - Emerson's "Nature" vocab and questions. Emerson and
Transcendentalism webquestions. See Handouts.
12/10 - Crucible Essay and SG - DUE TOMORROW! Read Paine's "Common Sense" and
do the vocab and questions. Do the vocab for de Crevecoeur ONLY - we will
read the text in class tomorrow. Note: These are one 3 separate documents
listed under Handouts.
12/09 - Crucible Essay and SG. Irony in The Crucible worksheet. Lit of the
Colonies Crossword.
12/08 - Finish Act IV.
12/07 - Act IV pgs. 121-134 (stop at the end of the italics at the top of the
page, right before Elizabeth and John begin conversing) . SG. Dialogue in
the Crucible worksheet.
12/04 - TC Finish Act III. SG. Take home quiz due Monday, at the beginning of
class or it is not accepted. Revisions for Bradford-Smith essays scored
85/100 and under are due on Monday 12/07.
12/03 - TC Act III. pg.83 - 102. (Stop at the italics when the girls enter.)
SG. Worksheet on "Context Clues".
12/02 - TC Finish Act II. SG.Read/Answer Questions and vocab for
Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (see handouts).
12/01 - TC Act II. pg. 49-62. SG.
11/30 - TC. Finish Act I. SG.
11/25 - Start reading The Crucible. Read pgs. 3-8 and answer
the questions to the "prologue" (See handouts). Then read pages 8-36 (stop
where Mr. Hale starts to talk at the bottom of the page). Start Study
Guide. Webquest Questions on Thanksgiving (see Handouts).
11/24 - Essay revisions due tomorrow. You may want to start on the homework
assigned over the break....
Top: Final, new copy
Outline/chart
Draft
Bottom: Peer Reviews
11/23 - Essay revisions
11/20 - Writing the Bradford-Smith compare-contrast essay. Due Monday. Be
sure to include your chart, filled out chart for full points. See
handouts for the chart and the essay prompt.
11/19 - Read John Smith's "The General History of Virginia" (see Handouts).
Do the vocab and questions. Do NOT give me one sentence answers. Be
complete! Define the vocab in YOUR OWN WORDS - DO NOT copy-cut-paste
definitions! You must also complete Bradford, if you didn't in class.
11/17 - Get the syllabus signed. Bring your computer and Literature CD.
Essay: "It's all about me"(background info, likes/dislikes, etc)? What do you
consider your strengths? What would you like to improve about yourself?
What is your American Dream (goals for this year, in 5 yrs/10 yrs/20 yrs,
lifetime etc)? 2-3 pages. Follow paper format guidelines.
