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18 Teachers |
19 First day First reading assignment: Invisible Man Intro & Prologue through ch 6 pp. 3-150 Quiz Tuesday 8-26 (Focus on tone) Significant quotation assignment |
20 Entrance Interview - due Friday Syllabus & Teacher Web Page IM passages and AP questions Louis Armstrong |
21 Diagnostic Writing Assignment |
22 Invisible Writing |
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| 24 | 25 Seminar--Part One--Cornell Notes (typed) due today...2 copies. |
26 Id/ Quotation quiz: Part II pp. 3-150 Begin reading Part II Invisible Man ch 7-13 (pp. 151-295) Seminar over Part II Tuesday 9-2; quiz over Part II Wednesday, 9-3 |
27 IM passages and AP questions Chapter 5..Who wants the answers? |
28 IM passages and AP questions Chapter 11--YOU find the answers this time. |
29 Ralph Ellison discussion/ biography video; discussion of diagnostic writing. Continue AP questions for Ch 11 |
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1 Labor Day |
2 Seminar IM Part II ch 7-13 (pp. 151-295) Cornell Notes Due (2 copies typed) |
3 Don't forget...Class Picture today. Quiz Part II ch 7-13 IM Begin reading Part III ch 14-22 (pp. 296-478) |
4 AP passages |
5 Writing Assignment: College Application/Personal Statement **Bring in prompt from your selected college on Monday** |
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8 Discussion: College Application Essay prompts. (Show; don't tell). Begin the College Application Process: Essays due Monday, Sept 15. |
9 Delayed Start Bring Vocab Books complete Diagnostic Test. Have you gone to the Writing Center yet? |
10 Continue Vocab/ Reading of IM/ College Essay. |
11 Seminar Part III IM Cornell Notes due today. (2 copies) |
12 IM quiz today over Part III ch 14-22 "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words or Less" Assignment: Finish book for Tuesday |
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| 14 | 15 College Essays due today. Be ready to share. | 16 Final Discussion of Invisible Man. (Short ID quiz over the end of the novel today). Prepare for Timed Writing tomorrow. |
17 Invisible Man |
18 Timed Writing | 19 Vocab Day & 7th period Pep Assemb. | 20 |
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22 Multiple Choice AP Packets for Invisible Man. Timed writings returned...BEGIN REVISIONS. Final Drafts due Monday, Sept 29th.
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23 Multiple Choice AP Packets for Invisible Man |
24 Packets/Discussion Today. Review Vocab for tomorrow's test. |
25 Writing Center Open House Tonight. Vocab Test 1-3 Today! |
26 Bring your copy of The Last Lecture today. |
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29 In class timed writing today. Question #2...Close analysis. |
30 Work with close reading analysis. Discuss examples of "Birthday Party" Final Revisions of Invisible Man paper due today. |
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| 1 Sample essays "Birthday Party" & Invisible Man |
2 Read On the Rainy River. Think about author's purpose and how he gets us to see this...what devices does he use to create meaning? Discuss The Hero's Call to Adventure. |
3 Revision day or Vocab 4-6 day or The Last Lecture Day...choose your adventure. Be prepared to write a seminal statement for yesterday's reading assignment. |
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6 Beowulf Quiz--Intro to Beowulf Read Prologue-Canto 12...finish for hw AP passages |
7 Beowulf quiz? Read cantos 13-21...finish for hw |
8 Beowulf quiz? Read cantos 22-29...finish for hw Revisions for The Birthday Party Essay due today! |
9 Beowulf quiz? Read cantos 30-35 Beowulf paper assigned today...Due next Thursday. |
10 Beowulf quiz? Read cantos 36-43 (end of the epic)...finish for hw. |
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13 Columbus Day |
14 Early Release
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15 Beowulf Test today. |
16 Computer Lab |
17 Computer Lab End of First
Quarter Assignment: Literary Devices & Critical Article Bring DiYanni text on Tuesday. |
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20 Teachers Institute No School |
21 Quiz: Existensialism packet through p. 16. Begin "The Metamorphosis" ch I in DiYanni | 22 "The Metamorphosis" Chapter II today. DiYanni text. |
23 "The Metamorphosis" Ch 2 today. DiYanni text. AP questions on "The Metamorphosis." |
24 Paper due today: Critical Article & assigned page of literary device due today as well. Essay quiz: Chapter 1 & 2 of The Metamorphosis. |
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| 26 | 27 Finish quiz responses. | 28 Chapter 3 of The Metamorphosis | 29 Class discussion of The Metamorphosis...study guide & AP questions |
30 Further discussion on Existentialism and the Existenial framework for interpreting The Metamorphosis...short video |
31 Timed writing...NO Revisions, I stand firm! Weekend homework--read chapters 1-5 in The Catcher in the Rye. short quiz on Monday.
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3 Begin discussion of The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-5 hw--Read chapters 6-19 for Wednesday. |
4 Continue discussion of Catcher... Cornell notes (or passage) due tomorrow over chapters 1-10. Library Lab "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and Turnitin.com Discussion Board |
5 Seminar chapters 1-10 Catcher. Short quiz/ AP questionsClass AP questions 1-15 due today |
6 Continue seminar on Catcher in the Rye Quiz ch 1-10 CIR hw- read ch 11-15 |
7 Bring Cliff's AP book to class today. Begin discussing the "open question." Finish Catcher in the Rye for Wednesday. Watch the Discussion board for hints to the timed writing on Thursday next week. |
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10 Parent Teacher Conferences |
11 Veterans Day No School |
12 Final Discussion of The Catcher in the Rye | 13 Timed Writing over The Catcher in the Rye...Open question. | 14 Preliminary activities for Hamlet...Act I---exposition | 15 |
| 16 | 17 Hamlet--- I i Exposition...Focus on Mood and Motif | 18 Hamlet--I ii--Focus on speeches and characterization. AP questions. Timed writing introduced. | 19 Hamlet--I iii--Continue to focus on speeches in Act One and Shakespeare's use of language. | 20 Hamlet--Finish Act One--Focus on solilquoy. | 21 Hamlet-Act One scene 5 & AP questions | 22 |
| 23 | 24 Portfolio assesment today...Take a look at the last two timed writings...Revision Time! | 25 Hamlet--Take a look at Act One...Questions about revisions |
26 Watch The Last Lecture. Early Release |
27 Thanksgiving |
28 Thanksgiving Break |
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| 1 Hamlet Act Two | 2 Hamlet Act Two & Revisions (typed) due today. | 3 Hamlet Act Three | 4 Hamlet Act Three |
5 Hamlet Act Four |
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| 7 | 8 Act Four Hamlet |
9 Vocab 7-9 Test Delayed Start |
10 Hamlet Act Four | 11 Hamlet Act Four | 12 Hamlet Act Five & present wrapping | 13 |
| 14 | 15 Hamlet Act V | 16 Dramatic readings & Hamlet Act V | 17 Test over the play today! |
18 Writing portion of Final Hamlet--Open Question today. |
19 Final Exams--Periods 0, 1, & 2 |
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22 Final Exams Periods 3, 4, 5 |
23 Final Exams |
24 Winter Break |
25 Winter Break |
26 Winter Break |
27 Winter Break |
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29 Winter Break |
30 Winter Break |
31 Winter Break |
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6 Winter Break |
7 School Resumes AP INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS |
8 IN CLASS AP INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS (Due at the end of the class period). | 9 Frankenstein video. Begin the novel over break. Read The Letters (I-IV) and chapters 1-10. | 10 |
| 11 | 12 Begin reading Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Act One |
13 R & G are dead...Finish Act One Delayed Start |
14 R & G are Dead Act Two | 15 R & G are Dead...Continue and finish Act Two | 16 R & G are Dead Act Three | 17 |
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19 Martin Luther |
20 Finish R & G are Dead Act Three | 21 Final Discussion R & G are Dead & video | 22 Frankenstein discussion//Final Discussion of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. | 23 Frankenstein discussion | 24 |
| 25 | 26 Quiz and discussion of Frankenstein Letters I-IV and ch 1-7 Vol I and 1-2 of Vol II...or (chapters 1-10) AP questions due. | 27 Frankenstein discussion. Begin next reading assignment...Ch 10-16 | 28 Timed writing R & G are Dead...(Literature is the question minus the answer) | 29 |
30 Pep Assembly 7th period... 3rd period video of R & G |
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2 Frankenstein Volume II quiz Examine student examples of timed writing. |
3 Frankenstein AP questions...54-90 Passage 8--Complete together in class |
4 Continue AP Frankenstein questions |
5 BACK TO QUESTION #2...CLOSE ANALYSIS Timed writing for Frankenstein Early Release |
6 Timed writing continues today...Time's up at the end of the period! Homework-Finish Frankenstein for Monday (test) and prepare typed seminar notes. |
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9 Frankenstein Test today. Begin seminar--focus on open question |
10 Frankenstein discussion (entire period) Delayed Start |
11 The Kite Runner | 12 The Kite Runner | 13 The Kite Runner | 14 |
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16 President's Day |
17 The Kite Runner | 18 The Kite Runner | 19 The Kite Runner | 20 Seminar #1 Open question for The Kite Runner 2007 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 Seminar # 2 Open question for The Kite Runner 2008 | 24 Open Question timed writing | 25 Discussion of timed writing | 26 Discussion of timed writing. |
27 Teacher Institute |
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2 Pulaski Day |
3 The Awakening quiz ch 1-11 The Awakening AP questions |
4 Vocab test--units 10-12 |
5 The Awakening discussion and AP questions hw--continue reading The Awakening |
6 Discussion over the Awakening and more AP questions... how--continue reading The Awakening--ch 12-18 for Monday |
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9 The Awakening Quiz Chapters 12-25 AP questions 23-54 due today. |
10 Discussion of The Awakening today. Discuss answers to AP MC questions 23-54 | 11 Finish The Awakening for tomorrow. Timed writing on Friday. |
12 Final Discussion of the novel today. |
13 Contest play periods 2 & 3 End of Third |
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16 Poetry Boot camp begins today! Contest Play for period 7 Assignment Issued:Read chapters 7-9 in DiYanni text and take TYPED notes (Cornell Style) Notes should be a minimum of 2 pages typed. |
17 The Awakening essays due today. Poetry boot camp. Beginning Poetry...Compare/Contrast two poems. Discuss Robert Frost's "Acquainted with the Night" & Emily Dickinson's "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark" |
18 Continue the two poems from yesterday. Begin writing assignment...compare/contrast essay on Frost's and Dickinson's poems...Due next Wednesday, March 25th. | 19 Read/discuss poem "In the Orchard" | 20 Read/Discuss "Mending Wall"---complete AP questions 1-8...Discuss symbolism, tone, metaphor. | 21 |
| 22 | 23 Poetry Cornell Notes due today. Be sure to print out two copies...The one you turn in WILL NOT be returned to you. | 24 Poetry boot camp | 25 Poetry | 26 Poetry | 27 Poetry | 28 |
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