10th Grade English: Readings and Assignments
Friday 5/18
Quiz on the end of the novel
Class work time for "Frankenstein" theme paragraphs
H/w: 5 paragraph written assignment for "Frankenstein"; Due Tuesday
Thurdsday 5/17
Vocabulary/short story/skit activity
H/w: finish "Frankenstein" [ch. 22-end]
Tuesday 5/15
Discuss chapters 15-19 in "Frankenstein"
H/w: read chapters 20-21 in "Frankenstein"; complete vocabulary sheet
Thursday 5/10
Video: "Clone" (National Geographic)
H/w: read chapters 15-19 in "Frankenstein" and complete reading responses (due next Tuesday; 5/15)
Tuesday 5/8
Group presentations: chapters 11-14
H/w: read chapters 15-19 in "Frankenstein" and complete reading responses (due next Tuesday; 5/15)
Friday 5/4
Reading quiz
In-class reading and discussion: The Legend of Prometheus
Group Projects...chapters 11-14 in "Frankenstein"
H/w: work on group projects (presentations next class)
Thursday 5/3
Go over vocabulary
Reading quiz
Discuss chapters 7-10 in "Frankenstein"
Lecture/powerpoint: Gothic Romanticism
H/w: read chapters 11-14 in "Frankenstein"
Tuesday 5/1
Discuss responses to chapters 3-6 in "Frankenstein"
H/w: read chapters 7-10 in "Frankenstein"; do vocabulary worksheet, following ALL directions
Thursday 4/26
Discuss responses to pp. 1-23 in "Frankenstein"
H/w: read chapters 3-6 in "Frankenstein" and complete reading responses
Tuesday 4/24
Introduce "Frankenstein" unit: discussion, notes
Read "Author's Introduction" to "Frankenstein": take notes
Powerpoint/Discussion: Who is Mary Shelley?
H/w: read pp. 1-23 in "Frankenstein" (Letters & chapters 1-2) and complete reading responses
Thursday 4/19
Watch Part II of "Roxanne"
H/w: Cyrano storyboards due next class
Tuesday 4/17
Discuss Acts IV and V of "Cyrano"
Watch Part I of "Roxanne"
H/w: Cyrano storyboard (due next Tuesday)
Friday 4/13
Read Act V of "Cyrano"
H/w: do responses for Acts IV and V of "Cyrano"
Thursday 4/12
Discuss responses to Act III or "Cyrano"
Read Act IV of "Cyrano"
H/w: none
Tuesday 4/10
AIMS Math...No Class
H/w: complete responses to Act III of "Cyrano"
Thursday 4/5
Read Act III of "Cyrano"
H/w: complete responses to Act III of "Cyrano"
Tuesday 4/3
Read Act II of "Cyrano"
H/w: none
Friday 3/30
Read Act I of "Cyrano"
Complete Act I worksheet in class and turn in
H/w: none
Thursday 3/29
Career Day...No Class
Tuesday 3/27
Read Cyrano packet and annotate
Discuss Cyrano packet in small groups
H/w: none
Thursday 3/22
Discuss interview responses
Poetry: Shakespeare, Neruda, Gibran
A brief history of Chivalry
H/w: none
Tuesday 3/20
"Into the Wild" Presentations
H/w: Interview several people about love, romance, and sacrifice (see me for questions)
Friday 3/9
"Into the Wild" Project Presentations
H/w: prepare for presentations
Thursday 3/8
"Into the Wild" Project Presentations
H/w: prepare for presentations
Tuesday 3/6
"Into the Wild" Project Presentations
H/w: prepare for presentations
Thursday 3/1
AIMS Testing (no class)
Tuesday 2/28
Snow Day (no school)
Thursday 2/23
Distribute rubrics for "Into the Wild" projects
Work on projects in class
H/w: continue working on "Into the Wild" projects
Tuesday 2/21
Introduce "Into the Wild" project
Brainstorm ideas in groups
H/w: decide upon project; begin in-class work on Thursday
Thursday 2/16
Watch Part 2 of "Into the Wild"
H/w: none
Tuesday 2/14
Watch Part 1 of "Into the Wild"
H/w: none
Friday 2/10
Discuss final responses to "Into the Wild"
H/w: none
Thursday 2/9
Watch "Radiant City" (part 2)
H/w: finish "Into the Wild" and complete final responses
Tuesday 2/7
Discuss Tolstoy responses
Read Article: "Monster Homes R Us"...and discuss
Video: "Radiant City" (part 1)
H/w: read pp. 133-171 in "Into the Wild"; write a one-page typed response to "Radiant City"
Thursday 2/2
Discuss pp. 103-132
Group Discussion: Sharon Olds "I Go Back to May 1937" (poem)
Read/discuss: Leo Tolstoy biography
H/w: read Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" and complete journal responses (#6)
Tuesday 1/31
Discuss responses to pp. 70-102 in "Into the Wild"
Introduce Ken Burns' short film "This is America"
Watch Ken Burns' "This is America"
H/w: read pp. 103-132 in "Into the Wild" and complete Journal Response #5
Friday 1/27
Workshop Thoreau paragraphs in groups; provide feedback and discuss orally
H/w: read pp. 70-102 in "Into the Wild" and complete Journal response #4
Thursday 1/26
Discuss pp. 38-69 in "Into the Wild"
Brief intro/discussion: Who is Henry David Thoreau?
Distribute Thoreau reading: "Life Without Principle"
H/w: read Thoreau's "Life Without Principle" and write 5 paragraph responses per instructions (due Friday)
Tuesday 1/24
Discuss responses to Journal #2 (pp. 1-37 of ITW)
Edward Abbey bio
Read excerpt from "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey and discuss
Homework: read pp. 38-69 in "Into the Wild" and complete reading responses (Journal #3)
Thursday 1/19
Discuss student responses to Journal #1 questions
Discussion: fiction vs. non-fiction
Homework: read pp. 1-37 in "Into the Wild" and complete journal responses (#2)
Tuesday 1/17
Discuss student responses to "Grizzly Man"
H/w: Complete written responses to Journal #1
Friday 1/13
Watch Part 2 of "Grizzly Man"
H/w: 1 1/2 - 2 page typed response to "Grizzly Man" using "Critical Questions for Studying Documentary" handout as a guide
Thursday 1/12
Watch Part 1 of "Grizzly Man"
H/w: none
Tuesday 1/10
Introduction to "Into the Wild"
In-class discussion questions/group discussion
H/w: read over "Critical Questions for Studying Documentary" and annotate (take notes, highlight, write in margins, etc.); Complete journal response: "I think documentary films are __________." (1/2 page or so); give "Grizzly Man" film consent to parents...sign and return if parents say "NO" to film.
Thursday 1/5
Introduction to Rhetoric: Rhetorical Triangle, the Three Appeals, successful argumentation
H/w: none
Tuesday 1/3
Substitute Teacher: in-class activity
H/w: none
Tuesday 12/6
Review: Desiree's Baby homework
Fom Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
A Raisin in the Sun in class reading
Homework: Consider each adult member of the Younger Family (Lena, Ruth, Walter Lee and Ruth). Write a paragraph for each person exploring the significance of the insurance money to the realization of their dreams. What impact would the $10,000 have on each of them reaching their fullest potential?
Thursday 12/1
People Sorting activity
A Raisin in the Sun in class reading
Homework: Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin
Tuesday 11/29
The Elephant in the Room clip
Race representation discussion
A Raisin in the Sun in class reading
Homework: none
Tuesday 11/22
A Tale of Two Families clip
Guest speaker
A Raisin in the Sun in class reading
Homework: none
Thursday 11/17
Discussion on Stereotypes
A Raisin in the Sun in class reading
Homework: $10,000 shopping spree
Tuesday 11/15
Venn diagram: Sonny's Blues
A Raisin in the Sun DVD special features
Homework: 10 year dream handout
Thursday 11/10
Discussion of Everyday Use
Poetry analysis: Harlem
Chalk Talk: "The American Dream"
Homework: read and annotate Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
Tuesday 11/8
Group presentations on Bless Me, Ultima continued
Class discussion on poetry readings and "The American Dream"
Homework: Read Everyday Use by Alice Walker and response questions
Thursday 11/3
Group presentations on "Bless Me, Ultima"
Homework: complete Peer Review sheets and
Poetry reading and response: I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman and I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes
Tuesday 11/1
Finalize group work and presentation practice
Homework: prepare for pressentations (next class)
Friday 10/ 28
Group work for presentations
Homework: as assigned by your group
Thursday 10/ 27
Review thesis statements
Group work for presentations
Homework: as assigned by your group
Tuesday 10/25
"Bless Me Ultima" final discussion
Group final project introductions
Assign roles and repsonsibilities
Homework: as assigned by your group
Thursday 10/20
Fishbowl Activity: Discuss key themes from chapters 16-18 in "Bless Me, Ultima"
H/w: read chapters 19-22 in "Bless Me, Ultima" and write a one page response to a theme, character, event, passage or ideal discussed in the novel that impacted you as a reader.
Tuesday 10/18
Homework review on Connections assignment, Chapters 14 and 15
Plain White Tee activity on Character representation
Presentation: Direct and Indirect Characterization
Character Map group activity
Homework: Read Chapters 16, 17, and 18 in "Bless Me, Ultima" and complete homework response sheet
Friday 10/14
Self and peer review of Found Poem activity
Discussion on Chapters 12-13
Santuary of Chimayo presentation
Video: "Curandera to Chupacabra: The World of Rudolfo Anaya"
Homework: Read Chapters 14-15 in "Bless Me, Ulitma"; Connections response sheet
Thursday 10/13
Round Table discussion on Chapters 10-11 in "Bless Me, Ultima"
Think, Pair, Share review homework responses and discussion
Homework: Read chapters 12-13; Found Poem activity
Tuesday 10/11
Discuss chapters 5-9 in "Bless Me, Ultima"
Group Activity: Rites of Passage in other cultures
H/w: read chapters 10-11 in "Bless Me, Ultima" + complete reading responses
Thursday 10/6
Discuss chapters 1-4 of "Bless Me, Ultima"
Activity/discussion: What is a "Man"?
H/w: read chapters 5-9 in "Bless Me, Ultima" + complete reading responses
Tuesday 10/4
Discuss webquest; discuss history of New Mexico packet/notes
Overhead: Pueblos of New Mexico
H/w: read "Bless Me, Ultima" chapters 1-4; complete reading responses for chapters 1-4
Friday 9/30
Submit essays and drafts
Webquest: Rudolfo Anaya & The Land, History and People of New Mexico
H/w: finish Webquest; read historical packet and take notes/complete responses
Thursday 9/29
Lecture/discussion: How to write effective conclusions
Writing activity: fixing poor conclusions
H/w: Final drafts of essays due tomorrow (Friday, 9/30); also, submit rough drafts, peer editing sheets, and other writing exercises
Tuesday 9/27
Final drafts of "Fahrenheit 451" essays due...
Peer editing Round Robins (3 to a group) following guidelines of peer editing worksheet
Students will share critiques within groups
H/w: Amend final drafts as necessary per student critiques; FINAL Drafts due Friday 9/29
Thursday 9/22
Handout: 5 Step paragraph writing process
In-class writing: finish individual conferences; begin selecting quotes and writing paragraphs
H/w: "Fahrenheit 451" essay DUE TUESDAY 9/27
Tuesday 9/20
Handout: how to write a thesis
In-class writing: write a thesis for "Fahrenheit 451" essay [conference individually with students]
H/w: finish thesis for next class
Friday 9/16
Discuss the final responses to "Fahrenheit 451"
H/w: none
Thursday 9/15
Lecture/in-class writing: How to begin an introduction properly
H/w: complete "Fahrenheit 451" (part 3) responses
Tuesday 9/13
Discussion: 24 hours without technology...how'd it go?
Lecture/discussion: what is censorship?
Activity: What is the role of censorship in schools?
H/w: finsh "Fahrenheit 451" (part 3) and complete responses [due Friday]
Thursday 9/8
Discuss Part II of "Fahrenheit 451"
H/w: Read articles on book banning/censorship in American schools; Do censorship responses for next class; do "No Techno" for 24 hours and take notes on experience
Tuesday 9/6
In-class writing: paragraph exercise
Watch episode of The Twilight Zone ("The Obsolete Man")
Homework: read Part II of "Fahrenheit 451" and complete responses
Friday 9/2
Discuss pp. 35-68 of "Fahrenheit 451"
H/w: none
Thursday 9/1
Discuss pp. 3-35 of "Fahrenheit 451" [focus on development of Montag, the nature of education in public schools]
Read NY Times article on technological dependence
Homework: read pp. 35-68 in "Fahrenheit 451" and complete reading responses
Tuesday 8/30
Discuss responses to "The Veldt"
Extrapolation exercise (if time permits)
Homework: read pp. 3-35 in "Fahrenheit 451" and do reading responses
Thursday 8/25
Lecture/Powerpoint: The 1950's: Technology, Science Fiction, and Life in the Post-modern America
Watch an episode of "The Twilight Zone" and discuss in relation to sci-fi
Homework: read Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" and do responses
Tuesday 8/23
Go over class syllabus
Model class discussion using quotes about society
H/w: none
Friday 6/17
Final Checkout
Wednesday 6/15
Watch Part 2 of "Young Frankenstein"
Monday 6/13
Reading quiz on chapters 20-24 in "Frankenstein"
Discuss the final chapters of "Frankenstein"
Watch Part 1 of "Young Frankenstein"
Homework: return all books...late work due by next class
Wednesday 6/8
Discuss responses to "Clone"
Discuss chapters 15-19 in "Frankenstein"
Homework: Finish "Frankenstein" [chapters 20-24]
Monday 6/6
Discussion/Four Corners (Ethics and Science)
Watch Video: "Clone"
Homework: 1-2 page response on "Clone" Video; "Frankenstein" chapters 15-19 + reading responses due next class
Friday 6/3
Group Presentations on chapters 11-14 in "Frankenstein"
Homework: "Frankenstein" chapters 15-19 + reading responses [DUE Wednesday 6/8]
Wednesday 6/1
Quick recap: What is Gothic Romanticism?
Group Activity: groups are assigned a single chapter...present according to rubric; work on presentation in class
Homework: Presentations on Friday
Wednesday 5/25
Quiz on chapters 7-10 of "Frankenstein"
Discuss chapters 7-10 of "Frankenstein"
Lecture: What is Gothic Romanticism?
Homework: read chapters 11-14 in "Frankenstein"; write a one page summary/synopsis explaining Gothic Romanticism
Monday 5/23
Discuss chapters 3-6 in "Frankenstein"
Hotseat activity
Homework: read chapters 7-10 in "Frankenstein"
Friday 5/20
No Class...Service Learning Day
Wednesday 5/18
Discuss pp. 1-23 in "Frankenstein"
Homework: read chapters 3-6 in "Frankenstein" and complete reading responses
Monday 5/16
The Legend of Prometheus
Author Biography: Mary Shelley
Homework: read pp. 1-23 in "Frankenstein" and complete reading responses
Wednesday 5/11
Papers due at the beginning of class
Watch Part 2 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Homework: none
Monday 5/9
Watch Part 1 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Homework: TEWWG papers due next class
Friday 5/6
Student-Teacher conferences for paper theses
Homework: TEWWG papers due next Wednesday
Wednesday 5/4
Present paper topics for "Their Eyes Were Watching God"; work on thesis statements in class
Homework: Thesis statements for TEWWG paper due Friday...must be brought to class
Monday 5/2
Discuss chapters 19-20 of TEWWG
Homework: none
Wednesday 4/27
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" Group Presentations [chapters 14-18]
Homework: finish TEWWG [chapters 19-20] and complete reading responses
Monday 4/25
Work on group presentations
Homework: continue working on group presentations...DUE WEDNESDAY!!!
Friday 4/22
Spring Holiday: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday 4/20
Discuss group projects...put students into "chapter groups"
Work on group presentations for TEWWG
Homework: work on group projects [due Wednesday 4/27]
Monday 4/18
Discuss student quotes/commentary from chapters 10-13 in TEWWG
Brief outline of upcoming projects
Homework: Read chapters 14-18 in TEWWG; you MUST come to class on Wednesday having read these chapters!
Wednesday 4/13
In-class reading quiz on chapters 6-9 of TEWWG
Lecture/discussion: "Afterword" and Free Indirect Discourse
Homework: read chap. 10-13 of TEWWG; choose 5 passages/quotes/pieces of text and, in a paragraph for each, discuss the significance or importance
Monday 4/11
Watch part 3 of "Do You Speak American?" (Out West)
Homework: read chapters 6-9 of TEWWG; read the "Afterword" and take reading notes
Friday 4/8
Watch part 2 of "Do You Speak American?" (Down South)
Homework: none
Wednesday 4/6
No Class: AIMS testing
Monday 4/4
Watch part 1 of "Do You Speak American?" (Up North)
Homework: read chapters 6-9 of TEWWG; read the "Afterword" and take reading notes[Due Wednesday 4/13]
Wednesday 3/30
Discuss chapters 3-5 in TEWWG (in small groups)
Homework: none
Monday 3/28
Discuss chapters 1-2 in TEWWG
Homework: read chapters 3-5 in TEWWG and complete reading responses
Friday 3/25
Discuss "Jump for the Sun"
Read "How it Feels to Be Colored Me" and discuss
Read first few pages of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" [TEWWG] aloud
Homework: read chapters 1-2 in TEWWG and complete reading responses
Wednesday 3/23
Discuss Webquest
Watch "Jump for the Sun" (Hurston biography)...take notes
Homework: none
Monday 3/21
Webquest on Zora Neale Hurston and The Harlem Renaissance
Homework: finish webquest
Friday 3/11
Watch part 3 of "Into the Wild"
Discuss the film
Homework: none
Wednesday 3/9
Collect papers
Watch part 2 of "Into the Wild"
Homework: none
Monday 3/7
Watch part 1 of "Into the Wild"
Homework: papers due next class
Wednesday 3/2
No Class: AIMS testing
Monday 2/28
Discuss responses to "To Build a Fire" & the end of "Into the Wild"
Distribute parental "OK" forms for "Into the Wild" film
Hand out essay guidelines and discuss
Homework: permission slips for film; work on essays
Friday 2/25
Briefly discuss pp. 133-171 in "Into the Wild"
Read and discuss Jack London biography
Read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Homework: responses to "To Build a Fire"; read pp. 172-203 in "Into the Wild" [finish the book]
Wednesday 2/23
Read and discuss articles on HUGE American houses
Video: "Sprawling from Grace"
Homework: read article on American cars; read pp. 133-171 in "Into the Wild"
Friday 2/18
Discuss responses to ITW pp. 103-132
Discuss Tolstoy bio
Read "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy
Homework: none
Wednesday 2/16
Discuss responses to ITW journal #4/Everett Ruess article
Video: Ken Burns' "This is America" America's national parks
Homework: read pp. 103-132 in "Into the Wild" and complete responses (Journal #5); read biography of Tolstoy and take notes
Monday 2/14
Group writing workshops: Thoreau essays
Homework: read pp. 70-102 in "Into the Wild" and complete Journal response #4; read over National Parks facts
Wednesday 2/9
Discuss responses to pp. 38-69 in ITW
Lecture/discussion: Who was Henry David Thoreau?
Begin reading Thoreau essay
Homework: read Thoreau's "Life Without Principle" and write 5 paragraph responses per instructions (due Monday)
Monday 2/7
Discuss responses to Journal #2 (pp. 1-37 of ITW)
Edward Abbey bio
Read excerpt from "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey and discuss
Homework: read pp. 38-69 in "Into the Wild" and complete reading responses (Journal #3)
Friday 2/4
Briefly discuss "Grizzly Man" (dialectic of natural philsophy)
Discussion: fiction vs. non-fiction
In-class Journal (#1)....discuss
Homework: read pp. 1-37 in "Into the Wild" and complete journal responses (#2)
Wednesday 2/2
Watch pt. 2 of "Grizzly Man"
Homework: none
Monday 1/31
Journal/discussion....Leading questions for "Grizzly Man"
Watch part 1 of "Grizzly Man"
Homework: none
Wednesday 1/26
"Catcher in the Rye" Exam
Homework: none
Monday 1/24
Discuss responses to Frontline video
Discuss chap. 23-26 in "Catcher"
Salinger bio/Letters to Salinger
Homework: study for "Catcher in the Rye" exam (Wednesday)
Friday 1/21
Video: "Frontline: The Medicated Child"
Homework: One page response to Frontline video; read chapters 23-26 in "Catcher" and complete responses
Wednesday 1/19
Discuss chapters 17-22 in "Catcher"
NPR Audio Clip: "Holden Caulfield: Speaking Through Generations"
Homework: none
Friday 1/14
Group Activity: deconstruct and discuss quotes from chapters 13-16 in "Catcher"
Homework: read ch. 17-22 in "Catcher" and complete reading responses
Wednesday 1/12
Reading quiz on ch. 6-12 in "Catcher"
Discuss "Unreliable Narrator" responses
Lecture: Erik Erikson and the Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development
Homework: read chapters 13-16 in "Catcher"
Monday 1/10
No Class...School Cancelled
Friday 1/7
Discuss chapters 1-5 in "Catcher"
Handout: "The Unreliable Narrator"
Homework: read "The Unreliable Narrator" handout and answer responses; read ch. 6-12 in "Catcher"
Wednesday 1/5
Class discussion: what's "phony" about...
Video: "The Shy Guy"
Homework: read ch. 1-5 in "Catcher in the Rye" and complete responses
Monday 1/3
Class Discussion/Prep for novel: What it means to be a teen-ager
Homework: none
Wednesday 12/15
Watch part 2 of "Roxanne"
Homework: enjoy your break!
Monday 12/13
Finish discussing "Cyrano"
Collect all homework for unit
Watch part 1 of "Roxanne"
Homework: none
Friday 12/10
Act out scene III (and part of scene IV) of "Cyrano"
Homework: finish reading "Cyrano" (rest of scene IV and all of scene V) + complete reading responses
Wednesday 12/8
Discuss scenes I and II of "Cyrano"
Act out the rest of scene II of "Cyrano"
Homework: none
Monday 12/6
Finish acting out scene I of "Cyrano"; Begin acting out scene II of "Cyrano"
Homework: finish reading scene II of "Cyrano" and complete reading responses for scenes I and II
Wednesday 12/1
In-class worksheets: Introducing the play; historical context of the play
Act out scene I of "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Homework: none
Monday 11/29
Discussion/lecture: Chivalry, Valentine's Day, and the origins of Courtly Love
Homework: none
Monday 11/22
Exam for "1984"
Homework: Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday!!!
Friday 11/19
Discuss the end of "1984" in small groups
Distribute study guides for test on Monday
Homework: study for Monday exam on "1984"
Wednesday 11/17
Discuss "1984" II, x + III i-ii
Read and discuss article on torture
Homework: Finish "1984" [III, iv-vi] + complete reading responses
Monday 11/15
Small Group deconstucion of "Goldstein's Book"
Class discussion of "Goldstein's Book"
Homework: read "1984" II, x + III, i-ii; complete reading responses
Wednesday 11/10
Discuss II, v-viii in "1984" [focus on propaganda & O'Brien]
Watch video: "Outfoxed"...discuss
Homework: read "1984": II, ix [Goldstein's Book] and take reading notes for upcoming class activity
Monday 11/8
Student-driven discussion of "1984": elaborate upon self-chosen quotes from section II, i-iv in the novel
Homework: read "1984" II, v-viii + do reading responses
Friday 11/5
Reading quiz on "1984" I, viii + Appendix: Principles of Newspeak
Discussion: Newspeak; euphony; euphemisms
Homework: read II, i-iv in "1984"; choose 5 passages from the reading and provide intelligent commentary and analysis
Wednesday 11/3
Small group discussion of "1984" I, vi-vii
Homework: read I, viii in "1984"; read "Appendix: The Principles of Newspeak" and take reading notes for Friday lecture
Monday 11/1
Discuss "1984" I, i-v responses
Homework: read I, vi-vii in "1984" and complete reading responses
Wednesday 10/27
Kierkegaard prompt on Truth and Existentialism; class discussion
Take notes on George Orwell biography; discuss key points
Homework: read I, i-v in "1984" and complete reading responses
Monday 10/25
Workshop groups: peer edit "Fahrenheit 451" essays
Self-assessment critiques
Homework: Final drafts of "Fahrenheit 451" essays due WEDNESDAY 10/27
Friday 10/22
In-class workday for "Fahrenheit 451" essays
Homework: "Fahrenheit 451" essays due MONDAY 10/25 (next class)
Wednesday 10/20
Discussion of Part 3 of "Fahrenheit 451"
Introduce analytical essay for "Fahrenheit 451"
Homework: choose a topic for analytical essay; prepare to work on papers during friday class...PAPERS DUE MONDAY 10/25
Monday 10/18
Discussion about censorship
Quotes on censorship
Homework: Finish "Fahrenheit 451" [pp. 106-165] + final responses
Wednesday 10/13
PSAT testing (NO CLASS)
Homework: Do censorship responses for next class (Mon. 10/18); do "No Techno" for 24 hours and take notes on experience
Monday 10/11
Discuss Part II of "Fahrenheit 451"
Read articles on book banning/censorship in American schools
Homework: Do censorship responses for next class (Mon. 10/18); do "No Techno" for 24 hours and take notes on experience
Friday 10/8
Discuss pp. 35-68 of "Fahrenheit 451"
Homework: read Part II of "Fahrenheit 451" and complete responses
Wednesday 10/6
Discuss pp. 3-35 of "Fahrenheit 451" [focus on development of Montag, the nature of education in public schools]
Read NY Times article on technological dependence
Homework: read pp. 35-68 in "Fahrenheit 451" and complete reading responses
Monday 10/4
Brief biography of Ray Bradbury
Discuss responses to "The Veldt"
Extrapolation exercise (if time permits)
Homework: read pp. 3-35 in "Fahrenheit 451" and do reading responses
Wednesday 9/29
Lecture/Powerpoint: The 1950's, Technology, and Life in the Post-modern Nuclear Age
Watch an episode of "The Twilight Zone" and discuss
Homework: read Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" and do responses
Monday 9/27
Return journals & collect rewritten precis
Discuss Evaluation and Afterword responses to "Nickel and Dimed"
Homework: complete any late or unfinished work for "Nickel and Dimed"
Friday 9/24
Discuss "Nickel and Dimed" part 3
Collect "Nickel and Dimed" journals for evaluation
Writing workshop: peer edit precis' in groups of 3-4
Homework: read Evaluation and Afterword in "Nickel and Dimed"...take reading notes; rewrite precis using group feedback
Wednesday 9/22
In-class writing: How to write a precis
Read "The War Against the Poor" (Herbert Gans) and create a precis
Homework: finish precis; responses for part 3 of "Nickel and Dimed"; both due Friday
Monday 9/20
Discuss responses to "Waging a Living" film
Discuss chapter 2 of "Nickel and Dimed"
Class activity: Take the Poverty Tour/ group resonses to worksheet
Homework: read part 3 of "Nickel and Dimed" ["Selling in Minnesota'] + do anchored responses to the reading...Due Friday
Wednesday 9/15
Watch "Waging a Living" film and take notes
Homework: typed response to "Waging a Living"; part 2 of "Nickel and Dimed" ["Scrubbing in Maine"]; both due Monday
Monday 9/13
Discuss part 1 of "Nickel and Dimed" [focus on author's voice, socialist leanings, use of hyperbole]
Homework: read part 2 of "Nickel and Dimed" ["Scrubbing in Maine"]...Due next Monday
Friday 9/10
Discuss responses to "Nickel and Dimed" introduction
Powerpoint/lecture: Muckraking...Past and Present
Homework: read part 1 of "Nickel and Dimed" ["Serving in Florida"]
Wednesday 9/8
Go over syllabus
Small group discussion: introductory questions to poverty unit
Homework: read introduction to "Nickel and Dimed" pp. 1-11 and complete responses
Tuesday: 5/18
Discuss student response questions for pp. 60-106 of "The Road"
In-class reading time
Homework: read pp. 106-150 of "The Road"; write two discussion questions for the class derived from the reading
Friday: 5/14
Discuss responses to pp. 27-60 of "The Road"
Homework: read pp. 60-106 of "The Road"; write two discussion questions for the class derived from the reading
Wednesday: 5/12
Discuss responses to pp 1-27 of "The Road"
Homework: read pp. 27-60 of "The Road" and complete responses
Monday: 5/10
Final copy of Schindler essay due
Discussion: Notions of the Apolcalypse
Begin reading Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" pp. 1-27
Homework: reading responses to pp. 1-27 of "The Road"
Thursday: 5/6
Peer edit rough drafts of Schindler essay
Begin revising essays
Homework: final essays (including prewriting and rough draft) due Monday
Tuesday: 5/4
Essay assignment: analysis of "Schindler's List"....work in class
Homework: rough draft of Schindler essay due next class
Friday: 4/30
Watch pt. 3 of "Schindler's List"
Homework: consider the brilliance and magnitude of "Schindler's List"...we will do some writing next week
Wednesday: 4/28
Turn in take-home post test
Watch pt. 2 of "Schindler's List"
Homework: none
Thursday: 4/22
Read/analyze/discuss: Who was Oskar Schindler?
Watch pt. 1 of "Schindler's List"
Homework: take Holocaust Unit post test
Tuesday: 4/20
Literature Circles: groups analyze and discuss pp. 63-109 in "Night"
Homework: none
Friday: 4/16
Literature Circles: groups analyze and discuss pp. 27-62 in "Night"
Homework: read pp. 63-109 in "Night" (finish the book)
Wednesday: 4/14
Discussion of pp. 1-26 of "Night"
Mini-lesson: euphemisms
vocabulary study guide for "Night"
Homework: read pp. 27-62 in "Night"; take reading notes
Monday: 4/12
Discussion: "The Wave"
Elie Wiesel biography
Introduction of "Night"...read aloud to class
Homework: read pp. 1-26 of "Night" and do responses
Thursday: 4/8
NO CLASS: AIMS Testing
Tuesday: 4/6
Video: "The Wave" + discussion
Homework: Response questions for "The Wave"
Friday: 4/2
Holocaust Timelines Due....Discussion and Presentation
Homework: none
Wednesday: 3/31
Class work time for Holocaust Timelines
Homework: Finish Holocaust Timeline [due next class]
Monday: 3/29
Holocaust pre-test
Holocaust Timeline assignment: presentation of criteria & class work time
Homework: continue working on Holocaust Timelines [due Friday}
Thursday: 3/25
Watch Part II of "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Homework: none
Tuesday: 3/23
Watch Part I of "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Homework: make up work (if applicable)
Thursday: 3/11
Turn in storyboard assignments
Free time
Homework: None (Spring Break)
Tuesday: 3/9
Discuss Acts IV and V in "Cyrano"
Work on storyboards
Homework: complete storyboards for Thursday class
Friday: 3/5
Discuss responses to Act III
Perform Act V of "Cyrano"
Present guidelines for "Cyrano" storyboard project
Homework: complete response sheet for Acts IV and V; begin working on "Cyrano" project [due Thursday, March 11]
Wednesday: 3/3
Perform remainder of Act III & all of Act IV in "Cyrano"
Homework: do Act III worksheet
Monday: 3/1
Discuss Acts I & 2 of "Cyrano"
Perform Act III of "Cyrano"
Thursday: 2/25
Discuss characteristics of Cyrano
Finish performing Act 2 of "Cyrano"
Homework: Acts 1 & 2 worksheet
Tuesday: 2/23
No class--AIMS testing
Friday: 2/19
Finish reading Act I of "Cyrano"; begin reading Act II
Homework: character worksheet for Act I of "Cyrano"
Wednesday: 2/17
Read Cyrano packet and respond to questions...discuss responses
Read/act out Act I of "Cyrano"
Homework: none
Friday: 2/12
Introduction to "Cyrano de Bergerac"
-what is chivalry? what is romantic love? what are "gentlemen's codes"?
Homework: none
Wednesday: 2/10
Discussion/analysis/class reading: What is a book review?
Homework: begin working on "Into the Wild" book reviews...due Wednesday, Feb. 17
Monday: 2/8
Discuss film responses; compare/contrast aspects of character development
Watch "Into the Wild" Special Features
Homework: Finish any late work for "Into the Wild" unit
Thursday: 2/4
Watch Part II of "Into the Wild"
Homework: film responses
Tuesday: 2/2
Watch Part I of "Into the Wild" film
Homework: none
Friday: 1/29
Class discussion of Park Ranger article
In-class reading/response: Jack London stories + reading questions
Homework: finish reading/responding to London stories; finish reading "Into the Wild" (pp. 173-209)
Wednesday: 1/27
Discuss Tolstoy reading
Read and discuss article: "Monster Houses R Us"
Homework: read pp. 133-171 in "Into the Wild"; read National Park ranger editorial about Chris McCandless + write a one-page free-form response to it
Monday: 1/25
Video: "The End of Suburbia"
Homework: Read "Into the Wild" pp. 102-132
Read biography of Leo Tolstoy
Read "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Tolstoy
Complete responses to Tolstoy story (Journal #5)
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