American literature assignments: 2011-2012
Monday 5/14
Photo presentations
"Future" planning
H/w: final presentations on Wednesday
Friday 5/11
Photo presentations
H/w: continue working on presentations
Wednesday 5/9
Photo presentations
H/w: continue working on presentations
Monday 5/7
Photo presentations
Work on "Future" presentations
H/w: continue working on presentations
Wednesday 5/2
Photo presentations
Work on "Future" presentation
H/w: continue working on presentations
Monday 4/30
Collaborative discussion for "Future" open house project
H/w: continue working on "Grapes of Wrath" photo projects; first presentations on Wednesday!
Wednesday 4/25
Work on photo projects
Discuss options for "Future" open house projects
H/w: continue working on photo projects
Monday 4/23
Work on photo projects/computer cart
H/w: continue working on photo projects
Friday 4/20
Field Trip: Downtown Flagstaff to take photos for projects
H/w: work on photo projects
Wednesday 4/18
Field Trip: Downtown Flagstaff to take photos for projects
H/w: work on photo projects
Monday 4/16
In-class work on "Grapes of Wrath" project
H/w: none
Wednesday 4/11
Response quiz: discuss the final chapter of "Grapes of Wrath", and your response to it...discuss
Video: LIFE Magazine and the photography in the 20th century
Photo workshop with Ms. Henes
Video: Carrie Mae Weems (photographer) and photo re-enactment
Discuss upcoming photo project
H/w: none
Monday 4/9
Discuss previous reading [pp. 483-552]
H/w: finish reading "The Grapes of Wrath" (chapter 30)
Friday 4/6
Group Response and Discussion
H/w: read from p. 483 to p. 552 (finish chap. 28) in "Grapes of Wrath"
Wednesday 4/4
Discuss responses to Chavez film
Class reading time...get caught up
H/w: complete reading up to page 483 in "The Grapes of Wrath"
Monday 4/2
Reading packet on Cesar Chavez and the American Farm Labor Movement
Watch video on Cesar Chavez and the AFL
H/w: write one page comparing Chavez and the AFL to the plight of the migrants in Steinbeck's novel
Wednesday 3/28
Reading packet on Communism and Labor Organizing in the 1930's; take notes on reading
Watch videos on Labor Strikes, "Red Scares" of the 1930's
H/w: read up to page 483 in "The Grapes of Wrath" (due next Wednesday)
Monday 3/26
Discuss responses to chapters 20-21 in "Grapes of Wrath"
Guest Speaker: Tony Balbinot
H/w: read chapters 22-23 in "Grapes of Wrath"
Friday 3/23
Discuss chapters 17-19
Read ch. 17 aloud...look for tone, language, style
Read section from "Exodus" in the Old Testament
Watch sections of "Moses" (Ben Kingsley version)
Discuss Biblical parallels to "Grapes of Wrath"
H/w: read chapters 20-21 in "Grapes of Wrath"; complete reading responses
Wednesday 3/21
Discuss chapters 14-16 in "The Grapes of Wrath"
Video: "Riding the Rails"
H/w: read chapters 17-19 in "The Grapes of Wrath"; choose two passages and discuss their significance (1 page total)
Wednesday 3/7
Quiz on chapters 11-13
Discuss chapter 13 [Route 66; Handbills; theme of generosity vs. self-preservation in the novel]
Slide Show: "The Empty Prairie" from National Geographic
In-class Reading: The Federal Writers Project (WPA) during the Great Depression
Dorothea Lang [photos of the Great Depression]
H/w: read chapters 14-16 in "The Grapes of Wrath"
Monday 3/5
In-class reading catch-up day
H/w: read chapter 13 in "Grapes of Wrath" (all students should be up to chapter 13 by Wednesday's class...no excuses)
Friday 3/2
Discuss chapters 6-8 in "Grapes of Wrath"
In-class writing: charachter sketch
H/w: read chapters 10-12 in "Grapes of Wrath"
Wednesday 2/29
Reading quiz on ch. 1-5 of "Grapes of Wrath"...discuss significance of "general" chapters
Audio: listen to part 2 of "The Big Read: John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath"
Discussion: Steinbeck's use of Biblical allusion in the novel
H/w: read chapters 6-8 in "Grapes of Wrath"
Monday 2/27
Introductory reading packet for "Grapes of Wrath" and John Steinbeck
Audio: listen to "The Big Read: John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath"
Read aloud chapter 1 of "Grapes of Wrath"
H/w: read chapters 1-5 in "The Grapes of Wrath"
Friday 2/24
Workday for "Future Open House"
H/w: none
Wednesday 2/22
Workday for "Future Open House"
H/w: none
Friday 2/17
Watch Part 2 of "The Road"
H/w: none
Wednesday 2/15
Watch Part 1 of "The Road"
H/w: none
Monday 2/13
Discuss final responses for "The Road"
H/w: none
Wednesday 2/8
In-class quiz on pp. 159-221
Discuss pp. 159-221
H/w: Finish "The Road" and complete final responses
Monday 2/6
In-class reading
Paper choices
H/w: finish reading pp. 159-221
Friday 2/3
Reading quiz on pp. 117-159 in "The Road"
Free Writing Exercise
H/w: none
Wednesday 2/1
Discuss student responses to pp. 60-117 in "The Road"
H/w: read pp. 117-159 in "The Road"
Monday 1/30
Discuss responses to pp. 27-60 in "The Road"
Lecture/Powerpoint: The writing style of Cormac McCarthy
H/w: read pp. 60-117 in "The Road"; choose two passages from the reading and write a paragraph on each [free form]
Wednesday 1/25
Discuss responses to pp. 1-27 of "The Road"
H/w: read pp. 27-60 in "The Road" and complete responses
Monday 1/23
Group discussions/class discussion over introductory questions for "The Road"
Distrubute copies of "The Road"
H/w: read pp. 1-27 in "The Road" and answer response questions
Friday 1/20
Interviews with "prospective employers"
Deconstruct interview process and reveal "winners"
H/w: none
Wednesday 1/18
Workshop resumes
Prepare for "interviews" on Friday
H/w: prepare for Friday "interviews"
Wednesday 1/11
In-class work on resumes
H/w: work on personal resume...due next class
Monday 1/9
Fiction Stew read alouds (extra credit)
Introduction to resume writing: groups will look over sample resumes and determine strengths and weaknesses; discuss as a class
H/w: none
Friday 1/6
No Class: Talent Show
Wednesday 1/4
In-class writing exercise: Fiction Stew
H/w: complete Fiction Stew stories; extra credit for readers on Monday
Monday 12/5
Group presentations continued
Id, Ego, and Superego activity
A Streetcar Named Desire
Wednesday 11/30
Final project: Group presentations
Homework: none
Monday 11/28
Final project: Group presentations
Homework: none
Monday 11/21
Final project group work continued
Homework: as assigned by each group
Friday 11/18
Final project groups assisgned
Rationale and rubric review
Homework: as assigned by each group
Wednesday 11/16
Group reading assessment The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Satire Powerpoint and assessment
Group project discussion
No homework assigned
Monday 11/14
Discussion The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn chapters 34-39
Readers Theater
Homework: Read chapter 40- Chapter the last in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Wednesday 11/9
Reading quiz on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn chapters 31-33
Circle discussion on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Characterization activity: Facebook profile
Homework: Write 3 discussion generating questions based on the reading so far. Read chapters 34-39 in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Monday 11/7
Model "Fishbowl" discussion on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Satire in political cartoons: Powerpoint
Homework: Satire presentation response sheet and read chapters 31-33 in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Wednesday 11/2
Reading quiz: Huckleberry Finn chapters 23-26
Class discussion: Letter to the White People of America
Homework: complete Huckleberry Finn reading guide, chapters 27-30
Monday 10/31
"We Wear the Mask" poetry analysis
Moral dilemmas of Huckleberry Finn discussion
Journal acitivity
Homework: Read chapters 23-26 in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and read/respond to "To the White People of America"
Wednesday 10/26
Superstition activity and discussion
Group discussion on Defining morality in Huckleberry Finn
Reading excerpts from Nat Turner confession
Homework: Read chapters 17-22 in " The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Monday 10/24
Vocabulary in Huckleberry Finn: Using context clues to determine meaning
Homework: define words from the Huckleberry Finn vocabulary list
Friday 10/21
Huckleberry Finn reading quiz chpt. 7-12
Group discussion on "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain
Reading excerpts from Frederick Douglass
Group activity: Character sketch of Jim from Huckleberry Finn
Homework: Read chapters 13-16 in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Wednesday 10/19
Huckleberry Finn reading quiz on chpt. 1-6
Powerpoint presentation: Satire
Group work: Types of Satire
Homework: Read chapters 7-12 in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and read and respond to "The War Prayer"
Monday 10/17
Small group review of homework
Introduction: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Video presentation: Censored version of Huckleberry Finn versus original
Homework: Read chapters 1-6 of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Wednesday 10/12
Roundtable Discussion of student homework questions/answers
Poetry Analysis: Phyllis Wheatley's "On Being Brought From Africa to America"
Writing Activity/Discussion: connotations of "Black" and "White"
H/w: write a paragraph on use of the N-word in the context of your group: 1) in literature 2) historically 3) derogatory use 4) hip-hip/modern culture
Monday 10/10
Read Aloud to Class: Dr. Seuss' "The Sneetches"
K/W/L: What do you know about slavery in America? What do you want to know? What did you learn?
Activity: Slavery and the Middle Passage
Read passage from Olaudah Equiano's account of the Middle Passage from Africa to America; discuss as a class
H/w: answer a question from your "what do you want to know" column from K/W/L and bring to next class
Friday 10/7
Alexie Group Presentations
H/w: none
Wednesday 10/5
Alexie Group Presentations
H/w: prepare for presentations
Monday 10/3
Alexie Group Presentations
H/w: prepare for presentations
Wednesday 9/28
Group Work: work in your groups putting together your Alexie short story presentatio; follow presentation guidelines
H/w: continue working on Alexie presentation; presentations begin next week
Monday 9/26
Group Work: work in your groups putting together your Alexie short story presentatio; follow presentation guidelines
H/w: continue working on Alexie presentations
Friday 9/23
Model upcoming short story assignment by reading/presenting Alexie's "A Drug Called Tradition"...class discussion to ensue
Choose groups (three students per group) for upcoming short story assignment
H/w: none
Wednesday 9/21
Students share creative writings in class
H/w: none
Monday 9/19
Read and Discuss Alexie interview from 2002
Read and Discuss Alexie essay "Superman and Me"
Read Aloud "Indian Education" and discuss
H/w: creative piece based on Alexie's "Indian Education"
Wednesday 9/14
"The Lone Ranger and Tonto"...Discuss positive and negative stereotyping of Native Americans
Read and Discuss Alexie Essay: "I Hated Tonto (Still Do)"...short film clips
Read Aloud "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and Discuss
H/w: creative writing piece based on "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
Monday 9/12
Go over webquest results and discuss
Introduce Sherman Alexie as a writer
Read Aloud "Because My Father...." by Sherman Alexie
H/w: write open response to Alexie story
Friday 9/9
Sherman Alexie biography
Meet Sherman Alexie: "The Colbert Report"
Webquest: Native American terminology
H/w: finish webquest
Wednesday 9/7
Assembly: Argentinian Tango duo
NO CLASS
Wednesday 8/31
Discuss readings on Alcatraz
Film: "Trudell"
H/w: none
Monday 8/29
Discuss responses to Tecumseh and Pontiac
Read/discuss: quotes from Native American thinkers, activists, and heroes
H/w: readings on the Native American occupation of Alcatraz
Friday 8/26
Student read-alouds: What is an American?
Read essays by Tecumseh and Pontiac; respond in class to questions
H/w: finish responses to Tecumseh and Pontiac
Wednesday 8/24
Go over syllabus
Read and Respond: "Two Ways to Belong in America" by Bharati Mukherjee (essay)
H/w: write a 1-2 page personal essay on "What is an American?"
Monday 8/22
First day of school!
Quiz: How well do you know your country?
H/w: none
Friday 6/17
Final Checkout
Thursday 6/16
Study Hall
Tuesday 6/14
Study Hall
Friday 6/10
Watch Part 3 of "The Thin Red Line"
Thursday 6/9
Watch Part 2 of "The Thin Red Line"
Tuesday 6/7
Discuss "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
Watch Part 1 of "The Thin Red Line"
Thursday 6/2
Watch Part 2 of "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
Homework: 1-2 page written responses to "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
Tuesday 5/31
Discuss responses to "The World's Fastest Indian"
Watch Part 1 of "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
Friday 5/27
Watch Part 2 of "The World's Fastest Indian"
Homework: 1-2 page written response to "The World's Fastest Indian"
Thursday 5/26
Watch Part 1 of "The World's Fastest Indian"
Tuesday 5/24
Discuss "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Thursday 5/19
Watch Part 2 of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Homework: write 1-2 page response to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Tuesday 5/17
Discuss "Malcolm X"
Watch Part 1 of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Friday 5/13
Watch Part 3 of Spike Lee's "Malcolm X"
Homework: write a 1-2 page response on "Malcolm X"
Thursday 5/12
Watch Part 2 of Spike Lee's "Malcolm X"
Tuesday 5/10
Watch Part 1 of Spike Lee's "Malcolm X"
Homework: none
Thursday 5/5
Read chapter 9 of "The Great Gatsby"
Respond to questions; write a one page response to question 4
Homework: none
Tuesday 5/3
Read chapter 8 of "The Great Gatsby"
Complete group responses to chapter 8 quotes/questions
Homework: none
Friday 4/29
Discuss student quotes/responses to chapter 7 in "The Great Gatsby"
Homework: none
Thursday 4/28
Discuss chapter 6 of "The Great Gatsby"
In-class reading time: chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby"
Homework: finish reading chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby" + choose 3 passages and provide commentary
Tuesday 4/26
Review chapters 4-5 in "The Great Gatsby"
Read chapter 6 in class
Homework: complete reading responses to chapter 6 in "The Great Gatsby"
Thursday 4/21
Read Fiction Stew stories aloud
Homework: get caught up in "The Great Gatsby" through chapter 5
Tuesday 4/19
Creative Writing: Fiction Stew Assignment
Work on Fiction Stew stories in class
Homework: finish Fiction Stew story
Friday 4/15
In-class responses to chapters 4 & 5 in "The Great Gatsby"
Homework: none
Thursday 4/14
Briefly discuss Fitzgerald biography and short story
In-class responses to chapters 2 & 3 in "The Great Gatsby"
Homework: read chapters 4 & 5 in "The Great Gatsby"
Tuesday 4/12
Read chapters 2 & 3 in "The Great Gatsby"; be prepared to discuss and do group work next class
Homework: finish reading, if necessary
Thursday 4/7
Turn in film responses
Read "Winter Dreams" and complete reading responses
Homework: finish responses to "Winter Dreams"
Tuesday 4/5
Show "Winter Dreams" (F. Scott Fitzgerald biography); complete responses to video
Homework: complete video response worksheet
Friday 4/1
Discuss responses to chapter 1 of "The Great Gatsby"
Homework: none
Thursday 3/31
Read chapter 1 of "The Great Gatsby"
Homework: complete reading response questions to chap. 1 of "The Great Gatsby"
Tuesday 3/29
Literature Circles: Discuss "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Homework: none
Thursday 3/24
Recap lecture
Read "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Homework: complete responses to "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Tuesday 3/22
Lecture: America in the "Jazz Age"
Homework: none
Friday 3/11
Short story presentations
Homework: work on presentations
Thursday 3/10
Short story presentations
Homework: work on presentations
Tuesday 3/8
Short story presentations
Homework: work on presentations
Thursday 3/3
Short story presentations
Homework: work on presentations
Tuesday 3/1
Short story presentations
Homework: work on presentations
Thursday 2/24
Work on presentations in class
Homework: continue working on short story presentation
Tuesday 2/22
Go over guidelines for Alexie short story presentations
Assign a story to each individual student
Begin working on presentations in class
Homework: continue working on short story presentation
Thursday 2/17
Readings and discussion of works by Chief Seattle
Homework: none
Tuesday 2/15
Read and Discuss Alexie interview from 2002
Read and Discuss Alexie essay "Superman and Me"
Read Aloud "Indian Education" and discuss
Homework: creative writing piece based on "Indian Education"
Friday 2/11
Students read creative writing pieces aloud (optional)
Read Brent Staples essay "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space" and discuss
Homework: none
Thursday 2/10
"The Lone Ranger and Tonto"...Discuss positive and negative stereotyping of Native Americans
Read and Discuss Alexie Essay: "I Hated Tonto (Still Do)"...short film clips
Read Aloud "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and Discuss
Homework: creative writing piece based on "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
Tuesday 2/8
Review Webquest terms/concepts
Read Aloud and Discuss 2 Alexie Stories
Homework: none
Thursday 2/3
Introduction to Sherman Alexie (bio, film clip)
Webquest: Terms/Concepts for Sherman Alexie readings
Homework: none
Tuesday 2/1
Discussion: Expectations for semester 2
Homework: none
Friday 1/28
Watch part 2 of "Botany of Desire"
Homework: none
Thursday 1/27
Discuss chapters 29-39 in "The Awakening"
Watch part 1 of "Botany of Desire"
Homework: none
Tuesday 1/25
Discuss chapters 13-28 in "The Awakening"
Homework: Finish "The Awakening" and complete reading responses
Thursday 1/20
Vocabulary Drill
Discuss issues of motherhood in "The Awakening"
Homework: read ch. 22-30 in "The Awakening" and complete responses
Tuesday 1/18
Discuss ch. 1-12 in "The Awakening'
Homework: read ch. 13-21 in "The Awakening"; complete $100 Words vocabulary assignment
Thursday 1/13
Discuss Webquests
Read short stories by Kate Chopin and discuss
Homework: read chapters 1-12 in "The Awakening" + complete reading responses
Tuesday 1/11
Webquest: Kate Chopin/The Awakening/Creole culture
Homework: Finish webquest
Thursday 1/6
Discuss "The Open Boat"
Homework: none
Tuesday 1/4
Lecture/PowerPoint: Naturalism
Homework: read Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" and complete reading responses
Friday 12/17
Watch part 2 of "Bamboozled"
Homework: enjoy the break!
Thursday 12/16
Brief discussion: What is Satire?
Watch part 1 of "Bamboozled"
Homework: none
Tuesday 12/14
Discuss the end of "Huck Finn"
Video: Watch the end of Ken Burns' "Mark Twain"
Homework: none
Thursday 12/9
Discuss "Huck Finn" chapters 31-34 [focus on climactic aspects of chap. 31]
Readings/discussion/worksheet: "Huck Finn" and censorship
Homework: Finish "Huck Finn" (chapters 35-43) & complete response questions
Tuesday 12/7
Read and discuss essays by Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X
Homework: read chapters 31-34 in "Huck Finn"
Friday 12/3
Work Day/No Class (Talent Show)
Thursday 12/2
Discuss responses to Ken Burns' "Mark Twain" (Part 1)
Watch Video: Ken Burns' "Mark Twain" (part 2)
Homework: Read "Huck Finn" chapters 28-30
Tuesday 11/30
Discuss video from last class + chapters 8-16
Watch Video: Ken Burns' "Mark Twain" (Part 1)
Homework: Finish responses to Ken Burns film (Part 1) + read "Huck Finn" chapters 25-27
Tuesday 11/23
Discuss "Huck FInn" chapters 8-16 [focus on development of Jim as a character]
Watch Video: "Ethnic Notions"
Homework: written response to "Ethnic Notions"; read chapters 17-24 in "Huck Finn"
Thursday 11/18
Discuss "Huck Finn" chapters 1-7
Homework: read "Huck Finn" chapters 8-16
Tuesday 11/16
Begin Unit on Realism
Lecture/PowerPoint: American Realism
Homework: Read "Huckleberry Finn" chapters 1-7; complete reading responses (approx. 2 pages)
Friday 11/12
Watch video: part 2 of "The Tomb of Ligeia" based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe
Homework: none
Tuesday 11/9
Listen to a short story by Edgar Allan Poe read aloud to class
Silently read "The Black Cat" by Poe
Discuss Poe stories in terms of Romanticism, Gothicism, and the advent of first person narrative
Watch video: part 1 of "The Tomb of Ligeia" based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe
Homework: none
Thursday 11/4
Discuss "Young Goodman Brown" in terms of romanticism
PowerPoint/lecture: Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne; themes and style of Hawthorne
Homework: none
Tuesday 11/2
Discuss "Rip Van Winkle"
PowerPoint: American Romanticism/American landscapes
Homework: Read "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne and do reading responses
Friday 10/29
Lecture: Washington Irving and the birth of the American literary tradition
Homework: read "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving and do reading responses
Thursday 10/28
NO CLASS (AIMS retakes)
Tuesday 10/26
PowerPoint/lecture: European Romanticism and the Origins of American Romanticism
Homework: read German folk tales
Thursday 10/21
In-class work day for "Tortilla Curtain" projects/essays
Homework: Projects/essays due on TUESDAY 10/26
Tuesday 10/19
Discuss responses to the film "Crash"
Present "Tortilla Curtain" final assessment opitons: 1) analyatical essay; 2) analytical storyboard; 3) video presentation
Homework: "Tortilla Curtain" projectss/essays due TUESDAY 10/26
Friday 10/15
Watch part 2 of "Crash"
Homework: responses to "Crash" due Tuesday
Thursday 10/14
Watch part 1 of "Crash"
Homework: none
Tuesday 10/12
Discuss pp. 296-355 in TC and student respones to the end of the novel
Homework: parent permission forms for "Crash"
Thursday 10/7
In-class Reading: The Minutemen on Arizona's border
Video: A Day in the Life of the Minutemen....discussion
Discuss pp. 261-295 in TC [focus on literal and symbolic understanding of the fire]
Homework: Finish the novel [pp. 296-355] + do End of the Novel response questions
Tuesday 10/5
Discuss pp. 216-257 in TC
Slide show: border fence photos from National Geographic
Homework: read pp. 261-295 in TC; choose FIVE passages and offer commentary while focusing on symbols, juxtaposition, character and/or theme
Friday 10/1
Discuss in detail pp. 211-215 (Chap. 5, "Pilgrim at Topanga Creek"); focus in symbolism, hidden meanings, development of character
Homework: read pp. 216-257 in TC; choose THREE passages and offer commentary
Thursday 9/30
Discuss pp. 144-182 in TC
Homework: read pp. 183-215 in TC; re-read pp. 211-215 (Chap. 5, "Pilgrim at Topanga Creek") and do an in-depth written analyis of symbols, key themes, hidden meanings, and allusions to character
Tuesday 9/28
Discuss responses to LA Times article on illegal immigration...take notes
Watch Video: "Mojados" (Wetbacks)
Homework: read pp. 144-182 in TC and do reading responses
Thursday 9/23
In-class reading quiz (essay) on TC; pt. 1 chapters 7-8
Discuss TC; pt. 1 chapters 7-8
Homework: read LA Times article on illigal immigratiion and do written response
Tuesday 9/21
Discuss TC; pt. 1 chapters 3-6 [focus on juxtaposition and symbolism related to animals]
*Lecture/discussion on characterization
Homework: read TC; pt. 1 chapters 7-8.....Reading Quiz on Thursday
Friday 9/17
Discuss TC; pt. 1 chapters 1-2 [focus on character introduction & development]
Homework: read TC; pt. 1 chapters 3-6 + write 4 anchored responses (choose text and provide commentary)
Thursday 9/16
Discuss responses to "The New Americans"
Read/annotate Richard Rodriguez piece: "The Great Wall of America--the Threat from Within" and discuss
Distribute copies of "The Tortilla Curtain" ...read first two paragraphs aloud and discuss as a class
Homework: read "The Tortilla Curtain" [TC] part 1, chapters 1-2 + reading responses
Tuesday 9/14
Watch "The New Americans" video
Homework: response questions for "The New Americans"
Thursday 9/9
Go over quiz answers
Discussion: What makes us Americans?
Homework: none
Tuesday 9/7
Go over syllabus
"How Well Do You Know Your Country?" Quiz
Homework: none
Wednesday, May 19th
Monday, May 17th
Quiz on chapters 18-20 of "Grapes of Wrath"
Discussion on key themes/symbols of chapters 18-20
Homework: read chapters 21-22 in "Grapes of Wrath"
Thursday, May 13th
Tuesday, May 11th
Friday, May 7th
Wednesday, May 5th
Monday, May 3rd
"A Streetcar Named Desire" papers due...submit
Thursday, April 29th
Watch Part 2 of "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Homework: Streetcar papers due next class
Tuesday, April 27th
Writing exercise: building thematic paragraphs from text
Watch Part 1 of "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Homework: continue working on Streetcar papers (due Monday, May 3rd)
Wednesday, April 21st
Discuss scenes 7-11 from "Streetcar"
Writing exercise: building thematic paragraphs from topics
Paper assignment: 4-5 page paper on "A Streetcar Named Desire"; discuss format and expectations
Homework: begin working on "Streetcar" paper (due Monday, May 3rd)
Monday, April 19th
Perform scenes 8-11 from "Streetcar"
Homework: complete responses for scenes 7-11 from "Streetcar"
Thursday, April 15th
Discuss scenes 4-6 from "Streetcar"
Perform scenes 7-8 from "Steetcar"
Homework: none
Tuesday, April 13th
Discuss scenes 1-3 from "Streetcar"
Perform scenes 4-6 from "Streetcar"
Homework: complete responses for scenes 4-6 from "Streetcar"
Friday, April 9th
Perform scenes 2-3 from "Streetcar"
Homework: complete responses for scenes 1-3 from "Streetcar"
Wednesday, April 7th
No Class: AIMS testing
Monday, April 5th
Read/perform Scene I of "A Streetcar Named Desire"; group discussion questions
Homework: none
Thursday, April 1st
Discussion: The Themes and Forms of Modern American Drama and Tennesee Williams
Homework: none
Tuesday, March 30th
Lecture/discussion: Southern Gothic literature; Tennessee Williams biography
Homework: Themes and Forms of Tennessee Williams' plays + response worksheet
Friday, March 26th (Substitute Teacher)
Watch "Tennessee Williams' South" and take notes
Homework: have Webquest and video responses ready for Tuesday
Wednesday, March 24th
Webquest: New Orleans, Tennessee Williams, and "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Homework: complete Webquest
Friday, March 12th
Make-up &/or continuation of Modernism Unit Exam
Homework: none (Spring Break)
Wednesday, March 10th
Modernism Unit Exam
Homework: none
Monday, March 8th
Lecture/ Discussion/Poetry reading of Robert Frost
Distribute study guides for Exam
Homework: study for Wednesday Unit Exam
Thursday, March 4th
Group/class discussion of chapters 8 & 9 in "Gatsby"
Homework: prepare for Unit Exam on Wednesday
Tuesday, March 2nd
Read/take notes on Flapper articles
Discussion of chapters 6 & 7 in "Gatsby"
Homework: read chapters 8-9 in "Gatsby"
Friday, February 26th
Discuss responses to chapters 4-5 in Gatsby
Homework: read chapters 6-7 in "Gatsby" and complete responses
Wednesday, February 24th
Discuss characterization in chapters 1-3 of "Gatsby"
Homework: read chapters 4-5 in "Gatsby" and do responses
Monday, February 22nd
No School-- Snow Day
Thursday, February 18th
Discuss Fitzgerald Bio
Brief discussion of chapter 1 in "Gatsby"
Lecture: The Roaring 20's and The Jazz Age
Homework: read chapters2-3 in "Gatsby"; do adjective/characterization worksheet for chapters 1-3 in "Gatsby"
Tuesday, February 16th
Discuss "Winter Dreams"
Watch "Winter Dreams" video (biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald) and take notes
Homework: finish video notes; read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby
Thursday, February 11th
Class/group discussion of "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Homework: read "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Hemingway Essays (including edited first draft) due Tuesday, Feb. 16
Tuesday, February 9th
Class activity: gisting...the refining of editing skills
Homework: read "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald + do responses [reminder: Hemingway papers due Tuesday, Feb. 16]
Friday, February 5th
Final discussion of The Sun Also Rises
Homework: 3-5 page essay on The Sun Also Rises DUE TUESDAY, February 16th; must include edited rough draft with final draft
Wednesday, February 3rd
Quiz on chapters 17-18
Discussion/textual analysis of chapters 17-18 (emphasis on symbolism)
Homework: Finish reading The Sun Also Rises (chapter 19) and complete responses
Monday, February 1st
Quiz on chapters 14-16
Discussion of responses to chapters 14-16
Video clips from " Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure" highlighting bullfighting and The Running of the Bulls in Pamplona
Homework: read chapters 17-18 in The Sun Also Rises and complete responses
Thursday, January 29th
Discussion: Important biographical details of Ernest Hemingway's life
Lecture: Key themes and motifs in The Sun Also Rises relative to the reading of chapters 10-13
Homework: read chapters 14-16 in The Sun Also Rises and complete responses
Tuesday, January 27th
Quiz on The Sun Also Rises chapters. 6-9
Discussion of TSAR chapters 6-9
Video: "Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life"...take notes from video on worksheet
Homework: finish video response sheet; read chapters 10-13 in TSAR
Monday, January 19- Friday , January 23rd
Week cancelled due to snow
Friday, January 15th
Discussion of chapters1-5 of The Sun Also Rises
Brief lecture re: modernist style of Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway quotes
Homework: read chapters 6-9 of The Sun Also Rises
Wednesday, January 13th
Class discussion of "Soldier's Home"
Lecture: Modernism and World War I
Homework: Read chapters 1-5 of The Sun Also Rises and do responses
Monday, January 11th
Go over "Hills Like White Elephants"
Discussion of Hemingway's "Iceberg Theory"
Homework: read "Soldier's Home" and complete responses
Thursday, January 7th
Lecture: High Modernism and "The Shock of the New"
Activity: read and discuss Ezra Pound and practitioners of modern poetics
Homework: 1) summarize Modernism into 1 1/2 pages; 2) read Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" and do responses
Tuesday, January 5th
Lecture/Powerpoint: A Visual Introduction to Modernism
Homework: none
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