Friday, March 5 (H-Day)
Due: Finish reading Act Two. Most important line assignment. Read over dramatic tableaux instructions.
Class: Reading check. Begin dramatic tableaux.
Monday, March 8 (F-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 11. Answer dramatic tableaux questions in writing.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 11. Dramatic tableaux performances.
Tuesday, March 9 (S-Day)
Due: Read all of The Crucible, Act Three. Answer questions in detail.
Class: Reading check. Choices and consequences. Film clip and analysis.
Wednesday, March 10 (U-Day)
Due: Complete “Hysteria and the Harvard Letters” Assignment. Complete vocabulary exercises, unit 12.
Class: Barometer activity. Connections with The Crucible.
Thursday, March 11 (M-Day)
Due: Read Act Four of The Crucible. Dramatic questions, revisited.
Class: Reading check. Discussion of conclusion. Film clip and analysis.
Friday, March 12 (T-Day)
Due: Read “Why I Wrote The Crucible” and answer questions. Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 12.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 12. Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, and The Crucible.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, March 1 to Monday, March 8
Monday, March 1 (U-Day)
Due: Read packet on McCarthyism and answer attached questions. Begin Act Two.
Class: Establish historical parallels. At home with the Proctors.
Tuesday, March 2 (M-Day) – Class Does Not Meet
Wednesday, March 3 (T-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 11. Read up to Giles Corey’s entrance in Act Two of The Crucible. Take notes, as needed, in preparation for a reading check.
Class: Reading check. McCarthyism in political cartoons. Historical parallels, continued.
Thursday, March 4 (W-Day)
Due: Finish reading Act Two. Most important line assignment. Read over dramatic tableaux instructions.
Class: Reading check. Begin dramatic tableaux.
Friday, March 5 (H-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 11. Answer dramatic tableaux questions in writing.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 11. Dramatic tableaux performances.
Monday, March 8 (F-Day)
Due: Read all of The Crucible, Act Three. Answer questions in detail.
Class: Reading check. Choices and consequences.
Due: Read packet on McCarthyism and answer attached questions. Begin Act Two.
Class: Establish historical parallels. At home with the Proctors.
Tuesday, March 2 (M-Day) – Class Does Not Meet
Wednesday, March 3 (T-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 11. Read up to Giles Corey’s entrance in Act Two of The Crucible. Take notes, as needed, in preparation for a reading check.
Class: Reading check. McCarthyism in political cartoons. Historical parallels, continued.
Thursday, March 4 (W-Day)
Due: Finish reading Act Two. Most important line assignment. Read over dramatic tableaux instructions.
Class: Reading check. Begin dramatic tableaux.
Friday, March 5 (H-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 11. Answer dramatic tableaux questions in writing.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 11. Dramatic tableaux performances.
Monday, March 8 (F-Day)
Due: Read all of The Crucible, Act Three. Answer questions in detail.
Class: Reading check. Choices and consequences.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22 to Tuesday, March 2
Monday, February 22 (T-Day)
Class: Introduction to The Crucible—dramatic questions. Miller’s introduction.
Tuesday, February 23 (W-Day)- Class Does Not Meet
Wednesday, February 24 (H-Day)
Due: Read pages 2-8 of The Crucible and answer questions thoroughly, as instructed. Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 10.
Class: Homework review. Miller’s introduction, continued.
Thursday, February 25 (F-Day)
Due: Read pages 8-32 of The Crucible. You are encouraged to take notes on each character as he or she is introduced, paying attention to past and present conflicts.
Class: Reading check. Importance of the back-story.
Friday, February 26 (S-Day)
Due: Finish act one of The Crucible. Answer act questions thoughtfully and thoroughly. Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 10.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 10. Act One wrap-up. Redefining the historical context.
Monday, March 1 (U-Day)
Due: Read packet on McCarthyism and answer attached questions. Begin Act Two.
Class: Establish historical parallels. At home with the Proctors.
Class: Introduction to The Crucible—dramatic questions. Miller’s introduction.
Tuesday, February 23 (W-Day)- Class Does Not Meet
Wednesday, February 24 (H-Day)
Due: Read pages 2-8 of The Crucible and answer questions thoroughly, as instructed. Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 10.
Class: Homework review. Miller’s introduction, continued.
Thursday, February 25 (F-Day)
Due: Read pages 8-32 of The Crucible. You are encouraged to take notes on each character as he or she is introduced, paying attention to past and present conflicts.
Class: Reading check. Importance of the back-story.
Friday, February 26 (S-Day)
Due: Finish act one of The Crucible. Answer act questions thoughtfully and thoroughly. Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 10.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 10. Act One wrap-up. Redefining the historical context.
Monday, March 1 (U-Day)
Due: Read packet on McCarthyism and answer attached questions. Begin Act Two.
Class: Establish historical parallels. At home with the Proctors.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 14 to Wednesday, December 23
Monday, December 14 (U-Day)
Due: Read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”, pp. 495-507 in textbook. Answer the following discussion questions in writing: p. 509, 1, 3 (locate two passages), 5, 7, and 8.
Class: Jack London’s naturalism. Eco-Symposium selections.
Tuesday, December 15 (M-Day)
Due: Complete (and update) chart for your selected author. Begin research of issue. Bring textbook as necessary.
Class: Collaborating on author charts. Passages from readings. Elements of style.
Wednesday, December 16 (T-Day)
Due: One-page summary of environmental issue. Bring textbook as necessary.
Class: A closer look at style—individually and in collaboration.
Friday, December 18 (H-Day)
Due: Complete draft of symposium speech; bring 3 copies to class.
Class: Peer review and edit of speech drafts.
Monday, December 21 (F-Day)
Due: Eco-Symposium speeches—final copy. Prepare to present.
Class: Eco-Symposium, Day 1. Distribute Grapes of Wrath texts.
Tuesday, December 22 (S-Day)
Due: Performance assessments.
Class: Eco-Symposium, Day 2.
Wednesday, December 23 (U-Day)
Due: Performance assessments.
Class: Eco-Symposium, Day 3.
Due: Read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”, pp. 495-507 in textbook. Answer the following discussion questions in writing: p. 509, 1, 3 (locate two passages), 5, 7, and 8.
Class: Jack London’s naturalism. Eco-Symposium selections.
Tuesday, December 15 (M-Day)
Due: Complete (and update) chart for your selected author. Begin research of issue. Bring textbook as necessary.
Class: Collaborating on author charts. Passages from readings. Elements of style.
Wednesday, December 16 (T-Day)
Due: One-page summary of environmental issue. Bring textbook as necessary.
Class: A closer look at style—individually and in collaboration.
Friday, December 18 (H-Day)
Due: Complete draft of symposium speech; bring 3 copies to class.
Class: Peer review and edit of speech drafts.
Monday, December 21 (F-Day)
Due: Eco-Symposium speeches—final copy. Prepare to present.
Class: Eco-Symposium, Day 1. Distribute Grapes of Wrath texts.
Tuesday, December 22 (S-Day)
Due: Performance assessments.
Class: Eco-Symposium, Day 2.
Wednesday, December 23 (U-Day)
Due: Performance assessments.
Class: Eco-Symposium, Day 3.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday, December 7 to Monday, December 14
Monday, December 7 (T-Day)
Due: Read Edward Hirsch’s “Message in a Bottle” (handout), pp. 347-350 in textbook, and selection from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” (handout). Follow directions as given.
Class: Walt Whitman’s America and Whitman’s view of nature.
Wednesday, December 9 (H-Day)
Due: Read pp.371- 393 in textbook. Select one Dickinson poem which most interests you, copy it (exactly!) into your journal, and respond to it with at least one page of thoughtful analytical writing.
Class: The poetry of Emily Dickinson. Questions for analysis. Update charts.
Thursday, December 10 (F-Day)
Due: Read and annotate excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard. Complete vocabulary review exercises (4-6 and Cumulative) as assigned.
Class: Homework review. Group discussion questions.
Friday, December 11 (S-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary review quiz, units 1-6.
Class: Vocabulary review quiz, 1-6. Introduce Eco-Symposium.
Monday, December 14 (U-Day)
Due: Read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”, pp. 495-507 in textbook. Answer the following discussion questions in writing: p. 509, 1, 3 (locate two passages), 5, 7, and 8.
Class: Jack London’s naturalism.
Due: Read Edward Hirsch’s “Message in a Bottle” (handout), pp. 347-350 in textbook, and selection from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” (handout). Follow directions as given.
Class: Walt Whitman’s America and Whitman’s view of nature.
Wednesday, December 9 (H-Day)
Due: Read pp.371- 393 in textbook. Select one Dickinson poem which most interests you, copy it (exactly!) into your journal, and respond to it with at least one page of thoughtful analytical writing.
Class: The poetry of Emily Dickinson. Questions for analysis. Update charts.
Thursday, December 10 (F-Day)
Due: Read and annotate excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard. Complete vocabulary review exercises (4-6 and Cumulative) as assigned.
Class: Homework review. Group discussion questions.
Friday, December 11 (S-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary review quiz, units 1-6.
Class: Vocabulary review quiz, 1-6. Introduce Eco-Symposium.
Monday, December 14 (U-Day)
Due: Read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”, pp. 495-507 in textbook. Answer the following discussion questions in writing: p. 509, 1, 3 (locate two passages), 5, 7, and 8.
Class: Jack London’s naturalism.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, December 1 to Monday, December 7
Tuesday, December 1 (F-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 6. Complete chart for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Class: Homework review. Parallelism—in Emerson, in exercises.
Wednesday, December 2 (S-Day)
Due: Read excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, pp. 230-244 in textbook. Complete dialectic notes (3 passages) and compose 1 quality discussion question for each passage.
Class: Thoreau’s prescription for deliberate living. The darker side of solitude.
Thursday, December 3 (U-Day)
Due: Complete chart for Henry David Thoreau. Prepare for Socratic seminar.
Class: Socratic seminar.
Friday, December 4 (M-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 6. Complete Transcendentalist Visual Assignment.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 6. Gallery walk. Influence of Hinduism on Transcendentalism.
Monday, December 5 (T-Day)
Due: Read Edward Hirsch’s “Message in a Bottle” (handout), pp. 347-350 in textbook, and selection from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” (handout). Follow directions as given.
Class: Walt Whitman’s America and Whitman’s view of nature.
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 6. Complete chart for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Class: Homework review. Parallelism—in Emerson, in exercises.
Wednesday, December 2 (S-Day)
Due: Read excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, pp. 230-244 in textbook. Complete dialectic notes (3 passages) and compose 1 quality discussion question for each passage.
Class: Thoreau’s prescription for deliberate living. The darker side of solitude.
Thursday, December 3 (U-Day)
Due: Complete chart for Henry David Thoreau. Prepare for Socratic seminar.
Class: Socratic seminar.
Friday, December 4 (M-Day)
Due: Study for vocabulary quiz, unit 6. Complete Transcendentalist Visual Assignment.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 6. Gallery walk. Influence of Hinduism on Transcendentalism.
Monday, December 5 (T-Day)
Due: Read Edward Hirsch’s “Message in a Bottle” (handout), pp. 347-350 in textbook, and selection from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” (handout). Follow directions as given.
Class: Walt Whitman’s America and Whitman’s view of nature.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 19 to Tuesday, December 1
Thursday, November 19 (U-Day)
Due: Read and annotate Wendel Berry, “An Entrance to the Woods.” Complete chart for Gary Snyder.
Class: “An Entrance to the Woods”—second attempt. A look at style—small group investigations.
Friday, November 20 (M-Day)
Due: Reflection on religious identity (on back).
Class: A closer look at religion. Style lesson: parallelism.
Monday, November 23 (T-Day)
Due: Parallelism exercises. Read pp. 206-227 in Elements of Literature (textbook). Write dialectic notes (handout) for three passages of your choosing from both “Nature” (219-221) and “Self-Reliance” (225).
Class: Introduction to Transcendentalism.
Wednesday, November 25 (H-Day)
Due: Read and annotate “The American Scholar.” As you read, pay particular attention to those passages which pertain to the topic you have been assigned. Identify at least two passages that address your topic and respond to those passages with dialectic notes.
Class: “The American Scholar”—jigsaw analysis. Emerson’s worldview.
Tuesday, December 1 (F-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 6. Complete chart for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Class: Homework review. Parallelism--in Emerson, in exercise.
Due: Read and annotate Wendel Berry, “An Entrance to the Woods.” Complete chart for Gary Snyder.
Class: “An Entrance to the Woods”—second attempt. A look at style—small group investigations.
Friday, November 20 (M-Day)
Due: Reflection on religious identity (on back).
Class: A closer look at religion. Style lesson: parallelism.
Monday, November 23 (T-Day)
Due: Parallelism exercises. Read pp. 206-227 in Elements of Literature (textbook). Write dialectic notes (handout) for three passages of your choosing from both “Nature” (219-221) and “Self-Reliance” (225).
Class: Introduction to Transcendentalism.
Wednesday, November 25 (H-Day)
Due: Read and annotate “The American Scholar.” As you read, pay particular attention to those passages which pertain to the topic you have been assigned. Identify at least two passages that address your topic and respond to those passages with dialectic notes.
Class: “The American Scholar”—jigsaw analysis. Emerson’s worldview.
Tuesday, December 1 (F-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 6. Complete chart for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Class: Homework review. Parallelism--in Emerson, in exercise.
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