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.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, November 10 to Monday, November 16
Tuesday, November 10 (M-Day)
Due: Read “How ‘Bigger’ Was Born”, p. 433-462. Answer questions.
Class: What’s in a Name?—the role of faith in Native Son. Final update of big paper.
Wednesday, November 11 – Veteran’s Day
Thursday, November 12 (T-Day)
Due: Prepare for vocabulary quiz, unit 5. Read “Critical Approaches to Literature” and complete related activity.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 5. Everyone’s a critic—graded discussion. Return novels.
Friday, November 13 (W-Day) – Class Does Not Meet
Monday, November 16 (H-Day)
Due: “Native Sons and Daughters”—a creative writing assignment. Complete all exercises, vocabulary unit 6.
Class: Selective sharing of writing assignment. Style intervention—mixed construction and vague pronouns.
Due: Read “How ‘Bigger’ Was Born”, p. 433-462. Answer questions.
Class: What’s in a Name?—the role of faith in Native Son. Final update of big paper.
Wednesday, November 11 – Veteran’s Day
Thursday, November 12 (T-Day)
Due: Prepare for vocabulary quiz, unit 5. Read “Critical Approaches to Literature” and complete related activity.
Class: Vocabulary quiz, unit 5. Everyone’s a critic—graded discussion. Return novels.
Friday, November 13 (W-Day) – Class Does Not Meet
Monday, November 16 (H-Day)
Due: “Native Sons and Daughters”—a creative writing assignment. Complete all exercises, vocabulary unit 6.
Class: Selective sharing of writing assignment. Style intervention—mixed construction and vague pronouns.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2 to Monday, November 9
Monday, November 2 (T-Day)
Due: Read Native Son to p. 270. Write one journal.
Class: Small group discussions from journal topics. Women and men in Bigger’s world.
Wednesday, November 4 (H-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 5. Read Brent Staples: “Black Men and Public Space.” Answer these questions: Meaning, 1 and 2; Purpose and Audience, 1 and 2; Method and Structure, 2.
Class: Black men and the culture of fear.
Thursday, November 5 (F-Day)
Due: Read Native Son to p. 340. Write one journal.
Class: Updating big paper. Small group discussions from journal topics.
Friday, November 6 (S-Day)
Due: Read Native Son to p. 430. Write one journal.
Class: The classroom courtroom—debating Bigger’s culpability.
Monday, November 9 (U-Day)
Due: Read “How ‘Bigger’ Was Born”, p. 433-462. Answer questions.
Class: What’s in a Name?—the role of faith in Native Son. Final update of big paper.
Due: Read Native Son to p. 270. Write one journal.
Class: Small group discussions from journal topics. Women and men in Bigger’s world.
Wednesday, November 4 (H-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 5. Read Brent Staples: “Black Men and Public Space.” Answer these questions: Meaning, 1 and 2; Purpose and Audience, 1 and 2; Method and Structure, 2.
Class: Black men and the culture of fear.
Thursday, November 5 (F-Day)
Due: Read Native Son to p. 340. Write one journal.
Class: Updating big paper. Small group discussions from journal topics.
Friday, November 6 (S-Day)
Due: Read Native Son to p. 430. Write one journal.
Class: The classroom courtroom—debating Bigger’s culpability.
Monday, November 9 (U-Day)
Due: Read “How ‘Bigger’ Was Born”, p. 433-462. Answer questions.
Class: What’s in a Name?—the role of faith in Native Son. Final update of big paper.
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