Period 2: English 3: American Literature
Jan 30-Feb 3: Watch Thunderheart and prepare for scene analysis essay.
Jan 18-Jan 30- Review informational texts and videos about the American Indian Removal Act.
Jan 12-15: Socratic Seminar
Jan. 7-11. : Begin Dead Poets Society and take notes on Active Viewing Sheet about Transcendental moments. Start writing 5 open ended questions for the Socratic Seminar.
January 4-5 Civil Disobedience (two Transcendental quotes)
Dec. 17: Read and chart "Time is but the stream".... ""I will begin to mine." (384)
Dec. 16: Read and chart "Still we live meanly as ants.... "it rides upon us." (383-384)
Dec. 15: Read and chart "I do not propose to write an ode" ... "outside of the Earth everywhere"(381-383) ; "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately".... "enjoy him forever." (383)
Dec. 11: Read and chart "with respect to landscapes.... I have said." + "All that I could say".... "please me the more at last."
Dec. 10: Begin reading "Walden" sections and find quotes / connections to be placed in journals: "At a certain season....to let alone"; "+"My imagination....wheelbarrow"
Dec. 4: Finish reading "Nature" and read "Self Reliance" completing a t-chart with at least 5 Transcendental element references.
Dec. 1-3: Reading "Nature" in class, reflecting on elements of Transcendentalism within.
Nov. 30: Write down examples of Transcendentalism in the Bon Jovi song "It's My Life."
Nov. 21-25: Introduction to Transcendentalism and it's 5 main elements: non-conformity, self reliance, free thought, confidence, and the importance of nature. Find one song and write a paragraph about how that song is Transcendental.
Nov. 20: "Raven" test
Nov. 13 -18: Read "The Raven" and answer questions 1,3,4 0n page 317 in notebook after reading
Nov. 11: Open and Closed book assessments for "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Nov. 7-11 Read and analyze "The Devil and Tom Walker" and answer questions 1,2,3,4,6 after reading.
Oct. 26: Pre-writing trading exercise.
Oct 19: Begin responding to your moral/ ethical dilemma. Due on Friday, Oct. 23.
Oct 16: Begin writing your own declarations. Due Oct 19.
Oct. 13: Respond to Jefferson's hypocrisy on the grievance handout. Respond to the Historian's Interpretation in the graphic organizer.
Oct 6-9: Begin reading The Declaration of Independence. Work on separated section handouts.
Oct 5: Journal: Is America the land of opportunity? Has it always been?
Oct 1. Read Patrick Henry's Speech and answer questions 1,2,4.
Sept. 30: Multiple Choice test for "Sinners."
Sept. 27: Begin constructed response for "Sinners" and finish for homework.
September 25: Journal: Explain your biggest fear.
September 20: Reading Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God." Focus on the imagery, figurative language, and word choice .
September 17: Plymouth Plantation and Bradstreet open book test.
September 16: Review Plymouth Plantation and Bradstreet for test on Thursday.
Sept 13: Write a parody poem of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" Include all five of the elements you defined and use Bradstreet's poem as a sample. Rough Drafts are due on Monday. Final drafts and reading on Tuesday.
Sept. 11: Define: anaphora, metaphor, rhyming couplet, iambic pentameter, alliteration. Read "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and write examples of each of the five terms. Answer questions 1-4 on page 77.
Journal: What is the one thing you love more than anything else. Explain.
Sept. 10: Using the sheet on Puritanism, respond to prompt 5 on page 65: How are the Pilgrims' values and beliefs evident in the ways they respond to problems?
Sept. 5: Begin reading "Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, attempting to understand and comprehend complex texts.
Sept. 5: Bellringer: Why did the Puitans want to come to America?
Summer Reading due Friday, September 11, 2015
Jan 18-Jan 30- Review informational texts and videos about the American Indian Removal Act.
Jan 12-15: Socratic Seminar
Jan. 7-11. : Begin Dead Poets Society and take notes on Active Viewing Sheet about Transcendental moments. Start writing 5 open ended questions for the Socratic Seminar.
January 4-5 Civil Disobedience (two Transcendental quotes)
Dec. 17: Read and chart "Time is but the stream".... ""I will begin to mine." (384)
Dec. 16: Read and chart "Still we live meanly as ants.... "it rides upon us." (383-384)
Dec. 15: Read and chart "I do not propose to write an ode" ... "outside of the Earth everywhere"(381-383) ; "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately".... "enjoy him forever." (383)
Dec. 11: Read and chart "with respect to landscapes.... I have said." + "All that I could say".... "please me the more at last."
Dec. 10: Begin reading "Walden" sections and find quotes / connections to be placed in journals: "At a certain season....to let alone"; "+"My imagination....wheelbarrow"
Dec. 4: Finish reading "Nature" and read "Self Reliance" completing a t-chart with at least 5 Transcendental element references.
Dec. 1-3: Reading "Nature" in class, reflecting on elements of Transcendentalism within.
Nov. 30: Write down examples of Transcendentalism in the Bon Jovi song "It's My Life."
Nov. 21-25: Introduction to Transcendentalism and it's 5 main elements: non-conformity, self reliance, free thought, confidence, and the importance of nature. Find one song and write a paragraph about how that song is Transcendental.
Nov. 20: "Raven" test
Nov. 13 -18: Read "The Raven" and answer questions 1,3,4 0n page 317 in notebook after reading
Nov. 11: Open and Closed book assessments for "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Nov. 7-11 Read and analyze "The Devil and Tom Walker" and answer questions 1,2,3,4,6 after reading.
Oct. 26: Pre-writing trading exercise.
Oct 19: Begin responding to your moral/ ethical dilemma. Due on Friday, Oct. 23.
Oct 16: Begin writing your own declarations. Due Oct 19.
Oct. 13: Respond to Jefferson's hypocrisy on the grievance handout. Respond to the Historian's Interpretation in the graphic organizer.
Oct 6-9: Begin reading The Declaration of Independence. Work on separated section handouts.
Oct 5: Journal: Is America the land of opportunity? Has it always been?
Oct 1. Read Patrick Henry's Speech and answer questions 1,2,4.
Sept. 30: Multiple Choice test for "Sinners."
Sept. 27: Begin constructed response for "Sinners" and finish for homework.
September 25: Journal: Explain your biggest fear.
September 20: Reading Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God." Focus on the imagery, figurative language, and word choice .
September 17: Plymouth Plantation and Bradstreet open book test.
September 16: Review Plymouth Plantation and Bradstreet for test on Thursday.
Sept 13: Write a parody poem of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" Include all five of the elements you defined and use Bradstreet's poem as a sample. Rough Drafts are due on Monday. Final drafts and reading on Tuesday.
Sept. 11: Define: anaphora, metaphor, rhyming couplet, iambic pentameter, alliteration. Read "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and write examples of each of the five terms. Answer questions 1-4 on page 77.
Journal: What is the one thing you love more than anything else. Explain.
Sept. 10: Using the sheet on Puritanism, respond to prompt 5 on page 65: How are the Pilgrims' values and beliefs evident in the ways they respond to problems?
Sept. 5: Begin reading "Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, attempting to understand and comprehend complex texts.
Sept. 5: Bellringer: Why did the Puitans want to come to America?
Summer Reading due Friday, September 11, 2015