Monday, Feb. 4th (W)
• Due: Read Chapter Six in Gatsby and complete response (chart).
• Class: “Fact or Fiction: Tracing Gatsby’s Past.”
Tuesday, Feb. 5th (H)
• Class does not meet.
Wednesday, Feb. 6th (F)
• Due: Read Chapter Seven in Gatsby.
• Class: Film excerpt and discussion (“Drama at the Plaza”); vocabulary review.
Thursday, Feb. 7th (S)
• Due: Study for vocabulary quiz on Units #4-6; read Chapter Eight in Gatsby.
• Class: Take vocabulary quiz on Units #4-6; work on dramatizing scenes.
Friday, Feb. 8th (U)
• Due: Read Chapter Nine in Gatsby.
• Class: Identifying theme through characters, values, and actions.
Note: Let me know by Friday if you want to audition for the Favorite Poem Project!
Monday, Feb. 11th (M)
• Due: Start work on Gatsby theme paper.
• Class: Socratic seminar style discussion.
Tuesday, Feb. 12th (T)
• Due: Rough draft of Gatsby theme paper (no late days, please!).
• Class: Peer feedback; work on quotation integration and citation.
Wednesday, Feb. 13th (W)
• Due: Final draft of Gatsby theme paper. Bring Gatsby books to turn in today.
• Class: Finish A&E episode of Biography; contemporary connections to Gatsby.
Thursday, Feb. 14th (H)
• Class does not meet.
Friday, Feb. 15th (F)
• Due: Make sure you don’t owe me anything before break!
• Class: Contemporary connections: debt and the American dream.
Note: If you are leaving early for vacation, it is your responsibility to make sure I have your Gatsby paper before you go.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Week of January 28th
Monday, Jan. 28th (F)
• Due: Read Ch. 1 and complete “Look Who’s Talking” response.
• Class: Getting to know our narrator; sketching the Valley of Ashes.
Tuesday, Jan. 29th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 2 and complete “Characterization and Social Class” response (chart).
• Class: Characterization in The Great Gatsby.
Wednesday, Jan. 30th (U)
• Due: Read Ch. 3 and complete response. (If no response assigned, expect a quiz.)
• Class: Class issues and the Jazz Age (“Party Like It’s 1920”?). Start homework.
Thursday, Jan. 31st (M)
• Due: Read Ch. 4 & 5 and complete “Dear Diary” response.
• Class: Dramatic scenes from Ch. 5.
Friday, Feb. 1st (T)
• Due: Keep reading and reviewing vocabulary (nothing due today).
• Class: Perform and discuss dramatic scenes from Ch. 5.
Monday, Feb. 4th (W)
• Due: Read Ch. 6 and complete response. (If no response assigned, expect a quiz.)
• Class: Time as motif in Gatsby; separating fact from fiction.
• Due: Read Ch. 1 and complete “Look Who’s Talking” response.
• Class: Getting to know our narrator; sketching the Valley of Ashes.
Tuesday, Jan. 29th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 2 and complete “Characterization and Social Class” response (chart).
• Class: Characterization in The Great Gatsby.
Wednesday, Jan. 30th (U)
• Due: Read Ch. 3 and complete response. (If no response assigned, expect a quiz.)
• Class: Class issues and the Jazz Age (“Party Like It’s 1920”?). Start homework.
Thursday, Jan. 31st (M)
• Due: Read Ch. 4 & 5 and complete “Dear Diary” response.
• Class: Dramatic scenes from Ch. 5.
Friday, Feb. 1st (T)
• Due: Keep reading and reviewing vocabulary (nothing due today).
• Class: Perform and discuss dramatic scenes from Ch. 5.
Monday, Feb. 4th (W)
• Due: Read Ch. 6 and complete response. (If no response assigned, expect a quiz.)
• Class: Time as motif in Gatsby; separating fact from fiction.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Week of January 21st
Monday, Jan. 21st
• No school today!
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd (M)
• Due: Study for vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
• Class: Vocabulary quiz. Scenes from The Scarlet Letter (1934).
Wednesday, Jan. 23rd (T)
• Due: Enjoy a day off between units!
• Class: Wrap up The Scarlet Letter (1934). Sign out The Great Gatsby.
Thursday, Jan. 24th (W)
• Due: Complete the following exercises to review for the Units #4-6 test next week:
p. 72, Vocabulary for Comprehension
p. 75, Two-word Completions
p. 76, Choose the Right Meaning; Antonyms
p. 78, Word Associations
• Class: Review answers to vocabulary. Introduction to The Great Gatsby.
Friday, Jan. 25th (F)
• Class does not meet.
Monday, Jan. 28th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 1 in The Great Gatsby and complete “Look Who’s Talking” response.
• Class: Analysis of narrator and principal characters in Ch. 1; sketching the “Valley of Ashes.”
• No school today!
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd (M)
• Due: Study for vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
• Class: Vocabulary quiz. Scenes from The Scarlet Letter (1934).
Wednesday, Jan. 23rd (T)
• Due: Enjoy a day off between units!
• Class: Wrap up The Scarlet Letter (1934). Sign out The Great Gatsby.
Thursday, Jan. 24th (W)
• Due: Complete the following exercises to review for the Units #4-6 test next week:
p. 72, Vocabulary for Comprehension
p. 75, Two-word Completions
p. 76, Choose the Right Meaning; Antonyms
p. 78, Word Associations
• Class: Review answers to vocabulary. Introduction to The Great Gatsby.
Friday, Jan. 25th (F)
• Class does not meet.
Monday, Jan. 28th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 1 in The Great Gatsby and complete “Look Who’s Talking” response.
• Class: Analysis of narrator and principal characters in Ch. 1; sketching the “Valley of Ashes.”
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Week of January 14th
Monday, Jan. 14th
• Snow Day!
Tuesday, Jan. 15th (H)
• Class drops today.
Wednesday, Jan. 16th (F)
• Due: Vocabulary sentences for Unit #6.
• Class: Work day on Scarlet Letter papers.
Thursday, Jan. 17th (S)
• Due: Draft of Scarlet Letter papers due.
• Class: Peer revision.
Friday, Jan. 18th (U)
• Due: Final draft of Scarlet Letter papers due.
• Class: Share papers; review for vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
Monday, Jan. 21st
• No school today.
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd (M)
• Due: Study for vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
• Class: Vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
Note: If you are legitimately absent from class on Tuesday you MUST make arrangements to take the quiz before or after school on Wednesday, Jan. 23rd so that I can finish your term grades.
• Snow Day!
Tuesday, Jan. 15th (H)
• Class drops today.
Wednesday, Jan. 16th (F)
• Due: Vocabulary sentences for Unit #6.
• Class: Work day on Scarlet Letter papers.
Thursday, Jan. 17th (S)
• Due: Draft of Scarlet Letter papers due.
• Class: Peer revision.
Friday, Jan. 18th (U)
• Due: Final draft of Scarlet Letter papers due.
• Class: Share papers; review for vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
Monday, Jan. 21st
• No school today.
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd (M)
• Due: Study for vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
• Class: Vocabulary quiz on Unit #6.
Note: If you are legitimately absent from class on Tuesday you MUST make arrangements to take the quiz before or after school on Wednesday, Jan. 23rd so that I can finish your term grades.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Scarlet Letter Assignment
Click here to view details of the Scarlet Letter film assignment. You may work individually or with a partner. Email me if you have questions!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Week of January 7th
Monday, Jan. 7th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 9-10. Complete close reading assignment on Ch. 10.
• Class: Presentation on Ch. 10-11. Discussion. “Hawthorne as Artist.”
Tuesday, Jan. 8th (U)
• Due: Read in Ch. 11-14 with particular attention to Ch. 12.
• Class: Presentations on Ch. 11 & 12; Ch. 13 & 14. Discussion.
Wednesday, Jan. 9th (M)
• Due: Read in Ch. 15-18 with particular attention to Ch. 17. Complete close reading assignment on Ch. 17 in your journal (see below).
• Class: Presentations on Ch. 15 & 16; Ch. 17 & 18. Discussion.
Thursday, Jan. 10th (T)
• Due: Read Ch. 19-21 and take notes in your blue book.
• Class: Discussion of the reading.
Friday, Jan. 11th (W)
• Due: Read Ch. 22-24 and take notes in your blue book. Assign Scarlet Letter paper.
• Class: Discussion of the reading.
Monday, Jan. 14th (H)
• Class drops today.
Tuesday, Jan. 15th (F)
• Due: Write vocabulary sentences for Unit #6. Work on Scarlet Letter paper. Bring your ideas, drafts, etc.
• Class: TBA.
Note: We will write a paper on The Scarlet Letter and take a vocab quiz on Unit #6 during the week of Jan. 14th. Remember to submit to the Literary Magazine through Jan. 18th.
Close Reading Assignment for Ch. 17:
Chapter 17 (“The Pastor and His Parishioner”) brings a long-awaited meeting between Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne. It’s a very dramatic scene: confessions are made, secrets are revealed, blame is laid, and forgiveness is offered. Phew!
In a journal entry, consider the triangle that exists between Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. Who has sinned against whom? Who is most guilty, and who is most innocent? Be specific!
(That is, you’ll be exploring (1) what Hester has done to Chillingworth and Arthur; (2) what Arthur has done to Hester and Chillingworth; and finally (3) what Chillingworth has done to Hester and Arthur. If there are other relationships worth considering, throw them in too.)
• Due: Read Ch. 9-10. Complete close reading assignment on Ch. 10.
• Class: Presentation on Ch. 10-11. Discussion. “Hawthorne as Artist.”
Tuesday, Jan. 8th (U)
• Due: Read in Ch. 11-14 with particular attention to Ch. 12.
• Class: Presentations on Ch. 11 & 12; Ch. 13 & 14. Discussion.
Wednesday, Jan. 9th (M)
• Due: Read in Ch. 15-18 with particular attention to Ch. 17. Complete close reading assignment on Ch. 17 in your journal (see below).
• Class: Presentations on Ch. 15 & 16; Ch. 17 & 18. Discussion.
Thursday, Jan. 10th (T)
• Due: Read Ch. 19-21 and take notes in your blue book.
• Class: Discussion of the reading.
Friday, Jan. 11th (W)
• Due: Read Ch. 22-24 and take notes in your blue book. Assign Scarlet Letter paper.
• Class: Discussion of the reading.
Monday, Jan. 14th (H)
• Class drops today.
Tuesday, Jan. 15th (F)
• Due: Write vocabulary sentences for Unit #6. Work on Scarlet Letter paper. Bring your ideas, drafts, etc.
• Class: TBA.
Note: We will write a paper on The Scarlet Letter and take a vocab quiz on Unit #6 during the week of Jan. 14th. Remember to submit to the Literary Magazine through Jan. 18th.
Close Reading Assignment for Ch. 17:
Chapter 17 (“The Pastor and His Parishioner”) brings a long-awaited meeting between Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne. It’s a very dramatic scene: confessions are made, secrets are revealed, blame is laid, and forgiveness is offered. Phew!
In a journal entry, consider the triangle that exists between Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. Who has sinned against whom? Who is most guilty, and who is most innocent? Be specific!
(That is, you’ll be exploring (1) what Hester has done to Chillingworth and Arthur; (2) what Arthur has done to Hester and Chillingworth; and finally (3) what Chillingworth has done to Hester and Arthur. If there are other relationships worth considering, throw them in too.)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Week of January 2nd
Wednesday, Jan. 2nd (W)
• Due: Come back to school rested and ready for a great end to the term.
• Class: Final preparation for group presentations in Media Center.
Thursday, Jan. 3rd (H)
• Class does not meet.
Friday, Jan. 4th (F)
• Due: Vocabulary exercises for Unit #6. Read as much as you can of Ch. 5-8.
• Class: Presentations on Ch. 5 & 6; Ch. 7 & 8. Discussion and review of vocabulary.
Monday, Jan. 7th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 9 & 10 and complete close reading assignment (TBA).
• Class: Presentation on Ch. 9 & 10; “Hawthorne as Artist.”
• Due: Come back to school rested and ready for a great end to the term.
• Class: Final preparation for group presentations in Media Center.
Thursday, Jan. 3rd (H)
• Class does not meet.
Friday, Jan. 4th (F)
• Due: Vocabulary exercises for Unit #6. Read as much as you can of Ch. 5-8.
• Class: Presentations on Ch. 5 & 6; Ch. 7 & 8. Discussion and review of vocabulary.
Monday, Jan. 7th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 9 & 10 and complete close reading assignment (TBA).
• Class: Presentation on Ch. 9 & 10; “Hawthorne as Artist.”
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