Week Seventeen - April 29 to May 2
April 29- Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
April 30- Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
May 1 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
May 2 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Discuss "IND AFF" (WILL BE USED FOR FINAL REVIEW)
- Homework:
- Finish the story
April 30- Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Banquet check-in
- Slideshow
- Speaker scripts
- Speech (1 minute)
- Pictures
- Discuss POV in all our extended texts this year
- Read and discuss "Blackberry Picking"
- Homework:
- None
May 1 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- I'm not here tomorrow (discuss plan)
- Discuss symbolism in all our extended texts this year
- Read and discuss "Crossing the Bar"
- Homework:
- None
May 2 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Write your brief speech for the Shepard banquet
- Homework:
- None
Week Sixteen - April 22 to April 26
April 22 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
April 23 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
April 24 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
April 25 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
April 26 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Discuss "The Cask of Amontillado"
- Homework Preview (Plot)
- Homework:
- Read "Killings"
April 23 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Work Time: "Killings"
- Homework:
- Read "Killings"
April 24 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Banquet Check-in
- "Killings" questions individually (pick 6, 2 sentences each)
- Homework:
- None
April 25 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Discuss Characters
- Read "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" (Sherman Alexie)
- TP-CASTT as a group
- Homework Preview: Setting
- Homework:
- None
April 26 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Discuss Setting and preview "IND AFF"
- Read "IND AFF"
- Homework:
- Finish the story
Week Fifteen - April 15 to April 19
April 15 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
April 16 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
April 17 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
April 18 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
April 19 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Go over parts for the banquet
- Discuss Act 2, Scenes 1-5
- Homework:
- Write Theme Statements
- Study the play's characters, plot, theme statements/examples, and other important details carefully
April 16 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
- Banquet
- Review program for spelling and speaking parts (email script)
- Reminder about slides
- Review for test
- Write theme statements
- Homework:
- Prepare for the exam
April 17 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
- Test
- Homework:
- Slideshow pic and info
April 18 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Review short fiction skills using our play:
- A character's perspective (Troy's perspective on advancement in sports / Rose's perspective on Troy's chances in MLB)
- A character's motives (Cory's motives for skipping his dad's funeral / Rose's motives for taking in Raynell)
- Function of a character (function of Gabe / function of Bono)
- Function of flashbacks to the plot (not a flashback, but the function of Troy's story about his dad and leaving home)
- Function of the contrast between the 1930s/1940s and modern time
- Function of a repeated phrase (Bono will tell you that)
- Function of the beginning context pages to the plot
- Function of third-person POV
- Please turn in pictures and information for the slideshow tomorrow so I can create the slides over the weekend!
- Homework:
- None
April 19 - Review short fiction skills from Unit 1.
- Finalize script and program
- Give me pictures, quotes, and info for the slideshow by the end of today
- Read "Cask of Amontillado" and be ready to discuss tomorrow
- Homework:
- Read "The Cask of Amontillado"
Week Fourteen - April 9 to April 12
April 8 - No School
April 9 - Banquet Prep (Delete next year)
April 10 - Use close reading to analyze divergences from chronological structure in Fences.
April 11 - Use close reading to analyze divergences from chronological structure in Fences.
April 12 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
April 9 - Banquet Prep (Delete next year)
- Complete the Banquet Prep assignment on Classroom
April 10 - Use close reading to analyze divergences from chronological structure in Fences.
- Discuss Homework
- Watch Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-3 (1:04:58 to 1:41:28)
- Homework:
- Catch up on theme tracker
April 11 - Use close reading to analyze divergences from chronological structure in Fences.
- Watch Fences Act 2, Scenes 4-5 (1:41:28-2:13:00)
- Homework:
- Finish theme examples
April 12 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
- Finish the movie
- Pick our banquet speakers
- Test format
- Discuss Act 2, Scenes 1-5
- Homework:
- Write Theme Statements
- Study the play's characters, plot, theme statements/examples, and other important details carefully
Week Thirteen - April 1 to April 5
April 1 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
April 2 - No School
April 3 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
April 4 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
April 5 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
- Reading Quiz
- Watch Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (32:34 to 1:04:58)
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-5 (59-101 or 1994-2013) - annotate on Sticky Notes
April 2 - No School
April 3 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
- Missing Stranger books
- Finish Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (32:34 to 1:04:58)
- Discuss Act 1, Scenes 3-4
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-5 (59-101 or 1994-2013) - annotate on Sticky Notes
April 4 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
- Work Time: Themes + Reading
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-5 (59-101 or 1994-2013) - annotate on Sticky Notes
April 5 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
- I'm not here Tuesday (go over plans)
- Work Time: Themes + Reading
- Last 5 Minutes: Reading Quiz
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-5 (59-101 or 1994-2013) - annotate on Sticky Notes
Week Twelve - March 18 to March 22
March 18 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
March 19 - Catch-Up Day
March 20 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
March 21 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
March 22 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Discuss test takeaways and read feedback
- Reading Time
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 1-2 (1-28 or 1967-1980) - annotate on Sticky Notes
March 19 - Catch-Up Day
- Sign senior shirts
- Finish reading
March 20 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Sign senior shirts
- Reading Quiz
- Watch Fences Act 1, Scenes 1-2 (Beginning to 32:34)
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (29-58 or 1981-1994) - annotate on Sticky Notes
March 21 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Finish movie
- Theme Check-In
- Discuss Act 1, Scenes 1-2
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (29-58 or 1981-1994) - annotate on Sticky Notes
March 22 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Read Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (29-58)
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (29-58 or 1981-1994) - annotate on Sticky Notes
Week Eleven - March 11 to March 15
March 11 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
March 12 - SAT
March 13 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
March 14 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
March 15 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Test Wednesday!
- Theme Statements
- Class Discussion
- Homework:
- Finish and submit Literary Data Sheet
March 12 - SAT
March 13 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
- The Stranger Test
- Homework:
- None
March 14 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Hand in books
- Hand out Fences
- Discuss the structure of this unit
- Discuss mature content in the play
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg (JUST :37 to 3:05) - Language Warning
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 1-2 (1-28 or 1967-1980) - annotate on Sticky Notes
March 15 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Fences Context & Biography (first part)
- Look at theme topics & make theme tracker
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 1-2 (1-28 or 1967-1980) - annotate on Sticky Notes
Week Ten - March 4 to March 8
March 4 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
March 5 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
March 6 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
March 7 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
March 8 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
- Class Discussion
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 3 & 4
March 5 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
- Part 2, Chapter 2 Close Reading
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 3 & 4
March 6 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
- Part 2, Chapters 3 and 4 Reading
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 3 & 4
March 7 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
- Chapters 3-4 Discussion Questions
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapter 5 (finish the novel)
- Finish Data Sheet
March 8 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger..
- Banquet and senior award
- Discuss Theme Statements
- Dedicated Work Time: Reading and Theme Statements
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapter 5 (finish the novel)
Week Nine - February 26 to March 1
February 26 - Use close reading to examine the rising action of The Stranger.'
February 27 - Use close reading to examine the rising action of The Stranger.
February 28 - Use close reading to examine the climax of The Stranger.
February 29 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
March 1 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
- Review discussion questions as a whole class
- Dedicated Work Time: Literary Data Sheet / Reading
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 1, Chapters 5 & 6 (end of Part 1)
February 27 - Use close reading to examine the rising action of The Stranger.
- Part 1 Discussion Questions
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 1 & 2
February 28 - Use close reading to examine the climax of The Stranger.
- Read Part 2, Chapters 1 & 2
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 1 & 2
February 29 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
- Go over last set of questions
- Work on Literary Data Sheet
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 1 & 2
March 1 - Use close reading to examine the falling action of The Stranger.
- Dedicated Work Time
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 2, Chapters 1 & 2
Week Eight - February 19 to February 23
February 19 - No School
February 20 - Lay the foundation for studying The Stranger.
February 21 - Use close reading to examine the exposition of The Stranger.
February 22 - Use close reading to examine the exposition of The Stranger.
February 23 - Use close reading to examine the rising action of The Stranger.
February 20 - Lay the foundation for studying The Stranger.
- Read The Stranger and complete "first scene" section
February 21 - Use close reading to examine the exposition of The Stranger.
- Whole Group Discussion, Chapter 1
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 1, Chapters 2, 3, & 4 (19-39)
February 22 - Use close reading to examine the exposition of The Stranger.
- Dedicated Work Time: Chapters 2, 3, and 4 + Literary Data Sheet
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 1, Chapters 2, 3, & 4 (19-39)
February 23 - Use close reading to examine the rising action of The Stranger.
- Complete partner discussion questions
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 1, Chapters 5 & 6 (end of Part 1)
Week Seven - February 12 to February 16
February 12 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
February 13 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
February 14 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
February 15 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
February 16 - Lay the foundation for studying The Stranger.
- Introduce Poetry Explication Assignment & explain how it fits the final exam
- Choose your poem pairing and TP-CASTT the poems
- Homework:
- Finish TP-CASTTing your poems
February 13 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
- Review assignment directions
- Poetry Explication workshop
- Homework:
- Continue working on paper (due Tuesday at midnight)
February 14 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
- Review assignment directions
- Poetry Explication workshop
- Homework:
- Continue working on paper (due Tuesday at midnight)
February 15 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
- Review assignment directions
- Poetry Explication workshop
- Homework:
- Continue working on paper (due Tuesday at midnight)
February 16 - Lay the foundation for studying The Stranger.
- Hand out The Stranger
- Assign The Stranger Literary Data Sheet
- Write themes down
- Read "Background and Historical Context" on the Weebly and fill it in on the Literary Data Sheet
- Read "Absurdism vs. Existentialism" and fill it in on the Literary Era section
- Homework:
- Read The Stranger: Part 1, Chapter 1 (1-18)
- Poetry Essay due Tuesday at midnight
Week Six - February 5 to February 9
February 5 - Respond to poets' use of sounds.
February 6 - Respond to poets' use of rhythm and meter.
February 7 - Respond to poets' use of rhythm and meter.
February 8 - Respond to poets' use of rhythm and meter.
February 9 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
- "Sounds" PowerPoint/Modeling (second half)
- Work Time: "Annabel Lee"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals: "Annabel Lee"
February 6 - Respond to poets' use of rhythm and meter.
- Discuss Annabel Lee
- Catch-up Time
- Homework:
- Catch up through "Annabel Lee"
February 7 - Respond to poets' use of rhythm and meter.
- "Rhythm and Meter" PowerPoint/Modeling
- Work Time
- Homework:
- "When I Was..." and "My Papa's Waltz"
February 8 - Respond to poets' use of rhythm and meter.
- Work Time
- Homework:
- "When I Was..." and "My Papa's Waltz" (due Tuesday at midnight)
February 9 - Close read, annotate, and analyze a paired set of poems.
- Discuss upcoming essay prompt
- Submit poetry journals if finished
- Brief "Poetic Structure" PowerPoint/Modeling
- Homework:
- Submit Poetry Journals by Sunday at midnight
Week Five - January 29 to February 2
January 29 - Catch-up Day
January 30 - Respond to poets' use of symbols and irony.
January 31 - Respond to poets' use of symbols and irony.
February 1 - Respond to poets' use of symbols and irony.
February 2 - Respond to poets' use of sounds.
- Review notes from Diction, Syntax, Tone, Imagery, and Figurative Language
- Work Time
- Homework:
- Catch up on Reader Response Journals
January 30 - Respond to poets' use of symbols and irony.
- Pick a poem from last set to discuss
- "Symbols and Irony" PowerPoint/Modeling
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals: "The Storm" and "Sonnet 130" (Symbols and Irony)
January 31 - Respond to poets' use of symbols and irony.
- Review Irony/Symbols
- Work Time: "The Storm"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals: "The Storm" and "Sonnet 130" (Symbols and Irony)
February 1 - Respond to poets' use of symbols and irony.
- Review Irony/Symbols
- Work Time: "Sonnet 130"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals: "The Storm" and "Sonnet 130" (Symbols and Irony)
February 2 - Respond to poets' use of sounds.
- "Sonnet 130" Multiple Choice
- "Sounds" PowerPoint/Modeling (first half)
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journal: "Annabel Lee"
Week Four - January 22 to January 26
January 22 - Respond to poets' use of imagery.
January 23 - Respond to poets' use of imagery.
January 24 - Work Time
January 25 - Respond to poets' use of figurative language.
January 26 - Dedicated Work Time
- Make-up progress check tomorrow
- "Imagery" PowerPoint/Modeling
- Work Time: "Dulce Et Decorum Est"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Dulce Et Decorum Est" and "What's it's like to be a Black Girl..."
January 23 - Respond to poets' use of imagery.
- CAP forms/online form?
- Work Time: "What It's Like to be a Black Girl..." (progress check during)
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Dulce Et Decorum Est" and "What's it's like to be a Black Girl..."
January 24 - Work Time
- CAP reminder
- Discuss "Dulce Et Decorum Est"
- Work Time
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Dulce Et Decorum Est" and "What's it's like to be a Black Girl..."
January 25 - Respond to poets' use of figurative language.
- Discuss a poem from last set
- "Figures of Speech" PowerPoint/Modeling
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Building an Outhouse" and "Marks"
January 26 - Dedicated Work Time
- Work Time: "Building an Outhouse"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Building an Outhouse" and "Marks"
Week Three - January 16 to January 19
January 15 - No School
January 16 - No Class
January 17 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
DELETE THESE
January 18 - Respond to poets' use of syntax, diction, and tone (day two).
January 19 - Respond to poets' use of syntax, diction, and tone (day two).
January 16 - No Class
January 17 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
- CAP sign-up day
- Homework:
- None
DELETE THESE
January 18 - Respond to poets' use of syntax, diction, and tone (day two).
- Progress Check tomorrow
- Review Tone portion of PPT
- Work Time: "Still I Rise"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Still I Rise" and "Dog's Death"
January 19 - Respond to poets' use of syntax, diction, and tone (day two).
- Discuss "Still I Rise"
- Work Time: "Dog's Death" (Progress Check during)
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Still I Rise" and "Dog's Death"
Week Two - January 8 to January 12
January 8 - Read poetry responsively.
January 9 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
January 10 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
January 11 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
January 12 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
- Go over "Introduction to Poetry"
- Work Time: "Snapping Beans" and "Introduction to Poetry"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Introduction to Poetry" and "Snapping Beans" (Initial Responses)
January 9 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
- CAP syllabus and CAP sign-ups
- Diction and Syntax PowerPoint/Modeling
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "To the Virgins" and "Thinking about Bill..."
January 10 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
- Announcements:
- Pick a poem from last set to discuss
- CAP sign-up link and paper form
- Work Time
- Homework
- Get caught up
January 11 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
- Announcement: CAP sign-up by 1/13
- Diction and Syntax PowerPoint/Modeling
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "To the Virgins" and "Still I Rise"
January 12 - Respond to poets' use of diction, syntax, and tone.
- Pick a poem from last set to discuss
- Work Time
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "To the Virgins" and "Still I Rise"
Week One - January 1 to January 5
January 3 - Read poetry responsively.
January 4 - Read poetry responsively.
January 5 - Read poetry responsively.
- CAP forms and sign-ups
- Assign Shepard Poetry Journals on Classroom
- "Reading Poetry Responsively" PowerPoint
- Homework:
- None!
January 4 - Read poetry responsively.
- TP-CASTT modeling: "Crossing the Bar"
- Dedicated Work Time: "Snapping Beans"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Introduction to Poetry" and "Snapping Beans" (Initial Responses)
January 5 - Read poetry responsively.
- Dedicated Work Time: "Snapping Beans" and "Introduction to Poetry"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals for "Introduction to Poetry" and "Snapping Beans" (Initial Responses)
May 6 - Review for the final exam.
May 7 - Review for the final exam.
May 8 - Reflection Journal, Part 1
May 9 - Full Banquet Runthrough
May 10 - UE day
- Last look at the slideshow
- Discuss Theme
- Create a theme statement for "Coming of age" in Fences
- Create a theme statement for "love" in The Stranger
May 7 - Review for the final exam.
- Banquet check-in (practice soon)
- Discuss Style, Tone, and Irony
- Re-read "Sonnet 130" and discuss
May 8 - Reflection Journal, Part 1
- Last look at slides
- Name pronunciation and print roster
- Banquet talkthrough
- Write speeches
May 9 - Full Banquet Runthrough
May 10 - UE day
May 13 - Last Poetry Practice (I'm not here tomorrow--see schedule)
May 14 - Last Prose Practice: "Love in LA" (last semester's final)
May 15 - Hand out review poem and essay prompt (pairs with IND AFF)
May 16 - Review for the final exam.
May 17 - Review for the final exam.
- "The Myth of Music
- TP-CASTT together
- Discuss deeper meaning
May 14 - Last Prose Practice: "Love in LA" (last semester's final)
- Read silently
- Discuss:
- Jake as a character (traits; static/dynamic)
- How the narrator set the setting for us
- What mood is created by the start of the story
- How the story would shift if told from a different point of view
- Theme of the story
May 15 - Hand out review poem and essay prompt (pairs with IND AFF)
- Books?
- Go over final:
- What's on the final?
- What types of questions?
- Any vocabulary you need to know?
- Literary Technique review
May 16 - Review for the final exam.
- Discuss "Love in LA"
- Review literary techniques and review materials
May 17 - Review for the final exam.
- Review literary techniques and review materials (final Monday)
May 20 - Final Exam