First Semester 2010-2011

1st Quarter

Week 1 - Welcome back! Please take a moment to review the summer reading requirements so we start the year off right.

Tue, 8/10 - as discussed in class today, there will be a check test on AQW later this week or first thing next week; you should be wrapping up your 2nd reading....
Wed, 8/11 - you received your vocabulary assignment today as well as some notes on how it will be graded; remember: you have 57 words - work on them a bit each week (we'll have about 3 weeks)
Thu, 8/12 - AQW quiz is Monday - use the weekend to prepare; vocab Column 1 due Tuesday
Fri, 8/13 - work listed above - we'll have an additional assignment due on Tuesday, so make sure you're on top of vocab

Week 2

Mon, 8/16 - from our discussion in class, complete the brief outline and write a paragraph that appropriately responds to the prompt in HO1 (due tomorrow); vocab Column 1 due tomorrow; HO2 due Wednesday (paragraph must be typed)
Tue, 8/17 - important note: Handout 2 is due Monday, 8/23, not tomorrow; HO1 rewrite is due Thursday; vocab quizzes are each Friday, starting this week (one column per week) and vocab assignments are due each Tuesday
Wed, 8/18 - HO1 rewrite due tomorrow; Vocab Quiz Column 1 Friday; HO2 due Monday; Column 2 words due Tuesday
Thu, 8/19 - vocab quiz tomorrow; after the quiz you may read AQW or OSR, work on vocabulary, or work on HO2
Fri, 8/20 - HO2 due (typed) due Monday; Words/Sentences Column 2 Tuesday

Week 3

Mon, 8/23 - REread Ch. 4 by tomorrow; Words/Sentences Col. 2 tomorrow
Tue, 8/24 - be sure to bring your text tomorrow so we can discuss HO4 - HO5 is due Thursday (HO6 will be due Tuesday, 8/31); go ahead and REread Ch. 5-6 for Thursday's discussion
Wed, 8/25 - HO5 due tomorrow
Thu, 8/26 - vocab quiz on Column 2 tomorrow; REread through Ch. 6 by Monday and through Ch. 9 by Wednesday; HO6 due Tuesday
Fri, 8/27 - through Ch. 6 by Mon, Ch. 9 by Wed; HO6 due Tues along with vocab 3

Week 4

Mon, 8/30 - pay attention because there's a lot going on (and more may come as we progress through the week):
due Tuesday: Monday's class assignment (Chapter 5), Vocab Column 3 words/sentences, HO6
due Wednesday: Tuesday's class assignment (Chapter 6), REread through Ch. 9
due Thursday: HO7-8 (character analyses - draft; final will be due Tuesday, 9-7)
for Friday: vocab quiz 3 --> if you're smart, you'll have a completed draft which you can ask your peers to review using the rubrics provided in your notebook
for Tuesday: HO7-8 final (typed, formatted)

Week 5

Tue, 9/7 - you and your partner will submit a single formal outline for HO11 by the end of class Wednesday
Wed, 9/8 - come to class with a topic in mind for HO12 when class starts tomorrow
Thu, 9/9 - we will work on HO12 today and tomorrow in class (final, typed copy due Tuesday morning); you should plan to have a fully completed outline by the end of class tomorrow, which I will gladly look at and offer advice/suggestions; we'll take a final test over the novel on Thursday next week
Fri, 9/10 - to be clear: nothing is "due" until Tuesday; what is due Tuesday is the final essay, typed and formatted correctly

Week 6

Mon, 9/13 - essay due tomorrow; AQW test Thursday; bring poetry and stories packet tomorrow
Tue, 9/14 - test Thursday; using the Reading Strategy you received today as a guide, read Saki's story at least two times by Monday; Friday will be a reading day (either OSR or WWI stories/poems)
Thu, 9/16 - bring an Outside Reading Book tomorrow and/or your stories/poems packet

Week 7

Mon, 9/20 - read two times each: Arthur Machen, "The Bowmen" (by Wed) and Ford Madox Ford, "The Scaremonger" (by Thu); bring your poetry packet every day
Thu, 9/23 - read twice each: Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" (look for theme... lost generation) by Tuesday and Katherine Mansfield's "The Fly" (look for symbolism) by Thursday

Week 8

Tue, 9/28 - see above for hints on this week's readings; "Soldier's Home" completed already, "The Fly" by Thursday - even though you won't be here because of your retreat, we'll stay on this schedule (if you have questions about either reading, ask tomorrow!)
Fri, 10/1 - read AND study two times each: Luigi Pirandello's "War" (Wed) and Murial Spark's "The First Year of My Life" (Thu): for "War," consider Wilfred Owen's poem, "Dulce Et Decorum Est" (we'll discuss it next week) and what the "Old lie" is; for "Life," consider that the author was born in the year 1918
------> TEST ON SHORT STORIES AND POEMS WILL BE PART OF 2nd QUARTER

Week 9 (End of 1st Quarter)

Mon, 10/4 - read Thomas Hardy's poems "The Man He Killed" (narrative: look for plot elements, note theme, identify two characters) and "And There Was a Great Calm" (read the handout about the Armistice of 1918) by Wednesday; also read "War" (Wed) and "The First Year of My Life" (Thu)
Thu, 10/7 - I am not planning a quiz for Tuesday -- I know you have a full plate already; however, I expect you to have read Faulkner's story, "Victory" at least once by Tuesday
Fri, 10/8 - the Stories/Poems test is on Wednesday, 10/20

2nd Quarter

Week 10

Tue, 10/12 - if you haven't already (and let's face it: you haven't) read Faulkner's "Victory"
Fri, 10/15 - test will be Wednesday
Week 11

Mon, 10/18 - ISBN for Their Eyes Were Watching God: 0-06-093141-8
Thu, 10/21 - bring in the book on Monday or something else to read - I have to figure out how to approach this unit without access to many of my files...

Week 12

Mon, 10/25 - once more... bring TEWWG (ISBN: 0-06-093141-8) EVRY   DAY!
Wed, 10/27 - we'll take a check test on TEWWG soon
Fri, 10/29 - check test will be Mon, 11/8

Week 13

Mon, 11/1 - there will be a check test on TEWWG and a quick quiz on introductory material for Harlem Renaissance - changed to Wed, 11/10

Week 14
Mon, 11/8 - read the seven poems by Langston Hughes and determine which of the three major themes we discussed can apply (can be more than one) - identify them by more than just "A, B, or C"; don't forget the TEWWG check test on Wednesday
Wed, 11/10 - read the remaining poems and the article "Race Pride" and assign the appropriate theme or themes
Fri, 11/12 - review the packet starting with Document 2-M and look at the HR art; determine (as best you can) which theme or themes apply

Week 15

Mon, 11/15 - first vocabulary quiz is Friday (Column 1 words); there will be a test on poems and art of the Harlem Renaissance next week - either Monday or Tuesday
Fri, 11/19 - poems, art, & themes test Monday; paragraph assignment for Ch. 1 due Tuesday; read through Ch. 4 by Tuesday

Week 16

Mon, 11/22 - TYPED paragraph for Ch. 1 (symbol and theme) due tomorrow
Tue, 11/23 - TYPED paragraph for Ch. 1-4 (figurative language and symbol) due Monday

Week 17

Mon, 11/29 - HO2 (Ch. 1-4) will be completed by end of class tomorrow; vocab quiz Friday, 12/3 (Column 2) and the following Friday, 12/10 (Column 3)
Tue, 11/30 - complete HO2 for class discussion - each of you should have a copy of the notes/answers for our discussion and for your own future use
Wed, 12/1 - HO3 (Ch. 5-6) completed for discussion by Friday's class; vocab quiz on Column 2 Friday
Fri, 12/3 - HO4 (Ch. 7-9) completed for discussion Monday morning; HO5 (Ch.9) for Tuesday; HO8 (Ch. 10-13) for Wednesday; Column 3 vocab Friday

Outline for Exam Review

I. World War I -- Background and causes
II. All Quiet on the Western Front -- plot, characters, themes, etc.
III. WWI Poems & Short Stories -- quote identification
IV. AQWF -- vocabulary
V. Harlem Renaissance -- Background and causes
VI. HR Poetry and Themes -- Identification and application
VII. Their Eyes Were Watching God -- plot, characters, themes, etc.
VIII. TEWWG -- vocabulary

Week 18

Mon, 12/3 - here is a list of this week's assignments - be sure to check back in the event of any changes:

• HO5 (Ch. 9) for Tuesday
• HO8 (Ch. 10-13) for Wednesday
• HO9 (Ch. 14-17) is a chart that you should complete and study for the exam
• HO10 (Ch.18) for Thursday
• HO11 (Ch. 19) for Friday
• VOCABULARY QUIZ (Col. 3) is Friday
• HO12 (Ch. 20) for Monday

Your exam is:

1st period at 12:40pm on Tuesday, 12/14
4th period at 8:00am on Thursday, 12/16
5th period at 10:30am on Thursday, 12/16

Second Semester 2010-2011

3rd Quarter

Week 19

Mon, 1/3 - read the information given to you in class today - "Intro to Myths" and "Review of Archetypes"; get a copy of The Hobbit (ISBN 0-618-00221-9) asap
Tue, 1/4 - read the packet given today: "World Myths and Folktales," "Tales about Beginnings," and "How the Earth was Made" (Cheyenne creation story)
Wed, 1/5 - read the cosmogonies and complete the motifs chart; the light homework load (so far) comes with the implicit (now explicit) understanding that you're reading The Hobbit in preparation for a check test on Wednesday before we leave for Disney (19th)