10/19 Institute Day- No School for students

10/20 Word Wealth test analysis

10/21 TKAM writing assignment- show sample paper

10/22 TKAM passages

10/23 TKAM passages; share thesis statements

10/26 Begin "Sonny's Blues"

10/27 "Sonny's Blues"; What Good Readers Do

10/28 TKAM typed draft due in class- 2 copies

10/29 Analyze "Sonny's Blues"

10/30 Word Wealth 1-3 Review Test; check flashcards

11/2 Begin Word Wealth 4; Return TKAM drafts

11/3 "Sonny's Blues" test

11/4 TKAM Film

11/5 TKAM Film

11/6 finish TKAM film; Read for a Lifetime

11/9 Word Wealth 4 homework due

11/10 Parent-Teacher Conferences- no school for students

11/11 Veterans' Day- No School

11/12 TKAM final paper due- 2 copies

11/13 Word Wealth 4 test

11/16 Word Wealth test analysis; "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker- read in class; conference with each student about TKAM paper

11/17 Discuss characterization in "Everyday Use"; continue writing conferences

11/18 Students have time to read through "Everyday Use" again; continue writing conferences

11/19 Open book quiz on "Everyday Use" 25 points

11/20 "A Worn Path"- read in class; understanding importance of setting

11/23 Review "Everyday Use" quiz; "A Worn Path"- discussion of character, theme and setting in story

11/24 "A Worn Path" quiz- 25 points

11/25 "A Hero's Journey" by Joseph Campbell

11/26 Happy Thanksgiving

11/27 No School

11/30 Word Wealth 5; Oedipus book check; begin reading