1/16/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Intro Research Paper

• Persuasive Essay

• Book for your research paper

• Get a list of opposing views from your parent(s)

• 1st 1/2 Vocab unit 9

• Read pages 464-471 in textbook

1/18/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Research Paper: outline/timeline/critical perspective

• Persuasive Essay

• Essay 'map' and outline

• 2nd 1/2 Unit 9 Vocab
• Read 476-480
• Page 480s #s 1-4, 6
• Persuasive rough draft

1/23/08

(F;1:10)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Research Paper: outline/timeline/critical perspective

• Persuasive Essay

• Essay 'map' and outline

• 2nd 1/2 Unit 9 Vocab
• Read 476-480
• Page 480s #s 1-4, 6
• Persuasive rough draft

1/25/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Intro Civil War Lit

• Crane

• Research Paper: Reading and writing about literature

• Vocab Quiz - synonyms and antonyms

• Read pages 494-502

• Page 502 #s 1-6

• Persuasive Essay

1/29/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab Quiz

• Douglas

• Research paper: topics

• Read pages 486-490

• Page 489 #s 1-6

• Page 490 #s 1-5

• Vocab 1st 1/2 Unit 10

1/31/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Spirituals

• Research paper: topics

• Read pages 506-516

• Page 516 #s 1-6

• Vocab 2nd 1/2 Unit 10

• Bring book and/or notes to class

2/4/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• "Occurrence"

• Research paper: key words

• KWL chart

• Read pages 534-541

• Questions 1-5 page 541

• Vocab Quiz

• READ

2/6/08

(D; Paraliturgy)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab Quiz

• Diaries/letters/journals

• Research paper charts

• read pages 542-548

• Page 548 #s 1-7

• READ

2/8/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Diaries/letters/journals

• Research: thesis

• Research: note cards

• review for test

• Civil War Lit Test

• READ - Finish Book

2/12/08

(B; Class Mtg)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• LIBRARY Visit (Come to classroom first)

• Bring key words, topics, book, and tentative thesis to class with you

• Civil War Test

• Topic/tentative thesis due (on an index card please)

2/14/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Topic/tentative thesis due

• Civil War Literature Test (on an index card please)

• Research!!!

• Work on note cards

• Works Cited

• Read pages pages 632-638

• Page 638 #s 1-7

• Make sure to have The Awakening for class on 2/25

2/25/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Bring source information to class to work on works cited

• Intro Kate Chopin

• Irony

• "The Story of an Hour"

• Works Cited

• Vocab 9 & 10 Test

2/27/08

(B; Noon)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Works Cited due

• Vocab test units 9 & 10

• "The Story of an Hour"

• Vocab 1st 1/2 Unit 11

2/29/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Intro The Awakening

• The Awakening local color/realism webquest

• The Awakening

• Read The Awakening chapters 1-3 and study guide

• 2nd 1/2 Unit 11 Vocab

• Research and work on note cards

3/4/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Read The Awakening chapters 4-9 and study guide

• Vocab quiz

• Note cards due

3/6/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Note cards Due

• Vocab quiz

• Finish presentations

• The Awakening questions and answers (index cards)

• Read The Awakening chapters 10-15 and study guid

• Vocab 1st 1/2 Unit 12

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3/10/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Research: begin outlining

• Student visual presentations

• Read chapters 16-20 and study guide

• Vocab 2nd 1/2 Unit 12

3/12/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Student Visual presentations

• The Awakening discussions

• Read chapters 21-25 and study guide

3/14/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Literary analysis (music)

• Student visual presentations

• The Awakening discussions

• Vocab Quiz

• Read chapters 26-30 and study guide

• Outline and final thesis

3/18/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab Quiz

• Outline and final thesis due

• The Awakening Discussions

• Read chapters 31-36 and study guide

3/20/08

(F; Noon)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Research: writing - 6 traits

• The Awakening discussions

• Read chapters 36-end and study guide

• Awakening character analysis and symbolism guide due

3/25/08

(B; Grades Close)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Character analysis and symbolism worksheet due

• The Awakening discussions

• post-reading activity

• The Awakening Test

• Section 1: Write research paper intro

3/27/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Awakening Test

• Rough draft due

• Buy Ethan Frome

3/31/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Rough draft due (bring 2 copies to class)

• Peer editing and workshop

• Read "April Showers" in text pages 642-652

• Questions 1-7 page 652

• Vocab 1st 1/2 Unit 13

• Bring Ethan Frome to class

4/2/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Writing: Quote incorporation

• Intro Edith Wharton

• "April Showers"

• Read Ethan Frome prologue and chapters 1-2

• Vocab Quiz

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4/4/08

(D; First Friday)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Ethan Frome

• Frome chapters 3-5

• Vocab Quiz

4/8/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab Quiz

• Frome

• Finish chapters 6-7

4/10/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Research paper due!!

• Don't forget to use www.turnitin.com!!)

• Finish Frome
• Frome narrative structure worksheet
• Independent reading assignment (due 5/9)

4/21/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Ethan Frome study questions

• narrative structure

• Vocab all of Unit 14

• begin studying for Frome test

4/23/08

(F; Health Day)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Finish Frome

• Vocabulary

• Wharton/Frome test

4/25/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Wharton/Frome test

• Work on independent reading assignment

• Buy Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

4/29/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Intro Harlem Renaissance (music and art)

• Langston Hughes

• Read pages 924-930

• Questions 1-6 page 929

• Questions 1-6 page 930

• Page 931 #s 1-10

• Vocab Quiz

• Make sure to have Their Eyes Were Watching God

5/1/08

(F; Liturgy)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Harlem Renaissance Poetr

• Poetry Literary Analysis (page 931 in text)

• Read pages 934-939

• Questions 1-6 page 936

• Questions 1-6 page 939

• Questions 1,2,3,5,7 page 939

5/5/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab

• Harlem Renaissance Poetry

• Vocab 1st 1/2 Unit 15

• Read "Dust Tracks on a Road" pages 914-920

• Page 920 #s 1-6

• Page 921 #s 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, & 9

5/7/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Intro Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Independent Reading Assignment test

5/9/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Independent Reading Assignment test

• Finish Unit 15 Vocab

• Read Eyes Chapters 1-7 and study guide

5/13/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Vocab Quiz

• Read Eyes chapters 8-12 and study guide

5/15/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab 15 Quiz

• Eyes

• Read Eyes 13-17 and study guide

5/20/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Eyes

• Finish Eyes

• study guide chapters 18-20

• Vocab test (see website)

5/22/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Vocab Test

• Eyes

• Study guide 'novel as a whole'

5/27/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Finish Eyes

• Study for test

• Eyes essay

• Begin preparing for finals

5/29/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Harlem Renaissance and Eyes test

• essay due

• Final Review

• Prepare for finals

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Final Review

Prepare for Final Exam