Friday January 13
1. Journal - answer the quickwrite for pg376 in your hometextbook; turn in journals 2. Analyze and annotate final poem "If you were coming in the Fall"
Thursday January 12
1. Homework checked for completion 2. Journal: Beauty and Truth are two concepts that have been defined and debated for centuries. Write you own detailed definitions of Beauty and of Truth. Give examples of what you mean. Also, how might Beauty and Truth be connected? How could someone die for Beauty? (refer to Beauty with a positive connotation - not something negative like during plastic surgery) How could someone die for Truth? 2. Review and add to annotations for "I Heard a Fly buzz" 3. Review today's journal; analyze and annotate "I Died for Beauty" HW: Journals to be collected tomorrow - get them together
Wednesday January 11
1. Huck Finn Chapters 31-43 Study Guide collected 2. Test on Huck Finn Chapters 18-43 HW: Analyze and make annotations for poem "I Heard a Fly buzz" to be checked tomorrow
Tuesday January 10
1. Handout for Final Exam - to be reviewed in class; you should make flashcards to help review and study characteristics of the time/literary periods 2. Continue reviewing Whitman: "I Heard a Learn'd Astronomer" and add to notes 3. Start Emily Dickinson poems - handout; analyze and annotate "Because I could not stop for Death"; make notes on handout itself HW: Huck Finn Test tomorrow Chapters 18-43 and Ch31-43 SG to be collected
Monday January 9
1. Journal: 2. Answer questions for "A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" (362) 3. Whitman poems from 1/5 & 1/6 checked and returned 4. Review "Large Hearts of Heroes" and add to your notes HW: Huck Finn Test on Chapters 18-43 on Weds. 1/11 and Study Guide to be collected for Chapters 31-43
Monday December 26th
Check under "Class Files" for Makeup Test Study Guide - Test to be give Weds. Jan 3rd
Friday December 9
1. Study Guide for Huck Finn Chapters 1-18 collected 2. Test for Huck Finn Chapters 1-18 3. Work on Realism Character Essay HW: -Essay Prewrite (Thesis, concrete details with citations ) due Mon 12/12 -Realism Unit Test Tues. 12/13 - all story work for Realism Unit to be collecte before Test on Tues **MAKEUPS FOR Huck Finn Ch1-18 TEST TUES 12/13 LUNCH or immediately AFTERSCHOOL
Thursday December 8
1. Finish reading "A Pair of Silk Stockings" (435-443) and add to notes 2. Story reviewed as a class 3. Handout Realism Character Analysis Essay; begin working in class, pick a story and get started on coming up with a Thesis HW: Study Guide for Huck Finn Chapters 1-18 due tomorrow and Test to be given -Essay Prewrite (Thesis and concrete details with citations due Mon. 12/12) -Realism Unit Test Tues. 12/13 and story classwork and notes due
Wednesday December 7
1. Finish answering study guide questions for "The Outcasts of Poker Flats"; hold onto answers to turn in before Test on Tues 12/13 2. Start reading "A Pair of Silk Stockings" and take notes on plot, character, motivation, and theme
Tuesday December 6
1. Journal: "An optimist sees opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees calamity in every opportunity." (Winston Churchill, 1874-1965) In general, do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? (Do you generally see the good or the bad in a situations?) In what situation(s) would you act like the opposite type of person? Does is differ in regards to who you are around, for example your friends versus your family? If you need more to write about, describe a fictional character who is either eternally optimistic or pessimistic. 2. Finish reading "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte (See copy in "Class Files") 3. Answer story questions, get through at least #1-10 (again see "Class Files" for copy); to be finished tomorrow HW: Read Huck Finn Chapters 1-18 and complete SG?s by Friday 12/9; HF Ch1-18 Test Fri 12/9
Wednesday November 30
1. Added to notes on Realism; and added notes for The Adventures of Hucklberry Finn by Mark Twain (copy notes from a fellow student if absent); Background on novel; 2. Novel checked out to students: Read Chapters 1-18 by Friday December 9th; answer study guide; Test to be given on Chapters 1-18 on Friday Dec. 9th
Tuesday November 29
1. Journal: Think of a time when you experienced a turning point in your life - a time when the way you viewed yourself underwent a sudden, dramatic change. In your journal, explain what caused this change and how it affected you. If you prefer you can write about a turning point in the life of someone you know. 2. Continue reading "The Battle with Mr. Covey" (430) 3. Answer questions on excerpt; hold onto work
Monday November 28
1. Read background "The Civil War and Its Aftermath" in classroom textbook and complete notes handout; keep in literature section of notes 2. Journal: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. "(Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865) What personal traits does adversity test? What traits does having power test? Do you agree with Lincoln's statement? Explain. Why do you think Lincoln puts more emphasis on power as opposed to adversity which most people be more likely to agree with? 2. Vocab Handout; review definitions and example sentences from the textbook *Quiz Friday 3. Read bio info for Frederick Douglass; review lit term diction; begin reading "Battle with Mr. Covey" from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass No HW
November 21-25
No School this whole week!
November 21-23 Teacher Furlough Days
November 24&25 Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday November 18
1. Journal: "My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it." (Chuang-Tzu, 4th-3rd century B.C.) Do you agree with this statement? What kind of happiness are you looking for? Do you think that when you attain that you will truly be happy? 2. Read short story "Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin and answer story questions as we read; turn in work at end of period (if absent borrow copy of story from Mrs. DeCoste)
Thursday November 17
1. Turn in CW for "The Masque of the Red Death" 2. Romanticism Unit Test; Makeups if absent on Tuesday 11/29 either at lunch or afterschool - but must be taken in one sitting so afterschool is recommended or bring your lunch with you
Wednesday November 16
1. Pronoun Agreement HW checked; review worksheet in class; keep with grammar notes 2. Indepedent group study for Romanticism Unit test tomorrow HW: Romanticism Unit Test tomorrow
Tuesday November 15
1. Journal: Pick ONE topic to write on A) "There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect people from the press." (M.Twain, 1835-1910) Do you think people need protection from the press? Do you think the press should have total freedom? Explain. B)"Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need." (F.Voltaire, 1694-1778) How does work keep each of these evils at bay? Are these the only reasons people work? What work do you most enjoy doing? What work do you least enjoy doing? 2. Continue reading "The Masque of the Red Death"; complete story analysis worksheet and turn in Thursday before Romanticism Test" 3. Pronoun Agreement worksheet - finish for Homework
Monday November 14
1. Journal: In "The Masque of the Red Death," Prince Prospero tries to avoid his fate and defy the power of nature. He thinks that by locking himself up in his castle, he will be able to hide from the Red Death. Describe the several different ways people in today's time try to "defy" the effects and power of nature. 2. Classwork for Longfellow, Emerson, and Thoreau pieces returned (check makeup work file if absent) 3. Read bio info for Edgar Allan Poe; begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (see Class Files for copy)
Thursday November 11
Veterans Day Holiday - No School!
Thursday November 10
1. Vocab Quiz 2. Finish questions for "Resistance to Civil Government" and turn in answers 3. Read "On Nonviolent Resistance" by M. Gahndi and identify 5 specific arguments and 2 examples of parallelism; turn in work before end of period (borrow copy of essay excerpt from Mrs. DeCoste if absent)
Wednesday November 9
1. Turn in all Journals (15 total) 2. Finish reading "Resistance to Civil Government" (248-254) and answer questions - get at least half of them done; you can finish the rest tomorrow in class HW:Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow on list for "Self-Reliance" and "RtCD" only
Tuesday November 8
1. Journal-Under what circumstances would you be willing to go to jail for a moral or political principle? What value or belief do you feel so strongly against that you would protest to the extreme of possibly getting arrested? If necessary you may have consider a right we have in this country that people do not have in other countries? Alternatively, explain why you wouldn't be willing to commit civil disobedience under any circumstance and you're reation to people who do commit it and get arrested for it. 2. Complete backside of "Self-Reliance" chart; turn in. 3. Read bio information for Henry David Thoureau (224-225); add the term "paradox" and its definition to your list of literary terms 4. Read background information for "Resistance to Civil Goverment" and read the first two paragraphs (248) NO HOMEWORK except Vocab Quiz on Thursday
Monday November 7
1. Turn in The Scarlet Letter Theme Project; turn in TSL Chapters 1-24 study guide ?s 2. Journal: Write down all associations that can be made with the word "self-reliance" ; what does it mean to be self-reliant? Give definitions, synonyms, antonyms, example situations. Describe a person and their situation (real or hypothetical) that shows they are self-reliant. How is it beneficial for society in general if more people are self-reliant? Lastly, explain how self-reliance differs from selfishness or self-centeredness. (15 lines minimum) *All Journals to be collected Weds* 3. TSL novels collected 4. "Self-Reliant"/"Resistance to Civil Government" Vocabulary Handout - Vocab Quiz on Thurs 11/10 5. Read bio info for Ralph Waldo Emerson (216-217) and read essay "Self-Reliance" (244-247) 6. Complete front side of "Self-Reliance" quote analysis Handout #1-6 HW: Finish front side of wkst if needed
Friday November 4
1. Journal: (10 lines minimum) Of all the human emotions, grief is one of the most difficult to express adequately. Think of an image from nature that could be used to describe a feeling of great sorrow. Start your journal with the metaphor: "Grief is _________________. " Then in the rest of your journal explain the ways grief is like the image you have chosen. 2. Read bio info. on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (175) and poems "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" and "A Cross of Snow" (176-178) 3. Poems Anaylsis worksheet - complete and turn in HW: The Scarlet Letter Theme project due Monday!
Thursday November 3
1. Hold onto TSL Study Guide until Monday if you need it to help with Theme Project 2. Test on The Scarlet Letter HW: Work on TSL Theme Project - due Monday NO EXCEPTIONS! *Makeups for TSL Test will Monday 11/7 either at lunch or afterschool. If you choose to do this at lunch make sure to come in at the beginning and bring your lunch.
Wednesday November 2
1. TSL Character Letter - get handout from absent work folder from inside classroom; turn in 2. Read "The Woman Caught in Adultery" and answer comprehension questions; write your answers using complete sentences on the back of the handout; again get handout from absence work folder in classroom HW: The Scarlet Letter Test tomorrow; turn in all of The Scarlet Letter study guides Chapters 1-24
Friday October 28
1. Journal- 2. TSL Ch.13-19 SG?s for any not done 3. Review TSL Chapters 13-19 4. Read Chapter 20 and answer Chapter 20 SG?s HW: Read summaries for Chapter 21 &22, read Chapter 23 &24 and answer SG?s; TSL Test Thursday 11/3
Thursday October 27
1. Journal - "It is the credit to human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates." This implies that it is more natural for human beings to love more readily than it is to hate except when people are being selfish. Give an example of this situation being true, and then next give an example situation that would go against this saying. 2. Read TSL Chapter 18 & 19; answer Ch.18 & 19 SG?s HW: finish reading all of Chapters 18 & 19 and answering SG?s
Wednesday October 26
1. TSL Irony worksheet - complete and turn in by the end of the period 2. work on homework HW: continue reading Ch14-17 and answer all Ch14-17 SG?s by tomorrow to be checked
Tuesday October 25
1. Midterm Exam 2. work on reading homework HW: Read TSL Ch14-17 and answer Ch14-17 SG?s to be checked Thursday
Monday October 24
1. Journal-Hester kept her promise to Roger Chillingworth all these years about keeping his identity a secret, but she is appalled at the deterioration of Hester Dimmesdale's health. Do you think she owed it to Chillingworth to keep his secret? Did she do the right thing? What would have happened if she revealed the truth to Dimmesdale early on? What do you think Dimmesdale's response will be when he eventually finds out. (Remember to keep your response to correspond to with the time period and events of the novel.) 2. Read TSL Chapter 13 and answer SG?s HW: 1)Midterm Exam tomorrow; 2) read TSL Ch14-17 by Thursday and answer all SG?s for Ch14-17 to be checked Thurs
Tuesday October 18
*teacher out due to death in family* Persuasive Speeches will resume tomorrow
1. Journal-"Men who have unconfessed sins often shrink from displaying themselves black and filthy in the view of men; because, thenceforward, no good can be achieved by them; no evil of the past be redeemed by better service" Is Dimmesdale right? Can individuals who are know to have committed a crime or moral wrong contribute good to society? Fully explain your answer and refer to the both the novel and real life. 2. Handout "Double Standard" - read poem and answer questions on handout. Use a dictionary for words you do not understand. Turn in before the end of the period. HW: Read TSL Chapters 10 & 11; SG?s to be checked; TSL Vocab#3 Quiz on Friday
Monday 10/17
1. Turn in Persuasive Essay - Typed Final Draft, Typed Works Cited, Prewrite and/or Rough Draft, complete copies of 3 outside sources
2. Persuasive Speeches
HW: Finish reading Chapter 10 and answer all Chapter 10 SG?s
Thursday October 6
1. Journal: Choose one of the following prompts to respond to A) What is the worst form of punishment or discipline that you have ever received? Was it an appropriate reaction or consequence for the behavior that earned you the discipline? Was the punishment effective in fixing the problem? OR B) People are often judged superficially by the way they dress, act, or look. First describe the way an outsider my see you based on what you wear - how would you describe your look? What assumptions might people make - what stereotypical judgments do you think they would make? How accurate are these assessments? 2. Read The Scarlet Letter Chapters 3 & 4; answer all SG?s HW: TSL Vocab#1 tomorrow
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