Monday, January 14
Autobiographies and hand out books
Tuesday, January 15
Introduction to "Maverick Poets"
Wednesday, January 16
Literary terms cataloging, repetition, and parallelism; "I Hear America Singing"
Thursday, January 17
Novel analysis paper
Friday, January 18
Write "I Hear MHS Singing" poem. Think about what MHS culture means to you. Write a poem in the fashion that Walt Whitman wrote about American culture. This project is worth 25 points. 5 points for beginning the poem with the phrase "I hear MHS singing...". 5 points for including 15 lines in your poem, 5 points for having 5 examples of cataloging, 5 points for including 5 examples of repetition, and 5 points for overall aesthetic appeal. This poem will be due Wednesday, January, 23rd.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Journal: "Are you a collectivist or an individualist?"-look these terms up if you are unsure of the their meaning.
Read sections 1 and 6 in the textbook of "Song of Myself"-while you are reading determine whether you are going to read from a collectivist or an individualist point of view. Make notes that defend your assertion of collectivism or individualism.
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Continued with section 52 of "Song of Myself"-continued taking notes based on your assertion of whether or not the poem is individualistic or collectivist.
Addition questions to think about while reading:
"What did Whitman have to say about death and heaven?"
"What was the significance of the grass?"
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Write an essay arguing your interpretation of Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself" is collectivist, individualistic, or both. Use text and personal experiences to support your assertions. Timed writing of 50 minutes. Make sure to have a thesis statement, topic sentences, and a strong conclusion. Length-how much you can write in 50 minutes.
Monday, January 28th, 2013
http://prezi.com/m1omjcpcw0ac/emily-dickinson/?kw=view-m1omjcpcw0ac&rc=ref-11325530
Click on the link to view the short Prezi presentation of Emily Dickinson's biography-make sure to watch the video in the Prezi
Literary Conventions to know (add these to your notes):
Quatrains: four line stanzas that echo the simple rhythms of church hymns
Slant Rhyme: words that do not exactly rhyme ex. chill/tull
Figurative Language: similes (like or as), metaphors (comparing one thing to another), personification (giving human qualities to nonhuman entities)
Imager: author's use of words to create "mental images" for the reader
Jouranl Part I: "Describe in detail a time you felt grief. Use at least two examples of figurative language i.e. similes, metaphors or personifcation within your writing.
Watch video on hypothermia. Follow link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgqfQuivDrU
Read Emily Dickinson's poem pasted below.
After great pain a formal feeling comes--
The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs;
The stiff Heart questions--was it He that bore?
And yesterday--or centuries before?
The feet, mechanical, go round
A wooden way
Of ground, or air, or ought,
Regardless grown,
A quartz contentment, like a stone.
This is the hour of lead
Remembered if outlived,
As freezing persons recollect the snow--
First chill, then stupor, then the letting go.
Questions to consider:
What metaphors besides hypothermia-freezing to death does she use to compare grief too?
What imagery within the poem describes grief?
What do you think of when you hear lead? Is it heavy or light?
Journal Part II (on the same page with Part I): "Do you feel Emily Dickinson provides an accurate picture of grief? Why or why not?" and "Do you think you will like Emily Dickinson"
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
The class will divide into groups of 4.
Each group will be given one or two Emily Dickinson poems to teach to the class.
As a group you must come up with at least 10 open-ended questions (not yes or no).
You will teach the class and hold discussion on your poems Wednesday and into Thursday if we need too.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
Teach the class your poems.
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
Continue presentations.
Activity :)
Friday, February 1st, 2013
Possibly start regionalism.
Monday, February 4th, 2013
Discussed thesis statements and topic sentences. Check Purdue OWL website for writing tips.
Presentation on Regionalism.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Read "A Wagner Matinee" twice. During the second reading, answer the questions on the worksheet handed out in class.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Fishbowl discussion on "A Wagner Matinee."
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Continue Fishbowl discussion and/or Introduction to Zitkala-Sa.
Journal what you know about Native American boarding schools. This will be a continuous journal you will write until the end of the reading.
Here are two videos with background information on Zitkala-Sa and Native American boarding schools.
Journal what you learned about Native American boarding schools after watching the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avt-5cfb3ng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db4aQLSyKMg
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Presentation on Native American boarding schools by a special speaker.
Read the excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's novel by Monday.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Quiz on the excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's novel-if you were absent the quiz is in the library.
Discussion on excerpt.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
After reading section I answer the following questions in your journal:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Watch the Twilight Zone's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and then journal on the following:
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Read: "Outcasts of Poker Flat" and take notes on the following:
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Continue from Thursday's activities.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Class discussion to answer posed questions on "Outcasts of Poker Flat"
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
In-class read of "Open Boat" by Stephen Crane
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Continued in-class read of "Open Boat" Handed out short story rubric.
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Finished "Open Boat."
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Introduction to women's literature. Discussed women's rights.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Read "Story of an Hour." Write a one-page journal discussing the following: "The plot of "The Story of an Hour" is driven by Mrs. Mallard's internal conflict. Describe her conflict; then explain how this secret inner struggle sets up the story's ending.
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. There are two interpretations of the story I want you to focus on. You will choose one of the two to write about on Thursday. One interpretation is that it takes place in an insane asylum. The other interpretation is that story is a social commentary on the institution of marriage in the late 1800's. As you reading, take notes on the interpretation you feel most strongly about.
Thursday, Febraury 28th, 2013
Using your notes and your book, write a 5 paragraph essay defending your assertion as to whether you felt the character in the short story was in an insane asylum or that the short story is a social commentary on the institution of marriage. Make sure to have a clear thesis statement and topic sentences. Use text to support your assertions and don't forget to cite page numbers.
Monday, March 4th, 2013
Finish "The Yellow Wallpaper" essay.
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Journal: "What is your dream job?"
Begin reading "April Showers"
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Continue reading "April Showers."
Thursday, March 7th, 2013"
Finish reading "April Showers" and discuss. Read novels.
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Read novels.
Monday-Friday, March 11-15
View F. Scott Fitzgerald Glogster
Read "Winter Dreams" in textbook. Do questions on the story.
Watch short story in video form ---- "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Monday - Friday, March 18-22
Work on novel analysis paper in library and computer lab (3 days).
Discuss easybib.com and turnitin.com
Nine-week tests on Thursday and Friday
Monday - Thursday, March 25-28
ACT Prep Work
Novel Analysis Paper questions
Novel Analysis Paper is due on the 28th.
Tuesday - Friday, April 2-5
ACT Prep Work
Glogster work
Monday - Friday, April 8-12
Glogster Presentations
Monday - Friday, April 15 -19
Glogster Presentations
Read Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemum"
Do the prediction worksheet.
Monday -Thursday, April 22-25
Read "Leader of the People" handout
ACT Test
Complete questions for "Leader of the People"
Start Of Mice and Men
Monday - Friday, April 29 - May 3
Read Ernest Hemingway's "A Soldier's Home" and "In Another Country". Do questions at the end of "In Another Country".
Read Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Do questions.
Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
Monday - Friday, May 6-10
Review "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
Create a T-Chart on text choices that represent reality and text choices that represent "stream of consciousness"
Read "A Rose for Emily"--Fishbowl exercise
Read "Adam" and "Survival in Auschwitz"--Compare.
Read "Mother Tongue". Write your own personal essay.
Monday - Friday, May 13 - 17
Spoonriver Anthology - Read exercepts
As a class, create your own Spoonriver Anthology
Mark Twain
"Life on the Mississippi"
"The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Autobiographies and hand out books
Tuesday, January 15
Introduction to "Maverick Poets"
Wednesday, January 16
Literary terms cataloging, repetition, and parallelism; "I Hear America Singing"
Thursday, January 17
Novel analysis paper
Friday, January 18
Write "I Hear MHS Singing" poem. Think about what MHS culture means to you. Write a poem in the fashion that Walt Whitman wrote about American culture. This project is worth 25 points. 5 points for beginning the poem with the phrase "I hear MHS singing...". 5 points for including 15 lines in your poem, 5 points for having 5 examples of cataloging, 5 points for including 5 examples of repetition, and 5 points for overall aesthetic appeal. This poem will be due Wednesday, January, 23rd.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Journal: "Are you a collectivist or an individualist?"-look these terms up if you are unsure of the their meaning.
Read sections 1 and 6 in the textbook of "Song of Myself"-while you are reading determine whether you are going to read from a collectivist or an individualist point of view. Make notes that defend your assertion of collectivism or individualism.
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Continued with section 52 of "Song of Myself"-continued taking notes based on your assertion of whether or not the poem is individualistic or collectivist.
Addition questions to think about while reading:
"What did Whitman have to say about death and heaven?"
"What was the significance of the grass?"
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Write an essay arguing your interpretation of Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself" is collectivist, individualistic, or both. Use text and personal experiences to support your assertions. Timed writing of 50 minutes. Make sure to have a thesis statement, topic sentences, and a strong conclusion. Length-how much you can write in 50 minutes.
Monday, January 28th, 2013
http://prezi.com/m1omjcpcw0ac/emily-dickinson/?kw=view-m1omjcpcw0ac&rc=ref-11325530
Click on the link to view the short Prezi presentation of Emily Dickinson's biography-make sure to watch the video in the Prezi
Literary Conventions to know (add these to your notes):
Quatrains: four line stanzas that echo the simple rhythms of church hymns
Slant Rhyme: words that do not exactly rhyme ex. chill/tull
Figurative Language: similes (like or as), metaphors (comparing one thing to another), personification (giving human qualities to nonhuman entities)
Imager: author's use of words to create "mental images" for the reader
Jouranl Part I: "Describe in detail a time you felt grief. Use at least two examples of figurative language i.e. similes, metaphors or personifcation within your writing.
Watch video on hypothermia. Follow link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgqfQuivDrU
Read Emily Dickinson's poem pasted below.
After great pain a formal feeling comes--
The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs;
The stiff Heart questions--was it He that bore?
And yesterday--or centuries before?
The feet, mechanical, go round
A wooden way
Of ground, or air, or ought,
Regardless grown,
A quartz contentment, like a stone.
This is the hour of lead
Remembered if outlived,
As freezing persons recollect the snow--
First chill, then stupor, then the letting go.
Questions to consider:
What metaphors besides hypothermia-freezing to death does she use to compare grief too?
What imagery within the poem describes grief?
What do you think of when you hear lead? Is it heavy or light?
Journal Part II (on the same page with Part I): "Do you feel Emily Dickinson provides an accurate picture of grief? Why or why not?" and "Do you think you will like Emily Dickinson"
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
The class will divide into groups of 4.
Each group will be given one or two Emily Dickinson poems to teach to the class.
As a group you must come up with at least 10 open-ended questions (not yes or no).
You will teach the class and hold discussion on your poems Wednesday and into Thursday if we need too.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
Teach the class your poems.
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
Continue presentations.
Activity :)
Friday, February 1st, 2013
Possibly start regionalism.
Monday, February 4th, 2013
Discussed thesis statements and topic sentences. Check Purdue OWL website for writing tips.
Presentation on Regionalism.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Read "A Wagner Matinee" twice. During the second reading, answer the questions on the worksheet handed out in class.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Fishbowl discussion on "A Wagner Matinee."
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Continue Fishbowl discussion and/or Introduction to Zitkala-Sa.
Journal what you know about Native American boarding schools. This will be a continuous journal you will write until the end of the reading.
Here are two videos with background information on Zitkala-Sa and Native American boarding schools.
Journal what you learned about Native American boarding schools after watching the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avt-5cfb3ng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db4aQLSyKMg
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Presentation on Native American boarding schools by a special speaker.
Read the excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's novel by Monday.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Quiz on the excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's novel-if you were absent the quiz is in the library.
Discussion on excerpt.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
After reading section I answer the following questions in your journal:
- What do you think of the character in section I?
- Do you feel he is getting just punishment? What makes you think he does/doesn't?
- Does anything feel amiss?
- Predict what will happen next.
- Has your opinion of the character changed? Why or why not?
- What about his punishment? Do you still feel it is just/unjust?
- Write any thoughts, questions, or feelings you have about the story
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Watch the Twilight Zone's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and then journal on the following:
- Compare and contrast the film and the short story
- Which did you like better? Why?
- Do you feel the short film stayed true to the story?
- Did one version spark greater emotion in you?
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Read: "Outcasts of Poker Flat" and take notes on the following:
- Pick a side and defend whether or not this story is Regionalist or Realist
- Are the characters moral or immoral?
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Continue from Thursday's activities.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Class discussion to answer posed questions on "Outcasts of Poker Flat"
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
In-class read of "Open Boat" by Stephen Crane
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Continued in-class read of "Open Boat" Handed out short story rubric.
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Finished "Open Boat."
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Introduction to women's literature. Discussed women's rights.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Read "Story of an Hour." Write a one-page journal discussing the following: "The plot of "The Story of an Hour" is driven by Mrs. Mallard's internal conflict. Describe her conflict; then explain how this secret inner struggle sets up the story's ending.
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. There are two interpretations of the story I want you to focus on. You will choose one of the two to write about on Thursday. One interpretation is that it takes place in an insane asylum. The other interpretation is that story is a social commentary on the institution of marriage in the late 1800's. As you reading, take notes on the interpretation you feel most strongly about.
Thursday, Febraury 28th, 2013
Using your notes and your book, write a 5 paragraph essay defending your assertion as to whether you felt the character in the short story was in an insane asylum or that the short story is a social commentary on the institution of marriage. Make sure to have a clear thesis statement and topic sentences. Use text to support your assertions and don't forget to cite page numbers.
Monday, March 4th, 2013
Finish "The Yellow Wallpaper" essay.
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Journal: "What is your dream job?"
Begin reading "April Showers"
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Continue reading "April Showers."
Thursday, March 7th, 2013"
Finish reading "April Showers" and discuss. Read novels.
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Read novels.
Monday-Friday, March 11-15
View F. Scott Fitzgerald Glogster
Read "Winter Dreams" in textbook. Do questions on the story.
Watch short story in video form ---- "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Monday - Friday, March 18-22
Work on novel analysis paper in library and computer lab (3 days).
Discuss easybib.com and turnitin.com
Nine-week tests on Thursday and Friday
Monday - Thursday, March 25-28
ACT Prep Work
Novel Analysis Paper questions
Novel Analysis Paper is due on the 28th.
Tuesday - Friday, April 2-5
ACT Prep Work
Glogster work
Monday - Friday, April 8-12
Glogster Presentations
Monday - Friday, April 15 -19
Glogster Presentations
Read Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemum"
Do the prediction worksheet.
Monday -Thursday, April 22-25
Read "Leader of the People" handout
ACT Test
Complete questions for "Leader of the People"
Start Of Mice and Men
Monday - Friday, April 29 - May 3
Read Ernest Hemingway's "A Soldier's Home" and "In Another Country". Do questions at the end of "In Another Country".
Read Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Do questions.
Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
Monday - Friday, May 6-10
Review "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
Create a T-Chart on text choices that represent reality and text choices that represent "stream of consciousness"
Read "A Rose for Emily"--Fishbowl exercise
Read "Adam" and "Survival in Auschwitz"--Compare.
Read "Mother Tongue". Write your own personal essay.
Monday - Friday, May 13 - 17
Spoonriver Anthology - Read exercepts
As a class, create your own Spoonriver Anthology
Mark Twain
"Life on the Mississippi"
"The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"