Monday, January 14
Read and discuss Peace Like a River.
Tuesday, January 15
Introduction to "Maverick Poets"
Wednesday, January 16
Literary terms cataloging, repetition, and parallelism. Read/listen to "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman
Thursday, January 17
Continue with "I Hear American Singing"
Begin "I Hear MHS Singing Project." This project is worth 25 points. 5 points for beginning the poem with the phrase "I hear MHS singing..". 5 points for having at least 10 lines. 5 points for including 5 examples of cataloging. 5 points for including 5 examples of repetition. 5 points for overall aesthetic appeal. This poem will be due Wednesday, January 23rd.
Friday, January 18
Work on "I Hear MHS Singing"
Read from Peace Like a River.
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
Read from: Peace Like A River
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)
Imagery: 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"
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.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Discuss "A Wagner Matinee."
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
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
Read the excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's novel by Monday.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Open-book quiz on excerpts from Zitkala-Sa and discussion
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Read in-class "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge:
Journal the following questions after reading section I:
- What do you think of the character in section I?
- Do you feel he is getting just punishment? Why or Why not?
- Does anything feel amiss?
- Predict what will happen next.
- Has your opinion of the character changed since section I? Why or why not?
- What about his punishment? Do you feel it is just/unjust?
- Write any thoughts, feelings, or questions you have about the story.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Watch the Twilight Zone's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and then journal the following:
- Compare and contrast the short story and the film.
- Which did you like better? Why?
- Do you feel the film stayed true to the short story?
- Did one version spark greater emotion in you?
Read in-class and discuss "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
Friday, February 15, 2013
Read from Peace Like a River
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Finished Peace Like a River
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Journal thoughts, feelings, or questions on Peace Like a River
In-class reading of "Open Boat" by Stephen Crane
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.
Thursday, Febraury 28th, 2013
Continue reading "The Yellow Wallpaper."
Monday, March 4th, 2013
Journal: "What is your dream job?"
Begin reading "April Showers."
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Finish "April Showers."
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Read "Old Man and the Sea"
Thursday, March 7th, 2013"
Read "Old Man and the Sea"
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Read "Old Man and the Sea"
Monday - Friday, March 11-15
View Glogster of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read "Winter Dreams" and do questions as a group.
Watch "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Monday - Friday, March 18-22
Work on writing an essay - theme in The Old Man and the Sea
Nine-Week Tests
Monday - Thursday, March 25-28
Read John Steinbeck's "Leader of the People" and complete questions in class
Tuesday - Friday, April 2 - 5
Read "Chrysanthemums" in class.
Start novel Of Mice and Men
Monday - Friday, April 8 - 12
Finish Of Mice and Men.
Watch movie
Monday - Friday, April 15 - 19
Finish Of Mice and Men
Read Harlem Renaissance poetry
Read Carl Sandburg and Robert Frost
Write "Mandan" poem based on Sandburg's poem "Chicago"
Monday - Thursday, April 22 - 25
AOW
Read Hemingway's "A Soldier's Home" and "In Another Country"
Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
Timed Readings
Monday-Friday, April 29 - May 3
Read "A Worn Path"
Read "Adam" and Survival from Auschwitz
Do questions 1-3
Time Reading Strategies
Monday - Friday, May 6-10
Read "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Read "Mother Tongue"
Grammar Exercises
Monday - Friday, May 13 - 17
Timed Reading Exercises
Create Children's Book