Murrieta Mesa High School

AP Language Due Dates for Semester 2 2020

All Jungle support materials and the Winter Writing Assignment 2019 are posted on my Mesa Schoolwires page under Class Files.

Tuesday, January 15

Turn in your folder of essays and 2-3 page typed essay on the evolution of your writing. Submit to Turn It In by 10 PM. No late submissions.

Thursday, January 23

Submit The Jungle Text Connections to Turn It In by 10PM. There will be no late submissions allowed.

Friday, January 24

Exam on The Jungle

Collect 2 sets of notes on The Jungle support videos

Discussion

January 17

1.  Jungle synthesis

2.  Princeton Review: multiple choice strategies. Read and annotate: include EQ, marginal notes, 3-5 sentence summary. Due: 1-22.  Set MC test goal for test on 2-11.

Pass out MC sample questions with explanations packet. This will be worked on in class.

3. Pass out "Letters from Birmingham": Annotate: EQ, marginal notes for understanding and literary divices, 3-5 sentence summary.  Highlight different colors for: ethos, pathos, logos, and when King is specifically addressing the clergymen's letter.  Include a key at top of paper. Annotations due:  1-24.  You will need to read the entire packet in order to work on presentation on 1-22.  Presentations on 1-24.

3.  Go over Unit 1 answers and submit

Homework:

Read literature circle book #1 due: 1-28

Jungle multiple choice test on 1-24

Vocab 9 test on 1-24

Read and annotate: Letter from Birmingham Jail due: 1-24. Reading and annotating needed for group work on 1-24.

Unit 2 AP classroom due: 1-30

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

Submit The Jungle Text Connections to Turn It In by 10PM. There will be no late submissions allowed.

January 22

1.  Write synthesis

2.  Work on Birmingham presentation

3. Collect MC strategies notes/discuss

Homework:

Vocab 9 test on 1-24

Jungle Multiple choice test on 1-24

Read literature circle book #1 due: 1-28

Unit 2 AP classroom due: 1-30

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

Pass out "Letters from Birmingham": Annotate: EQ, marginal notes for understanding and literary divices, 3-5 sentence summary.  Highlight different colors for: ethos, pathos, logos, and when King is specifically addressing the clergymen's letter.  Include a key at top of paper. Annotations due:  1-24.  You will need to read the entire packet in order to work on presentation on 1-22.  Presentations on 1-24.

Submit The Jungle Text Connections to Turn It In by 10PM. There will be no late submissions allowed.

January 24

1.  Jungle multiple choice test

2.  Vocab 9 test: 12 minutes

3.  Notes on Jungle due

4.  Begin Birmingham presentations

Homework:

Vocab 10 test on 2-7

Read literature circle book #1 due: 1-28

Unit 2 AP classroom due: 1-30

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

January 28

1.  Literature circle #1 present to group

2.  district writing assessment: read sources

Homework:

Vocab 10 test on 2-7

Read literature circle book #2 due: 2-3

Unit 2 AP classroom due: 1-30

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

January 30

1.  Go over Unit 2 AP classroom answers 5-8 minutes

2.  district writing assessment: write essay

3.  If time, MC sample packet.

Homework:

Vocab 10 test on 2-7

Read literature circle book #2 due: 2-3

Unit 3 AP classroom due: 2-3

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

February 3

1.  Literature circles #2

2.  discuss and submit Unit 3 5-8 minutes

3.  Unit 3 Progress Check in class - finish at home

Homework:

Vocab 10 test on 2-7

Read literature circle book #3 due: 2-11

Unit 4 AP classroom due: 2-7

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

February 5

1.  Read Honor Code samples: self score

2.  "I Have a Dream" speech

3.  MC test sample packet: pages 1-3: read and annotate

4.  Letters presentations

Homework:

Vocab 10 test on 2-7

Read literature circle book #3 due: 2-11

Unit 4 AP classroom due: 2-7

15 test corrections on semester 1 final due: 2-7.  All corrections done in class.

 finish annotating MC test packet for 2-11

February 7

1.  Vocab 10: 12 minutes

2.  Write synthesis essay

3.  15 test corrections due from semester 1 final

Homework:

Vocab 11 test 2-13

February 11

1.  Turn in MC test packet annotations

2.  Take an hour MC test

3.  Lit circle #3

Homework:

Vocab 11 test 2-13

February 13

1.  Vocab 11 test: 12 minutes

2.  Write RA essay

3.  Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks intro

Homework:

Vocab 12 test 2-21

March 25 and 25

AP Lang CAASPP testing in the small gym

August 15

1.  Syllabus: read through syllabus under "Class Files". Print the signature page and turn in on August 27

2.  Vocabulary unit quizzes + literary terms will be due every other week: Vocab units found under departments: English: AP Language: AP Vocabulary

Literary terms found under "Class Files"

3.  Reading schedule for the semester

4.  Text Connections: follow directions. Due 8-27

Homework:

Begin reading Crucible. There are a few copies in the library, or the play can be found in the blue literature book

Acts 1/2 due: 8-23

Voab 1 + 1-10 literary terms due: 8-23

Text Connections: follow directions. Due 8-27

August 19

1. Help essay

2. Crucible PowerPoint: take 1 page of notes. PowerPoint is located under"Class Files"

Homework:

Begin reading Crucible. There are a few copies in the library, or the play can be found in the blue literature book

Acts 1/2 due: 8-23

Voab 1 + 1-10 literary terms due: 8-23

Text Connections: follow directions. Due 8-27

August 21

1.   MC test Help
2.   Rhetorical Triangle PowerPoint.  Students take at least 1 page of notes
3.   Begin 5 Cannons PowerPoint.  Students take at least 1 page of notes. 

Both PowerPoints can be located in "Class Files"
 

Homework:

Begin reading Crucible. There are a few copies in the library, or the play can be found in the blue literature book

Acts 1/2 due: 8-23

Voab 1 + 1-10 literary terms due: 8-23

Text Connections: follow directions. Due 8-27

August 23

1.  Crucible reading quiz Acts 1/2

2.  Vocabulary Unit 1 + literary terms 1-10

Homework:

Acts 3/4 due: 8-29

Vocab 2+11-20 literary terms due: 9-5

Text Connections: follow directions. Due 8-27

August 27

Text connections due to Turn It In by 10 PM tonight

1.  What notes for last week?  Crucible: 1 page; Rhetorical Situation: 1 page; Levels/Hayakawa's Levels of Abstraction: review; 5 Cannons: 1 page due: Thursday.  Cornell: EQ and 2-3 sentence summary on each
2. Reading groups - all students in a group?  Bring books to class on Thursday in order to determine reading schedule and jobs
3. Reading schedule for semester - students are responsible for reading on the assigned date.  Make up test or quiz needs to take place during lunch the nest school day.  Alternate test will be given
4. Turn It In - all assignments much be submitted by due date or loss of points.  No work will be graded without submission to Turn It In. Literature group work will need to be printed prior to coming to class.  Hard copy is needed in order to present to your groups.
5. Pass out Rhetorical Situation/Triangle handout
6. Malala speech: background video, listen to speech, begin annotating for SOAPSTONR in groups

August 29

Crucible reading quiz Acts 3/4

1.  Pass out Provost paragraph assignment due date: Pass out Gary Provost sentence example handout.  This is not on my website. Write a paragraph on their choice of topic using 2 of each of the 4 sentence types: simple, complex, compound, compound-complex due: 9-3

2.  Collect Cornell notes

3.  Review levels

4.  Literature group planning time

5.  Annotation activity

6.  Work on Malala annotations

7.  Arch PowerPoint

8.  Go over essay prompt

Homework:

Vocab 2+11-20 literary terms due: 9-5

Read your literature circle book

Pass out Gary Provost sentence example handout.  This is not on my website. Write a paragraph on their choice of topic using 2 of each of the 4 sentence types: simple, complex, compound, compound-complex due: 9-3.  Submit to Turn It In by 10 pm. Look under "Class Files" Provost Paragraph.

Finish annotating sentences from "Summer" by Jonathan Schwartz. Look under "Class Files".

September 3

1.  Annotate Agument rubric.  Read sample essay.  Pass back essays.

2.  Finish discussing "Summer" sentences

3.  Finish annotating Malala speech.  Due on 9-9

Homework:

continue reading literature book

literature circle job work ffor #1 due next class.  Type up work and Submit to Turn In In by 10 pm evening of 9-9

study vocab 2

September 5

No School

September 9

1.  Literature circle #1 group presentations

2.  Vocabulary Unit 2 + literary terms 11-20

3.  Discuss arch method of thesis writing: show Arch PP

Homework:

Text connections for Crucible due to Turn It In Due: 9-10 by 10pm

Read and prepare for literature circles #2 due: 9-13.  Submit to Turn It In 9-12 by 10pm. Print out your Literature Circle #2 before class on Friday

Prepare for Socratic on 9-11.  discussion questions are posted under "Class Files"

Take Arch Analysis notes on Malala speech.  Prompt can be found under "Class Files"

September 11

1.  Socratic

2.  Pass back Provost paragraph. Highight each sentence type with a differenct color and provide a key.  On your paper, write a periodic sentence example.

Homework:

Prepare for Literature Circle #2 due: 9-13. Submit to Turn It In 9-12 by 10pm. Print out your Literature Circle #2 before class on Friday

September 13

1.  Literature circle book week 2 presentation

2.  Using the Arch Method and thesis template for Malala, write a thesis and body paragraph.  Your paragraph shoudl be 8-10 sentences long and needs to relate to your thesis.  Please look at your writing rubric to see what you need to include in this paragraph.

Homework:

Continue reading your book and Literature Circle #3 is due: Thursday, 9-19.  Make sure to read your job descriptions carefully AND look at the rubric.

Vocab #3 and 21-30 Literary terms due: 9-19

September 17

1.  Pass back graded Malala paragraphs

2.  Arch analysis for Sullivan Ballou letter.  Thesis and 1 body paragraph

Homework:

Continue reading your book and Literature Circle #3 is due: Thursday, 9-19.  Make sure to read your job descriptions carefully AND look at the rubric.

Vocab #3 and 21-30 Literary terms due: 9-19

September 19

1.  Vocab 3 + lit term test

2.  Literature Circle #3 

3.  "Girl" essay annotations

Homework:

Literature Circle #4 + exam due: 9-25

September 23

1.  Groups arch analysis "Girl"

2.  Write thesis + paragraph

Homework:

Literature Circle #4 + exam due: 9-25

September 25

1.  Write Douglass prompt 55 minutes

2.  Discuss prompt and begin norming examples

Homework:

Literature Circle #4 + exam due: 9-25

September 27

1.  Literature Circle #4 + exam

2.  Scarlet Letter PP

Homework:

Begin reading Scarlet Letter 1-6 due: 10-3 

Dialectical Journals due to Turn It In: 10-4 before 10PM

 Scarlet Letter Reading Assignment: Dialectical Journal

Dialectical Journal: 4-5 sentences commentary needed for each quote

One sentence explaining quote. 

One sentence identifying the language element.  

2-3 sentence of commentary explaining the significance of the language element.

6 Quotes for each 6 chapters need to have the focus as described below 

Chapeters     Due Date           Focus

1-6                10-3                  Character, setting, imagery

7-12             10-11                 Significance of names, character, setting

13-18           10-17                 Symbolism, imagery, setting

19-24           10-28                Free choice

October 1

1.  Norm Frederick Douglass essays

October 3

1.  Vocab 4 + lit term test

2.  SL quiz 1-6

3.  Norm Frederick Douglass essays

October 11

1. Write The Company Man essay

2.  discuss Scarlet Letter

Scarlet Letter dialectical journal due tonight by 10PM

Ocober 15

1.  Discuss and norm Company Man and grade essays

2.  Scarlet Letter packet

Chapters 7-18 due: Friday

pass out Scarlet Letter multiple choice packets. Complete passages 1 and 2 1-14

October 17

Scarlet Letter reading quiz 7-18

Vocab 5 + lit terms test

check completion passages 1-2

get in literature circle groups and assign roles

Scarlet Letter project due: October 28

October 22

Rhetorical Analysis essay

October 24

Bring your literature circle novel to class

Homework: Begin reading your literature circle novel

Assignment #1 due next week, 10-30

October 28

Final quiz on SL

Rhetorical Analysis essay

Begin SL presentations

AP Language Due Dates for Semester 2 2020

All Jungle support materials and the Winter Writing Assignment 2019 are posted on my Mesa Schoolwires page under Class Files.

Tuesday, January 15

Turn in your folder of essays and 2-3 page typed essay on the evolution of your writing.

Thursday, January 23

Submit The Jungle Text Corrections to Turn It In by 10PM. There will be no late submissions allowed.

Friday, January 24

Exam on The Jungle

Collect 2 sets of notes on The Jungle support videos

Discussion

2018 Winter Break Assignments

A.  Read Fahrenheit 451: work due January 24

Read Part 1.  Annotate the passages indicated in the multiple choice packet with the purpose of answering the questions.  Complete a dialectical journal for Part 1: 6 quotes.   (All Dialectical Journals must be submitted through turnitin.com.)  Focus on characterization, setting, and symbolism/imagery (choose one).  There will be a reading quiz on the due date.

Read Part 2.  Annotate the passages in the book indicated in the multiple choice packet with the purpose of answering the questions.  Complete a dialectical journal for Part 2: 6 quotes.  (All Dialectical Journals must be submitted through turnitin.com.)  Focus on foreshadowing, mood, and tone.  There will be a reading quiz on the due date.

Read part 3.  Annotate the passages indicated in the multiple choice packet with the purpose of answering the questions.  Complete a dialectical journal for Part 3: 6 quotes.  You choose the elements to analyze.  Submit to turnitin.com

B.  AP Language and Composition Reflective Writing Assignment

Due MLA format 2-3 pages typed on Monday/Tuesday, January 14/15

The following essays need to be organized in a folder:

1. Summer reading synthesis
2. One word process
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Banneker
5. Santa Ana
6. Company Man
7. Huck Finn
8. Locavore
9. Clare Boothe Luce
10. Chris Hedges
11. Public Libraries
12.  

1. Create a table of contents for your essays. Include the rubric score or grade that you received on each essay…and any rewrite grades.
2. Reflect on your writing process and include the following: *What do you feel are the strengths of your writing?*What difficulties do you encounter in your writing? 
3. *What skills and habits specifically can you work on second semester to further improve your writing?
4. *What did you learn about your writing?
5. *How did your writing improve or evolve over the semester?
6. Use specific CD’s from your writing to prove your analysis.

Test corrections assignment:  Choose any 20 questions that you got wrong and do the following:  due: before class begins 12-13

1. What strategy, term, or skill was the question asking you to demonstrate?
2. Define/explain that strategy, term, or skill.
3. What led you astray when choosing the answer to your question?
4. What would have led you to the correct answer?

Scarlet Letter Reading Schedule

9-18         1-4     character, setting, imagery

9-28       5-9      character, significance of names, setting

10-4       10-14 imagery, motifs

10-12     15-19 setting, symbolism

10-18     20-24 free choice

January 17

1.  Work in long form groups

2.  Gatsby introduction

Homeworrk:

Vocab 16 due: 1-25

Long Form exam due: 1-25

Long Form paper due to Turn It In due: 1-25 by 8:00 p.m.

January 19

1.  Read and annotate sources for district writing assessment

Homework:

Vocab 16 due: 1-25

Long Form exam due: 1-25

Long Form paper due to Turn It In due: 1-25 by 8:00 p.m.

Gatsby reading schedule: Chapters 1-5 due: 1-29; 6-9 due: 2-5

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates.

Read and annotate "I Have a Dream" annotate for the following: ethos, pathos, logos, repetition, extended metaphor, allusions, figurative language, diction, and tone.

January 23

1.  Write the district performance assessment

2.  Collect "I Have a Dream" annotations

3.  Pass out Letters from Birmingham.  Read for next class

Homework:

Vocab 16 due: 1-25

Long Form exam due: 1-25

Long Form paper due to Turn It In due: 1-25 by 8:00 p.m.

Gatsby reading schedule: Chapters 1-5 due: 1-29; 6-9 due: 2-5

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates. For chapters 1-5: 1 quote for each of the topics: setting, characterization, mood, flashback, imagery

January 25

1.  Long Form exam

2. 15 minute warm up Gatsby packet

3.  Vocab 16 test

4.  Letter from Birmingham group project

Homework:

Vocab 17 test due: 2-2

Gatsby reading schedule: Chapters 1-5 due: 1-29; 6-9 due: 2-5

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates. For chapters 1-5: 1 quote for each of the topics: setting, characterization, mood, flashback, imagery, and free choice. 

January 29

1.  Gatsby passage warm up

2.  Work in groups: Letter from Birmingham questions

3.  Long Form groups for week 9

Homewok:

Vocab 17 test: 2-2

Read and annotate "Letter from Birmingham" for ethos, pathos, logos, rhetorical devices, and figurative language.  Use a different highlighter for each and include marginal  notations.

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates. For chapters 1-5: 1 quote for each of the topics: setting, characterization, mood, flashback, imagery, and free choice. Due today at 8:00 pm to Turn It In.

Synthesis essay next class.

Letter presentations begin next class.

January 31

1. Gatsby warm up

2.  Write synthesis

Homewok:

Vocab 17 test: 2-2

Read and annotate "Letter from Birmingham" for ethos, pathos, logos, rhetorical devices, and figurative language.  Use a different highlighter for each and include marginal  notations.

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates. For chapters 1-5: 1 quote for each of the topics: setting, characterization, mood, flashback, imagery, and free choice. Due today at 8:00 pm to Turn It In.

Synthesis essay next class.

Letter presentations begin next class.

February 2

1.  2 Gatsby passages warm up

2.  Vocab 17 test

3.  Registration information

4.  Begin Letter presentations

Homewok:

Vocab 18 test: 2-8

Chapters 6-9 due: 2-6

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates. For chapters 6-9: 1 quote for each of the topics: symbols and free choice due: Turn It In 2-6 by 8:00 p.m.

February 6

1.  Gatsby warm up

2.  Letter presentations

3.  40 minute timed write

4.  Norm synthesis

Homewok:

Vocab 18 test: 2-8

Chapters 6-9 due: 2-6

6 quotes/dialectical journals with commentary will be due to Turn It In on the reading assignment due dates. For chapters 6-9: 1 quote for each of the topics: symbols and free choice due: Turn It In 2-6 by 8:00 p.m.

February 8

1.  Gatsby warm up

2.  Gatsby quiz

3.  Norm essay

Homework:

Vocab 19 due: 2-14

Gatsby and MLK, jr Socratic on Monday

2-14 essay

18 August 2017

1.  Synthesis essay notes

2.  Explain vocabulary

3.  Short Form explanation

Homework:

Bedford Cornell notes pages 9-30 due: 8-22

Short Form due: typed 8-24

Vocab 1 + 1-10 literary terms due: 8-24

Essay exam on The Jungle 8-22

Multiple choice exam on the Jungle 8-24

22 August 2017

1.  Essay exam The Jungle

2.  Long Form groups

Homework:

Vocab 1 + 1-10 test on 8-24

Short Form due: typed 8-24

Bedford Cornell notes 81-89

Annotate Civil War letter for tone and tone shift

24 August 2017

1.  Vocab 1 + 1-10 test

2.  Diagnostic test + SRI

3.  Check civil war annotations and Bedford Cornell pages 81-89

4.  Jungle exam

5.  Tone

Homework:

Vocab 2 + 11-20 Due: 8-31

Annotate Stravinsky prompt

Read "Crucible" play by 9-6 - intro next class. Full text available in Class Files

28 August 2017

1.  Period 1 SRI diagnostic

2.  Check Bedfore 81-89, Stravinsky and collect Short Forms and signed syllabus

Homework: Vocab 2 + 11-20 due: 9-1

Annotate Nancy Mairs for rhetorical devices and identify what word defines you (on back) and justify

Read "The Crucible" due 9-5/6

30 August

1.  period 1 Jungle multiple test

2.  period 7 SRI test

3.  Discuss Nancy Mairs and One Word essay

4.  Discuss Civil War Letter

Homework:

Vocab 2 + 11-20 dur: 9-1

One Word essay due: MLA format, typed due: 9-8

"On the Beach" annotations due: 9-6.  Annotate for: tone, tone shift, literary devices, diction, identify the meaning of shell and house symbol.  Marginal notes need to include analysis.

Bedford: read "The Lottery" page 120

Read "The Crucible due: 9-6

1 September

1.  Vocab 2 + lit terms

2.  Crucible intro discussion

3.  Stravinsky activity finish on 9-6

4.  Tone: Pencil Face and Lottery video

Homework

 Vocab 3 + 21-30 literary terms

One Word essay due: MLA format, typed due: 9-8

"On the Beach" annotations due: 9-6.  Annotate for: tone, tone shift, literary devices, diction, identify the meaning of shell and house symbol.  Marginal notes need to include analysis.

Bedford: read "The Lottery" page 120

Read "The Crucible due: 9-8

Read Bedford p. 99 "Fish Cheeks" and p. 367 "Girl" due: 9-6

6 September

1.  discuss "Girl" and "fish Cheeks"

2.  Turn in "On the Beach" annotations

3.  Return essays

4.  Discuss "Crucible" topics for Socratic on 9-12

5.  Stravinky 

Homework

Vocab 3 + 21-30 lit terms due: 9-8

Read "The Crucible" due: 9-8

One Word Essay due 9-8

Read and annotate/oragami Queen Elizabeth prompt: Diction, tone/sentence structure, purpose, imagery, thesis sentence

Cornell notes on "Crucible" topic due: 9-12: McCarthyism, Salem Witch Trials, Arthur Miller, Puritanism, Modern Day Witch Hunts

8 September

1.  Vocab 3 test

2. Quiz on "Crucible"

3.  Discuss Queen Elizabeth prompt - collect

4.Writing prompt - 40 munutes

Homework:

prepare notes for Crucible socratic due: 9-12

vocab 4 + 31-40 due: 9-14

Read outside reading book! due: 10-13

12 September

1.  Introduction to Scarlet Letter

2.  Crucible Socratic Seminar

Homework

See bold Scarlet Letter reading schedule below.  Annotate any 2 chapters per 6 chapters.  Annotations should reflect the language elements listed.

vocab 4 + 31-40 due: 9-14

Read outside reading - Long Form groups - book! due: 10-13

14 September

1.  Vocab 4 test

2.  Discuss Douglass prompt

3.  Begin norming Douglass essay

4.  Explain Scarlet Letter dialectical journal assignment.  Class Files to find CTFISTS handout and dialectical journal form - page 2. For each week of Scarlet Letter reading, choose 6 quotes from any of the 6 chapters and write insightful commentary.  Dialectical Journal handout has details at the top.  "Dialectical Journal:  One sentence explaining quote.  One sentence identifying the language element.  2-3 sentence of commentary explaining the significance of the language element."  6 Quotes for each 6 chapters need to have the focus as described below (1-6 Character/Imagery...).

Homework:

Bedford Reader: read "Grade A:..." under narration section.  Look in table of contents for pag number.

Vocab 5 + 41-50 lit terms due: 9-22

Scarlet Letter chapters 1-6 due 9-22 plus dialectical journal

Read your outside reading/long form book!

18 September

1.  continue norming Douglass

Homework:

Bedford Reader: read "Grade A:..." under narration section.  Look in table of contents for pag number.

Vocab 5 + 41-50 lit terms due: 9-22

Scarlet Letter chapters 1-6 due 9-22 plus dialectical journal

Read your outside reading/long form book!

20 September

1.  Quiz on Grade A essay

2.  Finish norming Douglass essays

3.  Socratic on Grade A

Homework:

Vocab 5 + 41-50 lit terms due: 9-22

Scarlet Letter chapters 1-6 due 9-22 plus dialectical journal

Read your outside reading/long form book!

Scarlet Letter Reading Schedule:

#1-6      Due:  9-22     Character/Imagery

7-12      Due:  9-28     Character/Significance of Names

13-18    Due:  10-6     Setting/Symbolism

19-24    Due:   10-12       Free Choice

22 September

1.  Vocab 5 test

2.  Scarlet Letter 1-6 quiz

3.  turn in dialectical journals

4.  Check passage 1 Scarlet Letter

Homework:

Vocab 6 + 51-60 due: 9-28

Dialectical journal 7-12 focus on character and significance of names

Read 7-12

Read long form book

26 September

1.  Check passages 2-3

2.  Oragami activity on Meena Alexander

3.  Write 40 minute essay

Homework:

Vocab 6 + 51-60 due: 9-28

Dialectical journal 7-12 focus on character and significance of names

Read 7-12

Read long form book

28 September

1.  Scarlet Letter quiz 7-12

2.  Vocab 6 test

3.  Check passage 4 answers and annotations

4.  Turn in dialectical journal 6-12 6 quotes and commentary

5.  Discuss Santa Ana prompt and begin norming essays

Homework:

vocab 7 + 61-70 due: 10-6

Dialectical journal 13-18 focus on setting and symbols due: 10-6.  Commentary needs to be 4-5 sentences.  Read the top of the dialectical journal page.  Go to Class Files page 2 for morw dialectical journal blank pages.

Pssages 5-6 due: 10-3.  Annotations need to include marginal notes and number annotations.

Read long form book

2 October

1.  Check passages 5 and 6

2.  finish norming Santa Ana

Homework:

Passage 7 due next class

vocab 7 + lit terms due 10-6

#13-18 due 10-6 focus on symbolism and setting

6 quotes dialectical journal due 10-6

4 October

1.  Work on thesis and body paragraph for Meena Alexander

2.  Check passage 7

3.  Time in Long Form groups.

Hand out Writing and Rewiting Hawthorne worksheet.   Due October 11.

Homework:

Same as 10-2

6 October

1.  Vocab 7 + lit terms quiz

2.  40 min timed write

3.  Check passage 8

Homework:

vocab 8 + lit terms due 10-13

#18-24 quotes and responses dialectical journal and reading due: 10-13

Hawthorne writing and rewriting handout due: 10-10

Finish long form book.  Intro and conclusion in class on 10-10

9 October

Library to write introductions and conclusions

Check passages 9 and 10

13 October

1.  work day for Hawthorne: dialectical journal, writing and rewriting Hawthorne

Turn in dialectical journals and Scarlet Letter Packets and Writing/Rewriting handout

2.  Vocab 8 test

Homework:

Long Form test on 10-16

16 October

1.  Long Form test

2.  Correct Scarlet Letter Packets 1-90

3.  Pass out all dialectical journals and students self evaluate quality of responses

Homework:  Vocab 9 test due: 10-19

Scarlet Letter test 10-19

19 October

1.  Vocab 9 test

2.  Scarlet Letter test

3.  Scarlet Letter test corrections assignment:  Choose any 20 questions that you got wrong and do the following:  due: 10-27

1. What strategy, term, or skill was the question asking you to demonstrate?
2. Define/explain that strategy, term, or skill.
3. What led you astray when choosing the answer to your question?
4. What would have led you to the correct answer?

4.  Discuss Banneker

5.  Assign Scarlet Letter creative character/theme/symbol group assignment.  Due: 10-31

6.  Assign Week 18 Long Form books/groups.

Homework:

Bedford read: "A Modest Proposal" due: 10-31

Vocab 10 test due: 10-27

Long form papers and exam due week of December 4

Huck Reading Schedule:

Annotate and Dialectical Journals: Dialectical Journals 6 quotes + responses will be due on the date lited below.

Chapters 1-11:  Characterization, Setting, Dialect due: 10-31

            12-22:  Imagery, symbolism, Satire due: 11-7 

            23-33:  themes due: 11-14

            34-43: Free Choice:  11-27

Huck 1-90 Multiple Choice Schedule.  Anotate each passage for the answer.

Passage     Due date

1                 10-27

2-3              10-31

4                  11-3

5-6              11-7

7                  11-9

8-9              11-14   

10               11-15

11-12          11-27                

23 October

1.  Norm Banneker

2.  Timed write

3.  Pass out Huck 1-90 packets

Homework:

Vocab 10 test due: 10-27

Bedford read: "The Meaning of a Word" and "Being a Chink" due 10-25

Read Huck

Begin Long Form book

Read Scarlet Letter satire due: 10-31

25 October

1.  Huck intro

2.  Watch Anderson Cooper discussion on Huck Finn

3.  Watch 60 Minutes Huck

60 Minutes: Huck and Language

Take Cornell notes on both videos.

4.  Time in Scarlet Letter groups

Homework:

Vocab 10 test due: 10-27

Read Huck 1-11

Read Bedford: "The Meaning of a Word" and "Being a Chink" and write a response: What was each author's message on race and language?

Dialectical Journal #1 due 11-3 see above the reading schedule for specific annotation topics

Passage #1 in Huck packet 1-90 due on 10-27

27 October

1.  Finish discussion

2.  Norm essay

3.  Vocab 10 test

4.  Check passage 1 Huck packet

31 October

Huck discussion

timed Write

Check Passages 2/3

Homework:

vocab 11 due 11-3

11-3

check passage 4

1.  Scarlet Letter presentations

2. Dialectical Journal #1 due

3. vocab test #11

 11-7

1.   Check passages 5/5

2.  Norm Scarlet Letter essay

3.  Choose 1/3 for me to grade: Banneker, Goodman, Scarlet Letter

Homework:

Huck reading and passage 7

vocab 12 test

11-9

1.  Kennedy timed write

2.  Huck quiz 1-22

3.  check passage 7

4.  vocab 12 test

6.  collect dialectical journal #2

Homework:

Huck passages 8/9

Read Huck

vocab 13 test due:  11-16

11-14

1.  Norm essay

2.  Huck timed write

3.  check passages 8/9

Homework:

Huck passage 10

read Huck

Vocab 13 due: 11-27

Huck dialectical #3 due: 11-16

11-16

1.  1 hour multiple choice test

2.  norm essay

3.  students choose any essay to rewrite over break.  Due to Turn It In: Friday, November 24 by 8:00 p.m.

4.  collect Huck dialectical #3

5.  Check passage 10

Homework:

vocab 13 due: 11-27

Huck exam due: 11-27

Huck dialectical #4 due 11-27

Huck passages 11-12 due 11-27

27 November

1.  Check passages 11-12 and correct Huck packet

2.   Collect #4 dialectical journal

3.  Locovore synthesis: read and annotate

Homework:

Vocab 13 test on Friday, December 1

Book annotations due on Friday, December 1: annotate 1 chapter per section.  Make sure to annotate for specific topics.  See reading schedule for Huck above in bold

Huck test on Friday, Decmber 1

Read Long Form books!

Intro and Conclusion write in class on December 5

Exam and paper due on December 7: paper due to Turn It In on December 7 by 8:00 p.m.

29 November

1.  Synthesis discussion

2.  Complete Flee Map in class

Homework:

Vocab 13 test on Friday, December 1

Book annotations due on Friday, December 1: annotate 1 chapter per section.  Make sure to annotate for specific topics.  See reading schedule for Huck above in bold

Huck test on Friday, Decmber 1

Read Long Form books!

Intro and Conclusion write in class on December 5

Exam and paper due on December 7: paper due to Turn It In on December 7 by 8:00 p.m.

1 December

1.  Huck test

2.  Vocab 13 test

3.  go over Q3 and read samples

4.  turn in Huck annotations

Homework:

Read Long Form books!

Vocab 14 test: December 15

Long Form papers due:  December 7 Turn It in by 8:00 p.m.

5 December

1.  Synthesis essay 40 minutes

2.  Time to write intro/conclusion in Long Form groups

Homework:

Read Long Form books!

Vocab 14 test due: December 15

Long Form papers due:  December 7 Turn It in by 8:00 p.m.

7 December

1.  80 minutes to write 2 essays

Long Form papers due:  December 7 Turn It in by 8:00 p.m.

Homework:

Read Long Form books!

Vocab 14 test due: December 15

Long Form papers due:  December 7 Turn It in by 8:00 p.m.