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Dates and Assignments	Comments/Archived Notes
September return to top
Thursday 9/6 Hello, complete contact information, get course description Friday 9/7 Organize your English binder. You should have sections for handouts, returned work, class notes and grammar. Monday 9/10 Read handout and poem by Billy Collins and prepare for diagnostic grammar quiz, start studying poetry terms Tuesday 9/11 Read Lord Randall (It can also be found on the Ballad page Journal Prompt: What’s the effect of repetition in this poem? Choose 2 examples and present your opinion Wednesday 9/12 Read and Annotate: The Three Ravens and The Twa Corbies Journal prompt: One of these ballads is an imitation of the other. In your opinion which came first? ? Thursday 9/13 Rosh Hashanah Friday 9/14 1) Read and Annotate Thomas Rymer Journal Prompt: This poem has many familiar elements in it. Look closely at the characters and situations and—in note form—jot down similarities that the poem has to other stories. 2) Start your own ballad (Assignment Description) Monday 9/17 1) Read and annotate: Simon Lee and She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways Journal Prompt: While Ballads have a strong narrative thrust, lyric poems tend to emphasize the emotions of the speaker. And, as contradictory as it may see, Wordsworth sometimes wrote “lyrical ballads.” Therefore, in your journal explain what emotions Wordsworth is exploring and which images give the poem its meaning. 2) Be ready for a QUIZ on poetry terms Tuesday 9/18 Grammar TBA Wednesday 9/19 Work on original ballad Thursday 9/20 Work on journal revision Friday 9/21 1) Revised journal due 2) In class we'll read The Ballad of Birmingham Monday 9/24 1) Read and annotate: The Ballad of Rudolph Reed 2) Vocab quiz Tuesday 9/25 Readings of original ballads Wednesday 9/26 1) Readings of original ballads 2) Read Sadie and Maude, The Crazy Woman and Pete at the Zoo by Gwendolyn Brooks 3) Complete Worksheet Thursday 9/27 1) Read A Song For the Front Yard and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 2) Grammar Friday 9/28 Grammar	Notes: What is Poetry? My notes on poetry skills Parts of Speech, Phrases and Clauses Review Some Poetry Terms Defined Writing about Poetry Notes Gwendolyn Brooks Notes
October return to top
Monday 1 1) Read Out, Out and Desert Places 2) Journal Prompt: In note form identify as many poetic elements/figures of speech as you can in these poems. (Hint: there is some onomatopeoia) Tuesday 2 1) Read Come In and The Need of Being Versed in Country Things 2) Complete worksheet AND develop a theory on the role of birds in these two poems. Wednesday 3 Grammar Thursday 4 Come in with a thesis for a paper on one of the Frost or Brooks poems Friday 5 Have an outline and two body paragraphs for your paper Monday 8 Columbus Day Tuesday 9 Have a final draft of your essay Wednesday 10 Start Romeo and Juliet Thursday 11 Read preface to Romeo and Juliet, answer questions Friday 12 Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1 and complete worksheet Monday 15 Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 2-3 Tuesday 16 Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 4-5 Wednesday 17 Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 1-2 Thursday 18 Complete worksheet on meter Friday 19 Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3-4 Monday 22 Read Act 2, Scenes 5-6 and Act 3, Scene 1 Tuesday 23 Read Act 3, Scenes 2-3 Wednesday 24 1) Prepare for vocabulary quiz 2) Grammar in class Thursday 25 Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scenes 4-5 Friday 26 1) Read Romeo and Juliet Act 4, Scenes 1-2 2) Write Paragraph Monday 29 In-class writing: topic TBA Tuesday 30 Read Romeo and Juliet Act 4, Scene 3 Wednesday 31 Read Great Expectations, ch. 1-2, and complete worksheet	Notes on Writing: logical development in paragraphs and writing tips Petrarch and the conventions of love poetry (sonnets) A Petrarchan sonnet in English and Italian Notes on Act One and the balcony scene in Act Two What is Antithesis? Balcony Scene Notes from my other section
November return to top
Thursday 1 Read Romeo and Juliet Act 4, Scene 5-6 Friday 2 Read Romeo and Juliet Act 5, Scenes 1-2 Monday 5 Read Romeo and Juliet Act 5, Scene 3 (finish) Tuesday 6 Collect quotations for paper and start thesis Wednesday 7 Have polished thesis statement and two short answer questions for a quiz Thursday 8 Have outline of paper and two body paragraphs Friday 9 Test on Romeo and Juliet Monday 12 Veteran’s Day Tuesday 13 Romeo and Juliet Paper Due. Turn in paper and process sheet Wednesday 14 Read Raisin in the Sun, to page 46 Thursday 15 Read Raisin in the Sun, to page 56 Friday16 Read Raisin in the Sun, to page 76 Monday 19 Read Great Expectations, chapters 3-4 Tuesday 20 Read Raisin in the Sun, to page 96 Wednesday 21 No Class 22-23 Thanksgiving Break Monday 26 Read Raisin in the Sun, to page 110 Tuesday 27 Read Raisin in the Sun, to page 130 and worksheet Wednesday 28 Finish Raisin in the Sun Thursday 29 Have thesis for essay Friday 30 Have outline for essay	Writing Instuction: Integrating quotations Writing Instructions: Avoiding blank statements and drawing strong conclusions
December return to top
Monday 3 Work on essay Tuesday 4 1) Quiz on run-on sentences/comma splices 2) Start Antigone in class Wednesday 5 1) Essay Due 2) Antigone in class Thursday 6 Professional Day--No School Friday 7 1) Read Antigone, scene 2 and ode 2. 2) start studying vocabulary and elements of Greek drama Monday 10 Read Antigone, scene 3 and ode 3 Tuesday 11 Read Antigone, scene 4 and ode 4 Wednesday 12 Read Antigone, scene 5 and Paen Thursday 13 1) Grammar Homework 2) Antigone Quiz 1 (know your vocabulary, details from the early part of the play, and elements of the Greek drama) Friday 14 Read Antigone Exodus Monday 17 1) Work on Project 2) Grammar Quiz Tuesday 18 1) Work on Project Wednesday 19 1) Work on Project 2) Antigone Quiz 2 (the end of the play and passage analysis) Thursday 20 1) Finish Project 2) Presentations Start Friday 21 1) Presentations	Antigone Intro Antigone, scene 2 Adjective Clause Intro Dependent Clauses and Adjective Clauses (in greater detail) Creon's Moral Character/Sophocles' Contrasts Antigone Notes Antigone Project Organizer/Sample Thesis and Outline for Antigone Paper Notes on Moral Development: Kohlberg and Gilligan Antigone and Morality exercise
January return to top
Wednesday 2 1) Welcome back 2) Introduction to Into Thin Air Thursday 3 Read Into Thin Air, chapters 1 and 2 and start study guide Friday 4 Read Into Thin Air, chapters 3 and 4, do study guide Monday 7 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 5, and complete Project Proposal Tuesday 8 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 6 Wednesday 9 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 7, and grammar quiz (independent clauses) Thursday 10 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 8 Friday 11 Read Into Thin Air, chapters 9 and 10 Monday 14 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 11 Tuesday 15 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 12 Wednesday 16 In-class essay Thursday 17 Read Into Thin Air, chapters 13 and 14 Friday 18 Professional Day Monday 21 Martin Luther King Day Tuesday 22 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 15 Wednesday 23 Read Into Thin Air, chapters 16 and 18 Thursday 24 TBA Friday 25 TBA Monday 28 Review for Final Tuesday 29 Finals Begin Wednesday 30 Finals Thursday 31 Finals	Into Thin Air Page My Into Thin Air Notes Personal Everest Project Everest Images Notes comparing two climbers Vocabulary Quiz Template Vocabulary Words Notes on ch. 15-16 Notes on 17-18
February return to top
Friday 1 Finals End Monday 4 Work on Project Tuesday 5 Read Into Thin Air, chapters 19 and 20 Wednesday 6 Read Into Thin Air, chapter 21 and Epilogue Thursday 7 Read Into Thin Air, Author's Note and Postscript Friday 8 Work on Project, and review of Into Thin Air Test Monday 11 Into Thin Air Test Tuesday 12 TBA Wednesday 13 Outline and Draft of Project Due Thursday 14 Project Due; Presentations Begin Friday 15 Presentations 18-22 Break Monday 25 1) Sentence Editing. 2) Start The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Tuesday 26 1) Read Curious Incident, pages 1-21 (stop at chapter 43). Turn in a list three of Christopher’s behaviors that strike you as interesting. 2) Study Adverb Clauses Wednesday 27 Read TCIOFDITN, pages 22-43 (stop at chapter 71) Thursday 28 Read pages 43-61 (stop at chapter 101) Friday 29 Read Great Expectations, Chapter 5	What is Literary Journalism? Project Guidlines and Expectations The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Page Curious Notes Day 1 Adjective Clauses Types and Revisions Types of Adjective Clauses
March return to top
Monday 3 Read pages 61-83 (stop at chapter 131) Tuesday 4 Read pages 83-102 (stop at chapter 157). Wednesday 5 Read pages 102-124 (stop at chapter 173) Thursday 6 In-class writing. Dependent Clause Exercises. Friday 7 Read pages 125-144 (stop at chapter 191) Monday 10 Read pages 144-164 (stop at chapter 199) Tuesday 11 Grammar Exercise: writing with dependent clauses Wednesday 12 Read Great Expectations, chapters 6-7 Thursday 13 Read pages 164-179 (stop at chapter 227) Friday 14 Read pages 179-200 (stop at chapter 233) Monday 17 Read pages 200-221 (finish!) Tuesday 18 Complete brainstorming and thesis development for paper In-class: refine thesis and brainstorm ideas Wednesday 19 Come in with an outline for your essay AND two body paragraphs for your paper. Thursday 20 Have a COMPLETE first draft of your essay Minus TEN points if you arrive to class empty handed!!! In-class: peer edit papers Friday 21 Good Friday Monday 24 Paper due: turn in brainstorming, outlines and edited drafts. Tuesday 25 Start Creative Writing Project Wednesday 26 Creative writing and grammar instruction: clauses Thursday 27 Creative writing and grammar instruction: types of phrases Friday 28 Creative writing and grammar instruction: types of phrases Monday 31 1) Creative writing due 2) Grammar instruction: punctuation review	Curious Notes: Chris's Mom Curious Notes: 122-143 Curious Wrap up Curious Thesis Progression Writing Introductions Curious Introduction Practice
April return to top
Tuesday 1 1) Grammar Review Wednesday 2 Cumulative Grammar Test: parts of speech, punctuation, dependent clauses, phrases and sentence combining Thursday 3 Read Hiroshima, chapter 1 Assignment: Take notes on the main characters and how the author is crafting his narrative Friday 4 Read Hiroshima, chapter 2 Monday 7 Read background readings Tuesday 8 Read Hiroshima, chapter 3 to page 54 Wednesday 9 Read Hiroshima, finish chapter 3 Thursday 10 Read Hiroshima, Chapter 4 Friday 11 Read Hiroshima, Chapter 5 to page 110 Monday 14 Read Hiroshima, Chapter 5 to page 152 (finish) Tuesday 15 Read handouts, start essay, study for test Wednesday 16 Open note test on Hiroshima Thursday 17 1) Work on Paper 2) Grammar retake Friday 18 Paper Due 21-25 Break Monday 28 Welcome back Tuesday 29 Write Hiroshima introduction Wednesday 30 Read Great Expectations, Chapter 8	Hiroshima Notes Hiroshima Notes, ch 3 Hiroshima Notes V Hiroshima Essay Questions
May return to top
Thursday 1 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 9-10 Friday 2 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 11-12 Monday 5 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 13-15 Tuesday 6 Write Paragraph and work on group project Wednesday 7 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 16-17 Thursday 8 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 18-19 Friday 9 One-Night Creative Assignment Monday 12 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 20-22 Tuesday 13 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 23-24 Wednesday 14 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 25-26 Thursday 15 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 27-29 Friday 16 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 30-33 Monday 19 Start Character ala Dickens Assignment Tuesday 20 Work on character paper Wednesday 21 Draft of character paper due, grammar make up quiz Thursday 22 Character assignment due Friday 23 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 34-37 Monday 26 Memorial Day Tuesday 27 TBA Wednesday 28 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 38-39 Thursday 29 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 40-42 Friday 30 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 43-46	Great Expectations 9-10 Questions GE 11-12 Questions GE 23-24, integrating textual evidence GE Notes 27-29 GE Notes 30-33 Characterization in Dickens: Techniques and Samples
June return to top
Monday 2 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 47-50 Tuesday 3 TBA Wednesday 4 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 51-53 Thursday 5 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 54-56 Friday 6 Read Great Expectations, Chapters 57-59 (finish) Monday 9 Have thesis and quotations for paper Tuesday 10 Work on Paper Wednesday 11 Work on Paper Thusday 12 Paper Due Friday 13 Review for final exams Exam Overview Monday 16 Review Day Tuesday 17 Finals Start Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Last Day of School	Great Expectations Paper Topics

Freshman English, D Block: Assignments, Handouts and Class Notes