Thursday, September 3, 2009

Popular Literature

Sept 4 - Organizational Procedures. Island Exercise: It's your turn to think like a philosopher

Sept 5 - Post Preparation for Reading Questions PowerPoint (PP). Read Chapter 1 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting (Tone exercise #1 hpk Teacher's guide), Characters, Plot.

Sept 6 - Post Preparation for Reading Questions PP.Read Chapter 1 (Golding Reading in-class).  .

Sept 7 - Discuss Chapter 1 and the allegorical novel.. Quiz. Post Preparation for Reading Questions PP. Read Chapter 2 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Sept 10 - Post Points to Consider While Reading PP. Read Chapter 2-3 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot. Discuss Chapter 2.

Sept 11 - Discuss Chapters 2-3. Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Sept 12 - Read Chapter 4 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot. Discuss Chapter 4.

Sept 13 -Quiz Chapters 2-4.  Read Chapter 5 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter

Sept 14 - Discuss Chapter 5. Read Chapter 6 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter. Collect Logbook Chap 1-4.

Sept 17 - Quiz Chapter 5-6. Discuss chapter 6.  Read Chapter 7 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter. . 

Sept 18 -  Discuss Chapter7. Read Chapter 8 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Sept 19 -  Discuss Chapter 8. Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter.

Sept 20 - Quiz Chapters 7-8. Read Chapter 9 (Golding Reading in-class). Read Chapter 10 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter. Collect Journals 5-8.

Sept 21 - Read Chapter 10 (Golding Reading in-class) Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Sept 24 - Read Chapter 11-12 (Golding Reading in-class). Keep a logbook of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter.

Sept 25 - Finish Reading Chapter 12. Discuss novel and review for the test.Group study questions - work in class.

Sept 26- Test Lord of the Flies. Collect Journals 9-12. Correct.

Sept 27 - Lord of the Flies movie. Compare and contrast Paper on Movie vs. Novel. (Due Mon. 10/1)

Sept 28 - Lord of the Flies movie. Compare and contrast Paper on Movie vs. Novel.

Oct 1 - Finish Movie. Assign: Read Chapter 1 Alas Babylon. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters,Plot.  Draft Intro Paragraph. Identify Topic sentence (TS). Identify Thesis Statement (THS).  Identify Three supporting elements (1,2,3).

Oct 2 - Turn in Papers for peer review. Questions on chapter 1. Discuss Chapter 1 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 2 Alas Babylon. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 3 -  Questions on chapter 2. Discuss Chapter 2 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 3 Alas Babylon. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 4 - Compare and Contrast papers due. Questions on chapter 3. Discuss Chapter 3 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 4 Alas Babylon. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 5 - Questions on chapter 4. Discuss Chapter 4 Alas Babylon. Quiz Chapters 1-4. Assign Read Chapter 5 Alas Babylon. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 8 - Collect Journals 1-4. Questions on chapter 5. Discuss Chapter 5 Alas Babylon.  Assign Read Chapter 6 Alas Babylon. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 9 - Questions on chapter 6. Discuss Chapter 6 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 7 Alas Babylon pp. 145-161. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 10 - Questions on chapter 7. Discuss Chapter 7 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 7 Alas Babylon pp. 162-176. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters,Plot

Oct 11 - Questions on chapter 7. Discuss Chapter 7 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 8 Alas Babylon pp. 177-186. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters,Plot.

Oct 12 - Read Chapter 8 187-208. Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.

Oct 15 - Questions on chapter 8. Discuss Chapter 8 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 9 Alas Babylon.Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot. collect Journals 5-8

Oct 16 - Discuss Chapter 9 Alas Babylon. Quiz Chaps 1-9. Assign Read Chapter 10 Alas Babylon Keep a journal of novel: Setting, Characters, Plot.Chapter.

Oct 17 - Discuss Chapter 10 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 11 Alas Babylon.

Oct 18-19 - MEA Break

Oct 22 - Discuss Chapter 11 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 12 Alas Babylon.

Oct 23 - Discuss Chapter 12 Alas Babylon. Assign Read Chapter 13 Alas Babylon.

Oct 24 - Discuss Chapter 13. Review for Test. Collect Journals 9-13

Oct 25 - Test Alas Babylon. Correct

Oct 26 - Watch Nuclear Tipping Point.

Oct 29 - Watch Nuclear Tipping Point. Questions

Oct 30 -  Collect Nuclear Tipping Point Questions. Read Chapter 1 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 1.

Oct 31 - Quiz chapter 1. Discuss Chapter 1. Read Chapter 2 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 2.

Nov 1 - Background on Tolkien. Watch DVD. Discuss Chapter 2. Read Chapter 3 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 3.

Nov 2 - Discuss Chapter 3. Read Chapter 4 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 4. Quiz chapter 2-3. End of Quarter.

Nov 5 - No school -Teacher Workshop

Nov 6 - Read Chapter 5 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 5. Collect journals 1-4.

Nov 7 - Quiz Chapter 4-5. Discuss Chapter 4-5. Read Chapter 6 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 6. Testing

Nov 8 - Read Chapter 7 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 7. . 

Nov 9- Quiz Chapter 6-7. Discuss Chapter 6 - 7. Read Chapter 8 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 8.

Nov 12. Discuss Chapter 8. Read Chapter 9 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 9. Collect Journals 5-8.

Nov 13 - Quiz Chapter 8- 9. Discuss Chapter 9. Read Chapter 10 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 10. .

Nov 14 - Discuss Chapter 10. Read Chapter 11. The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 11..

Nov 15 - Discuss Chapter 11. Read Chapter 12 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 12. Quiz Chapter 10-11.

Nov 16 - Discuss Chapter 12. Read Chapter 13. The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 13. Collect Journals 9-12.

Nov 19 - Discuss Chapter 13. Read Chapter 14 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 14. Quiz Chapter 12-13. Paper assignment. Compare and contrast J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit and Peter Jackson's movies The Fellowship of the Ring . Watch Lord of the Rings.

Nov 20 - Read Chapter 15. The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 15. Watch Lord of the Rings.

Nov 21-25 - Thanksgiving break.

Nov 26 - Quiz Chapter 14-15. Discuss Chapter 14-15. Read Chapter 16 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 16.

Nov 27 - Read Chapter 17. The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 17. Collect Journals 13-16.

Nov 28 - Discuss Chapter 16-17. Read Chapter 18 The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 18.

Nov 29 - Read Chapter 19. The Hobbit. Journal Chapter 19.  

Nov 30 - Quiz Chapter 16 - 19. Discuss Chapter 19.  Collect Journal Chapter 17-19. Lord of the Rings film.  Turn in Compare and Contrast Paper. Hobbit to Lord of the Rings.

Dec 3 - Read Chapter 1 The Great Gatsby. Chap 1 Vocab list. Chap1questions in Study Guide

Dec 4 - Read Chapter 1 The Great Gatsby. Introduce Character Mapping. Character Mapping throughout entire book. View video The Century: Boom to Bust.  Chap 1 Vocab list. Chap1 questions in Study Guide

Dec 5 -  Correct Chapter 1 Discussion questions. Read Chapter 2 The Great Gatsby. Chap 2 Vocab list. Chap 2 questions in Study Guide. Movie

Dec 6 - Discussion Chapter 2. Correct Chapter 2 Discussion questions. Read Chapter 3 The Great Gatsby. Chap 3 Vocab list. Chap3/4 questions in Study Guide. Movie

Dec 7 - Read Chapter 3 The Great Gatsby. Chap 3 Vocab list. Chap3/4 questions in Study Guide. Movie

Dec10 -  Read Chapter 4  The Great Gatsby. Chap 4 Vocab list. Chap 3/4 questions in Study Guide. Movie.

Dec 11 - Quiz Chapters 1-3.  Correct Chapter 3/4 Discussion questions. Watch Movie. Read Chapter 5 The Great Gatsby. Chap 5 Vocab list. Chap 5 questions in Study Guide

Dec 12 - Correct Discussion Questions Chap 5. Watch Movie -Read Chapter 6 The Great Gatsby. Chap 6 Vocab list. Chap 6 questions in Study Guide. Movie

Dec 13 - Correct Discussion Questions Chapter 6. Read Chapter 7 The Great Gatsby. Chap 7 Vocab list. Chap 7 questions in Study Guide. Movie

Dec 14 - Read Chapter 7 The Great Gatsby. Chap 7 Vocab list. Chap 7/8 questions in Study Guide.

Dec 17 - Quiz Chapters 4-7. . Read Chapter 8 The Great Gatsby. Chap 8 Vocab list. Chap 7/8 questions in Study Guide

Dec 18 -  Correct Chapter 7/8 questions. Read Chapter 9 The Great Gatsby. Chap 9 Vocab list.

Dec 19 -Discuss. Chapter 9. Review. Movie.

Dec 20 - Test The Great Gatsby

Dec 21 - Correct Test
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Dec 22-Jan 1 - Christmas vacation.

Jan 2 - Read Chapter 1-2 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets. Be prepared for pop quizzes throughout reading of book in class.

Jan 3 - Read Chapter 2-3 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets

Jan 4 - Read Chapter 4 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets..Collect Character sheets 1-4.

Jan 7 - Read Chapter 5, 6 and 7 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets.

Jan 8 - Read Chapter 8 and 9 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets. Collect character sheets 5-8. Quiz.

Jan 9 - Read Chapter 10 -11. And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets.

Jan 10 - Read Chapter 12-13 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets. Quiz. Collect character sheets 9-12.

Jan 11 - Read Chapter 14 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets.

Jan 14 - Read Chapter 15 And Then There Were None. Fill out Character Sheets.

Jan 15 - Read Chapter 16 and epilogue. And Then There Were None.

Jan 16 - Read Manuscript. Discussion and review for test. Turn in Character Sheets 13-16.

Jan 17 - Test And Then There Were None. Correct.

Jan 18 - End of Quarter. 
















Monday, August 31, 2009

English 12

Sept 7 - Organizational procedures. Introduction to British Literature.

Sept 8 - Assign: Read pp.1-9 The Anglo-Saxon Period. Take notes. Answer questions 1-10 p.9. Online Grammar Lessons 1 - 2.

Sept 9 - Correct Questions. Quiz on reading. Sutherland lecture "Anlgo-Saxon Roots-Pessimism and Comradeship" with handout (Parts I-III). Answer Questions at the end of lecture notes. Discussion of Anglo-Saxon Period.  Online Grammar Lessons 3-4

Sept 10 - . Assign: Beowulf pp. 11-19. Answer questions 1-3 p. 30.  Online Grammar Lessons 5-6

Sept 13 - Correct Questions 1-3 p. 30. Discuss Reading. Assign: Beowulf pp. 19-26. Answer questions 4-6 p.30. Online Grammar Lessons 7-8

Sept 14 - Correct questions 4-6 p.30. Discuss Reading. Assign: Beowulf pp. 27-29. Answer questions 7-8 p.30. Answer Reading Check Questions 1-10 p. 29.   Online Grammar Lessons 9-10

Sept 15 - Correct questions 7-8 p.30. Grammar Quiz Lessons 1-10. Discuss Reading. Quiz: Beowulf 1-10 p.29. Assign: pp. 32-34 Bede's Caedmon of Whitby. Answer Reading Check questions 1-5 p.34.  Online Grammar Lessons 11-12

Sept 16 - Correct questions 1-5 p.34. Discuss Reading. Assign: pp. 35-38 The Seafarer. Answer questions 1-5 p.38.  Online Grammar Lessons 13 - 14

Sept 17 - Correct questions 1-5 p.38. Discuss Reading. Online Grammar Lessons 15 - 16. Read: The Man in the Water by Roger Rosenblatz. Answer discussion questions 1-7.

Sept 20 - Correct The Man in the Water discussion questions. Online Grammar 17-18. Assign: pp. 43-54 The Medieval Period. Take notes.

Sept 21 - Assign: pp. 43-54 The Medieval Period. Take notes. Answer questions 1-10 p.54. Online Grammar Lessons 19 & 20

Sept 22- Grammar Quiz Lessons 11-20. Correct questions 1-10 p.54. Discuss Reading.

Sept 23 - Sutherland lecture "Chaucer-Social Diversity" with handout. Assign: pp. 55-65 Chaucer bio and Prologue to The Canterbury Tales (up to Merchant). Log a summary of each character. Online Grammar Lessons 21-22.

Sept 24 - Assign: pp. 65-70 Prologue to The Canterbury Tales (Merchant-Wife of Bath). Log a summary of each character.  Collect notes- Medieval Period.  Online Grammar Lessons 25 - 26 

Sept 27 - Sutherland lecture "Chaucer-A Man of Unusual Cultivation" with handout. Assign: pp. 70-79 Prologue to The Canterbury Tales (Parson-Host). Log a summary of each character.  Online Grammar Lessons 27 - 28 

Sept 28 -Discuss Prologue.     Online Grammar Lessons 29 - 30 

Sept 29 - Finish Prologue.  Online Grammar quiz Lessons 21-30. Online Grammar Lessons 31 - 32 .

Sept 30 - Quiz on Prologue. Assign pp.81-87 The Pardoner's Tale. Answer questions 1-5 Analyzing and Interpreting the poem p.87.    Online Grammar Lessons 33-34

Oct 1 - Correct questions 1-5 Analyzing and Interpreting the poem p.87. Answer Reading Check Questions 1-5. Discuss Reading. Assign pp.89-96 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Answer questions 1-3 Analyzing and Interpreting the poem p. 96.    Online Grammar Lessons 35-36 

Oct 4 - Quiz on reading. Correct questions 1-3 Analyzing and Interpreting the poem p. 96. Discuss Reading. Assign pp. 97-103 Sir Thomas Malory bio and from Morte d'Arthur . Answer questions 1-3 Analyzing and Interpreting the selection p.103.   Online Grammar Lessons 37-38 

Oct 5 - Discuss Morte d'Arthur. Correct Questions.    Online Grammar Lessons 39-40   

Oct 6 - Grammar Quiz Lessons 31-40. Online Grammar Lessons 41 - 42. Watch Sutherland lecture "Low Comedy and Religion" with handout. Answer Quest 1-2.

Oct 7 - Read Everyman with assigned parts in class. Answer questions 1-5 Reading Check p.121. Online Grammar Lessons 43-44

Oct 8 - Finish reading Everyman. Answer questions 1-4 Analyzing and Interpreting the Play p.121. Online Grammar Lessons 45-46

Oct 11 - Correct Question 1-5 and questions 1-4 Analyzing and Interpreting the Play p.121.  Assign: Read Renaissance section pp 127-148. Take Notes. Online Grammar Lessons 47-48

Oct 12 - Introduce Paragraph on Anglo Saxon/Medieval lit. Assign: Read Renaissance section pp 127-148. Take Notes. Online Grammar Lessons 49-50.

Oct 13 - Read Renaissance section pp 127-148. Take notes Online Grammar Quiz Test 41-50. Online Grammar Lessons 51-52.

Oct 14 - Read Renaissance section pp 127-148. Take notes .   Work on Intro Paragraph-Due Oct 18. Online Grammar Lessons 53-54

Oct 15 - Test on Renaissance. Collect notes. Correct. Work on Paragraph.  Online Grammar Lessons 55-56

Oct 18 - Read "The Sonnet" p152-153. and Sonnet Worksheets. Read Sir Philip Sidney pp 158-159 in class. Assign: Sonnet 31 & 39 questions p 160. Turn in Intro Paragraph Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit. for peer review. Online Grammar Lessons 57-58. 

Oct 19 - Correct Questions p.160. Assign: Marlowe and Raleigh pp. 161-162. Questions p 163. Online Grammar Lessons 59-60. Paper- Intro Paragraph Due

Oct 20 - .Correct questions p. 163.  Online Grammar Test 51-60.Work on Sonnet Worksheets.

Oct 21-22 - MEA Break

Oct 25 - Assign Shakespeare pp 164-168. Sonnets 29, 30, 73,  116 and 130.  Assign Body of Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit.paper.   October 29 for peer review. Online Grammar 61-62.

Oct 26 - Discuss Sonnets' questions p.169. Correct and turn in  Sonnet worksheets.  Do creative writing exercise p. 169 (Sonnet Writing). Your Sonnet is due November 5. Online Grammar 63-64.

Oct 27 - Sutherland lecture " Shakespeare the Man - Road to the Globe" with handout. Answer question 1 & 2.  Read Shakespeare's Theater pp. 174-177. Work on Body of paragraph or Sonnet . Online Grammar 65-66.

Oct 28 - Turn in lecture questions. Workday for body of Anglo Saxon/Medieval paper and Sonnet.  Online Grammar 67-68.

Oct 29 -   Peer review Body of Paper (Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit). Sutherland lecture "Shakespeare - The Mature Years" with handout. Questions 1-2 p 50. Online Grammar 69-70.

Nov 1  -  Quiz on Shakespeare's theater. Body of Paper (Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit) due.  Grammar Quiz 61-70. Online Grammar 71-72.

Nov 2 -    Concluding paragraph (Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit) work day and peer review. Online Grammar 73-74.

 Nov 3 - Concluding Paragraph (Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit) due. Begin Oral Reading of Macbeth in class through Act 1 Scene 4. Concluding Paragraph (Anglo Saxon/Medieval Lit) due. Hand out Macbeth Study Guide. Online Grammar 75-76.

Nov 4 -. Finish reading Act I.. Online Grammar 77-78. Hand back concluding paragraph

Nov 5 - Online Grammar 79-80.  Watch Macbeth Act One and follow along with book. Correct Study Guide Questions for Act I. Test Act I.

Nov.9 - Testing no class

Nov 10 -   Online Grammar Quiz 71-80 Read original text Act II. Online Grammar 81-82.

Nov 11 - Finish reading Act II. Answer Reading Check Questions 1-10 p. 208. Online Grammar 83-84.

Nov 12 - Watch Macbeth Act II and follow along in the Book..  Online Grammar 85-86.

Nov 15 - Watch Macbeth Act II and follow along in the Book.. Correct Question 1-10 p208. Discuss Study Guide Questions Act II. Test Act II. Read Act III. Online Grammar 87-88.

Nov 16 - Online Grammar 89-90. Finish reading Act III. Answer Reading Check Questions 1-10 p.223.

Nov 17 - Online Grammar Test 81-90. Watch MacBeth Act III and following along with Book.  .Online Grammar 91-92.
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Nov 18 -  Watch MacBeth Act III and following along with Book. Correct Questions 1-10 p223.Discuss Study Guide Questions Act III. .  Online Grammar 93-94.

Nov 19 - Test Act III. Read Act IV.  Online Grammar 95-96.

Nov  22- . Finish reading Act IV. Discuss Study Guide Questions. Answer Reading Check Questions 1-5 p. 238. Watch MacBeth Act IV and following along with Book.  Online Grammar 97-98.

Nov 23 -  Finish watching Act IV. Correct Questions 1-5 p. 238. Test Act IV. Online Grammar 99-100.

Nov 24-28 - Thanksgiving break.

Nov 29 -  Read Act V. Reading Check Questions p 249 1-10.

Nov 30 - Watch Act V. Correct Questions 1-10. Online Grammar Test 91-100. Online Grammar 101-102.

Dec 1 - Watch Act V. Online Grammar 103-104.

Dec 2 - Finish watching Act V. Test Act V. Review Sheets hand outs.  Online Grammar 105-106.

Dec 3 - Final on Macbeth. Correct test.

Dec 6 -  In class readings of Macbeth.  Discuss writing assignments on one question from p 250, 255, or, 257. Read Francis Bacon pp. 258-260. Assign" Analyzing and Interpreting the Essay, questions 1-2. Online Grammar 107-108.

Dec 7 - Correct Questions 1-2. Read The Jacobean Age - The Metaphysical Poets p.263. Assign John Donne 264-270. p.265 Questions 1-3, p.270 Questions 1-3. Online Grammar 109-110.

Dec 8 - Correct Questions, Discuss The Metaphysical Poets p.263,  John Donne 264-270. p.265 Questions 1-3, p.270 Questions 1-3. Online Grammar Test 101-110

Dec 9 - Discuss A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning. Read Meditation 17 in-class. Online Grammar 111-112.

Dec 10 - In-class open book quizzes on A Valediction and Meditation 17. Online Grammar 113-114.

Dec 13 - Macbeth paper due. Read p 282-286 Ben Johnson. Answer p. 286 questions 1-3 (On My First Son), questions 1-3 (Son:To Celia), questions 1-2 (To the Memory of My Beloved Shakespeare), and questions 1-2 (It Is Not Growing Like a Tree). Online Grammar 115-116

Dec 14 - Correct Questions. Puritan Age. Read 301-302 John Milton and 305 -314 From Paradise Lost. Answer p. 314 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection Questions 1-4. Online Grammar 117-118
Dec 15 - Quiz. Correct Questions. Read 318-322 John Bunyan, From the Pilgrim's Progress. Answer p. 322 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection. Questions 1-4. Online Grammar 119-120

Dec 16 -Quiz. Correct Questions. Online Grammar 121-122

Dec17 - Read 327-347 Outline. Online Grammar 123-124 Online Grammar Test 111-120.

Dec 20 - Finish Outline. Online Grammar 125-126

Dec 21 - Finish Outline Online Grammar 127-128

Dec 22 -   Online Grammar 129-130

Jan 3 - Test using outline. Turn in outlines. Read 358-365 Samuel Pepys, From The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Answer p. 365 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection. Questions 1-2.

Jan 4 - Correct Questions 1-2. Read 366-371 Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year. Answer p. 371 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection. Questions 1-2. Online Grammar Test 121-130

Jan 5 -. Answer questions. Read pp. 372-374
Johnathan Swift, From Gullivers Travels. Answer p. 381 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection. Questions 1-4.

Jan 6- Quiz on A Journal of the Plague Year . Read pp. 374-380 Johnathan Swift, From Gullivers Travels. Answer p. 381 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection. Questions 1-4. Online Grammar 131-132

Jan 7 - Quiz on Gullivers Travels. Correct questions p.381. Read pp. 382-388 Johnathan Swift, A Modest Proposal. Do Worksheet. Start Journal. (1 week). You will be responsible for writing a journal for 1 week and will turn in on Jan 14. Online Grammar 133-134

Jan 10 -Correct worksheet on a Modest Proposal. Read pp. 419-424. Samuel Johnson. "Letter to Lord Chesterfield"-"Definition's from Johnson's Dictionary" - "Preface to Shakespeare" Answer p. 424 Analyzing and Interpreting the Selection. Questions 1-3. Online Grammar 135-136

Jan 11 - Correct Questions 1-3. Read "The Romantic Age 1798-1832" 455-472 Outline. Online Grammar 137-138

Jan 12 - Read "The Romantic Age 1798-1832" 455-472 Outline. Online Grammar 139-140

Jan 13 - Read "The Romantic Age 1798-1832" 455-472 Outline. Online Grammar Test 131-140

Jan 14 -Notes on the Romantic Age. Journals due.

Jan 17 -Test on The Romantic Age using notes. Collect notes. Read Flower's for Algernon. Do Study Guide.

Jan 18 -  Read Flower's for Algernon. Do Study Guide.

Jan 19 - Correct Study Guide. Watch Charlie.

Jan 20 - Watch Charlie

Jan 21 - Quiz. Watch Charlie.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Tim Cochran's Compendium of Ancillary Info

Lesson Plan - Exploring Religious Violence and Persecution in 16th Century Europe
16th century Europe was torn apart by religious violence and warfare. This lesson gives students visuals to make this violence more concrete. It asks them to write a story about what they have seen.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/405253/lesson_plan_exploring_religious_violence.html