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10th General Info

Pick a Paper Assignment - Due 12/1/11

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8/24 *Roll, sync, and HW. *Grammar correction - submit via Drop It To Me: Here are the instructions: *Review vocab lesson 1 for a HW grade. *Intro to Personal Thesis assignment. Create a fictitious one for Justin Bieber (or someone famous). *Homework: Draft a "personal thesis" statement in your journal. You will find extensive directions in the Handouts section. Send it to Mr. Blue using Dropittome. Title it Pd.#-LastnameFirstname-PersonalThesisDraft1.

8/25 (4); 8/26
 * Roll and HW.
 * Drop it to me practice naming!
 * Review of Personal Thesis: How could they be improved/changed? What's missing? What's good?
 * Homework: **Use Glogster!!!** Get out your scissors, markers, crayons, or whatever you like and create a decorative version of your finalized personal thesis. This will be hung in our classroom all year, so make it something you can be proud of. Also, try to keep the surface flat so it can be laminated.

8/26 (4); 8/29 1) Read, underline, annotate pages 57-61 in Norton. 2) Psalm 24 quiz. 3) This I Believe essays due in class on Friday, 9/2. 400-500 words, MLA format. Proofread for comma errors, the use of "you," spelling errors, typos, homonym errors, and so on. You also need to engage your audience (me) by sharing stories and details about yourself that make this belief so important to you. Avoid cliches and generalizations. Instead, be very specific about why this belief matters in your life and demonstrate that to me by telling me about your experiences past, present, and/or future that demonstrate the value of this belief. Listen to or read examples at [|www.thisibelieve.org] For further ideas on how to structure your essays, but as always, be sure your essay has a clear beginning/intro, a middle, and an end/conclusion. You will have the option to read your aloud in class.
 * Roll and HW.
 * Handouts for "TIB" paper.
 * Present and hand in Personal Theses.
 * Intro to "This I Believe" paper.
 * Personal vs. Transactive Writing.
 * Listen to examples @ [].
 * HW:

8/29 (4); 8/30 1) 2) This I Believe essays due in class on Friday, 9/2.
 * Roll and HW.
 * Psalm 24 quiz.
 * Listen to examples @ [].
 * HW:

8/30; 8/31 (4)
 * Roll and HW.

9/1
 * Roll and HW.

9/2
 * Roll and HW.

Grammar Packet; TIB papers?; Ps. 24 quiz.

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 * Homework: 1. Print the Grammar Focus Packet - link at the top of this page.

8/31/9/1:
 * Roll and HW.
 * PSAT/Grammar review.
 * What do you believe? 4 Corners - discuss each belief with your group. EL
 * MLA style
 * HW: Come up with your "This I Believe" statement and post it on the wiki along with a 4-6 sentence summary of what you plan to say in your essay.

9/1/2 *Roll and HW.*PSAT/Grammar review. *Coming up with a good "hook."*Tips to Adding Audience Appeal.*D.R.A.P.E.S. *HW 1.

9/2/3 *Roll and HW.*PSAT/Grammar review.*Check annotations.*Intro to Puritans. *Bradford's writings: Saw God in every little thing; didn't understand communicable diseases - needed a spiritual explanation for everything; submissive to authority completely.*Homework: 1. Review and write down a basic definition in your own words for each of the 5 main tenets of Calvinism (TULIP - there is one link for each idea) on this website: [] 2. Papers due 9/8 by 3:30 even if I don't see your class that day. 9/7 *PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day.*TULIP - agree or disagree with each doctrine - pick corners of the room and discuss.*Background on The Crucible *Homework: Papers due 9/8. 9/8/9
 * Roll and HW.
 * Roll.
 * Papers.
 * Psalm 24 quiz.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day. Homophones.
 * What have we learned about Puritans so far?
 * Background on Arthur Miller, The Red Scare, McCarthyism.
 * In what contexts today are people guilty until proven innocent - small group discussion.
 * Begin reading/showing The Crucible
 * HW: Read, underline, and annotate "The Trial of Martha Carrier" on pgs. 146-149 in Norton

9/9/10:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day. Homophones.
 * Trial of MC discussion.
 * Read/show //The Crucible//.
 * HW:

9/10/13:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day.
 * Read/show //The Crucible//.
 * HW:

9/13/14:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day.
 * Read/show //The Crucible//.
 * HW: Vocab lesson 2, A and C.

9/14/15:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day.
 * Check Vocab.
 * Read/show //The Crucible//.
 * HW: Post a wiki response to the following question: Who is your least favorite character so far? Your answer should be 8-10 sentences stating who your least favorite character is and why. Use at least 2 short and specific quotes from the book and incorporate these into your writing in MLA format as follows: (p#). This will count as a minor writing grade, so please take it seriously.

9/16:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day.
 * Review of wiki answers.
 * Read/show The Crucible.

9/17/20:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT question of the day or grammar question of the day.
 * Read/show //The Crucible//.
 * HW: *Do vocab lesson 3, excs. A and C.

9/20/21:
 * Roll.
 * Summarize Act II and watch Act III //The Crucible//.
 * HW:

9/21/22:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT/Grammar.
 * Read Act IV of //The Crucible.//
 * HW: Test next Monday

9/22/23:
 * Roll.
 * PSAT/Grammar.
 * Finish Act IV of The Crucible.
 * HW: Test next Monday.

9/23/24
 * Roll and HW.
 * Review for test.
 * HW: Test on Monday.

9/27 Test covering:
 * Tocqueville
 * TULIP
 * William Bradford
 * Martha Carrier
 * The Crucible

9/28/29
 * Roll and HW.
 * Check Vocab 3.
 * Agree or Disagree: Every sunrise is truly miraculous; Natural disasters are God's punishment to the world; The parting of the Red Sea was a miracle. [] Look at this web page and then debate.
 * Intro to Deism: Scientific revolution; enlightenment; disbelief in miracles, divine revelation, trinity.
 * HW - Read and annotate 338 - 341 (Thomas Jefferson) in Norton. Also, post 2 pieces of creative writing (from any class) on the Y: drive under Engle/Lit Mag submissions/Blue/your period number. Do this by Monday, 10/4.

9/29/30
 * Roll and HW.
 * Grammar review.
 * Deism continued. Finish discussion from previous class.
 * HW - Read and annotate 341 - 346 (Thomas Jefferson) in Norton. Also, post 2 pieces of creative writing (from any class) on the Y: drive under Engle/Lit Mag submissions/Blue/your period number. Do this by Monday, 10/4.

9/30/10/1
 * Roll and HW.
 * Grammar review.
 * Intro to Jefferson - in groups write down three interesting facts from Jefferson's bio that you have anotated.
 * In small groups: Brainstorm how our country would be different if slavery had never happened.
 * Declaration of Independence - antislavery sentiments in the original. Discussion of why this changed. What would our country be like if slavery had never been allowed?
 * Intro to Franklin: can we attain moral perfection? Why or why not?
 * HW: Post 2 pieces of creative writing (from any class) on the Y: drive under Engle/Lit Mag submissions/Blue/your period number. Do this by Monday, 10/4.

10/4/5
 * Roll and HW.
 * Grammar review.
 * Finish Franklin.
 * Reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate 218 - 226 (Ben Franklin) in Norton.

10/6
 * Roll and HW.
 * Grammar review.
 * Franklin - in groups, come up with 2 connections between Franklin and Deism - one from his bio and one from his maxims (Poor Richard's Almanac).
 * In groups discuss which is the most important maxim for us to learn from today. Write down your answer and explain why it is important - use examples and details.
 * Wrap up discussion of 218-226.
 * HW - Post a one paragraph (7-10 sentences) wiki response saying which of Franklin's maxims you most strongly agree/disagree with. Use evidence from your own life to prove your point, and use MLA format to quote Franklin's maxim. This will count as a 20 point writing grade.

10/7/11
 * Roll and HW.
 * Grammar review.
 * Review 280-292.
 * Franklin continued: Look at page 284 in groups, and write your own definitions for each of the 13 virtues. Give an example of how this virtue would be demonstrated in everyday life today.

10/11/12
 * Roll and HW.
 * Paragraph review.
 * Will Ferrell/George Bush clip. Wrap up of maxims.
 * Review 280-292.
 * Write a list of your own top 3-5 sinful struggles, and make a list of which ones you committed yesterday. This is private, so don't worry.
 * In groups, find two quotes from last night's reading and explain the Deistic thinking behind those quotes.
 * Discussion of 280-286.
 * HW: *Read and annotate 280-286 in Norton. Bring in signed form about Honors recommendations. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

10/12/14 Also, read Jonathan Edwards handout.
 * Roll and HW.
 * Grammar review.
 * Wrap up Franklin.
 * Review 286-292 - summarize.
 * Intro Jonathan Edwards.
 * HW: Read and annotate 280-286 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

10/15/18
 * Roll and HW.
 * Edwards and the Great Awakening - reaction against the growth of Deism.
 * HW: Test on Franklin and Jefferson. Review "The Mayflower Compact," "The Declaration of Independence," Thomas Jefferson's bio and autobiography, "The Way to Wealth" (from Poor Richard's Alamanac), Ben Franklin's bio and autobiography, Jonathan Edwards and the Puritan response to Deism, as well as our modern Deistic ideas and how they pertain to Christianity.

10/19
 * Test on Franklin, Jefferson and Edwards.

10/20/21/22
 * Roll and HW.
 * Library Scavenger Hunt.
 * HW: Finish reading RVW: underline and annotate 456-466 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

10/22/26
 * Roll and HW.
 * Library Scavenger Hunt.
 * HW: Finish reading RVW: underline and annotate 456-466 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.
 * HW: None! Enjoy Fall Break.

10/26/27
 * Roll and HW.
 * Introduction of next paper assignment - Due 11/5. How to write a Compare and Contrast essay. Brainstorm in groups what components an academic essay should contain. Think through each paragraph. Also, what ideas do you have for writing a good C&C essay?
 * Write a paragraph about what the world will be like in 20 years. Be specific.
 * Group discussion questions: What is the role of nature in RVW? What is the message about hard work vs. laziness? What is the message about how quickly/slowly things change in the world?
 * Background on Irving and "Rip"
 * Discussion of RVW.
 * HW: Do Vocab lesson 4, exercises A and C. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

10/27/28
 * Roll and HW.
 * When have you felt most alive? What made you feel most alive at that moment? Write for 5 minutes about the experience itself and why you think it made you feel so alive. What made this experience different from an ordinary experience?
 * What is the difference between watching a Kindergartner walk into school and a 10th grader? What causes this difference/change?
 * Video clip - Phillipe Petit: Tightrope walker.
 * Reactions to Petit. Was he crazy? Or was it something else?
 * HW: Read and annotate Emerson, pages 492-495 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

10/29
 * Roll
 * Review tests.
 * Vocab 4.
 * What does it mean to be in the zone?
 * [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)]
 * What is the most meaningful worship experience you've had - just ponder it. No need to share.
 * Review of pages 492-508.
 * HW: Read Emerson, pages 532-top of 536 in Norton.

11/2/4
 * Roll and HW.
 * Paper discussion and questions. Your MLA works cited entry for the Norton should look something like this: Jefferson, Thomas. //The Declaration of Independence.// The Norton Anthology of American Literature, shorter 7th ed.__ Eds. Nina Baym et al. New York: Norton, 2008. 340-345. (Note: you will have to change the page numbers, titles, etc according to what you cite, but this gives you the idea).
 * Intro to Emerson and Transcendentalism: Rxn. against intellectualism (Deism/reason); rxn. against spiritual dogmatism; 1836 Emerson's essay "Nature"; we transcend the physical through personal intuition (truth to self); living out of our inner essence; influenced by Kant's critique of reason as the means of all knowledge.
 * Background on Transcendentalism and Emerson.
 * Oversoul.
 * Erik Little: When I run I feel God's pleasure. When do you feel God's pleasure?
 * Review of pages 492-508.
 * HW: C&C Papers due 11/5. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/4/5
 * Roll.
 * PAPERS DUE TODAY!!!!
 * Rvw. of 532-550.
 * HW: Vocab lesson 5, excs. A and C. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/5/8
 * Roll.
 * PAPERS DUE TODAY!!!!
 * Grammar.
 * Rvw. of 532-550.
 * HW: Vocab lesson 5, excs. A and C. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/8/9
 * Roll.
 * Vocab
 * Background on Thoreau.
 * HW: Read Thoreau, pages 886-891 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/9/10
 * Roll
 * Rvw. of 886-896 and 912-920.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Thoreau, pages 891-896 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/11
 * Roll.
 * Rvw. of 886-896 and 912-920.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/12/15
 * Roll.
 * Rvw. of 886-896 and 912-920.
 * Yawp competition.
 * Dead Poet's Clip.
 * Intro to Whitman.
 * HW: Read Whitman, "Song of Myself," pages 1011-top of 1018 in Norton. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 1.

11/15/16
 * Roll.
 * Whitman discussion.
 * Whitman and modern poetry.
 * Writing review.
 * HW:

11/16/17
 * Roll
 * Writing review
 * Whitman discussion.
 * Review for test. Test taking strategies/essay strategies.

11/17/18
 * Roll
 * Grammar
 * Whitman discussion
 * Review.
 * HW: TEST

11/18/19 ***Test on Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman.** *HW: *HW: Vocab lesson 6, exs. A and C. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 3.

11/22 *Roll and HW. *Vocab check - lesson 6. *Grammar review day! *HW: None. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 3.

11/23/29 *Roll and HW. *"The Tell-Tale Heart" reading. Norton p. 702-705. *Background on Romanticism/Dark Romanticism. *Poe. *HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

11/29/30 *Roll and HW. *The bridge from Transcendentalism to Dark Romanticism. *Is the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" insane? How do you know? He uses reason to prove his sanity, so at what point does he cross the line from reasonable and sane to unreasonable and insane? *Ted Bundy interview clip. *In groups: Define sanity. Define madness. What is the difference between sanity and insanity? When does one cross that line? *Is it insane to kill yourself? Is it insane to overeat? Is it insane to smoke? Is it insane to escape reality intentionally? Is it insane to drink in order to escape reality? Is it insane to wear uncomfortable clothes in order to fit in? *What exactly can we control? Can we control nature? *Can we control ourselves? Could you be a mass murderer? A drug dealer? *Clip from The Usual Suspects. *HW: Read and annotate"The Cask of Amontillado" by E. A. Poe. Follow this link: []. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 3.

11/30/12/1 *Roll and HW. *Review "Tell Tale Heart" and "Cask". *Similarities between "Heart" and "Cask": Narrated by crazy men who seem to think they are sane; no background given on the characters. *Reading time in class (15-20 minutes). *HW: Read, underline, and annotate 605-614 ("Young Goodman Brown") in Norton. Look up the term "Dark Romanticism" online and come to class with three written "tidbits" about what exactly it means. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 3.

12/1/2 *Roll and HW. *Poe's singular effect - p. 725-726. *Dickinson - bio. *Dickinson - "Certain Slant of Light." *Background on Hawthorne *Born in Salem, Mass. *How would it affect you if your grandfather was a Nazi? What would change about you. *Related to SWT judge John Hathorne. Nathaniel added the "w" to distance himself *Lived in a Transcendentalist community but grew disillusioned. *Works filled with references to sin, evil, and psychological complexity. *Summary of YGB. *What evil have you committed? Gossip? Speeding? Mocking? Lying? Stealing? Murder? Rape? *When does one cross the line from doing something bad to being an evil person? *Milgram experiment videos. *YGB symbolism - in groups write down all the symbols; trade sheets and interpret the symbols. *HW: Pick a Paper due tomorrow!

12/2/3 PICK A PAPER DUE ON 12/3 BY 3:02:19. *Roll and HW. *YGB discussion. *Dickinson: "Because I could not stop for Death." *HW: Read "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, pp. 622-631. Do not forget to think ahead about your "pick a paper" assignment, due December 3.

12/6 *Roll and HW. *Grammar review. *MBV discussion: Write a journal about the veils that you wear or have worn. Why do we wear veils? Who do you know who masks themselves in an obvious way? *HW:

12/7/8 *Roll and HW. *Grammar review. *MBV discussion: What connections do you see between "The Minister's Black Veil" and "The Tell Tale Heart"? *HW: Print, read, and annotate "What Redburn Saw..." at this link: []. Also, write down a list of the reasons people give for not helping the poor family.

12/9 *Roll and HW. *"What Redburn Saw..." review. What's the worst thing you know about and ignore? What should we do about others' suffering? What should Christians do about others' suffering? *Exam review: return all tests.

12/10 *Exam review.

12/14: 9 a.m. Exam

2nd Semester

1/3
 * Review of policies: bathroom, tardy, etc.
 * Intro to HF.
 * Review of timeline from first semester, culminating in Romanticism.
 * Romantic vs. Realistic art. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts]); [];
 * Twain's realism: (from Richard Chase, //The American Novel and Its Tradition//)
 * Renders reality closely and in comprehensive detail. Selective presentation of reality with an emphasis on verisimilitude, even at the expense of a well-made plot
 * Character is more important than action and plot; complex ethical choices are often the subject.
 * Characters appear in their real complexity of temperament and motive; they are in explicable relation to nature, to each other, to their social class, to their own past.
 * Class is important; the novel has traditionally served the interests and aspirations of an insurgent middle class. (See Ian Watt, //The Rise of the Novel//)
 * Events will usually be plausible. Realistic novels avoid the sensational, dramatic elements of naturalistic novels and romances.
 * Diction is natural vernacular, not heightened or poetic; tone may be comic, satiric, or matter-of-fact.
 * Objectivity in presentation becomes increasingly important: overt authorial comments or intrusions diminish as the century progresses.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1277 - 1291 (chapters 1-5). Also, print this attachment and keep it in your notebook: [[file:Themes symbols motifs.doc]]

1/4/5
 * HF.
 * Local color; regionalism: If you were to write a novel about Wesleyan, how would do it?
 * In groups, come up with as many vernacular expressions as you can - candy for the winners.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1291 - 1299 (chapters 6-7).

1/5/6
 * Civil War Pics: [[file:Civil War Pictures Realism v Romanticism.doc]]
 * In our world today, who's the good guy? Who's the bad guy?
 * In groups, rank the various social groups in terms of status: Asian, Hispanic, White, Black. You can create subgroups, but please avoid being overtly insensitive.
 * What is the most annoying quality of religion? What is the biggest turn-off to religion? Who (not someone we know please!) represents these qualities in our world?
 * HF.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1299-1310 (chapters 8-10).

1/6/7
 * Take five minutes and write down what you'd do if you ran away: Where would you go? How would you behave? Do you think you could make it on your own at your age? ...
 * HF
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1310 - 1323 (chapters 11-13).

1/10 - 1/18 - Week of Snow and Ice!

Huckleberry Finn

1/7/18
 * Catch up; review of chapters 11-13.
 * HF - why choose Huck to narrate? Cartoon TV shows. Movies/TV with child narrators.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1323 - 1343 (chapters 14-16).

1/18/19
 * HF
 * Intro to research paper assignment.
 * Research paper review of assignment. Questions?
 * Research paper - how to collect useful research and get it typed up.
 * Strange wisdom vs. Standard wisdom (Jim's vs. Huck's wisdom): Something from the Bible you can't understand/don't like.
 * Moral quandaries and Huck's decision about whether to turn in Jim: Illegal immigrants; assisted suicide (Kevorkian);
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - 1. Brainstorm your paper topic so you can do effective research. 2. Read and annotate pages 1343 - 1349 (chapter 17).

1/19/20
 * Library Research Day - please try to collect ALL of your research while in class!
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1349 - 1362 (chapters 18-19).

1/20/21
 * Library Research Day - please try to collect ALL of your research while in class!
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1362 - 1374 (chapters 20-21).

1/24
 * HF
 * Research paper - questions about further research?
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - HF - Mini-test over chapters 1-16.

1/25/26
 * HF - Mini-test over chapters 1-16.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1374 - 1384 (chapters 22-24).

1/26/27
 * HF
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1384 - 1398 (chapters 25-27).

1/27/28
 * HF
 * Research paper - Works Cited page...Mrs. Jones.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1398 - 1410 (chapters 28-29).

1/28/31
 * HW - Type up all research with a proper Works Cited entry and the quote/page number with each quote.

1/31/2/1
 * Citation pages due
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1410 - 1422 (chapters 30-32).

2/2
 * HF
 * Research paper - in text citations.
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - HF test on chapters 17-29.

2/3/4 Read and annotate pages 1422 - 1435 (chapters 33-35).
 * HF test on chapters 17-29.
 * In class reading time.

2/4/7
 * HF
 * In class reading time.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1435 - 1453 (chapters 36-40).

2/7/8
 * HF - Distinguishing between the book's message and the characters' attitudes.
 * HW - Read and annotate pages 1453 - 1463 (chapters 41-end).

2/8/9
 * HF - Tom's Romanticism vs. Huck's realism - when does a joke go too far? []; []

2/9/10
 * Intro to video: Do you find HF offensive after reading it? What about the book Lamb? What about this painting? [] ;
 * Should the "n word" be taken out? How would it change the book? Why should or shouldn't we censor books/movies/music?
 * See this article: []
 * Born to Trouble video
 * HW - Do Vocab 7, exs. A and C. Also, by responding thoroughly and thoughtfully to one of the prompts (on my door) for the Lit Mag, you can replace a bad HW grade. Email your response to BOTH me and Dr. Engle. Due Monday (2/14).

2/11
 * Check vocab.
 * Born to Trouble video
 * HW - Vocab 8, A and C. Also, by responding thoroughly and thoughtfully to one of the prompts (on my door) for the Lit Mag, you can replace a bad HW grade. Email your response to BOTH me and Dr. Engle. Due Monday (2/14).

2/14/15
 * Check vocab.
 * Born to Trouble video
 * HW: Intro paragraph to Research Paper. This should be a thorough intro paragraph with a proper thesis statement (in bold or underlined) at the end of the paragraph.

2/15/16
 * Take up intro paragraphs.
 * Born to Trouble - discussion of video.
 * Censorship: []
 * Discussion of the Huck Finn controversy - a racist novel or not?
 * HW: Final HF Test

2/16/17
 * Huck Finn Test - chapters 30-end.
 * HW: Work on paper.

2/17/18 []
 * Read "Richard Cory"
 * Watch Simon and Garfunkel video about Richard Cory at this link:


 * Read "Choruses..." [] [[file:Choruses from the Rock.doc]]
 * Background on Modernism, Roaring 20's, WWI, etc.
 * Flappers: []
 * Prohibition: []
 * Jazz: In Ben Sidran's magisterial series, //Talking Jazz//, novelist and jazz trumpeter Ralph Ellison defines jazz as "an art of individual assertion within and against the group". While elaborating the difference between commercial music and //true jazz//, Ellison says that the jazz impulse is a contest in which each artist challenges all the rest; each solo flight, or improvisation, represents (like the successive canvases of the painter) a definition of his identity: as individual, as member of the collectivity and as a link in the chain of tradition.
 * Modern Art: []
 * HW: Work on paper.

2/18/21
 * Paper work day. Research lab.
 * HW: Rough drafts due for peer editing - you must have a fully written rough draft, not just a piece of one.

2/22
 * Peer editing day.
 * HW - Research Papers Due.

2/24 *Research papers due. *Finish background on Modernism. *In class reading time.

2/23/28 *Finish background on Modernism. *[] *In class reading time. *HW: Read and annotate chapter 1 in The Great Gatsby.

2/28/3/1 *Discussion of TGG chapter 1. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 1 and annotate in The Great Gatsby.

3/1/2 *Discussion of TGG chapter 1. *Review Gatsby Facebook Page project. *Break into groups. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 2 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project.

3/2/3 *Discussion of TGG chapter 2. *In class reading time.

3/3/4 *Discussion of TGG chapter 2. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 3 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project.

3/7 *Discussion of TGG chapter 3. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 4 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project. First status update due.

3/8/9 *Discussion of TGG chapter 3, 4. *In class reading time.

3/9/10 *Discussion of TGG chapter 4, 5. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 5 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project.

3/10/11 *Discussion of TGG chapter 4, 5, 6. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 6 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project. Second status update due.

3/11/14 *Discussion of TGG chapter 5, 6. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 7 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project.

3/14/15 *Discussion of TGG chapter 6, 7. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 8 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project. Third status update due.

3/16 *Discussion of TGG chapter 6, 7. *In class reading time. *HW: Read chapter 9 and annotate in The Great Gatsby. Work on Gatsby Facebook Page project.

3/17/18
 * Discussion of TGG chapter 7, 8.
 * In class HW time.
 * HW: Final status update due.

3/18/28
 * Project update...where are you?
 * Discussion of TGG chapter 8, 9.
 * In class HW time.
 * HW: Vocab 9, A and C.

3/28/29
 * Discussion of TGG chapter 8, 9.
 * HW - Vocab 10, A and C.

3/29/30
 * Review for test.
 * HW - Gatsby Facebook Page project - DUE TOMORROW.

3/30/31
 * Gatsby projects due by class time.
 * Gatsby review.
 * HW: Gatsby Test

4/1
 * Test on Gatsby.
 * HW: Also, type up a 3-5 sentence proposal for your pick-a-paper assignment and hand it in Monday.

4/4/5
 * 1st period test.
 * 5th and 6th - work on vocab 11, A and C.
 * HW: Vocab 11 A and C

4/5/6 1. Explain the title “A Raisin in the Sun.” Look up the poem by Langston Hughes. What does the title mean? 2. What is a “dream deferred?” How is this different from the people in Gatsby? 3. Who were the Little Rock 9? What, briefly, was their story? 4. Look up housing discrimination and list some ways blacks were discriminated against in the housing market. Two terms you will find are red lining and block busting. Know what these are. 5. What county in Virginia shut down its public schools for 5 years rather than integrate them?
 * Check vocab.
 * Backround on Raisin.
 * Blockbusting: []
 * Car Title loans: []
 * [[file:Detroit Housing Issues.doc]]
 * Questions for research:
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Act I, scene i.

4/6/7
 * Review Act I, scene i.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Act I, scene ii.

4/7/8
 * Review Act I, scene ii.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Act II, scene i.

4/8/11
 * Review Read Act II, scene i.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Act II, scene i.

4/12
 * Review Act II, scene i.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Act II, scene ii.

4/13/14
 * Review Act II, scene ii.
 * Reading time in class.
 * HW: Read Act II, scene iii.

4/14/15
 * Review Act II, scene iii.
 * HW: Read Act III.

4/15/18
 * Review Read Act III.
 * HW: Vocab 12, A and C.

4/18/19
 * HW: Vocab 13, A and C.

4/19/20
 * Check vocab 13
 * Raisin discussion.

4/21
 * Raisin discussion.

4/25
 * Raisin review.
 * HW: Study for test on A Raisin in the Sun.

4/26/27
 * Raisin Test (not toast).
 * HW: Intro paragraphs (post on the wiki - top of this page discussion tab) and WC pages (hard copy) due for papers.

4/27/28
 * Intro paragraphs and WC pages due for papers.

4/27/28
 * Review of intro paragraphs.
 * Reading time in class.
 * 1st - intro to Faulkner.
 * HW: Read in Norton: William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" (pp. 2218 - 2224).

4/28/29
 * Background on Faulkner and review of "Rose."
 * HW: Papers on Huck/Gatsby due.

4/29/5/2
 * Huck/Gatsby papers due on 5/2
 * Finish "Rose."
 * Pick one of Plath's poems along with a partner and prepare a dramatic reading of the poem. This means you need to prepare a reading of the poem that incorporates both partners (you may have 3 people, but no more). The reading you do needs to provide some sort of interpretation of the poem; in other words, the way you read the poem should somehow help to explain/interpret the poem to those who are listening. This will count as a quiz grade based on your creativity and how seriously you take the assignment, so please do a good job.
 * HW: In Norton, read Sylvia Plath's poetry, 2653-2659 in Norton.

5/2/3
 * From Modernism to Postmodernism...[|*http://www.coexistbumpersticker.org/]. [[image:Coexist.JPG]]
 * Pomo calls into question language (Modern Family "Mother's Day" clip; "dog"; "mom"), gender (Austin Short; NYU; Male/Female/Other); religion; science (friends clip).
 * Review Plath.
 * HW: Read all Billy Collins' poetry in Norton pp. 2754-2756.

5/4
 * Plath presentations.
 * HW: Read and Print out "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien at this link: []. Also print this out: [[file:Tim O'Brien.doc]]

5/5/6
 * Intro to O'Brien.
 * HW: Read and print out "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien at this link: []

5/6/9
 * Background on O'Brien. Discussion of gratuitous vs. necessary elements of literature.
 * Review of Postmodernism and O'Brien.
 * HW: Read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut - at this link: [[file:harrison bergeron.doc]]

5/9/10
 * Review of "HB" and our modern desires for equality.
 * HW: Vocab 14, A and C.

5/10/11
 * Check vocab.
 * HW:

5/11/12 []
 * Check vocab.
 * Postmodernism in film, tv, and Facebook:
 * []
 * The Matrix.
 * Inception.
 * Modern family - discussion of motherhood - Mother's Day episode.
 * HW: Pick-a-Paper due in class tomorrow.

5/13
 * Pick-a-Paper due in class.**
 * In research lab for Postmodern scavenger hunt on computers.
 * HW: Do vocab 15 and 16, A and C.

5/16/17
 * Check vocab.
 * Exam review.

5/17/18
 * Exam review.

5/18/19
 * Exam review.

Discuss Vonnegut, Walker, and Carver. Please pick one of these poems along with a partner and prepare a dramatic reading of the poem. This means you need to prepare a reading of the poem that incorporates both partners (you may have 3 people, but no more). The reading you do needs to provide some sort of interpretation of the poem; in other words, the way you read the poem should somehow help to explain/interpret the poem to those who are listening. This will count as a quiz grade, so please do a good job.

8/15 *Assign seats. *Roll and HW. *Intro of myself and Mr. Koch; scripture verse; my goals/hopes for the year. *Intro One Note. *Homework:
 * 1) Study for SR test.

8/16/17 *Roll, sync, and HW. *New seats. *Sign up for turnitin.com. *Summer Reading test. *Homework: study for syllabus quiz.

8/17/18 *Roll, sync, and HW. *Quiz on syllabus. *SR forms. *Overview of syllabus and general expectations: Discipline issue, note taking; daily preparedness (materials!); names on everything. *Intro to One Note and syncing. *Homework:
 * 1) In One Note, create an English notebook, and add a section called "Journal." In your journal, write one paragraph of at least 10 sentences, and try to convince someone who has not read the book whether or not to read it. Don't just say, "Don't read it because I didn't like it." Instead, construct an argument based on details from the book that either make it worthwhile or not worthwhile. Write one well-developed (at least 10 sentences) paragraph.
 * 2) Email Dr. Blue the following statement with your name in the blank: I,, have read Dr. Blue's AP English syllabus for the school year 2011-2012, and I agree to abide by the guidelines and policies therein.

8/18 (4). 8/19 *Roll, sync, and HW. *Further clarification of expectations and policies. *One Note intro. *Review of paragraphs - read three aloud (email to me and I'll forward to everyone), and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the writing and the arguments. *HW: Get on the internet and find a FOREIGN (meaning not something that's happening in America) news story. In a section of One Note called Homework, write a paragraph of 5-7 sentences explaining why this story would not happen in America. In other words, how is the story you've found un-American? The purpose of this assignment is for you to think about what it means to be American.

8/19. 8/22 (4)

*Roll, sync, and HW.

*Return tests.

*Review stories and paragraphs.

*Discussion of what makes us American.

*Timeline for the year: Puritanism to Postmodernism.

*Homework: Read and underline/annotate (this means underline and write questions/comments in the margins) the essay by Alexis de Tocqueville in the Handouts section.

8/23

*Roll, sync, and HW.

*Pick a paper assignment.

*Grammar corrections and test review.

*In small groups discuss de Tocqueville's ideas, and come up with a one to three examples of famous people or people you know living the way Tocqueville describes. Read to the class.

*Review Tocqueville essay.

*Draw conclusions about what it means to be American.

*What do you expect from a class about American literature?

*Why does it matter that we are American and not British or African or Russian?

*What benefits do you see in studying your country's best literature?

*Timeline of American Literature we'll be studying this year.

*Homework: Vocab lesson 1, exercises A and C only