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SEMESTER TWO
WEEK 14
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
3/30
Go get Frankenstein - read over break
Sound and Sense ch. 8/9 due
Intro. to Paired Poems
Frankenstein
Tues
3/31
Block schedule
1/3/5
period 1 only
Prison Door Style Analysis and Paired Poem essay first practice in class

Wed
4/1
Block schedule
2/4/6
same as Tuesday - for period 2

THURS.
4/2
M/C PRACTICE TEST AND STYLE ANALYSIS TW PERIOD 1


FRI
4/3
SAME
PERIOD 2




WEEK 13

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
3/30
Go get Frankenstein - read over break
Sound and Sense ch. 8/9 due
Intro. to Paired Poems
Frankenstein
Tues
3/31
Block schedule
1/3/5
period 1 only
Prison Door Style Analysis and Paired Poem essay first practice in class


Wed
4/1
Block schedule
2/4/6
same as Tuesday - for period 2

THURS.
4/2
M/C PRACTICE TEST AND STYLE ANALYSIS TW PERIOD 1


FRI
4/3
SAME
PERIOD 2
 





        

WEEK 12
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
3/23
Metaphysicals
Read Scarlet Letter - questions due Friday
Tues
3/24
Metaphysicals

Wed
3/25
Metaphysicals

THURS.
3/26
Metaphysicals

FRI
3/27
Metaphysicals

WEEK 11
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
3/16
Ch. 6 due
Shrew Video
Ch. 7 due Mon
Style analysis due Fri. 3/10
Scarlet Letter due 3/27
Tues
3/17
finish Shrew Video

Wed
3/18
Graded Discussion Shrew

THURS.
3/19
Battle of the Sexes
RE-READ SCARLET LETTER

FRI
3/20
Timed Writing on Shrew
 


         WEEK 10
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
3/9
 S&S ch. 5 due
Begin The Shrew and background
Read Induction to Shrew
Tues
3/10
ASSIGN S&S CH. 6 DUE NEXT MON
The Shrew

Wed
3/11
The Shrew

THURS.
3/12
The Shrew
RE-READ SCARLET LETTER

FRI
3/13
The Shrew
 




WEEK 9

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
3/2
 ch. 4 S&S due
KEATS
ch. 5 due next MON
Tues
3/3
KEATS

Wed
3/4
Romantic poets

THURS.
3/5
Introduction to the Romantic poets
RE-READ SCARLET LETTER

FRI
3/6
Pack DAY
Poetry Reading
 due next Fri



WEEK 7
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
2/16
 holiday

Tues
2/17
timed essay
open topic
S&S ch. 3 assign. due Fri
Wed
2/18
Finish timed writing
Romantics and Classicist quiz


THURS.
2/19
Introduction to the Romantic poets
Huck Finn questions due next Thurs.

FRI
2/20
The Nature Boys
Sound and Sense ch. 4 ass. due next Fri


WEEK 6
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
2/9
 holiday
sent. variety  due Tues
Tues
2/10
organization work on "White Heron"
S&S ch. 2 assign. due Fri
Wed
2/11
organization on
"Merritt Parkway"


THURS.
2/12
organization paragraph


FRI
2/13

Sound and Sense ch. 3 ass. due Fri


WEEK 5

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
2/2
 cumulative sentences
m/c protocol due Tues
Tues
2/3
cumulative sent. and Frost poem interps
-S&S ch. 1 due Fri
S&S ch. one assign. due Fri
Wed
2/4

Dangling Modifier practice
"Bereft" interps for Thurs

THURS.
2/5
Discuss Frost poems - Bereft and Tufts of Flowers
Sentence Variety paragraph due Tues

FRI
2/6
organization paragraph of style analysis
Sound and Sense ch. 2 ass. due Fri

WEEK 4
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
1/26
timed writing
finish sestina
Tues
1/27
Collect Sestina
Charting "Ex-BBall Play"

Style analysis intro/diction/detail paragraphs due FRI
Wed
1/28
M/C introduction and practice passages
work on style
THURS.
1/29
work through M/C practice - strategies
style analysis due tomorrow

FRI
1/30
style analysis due
PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
-INTRO TO cumulative sentences
PRACTICE

DO PROTOCOL ANALYSIS ON M/C QUESTIONS YOU GOT WRONG - DUE MON
                      


WEEK 3
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
1/19
MLK day
Huck Finn re-read
Tues
1/20
Poetry
Sestinas with Mrs. Schaffer

Wed
1/21
Time to work on Sestinas

THURS.
1/22
to be announced
READ Huck Finn by Jan. 26

FRI
1/23
to be announced
Sestina due Jan 27
                      


WEEK 2
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
1/12
poetry

Merritt Parkway
TPCASST
Huck Finn re-read
Tues
1/13
Poetry
Debrief Merritt

Wed
1/14
Poetry
poem w/o a title
tpcasst
"I Read Because"
3 "I read because" statements
THURS.
1/15
poetry
discussion poem w/o a title
READ Huck Finn by Jan. 26

FRI
1/16
poetry

                      


WEEK 1
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
1/5
QUOTE QUIZ ON BRAVE NEW WORLD
POETRY ASSIGN. DUE WED/ BRAVE NEW WORLD SHORT ANSW. RESPONSES DUE FRI
Tues
1/6
GRADED DISCUSSION BNW

Wed
1/7
CONTINUE GRADED DISCUSSION
READ ARTICLE ON EUGENICS MOVEMENT

THURS.
1/8
character analysis with panel discussion
READ Huck Finn
(2 weeks)
FRI
1/9
BNW timed writing

                      

WEEK 18

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
12/15
BNW chapter 3 notes
Finish over break

Tues
12/16
FINALS
periods 1&4

Wed
12/17
Final exam
A.  Sentence Variety
B.  Style Analysis on Tillie Olsen passage

Homework for winter break: 
1. Read BRAVE NEW WORLD
Finish by 1/5
2. Writing Assign on BNW is due 1/9
3. Poetry Assignment is due 1/7




                      
 
WEEK 17
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
12/8
sentence
variety

Tues
12/9
10 sentence paragraph

Wed
12/10
GET BNW
Practice style analysis
BNW ch. 1 read for FRI
 Thurs
12/11
practice style analysis

FRI
12/12
Brave New World
background to Huxley
Read ch. 2 by Mon
                      

WEEK 16

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
12/1
counselors visit to discuss financial aid for college
READ TFA by Thurs.
Tues
12/2
Reduced Hamlet video
READ TFA
Wed
12/3
J. Alfred Prufrock poem/relate to Hamlet
READ TFA
 Thurs
12/4
TFA due - expect test or tw

FRI
12/5
Mrs. Schaffer may visit to teach cumulative sentences!

                      


WEEK 15
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
11/24
PICK UP TFA AND REREAD BY NEXT WEEK (MIDDLE)
-GHOST DICTION
READ TFA
Tues
11/25
GHOST DICTION PARAGRAPH
READ TFA
Wed
11/26
COIN SURVEY
READ TFA
 Thurs
11/27
THANKSGIVING
VACATON
RE-READ THINGS FALL APART
FRI
11/28
THANKSGIVING
VACATION
TFA
                      


  WEEK 14
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
11/17
Hamlet
Ophelia Goes Psycho
Act IV

Read Act IV, scenes 1-5
Tues
11/18
Fun with Fort    

Finish reading Act IV -

QUOTE TEST FRI
Wed
11/19
Discuss Gravedigger/watch film

READ ACT V

QUOTE TEST FRI
 Thurs
11/20
Discuss end of play/watch


FRI
11/21
QUOTE QUIZ
BEGIN HAMLET DICTION/DETAIL WORK
                      


WEEK 13
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
11/10
Hamlet
The Mousetrap

Intro and Diction paragraphs on Didion passage due Thurs

Read the Bedroom Scene

Tues
11/11
Veteran's Day    

Wed
11/12
Hamlet
Bedroom Scene


 Thurs
11/13
AP Sample Essays on Hamlet prompt

FRI
11/14
M/C practice Hamlet Act III

                      




WEEK 12

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
11/3
Hamlet
Multiple choice practice


Finish Ham's sol. m/c quest.
Tues
11/4
Discuss sol. and m/c
Begin Act 3

Wed
11/5
Hamlet
Act 3 and TO BE OR NOT TO BE


 Thurs
11/6
Timed Writing
Hamlet

 fri
11/7
finish Act 3

                      



WEEK 11

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
10/27
collab day
Act I
scenes 4 and 5

Tues
10/28
GRADED INTRO and DICTION paragraphs
ON WHITE HERON

Wed
10/29
Hamlet
compare Ghost scene in 3 FILMs
Olivier/Brannaugh/Gibson

 Thurs
10/30
ACT TWO
WILL THE REAL SPY PLEASE STAND UP??
SCENES 1 AND 2

 fri
10/31
SCENES 3 AND 4
R&G SPY ON HAMLET AND KING CLAUD AND POL. SPY ON O.
ALL REWRITES DUE MONDAY!!!
                      



WEEK 10

day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
10/20
Collab day
Background to HAMLET

Tues
10/21
Hamlet


Wed
10/22
Hamlet

 Thurs
10/23
Hamlet
Rewrites on Douglass and Soto intro's AND Fault Lines paragraph due next week
 fri
10/24
Hamlet

                      
WEEK 9
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
10/13
style unit
introduction to detail

Tues
10/14
style unit
diction

Finish Henry James paragraph AND Read Soto and mark Soto for Detail
Wed
10/15
Style Unit
Detail
Soto parag.
Finish Lord of the Flies
 Thurs
10/16
Complete Soto paragraph
Finish Lord of the Flies
 fri
10/17
Timed Writing on Lord of the Flies

                      

   WEEK 8
day/date
 classwork   
homework
Mon
10/6
style unit
diction
-Rewrite 2 intro's - Douglass and Soto by Wed.
Tues
10/7
style unit
diction

Finish sent. 2 in Body parag. 1 on Douglass
Wed
10/8
Style Unit
Diction parag.
Finish diction parag. on Douglass
 Thurs
10/9
Style
Read "Fault Lines" and annotate
 fri
10/10
partner intro and diction parag on "Fault Lines"


WEEK 7
day/date
 classwork   
homework
mon 9/29
style unit
two tones
-finish reviewing LOF 
tues
9/30
style unit
thesis/intro
Read intros on Douglass passage AND read SOTO passage
wed
10/1
style unit
go over sample intros
from Foster's class
Finish re-reading Lord of the Flies
 thurs
10/2
style unit w/ Guru Romo
Soto Passage
partner - tones/thesis/webbing/intro
Close reading questions on Soto passage due MONDAY
 fri
10/3
style unit


WEEK 6
day/date
 classwork   
homework
mon 9/22
 close reading on END and BEG of novel
email college essay prompt  to Guru Jane
tues
9/23
get copy of LOF
theme discussion/work in prep for tw on WED
same as Monday
Review LOF
wed
9/24
TW TEWWG
 Reread LOF
 thurs
9/25
Beginning of STYLE unit w/ Guru Jane
Reread LOF
 fri
9/26
Style Unit w/ Guru Jane
Reread LOF


WEEK 5
day/date
 classwork   
homework
mon 9/15
 TEWWG  one 15 min. chunk response to ch. 10
pick up vocab. - quiz Thurs
Parag. on A&P
typed/dbl spaced  - due WED
tues
9/16
chunk dissection

 parag. due WED.
Read ch. 11-17 by Thurs.
wed
9/17
collect parag.

PERSONIFICATION
 Quiz vocabulary on Thurs
 thurs
9/18
 Vocab quiz
graded discussion on ch. 11-17 of TEWWG
Finish novel by Monday
 fri
9/19
Finish personification
exercise
Begin SYMBOLS
Finish novel by Monday

                                WEEK 4
 
 DAY/DATE
 
CLASSWORK    
 
HOMEWORK
 
mon 9/8
RETURN ESSAYS AND DISCUSS CORRECTIONS

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD /
BACKGROUND/ CHAPTER 1
 READ CH. 2 AND BACKGROUND ON HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND ZORA NEALE HURSTON

tues 9/9
 
VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF TEWWG

DISCUSS CHAPT. 2    

 READ CH. 3
 AND 4

COMPLETE CORRECTIONS ON BENCHMARK PARAGRAPH DUE WED.
 
wed 9/10
 COLLECT CORRECTIONS

DISCUSS CH. 3/4
CLOSE READING QUESTIONS    

 
READ CH. 5,6,7,8 by FRI
 
thurs 9/11
 CLOSE READING discussion/

Read "How it Feels to be Colored Me"


 Read 5-10 by MON

 fri 9/12
 WRITING intro on A&P in partners





 READ CH. 5-10 by MON

Write body parag. on A & P by TUES
TYPE/dbl space