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September/October 2009

Week Four

Monday 28 Sept - Yom Kippur

Tuesday 29 Sept - Due: Literary Analysis; In-class - Melville's language - Dramatic techniques, for what purpose?

Wednesday 30 Sept - In-class discussion - Melville's "Racial Unconscious"; "The Town-Ho's Story"

Thursday 1 Oct - Due - Response to cpts - 133, 134, 135. In-class - "The Chase" discussion and the M-D Resolution - Ishmael as Pandora?

Friday 2 Oct - M-D Final Project Intro;  HW - Language Analysis - 500 word essay.

Week Three

Monday 21 Sept - Due: Reflective Paper - In-class: Learning Teams - Ahab's characterization. HW - Re-read Cpt 42.

Tuesday 22 Sept - Due: Ahab Response - In-class: Cpt 42 "Whiteness of the Whale" Melville's Symbolism. HW - Review Cpts. - 32, 55, 56, 57.

Wednesday 23 Sept - In-class round table discussion: The Whale and its symbolism. HW - Review Cpts. - 52, 71, 81, 91, 100, 115, 128, 131

Thursday 24 Sept - In-class round table discussion of symbolism. HW - Cpt 89 Response/ review cpt 99

Friday 25 Sept - Due: Cpt 89 Response.  In-class - Round table discussion of Cpt 89-99. HW - Lit analysis 500 wd paper. Due Tues.

Week Two

12AP - Homework & Assignments

Monday 14 Sept - Due: Response to Narrative Cpts - 1-15. In-Class- Writing Process Review - Formatting; Forbidden Words; Grading/Rubric.

Tuesday 15 Sept - Reflective Paper Intro. HW - Reread cpt 1 M-D for discussion. (Essay Due 21 Sept).

Wednesday 16 Sept - M-D Intro - HW - Reread cpt 3, 10, 72  for discussion.

Thursday 17 Sept - Ishmael and Queequeg - Bosom buddies, Melville's foreshadowing - HW Reread cpt - 26, 27  for discussion.

Friday 18 Sept - The Pequod's crew - A Benetton ad? Characterization. HW - Reflective Essay/ Response on Ahab.

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12AP - Homework & Assignments

Week One

Tuesday 8 Sept - Welcome to Class! Syllabus Review - Other Administrative details. My expectations; your expectations.

Wednesday 9 Sept - Moby-Dick - 20 question short answer test.

Thursday 10 Sept - Grammar, Usage, Mechanics in-class assignment.

Friday 11 Sept - The Writing Process - Review.

Due Monday - 1 page, 300 wd. Response Paper - Chapters 1-15 of Moby-Dick. Discuss the narrative (the way in which the story is told.) Can we trust Ishmael? Why or why not? 

12AP Handouts

 Calendar - Sept '09

Week Four

Hypotaxis-Parataxis

Week Three

M-D Essays/Project

Week Two

Forbidden Essay Words

Reflective Essay Guidelines

Thesis Statements

Intros-Concls.

Moby-Dick Background

Week One

Homework and Participation

 Syllabus

Response Paper