Weeks 1-4
Tues 8/23: Intro to class and to one another.
Thurs 8/25: Bring to class The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Familiarize yourself with English 1 materials on website ("Grammar Info," "Odyssey Materials," "Helpful Tips on Writing," "Handouts")
Make sure to read "Policy on Plagiarism"
Read "How to Mark a Book" and how to annotate
Fri 8/26: Read "Raymond's Run" in reader and annotate (take notes) accordingly.
Tues 8/31: Quotation assignment (summary and analysis) of "Raymond's Run."
Please do the assignment on Canvas
Assignment can also be found here.
If you're unclear how to use Canvas, just do the assignment on a Word doc and I'll explain next week how to post it.
Weds 8/31-Read and take notes on "Man of the House" in reader, pp. 31-34.
Fri 9/2--Quotation assignment on "Man of the House": "Man of the House" quotation assignment
Time for assignment (assuming you’ve put away your phone and any other devices that might distract you): 30-40 minutes
Word count: 225-300 words total (75-100 words per quotation)
Note that the quotations themselves do not count towards your total words.
Note also that you can do more than 300 words, but not fewer than 225.
Monday 9/5: No school!
Tues 9/6--Topic Sentence Writing Exercise on "Man of the House." Preview of assignment here: "Man of the House" topic sentence assignment
Thursday 9/8--Grammar Day!
Read about nouns on pp. 8-12 of How Grammar Works and do the exercises on pp. 9 & 12.
Click here: How Grammar Works: Nouns
Read about pronouns in the pink Grammar Workbook, pp. 5-6.
Also, read about verbs in the pink Grammar Workbook, pp. 9-12.
Bring pink workbook with you to class.
Additional work in pink workbook t.b.a.
Friday 9/9--Read and take notes on "Cell One" in your reader. Additional copy of the story to be found here: "Cell One"
Some questions to consider as you do the reading:
*** What are the themes or topics of this story?
What is the narrator's relationship with her brother like before, during, and after his incarceration?
Contrast Nnamabia's attitude in prison before and after he begins to witness the guards' treatment of the old man.
Despite his faults, how is Nnamabia a sympathetic character?
Whose story is this, Nnamabia's or his sister's? Explain your response?
Tuesday 9/13--Paragraph assignment due on "Cell One." Please put this doc on Google Drive (to be explained in class).
Click here for sample paragraph on "Man of the House"
Wednesday 9/14--Read and take notes on "On the Rainy River” (short story READER).
Friday 9/16--Grammar day: Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions
Also, read about adjectives and adverbs in How Grammar Works,pp. 41-45 and 47-53.
Click here
Or see link to the left under English 1/Grammar Info/PDFs on How Grammar Works
Do examples on pp. 45 and 53; bring pink workbook to class.
Read about prepositions in How Grammar Works (pp. 54-56 & 60-61)
Remember, the link to the PDFs is under "Grammar Info" on the course website
Click here: prepositions
Semi-memorize list of prepositions on page 23 in pink workbook.
Don't spend hours--just make sure you know what is and is not a preposition.
Bring pink workbook to class.
There will be a short quiz at the beginning of class to make sure you've done the readings
Also, review nouns, pronouns and verbs--these will also be on the quiz
Don't stress about the quiz--you just have to show me that you've done the readings thoroughly--you don't have to have perfect comprehension of the grammar!
*** Time for all the above assignments: 30-40 minutes of focused attention (hide your phone, turn internet off, etc.).
*** Important: Please bring your laptop fully charged to class every day.
*** Please note that I have a tendency to change assignments so don't get too far ahead or you might end up doing work that's unnecessary.
Policy re. laptops: During class, laptops are meant to be used only for classroom assignments, not for checking email, perusing the internet, games, etc.
Review the above links if you're unsure how to take notes.