Daily Agendas and Assignments

Monday, January 13

No School

Tuesday, January 14

Jane Eyre Discussion

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Wednesday, January 15

Jane Eyre 

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Assignment: View AP Daily Video 

Thursday, January 16

Jane Eyre Discussion

Friday, January 17

1. Jane Eyre Motif

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Monday, January 20

Cold Day No School

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Tuesday, January 21

1. Cold Day No School

Wednesday, January 22

1. Jane Eyre Timed Writing

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Thursday, January 23

1. Jane Eyre Discussion

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Friday, January 24

1. Jane Eyre Discussion Continued

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Monday, January 27

Jane Eyre

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Tuesday, January 28

Jane Eyre

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Wednesday, January 29

Jane Eyre

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Thursday, January 30

1. Winter Fun Day No Classes

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Friday, January 31

1. Jane Eyre Discussion

2. Start Hexagonal Thinking Activity

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Monday, February 3

1. Hexagonal Thinking Jane Eyre

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Tuesday, February 4

Project for Kim Jiyoung

Discuss Jane Eyre timed writing for Wednesday

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Wednesday, February 5

1. In class timed writing on Jane Eyre

Work Due: Be prepared to write on Jane Eyre

Assignment: Submit timed writing 

Thursday, February 6

1. Read Act 1.1 of Fences

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Look up terms related to Fences:  Uncle Remus, Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, George Selkirk, Babe Ruth, James Gibson

Friday, February 7

1. Discuss terms

2. Read 1.2-1.3

Work Due: Have look up the terms

Assignment: Read "Sonny Blues" from NIL for Monday, be ready to discuss how "Sonny's Blues" speaks to Fences. What other  literature that we have read this year "speaks" with this piece? Why?/ How? Complete Inquizative in the digital text. It closes 2/14/25 11:59PM

Monday, February 10

1. Work time on Inquizitive for "Sonny's Blues"

Work Due: Have read "Sonny's Blues"

Assignment: Inquizitive closes Friday for "Sonny's Blues"

Tuesday, February 11

1. Discuss "Sonny's Blues"

2. Act 1 scene work

3. Language Analysis

Work Due: Scene work Act 1 scene work and Language Analysis

Assignment: "Old Blue" and "Objectives and Subtext"

Wednesday, February 12

2. Act 1 scene work

3. Complete scene comparison for 1.3

4. Read 1.4

5. Start discussing Old Blue and Objectives and Subtext, if time permits.

Work Due: "Old Blue" and "Objectives and Subtext"

Assignment: Be sure to finish Inquizitive before 11:59 Friday. Be sure to have read 1.4 for Monday

Thursday, February 13

No School

Friday, February 14

No School

Monday, February 17

1. Prayer

2. Complete scene comparison for 1.3

3. Discuss "Old Blue" and "Objectives and Subtext"

Work Due: Have read 1.4

Assignment: Read and respond to questions about "My Papa's Waltz"

Tuesday, February 18

1. Prayer

2. Read 1.5

3. View Symbolism and do Symbolism and Names

Work Due: Have read and responded to questions about "My Papa's Waltz"

Assignment: Finish Symbolism and Names for tomorrow

Wednesday, February 19

1. Prayer

2. Discuss Symbolism and Names

3. Read 2.1

4. Start Metaphor 2.1

Work Due: Finish Symbolism and Names

Assignment: Finish Metaphor 2.1 

Thursday, February 20

1. Prayer

2. Read 2.2-2.4

Work Due: Metaphor 2.1

Assignment: Read and respond to John Cheever's "Reunion" for tomorrow

Friday, February 21

1. Discuss John Cheever's "Reunion"

2. Read 2.5

Work Due: Read and respond to John Cheever's "Reunion" for tomorrow

Assignment: Finish 2.5, as needed. Read and respond to "Those Winter Sundays" for Monday

Monday, February 24

1. Prayer

2. Finish reading Fences

3. View the final scene from the Denzel Washington version of Fences (2016)

Work Due: Finish 2.5, as needed. Read and respond to "Those Winter Sundays" 

Assignment: Preview the 2.5 documents from the Fences page

Tuesday, February 25

1. Discuss Fences, as a whole including the 2.5 documents

Work Due: Finish 2.5 sheets, as needed. 

Assignment: Read "Model's Assistant" from NIL be prepared to discuss on Wednesday

Wednesday, February 26

1. Discussion on "Model's Assistant"

Work Due: Have read "Model's Assistant"

Assignment: Read "Araby" in NIL and be prepared to discuss on Friday

Thursday, February 27

1. Consider: Which are you? Who do you want to be?

2. Timed Writing on Fences

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Read "Araby" for Tuesday

February 28

1. Timed Writing for Fences Rubric discussion

Work Due: Kim Jiyoung Projects

Assignment: Read "Araby"

Monday, March 3

1. Prayer

2. Literary Lenses Notes

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Read "Bloodchild" NIL p. 335 for Wednesday

Tuesday, March 4

1. Prayer

2. Finish Literary Lenses Notes

3. Discuss "Araby"

Work Due: Have read "Araby"

Assignment: Read "Bloodchild" NIL p. 335 for Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5

Discussion "Bloodchild"

Work Due:  Have read "Bloodchild"

Assignment: Write precis for "Bloodchild" submit to Google Classroom before class time

Thursday, March 6

Continue discussing "Bloodchild"

Work Due: Precis for "Bloodchild"

Assignment:  Timed Writing. Spend 40 minutes: "Bloodchild begins with the following line: "My last night of childhood began with a visit home." People do not necessarily grow up at a particular age; they can grow up when they begin to understand the complexities of their identify and their place in the world around them. In a well-developed essay analyze the way in which Gan, the narrator, develops into an adult as he comes to learn about who he is and his role in the alien world.

Friday, March 7

No School

Monday, March 10

1. Open to the Introduction to Literature digital text. 

2. Complete the Inquizitive for "Araby" due end of class and "Close Reading workshop" on "Araby" for Wednesday

Work Due: Timed Writing on "Bloodchild"

Assignment: Inquizitive for "Bloodchild" due Thursday

Tuesday, March 11

1. "This Is Just to Say"

2. "The Red Wheelbarrow"

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Before class tomorrow, do a quick google search: Who is Ozymandias? and Complete Inquizitive and Close Reading Workshop for "Araby"

Wednesday, March 12

1. Read 989-990 in NIL

2. "Ozymandias"

3. Select a sonnet to analyze and discuss with the class from 990-1000

Work Due: Close Reading workshop on "Araby"

Assignment: Sonnet from pages 990-1000 to lead discussion tomorrow or Friday

Thursday, March 13

1. Bell Ringer:

2. Start discussion on Sonnets

Work Due: Inquizitive "Bloodchild"

Assignment: AP Classroom "Sonnets" quiz--20 MCQs and 1 essay, (80 minute limit) due next Thursday

Friday, March 14

What you need today: Pencil, 

1. Continue Discussion on Sonnets

Work Due: 

Assignment: AP Classroom "Sonnets" quiz--20 MCQs and 1 essay, (80 minute limit) due next Thursday

Monday, March 17

1. Project Information

2. Select Novel: The Things They Carried or Their Eyes Were Watching God

3. Reading time

Tuesday, March 18

1. Introduction to Their Eyes Were Watching God

2. Zora Neale Houston and dialect

   • Dialect, general

   • Dialect from the text

   • Historical Context

   • Questions for Discussion

Work Due: 

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

Wednesday, February 26

3. TBA

Work Due: 

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

Thursday, February 27

1. Start reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

   1. Continue Excavating the Prompt (GAP WKST 6) & 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis: Review of literary devices. There will be a quiz on literary techniques on Thursday of next week using the devices and terms from the list on 61 and 62 of GAP.

• Annotating a Poem/ TPCASTT

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

February 28

4. Start discussion on TPCASTT of "I, Too"

5. Start reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

   • Excavating the Prompt (GAP WKST 6) & 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis

• Annotating a Poem/ TPCASTT

Work Due: Write a creative paragraph describing your job at the blood drive without saying what it was that you were doing. Submit to Google Classroom.

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

Monday, March 6

Continue reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

• 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis: There will be a quiz on literary techniques on Thursday. They have been added to the class Quizlet.

• Writing a Thesis Statement (GAP 71-72)

• Selecting Evidence and Writing Commentary (GAP 75-79)

• How to Organize a Poetry Analysis Essay (GAP 79-82)

• Sophistication (GAP 82-84)

• Introductions and Conclusions (GAP 84-85)

• The Big 3 (GAP 85-88)

Work Due: Close Reading in Digital Textbook of "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (NIL1193)

Assignment: Look at the two poems provided to you and follow the guide in GAP from pages 57-75. Bring your written notes on the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" to class on Tuesday

Tuesday, March 7

Continue reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

• Selecting Evidence and Writing Commentary (GAP 75-79)

• How to Organize a Poetry Analysis Essay (GAP 79-82)

• Sophistication (GAP 82-84)

• Introductions and Conclusions (GAP 84-85)

• The Big 3 (GAP 85-88)

Work Due: Look at the two poems provided to you and follow the guide in GAP from pages 57-75. Bring your written notes on the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" to class on Tuesday

Assignment: Using the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" select your evidence and start to work through analysis like done in GAP on pages 75-79. Complete the chart provided for your essay. 

Wednesday, March 8

Continue reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

• Sophistication (GAP 82-84)

• Introductions and Conclusions (GAP 84-85)

• The Big 3 (GAP 85-88)

Work Due: Using the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" select your evidence and start to work through analysis like done in GAP on pages 75-79. Complete the chart provided for your essay. 

Assignment: Type the essay you have been working on. Submit to turnitin.com and Google Classroom by Monday.

Thursday, March 9

• In class timed essay on Their Eyes Were Watching God with AP style Question 3 prompt.

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Type the essay (poetry) you have been working on. Submit to turnitin.com and Google Classroom by Monday.

Friday, March 10

No School

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Discussion Their Eyes Were Watching God

1. In chapter 16, in the paragraph beginning “Mrs. Turner, like all others believes…[a description of her “worship” of whiteness”] is what literary device? Look for the words and phrases that create this effect. What is the effect of this one the reader?

2. Even though slavery has ended, where does the novel reflect the long lasting ramifications of slavery still in effect at the time of the novel?

3. What does Tea Cake's sickness represent? Does he still love her? How do you know? How does Janie know?

4. Even at the end, does Janie really love Tea Cake? Why or why not?

5. Why does Janie go to court? What is the significance of the trial?

6. Is the end of Tea Cake like George and Lennie? Why or why not? 

7. Using the Catholic lens, are Janie's actions towards Tea Cake justified? Explain.

8. How does Janie's story affect Phoeby and her beliefs in love and relationships?

9. In what ways does Janie grow as a person? Who or what helps her the most with her personal growth?

10. What does each relationship Janie has (even non-romantic ones) say about love?

11. Does Janie ever experience a "healthy" relationship? True-love? Are the two synonymous (the same)?

12. What are the themes of the novel?

13. What symbols and or motifs help develop the themes of the novel?

Start discussion on TPCASTT of "I, Too"

1. • Start reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: Excavating the Prompt (GAP WKST 6)

Work Due: Have finished reading TEWWG

Assignment: Close Reading/ TPCASTT of "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (NIL1193)

Tuesday, February 25

• Blood Drive--Come to Large Gym during class time.

Assignment: Write a creative paragraph describing your job at the blood drive without saying what it was that you were doing. Submit to Google Classroom.

Wednesday, February 26

1. Start discussion on TPCASTT of "I, Too"

2. Start reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

   • Excavating the Prompt (GAP WKST 6) & 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis

• Annotating a Poem/ TPCASTT

Work Due: Write a creative paragraph describing your job at the blood drive without saying what it was that you were doing. Submit to Google Classroom.

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

Thursday, February 27

1. Start reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

   1. Continue Excavating the Prompt (GAP WKST 6) & 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis: Review of literary devices. There will be a quiz on literary techniques on Thursday of next week using the devices and terms from the list on 61 and 62 of GAP.

• Annotating a Poem/ TPCASTT

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

February 28

3. tart discussion on TPCASTT of "I, Too"

4. Start reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

   • Excavating the Prompt (GAP WKST 6) & 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis

• Annotating a Poem/ TPCASTT

Work Due: Write a creative paragraph describing your job at the blood drive without saying what it was that you were doing. Submit to Google Classroom.

Assignment: Close Reading in Digital Textbook for "We Wear the Mask" due Monday

Monday, March 6

Continue reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

• 2017 Question 1 prompt "The Myth of Music"

• Literary Techniques for Poetry Analysis: There will be a quiz on literary techniques on Thursday. They have been added to the class Quizlet.

• Writing a Thesis Statement (GAP 71-72)

• Selecting Evidence and Writing Commentary (GAP 75-79)

• How to Organize a Poetry Analysis Essay (GAP 79-82)

• Sophistication (GAP 82-84)

• Introductions and Conclusions (GAP 84-85)

• The Big 3 (GAP 85-88)

Work Due: Close Reading in Digital Textbook of "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (NIL1193)

Assignment: Look at the two poems provided to you and follow the guide in GAP from pages 57-75. Bring your written notes on the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" to class on Tuesday

Tuesday, March 7

Continue reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

• Selecting Evidence and Writing Commentary (GAP 75-79)

• How to Organize a Poetry Analysis Essay (GAP 79-82)

• Sophistication (GAP 82-84)

• Introductions and Conclusions (GAP 84-85)

• The Big 3 (GAP 85-88)

Work Due: Look at the two poems provided to you and follow the guide in GAP from pages 57-75. Bring your written notes on the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" to class on Tuesday

Assignment: Using the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" select your evidence and start to work through analysis like done in GAP on pages 75-79. Complete the chart provided for your essay. 

Wednesday, March 8

Continue reviewing Chapter 3 in GAP: 

• Sophistication (GAP 82-84)

• Introductions and Conclusions (GAP 84-85)

• The Big 3 (GAP 85-88)

Work Due: Using the prompt about "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" select your evidence and start to work through analysis like done in GAP on pages 75-79. Complete the chart provided for your essay. 

Assignment: Type the essay you have been working on. Submit to turnitin.com and Google Classroom by Monday.

Thursday, March 9

• In class timed essay on Their Eyes Were Watching God with AP style Question 3 prompt.

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Type the essay (poetry) you have been working on. Submit to turnitin.com and Google Classroom by Monday.

Friday, March 10

No School