April 20 - May 6

4/22 - 5/6

1. Review for AP Test

4/21

1. Discussion questions on TIOBE.  Return books.

4/20

1. Timed essay

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April 13 - April 17

4/17

1. Musical chairs - round 2

4/15 - 4/16

1. Read around peer editing

4/13 - 4/14

1. 40 timed essay

2. Read, annotate, score, and compare College Board essays

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April 6 - April 10

No school Monday!  Enjoy the day off:)

4/10

1. Musical Chairs - round 1

4/8 - 4/9

1. Pickle essay

4/7

1. TIOBE quiz

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March 23 - 27

NOTE: Literary Analysis is due Monday, March 23.  Please see the yellow highlight post below.

The timed essay is on Tuesday.  Our spring break work has been assigned: a play to read, with a few questions to be completed in Google Classroom. This is due when we return.  I have also asked you to begin the review and prep portion (see Google Classroom) to get the best prepared for the AP Lit test on Wednesday, May 6. Finally, please note that any makeup Raisin work for excused absences must be completed before we go on break.  

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March 16 - 20

NOTE: Literary Analysis is due Monday, March 23, at 11:59 pm.  Please submit to Turnitin.com first, then to Google Classroom.  Please do not ask for an extension, as I have extended this assignment by one week for the entire class and have given class time to work on it.

3/24

1. Time to work on Lit Analysis or study for the essay.

3/22 - 3/23 (Block schedule)

1. Macbeth Final Exam - Multiple Choice

3/20 - 3/21 (Block schedule)

1. Decades Day

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March 9 - 13

3/11 - 3/13

1. Finish Macbeth

3/10

1. Lady Macbeth work due end of period

3/9

1. Finish Act 4

2. Discussion questions

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March 2 - 6

3/6

1. Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2

3/4 - 3/5

1. Macbeth Act 3

3/3

1. Macbeth, Finish Act 2

3/2

1. Macbeth Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2

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February 23 - 27

2/27

2. Read Macbeth

2/25 - 2/26

1. Counseling meeting for community college registration

2. Continue reading Macbeth.

2/23 - 2/24

1. Psych evaluation on Lady Macbeth - Act 1, Scenes 5, 6

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February 16 - 20

NOTE: Monday is a holiday!  Enjoy:)

2/20

1. Macbeth, Act 1, Scenes 2-4

2/18 - 2/19

1. M/C practice test

2. The game w/ corrections due Tuesday

2/17

1. Setting of Macbeth

2. Literary Analysis assigned

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February 9 - 13

NOTE: Monday is a holiday!  Enjoy:)

2/12

1. Read and annotate work

2/10 - 2/11

1. Timed essay

2. Return Raisin

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February 2 - 6

2/6

1. Cont. work on Lit Analysis

2/4 

1. Final Exam

2/3

1. Assign Decades Day due 2/10

2/2

1. Finish ARITS

2. Plan Final Exam for 2/4

3. Literary Analysis due 2/11 by 11: 59 pm

4. Essay Exam 2/10 or 2/11

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January 26 - January 30

1/30

1. Act 2 Questions due end of the period.

1/26 - 1/29

1. Read/discuss Act 2, ARITS

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January 19 - 23

NOTE: Monday is a holiday!

1/20 - 1/23

1. Continue play

2. Discussion questions

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January 12 - 16

1/13 - 1/16

1. Finish setting

2. Intro to Lit Analysis

3. Cont. play

4. Discussion questions

1/12

1. Begin Raisin with character and setting annotation

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January 5 - 9

NOTE: No school Monday, January 5!

1/8 - 1/9

1. Share essays.

2. Begin our play!

1/7

1. Timed essay

1/6

1. Poem, Q2 - blue, green, red annotation

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December 15 - 19

1. Final Exams Week

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December 8 - 12

12/12

1. Final writes.  Submissions.

12/10 -12/11

1. Read-arounds

12/9

1. Wall Research

12/8

1. Timed Essay Make-ups or Wall Research

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December 1 - 5

12/3 - 12/5

1. Wall research assigned

12/2

1. Green and red annotation - poem

12/1

1. Counselor visit

2. Blue for you annotation - poem

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November 17 - 21

11/17 - 11/21

1. M/C test, game, corrections 

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November 10 - 14

NOTE: NOTE: Enjoy Monday and Tuesday off!

11/14

1. Return 1984, collect ARITS

11/12 - 11/13

1. Lit Analysis due 11/12 by 11:59 pm.  See Google Classroom.

2. 1984 Timed Essay

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November 3 - 7

11/7

1. 1984 Final Exam

11/3 - 6

1. Decades Day assigned, due, and presented.

2. End of the Novel Assignment Due block for discussion

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October 27 - 31

NOTE: Literary Analysis is due 11/12.  Final Exam is 11/7.  Essay Exam is 11/12 or 11/13.

10/31

1. Finish novel

10/29 - 10/30

1. Book 3, Ch 3 CR and discussion.

2. Return essay.  Rewrites are assigned and due Monday.

10/28

1. Counselors

10/27

1. Book 3, Chapters 1 and 2 Discussion Question.  Assign Ch 3 by block.

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October 20 - 24

10/24

1. Modern-day BB video, note - compare and contrast

10/22 - 10/23

1. The real BB video, notes

2. Cont. reading Book 3, chapters 1 & 2

10/21

1. Share Book 2, Ch 10

2. Predictions

10/20

1. Modern Orwellian work 

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October 13 - 17

10/17

1. Finish Poetry Work

2. Read

10/15 - 10/16

1.  Book 2, Chapters 3-5 Discussion Questions

2. Assign chapters 6-9 by Monday

3. Poetry work

10/14

1. Finish -ISM Presentations

2. Read

10/13

1. Book 2, Chapters 1 and 2 Discussion Questions

2. Assign Book 2, Chapters 3-5 by block

3. -ISM Presentations

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October 6 - October 10

10/8 - 10/10

1. Go over Book 1 test

2. Assign -ISM Project due Friday

3. Assign Book 2, chapters 1 and 2 by Monday

10/7

1. Book 1 Test

10/6

1. Book 1, Chapters 6-8 Discussion Questions

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September 29 - October 3

10/3

1. Homecoming - just read and study for the test.

10/1-10/2

1. Assign the rest of Book 1

2. Prep for Book 1 Test on Tuesday

9/29 - 9/30

1. Ch 2 - 3 Discussion Question, Group presentation

2. Assigned Chs 4-5 by block

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September 22 - 26

9/24 - 9/26

1. Literary analysis assigned

2. Ch 1 discussion questions

3. Assign ch 2-3 due by Monday

4. Go over 1st full essay

9/23

1. Finish "green annotation" and "red," discussion setting.

2. Assign chapter 1.

9/22

1. Annotate setting of 1984, "blue for you" 

2. Start "green group" annotation.

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September 15 - 19

9/19

1. M/C corrections are due today

2. Drop off Educated, pick up 1984!

9/17 - 9/18

1. Timed essay

2. Score previous essays for ideas and balance for Q3

9/16

1. Share/compare Decades Day

9/15

1. Decades Day due tomorrow

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September 8 - 12

9/12

1. Finish Educated.

2. Literary Analysis is due Sunday night.  See directions in GC.

9/10 - 9/11

1. The game.  

2. Educated

9/9

1. Educated, literary analysis

9/8

1. M/C

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September 1 - 5 NOTE: Monday is a holiday, so enjoy the day!

9/3 - 9/5

1. Discuss Educated. Assign chapters. 

2. Timed prose essay

3. Share, compare, score essays.

9/2

1. Develop the global formula for our prose and create MOTWAAWs.

2. Time permitting, read Educated, and work on Lit Analysis.

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August 25 - August 29

8/27 - 8/29

1. Discuss Educated.  Assign the next ten chapters due next week.

2. Continue with prose piece.

8/26

1. Begin prose with blue for you, green group, red with redhead annotation

8/25

1. Continue with our first poetry essay!

2. Use the poetry checklist to see how you did and make adjustments if necessary.

3. Discuss MOTWAAW - what does it mean, what should it include (and not include)?

4. Share/compare/collect.

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August 18 - August 22:  First week back!  

8/22

1.  Discuss the prologue in Educated.

2. No backpack day.

3. Please read chapters 1-10 by block.

8/20 - 8/21

1. Look at how we write in AP. Poetry prompt

2. Group essay.

8/19

1. Pick up Educated.  Pages assigned.  

2. Google Classroom.  College Board login. 

3. Educated Literary Analysis assignment.

4. Discuss the course and how the test works.

Day 1 

1. Welcome to AP Lit!

2. Meet and Greet.  Basic classroom rules.

3. Let's get to work - annotate a document.

Blue for you, green group, red with redhead...

Collect work.