January 2026
January 6: America Ferrera introduction and the essay about visiting her father's grave; analysis of introduction
January 7: America Ferrera essay about visiting her father's grave;
January 8: Finish analysis of text; Joy Cho's infographic approach (p 98); create your own autobiographical infographic using piktochart
January 9: Read Geena Rocero essay (P 133); analysis chart
January 12: Al Madrigal essay (p 13); analysis of humor in writing
January 13/14: Jeremy Lin essay; Michelle Kwan essay; paragraph comparison
January 15: Read Roxane Gay essay (p 59); argument organizer chart
January 16: Jenny Zhang essay; answer the discussion questions and write your own food autobiography
January 19: MLK DAY
January 20/21: Grammarflip: Independent Clauses; read Tan’s “Scar”; analysis paragraph; complete the Literary Devices in Scar activity (reference this website on literary devices)
January 22: Watch the documentary on Fijian caregiver (“The Caretaker”) and take notes;
January 23: Read “Everyday Use”; complete the “Everyday Use” subcontext chart; My Daughter is Coming reading and analysis
January 26: Read the short document titled "EU Historical Context."; write the one page reflection on the historic context of this story.
January 27/28: Write the cultural heritage reflection; Read “Traffic Signal,” Read The Concrete River (text); use the chat to compare the two; complete the Concrete Signal poetry analysis activity;
January 29:
Grammarflip: Subordinating conjunctions; Read article on reservation life; Evaluate the evidence presented in this article
January 30: Read “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”; complete magic realism prolific writing
February 2026
February 2: Kochi background; read Playing Metal Gear; use plot/theme chart to track the emotions in the story
February 3/4: Read Occupational Hazards; complete the venn and paragraph; read Adichie’s “A Private Experience”
February 5: Complete analysis activities; background research
February 6: Read Tellez story; tone and theme activity; background research
February 9: Read “Poochie” and karoshi article; complete analysis
February 10/11: “Poochie” writing activities; background research; read Liu’s “Presence”; “Presence” quote search activity
February 12: Liu background research; analytical writing; pick LAP work groups in Google Classroom
February 13: Students find groups in Google Classroom. Complete the plot chart for the story read in class. Lit circles for the story read in class.
February 16-20: BREAK
February 23: Students read their second story. Complete the plot diagram for this story.
February 24/25: Grammarflip: Dependent Clauses; Use CultureGram database to conduct basic research on the country that the author originates from. Share and document findings in groups. Class presentations.
February 26: Students complete notes on the biographical information sheet; Lecture: Themes overview; start connections chart
February 27: Students work in their teams to complete the chart on making connections from the author’s life to the stories