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; analysis of text; venn diagram; C&C paragraph
January 8: Read Geena Rocero essay (P 133); analysis chart
January 9: Joy Cho's infographic approach (p 98); create your own autobiographical infographic using piktochart
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; My Daughter is Coming reading and analysis
January 23: Read “Everyday Use”; complete the “Everyday Use” subcontext chart
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