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Google Classroom: American Literature 1st hour
Quarter One
Quarter One
Week Eight: Oct. 26th - 30th
Week Eight: Oct. 26th - 30th
Monday: Introduction to Romanticism, slides and discussion.
Monday: Introduction to Romanticism, slides and discussion.
Tuesday: "The Raven" prep day presentation. Poe - father of horror, Gallery walk. Pre-reading "The Raven". Who is Edgar Allen Poe - worksheet.
Tuesday: "The Raven" prep day presentation. Poe - father of horror, Gallery walk. Pre-reading "The Raven". Who is Edgar Allen Poe - worksheet.
Wednesday: "The Raven" - vocabulary sketch and feather activity.
Wednesday: "The Raven" - vocabulary sketch and feather activity.
Thursday: Reading "The Raven" and class discussion. Highlight/annotate alliteration, allusion, and other figurative language elements in the poem. Simpson's version of the poem.
Thursday: Reading "The Raven" and class discussion. Highlight/annotate alliteration, allusion, and other figurative language elements in the poem. Simpson's version of the poem.
Friday: Slideshow - who said it? Poe or Taylor Swift - write your answers on the document. Do You Know Poe activity.
Friday: Slideshow - who said it? Poe or Taylor Swift - write your answers on the document. Do You Know Poe activity.
Week Seven: Oct. 19th - 23rd
Week Seven: Oct. 19th - 23rd
Monday: Introduction to Transcendentalism, slides - Quote Gallery Walk. Take notes on the various quotes around the room. Discuss when we are done - this is a silent activity—discussion (slides).
Monday: Introduction to Transcendentalism, slides - Quote Gallery Walk. Take notes on the various quotes around the room. Discuss when we are done - this is a silent activity—discussion (slides).
Tuesday: Continue slide presentation and discussion about Transcendentalism. Personality quiz - discuss.
Tuesday: Continue slide presentation and discussion about Transcendentalism. Personality quiz - discuss.
Wednesday: Simplicity - notes/presentation.
Wednesday: Simplicity - notes/presentation.
Thursday: Introduction of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau. Read. SOAPS activity. Post-reading assignment.
Thursday: Introduction of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau. Read. SOAPS activity. Post-reading assignment.
Friday: Walden post-reading questions and Letter of advice.
Friday: Walden post-reading questions and Letter of advice.
Week Six: Oct. 12th - 16th
Week Six: Oct. 12th - 16th
Monday: Emily Dickinson - Get Ready, read poems, and review figurative language. Post-reading handout.
Monday: Emily Dickinson - Get Ready, read poems, and review figurative language. Post-reading handout.
Tuesday: Capti testing.
Tuesday: Capti testing.
Thursday and Friday: No School, MEA Break
Thursday and Friday: No School, MEA Break
Week Five: Oct. 5th - 9th *Fall Festival Week
Week Five: Oct. 5th - 9th *Fall Festival Week
Monday: Introduction to "Poor Richard's Almanac". Aphorisms - working to share with the class from the handout. Create a visual for your aphorism. (GC)
Monday: Introduction to "Poor Richard's Almanac". Aphorisms - working to share with the class from the handout. Create a visual for your aphorism. (GC)
Tuesday: Sharing Aphorisms.
Tuesday: Sharing Aphorisms.
Wednesday: Unit 3 opener: Stream to Start video and discussion around the Unit's Essential Questions:
Wednesday: Unit 3 opener: Stream to Start video and discussion around the Unit's Essential Questions:
In what ways do we seek to remain true to ourselves?
How do we relate to the world around us?
What do we secretly fear?
When should we stop and reflect on our lives?
The Individual and Society - Historical timeline: Read and check for Understanding (HMH). Review the unit's Academic Vocabulary.
Thursday: Quiz. Level Up Tutorial - HMH, theme. Read poems from Song of Myself by Walt Whitman. Handout.
Friday: Sharing our poems and completing the worksheet in our groups.
Week Four: Sept. 28th - Oct. 2nd
Week Four: Sept. 28th - Oct. 2nd
Monday - Wednesday: Hamilton and Founding Fathers literature video. Assignment.
Monday - Wednesday: Hamilton and Founding Fathers literature video. Assignment.
Thursday: Read "from The Autobiography" p. 145, and do the post-reading assignment (handout).
Thursday: Read "from The Autobiography" p. 145, and do the post-reading assignment (handout).
Friday: Time to complete the handout.
Friday: Time to complete the handout.
Week Three: Sept. 21st - 25th
Week Three: Sept. 21st - 25th
Monday: Reading "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - Independent Reading (HMH) and assignment. Write your own poem, using figurative language. Quiz (HMH) on poems.
Monday: Reading "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - Independent Reading (HMH) and assignment. Write your own poem, using figurative language. Quiz (HMH) on poems.
Tuesday: Unit Two Introduction - Stream to start. Review Essential Questions:
Tuesday: Unit Two Introduction - Stream to start. Review Essential Questions:
What does oppression look like?
How do we gain our freedom?
How can we share power and build alliances?
How do we transform our lives?
Read the Introduction and review the timeline - check for Understanding and Academic Vocabulary.
Wednesday: “The Declaration of Independence” - Analyzing argumentative text, Genre - public document. Analyze text structure - structure, syntax, and counterarguments. Understanding Critical Vocabulary.
Wednesday: “The Declaration of Independence” - Analyzing argumentative text, Genre - public document. Analyze text structure - structure, syntax, and counterarguments. Understanding Critical Vocabulary.
Thursday: Post-reading assignment and quiz.
Thursday: Post-reading assignment and quiz.
Friday: Hamilton - PBS video and questions. "Hamilton" the musical.
Friday: Hamilton - PBS video and questions. "Hamilton" the musical.
Week Two: Sept. 14th - 18th
Week Two: Sept. 14th - 18th
Monday: Reading 'The World on the Turtle's Back" myth. Get Ready, vocabulary, and post-reading handout.
Monday: Reading 'The World on the Turtle's Back" myth. Get Ready, vocabulary, and post-reading handout.
Tuesday: Finish Growth Measure from last week.
Tuesday: Finish Growth Measure from last week.
Wednesday: "The World on a Turtle's Back" quiz (HMH). Quick Start p. 47 - large brainstorm. What do we value most? Review the concept of the author's voice and paraphrasing. Introduction to Anne Bradstreet: watch the video. Level Up tutorial and practice (HMH) - Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry.
Wednesday: "The World on a Turtle's Back" quiz (HMH). Quick Start p. 47 - large brainstorm. What do we value most? Review the concept of the author's voice and paraphrasing. Introduction to Anne Bradstreet: watch the video. Level Up tutorial and practice (HMH) - Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry.
Thursday: Reading the poem, "Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666". Discuss and Check for Understanding. Assignment on poem, handout.
Thursday: Reading the poem, "Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666". Discuss and Check for Understanding. Assignment on poem, handout.
Friday: Time to finish poem assignment and reading "For My Dear and Loving Husband", handout.
Friday: Time to finish poem assignment and reading "For My Dear and Loving Husband", handout.
Friday: Writing activity.Week One: Sept. 7th - 11th
Friday: Writing activity.Week One: Sept. 7th - 11th
Monday: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
Monday: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: First-day assembly, no class.
Tuesday: First-day assembly, no class.
Wednesday: Writing activity, books, expectations. "Toxic trait" writing fun.
Wednesday: Writing activity, books, expectations. "Toxic trait" writing fun.
Thursday: Unit One opener - HMH video, essential questions for the unit's focus. Read Unit opener and check for understanding questions (sticky note). Academic vocabulary review for Unit 1.
Thursday: Unit One opener - HMH video, essential questions for the unit's focus. Read Unit opener and check for understanding questions (sticky note). Academic vocabulary review for Unit 1.
Friday: Growth Measure assessment, HMH.
Friday: Growth Measure assessment, HMH.
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