WEEK FOUR

Monday, 8/31/26

• Vocabulary List Three.

• Unit Two Introduction slides & worksheet.

• Distribute copies of The Scarlet Letter.

• Continue drafting and revision of YPF plays, Cultural Event One, and/or Essay Two.

Tuesday, 9/1/26

• Review Hawthorne biography.

• Begin reading The Scarlet Letter Introductory & Ch. 1-5, due next Tuesday.

Wednesday, 9/2/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Three.

• Read Washington, My Perspectives pp. 136-137.

• Read "An American Identity, My Perspectives pp. 142-144.

• Continue drafting and revision of YPF plays, Cultural Event One, and/or Essay Two.

Thursday, 9/3/26

• Practice SOL # 1.

• Continue drafting and revision of YPF plays, Cultural Event One, and/or Essay Two.

Friday, 9/4/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Three.

• Read Whitman, My Perspectives pp. 147-153 and 156.

• Read Dickinson, My Perspectives pp. 165-171 and 174.

• Reminders:  

  • • • The Scarlet Letter Introductory & Ch. 1-5, due Tuesday, 9/8.

      • Cultural Event One due Friday, 9/11.

WEEK THREE

Monday, 8/24/26

• Vocabulary List Two.

• Open-note quiz on Equiano, O'Neil, Nelson, Franklin, and Henry.

• Review online textbooks access and how to submit papers via Canvas.

• Assign YPF Playwrighting Assignment:

  • • • • • Drafts due Monday, 9/21.

          • Final plays due Wednesday, 10/7.

• Begin play drafting.

• Reminder:  Essay One final draft due Friday.

Tuesday, 8/25/26

• Meet with Mr. Sparks re:  course enrollment.

• Continue Essay One revision and/or play drafting.

Wednesday, 8/26/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Two.

• Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" (Online Resource).

• Review for Unit One Test.

• Continue Essay One revision and/or play drafting.

Thursday, 8/27/26

• Unit One Test.

• Continue Essay One revision and/or play drafting.

Friday, 8/28/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Two.

• Essay One due.

• Assign Cultural Event One, due Friday, 9/11.

• Assign Essay Two, due Friday, 9/18.

• Reminder:  YPF first draft due Monday, 9/21.

WEEK TWO

Monday, 8/17/26

• Vocabulary List One.

• Read Hiawatha, My Perspectives pp. 72-78.

• Work on Essay One drafting.

Tuesday, 8/18/26

• Quiz on Jefferson, Morris, Madison, Amar, Hennessey, and Hiawatha.

• Read Equiano, My Perspectives pp. 84-88.

• Read O’Neil and Nelson, My Perspectives pp. 95-98.

• Work on Essay One drafting.

Wednesday, 8/19/26

• Vocabulary Exercise One.

• Read Franklin, My Perspectives pp. 105-108.

• Work on Essay One drafting.

Thursday, 8/20/26

• Read Henry, My Perspectives pp. 112-116.

• Create template for Essay One.

• Work on Essay One drafting. 

• Reminder:  Essay One first drafts due tomorrow at class time.

Friday, 8/21/26

• Essay One handwritten first drafts due at class time.

• Vocabulary Quiz One.

• Work on Essay One revision. 

• Reminders:  

  • • • Essay One final draft due next Friday. 

      • Open-note quiz Monday on Equiano, O'Neil, Nelson, Franklin, and Henry.

WEEK ONE

Tuesday, 8/11/26

• Access and bookmark the course website and VHCC Canvas page.

• Review the English 111 course syllabus.

• Introduction to Unit One Slides & Worksheet.

• Read the Introduction to Unit One (“Writing Freedom”), My Perspectives pp. 6-7, 12-15.

Wednesday, 8/12/26

• Review the VCCS Avoiding Plagiarism resource.

• Read Jefferson, My Perspectives pp. 17-21.

• Read Morris & Madison, My Perspectives pp. 30-33.

• Answer questions 1-4 on My Perspectives p. 23 & 1-2 on p. 33.

• When finished, complete yesterday's reading, if necessary (pp. 6-7 & 12-15).

Thursday, 8/13/26

• Review answers to yesterday's questions.

• Read Amar, My Perspectives pp. 36-43.

• Assign Essay One:

  • • • • Handwritten first draft due Friday, 8/21

        • Typed final draft due Friday, 8/28.

• Begin brainstorming and outlining for Essay One.

• Quiz tomorrow on Introduction to Unit One.

Friday, 8/14/26

• Open-note quiz on the introduction to Unit One.

• Read Hennessey, My Perspectives pp. 48-53.

• Work on Essay One outlining and drafting.