WEEK FOUR

Thursday, 1/29/26

• Reminder:  Cultural Event One due.

• Quiz and selected readings:  The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 10-13.

• Read Ch. 14-18 by next Thursday.

Friday, 1/30/26

• Read Porter, Mirrors & Windows pp. 505-513.

• Answer questions 1-5 (A & B) on p. 514.

• Reminders:  

  • • • Essay One due Monday.

      • The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 14-18 due Thursday.

WEEK THREE

Monday, 1/19/26

• Quiz and selected readings, The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 5-7.

• Read Ch. 8-9 by Wednesday. 

• Reminder:  annotations for Essay One due Wednesday. 

Tuesday, 1/20/26

• Read Jarrell & Posters, Mirrors & Windows pp. 481-485.

• Answer questions 1-5 (A & B), p. 486.

Wednesday, 1/21/26

• Essay One annotations due.

• Work on drafting Essay One and/or Cultural Event One. 

• Third block club meetings.

Thursday, 1/22/26

• Annotations check for Essay One.

• Quiz and selected readings, The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 8-9.

• Read Ch. 10-13 by Wednesday.

Friday, 1/23/26

• Read Hersey, Mirrors & Windows pp. 487-500.

• Reminders:

  • • • Cultural Event One due Monday.

      • The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 10-13 due Wednesday.

      • Essay One due one week from Monday. 

WEEK TWO

Monday, 1/12/26

• Quiz, The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 1-2.

• Read Ch. 3-4 by Wednesday.

Tuesday, 1/13/26

• Work on reading The Grapes of Wrath and/or Essay One & CE One drafting.

Wednesday, 1/14/26

• Quiz and selected readings, The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 3-4.

• Read Ch. 5-7 by Monday.

• Third block club meetings. 

Thursday, 1/15/26

• Junior class meeting.

• Work on reading The Grapes of Wrath and/or Essay One & CE One drafting.

Friday, 1/16/26

• Read Roosevelt & Goodwin, Mirrors & Windows pp. E241-E246.

• When finished, work on reading The Grapes of Wrath and/or Essay One & CE One drafting.

• Reminders:

  • • • • The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 5-7 due Monday.

        • Essay One annotations due Wednesday.

WEEK ONE

Tuesday, 1/6/26

• Review English 112 syllabus.

• Distribute copies of The Grapes of Wrath.

• Slideshow & Worksheet:  Introduction to Unit Six.

• Reading assignment:  Unit Six Introduction, Mirrors & Windows pp. 459-464.

Wednesday, 1/7/26

• Canvas course now available.

• Read Frost, Mirrors & Windows, pp. 400-412.

• Assign Cultural Event One, due Monday, 1/26.

• Assign Essay One (Career Research Paper):

  • • • • • Three Annotations due Wednesday, 1/21.

          • Paper due Monday, 2/2.

Thursday, 1/8/26

• Quiz:  Introduction to Unit Six. 

• Read Johnson, Mirrors & Windows, pp. 437-444.

• Read Hughes, Mirrors & Windows, pp. 424-429.

• Work on Essay One research and drafting and/or CE One.

Friday, 1/9/26

• Share Essay One topic choices.

• Read biography of John Steinbeck, Mirrors & Windows p 473-474.

• Read The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 1-2 (quiz on Monday).