WEEK NINE

Monday, 3/16/26

• Quiz and selected readings:  Black Boy Ch. 1-3.

• Assignment:  read Ch. 4-14 (due in two weeks on Monday, 3/30).

Tuesday, 3/17/26

• Open-note quiz:  The Crucible, Act II.

• Read The Crucible, Act III.

Wednesday, 3/18/26

• Assign Essay Three - Research a Sociopolitical Problem (due Wednesday, 4/1).

• Assign Cultural Event Three (due Friday, 4/10). 

• Third block club meetings.

Thursday, 3/19/26

• Open-note quiz: The Crucible, Act III.

• Read The Crucible, Act IV.

• Midterm Exam review.

Friday, 3/20/26

• Open-note quiz:  The Crucible, Act IV.

• Midterm Exam review, continued.  Exam scheduled for Monday.

WEEK EIGHT

Monday, 3/9/26

• Read a biography of Richard Wright.

• Distribute and assign Black Boy; Chapters 1-3 due next Monday.

• Reminder:  Essay Two due Wednesday.

Tuesday, 3/10/26

• Read O'Connor, Mirrors & Windows pp. 561-570.

• Essay Two drafting and revision. 

Wednesday, 3/11/26

• Historical context videos on Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare.

• Essay Two due.

• When finished, work on reading Black Boy Ch. 1-3. 

• Third block club meetings.

Thursday, 3/12/26

• Read The Crucible, Act I.

Friday, 3/13/26

• Open-note quiz:  The Crucible, Act I.

• Read The Crucible, Act II.

• Reminder:  Black Boy Ch. 1-3 due Monday.

WEEK SEVEN

Monday, 3/2/26

• Essay Two annotations due.

• Work on reading The Grapes of Wrath, or drafting and revision of Essay Two and/or Cultural Event Two.

Tuesday, 3/3/26

• VBSA Extra Credit Essay (Contest Deadline May 4th).

• Review annotations for Essay Two.

• Work on reading The Grapes of Wrath, or drafting and revision of Essay Two and/or Cultural Event Two.

• Reminders:  

  • • The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 23-30 due tomorrow at class time.

    • Cultural Event Two due by the end of the day tomorrow. 

Wednesday, 3/4/26

• Quiz:  The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 23-30.

• Cultural Event Two Due.

• When finished, work on Essay Two drafting.

• Third block club meetings.

Thursday, 3/5/26

• Selected readings:  The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 23-30.

• Slideshow and worksheet:  Introduction to Unit Seven (The Postwar Era).

• Review for Unit Test:  The Great Depression & World War II (The Grapes of Wrath, Jarrell, Hersey, Wiesel, Porter, Faulkner, and Welty).

• Reading:  Introduction to Unit Seven, Mirrors & Windows pp. 555-560.

Friday, 3/6/26

• Unit Test:  The Great Depression & World War II.

• Work on Essay Two drafting and revision; paper due next Wednesday. 

WEEK SIX

Tuesday, 2/24/26

• Share Essay Two topics. 

• Work on essay drafting and/or reading The Grapes of Wrath.

Wednesday, 2/25/26 

• Quiz and selected readings, The Grapes of Wrath, Ch. 19-22.

• Finish the novel, Ch. 23-30, by next Wednesday.

• Third block club meetings. 

Thursday, 2/26/25 & Friday, 2/27/26

• Work independently on the following:

  • • • • Essay Two annotations, due Monday, 3/2.

        • The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 23-30, due Wednesday, 3/4.

        • Cultural Event Two, due Wednesday, 3/4. 

WEEK FIVE

Monday, 2/16/26

• Essay One due today.

• Review Faulkner questions. 

• Read Wiesel, Mirrors & Windows E-Selections, p. E249-253.

• Once paper is submitted, work on finishing The Grapes of Wrath chapters due tomorrow.

Tuesday, 2/17/26

• Quiz and selected readings, The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 14-18.

• Read Ch. 19-22 by next Tuesday.

Wednesday, 2/18/26

• Review new assignment prompts:

  • • • • Cultural Event Two, due on Wednesday, 3/4.

        • Essay Two (The Great Depression or World War 2 Research Topic):

          • • • • Annotations due on Monday, 3/2.

                • Paper due on Wednesday, 3/11.

• Work on essay drafting and/or reading The Grapes of Wrath. 

• Club Meetings, Block Three.

Thursday, 2/19/26

• Read Welty, Mirrors & Windows pp. 533-543.

• Answer questions 1-5 (A & B) on p. 544 (due tomorrow).

Friday, 2/20/26

• Welty questions due.

• Continue working on essay drafting and/or reading The Grapes of Wrath. 

• Reminder:  Ch. 19-22 are due Tuesday.

WEEK FOUR

Monday, 2/9/26

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

• Revised due dates:

  • • • Cultural Event One due Monday, 2/9.

      • The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 10-13 due Tuesday, 2/10.

      • Essay One due Monday, 2/16.

Tuesday, 2/10/26

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

• Read Ch. 14-18 by next Tuesday.

Wednesday, 2/11/26

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

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

• Third block club meetings. 

Thursday, 2/12/26

• Review Porter answers.

• Read Faulkner, Mirror & Windows pp. 515-524.

• Answer questions 1, 2, and 5 (A & B) on p. 531 as a class. 

Friday, 2/13/26

• Continue working on Essay One drafting and/or reading The Grapes of Wrath.

• Reminders:  

  • • • • Essay One due Monday.

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

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).