Mon, Nov 18, 2019

• Discuss Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

• Read Unit 3 Historical Background pg 272-275

Assignment: from "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself

• Build Background, Journal, Meet the Author, Analyze Literature pg 276

• Read "Frederick Douglass" pg 277-280 Do Mirrors and Windows (M&W) Do ??? 1-5 pg 283

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

• read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a narrative about the author's childhood as a slave on a Maryland plantation.

• understand how the selection typifies a slave narrative.

• Compare and contrast the autobiography with Hayden's poem.

• understand and analyze stereotype and tone.

Tue, Nov 19, 2019

• Discuss Frederick Douglass

Assignment: The Gettysburg Address and The Second Inaugural Address

• Build Background, Journal, Meet the Author, Analyze Literature pg 297

• Read "The Gettysburg Address" pg 298 Do Mirrors and Windows (M&W)

• Read Primary Source Connection "Letter to Mrs. Bixby" pg 299-300 Do ??? 1-3 and Text to Text pg 300

• Read "The Second Inaugural Address" pg 301-302 Do M&W pg 302 and ??? 1-5 pg 303...

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

• read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate two historical speeches.

• understand the historical events that led to these speeches.

• understand and analyze parallelism and antithesis.

Wed, Nov 20, 2019

• discuss Gettysburg Address and The Second Inaugural Address.

Assignment:

• Build Background, Journal, Meet the Author, Analyze Literature pg 305

• Read Farewell to His Army pg 306 Do Mirrors and Windows (M&W) Do Questions pg 309

• Read Literature Connection "At the Public Market..." pg 307-308 Do ??? 1-3 and Text to Text pg 308

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

• read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate Lee's farewell letter

• understand and analyze purpose and tone.

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

• Discuss "Farewell to the Troops

Read in class Part 2 -- Lyric Poems pg 315

• Read Poetry Defined and Lyric Poetry in American Literature pg 316

• Author Focus -- Walt Whitman

Assignment: from "Preface to Leaves of Grass" and from "I Hear America Singing"

• Build Background, Journal, Analyze Literature pg 319

• Read "Leaves of Grass" pg 320-321 Do Mirrors and Windows (M&W)

• Read "I Hear America Singing" pg 322 Do M&W pg 322 and ??? 1-5 pg 323, Analyze literature ???

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

• read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a poetic preface describing what makes a democratic nation and a poem celebrating working people.

• identify common themes and elements in Whitman's writing.

• understand and analyze Romanticism and FreeVerse.

Fri, Nov 22, 2019

• No School