Trimester 3

in class:

Week 1 (3/17-19):

• Syllabus & Class Policies

• Writing Prompt & Discussion

• Velshi Banned Book Club

• "Margaret Atwood on How She Came to Write The Handmaid's Tale"

• Grammar sheet 8

Week 2 (3/24-26):

• Discuss Atwood Response 1

• "Why Should you Read the Handmaid's Tale?" (Ted Ed)

• Grammar sheet 8b

Week 3 (3/31-4/2):

• Discuss Atwood Response 2 (Tues)

• Grammar sheet 9

• In-class mini-research project (Thurs)

• Collective Research Notes

Week 4 (4/7-4/9):

• Discuss Atwood Response 3 (Tues)

• Grammar sheets 10 & 11

• Continue Collective Research Notes

Week 5 (4/14-4/16):

• Discuss Atwood Response 4 

• Grammar sheet 12

• Finish Collective Research Notes

• Review Atwood Essay Assignment 

• Peruse Independent Reading options

*MIDTERM/APRIL BREAK*

Week 6 (4/28-4/30):

• Velshi Banned Book Club

• Choose Independent Reading

• Grammar Sheet 13

From previous years:

• Video: The Empathic Civilization

• "Florida at Center of Debate as School Book Bans Surge Nationally"

• Book Censorship in Rhode Island

• Watch and discuss The Glass Castle

• Creative Writing Assignment

• Peer workshop on Creative Writing Assignment

• Read/discuss example reviews for Book Review Assignment

• Class Evaluation

homework:

Due Tuesday 3/24:

• Atwood Response 1 (Ch. 1-13, up to p. 75)

Due Tuesday 3/31:

• Atwood Response 2 (Ch. 14-24, up to p.147)

Due Tuesday 4/7:

• Atwood Response 3 (Ch. 25-35, up to p. 228)

Due Tuesday 4/14:

• Atwood Response 4 (Ch. 36-Historical Notes/p. 311/End)

Due Thursday 4/16:

• CREDIT DEADLINE for overdue work

*MIDTERM/APRIL BREAK*

Due Thursday 4/30:

• Atwood Essay Assignment 

Due Tuesday 5/5:

• Independent Reading Response 1

UPCOMING:

Due Tuesday 5/12:

• Independent Reading Response 2

Due Tuesday 5/19:

• Independent Reading Response 3

Due Thursday 5/21:

• Independent Reading Review (Guidelines forthcoming)

Due Thursday 5/28:

• Independent Reading Review Revision

• CREDIT DEADLINE for all work

From previous years:

Due Thurs 5/4:

• Response 5: Section 1 of Independent Reading

Due Thurs 5/10:

• Response 6: Section 2 of Independent Reading

Due Tues 5/16:

• Classwide CREDIT DEADLINE for all overdue work

• Be prepared for peer workshop on Creative Writing Assignment

Due Thurs 5/18:

• Response 7: Section 3 of Independent Reading

Due Tues 5/23:

• Independent Reading Book Review Assignment

Due Thurs 5/25:

• Revise/polish Creative Writing piece

Due Tues 5/30:

• Independent Reading Essay Assignment

• CREDIT DEADLINE for all overdue work and revisions

• Return all books!

Due Wed 5/31:

• Book Review Revisions