Trimester 1 

IN CLASS

Week 1 (9/3-9/5):

• Review Syllabus and Class Policies

• Grammar Sheet 1

• Week 1 Writing Prompts

Week 2 (9/9-9/12):

• Week 2 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 2 (Tues)

• In-class comp-style "business letter" (Wed)

• Discuss Response 2: The Call of Cthulhu (Thurs)

• "Lovecraftian Horror - and the racism at its core - explained"

Week 3 (9/16-9/19):

• Week 3 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 3 (Mon)

• "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson (Audio here)

Week 4 (9/23-26):

• In-class speculative comp-style essay (Mon)

• Discuss Response 3: Jackson (Tues)

• No class Wed (Farm Day)

• Grammar sheet 4 (Thurs)

• Week 4 Writing Prompts

Week 5 (9/30-10/3):

• Week 5 Writing Prompts

• Discuss Types of Conflict & Plot Triangles

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 1 (Tues)

• Grammar sheet 5

Week 6 (10/7-10/10):

• Work time (Mon)

• Grammar sheet 6

• Week 6 Writing Prompts

• Write RI Story Peer Workshop (Wed)

Week 7 (10/15-10/17):

• No class Mon (Indigenous Peoples' Day)

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 2 (Tues)

• Grammar sheet 7

• Week 7 Writing Prompts

Week 8 (10/15-10/17):

• Creative Revision Activity

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 3 (Tues)

• Grammar sheet 8

• Week 8 Writing Prompts

Week 9 (10/28-10/30):

• Watch The Shining

• 🎃No class 10/31 (Halloween R-Day)🎃

Week 10 (11/4-11/7):

• Week 10 Writing Prompts

• "The Fall of the House of Usher" text

• "The Fall of the House of Usher" audio

• Grammar sheets 9, 10 & 11

Week 11 (11/12-11/15):

• No school Mon 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

• Discuss Response 4: The Jaunt

• Grammar sheet 12

• Week 11 Writing Prompts

• Focused work time

• Optional Peer Workshop for Write RI Story (Thurs)

UPCOMING:

Week 12 (11/18-11/21):

• In-class essay 

• Grammar sheet 13

• Watch Twilight Zone episodes

• Class Evaluation

• Write RI Submission form

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HOMEWORK

Due Thursday 9/5:

• Response 1: The Writer's Werewolf

Due Thursday 9/12:

• Response 2: The Call of Cthulhu

Due Tuesday 9/17:

• Essay 1: Lovecraft

Due Tuesday 9/23:

• Response 3: Jackson

Due Thursday 9/26:

• Lovecraft essay revision

• Submit 3 sample Writing Prompts from class 

Due Tuesday 10/1:

• Frankenstein Response 1

*MIDTERM*

Due Tuesday 10/7:

• Write RI Story Draft 1 

Due Tuesday 10/15:

• Frankenstein Response 2

• CREDIT DEADLINE to be caught up on all work

Due Tuesday 10/22:

• Frankenstein Response 3

Due Thursday 10/24:

• Write RI Setting Research

Due Tuesday 10/29:

• Frankenstein Essay 

Due Tuesday 11/5:

• Write RI Story Draft 2 

Due Tuesday 11/12:

• Response 4: The Jaunt

Due Thursday 11/14:

• Frankenstein Essay revisions

Due Tuesday 11/19:

• Final Write RI Story 

• CREDIT DEADLINE for ALL work

Due Thursday 11/21:

• Submit Write RI Story to contest using Submission form

• Final deadline for In-class essay

• Return all Frankenstein books!

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