Trimester 1 

IN CLASS

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

• Review Syllabus and Class Policies

• Writing Prompt & optional sharing

• Discuss Response 1: The Writer's Werewolf 

• Grammar Sheet 1 & fun with monsters

Week 2 (9/8-9/10):

• Writing Prompt & optional sharing 

• Grammar Sheet 2

• Discuss Response 2: Jackson (Thurs)

Week 3 (9/15-9/17):

• In-class comp-style "business letter" 

• Grammar Sheet 3

• Discuss Response 3: Lovecraft (Thurs)

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

Week 4 (9/22-9/24):

• In-Class Essay (Tues)

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 1 (Thurs)

• Grammar Sheet 4

Week 5 (9/29-10/1):

• Writing Prompts

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 2 (Thurs)

• Grammar Sheet 5

Week 6 (10/6-10/8):

• Writing Prompts & Outside Exploration

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 3 (Thurs)

• Grammar Sheet 6

Week 7 (10/13-10/15):

• Field Trip to State House library (Tues): meet by office at 12:15

• Discuss Frankenstein Response 4 (Thurs)

• Grammar Sheet 7

UPCOMING (Subject to Change):

Week 8 (10/20-10/22):

• Discuss Types of Conflict & Plot Triangles

• Start Write RI Story Draft 1

• Watch Twilight Zone episode

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

• Grammar Sheet 8

Week 9 (10/27-10/29):

• Write RI Story Peer Workshop 

• Creative Revision Activity

• Grammar Sheet 9

• 🎃No class 10/29 (Halloween R-Day)🎃

Week 10 (11/3-11/5):

• "The Fall of the House of Usher" text

• "The Fall of the House of Usher" audio

• Discuss King Response: The Jaunt (Thurs)

• Grammar Sheet 9

Week 11 (11/10-11/12):

• Write RI Story Peer Workshop Round 2

• In-class essay 

• Grammar Sheet 10

Week 12 (11/17-11/19):

• Film TBD

• Class Evaluation

• Write RI Submission form

☠️END OF TRIMESTER ☠️

HOMEWORK

Due Thursday 9/3:

• Response 1: The Writer's Werewolf

Due Thursday 9/10:

• Response 2: Jackson

Due Thursday 9/17:

• Response 3: Lovecraft

Due Tuesday 9/22:

• Be prepared for In-Class Essay (bring all previous readings & responses)

Due Thursday 9/24:

• Frankenstein Response 1 (up to p. 39/through ch. 5)

• Frankenstein in PDF format (full)

Due Thursday 10/1:

• Frankenstein Response 2 (p. 40-81/through ch. 13)

*MIDTERM*

Due Thursday 10/8:

• Frankenstein Response 3 (p. 81-120/through ch. 19)

Due Thursday 10/15:

• Frankenstein Response 4 (p. 120-166/end of book)

UPCOMING:

Due Thursday 10/22:

• Frankenstein Essay 

• CREDIT DEADLINE for overdue work

Due Tuesday 10/27:

• Write RI Story Draft 1 

Due Tuesday 11/3:

• Frankenstein Essay Revision

Due Thursday 11/5:

• King Response: The Jaunt

Due Thursday 11/12:

• Write RI Story Draft 2 

Due Tuesday 11/17:

• Final Write RI Story

• CREDIT DEADLINE for Overdue Work

• Return all Frankenstein books!

Due Thurs 11/19:

• Submit Write RI Story to contest using Submission form

☠️END OF TRIMESTER  11/19☠️

From Previous Years:

• Write RI Setting Research

• Write RI Story Draft 2 

• Final Write RI Story