Week of June 1-5

Monday, June 1:

• Final Exam information + study guide
• Watch Clue (1985) and complete the elements of fiction "cheat sheet" as you view the movie.  You will be able to use the cheat sheet on the day of the final exam.
• Final Essay due Friday

Tuesday, June 2:

• Continue watching Clue (1985)

Wednesday, June 3:

• Finish watching Clue (1985)
• Discuss the movie
• Finish Clue "cheat sheet" - due Friday

Thursday, June 4:

• Computer lab time to type essays

Friday, June 5:

• Check Clue cheat sheet
• Computer lab time to finish typing essays
• Essay due at the end of the hour

Week of May 25-29

Monday, May 25:

• Memorial Day:  No school

Tuesday, May 26:

• Computer lab time to finish revising essays
• Essay is due for SENIORS before 10:00 am on Thursday!  NO exceptions.

Wednesday, May 27:

• Last day in the computer lab to finish essays (for Seniors) - Juniors have until next week Friday, June 5.

Thursday, May 28:

• Seniors - essay due today before 10:00 am!
• Juniors - essay work day

Friday, May 29:

• Essay work day for Juniors

Week of May 18-22

Monday, May 18:

• Continue to actively read your story and begin working on your essay outline
• Rough Draft due on Thursday

Tuesday, May 19:

• Turn in comp book (last comp book check)
• Computer lab day - continue to work on your essays

Wednesday, May 20:

• Finish working on your drafts - Rough Draft is due tomorrow!

Thursday, May 21:

• Rough Draft due - self and peer-editing.  Try and get at least 2 quality edits during the class period.

Friday, May 22:

• Work time to revise essays

Week of May 11-15

Monday, May 11:

• Fiction Reading + Log #17
• Notes:  Theme

Tuesday, May 12:

• Read "Harrison Bergeron" (p. 216) aloud together
• Discuss the story
• Complete the "Harrison Bergeron" questions - due tomorrow

Wednesday, May 13:

• Substitute teacher today:  Read "How I Met My Husband" (p. 203) and analyze the story for the following elements of fiction (in your comp books):
• What is the story's point of view?  Is it effective for this particular story?
• Is Edie round of flat?  Static or dynamic?  How do you know?
• Is the setting essential to the story?  Why or why not?
• What is the tone?  Mood?
• Name one symbol and describe what it means.
• What is a major theme of the story?  Explain how you know.

Thursday, May 14:

• Short Story Final Essay information:
• Rough Draft due Thursday, May 21
• Final Draft due Thursday, May 28 (for SENIORS) - Juniors will have more time (TBD)
• Notes:  Final Essay How-To
• Choose your short story and begin reading it by the end of the hour

Friday, May 15:

• You will receive a paper copy of your chosen short story.  Actively read your chosen story (this is part of your final essay grade).  An example will be modeled for the class.
• Class time to actively read the story

Week of May 4-8

Monday, May 4:

• Fiction Reading + Log #15
• Read "The Necklace" (packet on the handouts table) in groups.  Use one color highlighter for tone, and one color for mood.  Read through the entire story first, and determine the story's tone and mood.  Use the colors to highlight evidence for both tone and mood
• HW:  Practice:  Identifying Tone and Mood - due tomorrow

Tuesday, May 5:

• Check and discuss Identifying Tone and Mood
• Discuss tone and mood of "The Necklace"
• Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"(p. 428 in the American Literature textbook) in groups.  Complete the pre-reading, during reading, and after reading questions.

Wednesday, May 6:

• Fiction Reading + Log #16
• Finish reading and discuss "The Masque of the Red Death"
• HW:  "The Masque of the Red Death" worksheet due tomorrow

Thursday, May 7:

• Group Activity:  Tone Disconnect - due at the end of the hour
• Begin reading "Saboteur" (p. 173) and complete the active reading handout as you read

Friday, May 8:

• Reading Common Assessment
• Finish reading "Saboteur" (p. 173) and discuss the story

Week of April 27-May 1

Monday, April 27:

• Computer lab time to type essays
• Rough Draft due tomorrow
• "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games Symbolism Essay due on Thursday

Tuesday, April 28:

• Rough Draft due - self and peer-editing

Wednesday, April 29:

• Last day in the computer lab to edit essays

Thursday, April 30:

• Turn in "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games Symbolism Essay
• Notes:  Tone and Mood

Friday, May 1:

• Fiction Reading Log #14
• Finish Tone and Mood Notes
• Activity:  "The Lost Generation" by Jonathan Reed (handout goes in your comp book) - read through the poem and determine the tone.  Highlight the word choices that convey the tone.  Finally, read the poem backwards.  How does the tone change?  Examine the word choices that convey the new tone.

Week of April 20-24

Monday, April 20:

• Continue watching The Hunger Games and looking for important symbols and their meanings.

Tuesday, April 21:

• Finish watching The Hunger Games
• Notes: "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games Essay Requirements

Wednesday, April 22:

• Substitute teacher today
• Work on essay outline

Thursday, April 23:

• Finish Essay Requirements Notes
• Continue to work on essay outline

Friday, April 24:

• Computer lab to type essays

Week of April 13-17

Monday, April 13:

• Fiction Reading + Log #12
• Notes:  Symbolism
• Pass back and discuss essays

Tuesday, April 14:

• Read "The Lottery" (p. 247) aloud together in groups.  After reading, go back through the text, and, keeping what you believe to be important in mind, find 4 important symbols.  Explain the significance of these symbols (in your comp books)
• Discuss the major ideas and themes of "The Lottery"
• Watch "The Lottery"

Wednesday, April 15:

• Finish watching "The Lottery"
• Fiction Reading + Log #13
• Begin reading "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (p. 242)

Thursday, April 16:

• Finish reading "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (p. 242) in your small groups.  Individually, complete questions #3, 5, and 6.  Due at the end of the hour.
• Discuss "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

Friday, April 17:

• "The Lottery" vs. The Hunger Games:  Symbolism Analysis Essay
• Rough Draft:  Due Tuesday, April 28
• Final Draft:  Due Thursday, April 30
• Begin watching The Hunger Games.  Look for the elements of setting and symbolism as you view the film, and evaluate how the setting and the symbolic meanings contribute to the overall plot of the story.

Week of March 30-April 3

Monday, March 30:

• Finish and share urban legends
• Begin reading "To Build a Fire" (p. 114) aloud together as a class

Tuesday, March 31:

• Setting writing practice:  
• Several pictures will be shown on the projector.  Choose one picture, and create a setting that incorporates the elements of place, time, weather, and atmosphere without saying what the setting actually is.  
• Exchange papers with a partner; he/she should be able to guess which of settings on the screen is being discussed.  
• Finally, we will share setting descriptions aloud.
• Finish reading "To Build a Fire" (p. 114) aloud in groups
• Discuss "To Build a Fire"
• HW:  Questions #2, 3, and 4 are due tomorrow

Wednesday, April 1:

• Turn in "To Build a Fire" Qs
• Fiction Reading + Log #11
• Read "The Monkey's Paw" (packet) aloud as a class.  Discuss how the setting affects the plot, characters, and atmosphere/mood of the story.

Thursday, April 2:

• Finish reading "The Monkey's Paw" aloud in class
• Complete "The Monkey's Paw" discussion questions in groups.  The questions should be completed in your comp book.
• Discuss "The Monkey's Paw"
• Watch The Twilight Zone episode, "The Man in the Bottle," and discuss how the changed elements of fiction of the story both benefit and limit the original story.

Week of March 23-27

Monday, March 23:

• Watch the first episode of "Friends."  Each group will be assigned a different character to analyze while viewing the episode.  Look for and take notes on the different character development devices used to create your assigned character.
• Discuss characters and development devices

Tuesday, March 24:

• Introduce Character Analysis Paragraph for "Friends"
• Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" (p. 79) and complete the questions on the handout (in your comp book)
• HW:  Finish "Friends" Character Analysis Paragraph by tomorrow
• "Granny Weatherall" and Character Quiz on Thursday

Wednesday, March 25:

• Fiction Reading + Log #10
• Check character paragraphs
• Finish "Granny Weatherall" questions and discuss the story

Thursday, March 26:

• Notes:  Setting
• Quiz:  "Granny Weatherall"

Friday, March 27:

• Urban Legends:  What do you know?
• Video clip:  Popular urban legends
• Activity:  With a partner or small groups, create your own urban legend.  Follow the requirements given on the worksheet and use the examples given to help get you started.
• Share urban legends to the class

Week of March 16-20

Monday, March 16:

• Last day in the computer lab for essays.  Finish editing and use the "Formal Writing No-Nos" sheet during the editing process.  Final Draft due tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 17:

• Turn in The Sixth Sense POV Essay
• Finish Character Development Devices notes
• Read "Cathedral" (p. 94) in groups.  Using your comp books, write each character's name as you encounter him/her, leaving plenty of space between characters.  Determine if each character is a round or flat character, then determine if each character is static or dynamic.  Explain your answers by using cited quotes from the story.

Wednesday, March 18 (3rd hour only):

• Fiction Reading + Log #8
• Discuss "Cathedral" (p. 94) and character types
• Read "The Lawsuit" (p. 90) and complete the character development devices chart (in your comp book)

Thursday, March 19 (6th hour only):

• Fiction Reading + Log #8
• Discuss "Cathedral" (p. 94) and character types
• Read "The Lawsuit" (p. 90) and complete the character development devices chart (in your comp book)

Friday, March 20:

• Fiction Reading + Log #9
• Finish "The Lawsuit" (p. 90) and the character development chart
• Discuss "The Lawsuit"

Week of March 9-13

Monday, March 9:

• Substitute teacher today
• Work on your essay outline packet for the duration of the class period
• Essay rough draft due Thursday

Tuesday, March 10:

• Computer lab to type essays

Wednesday, March 11:

• Computer lab to type essays

Thursday, March 12:

• Rough Draft due - drafts will be stamped.  Save your draft and turn it in on the final draft due date (Tuesday, March 17) for points.
• Self and peer editing in class

Friday, March 13:

• Fiction Reading + Log #7
• Notes:  Character Types + Character Development Devices

Week of March 2-6

Monday, March 2:

• Computer lab to continue typing POV assignment
• HW:  POV assignment due Wednesday.  Comp books are also due on Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 3:

• No school - ACT testing for Juniors

Wednesday, March 4:

• Turn in POV assignment + comp book
• Watch The Sixth Sense.  As you watch the film, determine the POV, and think about the benefits and limitations of the POV.  Be sure to review your essay notes and your POV resources packet as you watch the film.

Thursday, March 5:

• Continue watching The Sixth Sense

Friday, March 6:

• Finish watching The Sixth Sense
• Begin working on essay outline packet in class

Week of February 23-27

Monday, February 23:

• Fiction Reading + Log #5
• Point of View Writing Assignment info + discussion
• Computer lab day on Friday
• Assignment due on Wednesday, March 4

Tuesday, February 24:

• Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" (packet) aloud together in class.  We will pause at various points to discuss the reading.
• HW:  "The Yellow Wallpaper" Questions due on Thursday

Wednesday, February 25:

• Fiction Reading + Log #6
• Read "A Haunted House" (p. 41) and complete the pronoun study (in your comp book)
• Discuss "A Haunted House"

Thursday, February 26:

• The Sixth Sense Point of View Essay Information
• Thursday, March 12:  Rough Draft due
• Tuesday, March 17:  Final Draft due
• Notes:  How to write The Sixth Sense POV Essay

Friday, February 27:

• Computer lab to type POV writing assignment (not the essay - we will begin viewing the film for the essay next week)

Week of February 9-13

Monday, February 9:

• Fiction Reading + Log #3
• Go over/discuss Identifying Point of View activity
• Begin reading "A Rose for Emily" (p. 30) in groups.  Take turns reading aloud, and stop to discuss the reading after each part (there are five) in the story.

Tuesday, February 10:

• Finish reading "A Rose for Emily" (p. 30) in groups, and complete the questions (staple these inside your comp book)
• Discuss "A Rose for Emily"
• Begin reading "Strawberry Spring" (packet) in groups.  Talk to the Text (TttT) as you read - write questions, inferences, and predictions in the margins of the story.  Finish reading the story by tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 11:

• Fiction Reading + Log #4
• Complete the "Strawberry Spring" questions.  Due at the end of the hour.

Thursday, February 12:

• Notes:  Unreliable Narrator
• Discuss "Strawberry Spring"
• Read/listen to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
• Discuss the story's point of view.  Why is it effective?  How would the point of view be different if it were 3rd person omniscient?  3rd person objective?
• Is the narrator reliable or unreliable?  Highlight/underline evidence from the text to explain your answer.

Friday, February 13:

• Notes + Practice:  Showing Devices
• Have a great Mid-Winter Break! :)

Week of February 2-6

Monday, February 2:

• SNOW DAY!  Enjoy your day off! :)

Tuesday, February 3:

• SNOW DAY!  Enjoy your day off! :)

Wednesday, February 4:

• Fiction Reading + Log #1
• Finish reading and discuss A&P (p. 16)

Thursday, February 5:

• Complete and discuss "Godfather Death" (p. 12) reading activity
• Plot Writing Assignment:  "A&P" (p. 16)
• Using your notes and a book, write about the elements of plot as they appear in the story, “A&P” (p.16).  Define the terms:  exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Then describe (using complete sentences) the contents of the various elements of the story and support your thinking.
• For example:  The exposition of a story is when the author sets-up…  In the story “A&P,”John Updike’s exposition consists of…  The exposition helps the reader…
• HINTS: You may want to utilize the information on p. 24 of the book.      
•  Write a paragraph for each part of the plot.  Due at the end of class on Friday.

Friday, February 6:

• Fiction Reading + Log #2
• Notes:  Point of View
• Activity:  Identifying Point of View

Week of January 26-30

Monday, January 26:

• Intro to Short Story (syllabus) and supply list
• Icebreaker activities
• Bring composition book to class by Wednesday
• Signed syllabus due Friday
• Bring fiction book to class by Monday

Tuesday, January 27:

• Finish icebreaker activity
• Discuss classroom rules/procedures
• Homework/bathroom passes
• Class website information
• Remind101

Wednesday, January 28:

• 11/12 Common Assessment
• Notes:  Introduction to Short Story

Thursday, January 29:

• Notes:  Elements of Plot
• Read "Cinderella" in groups.  Use the powerpoint slide on the whiteboard to analyze the story for several elements of fiction.

Friday, January 30:

• Turn in signed syllabus
• Discuss elements of fiction in "Cinderella"
• Notes:  Conflict
• Read "A&P" (p.16) aloud in groups.  Take turns reading; use the "Say Something" strategy to discuss the story after your turn.

Week of January 12-16

Monday, January 12:

• Final Essay Rough Draft due - stamp drafts
• Self and peer-editing in class
• Final Draft due on Friday

Tuesday, January 13:

• Computer lab - edit essays/hold conferences

Wednesday, January 14:

• Last day in the computer lab to edit essays/hold conferences

Thursday, January 15:

• 11/12 Common Assessment
• Study tips for the exam - work on your 3x5 handwritten note card (optional) and begin studying for your exam by reviewing the notes in your comp book

Friday, January 16:

• Turn in Final Essay
• Class time to work on note card/study for the exam