Monday, March 3:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 6-13
- Discuss Ch. 11-13: Each group will receive a question. Copy a statement or quotation from the book that supports your answer. Once we start discussion, each group will read its assigned questions, the answer, and the quotation/statement that supports the answer. We will use the answers to discuss the chapters.
- HW: Read Ch. 14-15 by Thursday
- HW: Read Ch. 16-17 and complete the Ch. 15-17 questions by Friday
Tuesday, March 4:
- No class today due to ACT/MME testing for Juniors
Wednesday, March 5:
- No class for American Literature students today; only hours 4, 5, and 6 report to classes after MME testing
Thursday, March 6:
- Warm-Up
- Discuss Ch. 14-15
- Go over Ch. 1-5 quiz
- Punctuation Activity: work in groups to identify apostrophes, commas, semicolons, and colons in the selected passage. Next, give the reasons why these categories of punctuation are used. We will discuss our findings as a whole class.
Friday, March 7:
- Warm-Up
- Discuss Ch. 16-17
- Punctuation story activity: work in group to create a story that correctly uses the assigned categories for punctuation. Groups will trade and correct others' stories.
- HW: Read Ch. 18 by Monday
Monday, February 24:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 1-5
- Ch. 6 Dialectical Journal: Describe what you learned about the following characters from the quotes listed on the handout. We will use this to discuss Ch. 6 tomorrow.
- HW: Read Ch. 7-8 by Wednesday
Tuesday, February 25:
- Warm-Up
- Discuss Ch. 6 Dialectical Journal
- Their Eyes Were Watching God Argumentative Essay guidelines
- Rough Draft: Due Wednesday, March 19
- Final Draft: Due Monday, March 24
- Begin completing the "Death" chart in class and discuss initial findings
Wednesday, February 26:
- Reading day (substitute teacher)
- HW: Read Ch. 9-10 by Friday
Thursday, February 27:
- Course selection information: Individual classes for next year will be discussed with an opportunity to get course selection cards signed.
Friday, February 28:
- "Their Eyes" Group Body Paragraph - due by the end of the hour. You have two topic options:
- (TS) In “Their Eyes,” it is shown that Tea Cake is a better match for Janie.
- OR
- (TS) In “Their Eyes,” Joe Starks’s death has a positive effect on Janie.
- HW: Read Ch. 11-13 by Monday
Monday, February 10:
- Warm-Up
- Check and go over Ch. 1 processing sheet
- Ch. 1 glossary activity: determine the meanings of unfamiliar, southern vocabulary words by determining their meanings in context.
- HW: Read Ch. 2 by tomorrow
Tuesday, February 11:
- Warm-Up
- Pass back essays
- Video: Southern Renaissance and Zora Neale Hurston. Answer the questions on the worksheet as you watch.
- HW: Read Ch. 3-4 by Friday
Wednesday, February 12:
- Warm-Up
- Go over Ch. 1 glossary
- Listen to Ch. 2 and complete Janie's family tree
- Go over Hurston questions
- HW: Finish Janie's family tree by tomorrow
Thursday, February 13:
- Reading/work day: Quietly read Ch. 3-4 and work on the processing sheet for Ch. 3-4. Both the reading and the sheet are due tomorrow.
Friday, February 14:
- Their Eyes Were Watching God Perfect Partner Activity: Compare your version of a perfect partner with Janie's version.
- HW: Read Ch. 5-6 over break - due Monday, February 24
Monday, February 3:
- Finish watching To Kill a Mockingbird
- HW: Journal assignment:
- Choose one missing scene or significant absence (character) and discuss its importance in the novel with a connection to at least one theme the novel presents. Defend the scene/absence as if you are trying to convince a director or producer of its merit/significance and the necessity of its inclusion in the film. This assignment should be at least 2 paragraphs in length. Due tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 4:
- Warm-Up
- Read "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" aloud as a class (p. 860 in the literature book) for the first half of the reading
- Finishing reading the second half of the essay in groups. Work on questions #5, 6, and 7 on p. 865.
Wednesday, February 5:
- Warm-Up
- Notes: Harlem Renaissance
- Read the three Langston Hughes poems on the handout. Analyze the poems for tone and theme.
Thursday, February 6:
- Warm-Up
- Finish Langston Hughes poem activity and work on question #8 on p. 865 in the literature book (comparing Hurston's essay to Hughes's poems)
- Discuss Hughes's poems
- HW: Finish questions #5, 6, 7, and 8 on p. 865 - due tomorrow
- Bring Their Eyes Were Watching God to class tomorrow
Friday, February 7:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in Hurston Q's
- Read and listen to Ch. 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Fill in the processing sheet as you go.
- HW: Ch. 1 processing sheet due Monday
- HW: Read Ch. 2 by Tuesday
Monday, January 27:
- The essay is now due tomorrow! There will be class time to ask and answer questions.
- New homework/bathroom passes
- Binder clean-out
Tuesday, January 28:
- Snow day! Enjoy your day off. :)
Wednesday, January 29:
- Snow day! Enjoy your day off. :)
Thursday, January 30:
- Turn in essays
- Begin watching To Kill a Mockingbird - look for similarities and differences between the book and the movie.
- Book room "field trip" tomorrow - please bring To Kill a Mockingbird with you to turn in to the book room. You will receive Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby.
Friday, January 31:
- Continue watching To Kill a Mockingbird while looking for similarities and differences.
Monday, January 13:
- Continue watching The Help
Tuesday, January 14:
- Finish watching The Help
- Instructions on how to set up the essay assignment
- Begin outlining and filling in the shaping sheets
Wednesday, January 15:
- Computer lab type to type essays
Thursday, January 16:
- Computer lab to type essays
Friday, January 17:
- Final exam review/discussion
- Class time to study for the exam/work on essays (computer lab is not available for this class today)
Monday, January 6:
Tuesday, January 7:
Wednesday, January 8:
- Welcome back (finally)!
- To Kill a Mockingbird vs. The Help Comparison Essay
- Rough Draft due on the day of your scheduled final
- Final Draft due on Monday, January 27 (this will be the first grade for second semester)
- Begin watching The Help in class
Friday, January 10:
- Continue watching The Help
