Yearly Schedule
- Homework due 8/19/2013
- Reading Assignment:
- Read up to the end of chapter 2 in the textbook.
- Writing Assignments:
- Vocabulary Chapter 1, Section E
- Page 46 # 1-3
- After reading chapter 2, write a 2-3 page essay analyzing one of the pieces of literature listed below. The essay must include a discussion of three of the areas of analysis introduced at the beginning of chapter 2. The essay must be in MLA format and include the following: page numbers, heading, title, introduction, body of evidence, conclusion, at least 2 quotes with proper citations, and a works cited page. The information for this is all listed in chapter 2 of the book.
- “The Story of an Hour”
- A Secret Sorrow
- “A Sorrowful Woman”
- “Jerry’s Artarama”
- Reading Assignment:
- Monday 8/19
- Class Activities
- Collect homework / Go over vocabulary
- Discuss syllabus changes
- Mariam will present Summer Reading Project
- Discussion of "Jerry's Artarama" and essay writing
- Homework
- Study for Test on Chapter 1 and Vocabulary Chapter 1 (8/21)
- Forum post due Thursday 8/22 by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 8/20
- Class Activities
- Review for test / go over study guide
- Homework
- Study for Test on Chapter 1 and Vocabulary Chapter 1 (8/21)
- Forum post due Thursday 8/22 by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 8/21
- Class Activities
- Test on Chapter 1 and Vocabulary Chapter 1
- Homework
- Vocabulary Chapter 2 exercises A and B
- Read pages 77-80
- Forum post due Thursday 8/22 by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Thursday 8/22
- Class Activities
- Go over vocabulary homework
- Begin discussion of plot - look at literary devices
- Read from Tarzan of the Apes
- Homework
- Vocabulary Chapter 2 exercises C and D
- Read pages 84-86
- Forum post due by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Friday 8/23
- Class Activities
- Go over vocabulary homework
- pick names for forum comments
- finish discussion of Tarzan of the Apes
- Homework
- Comments due by 8/25 at 11:59 PM - Maria, Arsen, Kristine, Rosie, and Khajag
- Read "Three Girls" from page 92-98
- Class Activities
- Monday 8/26
- Class Activities
- Discuss "Three Girls" - link to elements of plot
- Return Unit 1 Tests and vocabulary
- Homework
- Forum post due Thursday 8/29 by 11:59 PM
- WW 3 A & B
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 8/27
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- Begin reading "A Rose for Emily" in class
- Return
- Homework
- WW 3 C & D
- Finish reading "A Rose for Emily"
- Forum post due Thursday 8/29 by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 8/28
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- Finish discussion of "A Rose for Emily" - connection to plot
- Classwork
- Homework
- WW 3 E
- TEST on Chapter 3 and WW 2 & 3 on Friday 8/30
- Forum post due Thursday 8/29 by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Thursday 8/29
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- Read "The Hapless Child" - connect to plot
- review for test
- Homework
- Study for test
- Forum post due by 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Friday 8/30
- Class Activities
- TEST on Chapter 3 (Plot) and WW 2 & 3
- Homework
- Forum Comments due 9/2 - Annie, Mariam, Shahan, Ani N., and Talar
- Class Activities
- Monday 9/2 - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
- Class Activities
- Homework
- Tuesday 9/3
- Class Activities
- Intro to chapter on setting (pages 184-187)
- Intro do WW 4 - begin in class if time
- Homework
- WW 4 A & B
- Forum post due Thursday 9/5 by 11:59 PM
- $3 for The Canterbury Tales is due by Friday 9/6
- AP Contrast due by 9/20 with $100 per test
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 9/4
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- Begin reading "Soldier's Home" and relate it with the idea of setting
- Homework
- WW 4 C & D
- finish reading "Soldier's Home"
- Forum post due Thursday 9/5 by 11:59 PM
- $3 for The Canterbury Tales is due by Friday 9/6
- Class Activities
- Thursday 9/5
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- finish discussion on "Soldier's Home"
- Homework
- WW 4 E
- Forum post due by 11:59 PM
- $3 for The Canterbury Tales is due by Friday 9/6
- Class Activities
- Friday 9/6
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- Collect $3
- Begin reading "Ind Aff" - discuss aspects of setting
- pick comment names
- Homework
- Forum Comments due 9/8 - Arek, Sam, Ani T., Vivian, Harout - Remember that when you comment that instead of commenting on what the person wrote, you need to pick one of the movies that they picked and suggest a different change and explain how that would change it too.
- Finish reading "Ind Aff" and then complete page 211 # 1-10 (ONLY)
- Class Activities
- Monday 9/9
- Class Activities
- Finish discussion of "Ind Aff" and setting
- Collect homework
- Discuss vocabulary expectations for the week
- Homework
- WW 1-4 Crossword Puzzle
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 9/10
- Class Activities
- Check homework
- Introduction to Character (pgs. 129-134)
- Read Hard Times
- Handout WW 1-4 Worksheets (due 9/12)
- Homework
- WW 1-4 Worksheets (due 9/12)
- Forum due 9/12 at 11:59 PM - topic to be posted on Tuesday night
- Last chance to pay $3 or you will not get the book when we start it on Wednesday.
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 9/11
- Class Activities
- Intro to The Canterbury Tales - indirect and direct characterization (hand out books)
- begin reading "The Prologue" - setting
- Homework
- Forum due 9/12 at 11:59 PM
- WW 1-4 Worksheets (due 9/12)
- Class Activities
- Thursday 9/12
- Class Activities
- Collect WW worksheets
- Study for Wordly Wise 1-4 TEST on 9/13
- Continue "The Prologue" - characters (religious)
- Homework
- Forum due at 11:59 PM
- Study for Wordly Wise 1-4 TEST on 9/13
- Class Activities
- Friday 9/13
- Class Activities
- Wordly Wise 1-4 TEST
- Continue with "The Prologue" - characters (tradesmen)
- Homework
- Forum comments due 9/15 at 11:59 PM. For the comments, I want you to pick another character from the same movie, book, or TV show and explain the characterization aspects of that character. - Ani T., Arsen, Khajag, Arek, and Talar.
- Read pages 7-9
- Study for notes quiz on 9/16 - only the ones from the slides on Thursday
- Class Activities
- Monday 9/16
- Class Activities
- Quiz on introduction notes
- Discussion of Knight, Squire, Yeoman, and Nun
- Introduction to WW 5 words
- Homework
- WW 5 A & B
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 9/17
- Class Activities
- Go over WW 5
- Monk, Friar, Merchant, Clerk and Lawyer discussion
- Homework
- WW 5 C & D
- Forum due 9/19 @ 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 9/18
- Class Activities
- Go over WW 5
- Franklin, Five Guildsmen, Sailor, Wife of Bath, and Parson discussion
- Homework
- WW 5 E
- Forum due 9/19 @ 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Thursday 9/19
- Class Activities
- Go over WW
- Miller, Summoner, and Pardoner discussion
- Homework
- Forum due 9/19 @ 11:59 PM
- WW 5 Worksheet
- Class Activities
- Friday 9/20
- Class Activities
- Collect Homework
- Finish discussion on "The Prologue"
- Intro to project
- Homework
- Forum comments due 9/22 at 11:59 PM - Shahan, Annie, Rosie, Maria, and Manuk. Write another example of how one or both of the characters would apply to modern times.
- Class Activities
- Monday 9/23
- Class Activities
- Discussion on Parson, Miller, Summoner
- Homework
- Forum due 9/26 @ 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 9/24
- Class Activities
- Finish discussion on "The Prologue" - Pardoner, Host, Purpose
- Introduction to WW 6
- Homework
- Forum due 9/26 @ 11:59 PM
- WW 6 A and B
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 9/25
- Class Activities
- Go over vocabulary Homework
- Introduce to project (due 9/30) - Work on in class
- Homework
- Bring pictures and information for project
- WW 6 C & D
- Forum due 9/26 @ 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Thursday 9/26
- Class Activities
- Go over vocabulary homework
- Continue working on project (Take home to finish / due 9/30)
- Homework
- Forum due @ 11:59 PM
- Finish project (due 9/30)
- Read "The Miller's Prologue" and write a ONE page summary that includes at least TWO quotes with citations. (due 9/30)
- Class Activities
- Friday 9/27 - NO SCHOOL - PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
- Class Activities
- Homework
- See Thursday
- Monday 9/30
- Class Activities
- Finish "The Prologue" projects - hang them on the wall and enjoy a gallery walk
- Return WW books
- Homework
- Forum due 10/3 @ 11:59 PM
- WW 6 C & D
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 10/1
- Class Activities
- Go over WW homework
- begin "The Miller's Tale" - read the prologue in class
- Homework
- Forum due 10/3 @ 11:59 PM
- WW 6 E
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 10/2
- Class Activities
- Continue to read "The Miller's Tale" in class
- Homework
- Read up to page 108
- WW 6 worksheet
- Forum due 10/3 @ 11:59 PM
- Class Activities
- Thursday 10/3
- Class Activities
- Finish "The Miller's Tale" discussion
- Collect WW homework
- Review for WW 5 and 6 TEST on 10/4
- Hand out study guide for The Canterbury Tales TEST on 10/7
- Homework
- Forum due @ 11:59 PM
- Study WW 5 and 6 for TEST on 10/3
- Class Activities
- Friday 10/4
- Class Activities
- TEST on WW 5 and 6
- Review for The Canterbury Tales TEST
- Homework
- Study for TEST on 10/7
- Class Activities
- Monday 10/14
- Class Activities
- begin discussion of AP style multiple-choice questions
- go over "Metamorphosis" passage in class
- Homework
- prepare for Mishler test on 10/18
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 10/15
- Class Activities
- continue discussion of AP style multiple-choice questions
- go over two passages in class
- Homework
- prepare for Mishler test on 10/18
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 10/16
- Class Activities
- Assembly
- Homework
- prepare for Mishler test on 10/18
- Class Activities
- Thursday 10/17
- Class Activities
- Possible earthquake and evacuation drill - if there is class we will review more multiple-choice questions
- Homework
- prepare for Mishler test on 10/18
- Class Activities
- Friday 10/18
- Class Activities
- Mishler test
- Homework
- personal statements and applications
- Class Activities
- Monday 10/21
- Class Activities
- Mishler Test
- Begin vocabulary homework
- Homework
- WW 7 D & E
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 10/22
- Class Activities
- Go over vocabulary
- Introduction to Point of View - pages 215-220
- Begin reading Anton Checkov's "The Lady with the Pet Dog"
- Homework
- Read up to page 229
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 10/23
- Class Activities
- Discuss chapters 1 and 2 of story
- Finish reading story
- Homework
- Forum post due 10/24
- Class Activities
- Thursday 10/24
- Class Activities
- finish discussion of Chekov POV
- Possible pop quiz on POV aspects
- Begin Oates's version of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" - looking at POV
- Homework
- Finish reading chapters 1-2 of Oates's story.
- Class Activities
- Friday 10/25
- Class Activities
- Finish discussion of chapters 1-2
- Read chapter 3 in class
- Pick comment names
- Homework
- personal statements and applications
- Comments due 10/27 @ 11:59 PM - Hagop, Kristine, Mariam, Adam, and Ani N.
- What more would you add to the chapter? Why?
- Give your opinion (in a respectful tone and manner) on their choices.
- Finish reading story
- page 251 # 2-9 and page 251 # 1
- Class Activities
- Monday 11/4
- Class Activities
- Reading quiz on pages 323-327
- Read and discuss "Popular Mechanics"
- Handout Study Guide for TEST on 11/6
- Homework
- Read "Boys"
- Forum due 11/7
- Class Activities
- Tuesday 11/5
- Class Activities
- Discussion on "Boys" - style, paragraph breaks, etc.
- Review for TEST
- Homework
- Study for test
- Forum due 11/7
- Class Activities
- Wednesday 11/6
- Class Activities
- TEST on POV, symbolism, theme, style, tone, and irony and WW 7
- Homework
- Forum post due 11/7
- Class Activities
- Thursday 11/7
- Class Activities
- Senior Picture Day - if there is class we will begin the unit on poetry
- Homework
- Forum due 11/7
- Comments due 11/11
- Personal Statements and College Applications
- Class Activities
- Friday 11/8
- Class Activities
- NO SCHOOL - TEACHER TRAINING DAY
- Homework
- see Thursday
- Class Activities
- Monday 11/11 - NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
- Monday 11/18
- Class Activities:
- Finish "The Fish"
- Discuss terms - anagrams, narrative poetry, and epic poetry
- Read "Mountain Graveyard", "l(a", and "Introduction to Poetry"
- Classwork
- Homework: - this is due on 11/20
- WW 8 C and D
- Read "Encountering Poetry A-H" starting on page 776
- Class Activities:
- Tuesday 11/19
- Class Activities:
- Walkathon
- Homework:
- See Monday
- Class Activities:
- Wednesday 11/20
- Class Activities:
- WW 8 A-D discussion
- Discuss reading and forum post
- Review terms on pages 801-806
- Read "To The Virgins" and "To His Coy Mistress"
- Homework:
- Forum due 11/21
- page 815 # 1-6
- Class Activities:
- Thursday 11/21
- Class Activities:
- Collect homework
- Begin discussion of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" - discuss idea of ode and Greek urns
- Homework:
- WW 5-8 Review activity
- Forum due 11/21
- Class Activities:
- Friday 11/22
- Class Activities:
- Review WW 6-8 review activity
- pick comment names
- Urn project
- Homework:
- Forum Comments due 11/24 @ 11:59 PM - Ani N., Hagop, Harout, Khajag, and Rosemary
- Page 827 # 1-6 and page 828 # 1
- TEST on Poetry Unit 1 on 11/27
- Class Activities:
- DUE - 1/8/2014
- Format:
- MLA format (4 line heading, title, page numbers, double spaced, Times New Roman 12pt. font, 1 inch margins)
- 2-3 pages typed
- Grade - 50 points
- 45 for essay
- 5 for format
- Prompt:
- Click Here.
- Look at the poetry essay prompt from 2010 AP Literature Exam starting on page 2.
- Annotate the passage and write your own essay answering the question.
- More information can be found and sample essays read by visiting this link.
- Wednesday 1/8
- Class Activities:
- collect essays
- Handout midterm exams
- Introduction to WW 10 along with in class activities
- Homework:
- Read pages 970-973 in the textbook
- Purchase 1984 by 1/21/2014
- WW 10 C and D
- Class Activities:
- Thursday 1/9
- Class Activities:
- Go over WW 10 C and D
- Review pages 970-973 in the textbook
- begin discussion of sonnets (Petrarchan) - pages 973-975
- Homework:
- WW 10 E
- Class Activities:
- Friday 1/10
- Class Activities:
- go over WW 10 E
- review sonnet forms and begin discussion of Shakespearean sonnets
- Homework:
- page 977 # 1-2 and page 979 # 1-3
- Class Activities:
- Monday 1/13
- Class Activities:
- Review sonnet forms
- Discuss "Letter of Resignation" and "Skakespearean Sonnet"
- Classwork
- Introduction to sonnet project (due 1/21)
- Homework:
- Forum due 1/16
- purchase 1984 by George Orwell by 1/21
- Class Activities:
- Tuesday 1/14
- Class Activities:
- Review form and structures / introduction to villanelle
- discuss "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
- Homework:
- Forum due 1/16
- Sonnet project due 1/21
- QUIZ on poetry forms and WW 10 on 1/16
- Class Activities:
- Wednesday 1/15
- Class Activities:
- Review sonnet and villanelle / introduction to sestina
- discuss "Sestina"
- Review for QUIZ
- Homework:
- Study for QUIZ
- Forum due 1/16
- project due 1/21
- Class Activities:
- Thursday 1/16
- Class Activities:
- QUIZ on poetry forms and WW 10
- Homework:
- Forum due tonight
- project due 1/21
- Class Activities:
- Friday 1/17
- Class Activities:
- WW 11 activities
- Pick comment names
- Homework:
- Comments due Monday 1/21 @ 11:59 PM
- Sonnet Project due 1/21
- Bring 1984 to class on 1/21
- Class Activities:
- Monday 2/3
- Class Activities:
- Discuss chapters 5-6
- Begin reading chapter 7
- Possible reading pop quiz
- Homework:
- Finish reading Chapter 7 and 8
- Crossword Puzzle at the end of WW 12
- Class Activities:
- Tuesday 2/4
- Class Activities:
- Finish discussion of Book 1 of 1984
- Review for vocabulary TEST
- Review for Book 1 TEST
- Homework:
- Study for both TESTS
- Forum due 2/6
- Class Activities:
- Wednesday 2/5
- Class Activities:
- TEST on WW 11 and 12
- Finish review for Book 1 TEST
- Homework:
- Study for TEST
- Forum due 2/6
- Class Activities:
- Thursday 2/6
- Class Activities:
- TEST on Book 1
- Homework:
- Read chapters 1-2 of Book 2 - prepare for possible reading quiz on 2/10
- Final Draft of Senior Project - Chapter 2 due to Advisor on 2/10
- Class Activities:
- Friday 2/7 - NO SCHOOL - PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
- Monday 3/17
- Class Activities:
- Discussion of reading homework for the weekend
- continue to read in class up to page 1884
- Homework:
- ESSAY TEST on 3/20 for Death of a Salesman
- Class Activities:
- Tuesday 3/18
- Class Activities:
- read pages 1884-1890 in class
- Homework:
- Read up to page 1899 where Biff enters (in the middle of the page)
- Class Activities:
- Wednesday 3/19
- Class Activities:
- Discuss reading homework
- Finish discussion of the play
- Discuss TEST on 3/20
- Homework:
- Study for TEST
- Class Activities:
- Thursday 3/20
- Class Activities:
- ESSAY TEST for Death of a Salesman
- Homework:
- Purchase 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Literature 2014-2015 by 4/8
- Class Activities:
- Friday 3/21 - PROM - NO SCHOOL FOR SENIORS
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