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Friday |
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August 20 First Day of Classes Intro to Satire The Power of Story
HW: The Story of My Name; “What Good is a Story?” response (Tues) “Southern Flight” & “Communist” (Friday) |
August 21 Sharing of stories & journals – reflections Why do we read? Archetypes overview
Unit I Intro
HW: “A Modest Proposal” and response |
August 22
Discuss and analyze “A Modest Proposal”
“The Emperor’s New Clothes” & “The Human Being and the Dinosaur” (2-9)
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August 23
Defining Satire
Commencement Address
4-part analysis
Discuss “ENC” & “HBD”
HW: “Acres and Pains” (16-17), “Coffee Break” (23-25) & “The Good and the Bad” |
August 24
Discuss: How do we read?
Analysis and Group Presentations: “Acres and Pains” “G & B” and “CB” Identify flaw and ingredients
Intro: Unit 1 essay assessment
HW: Journal #1 |
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August 27
Journal Reflections Unit Review Literary Analysis Expectations
HW: Prep for exam |
August 28
Unit I Test on “Decline” (18) Timed Essay Response
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August 29
Reflections: Unit 1 (Royko column)
Intro to Unit 2 Define: Social Myths “Alice’s Rest.” (71)
HW: Observation Log (Friday) |
August 30
Categorizing Social Myths
Intro: The Satiric Fool
“Another American Tragedy” (54)
HW: “Pitkin’s Quest” (32) |
August 31
Myths and Flaws in our World
“Westminster Abbey” (61)
Group Analysis: “PQ”
HW: “Report from Zenith” (63-70) |
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September 3
NO SCHOOL Labor Day |
September 4
Issues of Sameness
“Araminta Ditch” (80) and “Dooley is a Traitor” (83) |
September 5
Read aloud “AD” and “DIAT” & cummings
HW: Journal #2 |
September 6
Reflections
Prep for Unit 2 Assessment |
September 7
Unit 2 Final Assessment
Objective Quiz and Group Presentations |
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September 10 Unit 2 presentations
HW: Read intro to Unit 3 and “Inflexible Logic” (90) |
September 11 Final reflections – Unit 2 “Inflexible Logic” (90) “A Very Old Man” (113)
HW: “Purvis” & response (100-111) |
September 12
Collaborative analysis of “Purvis” Group parodies: “A Charm Against the Toothache” (112)
HW: “Jewbird” & response (124-133) |
September 13
Collaborative analysis of “Jewbird” Other examples of satiric fantasy
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September 14
Introduction: Original Satire
Group similes for Satire
HW: Long-term assignment: Original Satire |
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September 17
Final reflections on Satire Intro: Irony
Irony Gallery Walk
HW: Satire Proposal due Mon |
September 18
Discussion: What are our losses? If we can’t control the inevitable losses, what can we control? Positive & Negative Coping Strategies HW: Journal #3 |
September 19
“What I Expected” (147-148) “Lines Written in Dejection” (150) “Dulce et Decorum Est” (151) “The Soldier” |
September 20
Real Life Applications: “Wonder Years” clip & Pat Conroy’s “My Losing Season” and Updike’s “Ex-Basketball Player”
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September 21
Discussion: What causes healthy relationships to unravel? Love/Hate Relationships
HW: Journal #4 |
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September 24
Begin Long Day’s Journey into Night - play to be completed by Oct. 1st
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September 25
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
HW: Original Satire & LDJN |
September 26
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
HW: Original Satire & LDJN |
September 27
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
HW: Original Satire & LDJN |
September 28 Half Day Sherman Alexie!
Discuss Gilbert Grape
HW: Complete LDJN; quiz Tuesday |
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October 1
Reading quiz: LDJN Character groups Intro: Essay
HW: LDJN essay due Monday, October 15 |
October 2
Group Work: Presentations and Monologues
HW: Original Satire & LDJN |
October 3
Group Work: Presentations and Monologues
HW: Original Satire & LDJN |
October 4
LDJN Presentations
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October 5
LDJN Presentations |
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October 8
Original Satire Presentations
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October 9
Work on LDJN essay prep
Due tomorrow
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October 10
Review LDJN test
Wrap up Unit 4 - article
Intro: Unit 5 “A Sad Tale is Best for Winter” Man is powerless against a hostile environment
HW: “On the Sidewalk, Bleeding” (178-189); LDJN essay due Monday |
October 11
Discussion: “On the Sidewalk, Bleeding”
Intro: 5 additional ironic themes
“The Forsaken” (191-193)
HW: “Life for a Life” (195-205) & reading chart; LDJN essay due Mon |
October 12
Discussion: “Life for a Life”
Intro: “Five People You Meet in Heaven” Assignment (due Oct. 27th)
HW: Read “Five People You Meet in Heaven”; “Metamorphosis” (236-284) and worksheet; LDJN essay due Monday |
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October 15
Turn in and share LDJN essays!
Viewing of Testament
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October 16
Complete Testament
HW: Prep fro Socratic Seminar; “Metamorphosis” due Friday |
October 17
Socratic Seminar on Testament
Intro: Unit 6
HW: “Game” (288-292) & “The Happiness Boys” (227-234) (Don’t forget “Metamorphosis”) |
October 18
No School P/T Conferences |
October 19
No School P/T Conferences |
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October 22
Quiz: “Game” & “The Happiness Boys”
Discussion: “The Happiness Boys” “Counting the Mad” (224); “Simplicity” (225-226); “White Weekend” (235); “The Unknown Citizen” (286)
HW: “Metamorphosis” |
October 23
Quiz: Metamorphosis Final Unit Reflections
HW: “Heaven” due Monday, October 29th |
October 24
Review: Irony Sarajevo Blues
Intro: Literary Theory & Ways of Seeing Literary Baggage
Background: Fitzgerald & 1920’s The Great Gatsby
HW: Chapter 1 |
October 25
Class analysis & discussion: Chapter 1
HW: Chapters 2 & 3 |
October 26
Reading Quiz: Chapters 1-3
Class analysis & discussion
HW: Chapters 4 & 5 |
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Friday |
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October 29
Share and celebrate! “Heaven” assignment
Graded Seminar Discussion Intro: Gatsby Projects
HW: Project due Friday |
October 30 Ms. V not here
Reading Quiz: Novel Class analysis: the ending The Great Gatsby: A Reflective Day Prep for Essay: Monday, November 12th |
October 31
Intro: Comedy! Turn in Satire & Irony texts Distribute Comedy texts
Intro: Unit 1
“The Greatest Man” |
November 1
“My Father Enters the Church” & “Catch 22” |
November 2
Share and celebrate! Gatsby project
Intro: Unit 2
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November 5
Intro: Comedy (Oh, the Places You’ll Go) Comparison: Irony & Comedy What is a hero? “The Greatest Man in the World” (2-8) & “Catch-22” (9-11)
HW: “My Father Enters the Church” (44-51) Who is the comic hero?
Gatsby projects due tomorrow |
November 6
Turn in Gatsby projects Share!
Discussion: “My Father Enters the Church”
Intro: The Cherry Orchard Begin reading
HW: Act 1 |
November 7
Discussion: Act 1
HW: Act 2 |
November 8
Quiz: Acts 1 & 2 Discussion: Act 2
HW: Acts 3 & 4 |
November 9
Quiz: Acts 3 & 4 Discussion: Act 3 & 4 Socratic Seminar?
HW: “Nobody loses all the time” (56-57); “Mutsmag” (58-63); “All the Sweet Buttermilk” (101-108) |
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November 12
Turn in The Great Gatsby essays Intro: Unit 2 Discuss readings “The Body in the Window-seat” (68-81) |
November 13
Intro: Unit 3 “Love Conquers All” Intro: The Taming of the Shrew
HW: Act 1 |
November 14
Discussion & analysis: Act 1
HW: Acts 2 |
November 15
Discussion & analysis: Act 2
HW: Acts 3 & 4 |
November 16
Discussion & analysis: Acts 3 & 4
HW: Act 5 |
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November 19
Discussion & analysis: Act 5
Reading Quiz |
November 20
Final Analysis: The Taming of the Shrew |
November 21
No School Staff Development |
No School Thanksgiving |
November 23
No School Thanksgiving Break |
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November 24
Wrap up Taming Socratic Seminar and discuss the Modern Perspective |
November 25
Begin Comedy Unit 4 “The Beautiful Changes”
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November 26
“Madame” and “The Key” |
November 27
Begin Unit 5 Text Selections |
November 28
Unit 5 Text Selections |
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December 3
The Tempest Act I |
December 4
The Tempest Act II |
December 5
The Tempest Act III |
December 6
The Tempest Act IV |
December 7
The Tempest Act V |
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December 10
Unit 6 Text Selections Poetry |
December 11
“Report on the Barnhouse Effect” (277) |
December 12
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December 14 |
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December 17
Final Review |
December 18
Finals |
December 19
Finals |
December 20
Finals |
December 21
Finals |
