| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
May 16, 2008 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] [Third
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of March 31 to April 4 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon | Journal
#4 (Spring break: the good, the bad, the ugly . . . and other stuff). Intro The
Europeans, by Henry James. Begin reading.
Hmwk: Read pp. 33-58.
|
| Tues | The
Europeans, James. Research Henry James: one page of notes in your own words,
in your own handwriting (including source/s). Share in class.
Hmwk:
Read pp. 59-84. |
| Wed | The
Europeans, James.
Hmwk: Read pp. 85-110. |
| Thurs | The
Europeans, James. Reading quiz (through p. 110).
Hmwk: Read pp.
111-137. |
| Fri | [BW,
AJ gone] The Europeans, James.
Hmwk: Read pp. 138-164. [Henry
James essay options] |
| Week
of April 7 to 11 |
| Mon | [MW,
BW, TH, & AJ gone] The Europeans, James.
Hmwk: Read pp. 165-194
(end). [Henry James essay options] |
| Tues | No
Class: Academy Day (noon dismissal for juniors and seniors) |
| Wed | No
Class: Parent-Teacher Conferences (noon dismissal) |
| Thurs | [Senior
Class Trip: Mrs. D, SD] Read Daisy
Miller, by Henry James |
| Fri | [Senior
Class Trip: Mrs. D, SD] Read Daisy
Miller, by Henry James [Henry James
essay options] |
| Week
of April 14 to 18 |
| Mon | [Senior
Class Trip: Mrs. D, SD] [Biology Trip: AB] Read Daisy
Miller, by Henry James |
| Tues | [Senior
Class Trip: Mrs. D, SD] [Biology Trip: AB] Read Daisy
Miller, by Henry James |
| Wed | No
Class: Junior/Senior Picnic [Biology Trip: AB] [Henry
James essay options] |
| Thurs |
[Biology Trip: AB] [AJ gone] Read Daisy
Miller, by Henry James |
| Fri |
[Biology Trip: AB] [AJ gone] Read Daisy
Miller, by Henry James [Henry James
essay options] |
| Week
of April 21 to 25 |
| Mon | All
back in class! You should have finished reading both The Europeans and
Daisy Miller.
Reading quiz (through end of The Europeans and all of Daisy Miller).
Discuss novels. Distribute: "Henry
James, The Europeans: The Idea of America as a Moral and Philosophical
Ideal," Claire Colebrook.
Hmwk: Finish reading Colebrook essay.
Work on essay. [Henry James essay options] |
| Tues | Begin
viewing The Europeans.
Hmwk: Work on essay. [Henry
James essay options] |
| Wed | View
The Europeans.
Hmwk:
Finish essay. [Henry James essay options] |
| Thurs | Test:
The Europeans and Daisy Miller (matching and identity/significance
passages). No hmwk. |
| Fri | No
Class: Band and Choir Competition |
| Week
of April 28 to May 2 |
| Mon | Work
period for Henry James essay.
Hmwk: Complete essay. Due tomorrow. |
| Tues | Henry
James essay (conferences and revision)
Hmwk: Continue working on essay. |
| Wed | [Midterm]
Henry James essay (conferences and revision)
Hmwk: Continue working on essay.
|
| Thurs |
Henry James essay (conferences and revision)
Hmwk: Complete essay. Due
tomorrow. |
| Fri | Due:
Henry James essay. Research on Chaim Potok: At least one page of notes, in your
own handwriting, in your own words. Include source/s. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 5 to 9 |
| Mon | Share
(Friday's) research on Chaim Potok. Begin Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok. Read
Potok Interview. Research the Spanish
Civil War (1936-1939). As evidence of your research, write at least one page of
handwritten notes in your own words. Include source/s.
Hmwk: Read pp.
1-33. Complete research on the Spanish Civil War. Due Tuesday. |
| Tues | Due:
research notes on the Spanish Civil War. Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok. Share
research on Spanish Civil War. Create class concept map on classroom board.
Hmwk:
Read pp. 33-66. Look for more info on the chronology and geography of the Spanish
Civil War.
[Map of Spanish
Civil War] |
| Wed | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. Finish concept map on classroom board. Photograph concept
map to distribute to students.
Hmwk: Read pp. 66-96 (end of Book One).
[Concept Map (left), Concept
Map (right)] |
| Thurs | Reading
quiz: Book One. Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok. Discussion.
Hmwk:
Read pp. 99-138. |
| Fri | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. View Guernica
(painting by Picasso). Read about Guernica.
Hwmk:
Read pp. 138-178. [Study and Discussion
Questions & Essay Options] |
| Week
of May 12 to 16 |
| Mon | [AP
Physics exam] Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok.
Hwmk: Read pp. 178-218.
[Study and Discussion Questions & Essay
Options] |
| Tues | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok.
Hmwk: Read pp. 218-259. [Study
and Discussion Questions & Essay Options] |
| Wed | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. Reading quiz through p. 259.
Hmwk: Read pp. 259-301.
[Study and Discussion Questions & Essay
Options] |
| Thurs | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok.
Hmwk: Read pp. 302-336. [Study
and Discussion Questions & Essay Options] |
| Fri | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok.
Hmwk: Read to end of novel. [Study
and Discussion Questions & Essay Options] |
| Week
of May 19 to 23 |
| Mon | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. Reading quiz through end of novel. Discussion of study
questions.
Hmwk: [Study and Discussion
Questions & Essay Options] |
| Tues | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. Discussion of global/essay questions.
Hmwk: Prepare
for test (Thurs & Fri). |
| Wed | [Spring
Banquet this evening] Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok. Discussion of global/essay
questions. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | Test:
Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok (matching and significance) |
| Fri | Test:
Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok (essay, with 3 x 5 card) |
| Week
of May 26 to 30 |
| Mon | No
School: Memorial Day |
| Tues | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. Projects. |
| Wed | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. |
| Thurs | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. |
| Fri | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. |
| Week
of June 2 to 6 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
|
| Mon | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. |
| Tues | Davita's
Harp, Chaim Potok. |
| Wed | Semester
Exams |
| Thurs | Semester
Exams |
| Fri | Semester
Exams |
