| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
Dec. 16, 2005 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of October 17 to 21 (Beginning of Second Quarter) |
| Mon |
Journal
#25 (New Quarter's Resolutions). View "Black on White"
(from the Story of English series). Hmwk: complete reading
"from The Life of Olaudah Equiano," pp. 189-194 or online
(read "chapter 2 The Atlantic Voyage"). |
| Wed |
Continue
"Black on White" video. Qstns #1-4, 8 (Answer #8 in paragraph
format), p. 195. Hmwk: complete #8 paragraph. |
| Thurs |
Due:
p. 195, #1-4 & 8 (in paragraph format). Journal #26 (I'm really
tired of . . . . I'm really mad about . . . . I'm really excited
about . . . . I'm really satisfied with . . . .) Abigail Adams,
pp. 182- 185. [Click
here to read Abigail Adams' letter online. (Scroll down to find
the letter.)] Ben Franklin's aphorisms, pp. 134-135. Using today's
language and references to contemporary life, reword two of Franklin's
aphorisms. Share results in class. No hmwk: |
| Fri |
Read "The Farewell
Address of President George Washington." Questions
to consider. [Read
an abstract of the address and view a facsimile reproduction.]
No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 24 to 28 |
| Mon |
Test review activity
(Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson,
Crevecoeur, Olaudah Equiano, Abigail Adams, George Washington):
- Summary of each
work. What is it about?
- What makes each
work stand out from the works of others? How is each unique?
- Notes on the most
important/concept during this time. Support from all major works.
Hmwk: prepare for test
(Wednesday).
|
| Wed |
Test:
New Nation section. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Volleyball
Tournament: All but five members of the class are either playing
or officiating! |
| Fri |
Volleyball
Tournament |
| Week
of October 31 to November 4 |
| Mon |
Journal
#27 (Explore: "I control how successful I will be.") Begin
pre-Civil War section. Read: pp. 317 to 326. Rd. "Tall Tale,"
p. 214 and p. 202. Begin reading aloud "The
Devil and Tom Walker." Hmwk:
read about "Tall Tales." |
| Wed |
No Class:
PowerWeek Schedule |
| Thurs |
Reading quiz ("Tall
Tales"). Journal #28 (Have you ever made a decision or
commitment that you later regretted? How might you have acted
differently?). Finish reading aloud "The
Devil and Tom Walker." Hmwk: Pick one response
option:
- Responding to Literature,
qstns. #1-12, 14, p. 214
- Write
a modern folk tale
- Write
a folk song of 6 to 8 stanzas to a tune you know
- "The Devil
to Pay," p. 215; or
- "Character
Sketch, p. 215.
Due Wed.
|
| Fri |
Work
period for "The Devil and Tom Walker" response option.
(See above.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 7 to 11 |
| Mon |
Journal
#29 ("The Devil and Tom Walker" as a tall tale. How does
it fit the genre? What is the point?) Begin reading "Rip
Van Winkle" aloud (through paragraph #34). Hmwk: complete
"The Devil and Tom Walker" response option (See above).
|
| Tues |
Schedule
change for Academy Day. Work period for "The Devil and Tom
Walker" response option. Due Wed. |
| Wed |
Due: "The
Devil and Tom Walker" response option. Finish reading "Rip
Van Winkle." Discussion of story. Journal #30 (Washington
Irving, "The Devil and Tom Walker," "Rip Van Winkle,"
country bumpkins, gullibility, tall tale?). Distribute copies of
"The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow." Hmwk: begin reading "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow." (Read through paragraph 19. The
numbers are to the right of the text.) |
| Thurs |
Continue
reading "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Hmwk: Finish reading "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
| Fri |
No class
due to Academy Day schedule adjustment. |
| Week
of November 14 to 18 |
| Mon |
Journal #31 (Favorite stories for spending a cozy evening. Fun family
story and/or movie memories.) Discuss ending of "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Discuss converting short stories
to movies. Hmwk: Do Movie
vs. Short Story, Part I. (Due Wed.) |
| Wed |
Due: Movie vs. Short Story,
Part I. Hmwk: Movie vs.
Short Story, Part II. (Due Fri). |
|
Thurs |
Watch
section of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" video (Hallmark
version). Hmwk: Movie vs.
Short Story, Part II (Due Fri). |
| Fri |
Due: Movie
vs. Short Story, Part II. Journal #32 ("The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow" theme). Discussion on "The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow." No hmwk. Have a great Thanksgiving!
|
| Week
of November 21 to 25: |
| |
Thanksgiving
Vacation |
| Week
of November 28 to December 2 |
| Mon |
Journal
#33 (How do you decide which items are worth saving and which are
not? How should a nation decide which items are worth saving and
which are not?). Assign spelling words
for end-of-semester test. Read Oliver Wendell Holmes poetry: "Old
Ironsides," p. 225, and "The
Chambered Nautilus," p. 226-227. Read "Math Under
the Sea?" p. 229. Do "Activity" in pairs. Hmwk: Check
out the USS Constitution's website. [Tour
pamphlet (pdf)] |
| Wed |
Journal
#34 (Patriotism. Does patriotism require stories? images? historical
accuracy? Paul Reveres ride). Read history
about Paul Revere's ride, and read "Paul
Revere's Ride," by Longfellow. [Enrichment:
read about "Sybil
Ludington: Female Paul Revere" and "Ludington,
Sybil" in the britannica.com site.] Begin "The
Minister's Black Veil," pp. 266-275. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#35 (Parables). Complete reading of "The
Minister's Black Veil," Hawthorne. Response options (pick
one): qstns #3-12, p. 276; "Writing About Literature,"
p. 277; "Picture This," p. 277 (do individually); OR "Creative
Writing," p. 277. Hmwk: complete response option. Due Fri.
|
| Fri |
Due: "The
Minister's Black Veil" response options. Journal #36 (Christmas,
Scrooge, Grinch, best Christmas thought). Read aloud "The
Fir Tree," by Hans Christian Andersen. Is this a sad story?
What is the theme? Classroom Christmas ornaments. No hmwk. |
| Week
of December 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
Journal
#37 (Wise men). Begin reading The
Story of the Other Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke. Hmwk: research
Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism. Make handwritten notes of your research,
include source/s, and be prepared to share what you have learned
in class. Due Wed. |
| Wed |
Due: handwritten
notes of research on Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism. Journal #38 (Christmas
wishes: for your friends, sibling/s, parents, yourself). Share research
results. Continue reading The
Story of the Other Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke. Hmwk: create
a visual (illustration/collage/graphic/etc.) for The Other Wise
Man, due Fri. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#39 (Christmas at Prep). Finish reading The
Story of the Other Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke. Read aloud
"Preface" by Henry Van Dyke about how the story came to
him and what it means. Work period for visual hmwk assignment. Hmwk:
continue with visual (illustration/collage/graphic/etc.) for The
Other Wise Man, due Fri. |
| Fri |
Due: illustration/collage/graphic
for The Other Wise Man. Journal #40 (What of the simple pleasures
of Christmas do you savor the most?) Read
along with NPR recording: "Auggie
Wren's Christmas Story." [Try
this link for the audio.] No hmwk. |
| Week
of December 12 to 16 |
| Mon |
Journal
#41 (Christmas plans, hopes, prayers). Test review. Hmwk: study
for spelling words. |
| Thurs |
(1:00 to
2:30) English III Test |
| Fri |
(10:30)
SA Christmas Party |