| Syllabus
| Third Quarter's Assignments |
Revised:
Mar. 19, 2007
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| [First
Quarter's Assignments] [Second Quarter's
Assignments] |
Week
of January 22 to 26 (Beginning of Second Semester and Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Journal
#18 (Halfway: the good, the bad, the ugly). Reading survey. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Continue reading survey.
At the end of survey, provide this information:
- List the last five
books you read for pleasure, on your own time (not for school).
- List titles of books
you would like to read (on your own).
- List the last five
movies you watched.
- List programs you
regularly watch on TV.
- What is the greatest
book you have ever read? Why? (Did you re-read it?)
This is a great set-up for a paragraph (or longer) response
. . . .
Read: "Civil Peace,"
by Chinua Achebe, pp. 39-43. Answer qstns. #10-15, p. 44.
Hmwk: Complete the reading survey and questions. Due tomorrow
(before Music Festival begins).
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| Wed |
Due:
reading survey. Complete qstns. #10-15, p. 44. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
[Music
Festival: most students gone] Work period. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 29 to February 2 |
| Mon |
Spelling/vocab
words for Thursday's quiz (dissonance to dutiful).
Read "Media Connection," p. 74. Read "Through the
Tunnel," by Doris Lessing, pp. 76-85. Notice differences
in perspective between two main characters. Do qstns. #1, 11-14,
p. 92.
Hmwk: finish qstns. Prepare for discussion tomorrow about
different perspectives of the two main characters.
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| Tues |
Due: "Through
the Tunnel" qstns. (if not turned in yesterday). Journal #19
(Have you ever taken on a challenge like Jerry's in "Through
the Tunnel"? Was it worth the risk?) Discuss differences in
perspectives and risk taking. No hmwk. |
| Wed |
Journal
#20 (Change: how do you react?) Begin reading The Cherry Orchard,
by Anton Chekhov.
Hmwk: Study for spelling vocab quiz. Do some research on Anton
Chekhov. Find out something to share in class tomorrow. |
| Thurs |
Share research
on Anton Chekhov. Continue reading The Cherry Orchard. No
hmwk. |
| Week
of February 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
Last Friday's Spelling quiz (dissonance
to dutiful). Spelling/vocab
words for Thursday's quiz (ebb to enigma). Continue
reading The Cherry Orchard.
Hmwk: Read Play
Notes on The Cherry Orchard from the Court Theatre (professional
theatre at the University of Chicago). Pay particular attention
to the "Introduction" and "Historical Background"
sections. Browse in the other sections. |
| Tues |
Journal
#21 (On a day like today, I'd like to . . .). Reading quiz over
hmwk reading. Continue reading The Cherry Orchard.
Hmwk: Define these drama terms: comedy, tragedy,
farce. |
| Wed |
Discuss
drama terms in hmwk. Finish reading The Cherry Orchard.
Hmwk: Study for spelling vocab quiz. Discussion preparation:
The Cherry Orchard as comedy, tragedy, farce? |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Journal #22 (My favorite form of precipitation . . .).
Discussion: The Cherry Orchard as comedy, tragedy, farce?
No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 12 to 16 |
| Mon |
No
School |
| Tues |
Spelling/vocab
words for Thursday's quiz (enigmatic to espouse).
Discuss viewing expectations. Begin viewingThe Cherry Orchard.
No hmwk. |
| Wed |
Continue
viewing The Cherry Orchard.
Hmwk: Study for spelling vocab quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Finish viewing The Cherry Orchard. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 19 to 23 |
| Mon |
No
School |
| Tues |
Spelling/vocab
words for Thursday's quiz (esteem to explicit).
Prep for Discussion
of Individual Characters in The Cherry Orchard. No hmwk. |
| Wed |
[PUC Basketball
Tournament. All but three members of class participating!] No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
[PUC
Basketball Tournament] Spelling
quiz (moved to Monday, 2/26)
Hmwk: Study for spelling vocab quiz (rescheduled to next
Monday). |
| Week
of February 26 to March 2 |
| Mon |
Spelling
quiz (esteem to explicit) (rescheduled from last
Thursday). Spelling/vocab words
for Thursday's quiz (expository to fervor). Discussion.
Review for test over The Cherry Orchard:
Hmwk: Prepare for
test. |
| Tues |
No class: 1/2
day for teacher inservice training
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| Wed |
Snow
Day: No Classes.
Hmwk: Study for The Cherry Orchard. |
| Thurs |
Test:
The Cherry Orchard. (Spelling/vocab quiz moved to Monday
because of snow day yesterday.)
Hmwk: Study for spelling vocab quiz. |
| Week
of March 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
Spelling
quiz (expository to fervor) (Re-scheduled from
Thursday because of snow day on Wednesday). Spelling/vocab
words for Thursday's quiz (fickle to frivolous).
Begin A
Room with a View,
by E. M. Forster.
Hmwk: Read through end of Chpt. 4. [Available
from Project Gutenberg]
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| Tues |
Reading
quiz. Continue A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster.
Hmwk: Read through end of Chpt. 7 (and end of Part I). |
| Wed |
Continue A Room
with a View, by E. M. Forster.
Hmwk: Study for
spelling vocab quiz. Read through end of Chpt. 10.
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| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Reading quiz. Continue A Room with a View, by E.
M. Forster.
Hmwk: Read through end of Chpt. 14. |
| Week
of March 12 to 16 |
| Mon |
Spelling/vocab
words for Thursday's quiz (frugality to grievance).
Continue Room with a View, by E. M. Forster.
Hmwk: Read through end of Chpt. 17. |
| Tues |
Reading
quiz. Check
Your Understanding Questions. Begin viewing A Room with a
View film.
Hmwk: Read to end of novel. Work on Check
Your Understanding Questions. |
| Wed |
Due:
finish reading A Room with a View before class today. Continue
viewing A Room with a View film.
Hmwk: Study for spelling vocab quiz. Work on Discussion
and/or Essay Questions. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Finish viewing A Room with a View film.
Hmwk: Continue working on Discussion
and/or Essay Questions. |
| Week
of March 19 to 20 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Review
for Room with a View test. Discussion
and/or Essay Questions.
Hmwk: Prepare for test. |
| Tues |
Test:
Room with a View. No hmwk. |