| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Nov. 19, 2009 |
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| [First
Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of October 26 to 30 (Beginning of Second Quarter) |
| Mon | Hand
back last week's test. "New Nation" unit. Ben
Franklin's Funeral and Grave handout. Franklin's epitaph. Create an epitaph
that expresses how you would like to be remembered and your beliefs. Can you write
it as an extended metaphor--as young Benjamin Franklin did?
Hmwk: Complete
epitaph. (Lay it out so that it looks as though it could be carved in stone.)
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| Tues | Due:
Young-Franklin-style epitaph. Journal #?? (New quarter: What went well last quarter?
What changes do I need to make for this quarter?) Read Patrick Henry's "Speech
to the Second Virginia Convention" (pp. 147-149). Listen to the speech
while reading at: http://www.history.org/media/audio.cfm.
Do qstns: p. 150, #1-4, 6, 7.
Hmwk:
Complete questions, if you didn't finish in class. Due tomorrow at the beginning
of class. [link to Patrick Henry qstns in
the textbook] |
| Wed | Read
aloud Thomas Paine's selection "from
The Crisis, No. 1," pp. 154-157. Do qstns: p. 158, #1-5, 11.
Hmwk:
Finish questions if you didn't finish in class. Due tomorrow at the beginning
of class. |
| Thurs | Begin
re-writing essay on last test. Discuss writing test essays, analyzing the question,
organizing your answer, and strategies for making the the answer better. Begin
drafting revised test essay.
Hmwk: Finish drafting revised test essay.
Print a hard copy BEFORE class and bring it to class. Store file so that you can
access it during class tomorrow. |
| Fri
A | Due:
Hard copy of revised test essay. Evaluate your own essay using the questions on
the board. Revise it, as necessary. No hmwk. [National
Novel Writing Month] |
| Week
of November 2 to 6 |
| Mon | Continue
with writing process started last week. Finish revision based on your own evaluation.
Print out new hard copy of your essay. Swap essays with a friend. Peer review--using
questions on board. Revise as necessary.
Hmwk: Complete revision based
on self and peer evaluation. Print out new hard copy before class tomorrow. [National
Novel Writing Month] |
| Tues | Due:
Hard copy of peer reviewed essay. Proofreading. Turn in revised, proofread copy
by end of class. (Submit all previous drafts with the final draft.) Submit essay
to Turnitin.com.
Hmwk: Submit
essay to Turnitin.com before midnight--if
not done during class. |
| Wed | Aphorisms.
Read aphorism from Poor Richard's Almanack, pp. 134-5. In groups, discuss
assigned aphorisms. What do each mean? What is the truth or observation about
life that each makes? Write down your explanation, and be prepared to share. Find
two more aphorism that are not in the textbook. Write them down, and follow each
with an explanation. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | Read
and discuss the writing structure of the Declaration of Independence, pp. 169-172
or online in
the National Archives site. Write a paraphrase (in your own words, in your
own handwriting) of the body of the Declaration (the list of wrongs--the reasons
for separation and rationale for declaration). These wrongs make up the bulk of
the middle section of the Declaration. There are 18 reasons in the version included
in our text, and reason #13 has 9 sub-reasons. Look up words you don't understand.
Wrestle with the language. What does it mean? (Save paper in the "In Progress"
section.) |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of November 9 to 13 |
| Mon | Continue
writing paraphrase started last Thursday.
Hmwk: Finish writing paraphrase
started last Thursday. Due tomorrow. |
| Tues | Due:
Writing paraphrase of the reasons for separation in the Declaration of Independence.
Journal Writing #10 (From what would you like to be free? Independence from what
would make your life better?) Discuss and share with classmates.
Hmwk:
Complete outline for your individual declaration of independence. Parallel the
arrangement of the original: - Intro
(rationale, philosophy),
- Reasons
(how this entitiy has wronged or hurt you, how it has limited you in the past),
- What you have done to
try to fix things, and
- Conclusion
(the actual declaration of independence and what this now allows you to do).
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| Wed | Due:
Outline for your own personal declaration of independence. Begin drafting your
personal declaration of independence. (Get well into the list of reasons for your
declaration.)
Hmwk: Complete rough draft. Print out hard copy to bring to class
tomorrow. Have draft ready to go at the beginning of class. |
| Thurs | Due:
hard copy of rough draft. Self evaluation: - Introduction:
Why is this important? valuable? true? What is the rationale, belief, or philosophy
that justifies this declaration?
- Body
(reasons): How has this entity (from which you are declaring independence) hurt
you? limited you? hindered you? Reasons why you want to throw it off.
- What
have you done in the past to try to fix the situation? How have you tried to find
a solution?
- Declaration
of independence. What does this declaration now free you to be able to do? How
can your life be different as a result?
After
self-evaluation, re-draft (as necessary) and prepare a copy for peer review.
Hmwk:
Bring REVISED hard copy to class tomorrow for peer revision.. |
| Fri
A | Due:
hard copy of REVISED rough draft. Peer revision, using yesterday's self-evaluation
questions. Complete revision for final draft. Submit individual declaration of
independence to Turnitin.com before midnight, Monday (Nov. 16).
Hmwk: Complete
final draft. Due Monday, at the beginning of class. |
| Week
of November 16 to 20 |
| Mon | Due:
Final draft of individual declaration of independence (and all previous drafts).
Washington Irving short stories. Discuss "tall tales." Read aloud "The
Devil and Tom Walker" (pp. 203-213). No hmwk (Jr-Sr-Parent Banquet) unless
you still need to submit your individual declaration of independence to Turnitin.com
before midnight tonight. |
| Tues | Research
Washington Irving. Document your research with at least a page of notes (in your
own handwriting, in your own words, with source/s). Begin reading "Rip
Van Winkle."
Hmwk: Read enough of "Rip
Van Winkle" so that you'll be able to finish in class on Wednesday. |
| Wed | Washington
Irving short stories. Finish reading "Rip
Van Winkle." Write answers to "Rip
Van Winkle" questions. Due by the end of class today. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | [Ropes
Course All-School Field Trip] No class |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of November 23 to 27: Thanksgiving Vacation |
| Week
of November 30 to December 4 |
| Mon | Begin
"The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Hmwk: Continue reading "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow." [Link
to LibraVox recording of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"] [There are
a couple of free podcasts of this story available at iTunes.] |
| Tues | Washington
Irving short stories. Finish reading "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow." |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
A | |
| Week
of December 7 to 11 |
| Mon | |
| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of December 14 to 18 |
| Mon | Christmas
ornaments. |
| Tues | |
| Wed | Read
over Episode 1 questions
before viewing. Begin viewing: Do You Speak American? Up North. No hmwk.
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| Thurs | Finish
viewing : Do You Speak American?
Up North. Read over Episode
2 questions before viewing. Begin viewing: Do You Speak American? Down
South.
Hmwk: Journal #8 (Untimed, at least a page on one of the
Episode 1 questions
that interests you.) |
| Fri
A | Finish
viewing: Do You Speak American?
Down South. Read over Episode
3 questions before viewing. Begin viewing: Do You Speak American? Out West.
Hmwk: Journal #9 (Untimed, at least a page on one of the Episode
2 questions that interests you.) |
| Christmas
Break (Dec. 19 to Jan. 3) |
| Week
of January 4 to 8 |
| Mon |
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| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of January 11 to 15 (End of Second Quarter) |
| Mon | |
| Tues | |
| Wed | Test
review. Test fodder: Review
(write out answers in your own handwriting): - Write
a (+/-) 1-page summary of each of the Irving stories.
- Note
similarities in the Irving stories.
- Identify
the central conflict in each story. (Man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself)
- Identify
the main characters (protagonist, antagonist)
- The
essay question on the test will be: Do you speak American? Answer personally based
on the series we watched in class. Demonstrate that you watched and thought about
what was discussed. (The study
and discussion questions handout should be useful.)
Hmwk:
Continue preparation for the test. Think about the essay question in preparation
for class tomorrow. |
| Thurs | Test
review. Focus on essay question: Do you speak American? Discuss: What are the
main points of the series? How do they apply to you personally? What is the evidence
that you speak "American"--as described in the series? What are the
influences on your language? What are your language attitudes? Put your ideas
into essay format: Be sure to craft a thesis statement (at the end of your introduction)
that identifies what you are going to say. Put each new idea in a separate body
paragraph. Then, write a nifty, neat-o conclusion.
Hmwk: Finish preparation
for the test. Complete review questions, and prepare for essay question. Notebooks
are due at time of test. |
| Fri
A | |