| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Nov. 5, 2009 |
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| [First
Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of October 27 to 31 (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 3 to 7 |
| 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 10 to 14 |
| Mon | Resume
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.
Share paraphrases. Notice particularly effective re-wordings.
Thinking hmwk:
Of what would you like to declare your independence? Of what would you like to
be free? |
| Wed | Organize
your personal declaration of independence. Parallel the writing structure of our
national Declaration of Independence. What are the sections you are going to need?
Hmwk:
Begin drafting your personal declaration of independence. (Get well into the list
of reasons for your declaration.) |
| Thurs | Continue
drafting personal declarations of independence.
Hmwk: Finish rough draft.
Bring hard copy to class tomorrow. |
| Fri
A | Due:
Complete rough draft of personal declaration of independence. Self evaluation
of writing structure. No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 17 to 21 |
| Mon | Washington
Irving short stories. Read aloud "The
Devil and Tom Walker" (pp. 203-213). Discuss elements of the story that
make it a great read-aloud story.
Hmwk: Research Washington Irving.
Document your research with at least a page of notes (in your own handwriting,
in your own words, with source/s). Be ready to share in class. |
| Tues | Due:
Irving research. Share what you've learned. Washington Irving short stories. 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.] |
| Wed | Reading
quiz. Continue reading "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow." |
| Thurs | [Ropes
Course All-School Field Trip] No class |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of November 24 to 28: Thanksgiving Vacation |
| Week
of December 1 to 5 |
| Mon | Washington
Irving short stories. Begin reading "Rip
Van Winkle." Christmas ornaments.
Hmwk: Read enough of "Rip
Van Winkle" so that you'll be able to finish in class on Tuesday. |
| Tues | Washington
Irving short stories. Finish reading "Rip
Van Winkle." |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
A | |
| Week
of December 8 to 12 |
| Mon | |
| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of December 15 to 17 |
| Mon | |
| 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. 18 to Jan. 4) |
| Week
of January 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
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| Tues | |
| Wed | |
| Thurs | |
| Fri
B | No
class |
| Week
of January 12 to 16 (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 | |