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[First
Quarter Assignments] [Second
Quarter Assignments][Third
Quarter Assignments] |
| Week
of March 28 to April 1 |
| Mon |
(Senior
Class Trip) No Senior Classes |
| Wed |
(Senior
Class Trip) No Senior Classes |
| Thurs |
(Senior
Class Trip) No Senior Classes |
| Fri |
(Senior
Class Trip) No Senior Classes |
| Week
of April 4 to 8 |
| Mon |
(Senior
Class Trip) No Senior Classes |
| Wed |
Journal
50 (Panama: best & worst). Spring Break show and tell. Intro
to The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Hmwk: Read preface
and letters 1 & 2 of Screwtape. |
| Thurs |
Reading
quiz. Discussion. Read aloud Letter 3. Journal #51 (untimed: personal
application of Letters 1-3). Continue The Screwtape Letters.
Hmwk: Read Letters 4-7. |
| Fri |
Reading
quiz. Discussion. Read aloud Letter 8. Continue The Screwtape
Letters. Hmwk: Read Letters 9-12. |
| Week
of April 11 to 15 |
| Mon |
Reading quiz. Discussion. Read Letter #13 aloud. Hmwk: write Journal
#52 (untimed: personal application of something in a recent letter),
and read Letters # 14 to 17. |
| Wed |
Reading
quiz. Discussion. Read Letter #18 aloud. Hmwk: Read Letters 19-22. |
| Thurs |
Reading
quiz. Discussion. Read Letter #23 aloud. Hmwk: Read Letters 24-27. |
| Fri |
Journal
#53 (untimed: personal application of something in a recent letter)--to
turn in. Discussion. Intro potential Screwtape project options for
feedback. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 18 to 22 |
| Mon |
Read
Letters #28 -29 aloud. Discussion. Hmwk: Read Letters #30-31 and
pp. 183-185. Journal #54 (untimed: what would Screwtape's letter
to your tempter include?) |
| Wed |
Reading
quiz. Begin reading "Screwtape Proposes a Toast," pp.
187-209, aloud. Hmwk: finish reading "Screwtape Proposes a
Toast," pp. 187-209. |
| Thurs |
Reading
quiz. Journal #55/quiz ("Screwtape Proposes a Toast" was
written quite awhile after C.S. Lewis completed SL. What
is its relationship to the main body of letters? How does it shed
further light on the Great Controversy? Are there additional insights
into the nature of temptation and/or the nature of humans?) Each
student selects a specific letter to summarize in terms of the temptations
discussed. Hmwk: Complete paragraph summary of letter. Due Fri. |
| Fri |
Due:
paragraph summary of Letter. Share summaries
with class in chronological order. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 25 to 29 |
| Mon |
(WASC
Visit) Work in pairs or trios to summarize remaining letters so
that's we'll have a complete summary
of the book. To be completed by end of class. Hmwk: submit your
paragraph summaries to Turnitin.com
by midnight Tues, 4/26. (There are two separate assignments to allow
you to submit both summaries.) |
| Wed |
(WASC Visit)
Begin Screwtape Letters projects. Hmwk: rough draft of project. |
| Thurs |
Check off
project rough drafts. Project work period. Hmwk: revise rough draft
and word process project. |
| Fri |
Check off
word-processed version of project. Peer review of project. No hmwk.
|
| Week
of May 2 to 6 |
| Mon |
Discuss
project revision. Review for test. Hmwk:
complete final, polished draft of project and study for test. |
| Wed |
Due:
final, polished draft of project letter. Test: Screwtape Letters.
Hmwk: submit final draft of project letter to Turnitin.com
by midnight tonight. |
| Thurs |
Journal #56 (Shakespeare? Merchant of Venice? Plays in general?). Intro to The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. Discuss play and process for studying it. Distribute texts. Read from Charles and Mary Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare aloud in class. [Click here for more info about the Lambs and their work.] Hmwk: finish reading about The Merchant of Venice in Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare. |
| Fri |
Begin viewing The Merchant of Venice. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 9 to 13 |
| Mon |
Continue viewing The Merchant of Venice. Read intro to play in classroom text. |
| Wed |
Reading quiz. Continue viewing The Merchant of Venice. Hmwk: read two Masterpiece Theatre essays [ "Shylock and History" and "On Religion" (scroll down to "On Religion" heading)] distributed in class. |
| Thurs |
Reading quiz. Continue viewing The Merchant of Venice. Hmwk: read "Censorship, Anti-Semitism, and The Merchant of Venice" essay distributed in class |
| Fri |
Reading quiz. Finish viewing The Merchant of Venice. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 16 to 20 |
| Mon |
In-class project: make a relationship chart incorporating all significant characters in the play. Hmwk: complete relationship chart (due Wed). |
| Wed |
Journal #57 (Shylock: role,
cast, protagonist? antagonist? as a Jew? relationships with others?) Due: relationship chart. In class discussion prep. Write notes on these questions: What is the play about? Is TMOV anti-semitic? Why or why not? Is Christianity an attractive religion as portrayed in TMOV? Why or why not? Hmwk: complete discussion prep notes to be checked off at the beginning of class Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Check off discussion prep notes. Journal #58 (Christianity
in TMOV). TMOV discussion. Hmwk: Pick a passage (20 lines minimum) to memorize and present dramatically to the class on Wed/Thurs next week. Pairs are OK (40 lines minimum, 20 lines each). Begin memorization. |
| Fri |
In class practice for dramatic presentation. No assigned hmwk (but don't let me stop you continuing with your memorization!) |
| Week
of May 23 to 27 |
| Mon |
Final exam essay topics:
- Is TMOV anti-semitic?
- How is Christianity portrayed in TMOV?
- Pick a theme in TMOV and discuss its portrayal in the play. (Theme ideas: prejudice, hatred, friendship, love, revenge, women's role/s in society, justice, mercy, divided loyalties, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, etc. Can you think of another one?)
Discuss preparation for final exam essay. Select essay and begin notes in class. Hmwk: continue with memorization. |
| Wed |
Dramatic presentations of memorized passages. Hmwk: continue final exam prep. |
| Thurs |
Dramatic presentations of memorized passages. Hmwk: continue final exam prep. |
| Fri |
Last regular
class day: review for final exam essay. Review for final exam. Hmwk: continue final exam prep. |
| Week
of May 30 to June 3 |
| Mon |
Memorial
Day: No Classes |
| Wed |
Final Exams |
| Thurs |
Final Exams |
| Fri |
All-School
Wrap-Up |