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[First
Quarter Assignments] |
| Week
of October 18 to 22 |
| Mon |
[Choir gone.]
Work period. Hmwk: Complete Punctuation Manual Projects. |
| Wed |
Collect
Punctuation Manual Projects. Distribute copies of The Good Earth
(TGE), by Pearl Buck. Hmwk: reading. |
| Fri |
Reading
period. Hmwk: complete reading assignment for Monday. |
| Week
of October 25 to 29 |
| Mon |
TGE through
p. 80. Reading quiz. Continue reading. Hmwk: reading. |
| Wed |
(Minimum
Day) TGE through p. 104. Hmwk: reading. |
| Fri |
TGE
through p. 126. Hmwk: reading. |
| Week
of November 1 to 5 |
| Mon |
(Power Week)
TGE through p. 183. Hmwk: reading. |
| Wed |
(Power Week)
Journal #14. TGE through p. 213. Hmwk: reading. |
| Fri |
(Power
Week) TGE through p. 231. Journal #15 (to turn in). The
Good Earth Project
Presentation Options. Hmwk: Complete TGE by our first meeting
next week. |
| Week
of November 8 to 12 |
| Mon |
(PUC
College Days) Work session for juniors (PBS Thomas Jefferson).
Seniors at College Days. |
| Wed |
Optional
re-write of TMOV essay due. Should have TGE finished by today. Collect
evidence from TGE about how Wang Lung determines his own self-image,
self-esteem, self-value, and/or self-worth. Look for specific passages
in the novel. Hmwk: continue working on project for next Wed. |
| Fri |
Writing
about TGE. Organize and begin writing in-class essay on Wang Lung's
self-esteem. Hmwk:continue working on project for next Wed. |
| Week
of November 15 to 19 |
| Mon |
Complete
rough draft of in-class essay. Share and revise your in-class essay
on Wang Lung's self-esteem. Hmwk: continue working on project for
Wed. |
| Wed |
TGE
projects (food, decorations, oral presentations). Mid-quarter
English notebook check. Continue
working on in-class essays. |
| Fri |
In-class
essays. |
| Week
of November 22 to 26: No Classes, Thanksgiving Vacation |
| Week
of November 29 to December 3 |
| Mon |
(Midterm
Reports) Complete in-class essays. Begin Dicken's Cricket on
the Hearth. Hmwk: begin reading CotH to get feel for rhythm
of prose and prepare for oral reading. Also, spend some time thinking
about the class project for CotH. |
| Wed |
Begin oral
reading of CotH. Hwmk: work on notes, definitions, decorations,
and artwork for class edition of CotH. |
| Fri |
Continue
oral reading of CotH. Hmwk: continue working on class edition of
CotH. |
| Week
of December 6 to 10 |
| Mon |
Continue
oral reading of CotH. Hmwk: continue working on class edition of
CotH. |
| Wed |
Complete
oral reading of CotH. Hmwk: continue working on class edition of
CotH. |
| Fri |
Essay options for final
exam (pick one):
- Discuss the theme
of redemption in CotH.
- Discuss the role/s
of truthfulness in CotH.
- Discuss the Spirit
of the Cricket.
Students may have notes
written on one side of a 3" X 5" card on their desks
during the exam. The vocabulary from CotH will also be included
in the final exam. During class: make incidental drawings for
class edition of CotH. Hmwk: continue working on class edition
of CotH.
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| Week
of December 13 to 16 |
| Mon |
Return and
discuss TGE in-class essays. Review for final exam. Hmwk: prepare
for final exam. |
| Fri |
Final
Exam: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Essay options for final exam (pick one):
- Discuss the theme
of redemption in CotH.
- Discuss the role/s
of truthfulness in CotH.
- Discuss the Spirit
of the Cricket.
Students may have notes
written on one side of a 3" X 5" card on their desks
during the exam. The vocabulary from CotH will also be included
in the final exam. [The
Basic, No-Frills Essay: How to Get an "A" on an Academic Essay]
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| Fri
10:35 a.m. |
SA Christmas
Brunch & Assembly, PUC Fireside Room |