| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
Mar. 15, 2006 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of January 2 to 6 (End of First Semester and Second Quarter) |
| Mon |
No
Classes: End of Christmas Break |
| Wed |
Portfolio
Day |
| Thurs |
Finish viewing
Little Lord Fauntleroy. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
Journal #42 (New Year's Resolutions . . . or not). Read "Curing
a Cold," by Mark Twain. Survey for second semester literature.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 9 to 13 (Beginning of Second Semester and Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Journal
#43 (This weather makes me want to . . . . The most romantic story
I know is . . . .). Vocab for first three sections of Evangeline
(on board). Hmwk: complete vocab definitions. |
| Wed |
Due:
vocab definitions for first three sections of Evangeline.
Intro Evangeline. Distribute copies of Evangeline.
Begin reading (along with Hal Holbrook recording). Hmwk: Do some
background reading about the historical event upon which Evangeline
is based. Write out notes (in your own words, in your own handwriting,
with complete source/s) to bring to class. (Notes that substantially
match another classmate's notes will receive half credit.) Be prepared
to share what you discover. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#44 (What if you were evicted from your home? What if you were forcibly
taken to another country?). Share results of research into historical
background of Evangeline. Continue reading Evangeline.
Continue work on vocab words. Hmwk: complete vocab definitions for
sections 4 & 5 (Part the First). |
| Fri |
Due: vocab
definitions for sections 4 & 5 (Part the First). Continue reading
Evangeline. Begin definitions for vocab words in section
1 (Part the Second). No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 16 to 20 |
| Mon |
Journal
#45 (What if you were 6 years older?). Continue reading Evangeline.
Continue work on vocab words (sections 1 & 2, Part the Second).
Hmwk: vocab definitions for Part the Second, sections 3 & 4.
|
| Wed |
Work
on English notebooks. Continue work on vocab words. Hmwk: complete
vocab definitions for the rest of the poem. |
| Thurs |
Continue
reading Evangeline. No hmwk--unless you still have vocab
words to complete. |
| Fri |
Due:
vocab for rest of poem. Journal #46 (freewrite). Finish reading
Evangeline. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 23 to 27 |
| Mon |
Journal
#47 (Imagine you evaded/avoided eviction from Grand Pre. What is
life like? Do you know anyone who had the presence of mind to get
out of a bad situation before it became really bad?) Literary
Terms and Figurative Language worksheet. (Begin by writing out
definitions for each term.) No hmwk. |
| Wed |
Journal
#48 (Reflections on Evangeline: What do you like? What do
you dislike? What works for you? What doesn't work? What is unusual?).
Continue with Literary
Terms and Figurative Language worksheet. (Continue writing out
definitions for each term.) No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#49 (If you hadn't chosen to be here today, where would you be?
Dream! Imagine!). Continue with Literary
Terms and Figurative Language worksheet. (Begin finding examples
for each term in Evangeline.) Hmwk: complete all definitions
on the worksheet. |
| Fri |
Continue
with Literary Terms and
Figurative Language worksheet. (Continue finding examples for
each term in Evangeline.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 30 to February 3 |
| Mon |
Review
for Evangeline Test. Hmwk: study for test. |
| Wed |
Evangeline
test. No hmwk. |
|
Thurs |
Intro
Huck Finn. Hmwk: Read Chpts. 1-3 (to p. 11). |
| Fri |
Watch video: Mark Twain's America (available at PUC library:
VTR PS1331 .M374 1990). No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 6 to 10 (Midterm) |
| Mon |
[School-wide
teacher evaluations] Hmwk: read through p. 47 for Wednesday. |
| Wed |
Journal
#50 (How do you determine the value/worth of a person? How do others
determine your value/worth?). Reading quiz: through p. 47. Continue
intro of Huck Finn. Read aloud Steve Turney's speech in The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book (pp. 161-164). Hmwk: read through
p. 65. |
| Thurs |
Huck
Finn. Begin viewing Mark Twain by Ken Burns (available
at PUC library: VTR PS 1331 .M37 2001). Hmwk: read through p. 88. |
| Fri |
Journal
#51 (Pick a character in HF. What does s/he look like? Talk
like? How does s/he act? Would you like to trade places with--or
meet--this character?) Huck Finn. Continue viewing Mark
Twain by Ken Burns (available at PUC library: VTR PS 1331 .M37
2001). Hmwk: over long weekend, read through p. 129. |
| Week
of February 13 to 17 |
| Mon |
Teacher
In-service: No School |
| Wed |
Due: complete
reading through p. 129 before class. Journal #52 (Your long weekend).
Continue viewing Mark Twain by Ken Burns (available at PUC
library: VTR PS 1331 .M37 2001). Hmwk: read HF through p.
147. |
| Thurs |
Continue
viewing Mark Twain by Ken Burns (available at PUC library:
VTR PS 1331 .M37 2001). Hmwk: read HF through p. 169. |
| Fri |
Journal
#53 (Huck's moral dilemma: How can he be so wrong about being so
right?). Read aloud from Huck Finn in class. Hmwk: read HF
through p. 194. |
| Week
of February 20 to 24 |
| Mon |
Presidents'
Day: No School. Hmwk: finish reading HF before class on Wednesday. |
| Wed |
Due: finish
reading Huck Finn before class today. Journal #54 (The ending
of Huck Finn. What do you think about it?). Reading quiz.
Discussion of ending. Hwmk: begin Study
and Discussion Questions (#1-6) |
| Thurs |
Discuss
#1-6. Continue Study and Discussion
Questions. Hmwk: continue with Study
and Discussion Questions (#7-12). |
| Fri |
Discuss
#7-12. Continue Study and Discussion
Questions and review for test. Hwmk: questions #13-18 (for Mon). |
| Week
of February 27 to March 3 |
| Mon |
Due: notes
for questions #13-18. Discuss Study
and Discussion Questions (#13-18). Review for test. Hmwk: prepare
for test. |
| Wed |
Test:
Huck Finn. After test, silently read Twain's "The
War Prayer." No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#55 (Untimed, same length: Last line of "The
War Prayer": Was the man a lunatic? Was there sense in
what he said? How are our prayers like the main prayer in "The
War Prayer"?). Intro The
Silverado Squatters. Read aloud "The
Silverado Squatters" and "Calistoga."
Hmwk: read "The
Petrified Forest." [link to a pdf
of "The Silverado Squatters"] |
| Fri |
Journal
#56 (Untimed, same length: Write an "outsider's" view
of where you live. Can you include an interesting character like
Mr. Evans in "The
Petrified Forest?). Read "Stevenson
at Silverado" (from the Silverado
Museum site). Continue with The
Silverado Squatters. Skim "Napa
Wine" and read aloud "The
Scot Abroad." No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 6 to 10 |
| Mon |
Continue
with The
Silverado Squatters. Read aloud "With
The Children of Israel: To Introduce Mr. Kelmar" and "First
Impressions of Silverado." Hmwk: investigate the Silverado
Museum in St. Helena (next to the public library). Either make a
personal visit (ideal), or go through their website (www.silveradomuseum.org).
Bring evidence of a visit or handwritten notes from their website
to class on Wed. |
| Wed |
Due: evidence
of a visit to Silverado Museum or handwritten notes from their website.
Continue with The
Silverado Squatters. Read aloud "The
Return" and "The
Act of Squatting." Hmwk: "The
Hunter's Family" before class Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Due: finish
reading "The
Hunter's Family." Reading quiz. Continue with The
Silverado Squatters. Read aloud "The
Sea-Fogs" and "The
Toll House." Hmwk: Create an illustration that evokes the
atmosphere of "The
Sea-Fogs." Due Fri. |
| Fri |
Due: illustration
that evokes the atmosphere of "The
Sea-Fogs." Continue with The
Silverado Squatters. Read aloud "A
Starry Drive" and "Episodes
in the Story of a Mine." No hwmk. |
| Week
of March 13 to 17 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Show and tell from visit
to Silverado Museum (St. Helena) and Sharpsteen Museum (Calistoga).
Continue with The
Silverado Squatters. Read aloud "Toils
and Pleasures." No hmwk. (Support your classmates in Romeo
and Juliet Tuesday night!) |
| Wed |
Mrs. Denton's
birthday lunch with juniors and seniors. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Finish
The
Silverado Squatters. Finish "Toils
and Pleasures." Work period for annotations. No hmwk. (Come
out to Romeo and Juliet tonight!) |
| Fri |
Work period for annotations
in Silverado Squatters. No hwmk. Have a great Spring Break!
(Watch Romeo and Juliet Saturday night!) |
| Spring
Break: History Tour to Italy. School resumes April 3. |