| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Jan.
11, 2008 | |
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
|
| Week
of October 22 to 26
(Beginning of Second Quarter) |
| Mon | Begin
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hmwk: Read Chpt. I-IV |
| Tues | Reading
quiz. The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne.
Hmwk: Read Chpt. V-VII |
| Wed | The
Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne.
Hmwk: Read Chpt. VIII-X |
| Thurs | [PUC
Volleyball Tournament] The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne.
Hmwk: Read
Chpt. XI-XIII |
| Fri | [PUC
Volleyball Tournament] The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne.
Hmwk: (only
if you are not current on your reading). |
| Week
of October 29 to November 2 |
| Mon | The
Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne. Distribute Scarlet
Letter essay options.
Hmwk: Read Chpt. XIV-XVII |
| Tues | Reading
quiz. The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne.
Hmwk: Read Chpt.
XVIII-XX |
| Wed | The
Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne.
Hmwk: Read Chpt. XXI to end of book. |
| Thurs | The
Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne. In-class research on Nathaniel Hawthorne. Record
your research by creating at least 1 page of handwritten notes (more if your writing
is large), in your own words. Document all sources completely. (We'll share in
class tomorrow.)
Hmwk: Read "The Custom-House" (beginning
of book) |
| Fri | The
Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne. Share results of yesterday's research with classmates.
Discuss essay options. No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 5 to 9 |
| Mon | Reading
quiz. Essay work period. The
Scarlet Letter essay options. |
| Tues | [Half
day of school, Parent-Teacher Conferences] No Class: Morning Classes Meet
Hmwk:
Work on Scarlet Letter essay. |
| Wed | [Half
day of school, Parent-Teacher Conferences] Work on Scarlet
Letter essay.
Hmwk: Work on Scarlet
Letter essay. |
| Thurs | Essay
work period.
Hmwk: Complete rough draft of Scarlet
Letter essay. |
| Fri | Due:
Rough draft of Scarlet Letter essay. Peer and teacher reviewing. No
hwmk. |
| Week
of November 12 to 16 |
| Mon | Essay
conferences with teacher.
Hmwk: Revise Scarlet
Letter essay. |
| Tues | Essay
work period.
Hmwk: Prepare for objective test |
| Wed | Test:
Scarlet Letter objective test.
Hmwk: Continue working on final
draft of Scarlet Letter essay. |
| Thurs | Essay
work period.
Hmwk: Complete final
draft of Scarlet Letter essay. Assemble in folder. [Submit essay to
Turnitin.com before midnight Sunday.] |
| Fri | Due:
Final draft of Scarlet Letter
essay. No hmwk. [Submit essay to Turnitin.com
before midnight Sunday.] |
| Thanksgiving
Vacation: No School |
| Week
of November 26 to 30 |
| Mon | Intro:
The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Begin reading aloud.
No hmwk. |
| Tues | Continue
reading The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens (through Chpt. 1).
No hmwk. |
| Wed | Continue
reading The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens.
Hmwk:
Read passage from Reichl on precision in writing. |
| Thurs | Discuss
Reichl passage. Continue reading The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens (through Chpt. II).
Hmwk:
Read Anne Lamott passage, "Crummy First Drafts." |
| Fri | Continue
reading The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens.
No hmwk.
Hmwk:
Finish reading The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens.
|
| Week
of December 3 to 7 |
| Mon | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Reading quiz. |
| Tues | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Work on vocab.
Hmwk:
Do enough on the vocab that you will be able to finish by the end of class Thursday. |
| Wed | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Work on vocab.
Hmwk: Do enough on the vocab that you will
be able to finish by the end of class tomorrow. |
| Thurs | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Finish vocab today in class. Submit in electronic format. No hmwk. |
| Fri | No
Class: Long Assembly. No hmwk. |
| Week
of December 10 to 14 |
| Mon | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Go over classmates' vocab definitions. Prepare for discussion about
definitions.
Hmwk: Complete assessment of vocab definitions. Mark those
that need discussion/revision. |
| Tues | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Discuss vocab definitions and illustrations. Discuss changes.
Hmwk:
Make any requested vocab definition changes--as per class discussion. |
| Wed | [Very
short class period: combined assembly with PUCE and Foothills] The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Text format: - Save
the file of your section (see below) to your computer. Always save the file in
.doc (Word doc) format.
- Fonts:
Use Arial 12 for the text of the story. Use Times New Roman 10
for the captions and definitions in text boxes.
- Do
not use borders for the text boxes.
- Be
sure to include sources for all material that is not your own invention.
- Use
1 1/4 inch margins all around. (You may have to adjust the top and bottom margins.
The side margins are probably at 1 1/4 by default.)
- Do
not add page numbers. (We'll do that when we combine all of the files into one
document.)
- If you think
of other formatting issues we need to resolve as a group, be sure to mention them
in class for discussion.
Here
are the sections of The Cricket on the Hearth as Word doc files:
Begin inserting vocab into text.
Hmwk: Continue inserting vocab into
text. |
| Thurs | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Continue inserting vocab definitions and illustrations into text.
We'll re-negotiate the deadline during class. Works cited page (in progress): - Dictionary.com
- Mac
Dictionary
- TheFreeDictionary.com
- Wikipedia.org
- (Brita)
ibiblio.org
- (Brita) wisdomfireplaces.co.uk
- (Brita)
books.google.com
- (Brita)
acminet.au
- (Michelle)
ronroth.com
- (Michelle)
- (Michelle)
- (Alex)
- (Steph)
Hmwk:
Study for test. |
| Fri | The
Cricket on the Hearth,
Dickens. Objective test. (Vocab matching and significant passages) No hmwk.
(We'll continue with compiling our version of The Cricket on the Hearth
after Christmas Break. Have a great holiday!) |
| Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Week
of December 31 to January 4 |
| Mon | Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Tues | Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Wed | Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Thurs | Continue
The Cricket on the Hearth
text work.
Hmwk: Do what you need to do so that you can be finished
by the end of class tomorrow. |
| Fri | Classes
Cancelled. |
| Week
of January 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Complete
The Cricket on the Hearth
text work. Complete your work by end of class today. (What is not completed by
the end of class today will be homework!) Here are some images (created by 2004-05
English Honors 11/12 stduents) that we can incorporate into our version: Hmwk
(only if you didn't finish in class): Complete The
Cricket on the Hearth text work. Make sure your section ends at the bottom
of a page (if it is followed by another person's section.) Due at beginning of
class on Tuesday. |
| Tues | Due:
The Cricket on the Hearth
text work. Assemble text and Works Cited page for class publication.
Hmwk:
Research Jane Austen. Bring to class at least one page of notes (in your
own handwritting, in your own words, with source/s) documenting what you learned.
Be prepared to share. |
| Wed | Due:
Jane Austen research (see above). Share research. Begin Pride and Prejudice,
Austen.
Hmwk: Research cultural, social, political events in England
during Jane Austen's lifetime (1775-1817) Make notes in preparation for sharing
the results of your research. |
| Thurs | Share
cultural, social, political events research. Begin reading Pride and Prejudice,
Austen.
Hmwk: Read through p. 28 before Friday's class. |
| Fri | Pride
and Prejudice, Austen. Intro Mary Wollstonecraft and A Vindication of the
Rights of Woman. Read Intro to A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Wknd
Hmwk: Read through p. 57 before Monday's class. |
| Week
of January 14 to 18 (End of Second Quarter) |
| Mon | Pride
and Prejudice, Austen.
Hmwk: Read through p. 83 before Tuesday's
class. |
| Tues | Pride
and Prejudice, Austen.
Hmwk: Read through p. 107 before exam session. |
| Wed | Semester
Tests
Hmwk: Read through p. 128 by end of semester |
| Thurs | Semester
Tests |
| Fri | Semester
Tests
Wknd Hmwk: Read through p. 177 before Tuesday's class. |
