Am+Lit+10+B-+Class+Log

//American Lit Class Log- What Did We Do in Class Today?//

//**__Week 1- January 24-January 27__**//

Jan 24- Intro class, Classroom expectations, Talk about experience with poetry
 * Homework:** Bring Textbook to class tomorrow

Jan 25- (Late Start-short classes) Dead Poet’s Society clip. Background on Whitman.

Jan 26- Finish background on Whitman Begin reading “Song of Myself” by Whitman (p. 261-64 in text book)

Jan 27- Finish “Song of Myself” by Whitman HW- Answer questions on “Song…” due at end of class.


 * //__Week 2- January 30- February 3__//**

Jan 30- Read Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing” (p. 266 in text book) Assign “I Hear T-G Singing” assignment. Last 20 minutes of class go hear T-G sing.

Jan 31 (Catholic Schools Week Mass= short classes)- Work Day on “I Hear T-G Singing” assignment- Presentations TOMORROW!

Feb 1- Students present “I Hear T-G Singing” poems

Feb 2- Read Whitman’s “O Captain, My Captain” HW-Answer questions on “O Captain…” //due Fri Feb 3//

Feb 3- Turn in “O Captain…” questions. Read Whitman’s “A Child Went Forth”


 * //__Week 3- Feb 6- Feb 10__//**

Feb 6-

Feb 7- Create adaptation of Whitman's "Child Went Forth"
 * Homework:** Typed adaptations //due Feb 9//

Feb 8- Dickinson v Whitman. Read “A Word is Dead” by Dickinson HW- Finish “ A Word is Dead” worksheet //Due Feb//

Feb 9-.

Feb 10-Library for Dickinson poems
 * Homework:** Write out interpretations for the two poems printed today. //Due Feb 13//


 * //__Week 4: Feb 13-Feb 17__//**

Feb 13: (Registration info=short classes) Present Dickinson poems.

Feb 14: Finish presenting Dickinson poems

Feb 15: Background on Regionalism & Realism

Feb 16: Short Story structure Begin reading "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" -Harte

Feb 17- Answer questions 1-9 on p. 323 Poker Flat Word Search

Feb 18- Thoughts on 1:1
 * Homework:** Read "White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett p 325- 332 in text book

__Week 5: Feb 21-Feb 25__

Feb 21: President's Day= No School

Feb 22: Regionalism and Realism

Feb 23: Creating a Setting activity- p. 333 in textbook //Due Feb 23// Setting Sample

Feb 24: Read "Desiree's Baby" in class. Quiz on "Desiree's Baby" tomorrow

Feb 25: Quiz on "Desiree's Baby" In class debate on "Desiree's Baby"

Introduce __Of Mice and Men__ Great Depression Background Notes on Steinbeck
 * Unit 4: Of Mice and Men**
 * Homework:** Vocabulary Assignment //Due April 6//

April 6: Finish Great Depression Background & Notes on Steinbeck Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse"
 * Homework:** Journal #1 //Due April 7// (check Assignments tab)

April 7: Pass out copies of __Of Mice and Men__ and record book numbers. In class writing about friendship.
 * Homework:** Read Ch 1 in __Of Mice and Men__ & complete Study Guide (see Assignments tab) //Due April 8//

April 8: Quiz on Ch 1 Show opening scene of movie Discuss Ch 1- Characters & the American Dream
 * Homework:** Read Ch 2 and complete Study Guide //Due April 11//

April 11: Identify the 4 C's (Candy, Crooks, Curley, and Curley's wife) Discuss the importance of hands in the novel.
 * Homework:** Read Ch 3 and complete Study Guide //Due April 13//

April 12: Discuss Slim's decision with the puppies. Compare Slim's decision with pups to Candy's decision about the old dog.

April 13: Quiz on Ch 2-3 Show selected scenes from the movie.
 * Homework:** Read Ch 4 and complete Study Guide

April 14: Discuss power positions of the outcasts.
 * Homework:** Journal #3 //Due April 15//

April 15: In-class discussion of Journal #3
 * Homework:** Read Ch 5-6 and complete Study Guides //Due April 18//

April 18: Quiz on Ch 4-6 Introduce paper assignment (See Assignments tab)
 * Homework:** Journal #4 //Due April 19//

April 19: Show final scene of the movie Final discussion of the novel
 * Homework:** Print Paper Outline off of wiki and bring to class tomorrow

April 20: (Late Start- Short Classes) In-class work preparing the thesis statement for the paper
 * Homework:** Find citations for ICE paragraphs //Due April 21//

April 21: (Prayer Service- short classes) Review structure of ICE paragraph Show sample of ICE paragraph

April 22: No School- Good Friday

April 25: Check in Outlines and 3 passages

April 26: Finish checking in outlines and 3 passages Conference with students about paper/outline progess

April 27: Go over Rubric for paper Review Intro and Concluding paragraphs
 * Homework:** Rough draft of paper //Due May 2//

April 28: Intro __Catcher in the Rye__ Show interview about Salinger's Death
 * Unit 5: Catcher in the Rye**

April 29: Pass out copies of __Catcher in the Rye__ Record book numbers

__Week 14: May 2- May 6__

May 2: Collect Of Mice and Men literary analysis Venn diagram of TG/ Pencey Prep Read Catcher Ch 4-7 //Due May 4//
 * Homework:** Complete "Response to First Reading" questions (See Assignments tab)

May 3: Quiz on CIR Ch 1-3 Collect "Response to First Reading" questions Thurmer's "Life is a game" writing

May 4 (Grandparent's Day- Short Classes) Discuss "Life is a game" from yesterday
 * Homework:** Important Object Speech (See Assignments tab) //Due May 6//

May 5: Quiz on Ch 4-6 Discuss symbolism in Catcher

May 6: Speeches on Important Object
 * Homework:** Read Ch 7-11 //Due May 10//

May 11: Finish Important Object Speech Discuss Ch 8-9

May 12: Quiz on Ch 8-11 Discuss 10-11
 * Homework:** Read Ch 12-15 //Due May 16//

May 13: **No School- Prom**

May 16: Discuss Ch 12
 * Homework:** Read Ch 16-19 //Due May 19//

May 17: Finish Discussing Ch 12; move on to Ch 13-15

May 18 (Short Classes- Late Start): Quiz on Ch 12-15

May 19: Go over Career Compare/Contrast Paper Holden and the kids- Group work Robert Burn's Video
 * Homework:** Read Ch 20-22 //Due May 23//

May 20: Quiz on Ch 16-19 Holden's date w/ Sally Carl Luce and the flits

May 23: Discuss Ch 20 "I would rather have a little rose" poem
 * Homework:** Read Ch 23-24 //Due May 25//

May 24: Discuss Ch 21-22

May 25: Quiz on Ch 20-22 Discuss Ch 23-24
 * Homework:** Finish __Catcher in the Rye__ //Due May 27//

May 26: Collect Career Compare/Contrast Essays Show Interview with Mark David Chapman

May 27: Introduce Final Catcher Project Discuss end of __Catcher__ Present Final Catcher Projects


 * __Unit 7: Neither Wolf nor Dog__**

Hand out book and record numbers.

Assign reading sections: See Assignments Tab

May 21: Assign Reflections (See Assignments Tab) for Chapter 5-6 //Due May 22//

May 22: Check in Reflections Begin Reading Chapter 12 & 14 in class and work on Rfections Discuss themes of 5 & 6.

May 23: Discuss themes of Chapter 12.

May 24: Discuss Chapter 14

May 25: Check in Reflections for 12 and 14 Students read Chapters 15 and 17; Complete Reflection for Tuesday.

May 30: **No School- Memorial Day**

June 3: **No School- Graduation**