Week 5 Planning Your Week M 1/29: Work with your 2 poems printed from the Poetry Out Loud website. T 1/30: Schoology post (literary lens applied to “An Occurrence” or “A Rose” Monday, January 29 Opener: MCM prose https://goo.gl/forms/n8luG7kf8FvVjCIz1 Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud and compose an explication due Tuesday, February 6. Tuesday, January 30 Opener: Creative writing Tuesday–camera effects. Work Session:
HW: Schoology post. Obtain a copy of research novel. Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud and compose an explication due Tuesday, February 6. Wednesday, January 31 Opener: FRQ Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud and compose an explication due Tuesday, February 6. . Thursday, February 1 Opener: Pondering Poetry “Old Soldier” Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud and compose an explication due Tuesday, February 6. Friday, February 2 Opener: Fun Friday de-stress; focus on imagery and sensory detail Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud due Tuesday, February 6.
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Planning Your Week M 1/22: Bring 2 poems printed from the Poetry Out Loud website. T 1/23: Summative assessment in class (essay response) Monday, January 22 Opener: Set up skinny notebook; read chapters from How to Read Literature Like a Professor and How to Read Novels Like a Professor. Work Session:
Tuesday, January 23 Opener: Draw the novel/prompt for SA. Work Session:
Wednesday, January 24 Opener: Share textual lineage and present 30 seconds of Streetcar. Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud due Tuesday, February 2. Thursday, January 25 Opener: View Hitchcock montage and interview; discuss the significance of “assembly” and the parallel with composing narratives (like “Owl Creek”) (3 types of montages; elements that repeat). Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud due Tuesday, February 2. Friday, January 26 Opener: Place poetry handout in SN; small groups complete QHT for poetic devices. Work Session:
HW: Memorize chosen poem for Poetry Out Loud due Tuesday, February 2. Week 3
Planning Your Week ASAP: Please sign your syllabus here. M 1/15: No School in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy your day! Spread kindness in the world. T 1/16: Schoology post for In the Lake research/inquiry project W 1/17: bring a glue stick, scissors, and your composition notebook ( and maybe a sharpie or two) Th 1/18: Schoology post responses to 2 classmates’ posts for In the Lake research/inquiry project; Schoology post links for 2 poems from the Poetry Out Loud website and print copies to bring to class tomrrow. F 1/19: Summative assessment in class (essay response); bring 2 poems printed from Poetry Out Loud website. Monday, 1/15 No School Tuesday, 1/16--Lab 816: Opener: briefly review ½ length multiple choice Work Session:
HW: Post your 2-3 paragraphs response to research on Schoology. Comment on at least two other student's posts. Review the literary criticism section (pages 1566-88) of your Pearson text. Choose two poems from POL website (print) due Fri. Wednesday, 1/17--No school. Enjoy your snow day. Thank you for posting to Schoology! Thursday, 1/18--No school. Enjoy your snow day. Make sure to have a mobile device to read on and access Schoology for tomorrow's class. Friday, 1/19 Opener: Read the chapter on violence from How to Read Literature Like a Professor. (Posted in Schoology) Work Session:
HW: Enjoy your weekend. Review In the Lake of the Woods and be ready to cruise on discussions next week when life and weather return to normal. :) Week 2
Planning Your Week ASAP: Please sign your syllabus here. Thursday, 1/11: Streetcar rhetorical precis due w/Socratic discussion Friday, 1/12: In the Lake sticky notes due Monday, 1/8 School closed due to weather. Enjoy your day off! Tuesday, 1/9--Bring both Streetcar and In the Lake of the Woods today. You'll have some time to read. Opener: complete ½ length multiple choice. Work Session:
Wednesday, 1/10 Opener: Review pre-course assignment for sticky notes: characterization, setting, literary elements, summaries, questions. Work Session:
Thursday, 1/11 Opener: Gather materials for Socratic discussion. Work Session:
Friday, 1/12 Opener: Turn in sticky note assessment for ItLotW. Work Session:
Closer: Reflect on your performance and expand your thinking, adding to your response to the discussion question. Week 1
Planning Your Week Thursday, 1/11: Streetcar rhetorical precis due w/Socratic discussion Friday, 1/12: In the Lake sticky notes due Monday, 1/1 – Wednesday, 1/3 Winter Break! Thursday, 1/4 Opener: 1940s music, including “Paper Moon”, lemonade & cookies Work Session:
Friday, 1/5 Opener: Introduce literary theory. Work Session:
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