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American Literature 39
American Literature 39 Message Board
Past Events and Homework
The Market Place (homework)
Due Date: September 4, 2009
Read Chapter Two

Odes are due
The Fish
August 31, 2009
Bring item from home that you can describe in a poem.
Acting
June 15, 2009
Acting
June 12, 2009
Review
June 12, 2009
Review for finals
Review for Finals
June 11, 2009
Acting
June 11, 2009
Work on Acting Scene.
Play
June 10, 2009
Work on Scene
Presentations
June 10, 2009
Presentations
June 9, 2009
Presentations
June 8, 2009
The Things They Carried
June 5, 2009
Blame papers due
The Things They Carried
June 1, 2009
Tests Due
Stories
May 22, 2009
Due.
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 21, 2009
Finish the Book!
Stories (homework)
Due Date: May 20, 2009
Bring drafts of stories to class.
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 12, 2009
Notes and In The Field
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 11, 2009
Read Notes and In the Field
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 5, 2009
Read Ambush and Style
Papers Due
May 1, 2009
Final drafts of papers due.
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 30, 2009
Read Ambush; Style; Speaking of Courage.
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 29, 2009
Finish questions on On a Rainy River.
Papers (homework)
Due Date: April 27, 2009
Continue to work on the drafts of your papers. They will be due Friday, May 1.
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes
April 21, 2009
Papers Due
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 6, 2009
Read Friends; Enemies; How to Tell a True War Story
Light in August
April 3, 2009
Exam on first three chapters
The Things They Carried
April 3, 2009
According to O'Brien, what was Vietnam?
Light in August
April 2, 2009
Read Chapter Four
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 1, 2009
Read Spin
What does the title have to do with the memories

Read On The Rainy River
Light in August
April 1, 2009
Read Chapter Three
The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: March 30, 2009
Read Chapter One

What do the soldiers carry? What is the heaviest item they carry and why?
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: March 26, 2009
Continue drafting papers
The Great Gatsby
March 23, 2009
Be sure to have paper topics.
The Great Gatsby
March 20, 2009
Work on paper.
The Great Gatsby
March 19, 2009
Work on paper.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: March 17, 2009
Read Chapter Seven. Why does this chapter not make sense?
The Great Gatsby
March 13, 2009
Midterm for Period One.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: March 2, 2009
Midterm on book.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 25, 2009
Read Chapter Six.

What is the latest Gatsby story? Explain.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 24, 2009
Read Chapter Five. How far would you go for someone you loved?
Their Eyes Were Watching God (homework)
Due Date: February 23, 2009
Read the novel
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 12, 2009
Read Chapter Four. Finish writing assignment.
The Great Gatsby. (homework)
Due Date: February 11, 2009
Write a well-developed paragraph based on the reason we came up with in class.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 10, 2009
Finish Chapter Three.

Create a thesis about Gatsby and prove it with three reasons.
The House of Mirth
February 9, 2009
Papers due.
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 6, 2009
Revise papers.
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 5, 2009
Revise papers.
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 4, 2009
Revise papers.
Papers (homework)
Due Date: February 3, 2009
Brings drafts of your papers plus a copy to class.
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 3, 2009
Revise papers
Papers
February 2, 2009
Drafts due Monday.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: January 30, 2009
Write down ten things about Nick Carraway (Period Eight).

Read Chapter Two.

Take Notes.
The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: January 28, 2009
Read Chapter One

Take Notes.
Midterm
January 26, 2009
You make take the midterm either January 21, first exam; or January 26, last exam. You may also make arrangements to take the exam at another time period.
The House of Mirth
January 16, 2009
Final on the book.
The House of Mirth
January 16, 2009
Eulogies due.
The House of Mirth
January 15, 2009
Finish the novel
The House of Mirth
January 14, 2009
Finish the book.
The House of Mirth
January 13, 2009
Read through Chapter 11. Take notes.
The House of Mirth
January 12, 2009
Presentations due.
The House of Mirth
January 9, 2009
Present your chapter.
The House of Mirth
January 8, 2009
Present your chapter.
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: January 7, 2009
Read through Chapter Six of the second volume.
The House of Mirth
January 6, 2009
Period One - Midterm on book.
Charades
December 23, 2008
Five minute presentation and one page paper of Victorian character due.
Charades
December 22, 2008
Five minute presentation and one page paper of Victorian character due.
The House of Mirth
December 18, 2008
Midterm
The House of Mirth
December 17, 2008
Midterm
The House of Mirth
December 17, 2008
Review
The House of Mirth
December 16, 2008
Chapter 15
The House of Mirth
December 15, 2008
Read Chapter 15
The House of Mirth
December 12, 2008
Read Chapter 14
The House of Mirth
December 12, 2008
Midterm
The Bad Seed
December 8, 2008
Period One Papers Due
The House of Mirth
December 8, 2008
Read Chapters 12 and 13
The House of Mirth
December 5, 2008
Test
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: December 5, 2008
Read Chapter 11 and outline it.
The House of Mirth
December 4, 2008
Chapter Ten
Group Presentation
The House of Mirth
December 3, 2008
Chapter Nine
Group Presentation
The House of Mirth
December 2, 2008
Chapter Eight
Group Presentation
The House of Mirth
December 1, 2008
Chapter Seven
Group Presentation
Opportunity Cost
December 1, 2008
Define opportunity cost and develop your ideas on the novel in terms of it.
The House of Mirth
November 21, 2008
Test Friday
The House of Mirth
November 20, 2008
Read Chapter Six.
The House of Mirth Chapter Six
November 20, 2008
Girls: What is Lily's philosophy of life? What do you make of it?

Boys: What is Selden's philosophy of life? What do you make of it?
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: November 18, 2008
Read Chapter Five

Make sure that you have a working list of the characters.
The House of Mirth
November 17, 2008
Read Chapter Four
The House of Mirth
November 14, 2008
Read Chapter Five
The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: November 14, 2008
Complete questions for tomorrow
The House of Mirth
November 14, 2008
Finish questions
The Hosue of Mirth
November 13, 2008
Read Chapter Four
The House of Mirth
November 12, 2008
We will begin our new novel, Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth.
The House of Mirth
November 12, 2008
How does Lily hunt her prey? In what ways is she successful?
The Bad Seed
November 10, 2008
Now that you have seen this much-revered camp film, address the work's central issue. Was Rhoda Penmark a bad seed or did she have bad parents?

One-to-two page typed argumentative paper.
The Bad Seed
November 3, 2008
We will watch The Bad Seed, a 1955 movel based on the William March. I don't want to spoil the film for you so I won't tell you about it, but it addresses the issue of nature versus nurture and the problem of human evil.

The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 30, 2008
Read Chapters 24
The Scarlet Letter reading
October 29, 2008
Read Chapter 22
The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 29, 2008
Read Chapters 22
The Scarlet Letter reading
October 28, 2008
Read Chapter 21
The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 27, 2008
Please read through Chapter 20
Editing Day
October 22, 2008
We will use this class to peer edit our papers.
The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 21, 2008
Read through Chapter 16 of the novel.
Writing Assignment (homework)
Due Date: October 20, 2008
Explore the idea of revenge.

Then, examine Chillingworth's exclamation that Dimmesdale has not paid his debt, but has increased it.

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Hamden High School
Suzanna Nyberg
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American Literature 35
American Literature 37
American Literature 39
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