The Market Place (homework)
Due Date: September 4, 2009 |
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Read Chapter Two
Odes are due |
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The Fish
August 31, 2009 |
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| Bring item from home that you can describe in a poem. |
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Acting
June 15, 2009 |
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Acting
June 12, 2009 |
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Review
June 12, 2009 |
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| Review for finals |
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Review for Finals
June 11, 2009 |
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Acting
June 11, 2009 |
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| Work on Acting Scene. |
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Play
June 10, 2009 |
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| Work on Scene |
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Presentations
June 10, 2009 |
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Presentations
June 9, 2009 |
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Presentations
June 8, 2009 |
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The Things They Carried
June 5, 2009 |
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| Blame papers due |
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The Things They Carried
June 1, 2009 |
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| Tests Due |
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Stories
May 22, 2009 |
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| Due. |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 21, 2009 |
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| Finish the Book! |
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Stories (homework)
Due Date: May 20, 2009 |
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| Bring drafts of stories to class. |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 12, 2009 |
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| Notes and In The Field |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 11, 2009 |
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| Read Notes and In the Field |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: May 5, 2009 |
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| Read Ambush and Style |
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Papers Due
May 1, 2009 |
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| Final drafts of papers due. |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 30, 2009 |
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| Read Ambush; Style; Speaking of Courage. |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 29, 2009 |
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| Finish questions on On a Rainy River. |
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Papers (homework)
Due Date: April 27, 2009 |
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| Continue to work on the drafts of your papers. They will be due Friday, May 1. |
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The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes
April 21, 2009 |
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| Papers Due |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 6, 2009 |
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| Read Friends; Enemies; How to Tell a True War Story |
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Light in August
April 3, 2009 |
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| Exam on first three chapters |
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The Things They Carried
April 3, 2009 |
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| According to O'Brien, what was Vietnam? |
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Light in August
April 2, 2009 |
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| Read Chapter Four |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: April 1, 2009 |
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Read Spin
What does the title have to do with the memories
Read On The Rainy River |
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Light in August
April 1, 2009 |
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| Read Chapter Three |
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The Things They Carried (homework)
Due Date: March 30, 2009 |
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Read Chapter One
What do the soldiers carry? What is the heaviest item they carry and why? |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: March 26, 2009 |
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| Continue drafting papers |
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The Great Gatsby
March 23, 2009 |
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| Be sure to have paper topics. |
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The Great Gatsby
March 20, 2009 |
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| Work on paper. |
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The Great Gatsby
March 19, 2009 |
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| Work on paper. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: March 17, 2009 |
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| Read Chapter Seven. Why does this chapter not make sense? |
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The Great Gatsby
March 13, 2009 |
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| Midterm for Period One. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: March 2, 2009 |
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| Midterm on book. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 25, 2009 |
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Read Chapter Six.
What is the latest Gatsby story? Explain. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 24, 2009 |
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| Read Chapter Five. How far would you go for someone you loved? |
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (homework)
Due Date: February 23, 2009 |
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| Read the novel |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 12, 2009 |
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| Read Chapter Four. Finish writing assignment. |
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The Great Gatsby. (homework)
Due Date: February 11, 2009 |
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| Write a well-developed paragraph based on the reason we came up with in class. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: February 10, 2009 |
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Finish Chapter Three.
Create a thesis about Gatsby and prove it with three reasons. |
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The House of Mirth
February 9, 2009 |
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| Papers due. |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 6, 2009 |
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| Revise papers. |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 5, 2009 |
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| Revise papers. |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 4, 2009 |
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| Revise papers. |
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Papers (homework)
Due Date: February 3, 2009 |
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| Brings drafts of your papers plus a copy to class. |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: February 3, 2009 |
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| Revise papers |
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Papers
February 2, 2009 |
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| Drafts due Monday. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: January 30, 2009 |
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Write down ten things about Nick Carraway (Period Eight).
Read Chapter Two.
Take Notes. |
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The Great Gatsby (homework)
Due Date: January 28, 2009 |
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Read Chapter One
Take Notes. |
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Midterm
January 26, 2009 |
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| 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. |
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The House of Mirth
January 16, 2009 |
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| Final on the book. |
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The House of Mirth
January 16, 2009 |
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| Eulogies due. |
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The House of Mirth
January 15, 2009 |
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| Finish the novel |
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The House of Mirth
January 14, 2009 |
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| Finish the book. |
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The House of Mirth
January 13, 2009 |
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| Read through Chapter 11. Take notes. |
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The House of Mirth
January 12, 2009 |
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| Presentations due. |
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The House of Mirth
January 9, 2009 |
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| Present your chapter. |
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The House of Mirth
January 8, 2009 |
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| Present your chapter. |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: January 7, 2009 |
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| Read through Chapter Six of the second volume. |
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The House of Mirth
January 6, 2009 |
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| Period One - Midterm on book. |
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Charades
December 23, 2008 |
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| Five minute presentation and one page paper of Victorian character due. |
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Charades
December 22, 2008 |
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| Five minute presentation and one page paper of Victorian character due. |
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The House of Mirth
December 18, 2008 |
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| Midterm |
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The House of Mirth
December 17, 2008 |
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| Midterm |
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The House of Mirth
December 17, 2008 |
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| Review |
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The House of Mirth
December 16, 2008 |
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| Chapter 15 |
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The House of Mirth
December 15, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter 15 |
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The House of Mirth
December 12, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter 14 |
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The House of Mirth
December 12, 2008 |
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| Midterm |
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The Bad Seed
December 8, 2008 |
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| Period One Papers Due |
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The House of Mirth
December 8, 2008 |
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| Read Chapters 12 and 13 |
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The House of Mirth
December 5, 2008 |
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| Test |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: December 5, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter 11 and outline it. |
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The House of Mirth
December 4, 2008 |
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Chapter Ten
Group Presentation |
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The House of Mirth
December 3, 2008 |
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Chapter Nine
Group Presentation |
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The House of Mirth
December 2, 2008 |
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Chapter Eight
Group Presentation |
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The House of Mirth
December 1, 2008 |
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Chapter Seven
Group Presentation |
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Opportunity Cost
December 1, 2008 |
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| Define opportunity cost and develop your ideas on the novel in terms of it. |
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The House of Mirth
November 21, 2008 |
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| Test Friday |
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The House of Mirth
November 20, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter Six. |
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The House of Mirth Chapter Six
November 20, 2008 |
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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? |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: November 18, 2008 |
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Read Chapter Five
Make sure that you have a working list of the characters. |
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The House of Mirth
November 17, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter Four |
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The House of Mirth
November 14, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter Five |
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The House of Mirth (homework)
Due Date: November 14, 2008 |
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| Complete questions for tomorrow |
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The House of Mirth
November 14, 2008 |
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| Finish questions |
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The Hosue of Mirth
November 13, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter Four |
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The House of Mirth
November 12, 2008 |
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| We will begin our new novel, Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth. |
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The House of Mirth
November 12, 2008 |
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| How does Lily hunt her prey? In what ways is she successful? |
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The Bad Seed
November 10, 2008 |
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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. |
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The Bad Seed
November 3, 2008 |
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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.
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The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 30, 2008 |
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| Read Chapters 24 |
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The Scarlet Letter reading
October 29, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter 22 |
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The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 29, 2008 |
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| Read Chapters 22 |
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The Scarlet Letter reading
October 28, 2008 |
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| Read Chapter 21 |
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The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 27, 2008 |
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| Please read through Chapter 20 |
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Editing Day
October 22, 2008 |
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| We will use this class to peer edit our papers. |
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The Scarlet Letter Reading
October 21, 2008 |
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| Read through Chapter 16 of the novel. |
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Writing Assignment (homework)
Due Date: October 20, 2008 |
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Explore the idea of revenge.
Then, examine Chillingworth's exclamation that Dimmesdale has not paid his debt, but has increased it.
One page. |
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