SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Discussion Vocabulary
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QUARTER ONE
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR
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ASSIGNMENT
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DESCRIPTION
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DUE DATE
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1
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SUMMER READING TEST
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100
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August 16
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2
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SMALL PAPER
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50
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August 22
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3
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PSAT TIMED ESSAY (in-class)
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50
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September 1
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4
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OED ESSAY
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115
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September 19
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5
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HOUSE ON MANGO STEET JOURNALS
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100
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October 3
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6
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VOCABULARY QUIZ (UNITS 1-3)
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40
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October 7
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MINOR
GRADES AND ARE A REAL BUT LESS SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE QUARTER GRADE
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1
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VOCABULARY UNIT ONE QUIZ
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30
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September 6
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2
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VOCABULARY UNIT TWO QUIZ
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30
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September 16
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3
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VOCABULARY UNIT THREE QUIZ
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30
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October 6
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| INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE | NATURE OF THE COURSE -- MY EXPECTATIONS (AND YOURS): homework, writing essays, focus, discipline, my pet peeves (and yours), English in a Catholic school, and where you should be at the end of the class. ALL ENGLISH COURSES ARE READING, WRITING, THINKING, AND SPEAKING COURSES | Monday, August 15 (1) Prepare for Summer reading test |
| The Secret Life of Bees | Summer reading test: scantron multiple choice, short answer (possibly short essay) | Tuesday, August 16 (2) |
| Library work | Quiz. Library work. The basics: research, the catalogue, and decorum | Wednesday, August 17 (3). Homework from Mr. Suttter |
| Library work | Quiz (Remember that all quizzes will be on vocabulary and will be cumulative)..Resources. | Thursday, August 18 (4). Homework from Mr. Suttter |
| Library work |
Quiz (Remember that all quizzes will be on vocabulary and will be cumulative).Library work | Friday, August 19 (5). Prepare for small essay. Essay should be at least two paragraphs and have a thesis statement.. May but need not write on computer. |
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The Secret Life of Bees
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The Secret Life of Bees small essay on my argumentative statement: "The Secret Life of Bees is a novel of female initiation." You will write in thirty minutes, so there will be a few minutes for answering questions (not on content). May but need not write on computer. | Monday, August 22 (6) Reread 12-15 and be prepared for quiz |
| The Secret Life of Bees |
Quiz. What is in the book? Look at it. CLOSE READING. Answering questions and using the OED: "initiation" | Tuesday, August 23 (1) Reread 49-56 and be prepared for a quiz |
| The Secret Life of Bees | CLOSE READING | Wednesday, August 24 (2) Reread 106-112 and be prepared for a quiz |
| The Secret Life of Bees | The Secret Life of Bees and issues: racism and sexism | Thursday, August 25 (3) Reread 219-223. Final questions on the novel (what is a novel, anyway?) |
| The Secret Life of Bees | The Secret Life of Bees and using Questia. | Friday, August 26 (4) no homework |
| VOCABULARY | Return Papers and reprise old notes vocab. | Monday, August 29 (5)First ten words from unit one. |
| VOCABULARY | Discuss common errors like dumped quotations. Vocabulary study: visual, aural, tactile. | Tuesday, August 30 (6) Next Group of Words |
| VOCABULARY | Vocabulary Study and preparing for twenty-five minute essay | Wednesday, August 31 (1) prepare for 30 point quiz on Friday |
| Essay | Questions on essay and then execute it | Thursday, September 1 (2) prepare for 30 point quiz on Friday |
| VOCABULARY | Vocabulary quiz and prep for Grammar | Friday, September 2 (3) No homework |
| GRAMMAR | Vocabulary quiz. Parts of Speech: designates nature and use of word in a sentence. | Tuesday, September 6 (4) study for quiz |
| GRAMMAR | Parts of Speech | Wednesday, September 7 (5) study for quiz |
| GRAMMAR | Parts of Sentence: complete subject and predicate; simple subject and predicate; compound subjects and predicates; complements; direct and indirect objects and predicate nouns and adjectives. | Thursday, September 8 (6) study for quiz |
| GRAMMAR | Parts of Sentence | Friday, September 9 (1)study for quiz |
| GRAMMAR | Look at quizzes day | Monday, September 12 (2) |
| VOCABULARY | Unit II vocabulary and the OED essay | Tuesday, September 13 (3) Choose your word and do research online. |
| VOCABULARY | Unit II and the OED essay (using the OED) |
Wednesday, September 14 (4) study first ten words in unit two for possible quiz and write first paragraph of essay |
| VOCABULARY | Unit II and the OED essay | Thursday, September 15 (5) study next ten words in unit two for possible quiz and write second paragraph of essay |
| VOCABULARY | Unit II vocabulary quiz; introduction to House on Mango Street | Friday, September 16 (6) Finish OED essay, which will be due on Monday |
| House on Mango Street | Turn in OED essay; "Cisneros developes in House on Mango Street a series of connected vignettes detailing the growth of a young woman as writer; her journey is complicated and enriched by her ethnic and female status." | Monday, September 19 (1) read pages 3-9 of House on Mango Street |
| House on Mango Street | How to read House on Mango Street? How to Write the Journal. | Tuesday, September 20 (2) read pages 10-18 of House on Mango Street. Write Journal on the House in which I wish to live (journal #1). |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circles one through three: the interior and unconscious self; birth of the ego; the self and the exterior world. | Wednesday, September 21 (3) read pages 19-30 of House on Mango Street. |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circles one through three: the interior and unconscious self; birth of the ego; the self and the exterior world. | Thursday, September 22 (4) + read pages 31-55 of House on Mango Street the House. Write a journal on either your hair or someone who quickly entered and left your life and the effect of this person on your life (journal #2). |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circle number four: the sexual self. | Friday, September 23 (5) + read pages 56-75 of House on Mango Street |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circle number five: evil and the tensions of the exterior and interior world. | Monday, September 26 (6) Write a journal on something or someone who is both beautiful and sad (journal #3) |
| House on Mango Street | Ms. Miller with an academic overview | Tuesday, September 27 (1) read pages 76-85 of House on Mango Street and write a journal on a moment in your life when you felt put down or undervalued (journal #4) |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circle number six: the female response to evil and social limits. | Wednesday, September 28 (2) read pages 86- 102 of House on Mango Street and write a journal on your most evil act (journal #5). |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circle number seven: the joys and terrors of human freedom. | Thursday, September 29 (3) read pages 103-110 of House on Mango Streetand write a journal on your dream job (journal #6). |
| House on Mango Street | You are subject to a reading quiz on House on Mango Street each day.Circle number eight: the requirements of art and means of escape and return | Friday, September 30 (4) prepare journals for submission. |
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| VOCABULARY | Submit Journals --Unit Three Vocabulary | Monday, October 3 (5) study first ten words in unit three for possible quiz |
| VOCABULARY | Unit 3 vocabulary -- possible quiz | Tuesday, October 4 (6) study next 10 words in unit three for possible quiz |
| VOCABULARY | Unit 3 vocabulary -- possible quiz; questions on Units 1 or 2 | Wednesday,October 5 (1) finish unit three vocabulary, and be ready for quiz tomorrow and review units one and two vocabulary |
| VOCABULARY | Unit 3 vocabulary quiz. | Thursday, October 6 (2) finish unit three vocabulary and review units one and two vocabulary.Units one through three test tomorrow. |
| VOCABULARY | Units 1-3 quiz | Friday, October 7 (3) Secure short stories and read Chekov's "The Student" for Monday |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | Quiz over "The Student"; effective writing about literature cannot take place without careful reading and note taking. The AB thesis statement. "Chekov's story is a lyrical evocation of the timelessness of individual human love; the Chekov's use of three crucial acts and the final image (or symbol) indicate that the protagonist has finally gotten the Christian, and even more importantly, the human message of love." | Monday, October 10 (4). Quickly review all four stories, and narrow your choice to two of the stories. |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay |
The AB thesis and the structure of an essay: I Introduction (with thesis statement [argumentative]) II Body Paragraph - 1 (topic sentence[argumentative]),elucidation, illustration, embedded quotation,commentary) III Body Paragraph - 2 (transition, topic sentence[argumentative]),elucidation, illustration, embedded quotation,commentary) IVConclusion (transition, topic sentence, perspective from a different angle(?), final perspective (?), relationship of work to exterior world (?), relationship to your world (?). |
Tuesday, October 11 (5). No homework. |
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| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | Modeling the literary analysis essay: taking good notes and setting up a rough outline [using "The Student" as model]. |
Thursday, October 13 (6) look over other to stories, and make a selection. |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | THE ART OF EMBEDDING | Friday, October 14 (1) read your selected story carefully. There will be detailed core is over it Monday. |
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QUARTER TWO
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR
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ASSIGNMENT
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DESCRIPTION
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DUE DATE
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| 3 | LARGE PAPER | 115 | November 22 |
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1
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LARGE PAPER
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115
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October 24
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2
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EXAMINATION
ONE (Romeo and Juliet)
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100
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December 2
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4
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VOCABULARY TEST (UNITS 1-6)
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40
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December 8
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MINOR
GRADES AND ARE A REAL BUT LESS SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE QUARTER GRADE
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1
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VOCABULARY UNIT FOUR AND FIVE AND QUIZ
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60
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October 28
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3
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IN CLASS POETRY EXPLICATION
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50
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November 9
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4
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VOCABULARY UNIT SIX QUIZ
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30
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December 6
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| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | Choosing Topic From the Elements: action (plot), setting, characterization, theme, and language. | Monday, October 17 (2) write an A-B thesis statementfor your topic. Make Sure the Topic Is Discrete And Specific (Please, no generalities -- no "'The White Heron' is filled with many symbols; look at the cow and Heron." |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | In Class Work on thesis and embedding | Tuesday, October 18 (3) write your first two paragraphs for the essay. |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | In Class Work and why no Questia;what's wrong with dumped quotations. | Wednesday, October 19 (4) write the last two paragraphs of the essay. |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | Revising And Works Cited | Thursday, October 20 (5) work on essay. |
| Short Story Analysis and Literary Analysis Essay | In Class Work (final look at thesis statement and embedding) | Friday, October 21(6) prepare final copy of the essay, along with works cited, for submission on Monday. |
| VOCABULARY | Turn in essay, Unit four Vocabulary | Monday, October 24 (1) Study unit four vocabulary. |
| VOCABULARY | Ask questions over unit four; unit five Vocabulary one of the introduced | Tuesday, October 25 (2)Study unit five vocabulary |
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| VOCABULARY/ROMEO AND JULIET | Ask questions over unit five. Begin movie | Thursday, October 27 (4)study units four and five vocabulary for quiz tomorrow. |
| VOCABULARY/ROMEO AND JULIET | Vocab quiz four and five quiz (60 points). Movie | Friday, October 28 (5) No homework |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Movie | Monday, October 31 (6)No homework |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Movie | Tuesday, November 1 (1)Read I.i |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | How to Read Shakespeare | Wednesday, November 2 (2)Reread I.i |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | "Romeo and Juliet is a play about young love, but it is more; it is a play about the devices of fate -- both language and action support such a reading." The nature of Shakespearean tragedy. | Thursday, November 3 (3) Read I.ii-iv emphasizing the Queen Mab speech. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Reading quiz possible. Establishing the characters of Romeo and Mercutio.Act One -- exposition. | Friday, November 4 (4)Finish Act Five; will be quiz over Act I on Monday. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Act I quiz. Shakespeare the poet and Shakespeare the dramatist | Monday, November 7 (5) Read II.i-ii. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET |
Reading quiz possible.Understanding the Balcony Scene? Preparing for the explication. I Paragraph one AThesis Statement BTopic Sentence C Illustration, Commentary, Elaboration II Paragraph two ATopic Sentence B Illustration, Commentary, Elaboration C Conclusion |
Tuesday, November 8 (6). Read II.iii-iv.and prepare for in class explication. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | In Class Explication | Wednesday, November 9 (1) Finish Act II Read III.i. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Reading quiz possible.Comedy in Romeo and Juliet. Act II-- Rising Action. Structure of the play: each of the Prince's entrances-- acts 1, 3, 5 -- structural pillars on which the play is built. | Thursday, November 10 (2)Prepare for act II quiz and read III.ii. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Quiz over Act II. Emphasize soliloquy that begins act III. Paper topic:out of class essay will connect your original explication with some portion of Juliet speech, III.ii.1-31. | Friday, November 11 (3). Read the rest of Act III. Prepare for quiz on Monday |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Reading Quiz over Act III.Forming the out of class essay.Act III -- Climax | Monday, November 14 (4)Read IV.i-ii.write a thesis statement. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Reading quiz possible. Tragic Absences in Romeo and Juliet: parents and mentors. Check Thesis Statements | Tuesday, November 15 (5). Finish act IV.Prepare for quizover act four tomorrow |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Reading Quiz over Act IV.Juliet as tragic hero.Act IV -- falling action. | Wednesday, November 16 (6)Write Introduction for tomorrow. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Reading quiz possible. Check Introductions.Writing the body paragraph: argumentative topic sentence, clarification, illustration, commentary, embedding, transition.NO DUMPED QUOTATIONS. |
Thursday, November 17 (1). Read V.i-ii.and write one body paragraph.
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| ROMEO AND JULIET |
Check body paragraph.What's wrong with Romeo? Act five quiz on Monday
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Friday, November 18 (2) Finish the Play, and write another body paragraph. Write the Conclusion. Act five quiz on Monday. NOTE: essay is due, no excuses, no Thanksgiving dinner, on Tuesday, November 22. If you are not here, I'm must receive attached in e-mailed by 3:45tomorrow. If essay is not turned in until Monday, the 28, it loses 15 points. Essay must include original title, full text plus rewrites -- know you may not do it on the computer -- and Works Cited. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Act Five Quiz. Tragic catastrophe.Act V -- Catastrophe. | Monday, November 21 (3). Finish the Paper. |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Turn in Paper, Complete: 115points. Cleanup time. | Tuesday, November 22 (4). No homework. |
| THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||
| THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||
| THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST: identify characters, examine closely major speeches, look at Notes. | Monday, November 28 (5).Prepare for the Test |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Romeo and Juliet test: short answer, identify speaker-spoken to-circumstances, short essay (at least two paragraphs) | Tuesday, November 29 (6). First Half of Vocabulary Six |
| VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR | VOCABULARY UNIT SIX and GRAMMAR: CASE, COMPLEMENTS, PHRASES, AND CLAUSES | Wednesday, November 30 (1) Prepare for Quiz Friday. |
| VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR | VOCABULARY QUIZ SIX and GRAMMAR: CASE, COMPLEMENTS, PHRASES, AND CLAUSES | Thursday, December 1 (2) Second Half of Vocabulary Six |
| VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR | VOCABULARY UNIT SIX QUIZ and GRAMMAR: CASE, COMPLEMENTS, PHRASES, AND CLAUSES | Friday, December 2 (3). First half of vocabulary seven. |
| GRAMMAR | GRAMMAR: CASE, COMPLEMENTS, PHRASES, AND CLAUSES | Monday, December 5 (4).Prepare for unit six vocabulary and prepare for large vocabulary test. |
| GRAMMAR | UNIT SIX VOCABULARY QUIZ. GRAMMAR: CASE, COMPLEMENTS, PHRASES, AND CLAUSES (WILL BE EMPHASIZED ON EXAM) | Tuesday, December 6 (5). Prepare for unit six vocabulary and prepare for large vocabulary test. |
| VOCABULARY | REVIEW UNITS ONE THROUGH SIX |
Wednesday, December 7 (6). Prepare for test tomorrow over units one through six |
| VOCABULARY | UNITS ONE THROUGH SIX TEST and EXAM QUESTIONS | Thursday, December 8 (1). Examine study sheetfor fall semester exam. Prepare questions. |
| EXAM | EXAM QUESTIONS | Friday, December 9 (2).PREPARE FOR EXAM |
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FALL SEMESTER EXAMINATION
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QUARTER THREE
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR
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ASSIGNMENT
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DESCRIPTION
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DUE DATE
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EXAMINATION ONE --ODYSSEY
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100
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March 1 2006
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2
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Odyssey journey essay
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100
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March 1 2006
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MINOR
GRADES AND ARE A REAL BUT LESS SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE QUARTER GRADE
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| 1 | VOCABULARY UNIT SEVEN | 30 | January 6 2006 |
| 2 | SAT style 25 minute essay | 50 | January 10 2006 |
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3
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MYTH PRESENTATIONS
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60
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January 19 -23 2006
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4
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VOCABULARY UNIT TEN QUIZ
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22
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January 28 2006
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| 5 | Grammar: voice and modification | 70 | February 1 2006 |
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6
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VOCABULARY UNIT EIGHT QUIZ
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30
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FEBRUARY 3 2006
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| 7 | In Class Essay ODYSSEY | 50 | February 9 2006 |
| 8 | VOCABULARY UNIT NINE | 30 | February 14 2006 |
| 9 | VOCABULARY UNIT 10 | 30 | March 2 2006 |
| BREAK | ||
| VOCABULARY | EXAMS BACK. FOCUS FOR SEMESTER II | Tuesday, January 3 (1)first 10 words of unit seven. |
| VOCABULARY | UNIT SEVEN VOCABULARY | Wednesday, January 4 (2)next 10 words in unit seven |
| MYTHOLOGY | MYTHOLOGY STUDY: The Creation of the Universe, The Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses, Stories of Nature, Stories of Love, Stories of the Trojan War. |
Thursday, January 5 (3)Read Passages bookmarked from Hesiod's Theogony. Prepare for vocabulary quiz tomorrow |
| VOCABULARY/MYTHOLOGY | Vocabulary Quiz, unit seven. Hesiod's Creation of the Universe | Friday, January 6 (4)reread passages from Hesiod's Theogony |
| MYTHOLOGY | Joseph Campbell; what mythology has to do with you and me and our everyday lives. | Monday, January 9 (5). Prepare for in-class SAT style essay. |
| MYTHOLOGY | SAT style twenty-five minute essay. Will have a bit of time to answer questions. | Tuesday, January 10 (6). No Homework. |
| MYTHOLOGY | Stories of nature and class work | Wednesday, January 11 (1). Prepare power point. |
| MYTHOLOGY | Pantheon of the gods and class work | Thursday, January 12 (2) Prepare power point. |
| MYTHOLOGY | Pantheon of the gods and class work | Friday, January 13 (3) Prepare power point. |
| BREAK | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | Trojan war and class work (P.S. Troy and Brad Pit will NOT do) | Tuesday, January 17 (4) |
| MYTHOLOGY | Trojan war and class work (P.S. Troy and Brad Pit will NOT do) | Wednesday, January 18 (5) |
| MYTHOLOGY | Presentation -- 60 points per group | Thursday, January 19 (6) |
| MYTHOLOGY | Presentation -- 60 points per group | Friday, January 20 (1) |
| MYTHOLOGY | Presentation -- 60 points per group | Monday, January 23 (2) |
| GRAMMAR | VOICE AND MODIFICATION | Tuesday, January 24 (3) prepare for test |
| GRAMMAR | VOICE AND MODIFICATION | Wednesday, January 25 (4) prepare for test |
| GRAMMAR | VOICE AND MODIFICATION (may be out this day) | Thursday, January 26 (5) prepare for test |
| GRAMMAR | VOICE AND MODIFICATION | Friday, January 27 (6) prepare for test |
| GRAMMAR | VOICE AND MODIFICATION | Monday, January 30 (1) prepare for test |
| GRAMMAR | VOICE AND MODIFICATION | Tuesday, January 31 (2) prepare for test tomorrow |
| GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY | Grammar Test | Wednesday, February 1 (3)study first ten words of unit 8 |
| VOCABULARY | Vocabulary Unit Eight |
Thursday, February 2 (4) study next 10 words of unit 8 |
| VOCABULARY | Vocabulary Unit Eight Quiz | Friday, February 3 (5) look at Notes on Trojan War. Read I.1-131for possible quiz.Make sure you also look at book one outline |
| ODYSSEY | Possible Reading Quiz over I.131 (make sure you have looked at Odyssey outline; it might well be part of the quiz. "The Odyssey is an ancient Epic advising the importance of public and private responsibility." Epic and oral narrative.WHAT IS IN THE TEXT AND HOW DO YOU USE IT? | Monday, February 6 (6) Finish book one; look at outline |
| ODYSSEY | Segment # 1-- Books One through Four: Telemachus and the Bildungsroman. Reading Homer: with scope for Epic and with intensity for lyric. | Tuesday, February 7 (1) Read II. 1-38; 90-199; 290-367 and III. 1-32; 208-71; 388- 429; 480- 526; 550- 57.Will be a quiz. Look at outline. |
| ODYSSEY | Will Be Reading Quiz. Education of Princes and kingship: piety and largess. | Wednesday, February 8 (2) IV. 1-170. In class essay tomorrow |
| ODYSSEY | In class essay over theme of hospitality or Utopia. | Thursday, February 9 (3) Unit 9 Vocab -- first half |
| ODYSSEY | What went wrong with the essay? Book IV as microcosm of epic. | Friday, February 10 (4)Unit 9 Vocab -- first half |
| VOCABULARY | What to look for in segment II. Unit 9 vocabulary | Monday, February 13 (5) Unit 9 vocab -- second half. |
| VOCABULARY | Unit 9 vocabulary quiz. Book 5 and the hero Odysseus, the modern hero. | Tuesday, February 14 (6). Read book nine. |
| ODYSSEY | Possible reading quiz. Books 5 through 13-- segment two,THE WANDERINGS OF ODYSSEUS. | Wednesday, February 15 (1) Read books six and seven. Emphasize VI. 1-72; 129-215 and VII. 15-60; 129-261. |
| ODYSSEY | Will be quiz over VI and VII. The Phaeacian books and their importance. The Princess and Education of Princes. | Thursday, February 16 (2). Read Books Eight and Nine Carefullyfor a Tuesday quiz. |
| ODYSSEY | Break |
| ODYSSEY | Break | |
| ODYSSEY | The Books Eight and Nine Quizzes and. Understanding structure in the Odyssey and issues of hospitality | Tuesday, February 21 (4).Read Book 10 with an eye to a possible quiz. Write down three journeys in your life that had at least two dimensions: physical, emotional, psychic, and spiritual. |
| ODYSSEY | POSSIBLE QUIZ. Check three journeys. Book X and the war between men and women.Your job in the essayis to connect and write about, a journey of at least two dimensions -- physical, emotional, psychic, and spiritual -- and connect that journey with the journey issue or motif in the Odyssey.(So,you might write about your physical journey to Memphis when you were eight to see your great-grandmother, whom you did not know was dying; you might connect this journey with Telemachus' journey in books three and four to discover whether his father is still alive). | Wednesday, February 22 (5). Read book 11 with it to a possible quiz. Choose one of the three journeys and write introduction. Emphasize XI. 1-25; 56-257; 394-649. |
| ODYSSEY | POSSIBLE QUIZ. Check introduction. Book XI and visit to the underworld |
Thursday, February 23 (6) Read book 12 with the possibly of a quiz in mind.Write a body paragraph.
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POSSIBLE QUIZ. Check body paragraph. Justice and the gods FIRST HALF ODYSSEY TEST ON WEDNESDAY |
Friday, February 24 (1) Read books 13 and 14 and write another body paragraph. Emphasize XIII. 80-284; 324-384; 427-453 and XIV. 1-83; 192-260; 519- 602. Prepare for test Monday |
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Book 13: Transition Book FIRST HALF ODYSSEY TEST ON WEDNESDAY |
Monday, February 27 (5). Read books 13 and 14 and write another body paragraph. Emphasize XIII. 80-284; 324-384; 427-453 and XIV. 1-83; 192-260; 519- 602. Write conclusion of Journey essay. Due Wednesday. |
| ODYSSEY |
Vocabulary -- Unit 10 FIRST HALF ODYSSEY TEST ON WEDNESDAY |
Tuesday, February 28 (6). Complete Paper and prepare it for submission tomorrow (make sure essay has an interesting title in a proper works cited). Study first half of words for Unit 10. |
| ODYSSEY | ODYSSEY Test -- books 1-13 (Yes, I know we are on short schedule and have adjusted the test length in consideration). Submit Essay. | Wednesday, March 1 (4). Study second half of words for Unit 10. Quiz over 10 tomorrow . |
| ODYSSEY | Vocab quiz over 10 Transition (13) and the relationship between Athena and Odysseus (14). | Thursday, March 2 (5) Read books 13 and 14 and write another body paragraph. Emphasize XIII. 80-284; 324-384; 427-453 and XIV. 1-83; 192-260; 519- 602. |
| ODYSSEY | Possible Quiz or books 13and 14. Transition (13) and the relationship between Athena and Odysseus (14). | Friday, March 3 (6). Read book 15. Emphasize XV. 1-61; 132-206; 286-334; 555-622. |
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QUARTER FOUR
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ASSIGNMENT
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DESCRIPTION
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DUE DATE
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EXAMINATION ODYSSEY
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100
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March 29 2006
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| 2 | VOCABULARY 7-12 TEST | 100 | April 5 2006 |
| 3 | Questia essay | 100 | April 12 2006 |
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THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED MINOR
GRADES AND ARE A REAL BUT LESS SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE QUARTER GRADEE
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1
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VOCABULARY UNIT ELEVEN QUIZ
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30
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March 30 2006
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2
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VOCABULARY UNIT TWELVE QUIZ
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30
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March 31 200
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3
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VOCABULARY UNIT THIRTEEN QUIZ
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30
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April 18 2006
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4
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DIDLS ESSAY ON OEDIPUS THE KING |
50
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May 2 2006
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5
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VOCABULARY UNIT FOURTEEN |
30
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May 10 2006
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| ODYSSEY | Prepare for possible quiz. Book XV: Homecoming for the Prince. | Monday, March 6 (1). Read Book 16 |
| ODYSSEY | Prepare for possible quiz.Book XVI: love and violence | Tuesday, March 7 (2) Read books 17 and 18. Emphasize XVII. 1-30; 131-157; 222-381; 598-612 and XVII. 60-124; 145-180; 361-386. |
| ODYSSEY | Prepare for possible quiz.Orality and anti ideal figures in the Education of Princes | Wednesday, March 8 (3) Read Book 19 |
| ODYSSEY | WILL BE READING QUIZ. Psychology (modern? ancient?) and the Scar of Odysseus (Epic retardation). | Thursday, March 9 (4). Read Books 20 and 21 over Break. Emphasize XX. 1-101; 203-51; 375-404 and XXI. 1-70; 134-54; 213-273; 451-484. |
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| ODYSSEY | Possible quiz. Book XXI: the storeroom and the stringing of the bow | Monday, March 20 (6) Read Book 22 |
| ODYSSEY | Possible quiz. Book XXII: violence and art | Tuesday, March 21 (1) Read Book 23 |
| ODYSSEY | Possible quiz. Book XXIII: Homecoming | Wednesday, March 22 (2) Read Book 24. Emphasize XXIV. 1-153; 204-225; 260-85; 338-399; 486-602. |
| ODYSSEY | Book XXIV:Reconciliation? | Thursday, March 23 (3) Prepare for Test on Wednesday |
| ODYSSEY | PREPARING FOR WEDNESDAY TEST:what have we learned and what am I testing? | Friday, March 24 (4) |
| Grammar | Agreement and Reference | Monday, March 27 (5)Study vocabulary first half of unit 11 |
| Grammar | Agreement and Reference | Tuesday, March 28 (6)Study vocabulary first half of unit 11. Quiz over 11 Thrusday |
| ODYSSEY | ODYSSEY TEST | Wednesday, March 29 (1)Study Vocabulary First Half of Unit 12 |
| Grammar/Vocabulary | Vocabulary Unit 11Quiz. Punctuation. Vocabulary unit 12 | Thursday, March 30 (2) Study Vocabulary Second Half of Unit 12 |
| Grammar/Vocabulary | Punctuation Vocabulary Unit 12 Quiz | Friday, March 31 (3)PREPARE FOR MAJOR VOCABULARY TEST UNITS 7 THROUGH 12 ON WEDNESDAY |
| Grammar/Vocabulary | Punctuation. | Monday, April 3 (4)PREPARE FOR MAJOR VOCABULARY TEST UNITS 7 THROUGH 12 ON WEDNESDAY |
| Grammar/Vocabulary | Punctuation. | Tuesday, April 4 (5)PREPARE FOR MAJOR VOCABULARY TEST UNITS 7 THROUGH 12 ON WEDNESDAY |
| Grammar/Vocabulary | Vocabulary test Units 7-12 Writing the small research paper frrom Questia: choose a topic from any two works that we've read this year. Essay will involve research, note taking, paraphrasing, writing, editing, rewriting, completing, and constructing footnotes and work cited. Essay Will Be At Least Three Typewritten Pages, Will Have an Interesting Title, And Have Either a Bibliography or Works Cited Or Both. Essay will be due on Wednesday, April 12. | Wednesday, April 5 (6) Choose two works by tomorrow, and find a frame (i.e.. "The Student" and The Secret Life of Bees both involving an intense moment of maturation. I would use Questia to do the following things: find out what critics have ton say about the nature of maturation itself, and then use Questia and the SAA library to discover what critics might say about Chekov and Sue Monk Kidd's novel [knowing, because of the relative newness of the novel that there will be little criticism on the latter]")Notice I say"in tense moment of maturation." |
| WRITING | Check Homework. Why must research paper topic be limited? | Thursday, April 6 (1)ResearchYour Topic on Questia |
| WRITING | Check Homework. Why are your ideas important in a research paper? | Friday, April 7 (2) ResearchYour Topic on Questia; write and revise |
| WRITING | Structuring and Organizing Ideas in a Research Paper Revising and Editing | Monday, April 10 (3)Write and Revise. |
| WRITING | Finishing Touches And Works Cited and Bibliography | Tuesday, April 11 (4) Write and revise and prepare Work Cited And/or Bibliography. ESSAY due tomorrow. |
| WRITING/ VOCABULARY | TURN IN PAPER. Vocabulary 13 | Wednesday, April 12 (5)Study and prepare first half of vocabulary 13. |
| VOCABULARY/Oedipus | Answer Vocabulary Questions. What makes the ancient Greeks different? | Thursday, April 13 (6)Study and Prepare Second Half of Vocabulary 13. Quiz Tuesday. |
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| Oedipus | Quiz over vocabulary 13; Greek theater and drama: the writers, common vision, religious drama, the shadow of Homer, the stage, the setting, the audience. | Tuesday, April 18 (1). Look at book. Read The Great Encounter, and Time and Setting. Read the first two pages,5-6. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz.Reading Sophocles (some contrasts with Shakespeare) | Wednesday, April 19 (2)Read Prologue, up to Ode of Entry, 5-11. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz The Master of Dramatic Irony: how it works on why it works. | Thursday, April 20 (3)Reread Prologue, up to Ode of Entry, 5-11. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. The nature and necessity of tragedy. | Friday, April 21 (4).Read Ode Of Entry, 11-14.Will Be Quiz. |
| Oedipus | Reading Quiz. Action in Characterization | Monday, April 24 (5) Read First Episode, 14-26. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. The Play's Riddles and Human Life | Tuesday, April 25 (6) Reread First Episode, 14-26. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. Why a Play about an Ancient King Should Matter to Us? | Wednesday, April 26 (1)Second Choral Ode through Second Episode, 27-36. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. The rational and irrational human being: the purport of tragedy. | Thursday, April 27 (2)Choral Dialogue, 36-46. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz.The Tragic Woman | Friday, April 28 (3). Go over last night's reading again, and be prepared to write on Tuesday. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. Writing the DIDLS essay (one question will be on dramatic irony) | Monday, May 1 (4)Third Choral Ode and Third Episode, 47-60. |
| Oedipus | In Class DIDLS Essay. | Tuesday, May 2 (5)Reread 47-60. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. Apollo as antagonist? | Wednesday, May 3 (6) Fourth Choral Ode and Fourth Episode, 60-67. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz.Climax | Thursday, May 4 (1) Fifth Choral Ode and Epilogue, 68-81. |
| Oedipus | Possible Quiz. Evaluating and Re-evaluating | Friday, May 5 (2)Re-read Fifth Choral Ode and Epilogue, 68-81. |
| Oedipus | Oedipus in the Modern World | Monday, May 8 (3)Study Vocabulary 14 |
| Oedipus | Ancient and Modern Literature | Tuesday, May 9 (4)Study Vocabulary 14. Quiz on 14 Tomorrow |
| Oedipus | Vocabulary Quiz over 14.The Great Encounter | Wednesday, May 10 (5) No Homework |
| The Motion Picture | Watching and Viewing (either North by Northwest or Babette's Feast) | Thursday, May 11 (6) No Homework |
| The Motion Picture | Watching and Viewing (either North by Northwest or Babette's Feast) | Friday, May 12 (1) No Homework |
| The Motion Picture | Watching and Viewing (either North by Northwest or Babette's Feast) | Monday, May 15 (2) No Homework |
| The Motion Picture | Watching and Viewing (either North by Northwest or Babette's Feast) | Tuesday, May 16 (3) No Homework |
| The Motion Picture | Watching and Viewing (either North by Northwest or Babette's Feast) | Wednesday, May 17 (4) Exam Review and Questions |
| Exam Review | Exam Review | Thursday, May 18 (5) Exam Review and Questions |
| Madonna Day | Friday, May 19 (6) No Class |
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SPRING SEMESTER EXAMINATION
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