August
September
October
November
NOTE: We will start working with self-selected texts again when you come back from break. What you COULD do over break is choose the book you want to read. It should be something "of literary merit" that you can write about on the exam - something challenging. It doesn't have to be a "classic," but I want you to read a book with thought-provoking depth and high-level diction. This is how the College Board defines "literary merit":
The work of literature:
1. Entertains the reader and is interesting to read.
2. Does not merely conform to the expectations of a single genre or formula.
3. Has been judged to have artistic quality by the literary community (teachers, students, librarians, critics, other writers, the reading public).
4. Has stood the test of time in some way, regardless of the date of publication.
5. Shows thematic depth: The themes merit revisiting and study because they are complex and nuanced.
6. Demonstrates innovation in style, voice, structure, characterization, plot and/or description.
7. May have a social, political or ideological impact on society during the lifetime of the author or afterward.
8. Does not fall into the traps of “pulp” fiction such as clichéd or derivative descriptions and plot devices, or sentimentality rather than “earned” emotion.
9. Is intended by the author to communicate in an artistic manner.
10. Is universal in its appeal (i.e., the themes and insights are not only accessible to one culture or time period).
The work of literature:
1. Entertains the reader and is interesting to read.
2. Does not merely conform to the expectations of a single genre or formula.
3. Has been judged to have artistic quality by the literary community (teachers, students, librarians, critics, other writers, the reading public).
4. Has stood the test of time in some way, regardless of the date of publication.
5. Shows thematic depth: The themes merit revisiting and study because they are complex and nuanced.
6. Demonstrates innovation in style, voice, structure, characterization, plot and/or description.
7. May have a social, political or ideological impact on society during the lifetime of the author or afterward.
8. Does not fall into the traps of “pulp” fiction such as clichéd or derivative descriptions and plot devices, or sentimentality rather than “earned” emotion.
9. Is intended by the author to communicate in an artistic manner.
10. Is universal in its appeal (i.e., the themes and insights are not only accessible to one culture or time period).
December
January
1/29-2/2:
*Monday: Intro to Fishbowl major grade: due Tuesday night to ItsLearning on 2/13 by 11:59 PM, hard copy in class on Wednesday, 2/14. Hamlet, Act IV due tomorrow.
*Tuesday: Continue discussing Hamlet along with monologue HW. Act V due Thursday.
*Wednesday: Hamlet - Act IV
*Thursday: Hamlet. PLEASE BRING LAPTOPS TO CLASS.
*Friday: Sonnet jigsaw - explain, time to work. - POSTPONED. We'll have some work time tomorrow since a million people will apparently be absent. HW: ACT IV DISCUSSION ON ITSLEARNING DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY, 2/2. If you were absent, please complete this work by Tuesday, 2/6, at the latest in order to give yourself enough time to complete your Fishbowl assignment. THIS IS A QUIZ GRADE (double-daily).
*Monday: Intro to Fishbowl major grade: due Tuesday night to ItsLearning on 2/13 by 11:59 PM, hard copy in class on Wednesday, 2/14. Hamlet, Act IV due tomorrow.
*Tuesday: Continue discussing Hamlet along with monologue HW. Act V due Thursday.
*Wednesday: Hamlet - Act IV
*Thursday: Hamlet. PLEASE BRING LAPTOPS TO CLASS.
*Friday: Sonnet jigsaw - explain, time to work. - POSTPONED. We'll have some work time tomorrow since a million people will apparently be absent. HW: ACT IV DISCUSSION ON ITSLEARNING DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY, 2/2. If you were absent, please complete this work by Tuesday, 2/6, at the latest in order to give yourself enough time to complete your Fishbowl assignment. THIS IS A QUIZ GRADE (double-daily).
February
March
3/19-23:
*Monday: Read and discuss an Absurdist short story. Practice analyzing style for short story and book projects.
*Tuesday, 3/20: BOOK CHECK. Go over how to look up lit crit on databases, answer any questions. Work on short story project for rest of class.
Databases passwords:
JSTOR: www.jstor.org: Username: clearspringshs; Password: chargers
Gale Cengage Database Username: j084910
Gale Cengage Database Password: learn
Facts on File: Username: ccisd; Password- nasa
Discovery Streaming: username: cshsstudent; password: cshs.
*Wednesday, 3/21: Pass back open-ended timed writes - discuss. Annotate and discuss sonnet TW for practice, reflect on sonnet knowledge based on notes - review 1-2 sonnets you were not responsible for teaching.
The short story project rubric is up under Documents. I will print out a copy for you, as well. :)
Sample Works Cited (based on something from my English III class):
Works Cited
Fisher, Carrie. Postcards from the Edge. New York City, NY, Simon & Schuster, 1987.
Patterson, Valerie. “Decisions.” Addiction and Art, Addictionandart.org, 30 Sept. 2011, addictionandart.org/share02.html. Accessed 1 Feb. 2017.
Tucker, Jeffrey A. “The Drinking Age Should Be Lowered, Fast.” Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2016, www.newsweek.com/drinking-age-should-be-lowered-fast-356715. Accessed 26 Feb. 2017.
**Note that there is no "n.p." or "n.d." anywhere - yours should look the same! Use EasyBib and ask me for help if you need it.
*Thursday: TW: Poetry (sonnet)
*Friday: Work on short story project.
SHORT STORY PROJECT REMINDERS: DUE MONDAY, 3/26, TO ITSLEARNING BY 11:59 PM.
*Lit crit analysis (summarize the criticism in one paragraph, analyze the argument based on your interpretation in a second. You MAY use “I” in this section ONLY in both your short story/book project, BUT Lauren Essary did a nice job using 3rd person in her sample essay, which does sound more formal. DO NOT use “In my opinion” or “I believe” to start any of your statements, because that weakens your arguments.)
*If you’re doing a creative option for your theme analysis, note that in your paper and turn in your creative assignment with your hard copy.
*Citations for your background info and lit crit. You MAY use EasyBib – see my example on my website (within my agenda for this week). Use in-text citations for all of your quotes based on author last name (when you don’t have page numbers), shortened URL (for background info from websites, such as poetryfoundation.org), or page numbers (short story). Each section (except for background) requires 4+ embedded quotes.
^^All of the above sections should be in the same document. You may use the template I provided on my website under Documents.**Please double-check the rubric before you submit to ItsLearning! Hard copies are due on the day you have your discussion – “A Hunger Artist”/ “The Guest” = 3/27; “The Wall”/ “The Nose” = 3/28
3/26-29:
**IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR YOUR TIMED WRITE AND DID NOT MAKE IT UP ALREADY, YOU NEED TO MAKE IT UP EITHER DURING CLASS WHILE YOU'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN YOUR SEMINAR (so, Mon, Tues, or Weds), OR IN TUTORIALS ON TUESDAY. THOSE ARE YOUR ONLY OPTIONS.**
*Monday: Work day for project - ask any questions, get any help you need! You may also use this time to read your novel for your book project, if you'd prefer.
*Tuesday: Seminar #1 - "A Hunger Artist" and "The Guest." Those who are not doing their seminar will have reading time with your book project novel, so please bring that to class.
*Wednesday: Seminar #2: "The Wall" and "The Nose." Those who are not doing their seminar will have reading time with your book project novel, so please bring that to class.
**IF WE HAVE A BILLION ABSENCES DURING SEMINARS, I WILL RESCHEDULE THEM; HOWEVER, YOUR ONLINE AND HARD COPY DUE DATES WILL NOT CHANGE. If we have to reschedule seminars, I will designate some class time for instruction - close-reading some Shakespeare and poetry - and some class time to work on book projects. We will play it by ear and I will be flexible.**
*Thursday: Timed write activity.
*Monday: Read and discuss an Absurdist short story. Practice analyzing style for short story and book projects.
*Tuesday, 3/20: BOOK CHECK. Go over how to look up lit crit on databases, answer any questions. Work on short story project for rest of class.
Databases passwords:
JSTOR: www.jstor.org: Username: clearspringshs; Password: chargers
Gale Cengage Database Username: j084910
Gale Cengage Database Password: learn
Facts on File: Username: ccisd; Password- nasa
Discovery Streaming: username: cshsstudent; password: cshs.
*Wednesday, 3/21: Pass back open-ended timed writes - discuss. Annotate and discuss sonnet TW for practice, reflect on sonnet knowledge based on notes - review 1-2 sonnets you were not responsible for teaching.
The short story project rubric is up under Documents. I will print out a copy for you, as well. :)
Sample Works Cited (based on something from my English III class):
Works Cited
Fisher, Carrie. Postcards from the Edge. New York City, NY, Simon & Schuster, 1987.
Patterson, Valerie. “Decisions.” Addiction and Art, Addictionandart.org, 30 Sept. 2011, addictionandart.org/share02.html. Accessed 1 Feb. 2017.
Tucker, Jeffrey A. “The Drinking Age Should Be Lowered, Fast.” Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2016, www.newsweek.com/drinking-age-should-be-lowered-fast-356715. Accessed 26 Feb. 2017.
**Note that there is no "n.p." or "n.d." anywhere - yours should look the same! Use EasyBib and ask me for help if you need it.
*Thursday: TW: Poetry (sonnet)
*Friday: Work on short story project.
SHORT STORY PROJECT REMINDERS: DUE MONDAY, 3/26, TO ITSLEARNING BY 11:59 PM.
*Lit crit analysis (summarize the criticism in one paragraph, analyze the argument based on your interpretation in a second. You MAY use “I” in this section ONLY in both your short story/book project, BUT Lauren Essary did a nice job using 3rd person in her sample essay, which does sound more formal. DO NOT use “In my opinion” or “I believe” to start any of your statements, because that weakens your arguments.)
*If you’re doing a creative option for your theme analysis, note that in your paper and turn in your creative assignment with your hard copy.
*Citations for your background info and lit crit. You MAY use EasyBib – see my example on my website (within my agenda for this week). Use in-text citations for all of your quotes based on author last name (when you don’t have page numbers), shortened URL (for background info from websites, such as poetryfoundation.org), or page numbers (short story). Each section (except for background) requires 4+ embedded quotes.
^^All of the above sections should be in the same document. You may use the template I provided on my website under Documents.**Please double-check the rubric before you submit to ItsLearning! Hard copies are due on the day you have your discussion – “A Hunger Artist”/ “The Guest” = 3/27; “The Wall”/ “The Nose” = 3/28
3/26-29:
**IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR YOUR TIMED WRITE AND DID NOT MAKE IT UP ALREADY, YOU NEED TO MAKE IT UP EITHER DURING CLASS WHILE YOU'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN YOUR SEMINAR (so, Mon, Tues, or Weds), OR IN TUTORIALS ON TUESDAY. THOSE ARE YOUR ONLY OPTIONS.**
*Monday: Work day for project - ask any questions, get any help you need! You may also use this time to read your novel for your book project, if you'd prefer.
*Tuesday: Seminar #1 - "A Hunger Artist" and "The Guest." Those who are not doing their seminar will have reading time with your book project novel, so please bring that to class.
*Wednesday: Seminar #2: "The Wall" and "The Nose." Those who are not doing their seminar will have reading time with your book project novel, so please bring that to class.
**IF WE HAVE A BILLION ABSENCES DURING SEMINARS, I WILL RESCHEDULE THEM; HOWEVER, YOUR ONLINE AND HARD COPY DUE DATES WILL NOT CHANGE. If we have to reschedule seminars, I will designate some class time for instruction - close-reading some Shakespeare and poetry - and some class time to work on book projects. We will play it by ear and I will be flexible.**
*Thursday: Timed write activity.
April
Monday, 4/2: Work day: book project.
Tuesday, 4/3: Intro to Modernism, focus on poetry and concepts/themes. If time left over, start Woolf story (depending on who is absent for mock exams).
Weds, 4/4: (LATE ARRIVAL) Take district survey. Respond to questions regarding Modernist themes in groups - Reading/Writing grade. NOT HOMEWORK if you don't finish - you may finish in class tomorrow. :)
Thursday, 4/5: Finish Woolf questions, turn in. Discuss story together as though it were an option for a prose essay. Work on book project for rest of class if time.
Friday, 4/6: Time to work on project.
4/9-13:
Mon: Work on project. REQS FOR ROUGH DRAFT: Hard copies due after seminar: AT LEAST 3 sections should be finished. This is to ensure that you are in a good place to finish your whole paper by the due date. They can be any sections you choose, but they must adhere to word counts.
Tues: Poetry rotations - 3 Modernist poems - discuss in groups, then discuss as a class, write a reflection on one after discussion.
Weds: TW: Prose
Thurs: Start CRQ practice test (Those who did the mock exam - 3 of you - have this class time to work on your book project). You'll get the whole packet, so do as much as you can in the time you have.
Fri: Finish practice test (approx. 15 minutes). Look at three essay prompts and discuss in groups (3 students who did them already can still participate). Discuss as a class for last 15 minutes if time. (4th - pep rally - we will do this step next Friday, unfortunately, but that's the way it goes. We'll take some more time to go over it later.)
4/16-20:
Mon: Work on project.
Tues: Seminars, Day 1 (The Round House, Waiting, Loving Day). ROUGH DRAFTS: HARD COPIES DUE DIRECTLY AFTER SEMINARS. AT LEAST 3 SECTIONS NEED TO BE FINISHED. You may choose which sections. THIS MUST BE ORIGINAL WRITING; IE, if you want to do the style section, JUST having the passage does not count, and if you want to do the poetry section, just having the poem does not count. The Works Cited section does not count, as it is not original writing, but that should be one of your easiest sections to knock out anyway. The sections should all adhere to word counts and requirements. This will ensure that you are keeping up a good pace for finishing your final draft on time. ROUGH DRAFTS ARE ALSO QUIZ GRADES, but will be based on completion of those 3 sections and will not include feedback beyond basic observations. People who are not participating in seminars should work on projects AFTER LABELING LIT DEVICE PROJECTS WITH POST-IT.
Weds: Seminars, Day 2 (Exit West, White Teeth, The Leavers). Rough drafts due after seminar: see above for reqs. People who are not participating in seminars should work on projects AFTER LABELING LIT DEVICE PROJECTS WITH POST-IT.
Thurs: Pass back sonnet TWs, discuss prose TWs.
Fri: Go over practice CRQ test.
4/23-27:
Mon: Last work day for book project.
Tues: Go over essay prompts from practice test. Intro to Major Works Data Sheets (final major grade, due Thurs, 5/3, at beginning of class). Time to work on data sheets.
Weds: BOOK PROJECTS DUE TO ITSLEARNING TONIGHT BY 11:59 PM. HARD COPIES WITH LIT CRIT AND RUBRIC ATTACHED DUE TOMORROW AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. Work time for project. (LAD)
Thurs: TURN IN HARD COPIES OF PROJECT. Start reading "A Modest Proposal." Discuss "A Modest Proposal" in groups regarding questions. Written responses as exit tickets (will explain in class).
Friday: Finish exit ticket if it wasn't finished yesterday. Contemp. poetry study: look at one or two poems in groups, then discuss as a class.
4/30-5/4:
Mon: Look at contemp. absurdism short story and discuss. Choose either a poem from Friday or the story read today to write a reflection on regarding voice, style, and structure.
Tues: Finish reflection from yesterday if necessary. Work on data sheets .
Weds: Complete discussion boards based on lit devices you think will help you most re: the AP test. Look at projects in hallway as well. Time left over: work on data sheets.
Thurs: TURN IN MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEETS BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. Timed write rotations.
Friday: Discuss timed write prompts from yesterday. Tips for AP exam. EXAM NEXT WEDNESDAY, 5/9, AT 8 AM.
Tuesday, 4/3: Intro to Modernism, focus on poetry and concepts/themes. If time left over, start Woolf story (depending on who is absent for mock exams).
Weds, 4/4: (LATE ARRIVAL) Take district survey. Respond to questions regarding Modernist themes in groups - Reading/Writing grade. NOT HOMEWORK if you don't finish - you may finish in class tomorrow. :)
Thursday, 4/5: Finish Woolf questions, turn in. Discuss story together as though it were an option for a prose essay. Work on book project for rest of class if time.
Friday, 4/6: Time to work on project.
4/9-13:
Mon: Work on project. REQS FOR ROUGH DRAFT: Hard copies due after seminar: AT LEAST 3 sections should be finished. This is to ensure that you are in a good place to finish your whole paper by the due date. They can be any sections you choose, but they must adhere to word counts.
Tues: Poetry rotations - 3 Modernist poems - discuss in groups, then discuss as a class, write a reflection on one after discussion.
Weds: TW: Prose
Thurs: Start CRQ practice test (Those who did the mock exam - 3 of you - have this class time to work on your book project). You'll get the whole packet, so do as much as you can in the time you have.
Fri: Finish practice test (approx. 15 minutes). Look at three essay prompts and discuss in groups (3 students who did them already can still participate). Discuss as a class for last 15 minutes if time. (4th - pep rally - we will do this step next Friday, unfortunately, but that's the way it goes. We'll take some more time to go over it later.)
4/16-20:
Mon: Work on project.
Tues: Seminars, Day 1 (The Round House, Waiting, Loving Day). ROUGH DRAFTS: HARD COPIES DUE DIRECTLY AFTER SEMINARS. AT LEAST 3 SECTIONS NEED TO BE FINISHED. You may choose which sections. THIS MUST BE ORIGINAL WRITING; IE, if you want to do the style section, JUST having the passage does not count, and if you want to do the poetry section, just having the poem does not count. The Works Cited section does not count, as it is not original writing, but that should be one of your easiest sections to knock out anyway. The sections should all adhere to word counts and requirements. This will ensure that you are keeping up a good pace for finishing your final draft on time. ROUGH DRAFTS ARE ALSO QUIZ GRADES, but will be based on completion of those 3 sections and will not include feedback beyond basic observations. People who are not participating in seminars should work on projects AFTER LABELING LIT DEVICE PROJECTS WITH POST-IT.
Weds: Seminars, Day 2 (Exit West, White Teeth, The Leavers). Rough drafts due after seminar: see above for reqs. People who are not participating in seminars should work on projects AFTER LABELING LIT DEVICE PROJECTS WITH POST-IT.
Thurs: Pass back sonnet TWs, discuss prose TWs.
Fri: Go over practice CRQ test.
4/23-27:
Mon: Last work day for book project.
Tues: Go over essay prompts from practice test. Intro to Major Works Data Sheets (final major grade, due Thurs, 5/3, at beginning of class). Time to work on data sheets.
Weds: BOOK PROJECTS DUE TO ITSLEARNING TONIGHT BY 11:59 PM. HARD COPIES WITH LIT CRIT AND RUBRIC ATTACHED DUE TOMORROW AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. Work time for project. (LAD)
Thurs: TURN IN HARD COPIES OF PROJECT. Start reading "A Modest Proposal." Discuss "A Modest Proposal" in groups regarding questions. Written responses as exit tickets (will explain in class).
Friday: Finish exit ticket if it wasn't finished yesterday. Contemp. poetry study: look at one or two poems in groups, then discuss as a class.
4/30-5/4:
Mon: Look at contemp. absurdism short story and discuss. Choose either a poem from Friday or the story read today to write a reflection on regarding voice, style, and structure.
Tues: Finish reflection from yesterday if necessary. Work on data sheets .
Weds: Complete discussion boards based on lit devices you think will help you most re: the AP test. Look at projects in hallway as well. Time left over: work on data sheets.
Thurs: TURN IN MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEETS BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. Timed write rotations.
Friday: Discuss timed write prompts from yesterday. Tips for AP exam. EXAM NEXT WEDNESDAY, 5/9, AT 8 AM.
May
5/7-11:
Mon & Tues: Complete activity with lit devices from ItsLearning. Complete short story project reflection to aid in tweaking next year's projects. Students taking exam may review in groups if desired.
Weds-Fri: When in class, work on posters.
Mon & Tues: Complete activity with lit devices from ItsLearning. Complete short story project reflection to aid in tweaking next year's projects. Students taking exam may review in groups if desired.
Weds-Fri: When in class, work on posters.