1a+-+E9+Assignment+Calendar

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**Semester I, English 9: August – December 2010 **
 * Tu, Aug. 17 || Introductions; photos; discussion of blogs || HW: [|Expectations] signatures (Academic Honesty Policy is on p. 34 of the [|Student Handbook]) ||
 * W/Th, Aug. 18/19 || Poem reading (A.E. Housman: "[|To an athlete dying young]"); discussion of poem and the definition of poetry (poetry vs. prose); [|poetic terms] list; brief introduction to [|poetryoutloud.com]; 2nd poem reading (Gwendolyn Brooks, "[|A song in the front yard]"); discuss standards for ECA English || HW: Review 3 personal blogs of interest; to find popular blogs you may wish to use [|bestofthewebblogs], [|technorati], [|EatonWeb], [|blogarama], [|blogcatalog], [|Webby Awards], [|Top Blog Area], [|totalblogdirectory], [|blogsearchengine] Specific content requirements and a sample blog review are posted on the main class page. ||
 * F/M, Aug. 20/23 || Discuss interesting blogs from HW; read, discuss and scan two of [|Shakespeare's sonnets] || HW: Read and sign [|responsible blog use letter]/ get a parent signature; write a paragraph indicating which of the two sonnets from class you believe is more effective [i.e., which would you rather receive?], using specific quotations and examples from the sonnets; get independent reading book (if you haven't already) *note - to submit this homework electronically, please send as an attachment to my gmail account, or type it in [|Google Docs]then choose 'share' (see me if you have questions) ||
 * Tu/W, Aug. 24/25 || SSR & discuss reading selections; read poems [|"Stopping by woods on a snowy evening"] and [|"The albatross"]; go over standards; look at [|formulaic essay format] (explain Aug. 30/31 exercise across all English classes) || HW: draft of introductory blog post ||
 * Th/F, Aug. 26/27 || SSR; finish discussion of "Stopping by woods . . ."; read and discuss two new poems: [|"I Hear America Singing"] and [|"A Supermarket in California"] || HW: Choose poem to memorize & analyze with a written commentary (e-mail me a link to your selection - that's all you need to send me for now) / review formulaic essay format for writing exercise in class on Monday / Tuesday, and choose a title for your blog, and 2 or more images to post with your first entry (e-mail them to me & include the website they came from if they aren't your own) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/Tu, Aug. 30/31 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HS English Norming & Conventions Calibration Exercise || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Work on memorization & analysis of your poem (a sample commentary will be posted on September 1st); also, read "[|Inheritance (Peso ancestral)]" and make a comment on the discussion tab (see explanation on the main class page); finally, send me a link to your blog! ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">W/Th, Sept. 1/2 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; create blogs with first entry; read & discuss Storni: [|Peso ancestral (Inheritance)]; begin writing poetry analysis || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Memorization and essay analysis of poem ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">F/M, Sept. 3/6 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; discuss [|poetry recitation] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Memorization and essay analysis of poem; see main English 9 page for sample poetry analyses ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu/W, Sept. 7/8 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Memorized poetry reading and responses; independent feedback sheets || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Prepare for final assessment of poetry unit - review literary terms and sample poem commentaries ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Sept. 9/10 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Final assessment for poetry unit (in-class essay on unseen poem); if time, read and discuss [|Autorretrato, Hombres necios] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read Isabel Allende's "[|Two Words]" ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/Tu, Sept. 13/14 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; introduction of Latin American short stories & discussion of prominent themes; discussion of gender issues in Latin American prose & poetry || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read Emilia Pardo Bazán's [|“][|The Red Stockings][|”] and respond to discussion topic on the main class page ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">W/Th, Sept. 15/16 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR & discuss reading selections; review of Bazán compared/contrasted with Allende; introduction to Cortázar, read [|Continuity of Parks] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read [|Cortázar, ¨The Night Face-Up¨]; suggest 3 [reduced from 5 because there aren't that many difficult words] terms from the story for new vocab list on the English 9 Vocabulary page ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">F/M, Sept. 17/20 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; discussion of [|literary ambiguity and Cortázar]; vocabulary review; introduction to Borges; blog time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read Borges, “[|The South]” and answer either of the 2 questions on the main class page discussion tab. Once one question has 19 responses, you must answer the other if you wish to receive credit. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu/W, Sept. 21/22 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; blog time; vocabulary work on wiki || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: finish vocabulary sentences on Discussion tab of Vocabulary Page (9 sentences total, no more than 4 sentences per any single word) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Sept. 23/24 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[CLASSES CANCELED] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read "[|A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings]" (Gabriel García Márquez); answer one of the discussion tab questions on the main class page (due by 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday the 28th, regardless of when your class meets) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu, Sept. 28 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[PERIOD 6 ONLY] [Vocabulary quiz canceled]; review vocab sentences for grammar; discuss García Márquez || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Comparison paper work ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">W/Th, Sept. 29/30 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocabulary sentences review (per. 1 & 2); comparison paper & presentation work (essay writing lesson); discussion of comparison topics and essay planning || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Comparison paper work ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">F/M, Oct.1/4 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Continuation of comparison paper & essay writing in-class work || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Comparison paper work ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu/W, Oct. 5/6 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">In-class essay workshop, continued || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Continue work on comparison paper (if you used any outside sources other than your stories, you must include a bibliography and parenthetic citations as discussed in class - you may use [|this resource] to create your bibliography if you like) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Oct. 7/8 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Final in-class work on comparison paper (due before midnight on Saturday; submit to Turnitin.com - see main class page for instructions); blog time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read The Odyssey, Book 1 (you will be asked a comprehension question based on a passage on Monday/Wednesday, so don't just read a summary!) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/W, Oct. 11/13 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduction to The Odyssey on [|Shmoop]; blog time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read summaries of Books 2 - 8 on [|Shmoop] The Odyssey, Book 9 ("In the One-Eyed Giant's Cave") ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Oct. 14/15 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR, vocabulary lesson, dramatic scenes (video & audio) from The Odyssey, discuss hero’s quest and epic poetry, begin Book 12 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read The Odyssey, Book 12 ("The Cattle of the Sun"); respond to wiki topic on the discussion tab (one of two options) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/Tu, Oct. 25/26 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR, Odyssey episode review, timeline, discussion of Odyssey project || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read The Odyssey, Book 17 ("Stranger at the Gates") and post your topic for the Odyssey presentations on the discussion tab on the main English 9 page (make sure to read my example first) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Oct. 28/29 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; finish vocabulary paragraphs; reading discussion; project preparation / blog time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read The Odyssey, Books 20 - 21; prepare presentations ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/Tu, Nov. 1/2 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR, Odyssey presentation work time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: Read The Odyssey, Book 23 ("Reunion with Penelope") ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">W/Th, Nov. 3/4 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prompt writing; Odyssey presentation work time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: attend the HS play, The Odyssey ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">F/M, Nov. 5/8 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Odyssey presentations || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: attend the HS play, The Odyssey; prepare for The Odyssey presentations ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu/W, Nov. 9/10 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Odyssey presentations / First They Killed My Father intro and group reading || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read First They Killed My Father, pp. 1 – 49 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Nov. 11/12 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; introduction to First They Killed My Father; group reading || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read pp. 50 – 78, and respond to one of the 3 discussion question posted on the main class page. (Once one discussion question has 13 responses, you must choose a different one.) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/Tu, Nov. 15/16 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; grammar practice; reading discussion; review of FTKMF essay question list & final exam monologue options || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read pp. 79 – 112, and post the number of your selected essay question on the discussion tab (essay options: [|FTKMF Essay topics]). Also: the first blog entry for this grading period is due by midnight on Wednesday. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">W/M, Nov. 17/22 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; grammar practice; reading discussion; brief essay intro draft time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read pp. 113 – 163 and respond to one of the discussion questions on the wiki discussion tab. [Once 13 people have responded to one of the topics, choose a different question.] ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Nov. 18/19 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[rescheduled class trips - no classes] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">n/a ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu/W, Nov. 23/24 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; grammar practice; reading discussion; continue essay drafting || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read pp. 164 - 202 Also: the second blog entry for this grading period is due by midnight on Wednesday the 23rd. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Nov. 25/26 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">SSR; Cambodia timeline; planning for final exam activities || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read pp. 203 – 238 (i.e., finish the book). Also, finish drafting the first 2 - 3 paragraphs of your essay. There is no wiki post due. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">M/Tu, Nov. 29/30 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Concluding discussion; in-class composition and peer-editing time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete composition rough draft by next class

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also: the third blog entry for this grading period is due by midnight on Monday the 29th. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">W/Th, Dec. 1/2 || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rough draft of composition due; essay revision & peer-editing time || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: complete final draft of essay by midnight on Friday ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">F/M, Dec. 3/6 [dead week] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finalize monologue presentations || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: prepare for final exam (monologue presentation & in-class essay) Also: the fourth (and final) blog entry for this grading period is due by midnight on Friday the 3rd. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tu/W, Dec. 7/8 [dead week] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monologue presentations (1/2 of final exam grade) || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: prepare for final exam ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Th/F, Dec. 9/10 [dead week] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Final exam review: note-taking for exam sheets || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW: prepare for final exam ||