Days |
8A/B |
English III |
Creative Writing |
Monday |
Discuss this week’s spelling and vocabulary. Continue drafting, editing, and revising compare/contrast essays. |
Submit WWI compare/contrast essays. Copy week two SAT/ACT vocabulary words and discuss their usage. Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance. |
Workshop adapted news stories. |
Tuesday |
Quiz over assigned chapters in Animal Farm. AF discussion and continuation of allegory notes. Quiz - elements of literature. |
Peer review war editorials (final draft due Thursday). Examine the life and poetry of Langston Hughes. Analyze “Theme for English B.” Introduce “Theme for English B” writing assignment, due Friday. |
Examine several story ideas from H.P. Lovecraft and E.A. Poe. Discuss how these might be adapted into modern horror stories. |
Wednesday |
Submit completed compare/contrast essays. Begin discussing cause/effect essays and how they are constructed. |
Read and discuss the life and stories of Zora Neale Hurston. Analyze Sweat. |
View clips from several classic horror films. Discuss how these can be translated to story form without harming the integrity of the horror. |
Thursday |
Spelling quiz, with partners, work revised AF crossword puzzles. |
Submit final drafts of war editorials. Review of common grammatical errors found in ACT English portion passages. |
Compose original Halloween tales. |
Friday |
Submit cause/effect topic ideas to be reviewed. Begin discussing AF creative project (AF exam will be given the following Wednesday). |
Submit and present “Theme for English B” writing projects. SAT/ACT vocabulary quiz. |
Continue the Halloween tale composition process. |