Days |
8A/B |
7A |
English III |
Creative Writing |
Monday |
Record this week’s spelling words, finish copying notes on and discussing Orwell, communism, and the Bolshevik Revolution. |
Record this week’s spelling words and discuss this week’s quote. Review rules of capitalization, apostrophe use, and subject-verb agreement. Grammar/punctuation exam next Monday. |
Review for feminist authors exam: regionalism versus local color versus naturalism/romanticism will be discussed in relation to Kate Chopin. One act plays will be discussed in relation to Susan Glaspell. |
Continue constructing multi-plot, twist ending stories in class. Final story due on Friday. |
Tuesday |
Discuss and complete vocabulary lessons four and five in Greek/Latin workbooks. |
Continue with grammar/punctuation review lessons. Review the elements of figurative language and begin reading “The Necklace.” |
Feminist writers exam: “The Story of an Hour,” “Desiree’s Baby,” “The Yellow Wallpaper,”Trifles. |
Peer review twist ending stories with one member of the class, being sure to keep endings secretive from everyone else. |
Wednesday |
Review all literary/figurative language elements. Write our own examples of each element discussed. Read chapters one and two of Animal Farm. |
Complete our reading of “The Necklace” and discuss the structure of the story (from exposition to resolution) and identify elements of figurative language used by the author. |
Peer review of feminist identity essays. |
Experiments with the timing of a plot. Students will each be given a different plot line. They will be required to begin the story with the ending, experimenting with time throughout. |
Thursday |
Spelling quiz and quiz and discussion of AF chapters. Read three and four for homework. Begin reviewing elements of a narrative; we’ll start constructing our own in class. |
Spelling quiz. Review the purpose of and the parts of a process essay. Discuss good process essay topics and introduce essay assignment/instructional manual. |
Introduction to the next unit of study: WWI poets. Common elements of poetry will be reviewed and an overview of each of the poets will be copied and discussed in class. |
Continue with/finish up timing experimentations. If time permits, workshop short pieces to determine the success of the plot’s unusual time structure. |
Friday |
Reading quiz and discussion over AF chapters. Continue constructing imaginative narratives. |
Quote quiz. Review for Monday’s grammar/punctuation exam. If time permits, continue with process essay discussion. |
Feminism essays must be submitted to turnitin.com by midnight. Students will read and discuss WWI poems by Sassoon and Owen. |
Workshop twisted ending, complex plot stories. Students will rate the success of each story’s surprise factor. |