Computer Lab - Last work day for Poetry Portfolio.

HW: Poetry portfolio due tomorrow!

Reading Day for Huck Finn.

Turn in poetry portfolios.

View Cyclops section in "The Odyssey."

HW: Cyclops reading log due tomorrow

Discuss Chs. 12-20 in Huck Finn.

HW: Next section due Thursday.

Multiple Choice Practice - see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.

Finish discussing Chs.12-20.

HW: Huck Finn for Friday.

Read The Odyssey: The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and the Cattle of the Sun God.

Complete reading log: Download here.

Realism Notes - see Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent.

Read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and complete reader's journal assignment for Monday. Download reader's journal.

HW: Huck Finn - through Ch. 31 due tomorrow

Group Activity: Visual Interpretation of The Odyssey.

HW: Prepare to present tomorrow. Greek mythology quiz on MONDAY.

Huck Finn - Cold Turkey Seminar, Chs. 21-31

HW: Owl Creek for Monday, finish Huck Finn for Wednesday

Present group work

View The Odyssey

HW: Greek gods and goddesses quiz on Monday.

Discuss "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."

Read "Story of an Hour" and annotate thoroughly. Remember that annotating is more than underlining and highlighting. I should see extensive notes.

If you need the story, you can read it here: http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/

HW: Prepare to discuss the story tomorrow. Huck Finn for Wednesday.

DGP - [jackie enjoys golfing when the weather is pretty]

Greek gods and goddesses quiz - see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up if you were absent.

HW: Read p. 1022-1034 in The Odyssey. Work on reading log (get from Mrs. Rumfelt if you were absent)

Continue reading The Odyssey. Complete reading log for pages 1022-1034. After you finish the reading and the log, they should complete this assignment:

Choose ONE of the episodes you just read ("Twenty Years Gone," "Argus," or "The Suitors") and rewrite it in your OWN words. You can write a poem or a short story, but in should be in your own words.

HW: Finish if you did not in class.

Reading Day for Huck Finn. We will finish discussing the book on Thursday and Monday.

Continue reading The Odyssey, pages 1035-1046.
1. Your Odyssey test will be NEXT Thursday!
2. We will discuss all of Part Two on Thursday.
3. Read pages 1035-1046 and answer the Review and Assess Questions and the Literary Analysis Questions at the end of the section.

Group Work for "Story of an Hour" - see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up.

HW: Prepare to discuss Huck Finn tomorrow.

DGP - finish the week!

Go over The Odyssey and answer questions. Test is next Thursday!!

Finish discussing "Story of an Hour".

Start discussing the end of Huck Finn.

HW: Prepare for test next week.

Study Guide for Odyssey and Poetry Test - Test is Thursday!

Download study guide if you were absent.

Finish viewing The Odyssey

Huck Finn Test is Thursday.

Small Group Discussion of Huck Finn - Final Discussion

Complete the assignment ON YOUR OWN if you were absent: Download assignment here.

Review for Test on Thursday

Hand out grade sheets - make-up work for this unit due Thursday.

HW: Review for test!

Discuss Gettysburg Address.

HW: Huck Finn test tomorrow!

Research - pre-research

1. Discuss topic and process
2. Discuss topic proposal - download topic proposal form here.
3. Computer lab to start research

HW: Topic proposal due Wednesday

Synthesis Question Discussion

HW: Paragraph using assigned source for Monday

Media Center Research

Research paperwork to download if you were absent:

1. Research Packet

2. Source Info Sheets

Finish synthesis question discussion.

Synthesis Essay on THURSDAY.

HW: Read excerpts from Maggie, Girl of the Streets and The Jungle. This packet is not available online. Please get from Mrs. Rumfelt when you return to class if you were absent.

Discuss Naturalism excerpts.

Writing Assignment: Write a short (2-3 paragraphs) sketch that imitates the writing of Crane or Sinclair. You should utilize the same kinds of sensory details and language that they do. You can describe an urban environment or some kind of factory, and you can set it in a modern time period if you'd like. Remember the characteristics of Naturalism as you write. Due WEDNESDAY.

Media Center - Day Two

Today, you should focus on the following:
1. Finishing your research proposal for tomorrow.
2. Finding your 5 sources - copy or print and fill out your Source Info Sheet.
3. Take notes on your sources.

Share naturalism writings. Turn them in.

Read "To Build a Fire" for Friday. Complete assignment: Download assignment here.

Go over source information sheets.

Collect research proposals.

HW: Work on research. Sources due Monday!

Last day in the media center- 5 sources due on Monday.

HW: Prepare source info sheets and start taking notes on your sources.

Synthesis Question #2

HW: "To Build a Fire" for Monday.

Checkpoints Testing today.

If you were absent, you will need to make up on Monday or Tuesday.