October 22-26, 2007
English 11
Oct. 22, 2007
Discuss Revolutionary time period; notes pp. 256-261; read Patrick Henry speech pp. 263-266.
HW: Finish reading Catcher in the Rye; Define weekly vocabulary, pp. 262 & 270; Crucible revisions due to Turnitin.com by 10-26-07
Oct. 23, 2007
Listen to Patrick Henry speech; notes on persuasive rhetoric; hand out Quotations from Catcher in the Rye
HW: Prepare for Catcher in the Rye essay test
Oct. 24, 2007
Catcher in the Rye essay test
HW: Read Declaration of Independence, pp. 271-276
Oct. 25, 2007
Discuss Declaration of Independence; discuss Ben Franklin; introduce Autobiographic Almanac
HW: Begin work on Autobiographic Almanac; Crucible revisions due to Turnitin.com
Oct. 26, 2007
Vocabulary Quiz; Write Copy-Change poems
HW: Continue work on Autobiographic Almanac
AP English 12
Oct. 22, 2007
In class written assessment over WInesburg, Ohio
HW: Read Grapes of Wrath, pp. 1-75
Oct. 23 - 26, 2007
Begin discussion of Grapes of Wrath
HW: Continue reading Grapes of Wrath; begin work on Grapes of Wrath Project
LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
OH GLI A.1 "Recognize and identify how authors clarify meanings of words through context and use definition, restatement, example, comparison, contrast and cause and effect to advance word study."
OH GLI D.6 "Recognize characteristics of subgenres including satire, parody and allegory and explain how choice of genre affects the expression of a theme or topic."
OH GLI D.7 Analyze the characteristics of various literary periods and how the issues influenced the writers of those periods