January 28 - February 1, 2008
English 11
1-28-08
Discuss "A Mystery of Heroism, " textbook pp. 595-602; answer questions p. 602.
Read and discuss The Gettysburg Address, p. 605
Women Are Never Front-Runners
By GLORIA STEINEM
NYTimes January 8, 2008
1-29-08 - 1-30-08
Read and discuss War Literature from text:
- The End of Something, Ernest Hemingway p. 1018
- The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, Randall Jarrell p. 1088
- Why Soldiers Won't Talk, John Steinbeck p. 1088
- Letter From Paradise, Joan Didion p. 1095
- In Response to Executive Order 9066, Dwight Okita p. 1095
- Ambush, Tim O'Brien p. 1105
Notes for each selection should include the following:
1. Title
2. Author
3. Genre
4. Historical
5. Literary Period
6. Conflicts
7. Themes
1-31-08
Writing lab - Complete Civil War Photo Analysis activity
2-1-08
Reading quiz
Introduce English 11 Research Paper (PDF)
Due: 3-5-08
HW: Begin reading Of Mice and Men
AP English 12
1-28-08
BNW reading quiz - Ch. 5-6; discuss BNW
HW: Continue reading BNW
1-29-08
Discuss BNW
HW: Continue reading BNW
1-30-08 - 1-31-08
Short fiction models: Eleven and Birthday Party
2-1-08
Review requirements for Brave New World Research Paper
Due: 2-20-08
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.