Schedule for English 11 first quarter
From Midterm till Quarter End, Nov 9Monday, October 15, 2007 Test over Winthrop
Test over “A Model of Christian Charity” by John Winthrop
For Tomorrow: 1. Read p. 84 - 97 Benjamin Franklin. 2. Do “Words to Own” Worksheet.
3. Be ready to answer questions 2, 4, 9 on Page 97
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Test over Franklin (pages 84-97)
Answer orally “Words to Own” Worksheet (Franklin), Answer orally questions 2, 4, 9 on Page 97
Test: Benjamin Franklin (including “words to own")
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Watch “American Dream” video
Hand in worksheet at end of period for 10 extra credit points.
The video may be watched on Tuesday, October 23, at 3:20 for those who missed it in class.
Monday, October 22, 2007 Read and Take Notes: “Speech to the Virginia Convention” p. 100-104. Take 2-column notes (see Recognizing Modes of Persuasion, p. 101): in the left column, appeals to logic. In the right, appeals to emotion.
For tomorrow: 1. Be ready to answer questions 3, 4, 5 on page 105 2. “Words to Own” Worksheet
Extra credit-Memorize these words from the Declaration of Independence for Friday’s test:
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . .
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Test over Patrick Henry
Answer words to own worksheet orally. Answer orally questions 3, 4, 5 on page 105
Test over Patrick Henry
For Tomorrow: Read 105-112 (Thomas Paine) Be ready to discuss: analogy, anecdote, diction, figurative language, style
Be ready to answer questions 2, 3, 4 page 112. Complete “words to own” worksheet
Wednesday, October 24, 2007: Test over Thomas Paine
Answer orally questions 2, 3, 4 page 112. Answer orally words to own from worksheet
Test over Thomas Paine
For tomorrow: 1. Read the background on Thomas Jefferson, P. 114-115 2. Do the Words to Own Worksheet.
3. In addition, use each of the 10 words to own in an original sentence:
Thursday, October 25, 2007 Read and take notes on Declaration of Independence
Orally, give answers from words to own worksheet and give an original sentence using each word.
For tomorrow: Reading and Notetaking: p. 116-123
(Read the Declaration of Independence, taking notes in the form shown on page 115)
Use these strategies while reading: 1. paraphrase each paragraph as you finish it. If you have trouble, re-read the paragraph. Use resources: look unfamiliar words up in a dictionary, noting the words origins as well as its definition
3. Questioning: If you get confused, ask these questions: What exactly don’t I understand? Is it a word, sentence, paragraph, idea, or purpose? Be ready to answer the Reading Check questions, and questions 2, 3, 4 on page 125.
This extra credit question will be part of the test over the Declaration of Independence: Explain what the colonists understood “natural rights” to be, and what the role of government should be in relation to such rights. Use link on assignments page to read an essay on this topic.
Friday, October 26, 2007 Test over Declaration of Independence
Extra credit: Memorize these words from the Declaration of Independence:
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . .
Monday, October 29, 2007 Begin American Romanticism (1800-1860)
Slide show on romanticism. Video: The American Journey Running Time: 4:42
Hand in worksheet at end of video.
For tomorrow, read p. 137-150. There will be an open-note test over this reading.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Open Note Test: American Romanticism
In class: Read aloud “Analyzing a literary work” p. 198-200. The final assessment at the end of the Romanticism unit will be an essay analyzing one of the works you have read.
Open note test over pages 138-150
For tomorrow: read Washington Irving (Rip Van Winkle) p. 152-166
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Writing: Explaining an analogy
Write an essay supporting the idea that Rip Van Winkle’s emancipation from his wife is like Americas emancipation from Great Britain. (#2, Parallel Awakenings, p. 167).
For tomorrow: read p. 168-172. Bryant uses some “inverted” sentences. It helps to put the sentence back into subject/predicate order in your mind as you read. Be sure to read carefully the “learning words with context clues” on page 168 and the background on William Cullen Bryant, as well as “Thanatopsis”. Be ready to answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on page 174.
Thursday, November 01, 2007 Test over “Thanatopsis”
Orally answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on page 174. Discuss onomatopoeia and personification.
Test over “Thanatopsis”
For tomorrow: read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow p. 175-179. Be ready to answer all the “Shaping Interpretations” questions on p. 179, for both poems.
Friday, November 02, 2007 Poetry meters
Orally answer “Shaping Interpretations” questions on p. 179, for both Longfellow poems.
Lecture: Poetry Meters. You should know: iamb, trochee, dactyl, anapest, monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter,
pentameter, sonnet, quatrain, couplet, ԓturn, rhyme scheme
Monday, November 05, 2007 Reading Longfellow
We will use Longfellow as representative of the literary period from the American Revolution to the transcendentalists (circa 1840).
Read “A Psalm of Life” and discuss it in terms of (a) traditional form (b) religious orthodoxy and (c) patriotic mythmaking.
For tomorrow: read the 15 Longfellow poems on line, select one you will teach to the rest of the class. Copy and print that one poem and bring it with you to class tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 Prepare presentation on one Longfellow poem.
1. Read the poem aloud. 2. Analyze the poem. You may focus on the poem’s religious meaning, its patriotic (nation-building) meaning, how meter and sound relates to meaning, or how the poem either fits or does not fit the “romantic” ideal. 3. Re-read the poem aloud.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 Student presentation of Longfellow poems
Thursday, November 08, 2007 Student presentation of Longfellow poems
Friday, November 09, 2007 Test: American Romanticism
You will be asked to read a poem we have not studied in class, and then to apply what you know about using context clues, drawing inferences, and analyzing setting.
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