AMERICAN SCHEDULE

Note: Alternate Fridays are independent study, and listed assignments are considered weekend homework.

DATE 7-Jan

TOPIC Starter: "Writ on the Steps of Puerto Rican Harlem" by Rican Harlem. Intro to Henry David Thoreau & Transcendentalism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0l1XKyxfhQ&feature=re lated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Hl6qCUkGI

ASSIGNMENT Extra Credit Opportunity: Comma Splices & Fused Sentences Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online.

DUE 8-Jan

ASSIGNMENT TITLE POINTS EXTRA CREDIT: Comma 30 Splices & Fused Sentences Ex. 1-3

8-Jan

Starter: "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Intro to Henry Creative Memoir #1: What Nature Changes. 2-3 pages. David Thoreau & Transcendentalism cont. Discuss the Types or handwritten. Personal reflection. changes in American society and culture brought on by the Industrial Revolution, and how those changes may have sent Thoreau running for the woods to commune with nature. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGdreCP6shU Starter: "Bilingual/Bilingue" by Rhina P. Espaillat. Read: Walden Selections pp. 1-9. (Selections: Page 1 paragraphs 1-2.5 "I maintained." Page 2 paragraph 2 "I see"-Page 4 paragraph 1 "how little.". Page 6 paragraph 3 "I think" - Page 7 paragraph 2 "prospect of success." Page 8 paragraph 2 "Most of" - Page 9 paragraph 1 "having commenced.")

11-Jan

Creative Memoir #1: What Nature Changes

50

9-Jan

Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in 10-Jan your "Walden Journal." Format your journal like a juicy News Update, take a character's point of view, or simply state the facts. Title each entry with the assigned reading. (e.g. Walden Selections Part 1.) Use this opportunity to react to events, predict what might happen next, or ask questions about what you don't understand. Your favorite entries from your "Walden Journal" will be included in your portfolio.

Walden Journal: pp. 1-9

15

10-Jan

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Starter: "Sonnet CXXX: My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Walden Journal." Walden Journal: Page 15-27 11-Jan Like the Sun" by William Shakespeare. Read: Walden Selections Page 15-27: Page 15 "We don" - page 16 "unalterable." Page 17 "As for shelter"-page 18 "dovecots." page 22 "most men" - page 23 "broken ground." Page 25 "Though we are" - page 27 "chips which I had made." Starter: "Frederick Douglass" by Robert E. Hayden. Memorize Second Poem from poetryoutloud.org 14-Jan Memorization techniques and practice for Poetry Out Loud database. (First poem was memorized in Dec. You'll Competition. need to refresh that one, too for Monday's presentation.) Review the first poem you memorized. Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) Second Memorized Poem

15

11-Jan

40

Second presentation of First Memorized Poem PP 1/7-1/11

20 50

14-Jan

Recite First & Second Memorized Poem

Extra Credit Opportunity: Fragments Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online.

EXTRA CREDIT: Fragments Ex. 1-3

30

15-Jan

Starter: "I Am Waiting" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Read: Walden Selections Page 32-52: Page 32 "I intend"-"word for the truth." Page 42 "My furniture" - "furniture warehouse." Page 45 "For more than five" - Page 46 "true course." Page 48 "There is no" - Page 50 "officers of justice." Page 51 "Our manners" - Page 52 "cypress."

Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Walden Journal."

16-Jan

Walden Journal: Page 32-52.

15

Extra Credit Opportunity: Write an "I am waiting" poem. 16-Jan W Starter: "The Man-Moth" by Elizabeth Bishop. Read: Walden Selections Page 55-64: page 55 "When first I" - page 56 "many others." Page 57 "Both place" - Page 60 "get up again." Page 61 "For my part" -Page 64 "Begin mine." Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Walden Journal."

22-Jan 22-Jan

EXTRA CREDIT: Compose "I am Waiting" poem Walden Journal: Part 55-64

20 15

22-Jan

Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) Starter: "Pied Beauty" by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Make-up day. Extra Credit Opportunity: Parallel Structure Exercises 13. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online. Starter: "One Today" Richard Blanco at inauguration. Www.npr.org/blogs/the twoway/2013/01/21/169905447/watch-one-today-an-inauguralpoem . "Danse Russe" by William Carlos Williams. Extra Credit Opportunity: Read Selections from Song of 28-Jan Myself by Walt Whitman. Write your own 1-3 page creative poem titled "Song of Myself" for inclusion in your portfolio.

PP 1/14-1/16 EXTRA CREDIT: Parallel Structure Ex. 1-3

30 30

23-Jan

Porfolio Inclusion: Song of Myself Memoir

50

24-Jan

TH

Memorization techniques and practice for Poetry Out Loud Memorize Third Poem from poetryoutloud.org database. 25-Jan Competition. (First poem was memorized in Dec. You'll need to refresh your first and second poem, too, for Friday's presentation.) Recite First, Second, & Third Memorized Poem Recite all three memorized poems on four different occassions for four different people. (Poetry Out Loud Competition does not count toward this number.) Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) 28-Jan

Third Memorized Poem

40

25-Jan

Recite 3 Poems for 4 People

80

PP 1/22-1/25

40

28-Jan

POETRY OUT LOUD DRESS REHERSAL Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 1-25

Extra Credit Opportunity: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online. 28-Jan

EXTRA CREDIT: Dangling 30 and Misplaced Modifiers Ex. 1-3 Assembly Recitation 100

29-Jan

POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION

30-Jan

Intro to Louisa May Alcott and A Long and Fatal Love Chase. Read Stephen King's remarks and write a one paragraph response. http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/04/13/nnp/18425.html Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 1-25

Summarize King's article, include three quotes, and your 31-Jan personal reaction.

Stephen King on Louisa May Alcott

15

31-Jan

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Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in 1-Feb your "Love Chase Journal." Format your journal like a juicy News Update, take a character's point of view, or simply state the facts. Title each entry with the assigned reading. (e.g. Love Chase pp.1-25.) Use this opportunity to react to events, predict what might happen next, or ask questions about what you don't understand. Your favorite entries from your "Love Chase Journal" will be included in your portfolio. Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Extra Credit Opportunity: Apostrophes Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online. Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Extra Credit Opportunity: Commas Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online. Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." 4-Feb

Love Chase Journal pp. 125

15

1-Feb

Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 25-50

Love Chase Journal pp. 25- 15 50 PP 1/28-2/1 50 Love Chase Journal pp. 50- 15 75 EXTRA CREDIT: 30 Apostrophes Exercises 1-3

4-Feb

Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 50-75

5-Feb

5-Feb 6-Feb 7-Feb 8-Feb

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Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 75-100 Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 100-125 Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 125-150 Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 150-200

6-Feb 7-Feb 8-Feb 11-Feb

Love Chase Journal pp.75100 Love Chase Journal pp. 100-125 Love Chase Journal pp. 125-150 Love Chase Journal pp. 150-200 PP 2/4-2/8

15 15 15 30 50

11-Feb

Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 200-225

12-Feb

Love Chase Journal pp. 15 200-225 EXTRA CREDIT: Commas 30 Exercises 1-3

12-Feb 13-Feb

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Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 225-250 Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 250-275

Love Chase Journal pp. 225-250 Love Chase Journal pp. 250-275

14-Feb 15-Feb

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Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 275-300 Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 300-325

19-Feb

Read: A Long and Fatal Love Chase pp. 325-346

Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) Write briefly about the day's reading and discussion in your "Love Chase Journal." Extra Credit Opportunity: Pronoun Agreement Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online.

Love Chase Journal pp. 275-300 Love Chase Journal pp. 300-325 PP 2/11-2/15 Love Chase Journal pp. 325-346 EXTRA CREDIT: Pronoun Agreement Exercises 1-3

50

30

20-Feb 21-Feb 22-Feb

W TH F

Creative Writing:Thriller with Title Spoiler

Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) 25-Feb M Extra Credit Opportunity: Pronoun Reference Exercises 13. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online. 26-Feb 27-Feb 28-Feb 1-Mar T W TH F Extra Credit Opportunity: Have teacher highlight any paper errors (e.g. grammar) and fix each one. Must handwrite fixes directly on highlighted copy, so teacher can see your error and fix simultaneously. This will be turned in separately from your final draft. Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts) Add your paper to your portfolio. Replace your name with your pseudonym. Extra Credit Opportunity: Subject Verb Agreement Exercises 1-3. Print the handout at http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm. You may check and correct your answers online.

PP 2/19-2/22

50

EXTRA CREDIT: Pronoun Reference Ex. 1-3

30

EXTRA CREDIT: PAPER REVISION

50

PP 2/25-3/1 Paper to Portfolio EXTRA CREDIT: Subject Verb Agreement Ex. 1-3

50 25 30

4-Mar

Portfolio

5-Mar 6-Mar 7-Mar

T W TH

Make up day

Participation Points (on time, bring materials, on task, respond to prompts)

PP 3/4-3/7

40

TOTAL POSSIBLE EXTRA CREDIT POSSIBLE Credits: In the creating this schedule, I drew on Chris Mackenzie's Poetry Unit, Penguin Classics Taming of the Shrew Teachers' Guide, and Common Core Requirements.

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