M & T: In preparation for reading The Great Gatsby, students will will be introduced to the Jazz Age and its hallmarks. Notes and discussion.
W: The American Dream Corrupted: Major themes of The Great Gatsby. Notes, discussion, and examples from life.
Th: WOHS classes will dismiss at 9:00 a.m. for District 16AAA UIL Academic competition to be held.
F: The students will watch a Biography Channel presentation on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
M: The Crucible – To introduce them to the causes and impact of the Salem Witch Trials, the students will view a Biography Channel documentary on the hysteria that swept Salem, Massachusetts the winter of 1692. Announce test for Thursday, Nov. 10 over the factors influencing that hysteria (notes and discussion from Thursday, Nov. 3).
T: Witch Hunt! Notes and discussion of McCarthyism and its influence on Arthur Miller, playwright of The Crucible.
W: The students will view a History Channel documentary and answer questions about Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.
Th: The students will complete a test over the factors influencing the Salem witch hysteria.
F: Notes, discussion, and research assignment over Native American and Anglo influences in American English.
M: The students will complete a timeline on the events and literature of 1750 – 1800.
T: The students will read Letters from an American Farmer, pgs. 193 – 197. Notes and discussion of epistle and author’s representation of America as a melting pot.
W: The students will write a two-page essay on how the three tenets of the American Dream are presented in Letters from an American Farmer.
Th: The students will review for the nine-weeks test.
F: To conclude the colonial literature unit, the students will view the first installment of the documentary, Colonial House.
M & T: Announce test over My Bondage and My Freedom and the development of American English for Thursday, September 22. The students will be introduced to Puritan literature. Note sermon and selection vocabulary. Read Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Complete reading comprehension exercise. Assignment: bring a copy of your favorite love song lyrcs to class.
W: Show students selected line from their love song lyrics and ask them to identify the line not written in modern times. Define Puritan plain style. Read To My Dear and Loving Husband, and complete contextual vocabulary exercise.
Th: Test. The students will define direct address and conceit, read and discuss Literary Analysis. Read Huswifery. Notes, discussion and complete inference exercise.
F: Distribute sampler frames and test assignment.
M: The students will complete the English III Universal Screener, the remaining class guidelines, and notes over the literature of America during 1492 – 1750.
T: The students will read the Columbus biography, page 12 and define journal, pg. 13. Read from Journal of the First Voyage to America, pgs. 15 – 17. Notes and discussion; complete reading comprehension exercise.
W: The students will read introductory material on the Onandaga tribe, pg. 20, and the literary focus on origin myths, pg. 21. Read The Earth on Turtle’s Back, pgs. 22 – 23. Notes and discussion. Essay: Write about a person from life or fiction who acted selflessly.
Th: The students will read the de Vaca biography and Expeditions in the Southwest, pg. 32, and define exploration journal. Read A Journey Through Texas, pgs. 34 – 37. Notes and discussion.
F: The students will write a one- to two page journal entry from the point of view of Diego, one of Columbus’ crew members, about the first voyage to America.
NOTE: For the first week of school, classroom procedures will be discussed briefly at the beginning of class. The remainder of class time will focus on academics.
M & T: The students will read pages 4 – 8 and will discuss and take notes over the initial influences on American literature.
W: The students will read the Columbus biography on page 12 and be introduced to the selection vocabulary on pages 15 and 27. Notes and discussion of journal. Read from Journal of the First Voyage to America and complete Summarizing Texts exercise.
Th: The students will view lesson 1 of QUACK! SAT-based vocabulary and complete its 40-question exercise.
F: The students will assume the identity of Diego, one of Columbus’ crew and write a 0ne- to two-page journal entry recording his impression of the first voyage to America.
The Great Gatsby
M: The students will read pages 85 – 96; notes and discussion the the waining significance of the green light in Gatsby’s life.
T: The students will read pages 97 – 111; notes and discussion on the validity of Gatsby’s previous autobiography. Compete chapter six study guide.
W: The students will read pages 112 to 122 and complete the Twenty Questions exercise.
Th: The students will complete SAT vocabulary Lesson 19 Of Loves, Hates, and Fears.
F: The students will view an installment of Gone with the Wind, noting examples of survival.
The Great Gatsby
M & T: Notes and discussion of pgs. 33 – 38: affair of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, the party at NYC apartment, and Nick’s drunkeness. Point out how Fitzgerald indicates the passage of time. The students will complete the study guide for chapters 1 & 2.
W: The students will read pages 39 – 44, noting the diversity of the guests to establish characterization. Discuss the personalities and the effects of wealth on them.
Th & F: The students will read pages 44 – 79. Notes and discussion on:
The Crucible
M: The students will be introduced to the contributing factors of the witch hysteria that swept Salem, Massachusetts the winter of 1692. Notes and discussion.
T: The students will complete the A.P. Literary Terms Test, J – Z.
W: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting the students with ACT preparation.
Th: The students will be introduced to the Act I vocabulary of The Crucible and will read and discuss pages 3 – 7.
F: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting the students with schedules for the 2016 – 2017 school year.
The Great Gatsby
M: The students will be introduced to the chapters 1 & 2 vocabulary; establish setting and characterization.
T: The students will be introduced to the elements of the Jazz Age and the three tenets of the American Dream. Notes and discussion.
W: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting students with ACT preparation.
Th: The students will read pages 3 – 7 and will discuss the point of view of the narrator, Nick Carraway.
F: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting students with schedules for the 2016 – 2017 school year.