10/27/08 Monday

Introduction of The Research Paper Project

HO- The Research Paper Requirements

HO - The Research Paper Timeline

HO - The Research Paper Grade Sheet

Lecture Notes

   Appropriate Topics for Literary Research

   Appropriate Formats for Literary Research

       Topics

   Stipulations for the Research Paper

      Materials

      Due Dates for Parent Signature 10/29

      Narrowing A Topic

10/28/08 Tuesday

   Students use computers to research available

       sources for research paper topic.

   Using the school's database, students must

      locate at least (4) web sources and (4)

      book sources for their preferred topic.

Due at end of class.

10/29/08 Wednesday

    Turn in:

         Research Project Parent Signatures

         3 Probable Topics

         "Finding A Topic" Homework

    Read Aloud - pp 266 - 270 Prentice Hall

    Writing and Grammar Book- "The Research

    Paper." -

10/30/08 Thursday

        Avoiding Plagiarism - Lecture Notes

Introduction to the Life of Edgar Allan Poe"

         Lecture Notes - Video - Dr. Engle

Take notes on Edgar Allan Poe "Language of Literature Book pp. 446 - 453

10/31/08 Friday

       Turn in:

           Final Topic for Research Paper

Using the school's database, write the answers for the following questions using five or more sentences.

    What is Romanticism?

    How did Romanticism originate?

    What is Gothicism ?

    How did Gothicism originate?

Class Discussion:   What do you think you would do if a deadly epidemic were rapidly heading toward your city?

Background Discussion: Plague(s)

Introduction to "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

Students will study the concept of allegory.

Read aloud pp. 454- 461

During reading students will use the following strategies to increase comprehension:

    Use the Guide for Reading notes, which explains difficult words and passages.

    Reread difficult sentences or passages slowly and carefully.  Try to paraphrase them--that is, to restate them in your own words.

  Summarize difficult passages.

  Use context clues-- in the surrounding phrases--to help you figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words.

10/27/07 Monday

Narrow your topics to five.  Due at the beginning of class.

Check Timeline

10/28/08 Tuesday

Narrow your topics to three.

Due at the beginning of class.

Check Timeline.

Get Research Paper Requirement Signed by Parents.  Due at beginning of Class tomorrow.

10/30/08 - Bring "Interactive Readers"

10/31/08 - Determine the symbolic meanings of the blue, purple, green, orange, white and violet rooms.

11/4/08- Tuesday ELECTION DAY - NO SCHOOL

11/05/08 - Wednesday Hand in Thesis Statement Rough Draft.

Students will read aloud “The Masque of the Red Death” by E. A. Poe

HANDOUT p. 52 - Clarifying Meaning
Use strategies for clarifying meanings of particular words and passages by using the following:
Paraphrase - state passages in your own words
Summarize - Use most important information
context Clues - Use clues found in surrounding phrases

HANDOUT - P.53
Allegory - a literary work in which most of the people, objects, and events represent abstract qualities, such as kinds or greed. An allegory has a second level of meaning in addition to its literal meaning. Some allegories are intended to teach moral lessons.

HANDOUT - p. 54
Vocabulary Skillbuilder
A. Students will fill in each set of blanks with the correct word fromt eh word list. The boxed letters will spell out what the Red Death turned out to be.

B. Students will write the invitation that Prince Prospero sent out to a thousand of his subjects when he got his clever idea. Students will use four of the Vocabulary Words.

“The Masque of the Red Death” - HANDOUTS COLLECTED at end of class

11/06/08 - Thursday

Students will create a powerpoint presentation of “The Masque of the Death.”

Assignment stipulations:
1. Powerpoint Presentation must include ten slides that include color graphics related to “The Masque of the Red Death.”

2. The presentation will summarize “The Masque of the Red Death.”

3. Each color, graphic slide must include summary information with at least one boldfaced vocabulary term from the story. (See page 454)

4. Assignment must be placed in my electronic drop box.

11/07/08 Friday

Hand in Thesis Statements Final Copy

Hand in 1st four Source Cards

Materials Check:

    Portfolio

    Legal Pad

    4 X 6 Note Cards

    3 X 5 Note Cards

Continue Working on PowerPoint Presentation

Save as last name,first initial, red death2

Example: Student: Sarah Green

      greensreddeath2

11/05/08 Wednesday - Study "The Life of Edgar Allan Poe" notes.

Test on Friday, Nov. 7, '08

11/10/08 Monday

 Hand in Jotting Outlines

Read "The Raven".  Write down the meaning of each listed term.  Then, identify an example from "The Raven" by copying the line number and text of an example from the following list:

Simile

Metaphor

Onamatopeia

Sound Effect

Rhyme Scheme

Internal Rhyme

End Rhyme

Pun

Point of View

Setting

Characterization [Direct or Indirect]

Character (Round or Static)

Narrative Poem (yes or no)

11/11/08 NO SCHOOL

11/12/08 - Wednesday

Hand in - First Preliminary Outline Rough Drafts
“Introduction of The Harlem Renaissance”

Video - Lecture “Harlem Renaissance” - The Music and Rhythms that started a Cultural Revolution

In the 1920’s African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary flourished in Harlem, in uptown New York City. This cultural movement, which redefined African-American expression, became known as the Harlem Renaissance. Music became the centerpiece that this movement was built around, launching an artistic awakening rather than a social revolt. Featuring commentary from historians and the performers themselves, this program traces the roots of the music, its social impact on society and its eventual acceptance in mainstream culture. Classic performances from Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Nat King Cole are featured.

Read Aloud - “A New Cultural Identity” - pp. 916 - 918

Read Aloud - “Langston Hughes” - pp. 920 - 923

11/13/08
Read Aloud - Connect to Your Life; Build Background & Focus Your Reading- Literary Analysis - Mood p. 924

Poetry of Langston Hughes

Read Aloud and Discuss - Protest Poetry & Rhythm Poetry
Read Aloud “I,Too” p. 925 - Class Discussion
Read Aloud “Harlem” p. 926
Read Aloud “Weary Blues” p. 927

11/14/08
Create a Protest Poem

Think of a social ill (i.e., racism, sexism, poverty, war, world hunger, child abuse, etc.).

Stipulations:
1. Poem should not be longer than 14 lines, but at least two stanzas.

2. Poem should create a solemn (sad) mood or atmosphere.

3. Poem should respond to the ill in a resistant manner.

4. Poem must be placed in teacher’s electronic drop box.

5. Save poem with your last name, first initial, and protest
poem as all one word.

Assignment II

Poems by Langston Hughes
“I,Too”
“Harlem”
“Weary Blues”

Handout pp. 4-5

Detecting Rhythm in Poetry p. 4
Inspired by the blues and jazz that he heard in Harlem nightclubs, Hughes tried to write with the distinctive rhythms of these types of music. Try to detect the different rhythms that Hughes creates through his arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Read each poem aloud, listen for the rhythm, then tap it out as you read the poem silently. Image how the poems would sound recited over a background of blues or jazz music. On a chart, write down lines in each poem that have a rhythm you particularly like. Mark syllables that you think should be stressed.

Mood p. 5
The mood of a poem is the emotional feeling or atmosphere that the poet creates for a reader. Poets create mood through their use of imagery, figurative language, sound devices, description, and rhythm. Use a chart to identify the mood of each of the aforementioned poems. Then list the various elements that Hughes uses to develop that mood.

11/17/08 Monday
Hand in 1st 50 Note Cards
Media Center - Note-taking

(See Class Notes on required note-taking strategies and techniques)

11/18/08 Tuesday

Media Center - Note-taking

(See Class Notes on required note-taking strategies and techniques)

11/19/08 - Wednesday
Hand in - 2nd 50 Note Cards & 2nd 4 Sources with Header

Media Center - Note-taking

(See Class Notes on required note-taking strategies and techniques)

11/20/08 - Thursday

Media Center - Note-taking [Make-up]  (See Class Notes on required note-taking strategies and techniques)

11/21/08 - Friday

Media Center - Note-taking [Make-up]  (See Class Notes on required note-taking strategies and techniques)

Harlem Renaissance Continues

Poem - “Alabama Centennial” by Naomi Long Madgett
Video Documentary - “Eyes On the Prize” Episode 1

Using the information from the documentary, students will write a comparative analysis of the poem “Alabama Centennial.