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10/31/11 - 11/4/11 - Read about sonnets and Spencers two sonnets on pp295 - 299 in the text book and summarize each quatrain and rhyming couplet in your own words. Answer #1 - 3 on p 298 and # 1 - 3 on p300. Read Shakespeares three sonnets and fill in the corresponding chart as listed on p302. Answer #1-3 on p303, #1-3 on p 304, and #2-5 on p 306. Read about satire on pp584 - 585. Create and outline for Swift's author study and compete and VIS chart for the ten words to know for "A Modest Proposal". Read "A Modest Proposal", and answer the "think critically" questions following the essay.
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11/7/11 - 11/10/11 - Write your own modest proposal. Click here for further instructions. Read chapters 1 & 2 of Lord of the Flies. Complete one of the following options:
- Discussion Director - 10 thought provoking discussion questions identifying the most important aspects of the assigned chapter(s)
- Word Watcher 10 - interesting, new, important, or unusual words with page numbers and definitions
- Illuminator - Memorable, interesting, puzzling, funny, or important passages with an explanation
- Illustrator - Full sized labeled illustration with an explanation
- Connector - 5 different meaningful connections between the novel and other events, news, politics, trends, etc.
- Summarizer - A brief summary that includes the most important details, characters, and events.
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| 11/14/11 - 11/18/11 - Finish reading Lord of the Flies. Complete the remianing assignments above. Answer comprehension questions for the first half of the novel. |
| 11/21/11 - 11/25/11 - THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 11/28/11 - 12/2/11 - Answer comprehension questions for the second half of the novel. Identify five symbols from the novel and relate each to a theme and a supporting quote. Lord of the Flies test. Read "The Second Coming" on p989 and "Sailing to Byzatium" on p990. Answer #1-3 on 989 and complete the Literary Analysis assignment on 992. |
| 12/5/11 - 12/9/11 - Read "The Rising of the Moon" onp995 and note suspenseful events and what makes them suspenseful. Answer #2-6 on p1002. Read about irony in modern literature on p1004. Read "The Rocking Horse Winner" on p1007. Write down examples of foreshadowing as you read. After reading, list examples of irony. Read "The Ducess and the Jeweller" in your Interactive Reader. Answer all "pause and reflect" questions as you read. |
| 12/12/11 - 12/16/11 - Read the author study on T.S. Eliot on p1060. Read "Preludes" on p1065. Choose one of the plays, short stories, or poems that we've read since Thanksgiving break and either re-write the ending or write a continuation. Click here for further instructions. |
| 12/19/11 - 12/30/11 - WINTER BREAK |
| 1/2/12 - 1/6/12 - Read "The Speeches" by Winston Churhill in your Interactive Reader. Answer all "pause and reflect" questions and complete the Active Reading, Literary Analysis, and Vocabulary Review pages following the speech. Create a VIS for the ten words to know on p1145. Read "Words and Behavior" on page 1146. As you read, write down Huxley's main generalizations and examples he gives to support them. Answer #2-5 on p1155. Read the excerpt from "Night" on p1136. Read "the Demon Lover" on p1158, and note suspenseful events and what makes them suspenseful. Answer #2-7 on p1164. Read "A Hanging" on p1168. Complete the Literary Analysis activity on p1174. |
| 1/9/12 - 1/13/12 - Create a VIS for the words to know on p1289. Read the short story, "Six Feet of the Country" on p1290. Use hints and clues from the story to write down predictions as you read. Answer #2-6 on p1299. Choose a passage from the story to rewrite from a different point of view. Read the excerpt from the essay, "Writing as an Act of Hope" on p1302. Create an outline of her main ideas and supporting details as you read. After reading, go back and make a list of all the details that are informative and all the details that are persuasive. Write two short essays on one of the novels you've been reading every Friday for silent reading. Click here for a list of topics and further instructions. |
| 1/17/12 - 1/19/12 - Review, FINAL EXAMS |
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