Our Class, Day by Day
Friday, 1-3-2020-Welcome!!! Getting to know one another and other assorted fun!
Mon, 1-6-Journal #1: List six true sentences that begin with the words “I'll never forget…” Jot down six events, people, “things” that you will NEVER EVER forget <3
-Reading Inventory #1 (#2 will be March 16th)
-Syllabus
Tues, 1-7-Journal #2: How was last semester for you? Tell me tale about the last few months in your life!
-Introduction Letter
-Literary Terms Review Notes (QUIZ NEXT WEEK!)
Wed, 1-8-Journal #3: What does your name mean? Free write about names: names you like, names you don’t, how a name can affect a person’s life, how you feel about your own name, why your parents chose your name, etc.
-Literary Terms con’t
Thurs, 1-9- Journal #4: Pick one from each list to make a creature/animal combo of your own invention. Now write a short story or scene in which this creature appears (Yeah, yeah, you can draw it too, if you want!)
List 1 List 2
Vampire porcupine
Ninja armadillo
Zombie pig
Pirate goat
Mummy lobster
Clown possum
Banshee shark
Wraith eel
-“New Beginnings” pages 10-18
-Review of Native American literature "highlights"
-Reading two more Native American Oral tradition creation myths from the text book (page 48-51) + book assignment/verbal discussion of how these myths follow the "guidelines" of N.A. lit
Fri, 1-10- Journal #5: Imagine a future in which we each have a personalized robot servant. What would yours be like? What would it do? What features would it have? (Feel free to draw this guy or gal, too!)
--Reading and annotating via dialectical journal several Native American myths
-Writing original Origin Myths
Mon, 1-13- Journal #6: Write a scene that features a) a classmate, b) $100 million, and c) magical shoes.
-Social Contract Creation
-Literary Quiz Review Game
-HOMEWORK: Bring in Lyrics to your favorite love song
Tues, 1-14- Journal #7: Think about hospitality in your family. What’s it like to have guests in your house? Do you prefer to have friends to your house or to go to a friend’s house? Why?
-Literary Terms Quiz
-Annotation Practice: Critical Analysis of our love song lyrics
-Intro to Bradstreet and “To My Dear Loving Husband” TPCASTT
Wed, 1-15- Journal #8: What three features should your future house have? Why?
-Annotation Fun-TPCASTT
-Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor Poetry
Thurs, 1-16- Journal #9: What’s the worst thing about the internet?
-“Upon the Burning of Our House” and modernization fun!
Fri, 1-17- Journal #10: What would your friends say is your most lovable quality? Describe that quality in detail.
-Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
-Edwards One Pager
Tuesday, 1-21-
- Finish Bradstreet’s “Upon the Burning of Our House” poem paraphrase
-Love Song Annotation Handout
Wednesday, 1-22-Perspective Video and Activity
-Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband
-Taylor’s Huswifery
Thursday, 1-23-ABSENT
-Read Olaudah Equiano’s slave narrative, page 74, and complete text mining + CSET
-IF there is time, or as students finish the first assignment and are ready to move on, read Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation” page 64 and complete handout
Friday, 1-24-TONE ACTIVITY- “I didn’t say you stole my red hat.”
-Tone handout for keepers
-Rhetoric Lesson
-Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
-Native American/Puritan Test NEXT WEDNESDAY
Monday, 1-27- Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
-Edwards’ “Sinners” and One Pager Assignment
Tuesday, 1-28- Rhetoric Handout
-Completion of Puritan assignments and test review
Wednesday, 1-29- Native American/Puritan Test
Thursday, 1-30- ABSENT-Read Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography excerpt, page 104-108 and do the assignments on page 109.
Friday, 1-31-Ben Franklin Aphorisms and Inventions
Monday, 2-3- Journal #11: You get to take one book, one food item, and one famous person (living or dead) to a deserted island. What and who do you take? Why?
-Rhetorical Questions
-Finish Franklin Assignment
-Speech to the Virginia Convention
Tuesday, 2-4- Journal #12: What things do you conscientiously do to feed your brain?
-Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”
Wednesday, 2-5- Journal #13: Which classmate would be the best to lead us through a zombie apocalypse? Why?
- Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
Thursday, 2-6- Journal #14: I say Queen and Pink Floyd are THE best musical groups in recent(ish) history. Either confirm or deny my stance using your best powers of persuasion (RHETORIC!!!)
-Jefferson completion
-Writing
Friday, 2-7- Journal #15: Would you rather be very beautiful or very smart? Explain.
-Revolutionary Era Exam
Monday, 2-10-
-How to use a comma
-Crisis
-Dec of Independence
Tuesday, 2-11-
-Speech to the Virginia Convention
-Phyllis Wheatley TPCASTT
Wednesday, 2-12-
-REVOLUTIONARY ERA TEST
Thursday, 2-13- Romanticism Unit
Friday, 2-14- Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker"
2-17 thru 2-21
WINTER BREAK!
Monday, 2-24-20- Journal #16: Write about your own worst vacation memory (or worst memory in general, if y’all don’t do the vacay thing. It’s cool.)
-The Devil and Tom Walker Essay-Due Friday
Tuesday, 2-25-20- Journal #17- Would you rather be loved or respected? Give several reasons to support your answer.
-How to Use a Comma
-Tom Walker Essay con’t
Wednesday, 2-26-20- Journal #18- What do you think about when you can't sleep? Turn it into a piece of writing. (Pretend you don’t just get out your phone and scroll Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat judging people, ha!)
-MLA Format Review
-Essay, if time permits
Thursday, 2-27-20- Journal #19- Write a story that will make me afraid of the dark.
-Comma Practice
-Essays
Friday, 2-28-20- Journal #20- Your father is paranoid and locks every door and every window every night. You think he is crazy…and then you start hearing the voices whispering outside your window. What do they want?
-Tom Walker Essays due at the end of class! Upload to Canvas.
Mon, 1-6-Journal #1: List six true sentences that begin with the words “I'll never forget…” Jot down six events, people, “things” that you will NEVER EVER forget <3
-Reading Inventory #1 (#2 will be March 16th)
-Syllabus
Tues, 1-7-Journal #2: How was last semester for you? Tell me tale about the last few months in your life!
-Introduction Letter
-Literary Terms Review Notes (QUIZ NEXT WEEK!)
Wed, 1-8-Journal #3: What does your name mean? Free write about names: names you like, names you don’t, how a name can affect a person’s life, how you feel about your own name, why your parents chose your name, etc.
-Literary Terms con’t
Thurs, 1-9- Journal #4: Pick one from each list to make a creature/animal combo of your own invention. Now write a short story or scene in which this creature appears (Yeah, yeah, you can draw it too, if you want!)
List 1 List 2
Vampire porcupine
Ninja armadillo
Zombie pig
Pirate goat
Mummy lobster
Clown possum
Banshee shark
Wraith eel
-“New Beginnings” pages 10-18
-Review of Native American literature "highlights"
-Reading two more Native American Oral tradition creation myths from the text book (page 48-51) + book assignment/verbal discussion of how these myths follow the "guidelines" of N.A. lit
Fri, 1-10- Journal #5: Imagine a future in which we each have a personalized robot servant. What would yours be like? What would it do? What features would it have? (Feel free to draw this guy or gal, too!)
--Reading and annotating via dialectical journal several Native American myths
-Writing original Origin Myths
Mon, 1-13- Journal #6: Write a scene that features a) a classmate, b) $100 million, and c) magical shoes.
-Social Contract Creation
-Literary Quiz Review Game
-HOMEWORK: Bring in Lyrics to your favorite love song
Tues, 1-14- Journal #7: Think about hospitality in your family. What’s it like to have guests in your house? Do you prefer to have friends to your house or to go to a friend’s house? Why?
-Literary Terms Quiz
-Annotation Practice: Critical Analysis of our love song lyrics
-Intro to Bradstreet and “To My Dear Loving Husband” TPCASTT
Wed, 1-15- Journal #8: What three features should your future house have? Why?
-Annotation Fun-TPCASTT
-Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor Poetry
Thurs, 1-16- Journal #9: What’s the worst thing about the internet?
-“Upon the Burning of Our House” and modernization fun!
Fri, 1-17- Journal #10: What would your friends say is your most lovable quality? Describe that quality in detail.
-Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
-Edwards One Pager
Tuesday, 1-21-
- Finish Bradstreet’s “Upon the Burning of Our House” poem paraphrase
-Love Song Annotation Handout
Wednesday, 1-22-Perspective Video and Activity
-Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband
-Taylor’s Huswifery
Thursday, 1-23-ABSENT
-Read Olaudah Equiano’s slave narrative, page 74, and complete text mining + CSET
-IF there is time, or as students finish the first assignment and are ready to move on, read Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation” page 64 and complete handout
Friday, 1-24-TONE ACTIVITY- “I didn’t say you stole my red hat.”
-Tone handout for keepers
-Rhetoric Lesson
-Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
-Native American/Puritan Test NEXT WEDNESDAY
Monday, 1-27- Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
-Edwards’ “Sinners” and One Pager Assignment
Tuesday, 1-28- Rhetoric Handout
-Completion of Puritan assignments and test review
Wednesday, 1-29- Native American/Puritan Test
Thursday, 1-30- ABSENT-Read Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography excerpt, page 104-108 and do the assignments on page 109.
Friday, 1-31-Ben Franklin Aphorisms and Inventions
Monday, 2-3- Journal #11: You get to take one book, one food item, and one famous person (living or dead) to a deserted island. What and who do you take? Why?
-Rhetorical Questions
-Finish Franklin Assignment
-Speech to the Virginia Convention
Tuesday, 2-4- Journal #12: What things do you conscientiously do to feed your brain?
-Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”
Wednesday, 2-5- Journal #13: Which classmate would be the best to lead us through a zombie apocalypse? Why?
- Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
Thursday, 2-6- Journal #14: I say Queen and Pink Floyd are THE best musical groups in recent(ish) history. Either confirm or deny my stance using your best powers of persuasion (RHETORIC!!!)
-Jefferson completion
-Writing
Friday, 2-7- Journal #15: Would you rather be very beautiful or very smart? Explain.
-Revolutionary Era Exam
Monday, 2-10-
-How to use a comma
-Crisis
-Dec of Independence
Tuesday, 2-11-
-Speech to the Virginia Convention
-Phyllis Wheatley TPCASTT
Wednesday, 2-12-
-REVOLUTIONARY ERA TEST
Thursday, 2-13- Romanticism Unit
Friday, 2-14- Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker"
2-17 thru 2-21
WINTER BREAK!
Monday, 2-24-20- Journal #16: Write about your own worst vacation memory (or worst memory in general, if y’all don’t do the vacay thing. It’s cool.)
-The Devil and Tom Walker Essay-Due Friday
Tuesday, 2-25-20- Journal #17- Would you rather be loved or respected? Give several reasons to support your answer.
-How to Use a Comma
-Tom Walker Essay con’t
Wednesday, 2-26-20- Journal #18- What do you think about when you can't sleep? Turn it into a piece of writing. (Pretend you don’t just get out your phone and scroll Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat judging people, ha!)
-MLA Format Review
-Essay, if time permits
Thursday, 2-27-20- Journal #19- Write a story that will make me afraid of the dark.
-Comma Practice
-Essays
Friday, 2-28-20- Journal #20- Your father is paranoid and locks every door and every window every night. You think he is crazy…and then you start hearing the voices whispering outside your window. What do they want?
-Tom Walker Essays due at the end of class! Upload to Canvas.
