September 2015- Honors American Literature Calendar

***Please Note: This Calendar is subject to change!***

8/31
Welcome Back!
Introductions/Syllabus / 9/1
Finish Introductions/Syllabus / 9/2
Significant Quotes Activity/Prepare for Summer Reading Assessment / 9/3
Significant Quotes Activity/Prepare for Summer Reading Assessment / 9/4
Picture Day
Prepare for Summer Reading Assessment if time permits
9/7
OFF / 9/8
A Prayer for Owen Meany Summer Reading Test
Hw: Read Perrine’s Theme / 9/9
Give out Author List for Project/Introduction
Discuss Perrine’s Theme
Hw: Read over Author List / 9/10
Motif to Theme
Owen Walk Around Activity / 9/11
Introduce Author Research Project! -Library
Hw: Author Selection due next Friday!
9/14
OFF / 9/15
Allusions in Owen Meany
Assignment Description/Group assignment/brainstorm
Hw: Allusions Project / 9/16
Allusions work period
Hw: Allusions Project / 9/17
Allusions work period
Hw: Allusions Project, author selection due tomorrow! / 9/18
Author Selection due!
Allusions work period
Hw: Allusions Presentations begin Monday
9/21
Introduce Reader Response Journals (RRJs)
Allusion Presentations
Hw: author book, RRJ / 9/22
Allusion Presentations
Hw: author book, RRJ / 9/23
OFF / 9/24
Finish Allusion Presentations
Hw: author book, RRJ / 9/25
Humble Comma Activity
Hw: author book, RRJ
9/28
Owen Essay Introduction
Review Expository Essay Format
Hw: Owen Essay / 9/29
Quote Integration review
Essay work period
Hw: Owen Essay / 9/30
Native American Creation Myths
Read in class/discuss
Hw: Read Genesis/ Read Puritan Background/Owen Essay / 10/1
Puritan Background
Genesis/NA Discussion
Hw: Read Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God (pg 102-106); Read Bradstreet and Taylor Background/ Poems (pg 92-96)/
Owen Essay / 10/2 Pep Rally
Puritan Texts:
1. Complete Bradstreet/Taylor Discussion Questions
2. Complete Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God Reading Guide
Hw: Author book, Owen Essay

September 2015- Calendar

***Please Note: This Calendar is subject to change!***

8/31
Welcome Back!
Introductions/Syllabus / 9/1
Finish Introductions/Syllabus
Name Assignment / 9/2
Summer Reading Review
“Why Literature Matters” / 9/3
Summer Reading Review
“Why Literature Matters” / 9/4
Picture Day
Summer Reading Review
“Why Literature Matters”
9/7
OFF / 9/8
Summer Reading Assessment: In Class Write / 9/9
Literary Element Review / 9/10
Literary Element Review / 9/11
Independent Reading Introduction with Ms. Hauer
Hw: Pick your IR book!
9/14
OFF / 9/15
Literary Element Review / 9/16
Literary Element Review
Hw: Study for quiz tomorrow! / 9/17
Literary Element Quiz / 9/18
Independent Reading Day
Reading Rate
9/21
The Epic of Gilgamesh Introduction
Hw: Read pg. 15-24; work on study guide / 9/22
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 27-38; work on study guide / 9/23
OFF / 9/24
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 39-50; work on study guide / 9/25
Independent Reading Day
Quotations
9/28
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 53-61; work on study guide / 9/29
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 62-71; work on study guide / 9/30
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 72-80; work on study guide / 10/1
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 81-91; work on study guide / 10/2
ADL Training
Independent Reading Day
Stick Figure