The Stranger, Their Eyes Were Watching God, & Poetry
Honors English II, Semester II
Reading and Homework Schedule
The Stranger, Their Eyes Were Watching God, & Poetry
Class # / Date / Assignment Due / Class Task / Homework1 / 1/5
1/6 / ------/ Welcome Back!
Review of Syllabus
Camus Philosophy PP
Stranger Quotes in groups / Bring Authors in Depth and TEWWG
Finish Text
2 / 1/9
1/10 / Quiz 1&2: Stranger Lit Circles
Groups created and tasks given, work completed in class / Review Stranger
3 / 1/10
1/11
1/12 / Stranger Lit Circles presented in class
Camus PP
Poetry Terms Handout
Discuss TEWWG / Review Stranger
4 / 1/12
1/13 / Poet: Poe
Poem: “To Science”
Poetry Explication PP
Discuss TEWWG / Review Stranger for exam next class
5 / 1/17
1/18 / Stranger Exam
“Alone”
Partner Poetry Explication #1 on “Alone” (1 paragraph, 25 points)
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 1
6 / 1/19
1/20 / Finish Partner PE #1, read to class
Distribute Vocab List
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 2
7 / 1/20
1/23
1/24 / Poet: Mora
Poem: “Bailando”
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 3
8 / 1/24
1/25 / Poems: “Oral History”
“Fences”
“Silence”
Partner PE # 2 on 1 of the 3 poems (2 paragraphs, 25 points)
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 4
9 / 1/26
1/27
1/30 / Finish & Submit Partner PE #2
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 5
10 / 1/30
1/31 / Read Partner PE to class
Discuss TEWWG
Introduce Poetry Project / TEWWG Chp 6
Review for Quiz 3
11 / 2/1
2/2 / Quiz 3 (Chp 1-6)
Poet: Hughes
Poem: “Good Morning”
Poetry Terms Handout
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 7-8
Work on Poetry Project
12 / 2/3
2/7 / Poems: “Me and My Song” and “We’re all in the Telephone Book”
Discuss TEWWG
Work on Poetry Project / TEWWG Chp 9-10
Work on Poetry Project
Class # / Date / Assignment Due / Class Task / Homework
13 / 2/8
2/9 / Poet: Bronte
Poem: “My Heart..”
Poem: “Hope” ; “To Imagination”
Partner PE # 3 on 1 of the 3 poems (3 paragraphs, 50 points)
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 11-12
Work on Poetry Project
14 / 2/10
2/14 / Continue work on Partner PE #3
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 13-14
Review for Quiz 4
Work on Poetry Project
15 / 2/14
2/15
2/16 / Quiz 4 (Chp 7-14)
Poet: Brooks
Poem: “IX”
Discuss TEWWG
Finish & Submit Partner PE #3 / TEWWG Chp 15-16
Project Due (turnitin.com AND a copy in class)
16 / 2/16
2/17 / Poetry Project due
2/17/17 by 11:59pm to turnitin.com (Bring a typed copy, name on the back, to next class) / Poet: Tennyson
Poem: “The Splendor Falls”; “Crossing the Bar”; “Break”
Partner PE # 4 on 1 of the 3 poems (4-5 paragraphs, 100 points)
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 17-18
17 / 2/21
2/22 / Continue work on Partner PE #4
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 19 Study for Quiz 4
18 / 2/23
2/27 / Continue work on Partner PE #4
Discuss TEWWG / TEWWG Chp 20
Review for Quiz 5
19 / 2/28
3/1 / Quiz 5 (Chp 15-20)
Partner PE #4 due 3/3 by 11:59pm
Review TEWWG, poetry, and vocab / Review for Midterm
20 / 3/2
3/3 / Partner PE #4 due 3/3 by 11:59pm / Midterm: TEWWG and Poetry / Bring Jane Eyre and Literature from Around the World to next class
**As always, this schedule is subject to changes and adjustments based on our needs this semester.**