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Diary of a Young Girl

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February 9
* Diary and timeline: 7 March - 20 March
* Research body paragraphs due 2/15

February 7
* Diary and timeline: 14 February - 6 March
* Timeline for 27 April to 13 February will be collected Thursday, February 9
* Research body paragraphs due 2/15

February 3
* Diary and timeline: 15 January - 13 February

February 1
* Diary and timeline: 24 December - 12 January 1944
* Begin writing research paper paragraphs

January 30
* Diary and timeline: 10 September - 22 December
* Last six research note cards

January 26
* Diary and timeline: 29 July - 23 August
* 2nd six research note cards

January 24
* Diary and timeline: 27 April - 26 July
* Be ready for comma rules test
* First six research note cards due

January 20
* Diary and timeline: 22 December - 2 April '43
* Comma rules 9 and 10
* Comma rules worksheet

January 18
* Diary and timeline: 10 November - 13 December
* Memorize comma rules 7 and 8

January 13
* Diary and timeline: 28 September - 9 November
* Memorize comma rules 5 and 6

January 11
* Diary and timeline: 9 July - 27 September
* Memorize comma rules 3 and 4

January 9
* Diary 12 June 1942 – 8 July
* Memorize comma rules 1 and 2

December 13
* None

December 9
* Finish class analysis essay

December 7
* Read
* Complete all missing work

December 5
* Read
* Complete all missing work

December 1
* Persuasive speech: 2 copies typed in MLA

November 29
* Write introduction and conclusion for persuasive speech - be sure to follow GATE rubric

November 18
* Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

November 16
* Melancholy essay typed in MLA - In his "Philosophy of Composition," Poe wrote, "Melancholy is...the most legitimate of all the poetical tones." Using either mood or tone as the focus and Poe's short stories as content, write a five to seven paragraph essay explaining how Poe's works are proof of his philosophy. Use a global statement introduction and conclusion and SEE123 body paragraphs.

November 14
* Have the melancholy essay draft ready for review on Wednesday
* Read Poe "The Purloined Letter"
 
November 9
* Read Poe "Gold Bug"
* Write a SEE 123 paragraph - What is the tone of the story? (You may have to do some research.)

November 7
* Read Poe "The Pit and the Pendulum"
* Do a response of your choice with setting and mood as the focus

November 3
* Read Poe "Descent in the Maelstrom"
* Write a SEE123 (MLA) paragraph - Discuss how imagery is used to create the mood
* Do grammar p. 116

November 1
* Read Poe "Masque of the Red Death"
* Do a response of your choice (window, 4 square, headline, upstairs/downstairs)

October 28
* Read "Cask of Amontillado"
* Write a SEE 123 paragraph - What is the mood of the story?

October 26
* Read Poe: "Fall of the House of Usher"

October 24
* Read Poe: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
* Answer two of the following questions - SEE 123 in MLA
    

1. What part of this story did you find the most frightening? 

2. Why did the narrator kill the old man?

3. Evaluate the narrator’s behavior when he is with the police.

4. Why did the narrator finally confess?

October 20
* Bring Poe book to class

October 18
* Analysis of a story essay - two copies, typed, in MLA

October 14
* Write the introduction and conclusion for an analysis of a story essay
   (Introduction and conclusion instructions are posted here.)

October 12
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 33 to the end
*Do a literary response of your choice: SCE journal, window, four square, headline, upstairs/downstairs

October 7
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 29-32
* Do a literary response of your choice: SCE journal, window, four square, headline, upstairs/downstairs

October 5
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 25-28
* Do a literary response of your choice: SCE journal, window, four square, headline, upstairs/downstairs
* Be ready for Vocab 1-3 test

October 3
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 21-24
* Do a literary response of your choice: SCE journal, window, four square, headline, upstairs/downstairs

September 29
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 17-20
* Do a literary response of your choice: SCE journal, window, four square, headline, upstairs/downstairs

September 27
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 13-16
* Do an "Upstairs/Downstairs" response comparing Tom's life in town and Tom's life on the island (there are Power Point instructions here)

September 23
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 9-12
* Do a "Headline" response; click here for a power point instructions

September 21
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 5-8
* Do a "4 square" response; click here for instructions

September 19
* Read Tom Sawyer chapters 1-4
* Do a window response: Character 1, character 2, character 3, analysis

September 15
* Response to Literature Essay -  typed in MLA

September 13
* Finish first draft of response to literature essay
* Write sentences for Vocab Lesson 2

September 9
* Write first draft of essay body paragraphs

September 7
* Do prewrite questions for Response to Literature essay - Click here for instructions

NOTE: A considerable number of students have asked for the due date of Flowers for Algernon to be extended to Friday. Here is my dilemma. If I say yes, those students who have finished will not be happy they did not have an extra two days. If I say no, a great number of students will not have the work finished. Perhaps what I will do is give extra credit to the students who have it finished on time.

September 2
* Finish Flowers for Algernon journal - Due 9/7

NOTE: for Flowers for Algernon
     * the new due date is September 7
     * do citations on all 100 of Charlies entries
     * do SCE columns on 70% of the citations
     * each entry should not take more than 2 to 3 minutes
     * don't wait until after finishing the book to do the citation entries; you should be recording citations as you read and doing the other columns while the reading is still fresh in your memory

August 31
* Flowes for Algernon SCE journal is due September 7 - see Four Column SCE Journal for instructions

August 29
* Flowes for Algernon SCE journal is due September 7 - see Four Column SCE Journal for instructions

August 25
* Flowes for Algernon SCE journal is due September 2 - see SCE Journal  for instructions

August 23
* Memoir - typed in MLA
* Flowes for Algernon SCE journal is due September 2 - see SCE Journal for instructions

August 19:
* Read Flowers for Algernon
* Write memoir first draft

August 17:
* Write sentences for Lesson 1 vocabulary

August 15:
* Write sentences for Lesson 1 Vocabulary

August 11:
* Read four Calaxy articles and have parent/guardian do follow-up - see letter from class
* Memorize 23 helping verbs
* Download and print Unit 1 syllabus

August 9: Find an AR book