Back to School Week 1 2010

Monday
8/30/2010 (Period D and E)

Summer Reading Essays
Students compose 2 essays on Huck Finn and Frankenstein

Tuesday
8/31/2010 Back to School Basics and Course Introductions Period E
 Assign Books and HWK
 Collect Summer Reading Assignments/Books
 Finish Summer Reading Essays
 Read Syllabus- visit blog site and website

HWK: read pages 1-7 take notes/ask questions/make comments
Wednesday

9/1/2010
Back to School Basics and Course Introductions
Reading Imaginative Literature

Period D
 Assign Books and HWK
 Collect Summer Reading Assignments/Books
 Finish Summer Reading Essays
 Read Syllabus- visit blog site and website

HWK: read pages 1-7 take notes/ask questions/make comments

Period E
 Students discuss and take notes: “What information is important to note from last night’s reading assignment?”
 Students take a few minutes to reflect on the following: “When you reflect upon your summer reading- what did you get out of Frankenstein and Huck Finn? Why do you think this? How do you know? More importantly, why is this important?

HWK: Reading Focus: How do the author’s lives factor into the novels they wrote? Students reading autobiographical information about Twain and Shelly.


Thursday
9/2/2010
Reading Imaginative Literature
Practicing Close Reading
Period D
 Students discuss and take notes: “What information is important to note from last night’s reading assignment?”
 Students take a few minutes to reflect on the following: “When you reflect upon your summer reading- what did you get out of Frankenstein and Huck Finn? Why do you think this? How do you know? More importantly, why is this important?

HWK: Reading Focus: How do the author’s lives factor into the novels they wrote? Students reading autobiographical information about Twain and Shelly.

Period E
 Read and discuss in class “Where to Begin” and “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”
 Using the same skills as notes in the handouts students analyze “American Gothic” by Grant Woods using the think-pair-share strategy. Students use analysis handout questions to guide them…
 Students conclude with a whole group discussion on their analysis of the painting.

HWK: Read and take notes on pages 13-22. Practice your close reading and analysis skills when reading “The Story of an Hour.” Be prepared to discuss. Compose formal letter of introduction to me- All due Tuesday.

Friday
9/3/2010 Period D
 Read and discuss in class “Where to Begin” and “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”
 Using the same skills as notes in the handouts students analyze “American Gothic” by Grant Woods using the think-pair-share strategy. Students use analysis handout questions to guide them…
 Students conclude with a whole group discussion on their analysis of the painting.

HWK: Read and take notes on pages 13-22. Practice your close reading and analysis skills when reading “The Story of an Hour.” Be prepared to discuss. Compose formal letter of introduction to me- All due Tuesday.

Welcome Back! Due Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

Hello everyone.
For this week's post I would like you to respond to the following questions and to at least two additional posts. ALL posts are due by Wednesday evening 8:00 p.m. I will set the time- any late posts will not be accepted. Each post is worth 10 points for a total of 30 points for this first blog assignment.

On Frankenstein:
What emotional reactions did you have to the monster’s experiences in Frankenstein?

On Huck Finn:
What is the Twain's purpose in each The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? How is the purpose of the novel made clear by the author? What is the intended effect on the reader? What effect did it have on you? How was the effect achieved through the authors’ writing techniques?