Realism, Regionalism and Naturalism
Post Civil War Until WW I
Tuesday, 3/4 :
Begin watching Mark Twain film. Students take 20 Cornell Notes. The assignment is on schoology..
Discussed presentations and Twain film. Then,
Wednesday: read Huck Finn for 30 minutes and begin reading schedule.
Link to Huck Finn online text:
http://contentserver.adobe.com/store/books/HuckFinn.pdf
Huck Finn Reading Schedule
By This Date Be THROUGH this Chapter
3/6 2
3/7 5
3/10 7
3/11 9
3/12 12
3/13 15
3/14 17
3/17 19
3/18 21
3/19 23
3/20 26
3/21 28
3/24 30
No reading assignment 3/25 due to ACT
3/26 33
3/27 35
3/28 38
3/31 41
4/1 Complete
These Sparknotes may help you comprehend; if you're consistently not understanding what you're reading, try reading the chapter summary, then the actual chapter. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/
Thursday: Watch a 60 Minutes Piece of Huck Finn: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=huck+finn+60+minutes
Friday: Quiz on last night's reading (chapter 3-5). Students who missed the quiz should write a formal expository paragraph answering the question, which words best describe Pap? Submit the paragraph on schoology in the assignment portal.
Monday, 3/10: Update Test Nav for the ACT: https://edw7-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ejacobs_ecusd7_org/EWM3vgc18rxFlXrV8_MEYSABAp1WTOGzwlX4eBvj3dHCsA?e=fVDo5c&CID=3bd653c2-8685-017b-a027-0cfba80f1f91.
Brief talk on Huck Finn. Robot Jim short: General 1 — DIANI & DEVINE (dianianddevine.com)
Tuesday: Brief discussion and then read.
Wed: Brief discussion, then read.
Thur: Quiz on last night's reading; the makeup is which words best describe the book so far? Brief discussion and then read.
Friday: Watched a rap song about Huck. Discussed the major plot points and then read.
Monday, 3/17: Discussed HF.
Tuesday: formed lit groups. Reviewed major plot points then discussed as a class.
Wednesday: Discussed chapters and read.
Thursday: Discussed chapters and read.
Friday: quiz on chapters 27-28. The makeup for kids who were absent is a formal paragraph answering the question, which words best describe Jim? The paragraph is due Monday before class.
Monday, 3/24: Book groups or quiz and then read.
Tuesday: ACT for all juniors.
Wednesday-Friday: Book groups and read.
Monday, 3/31: Book groups, then complete novel by tomorrow.
Tuesday: quiz on book ending. Then, assigned a letter inspired by the novel. The letter is due Thursday at the beginning of class. Block Letter.
Wednesday: Worked on letters.
Thursday: Began studying Zora Neale Hurston by watching the first 27 minutes of this film.
Friday: Quiz on film from yesterday (there is no makeup).
Monday, 4/7: Students read for 1/2 hour to see how far they get. Then, assigned the first 2 chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God for tomorrow. If you're struggling with comprehension, try reading these Sparknotes before and/or after you read.
Assigned Reading Schedule (by this date be THROUGH)
4/8 (Chapter 2)
4/9 (Chapter 4)
4/10 (Chapter 6)
4/11 (Chapter 6)
4/22 (Chapter 9)
4/23 (Chapter 11)
4/24 (Chapter 13)
4/25 (Chapter 14)
4/28 (Chapter 16)
4/29 (Chapter 18).
4/30 (Chapter 19)
5/1 Complete
Tuesday: All-class, and have an informal discussion of the first two chapters.
Wednesday: Read.
Thursday: Small group discussion of chapters 5-6.
Friday: Read.
Tuesday, 4/22: Quiz on chapters 8-9. The makeup is a formal paragraph answering the following question, which words best describe Joe and Janie's relationship? The paragraph is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Wednesday: Quiz on Chapter 11. The makeup is a formal paragraph answering the question, what is the relationship between Janie and Tea Cake based on?
Thursday: Small group discussion of Chapters 12-13. Then, read.
Friday: read all hour.
Monday, 4/28: Discuss Chapter 16; then, read.
Tuesday:
Nothing Below This Line is Official
Wednesday: quiz; the makeup is a formal one-page essay on the most important theme through the first 9 chapters of the novel, and then read.
Thursday: Guest speaker, Real Estate Agent, Jeb Blasingame.
Friday: Read.
Monday,: Kids met in book groups, then read.
Tuesday: Kids met in book groups, then read.
Wednesday: Kids met in book groups, then read
Thursday: Quiz on Chapter 19. The makeup is a one-page, formal essay on the most important theme of the book.
Monday, : Book groups. Then, group test on novel. The makeup for kids who aren't here is a one-page essay comparing Huck Finn to Their Eyes Were Watching God. Specifically, you must answer the question: which of these novels is more important for high school kids to read? The makeup is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Tuesday: Assigned a letter inspired by Their Eyes...due tomorrow at the start of class.
Wednesday: Choose the best letter.
Thursday:
Monday, : Discuss chapters 17-18.
Tuesday: Read.
Wednesday: Free Write on schoology (300 words), then group test on TEWWG--also on schoology.
Thursday: switched to Modernism.19. ad.