
Thursday, 12/4 Assigned questions on "Thanatopsis." The questions are due tomorrow at the start of class.
Friday: Test on "Thanatopsis." All-class graded discussion. Students who are absent can write a formal paragraph on the theme of "Thanatopsis."
Monday, 12/8: Assigned the Devil and Tom Walker. Link above.
Tuesday: Quiz on "the Devil and Tom Walker." Listened to Beethoven's 9th. Assigned "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Poe; the reading must be done before class on Thursday.
Thursday: Complete reading "The Pit and the Pendulum." Quiz on "The Pit and Pendulum." Students have an all-class graded discussion. Students must participate 5x. Students who are absent must write a formal paragraph in which they answer the following question, which Romantic characteristics are most evident in this story?
Friday: game time.
Monday, 12/15: Assigned a free write on schoology. Discussed shaping the free write into an essay.
Tuesday: Drafted the essay.
Wednesday; Peer edited the essay.
Thursday: Redrafted the essay.
Friday: Played a game for extra credit.
Tuesday, 1/6: Chose the best essay for extra credit.
Wednesday: Rewrote Poem Analysis or Biographical Section of research paper.
Thursday: Began preparing for Final Exam. Completed a practice grammar assignment on No Red Ink.
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