Class+Agenda

===**It is your responsibility to check the agenda prior to each class. I reserve the right to make changes to any assignments or due dates; I will announce said changes on this page.** ===

===**You MUST have a copy of the literature circle book for EVERY meeting. Points will be deducted from the individual grade if the book is not in class.** ===

**Senior Summer Reading**
[|AP Literature Summer Reading 2010-11.pdf] [|English 12 Summer Reading 2010-11.pdf]

 **Friday, June 4th at 8 a.m.-** Novel Study Guides due (final exam grade)- **//You must POST it on the wiki and SUBMIT a hard copy! Any late project will incur a 25% deduction penalty for THE WHOLE GROUP!//**

__**Class 48**__ 1. Textbook return 2. Project presentations (informal)

__**Class 47**__ 1. Lit. Meeting #6 (the last one!!) 2. Return textbooks! 3. Work on project //**Homework: Study Guide!!**//
 * //Due: Literature Circle #6//**

__**Class 46**__ 1. Lit. Meeting #5 2. Read/Project //**Homework: Finish novel and Lit. Circle #6!**//
 * //Due: Literature Circle #5//**

__**Class 45**__ 1. Lit. Meeting #4 2. Read/Project
 * //Due: Literature Circle #4//**
 * //Homework: Literature Circle #5//**

__**Class 44**__ 1. Lit. Meeting #3 2. Read/Project //**Homework: Literature Circle #4**//
 * //Due: Literature Circle #3//**

__**Class 43**__ //**Due: Literature Circle #2**// 1. Lit. Meeting #2 2. Read/Project //**Homework: Lit. Circle #3**//

__**Class 42**__ 1. Physics, Chinese, and French Field Trips

__**Class 41**__ 1. Lit. Circle #1 2. Read for next meeting 3. Work on study guide
 * //Due: Lit. Circle #1//**
 * //Homework: Prepare for Lit. Circle #2//**

__**Class 40**__ 1. Interviews //**Homework: Prepare for first literature circle meeting! You MUST have a copy of your text..five points deducted if not!**//
 * //Due: Resumes//**

__**Class 39**__ 1. Introduction to final exam project 2. Division of project 3. Begin reading //**Homework: Resume!**//

__**Class 38**__ 1. Literature Circle Organizational meeting
 * //Homework: Keep working on resumes//**

__**Class 37**__ 1. Peer edit resume 2. Interview introduction //**Homework: Lit. circle novel and resume!**//

__**Class 36**__ 1. Introduction to resume writing //**Homework: Rough draft of resume**//

__**Class 35**__ 1. Finish //One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest//

__**Class 34**__ 1. View //One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next//
 * //Due: Novel Choice due/ Extra credit due//**

__**Class 33**__ 1. SAT #62 2. Short Story presentations 3. Assign lit. circle groups 3. Choose lit. circle novel //**Homework: Email me the novel your group has chosen!**//
 * //Due: SS presentations//**

__**Class 32**__ 1. Lit. Circle Meetings 2. Prepare presentations
 * //Due: Lit. Circle Roles//**

__**Class 31**__ 1. SAT #61 2. Lit. circle short story assignment //**Homework**//: //**Prepare for lit. meeting/complete relevant worksheets**//

__**Class 30**__ 1. SAT #60 2. Katherine Anne Porter background notes 3. Read "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" 4. Stream of consciousness paragraph //**Homework: Read three of your classmates' paragraphs and write one positive and one constructive criticism comment on THEIR page.**//

__**Class 29**__ 1. SAT #59 2. Read "A Rose for Emily" by Faulkner 3. Complete questions (due in class)

__**Class 28**__ 1. SAT #58 2. Hemingway background video 3. Read "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" //**Homework: Bring textbooks next class!**//
 * //Due: Modern poem for E and F blocks/ Thank you letter for C block//**

__**Class 27**__ 1. SAT #57 2. Modern Poetry //**Homework: Write your own modern poem! (except for C block-write a thank you letter instead)**//

__**Class 26**__ 1. Finish character presentations 2. Watch //The Great Gatsby// movie

__**Class 25**__ 1. 1920s Party!!!!!

__**Class 24**__ 1. //The Great Gatsby// Unit Test
 * //Homework: Party project! USE THE RUBRIC!!!//**

__**Class 23**__ 1. Review session for //Gatsby// test //**Homework: Gatsby test!!!!!**//

__**Class 22**__ 1. SAT #56 2. Goal/character presentations

__**Class 21**__ 1. SAT #55 2. Character/goal presentations presentations

__**Class 20**__ 1. SAT #54 2. Goals Writing Activity DUE Class 21 3. Continue work on character activity and party research //**Homework: Goals and Character Activity**//

__**Class 19**__ 1. SAT #53 2. Character Activity 3. Party Research

__**Class 18**__ 1. SAT #52 2. Ch. 9 discussion (F block only) 3. Character Activity- Due Class 21 4. Group work //**Homework: Character Activity**//

//Due: Ch. 8 & 9 study guide and vocabulary//** 1. Review Ch. 8 & 9 vocabulary 2. Discussion leaders- Ch. 7 & 8 3. Review novel
 * __Class 17__

//Due: Ch. 6 & 7 study guide and vocabulary//** 1. Review ch. 6 & 7 vocabulary 2. Discussion leaders- Ch. 6 & 7 //**Homework: Read ch. 8 & 9/ Ch. 8-9 vocabulary**//
 * __Class 16__ (half day)

//Due: Ch. 4 & 5 study guide and vocabulary//** 1. SAT #51/research presentation 2. Ch. 1-3 vocabulary quiz 3. Review ch. 4 & 5 vocabulary 4. Discussion leaders- Ch. 4 & 5 //**Homework: Read ch. 6-7 and study guide/Ch. 6-7 vocabulary**//
 * __Class 15__

//Due: Ch. 3 study guide and vocabulary//** 1. SAT #50/research presentation 2. Review vocab. ch. 1-3 3. Discussion leaders- Ch. 3
 * __Class 14__
 * //Homework: Read ch. 4-5 and study guide/Ch. 4-5 vocabulary/ Study for Ch. 1-3 vocabulary quiz!//**

//Due: Ch. 1 and 2 study guide/ Video questions//** 1. SAT #49/research presentation 2. Discussion leaders- Chapters 1 & 2 3. Party Project intro //**Homework: Read ch. 3 and study guide**/// //**Ch. 3 vocabulary**//
 * __Class 13__

__**Class 12**__ 1. Finish video and questions

//**Due: Vocab. ch. 1 & 2**// 1. SAT #48/ Journal #1 2. Background presentation 3. Assign discussion leaders 4. Review vocab. ch. 1 & 2 5. Fitzgerald video and questions //**Homework: Read ch. 1 & 2 and complete study guides/Finish video questions**//
 * __Class 11__**

//Due: research paper and presentation!//** 1. SAT #47 2. Research presentations 3. Obtain copies of //The Great Gatsby// //**Homework: Vocab. ch. 1 & 2/ Begin reading Ch. 1**//
 * __Class 10__

//Due: rough draft (don't forget works cited!)//** 1. SAT #46 2. Peer edit //**Homework: Follow these steps! 1. Submit final draft to www.turnitin.com by 8 a.m. on Class 10. 2. Bring final draft to my room by 8 a.m. on Class 10.. 3. Post the presentation on the wiki by 8 a.m. on Class 10. 4. Bring all required preliminary materials to Class 10.**//
 * __Class 9__

//Due: Outline//** 1. SAT #45 2. Paper Format 3. Rough Draft //**Homework: Rough Draft**//
 * __Class 8__

//Due: Thesis and Introductory// Paragraph** 1. SAT #44 2. Outlines //**Homework: Outlines**//
 * __Class 7__

//**Due: Works Cited and Summaries**// 1. SAT #43 2. Thesis and Introduction
 * __Class 6__**
 * //Homework: Thesis and Introduction Paragraphs//**

__**Class 1**__ 1. SAT #39 2. Introduction to research paper 2. Choose author 3. Review signature sheet //**Homework: research!**//

1 SAT #40 2. Library //**Homework: Sources!**//
 * __Class 2__**

1. SAT #41 2. Database research //**Homework: Sources!**//
 * __Class 3__**

//Sources Due!//** 1. No SAT :) 2. Summaries 3. In-text citations
 * __Class 4__
 * Homework: Begin Summaries

__Class 5__** 1. SAT #42 2. Works Cited
 * //Homework: Summaries//**