Weekly Syllabus

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Tracking Thoreau

•  What kind of detail should be in your nature journal entry? Click here and see an example of an "A" nature journal entry.
• Click here and see the scoring rubric for nature journal entries.
• Learn some "tips and tricks" for a successful nature journal experience.
• Complete our January Nature Journal Entry.

Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers

• Writer's conferences.
• Create a rough draft of two genres (rough draft # 7 and # 8) for your multi-genre paper.
• Complete work not completed in class.

Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers  

• Writer's conferences.
• Create a rough draft of two genres (rough draft # 9 and # 10) for your multi-genre paper.
• Complete work not completed in class.

Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers

• Writer's conferences.
• Create a full rough draft by following these steps:
• create title page w/mla heading in bottom right corner
• create and add a dear reader letter
• sequence genres (establish a clear beginning, middle, end)
• create and add end-notes/bibliography
• Complete work not completed in class.

Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers

• Click here to set-up spring semester digital portfolios.
• Learn how to save a file as a PDF.
• Peer writing conferences:
  • read rough drafts
  • add comments
  • score rough drafts using the multi-genre paper scoring rubric.
• With peer comments and rubric score as a guide, begin work on final draft.  
• Continue work at home and then bring your work back to class on Monday via a flash drive or Google-Docs. Be prepared to complete work by the end of class on Wednesday, 2/8/12.

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2/3/12

• Continue work on digital final draft of multi-genre paper.
•  Continue work at home and then bring your work back to class on Monday via a flash drive or Google-Docs. Be prepared to complete work by the end of class on Wednesday, 2/8/12.

Guidance Visit: Planning for Senior Year

Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers

• Finish work on digital final draft of multi-genre paper.
• Upload completed draft to your digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com .
• Print hard copy of final draft.

American Literature Sampler: Colonialism

• Introduction to the Literary Periods of American Literature.
• Explore the Colonial Period.
• Read and discuss "To My Dear and Loving Husband" (p. 96 in lit. book).
• Select any one of our literature textbook's poems/short stories/essays for Colonialism listed here.
• Respond to your selected work with an open reader's response.
• Complete work not completed in class.

American Literature Sampler: Neoclassicism

• Explore the Neoclassical Period.
• Visit The Quotable Franklin and explore the many aphorisms (sayings) Franklin published in his almanac by clicking on Franklin's head.
• Respond to a minimum of three aphorisms (p. 149 in lit. book or here) with an open reader's response. For each aphorism, identify/explain a text connection and include an image (sketch or clip art).
• Complete work not completed in class.

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2/10/12

• Explore the Romantic Period and Edgar Allen Poe
• Read and discuss Poe's poem "The Raven" (p. 330 in lit. book). See a clip of The Simpson's version of "The Raven" here:

• Select any one of our literature textbook's poems/short stories/essays for Romanticism listed here.
• Respond to your selected work with an open reader's response.
• Complete work not completed in class.

American Literature Sampler: Realism

• Explore the Realism Period.
• Develop a “text to world” connection for Chopin’s writing with this video on women’s suffrage:

• See this link for lyrics: School House Rock's "Sufferin' till Suffrage".
• Read and discuss Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” (p. 642 in lit. book).
• Select any one of our literature textbook's poems/short stories/essays for Realism listed here.
• Respond to your selected work with an open reader's response.
• Complete work not completed in class.

American Literature Sampler: Naturalism

• Explore Naturalism and author Jack London.
• Research to discover:
  • a map for Alaska and discover what their weather's like today.
  • what kind of cold weather gear you would need to safely hike outside in the Arctic.
  • what frostbite looks like and how a doctor would treat it.
• Begin reading Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" (p. 620 in lit. book).
• Click here to download/stream the MP/ audio-book version of "To Build a Fire"
• As you read, record your dialogue with the story by completing an open reader's response.
• Complete work not completed in class.

American Literature Sampler: Naturalism

• Finish reading and responding to Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" (p. 620 in lit. book).
• Select any one of our literature textbook's poems/short stories/essays for Naturalism listed here.
• Respond to your selected work with an open reader's response.
• Complete work not completed in class.

American Literature Sampler: Modernism

• Explore Modernism and author Ernest Hemingway.
• Read and discuss "Hills Like White Elephants".
• Select any one of our literature textbook's poems/short stories/essays for Modernism listed here.
• Respond to your selected work with an open reader's response.
• Complete work not completed in class.

2/13/12

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2/17/12