Friday, October 28

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Act 3 The Crucible reading quiz.
The Crucible vocabulary quiz.
Silent reading.

Began reading Act 4 of The Crucible.  (229--234).  (We will finish the play on Tuesday.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Thursday, October 27

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Act 2 The Crucible reading quiz.
Choice of silent reading or vocabulary work.

Began reading Act 3 of The Crucible.  (207--215).
Homework: Finish Act 3 (215--227).  Be prepared for a reading quiz!

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Wednesday, October 26

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary work.

Began reading Act 2 of The Crucible.  (191--197).
Homework: Finish Act 2 (198--205).  Be prepared for a reading quiz!

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Tuesday, October 25

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary work.

Finished reading Act 1 of The Crucible.  (Read186--189).
Watched the "City of God" episode of Colonial House, on theocracy; discussed how the aftermath of the Salem trials effectively ended the theocratic government in Massachusetts.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Monday, October 24

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Silent reading
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Continued reading The Crucible.  (Read 178--186).
HOMEWORK: Read the prose passages about Rev. Hale (182--184) and Giles Corey (186).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Friday, October 21

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Silent reading or vocabulary study.
Continued reading The Crucible.  (Read 172--178).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Thursday, October 20

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Those absent yesterday began new Crucible vocabulary unit; those present chose between silent reading and vocabulary work for today's warm up.
Began reading The Crucible.  (Read 166--172).

HOMEWORK: Read Miller's narration, "A word about Thomas Putnam" (172--173).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Wednesday, October 19

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Modified lesson plan due to low attendance from PSAT today.

Introduced new Crucible vocabulary unit.
Watched Colonial House episode "City of God" on Puritan religious life.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Tuesday, October 18

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Short class due to early release schedule.
Watched Colonial House; discussed the coming together of Native American and Puritan cultures, roles of masters and servants.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Monday, October 17

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Silent reading.
Discussed the article "Clown Panic!" and Vox news story for background on rumor panics.

Why did the residents of Salem Village believe the afflicted girls?  What makes eyewitness testimony believable or not?

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Friday, October 14

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Vocabulary Quiz.
Read from Salem Court documents "From the Examination of Sarah Good," and discussed bias evident in the transcript.  (144--147).
Discussed possible motivations and beliefs of the accusers and others in Salem Village during the witch trials.

Read and began annotating the article "Clown Panic!" for background on rumor panics.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 21: The Crucible Vocabulary quiz.

Thursday, October 13

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Homework check.
Choice of vocabulary study or silent reading.
Shared illustrations of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and COLLECTED them.
Wrapped up discussion of Anne Bradstreet, and read her poems "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning of our House" (138--141).

Continued watching Colonial House.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 12: Compare and Contrast essays are due.
FRIDAY, October 14: Vocabulary quiz.

Wednesday, October 12

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Assigned homework for Thursday: reading "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and creating an illustration of a quote from the sermon.
Choice of reading, vocabulary study, or essay revision.
COLLECTED Compare and Contrast essays.

Read background on Anne Bradstreet, and read her poems "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning of our House" (138--141).
Began discussion of her use of meter, rhyme and the religious themes in both poems.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 12: Compare and Contrast essays are due.
FRIDAY, October 14: Vocabulary quiz.

HOMEWORK for Thursday, October 13

Read introductory material and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in your textbook (152--156).
Pay attention to emotionally charged imagery and language.
Create a full-page color illustration to go with a caption which is a direct quote from the sermon.  (You should be illustrating an emotionally charged image from the sermon.)

NOTE: If you are an artist, and you work better in black and white (charcoal, pen and ink, etc.) you may ignore the requirement for color.  If you are NOT artistic, neatness, filling the page, and the appropriateness of your illustration can make up for a lack of artistry.

Tuesday, October 11

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Continued watching Colonial House.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 12: Compare and Contrast essays are due.
FRIDAY, October 14: Vocabulary quiz.

Friday, October 7

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Reading quiz on background for "Between Heaven and Hell: The Puritan Tradition."

Wrapped up last writers group; revision work on Compare and Contrast essays.
Watched introduction to Colonial House.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 12: Compare and Contrast essays are due.
FRIDAY, October 14: Vocabulary quiz.

Thursday, October 6

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Homework: read background to unit "Between Heaven and Hell: The Puritan Tradition." Expect a reading quiz!

Introduced new unit vocabulary on Quizlet.
Writers groups met, shared essays for peer feedback.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 12: Compare and Contrast essays are due.
FRIDAY, October 14: Vocabulary quiz.

HOMEWORK for Friday, October 7

Read "Building Background" for "Between Heaven and Hell: The Puritan Tradition" in your textbooks (130--136).

Expect a reading quiz!

Wednesday, October 5

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Reviewed"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."
Discussed and COLLECTED response journal entries on the excerpt.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, October 6: Be prepared to discuss essays with writing groups in peer revision conferences.
WEDNESDAY, October 12: Compare and Contrast essays are due.

Tuesday, October 4

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Assigned homework for tomorrow: "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" with at least three response journal entries.

Students continued drafting their compare/contrast essays on explorers.
Students shared their essays via Google Docs to discuss in tomorrow's writers' groups.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, October 4: Share essays with writing groups for peer revision conferences.

HOMEWORK for Wednesday, October 5

Read "Build Background," "Olaudah Equiano,"and "From the Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" (93--97 and 99).

Write a response journal with at least three entries.  Remember to note the page next to each passage!

Monday, October 3

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Students continued drafting their compare/contrast essays on explorers.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, October 4: Share essays with writing groups for peer revision conferences.