Signed out, began reading The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. (Now on page 35.)
DUE DATES
THURSDAY, March 2: Rough drafts of Personal Essay should be done, in MLA format in Google Docs, for a writers' group discussion.Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Tuesday, February 28
Students continued writing aphorism essays (650--1000 words)
responding to "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Signed out, began reading The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. (Now on page 35.)
Signed out, began reading The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. (Now on page 35.)
Monday, February 27, 2017
Monday, February 27
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Students continued writing aphorism essays (650--1000 words) responding to "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Students continued writing aphorism essays (650--1000 words) responding to "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
DUE DATES
THURSDAY, March 2: Rough drafts of Personal Essay should be done, in MLA format in Google Docs, for a writers' group discussion.Friday, February 17, 2017
Friday, February 17
Choice of silent reading or writing.
Consultations around Emerson's aphorisms.
Students continued writing a personal essay of 3--5 paragraphs (650--1000 words) responding to a chosen aphorism from "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Samples shared with the class.
Consultations around Emerson's aphorisms.
Students continued writing a personal essay of 3--5 paragraphs (650--1000 words) responding to a chosen aphorism from "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Samples shared with the class.
DUE DATES
THURSDAY, March 2: Rough drafts of Personal Essay should be done, in MLA format in Google Docs, for a writers' group discussion.Thursday, February 16, 2017
Thursday, February 16
Short silent reading.
COLLECTED Blizzard Bag #4 (Poe final draft).
Reviewed MLA formatting, expectations for the essay.
Students began writing a personal essay of 3--5 paragraphs (650--1000 words) responding to a chosen aphorism from "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Students shared their introductions with the class.
Revised essays will be due for a grade some time after February vacation.
COLLECTED Blizzard Bag #4 (Poe final draft).
Reviewed MLA formatting, expectations for the essay.
Students began writing a personal essay of 3--5 paragraphs (650--1000 words) responding to a chosen aphorism from "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Students shared their introductions with the class.
DUE DATES
Rough drafts of Personal Essay should be done, in MLA format in Google Docs, by Friday, February 17.Revised essays will be due for a grade some time after February vacation.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Wednesday, February 15
Short silent reading.
COLLECTED Blizzard Bag #3 (Poe rough draft).
Reviewed definitions of aphorism, Transcendentalism.
Read and discussed Emerson's essay "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Students reviewed essay, chose an aphorism to respond to in a personal essay of 3--5 paragraphs (650--1000 words).
Revised essays will be due for a grade after February vacation.
COLLECTED Blizzard Bag #3 (Poe rough draft).
Reviewed definitions of aphorism, Transcendentalism.
Read and discussed Emerson's essay "Self-Reliance" (364--366).
Students reviewed essay, chose an aphorism to respond to in a personal essay of 3--5 paragraphs (650--1000 words).
DUE DATES
Rough drafts of Personal Essay should be done, in MLA format in Google Docs, by Friday, February 17.Revised essays will be due for a grade after February vacation.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Tuesday, February 14
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Discussed Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," including ways it is different from either Romantic legend of Faust OR earlier American views on religion.
Defined aphorism, Transcendentalism.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Discussed Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," including ways it is different from either Romantic legend of Faust OR earlier American views on religion.
Defined aphorism, Transcendentalism.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Friday, February 10
Short class: delay day schedule.
Silent reading.
Continued reading Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," marking out any confusing passages. (350--359; now on page 357).
Homework: Read the remainder of the story.
Silent reading.
Continued reading Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," marking out any confusing passages. (350--359; now on page 357).
Homework: Read the remainder of the story.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Wednesday, February 8
Short class: delay day schedule.
Silent reading.
Assigned Blizzard Bag #4, a revised draft of the writing from Blizzard Bag #3, due one week after the snow day.
Began reading Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," marking out any confusing passages. (350--359; now on page 353).
Homework: Read handout on the story of Faust.
Silent reading.
Assigned Blizzard Bag #4, a revised draft of the writing from Blizzard Bag #3, due one week after the snow day.
Began reading Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," marking out any confusing passages. (350--359; now on page 353).
Homework: Read handout on the story of Faust.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Monday, February 6
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Distributed Blizzard Bag #3.
Wrapped up Longfellow poetry presentations.
Finished "The Spirit of Individualism" notes.
Homework: read author bio, Washington Irving (362).
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Distributed Blizzard Bag #3.
Wrapped up Longfellow poetry presentations.
Finished "The Spirit of Individualism" notes.
Homework: read author bio, Washington Irving (362).
Friday, February 3, 2017
Friday, February 3
COLLECTED Blizzard Bag #2.
"Spirit of Individualism" vocabulary quiz
Longfellow poetry presentations.
Continued "The Spirit of Individualism" notes.
"Spirit of Individualism" vocabulary quiz
Longfellow poetry presentations.
Continued "The Spirit of Individualism" notes.
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