Saturday, January 18, 2014

Spring Semester Syllabus, 2014

Spring Semester Syllabus

Week/Date
Literature
Assign. Due
Writing
Grammar
Week 1 (1/16)
Introduction to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde


Discuss:  Pronouns
Week 2 (1/23)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 1 - 2
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 1 and 2 for Ch. 2.
Narrative Essay Pre-Write
Discuss:  Pronouns
Due:  Worksheets 4-1, 4-2
Week 3 (1/30)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 3 – 4
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 3 & 4.
Narrative Essay Rough Draft
Discuss:  Pronouns
Due: Worksheet  4-3
Week 4 (2/6)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 5 – 6
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 5 and 2 for Ch. 6.

Discuss:  Pronouns
Due:  Worksheets 4-4, 4-5
Week 5 (2/13)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 7 – 8
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 7 & 8.
Narrative Essay Final Copy
Discuss:  Pronouns
Due:  Worksheet 4-6
Week 6 (2/20)
Jekyll/Hyde: Ch. 9 – 10
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 9 and 2 for Ch. 10.
Theme & Character Pre-Write
Discuss:  Pronouns
Due:  Test
Week 7 (2/27)
Short Stories: Gift of the Magi (p. 1);  After Twenty Years  (p. 21)
2 “Short Story Chart” Worksheets
Theme & Character Rough Draft
Discuss:  Capitals
Due:  Worksheet 12-2
Week 8 (3/6)
Makes the Whole World Kin (p. 85); A The Furnished Room (p. 23)
“Short Story Chart” Worksheets

Discuss:  Capitals
Due:  Worksheet 12-3
Week 9 (3/13)
Short StoriesRetrieved Reformation (p. 49); The Pimenta Pancakes (p. 29)
“Short Story Chart” Worksheets
Theme & Character Final Copy
Discuss:  Capitals
Due:  Worksheet 12-6
Mar. 20 – No CHAT
Week 10 (3/27)
Short StoriesThe Ransom of Red Chief (p. 71); Poems of Robert Service (handout)
“Short Story Chart” Worksheets
News Story Pre-Write
Discuss:  Punctuation
Due:  Worksheet 13-6
Week 11 (4/3)
Poetry:  Hughes (p. 51); Williams (p. 48); Frost (p. 44)
“Poetry Analysis” worksheets
News Story Rough Draft
Discuss:  Punctuation
Due:  Worksheet 13-7
Week 12 (4/10)
Poetry:  Wordsworth (p. 12); Browning (p. 19); Bronte (p. 24); Hopkins (p. 31)
“Poetry Analysis” worksheets

Discuss:  Punctuation
Due:  Worksheets 14-2, 14-3, 14-4
April 17 – No CHAT
Week 13 (4/24)
Poetry:  Shakespeare (p. 1); Donne (p. 2); Jonson (p. 3); Quarles (p. 4); Carew (p.5); Milton (p. 5);
“Poetry Analysis” worksheets
News Story Final Copy
Discuss:  Punctuation
Due:  Worksheet 15-2
Week 14 (5/1)
PoetryT.S. Eliot (Handout)
Poetry Presentations

Re-Write
Discuss:  Punctuation
Due:  Worksheets 15-3, 15-4
Week 15 (5/8)
Poetry Presentations





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