American Literature
Course Description
In this course, students will explore the fascinating world of American Literature. Through lecture, discussion, and readings, students will discover the changing patterns of American thought. Students will encounter new authors and perhaps get reacquainted with some that they have previously read. They will continue to develop their communication skills and to build their vocabulary. Students will be engaged in the material through the Common Core State Standards framework, which will focus on close readings of texts, argumentation strategies and practice, and Socratic discussions.
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10/20/15--Class Info
*Word Crime #7
*Discuss questions from homework--collected with 1st Amendment annotations
*Begin reading and annotating Patrick Henry
HW: 1. Q2 terms due December 1st. 2. Finish reading and annotating Patrick Henry
10/19/15--Quarter 2 Terms and Objectives-ELA 11
This is also available on the main class page on the right side bar.
10/19/15--Class Info
*Journal #8
*Looking at the 1st Amendment
*Q2 terms
*Connecting to Success Extra Credit--if you are going on the field trip on Thursday, you can get an extra credit assignment from me...it's in the brown file folder in the classroom.
HW: 1. Q2 terms due December 1. 2. Choose two questions in italics on the First Amendment paper from today and write a response to them...one paragraph each.
10/16/15--Class Intro
*Today you wrote the essay for the district Performance Task.
*I collected Quarter 1 terms.
HW: NONE
10/15/15--Class Info
*Rhetorical Analysis due. Staple in this order:
1. Assignment Sheet
2. Final Draft
3. Self-Edit Draft #1
4. Peer Edit Draft #2
5. Editing Packet
6. Commentary Assignment
*District Benchmark Part 1--annotate two texts and answer 6 multiple choice questions.
HW: 1. Q1 terms due tomorrow--type them. Give me the definition (what is it), and the function (what does it do?). 2. Submit paper to turnitin.com
10/14/15--Class Info
**Sorry this is late getting to the website. I had a family emergency that prevented me from getting this up sooner.**
*For periods 2 and 4, we had a graded class discussion. I then had to leave work so Periods 6 and 7 chose 5 questions from the discussion sheet and wrote a paragraph response for those 5 questions. For full credit on each response, you need to make sure you use examples from the class to support your answers.
*the Q1 terms need to be typed to turn in on Friday. You need to tell me what each term is and what does it do. So, definition and function.
HW: 1. Q1 terms due Friday. 2. Finish your paper and submit to turnitin.com.
10/13/15--Class Info
*Commentary Reflection Assignment--complete this assignment as part of your last editing for your paper. It will be collected on Thursday.
*Student help options--these options will only be available during the times listed on the sheet.
*Crucible group test. If you were absent, you will need to do the test by yourself.
HW: 1. Q1 terms due October 15. 2. Final draft due Thursday. 3. Commentary assignment due Thursday.
10/12/15--Class Info
*Today we had peer editing of your 2nd draft of your rhetorical analysis. I modeled how I grade your papers. You need to make sure you are focusing on a single quality that has influence the identity of America, and analyze how three rhetorical strategies are used to develop that quality in the piece you have chosen. Make sure you read the "Tips for Success" handout that I included on the second page of your assignment sheet.
HW: 1. Q1 terms due October 15. 2. Final draft due Thursday in class.