Monday, March 31st

Mon: Reading Day (work on responses)


Tue: Discussion #2
--questions and response due
Wed: Reading Day
Thurs: Begin work on Group Project
Fri: Reading Day (work on responses)

Friday, March 28th

*In Lit. Circles: Characterization Web
--Everyone writes, only turn in ONE
*Group Project Explanation


Mon: Reading Day (work on responses)
Tue: Discussion #2--questions and response due
Wed: Reading Day
Thurs: Begin work on Group Project
Fri: Reading Day (work on responses)

Thursday, March 27th

*Reading Day

Fri: Group Project Explanation
Mon: Reading Day (work on responses)
Tue: Discussion #2
--questions and response due
Wed: Reading Day
Thurs: Begin work on Group Project
Fri: Reading Day (work on responses)

Wednesday, March 26th

*Remember roles/norms!
*10pts: Discussion of 1st quarter (see scoring guide)
*10pts: Response Due (I will check at your desk)
*5pts: Discussion-questions due (I will check at your desk)
*End of class: collect responses


Thur: Reading Day
Fri: Group Project Explanation

Tuesday, March 25th

*Reading Day


Wed: Discussion of 1st quarter
---Response Due
---Discussion-questions due
Thur: Reading Day
Fri: Group Project Explanation

Monday, March 24th

*Get books to absentees
*Reading Day

Tue: Reading Day
Wed: Discussion of 1st quarter
---Response Due
---Discussion-questions due
Thur: Reading Day
Fri: Group Project Explanation

Thursday, March 13th

*Absentee Essay Tests
*Absentee Novel Choices
*Info: Responses & Discussions
*In circles (on a single piece of paper):
---quarter your book (everyone write this down)
---set 5-10 norms ("Thou shalt" or "Thou shalt not")
---set roles for first discussion
*Turn that in to me
*Meanwhile: Check out novels

Wednesday, March 12th

*Info: Literature Circles
*Novel choices

Tuesday, March 11th

*Poetry Essay Test--Begin NOW.
*Meanwhile, I'll check your test materials.

*How long does it need to be? 50 minutes long.

Monday, March 10th

*Prepare: 30 words/numbers to use as a reference during tomorrow's essay-test.

Friday, March 7th

*Check "Joy" & "Sorrow" response
*Discuss
*Review poetry quiz
*Info: in-class essay

*Monday: Work-day to prepare for essay.
*Tuesday: In-class essay

Thursday, March 6th

*Check "Lamb" & "Tyger" response
*Discuss
*Read "Infant Joy" & "Infant Sorrow"
*1/2 page: Why does Blake write these poems in pairs? In other words, can you see any advantage in doing so?

Wednesday, March 5th

*Check "Cloud" work
*review Crane quiz
*Discuss "Cloud" and answer to question
*William Blake's prints
*Read "Lamb" & "Tyger" together
*1/2 page: Based on BOTH of these poems, explain Blake's ideas about God.

Tuesday, March 4th

Snow Day

Monday, March 3rd

*Absentee quizzes
*Review "Tables Turned" bonus
*Read "I wandered lonely as a cloud", do vocab, and complete 5-entry dialogue journal.
*Also, answer the following in at least 1/2 page of writing: Is this poetry completely obsolete? What place or purpose, if any, does Wordsworth's poetry have in today's day and age? Explain.