American Literature and Composition (Period 4)

Posts

American Lit. Agenda April 13-17

April 17

  • Read the informational article: “Why Teachers Are Important in Society-  Why Teachers Matter” at the following link https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/the-importance-of-teachers/
  • If unable to access the link, read a transcript of the article included in packet.
  • Make a bulleted list of all the ways teachers help you in your educational journey.
  • Submit response to Google Classroom.

April 16

  • Write a free verse poem (no rhyming) at least eight lines and no more than twenty inspired by their readings and novel study.
  • Submit your poem to Google Classroom.

April 15

  • Summative over Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
  • Submit response to Google Classroom.

April 14

  • Read the informational article “Why Frederick Douglass Matters” at the following link: https://www.history.com/news/frederick-douglass-bicentennial
  • If unable to access the link, read a transcript of the article included in packet.
    • Option 1: Using evidence from “Why Frederick Douglass Matters” and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, write a constructed response that is at least 100 words about the importance of Frederick Douglass.
    • Option 2: Using evidence from “Why Frederick Douglass Matters” and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, create a Flipgrid response that is at least 100 words about the importance of Frederick Douglass. 
  • Submit response to Google Classroom or Flipgrid.

April 13

  • *Watch the informational video: “See how abolitionists such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Thomas Garrett helped slaves escape” (length 3:27) https://www.britannica.com/video/169075/overview-abolitionist-movement-Underground-Railroad-discussion
  • If unable to watch the video, use the same link to read a transcript of the video toward the bottom of the page. Included in packet.
    • Option 1: Using evidence from the video (or transcript) and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, write a constructed response that is at least 100 words about the importance of abolitionists.
    • Option 2: Using evidence from the video (or transcript) and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, create a Flipgrid response that is at least 100 words about the importance of abolitionists. 
  • Take a Virtual Tour the Home of Frederick Douglass at the following:
    • American Artifacts: Frederick Douglass House (length 2:51) https://youtu.be/-0ddohi0tNY (Professional done by national park service employee)
    • Frederick Douglass' Life and Cedar Hill Home Tour (length 9:31) https://youtu.be/stH0IOok5hw (House tour begins at 3:14 after narration)
  • Submit response to Google Classroom or Flipgrid.

American Lit. Agenda March 30-April 3

April 3

  • Summative Constructed Response with “Declaration of Human Rights” and the “Appendix” from Frederick Douglass
  • Develop responses that are at least 100 words to each of the following questions:
    1. Why does Frederick Douglass make a distinction between the “Religion of the South” and the “Christianity of Christ?” Hint: Define hypocrite. Please use textual evidence from the The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Appendix and the “Declaration of Human Rights” to support your answers.
    2. How do the hypocrisies in “Religion of the South” and the “Christianity of Christ” exist in today’s society? Give a relevant example of from today’s world. Hint: Think of hypocrisies in other countries, governments, or peoples. Please use textual evidence from the “Appendix” and the “Declaration of Human Rights” to support your answers.
  • Submit your responses to Google Classroom.

April 2

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Appendix
    Audiobook of Appendix begins at 03:20:05 and ends at 03:50:21
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
    *Complete Appendix Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section VII
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Appendix
  • “Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section VII

April 1

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 11
    Audiobook of Chapter XI begins at 02:40:26 and ends at 03:20:05
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 11 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section VII
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 11
  • “Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section VII

March 31

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 10 (Part II)
    Audiobook of Chapter X (Part II) begins at 02:40:26 and ends at 03:20:05
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 10 (Part II) Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 10 (Part II)

March 30

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 10 (Part I)
    Audiobook of Chapter X (Part I) begins at 02:06:16 and ends at 02:40:26
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 10 (Part I) Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 10 (Part I)

American Lit. Agenda March 23-27

March 27

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 10 (Part I)
    Audiobook of Chapter X (Part I) begins at 02:06:16 and ends at 02:40:26
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 10 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 10 (Part I)

March 26

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 9
    Audiobook of Chapter IX begins at 01:53:49 and ends at 02:06:16
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 9 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • Read the “Declaration of Human Rights” and summarize each article in one-two sentences.
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 9
  • Submit article summary

March 25

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 8
    Audiobook of Chapter VIII begins at 01:42:28 and ends at 01:53:49
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 8 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section VI
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 8
  • Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section VI

March 24

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 7
  • Audiobook of Chapter VII begins at 01:28:45 and ends at 01:42:28
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 7 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section V
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 7
  • Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section V

March 23

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 6
  • Audiobook of Chapter VI begins at 01:20:57 and ends at 01:28:45
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
  • Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
  • Complete Chapter 6 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"
  • EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section IV
  • Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 6
  • Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section IV

American Lit. Agenda March 16-20

March 20

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 5
Audiobook of Chapter V begins at 01:11:06 and ends at 01:20:57

*Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
*Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
*Complete Chapter 5 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"

*EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section III

**Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 5
**“Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section III

 

March 19

 

*Read “The Richmond Enquirer on Nat Turner’s Rebellion” and summarize each paragraph in one-two sentences.

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 4
Audiobook of Chapter IV begins at 01:01:15 and ends at 01:11:06

*Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
*Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
*Complete Chapter 4 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"

**Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 4.

 

March 18

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 3
Audiobook of Chapter III begins at 00:52:10 and ends at 01:01:15

*Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
*Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
*Complete Chapter 3 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"

*EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section II

**Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 3.
**“Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section II

 

March 17

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 2
Audiobook of Chapter II begins at 00:39:29 and ends at 00:52:10

*Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
*Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
*Complete Chapter 2 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"

*EOC Narrative Practice: Complete “Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section I - For this, choose any three techniques used on the page. Write the name of each in the blank. You are modeling your responses after the examples they gave but in the context of the house fire. Your one to two sentences for each story opening should be about the house fire. Essentially, you are writing the opening lines to a short story three different ways. Not the story itself.

**Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 2.
**“Submit Narrative Participant’s Guide” Section I

 

March 16

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 1

*View "Frederick Douglass Intro 19.20" Introductory PowerPoint
*View "Frederick Douglass Slave Narrative Intro" Introductory PowerPoint
*Complete relevant portions of the “Character Analysis Graphic Organizer” (ongoing)
*Complete relevant portions of the “Quest Graphic Organizer for Frederick Douglass”(ongoing)
*Complete Chapter 1 Questions and Vocabulary of the "Frederick Douglass Study Guide"

Audiobook of Chapter I begins at 00:27:33 and ends at 00:39:29

**Submit vocabulary words and their definitions as well as the answers to the study guide questions for Chapter 1.

American Lit. Agenda March 9-13

March 13

Activities:

  • Student Holiday

Homework:

  • none

March 12

Activities:

  • Student Holiday

Homework:

  • none

March 11

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: irony
  • Bell Ringers #21-30 open notes quiz
  • Begin reading and discussing “Thanatopsis”

Homework:

  • none

March 10

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: pseudonym
  • Show Romanticism PowerPoint
  • Discuss Romanticism (handout)

Homework:

  • none

March 9

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Local Color (Regionalism) authors
  • Rationalism Unit II Test

Homework:

  • none

American Lit. Agenda March 2-6

March 6

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Local Color (Regionalism)
  • Read and discuss “The Bill of Rights” on pages 95-96
  • Review for Rationalism Unit II Test (texts, logos, pathos, ethos, claims, counter-claims, MLA in-text citations)

Homework:

  • Study class notes and texts for Rationalism Unit II Test

March 5

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: subjects of Emily Dickinson’s poetry
  • Quiz over Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”
  • MLA in-text citations worksheet – go over corrections aloud
    • MLA in-text citations [parenthetical citations and signal/source phrase citations], single authors, multiple authors → et al., and no author, page numbers vs. paragraph numbers, indirect sources → qtd. in)
  • Distribute Romanticism & Transcendentalism handouts

Homework:

  • none

March 4

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Emily Dickinson
  • Discuss Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”
  • Begin discussing MLA in-text citations (handout)

Homework:

  • Be prepared for quiz over Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker” on pages 199-208

March 3

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • Read aloud Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker” on pages 199-208

Homework:

  • Finish reading Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker” on pages 199-208

March 2

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: characteristics in Walt Whitman's poetry
  • Finish reading and discussing excerpt from Franklin’s Autobiography

Homework:

  • none

American Lit. Agenda February 24-28

February 28

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
  • Read and discuss excerpt from Franklin’s Autobiography

Homework:

  • none

February 27

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Walt Whitman
  • Quiz over Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
  • Show video clip of John Adams & “Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration”

Homework:

  • none

February 26

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: free verse
  • Finish reading and discussing Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
  • Show video clip of John Adams

Homework:

  • none

February 25

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: onomatopoeia
  • Quiz over Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention”
  • Begin reading and discussing Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence

Homework:

  • none

February 24

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: imagery
  • Finish reading and discussing Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention” (ethos, pathos, logos, anaphora, parallelism, rhetorical question, periodic sentence)

Homework:

  • Be prepared for quiz over Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention”

American Lit. Agenda February 18-21

February 21

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: be sure all bell ringers are in order
  • Bell Ringers #11-20 open notes quiz
  • Continue reading and discussing Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention”
  • Return graded papers

Homework:

  • none

February 20

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: study bell ringers for test
  • Test over Bell Ringers #1-10
  • Continue reading and discussing Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention”

Homework:

  • none

February 19

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: propaganda
  • Answer questions over Bell Ringers #1-10 for test
  • Finish discussing notes and background over Rationalism (handout and PowerPoint)
  • Distribute textbooks
  • Begin reading and discussing Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention”

Homework:

  • Study Bell Ringers #1-10 for test – 2/20

February 18

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • Review Bell Ringers #1-10 for test
  • Discuss notes and background over Rationalism (handout and PowerPoint)

Homework:

  • Study Bell Ringers #1-10 for test – 2/20

American Lit. Agenda February 10-14

February 14

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • Puritanism test (USATest Prep Unit I)

Homework:

  • none

February 13

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • Discuss possible reasons for Martha Carrier’s accusations
  • Read and discuss Taylor’s “Huswifery”
  • Review Puritanism for test

Homework:

  • Study for Puritanism test – 2/14

February 12

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Figures of speech – simile, metaphor, personification, symbol
  • Finish reading and discussing Mather’s “The Trial of Martha Carrier”
  • Identify Mather’s use of biased diction in the excerpt

Homework:

  • none

February 11

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Imagism
  • Continue reading and discussing Mather’s “The Trial of Martha Carrier”
  • Discuss Salem Witch Trials background
  • Share imagery/metaphor poems aloud

Homework:

  • none

February 10

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: cliché
  • Finish reading and discussing Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
  • Begin reading and discussing Mather’s “The Trial of Martha Carrier”

Homework:

  • none

American Lit. Agenda February 3-7

February 7

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: jargon
  • Type poems for Young Georgia Authors competition
  • Begin reading and discussing Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Homework:

  • none

February 6

Activities:

  • Half-day release for inclement weather – no 4th period

Homework:

  • none

February 5

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: idioms
  • Show Puritan PowerPoint and discuss Puritanism (handouts)

Homework:

  • none

February 4

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: slang
  • Read and discuss Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” – explain Close Reading techniques
  • Read and discuss Bradstreet’s “Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666”

Homework:

  • none

February 3

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • Bell Ringers #1-10 open notes quiz
  • Revise poems

Homework:

  • none

American Lit. Agenda January 27-31

January 30

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: prefix, suffix, roots definitions and examples
  • Finish revising Close Read step three of “Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666”

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time – deadline 2/3

January 29

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: dialect
  • Finish reading Laws of Life essays aloud
  • Finish discussing and revising Close Read of “Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666”
  • Distribute Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and Mather’s “The Trial of Martha Carrier”
  • Begin reading and discussing Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time

January 28

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: dialect
  • Read Laws of Life essays aloud

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time

January 27

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: aphorism
  • Discuss bell ringers hyperbole, allusion, blank verse
  • Explain meter and types metrical feet as well as number
  • Discuss “Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666” and review Close Reading steps

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time
  • Finish Laws of Life narrative essay revision and print in Media Center – due 1/27

American Lit. Agenda January 21-24

January 24

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: allusion
  • Read King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and answer the questions on own paper to learn how to read informational texts with a better understanding to prepare for the EOC this year

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time
  • Finish Laws of Life narrative essay revision and print in Media Center – due 1/27

January 23

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: blank verse
  • Distribute the Close Reading handout and the Bradstreet poems handout
  • Complete a close reading of “Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666” with a partner (all five steps)

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time
  • Finish Laws of Life narrative essay revision and print in Media Center – due 1/27

January 22

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: hyperbole
  • Finish reading “Coyote Finishes His Work” on the handouts
  • Write five similarities in the Native American myths (may not be in all but at least two) and five differences
  • Write a Native American Creation Myth which must be at least one page
  • Distribute the rubric for the myth

Homework:

  • Complete late Vocabulary Lesson #1 with six properties if not submitted on time
  • Finish Laws of Life narrative essay revision and print in Media Center – due 1/27

January 21

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: rhyme scheme
  • Revise Laws of Life narrative essays based on teacher comments

Homework:

  • Finish Laws of Life narrative essay revision – due 1/27

American Lit. Agenda January 13-17

January 17

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: consonance
  • Read and discuss “The Navajo Origin Legend,” “When Grizzlies Walked Upright,” “The Earth on Turtle’s Back,” and “Coyote Finishes His Work” (handout)

Homework:

  • Work on Laws of Life narrative essay revision

January 16

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: assonance
  • Native American background notes (archetypes, creation myths, oral tradition)
  • Read “Osage Creation Story” (handout)

Homework:

  • Work on Laws of Life narrative essay revision

January 15

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: archetype
  • Continue typing Laws of Life narrative essays
  • Make revisions on essay based on my inserted comments

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed

January 14

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • Finish USA TestPrep Pre-Assessment
  • Begin typing Laws of Life narrative essays

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed

January 13

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: none
  • USA TestPrep Pre-Assessment
  • Begin typing Laws of Life narrative essays

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed

American Lit. Agenda January 7-10

January 10

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: alliteration
  • Collect Laws of Life entry forms
  • Explain Laws of Life essay rubrics
  • Read sample Laws of Life essays from GA LOL website
  • Continue writing Laws of Life essays
  • Individual conferences with students – help find quotations

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed

January 9

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: fathers of the American short story
  • Distribute Native American stories – “The Osage Creation Account,” “The Navajo Origin Legend,” “When Grizzlies Walked Upright,” “Earth on Turtle’s Back,” and “Coyote Finishes His Work” (handouts)
  • Distribute American Literature Timeline
  • Collect Laws of Life entry forms
  • Explain Laws of Life essay rubrics
  • Read sample Laws of Life essays from GA LOL website
  • Continue writing Laws of Life essays

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed

January 8

Activities:

  • Bell Ringer: Harlem Renaissance
  • Oral pretest – Read and discuss McKay’s “America” and Hughes’ “Cross”
  • Distribute syllabus
  • Share with class four true things and one false thing about you – class guesses
  • Collect Laws of Life entry forms
  • Explain Laws of Life essay rubrics
  • Begin writing Laws of Life essays

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed

January 7

Activities:

  • Students sign up for Remind 101
  • Classroom Expectations and School Procedures (Proctor PowerPoint)
  • Distribute Laws of Life entry forms
  • Write five lessons that you have learned in life that made you a better person
  • Share at least three of the five lessons that you have learned in life that made you a better person
  • Write four true things and one false thing about you

Homework:

  • Get Laws of Life entry form signed