2. Day 1 – July 3
Materials: Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU, “She Unnames
Them,” “First They Changed My Name,” Something to
Declare
3. Welcome; handout & explain Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU
4. Do Attendance; comment on names: origins, meanings;
when are names important?
5. All words function like names; representative
6. Day 1 Lectures (straight through)
7. “First They Changed My Name:” Portfolio #1
8. Handout STD; students read 4 stories (Traplines,
Swallowtails, Iguana Hunting, O What Venerable and
Reverend Creatures)
Tomorrow: SS Quiz
3. Day 2 – July 4
Materials: Short Story Quiz, Short Story Analysis &
Assignment
Short Story Quiz – “Half a Day” when done
Day 2 Lectures
Introduce Short Story Analysis & Assignment
Analysis work time
Group presentations
Portfolio #2: “Early memories of school”
Tomorrow: SS Booklets due, SS Unit Test
4. Day 3 – July 5
Materials: Short Story Unit Test,
Recognizing Good Writing
3. Short Story group booklets due
4. Short Story Unit Test
Essay Analysis & group assignment
Group work time
Tomorrow: Confirm ISU novel choice, group presentations
5. Day 4 – July 6
Confirm ISU novel choice
Group work time
Group Presentations
ISU work time
Monday: Start The Great Gatsby
6. Day 5 – July 9
Materials: Getting into GG/ Ch. 1-3 questions, Gatsby
biography, Gatsby essay topics, GG Facebook asgn.
3. The Great Gatsby 1920’s lecture
4. Fitzgerald Biography; historic context
5. “Getting into The Great Gatsby”
6. Reading time
7. Essay Lesson #1: Essay Structure & Outline
8. Gatsby essay topics out
(Essay DUE July 16! Facebook DUE July 18!)
Tomorrow: Bring a big honkin’ dictionary
7. Day 6 – July 10
Materials: Chapter 4-9 Questions, Master
Vocabulary List & Assignment
3. Take up Ch. 1-3
4. Handout Ch. 4-9 questions
5. Reading / work time
6. Master Vocabulary work time (Portfolio #3)
7. Reading / work time
8. Essay Lesson #2: From Topic to Essay
9. Reading / work time
8. Day 7 – July 11
1. Take up Ch. 4-5
2. Reading / work time
3. Gatsby “best to worst” debate (Nick,
Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, Myrtle, Tom)
4. Reading / work time
5. Essay Lesson #3: Organization &
Format
6. Reading / work time
9. Day 8 – July 12
1. Take up Ch. 6-7
2. Reading / work time
3. Imagery & Symbolism Lecture
4. Reading / work time
5. Essay Lesson #4: Hints & Tips
6. Reading / work time
Tomorrow: Gatsby Unit Test
10. Day 9 – July 13
Materials: Gatsby Unit Test
Take up Ch. 8-9
Gatsby Unit Test
Essay work time
Monday: Gatsby Essays due
Monday: Start Othello
11. Day 10 – July 16
Materials: Othello Act I Questions, Act I Quiz
Gatsby Essays due
Shakespeare’s Language Lecture
Read Act I (Reading Parts)
Act I Quiz (scenes i-ii)
Act I Questions out; work time
Othello Test Format
Portfolio #4
Tomorrow: Acts I & II Test
12. Day 11 – July 17
Materials: Act II Questions, Acts I & II Test
Take up Act I questions
Read Act II (Reading Parts)
Terms for Othello Test
Act II Reading
Acts I & II Test
Act II Questions out; work time
Tomorrow: Facebook Assignment Due
13. Day 12 – July 18
Materials: Act III Questions, Acts I & II Test
Key
Facebook Assignment Due
Take up Act II questions
Read Act III (Reading Parts)
Take up Acts I & II Test
Act III Questions out; work time
14. Day 13 – July 19
Materials: Act IV Questions
3. Take up Act III questions
4. Read Act IV (Reading Parts)
5. Act IV Questions out; work time
Tomorrow: Acts III – V Test
15. Day 14 – July 20
Materials: Acts III - V Test
Take up Act IV questions
Read Act V (Reading Parts)
Play’s end: Comments / Questions
Acts III - V Test
Portfolio #5
Monday: Portfolios due
16. Day 15 – July 23
Materials: Othello film, Acts III – V
Test key
Portfolios due
Take up Acts III – V Test
Watch Othello film
ISU Worktime
17. Day 16 – July 24
ISU work time & conferences
18. Day 17 – July 25
ISU work time & conferences
Tomorrow:
ISU Outlines due
ISU Presentations (with rubrics)
19. Day 18 – July 26
Materials: DPJ / Speakers
ISU Outlines due
ISU Presentations (with rubrics)
Exam review
20. Day 19 – July 27
Materials: DPJ / Speakers
Exam Part A
Film: The Great Gatsby
21. Day 20 – July 30
Exam Part B
Return @ 1:10 p.m. for exam / course
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