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Week 1: August 20 -- Course introduction
Metacognition Assignment: Developing Critical Reading Competency
Week 2: August 27 -- Unit 1: Language & Rhetoric -- Updated
8/27
Week 3: September 3 -- Labor Day -- Updated 9/6
Week 4: September 10 -- Summer Reading Nonfiction text DUE -- Updated
9/13
Enrichment: If you want a good reading that
further examines "doublespeak," read Lakoff's "War on Terror:
Rest in Peace" click here
for the article. We may get to this in class, but I can't promise it.
NEW: MLA INFORMATION: Check out the links on the
Writing & Portfolio page of our website for links to MLA formatting and
citations.
Week 5: September 17 -- 1st draft of language essay due
Enrichment: Example introductions for Gloria
Naylor analysis -- click here;
2nd example of Naylor -- click
here
Week 6: September 24 -- Language essay DUE Thursday -- Updated
Language Unit
text citations:
this
Word document includes the MLA citation for each of our key language unit
texts. Use these citations in your own Works Cited and parenthetical
citations in your langauge essay. See me with questions/concerns.
Week 7: October 1-- Portfolio 1 DUE this week
Week 8: October 8
Creating your
own multiple choice questions: click
here for the assignment. See me with questions/concerns.
AP class
schedule for Wednesday, October 17th: click
here
Week 9: October 15 -- PSAT schedule on Wednesday; no class on Friday
If you missed the Wed.
morning session, here is your makeup
work
Week 10: October 22 -- Summer Reading Fiction text DUE
Week 11: October 29 -- Revise Portfolio 2
Rough guide for your
media analysis of family: click here
The Scarlet Letter reading & assignment guide: click
here
Week 12: November 5 -- Begin Unit 3: Education
Bloom's Taxonomy activity: Choose at least one of your classes and jot down
notes about the discussions and activities. What level(s) of Bloom's Taxonomy
are they working at? Specific examples. Be prepared to discuss during class.
Continue taking notes on this class until at least Tuesday, Nov. 13th.
Week 13: November 12 -- busy reading week, plan accordingly! Portfolio 2 DUE
Week 14: November 19 --
Thanksgiving Break! Keep
reading Scarlet Letter
Week 15: November 26 -- Welcome back! Note:
extra credit opportunity posted -- due Wednesday
Week 16: December 3 -- Unit 4: Gender
Week 17: December 10 -- Introduce final exam; finish Scarlet Letter; UPDATED Friday
NOTE: The final Scarlet Letter essay (which is on the
original assignment sheet) is CANCELLED.
Week 18: December 17 -- Finals
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