Reading Schedule for Short Story Unit 2008
11/3 – Student Created Vocabulary Activities for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
HOMEWORK: Punctuation Packet
11/5 – Literary Term Test – What do you know? How to read a visual text: “The Body” from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Homework: Read: “Origami” (11)
“Gryphon” (21)
Choose ONE for the lit circle
11/6 – Literature Circles Discussion on Short Stories
HOMEWORK: Read: “The Days of the Thunderbirds” (42)
“When I Began to Understand Quantum Mechanics” (107)
11/7 – Literature Circles Discussion on Short Stories. Handout “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
HOMEWORK: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (handout). What is the author saying about reality? Dialectic Journals
11/10 – Review Claims, Evidence, Warrants. Discuss “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.”
Homework: Read: “Fitting Ends” (213)
“Personal Testimony” (262)
11/12 – LATE START. SHORTER CLASS! L Read excerpt from “The Necklace” to model making inferences. Introduce Literary Analysis – Feminist, Marxist, Formalist analysis and the ANT model.
HOMEWORK: Choose one of the stories we’ve read or something new from the book. Bring questions and possible theories for creating a thesis on this one.
11/13 – Organizing a literary response essay: drafting a thesis statement and making an outline.
HOMEWORK: Develop a Thesis Statement and draft and outline.
11/14 – Rough Thesis Statements/Outlines Due – Meet with Teacher and plan papers in computer lab. Begin working of drafts. Your essay is due by 11/21.
11/17 – Computer Lab. Writing Analysis Paper
HOMEWORK: Read “X: A Fabulous Child’s Story.” Prepare for literature circle discussion on 11/20.
11/19 – Work in computer Lab writing Analysis Paper and meeting with teacher. Peer Editing as you work.
11/20 – Literature Circle on “X: A Fabulous Child’s Story.”
HOMEWORK: Finish Literary Analysis Essay
11/21 – Literature Circles on “X: A Fabulous Child’s Story.” Paper Due!!!!
HOMEWORK: Read “Killings.” Prepare for fishbowl discussion.
11/24 – Fishbowl Discussion on “Killings.” LAST DAY OF TRIMESTER
Reading Schedule for Short Story Unit 2007
11/1 – Punctuation
11/2 – Visual Text: “The Gift” from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Homework: Utterly Perfect Murder (17)
Through the Tunnel (??)
Scarlet Ibis (413)
Full Circle (605)
The Necklace (657)
One Ordinary Day with Peanuts (585)
Optional:
The Most Dangerous Game (787).
The Cask of Amontillado (775)
11/5 – Discuss One Ordinary Day with Peanuts (585); Discuss irony and types thereof. Notes on literary terms.
11/6 – Fishbowl Seminar on Short Stories
HOMEWORK: Seminar Reflection
11/8 – Review Claims, Evidence, Warrants. X: A Fabulous Child’s Story (handout)
Homework: X: A Fabulous Child’s Story (handout). What is X?
11/9 – Discuss X: A Fabulous Child’s Story and model making inferences.
11/12 – Introduce Literary Analysis – Feminist, Marxist, Formalist, Reader Response
HOMEWORK: Choose one of the stories. Bring questions and possible theories for creating a thesis on this one.
· 11/13 – SUB:
HOMEWORK: Develop a Thesis Statement
11/16 – Rough Thesis Statements Due – Meet with Teacher and plan papers… In computer lab to begin working of drafts.
11/19 – Computer Lab. Begin writing Analysis Paper
11/20 – Computer Lab writing Analysis Paper and meeting with teacher. Peer Editing as you work.
HOMEWORK: Read Killings and Recitatif (handouts). Prepare for Seminar.
11/26 – Prepare for Seminar. Paper Due!!!!
11/27 – Seminar on short stories
11/29 –Reflection Due. END OF TRIMESTER