Literature Plus
Fall, 2015
Aug. 24 Intro to class
Daily Oral Language
Read “The Affair at 7, Rue de M—“ & discuss
Read “Miss Dove,” and do questions
Aug. 31 DOL
Discuss “Miss Dove” and terms, turn in questions
Read “Charles,” discuss
Explain book project, due Nov. 30
Sept. 7 Labor Day
Sept. 14 DOL
Discuss narrative poetry
Read poems on pg. 24, 26, 29, Casey at the Bat & discuss
Choose one of the poems, write a paragraph
Sept. 19 Talk Like a Pirate Day
Sept. 21 DOL
Turn in paragraphs
Read “The Open Window” & discuss
Read “The Red-headed League,” and do questions
Sept. 28 DOL + turn in
Discuss “The Red-headed League” and turn in questions
Read “The Tell-Tale Heart” & discuss
Oct. 5 DOL
Read “The Lottery” and discuss
Write a paragraph: “Thoughts on ‘The Lottery’” (mindless conformity, mob-mentality, tradition for tradition’s sake)
Oct. 12 DOL
Turn in paragraph
Take-home test on 1st 9 wks material
Go over poetry terms
Read poems pgs. 87, 88, 90, 93, 96, 97 & discuss
Oct. 19 DOL
Turn in test
Read “Polar Dream”
Begin “To Build a Fire”
Start Venn diagram
Finish “Fire,” and Venn diagram
Oct. 26 DOL
Discuss diagrams, “Fire”
Assign comparison/contrast essay
Read “Lost in the Sahara” & discuss
Essay due next week
Nov. 2 DOL + turn in
Poetry terms, Unit 6
Read and discuss poems pgs. 145, 154, 163, 166 (159)
Turn in essay and diagram
Nov. 9 DOL
Questions on book project
Read “What Men Live By”
Read “The Frill” and do questions
Nov. 16 DOL
Discuss “The Frill” and turn in questions
Discuss poetry forms
Read Unit 8 poems
Choose a form, and write your own poem
Nov. 23 DOL
Share poems & turn in
Read & discuss “My Father’s Hands”
Read & discuss “Quality”
Book project due next week!
Nov. 30 DOL
BOOK PROJECT DUE—no late papers accepted
Read & discuss “Retrieved Reformation”
Take-home test
Dec. 7 DOL + turn in
Turn in test
Read “Ozymandias” & discuss
Read “The Silver Mine” & discuss
Dec. 14 Snacks!
Read “By the Waters of Babylon”
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!