Monday 4/2-Tuesday 4/3

Unit: Literature of 1930's

Objective: Become familiar with historical and social phenomenon of the Great Depression. Consider role of US government in failing economy. View and evaluate visual media.

Lesson plan: American Experience "Surviving the Dustbowl." What factors contributed to the Dust Bowl? What effect did this phenomenon have on the people of the Southern Plains and on American's view of governmental responsibility? What lessons were/should have been learned from this historic event?

Reading: John Steinbeck's "Leader of the People" 

Assessment: Quiz and discussion

Wednesday 4/4

Unit: Literature of 1930's

Objective: Practice formulating an in-class essay with literary support.

Lesson: In-class dictated writing.

Thursday 4/5

Independent reading from American Literature novels.

Monday 4/16

Unit: Postmodern Literature 

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period. 

Learning Activity:  Timeline notes; MODERNISM TIMELINE TEST FRIDAY! Reading of 796-809--Answer yellow-dot questions on 796. 

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: setting purpose for reading.

Tuesday 4/17

Unit: Postmodern Literature

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period.

Learning Activity: Read 811-828. Thinking Critically 9 and 10.

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion

Differentiation: setting purpose for reading.

Wednesday 4/18

Unit: Postmodern Literature 

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period. 

Learning Activity:  Read 829-842. 

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: setting purpose for reading.

Tuesday 4/26

Unit: Postmodern Literature 

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period. 

Learning Activity:  Read 829-842. 

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: setting purpose for reading.

Unit: Postmodern Literature

Objective: Analyze the way a work of literature relates to the themes and issues of its historical period.

Learning Activity: Discuss Friday’s assignment over Hersey (objective vs. subjective details). Read World War 2 Readings 846-862

Assessment: Instructor monitoring.

Graded assignment

Differentiation: setting a purpose for reading Tuesday 

Unit: Postmodern LiteratureObjective: Analyze the way a work of literature relates to the themes and issues of its historical period.

Learning Activity: Read 865-874. In collaborative groups of 3, answer thinking critically questions 7,10 and 11

Assessment: Instructor monitoring. Graded assignmentDifferentiation: Collaborative group work 

Monday 4/25 

Unit: Postmodern Literature

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period.

Learning Activity: Instructor reading of The Things They Carried. Students read "Speaking of Courage." Compare shared theme between O'Brien and Hemingway.

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion

Differentiation: setting purpose for reading.

Tuesday 4/26

Unit: Postmodern Literature 

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period. 

Learning Activity:  Timeline notes and discussion of features of postmodernist time period. Reading of Barthelme's "Game." Discuss using response and analysis questions on 884 

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: setting purpose for reading.

Wednesday 4/25

Unit: Postmodern Literature

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period.

Learning Activity: Journal--Describe the defining characteristics of your generation. 1 page formal English

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion

Differentiation: Pause and reflect

Thursday 4/26 

Unit: Postmodern Literature 

Objective:Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period. 

Learning Activity: Read aloud of Satire p. 886. Raymond Carver 887-894

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: Pause and reflect

Friday 4/29

Unit: Postmodern Literature 

Objective: Improve fluency, comprehension and vocabulary.

Learning Activity: Free reading of American Lit books for quarter 4.

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: 

4/30--5/18

American LiteratureResearch Essay  You are to research any topic related to our course timeline, gather information into an annotated bibliography, synthesize that information and compose a 1000-word expository essay. Your essay must be documented using impeccable MLA citations and format.  Remember that you must have a thesis—a main idea that you are arguing that goes beyond mere regurgitation of facts. A good research paper will demonstrate not only a thorough understanding and presentation of facts, but also substantive reflection and insight about your topic.

Due Dates

Friday 5/4 Prospectus (A short description of your research topic and planned thesis—a paragraph would be adequate.

Friday 5/11 Annotated Bibliography

Wednesday 5/16 Completed Drafts

Friday 5/18 Final Drafts in my hands by end of period.

Brief history of Dominican Republic in preparation for Julia Alvarez (handout)

RFU--Thinking through the reading assignment

 Julia Alvarez Daugther of Invention 898-909

Collect Dominican Republic Questions

Julia Alvarez 898-909

Brief History of Colombia Reading w/short answer questions

Gabriel Garcia Marquez 912-918

Be familiar with terms “Archetype” and “magical realism”

Chinatown clip

Amy Tan excerpt from “Joy Luck Club”

Amy Tan “Rules of the Game” 920-929

Pakistan Reading with questions

Jhumpa Lahiri “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”

pp. 932-947

Haiti Reading with questions

The Book of the Dead 952-963. Thinking Critically Questions 9-12

Tuesday 4/28

Richard Wright Excerpt from “Black Boy”

Wednesday 4/29

Vocabulary practice Collection 6

Thursday 4/30

984-993 Maxine Hong Kingston “The Girl Who Wouldn’t Talk”

Friday 5/1

Reading assessment

Individual Reading day