Tuesday 3/1

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: DLA-Critical Reading passages. Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Wednesday 3/2

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: DLA-Critical Reading passages. Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Thursday 3/3

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: DLA-Critical Reading passages. Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Friday 3/4

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: DLA-Critical Reading passages. Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Monday 3/7

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity:  Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Tuesday 3/8

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity:  Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Wednesday 3/9

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity:  Reading of "The Great Gatsby"
Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Thursday 3/10

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: Distribute essay choices and discuss large themes, motifs of Gatsby in preparation for culminating essay

Assessment: Class Discussion

Differentiation: Think aloud

Friday 3/11

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: Draft culminating essay of Gatsby
Assessment: instructor monitoring

Differentiation: individual response to student needs

Tuesday 3/13

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: Draft culminating essay of Gatsby
Assessment: instructor monitoring

Differentiation: individual response to student needs

Wednesday 3/14

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: Peer evaluations of Gatsby essays
Assessment: peer assessments

Differentiation: collaborative work groups

Thursday 3/15

Unit: American Modernism            


Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: Revision of essays--Final drafts due by end of period

Assessment: instructor monitoring

Differentiation: individual response to student needs

Friday 3/16

ACT practice readings

Monday 3/19 

        
Unit: African American Literature 

Objective: Examine the historical and literary experience of African Americans in the United States in the 1920's. Identify and compare themes across time periods and genres. Compare/contrast visual presentation of media.

Learning Activity: Harlem Renaissance video clips-   Read 741-747. Write a one-sentence summary of each Countee Cullen Poems

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: Visual presentation of information to supplement text

Tuesday 3/20

Unit: African American Literature 

Objective: Examine the historical and literary experience of African Americans in the United States from the 1920's. Identify and compare themes across time periods and genres.

Learning Activity: Read Langston Hughes. Response questions to Hughes reading--Describe mood of "Harlem" and write main idea of "Heyday in Harlem".

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion 

Differentiation: Read aloud (introductory)

Wednesday 3/21

Unit: African American Literature

Objective: Examine the historical and literary experience of African Americans in the United States from the 1920's. Identify and compare themes across time periods and genres.

Learning Activity: Read Zora Neale Hurston's "Dust Tracks on a Road" Literary Criticism "12 on 770

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud (introductory)

Thursday 3/22  

Unit: African American Literature

Objective: Examine the historical and literary experience of African Americans in the United States from the 1920's. Identify and compare themes across time periods and genres.

Learning Activity: Read Zora Neale Hurston's "Dust Tracks on a Road" Literary Criticism "12 on 770

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/class discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud (introductory)

Friday 3/23

Tuesday 3/27

Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" 643-653. Class reading/discussion

Differentiation: Read aloud

Wednesay 3/28

Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" 643-653. Class reading/discussion Horatio Cuarago "The Feather Pillow."

Thursday 3/29

Objective: To understand the precepts of modernism and understand the relationship of historical/social events to literature and art

Learning Activity: Steinbeck's "The Leader of the People" Choose relevant support for a thematic statement of story. Be prepared to share with class.

Friday 3/30

Registration with Mrs. Ryan