Week of September 24th

Monday, Sept. 24th (S)
· Due: Revised AP practice essay (your choice: argument, synthesis, analysis).
· Class: Wrap up introduction to rhetoric. Application to Tan and Rodriguez.

Tuesday, Sept. 25th (U)
· Due: One page journal on community or college rhetoric (see reverse).
· Class: Share your findings. Lesson on annotation skills; wrap up Tan and Rodriguez.

Wednesday, Sept. 26th (M)
· Class drops. But I’ll be thinking of rhetoric. Won’t you?

Thursday, Sept. 27th (T)
· Due: Close reading and annotation of Malcolm X and Richard Rodriguez, with written response to be announced.
· Class: Discussion of essays: language and power. Practice multiple-choice questions.

Friday, Sept. 28th (W)
· Due: Close reading and annotation of Eudora Welty and David Sedaris, with written response to be announced.
· Class: Discussion of essays: voice and style. Practice questions. Introduction of “literacy narrative” assignment.

Monday, Oct. 1st (H)
· Due: Rough draft of literacy narrative (typed, in hard copy when you arrive in class).
· Class: Peer editing of literacy narratives.

As always, upcoming assignment deadlines are tentative; this calendar is for your planning purposes, but some depends on how things progress in class.

Week of September 17th

Monday, Sept. 17th (M)
· No class today – sniff!

Tuesday, Sept. 18th (T)
· Due: Practice “argument” essay and journal response.
· Class: Rapid fire debrief on vocabulary and summer reading (to be continued); discussion of “argument” essay and graded samples.

Wednesday, Sept. 19th (W)
· Due: Practice “synthesis” essay and journal response.
· Class: Discussion of “synthesis” essay and graded samples.

Thursday, Sept. 20th (H)
· Due: Practice “rhetorical analysis” essay and journal response.
· Class: Discussion of “rhetorical analysis” essay and graded samples.

Friday, Sept. 21st (F)
· Due: Prepare for vocabulary quiz and work on revised AP essay.
· Class: Quiz on vocabulary words (Unit #1). Introduction to rhetoric.

Monday, Sept. 24th (S)
· Due: Revised AP essay. Read and annotate Tan and Rodriguez.
· Class: Introduction to literacy narratives, multiple choice, discussion of Tan and Rodriquez (multiculturalism, bilingualism).

Notice: Class calendars are always subject to change; I will, of course, let you know in the event something is rescheduled, added, or deleted.

Week of September 10th

Monday, Sept. 10th (W)
· Due: Letter to Ms. Kitsis and signature page from syllabus.
· Class: “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros. Our names.

Tuesday, Sept. 11th (H)
· Due: Prepare for summer reading assessments.
· Class: Sign out vocabulary books. Discussion of strategies for Hole In My Life essay and Socratic seminar on Mayflower. Herculean effort to learn names.

Wednesday, Sept. 12th (F)
· Due: Come to class prepared for the Hole In My Life essay. You’ll have the whole period to work. Notes and books are not allowed, though you may wish to use them to prepare.
· Class: Hole In My Life essay in class (11th grade common assessment).

Thursday, Sept. 13th (S)
· Due: Complete Unit One in the vocabulary book (all exercises). Bring your vocab books to class today.
· Class: I’ll be out today. With the substitute, check your answers to the vocabulary exercises (if there’s no sub and you’re sent to Old Hall, compare answers in small groups). I’d like you to spend the remaining time interviewing each other about summer reading choice books – by the end of the period, have listed six books that you might be interested in reading on your own. (See handout.)

Friday, Sept. 14th (U)
· Due: Come to class prepared for the Mayflower discussion. You are encouraged to bring books and notes.
· Class: Socratic seminar on Mayflower. I’ll ask to see the vocab exercises and your work with the sub.

Monday, Sept. 17th (M)
· Due: Preparation of Frederick Douglass (close reading, written response).
· Class: “Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass. Lesson on annotation.