Syllabus: March 16th to March 27th

March 16th to March 20th

Reminder: If you were absent to take the quiz on Friday 3/13, you must see me during a study hall by the close of school on WEDNESDAY!

UPDATED SYLLABUS

Monday
In class:
Political Figure Project: DUE on WEDNESDAY 4/1/09
When is When
Characters, Triumvirates and Timeline (read/highlight/know it!)
HOMEWORK:
Due Wednesday: Finish Class work
Due Wednesday: One page TYPED response (MLA format): Answer the following question” Is violence an effective answer to violence, why or why not? Use at least 2 examples to support ONE side of the argument.
Due Friday: Work sheet: “stars and soothsayers” and your characters, triumvirates, timeline.

Tuesday
Happy Evacuation Day!!!

Wednesday
In class:
Due: Response: Violent is an effective answer to violence
Begin Reading JC
Act I, scene 1
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: In JC book: questions on 225 #1-6

Thursday
In class:
Due: page 225 #1-6
Act I, scene 2
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: read and translate Scene 2 on your own, "stars and soothsayers"

Friday
In class:
Due: read/translate scene 2 and 3/"stars and soothsayers"
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: In the back of JC: pgs 227 – 229. #’s 1 – 21. Answers only!

March 23rd to March 27th

Monday
In class:
DUE: In the back of JC: pgs 227 – 229. #’s 1 – 21. Answers only!
In class we will read Act II, scene 1 and take notes.
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Finish reading Act II, scene 1
Due Wednesday 4/1: Political Leader Project: Written essay, works cited page, turn it in and visual poster. You will be presenting!!!!

Tuesday
In class:
DUE: Finish reading Act II, scene 1.
Group discussion questions: pages 232 – 235, #’s 1 – 24/
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Finish for HW and Meet in Library with ALL materials!!

Wednesday
In class:
Due: pages 232 – 235, #’s 1 – 24
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY WITH YOUR BINDER AND MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH!!!! Remember to keep track of your information for your works cited page!
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: nada

Thursday
In class:
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY WITH YOUR BINDER AND MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH!!!! Remember to keep track of your information for your works cited page!
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: nothing

Friday
In class:
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY WITH YOUR BINDER AND MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH!!!! Remember to keep track of your information for your works cited page!
Last day in Library to work on project!
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: Read Act II, scene 2 and be prepared! Know your stuff!
Due Wednesday 4/1: Political Leader Project: Written essay, works cited page, turn it in and visual poster. You will be presenting!!!! Everyone must be prepared! You will be randomly selected to go!

Syllabus: 3/9/09 to 3/20/09

March 9th to March 13th

Monday
In class:
MLA Format Practice
Setting up your paper: Team Challenge
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: MLA Practice Packet
Due Tomorrow: SCAVENGER HUNT! WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHES! You will be on the floor, crawling around and being physical!
Due Friday: QUIZ: Background information on Julius Caesar and Shakespeare

Tuesday
In class:
SCAVENGER HUNT! WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHES!
Find the info and follow the rules!
Not a day to be absent!
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: If you don’t finish the scavenger hunt in class, you need to gather the information on your own using the library/internet

Wednesday
In class:
Due: Scavenger hunt questions
Review
Shakespeare, Globe, Elizabethan Times
HOMEWORK:
In class:
Finish class work

Thursday
In class:
Puns and Language
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Finish class work and STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW

Friday the 13th! AHHHH!
In class:
QUIZ: Info on Shakespeare (From Scavenger Hunt) and background Info
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: nothing!!

March 16th to March 20th

Monday
In class:
When is When
Triumvirates
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Finish Class work
Due Wednesday: One page TYPED response (MLA format): Answer the following question” Is violence an effective answer to violence, why or why not? Use at least 2 examples to support ONE side of the argument.
Due Friday: Work sheet: “stars and soothsayer”

Tuesday
In class:
Timeline
Bring your Latin Expertise!!
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: One page TYPED response (MLA format): Is violence an effective answer to violence, why or why not? Use at least 2 examples to support ONE side of the argument.

Wednesday
In class:
Due: Response: Violent is an effective answer to violence
Begin Reading JC
Act I, scene 1
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: In JC book: questions on 225 #1-6

Thursday
In class:
Due: page 225 #1-6
Act I, scene 2
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: read and translate Scene 2 on your own

Friday
In class:
Due: read/translate scene 2
Together we will work on content and Analysis Questions
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: TBA

Syllabus: 2/23 to 3/6

NOTE: THIS IS YOUR SYLABUS FOR TWO WEEKS. NO EXCUSES FOR LATE?INCOMPLETE WORK,PLAN ACCORDINGLY!

***UPDATE: If you were absent for the test on Friday 2/27, then you need to see me during a study hall on TUESDAY 3/3. Otherwise, you will not recieve any credit! Your essay is still due on 3/3. NO exceptions!

February 23rd to February 27th

Monday
In class:
Due: Study guide ch 28 – 38 AND Dear Jane letter. You received a handout and it is posted on the blog.
Jane Eyre Essay Topics
“Places of the Heart”: The importance of the setting
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Nothing
Due Tuesday MARCH 3rd: Jane Eyre Essay, MLA format, turnitin

Tuesday
In class:
Minor Characters/Major Effects
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Finish for homework

Wednesday
In class:
DUE: Major/minor characters

Themes According to Jane
Themes According to Critics
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Finish for homework

Thursday
In class:
“Relay Race”: Events in Jane Eyre
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW

Friday
In class:
TEST!!
Test will include multiple choice, matching, true or false, character identifications on Bronte/background/setting/characters/vocab from presentations!!!
If you are absent on the day of the test, you MUST see me during a study hall on MONDAY, or you will earn a ZERO.
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: BRING LITERATURE BOOKS TO CLASS!!!!
Due Tuesday: MARCH 3rd: Jane Eyre Essay, MLA format, turnitin

***UPDATE: If you were absent for the test on Friday 2/27, then you need to see me during a study hall on TUESDAY 3/3. Otherwise, you will not recieve any credit! Your essays are STILL DUE on Tuesday 3/3. NO exceptions!!!

March 2nd to March 6th

Monday
In class:
BRING LITERATURE BOOKS TO CLASS!!!
Emily Dickenson Poetry
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Jane Eyre Essay, MLA format, turnitin
Due Friday: GRADES CLOSE FOR TERM 3

Tuesday
In class:
Due: Jane Eyre Essay, MLA format, turnitin
BRING LITERATURE BOOKS TO CLASS!!!
Emily Dickenson Poetry
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: nada

Wednesday
In class:
MOVIE: Jane Eyre
Comparison/contrast notes
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: nuthin’!

Thursday

In class:
MOVIE: Jane Eyre
Comparison/contrast notes
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Nope.

Friday
In class:
MOVIE: Jane Eyre
Comparison/contrast notes
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: nothing!! Enjoy your weekend and get ready for term 4!

Dear Jane Letter

For this assignment you are going to write a letter to Jane. First you must decide whose POINT OF VIEW you are going to use: are you going to be her friend, act like her mother, etc. Your tone and response will be determined by who you are.

In this letter, you must criticize OR commend her decision to be with Rochester. You mus use one or the other. Use situations that occurred in the novel, Jane’s narration, and your personal values to give insight to the situation.

This should be 700-800 words and uploaded to turn it in.com before the start of class.

This is a TEST GRADE!!

STAPLE THIS RUBRIC ON TOP OF YOUR LETTER!

Requirements/Rubric:

____(5) Strong point of view, clear focus, chooses only ONE side of the
Argument. Uses TNR font 12, typed, double-spaced.

____(5) Letter is creative, believable, and sincere

____(10) Use situations from the novel that are relevant, insightful and
explained. These situations are used as support for your commentary
to Jane.

____(5) Uses appropriate vocabulary for the point of view taken. Uses
appropriate grammar and vocabulary indicates a strong point of
view.

____(25) = _______/100





THIS IS DUE ON: MONDAY 2/23

Syllabus: Feb 9th to Feb 13

Monday
In class:
Due: Read ch 27 to 29
Sorry: Questions did not get posted. We will work on them in class.
Review
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Bring all necessary materials to class: this will be the LAST time you have to prepare for your chapter presentations. You must let me know what materials you need copied 24 hrs in advance and if you have a power point.
Due Wednesday – Friday: Not only do you have to be prepared for your presentation, you also need to read so that you can be prepared for class. Do not leave your classmates hanging and it could be done to you.

Tuesday
In class:
Get right into groups and finalize planning
Take the time to work out details and plan your 15 min presentations
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Read chapters 30 – 33

Wednesday
In class:
Group 1: Ch. 30 – 31
Group 2: Ch. 32 - 33
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Read Ch. 34- 37

Thursday

In class:
Group 3: Ch. 34 -35
Group 4: Ch. 36-37
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Ch. 38

Friday

In class:
Group 5: Ch. 38
Review Novel as a whole
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday 2/23: Study guide ch 28 – 38 AND Dear Jane letter. You received a handout and it is posted on the blog.


Due Friday 2/27: Jane Eyre and Gothic Lit FINAL TEST.

Jane Eyre: Ch 25- 26 Study Questions

Chapter 25

1. What might the tearing of the veil symbolize?


2. When Jane regards her wedding gown, what mood does Bronte establish and why do you think so?

Chapter 26

1. Why does Rochester require the wedding party to go to Thornfield to see his wife?


2. What is your opinion of Rochester’s plan to commit bigamy? Was he justified in wanting to marry Jane?


3. How are Jane's uncle and Mr.Mason connected and what is your opinion of thier relationship?


4. Re-read Jane's recollections of the events leading up to the introduction of Bertha Mason. How are these events different/similar from other romantic writing (think Fabio on the cover)? Why do you think Bronte writes the scene this way?

Syllabus: 2/2 - 2/6

If you were absent on FRIDAY 1/30, you need to see me during your study hall on MONDAY to make up your quiz. Otherwise, you will earn a ZERO.

Monday
In class:
Due: Read ch 20-24 and answer study questions on blog
Review
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Read chapters 25-26/questions on blog
Due Wednesday: Final Draft of Short Story!

Tuesday
In class:
Due: ch 25-26/study questions
Character Foils
Jane Character Figure
Finish for HW
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Final Draft!!! Don’t forget about turn-it-in!

Wednesday
In class:
Due: FINAL DRAFT OF SHORT STORY! I need a paper (hard) copy and your submission to turn-it-in.
FINAL COPY READY!
Stapled, cover page, etc. DO NOT DO THIS IN CLASS.
Present
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: nada

Thursday

In class:
Present short story
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: nothing :)

Friday

In class:
· Student Teachers: Teach the class assignment
· If you are absent on this day, the directions and your groups will be posted on the blog.
· You will have minimal class time to complete this, so coordinate via instant message, facebook, phone and email. I can help you with copies, but you MUST give me at least 24 hours notice.
· Remember: everyone posted his/her email address on the blog! It was one of the very first posts!
· Begin planning
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: Read ch 27-29, complete analysis questions on the blog.
Due Wednesday: Student teaching begins :)