Monday: 11/1
IC: I will collect and check in copies of The Great Gatsby as you take the 2.3 Vocabulary Test. Then you will complete Writer's Notebook Entry #9. We will discuss the purpose of a Writer's Memo. You will compose a Writer's Memo for your paper, and turn it in with your literary analyses over The Great Gatsby.
HW: Sentences for each of the ten comma rules are due Wednesday - 11/3
Handout: Writer's Memo Guidelines (To be distributed in class)
Tuesday: 11/2
IC: We will begin with an introduction to 2.4 Vocabulary, and a vocabulary review. We will go over your responses to the Appositive Phrases: Practice Two. I will assign Appositive Phrases: Practice Three. We will complete the first section of Practice Three together, and then you will continue on your own.
HW:
- Sentences for each of the ten comma rules are due Wednesday - 11/3
- Appositive Phrases: Practice Three due Thursday - 11/4
- Study Vocabulary 2.4, test Monday - 11/8
Wednesday: 11/3
IC: Those of you who have Comma Rule Sentences to turn in will do so. I will introduce the Harlem Renaissance, and distribute some key examples of poetry from the Harlem Renaissance. We will review the steps for poetic analysis together, and then you will read and analyze three poems by Langston Hughes for class tomorrow. **While you will read and go through the steps for poetic analysis with each of the three poems, you only need to craft a written response for one of the poems. Write a well thought out response for the poem of your choice.** After our introductory discussion of the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance, you will begin viewing a documentary called Zora's Roots: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston.
HW:
- Appositive Phrases: Practice Three due Thursday - 11/4
- Study Vocabulary 2.4, test Monday - 11/8
- Read and Analyze "Negro," "Cross," and "Theme for English B" for class tomorrow
- Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance Handout (To be distributed in class)
- Steps for Poetic Analysis Handout (To be distributed in class)
Thursday: 11/4
IC: You will hand in completed Appositive Phrases: Practice Three. We will begin class with a vocabulary review. Then, we will finish viewing and discussing the documentary. Finally, we will discuss the Langston Hughes poems, and identify literary elements of each poem. I will assign the last four poems in the Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance packet for you to read and analyze for class tomorrow. **Again, you will be expected to analytically read each of the poems, but you are only responsible for crafting a written response to one poem of your choice.
HW:
- Study Vocabulary 2.4, test Monday - 11/8
- Read and Analyze "The Tropics in New York," "When Dawn Comes to the City," "Old Black Men," and "The Color Sergeant" for class tomorrow
Friday: 11/5
IC: We will continue our discussion of the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance, identifying key themes of the movement. You will hand in your poetic analyses. I will distribute copies of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and we will discuss some thematic and symbolic elements for you to pay attention to in the text. (It's a good idea to get these down in your notes for future reference.)
HW:
- Study Vocabulary 2.4, test Monday - 11/8
- Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #10
