Monday: 1/17 - No school in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Tuesday: 1/18
IC: You will complete a reading quiz over chapters 15-19 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We will catch up with our discussion of the reading from chapters 11-19. We'll focus on character development as it contributes to the developing satire within the text. We'll also look at the theme of morality within the text as presented by the characters that Huck and Jim meet on their journey. Finally, you will complete a vocabulary review activity, and we'll complete two review analogies as a class.
HW: Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #3.
Wednesday: 1/19 - Special Assembly Schedule for the Loud & Proud celebration on Fox Network - Wear MAROON & WHITE!
IC: You will take the Lessons 1-2 vocabulary test. You will then read a selection of script from Norman Lear's All in the Family. You will be presented with two questions about the satire presented in the reading selection. It will be your task to address one of the two questions in a thoughtful, well-organized 1-2 page (handwritten) essay. We'll review techniques for organizing an essay response, and then you'll have class time to work on your writing.
Handout: Script and questions from Norman Lear's All in the Family.
Thursday: 1/20
IC: You will complete a reading quiz over chapters 20-22 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We will discuss the reading selection, focusing on the characters of the king and the duke, and continuing our discussion of the moral questions posed by the text. We will revisit your writing from yesterday, addressing organization and clarity. Finally, I will introduce Lesson Three vocabulary.
HW: Complete your essay response to the script from Norman Lear's All in the Family.
Friday: 1/21
IC: You will hand in your essay responses to the All in the Family script. We will continue our discussion of comedic rhetorical devices by reading and analyzing an article by humor columnist Dave Barry. Then, we will work together to brainstorm a class list of possible topics for your own writing. You will write a humorous piece of social criticism, imitating the style of Dave Barry.
HW: Complete a draft of your own column, using humor to make a meaningful social criticism.
