Friday, August 16, 2013

SEPTEMBER SYLLABUS

AMERICAN LIT SYLLABUS SEPT. 2013 Ms. DAYNARD – daynard@gmail.com


Tues., Sept. 3              EMAIL ME! Info and intros.

Wed., Sept. 4               Name games
                                    Powerpoint

Fri., Sept. 6                 One on one

Mon., Sept. 9               In-class essay on Outliers. This essay will be used to place you in a temporary writing “level.”
                                   
Tues., Sept. 10             Discuss essays
                                    What are your strengths and weaknesses as writers?
                                   

Wed., Sept. 11             Quiz on Ms. D’s Rules & Regs
Reading Due: Account of the Witch Trials
Based on what you currently know, what was Colonial America like?
Unit I Introduction: Colonial America Powerpoint


Fri., Sept. 13                Writing lesson 1: commas and semicolons
                                    Practice using commas and semicolons

 Mon., Sept. 16             Reading: McCarthyism and Arthur Miller

                                    Watch the trials

 Tues., Sept. 17            Act out “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller. Act I.

Writing due: One page, typed.

1. Where and when is this scene taking place?

2. Who are the characters, and what are they concerned with?

3. What is the central tension of this scene?

4. What are your observations?

 Wed., Sept. 18             Writing lesson 2: colons and dashes

 Fri, Sept. 20                Act out Act II – same 4 questions as above.

Writing due: How does this scene augment the play’s tension?

 Mon., Sept. 23             Writing lesson 3: Diction and audience
                                    Act III

 Tues., Sept. 24            Small groups punctuation review

 Wed., Sept. 25             Punctuation quiz
Correct punctuation quiz. Practice session for wrong answers.
Hand out and discuss Crucible paper assignment

Friday, Sept

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