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
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