Sunday, December 7, 2008

Syllabus 12/5 to 12/12

Monday
In class:
Due: ESSAY: Typed, MLA format , no more than TWO pages: Answer the following questions: Is Janie considered a “feminist” why or why not? What are her biggest flaws, why? QUIZ GRADE!
Review and discuss
Discussion questions
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: Discussion questions from class (will help you with test)
Due Wednesday: Study for TEST: Novel, poetry (Johnson, Cullen, Hughes, McKay), background, Harlem Ren, etc.
Due Thursday: Grammar work: Pages 555 - 558, ex 2 and Review A. Pages 559 - 563, ex 3 and Review B. Pages 574 - 577, Review E and F. Write Out Sentences and follow directions.

Tuesday
In class:
Due: Discussion questions from class
· BRING GRAMMAR/WRITING BOOKS TO CLASS:
· Countee Cullen Poetry
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: STUDY FOR TEST: Novel, poetry (Johnson, Cullen, Hughes, McKay), background, Harlem Ren, etc. Will be true/false, multiple choice, matching, character identification, etc.

Wednesday
In class:
· TEST!
· If you are absent on today, you need to see me during a STUDY hall (Not after school or in class) by the close of school on Friday 12/12
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Grammar work: Pages 555 - 558, ex 2 and Review A. Pages 559 - 563, ex 3 and Review B. Pages 574 - 577, Review E and F. Write Out Sentences and follow directions.

Thursday
In class:
· DUE: Grammar work
Introduce Writing Assignment
· Thesis workshop
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: You must come to class with a Thesis statement.

Friday
In class:
· Due: Thesis Statement
· Create Thesis outline following format and citing specific passages from the test
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: Completed Thesis Outline
Due Tuesday: ROUGH DRAFT, Typed, MLA Format, citations ,etc.