Week 2 2011-12

Week 2	Class work	Homework
Monday (Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit).	Paradox Imagery Theme Do questions 1-6 Pp.11	Read La Relacion by Cabeza deVaca Before They Got Thick by Percy Bigmouth Do questions 1-7 pp. 19
Tuesday	Literary Analysis Model Mother to Son Langston Hughes Extended Metaphor-A metaphor which is drawn-out beyond the usual word or phrase to extend throughout a stanza or an entire poem, usually by using multiple comparisons between the unlike objects or ideas. Lyric poetry: subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter which reveals the poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression. Expresses Powerful emotions. Reflective Poetry: searches for deeper meaning/truth. Poses essential questions. Auguries of Innocence by William Blake, Sonnet XLIII by Elizabeth Barret browning, Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith	Write first draft of your Reflective Poem This  sensory language resource may help you: http://www.windows2universe.org/ teacher_resources/sensory_bank.html
Wednesday	Edit Poems Discuss Poems	Read The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano pp. 21-27 Do questions 1-6  Answer in complete sentences, Use the question to answer the question.
Thursday	Imagery Tables sense Ex. sight sound smell touch taste	Research Group A: The Triangle Trade Research Group B: The Great Exchange Write a summary paragraph referring to at least 2 sources. Credit your sources in correct MLA Citation format. You can get citation help either from the Librarian or LACER.  Resources include: http://citationmachine.net/ http://www.easybib.com/
Friday	MLA Citations	Final Drafts of reflective poems due to Turnitin.com

Reflective Poetry Examples

Poems that search for deep truths and pose essential questions of existence are classified as reflective poetry.

Examples:

Excerpt Auguries of Innocence

William Blake  

To see a world in a grain of sand,

And a heaven in a wild flower,

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,

And eternity in an hour.

Sonnet XLIII

            Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everyday's

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with a passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

Stevie Smith - Not Waving But Drowning

Nobody heard him, the dead man,

But still he lay moaning:

I was much further out than you thought

And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he always loved larking

And now he's dead

It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,

They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always

(Still the dead one lay moaning)

I was much too far out all my life

And not waving but drowning.

Cornell Notes

Homework 9/7/11

Read for the Gist ( Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How) pp.5-9 in Text


Objectives:
To understand the Collision of Cultures and impact of Columbian Exchange


2. Review Literary Terms


Theme-what an author has to say about a subject/topic


Imagery-sensory appeal


Paradox-a statement or situation where two opposites occur together, a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or obsurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.


 "I must be cruel to be kind". Shakespeare,  Hamlet

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered"   G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)

CST Vocabulary

   allegory

      alliteration

      allusion

      conceits

      diction

      foreshadowing

      metaphor

      meter

      parallelism

      point of view

      rhetoric

      rhythm

      symbolism

      syntax

  tone 

American Literature 2011-12

English 11A – American Literature

Fall 2011-2012  Draft Syllabus

Dr. Cohen – Room 201

Course Description: 

Survey of American Literature from early Native American through contemporary writers, with a focus on how different eras in American literary history have defined and reacted to “The American Dream.”

Essential Questions:

Throughout the course, we will use literature (as well as some music, film and visual art) as the focus of our reading, writing and discussion in examining the following Essential Questions:

1.     What is “The American Dream”?  How and why has it evolved over time?

2.     What does it mean to be American?  What events have shaped the “American Experience”?  Does a unified “American Experience” exist?

3.     How do the differences between collective and individual histories affect perspectives in American story-telling (through literature, art, music and film)?

4.     What are our responsibilities as readers and writers in an American society?

Required Materials

-        Binder with paper and a separate section for English class

-        Composition Book for Projects

-        Memory Stick

-        Pen (blue or black ink)

-        American Literature Text Book

-        Novel/play being read by entire class (when appropriate)

Grades:

Your grade will be calculated according to a point system.  Every assignment, including class participation, is an opportunity to earn points.   You will earn points through the following:

-        Preparedness for and participation in class discussions and activities

-        Essays and Exams

-        Homework assignments

-        Presentations

-        In-class assignments

-        Final Exam

Grades and weighting system is posted on Engrade.com. You are responsible for monitoring your grades!

A REMINDER ABOUT GRADES:  I do not “give” grades.  Whatever grade you EARN in this class will be determined by your work this term. 

Homework:

Use your HHS planner or buy your own in which you’ll write all of the assignments.  Organization and preparedness are skills you will need regardless of your post-secondary plans.

-        Homework will be writing compositions, studying for tests, or reading.  DO ALL OF IT.

-        Major assignments drop by one full grade EACH DAY they are late.

-        Some work can NOT be made up, especially the oral assignments.

-        See me before 7:30 or during Lunch about make-up work, not right as the class is about to begin.

Please NOTE: While we will be addressing grammar and vocabulary independently, keep in mind that the #1 way to learn grammar and vocabulary is by READING.  It gives you more instruction about these components than anything else will.  The more you read, the more you’ll notice when something doesn’t “look” or “sound” right.

Absences/Tardies:

If you are tardy to class, I will be keeping track.  If it becomes habitual, I will give you detention, call home, refer you to your counselor, and/or lower your work habits/cooperation grades.  You also may not be able to make up assignments missed due to unexcused tardies.

            As for absenteeism, you cannot learn enough to pass this class if you are not IN the class.  For all questions and make-up work regarding absences, I am usually available before 7:30 and during Lunch.  I will NOT track you down to collect missed work.  If YOU do not take the initiative to keep up with your class work, therein lives the real problem.

Scope and Sequence: Semester Overview (Subject to Change)

Sept. 07 - 09                                    Authors Covered:  Langston Hughes

                                                      Historical Connections

                                                      PROJ: The Columbian Exchange Literature in Context                                                                       

                                                        PROJ: Goal Letter – Due Sept. 12

                                                     

Sept. 12 - 16                                    Authors Covered:  Langston Hughes,

                                                      PROJ: Citation Paragraphs – Due Sept. 19

                                                                                         

Sept. 19 - 23                                    Authors Covered:  Native American Poets, Reflective Poetry

                                                      PROJ: Reflective Poems – Due Sept. 26; Response Writing (In Class)  Sept. 26

Sept. 26 - 30                                     Canassatego, Jonathan Edwards,

                                                      PROJ: Persuasive Essay: Moral Viewpoints – Due Oct. 4; Literary Terms Exam – Oct. 4                                   

                                                     

Oct. 3 – Oct. 7                                    Author Covered:  Arthur Miller (The Crucible)

                                                      PROJ: Scene Summaries – Due  Oct. 10

Oct. 10 - 14                                    Author Covered:  Arthur Miller (The Crucible)

PROJ: Conflict Chart, Acts 1 & 2 - Due Oct 17;

                                                                        

Oct.  17 -  21                                    Author Covered:  Arthur Miller (The Crucible)                                                        

                                                      PROJ:  Completed Conflict Chart and Character Study – Due Oct. 24

                 

Oct. 24 - 28                                     Author Covered:  Arthur Miller (The Crucible)/ Goodnight and Good Luck

                                                        PROJ: Comparison Essay – Due Nov. 4

                                                     

Oct. 31 – Nov. 4                                     Authors Covered:  Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson – Logical Appeals

                                                      PROJ: Memorization of The Declaration of Independence selection – Due Nov. 10

Nov. 7 - 10                                    Authors Covered:  Dekanawidah – Logical Fallacies

                                                      PROJ: Advertising and Logical Fallacy – Due Nov. 13

                                                                                                              

Nov. 14 - 18                                    Authors Covered:  Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne                                                     

                                                      PROJ:  Chart – Tone and Mood Shifts

Nov. 21 - 23                  Authors Covered:  Nathaniel Hawthorne

                                                      PROJ: In-class Essay – Horror as Genre

                                                                                           

Nov. 28 – Dec. 2                                    Authors Covered: Ralph W. Emerson, Henry D. Thoreau

PROJ: Begin Persuasive Project – Transcendental Themes – Detailed timeline and due dates to be distributed in class Nov.  23                 

                                   

Dec. 5 - 9                                                      Authors Covered:  Emerson, Thoreau, Walt Whitman

PROJ: Persuasive Project – See Handout

                                                       

Dec. 12 -16                                     Authors Covered:  Ralph W. Emerson, Henry D. Thoreau, Whitman

                                                      PROJ: Persuasive/Transcendentalism Project – Due Dec. 16

Jan. 09 -13                                                      Authors Covered:  David Sedaris “Me Talk Pretty One Day”

                                                      PROJ: Journal

Jan. 17 -20                                                      Authors Covered:  Alice Walker “Beauty, When the Other Dancer is the Self”

                                                      PROJ: Journal

                                                     

Jan 23 -27                  Authors Covered: Lac Su I Love Yous Are For White People

                                                      PROJ: Drafting/Revision of Memoir

Jan 30 – Feb 3                                    DUE: FINAL DRAFT OF MEMOIR and JOURNAL

Prepare for and take the cumulative final exam.

Exam will cover all authors, themes, historical periods, literary devices and writing competencies covered this semester.

                                                     

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