Contemporary Literature

Monday/Tuesday, May 23/24

• Final exam

Wednesday, May 25

• Movie – The Bucket List

Thursday/Friday, May 26/27

• Movie – The Bucket List

Monday/Tuesday, May 16/17

• Final Test
• Work on Final project due on Thursday.

Wednesday, May 18

• Finish Final project

Thursday/Friday, May 19/20

• Hand in final project.
• Final exam review sheet.

Monday/Tuesday, May 9/10

• Reader’s Response 9
• Go over study guide 142-180
• Forgiveness Exercise
• Assignment: 181-192 due on Wednesday

Wednesday, May 11

• Go over the last little bit of book.
• Begin Tuesdays with Morrie review

Thursday/Friday, May 12/13

• Finish Review
• Begin Final project
• Final TWM test on Monday

Assignment: Final test will be on Monday

Monday/Tuesday, May 2/3

• Go over pages 100-141
• Lesson on Living Movie
• Assignment: Read 142-159, do study guide

Wednesday, May 4

• Vocab 21 test
• Reader’s Response 7

Thursday/Friday, May 5/6

• Reader’s Response 8
• Letter to Morrie Exercise due on Monday
• Read pages 160-180 and do study guide

Wednesday, April 27

• Reader’s Response 5
• Go over questions from pages 62-99
• Perfect Family exercise
• Assignment: pages 100-122

Thursday/Friday, April 28/29

• Reader’s Response 6
• Emotion collage: Choose an emotion that you have difficulty with. Go through the magazines to find pictures that either show that emotion or evoke that emotion. Remember, color can contain emotional clues as well. When you are finished making your collage, write a one page explanation of the pictures you chose, why you have difficulties with the emotion you chose, and how that emotion might be able to teach you something you need to learn. Remember, your response should be one page double-spaced.
• Assignment: read 123-141

Monday/Tuesday, April 18/19

• Hand in ALS Public Service
• Go over pages 62-79
• 500 word essay due at end of class:
  • Morire Schwartz said, “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it.” In what ways is our culture harming us? What ways would you change it? Seriously, how could you change it?
• Assignment: Read 80-99

Wednesday, April 20

• Vocab 20 test
• Vocab 21

Monday/Tuesday, April 11/12

• Go over discussion questions
• ALS PSA assignment (due on 4/18)
• Assignment: Read 62-79,

Wednesday, April 13

• Vocab 19 test
• Vocab 20 exercises 1, 2, and 4

Monday/Tuesday, March 28/29

• Hand in Final paper
• Reader’s Response 1
• Anticipation Guide
• Pull down study guide
• Assignment: Read 1-13, do study guide questions

Wednesday/Thursday, March 30

• Reader’s Response 2
• Go over study guide
• Backward Life Planning
• Assignment: Read 14-31, do study guide questions

Monday/Tuesday, March 21/22

• Final Test
• Final assignment: due on March 28th

Thursday/Friday, March 24/25

END OF MARKING PERIOD

Monday/Tuesday, March 14/15

• Send home Blood Diamond letter
• Reading Comprehension Quiz
• ALWG Reader’s Response 4
• Go over reading guide questions.
• First Person Narrative assignment
• Assignment: Reading Assignment (Chapters 17-18)

Wednesday, March 16

• Collect Text to Graphics
• Vocab 18 test
• Reading in class – try to get ahead

Thursday/Friday, March 17/18

• ALWG Reader’s Response 5
• Discuss chapters 17-18
• UNICEF letter assignment 6
• Reading Assignment179-218 (Chapters 19-21) due Monday
• Final assignments: due on March 24th