American Literature: Unit #1 D Block

March 27, Tuesday:
John Cheever, "The Death of Justina" (GREEN BOOK)
Create personal blog for class
Email me a link to your blog
Quote response (post on blog site)
Read the syllabus

March 28, Wednesday:
John Cheever "The Swimmer" (HANDOUT)
Quote response (post on blog site)
1950s Presentation Topic Due

March 30, Friday:
John Updike, "The Persistence of Desire" (GREEN BOOK)
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 2, Monday:
Raymond Carver, "Are These Actual Miles?" (GREEN BOOK)
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 3, Tuesday:
Presentation outline/notes due

April 4, Wednesday:
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #1
Work on presentations

April 6, Friday:
1950s Presentations

April 9, Monday:
1950s Presentations

April 10, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 1-24
Quote response (post on blog site)
Pick CCC presentation topic

April 11, Wednesday:
The Dharma Bums 24-49
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 13, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 49-72
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 16, Monday:
The Dharma Bums 72-94
Quote response (post on blog site)
Pick CCC presentation topic/book

April 17, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 94-120
Quote response (post on blog site)
CCC notes and links (post on blog site)

April 18, Wednesday:
The Dharma Bums 120-149
Quote response (post on blog site)
pick paper topic for Paper #1

April 20, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 150-171
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 24, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 171-199
Quote response (post on blog site)
1st paragraph of paper due
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #2

April 25, Wednesday:
The Dharma Bums 200-223
Quote response (post on blog site)
CCC progress report #1 (factual paper, set up interview)

April 27, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 223-end
Quote response (post on blog site)
Rough draft of paper due

April 28, Saturday
Rough Draft of paper due
(must be printed out and ready for peer editing)

April 30, Monday:
Unit#1 Test

May 1, Tuesday:
TBA

May 2, Wednesday:
Final Draft of paper #1 due (must be printed out and ready to hand in)

May 4, Friday:
Annie Dillard, "Seeing" (HANDOUT)
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 7, Monday:
Annie Dillard, "Seeing" (HANDOUT)
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 8, Tuesday:
Sandra Cisneros, selections from House on Mango Street (Green Book)
Quote response (post on blog site)
Select topic for Paper #2

May 9, Wednesday:
CCC interview due (If you don't have your interview done, please post your ten questions and the name of the person that you plan on interviewing).
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #3

May 11, Friday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 1-29
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 14, Monday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 30-55
Quote response (post on blog site)
1st paragraph of Paper #2 due. (comparison paper).

May 15, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 56-80
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 16, Wednesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 81-105
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 18, Friday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 106-130
Quote response (post on blog site)
Rough draft of paper #2 due (Comparison Paper)

May 21, Monday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 131-151
Quote response (post on blog site)
CCC Analytical paper due (500-800 words)

May 22, Tuesday:

The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 152-174
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 23, Wednesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 175-end
Quote response (post on blog site)
Paper #2 Due (Comparison Paper)

May 25, Friday:
Unit #2 Test with Vocab Quiz #4 and 5

May 28, Monday:
Contemporary Counter Culture Presentations

American Literature: Unit #1 E Block

March 27, Tuesday:
John Cheever, "The Death of Justina" (GREEN BOOK)
Create personal blog for class
Email me a link to your blog
Quote response (post on blog site)
Read the syllabus

March 29, Thursday:
John Cheever "The Swimmer" (HANDOUT)
Quote response (post on blog site)
1950s Presentation Topic Due

March 30, Friday:
John Updike, "The Persistence of Desire" (GREEN BOOK)
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 2, Monday:
Raymond Carver, "Are These Actual Miles?" (GREEN BOOK)
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 3, Tuesday:
Presentation outline/notes due

April 4, Wednesday:
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #1
Work on presentations

April 5, Thursday:
1950s Presentations

April 6, Friday:
1950s Presentations

April 7, Saturday:
The Dharma Bums 1-24
Quote response (post on blog site)
Pick CCC presentation topic

April 9, Monday:
The Dharma Bums 24-49
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 10, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 49-72
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 12, Thursday:
The Dharma Bums 72-94
Quote response (post on blog site)

April 13, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 94-120
Quote response (post on blog site)
CCC notes and links (post on blog site)

April 16, Monday:
The Dharma Bums 120-149
Quote response (post on blog site)
pick paper topic for Paper #1

April 17, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 150-171
Quote response (post on blog site)
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #2

April 19, Thursday:
The Dharma Bums 171-199
Quote response (post on blog site)
1st paragraph of paper due

April 24, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 200-223
Quote response (post on blog site)
CCC progress report #1 (factual paper, set up interview)

April 27, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 223-end
Quote response (post on blog site)
Rough draft of paper due
(must be printed out and ready for peer editing)

April 30, Monday:
Unit#1 Test

May 1, Tuesday:
2nd Rough Draft Due (must be printed out and ready for peer editing)

May 3, Thursday:
Final Draft of paper #1 due
(must be printed out and ready to hand in)

May 4, Friday:
Annie Dillard, "Seeing" (HANDOUT)
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 7, Monday:
Annie Dillard, "Seeing" (HANDOUT)
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 8, Tuesday:
Sandra Cisneros, selections from House on Mango Street (Green Book)
Quote response (post on blog site)
Select topic for Paper #2

May 10, Thursday:
CCC interview due (if you don't have the interview completed, please post your ten questions and the name of the person you plan on interviewing).
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #3

May 11, Friday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 1-29
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 14, Monday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 30-55
Quote response (post on blog site)
1st paragraph of Paper #2 due. (comparison paper).

May 15, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 56-80
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 17, Thursday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 81-105
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 18, Friday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 106-130
Quote response (post on blog site)
Rough draft of paper #2 due (Comparison Paper)

May 21, Monday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 131-151
Quote response (post on blog site)
CCC Analytical paper due (500-800 words)

May 22, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 152-174
Quote response (post on blog site)

May 24, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 175-end
Quote response (post on blog site)
Paper #2 Due (comparison paper)

May 25, Friday:

Unit #2 Test with Vocab Quiz #4 and 5

May 28, Monday:
Contemporary Counter Culture Presentations