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ENGLISH III AMERICAN LITERATURE
Quarter 3, 2015
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American Realism
1870-1914
Weekly Agenda
MONDAY
February 15, 2016
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HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL
FOCUS: The students will
ACTIVITIES:
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HOMEWORK:
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Jack London
Mark Twain
Stephen Crane
Edith Wharton
Jack London
Kate Chopin
Frederick Douglass
TUESDAY
February 16, 2016
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SUBSTITUTE PLANS BLOCKS 1,3 and 5
FOCUS:
The students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of Realism.
ACTIVITIES:
1) Students will read and complete as directed pages 73-82 from their Collections Close Reader workbook, “The Men in the Storm.”
2) Students will read and complete both sides of the grammar handout, Lesson 38, “Avoiding Double Negatives."
HOMEWORK:
1) Complete any unfinished classwork for homework.
WEDNESDAY
February 17, 2016
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SUBSTITUTE PLANS
BLOCKS 2 and 6
FOCUS:
The students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of Realism.
ACTIVITIES:
1) Students will read and complete as directed pages 73-82 from their Collections Close Reader workbook, “The Men in the Storm.”
2) Students will read and complete both sides of the grammar handout, Lesson 38, “Avoiding Double Negatives."
HOMEWORK:
1) Complete any unfinished classwork for homework.
THURSDAY
February 18, 2016
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FOCUS: The students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of Realism and Regionalism.
ACTIVITIES:
1) Collect pages 73-82 from the Collections Close Reader.
2) Collect Grammar Lesson 38, "Avoiding Double Negatives."Students work in groups to edit and revise paragraphs.
3) Lecture and students take bio-notes on author Kate Chopin.
4) Handout: short story, "The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin. Explanation of homework assignment.
HOMEWORK:
1) As you read the first paragraph of "The Story of an Hour," write down what you expect to happen next or what you expect Mrs. Mallard to do.
2) Pause after every few paragraphs to annotate (write on the text and in the margins) your thoughts, predictions and any questions.
FRIDAY
February 12, 2016
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FOCUS:
The students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of Realism and Regionalism
ACTIVITIES:
1) Audio version of "The Story of an Hour" and discussion of situational, verbal and dramatic irony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9cnCw0Kw00
2) Poetry: "War is Kind" by Stephen Crane
HOMEWORK:
EXTRA-CREDIT
opportunity:
2) Complete the creative writing assignment on page 431, "Responding to Other Voices." Your writing should be 1 page in length and must be double-spaced, 12 font Times New Roman or Arial. You must also submit your extra-credit to www.turnitin.com before 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, 2/25. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Love Letters
Love Poems
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"The Story of an Hour"
by Kate Chopin
from War is Kind ["Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind"]
BY STEPHEN CRANE
Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky
And the affrighted steed ran on alone,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment,
Little souls who thirst for fight,
These men were born to drill and die.
The unexplained glory flies above them,
Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom—
A field where a thousand corpses lie.
Do not weep, babe, for war is kind.
Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches,
Raged at his breast, gulped and died,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
Swift, blazing flag of the regiment,
Eagle with crest of red and gold,
These men were born to drill and die.
Point for them the virtue of slaughter,
Make plain to them the excellence of killing
And a field where a thousand corpses lie.
Mother whose heart hung humble as a button
On the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.