October 28-November 1, 2013 English III Syllabus C. Godfrey Day 1 Bell Work: Daily Oral Grammar Paragraph #4 Copy/Correct/ Label Class Work: Students will take reading quiz Chapters 1-3 OF MICE AND MEN Students will write Journal #1 What is the AMERICAN DREAM and ARE PEOPLE STILL PURSING THE DREAM TODAY…IF SO, HOW? Students will complete final discussion THE SCARLET LETTER Home Work: Test Study for SCARLET LETTER Students will BEGIN Reading OF MICE AND MEN Chapters 4-6 due on MONDAY (Questions and Interactive Reading Journal) Day 2 Bell Work: 5 Minute Test Study Class Work: Students will take THE SCARLET LETTER FINAL TEST Home Work: Students will work on the SCARLET LETTER BADGE ASSIGNMENT// DUE on Thursday Begin Review for Literary Terms Quiz #4 (Words are POETRY HANDOUT—refrain thru simile/ AMERICAN LITERATURE GENERAL TERMS—legend-parody (Quiz Next Tuesday) Home Work: Students will complete SCARLET LETTER BADGE ASSIGNMENT and Reading of Chapters 4-6 OF MICE AND MEN/Do Questions/Do Interactive Reading Journal Day 3 Bell Work: Daily Oral Grammar #5 Copy/Correct/Label Class Work: Student will Read and discuss “To A Mouse” by Robert Burns FOCUS OF POEM/ Analysis, Literary Terms, Significance to the novel’s meaning Students will read selected poems that deal with THE AMIERICAN DREAM,(Lost, Searched For, Obtained, Destroyed, Distorted) Home Work: Read Chapters 4-6 OF MICE AND MEN. Do Reading Questions, Do Interactive Reading Journal Day 4 Bell Work: Daily Oral Grammar #6 Copy and Correct Class Work: Individual Assignments John Steinbeck : His Settings, His Themes, and His Figurative Language Devices The Great Depression: Key Facts About the Time Period (Causes, Effects, Politics, Work Programs Etc) (Handouts Given for Student Completion) Home Work; Complete Research on your assigned topic/ Be Ready for Large Group Discussion Day 5 Bell Work: Daily Oral Grammar #7 Copy/Correct Class Work: Students will discuss background info OF MICE AND MEN. STEINBECK, AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION Students will in small group Do Annotation of Chapters 1-3 OF MICE AND MEN Home work: None DOMAINS: 3.7, 8.9.10. AND 11 4.13,14,15,16