September - English 10 SMonday Tuesday AM Tuesday PM Thu Fri Sat 6 7 8 Introduce Class 8 Retreat 10 Retreat 11 Retreat 12 13 14 Seating Chart Class Expectations Go over Syllabus Camp Reflection Writing. 1-2 pages Summer Stories 15 Who was Ray Bradbury?Video Science Fiction PPT 15 Review “A Sound of Thunder” Do Response Questions to “A Sound of Thunder” 17 “The Veldt” Quiz 18 Who was Roald Dahl? 19 Discuss “The Veldt” Introduce “Poison” Hmwk: Read “A Sound of Thunder”. Hmwk: Read “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. The Veldt - Video 22 Satire and Legacy of Kurt Vonnegut. 23 Introduce Flannery O'Connor – Southern Gothic Hmwk: Read “The Lame Shall Enter First” (Starts on page 450) Drawing from the story, respond in 1 page to the question: Can science replace moral thought? 24 Discuss “The Lame Shall Enter First” 30 Literary Elements - Review “A Hunger Artist” Quiz Discuss “A Hunger Artist” 1 20 27 21 Discuss “Poison” Answer response questions together in class. Introduce Satire in Literature (PPT) HMWK: Read “Report on the Barnhouse Effect” 28 Introduce Eagle Blog Discuss “An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” “Report on the Barnhouse Effect” response questions Read “Harrison Bergeron” by Vonnegut 29 Discuss “The Three Questions” Introduce Franz Kafka The Biography and Legacy of Leo Tolstoy Hmwk: Read “The Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy Hmwk: Read “A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka. Kate Chopin and the Feminist Movement - “The Awakening” Introduce Ambrose Bierce and his Disappearance. Read “Poison” Hmwk: Read “Poison” by Roald Dahl. 25 26 Read “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” . Read “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” 2 3