English 10
October 17 – October 28
Monday (Day 6)
Long Block
Discussion: War Poetry
Introduction to American Identity - “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros
Homework: Work on Racial Autobiographies
Tuesday (Day 7)
Discuss: Prepare for exam
Homework: Work on racial autobiography
Wednesday (Day 1)
Discuss: In-class exam
Homework: Finish racial autobiography & Read Baldwin’s "The Discovery of
What it Means to be American."
Thursday (Day 2)
Discuss: Baldwin’s Essay
Homework: Read chapters 1 & 2 in The Fall of Rome (22 pages)
Friday (Day 3)
NO CLASS (Skip Day)
Monday (Day 4)
Discuss: Chapters 1 & 2
Homework: Read chapter 3 (14 pages)
Tuesday (Day 5)
Long Block (Advisory)
Discuss chapter 3
Homework: chapter 4 (16)
Wednesday (Day 6)
Long Block
Discuss: Chapters 4 – in-class writing assignment
Homework: Chapters 5 & 6 (24)
Thursday (Day 7)
Discuss: Chapters 5 & 6
Homework: Chapter 7 (14)
Friday (Day 1)
Discuss: Chapter 7
Homework: Chapters 8 & 9 (26)

English 11 Section 3
October 17 – October 28
Monday (Day 6)
Discuss: Finish “To William Wordsworth”
Homework: One-page typed journal – “She Was a Phantom of Delight” & Make sure you own Cold Mountain
Tuesday (Day 7)
Discuss: Read “Ode Composed on A May Morning”
Homework: Read “Tintern Abbey” (It’s long!) & Make sure you own Cold
Mountain
Wednesday (Day 1)
NO CLASS (SKIP DAY)
Thursday (Day 2)
Discuss “Tintern Abbey”
Homework: Prepare for exam
Friday (Day 3)
Long Block
Discuss: In-Class Exam
Homework: Chapter 1 “the shadow of a crow” in Cold Mountain
Monday (Day 4)
Long Block
Discuss: Intro to Cold Mountain & Discuss Chapter 1
Homework: Chapter 2 “the ground beneath her hands”
Tuesday (Day 5)
Discuss reading day
Homework: Chapter 3 “the color of despair”
Wednesday (Day 6)
Discuss: Chapters 2 & 3
Homework: Chapter 4 “verbs, all of them tiring”
Thursday (Day 7)
Discuss Chapter 4
Homework: Chapter 5 “like any other thing, a gift”
Friday (Day 1)
NO CLASS (SKIP DAY)

English 11 Section 4
October 17 – October 28
Monday (Day 6)
Long Block
Discuss: Wordsworth’s “Ode, Composed on a May Morning”
Homework: Compose three in depth questions about Romantic poetry in general, or any poem we discussed in class (post on wiki) Make sure you own
Cold Mountain
Tuesday (Day 7)
Long Block (Advisory)
Discuss: Review Romantic poetry
Homework: Prepare for exam Make sure you own Cold Mountain
Wednesday (Day 1)
Discuss: In- Class Essay
Homework: NONE
Thursday (Day 2)
Discuss: In Class Essay
Homework: Read chapter 1 “”the shadow of a crow” In Cold Mountain
Friday (Day 3)
Discuss: Introduction to Cold Mountain and Discuss chapter 1
Homework: Chapter 2 “the ground beneath her hands” (two days)
Monday (Day 4)
NO CLASS (SKIP DAY)
Tuesday (Day 5)
Discuss: Reading Day
Homework: Chapter 3 “the color of despair”
Wednesday (Day 6)
Long Block
Discuss chapters 2 and 3
Homework: Chapter 4 “verbs, all of them tiring”
Thursday (Day 7)
Long Block (MFW)
Discuss: Chapter 4
Homework: Chapter 5 “like any other thing, a gift”
Friday (Day 1)

Discuss: Chapter 5
Homework: Chapter 6 “ashes of rose” and the beginning of chapter 7 “exile
and brute wandering” (pages 133 – 153 page break)