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Allusions: Students will examine the allusion for the day.
Postcolonial Quickwrite:
Students will respond to writing prompt regarding postcolonial era.
Prompt defines postcolonial era using Said’s definition.
Early on in Heart of Darkness, Marlow says, “The conquest of the earth . .
. is not a pretty thing when you look into it much. What redeems it is the idea only . . . an unselfish belief in the idea” (70) What does
Marlow mean by the “idea”?
What does this wording tell you about his attitude toward European imperialism? Is the “idea” itself suspect in this text, or are human beings incapable of such lofty goals?
Marlow as liberal and racist:
Discuss Marlow as a wellintentioned liberal and a racist, and a man struggling quite consciously with both perspectives. Cite the passage in which Marlow recalls his helmsman who had died (128-
129).
Achebe’s Article:
Provide students an opportunity to begin reading Achebe’s criticism.
Denby Assignment: Assign students the part to summarize.
Lit Cap due Thursday.
Read Chinua Achebe’s criticism of
HOD. Then, read Dnby’s Jungle
Fever article. Reading must be completed for Mon..
Read and discuss AP Advantage in class on Fri.
Study Vocabulary for Fri
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Allusions: Students will examine the allusion for the day.
Photostory Assignment: Students will be given their photostory assignment. The photostory will be due Mon. Nov.12. The class will observe a sample photostory on the web page.
Denby Article Assignment:
Students must read the Denby article and provide a summary of a given position for Mon. They will meet with their peers to develop a wiki of that position on Mon.
Assign Positions to focus upon:
Students will review the handout regarding specific characters to examine in detail.
Read Chinua Achebe’s criticism of
HOD. Then, read Jungle Fever article. Summary of assigned
Denby position is due on Monday
Read and discuss AP Advantage in class on Fri.
Study Vocabulary for Fri
Photostory due Mon. Nov. 12
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
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Allusion of the day: Students will view allusion.
Multiple Choice Exam in class:
Students will take the multiple choice exam in class. Students will complete the test individually.
Tomorrow students will discuss their responses to the exam.
Read Chinua Achebe’s criticism of
HOD. Then, read Jungle Fever article. Summary of assigned
Denby position is due on Monday.
Multiple Choice Assessment:
Studemts must complete take home
M.C. exam for Friday
Read and discuss AP Advantage in class on Fri.
Study Vocabulary for Fri
Photostory due Mon. November 12
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
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IN COMPUTER LAB
Turn-in Literary Capsule
Multiple Choice Discussion:
Students will discuss responses to multiple choice questions in class.
Students may work in groups to discuss responses.
Read Chinua Achebe’s criticism of
HOD. Then, read Jungle Fever article. Summary of assigned
Denby position is due on Monday
Multiple Choice Assessment:
Studemts must complete take home
M.C. exam for Friday
Read and discuss AP Advantage in class on Fri.
Study Vocabulary for Fri
Photostory due Mon. November 12
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Cumulative Voc. Quiz: Students will complete the cumulative vocabulary quiz.
AP Advantage: Students will popcorn read the passage from their
AP Advantage packets. Students should then discuss the AP
Advantage questions in class.
Read Chinua Achebe’s criticism of
HOD. Then, read Jungle Fever article. Summary of assigned
Denby position is due on Monday
Photostory due Mon. November 12
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8

Peer Review: Students will quickly review one another’s papers for manuscript form.
Final Draft due today: Students will turn in their final drafts.
Short Story Unit I Test Returned:
Students will check for understanding.
Review of Vocabulary: Students will review their vocabulary words by creating flash cards.
Study for a vocabulary test which will be given on Wednesday.
Assessment
POV Notes and Note-taking
Handout and Instruction: From a lecture format, students will take notes on point-of -view to help them unlock the point of view from the story.
POV Transparencies: Students will look at the scenarios that explains one scenario from multiple points of view to see how the perception is changed depending upon the POV used.
POV Handout - Application of
POV: Students will complete the worksheet that asks them to determine the POV of the short stories in the previous unit.
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Vocabulary Test: Students will take a vocabulary test on the words from the next unit.
Syllabus Overview: We will review the main syllabus requirements. They will note some of the similarities from the first unit
(Ex. the story chart) and will also note that they should determine the
POV and the theme for each of the stories in the unit.
Assessment
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Pre-Writing: Students will complete a 7 minute writing that will prepare them for the first story of the new unit.
Discuss Responses: We will discuss these responses.
SSR: The students should silently read “The Portable Phonograph”.
Read “The Portable Phonograph” and complete the story chart.
“The Portable Phonograph”:
Reading Quiz: Students will take a 10 point reading comprehension quiz on the story.
Enrichment: Pictures of a phonograph, Moby Dick, the bible, a clip from the film.
Reading and Discussion of
Syllabus Requirements: Students will discuss the setting, characters, and remnants of culture. Students will discuss the story, using the story guide as a guide for the discussion. They will listen to some Gershwin and to some of the other musical selections mentioned.
They will discuss the merits of the belongings that Dr. Jenkins retained and his concern over their safety.
Literary Elements: We will define and apply setting, connotation, denotation and trace them in the story.