Ashley D. Fluhme
Week of 10/28
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Allusions: Students will examine
the allusion for the day.
Allusions: Students will examine
the allusion for the day.
Allusion of the day: Students will
view allusion.
IN COMPUTER LAB
Cumulative Voc. Quiz: Students
will complete the cumulative
vocabulary quiz.
Turn-in Literary Capsule
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?
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.
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 (128129).
Read Chinua Achebe’s criticism of
HOD. Then, read Jungle Fever
article. Summary of assigned
Denby position is due on Monday
Achebe’s Article: Provide
students an opportunity to begin
reading Achebe’s criticism.
Photostory due Mon. Nov. 12
Read and discuss AP Advantage in
class on Fri.
Study Vocabulary for Fri
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
Denby Assignment: Assign
students the part to summarize.
Lit Cap due Thursday.
AP4
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
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
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
Multiple Choice Discussion:
Students will discuss responses to
multiple choice questions in class.
Students may work in groups to
discuss responses.
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
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
Photostory due Mon. November 12
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
Read and discuss AP Advantage in
class on Fri.
Study Vocabulary for Fri
Photostory due Mon. November 12
Photostory due Mon. November 12
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Ashley D. Fluhme
Week of 10/28
Vocabulary Test: Students will
take a vocabulary test on the words
from the next unit.
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.
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.
1.4, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
1-1
Assessment
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
1.7, 1.6
“The Portable Phonograph”:
Reading Quiz: Students will take
a 10 point reading comprehension
quiz on the story.
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.
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.
Ashley D. Fluhme
Week of 10/28
Share Things: Students may
volunteer to share their responses.
Otherwise, I will collect their
responses.
Written Expression
I Want to Know Why: Students
will identify interesting gaps in
their understanding or knowledge in
order to generate raw material for
short stories. Students must try to
avoid abstraction and large topics.
They may limit their readings to
events of the week or family
encounters.
Voc. Review: Students will review
the vocabulary exercises.
Vocabulary quiz: Students will
complete their first vocabulary quiz.
I Want to Know Why Discussion:
Students will discuss their items
that they want to know more of, and
they will share their freewrites.
Halloween Stories: Students will
work on their Halloween stories.
Halloween Assignment: Students
will draft a Halloween story.
Students will share their Halloween
stories on Thursday.
Voc. on Wed.
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
List of Ten: Students must create a
list of ten elements for tomorrow.
Students must also perform a
paragraph freewrite on at least one
of the items.
Voc. on Fri.
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
Share Halloween Stories:
Students will read their
Halloween stories to one
another.
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8
Cancerland Popcorn Read/SSR
read: Students may read Cancerland
either in a popcorn fashion or silently,
depending on the prevailing attitude of
the class.
Finish Cancerland for Mon. & answer
questions
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8