Honors American Literature
Daily Schedule
Monday, August 24 First Day of School (2 hour delay schedule)
Assigned seats
Survey Questions
HW: None
Tuesday, August 25
Rules and Regulations
Narrative Writing assignment—brainstorm
Emerson quote assignment—due on Thursday!
HW: You must have a topic for your narrative for tomorrow’s class. Notebook and signed
rules are due by Friday!
Wednesday, August 26
Check for notebooks and rules
Work on introductions (handout)
My sample introduction
Comma instruction and practice
HW: Notebooks and signed rules due Friday. You must have an Emerson quote filled out
on block for presentation on Thursday. Complete introduction is due on Friday!
Thursday, August 27
Check for notebooks and rules
Presentation of Emerson quotes
Fragment/ Run-on review
HW: Notebooks and signed rules are due Friday. You must have an Emerson quote filled
out on block for presentation tomorrow. Complete introduction is due Friday. You will be
using it for class!
Friday, August 28
Check for notebooks and rules
Work with introductions (checklist)—hand in
Conclusion work
HW: Complete rough draft is due on Thursday. A comma and fragment / run on quiz will
be on Tuesday.
Monday, August 31
Vocab word #1—List 1
Vocabulary explanation
MLA set up and rubric explanation
Comma review sheet
Work on paper?
HW: Complete rough draft is due on Thursday! A comma and fragment / run-on quiz will
be tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 1
Vocab Word #2—List 1
Comma Quiz
Writer’s craft terms
HW: Finish rough draft for Thursday.
Wednesday, September 2
Vocab Word #3—List 1
Finish writer’s craft terms if needed
Social injustice discussion
HW: Make sure you have your complete rough draft for tomorrow. Read “The Mindless
Menace of Violence” for class on Friday.
Thursday, September 3
Vocab Word #4—List 1
Peer editing rough drafts
HW: Read “The Mindless Menace of Violence” for tomorrow. Final paper is due on
Tuesday, September 8!
Friday, September 4
Vocab Word #5—List 1 (Quiz on Wednesday!)
Discuss “Mindless Menace of Violence”
Begin background on Native Americans
HW: Final paper is due on Tuesday. Vocabulary quiz on list 1 will be on Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 8
Collect narrative essays
Finish background on natives
Read “Blankets for the Dead” and discuss
HW: Study for vocab quiz 1 tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 9
Take vocabulary quiz #1
Read Chief Joseph’s “I Will Fight No More Forever” –page 394 in red lit book
Discuss and answer questions to the poem
HW: Read handout on Indian Boarding Schools for class tomorrow. Answer the questions
that follow. Be ready for a discussion tomorrow.
Thursday, September 10
Vocabulary Word #1 –List 2
Discuss reading about Indian Boarding Schools
Watch clip
Practice poetry analysis with “Family Memoir”
HW: None
Friday, September 11
Vocab Word #2—List 2
Read “Indian Boarding Schools: The Runaways” aloud—underline or comment about lines
that are strong or stick out in some way
Divide class into three groups to write an analysis of their stanza—present on Monday.
HW: Finish analysis if needed. Be ready to present Monday.
Monday, September 14
Vocab Word #3—List 2
Presentation of stanza analysis of “The Runaways”
Read “Indian Children Speak” and answer questions
HW: Read and be ready to discuss your assigned modern Native American poem.
Tuesday, September 15
Vocab Word #4—List 2
Discussion of modern Native poetry.
HW: None
Wednesday, September 16
Vocab Word #5—List 2—Quiz tomorrow!
Finish modern Native poetry discussion
Assign Smith and Bradford to 2 groups—look for injustices against Natives in the writing
HW: Prepare for vocabulary quiz #2 tomorrow.
Thursday, September 17
Take vocabulary quiz #2
Continue work on Smith and Bradford
HW: None
Friday, September 18
Give out take home test (Discuss acceptable rules)
TBA
HW: Take home test due on Monday. No late tests will be accepted. If you are not in
school, it MUST be emailed!