Date
WEEK 1
Monday
April 1
Tuesday
April 2
Wednesday
April 3
Thursday
April 4
Class Activities
Assignment Due
- Unit Introduction
- Hand out assignment sheet for
essay/speech
- What makes a good college essay?
- Sample college essay #1 in
“committees”
- Watch “Foolproof Tips” and “How
NOT to Write a College Essay” on
Howcast
- Sample essay #2 in committees
- Brainstorm session: What’s your
story?
Discussion of Jaffe reading
- How does storytelling relate to
culture?
- How does storytelling relate to our
sense of self?
- Continue brainstorm for essays
Vocab: homo narrans, storytelling
- Discuss homework answers
- Watch and analyze sample
storytelling videos
Read Jaffe pages 255-258 on
Reasons for Storytelling
- Write one example of how you
used storytelling today.
- Read Jaffe pages 258-260 on
Persuasive Narrative
Answer questions in purple box
on page 259.
Vocab: deliberative speaking, applied
storytelling
Friday
April 5
- Watch and analyze sample
- Read Jaffe pages 260-263 on
entertaining narratives.
“Entertaining Narratives” and
- Discuss strategies: How and when to “Organization”
use humor in college essays
Write an interesting beginning for
Vocab: rhetoric of possibility
your college essay.
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WEEK 2
Monday
April 8
- Sample speech from textbook – “My
September 11th” (listen and analyze)
- Work on essay outlines using
graphic organizers
Tuesday
April 9
Vocab: exemplum, plot
- Share news stories from homework
- Continue essay outlines
Vocab: narrative coherence, narrative
fidelity, narrative merit
Read Jaffe pages 263-265 on
“Vivid Language” and “Narrative
Pattern.” Write an example of
boring language vs. vivid
language. Use complete
sentences.
Read Jaffe pages 266-267.
Choose a human interest article
on Newsacademic. Analyze it for
narrative coherence, fidelity and
merit.
Wednesday
April 10
Writing Workshop for college essays
Post on Edmodo your chosen
Common Application essay
prompt and what you plan to
write about.
Thursday
April 11
Vocabulary Quiz – Narrative
Study for quiz
Friday
April 12
Peer review workshop
Finish your essay draft. Print out
two copies for peer review.
Remember, it needs to be 400650 words.
WEEK 3
Monday
April 15
Tuesday
April 16
Self-revision checklist and workshop
for essays
“Stone Camels and Clear Springs”
article – guided reading
Write your paper intro on
Edmodo.
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Theme: Narrative and cultural history
Wednesday
April 17
Theme: Folktales and Children’s
Books
Bring in a traditional story,
folktale or children’s book to
share with the class.
Share your chosen stories. Analyze
goals, plot, sequence, characters and
use of language.
Thursday
April 18
- Storytelling games - TBD
Friday
April 19
- NO CLASS
- COLLEGE ESSAY FINAL DUE
WEEK 4
- Urban Legends Day
Full-text outline due
Monday
April 22
- Essay feedback from Ms. Vivian
Tuesday
April 23
Wednesday
April 24
- Revision for final speeches
- Reflection: 10 minute freewrite on
“Narrative and Our Lives”
- Presentation Outline Due
- Contested Narrative activity
Thursday
April 25
Friday
April 26
- Narrative speeches and feedback
- Narrative speeches and feedback
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