 Daily
Objectives: To understand the
requirements for a synthesis essay.
 Daily Assignments:
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1. Assign synthesis research paper (p. 210; due
dates p. 214); Walden additional assignments (p.
201); RLARS dates given (p. 284-285)
2. “Pop Quiz” on Spring, Conclusion, and Civil
Disobedience
3. Go to library to look for RLARS book or show
me your RLARS book (you can also bring it on
Wednesday)
Begin going over tips for synthesis essay (p. 168)
and do group brainstorming activity
 Daily
Objectives: To continue to understand
how to write a synthesis essay.
 Daily Assignments:
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A Day Students—Show me RLARS book
1. Go over Writing Tips for Synthesis Essay (p.
168) and do group brainstorming activity in class
2. Work on Walden utopian activity (p. 204)
3. I will conference with you some time in class
on the quote you chose for your research paper
and how you will defend, challenge, or qualify
this quote.
WARNING: Your open book test on Walden will be
next class period and it will be 150 points.
 Daily
Objectives: To be able to synthesize
and analyze the main arguments of Henry
David Thoreau.
 Daily Assignments:
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1. Open Book Test on Walden
2. Complete Exit Ticket activity on “The Life and
Times of Thoreau” on p. 208a and 208b
 Daily
Objectives: To successful complete a
college-level test analyzing poetry.
 Daily Assignments:
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Poetry Unit Test
If done early, work on RLARS book
 Daily
Objectives: To plan how to write a
literary analysis research paper.
 Daily Assignments:
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Work on paper proposal and formal brainstorming
(using my template) for your literary analysis
research paper in rm. 213; it will be due tonight
at 11:59 to turnitin
 Daily
Objectives: To successfully complete a
comprehensive college test.
 Daily Assignments:
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1. Take midterm test
2. If done early, read your RLARS book
Remember to bring your Wadsworth book,
RLARS book, SFSC book, and your SFSC library
card to class next class period
 Daily
Objectives: To understand the validity
of sources to include in a research paper.
 Daily Assignments:
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1. Go over RLARS due dates and show me RLARS
book and SFSC book.
2. Do p. 65-66 in Guidebook with a partner using
Wadsworth Handbook
3. Work on putting hyperlinks of sources onto
turnitin.com in Rm. 213 (due tonight to
turnitin.com); you can also work on your
annotated works cited and formal brainstorming
(due Nov. 16)