September 2015- Honors American Literature Calendar
***Please Note: This Calendar is subject to change!***
8/31
Welcome Back!
Introductions/Syllabus
9/7
9/1
A Prayer for Owen
Meany Summer
Reading Test
Hw: Read Perrine’s
Theme
9/14
9/15
OFF
Allusions in Owen Meany
Assignment
Description/Group
assignment/brainstorm
Hw: Allusions Project
9/21
Introduce Reader Response
Journals (RRJs)
Allusion Presentations
9/3
9/4
Significant Quotes
Activity/Prepare for Summer
Reading Assessment
9/9
Significant Quotes
Activity/Prepare for Summer
Reading Assessment
9/10
Prepare for Summer
Reading Assessment if time
permits
9/11
Give out Author List for
Project/Introduction
Discuss Perrine’s Theme
Motif to Theme
Owen Walk Around Activity
Introduce Author Research
Project! -Library
Picture Day
Finish
Introductions/Syllabus
9/8
OFF
9/2
9/22
Hw: Read over Author List
Hw: Author Selection due
next Friday!
9/16
9/17
Allusions work period
Allusions work period
Hw: Allusions Project
Hw: Allusions Project, author
selection due tomorrow!
9/24
Finish Allusion Presentations
9/23
Allusion Presentations
9/29
Quote Integration review
Essay work period
Hw: Owen Essay
Hw: Owen Essay
Allusions work period
Hw: Allusions
Presentations begin
Monday
9/25
Humble Comma Activity
OFF
Hw: author book, RRJ
Hw: author book, RRJ
9/28
Owen Essay Introduction
Review Expository Essay
Format
9/18
Author Selection due!
9/30
Hw: author book, RRJ
Hw: author book, RRJ
10/1
10/2
Native American Creation
Myths
Read in class/discuss
Puritan Background
Genesis/NA Discussion
Hw: Read Genesis/ Read Puritan
Background/Owen Essay
Hw: Read Sinners in the Hand of
an Angry God (pg 102-106);
Read Bradstreet and Taylor
Background/ Poems (pg 92-96)/
Owen Essay
Pep Rally
Puritan Texts:
1. Complete Bradstreet/Taylor
Discussion Questions
2. Complete Sinners in the
Hand of an Angry God
Reading Guide
Hw: Author book, Owen
Essay
September 2015- Calendar
***Please Note: This Calendar is subject to change!***
8/31
Welcome Back!
Introductions/Syllabus
9/7
OFF
9/1
9/2
9/4
9/3
Picture Day
Finish
Introductions/Syllabus
Name Assignment
9/8
Summer Reading
Assessment: In Class
Write
Summer Reading Review
“Why Literature Matters”
9/9
Summer Reading Review
“Why Literature Matters”
9/10
Literary Element Review
Summer Reading Review
“Why Literature Matters”
9/11
Literary Element Review
Independent Reading
Introduction with Ms.
Hauer
Hw: Pick your IR book!
9/14
9/15
OFF
9/16
Literary Element Review
Literary Element Review
Hw: Study for quiz
tomorrow!
9/23
9/21
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Introduction
9/22
Hw: Read pg. 15-24;
work on study guide
Hw: Read pg. 27-38;
work on study guide
9/28
9/29
Gilgamesh
9/18
9/17
Literary Element Quiz
9/24
9/25
Gilgamesh
OFF
Independent Reading Day
Reading Rate
Independent Reading Day
Quotations
Hw: Read pg. 39-50; work
on study guide
9/30
10/1
10/2
ADL Training
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Hw: Read pg. 53-61;
work on study guide
Hw: Read pg. 62-71;
work on study guide
Hw: Read pg. 72-80; work
on study guide
Hw: Read pg. 81-91; work
on study guide
Independent Reading Day
Stick Figure