East of Eden Unit Calendar 2013
American Literature
Monday
Sept 30
Check out East of Eden
Literature Circle Discussions
Reading Expectations
Start Chapter 1 together
HW: Ch. 1-3.3( 25)
Oct 7
Introduce Family History Project
Prep for Lit Circle #1
Tuesday
Oct1
Genesis Activity
Wednesday/Thursday
Oct 2/3 minimum days
Trasks & Hamiltons Charts
Friday
Oct 4
Close Reading: Love Passage
HW: Ch. 3.4 – 5 (26)
Oct 8
HW: Ch. 6
Oct 9/10
Discuss Chapter 14
Family Tree Examples/Templates
HW: Ch. 7
Oct 11
DRAFT Check: Family Tree
Peer Editing
Lit Circle #2
Reading In Class
Lit Circle #1
HW: Ch. 8 – 9 (27)
Draft Family Tree
Oct 14
HW: Ch. 10 – 13.2 (38)
Draft of Family Tree
Oct 15 (1-3-5-7 Schedule)
A Study of Evil:
Zimbardo “TED” talk
Lit Circle #3
Writing Lab:
Researching Primary and
Secondary Sources
HW: Read “Adventures in
Good and Evil”
Draft of Family Tree
Prep Lit Circle Notes
Oct 16 (0-2-4-6 Schedule)
PSAT
HW: Ch. 18 – 19 (24)
Research Primary/Secondary
Sources
Oct 17 Tuesday Schedule
Writing Lab: Narrative Arc
1st period Library
2nd/3rd periods P-16
HW: Ch. 20 – 21 (24)
Draft Chapter Sketches
HW: Ch. 15.4 – 17 (31)
Prep Lit Circle Notes
HW: No homework sleep well
and prep for PSAT.
Oct 21
Oct 22
HW: Research
Primary/Secondary Sources
Oct 23 Friday Schedule
Writing Lab: Plot and Setting
Writing Lab: Plot and Setting
Lit Circle #5
HW: Ch. 22 (21)
Draft of Chapter Sketches
HW: Ch. 23.1– 24.1 (24)
Prep Lit Circle Notes
Oct 28
Writing Lab: Character
Development
Oct 29
Writing Lab: Character
Development
HW: Ch. 28.3 – 31 (20)
Draft Anecdotes
Nov 4
HW: Ch. 32 – 33 (21)
Draft Anecdotes
Nov 5
DRAFT CHECK: Chapter
Sketches
Peer Editing
1st period Library
2nd/3rd periods P-16
Reading Assessment #1
HW: Ch.26-28.2 (33)
Draft Chapter Sketches
Oct 30 /31
HW: Ch.26-28.2 (33)
Draft Anecdotes
Lit Circle # 6
HW: Ch. 34 – 37 (30)
Draft Anecdotes
Nov 6/7
HW: Ch. 41 – 44 (25)
HW: Ch. 45 – 47 (23)
HW: Ch. 48 – 49 (22)
Nov 11
Veteran’s Day
Nov 12
Nov 13/ 14
Lit Circle #8
Class Discussion: “Timshel”
Nov 18
Family History Project Due
Nov 19
Check out 50Essays
Oct 25 P/T Conferences
(minimum day 0-2-4-6)
HW: Ch. 24.2 – 25 (28)
October 24 P/T Conferences
(minimum days 1-3-5-7)
Lit Circle #7
Finish Novel in class
Ch. 53 – 55 (21)
HW: Ch. 13.3 – 15.3 (33)
Oct 18
Lit Circle #4
Nov 1
DRAFT CHECK: Anecdotes
Peer Editing
All periods to library
HW: Ch.38 – 40 (30)
Nov 8
Charting the Vices and Virtues
in East of Eden
HW: Ch. 50 – 52 (33)
Nov 15
Reading Assessment #2