Week of May 26th

Monday, May 26th
• Memorial Day (no school today).

Tuesday, May 27th (T)
• Due: Start reading The Catcher in the Rye (optional).
• Class: Sign out Catcher books; sign in vocabulary; viewing of Raisin in the Sun.

Wednesday, May 28th (W)
• Due: Keep reading Catcher.
• Class: Continue viewing of Raisin in the Sun.

Thursday, May 29th (H)
• Due: Catcher Reading #1: Ch. 1-7 (pg. 1-52).
• Class: Getting to know Holden; slang.

Friday, May 30th (F)
• Due: Revised research paper letter (marked up copy, plus two clean copies and a stamped, addressed envelope OR one copy of sent email; we’ll put the rough and one copy of the final in your portfolio).
• Class: Exam review; wrap up viewing of Raisin in the Sun.

Monday, June 2nd (S)
• Due: Catcher Reading #2: Ch. 8-14 (pg. 53-104).
• Class: Getting to know Salinger; “Dear Abby.”

Note: Not too many deadlines left! Here are some tentative ones:

• Thursday, June 5th: Catcher Reading #3: Ch. 15-20 (pg. 105-157).
• Monday, June 9th: Catcher Reading #4: Ch. 21-26 (pg. 158-214).
• Wednesday, June 11th: Exams and portfolio inserts due.

Reminder: Bring back vocabulary books – plus anything else you owe – as soon as possible to avoid hold slips!

Business Letter Format

The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University is an excellent resource for all your writing questions. For your research paper letters, I would like you to use the standard block format, the most basic format for formal letter writing.

Click here for a description of business letter etiquette and format.

Click here to see a sample letter.

Week of May 12th

Monday, May 12th (S)
• Due: Research paper, in hard copy when you arrive, including works cited.
• Class: Research paper self-assessment; drama groups (reading; discussion; predictions).

Tuesday, May 13th (U)
• Class does not meet today.

Wednesday, May 14th (M)
• Due: Self-assigned reading in plays.
• Class: Drama groups (reading; discussion; character resumes).

Thursday, May 15th (T)
• Due: Be finished reading your play. Identify a piece of literary criticism about your play, read it, summarize it in a short paragraph, and bring both to class to share.
• Class: Drama groups (discussion of plays and literary criticism; work on study guides).

Friday, May 16th (W)
• Due: Research paper letter.
• Class: Drama groups.

Monday, May 19th (H)
• Due: Complete draft of your portion(s) of the study guide posted to the site.
• Class: Drama groups.

Tuesday, May 20th (F)
• Due: Quizzes are ready to go (given to me in class on Monday; emailed with receipt confirmation by 9pm on Monday; hand-delivered in class before homeroom on Tuesday).
• Class: American drama quiz day!

Wednesday, May 21st (S)
• Due: Finish any remaining quiz questions; be ready for scenes.
• Class: Scene performances and discussion.

Week of May 5th

Monday, May 5th (M)
• Due: Work on revising your research paper.
• Class: Selections for American drama literature circles; MLA exercises; review sample research paper.

Tuesday, May 6th (T)
• Due: Email me specific questions about the paper for whole class workshop.
• Class: Research paper workshop; begin American drama unit.

Wednesday, May 7th (W)
• Due: Nearly finished draft of your research paper – including the Works Cited page.
• Class: Peer revision (focus on style, mechanics).

Thursday, May 8th (H)
• Due: Find, read, and print an article on background for your play (from a reputable source, like the databases; decide among your group for good distribution of topics).
• Class: Group work on American drama.

Friday, May 9th (F)
• Due: Homework will be announced.
• Class: Group work on American drama.

Monday, May 12th (S)
• Due: Your final research paper, in hard copy when you arrive in class.
• Class: Self-assessment on research paper; group work on American drama.

Note: You will need to finish reading your plays by Wednesday, May 14th, finishing up loose ends on your own time for homework.