Daily Agendas and Assignments for American Literature
Current Unit:
Freytag’s
Triangle Extra Credit
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Read the
narration p. 172-173 in L.o.L.
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In your own
words, explain what we learn about Thomas Putnam
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Today:
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The Crucible, Act 1, Continued
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p. 178-181
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Today:
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Continue, The
Crucible, Act 1
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p. 181-184
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HW:
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Bring SSR book to
block day
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Today:
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Hand back work
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American Dream
Packet
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Puritan Life Quiz
and Puritan Values Worksheet
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Crucible Part 1 Unit Portfolio DUE FRIDAY
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Finish reading Crucible
Act 1
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HW:
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Crucible Part 1 Unit Portfolio DUE FRIDAY
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Today:
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How were witches
accused?
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arguments used to
accuse a person of being a witch
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There be witches
in Aptos – a fun game
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Practice
translating Puritan speech into modern words
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Worksheet is part
of Crucible Part 2 Packet
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Today:
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Review of Act 1,
Exposition
1.
What is the
conflict?
2.
What is the
inciting incident?
3.
Who are possible
protagonists?
4.
Who are possible
antagonists?
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Notes on Act 2,
Rising Action
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Important
Characters
1.
Class discussion
about the characteristics of:
1.
John Proctor
2.
Thomas Putnam
3.
Abigail
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Today:
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Begin Act 2 of The
Crucible
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HW:
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Bring SSR book to
block day (Thurs)
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Today:
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Settings Compared
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Act 1 vs Act 2
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In pairs
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Continue Act 2 of
The Crucible
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Complete 2
Character Spidgergrams
1.
Character
Analysis of 2 different characters
1.
Hale
2.
Proctor
3.
Abigail
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2.
3-5 sentences in
each box
3.
Each partner
keeps 1 worksheet
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HW:
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Quiz over Crucible
Act 1, Act 2 and Fretag’s Traingle
on Monday, October 1
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Today:
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13 minutes for
Superstitions
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Industrialization
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What do you know
from history?
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In L.o.L.
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I Hear American
Singing by Walt Whitman
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Read Build a
Background on page 396
2.
Read poem 397
3.
Answer questions
1-3 on p. 398
2.
I Sit and Look Out
by Walt Whitman
1.
Read poem p. 399
2.
Answer questions
1 and 3 on p. 399
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HW:
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Quiz on Monday,
10/1, over Crucible Act 1, Act 2 and Freytag
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Today:
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Quiz over Crucible
Act 1 and 2 and Freytag’s triangle
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Today:
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Freytag’s Triangle Climax (Act 3)
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Begin Crucible
Act 3
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Reminder:
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Restructured Day
Wednesday, Bring SSR Book for Block Friday
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Today:
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What is irony?
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Types of irony:
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Situational
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Dramatic
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Irony in The
Crucible
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HW:
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Bring SSR book
for block on Friday
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Today:
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Sputnik and the
50’s
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Red Scare and The
Crucible
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Continue Act 3
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Today:
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Finish Crucible
Act III
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Today:
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Read and finish
Act IV of The Crucible
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Watch the film The
Crucible
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Finish the film The
Crucible
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Freytage Act IV (Falling Action) and Act V (Resolution,
Catastrophe)
o Explain how Crucible demonstrates these parts
The
Crucible Vocabulary
-class assignment
-define the following words,
and use in a sentence
predilection parochial
repression vengeance
injunction obscene
corruption gibberish
vindictive corroborating
opportune conjured
notorious prodigious
arbitrate scrutiny
afflicting allegedly
concealing licentious