Week+of+9.26.2011

__ Monday, September 26, 2011 __ HW: none. __ Tuesday, September 27, 2011 __ HW: read John Steinbeck’s “Flight,” link on Wiki. Sentence combining activity. __ Wednesday, September 28, 2011 __ __ Thursday, September 29, 2011 __ HW: Sentence combining exercise. __Friday, September 30, 2011__ HW: Read the story of //Adam and Eve// and //The Myths of Prometheus and Gaea//
 * Literature: Finish going over TTTC quotations with application to EQ’s, discuss the myth of Daedulus and Icarus in respect to EQ’s, go over DIDLS poetry evaluation Powerpoint, assign poems to be evaluated in pairs.
 * Grammar: TBA.
 * Grammar: begin sentence combining, practice sentences in class, vocabulary activity
 * Literature: complete paired poetry analysis, read “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, evaluate in terms of characterization for Mrs. Mallard and EQ’s.
 * No class, Flex day
 * Literature: Literary evaluation of Steinbeck’s “Flight”.
 * Grammar**:** go over sentence combining HW, continue with sentence combining. Turn in vocabulary activity.
 * Writing: go over structure of an expository paragraph, analyze paragraphs collaboratively for effectiveness
 * Writing: creation of expository paragraphs with a choice of topics. Be sure to bring a hard copy to class because we will be peer editing these on Monday, October 3.
 * Literature: n/a.
 * Grammar: bring sentence combining HW from 9.29.2011 to class on 10.3.2011. We will be grading in class.