Here’s a site that will help you with various parts of the research paper: http://www8.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/3cc42a422514347a8525671d0049f395/4a5f614398c8d98f852569c300673443?OpenDocument

Friday, March 25

10 pages of research paper due.

Read for 10 minutes. Write thesis statement. Argue the other side: Write 3 points against/ 3 points for

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Monday, March 28: Show me your notes (Quiz grade: worth 10 points). Sentence outline due (Quiz grade: worth 10 points). Proofread outlines. Turn in outlines or revise and submit them for grade on Tuesday/Wednesday. Outlines will be worth 25 points.

For Tuesday: Need 1 copy of research paper and Works Cited page.

Tuesday, March 29/30 (block)

Outlines due. Peer review. Proofread Works Cited page.

Homework: Complete and bring Works Cited page to class. Begin revising Research Paper.

Thursday, March 31/April 1 (block)

Works Cited page due (Worth 25 points).

Homework: RESEARCH PAPER in its entirety DUE.

April 4

RESEARCH PAPER due.

Jan. 31-Feb. 4

Jan. 31 Mythology Olympics

HW: Read about the background of the next two authors whose works we’ll study. Read “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe (p. 581-582)

Dec. 14 Continue viewing Romeo & Juliet.

HW: Read “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

Dec. 15 Discuss “Annabel Lee” and “The Gift of the Magi” with specific focus on plot and theme.

Dec. 16 Quiz over “Annabel Lee” and “The Gift of the Magi.” Read excerpt from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and discuss its parallel to the Romeo and Juliet story. What parallels can be drawn between these Shakespeare plays and O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”?

HW: Work on completing study guide for semester final.

Dec. 17 Watch an excerpt of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

HW: Study for semester final.

Dec. 20 Review for final. Begin essay?

Dec. 21 Semester final over “I Have a Dream,” “I Chose to Remain,” “Tolerance,” O Pioneers, Romeo and Juliet, “Annabel Lee,”and “The Gift of the Magi.”

12/13-21

Students should be completing their third yearbook spread of the year.  This third spread is due before Christmas. By the end of the semester, they should have completed their fourth spread.

Dec. 13-21

We will brainstorm for the January issue and then assign stories. There will also be a lecture on page design basics.