Week of August 1st - 5th:
Monday:
Syllabus distributed
Students wrote a one page letter of introduction to Mrs. Peden.
Tuesday:
Students took notes over character archetypes.
Classes viewed video clips of each archetype and discussed their features.
Wednesday:
Students finished discussing character archetypes. Classes began discussing the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Thursday: Gilgamesh Project assigned.
Friday: Project Work Day in the Computer Lab.
Week of August 8th through August 12th:
Monday: Project Work Day.
Tuesday: Project Work Day.
Wednesday: Presentations
Thursday: Presentations
Friday: Review
Week of August 15 through August 19:
Monday: Prepare for Socratic Seminar
Tuesday: Socratic Seminar
Wednesday: Antigone notes
Thursday: Depict Antigone's family tree
Friday: Read Prologue on 690-695 and complete Reading log.
Week of August 22 through August 26:
Monday: Read Parados and Scene 1
Tuesday: Read Scene 1 and 2
Wednesday: Read Antigone
Thursday: Read Antigone
Friday: Finish reading Antigone
Week of August 29th through September 2nd:
Monday: Students complete guided reading questions for Antigone (previously distributed).
Tuesday: Tragic Hero Essay Assignment: Who is the tragic hero of the play Antigone? Students complete thesis statements.
Wednesday: Students will gather textual evidence from the drama to support their thesis statements using outline.
Thursday: Students will write a rough draft of their essay in class using essay outline. Students should complete the rough draft for homework.
Friday: Students will write a final draft of their essay. All essays are due at the end of class!
Week of September 5th through September 9th:
Monday: Labor Day
Tuesday: Antigone Character and Song Analysis Assignment
Wednesday: Work Day Antigone Character and Song Analysis
Thursday: Film Day
Friday: Film Day
Week of September 12th through September 16th:
Monday: Assigned Modern Day Hero Project.
Tuesday: Project Work Day/Picture Day
Wednesday: Project Work Day
Thursday: Project Work Day
Friday: Presentations
Week of September 19th through September 23rd: Fall Break
Week of September 26th through 30th:
Monday: Watch William Shakespeare documentary
Tuesday: Watch William Shakespeare documentary
Wednesday: Complete Think, Pair, Share activity
Thursday: Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, character list.
Friday: PSAT Registration
Week of October 3rd through 6th:
Monday: Complete Character List
Tuesday: Begin Reading Act 1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Wednesday: Read Act 1 of JC
Thursday: Read Act 1 of JC
Friday: Read Act 1 of JC
Week of October 10th through 14th:
Monday: Teacher Work Day
Tuesday: Finish Act 1 of JC
Wednesday: Act 1 Vocabulary Quiz
Thursday: Watch Act 1 of JC
Friday: Open Note Quiz over JC
Week of October 17th through the 21st:
Monday - Thursday: Read Act 2
Tuesday: PSAT - some classes did not meet on the 19th
Wednesday: Finish Act 2
Thursday: Prepare for Socratic Seminar
Friday: Act 2 Socratic Seminar
Week of October 24th through the 28th:
Monday: Review/Finish Act 2
Tuesday: Begin Act 3 Read through Scene 1
Wednesday: Review Questions over 3.1
Thursday: Review Questions over 3.1
Friday: Begin Rhetorical Devices
Week of October 31st through November 4th:
Monday: Act 2 Vocabulary Quiz, continue Rhetorical Devices
Tuesday: Pre-ACT some classes do not meet
Wednesday: Finish Rhetorical Devices
Thursday: Begin Reading Act 3 Scene 2
Friday: Finish Act 3
Week of November 7th through the 11th:
Monday & Tuesday: Teacher Work Day
Wednesday: Watch Act 3
Thursday: Assign rhetorical analysis: In one paragraph discuss who delivered the better funeral speech? Support your answer with three rhetorical strategies. Use the outline to create your response.
Friday: Write Rough Draft of Rhetorical Analysis
Week of November 14th through the 18th:
Monday: Write Final Draft of Rhetorical Analysis
Tuesday: Assign Narrative
Wednesday - Friday: Narrative Work Days; all narratives due at the end of class
Week of November 21st through the 25th: Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 28th through December 2nd:
Monday: Grade Reports; Review Julius Caesar
Tuesday: Watch Julius Caesar set in modern Africa and note the similarities and differences
Wednesday: Begin reading Act 4
Thursday: Finish Reading Act 4
Friday: Review Act 4
Week of December 5th through the 9th:
Monday: Read Act 5
Tuesday: Read Act 5
Wednesday: Finish Act 5/Watch film
Thursday: Review
Friday: Review
December 12th through the 16th:
Midterm Exams
Semester Break!
