Objective: Students will analyze a very ambiguous piece of literature.

Date: January 31, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. Hand in your completed Mini-poster
2. Research paper research in library

Period 3
1. CAT6 # 1 (You need your HSEE book)
2. Complete Mini-poster
3. Discuss “Nothing Man”
4. Research paper discussion
5. Library Research

Need Folder and Outside Book by Monday

Objective: Students will analyze a very ambiguous piece of literature.

Date: January 30, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. CAT6 #1
2. Complete Mini-poster
3. Discuss “Nothing Man”
4. Research paper discussion

Period 2 and 5
1. CAT6 # 1
2. Complete Mini-poster
3. Discuss “Nothing Man”
4. Research paper discussion
5. Library Research

Need Folder and Outside Book by Monday

1. Folder Prep for Second Semester

2. "Nothing Man" Ambiguous Poem Group Activity

3. Get your new outside book as soon as possible for approval.

Objective: Students will be able to identify types of irony in a short story.

Date: January 16, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. CAT6 26
2. Finish all parts of “Lamb to Slaughter” Interactive Reader
3. Discuss and go over “Lamb to Slaughter”
4. Begin “RMS Titanic” Reading and Outline

Period 2 and 5
1. CAT6 # 26
2. Complete “Lamb to Slaughter” Interactive Reader and score
3. “RMS Titanic” reading and outline.

A
B
C
D
E
Wang
Olan
Uncle
Gate Keeper
Fat Rich Guy
Eldest Son
Cuckoo
Lotus
Uncle’s Son
Pear Blossom
Wang’s Aunt
Apple Blossom
The Chinese Guy
Round Bottom
Poor Fool

Objective: Students will be able to identify types of irony in a short story.

Date: January 12, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. Finish all parts of “Lamb to Slaughter” Interactive Reader

Period 3
1. CAT6 # 25
2. Notes
3. Lamb to Slaughter vocabulary
4. Begin “Lamb to Slaughter” Interactive Reader

Objective: Students will be able to identify types of irony in a short story.

Date: January 11, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. Correct Vocabulary
2. CAT6 #
3. Notes: Irony and Ambiguity
4. Begin “Lamb to Slaughter” Interactive Reader

Period 2 and 5
1. CAT6 #
2. Notes
3. Lamb to Slaughter vocabulary
4. Begin “Lamb to Slaughter” Interactive Reader

Objective: Students will be able to use vocabulary words correctly in context.

Date: January 10, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. District Writing Test: Writing Portion if you were not here yesterday
2. Portfolio Discussion and Collection of Samples
3. “Lamb to Slaughter” vocabulary

Period 3
1. District Writing Test: Writing Portion
2. Portfolio Discussion and collection

How final is used for semester grade:
A: Grade up 3%
B: Grade up 1%
C: Grade stays
D: Grade drops 1%
F: Grade drops 3%





For Test Questions 86-100: Use the following Table

A
B
C
D
E
Wang
Olan
Uncle
Gate Keeper
Fat Rich Guy
Eldest Son
Cuckoo
Lotus
Uncle’s Son
Pear Blossom
Wang’s Aunt
Apple Blossom
The Chinese Guy
Round Bottom
Poor Fool

Objective: Students will read the short story and pre-write their essay for the District Writing Test.

Date: January 9, 2007

Period 1 – 5
1. District Writing Test: Writing Portion
2. Portfolio Discussion and Collection of Samples

How final is used for semester grade:
A: Grade up 3%
B: Grade up 1%
C: Grade stays
D: Grade drops 1%
F: Grade drops 3%





For Test Questions 86-100: Use the following Table

A
B
C
D
E
Wang
Olan
Uncle
Gate Keeper
Fat Rich Guy
Eldest Son
Cuckoo
Lotus
Uncle’s Son
Pear Blossom
Wang’s Aunt
Apple Blossom
The Chinese Guy
Round Bottom
Poor Fool

Objective: Students will show that they read and understood The Good Earth by passing a 300 point test.

Date: January 5, 2007

Period 1 and 4
1. The Good Earth Sample Writing Prompt Outline

Period 3
1. The Good Earth Test
2. Complete Group Poster for Found Poem
3. Last book report due on January 19

For Test Questions 86-100: Use the following Table

A
B
C
D
E
Wang
Olan
Uncle
Gate Keeper
Fat Rich Guy
Eldest Son
Cuckoo
Lotus
Uncle’s Son
Pear Blossom
Wang’s Aunt
Apple Blossom
The Chinese Guy
Round Bottom
Poor Fool

Objective: Students will write a “Found Poem” using the Good Earth as a review for the upcoming test.

Date: January 3, 2007

Period 1, 4
1. Good Earth Found Poetry assignment. See Warren’s perfect example.
2. Your group will need a poster board today.
3. Return novels to library one at a time.
4. Test tomorrow. Be sure to look over novel intro notes.
5. Last book report due on January 19


Period 2

1. Good Earth Found Poetry assignment
2. Good Earth test on Thursday.
Book report #2 Due January 19







Example of Found Poetry

Topic: The Fat Rich Guy

A Way Back Home

Out of my sight, lest I kill you for a fat worm.

He shivered and wept,
He was a great fat fellow,
Drunkenness from sleep,
Had failed to escape.

Had been laying naked in his bed,
Hidden in a secret place and now crept out,
Yellow rolls of flesh doubled over his breasts,
Small sunken pig’s eyes.

Do not kill me.
Do not kill me.
I have much money,

Money. The child saved. The land, the land.

Give me the money then.
Give me more.

Objective: Students will write a “Found Poem” using the Good Earth as a review for the upcoming test.

Date: January 2, 2007

Period 1, 4 and 5
1. Good Earth Found Poetry assignment
2. Your group will need a poster board tomorrow.
3. Last book report due on January 19


Period 2

1. Good Earth Found Poetry assignment
2. Good Earth test on Thursday.
Book report #2 Due January 19







Example of Found Poetry

Topic: The Fat Rich Guy

A Way Back Home

Out of my sight, lest I kill you for a fat worm.

He shivered and wept,
He was a great fat fellow,
Drunkenness from sleep,
Had failed to escape.

Had been laying naked in his bed,
Hidden in a secret place and now crept out,
Yellow rolls of flesh doubled over his breasts,
Small sunken pig’s eyes.

Do not kill me.
Do not kill me.
I have much money,

Money. The child saved. The land, the land.

Give me the money then.
Give me more.