TERM 2 SCHEDULE & ASSIGNMENTS
Last Weeks of Winter Term - Due Dates
Friday, March 13: First-draft of Poetry Paper (3-5 page essay with thesis)
Vocab Quiz #12
Monday, March 16: Holocaust Essay/Art Contest
Tuesday, March 17: Work on Poetry Paper - put together all components
Wed., March 18: Final Draft of Poetry Paper - all components (see assignment sheet below)
Thurs., March 19: American Poetry Exam
Feb. 26 - March 19
American Poetry
This unit on American Poetry is a way for you to develop an understanding of different literary eras in America, as well as an in-depth understanding of one key American poet of your choice. The following are some the most important American poets; please choose a poet from this list for your research project.
Phillis Wheatley
Conrad Aiken
E.E. Cummings
Willa Cather
Emily Dickinson
Robert Frost
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Claude McKay
Marianne Moore
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Walt Whitman
William Carlos Williams
Gertrude Stein
Carl Sandburg
Edgar Allen Poe
Ezra Pound
Dorothy Parker
Herman Melville
Joaquin Miller
T.S. Eliot
Gwendolyn Brooks
Billy Collins
Countee Cullen
Robert Bly
Jack Kerouac
Allen Ginsberg
Maya Angelou
Sylvia Plath
Grace Paley
Theodore Roethke
Alice Walker
Students must find the following:
• Biographical information on your poet
• A timeline of important historical events during the lifetime of the poet
• Other famous writers and poets of the time
• Five to ten poems by your poets
• Critical essays or reviews of your poet
ALL RESEARCH IS DUE ON MONDAY, MARCH 9
Your final project must include the following:
• A creative cover
• One page of biographical information
• Bibliography in MLA format
• A timeline of important historical events during the lifetime of the poet
• A list of other famous writers and poets of the time
• A list of five to ten poems by the poet, and date published
• One page summary of literary criticism on the poet –
• A 3-5 page essay on your poet in MLA format which includes information gathered to prove the following: What makes your poet a significant American artist?
Sample Thesis Statement: Walt Whitman is the quintessential American poet because his life and writings exemplify the successes and failure, as well as the loves and losses that define the American experience.
FINAL PROJECT DUE ON MONDAY, MARCH 16
FINAL CUMULATIVE EXAM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19
TOPICS:
- Harlem Renaissance
- American Poetry
- Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Native Americans in Washington State
January 22- Feb. 6 Assignments
UNIT: The Harlem Renaissance
1. Their Eyes were Watching God - finish novel & Complete Study Questions - due at beginning of class on Thursday, Jan. 29 (see study questions below)
2. Reading Quiz and in-class essay - Friday, Jan 30
3. Extra Credit - Passing (by Nella Larsen) - take-home essay exam due on Monday, Feb. 2
4. Harlem Renaissance paper
research topic & complete outline - due on Thursday, Jan. 29
1st draft of paper - due on Monday, Feb. 2
Final draft of paper - due on Friday, Feb. 6
5. Harlem Renaissance Final Exam - Thursday, Feb.5
NOTE: Vocabulary List #10 - Quiz on Friday, Feb. 6
Study Questions for Their Eyes were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
Due: Thursday, January 29 @ the beginning of class
1. What kind of God are the eyes of Hurston's characters watching? What is the nature of that God and of their watching? Do any of them question God?
2. What is the importance of the concept of horizon? How do Janie and each of her men widen her horizons? What is the significance of the novel's final sentences in this regard?
3. What is the journey that Janie is on – literally and metaphorically? How does Janie's journeyfrom West Florida, to Eatonville, to the Evergladesrepresent her, and the novel's increasing immersion in black culture and traditions?
4. To what extent does Janie acquire her own voice and the ability to shape her own life?
5. What is the effect of Janie telling her story to Pheoby in flashback format? Does it undermine her ability to tell her story directly in her own voice?
6. How would you explain Hurston's depiction of violence toward women?
7. Why is adherence to received tradition so important to nearly all the people in Janie's world? How does the community deal with those who are "different"?
8. After Joe Starks's funeral, Janie realizes that "She had been getting ready for her great journey to the horizons in search of people; it was important to all the world that she should find them and they find her." Why is this important "to all the world"?
10. How important is Hurston's use of vernacular (look up this word if you do not know what it means!) dialect to our understanding of Janie and the other characters and their way of life? What do speech patterns reveal about the quality of these lives and the nature of these communities?
11. Metaphors: Explain the significance of the following images and metaphors in the novel.
• Pear tree
• Mules
• Janie’s hair
• The title of the book (Their Eyes were Watching God – see chapter 18)
12. Characters: Know the following people from the novel.
• Janie Crawford
• Pheoby Watson
• Nanny
• Joe (Jody) Stark
• Logan Killicks
• Tea Cake (Vergible Woods)
• Mrs. Turner
January 10 - January 22 Assignments
1. We are reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Please finish reading the play by Wednesday, January 14.
Vocab quiz and Reading quiz on the play on Friday, Jan. 16.
2. "This I believe" essay assignment.
1st draft of essay due on Tuesday, Jan. 20
Final draft due on Jan. 22
3. Vocab Quiz on Friday, Jan 16
4. Coming up…the Harlem Renaissance. Reading packet and novel will be assigned on January 22!
Week of December 1 - 5
Poetry Night is coming up…girls must select or write a poem or a song for the event on Dec 11!
Monday: Select poem/song/skit for poetry night
Tuesday: Begin research on Washington State Native American Paper (final draft due on Friday, Dec. 19)
Wednesday: Washington State Native Paper outline due
Thursday: History packet - outline due
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz
December Schedule & Assignments
Native Americans in Washington State
1. Research Paper Assignment:
In 3-5 pages double-spaced, write a research paper about your assignment Native American Tribe. You must cover the following topics:
• History/geography
• Social/political structure
• Arts – visual, literature
• Encounters with Europeans
• Modern Reservation Life
You must have a title/cover sheet and a bibliography.
2. PowerPoint Presentation:
Create and present a Power Point from your research. You must have 5-8 slides, with at least 4 pictures. Cover the areas above in your presentation.
3. Unit Exam:
Your exam on this unit will cover the packet on Native Americans in Washington, the packet on native Americans in the U.S., as well as information from the Power Points.
DUE DATES
Monday, Dec. 8 – First Draft of paper due
Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Read U.S. Native packet – outline due on Friday, Dec. 12
Wednesday, Dec. 10 – Northwest Girls Coalition Luncheon
Thursday, Dec. 11 – POETRY NIGHT!
Friday, Dec. 12 – Work on paper revisions
Monday, Dec. 15 – quiz on Washington State Native Am. Packet
Tuesday, Dec. 16 – final draft of paper due – begin PowerPoint Presentations
Wednesday, Dec. 17 - Presentations
Thursday, Dec. 18 - study for exam
Friday, Dec. 19 – FINAL EXAM WASH/US NATIVE AMERICANS
