Sept. 6 – LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Sep. 7/8 – G/S
English 10: Rough draft of character analysis due; peer editing; begin exploring two colonial poets: Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet, analyzing purpose, context, diction, point of view, tone and argument in poetry; homework: read Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”; compose level questions
AP 11: Enjoy and discuss student personal narratives from the past; homework: first draft of personal narrative due next class
Sep. 9/10 – G/S
English 10: Edwards level questions due; poetry presentations; contextualize and express first impressions of Edwards’ sermon; discuss the rhetorical matrix
AP 11: First draft of personal narrative due; share personal narrative drafts in groups; share observations of Daum essay, especially her use of schemes and tropes – describe her rhetorical situation, the development of her voice/persona and means of accomplishment; homework: review The Language of Composition on arrangement: pp. 13 – 26
Sep. 13 – Sage
English 10: Final draft of character analysis due; in-class essay on the modern definition of “witch hunt”
AP 11: In-class essay responding to an AP prompt; homework: closely reread Eighner “On Dumpster Diving”; work on second draft of personal narrative
Sep. 14/15 – G/S
English 10: In groups, create responses to the Edwards discussion questions; draw and color images generated by the sermon; homework: read “Young Goodman Brown”; compose level questions
AP 11: Second draft of personal narrative due; assign sections of Eighner to teach to the class, analyze relationship of form to function, arrangement, voice and diction, pronoun usage; prepare presentations; homework: closely reread Rauch “In Defense of Prejudice”
Sep. 16/17 – G/S Note: Thursday is a late-start day beginning with Seminar at 8:20 a.m.
English 10: “Young Goodman Brown” level questions due; group work on discussion questions; discovering and defining allegory; the roles of characters in allegory; prediction through mood/tone; discuss in-class essays
AP 11: Eighner presentations; discuss in-class essays; homework: prepare final draft of personal narrative for submission on Monday – don’t forget the self-evaluation responses
