Fall 2015 - 2nd Nine Weeks Syllabus
October
W 14 SAT Question of the Day 4-Level Sentence Analysis; USI Rice Library field trip
information; Antigone - Discuss Prologue and Scenes 1-3, pp. 1486-1507; begin reading
Scenes 4, 5, and Exodus, pp. 1507-1521; Mythological Allusions #43-45
F 16 SAT Question of the Day; 4-Level Sentence Analysis Test #2; Antigone - Discuss Scenes
4, 5, and Exodus, pp. 1507-1521 and play as a whole; Antigone test review; Mythological
Allusions #31-45 Kahoot! review
T 20 SAT Question of the Day; Punctuation as a Function of Grammar: Commas in a series; Antigone Test; Research Project Information; Mythological Allusions #46-48
R 22 USI - Rice Library / Library instruction [12:45-2:15]; Project Proposal due by 1:00 PM, 11/3
M 26 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas in a series; Ch 22,
"Reading Poetry" - "Reading Poetry Responsively," pp. 755; Lisa Parker, "Snapping Beans," p. 756; Robert Hayden, "Those Winters Sundays," p. 757; John Updike, "Dog's Death," p. 758; Mythological Allusions #46-48
W 28 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas with coordinate adjectives / practice; Ch 22, "Reading Poetry" - "The Pleasure of Words," p. 759-760; William Hathaway, "Oh, Oh," p. 760; Robert
Frances, "Catch," p. 762; Elizabeth Bishop, "The Fish," pp. 767-768 / Research Project Work Time [Select topic / conduct
preliminary research / Project Proposal due 11/3]; Mythological Allusions #49-51
F 30 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas - after introductory words, mild interjections, or adverbs / prepositional
phrases; Chapter 24 "Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone," pp. 801-806; Marilyn Nelson, "How I Discovered Poetry," p. 808; "Katharyn Howard Machan, "Hazel Tells LaVerne," p. 809; Martin Espada, "Latin Night at the Pawnshop," p. 811; Paul
Laurence Dunbar, "To a Captious Critic," p. 812; Mythological Allusions #52-54
November
T 3 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas after introductory infinitive and participial phrases and adverb clauses /
practice Research Project Work Time
[locate and evaluate sources - Annotated Bibliography due 11/16; Mythological Allusions #55-57
R 5 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: with interrupters / Comma Review #1;Comma Test #1; Ch 23, "Writing about Poetry," pp. 793-798, Elizabeth Bishop,
"Manners," pp. 795-796; Sample Close Reading; Select and annotate poem; Sample Student Analysis, p. 798-800 & p 810-
811; Outline Poetry Analysis; Mythological Allusions #58-60
M 9 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Comma Test #1;Commas with quotations and compound sentences; Ch 23, Writing about Poetry,"
Write Poetry Analysis in class; Research Project work time [locate and evaluate sources] Mythological Allusions #61-65
W 11 No School - Veteran's Day
R 12 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas with nonessential phrases and clauses / practice; William
Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, Introduction; Act I, Scene 1, pp 23-30;Research Project work time [finish locating
and evaluating sources / create annotated bibliography - due Monday,11/16; Mythological Allusions #45-65 Quizziz review
M 16 Annotated Bibliography due; SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas - other uses of commas / Comma Test
#2 Review; William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, Introduction; Act I, Scene 2, pp. 30-35; Mythological Allusions
#30-65 Test
W 18 SAT Question of the Day; Comma Test #2; Othello, Act I, Scene 3, pp. 35-51; Research Project Work Time [Record
information from sources] Allusions from Literature #7-9
F 20 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Semicolons; Othello, Act I, Scene 3, pp. 35-51; Allusions from Literature #10-12
T 24 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Semicolons Practice; Othello, Act 1; Scene 3, pp. 35-51; Othello Act I
Quiz; Allusions from Literature #13-15
R 26 No School - Thanksgiving Break
December
T 1 SAT Question of the DayP as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - used with commas / between independent clauses,Act I, Scene i, pp. 23-30
(finished): answer Act I, Scene 1 Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); begin Act I, Scene 2, pp. 30-35 Research Project Work
time [Organize information / develop main points/ begin draft]
R 3 P as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - semicolons with conjunctive adverbs / colons to introduce a list; Othello, Act I,
Scene ii, pp. 30-35 (finish); answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Act I, Scene 3, pp. 35-51; answer Literary Focus
Questions (Haiku); Final Exam Information
M 7 P as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - colons to introduce a quotation / introduce an explanation; Quiz – Othello Act 1
(20 points); Othello, Begin Act II, Scene i, pp. 52-65; Research Project Work Time [Draft paper, compile Works Cited
page]
W 9 P as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - other uses of colons / Semicolons and Colons Test Review; Othello, Act II, Scene i
(finish), answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Scene ii, pp. 65-66; answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Research
Project Work Time [proofread and edit] begin Scene iii, pp. 66-80
F 11 Research Paper due (250 points); Research Paper Self-Evaluation; Othello, Act II, Scene iii, 66-80; answer Literary
Focus Questions (Haiku); Review Act II; Othello Act II Quiz (20 points)
F 12 Semicolons and Colons Test; Othello, Act III, Scene i, pp. 81-83, answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Scene ii, pp.
83- 84; answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku) Begin Act III, Scene iii, pp. 84-106
T 16
R 18 Final Exam
W 14 SAT Question of the Day 4-Level Sentence Analysis; USI Rice Library field trip
information; Antigone - Discuss Prologue and Scenes 1-3, pp. 1486-1507; begin reading
Scenes 4, 5, and Exodus, pp. 1507-1521; Mythological Allusions #43-45
F 16 SAT Question of the Day; 4-Level Sentence Analysis Test #2; Antigone - Discuss Scenes
4, 5, and Exodus, pp. 1507-1521 and play as a whole; Antigone test review; Mythological
Allusions #31-45 Kahoot! review
T 20 SAT Question of the Day; Punctuation as a Function of Grammar: Commas in a series; Antigone Test; Research Project Information; Mythological Allusions #46-48
R 22 USI - Rice Library / Library instruction [12:45-2:15]; Project Proposal due by 1:00 PM, 11/3
M 26 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas in a series; Ch 22,
"Reading Poetry" - "Reading Poetry Responsively," pp. 755; Lisa Parker, "Snapping Beans," p. 756; Robert Hayden, "Those Winters Sundays," p. 757; John Updike, "Dog's Death," p. 758; Mythological Allusions #46-48
W 28 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas with coordinate adjectives / practice; Ch 22, "Reading Poetry" - "The Pleasure of Words," p. 759-760; William Hathaway, "Oh, Oh," p. 760; Robert
Frances, "Catch," p. 762; Elizabeth Bishop, "The Fish," pp. 767-768 / Research Project Work Time [Select topic / conduct
preliminary research / Project Proposal due 11/3]; Mythological Allusions #49-51
F 30 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas - after introductory words, mild interjections, or adverbs / prepositional
phrases; Chapter 24 "Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone," pp. 801-806; Marilyn Nelson, "How I Discovered Poetry," p. 808; "Katharyn Howard Machan, "Hazel Tells LaVerne," p. 809; Martin Espada, "Latin Night at the Pawnshop," p. 811; Paul
Laurence Dunbar, "To a Captious Critic," p. 812; Mythological Allusions #52-54
November
T 3 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas after introductory infinitive and participial phrases and adverb clauses /
practice Research Project Work Time
[locate and evaluate sources - Annotated Bibliography due 11/16; Mythological Allusions #55-57
R 5 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: with interrupters / Comma Review #1;Comma Test #1; Ch 23, "Writing about Poetry," pp. 793-798, Elizabeth Bishop,
"Manners," pp. 795-796; Sample Close Reading; Select and annotate poem; Sample Student Analysis, p. 798-800 & p 810-
811; Outline Poetry Analysis; Mythological Allusions #58-60
M 9 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Comma Test #1;Commas with quotations and compound sentences; Ch 23, Writing about Poetry,"
Write Poetry Analysis in class; Research Project work time [locate and evaluate sources] Mythological Allusions #61-65
W 11 No School - Veteran's Day
R 12 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas with nonessential phrases and clauses / practice; William
Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, Introduction; Act I, Scene 1, pp 23-30;Research Project work time [finish locating
and evaluating sources / create annotated bibliography - due Monday,11/16; Mythological Allusions #45-65 Quizziz review
M 16 Annotated Bibliography due; SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Commas - other uses of commas / Comma Test
#2 Review; William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, Introduction; Act I, Scene 2, pp. 30-35; Mythological Allusions
#30-65 Test
W 18 SAT Question of the Day; Comma Test #2; Othello, Act I, Scene 3, pp. 35-51; Research Project Work Time [Record
information from sources] Allusions from Literature #7-9
F 20 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Semicolons; Othello, Act I, Scene 3, pp. 35-51; Allusions from Literature #10-12
T 24 SAT Question of the Day; P as a F of G: Semicolons Practice; Othello, Act 1; Scene 3, pp. 35-51; Othello Act I
Quiz; Allusions from Literature #13-15
R 26 No School - Thanksgiving Break
December
T 1 SAT Question of the DayP as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - used with commas / between independent clauses,Act I, Scene i, pp. 23-30
(finished): answer Act I, Scene 1 Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); begin Act I, Scene 2, pp. 30-35 Research Project Work
time [Organize information / develop main points/ begin draft]
R 3 P as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - semicolons with conjunctive adverbs / colons to introduce a list; Othello, Act I,
Scene ii, pp. 30-35 (finish); answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Act I, Scene 3, pp. 35-51; answer Literary Focus
Questions (Haiku); Final Exam Information
M 7 P as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - colons to introduce a quotation / introduce an explanation; Quiz – Othello Act 1
(20 points); Othello, Begin Act II, Scene i, pp. 52-65; Research Project Work Time [Draft paper, compile Works Cited
page]
W 9 P as a F of G: Semicolons and Colons - other uses of colons / Semicolons and Colons Test Review; Othello, Act II, Scene i
(finish), answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Scene ii, pp. 65-66; answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Research
Project Work Time [proofread and edit] begin Scene iii, pp. 66-80
F 11 Research Paper due (250 points); Research Paper Self-Evaluation; Othello, Act II, Scene iii, 66-80; answer Literary
Focus Questions (Haiku); Review Act II; Othello Act II Quiz (20 points)
F 12 Semicolons and Colons Test; Othello, Act III, Scene i, pp. 81-83, answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku); Scene ii, pp.
83- 84; answer Literary Focus Questions (Haiku) Begin Act III, Scene iii, pp. 84-106
T 16
R 18 Final Exam