Week 3:4 (Dec. 9-13)

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Seniors: What AP Readers Long to SeeWatchmen JournalWatchmen Essay PromptsWatchmen Essay RubricWatchmen NotesReading Schedule for 3:1-4Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA Template, Monday’s In-Class Practice Poetry AnalysisNotes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism; Videos: Victorian Era, Realism, Modernism

Freshmen: AF Vocab ListQuiz Preview for Ch. 7-10SAT Vocab #2, SG Article & QuestionsLiterary Analysis Task #2; GE Essay: E-Text of the NovelEssay Outline & RubricCiting & Weaving ExamplesMLA TemplateJournal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29GE Ch. 30-59AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10; Misc: Proofreading ExpectationsJournal ExpectationsUsage NotesLiterature TermsTheme LogTurnitin Registration Instructions, Writing About Literature@georgeorwell

Week 3:3 (Dec. 2-6)

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SENIORs Watchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen Prompts, Watchmen Essay RubricWatchmen NotesReading Schedule for 3:1-4

FRESHMEN   Animal Farm: Animal Farm Vocab ListAF NotesTheme Log; Great Expectations: E-TextEssay Outline & RubricCiting & Weaving ExamplesJournal: GE Ch. 20-29GE Ch. 30-59AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10, Proofreading Expectations, Journal Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms; Turnitin Registration Instructions

Writing a Thesis Statement: Thesis/Essay Prompt (general directions handout), Thesis Tips (theme-specific summaries), Thesis Questions (theme-specific thought-provoking questions), Thesis Notes (given in class), Thesis Help (getting your ideas together), Thesis Development (forming your ideas into a sentence), Subordinate Conjunctions (forming complex sentences with useful words), Thesis Generator (if you can’t quite get your ideas into a sentence), Thesis Builder (another thesis generator if you’re having trouble fitting it all in one sentence)

Week 3:2 (Nov. 18-22)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:1-4Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateWatchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen PromptsWatchmen Notes, Rubric for Monday’s Prose EssayTips for Tuesday’s Multiple Choice, Wheel of Feels

Freshmen: GE Audiotext, GE E-TextAnimal Farm Vocab ListVocab Presentation Instructions, AF NotesTheme LogEssay Outline and RubricCiting and Weaving ExamplesGE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29GE Journal Questions for Ch. 30-59AF Journal Questions for Ch. 1-5AF Journal Questions for Ch. 6-10

Writing a Thesis Statement: Thesis/Essay Prompt (general directions handout), Thesis Tips (theme-specific summaries), Thesis Questions (theme-specific thought-provoking questions), Thesis Notes (from in class), Thesis Help (getting your ideas together), Thesis Development (forming your ideas into a sentence), Subordinate Conjunctions (forming complex sentences with useful words), Thesis Generator (if you can’t quite get your ideas into a sentence), Thesis Builder (another thesis generator if you’re having trouble fitting it all in one sentence)

Week 2:6 (Nov. 4-8)

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Seniors:  Reading Schedule for 2:1-6Poems for the 2nd Six WeeksMLA TemplateNotes on Postmodernism and Watchmen, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen SketchesWatchmen Prompts, Reading Schedule for 3:1-4, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, Watchmen E-text (Huge One-Time PDF Download), The Doomsday ClockLiterary 3×3 GuidelinesLiterary 3×3 Examples

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Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29Citing and Weaving ExamplesGE Theme LogGE E-Text (Whole Novel), SAT Vocab #1GE AudiotextGE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 30-36Thesis NotesGE Paper Outline and RubricGE Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview

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Week 3:4 (Dec. 10-14)

Freshmen … Journal Questions: GE Ch. 20-29AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10 / Great Expectations Paper: Theme LogEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateCitation & Weaving ExamplesTurnItIn.com Registration InstructionsWriting About Literature / Animal FarmQuiz Preview for Ch. 7-10Theme LogVocab List@georgeorwell / Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: PB Vocab #3SG Questions, Colormarking #7
Seniors: 3:1-4 Reading Schedule3rd Six Weeks’ Poems / Watchmen: PromptsWhat AP Readers Long to See / Beloved: Reading Schedule 3:5-4:2Symbol SketchesResponse Journal w/ ExamplesIn-Class Notes

Week 3:3 (Dec. 3-7)

Freshmen, if you don’t yet have a thesis approved, email another proposal. / Great ExpectationsCh. 20-29 Journal QuestionsTheme LogEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateWriting About LiteratureCitation & Weaving Guide, TurnItIn.com Registration Instructions / Animal FarmNotesTheme LogVocab ListVocab Presentation InstructionsCh. 1-5 Journal QuestionsCh. 6-10 Journal Questions, George Orwell on Twitter (@georgeorwell)
Seniors, be sure to journal and sketch while you read, not days later. / General: 3rd Six Weeks’ Poems / Watchmen: Reading ScheduleNotesJournalSketchbookE-textPrompt Choices

Week 3:2 (Nov. 26-30)

Freshmen: Poe / “The Raven” HandoutsPoe / “The Raven PowerPoint“The Raven” AudioGreat Expectations: Theme LogCh. 20-29 Journal QuestionsE-textAudiotext,  Thesis Notes, Thesis Questions, Thesis GuidelinesThesis Generator, Essay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateWriting About LiteratureCitation & Weaving GuideAnimal Farm: NotesTheme LogVocab ListVocab Presentation InstructionsCh. 1-5 Journal QuestionsCh. 6-10 Journal Questions
Seniors: 3:2 BellworkClose Reading Handout #23rd Six Weeks’ Poems3:1-3:4 Reading ScheduleLiterary 3×3 InstructionsWatchmen: NotesJournalSketchbookE-textPrompt Choices; Extras: Jungian ArchetypesAlan Moore on Watchmen

Week 3:1 (Nov. 12-16)

Freshmen: Poe / “The Raven” HandoutsPoe / “The Raven” PowerPoint, “The Raven” AudioGreat Expectations: Theme LogCh. 20-29 Journal QuestionsE-textAudiotextEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateThesis NotesCitation & Weaving GuideAnimal FarmVocab ListVocab Presentation Instructions
Seniors: 3:1 Bellwork, Close Reading Handout #13rd Six Weeks’ Poems3:1-3:4 Reading Schedule; Watchmen: NotesJournalSketchbookE-textPrompt Choices

Week 2:6 (Nov. 5-9)

Freshmen, have a copy of Animal Farm with you in class on Friday: GE Theme LogGE Ch. 20-29 Journal QuestionsGE Full E-textGE AudioGuide to Citation & WeavingQuote Weaving ExamplePB Vocab #1GE Paper InfoMLA Format TemplateThesis Notes

Seniors, be sure to read Kafka’s Metamorphosis by next Monday: 2:5-2:6 Reading Schedule2:6 Bellwork, Hamlet Essay PromptsParent LetterWatchmen Response JournalWatchmen Symbolism SketchbookWatchmen E-textWatchmen Notes3:1-3:4 Reading Schedule3rd Six Weeks’ Poem Packet