A Streetcar Named Desire May 27th-June 18th

Previous Week: 5/27-28
Introduction to A Streetcar Named Desire: Tennessee Williams Life & Times
HW Read Act 1 for Monday


June 1st-14th
Characterization
-s/m/t chart
-movie (with Marlon Brando)
-dramatic readings
--voice and character
--narrative direction
Vocabulary
-worksheets
-quiz


Independent Reading Book Projects are due Monday, June 14th
Reflective Writing Essay (as journal entry): Students reflect on their writing portfolio, areas of growth and areas for growth.

June 14th-18th is Finals Week
2nd pd-Tuesday

Weekly Agenda May 24-28

MON

Check Rough Drafts for The Things They Carried Essay

HW Final Essay Due June 1st by 12pm to turnitin.com

(make an appt. if you need more help editing)

Collect HW Qs

TUES

Introduction to A Streetcar Named Desire

Biography on Tennessee Williams

-Life and Times-Notes

Issue books

-Scene 1

HW Finish Scene 1

WED

SSR

Journal Entry #9

Read Scene 2

THURS

Review

Characterization

Plot conflict and Prediction

HW Read Scene 3

FRI

Begin S/M/T Chart

Worksheet

and MOVIE with Marlon Brando!!

Weekly Agenda May 17-21

CST TESTING ALL WEEK! BLOCK SCHEDULES: ALL CLASSES WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK.

DAY 1&2
-Gallery Walk
Spring Assignment due for The Things They Carried

Writing
-Drafting the essay
-embedding evidence
-employing transitions

-peer and teacher edit
Final Draft due May 28th to turnitin.com

SSR-Journal #12

Weekly Agenda May 8-12

MON

Review Basic Essay Structure

-foldables

Review "Ghost Soldier"

HW Finish book

TUES

Review "The Lives of the Dead"

-role of Linda character and how she and other female are portrayed, what do they ultimately represent?

Defining heroism versus cowardice

-reflect on American Place Theater performance

-examples of compassion and humanity

-examples of offensive acts

Brainstorm different structures to satisfy each prompt

NO HW

WED

SSR

Journal #11

THURS/FRI

Writing/Outlining

Diversifying sentences:

-review types of sentences

Draft #1 due

HW

FOR MONDAY:Spring Assignment due and Gallery Walk

Weekly Agenda May 3-7

MON
Continue DEAR AMERICA documentary
Read "Good Form" in class
-landmark marginalia
HW Read "Field Trip" and 3qs

TUES
Supplementary/Creative Assignment due MAY 14th
Essay Prompts
-t-graph
HW "Ghost Soldier" and 3qs

WED
SSR #10
Journals due!

THURS
Work on T-Graph and Thesis
(No Book Test)
HW Finish Book For Tuesday (pages inventory)

FRI
Discuss "Ghost Soldier"
DEAR AMERICA documentary
END OF GRADING PERIOD, GP3 is only 5 weeks long!!