Weekly Agenda 1.26-1.30

A Tale of Two Cities

MONDAY and TUESDAY
Finish Character Poems and share out

Book the Second
-3Q discussion
-close-reading

Poet Study
-due dates
-2nd critical annotation
HW Finish the 2nd book by Friday, and write 3-level questions

WEDNESDAY
Characterization
Reading Quiz

THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Poetry
-review terms
-practice explication
Double-Poem Timed Essay #2

Book the Second
-event
-style

Reading Thomas Carlyle
-explicit connections to novel
HW Finish 3rd book of "Tale" for Feb 6th;
AND, 3rd Critical Annotation due Tuesday.  If you haven't researched for the biography yet, you'll probably want to focus on biographical material for the annotation.  

Weekly Agenda 1.20-1.23

A Tale of Two Cities

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
Collect Poetry
-address any duplicates, share initial interest in poems and/or poet

Review Dicken's annotations: read from portions marked "share"
-add elements from Historical Background and Introduction packet
-review Journal #2
-one-word Reading Quiz

Poet Study Project Assignment
-details and deadlines
-getting started
HW Read 1/2 of Book the Second by Monday, Jan 26th; the entire middle book by the 30th
AND, prepare to turn in next critical annotation on poet for TUESDAY, Jan 27th.
AND, prepare to look closely at chapters 4 and 6 of Book the First.

THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Close-reading: Chapter Four, spot-light on Mr. Lorry

Close-reading: Chapter Six, the shoemaker
HW See reading schedule, or above.

Critical Annotation

Remember, Besides including the works citation material, the annotation requires that you review the source for the following information:

Summarize: What are the main details or arguments? What is the point of this book or video or article or interview? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this source is about, what would you say? This may include both paraphrase and direct quotation (in either case, you should use parenthetical citation for facts/quotes/details).

Assess: After summarizing the source, evaluate it. How does it compare with other sources or your prior knowledge? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? What are the author’s/speaker’s credentials or expertise?

Reflect: Once you've summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask yourself how it fits into your research. How was this source helpful or useful to you? How does it help you shape your argument or thinking? How has it changed how you think about the topic? What makes this source’s perspective special or significant?

CHECK that your Critical Annotation includes the following:

• MLA Heading and Header
• complete bibliographic information without hanging indent, single paragraph is preferred
• qualifications of author, his or her bias, point of view
• scope and purpose of the work, summary
• audience, or intended readership
• usefulness of the source, comparison to other sources or prior knowledge

LINK to 1st example, bit minimal

STUDENT SAMPLE:

Lange, Dorothea. Tribute to Dorothea Lange. Flickr. 2007. Web. 21 September 2013.

Dorothea Lange is one of the most lauded Great Depression photographers of all time. Her pictures captured the ordeals of people throughout the country, and influenced even the government in providing aid. The photo shows a long line of people standing in front of a large sign. This sign, claiming, “There’s no way like the American Way," is juxtaposed with the poor and needy people in front of it. Lange published this work in order to give proof of the struggle endured by the American people, who did not get to experience the “American Way." Lange has an obvious bias towards the poor Americans; she publishes her work partially in the hope that they will be provided with aid. On the simplest level, the photo is appropriate for any audience, but only an older viewer would understand the implications of the photo. Lange’s photography is unlike any other attempt at capturing the Great Depression, which made her so successful.

Note: Though variance does occur in whether or not one should single or double space, indent or not indent, the majority of the content requirements are uniform.

Weekly Agenda 1.12-1.16

Charles Dickens Introduction

MONDAY and TUESDAY
Share from Critical Annotations

College Center Presentations

Read ghost story: "The Signalman"
-Journal Entry #1: answer questions-Recalling #1; Interpreting #4; Separating Details #s 1-3; and, Fitting the Context, choose 2 of the 4. Prepare to share tomorrow.

Read through Historical Context, and Introduction to A Tale of Two Cities.
HW Finish Journal #1, begin reading Book One of Tale (book room or purchased)

WEDNESDAY
Touch base on poet search
-questions, obstacles?
Critical Annotation due Jan. 20th-21st

Review Journal #1

Begin reading through Historical Context

Conventions of Fiction terms review
See LINK for limited vocabulary list (no quiz, for your pleasure)

THURSDAY and FRIDAY
SSR
Review questions due on Book One

Timed Writing: double-poem analysis

Reading Schedule

Read Book 1 by Jan 20th

Read Book 2 by Jan 30th (but, be half way through Book 2 by Jan 26th)

Read Book 3 by Feb 6th

Prepare for key word reading quiz: you will be presented with a quotation or key phrase from your reading and have to explain its significance in the story.  

A Tale of Two Cities online

Smaller Print, no Ads
http://literature.org/authors/dickens-charles/two-cities/

Larger Print, Ads
http://www.dickens-online.info/a-tale-of-two-cities.html

SPRING SEMESTER 2015!

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY
Semester 1 Work Return
-comments about Journal work
-reflection due

Review Poetry M/C
Review Sound and Sense
-Chapters 11 & 12

Poet Study Research Project
-list
-choose by 2 weeks and present Critical Annotation (see Shakespeare template)

THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Review Course Outline
-signatures due MONDAY

AP Passage Practice
-approaching the prompt
-creating Concept Circles for Fiction

Dickens
-get books
HW Critical Annotation due MONDAY

NEXT WEEK
AP Double Poem Timed Practice