American Literature Assignments

Your final exam will be on 10/23

Writing Assignment "Justifying a Decision" is due on 10/22!

Today on 10/16:

Warm Up #10 - "Which character did you select from The Crucible for your writing assignment? Why? (1/2 page).

Worked more on "Justifying a Decision" writing assignment.

HW = Writing Assignment

Today on 10/15:

I passed out about 5 handouts! See the folder for:

MLA format, Act 4 Worksheets, Rubric for Writing Assignment, Writing Assignment etc.

In class we finished up notes/discussion and began the BIG writing assignment about justifying a character's decision from The Crucible.

HW = Work on writing assignment.

Today on 10/11:

1. Continued reading the rest of act 4 for The Crucible.
2. Journaled for rest of act 4 and turned in for stamps.
3. Finished video of Act 3 & Act 4.

HW = Complete Study Guide Questions for Act 3 & Act 4

Today on 10/12:

Turned in homework (Act 3 & 4 Study Guide) for The Crucible.

WENT TO PEP RALLY! :)

HW = None!

Today on 10/10:

1. SSR
2. Collected Homework (Words to Know Act 3 and Foil Handout)
3. We discussed Act 4. Period 1 finished this. Period 2 stopped at pg. 145.

HW = Finish journaling (period 1 - whole act 4); (period 2, only to pg. 145)

Today on 10/9:

Warm up - Dictionary Words (see a friend) Warm ups will be collected Friday! You should have 9 so far.

Reviewed rest of Act 3.

Stamped & Collected Act 3 Journals for the Crucible

Handouts: Cause & Effect (turned in during class).

HW = Words to Know - Act 2 (handout) & Foil Page (handout)

Today in class on 10/8:

1. SSR
2. Discussed Act 3 Crucible
Period 1 groups read pgs. 112-end
Period 2 groups read 113 to end.

HW = Finsih the act and journal. I'm stamping tomorrow!

Today on 10/5:

SSR
Homework was stamped! Journals!
Reviewed Act 3.
Read in class groups from pg. 95-104. Did journals in groups.

HW = finish this! (journal to p. 104)

Today on 10/4:

1. Warm up #8 - see a friend - the words have a twist!
2. Finished Act 2 - via the movie.
3. Complete Conflict Chart - handout folder.
4. Began reading in groups Act 3.
Period 1 read act 3 to page 104.

Period 2 read act 3 to page 95.

HW = finish your journal.

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Today in class on 10/3:

1. SSR
2. Turned in homework (Dear Abby responses & Vocab. Handout.
3. Began Movie - The Crucible (Act 1 & Act 2 almost)

HW = Sentence Fragment Handout (see folder).

Today on 10/2:

Collected Study Guide Questions.
1. Warm up (see a friend for words).
2. Handout - Act 2 completed and turned in to teacher.

HW = Write response to "Dear Abby" letter if you haven't done one yet. Also, complete "Words to Know - Act 2" Vocabulary handout (see folder).

Today on 10/1:

1. SSR
2. Review of Act 2
3. Turned in Act 2 Journal for points.
4. Overview of characters - see a friend for notes!
5. HW = Study Guide (Sheet from 3 weeks ago - it's blue). Do Act 1 & Act 2.
6. Write a "Dear Abby" letter.
Dear Abby (not related to Abigail in the book) is a famous advice columnist. Write a letter starting with "Dear Abby" as though you are Elizabeth Proctor. Tell her what kind of person you are, and why you are frustrated, angry etc. In the end, you ask her for advice. Don't sign your name or mention anyone else's name. At the end of the letter you sign "Sincerely, (a disgruntled wife, mad wife, etc).


Part of the class will write letters, other half will write resonse.

In class today on 9/27, we:

1. Covered the dialogue handout (see folder).
2. Whole class discussion of pages 52-67 of Act II (up to where Hale reveals Rebecca is charged).

HW = finish Act II and journal the pages.

Today on 9/28:

Mrs. Kehrmeyer is back!!!! :)

Journals stamped...students worked in groups on finishing Act II.
No HW.
I met with each student to review assignments and most current grade.

Today in class on 9/26, we:

1. did SSR
2. Got in groups and covered pages 62-73 from ACT II, including updating journals.
3. Reviewed grades in individual conferences.

HW = Pages 74-79 read and journal.

Random Autobiography is due. Must be typed, 1 inch margins all sides. It must be in column format. See example you were given. Be sure to make changes to your oringinal draft of this assignment. Please do this even if you missed first draft!

Today in class on 9/25, we:

1. Continued Act II, reviewing journal entries in groups (due today was 52-63)
2. Checked on missing assignments - grades entered today!

HW =
1. read and journal 64-73 (to where Elizabeth tells Hale, "I cannot think the Devil may own a woman's soul, Mr. Hale, when she keeps an upright way, as I have.")
2. Finish dialogue handout from Monday (see folder)
3. Random Autobiography is due!

Today in class on 9/24, we:

1. Did SSR
2. Watched a History Channel DVD about the Salem Witch trials.
3. Took a short quiz about the DVD.
4. Began working on a dialogue handout (see folder).

HW = Read ACT II, pages 52-63 (to where Mary Warren goes upstairs/exits for those with other books), and journal; finish dialogue handout.

Today in class on 9/21, we:

1. Reviewed the homework
2. Took two quizzes on Act I (and reviewed them)

HW = make sure journal is finished up to the end of ACT I - page 51.

Today in class on 9/20, we:

1. Reviewed the journal homework up to pg. 43.
2. Finished reading ACT I in class.
3. Began working on a comprehension worksheet (see folder).

HW = finish worksheet, journal pages 44-51.

Today in class on 9/19, we:

1. Did SSR
2. Reviewed journal entries up to page 38, including a class discussion on the development of the devil in Christian history, Dionysis, Bacchanalias, and how the Salem witch behavior may have been pagan worship rather than Satanic rites.
3. Filled in character sheet for Reverend Hale; added to entries for Reverend Parris and John Proctor and the Putnams.

HW = read and journal up to page 43.

Today in class on 9/18, we:

1. Reviewed journals and had a discussion regarding pages 24-31 of The Crucible.

HW = read up to page 38 (the end of the Reverend Hale description), and journal each pair of pages (30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37, 38).

In class today on 9/17, we:

1. Practiced CST release questions by reading an excerpt from Young Goodman Brown and answering questions; we also discussed test-taking strategies and key words (see folder for handout).
2. Reviewed the journal homework for The Crucible (3 entries due, pages 16-21)
3. Continued reading the play in class, up to 23

HW = read and journal pages 24-29 (3 entries)

Today in class on 9/14, we:

1. Reviewed the homework vocabulary
2. Reviewed The Crucible, pages 12-15

HW = read and journal The Crucible, pages 16-21 (three journal entries)

Today in class on 9/13, we:

1. Warmup #6 - Crucible Act I Vocabulary (see a friend)
2. Created "Crucible Journals" to guide reading (see a friend for format). Each entry is an even and odd page, e.g. (pg. 8-9). Remember to skip AT LEAST two lines between each entry.
3. Began reading and discussing The Crucible (covered pages 8-11), including filling out the character sheet (see folder).

HW = Vocabulary Worksheet (in folder)

Today in class on 9/12, we:

1. Did SSR.
2. Reviewed the study guide notes on Arthur Miller, and how The Crucible reflected the political climate of fear during the McCarthy red scare era of the 50s (handout in class).
3. Examined "crucible" situations and what a crucible means (handout in class), and shared out to the class.

HW = none

Today in class on 9/11:

Grade Check - Check in to see what you're missing & to see if I have alll your points!
Collected Homework: Verb handout
Finished Movie "The New World".

HW = None

Today in class on 9/10:

SSR
Finished "The New World" in Period 1. Per. 2 still in progress.
Checked out books: The Crucible

HW = Verb handout (see folder)

Today in class on 9/7:

Turn in homework (newspaper)
SSR - Book Logs - Be sure to pick one up
Quiz - Missed it!
Watched more of "The New World"

HW = Rest!

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Today in class on 9/6/07:

1. Warm up #4 (see a friend)
2. Read "Of Plymouth Plantation" pg. 81 to end of story.
3. Watch "The New World"

HW = Create the first page of a newspaper. Assume it's at least 1621. You are a reporter from England and are going to write an account of the Pilgrims who landed in America. You can make the stories sound more interesting than they are and you can make them up! You need at least 3 stories, 1 picture. Front page should have a title. Front page does not need to be typed, but can be done neatly with pen/pencil and colored pencils. **Big Hint - Use the account of William Bradford "OF Plymouth Plantation" for your story ideas.