Monday, January 28
Objective: Students will acquaint themselves with Short Story course objectives, assignments, goals, and expectations.
Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Review course syllabus, response papers, long-term assignments
3. Questions?
4. Notes on the short story
5. Begin Ozick's "The Shawl"
HOMEWORK: NONE
Wednesday, January 30
SCHOOL CANCELLED – NO CLASSS
Friday, February 1
Objective: Students will explore popular childhood stories to understand the makeup of story structure.
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer – Journal Entry
2. Finish "The Shawl"
3. Storybook group activity
HOMEWORK:
1. Quiz on Tuesday– Structure/Makeup of the Short Story
2. Response paper for "The Shawl" due Tuesday
Tuesday, February 5
Objective: Students will assess their understanding of the structure/makeup of the short story, complete and present their storybook projects, and will discuss Jhumpa Lahiri, author of "The Third and Final Continent."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer – Journal Entry
2. Quiz - Structure/Makeup of the Short Story
3. Storybook Activity - complete and present
4. Jhumpa Lahiri – background information
HOMEWORK: NONE
Thursday, February 7
Objective: Students will discuss character types in literature and will explore "The Third and Final Continent" through notes and group reading.
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer – Journal Entry
2. Character Types
3. Begin "The Third and Final Continent"
HOMEWORK: NONE
Monday, February 11
Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of Character Types with a quick quiz and will continue reading Lahiri's "The Third and Final Continent."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer – Journal Entry
2. Quiz on Character Types
3. Continue "The Third and Final Continent"
HOMEWORK:
1. Finish "The Third and Final Continent"
2. Response paper for "The Third and Final Continent" due FRIDAY
3. Quiz on "The Shawl," Ozick, "The Third and Final Continent," and Lahiri on FRIDAY
Wednesday, February 13
Objective: Students will review plot structure and prepare for writing their own short stories with a writing excercise using Story Cubes.
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer – Journal Entry
2. Questions about "The Third and Final Continent" and Friday's quiz?
3. Story Cube activity
HOMEWORK:
1. Response paper for "The Third and Final Continent" due FRIDAY
2. Quiz on "The Shawl," Ozick, "The Third and Final Continent," and Lahiri on FRIDAY
3. If you need more time to finish Story Cube activity, please have project ready for Friday
Friday, February 15
Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of "The Shawl," Ozick, "The Third and Final Continent," and Lahiri; they will also explore symbolism, mood, and tone, and will discuss Amy Tan, author of "Scar"
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer – Journal Entry
2. Quiz on "The Shawl," Ozick, "The Third and Final Continent," and Lahiri
3. Symbolism, mood, and tone
4. Amy Tan, "Scar": Author information and story background
HOMEWORK: NONE
Tuesday, February 19
Objective: Students will discuss symbolism, tone, and mood in Tan's "Scar."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer - Journal Entry
2. Quiz on symbolism, tone, and mood
3. Tips on Writing: TED Ed videos
4. "Scar"
HOMEWORK:
Thursday, February 21
Objective: Students will assess the plot structure of a selected film.
Agenda:
1. Film
HOMEWORK:
VACATION - Monday, February 25 - Friday, March 1
Monday, March 4
Objective: Students will explore Point of View and the career of David Sedaris to prepare for reading "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer - Journal Entry
2. Point of View
3. David Sedaris Introduction
4. Begin "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out"
HOMEWORK:
Wednesday, March 6
Objective: Students will explore Irony and continue Sedaris' "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer - Journal Entry
2. Irony
3. Continue "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out"
HOMEWORK:
Friday, March 8
SCHOOL CANCELLED - NO CLASS.
Wednesday, March 13
Objective: Students will continue to explore the work of David Sedaris through a reading of "Us and Them."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer - Journal Entry
2. Read "Us and Them"
3. Write response paper for "Us and Them" – Due by the end of class!
HOMEWORK:
Friday, March 15
Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of recent authors and their works, as well as POV and Irony. Students will also explore the work of Mukherjee and read "The Management of Grief."
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer - Journal Entry
2. Quiz on Irony, POV, TED Ed vidoes, Sedaris & essays, and Tan & "Scar"
3. "The Management of Grief"
HOMEWORK:
Tuesday, March 19
SCHOOL CANCELLED - NO CLASS
Thursday, March 21
Objective: Students will discuss "The Management of Grief," theme, Ernest Hemingway, and "Hills Like White Elephants." Students will also prepare for a unit exam on Monday, March 25.
1. Writing prompt
2. Discuss "The Management of Grief"
3. Theme presentation
4. Ernest Hemingway and "Hills Like White Elephants"
3. Talk about Monday's unit exam: LIT CONTENT - Stories and Author Background Info by/for: Cynthia Ozick, Jhumpa Lahiri, Amy Tan, David Sedaris, Bharati Mukherjee, and Ernest Hemingway; Lit Term: Plot Structure, Character Types, Symbolism, Tone, and Mood, Point of View, Irony, and Theme
HOMEWORK:
1. Study for Unit Exam on Monday, March 25
2. Response Paper for "Hills Like White Elephants" due Wednesday
Monday, March 25
Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of literary content and terminology discussed during the first unit of Short Story.
Agenda:
1. Exam
HOMEWORK: NONE
Wednesday, March 27
Objective: Students will explore John Updike, "A & P," Joyce Carol Oates, and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Students will also work on their second short stories.
Agenda:
1. Writing prompt
2. Read "A & P" and begin reading "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
3. Work time
HOMEWORK: Response paper for "A & P" due Thursday, March 28
Friday, March 29
Objective: Students will watch Stranger Than Fiction.
Agenda:
1. Film
HOMEWORK:
1. Finish reading "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
2. Write a response paper for the story (due Tuesday, April 2)
Tuesday, April 2
Objective: Students will read and discuss "Teenage Wasteland."
Agenda:
1. Writing Prompt
2. Read "Teenage Wasteland"
3. Write a response paper for the story
HOMEWORK:
1. Short Story due no later than this Friday!!!
Thursday, March 4
Objective: Students will explore and discuss Wetherell's "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant."
Agenda:
1. Opening Prompt
2. Read "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant"
3. Story worksheet and discussion
HOMEWORK:
1. Response paper for story due Monday
Monday, April 8
Objective: Students will explore imagery and sensory details, John Cheever, and "The Country Husband."
Agenda:
1. Writing prompt
2. Presentation - Imagery and sensory details
3. Discuss John Cheever
4. "The Country Husband"
HOMEWORK:
NONE
Wednesday, April 10
Objective: Students will explore allusion, finish "The Country Husband," and will discuss and work on the Literary Agent project.
Agenda:
1. Writing Prompt
2. Discuss Allusion
3. Finish "The Country Husband"
4. Discuss/Work on Literary Agent project
HOMEWORK:
1. Brainstorm ideas for Literary Agent Project
2. Response paper for "The Country Husband" due Friday
Friday, April 12
Objective: Students will discuss the Unit Exam and work on their Literary Agent Projects.
Agenda:
1. Writing Prompt
2. Discuss the Unit Exam; LIT CONT: Updike and "A & P," Oates and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," "Teenage Wasteland," "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant," and Cheever and "The Country Husband"; LIT TERM: Sensory Details and Imagery and Allusion
3. Work on Literary Agent Project
HOMEWORK:
1. Study for Tuesday's Unit Exam
Tuesday, April 16
Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of literary content and terminology discussed in Unit 2 of Short Story through an exam. Students will also work on their Literary Agent projects.
Agenda:
1. Unit exam
2. Work on Literary Agent projects
HOMEWORK: NONE
Thursday, April 18
Objective: Students will explore plot structure as it appears in film.
Agenda:
1. Questions about Literary Agent project
2. Film
HOMEWORK: NONE
Monday, April 29
Objective: Students will explore personification, the life of Stephen King, and begin King's "Survivor Type."
Agenda:
1. Writing prompt
2. Personification
3. Stephen King
4. Begin "Survivor Type"
HOMEWORK:
1. Continue working on Literary Agent Project
Wednesday, May 1
Objective: Students will continue reading King's "Survivor Type" and work on their Literary Agent projects.
Agenda:
1. Song prompt
2. Continue "Survivor Type"
3. Work on Literary Agent project
HOMEWORK:
1. Literary Agent Project due Tuesday, May 7; presentations on 5/7 and 5/9
Friday, May 3
Objective: Students will explore flashback and complete King's "Survivor Type."
Agenda:
1. Sound/scene prompt
2. Flashback presentation and activity
3. Complete "Survivor Type"
HOMEWORK:
1. Literary Agent Project due Tuesday, May 7; presentations on 5/7 and 5/9
2. "Survivor Type" Response Paper due Tuesday, May 7
Tuesday, May 7
Objective: Students will learn about various authors and works of popular short fiction and will begin King's "The Road Virus Heads North."
Agenda:
1. Song prompt
2. Literary Agent presentations
3. Begin "The Road Virus Heads North"
HOMEWORK: NONE
Thursday, May 9
Objective: Students will discuss motifs in literature and will continue King's "Road Virus."
Agenda:
1. Writing prompt
2. Motifs
3. Complete "Road Virus"
HOMEWORK:
1. Response paper for "Road Virus" due Monday, May 13
Monday, May 13
Objective: Students will explore Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper."
Agenda:
1. Song prompt
2. Gilman
3. "The Yellow Wallpaper"
HOMEWORK:
1. Response for "The Yellow Wallpaper" due Wednesday
Wednesday, May 15
Objective: Students will explore Gilbert's "Elusive Creative Genius" and begin Ford's "Rock Springs."
Agenda:
1. Gilbert's "Elusive Creative Genius"
2. Richard Ford bio
3. "Rock Springs"
HOMEWORK: NONE
Friday, May 17
Objective: Students will complete Ford's "Rock Springs" and discuss the Unit 3 Exam.
Agenda:
1. Writing video
2. Discuss Unit 3 Exam
3. "Rock Springs"
HOMEWORK:
1. Study for Unit 3 Exam on Tuesday
2. Response paper for "Rock Springs" due Tuesday
Tuesday, May 21
Objective: Students will assess their knowledge of literary content and terminology explored in Unit 3 of Short Story. Students will also preview the Film Unit.
Agenda:
1. Unit 3 Exam -- LIT TERM: Personification and Elizabeth Gilbert TED talk; LIT CONT: King, "Survivor Type" and "The Road Virus Heads North"; Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"; Ford, "Rock Springs"
2. Preview Film Unit
HOMEWORK: NONE
Thursday, May 23
Objective: Students will explore plot structure in film.
Agenda:
1. TED talk
2. The Incredibles and Freytag's Modified Pyramid worksheet
HOMEWORK: NONE
Tuesday, May 28
Objective: Students will explore plot structure in Back to the Future.
Agenda:
1. Back to the Future and Freytag's Modified Pyramid Worksheet
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete The Increadibles worksheet
Thursday, May 30
Objective: Students will continue to explore plot structure in Back to the Future.
Agenda:
1. Back to the Future and Freytag's Modified Pyramid worksheet
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Back to the Future worksheet
Monday, June 3
Objective: Students will explore plot structure in The Santa Clause.
Agenda:
1. The Santa Clause and Freytag's Modified Pyramid worksheet
HOMEWORK: NONE
Wednesday, June 5
Objective: Students will explore plot structure in Spiderman.
Agenda:
1. Spiderman and Freytag's Modified Pyramid worksheet
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete The Santa Clause worksheet
Friday, June 7
Objective: Students (and Mr. Scarelli) will celebrate the end of the school year!
1. Celebration!
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