Thur/Fri

1. Scarlet Letter reading comprehension test
2. Discuss Emerson--6 quotes
3. Check out Walden--Read pages 1-4
Over the next two weeks, you will read the first 64 pages of Walden plus the conclusion.
Keep a list of 25 quotes from the book (handwritten with page references.)

4. Check out The Crucible.
Homework: This weekend: read 3-34.
By Tue/Wed read to 45; by Thur/Fri to 76; by Monday to 112; have the play finished  by Thur/Fri.

Tuesday

Walden  30 Terms Learn first 15 for quiz on Monday. The quiz will start at the opening bell!

Archetypes lecture and notes
Archetypal reading of "When I Heard the Learned Astronomer"

Scarlet Letter Socratic Seminar
Assign groups
NOTE: I recommend (but don't require) that you create a Google Doc for your group and all add ideas to the doc. Ideas will include themes and supporting quotes with page numbers.

To prepare, think of themes in the novel and center your comments on themes.
Be sure to find 3-5 quotes that will help you answer the question. Strong answers are based on evidence in the text. 5 points for notes.
Themes in Literature link

You will have 25 minutes next time to finish preparing  your Socratic Seminar. Be prepared to present!

NOTE: Do you think I read sparknotes and similar sites  }:/
In other words, smart comments that come from those sites . . .

Monday

Minister's Black Veil vocabulary
You will have a short test on Monday. It will cover the words "allegory" to "sagacious"

When I Heard the Learned Astronomer
Characteristics of Transcendentalism

Finish Scarlet Letter. Test next Tuesday; discuss entire book Tue, Thur

Wednesday

Minister's Black Veil vocabulary
You will have a short test on Monday. It will cover the words "allegory" to "sagacious"

The Scarlet Letter--Summary

The Scarlet Letter-- No Fear Literature paraphrased version

Reading. Try to finish The Scarlet Letter over the weekend

Quiz over pages 239-257

Discuss 58,61, 113, 149. 109, 110, 127, 140 (Minister's B V), 165 (R), 169, 170

Watch movie

Monday, October 12th

Minister's Black Veil vocabulary
You will have a short test on Monday. It will cover the words "allegory" to "sagacious"


Write Extra Credit Questions for future tests and quizzes
Read New England Renaissance intro, pages 239-257 in American Experience
As you read, write 5 good quiz questions. You will have a short reading comprehension quiz over the intro Wed/Thur.
Answer this question: "In The Scarlet Letter, in what ways do we see that "the cruelties of human existence might be overcome by the strenth and nobility of the human spirit"?
"Poetry" by Pablo Neruda

Reading calendar. 
Finish      By date
Ch. 9       Oct 1st/2nd
Ch. 12     5th/6th
Ch. 14     7th/8th
Ch. 17    12th
Ch. 18    13th/14th
Ch. 20    15th/16th     
Ch. 23    19th
Ch. 24-end 20th/21st 

Wed/Thur

Write Extra Credit Questions for future tests and quizzes
Read New England Renaissance intro, pages 239-257 in American Experience
As you read, write 5 good quiz questions. You will have a short reading comprehension quiz over the intro Wed/Thur.
Answer this question: "In The Scarlet Letter, in what ways do we see that "the cruelties of human existence might be overcome by the strenth and nobility of the human spirit"?
"Poetry" by Pablo Neruda

Reading calendar. 
Finish      By date
Ch. 9       Oct 1st/2nd
Ch. 12     5th/6th
Ch. 14     7th/8th
Ch. 17    12th
Ch. 18    13th/14th
Ch. 20    15th/16th     
Ch. 23    19th
Ch. 24-end 20th/21st 

TEST:

Poem, Scarlet Letter, ch. 1-12

PSAT 

Watch The Scarlet Letter

The director of a film makes numerous artistic decisions. Your job is to ask if those decisions are true to the text. For example: Does the mood of the music fit; was it a good idea to change the color of a character's eyes; is the actor capturing the right emotion, or should the character be more . . .

Minister's Black Veil vocabularyYou will have a short test on Thursday. It will cover:

• Your memorized poem, which you will write out from memory
• The first 12 chapters of The Scarlet Letter

Write four questions for your chapter. Write at least one of each of the following types of questions:

• Short answer
• Identify the speaker of the quote
• T/F

NOTE: I know that most of you guys know about Sparknotes, but occasionally someone does not. Let's level the playing field. Sparknotes is particularly helpful for The Scarlet Letter because they have a "No Fear" version (paraphrased--kind of a modern translation, the "Kid in the hall at South Salem High School version")

Here's the standard Sparknotes summary and analysis of The Scarlet Letter: The Scarlet Letter

Here's the No Fear Literature paraphrased version: The Scarlet Letter

For FUN (what a concept. Honors and fun? Oxymoronic?)
What Would Your Puritan Name Be Quiz
Read Hawthorne's short story "The Minister's Black Veil."
Be prepared to answer questions 5, 6, 8 on page 303
Quizlet vocab Minister's Black Veil
Know 1-15 for Monday

Fun stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with anything:
Are you a nerd, geek, or dweeb? (You might find that your parents are even more interested in this than you are!)
Hogwarts Sorting Hat Quiz: What House Would You Be In?