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You can e-mail me at the following address: dermody@palmahs.org
"Practice what you wish to become."
-Benjamin Franklin
| A Gallery of Archetypes | Archetypes 101 | Archetypes Myths and Characters | Archetypes Cowden |
| Ancient Greek Drama & Theatre | Greek Drama/Culture | Greek Drama | Classic/Western Civilization |
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| Textbook Intertextuality Literacy Connections Recursiveness |
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20 First Day of class Video/Cornell Notes on Study HW: Introductions |
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23 Turn in Introductions Discuss Cornell Notes on Study Summer Reading: Book Notes Seating/Groups |
24 Summer Reading: Book Notes Complete |
25 Summer Reading Class Discussion Assignment |
26 Summer Reading TEST HW: Read two stories on handouts-prepare for comparison/ contrast |
27 Compare stories Preference/Taste vs Standards |
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30 Bring TEXT and journal until further notice Carry commonplace book every day Write in Journal- 15 minutes Share/Report |
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7 Our Town |
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17 Our Town Compare/ Contrast |
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20 Disneyland |
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24 Our Town Compare/ Contrast Groups |
25 Our Town Compare/ Contrast Group Reports |
26 Review |
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28 Semester Exam Essay in class |
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6 Break |
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9 Easter Break |
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12 Othello Prep |
13 Othello Act I |
14 Othello Act Act I |
15 Othello Act I |
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26 Othello Act |
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| 1 Lord of the Flies Chapter 7 |
2 Lord of the Flies Chapter 8 |
3 Lord of the Flies Chapter 8 |
4 Lord of the Flies Chapter 9 |
5 Lord of the Flies |
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12 Lord of the Flies |
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15 Lord of the Flies Ch. 12 |
16 Lord of the Flies Review |
17 No class |
18 Lord of the Flies Test |
19 Lord of the Flies Interpretation Prepare for essay |
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22 Lord of the Flies Freud Kohlberg |
23 Lord of the Flies Film |
24 Lord of the Flies Film T-Chart |
25 Lord of the Flies Film |
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15 PRESIDENTS DAY |
16 Poetry |
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18 Poetry |
19 Lord of the Flies Ch. 1 |
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22 Lord of the Flies Ch. 1-2 HW: Q/A Ch. 1 |
23 Lord of the Flies |
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20 Poetry Intro 6 criteria |
21 Speaker Dramatic Situation |
22 Review of poems WRITING |
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25 Poems Packet: Conflicts & Confidence |
26 Writing Packet: Journeys Inward |
27 Writing |
28 Packet: From Excuses To Action |
29 Writing Vocab Books pre: 7 |
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7 Archetypes K-PAX Worksheets- Episode Summary Archetypal Patterns |
8 Archetypes K-PAX Worksheets- Episode Summary Archetypal Patterns |
9 Archetypes K-PAX Worksheets- Episode Summary Archetypal Patterns |
10 Archetypes K-PAX Worksheets- Episode Summary Archetypal Patterns |
11 Archetypes K-PAX Compare/Contrast Endings Analyze deleted scenes- characterization plot theme |
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2 "The Workaholic" |
3 "Lonely Place" |
4 Four poems Father/Son |
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9 Veterans Day |
10 "Walter Mitty" p. 617 |
11 "Harrison Bergeron" p. 627 Voc. Ex. p. 68 |
12 Reader's Notebook Exchange Voc. Ex. p. 70 |
13 Voc. Quiz #6 |
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16 "The Bill" Read Essay Q/A |
17 "The Bill" Essay Q/A |
18 "The Bill" Essay Q/A |
19 "The Bill" Essay Q/A |
20 "The Bill" Essay Due |
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23 THANKS- |
24 GIVING |
25 BREAK |
26 THANKS- GIVING |
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5 Animal Farm Ch. 1-2 |
6 Animal Farm Ch. 3-4 |
7 Animal Farm Ch. 5 |
8 Animal Farm |
9 Animal Farm Vocab. Pre #4 Commonplace Book |
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12 Columbus Day |
13 Animal Farm Ch. 5-6 |
14 Testing |
15 Animal Farm Ch. 7 Vocab Ex |
16 Animal Farm Ch. 8-9 Vocab Quiz #4 |
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19 Animal Farm Ch. 10 |
20 Animal Farm |
21 Animal Farm Review/Interp |
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23 Animal Farm TEST Vocab: pre #5 |
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26 Animal Farm Passage writing Vocab. pre #5 |
27 Animal Farm Return tests Film Cornell Notes T- Notes |
28 Animal Farm Film-v comp/cont book/film T-Notes |
29 Animal Farm Film-v comp/cont book/film T-Notes Typed essay due |
30 Vocab #5 Quiz |
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Lover" Read- Formalist Questions |
1 "The Story of an Hour" p. 221 Vocab. Ex. p. 24 Journal Entry |
2 "The Other Wife" p. 237 Vocab. Ex. p. 26 Journal Entry |
3 "Woman of a Roof" p. 240 Journal Entry |
4 Vocab Quiz #1 Commonplace Books Review |
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15 Vocab Ex. p.31 due Chapter 6 review Peer Editing |
16 Vocab Ex. p. 33 due |
17 Typed essay due with complete draft |
18 Vocab Quiz #2 |
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21 "Last Judgment" Worksheets Discussion |
22 "Last Judgment" |
23 Lecture: Characterization |
24 Binders: Writing Interesting Character |
25 Vocab #3 Preview Commonplace Book |
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29 "The Sniper" Read Formalist Questions Analysis |
30 "The Sniper" Cont'd Vocab Ex. p. 38 |
Thursday: "Sniper" cont'd Vocab Ex p. 40 Friday: Vocab Quiz #3 Commonplace Books Animal Farm:Book in class |
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17 Course description and procedures Seats Reading/Great books |
18 Bring your summer reading books to class. Steve Allen Mortimer Adler Michael Dirda |
19 Cont'd What makes a book great? |
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21 Summer Reading project |
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24 Bring your Lit Book to class: Reading and Writing from Literature Ch. 1 A Conversation Model for Writing and Reading |
25 Intertextuality HW: Read Ch. 3 Building a Reading Notebook |
26 The Reading Notebook HW: Read Ch 4 The Commonplace Book |
27 n Class: "Appointment with Love' HW: Read "The Chaser" |
28 Vocabulary Books Preview of Unit 1 Compare two stories |
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