September+lesson+plans

- Assign seats - Introduce course and grading policy - Distribute textbooks - Collect summer reading assignments
 * Tuesday September 6**


 * HW:**
 * Obtain materials necessary for class**
 * Sign up for Rauscherspace**
 * Get all necessary forms signed by Friday**

- Student Interview activity
 * Wednesday, September 7**

Finish student interviews and present each other to the class
 * Thursday, September 8**


 * HW: Respond to blog post online**


 * Friday, September 9**


 * -** Discuss purposes and role of reading
 * -** Transition into discussing the first major theme of study: The American Dream

- Introduce Unit 1 vocabulary terms
 * Monday, September 12**
 * -** Distribute textbooks


 * HW:**
 * Tues: Read "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy" and answer the following questions: pg. 831 #1-5, pg. 832 #2,3, 4, and 6.**


 * Fri: - Complete Unit 1 vocabulary exercises/ study for quiz**

- Define what it means to be an American - Discuss the concept of the "American Dream" - Read/discuss "Richard Cory"
 * Tuesday, September 13**


 * Wednesday, September 14**
 * -** Take Summer Reading Quiz


 * Thursday, September 15**
 * -** Folder retrieval
 * -** Discuss "Miniver Cheevy"

- Unit 1 vocabulary quiz
 * Friday, September 16**


 * HW: Read Dunbar poems and complete worksheet for Monday**

- Introduce Sandburg's poem, "Chicago"
 * Monday, September 19**
 * -** Read Dunbar poems and discuss responses to homework assignment

- Analyze Sandburg's poem "Chicago" and class and answer questions individually
 * Tuesday, September 20**
 * -** View assortment of pictures and identify details. . .analyze mood and describe setting

- Assign "a meaningful place" poem after viewing sample
 * Wednesday, September 21**
 * -** Go over the Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" and discuss student responses




 * HW: Complete "a meaningful place" assignment for submission on Friday (9/23)**

- Complete Bench Mark Tests in class
 * Thursday, September 22**

- Begin Gatsby Anticipation Guide
 * Friday, September 23**
 * -** Finish Bench Mark Tests


 * HW: Finish Anticipation Guide for Monday**



- Work individually on correcting sentences and rejoin to discuss answers as a class - Begin discussing Anticipation Guide responses
 * Monday, September 26**
 * -** Introduce Pronoun-Antecedent Grammar Concept

- Pronoun-Antecedent exercises - Anticipation Guide
 * Tuesday, September 27**

- Pronoun-Antecedent exercises - Finish Anticipation Guide - Begin Introduction to Roaring Twenties and Bio on Fitzgerald
 * Wednesday, September 28**

- Pronoun- Antecedent Quiz - Finish Roaring Twenties Power Point
 * Friday, September 30**