Monday, January 21, 2013

WEEK 3: JANUARY 22-25

UPCOMING DUE DATES

Wednesday 1/23: Act I Quiz (The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail)
Friday 1/25: Song Lyrics<br />
Friday 1/25: Vocab Quiz Unit 6
Thursday 1/31: Objective Test on Transcendentalism (short works and play)
Friday 2/1: In Class Transcendentalism Song Essay  
Monday 2/4: TNTSJ Reading Guide Due and ActII Quiz (The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail) 

RECENT HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

Tuesday 1/22

  • Review vocab words for unit 6; devise mnemonics for 10 most unfamiliar words. Work on Choosing the Right Word
  • Review the weekend reading including the tonal shift that signals John's death
  • Read silently the meeting between Emerson, Lydian and Thoreau -- notice the relationship between Waldo and Edward
  • Read aloud the conflict between Thoreau and Sam Staples -- look closely for the reasons Thoreau gives for not paying his taxes
  • HOMEWORK: Vocab Synonyms and Antonyms; finish reading Act I and review for quiz

Wednesday 1/23

  • The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Act I Quiz
  • Go over Vocab Synonyms and Antonyms; work on Completing the Sentence
  • HOMEWORK: finish Vocab Completing the Sentence; read the first two scenes of Act II (pages 71-84 of the large book, between Edward, Lydian and Thoreau and between Thoreau and Henry Williams, an escaped slave) -- notice how the relationship between Lydian, Edward and Thoreau has changed in Emerson's absence.

Thursday 1/24

  • Review vocab for quiz on Friday
  • Discuss the relationship between Thoreau and Lydian and between Thoreau and Henry Williams
  • Read pages 85-92 in class -- the conflict between Emerson and Thoreau.  Consider the way each man feels he should express his opposition to society.  Which approach do you think has more power or sway?  With which man do you more associate?
  • HOMEWORK: Review for vocab quiz; read the end of the play (pages 93-101); bring song lyrics

Friday 1/25

  • Turn in song lyrics
  • Vocab Quiz
  •  Discuss the end of the play and Thoreau's feelings about being freed from jail
  • Transcendentalism Challenge -- how could we live Thoreau's and Emerson's values today?
  • HOMEWORK: finish reading guide and prepare for Act II quiz
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