Essential Authors: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:

• Read "The Necklace"
• Go over review questions
• Begin summative assignment project
• Choose author / story
• Make a presentation using the template
• Due next Friday

Essential Authors: "A Retrieved Reformation," O. Henry

 

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29:

• "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
• Go over worksheet, answer pre-reading question
• Read short story
• Complete plot chart and foreshadowing question
• Work on Horror Story - Final Draft (now due Friday)

Essential Author Unit: "The Killers," Ernest Hemingway

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28:

• New unit: Essential authors
• Read "The Killers," by Ernest Hemingway
• Complete reading questions
• Watch movie version of scene

Horror Unit: Summative "Test"

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25:

• Horror Unit Test
• "Just Delicious"
• "Monster"

Horror Unit: Prep for Summative Test

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24:

• Prep for "Test" on Friday
• Part I: Analyze a short story (C1)
• Part II: Analyze a short film (C3)
• Review practice test
• Work on final draft of horror story
• Bonus: Horror Kahoot? (extra credit)

Horror Unit: Screening Day 2

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21:

• Continue screenings:
• Terror at 20,000 Feet
• Lights Out
• Continue work on stories (rough draft due tonight!)
• Reminder: Tomorrow SATs!

Horror Unit: Screening Day 1

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21:

• First Half: Work on Rough Draft of Stories
• Second Half: Screenings
• Lights Out
• Terror at 20,000 Feet

Horror Unit: Continue Horror Stories

 

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18:

• Go over horror unit summative expectations
• Complete/turn in "How to Write a Horror Story"
• Begin work on rough draft

Horror Unit: Write Your Own Horror Story

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17:

• Finish reading Quitters Inc. 
• Review Reading Guide
• Work on "How to Write Your Own Horror Story"

Horror Unit: Quitters Inc.

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16:

• Read Quitters Inc. (1/2)
• Reading Guide Questions
• Begin "How to Write a Horror Story"

Horror Unit: Horror Setting Activity

 

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15:

• Horror Setting Activity
• Share Stories
• Continue Insidious

Horror Unit: "Yellow Wallpaper" (cont.)

                                              

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14:

• Finish reading "The Yellow Wallpaper"
• Review Reading Guide
• Continue Insidious

Horror Unit: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11:

• Historical Info / Background on author
• Read "The Yellow Wallpaper"
• Fill Out Reading Guide (G.C.)
• Leftover time: Continue Insidious

Horror Unit: "The Tell-Tale Heart," Edgar Allan Poe

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10:

• Notes on setting and mood in horror
• Read Aloud: "Tell-Tale Heart"
• Complete reading guide (G.C.)
• View Mini-bio on Edgar Allan Poe
• If time: Continue Insidious

Intro Day

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9:

• Course Introduction
• Syllabus, Expectations
• Google Classroom login
• Safety Info
• Class introductions
• Introduction Survey