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ENC 1102 AGENDA FOR FEB. 3, 2014 Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story. Daily Assignments: 1. Students should get a Literature book with the sailboat cover from the front of the room and read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (on p.167- 170). This should take them approximately 20 minutes. They should also read the articles about the story after they finish reading “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” 2. When finished, each student should do the following: Write down four quotes from the story and explain why each quote is significant to a theme in the story. Write down two quotes from one (or more) of the articles after the story and explain why each is significant to a theme in the story. The explanation of each quote’s significance should be two sentences. 3. After this, students should get with a partner and write a story with a creepy or unexpected ending. It should take them approximately 15 minutes to do this. Students should turn in both assignments by the end of the period.

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Page 1: Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story.  Daily Assignments:  1. Students should get a Literature book with the sailboat cover.

ENC 1102 AGENDA FOR FEB. 3, 2014 Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story. Daily Assignments:1. Students should get a Literature book with the sailboat cover from the front of the room and read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (on p.167-170). This should take them approximately 20 minutes. They should also read the articles about the story after they finish reading “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” 2. When finished, each student should do the following: Write down four quotes from the story and explain why each quote is significant to

a theme in the story. Write down two quotes from one (or more) of the articles after the story and explain

why each is significant to a theme in the story. The explanation of each quote’s significance should be two sentences. 3. After this, students should get with a partner and write a story with a creepy or unexpected ending. It should take them approximately 15 minutes to do this. Students should turn in both assignments by the end of the period.

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ENC 1102 AGENDA FOR FEB 5 Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story. Daily Assignments:

Assign short story analysis essay; we will work on rough draft on Friday; it will be due Friday at 11:59 pm (keep in mind some of you need to turn in your final draft of your Old School essay tonight by 11:59 pm)

Read “The Yellow Wallpaper” and create your own wallpaper in your group

If time, begin reading “The Rich Brother” Next Tuesday, we will take a test on the Short Stories we have

covered so far. It will be worth 150 points. Review guide will be passed out on Friday. Note: For those of you who want to check out a green literature book or a sailboat book—I have a check-out list in the front of the room. You may keep these books you check out until your final exam.

Next Thursday, you should bring in a food you love (that will serve 8-10 people) or write a story about something/someone you love. We will be doing both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities that day.

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ENC 1102 AGENDA FOR FEB 7 Daily Objective: To understand how to

analyze a short story. Daily Assignments:

Pass out review guide for next Tuesday’s test

Remember you also should bring your British Literature book you will be reading independently; we will start reading it in-class on Tuesday

Read “The Rich Brother” and discussWork on rough draft of Short Story Analysis

Essay; due tonight at 11:59 pm

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AP ENG LANG AGENDA FOR FEB 4/5 2014

Daily Objective: Understand how to write a comparison/contrast essay.

Daily Assignments:Finish working on grammar exercisesGo over New Yorker comparison/contrast

cartoonBegin going over comparison/contrast

essays and start group activityNote: We will write a comparison/contrast

AP essay next week in class; it will be worth 100 points.

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AP ENG LANG AGENDA FOR FEB 6/7 Daily Objective: Understand how to

write a comparison/contrast essay. Daily Assignments:

Watch “The Scientist” Video; discussFinish Comparison/Contrast activityDo AP MC Practice Next Wednesday/Thursday, you should bring in a food you love

(that will serve 8-10 people) or write a story about something/someone you love. We will be doing both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities that day.