English 10 3rd Quarter Calendar

Week
1
2/18

Day One
DUE: ACT: Harlem Renaissance background notes & The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow website; begin reading Raisin in the Sun for week 2 assignments

Day Two
DUE: ACT: Harlem Renaissance background article; Langston Hughes poetry analysis; Poetry Live!; begin reading Raisin in the Sun for week 2 assignments

2
2/25 *PSU mock Wed

DUE:

Raisin in the Sun Act 1 response due (300 words, Raisin in the Sun Act 2-3 response due (300 words, submit to turnitin.com the night before class. This is a submit to turnitin.com the night before class. This is a response and not an essay. It will not be receiving a peer response and not an essay. It will not be receiving a peer DUE: edit. Do not submit a rough draft of your writing. What edit. Do not submit a rough draft of your writing. What you submit to turnitin.com will be assessed according to you submit to turnitin.com will be assessed according to the 6-traits rubric.) the 6-traits rubric.) RIS Harkness discussion Act 1 Raisin in the Sun Quiz Read Their Eyes Were Watching God ACT: DUE: ACT: Read Their Eyes Were Watching God DUE: Read TEWWG chapters 1-4 TEWWG Quiz #1 chapters 1-4; Study guide chapters 1-4 due TEWWG Quiz #1 chapters 5-9; Study guide chapters 5-9 due TEWWG Quiz #1 chapters 10-15; Study guide chapters 10-15 due TEWWG Quiz #1 chapters 16-20; Study guide chapters 16-20 due RIS Harkness discussion Act 2-3; Intro Their Eyes Were Watching God; Raisin in the Sun Movie

ACT: 3
3/4

DUE: ACT: DUE: ACT: DUE: ACT: DUE: ACT: DUE: ACT: DUE: ACT:

4
3/11

ACT: Read TEWWG chapters 5-9 DUE:

5
3/18

Read TEWWG chapters 5-9

ACT: Read TEWWG chapters 10-15 DUE:

6
3/25

Read TEWWG chapters 10-15

ACT: Read TEWWG chapters 16-20 DUE:

7
4/1

Read TEWWG chapters 16-20 TEWWG Multi-genre portfolio due

ACT: Prepare for TEWWG Multi-genre portfolio DUE:

8
4/8

TEWWG Multi-genre portfolio presentations (present 3 TEWWG Multi-genre portfolio presentations (present 3 ACT: pieces) pieces) *dates and assignments are subject to change if necessary. If numerous changes are made, a new calendar will be distributed. A PDF version of the calendar is also available on the class wiki.

Assignments Participation 15% Harkness 15% Portfolio 1 - 8% Portfolio 2 - 8% Raisin in the Sun Act 1 Response 5% Raisin in the Sun Act 2-3 Response 5% Raisin in the Sun Quiz - 5% TEWWG Quiz 1 - 3% TEWWG Quiz 2 - 3% TEWWG Quiz 2 - 3% TEWWG Quiz 2 - 3% TEWWG Study Guide 1 - 3% TEWWG Study Guide 2 - 3% TEWWG Study Guide 2 - 3% TEWWG Study Guide 2 - 3% TEWWG Multi-genre portfolio 15%

Friday Flex Days Portfolio Voice lessons Writing prompts Grammar Review Notes RIS Act 1 Question "Once upon a time freedom used to be lifenow its money." Explain the conflict in Act 1 of Raisin. Which character do you best relate to and why? Be sure to include a minimum of 3 quotes in your response. RIS Act 2 & 3 Question Having read the play, which character(s) do you most and least admire and why (minor and/or major)? Also, explain how the events in Act 2 & 3 correspond with what we have learned about the Harlem Renaissance and the Jim Crow era (please reference any notes, websites, handouts that are applicable). Give examples and quotations from the play to support your ideas.