A Separate Peace Reading Schedule Study guide for A Separate Peace: complete chapters by the due date listed below. Monday, August 17 Begin reading Chs. 1-5 Monday, August 24 Quiz: Chapters 1-5; Study guide 1-5 due. Thursday, August 27 Chapter 6 due; Study guide 6 due. Monday, August 31 Chapters 7-9 due; Study guide 7-9 due. Friday, September 4 Chapters 10-13; Study guide 10-13 due. Thursday, September 10 TEST
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Monday: Test over Anthem and Night. You may use your books if they are annotated, or if you used an electronic version you may have one piece of paper with notes over both books. Homework: bring your sketchbook to class Tuesday.
Tuesday: We will begin our creative writing today using your sketchbooks. We will review the syllabus, bathroom policy, cell phone policy, and class procedures. Homework: Have the Syllabus and Class Policy Acknowledgement Form signed by parent or guardian and return by Friday. Wednesday: Sign up for Vocabulary.com tonight and begin practicing your exercises at home. Creative writing activity! Homework: Read "The Plot Thins." Begin reviewing your list of vocabulary words by completing practice activities on your Vocabulary.com account. List #1 Night and Anthem. Our first vocabulary quiz will be on August 27. You will have a vocabulary every two weeks from this point on. Vocabulary.com link for 2nd period. Creative writing prompt for today: Using figurative language, paint a picture of the view from a window in any home (yours or someone else’s), a hotel, lodge, cabin, tent, cruise ship, spaceship, or any place from your imagination. The goal is to make it “colorful” so that any reader can see the exact same view. Remember, part of the view we see may involve the other senses such as sound or smell. Thursday: Discuss archetypes and plot types from "The Plot Thins." Begin short story "The Sniper" in class (complete reading for homework if needed). Homework: look up definitions for literary terms given out in class. Due by Monday. Friday: Bring sketchbook to class today with your finished "Word Picture." Complete discussion and activities over the "The Sniper." NOTE: Friday is Picture Day and the spirit-day theme is GQ, so dress up! 1st period will be extended to 2 hours and 2nd period will not meet. On Monday, 1st period will not meet and 2nd period will be extended to 2 hours. Homework: Read "The Scarlet Ibis" and be prepared for a short quiz. |