KruegerUSLitA

Tues. 9/4/07

1. Go over Classroom expectations sheet
2. Pass out Fahrenheit 451 read p. 1-20 for tomorrow

Wed. 9/4/07
1. Happiness discussion
2. Pass out 451 Vocab words 1, test next Tuesday 9/11
3. Go over reading
4. Read p. 20-40 for tomorrow

Thurs. 9/5/07
1. Reading quiz p. 1-40
2. Utopia discussion
3. go over reading
4. Read p. 40-60 for tomorrow

Fri. 9/6/07
1. Discuss quote: “We need to be really bothered once in a awhile. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?” Make list as a class of things that bother you and why they do? Are these items what Bradbury had in mind with this quote?
2. Go over reading
3. For Monday: Read 60-80, complete 451 Study guide pt. 1

Mon. 9/10/07
1. Write one question and one comment about the book and discuss
2. Go over reading
3. Read p. 80-100 for tomorrow

Tues. 9/11/07
1. Vocab quiz 1
2. Pass out Vocab words 2 quiz Fri.
3. Work on Study guide pt 2 due
4. Go over reading
5. Read p. 100-120 for tomorrow

Wed. 9/12/07
1. Censorship discussion
2. Students discuss in small groups why an apparently well-educated man such as Captain Beatty would support a society that burns books.
3. Go over reading
4. Quiz on Reading pt. 2
5. Read p. 120-140 for tomorrow

Thurs. 9/13/07
1. Go over Beatty quotes
2. Discuss reading
3. Work on study guide, pt. 2 due tomorrow
4. Read p. 140-160 due tomorrow

Fri. 9/14/07
1. 451 Vocab quiz 2
2. Pass out vocab words 3
3. Reflection: Beatty's choice during last night's reading, and Montag's realization. Do you think it was correct?
4. Discuss reading
5. Finish book and afterword for Monday

Mon. 9/17/07
1. Discuss end of the novel
2. Reflection: How you would like to leave your “thumbprint” on the world?
3. In groups of 4 people, make a list of 5 books that you think are the most important books and make a poster depicting these books and provide a short explanation why these books are so important.
4. Review for test
5. Finish study guide due tomorrow

Tues. 9/18/07
1. 451 Final test
2. Read "Why Do Americans Act Like That?" article and answer the accompanying questions for tomorrow

Wed. 9/19/07
1. Discuss article from yesterday
2. Group activity: "The American Look"
3. Discuss answers

Thurs. 9/20/07
1. Notes on Colonial/Puritan literature
2. In a group of 3 read “Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666” (p. 30 in textbook) and answer questions 1-4
3. Discuss

Fri. 9/21/07
1. Discuss background of Salem witch trials
2. Pick roles of the play
3. Watch beginning of film of "The Crucible"
4. Start reading aloud

Mon. 9/24/07
1. Discuss background
2. Watch beginning of film
3. Start reading aloud p. 1-10

Tues. 9/25/07
1. Reflection: The importance of the seperation of church and state.
2. Read play aloud in class p. 10-25

Wed. 9/26/07
1. Discuss times in history when humans have displayed cruelty to others in the name of "good."
2. Read play aloud p. 25-40

Thurs. 9/27/07
1. Finish reading Act I
2. Design a colony activity
3. discuss end of the Act

Fri. 9/28/07
1. Pass out Crucible vocab words 1
2. Watch Act I video of "The Crucible"

Mon. 10/1/07
1. Begin reading Act II
2. Reflection : Abigail is usually seen as the originator of most of the accusations of witchcraft in Salem. Yet some readers have seen her character as a victim of the Puritan society against which she rebels./DISCUSS
SOME ITEMS TO CONSIDER:
~ Are there any double standards that Abigail faces?
~ Why has Proctor not been shamed the way that Abigail has?
~ What is she doing to “rebel” against the society norms she disagrees with?
~ Can you understand why Abigail may have wanted some revenge (or at least that she felt little guilt in implicating those in the town she may have felt wronged her?)

Tues. 10/2/07
1. Finish reading Act II
2. Watch Act II video
3. Pass out Crucible vocab words 1; quiz on Friday

NOTES:
ROMANTICISM AND TRANSCENDENTALISM
DARK ROMANTIC NOTES