American LiteratureMr. Martin!

Week 5 (Sept. 29-Oct. 3)

Monday

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Vocabulary Quiz Unit 3!

PSAT Talk with Ms. Bryan!
Concept Check Unit 4!
HW: Write down a
biographical paragraph about
area of Twains life. (Decided
in class)

Focus Question: Who is

Mark Twain!
Group Writing: Create a
complete biography for Mark
Twain.!

Focus Question: What is

Mark Twains writing style?
What makes him the
American Voice.!
-Share quotes on the board.
What is Mark Twains style?
What makes his voice THE
American Voice?!
-Regionalism Mini-Lesson!
HW: Read Advice to
Youth and Journal.

Focus Question: What is

satire? How does Twain
use it?!
Reading Check: Advice to
Youth!
Write a modern-day Advice to
Youth in Groups of 3. Present
your advice by the end of the
class.!

HW: Choose 3 quotes from

Mark Twain that you find
interesting. What is Mark
Twains style/tone like?

HW: Study for Vocabulary

Unit 4

Week 6 (Oct. 6-10)

Vocabulary Quiz Unit 4!

Concept Check Unit 5

Focus Question: What is

the oral tradition?!
-Telephone activity.!
-Read A true story, word for
word, as I heard it.!
Journal: Is Twains story true?!
Activity: Writing down a
classmates story.!
HW: Boys Read: Eves
Diary. Girls Read: Adams
Diary

Focus Question: Who holds

the power in society?!
Reading Check: Adam and
Eves Diary (2 assessments)!
-Pair up for The Battle of the
SexesWhat is Twain
saying about gender and
power within these mock
diaries? Is he right?!
HW: Read The Facts
Concerning the Recent
Carnival of Crime in
Connecticut and Journal.

Focus Question: What has

changed in Connecticut
from Twains time?!
Reading Check: Carnival of
Crimes!
Group Project (4 people):
Research and present the
followingWhat was
Connecticut like in the
mid-1800s? How is it
different now?!
HW: Enjoy your first long
weekend.

Week 7 (Oct. 13-17)

NO VOCABULARY! :-) !
Columbus DayNo School

Project Description
Literature Circles: Teaching
Twain.

Mini-Lesson on Literature
Circles.!
Workshop Time.

Mini-Lesson: Presentation
skills.

Week 8 (Oct. 20-24)

Vocabulary Quiz Unit 5!

Concept Check Unit 6!
HW: TBD by Presenters

Half Day!
Presentations: Teaching
Twain!
HW: TBD by Presenters

Half Day!
Presentations: Teaching
Twain!
HW: TBD by Presenters

Presentations: Teaching
Twain.!
Project Response Writing.!
HW: TBD by Presenters