American Dream Short Writings

September 28 October 8, 2015

Monday
September 28
Vocab List 1
Finish Of Mice and Men Unit

Tuesday/Wednesday
29/30
Grammar: Opening Adjective,
Parts 1-3
American Dream Poetry
Annotate Poems to prepare for
Seminar
Start The Necklace in class
Graphic Organizer for Seminar
HW: Finish The Necklace;
fill-out graphic organizer

5
6/7
Vocab List 2
Grammar: Opening Adjective,
Diamond as Big as the Ritz Parts 4 & 5
Reading Quiz
Rhetorical Prcis Lesson
Paideia Seminar
- Group work with New York
Post-Seminar Responses
Times Article or I Have a
Dream Speech
Read The American Dream:
Dead. Alive, or on Hold? in
class

Thursday
October 1
Vocab Quiz
The Necklace Reading
Quiz
Introduce F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read Diamond as Big as
the Ritz
Fill-out separate graphic
organizer
HW: Finish reading story and
fill-out graphic organizer
8
Vocab Quiz
Rhetorical Prcis and
Questions Due
Read Kings Dream
Remains an Elusive Goal;
Many Americans See Racial
Disparities
Complete a Rhetorical Precis

Complete a Rhetorical Prcis for

article and answer questions 1-4
HW: Finish rhetorical prcis and
questions 1-4

and answer questions 1-4

HW: Finish rhetorical prcis
and questions 1-4