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* Short Story & Poetry Reading: We will read many selections out of our Glencoe Literature book. (Each student has a copy of this book at home.) Themes 1 & 2 will be covered the first nine weeks; themes 3 & 4 the second nine weeks; themes 5 & 6 the third nine weeks; and themes 7 & 8 the fourth nine weeks. You are always welcome to read ahead! See links below for some of our assignments. I will let you know when these are due, explain them in class, and give you plenty of time to complete them. Additionally, we will be reading and answering questions out of Buckle Down! See schedules below.
Glencoe Literature Book Reading Schedule:
First Semester
Week of September 3--"Names/Nombres"
Week of September 10--"Strong Men Weep"
Week of September 17--"Wait 'Till Next Year"
Week of September 24--"Broken Chain"
Week of October 1--"Hollywood and the Pits"
Week of October 8-- "Hurricanes"
Week of October 15--None
Week of October 22--None
Week of October 29 --None
Week of November 5--"A Crush"
Week of November 12--"Birthday Box"
Week of November 19--None
Week of November 26--"Fish Crisis"
Week of December 3--"Antaeus"
Week of December 10--None
Week of December 17--None
Week of December 24--No School
Week of December 31--No School
Week of January 7--None
Week of January 14--None
Second Semester
Week of January 21--"All Summer in a Day" (Work due Wed.; Test Fri.)
Week of January 28--"The Bunyans" and "Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion"
Week of February 4--"The Smallest Dragonboy"
Week of February 11--"Barrio Boy" & "Fish Cheeks"
Week of February 18--"The Dog Diaries"
Week of February 25--"Icarus and Daedalus""
Week of March 3--"Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Week of March 10--"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
Week of March 17--None
Week of March 24--None
Week of March 31--None (Spring Break)
Week of April 7--"Charles"
Week of April 14--"After Twenty Years;" Assignment: Irony-After Twenty Years
Week of April 21--"The Million-Pound Bank Note"
Week of April 28--"Last Cover"
Week of May 5--"Beyond the Limits"
Week of May 12--None
Week of May 19--None
Week of May 26--None
Week of June 2--None
LITERARY ELEMENTS SCAVENGER HUNT and FCAT Prep
Critical Thinking: Characterization
Supporting Inferences-All Periods