Scarlet Letter

Old Assignments: Week 6-9

Week 10

Monday 10/24 Finish the first draft of your Scarlet Letter essay. Due Tuesday.

Tuesday 10/25 Study for The Scarlet Letter exam. Make sure that you’ve read through all your notes and you’ve gone through all the study questions. Have a mini outline and the quotations picked for each of the study questions.

Wednesday 10/26 Based on peer editing suggestions, the grading criteria, and your own ideas. Write a second draft of your Scarlet Letter essay. Due Thursday. Finish studying for the exam tomorrow.

Thursday 10/27 Work on your visual representation for The Scarlet Letter. Due next week.

Friday 10/28 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one IR book, the first test is due by Thursday, November 17th.

Week 9

Monday 10/17 Work on study questions. You can earn up to 10 points extra credit on the exam if you do a thorough job on the study questions. The exam will be next Tuesday 10/25.

Tuesday 10/18 Work on study questions. You can earn up to 10 points extra credit on the exam if you do a thorough job on the study questions. The exam will be next Tuesday 10/25.

Wednesday 10/19 Finish your outline.

Thursday 10/20 Work on your first draft--have at least a page and a half to show to me at the beginning of the period tomorrow.

Friday 10/21 Choose a new IR book and begin reading. Work on your study questions if you haven’t finished yet. Tuesday: first drafts due. Wednesday: exam (as long as everyone makes good progress).

Week 8

Monday 10/10 Read chapters 19 and 20 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Tuesday 10/11 Read in your IR book. Schedule and IR test if you have not done so already. Bring your IR book to class tomorrow.

Wednesday 10/12 Read chapters 21 and 22 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Thursday 10/13 Read chapters 23 and 24 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Friday 10/14 Read in your IR book. All book tests for first quarter must be taken by October 19th.

Week 7

Monday 10/3 Read to the end of page 109 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Wednesday. Finish up the think write in class on pages 90-95.

Tuesday 10/4 Read to the end of page 124 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Wednesday.

Wednesday 10/5 Read to the end of page 141 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Thursday 10/6 Complete the quotation reflection #4 assignment. See the link for the directions and the quotations.

Friday 10/7 Read in your IR book. All book tests for first quarter must be taken by October 19th.

Week 6

Monday 9/26 Read to page 53 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Tuesday 9/27 Read to page 68 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Wednesday 9/28 Read to page 92 in The Scarlet Letter. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Thursday 9/29 Read in your IR book.

Friday 9/30 Finish reading your first IR book. If you’re reading more than one book for this quarter, your first test needs to be taken by Monday, October 3rd and all books by October 19th. If you’re reading just one long book, be sure you’ve read more than 350 pages by this weekend.

Week 8

Monday
10/12 Finish preparing for the Scarlet Letter exam—make sure you have written down a short outline and quotations for each of the potential essay topics. Review your notes so you are prepared for the quotation reflection section of the exam.

Tuesday
10/13 Finish writing the first draft of your Scarlet Letter essay. Due Wednesday.

Wednesday
10/14 Juniors, Based on peer editing comments, grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your essay. Due Thursday. Seniors: IR.

Thursday
10/15 Seniors, Based on peer editing comments, grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your essay. Due Thursday. Juniors: IR.

Friday
10/16 Read in your IR book if you haven’t finished for this quarter yet. All tests must be taken by Thursday, October 22 for juniors and Monday, October 26 for seniors.

Week 7

Monday
10/5 Work on the study questions for the Scarlet Letter exam, due next Tuesday 10/13. And work on the prewriting for your Scarlet Letter essay, due this Friday 10/9.

Tuesday
10/6 Pack trip

Wednesday
10/7 Pack trip

Thursday
10/8 Pack trip

Friday
10/9 Work on the first draft of your Scarlet Letter essay, due Wednesday, and on the study questions for the exam. The exam will be on Tuesday 10/13. Read in your IR book if you haven’t finished for this quarter yet.

Week 6

Monday
9/28 Finish revising your timed writing on the Douglass passage. Spend a lot of time revising so that you can raise your AP score 1 – 2 levels. Use the writing notes, exercises, and model paragraphs, as well as my comments to help you to revise. Read to page 136 in The Scarlet Letter if you have time. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Wednesday.

Tuesday
9/29 Read to the bottom of page 150 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Wednesday.

Wednesday
9/30 Read to page 165 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Thursday.

Thursday
10/1 Finish reading The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Friday.

Friday
10/2 Read in your IR book. Try to finish reading this weekend and take a test on the pack trip because we will be really busy when we return. Finish your quotation gathering assignment and post to the GoogleDoc--due Monday.

Week 5

Monday
9/21 Read to page 68 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Tuesday.

Tuesday
9/22 Read to the bottom of page 83 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Wednesday.

Wednesday
9/23 Read to page 100 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Thursday.

Thursday
9/24 Read to page 115 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Friday.

Friday
9/25 Read in your IR book. Read about 70 pages this weekend. Read to page 129 in The Scarlet Letter. Read and annotate, paying careful attention so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Monday.