Note: Please note update to next week's assignments!
Monday, October 20th (H)
• Due: Read “When the Emperor Was Divine” (p. 49-105) in When the Emperor Was Divine, taking notes using the study questions as a guide.
• Class: Character identity charts; discussion of the novel; background packets.
Tuesday, October 21st (F)
• Due: Continue reading When the Emperor Was Divine.
• Class: Virtual “field trip” to the Smithsonian Museum.
Wednesday, October 22nd (S)
• Due: Finish reading When the Emperor Was Divine, taking notes on study questions.
• Class: Debrief on Tuesday’s “field trip”; contemporary connections; discussion of When the Emperor Was Divine. Add to character charts as necessary.
Note: Shortened period for Health & Safety Awareness Day.
Thursday, October 23rd (U)
• Due: Prepare a “micro-theme.” Review historical background packet.
• Class: Newspaper editorials; discussion and development of paper topics.
Friday, October 24th (M)
• Due: Rough draft of paper for peer review. Please bring three copies (hard copy, in your hand when you enter class) so we can work in small groups rather than pairs.
• Class: Peer revision of papers, with a mini-lesson on quotation integration.
Monday, October 27th (T)
• Class does not meet today.
Tuesday, October 28th (W)
• Due: Email me a passage from your paper that incorporates a quotation from the novel. If you have any particular questions about a section, that would be a good one to use. You can paste it right into the body of the email. Send to skitsis@arlington.k12.ma.us. Then bring a clean copy of your draft to class (work on it over the weekend, please!).
• Class: Workshop on integrating quotations.
Wednesday, October 29th (H)
• Due: Revised paper on When the Emperor Was Divine.
• Class: Poetry lesson; using the “scope and sequence” to frame the internment.
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