B1 10th Lit/Comp
- New unit of study: Argument—What makes an argument effective?
- Read and discuss 202-205 as a class
- Independently or with neighbors, complete Analyzing Argument Guided Notes using resources specified on handout
- Homework: 1. Finish Analyzing Argument Guided Notes (due Thursday, formative grade); 2. Study for matching quiz over Analyzing Argument Guided Notes Thursday (formative grade)
- Reminder: SLO April 12th—(most likely) 10% of final grade
B3 American Lit
- Turn p. 1023 #1-4 in if you did not turn it in Thursday
- “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath and “Courage” by Anne Sexton
- As a class, read and discuss p. 1050-1054; in groups, do p. 1055 #1-5
- “The Rockpile” by James Baldwin
- Independently, read p. 1080-1090 and do p. 1090 #1-3
- Homework: Finish p. 1090 #1-3 if you did not finish in class today
B4 Creative Writing
- This week: Poetry
- Mentor texts: “Ritual Acts”, “The Way I read a Letter’s—this—”, “Sonnet 130”, “Her Kind”
- This week’s assignment: Write a 4-poem series: 4 separate poems that all go together in some way—they could tell a story, be on the same theme, present the same event from four different perspectives, etc.
- Agenda:
- Tuesday: Mentor texts, work session
- Thursday: Work session: this week’s assignment due at end of class
- Friday: Readings of this week’s assignment
