English 9A Syllabus 9/23 – 10/1

English 9A Syllabus
Jane Belton
Mon., Wed., Th., Fri.

Syllabus: September 2009
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Wednesday 9/23
In Class: Writing workshop on revising your “Reading Life Letter” – pulsing moments, moments where there is more “juice to squeeze.”
Homework: Complete the final draft of your Reading Life Letter. This assignment must be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Please double or 1.5 space your document.

Thursday 9/24
In Class: Reading Life Letters due. Share.
Homework: Read and annotate handout: “Background on the Legend of Thebes: The Story of Oedipus, The Riddle of the Sphinx, and Antigone”

Friday 9/25
In Class: Discuss background. Antigone and the weight of the family stories she carries. Begin reading Antigone together.
Homework:  Read and annotate Antigone pp. 59-66. As you read, make sure to place a box around at least three vocabulary words you do not know.  Then find the vocabulary word(s) from the vocabulary list I handed out in tonight’s reading selection. For each word, write the part of speech, definition, and context in your notebook.

Monday 9/28 – School Closed

Tuesday 9/29 – No Class

Wednesday (9/30)

In Class: In class writing on key issues of Antigone, including: loyalty, justice, authority, family, and conviction. Discuss Antigone pp. 59-66: Antigone vs. Ismene, women’s roles, martial law vs. divine law, the Chorus’s speech.

Homework:  Read and annotate Antigone pp. 67-77.  As you read think about how you would characterize Creon as a leader.  Mark/flag passages and specific lines that support your ideas.  Then, how do the Chorus’s words on pp. 76-77 connect to themes of the play so far? As you read, make sure to place a box around at least three vocabulary words you do not know.  Then find the vocabulary word(s) from the vocabulary list I handed out in tonight’s reading selection. For each word, write the part of speech, definition, and context in your notebook.

Thursday (10/1)

In Class: Discuss Antigone pp. 67-77