Honors American Literature Fall 2018 

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Preview unit 10  Read “How it Feels  Intro to  Read “Mother to  Discuss chapters  Weekend 
vocabulary words.  to be Colored Me”  four-square  Son” by Langston  1-2 using  homework: finish 
Read excerpt in  and answer  literary analysis​.  Hughes in S ​ pring  four-square  four-square lit 
Spring Board​ from  questions in  Read chapter 1 of  Board​ and discuss  literary analysis​,  analysis for 
The 1920s: The  Spring Board​.  Their Eyes Were  the extended  completing the  chapters 3-4 (only 
Harlem  Complete chart  Watching God.   metaphor. Read  second row during  top row). 
Renaissance​ and  comparing  chapter 2 of ​Their  discussion. Read 
answer questions  Hurston’s ideals to  Creative writing  Eyes Were  chapters 3-4 and 
1-15. Analyze ​art  the ideals of the  project: “elf”  Watching God​ and  complete first row 
from the Harlem  Harlem  letters.  compare to  of ​four-square 
Renaissance​ using  Renaissance. Read  “Mother to Son.”  literary analysis​.  
the ​Feldman  “Sweat” by Zora  Complete first row 
method​. Read “To  Neale Hurston and  of ​four-square 
Usward” by  complete dialect  literary analysis 
Gwendolyn B.  translation chart.  handout by 
Bennett and  tomorrow’s class. 
annotate. 

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Discuss chapters  Discuss chapters  Discuss chapters  Unit 10 vocabulary  Discuss chapters  Weekend 
3-4 using  5-6 using  7-8 using  quiz.   12-14 using  homework: Read 
four-square  four-square  four-square  Discuss chapters  four-square  chapter 18. 
literary analysis​,  literary analysis​,  literary analysis​,  9-11 using  literary analysis​, 
completing the  completing the  completing the  four-square  completing the 
second row during  second row during  second row during  literary analysis​,  second row during 
discussion. Read  discussion. Read  discussion. Read  completing the  discussion. Read 
chapters 5-6 and  chapters 7-8 and  chapters 9-10 and  second row during  chapters 15-16 and 
complete first row  complete first row  complete first row  discussion. Read  complete first row 
of ​four-square  of ​four-square  of ​four-square  chapters 12-14 and  of ​four-square 
literary analysis​.   literary analysis​.   literary analysis​.   complete first row  literary analysis​.  
  Read chapter 11  of ​four-square   
for homework.   literary analysis​.  
Finish reading as 
homework, if 
necessary. 

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Discuss chapters  Complete  Film analysis:  Finals: 1st and 2nd  Finals: 3rd and 4th  Happy break! 
15-18 using  discussion and  Their Eyes Were  periods only.  periods only.  
four-square  reading, if  Watching God. 
literary analysis​,  necessary. Begin 
completing the  film analysis: 
second row during  Their Eyes Were 
discussion. Read  Watching God. 
chapter 19 and 
complete first row 
of ​four-square 
literary analysis​.