Thursday, October 17, 2013

Week of 10/21-10/25

Audio Version of Huck Finn: http://archive.org/details/huckleberry_mfs_librivox

Etext version of Huck Finn: http://web.archive.org/web/20080906173618/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Twa2Huc.html

Period 1: Discussion and modeling of quotation analysis responses from Friday during Tuesday's class. We will also be discussing the idea of the Declaration of Independence as it applies to Huck Finn while we pause in our reading of the novel to focus on what Twain has shown the reader at this point.


Revisions of Quotation packet for Chapters 8-16 are due Monday, 10/28.



Period 4:Quotation Analysis Writing Activity on Monday.  Discussion and modeling of quotation analysis responses into Tuesday. We will also be discussing the idea of the Declaration of Independence as it applies to Huck Finn while we pause in our reading of the novel to focus on what Twain has shown the reader at this point.


Revisions of Quotation packet for Chapters 8-16 are due Monday, 10/28.



Periods 3 and 5: Cause and Effect preparation. Viewing Food, Inc. to discuss research technique and being skeptical consumers of information/media. Research project beginning related to the documentary.

Food, Inc. Reflection due Monday, 10/28.

College Essay draft (ungraded other than for completion for 20 points) due October 31 (can be shown to me any time before then and does not have to be uploaded to turnitin.com).



Period 7: Chapters 12 and 13 are due (with study guide questions) on Monday. We will be reading chapter 14 in class. Chapters 15 and 16 are due on Wednesday (with study guide questions). We will be discussing the idea of the Declaration of Independence as it applies to Huck Finn while we pause in our reading of the novel after chapter 16 to focus on what Twain has shown the reader at this point.


Documents can be found here (may need to sign in to google first): https://drive.google.com/?authuser=0#folders/0BxTEZg-xT-RwMVZkTjdpdUNzTVE

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