February 2012 
See end of January for this whole week
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Homework: Literary Circle PROJECT, Bring Pride and Prejudice on Friday (Read Ch. 11-23), Literary Terms, Print out "I Sing the Body Electric" by Walt Whitman
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Activities:
1. Finish Pride and Prejudice comparison
2. Explicate "I Sing the Body Electric"
3. Physical gender differences
Homework: Literary Circle PROJECT, Bring Pride and Prejudice on Friday (Read Ch. 11-23), Literary Terms
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Activities:
1. "Barbie Doll" and "The Flea"
2. How poets use female and male physically in poetry
Homework: Literary Circle PROJECT CRITERIA (Presentations begin on Wednesday), Bring Pride and Prejudice on Friday (Read Ch. 11-23), Literary Terms
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Begin Presentations
1. Two Presentations
2. Explicate "Crazy Jane" and "Rite of Passage"
3. Women's roles
Homework: Lit Circle PROJECT, Bring Pride and Prejudice on Friday (Read Ch. 11-23), Literary Terms
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Activities:
1. Two Presentations
2. "The Secretary Chant" and "Mirror"
3. How women see themselves
Homework: Lit Circle PROJECT, Bring Pride and Prejudice on Friday (Read Ch. 11-23), Literary Terms
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Activities:
1.Two Presentations
Homework: Lit Circle PROJECT, Bring Pride and Prejudice on Monday (Read Ch. 24-33 for next Wednesday), Literary Terms
Activities:
1. Questions about Pride and Prejudice
2. Presentations
Homework: Bring Pride and Prejudice on Wednesday (Read Ch. 24-33), Literary Terms, Read, annotate, and explicate "The Secretary Chant" by Marge Piercy and "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath
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Activities:
1. Finish Presentations
2. Understanding poetry (go over all the poems)
Homework: Bring Pride and Prejudice tomorrow (Read Ch. 24-33), Literary Terms, Poetry Assignment
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Activities:
1. Pride and Prejudice Activity
2. Finish gender study of poetry
Homework: Bring Pride and Prejudice on Friday (Read Ch. 34-42, Literary Terms, For tomorrow read "A Jury of Her Peers," Poetry Assignment
Activities:
1. Compare play to short story
2. Gender roles vs. stereotypes
Homework: Bring Pride and Prejudice tomorrow (Read Ch. 34-42), Literary Terms, Poetry Assignment
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Activities:
1. Quick Quiz
2. Socratic Seminar on Pride and Prejudice
Homework: Poetry Assignment, Finish Pride and Prejudice for next Friday
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Presidents' Day -
No School
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Staff Development Day
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Activities:
1. Compare "A Jury of Her Peers" with "Trifles"
2. Explicate Poetry
3. Read Pride and Prejudice
Homework: Poetry Assignment, Finish Pride and Prejudice for Friday
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Activities:
1. Read "Handsomest Drowned Man"
2. Male and Female Roles
Homework: Poetry Assignment, Finish Pride and Prejudice for Friday
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Activities:
1. Socratic Seminar on Pride and Prejudice
2. Becoming Jane Austen (historical background)
Homework: Poetry Assignment, Study Pride and Prejudice for Monday
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Begin Poetry Presentations
Activities:
1. Poetry presentations
2. "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"
Homework: Read Lit. Circle Novel, Procure a copy of Poisonwood Bible, Poetry Assignment (turnitin.com)
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1. Poetry Presentations
2. Review for test
Homework: Read Lit. Circle Novel, Procure a copy of Poisonwood Bible, Poetry Assignment (turnitin.com)
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Essay TEST
Activities:
1. Poetry Presentations
2. Write Essay
Homework: Read Lit. Circle Novel, Procure a copy of Poisonwood Bible, Poetry Assignment (turnitin.com)
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Scantron TEST
Activities:
1. Poetry Presentations
2. Take test
Homework: Read Lit. Circle Novel, Procure a copy of Poisonwood Bible, Poetry Assignment (turnitin.com)
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Activities:
1. Poetry Presentations
2. Review Test
Homework: Read Lit. Circle Novel, Begin Poisonwood Bible, Poetry Assignment (turnitin.com)