1.  Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story.  Daily Assignments:  1. Students should get a Literature book with the sailboat cover from the front of the room and read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (on p.167-170). This should take them approximately 20 minutes. They should also read the articles about the story after they finish reading “A Good Man is Hard to Find.”   2. When finished, each student should do the following:  Write down four quotes from the story and explain why each quote is significant to a theme in the story.  Write down two quotes from one (or more) of the articles after the story and explain why each is significant to a theme in the story.  The explanation of each quote’s significance should be two sentences.   3. After this, students should get with a partner and write a story with a creepy or unexpected ending. It should take them approximately 15 minutes to do this.   Students should turn in both assignments by the end of the period.

2.  Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story.  Daily Assignments:  Assign short story analysis essay; we will work on rough draft on Friday; it will be due Friday at 11:59 pm (keep in mind some of you need to turn in your final draft of your Old School essay tonight by 11:59 pm)  Read “The Yellow Wallpaper” and create your own wallpaper in your group  If time, begin reading “The Rich Brother”  Next Tuesday, we will take a test on the Short Stories we have covered so far. It will be worth 150 points. Review guide will be passed out on Friday. Note: For those of you who want to check out a green literature book or a sailboat book—I have a check-out list in the front of the room. You may keep these books you check out until your final exam.  Next Thursday, you should bring in a food you love (that will serve 8-10 people) or write a story about something/someone you love. We will be doing both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities that day.

3.  Daily Objective: To understand how to analyze a short story.  Daily Assignments:  Pass out review guide for next Tuesday’s test  Remember you also should bring your British Literature book you will be reading independently; we will start reading it in-class on Tuesday  Read “The Rich Brother” and discuss  Work on rough draft of Short Story Analysis Essay; due tonight at 11:59 pm

4.  Daily Objective: Understand how to write a comparison/contrast essay.  Daily Assignments:  Finish working on grammar exercises  Go over New Yorker comparison/contrast cartoon  Begin going over comparison/contrast essays and start group activity  Note: We will write a comparison/contrast AP essay next week in class; it will be worth 100 points.

5.  Daily Objective: Understand how to write a comparison/contrast essay.  Daily Assignments:  Watch “The Scientist” Video; discuss  Finish Comparison/Contrast activity  Do AP MC Practice  Next Wednesday/Thursday, you should bring in a food you love (that will serve 8-10 people) or write a story about something/someone you love. We will be doing both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities that day.