1.  Daily Objectives: To understand the requirements for a synthesis essay.  Daily Assignments:  1. Assign synthesis research paper (p. 210; due dates p. 214); Walden additional assignments (p. 201); RLARS dates given (p. 284-285)  2. “Pop Quiz” on Spring, Conclusion, and Civil Disobedience  3. Go to library to look for RLARS book or show me your RLARS book (you can also bring it on Wednesday)  Begin going over tips for synthesis essay (p. 168) and do group brainstorming activity

2.  Daily Objectives: To continue to understand how to write a synthesis essay.  Daily Assignments:  A Day Students—Show me RLARS book  1. Go over Writing Tips for Synthesis Essay (p. 168) and do group brainstorming activity in class  2. Work on Walden utopian activity (p. 204)  3. I will conference with you some time in class on the quote you chose for your research paper and how you will defend, challenge, or qualify this quote.  WARNING: Your open book test on Walden will be next class period and it will be 150 points.

3.  Daily Objectives: To be able to synthesize and analyze the main arguments of Henry David Thoreau.  Daily Assignments:  1. Open Book Test on Walden  2. Complete Exit Ticket activity on “The Life and Times of Thoreau” on p. 208a and 208b

4.  Daily Objectives: To successful complete a college-level test analyzing poetry.  Daily Assignments:  Poetry Unit Test  If done early, work on RLARS book

5.  Daily Objectives: To plan how to write a literary analysis research paper.  Daily Assignments:  Work on paper proposal and formal brainstorming (using my template) for your literary analysis research paper in rm. 213; it will be due tonight at 11:59 to turnitin

6.  Daily Objectives: To successfully complete a comprehensive college test.  Daily Assignments:  1. Take midterm test  2. If done early, read your RLARS book  Remember to bring your Wadsworth book, RLARS book, SFSC book, and your SFSC library card to class next class period

7.  Daily Objectives: To understand the validity of sources to include in a research paper.  Daily Assignments:  1. Go over RLARS due dates and show me RLARS book and SFSC book.  2. Do p. 65-66 in Guidebook with a partner using Wadsworth Handbook  3. Work on putting hyperlinks of sources onto turnitin.com in Rm. 213 (due tonight to turnitin.com); you can also work on your annotated works cited and formal brainstorming (due Nov. 16)