1. Daily Agenda 3rd Quarter Junior English [HN] Mr. Alan C. Sanders NOTE: I do my best to update this agenda online twice weekly, but the agenda as daily posted and discussed in class is the final one. The slides are in reverse chronological order.

2. Tuesday, February 15 In Class  Finish Alone in the Wilderness (6th)  Quiz on “Nature”  Go Over Qualities of Reflective Writing Upcoming  Wednesday: Begin Discussion of Emerson’s Self-Reliance.” Seek Nuggets of Wisdom  Thursday: Write Reflective Essay on Self- reliance Experiment

3. Monday, February 14 In Class  Finish Alone in the Wilderness Upcoming  Tuesday: Quiz on “Nature” (not open book) and Go Over Qualities of Reflective Writing

4. Tuesday, February 8 In Class  DGP  Begin Discussion of “Nature” and “Self- Reliance” Upcoming  Wednesday: Read “Nature.”

5. Monday, February 7 In Class  DGP  There’s been a motion from the floor to postpone today’s quiz on BF. Can I get a second? All in favor, please say Aye. Opposed Nay. The motion carries. Upcoming  A better day than today.

6. Friday, February 4 In Class  Discussion of Common Sense and The Age of Enlightenment Do we need government? Why? Upcoming  Monday: Begin DGP & Vocabulary Week 11 and Quiz on the excerpts from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

7. WED-TH, February 2-3 Snow Days!

8. Tuesday, February 1 In Class  Lecture on Principles of American Enlightenment  Discussion of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Upcoming  Thursday: Read Common Sense and The Age of Enlightenment

9. Monday, January 31 In Class  FYI: We will not begin DGP this week.  Turn in Epilogue.  Begin Discussion of the American Enlightenment Period—Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine Upcoming  Tuesday: Read Franklin’s Autobiography

10. Friday, January 28 In Class  Complete Discussion of All My Sons, “Tragedy and the Common Man,” “Requiem,” and “Echoes down the Corridor” Upcoming  Monday: All My Sons epilogue due

11. Thursday, January 27 In Class  Finish the Film All My Sons  Begin Discussion of “Tragedy and the Common Man” What are the characteristics of All My Sons that reflect Miller’s concept of tragedy? Upcoming  Friday: Read the Epilogue Prompt, “Requiem,” and “Echoes down the Corridor.”  Monday: All My Sons epilogue due

12. Wednesday, January 26 In Class  View the Film All My Sons Upcoming  Thursday: Finish the Film All My Sons and Read “Tragedy and the Common Man.” What are the characteristics of All My Sons that reflect Miller’s concept of tragedy?

13. Tuesday, January 25 In Class  Welcome Back & Additional Rules  #12: Do it when it’s assigned, not when it’s due.  #13: No whining and/or drama.  “Tragedy and the Common Man”  View the Film All My Sons Upcoming  Wednesday-Thursday: Finish the Film All My Sons and Read “Tragedy and the Common Man.” What happens in All My Sons that reflects Miller’s concept of tragedy?