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James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York City,
Aug. 2, 1924 and died on Nov. 30, 1987. He offered a vital literary
voice during the era of civil rights activism in the 1950s and '60s. The
eldest of nine children, his stepfather was a minister. At age 14 ,
Baldwin became a preacher at the small Fireside Pentecostal Church in
Harlem. After he graduated from high school, he moved to Greenwich
Village. In the early 1940s, he transferred his faith from religion to
literature. Critics, however, note the impassioned cadences of Black
churches are still evident in his writing. Go Tell It on the Mountain
(1953), his first novel, is a partially autobiographical account of his
youth. His essay collections [Notes of a Native Son (1955),
Nobody Knows My Name (1961), and The Fire Next Time (1963)]
were influential in informing a large white audience. From 1948, Baldwin made his home primarily in the south of France, but often returned to the USA to lecture or teach. In 1957, he began spending half of each year in New York City. His novels include Giovanni's Room (1956), and Another Country (1962). Baldwin's play, Blues for Mister Charlie, was produced in 1964. Going to Meet the Man (1965) and Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone (1968) provided powerful descriptions of American racism. |
American Literature
August 13, 2001 – October 12, 2001
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Week 1 |
Monday 13 |
Tuesday14 |
Wednesday 15 |
Thursday 16 |
Friday 17 |
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8/13-17
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Orientation |
Discussion “What it is to be an American” |
Native American Traditions Page 22 |
Grammar Diagnostic Language Network Page 5-8 |
Essay “An American Is” |
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Week2 |
Monday 20 |
Tuesday 21 |
Wednesday 22 |
Thursday 23 |
Friday 24 |
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8/20-24
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SSR/RRJ Begin reading Scarlet Letter |
McDougal Page 37-45 |
Discuss “Coyote Stories” |
Personal Pronouns Language Network Page 9-13 |
Essay “Mythology” |
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Week 3 |
Monday 27 |
Tuesday 28 |
Wednesday 29 |
Thursday 30 |
Friday 31 |
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8/27-31
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SSR/RRJ Class Discussion |
McDougal Origins and Encounters Native American Traditions |
McDougal Origins and Encounters Native American Traditions |
Handouts Discussion Sentence Variety |
Essay Our Changing Language |
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Week 4 |
Monday 3 |
Tuesday 4 |
Wednesday 5 |
Thursday 6 |
Friday 7 |
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9/3-7
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Labor Day No School |
SSR/RRJ
Class Discussion |
Grammar Exercises |
Handout Analyzing My Own Writing |
Essay Traditions and Family Customs |
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Week 5 |
Monday 10 |
Tuesday 11 |
Wednesday 12 |
Thursday 13 |
Friday 14 |
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9/10-14
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SSR/RRJ |
McDougal Page 46 |
McDougal Page 55 |
FCAT Discussion |
Essay School and Hurricane Gabrielle |
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Week 6 |
Monday 17 |
Tuesday 18 |
Wednesday 19 |
Thursday 20 |
Friday 21 |
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9/17-21
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District Inservice No School for Students |
SSR/RRJ |
McDougal Page 80 |
Grammar Verbs Language Network |
Essay
Leadership |
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Week 7 |
Monday 24 |
Tuesday 25 |
Wednesday 26 |
Thursday 27 |
Friday 28 |
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9/24-28
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Scarlet Letter Read Aloud Discuss |
Scarlet Lette Discussion Activities |
Scarlet Letter Read Aloud Discuss |
Scarlet Letter Discussion Activities |
Essay Characterization |
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Week 8 |
Monday 1 |
Tuesday 2 |
Wednesday 3 |
Thursday 4 |
Friday 5 |
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10/1-5
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Scarlet Letter Discussion Activities |
Scarlet Letter
Read Aloud Discuss |
Scarlet Letter Discussion Activities |
Scarlet Letter Read Aloud Discuss |
Essay Imagery
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Week 9 |
Monday 8 |
Tuesday 9 |
Wednesday 10 |
Thursday 11 |
Friday 12 |
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10/8-12
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Review Make-up |
Review Make-up |
Scarlet Letter Read and Discuss |
Scarlet Letter Read and Discuss |
Essay |
October 15, 2001 – December 21, 2001
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Week 1 |
Monday 15 |
Tuesday 16 |
Wednesday 17 |
Thursday 18 |
Friday 19 |
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10/15-19
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Critical Reading Practice |
Scarlet Letter |
Scarlet Letter |
Essay Modes of Discourse “Description” Language Network 404-410 |
State Inservice No School for Students |
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Week2 |
Monday 22 |
Tuesday 23 |
Wednesday 24 |
Thursday 25 |
Friday 26 |
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10/16-20 |
Critical |
McDougal
Page 149, 154 |
McDougal Page 168
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Grammar Vocabulary Workshop Clauses |
Essay Modes of Discourse “Literary Interpretation” Language Network 420-426 |
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Week 3 |
Monday 29 |
Tuesday 30 |
Wednesday 31 |
Thursday 1 |
Friday 2 |
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10/29-11/2
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Analogies Sentence |
McDougal
Page 206 - 213 |
McDougal Page 216 - 229 |
Grammar Vocabulary Workshop Using Verbs |
Essay Modes of Discourse “Cause and Effect” Language Network 428-434 |
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Week 4 |
Monday 5 |
Tuesday 6 |
Wednesday 7 |
Thursday 8 |
Friday 9 |
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11/5-9
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Analogies Sentence Completion |
McDougal Page 234-242 |
McDougal Page 243-255 |
Grammar Vocabulary Workshop Troublesome Verbs |
Essay Modes of Discourse “Persuasion” Language Network 436-444 |
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Week 5 |
Monday 12 |
Tuesday 13 |
Wednesday 14 |
Thursday 15 |
Friday 16 |
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11/12-16
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SSR/RRJ Science |
McDougal
Page 268, 278-287 |
McDougal Page 297 |
Grammar Vocabulary Workshop Subject Verb Agreement |
Essay Modes of Discourse “Problem Solution” Language Network 446-452 |
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Week 6 |
Monday 19 |
Tuesday 20 |
Wednesday 21 |
Thursday 22 |
Friday 23 |
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11/19-23
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SSR/RRJ History |
McDougal Page 335 |
Essay |
Thanksgiving No School |
Thanksgiving No School |
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Week 7 |
Monday 20 |
Tuesday 21 |
Wednesday 22 |
Thursday 23 |
Friday 24 |
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11/20-242
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SSR/RRJ Newspaper |
McDougal Page 356 |
McDougal
Page 376 |
Grammar Vocabulary Workshop Punctuation |
Essay |
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Week 8 |
Monday 3 |
Tuesday 4 |
Wednesday 5 |
Thursday 6 |
Friday 7 |
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12/3-7
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SSR/RRJ Essay |
McDougal Page 392 |
McDougal Page 404 |
Grammar Vocabulary Workshop Punctuation |
Essay |
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Week 9 |
Monday 10 |
Tuesday 11 |
Wednesday 12 |
Thursday 13 |
Friday 14 |
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12/10-14
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Project Presentation |
Project Presentation
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Project Presentation
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Project Presentation
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Project Presentation
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Monday lessons during the second nine weeks will be devoted to FCAT strategies although they are incorporated into discussions and assignments throughout the school year. Specifically, we will address main idea, short and long response answers, and making meaning through reading a variety of genres. Next semester practice FCAT exams will be given, and students will be individually counseled as to their strengths and weaknesses.
Third Nine Weeks
American Literature Gifted
Janaury 8, 2002 – March 8, 2001
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Week 1 |
Monday 7 |
Tuesday 8 |
Wednesday 9 |
Thursday 10 |
Friday 11 |
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1/7-11
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Teacher Workday |
FCAT Practice Exam Review | FCAT Practice Exam Review | FCAT Practice Exam Review | FCAT Style ESSAY |
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Week2 |
Monday 14 |
Tuesday 15 |
Wednesday 16 |
Thursday 17 |
Friday 18 |
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1/14-18 |
SSR The Great Gatsby RRJ |
Lesson 6.1 Analyzing the FCAT Writing Prompt/ American Lit selections |
Lesson 6.2 Graphic Organizers for Writing/ American Lit selections |
Lesson 6.2 Graphic Organizers for Writing/ American Lit Selections |
FCAT Style ESSAY |
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Week 3 |
Monday 21 |
Tuesday 22 |
Wednesday 23 |
Thursday 24 |
Friday 25 |
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1/21-25
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Martin Luther King Day Holiday for All |
Lesson 6.3 Preparing Short Written Responses/ American Lit selections |
Lesson 6.4 Preparing Longer Written Responses/ American Lit selections |
Lesson 6.4 Preparing Longer Written Responses/ American Lit selections |
FCAT Style ESSAY |
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Week 4 |
Monday 28 |
Tuesday 29 |
Wednesday 30 |
Thursday 31 |
Friday 1 |
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1/28-2/1
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SSR The Great Gatsby RRJ |
Lesson 6.5 Evaluating and Proof reading/ American Lit selections |
Lesson 6.6 Conventions of English |
