11th Grade: January 31st-February 4th

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Nicole Hayes

on January 28, 2011 4:31 PM | Permalink

Emily Dickinson photograph

This week's Essential Question: Who is Emily Dickinson? What literary devices are unique to her poetry? How did Dickinson's life affect the subject matter of her poems?

Date:	Class Work	Homework	Important Due Date
Monday, January 31st	-Finish discussion on Emerson's "Nature" and "Self Reliance" -Begin Emily Dickinson WebQuest (Computer Lab) Emily Dickinson WebQuest.doc	Last night to work on Gothic Projects (Due Tomorrow)
Tuesday, February 1st,	-Collect Gothic Projects -Finish Emily Dickinson WebQuest (Computer Lab) -Discuss Results		*Gothic Projects Due (Visual and Essay) *Turnitin.com due by 11:59pm tonight!
Wednesday, February 2nd,	-GHSGT Practice -Poem Pal Practice for Poetry Outloud -Introduce 1^st 10 poetry terms Poetry Review.ppt -Dickinson/Rent Analysis Dickinson Rent Analysis.doc		***Dickinson WebQuest Due!!!
Thursday, February 3rd,	-Poetry Outloud Practice -Finish presenting the last of the poetry terms from yesterday -Discuss Dickinson/Rent Activity		-Homework: Write your "letter to the world" this can be a poem, song, or letter. (no length requirements)
Friday, February 4th,	-Class Reading/Analysis of Dickinson's "A Bird Came Down" Dickinson A bird came down.doc -Independent Activity: see handout file below Emily Dickinson Poem Questions Txtbook.doc		***Letter to the world due for a homework grade