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Madame Bovary Reading Schedule

 

 

Monday, January 30, 2012:  Students entered class and completed a quiz over the Collection 4 historical background, as well as all slavery and Civil War literary readings.

 

Tuesday, January 31, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed biographical information about Mark Twain, then read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012:  Students entered class and read "To Build a Fire," then completed a graphic organizer analyzing the causes and effects of the main character's decisions and their consequences.

 

Thursday, February 2, 2012:  Students entered class and read "A Pair of Silk Stockings" and then completed some work in their literature books.  After turning in that work, students began reading "A Wagner Matinee" independently.

 

Friday, February 3, 2012:  Students entered class and completed an anticipation guide for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and then began viewing a video as preparation for study of that novel.

 

Monday, February 6, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed the stories from Collection Four that have been completed in the past week, then viewed a video of "To Build a Fire."

 

Tuesday, February 7, 2012:  Students entered class, reviewed aspects of realism in the short fiction studied so far in Collection Four, and then began Willa Cather's " A Wagner Matinee."

 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012:  Students entered class and finished "A Wagner Matinee" and then reviewed for the second Collection Four quiz.  Students also finished studying irony in their reading of Chopin's "The Story of an Hour."

 

Thursday, February 9, 2012:  Students completed the second quiz from Collection Four, featuring realistic, regionalistic, and naturalistic short fiction.

 

Friday, February 10, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed the previous day's quiz results, and then began a thoughtful discussion about the controversy that surrounds the reading of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in schools.

 

Monday, February 13, 2012:  Inclement weather on this day resulted in numerous class interruptions through the morning, as well as high absenteeism, so the start of reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was postponed for one day and the present students attempted viewing a film that featured poetry and other literature from Collections Two and Three.

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012:  Most classes were abbreviated in time due to the advisory schedule, but all classes completed an introduction and reading of Chapter One of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012:  Students entered class and read Chapters Two-Three of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

Thursday, February 16, 2012:  Students read Chapters Four-Five of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

Friday, February 17, 2012:  Students read Chapters Six-Seven of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  The teacher informed them that the next week's work would include interim testing and the beginnings of ACTAAP review.

 

Tuesday, February 21, 2012:  Students completed their quarterly TLI writing assessments in class.

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2012:  Students completed their quarterly TLI reading assessments in class.

 

Thursday, February 23, 2012:  Students resumed reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters Seven-Eight.

 

Friday, February 24, 2012:  Students resumed reading and most classes completed Chapter Ten.

 

Monday, February 27, 2012:  Students completed a new word study lesson and read Chapter Eleven of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012:  Students turned in word study exercises, then resumed reading through Chapter Twelve.

 

Wednesday, February 29, 2012:  Students read through Chapter 14 and used remaining class time to complete graphic organizers and study questions over the opening chapters of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  Students received graded vocabulary exercises to study for Friday's quiz.

 

Thursday, March 1, 2012:  Students received their scored quarterly writing assessment and reviewed scoring guidelines and ways of planning an essay.  Students also read through Chapter 15 and turned in their Chapters 1-15 work.  Students are to study vocabulary for the weekly quiz.

 

Friday, March 2, 2012:  Students studied briefly and then completed the weekly word study quiz.  Students then began reading Chapter Sixteen of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

Monday, March 5, 2012:  Students received their scored quarterly reading comprehension assessments and reviewed scoring guidelines.  Students then also reviewed tips and strategies for maximizing their performance on the Eleventh Grade Literacy Exam.

 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012:  Students completed day one of the Eleventh Grade Literacy Exam.

 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012:  Students completed day two of the Eleventh Grade Literacy Exam.

 

Thursday, March 8, 2012:  Students read Chapters Sixteen through Seventeen of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

 

Current Class Activities & Assignments for APE Lit. (Pds. 4, 6, & 7):

 

Monday, January 30, 2012:  Students entered class, turned in the weekend SPLOTTS work, and then received reading schedules and copies of A Tale of Two Cities.  Students then completed pre-reading thematic free writing.  Students are to read according to the assigned schedule and complete the anaphora exercise (creative writing).

 

Tuesday, January 31, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed the first four chapters of the book, then the teacher gave suggestions of particular details the students should consider as they read two more chapters of A Tale of Two Cities as homework.

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012:  Students entered class and first worked in pairs to complete reflective questions over the first book of ATo2C.  Students then worked independently on a close reading graphic organizer, and resumed reading chapters according to the assigned reading schedule. Students will turn in the graphic organizer tomorrow.

 

Thursday, February 2, 2012:  Students entered class and were greeted by a substitute, who took up their homework and then instructed them to use class time to independently read according to the assigned schedule.

 

Friday, February 3, 2012:  Students entered class and completed multiple-choice practice, then received reflective work to complete for assigned chapters of A Tale of Two Cities.

 

Monday, February 6, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed answers to the previous week's multiple-choice practice.  Students turned in reflective work and are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Tuesday, February 7, 2012:  Students received new graphic organizers and reflective reading work.  Students are to read according to the assigned schedule.

 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012:  Students worked on written responses and completion of other tasks along with the reading of assigned pages.

 

Thursday, February 9, 2012:  Students entered class and turned reflective work and graphic organizers for the second half of Book the Second from A Tale of Two Cities.  Students are to begin reading chapters from Book the Third according to the assigned reading schedule.

 

Friday, February 10, 2012:  Students entered class, completed multiple-choice practice, and reviewed answers.  Students are to continue reading remaining chapters of the novel according to the assigned reading schedule.

 

Monday, February 13, 2012:  Afternoon classes were poorly attended due to an excessive number of exits from school through the day, so students mainly discussed the reading and continued working on new chapters according to the assigned reading schedule.

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012:  Students entered class and completed a brief reading quiz.  Some thematic review began, as well as discussion and predictions about the conclusion of the novel.  Students are to read the final three chapters of the book as homework. 

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed themes from the novel by way of re-considering material from the introductory activity (focused free-writing).  Each class did start with a brief reading quiz.  Students are to review themes and significant points of the novel as review for tomorrow's essay exam.

 

Thursday, February 16, 2012:  Students entered class and completed a timed essay over  A Tale of Two Cities.

 

Friday, February 17, 2012:  Students from fourth and seventh period classes turned in work for the end of Book the Third, while sixth hour students received that work and it will be due for them on Tuesday of next week.  Students reviewed how to construct a found poem and then began completing that task for a chapter of their choosing from ATo2C.  Those poems are due Tuesday--please see the instructions above regarding how and when those will be turned in during class.  Other than completion of the poem, students are to review the novel for the comprehensive, objective test over it that will be given during class on Tuesday.

 

Tuesday, February 21, 2012:  Students entered class, completed an objective test over A Tale of Two Cities, and uploaded their found poetry work.

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2012:  Students entered class, reviewed their objective test results from the previous day, and began completion of an anticipation guide for Madame Bovary.

 

Thursday, February 23, 2012:  Students entered class, reviewed and discussed their responses on the anticipation guide, received copies of Madame Bovary and the assigned reading schedule, and began the first chapter with the teacher reading.  Students are to read the first four chapters as homework.

 

Friday, February 24, 2012:  Students entered class, completed multiple-choice practice, reviewed correct answers, and discussed character development (Charles Bovary Sr., Madame Bovary Sr., Charles, and Emma) from the previous night's reading.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Monday, February 27, 2012:  Students entered class and continued note-taking and discussing character development in Part One of Madame Bovary.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012:  Students completed a reading quiz over Part One of Madame Bovary.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Wednesday, February 29, 2012:  Students entered class and discussed character background of Emma Bovary, and the effects of her attending the ball at Vaubyessard upon her view of married life with Charles.  The teacher gave students additional information about the upcoming timed poetry analysis writing.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Thursday, March 1, 2012:  Students completed a poetry analysis timed writing.

 

Friday, March 2, 2012:  Students completed multiple-choice practice, reviewed correct responses, and briefly discussed plot and character developments in Part Two of Madame Bovary.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Monday, March 5, 2012:  Students entered class and viewed their timed writing responses from the previous week.  Some classes also viewed previous timed essays as well.  Students reviewed the essay prompt and poems with the teacher, and then had time to revise portions of their essays to enhance their scores.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012:  Students entered class and reviewed the senior calendar of closing events.  Students also looked over the previous night's reading, paying close attention to the effects of decisions and actions upon Emma's character.  Students are to continue reading Part Two of Madame Bovary according to the assigned schedule.  The teacher alerted students to be prepared for a reading quiz over Part Two. 

 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012:  Students in fourth hour completed a timed prose analysis essay, and remaining classes completed a reading quiz and discussed the exit of Rodolphe and the professional failure of Charles Bovary as they relate to and reveal Emma's character in Part Two of Madame Bovary. Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Thursday, March 8, 2012:  Fourth hour students completed a Part Two reading quiz and discussed plot action and character development in the latest chapters of reading.  Students in sixth and seventh periods completed a prose analysis timed essay.  Students are to continue reading according to the assigned schedule.

 

Archived Class Activities and Assignments (All Classes):

 

Weeks 21 & 22 (January 16-27, 2012)

 

Weeks 19 & 20 (January 4-13, 2012)

 

Weeks 17 & 18 (December 5-20, 2011)

 

Weeks 15 & 16 (November 21-December 2, 2011)

 

Weeks 13 & 14 (November 7-18, 2011)

 

Weeks 11 & 12 (October 24-November 4, 2011)

 

Weeks 9 & 10 (October 10-20, 2011)

 

Weeks 7 & 8 (September 26-October 7, 2011)

 

Weeks 5 & 6 (September 12-23, 2011)

 

Weeks 3 & 4 (August 29-September 9, 2011)

 

Weeks 1 & 2 (August 17-26, 2011)