Calendar of Classroom Activities and Assignments

Calendar of Classroom Activities and Assignments American Voices Unit Literature of the Americas—11A Ms. Dearinger (SEHS, room 536)

September 4 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 *Welcome to LOTA! *Whole class read around LABOR DAY— PLANNING DAY— *Introduction to the course of “My Name” poems NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL *Overview of syllabus and *Overview of IOP and No Class course expectations preview of units—sign up * Introduction to American next week! Voices texts and assignments *Read “My Name” and discuss first portfolio piece

HW: “My Name” HW: Read Noda’s piece Portfolio Assignment #1 “Growing up Asian” for to introduce yourself to next class and respond the class tomorrow; to discussion questions syllabus signed and returned ASAP

A 11 B 12 C 13 A 14 B 15 *Whole class discussion of *Debrief of Portfolio #2 *Paired reading of “I Am” *Small group reading and “Growing up Asian” using writings No Class poems in front of class analysis of Langston homework responses *Read Sherman Alexie’s “I *Begin reading Danticat’s Hughes “Let America Be *Quick write on identity Hated Tonto (Still Do)” piece “We Are Ugly But America Again” *Intro to Portfolio together as a class We’re Here” together *Intro to Portfolio #5 Assignment #2 *Introduction to “I Am” poem and Portfolio #3

HW: Finish reading HW: Complete Portfolio HW: Complete Portfolio Danticat piece and HW: Complete Portfolio Assignment #2 for next Assignment #3 for next complete Portfolio Assignment #5 for next class class Assignment #4 for next class class C 18 A 19 B 20 C 21 A 22 *Small group reading of *Finish discussion of Dillard *Overview of Final No Class poetry pastiches piece using annotations on No Class Portfolio Requirements and *Read and begin the text Rubric annotations of Dillard *Introduction to Portfolio *Time in class to finish excerpt #6 and time to begin Portfolio #6 and work on working compiling final portfolio

HW: Finish Dillard HW: Begin working on HW: Final Portfolio due annotations for next Portfolio #6 next Wednesday, class September 27