Weekly Ajenda
September 14-September 18, 2009
Monday – September 14
Vocabulary Review
Get a notebook to begin your journals and questions.
Read “The Devil and Tom Walker”
HW: Finish reading “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Wednesday
Tuesday – September 15
TEST!!!!
HW: Make flash cards for your vocabulary words by Wednesday!!!! and Journal for “The Devil and Tom Walker”
Wednesday – September 16
Vocabulary Review – Note cards due!
Discuss the history of early America
Thursday – September 17
Finish discussing the early American history
Friday – September 18
Vocabulary Quiz
August 31 – September 4, 2009
Monday – August 31
Vocabulary Review
Read and Discuss the “Speech in the Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry, p. 203
Tuesday – September 1
Read and Discuss Benjamin Franklin’s “Speech in the Convention” p. 207
Time to work and discuss groups speeches
HW: vocabulary sentences
Wednesday – September 2
Vocabulary Review – sentences due!
Read and Discuss Abigail Smith Adams p. 217
Thursday – September 3
Read and discuss Michel- Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur p. 220
Friday – September 4
Vocabulary Quiz
Presentation of Speeches in class!!
AUGUST 10-15, 2009
Monday – August 10
No school!
Tuesday – August 11
Go over class syllabus
Go over classroom rules and procedures
Getting to know the students
HW: Bring in “The Unvanquished” for class
Wednesday – August 12
Begin discussing “The Unvanquished”
Assign summer reading assignment
HW: Begin working on summer reading assignment
Thursday – August 13
Conclude discussion of “The Unvanquished”
Introduction to American Literature
Read “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”
HW: Read “The Iroquoise Constitution”
Friday – August 14
Discuss oral traditions and Native American writings
Read and discuss “The Iroquoise Constitution”
Read and Discuss “A Journey Through Texas”
HW: Work on summer reading assignment
Mrs. Foster's American Literature Class 
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