OUR NEXT UNIT OF STUDY will be on protest speech and conformity. We will study the Puritans and early American founding literature alongside Arthur Miller’s iconic play The Crucible. We will definately finish our unit on nature and wilderness this week. I will collect and grade annotations in your Wilderness packet in class on Monday, October 15.

MONDAY

No class for the four-day weekend.
HW: Continue to read the essay, “Walking,” by H.D. Thoreau. You will want to finish reading it for class on Thursday.

TUESDAY

Beginning our discussion of H.D. Thoreau’s essay, “Walking.” Why is walking important to the American way of life, according to HDT? How does the author define walking?
HW: Write an outline for an essay on American nature/wilderness. Your paper should use TWO sources in support of your claim, one VISUAL, and one LITERARY.

WEDNESDAY

Class does not meet for ACT testing.
HW: Complete your argument outlines for your paper. Remember, besides writing out your claim, you should also write out: reasons(s) and counter-reasons. Your evidence should be listed in bullet point format.

THURSDAY

Returning to poetry. We started our unit by looking at Collin’s poem, “Flames.” We will close the unit by returning to poetry, exaiming four other writer’s view of nature.
HW: Read the remaining poems in our packet. Annotate them: what do you notice? What do these poets say about nature?

FRIDAY

Last discussion on nature literature.
HW: Annotation packets are due on Monday. Make sure you’ve completed your annotations!