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Welcome to Literature and Composition II
with Mr. Paolelli
This year, we'll explore the genres of the novel, short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama, as well as improving our writing and speaking skills. Get excited!
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From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama,
LITERATURE IS ASKING US TO PAY ATTENTION.
Pay attention to the frog. Pay attention to the west wind. Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the old man on the train. In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein, and thereby learn at last to pay attention to yourself and all that dwells therein.
. . . Literature, painting, music—the most basic lesson that all art teaches us is to stop, look, and listen to life on this planet, and to our own lives, as a vastly deeper, more mysterious business than most of the time it ever occurs to us to suspect as we bumble along from day to day on automatic pilot. In a world that for the most part steers clear of the whole idea of holiness, art is one of the few places where we can speak to each other of holy things.
—Frederich Beuchner, Listening to Your Life
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NOTE TO PARENTS: Hi! Please know that I welcome your feedback and look forward to a positive partnership in helping your sons and daughters achieve great things this year. The best way to contact me is via e-mail at cpaolelli@saintviator.com. (I will respond to your email within 24 hours of receiving it.) My voicemail is at extension 287, but there is no telephone in my room, so I cannot keep up with it as quickly as e-mail.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Monday, Jan. 20
MLK DAY—NOSE COOL!
Tuesday, Jan. 21
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Slam (Dunk) Poetry: Intro to the Best Thing Ever
HW: None
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Handouts: Poetry Packet, Poetry Worksheets (digital only)
Intro to Poetry: Poetic Language, Poetic Form
HW: Lord of the Lines
Thursday, Jan. 23
Handouts:
Poetic Form: Lines
Enjambment and Caesura
HW: None
Friday, Jan. 24
Handouts:
Poetic Form: Meter
HW: I've Got You Under My Scan
Monday, Jan. 27
POLAR VORTEX REDUX--NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Handouts:
POLAR VORTEX REDUX REDUX
HW:
Wednesday, Jan. 29
Meter: Iambs, Trochees, and Anapests
HW: None
Thursday, Jan. 30
Review: "We Wear the Mask"
Intro to Scansion
HW: Scansion Practice
Friday, Jan. 31
Recap Scansion Practice
HW: None
Monday, Feb. 3
Finish Scansion Practice Recap
Metric Substitution
HW: None
Tuesday, Feb. 4
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Metric Substitution That Matters: "When Adam Walked in Eden Young"
HW: Finish Conversing in Verse
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Conversing in Verse Performances
Intro to Free Verse: "Siren Song"
HW: Scan one poem from the poetry packet. Avoid the last four pages and any free verse poems. If it's driving you crazy, pick something else.
Thursday, Feb. 6
Continue Free Verse: "Pied Beauty," "Gretel in Darkness"
Begin Rhyme
HW: Rhyme Practice Half Sheet (in worksheet packet)
Friday, Feb. 7
Handouts:
More on Rhyme: "If"
Rhyme Schemes
HW: Mark the rhyme scheme of one poem in the packet.
Monday, Feb. 10
Rhyme Schemin' Like a Demon
Conventions of Language: The Long-Awaited Second Half
HW: Read "Ex-Basketball Player" and "Slam, Dunk, and Hook" on p. 980-984 of your Literature textbook, and find five language devices in each poem (total of ten).
Tuesday, Feb. 11
38-MINUTE PERIODS
FORMAL CONVENTIONS QUIZ
Recap Basketball Poems
HW: Read "The Dragon Speaks" and answer questions 2 and 3.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Sub-Genres of Poetry: The Dramatic Monologue
HW: Read "My Last Duchess" and come to class ready to explain what happened.
Thursday, Feb. 13
"My Last Duchess"
The Sonnet
HW: Read "sonnet-ballad" and "The New Colossus" and answer Qs in packet.
Friday, Feb. 14
INSTITUTE DAY—NOSE COOL!
Monday, Feb. 17
PRESIDENTS' DAY—NOSE COOL!
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Handouts: Poetry Study Guide
38-MINUTE PERIODS
"Epitaph on a Tyrant"
"sonnet-ballad"
Begin "The New Colossus"
HW: None
Wednesday,Feb. 19
Recap "New Colossus"
"Ulysses": Terrible Advice Stated Terribly Well
HW: "Poetry, We Hardly Knew Ye!" due Friday before test.
Thursday, Feb. 20
Poetry Review
HW: Study for test!
Friday, Feb. 21
Handouts: Shakespeare Boot Camp
POETRY TEST!! YOU KNOW IT'S THE BEST!! MORE FUN THAN YOU GUESSED!!
HW: Shakespeare Boot Camp
Monday, Feb. 24
What is Power? Julius Caesar Intro Reflection
Quote Blending
Begin Shakespeare Boot Camp Recap
HW: - Finish Packing the Packet essay and submit to Turnitin.com
- Read textbook pages 1471-1480.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Handouts: Julius Caesar Packet
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Intro to Julius Caesar
HW: Read Act I.i-ii and do study questions
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Finish Shakespeare Boot Camp
Recap I.i
Begin I.ii
HW: Finish Act I
Thursday, Feb. 27
Recap I.ii-iii
HW: Read Act II.i up to line 233
Friday, Feb. 28
Recap Act I
HW: Finish Act II.i
Monday, March 3
SPARKLE!
Recap II.i: Portia Says, "Let Me Conspira-See!"
HW: Finish Act II and do Qs.
Tuesday, March 4
Handouts:
38-MINUTE PERIODS
HW:
Wednesday, March 5
34-MINUTE PERIODS
VOCAEBARLARY QUIZ
Review Acts I-II
HW: Study for Act I-II Quiz
Thursday, March 6
ACT I-II QUIZ
Intro to Rhetoric
HW: Read Act III.i and do Qs
Friday, March 7
Recap Act III.i
HW: Read through Brutus's funeral speech in Act III.ii and do Qs 62-64 (due Monday). To receive up to 5 points of make-up credit on the Act I-II quiz, thoroughly fill in the character description boxes on the first two pages of the study questions in the packet (due Tuesday).
Monday, March 10
Finish III.i
Silence! Brutus Speaks!
HW: Finish Act III; complete optional quiz make-up assignment.
Tuesday, March 11
38-MINUTE PERIODS
"I Am No Orator, As Brutus Is": Antony's Fune-tastic Funeral Speech
HW: Read Act IV.i-iii, stopping at line 142 in IV.iii; Rhetoric in Action sheet due Thursday
Wednesday, March 12
Cracks in the Conspiracy(ies): Act IV, Part 1
HW: Finish Act IV
Thursday, March 13
Great Caesar's Ghost! Act IV, Part 2
HW: Read Act V.i by Monday, do Rhetoric in Action sheet
Friday, March 14
ACT Passages (if you have class today)
HW: Finish the play!!!
Monday, March 17
Recap Rhetoric in Action
Happy Philippi Day! Act V.i
HW: I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like (packet p. 30)
Tuesday, March 18
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Jumping into the Pit: Act V.iii
Intro to Caesar Character Essay
HW: "Lend Me Your Ears" Quote Review due Thursday
Wednesday, March 19
Reviewlius Caesar
HW: Study for Julius Caesar Tuiz!
Thursday, March 20
JULIUS CAESAR ENDING TUIZ
HW: None
Friday, March 21
Julius Caesar Multimedia Extravaganza!
HW:
Monday, March 31
Handouts:
Recap Caesar Tuiz
Caesar Character Analysis Sheets
HW: Complete both sides of one character analysis sheet (two different characters)
Tuesday, April 1
Handouts:
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Recap Character Sheets
HW: Thesis Planning Sheet
Wednesday, April 2
Outline Work Time
HW:
Thursday, April 3
Handouts:
Julius Caesar Performance Recap
HW: Character essay outline due
Friday, April 4
Comma, Semicolon, and Quote Incorporation Review (NoRedInk)
Transitions Review
HW: Complete one body paragraph of your Caesar essay.
Monday, April 7
Handouts:
Body Paragraph Peer Review
HW:
Tuesday, April 8
Handouts:
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Intros and Conclusions
HW: None
Wednesday, April 9
Handouts: "Heart of Darkness" (digital)
The Vital Title
Diction, Detail, and Syntax
HW: Finish Caesar rough draft.
Thursday, April 10
Handouts:
Caesar Rough Draft Peer Review
HW: None; Caesar final draft due Wednesday
Friday, April 11
Handouts:
Diction, Detail, and Syntax in "Heart of Darkness"
Sentence Bricks: Prepositionals and Participials
HW: Work on essays.
Monday, April 14
Handouts:
Sentence Bricks: Participials and Appositives
HW: Identifying Participials and Appositives sheet
Tuesday, April 15
Handouts: Appositive/Participial Fill-In sheet
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Recap Participials and Appositives
HW: Caesar essay final draft due (and on Turnitin.com)
Wednesday, April 16
Parallelism
HW:- Parallelism Practice sheet (posted below)
- Go to the Easter Vigil! (It's cool! You get a candle!)
EASTER!!
Monday, April 21
HE IS RISEN!! NOSE COOL!!
Tuesday, April 22
Handouts: No-Paolelli Packet
38-MINUTE PERIODS
Check in Parallelism Practice
Distribute No-Paolelli packets
Read "Under the Influence" together in class and fill in Techniques chart
HW: Finish "Under the Influence" and the relevant rows on the Techniques chart.
Wednesday, April 23
Handouts: Participial/Appositive sheets
Read "The Plot Against People" and fill in Techniques chart
HW: Parallelism correcting sheet (in packet) and partcipial/appositive worksheets (handout)
Thursday, April 24
30-MINUTE PERIODS
Read "Doing Nothing is Something" and fill in Techniques chart
HW: Finish in-class work if not done.
Friday, April 25
Read "The Race to Save Apollo 13" in class, fill in Techniques chart, and complete Literary Analysis suspense worksheet in packet
HW: Finish in-class work if not done.
Monday, April 28
Watch Apollo 13 clips and fill in viewing guide.
HW: None
Tuesday, April 29
Watch Apollo 13 clips and fill in viewing guide.
HW: Finish viewing guide and Nonfiction Techniques chart (two sides) if not done.
Wednesday, April 30
Handouts:
Oh Yeah...Anaphora!
Intro to the Editorial Assignment (see assignment sheet and sample below)
Recap Apollo 13 and Nonfiction Skills
HW:Find an editorial in a major print or online newspaper and bring it in. (NOTE: copy it to Notability
Thursday, May 1
Handouts:
Review Nonfiction Skills
Intro to Pet Peeve Speech
HW: Study for Nonfiction Skills Quiz
Friday, May 2
Handouts:
Nonfiction Skills Quiz
Sample Pet Peeve Speech
HW: Bring in pet peeve and three solid reasons.
Monday, May 5
Nonfiction Skills Quiz
Intro to Communication
HW: Be ready to give pet peeve speech. Bring in editorial rough draft.
Tuesday, May 6
Handouts: Communication Packet
Editorial Peer Review
Prep Peeve
Effective Communication
Begin Pet Peeve Speeches
HW: Be ready to give pet peeve speech. Again.
Wednesday, May 7
Handouts:
Finish Pet Peeves
Extra Editorial Sample
HW: Bring in demonstrative topic. Communication chart due Friday.
Thursday, May 8
Handouts:
Demonstrative Topic Check
Demonstrative Sample: Plopping
Recap Nonfiction Quiz
HW: Communication Chart and Editorial Final Draft
Friday, May 9
Handouts:
Share Editorials
HW: Be ready for demonstrative speech on date scheduled.
Monday, May 12
Handouts:
DEMONSTRATIVE SPEECHES
HW: None
Tuesday, May 13
Handouts:
DEMONSTRATIVE SPEECHES
HW: 3 Persuasive speech topics
Wednesday, May 14
DEMONSTRATIVE SPEECHES
HW: Persuasive Outline
Thursday, May 15
DEMONSTRATIVE SPEECHES
Persuasive Speech Demo
Persuasive Speech Outline Recap
HW:
Friday, May 16
Persuasive Speech Prep
HW: Practice Persuasive Speech!
Monday, May 19
Persuasive Speeches
HW: Be ready to give your speech on the assigned date (schedule posted below).
Tuesday, May 20
Handouts: Comma Practice Sheet
Persuasive Speeches
HW: Comma Practice; Be ready to give your speech on the assigned date (schedule posted below).
Wednesday, May 21
Persuasive Speeches
HW: Be ready to give your speech on the assigned date (schedule posted below).
Thursday, May 22
Persuasive Speeches
HW: Be ready to give your speech on the assigned date (schedule posted below).
Friday, May 23
Final Review
HW: Study, study, study, 'til your face is ruddy!
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