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witchereng	Mrs. Witcher
Carroll Senior High School	English III
http://www.southlakecarroll.edu/CSHS/CSH
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Hello English III students and parents
Students have now finished Chopin's - The Awakening, and are currently preparing to read The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald's great American novel!

Go to the Quia calendar for updated due dates and reading schedule.

Completed vocabulary lists including textual support, definition, part of speech, fill-in and story should be completed by Tuesday 15th for A day classes and Monday, 14th for B day classes.   IF YOU ARE ABSENT, please bring in your vocabulary the next school day!

We'll go over vocabulary words and prepare for the test during the next class period.

Students should have Chapters 1-3 of Gatsby read by Thurs. 4/17 (A) and Friday 4/18 (B).

TAKS testing for Math, Science and Social Studies will be on April 30, May 1 & 2!

Please do not hesitate to email or call me with any questions regarding assignments.
Sincerely,
Robin Witcher

Below please find a tentative syllabus for the end of 5th 6 weeks:   Assignments will be adjusted and added on a weekly basis on the weekly assignment board in the classroom**

American Literature Syllabus
5th 6 weeks – Witcher
**Additions and Adjustments will be made on the weekly assignment board
Resources:   (Textbook) The Language of Literature
( current novel)The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)
(outside reading) The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway)
supplement: A Guide to MLA Documentation (Trimmer)
** Grammar Workbook exercises

April 7 - 11 The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
4/7 (A) - Gatsby Vocabulary and review for Awakening Test

4/8 (B) - Awakening Test
4/9 (A) - continue Gatsby vocabulary

4/10 (B) - Texas Survey of Substance Use
             Preliminary Notes on Modernism
             Gatsby Ch. 1
4/11 (A) same as B day agenda plus video clips over "The Modern Age"
                 and American Roaring 20s

April 14 – 18
Monday 4/14 (B)   video clips over Roaring 20s American Modern Age
                        notes over Modernism - Intro to Gatsby - Vocab. due
Tuesday 4/15 (A) - Intro to Gatsby - Quiz Ch. 1-3 - Vocab. due

4/16 (B) - 6th block - Texas Physical Fitness evaluation (10:15)
                review and discussion of Vocabulary List I-Gatsby
HW Textbook reading - "The end of Something"
4/17 (A) review of vocabulary; Gatsby Ch1-5 should be complete

4/18 (B) Vocabulary test (?); Gatsby Ch. 1-5 should be finished

***End of the 5th six weeks ********

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