American Smooth--Poetry of Rita Dove

Rita Dove Poetry Calendar

Ballard/Murai

Fall 2015—Please note that your HOMEWORK assignments are written in the EVEN day spot immediately following the ODD day you had class.

ODD—OCTOBER 26 Vocab Test #2 Receive Vocab List #3 Test over #3—F 11/5 Share last lit terms Begin Rita Dove Unit Dove Background Info	EVEN—27 Ext 6/7 HW: work on lit term definitions.  Find out biographical info on the following women: Billie Holiday, Frida Kahlo, wife of Nestor (Greek King of Pylos), Tou Wan (wife/consort of Liu Sheng), Catherine of Alexandria, and Catherine of Siena. Read “Historical Figures” and do ½ sheet assignments.	ODD—28 Mini-lesson: enjambment, caesura, end-stopped lines Discuss Historical Figures Class Color Marking Activity Poetry Explication example on Padlet	EVEN—29 Ext 1/2 HW: Initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Historical Figures”).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Also, comment on one other post	ODD—30 Lit Terms Test #2—Study #61-90—Lit Terms Test #3 TH 11/12 Discuss poems in “Historical Figures”
EVEN—NOVEMBER-2 Ext. 3/Adv Initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Slavery”).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Also, comment on one other post	ODD—3 Mini-lesson: Free Verse Discuss the poems in “Slavery”	EVEN—4 Ext. 4/5 (5th EXT=Murai meets with Dove IOP folks) HW: Initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Civil Rights”).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Comment on one other post.	ODD—5 Vocab Test #3—Receive list #4—test on M 11/17 Discuss poems in “Civil Rights”	EVEN—6 Ext. 6/7 (7th EXT=Murai meets with Dove IOP folks) HW: Read poem and excerpt in “Politics of History” and complete work on the attached ½ sheet. Initiate a post about the poem and/or except read for homework.  Comment on one other post.
ODD—November 9 Discuss poem and excerpt in “Politics of History” Sonnet Info	EVEN—10 Ext. ½ HW: Study for Lit Terms Test TONIGHT: initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Mother Love”).  Read through other posts—be sure you are not repeating. If so, you need to choose a different poem. Also, comment on one other post.	11 NO SCHOOL—VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY	ODD—12 Lit Terms Test #3 Discuss Poems in “Mothers and Daughters”	EVEN—13 Ext. 3/Adv. HW:  Study Vocab Read American Smooth poems initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in American Smooth Read through other posts—be sure you are not repeating. If so, you need to choose a different poem. Also, comment on one other post
ODD—16 Finish discussing “Mother Love” Poetry Reflection due Dove Interactive Oral HW: Reflective Statement Due next time	EVEN—17 Ext. 4/5 (Extended 5th—Discuss Mother Love Poetry) HW:  Read more American Smooth poems initiate a post about another poem read for homework (in American Smooth).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Also, comment on one other post	ODD—18 Vocab Test #4—Receive list #5—Test T 12/8 Discuss American Smooth poems	EVEN—19 Ext. 6/7 (Extended 7th—Discuss Mother Love Poetry) HW:  Prepare for Interactive Oral (Fish Bowl Discussion)	ODD—20 Rita Dove Interactive Oral (Fishbowl) Complete Reflective Statement—due T 11/24
EVEN—23 Ext. Adv HW:  Complete Reflective Statement—due T 11/24	ODD—24 Reflective Statement due Begin Dove IOP’s	25 No School Thanksgiving Holiday	26 No School Thanksgiving Holiday	28 No School Thanksgiving Holiday
30 No School Grading Day	EVEN—DECEMBER 1 Ext 1/2	ODD—2 SUPERVISED WRITE	EVEN—3 Advisory 90 Minutes	ODD—4 Dove IOP’s
EVEN—7 Ext 4/5 (Extended 5—Dove IOP’s)	ODD—8 Begin Taming of the Shrew Vocab Test #5—Receive list #6	EVEN-9 Ext. 6/7 (Extended 5—Dove IOP’s)	ODD-10	EVEN—11 Ext. 3/Winter Pep

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