Week 30 (April 20 - 23)

Tech Show Week!

Monday/Tuesday (4/20 and 4/21):

1. Thesis Carousel Results (p. 193)---discussion of "good" thesis statements
2. Who is Kurtz? AP Timed Write Discussion (pp. 194 and 195)--prompt and essay
3. Start work on Women in HOD worksheet (p. 197)

HW: Complete Women in HOD worksheet (p. 197)

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Wednesday/Thursday (4/22 and 4/23):

1. Tech Show Extra Credit Projects due!

2. Warm-Up (p. 196 top half): Write a paragraph that discusses the following:
a. What image of each woman emerges after examining Marlow's description of them?
b. What does the contrast between them reveal about Kurtz's personality?

3. Discuss ideas about the role of women in HOD.

4. The Horror!? (p. 196 bottom half): Reread the section where Kurtz speaks his dying words, then read the endnote about possible interpretations. Choose one of the four options and explain why you think that is the best interpretation of "the horror."

5. Start reading Chinua Achebe article: "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's HOD"
a. Highlight and annotate for ideas you agree with, disagree with, or find important.
b. Answer questions about the article.

HW:
1. Racism in HOD Questions...will be TURNED IN on Monday/Tuesday.
2. Review Poetry Unit in your notebook...short quiz on Monday/Tuesday.

Week 29 (April 13 - 17)

Monday/Tuesday (4/13 and 4/14):

1. HOD Vocabulary 2 Quiz (Open Notebook)
2. Study Group Practice: HOD Part 2 Discussion Prompts (pp. 188 and 189)
3. Understanding Kurtz worksheet (p. 190)

HW: Understanding Kurtz worksheet

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Wednesday/Thursday (4/15 and 4/16):

1. AP Prompt practice--timed intro on 2002 Question (p. 178)
2. AP Prompt Carousel

HW: Important Terms 3 (pp. 191 and 192)--due next Wednesday/Thursday

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Friday (4/17):

1. Timed Write on HOD/Kurtz

HW: Important Terms 3 (pp. 191 and 192)--due next Wednesday/Thursday

Week 28 (April 6 - 9)

Monday/Tuesday (4/6 and 4/7):
1. Discuss Crit. Lens Essays
2. Timed Thesis Statements
3. Introduce Study Groups
4. Discuss the Brickmaker; discuss thesis statements for Brickmaker prompt
5. HOD Vocabulary #2

HW: Vocabulary #2
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Wednesday/Thursday (4/8 and 4/9):
1. Discuss Important Terms #1; assign HOD Important Terms #2
2. Form Study Groups
3. Study Groups: HOD Part 2 Discussion Prompts

HW:
1. Complete Vocabulary #2
2. Complete Important Terms #2
3. Complete assigned portion of Part 2 Discussion Prompts

****Vocabulary #2 Quiz on Monday/Tuesday of next week****

Week 27 (March 30 - April 3)

Welcome back from Spring Break...now we enter the "heart of darkness"!

Monday/Tuesday (3/30 and 3/31):
1. HOD Reading Check and Vocab Quiz
2. HOD Map: Understanding the Beginning (p. 177)
3. HOD Part 1 Important Terms (p. 176)

HW: Part 1 Important Terms
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Wednesday/Thursday (4/1 and 4/2):
1. Open-ended AP Questions/Question 3 (p. 179)
2.Focus on the Chief Accountant
a. Annotate passage (p. 180)
b. Mult. Choice Qs (p. 181)
c. Short Response Qs (pp. 182 and 183)

HW: All Chief Accountant work and study for Vocab. Quiz
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Friday (4/3):
1. Vocab Quiz (open notebook)
2. Understanding the Brickmaker handout and passage (pp. 184 and 185)

HW: All Brickmaker work and write a thesis statement for the prompt about the brickmaker.