Week 1 Schedule Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Pgs. 5-6; Chapter 1 A Crazy Tale by G.K. Chesterton Pgs. 6-7; Review vocabulary and answer questions. Pgs. 8-14; Literary Lesson: Author s Purpose. WB pgs. 3-4; Discerning the Author s Purpose (orally) WB pgs. 5-6; Writing with a Purpose Pgs. 15-18; Mini- Lesson: Taking. WB pgs. 11-12; Taking Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages edited by Harold Bloom Pgs. 28-33 Week 2 Schedule Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 WB pgs. 15-18; Author s Purpose? (read questions orally) Pgs. 19-20; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 3 Schedule Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Pgs. 23-24; Chapter 2 Treasure Island Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Pgs. 3-19 (Ch. 1-3) Pgs. 19-41 (Ch. 4-7) Pgs. 42-62 (Ch. 8-11) Pgs. 62-84 (Ch. 12-15)
Week 4 Schedule Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Pgs. 87-105 (Ch. 16-19) Pgs. 105-124 (Ch. 20-22) Pgs. 124-145 (Ch. 23-26) Pgs. 146-161 (Ch. 27-28) Pgs. 162-184 (Ch. 29-32) Week 5 Schedule Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Day 25 Pgs. 34-41; Setting. WB pgs. 21-22; Analyzing Setting (orally) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Pgs. 184-194 (Ch. 33-34) WB pgs. 27-30; Identifying Bias. WB pgs. 35-36; Analyzing. WB pg. 39; Morning Break Fast (read) Pgs. 42-45; Mini- Lesson: Rewriting in Your Own Words. WB pgs. 31-33; Rewriting Source Material (pick one, not both) Pgs. 46-47; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 6 Schedule Day 26 Day 27 Day 28 Day 29 Day 30 Pgs. 51-52; Chapter 3 Vivid Imagery in Poetry Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages edited by Harold Bloom (see list below) Pgs. 52-54; questions
There Was a Child Went Forth pgs. 40-42 I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail pg. 127 The Mad Gardener s Song pgs. 149-150 The War-Song of Dinas Vawr pgs. 150-152 The Dalliance of the Eagles pg. 348 London Snow pgs. 417-418 Week 7 Schedule Day 31 Day 32 Day 33 Day 34 Day 35 Pgs. 55-60; Vivid Imagery in Poetry. WB pgs. 53-54; Analyzing (orally) Pgs. 61-63; Mini- Lesson: Free Verse and the Ballad. WB pgs. 57-62; Contentment (orally) Pgs. 64-65; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 8 Schedule Day 36 Day 37 Day 38 Day 39 Day 40 Pg. 69; Chapter 4 A Day of Pleasure. A Day of Pleasure by Isaac Bashevis Singer Pgs. 5-21 Pgs. 23-45 Pgs. 47-71 Pgs. 73-94 Week 9 Schedule Day 41 Day 42 Day 43 Day 44 Day 45
A Day of Pleasure by Isaac Bashevis Singer Pgs. 95-119 Pgs. 120-136 Pgs. 137-159 Pgs. 161-183 Pgs. 185-205 Week 10 Schedule Day 46 Day 47 Day 48 Day 49 Day 50 Pgs. 78-84; Sharing Your Culture. WB pgs. 71-73; Rewriting for Clarity, Rewriting for Wordiness WB pgs. 77-80; Analyzing. WB pg. 83; The Nail. Pgs. 85-86; Mini- Lesson: Rewriting in Your Own Words. Pgs. 87-88; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. A Day of Pleasure by Isaac Bashevis Singer Pgs. 207-227 Week 11 Schedule Day 51 Day 52 Day 53 Day 54 Day 55 Pgs. 91-92; Chapter 5 Wakefield by Nathaniel Hawthorne Pgs. 92-94; questions. Pgs. 95-105; Details in Writing. WB pgs. 87-88; Examining Details Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages edited by Harold Bloom Pgs. 254-261 Week 12 Schedule Day 56 Day 57 Day 58 Day 59 Day 60 WB pgs. 90-94; WB pgs. 95-97; Pgs. 106-109; WB Pgs. 99-101; WB pgs. 109-
Adding Details Recognizing Supporting Details Mini-Lesson: Citing Sources in a Paper. WB pg. 98; Citing Sources Examining an Argument. WB pgs. 104-106; Analyzing 114; Endurance in Writing Paragraphs. Week 13 Schedule Day 61 Day 62 Day 63 Day 64 Day 65 Pgs. 110-111; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Pgs. 113-116; Chapter 6 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Pgs. 116-124; Pgs. 533-545 (Ch. 1) Week 14 Schedule Day 66 Day 67 Day 68 Day 69 Day 70 Pgs. 116-124; Pgs. 116-124; A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Pgs. 545-557 (Ch. 2) Pgs. 557-571 (Ch. 3) Pgs. 116-124; Pgs. 571-585 (Ch. 4-5) Pgs. 125-129; Character Development. WB pg. 120; Description (may need WB pg. 119) Week 15 Schedule
Day 71 Day 72 Day 73 Day 74 Day 75 WB pg. 121; Description (may need WB pg. 119) WB pgs. 122-123; Back Story WB pgs. 124-125; Actions WB pgs. 126-127; Speech WB pgs. 128-129; Change Week 16 Schedule Day 76 Day 77 Day 78 Day 79 Day 80 WB pgs. 130-133; Analyzing WB pgs. 136-140; Tone and Mood. Pgs. 130-132; Mini-Lesson: The Narrator. Pgs. 133-134; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 17 Schedule Day 81 Day 82 Day 83 Day 84 Day 85 Pgs. 137-138; Chapter 7 Figurative Language. Pgs. 138-141; Review vocabulary and answer Pgs. 142-147; Figurative Language. WB pg. 143; Identifying Figures of Speech WB pgs. 144-146; Creating Similes, Metaphors, Personification Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages edited by Harold Bloom (see list below) WB pgs. 147-150; Creating an Allegory, Writing an Acrostic
Goblin Market pgs. 264-279 A Leave-Taking pgs. 315-316 Autumn pgs. 317-318 Weep You No More, Sad Fountains pg. 322 Love Will Find Out the Way pgs. 352-353 Who Has Seen the Wind pg. 358 The Silver Swan pg. 381 The Snowstorm pg. 416 Week 18 Schedule Day 86 Day 87 Day 88 Day 89 Day 90 WB pgs. 151-153; Analyzing. WB pgs. 156-157; Poetry for Your Birthday (read and answer questions only) WB pgs. 158-161; Tools of the Trade. Pgs. 148-150; Mini-Lesson: Fun Poems. Pgs. 151-152; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 19 Schedule Day 91 Day 92 Day 93 Day 94 Day 95 Pgs. 153-156; Chapter 8 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Pgs. 157-164; Review vocabulary and answer The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Pgs. 1-27 (Ch. 1) Pgs. 28-54 (Ch. 2-3) Pgs. 55-59 (Ch. 4-5) Pgs. 90-110 (Ch. 6) Week 20 Schedule Day 96 Day 97 Day 98 Day 99 Day 100
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Pgs. 111-138 (Ch. 7) Pgs. 139-169 (Ch. 8) Pgs. 170-200 (Ch. 9-10) Pgs. 201-231 (Ch. 11-12) Pgs. 232-265 (Ch. 13-15) Week 21 Schedule Day 101 Day 102 Day 103 Day 104 Day 105 Pgs. 165-172; Conflict. WB pgs. 165-166; Identifying Conflict WB pgs. 167-168; Character vs. Nature. Character vs. Character WB pgs. 171-174; Character vs. Society. Character vs. Self The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Pgs. 266-285 (Ch. Pgs. 286-304 (Ch. 16-17) 18-19) Week 22 Schedule Day 106 Day 107 Day 108 Day 109 Day 110 WB pgs. 176-179; Fact and Opinion. Analyzing WB pgs. 182-183; The Five- Paragraph Essay. WB pgs. 182-183; The Five- Paragraph Essay (continued). Pgs. 173-174; Mini-Lesson: Genre Fiction. Pgs. 175-176; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 23 Schedule Day 111 Day 112 Day 113 Day 114 Day 115
Pgs. 177-179; Chapter 9 Reflections by Lafcadio Hearn. Pg. 180; Review vocabulary and answer questions Pgs. 181-185; Symbolism. Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages edited by Harold Bloom Pgs. 42-48 Week 24 Schedule Day 116 Day 117 Day 118 Day 119 Day 120 WB pgs. 189-193; Recognizing Symbols. Creating Your Own Symbols WB pgs. 200-202; Analyzing. Pgs. 186-187; Mini- Lesson: Sentence Structure. WB pgs. 205-208; Expository Essay. WB pgs. 205-208; Expository Essay (continued). Pgs. 188-189; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Week 25 Schedule Day 121 Day 122 Day 123 Day 124 Day 125 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Pgs. 191-194; My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. Pgs. 194-203; Review vocabulary and answer Pgs. xi-16 (intro-ch. 1) Pgs. 17-40 (Ch. 2-3)
Week 26 Schedule Day 126 Day 127 Day 128 Day 129 Day 130 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Pgs. 40-63 (Ch. 4-5) Pgs. 63-95 (Ch. 6-7) Pgs. 95-123 (Ch. 8-9) Pgs. 123-151 (Ch. 10-11) Pgs. 151-174 (Ch. 12) Week 27 Schedule Day 131 Day 132 Day 133 Day 134 Day 135 Pgs. 204-211; Humor. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Pgs. 177-204 (Ch. 13-14) Pgs. 205-236 (Ch. 15-16) Pgs. 236-251 (Ch. 17) Pgs. 252-273 (Ch. 18-Return) Week 28 Schedule Day 136 Day 137 Day 138 Day 139 Day 140 WB pgs. 213-217; Identifying Methods of Humor. Creating Humor Pgs. 212-214; Mini-Lesson: Bibliography. WB pgs. 218-219; Correcting a Bibliography. Creating a WB pgs. 220-222; Literary Analysis WB pgs. 225-228; Narrative Essay. WB pgs. 225-228; Narrative Essay (continued).
Bibliography. Week 29 Schedule Day 141 Day 142 Day 143 Day 144 Day 145 Pg. 215; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Pgs. 217-220; Chapter 11 Meter in Poetry. Pgs. 221-223; Review vocabulary and answer Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages edited by Harold Bloom (see listing below) The Human Seasons pg. 25 The Fairies pgs. 52-53 I Loved a Lass pgs. 345-346 The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls pgs. 346-347 So, We ll Go No More a-roving pgs. 347-348 A Wintry Sonnet pg. 380 Nightmare pgs. 382-384 Mariana pgs. 512-515 Week 30 Schedule Day 146 Day 147 Day 148 Day 149 Day 150 Pgs. 224-234; Meter in Poetry WB pgs. 233-235; Matching Terms. Defining Terms. WB pgs. 237-238; Identifying Meter WB pgs. 239-243; Analyzing Literarture Pgs. 235-236; Mini-Lesson: The Sonnet. WB pgs. 246-247; Audio Sonnets (read only) Week 31 Schedule Day 151 Day 152 Day 153 Day 154 Day 155
Pgs. 237-238; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Pgs. 239-242; Chapter 12 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Week 32 Schedule Day 156 Day 157 Day 158 Day 159 Day 160 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Pgs. 3-32 (Ch. 1-3) Pgs. 32-63 (Ch. 4-7) Pgs. 63-89 (Ch. 8-9) Pgs. 89-112(Ch. 10-11) Pgs. 115-144 (Ch. 12-14) Week 33 Schedule Day 161 Day 162 Day 163 Day 164 Day 165 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Pgs. 144-166 (Ch. Pgs. 166-199 (Ch. 15-16) 17-19) Pgs. 199-227(Ch. 20-23) Pgs. 227-254 (Ch. 24-27) Pgs. 254-281 (Ch. 28-31) Week 34 Schedule Day 166 Day 167 Day 168 Day 169 Day 170
Pgs. 254-263; Writing a Literary Analysis WB pgs. 253-269; Analyzing. WB pgs. 253-269; Analyzing (continued). WB pgs. 272-275; Persuasive Essay. WB pgs. 272-275; Persuasive Essay (continued). Week 35 Schedule Day 171 Day 172 Day 173 Day 174 Day 175 Pgs. 264-265; Mini-Lesson: Writing a Conclusion Pg. 266; Pick one exercise and begin rough draft. Congratulations! You re done!