Courtney Hanna-McNamara
American Literature

email:  courtney.mcnamara@bvsd.org
office hours: Monday 3:05 - 4:05, or by appointment

The most recent week/assignments appear at the top of this page--scroll down for
assignments from previous weeks.  I sometimes post assignments ahead of time, so be
sure to look at the proper week!

5/18 - 5/23
Monday -- continue This I Believe presentations
Tuesday -- "Love Medicine" individual chapters due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- final exams begin


5/12 - 5/16
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- This I Believe rough drafts
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- start This I Believe presentations


5/5 - 5/9
Monday -- "This I Believe" possible belief statement(s)
Tuesday -- chapter 25 and IM Epilogue due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- TEST; copy of Love Medicine


4/28 - 5/2
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- chapters 20-21
Friday -- No School


4/21 - 4/25
altered schedule this week due to ACT and Run for the Peak.
Monday -- IM chapter 10
Tuesday -- even block day; no class
Wednesday -- ACT and classes 5-7; no class
Thursday -- IM chapter 13
Friday -- IM chapters 14, 16


4/14 - 4/18
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- IM chapters 8-9
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- no school


4/7 - 4/11
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- Invisible Man chapters 2, 6 due
Friday -- juniors at the CU Conference on World Affairs


3/31 - 4/4
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- copy of Invisible Man due; memory mosaics due
Wednesday/Thursday -- bring Invisible Man
Friday -- Invisible Man chapter 1 due


SPRING BREAK


3/17 - 3/21
Monday -- DoaS key quotes due (sheet from beginning of play!)
Tuesday -- GM symbol sheet due
Wednesday/Thursday -- bring art materials -- old magazines, construction paper,
markers, colored pencils, glue, glitter...
Friday -- Modernism/DoaS/GM test!


3/10 - 3/14
Monday -- 2nd hour: Glass Menagerie scenes 1-3 questions due
Tuesday/Wednesday -- juniors off campus or working with counselors
Thursday -- 4th hour: Glass Menagerie scenes 1-3 questions due
Friday -- nothing due


3/3 - 3/7
Monday -- Act Two due
Tuesday/Wednesday -- juniors off campus or working with counselors
Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- _Glass Menagerie_ due


2/25 - 2/29
Monday -- Act One of _Death_ due
Tuesday -- final draft of your _Great Gatsby_ essay due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- nothing due


2/18 - 2/22
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- bring _Death of a Salesman_
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- rough draft peer edit round 2; bring a full, typed draft!


2/11 - 2/15
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- come ready to write your rough draft!
Friday -- nothing due


2/4 - 2/8
Monday -- _Great Gatsby_ ch. 7-9 w/ symbols/themes marked
Tuesday -- nothing due today
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due today
Friday -- no school today


1/28 - 2/1
Monday -- nothing due today
Tuesday -- _Great Gatsby_ ch. 4-6 w/ symbols/themes marked
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due today
Friday -- nothing due today


1/22 - 1/25
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- _Great Gatsby_ ch. 1-3 w/ symbols/themes from the bookmark marked in your
text (or in your notes)
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due today
Friday -- nothing due today


1/14 - 1/18
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- symbolic short story for in-class read
Friday -- professional development day (no school for students)


1/7 - 1/11
Monday -- welcome back!
Tuesday -- essay responses; syllabus; copy of _The Great Gatsby_
Wednesday/Thursday -- personal symbol
Friday -- nothing due

Note: this week, we'll begin watching selections from the film _Harold and Maude_ by
acclaimed director Hal Ashby as an introduction to our unit on symbolism.  This film is
rated PG, was listed on our course syllabus, and is widely used as an instructional tool 
in introductory film analysis courses.


Day of Final -- finish presentations
Have a wonderful, safe, and happy break!!


12/10 - 12/14
Monday -- My Antonia part 5 (all) due
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- oral history narrative projects + presentations due
[study for the final!]


12/3 - 12/7
Monday -- Antonia part 2 chapters 12-13, 15 due
Tuesday -- rough draft of at least one narrative due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- rough draft of at least one MORE narrative due
[study for the final!]


11/26 - 11/30
Monday -- reading day -- bring your book!
Tuesday -- chapters 17-19 due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due (bring your books)
Friday -- notes + signature from your interview due

*************EXTRA CREDIT FOR IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST***********************
Please turn in answers to the following questions (complete sentences for all!)
1. Which character (not actor) did you enjoy the most, and why?
2. If you had been the director, what changes would you have made and why?  If
you can't think of any, explain why you thought the production was perfect.
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11/12 - 11-16
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- chapters 9-16 due
Friday -- nothing due


11/5 - 11/9
Monday -- chapters 2-4 due
Tuesday -- field trip
Wednesday/Thursday -- chapters 5-8 due
Friday -- nothing due


10/29 - 11/2
Monday -- ch. 35-37
Tuesday -- college visits sheet with signatures
Wednesday/Thursday -- copy of Oxford Book of Short Stories; copy of My Antonia
Friday -- My Antonia chapter 1 due


10/22 - 10/26
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday -- no class
Thursday -- wellness day
Friday -- nothing due


10/15 - 10/19
Monday -- Huck Finn chapters 2-16 plus comic strip due
Tuesday --
Wednesday/Thursday -- college presentations due
Friday -- Huck Finn chapter 31 due


10/8 - 10/12
Monday -- dialect writing due
Tuesday -- nothing due (research in class)
Wednesday/Thursday -- bring your Oxford Book of Short Stories
Friday -- no school


10/1 - 10/5
Monday -- copy of Huck Finn due
Tuesday -- "Who Needs Harvard?" article due; permission slips due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- final copy of persuasive essay due


9/24 - 9/28
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- quiz on Puritans and Persuasion
Wednesday/Thursday -- writing time for essay
Friday -- rough draft of persuasive essay due for peer editing


9/17 - 9/21
Monday -- editorial for Tuesday's assessment
Tuesday -- editorial analysis assessment
Wednesday/Thursday --
Friday -- no school!


9/10 - 9/14
Monday -- annotated editorials due
Tuesday -- nothing due
Wednesday/Thursday -- Scarlet Letter ch. 1-4, 9-12; chart with one piece of evidence
for the six traits of the Puritans in your response journal
Friday -- nothing due


9/3 - 9/7
Monday -- no school
Tuesday -- copy of _The Scarlet Letter_ for class
Wednesday/Thursday -- reread "Wives of the Dead"
Friday -- commercial analysis due


8/27 - 8/31
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- storyboards due
Wednesday/Thursday -- nothing due
Friday -- nothing due


8/20 - 8/24
Monday -- nothing due
Tuesday -- summer reading packets due; quiz on summer reading; class supplies +
syllabus signature due
Wednesday/Thursday -- bring your Oxford book and preparations for your
assigned story
Friday -- "Americanisms" due


first week:
8/16 -- nothing due
8/17 -- student survey due