2014 Drew Summer Program English Course

Session Plan, Expectations, and Goals

Month Day Date Class Material
June M 16 1 1. Course intro, expectations, goals, student survey,
2. Terms for analyzing literature
3. Read and discuss The Golden Fleece
HW:
1. Read Ch. 1 Salvage the Bones (p.1-19), Bring notes and questions
for class discussion (daily expectation)
2. Choose outside Reading book (presentation #1 due Friday)
T 17 2 1. Ch. 1 Salvage the Bones discussion
HW:
1. Read Ch. 2 Salvage the Bones (p. 20-36)
2. Notebook Entry #1 Thinking About Characters

W 18 3 1. Ch. 2 Salvage the Bones discussion
HW:
1. Read Ch. 3 Salvage the Bones (p. 37-57)

Th 19 4 1. Ch. 3 Salvage the Bones discussion
HW:
1. Read Ch. 4 Salvage the Bones (58-82)

F 20 5 1. Ch. 4 Salvage the Bones discussion
2. Quiz #1
3. Presentation #1 (glimpse)
HW:
1. Read Ch. 5 Salvage the Bones (83-107)
2. NBE #2 What is this story really about?


M 23 6 1. Ch. 5 Salvage the Bones discussion
HW:
1. Read Ch. 6 (108-130)
2. NBE #3 How does this story intersect with your life?
T 24 7 1. Ch. 6 Salvage the Bones discussion.
HW:
1. Read Ch. 7 (131-152)
2. NBE # 4: Writing from Inside the Story


W 25 8 1. Ch. 7 Salvage the Bones discussion
2. Quiz #2
HW:
1. Read Ch. 8 Salvage the Bones (153-176)



2. Body Paragraph

Th 26 9 1. Ch. 8 Salvage the Bones Discussion

HW:
1. Read Ch. 9 Salvage the Bones (177-193)



F 27 10 1. Ch. 9 Salvage the Bones discussion
2. Presentation #2 (half-way through book)
HW:
Read Ch. 10 (194-214)

M 30 11 1. Ch. 10 Salvage the Bones discussion
HW: Read Ch. 11 (215-236)
July T 1 12 1. Ch. 11 Salvage the Bones discussion
HW: Read Ch. 12 (237-258)
W 2 13 1. Salvage the Bones wrap up
2. Quiz #3
3. Poetry
HW: Read Diaz
Th 3 14 1. Discuss Diaz
2. Literary Reading presentation example
HW: Read Diaz
F 4 OFF No Class 4
th
of July



M 7 15 1. Discuss Diaz, Ward, and poetry
2. Essay thesis and outline
T 8 16 Essay intro and topic sentences
W 9 17 Rough draft due-peer editing
Th 10 18 Final Draft Due, Work on presentation
F 11 19 Final Presentation on outside Reading
This summer course will focus on building the fundamental skills necessary to be a confident
student of English. We will Read, analyze, and discuss a novel, short fiction and poetry. Students will
write a formal analytical essay, and theyll also write creative and personal responses to the fiction.
Students will also deliver two presentations about the texts, and they will be quizzed on vocabulary
pulled from the Readings and comprehension of the texts.

Students will be expected to, as I will frequently repeat, do whats in their control while striving to
improve in areas that are less in their control; this is the essence of respectful behavior and the key
to a successful summer session. I expect that students will participate in the class discussions,
furiously make notes in their notebooks, or offer their eyes to the participant.

Students should be on time and prepared for every class. Students will earn a zero for the day if
they arrive late and/or unprepared. They will work diligently to honor the posted deadlines for the
submission of written work. Delinquent assignments will drop one letter grade per day (including
weekends). Lastly, each student is responsible for making up quizzes, keeping up with homework
assignments, and copying notes when class time is missed.


Pura Principle and Invierna by Junot Diaz from This is How You Lose Her

Salvage the Bones

Assorted poems about Hurricane Katrina