Daily Agenda 3rd Quarter

Sophomore English [Extended]Mr. Alan C. Sanders

NOTE: I do my best to update this agenda online twice weekly, but the agenda as daily posted and discussed in class is the final one. The slides are in reverse chronological order.

Monday, February 14

In Class DGP is only for five-day weeks. Go over Guidelines for Literary Essays &

Essay Grading Rubric Discussion of Thesis Statements for

Essays on The Book of Job.

Thesis Statement Ideas

What does The Book of Job say about justice? Here is where you get to make the topic your

own. Is the essay really about justice? Perhaps it’s about suffering, faith, or the conflict between good and evil. Perhaps, it’s about what it means to be a righteous man or to be God. Perhaps, it’s about a God who doesn’t know everything. Perhaps, it’s about an imperfect paradise. You decide.

Why does a righteous man suffer?

Again, there’s lots to consider here. Is suffering a condition of life? Is suffering a punishment? Does God know what it means for Job to suffer? What is the source of suffering? You might wonder if what happens to Job is truly suffering.

Why does the central poem endin silence?

Why does the Whirlwind ask questions? Has the Whirlwind heard Job? Are the Whirlwind’s questions meant to put Job in his place? If so, is the Whirlwind consistent with the God of The Legend? How should Job respond? Is there something Job might say, or do? If not, are they real inquiries born of true curiosity? If they are real inquiries, how should Job respond? Again, is there something Job might say, or do?

Does the Epilogue fulfill or contradict the expectations established by the central poem?

Hah! You thought I was going to outline a few ideas here, too. Nope, not a chance. Not even for you. You’re on your own here. But, and this is important, if you have answered the first few issues coherently, you don’t have a choice here.

You may also have noticed that I haven’t given you any help with Job’s debate with his friends. You’re on your own with them, too. Frankly, I just want to throttle them, including Job’s wife, but that’s just me.

Upcoming Tuesday, February 22: Job Essay Due

Thursday, February 10

In Class DGP and Writing Assignment Discussion of Linda Pasten’s poem “The

Imperfect Paradise” What does Pastan suggest when she says, “God must

look to wind for lamentation?” Why must God look for lamentation in the wind?

What is the “strict contract between love and grief?” Which choice does Pastan assume must be made? Why must it be made that way?

Upcoming Friday: Grammar Quiz

Wednesday, February 9

In Class Finish Discussion of Round III,

Summation, Voice from the Whirlwind, and Epilogue (55-91)

Upcoming Thursday: Read “The Imperfect Paradise”

by Linda Pasten Friday: DGP Quiz 1

Tuesday, February 8

In Class DGP Discussion of Round III, Summation,

Voice from the Whirlwind, and Epilogue (55-91)

Upcoming Wednesday: Finish Discussion of Round

III, Summation, Voice from the Whirlwind, and Epilogue (55-91)

Monday, February 7

In Class Begin Daily Grammar Practice Finish Discussion of Round II (39-54)

Upcoming Tuesday: Read Round III, Summation,

Voice from the Whirlwind, and Epilogue (55-91)

Friday, February 4

In Class Finish Discussion of Round I Begin Discussion of Round II (39-54)

Upcoming Monday: Finish Discussion of Round II Tuesday: Read Round III, Summation,

Voice from the Whirlwind, and Epilogue (55-91)

WED-TH, February 2-3

Snow Days!

Tuesday, February 1

In Class Syllogistic Reasoning: From Major

Premise (Principle) to Minor Premise (Example) to Conclusion (Synthesis), p.23

Finish Discussion of Round I Upcoming

Wednesday: Read Round II (39-54)

Monday, January 31

In Class We’re not going to begin Daily Grammar

Practice until Friday. Shared Inquiry Discussion of “The Legend” (5-9)

Food for Thought: Carl Sagan, a 20th century theoretical physicist and avowed atheist, said, “We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”

SI Discussion of The Curse and Round I Upcoming

Wednesday: Read Round II (39-54)

Friday, January 28

In Class Shared Inquiry Discussion of “The Legend” (5-9)

EQ: What does it take to be perfect in God’s eyes? Food for Thought: Carl Sagan, a 20th century

theoretical physicist and avowed atheist, said, “We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”

Upcoming Monday: Begin Daily Grammar Practice; Read

“The Curse” and “The First Round” (11-37).

Integrity from the OED

Etymology:  < Latin integritās wholeness, entireness, completeness, integrity, chastity, purity, < integer, integr-whole, integer adj. and n. Perhaps in part < French integrité(c1420 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

Definitions

The condition of not being marred or violated; unimpaired or uncorrupted condition; original perfect state; soundness.

Soundness of moral principle; the character of uncorrupted virtue, esp. in relation to truth and fair dealing; uprightness, honesty, sincerity.

Usage

Proverbs 19.1:   Better is the poore that walketh in his integrity, than he that is peruerse (perverse) in his lippes, and is a foole.

Thursday, January 27

In Class Shared Inquiry Discussion of “The

Introduction” (vii-xxxii) and “The Legend” (5-9) EQ: What does it take to be perfect in God’s

eyes?

Upcoming Friday: Prepare for a full Shared Inquiry

Discussion of “The Legend” (5-9).

Wednesday, January 26

In Class Shared Inquiry Discussion of the Excerpt

from The Book of Job Check Out Copies of The Book of Job.

Upcoming Thursday: Read the “Introduction” (vii-

xxxii) and “The Legend” (5-9).

Tuesday, January 25

In Class Please find a seat. Welcome and Class Orientation

Go Over Syllabus and Guidelines Begin Shared Inquiry Seminar

Upcoming Wednesday: Read the Shared Inquiry

Seminar handout, especially the excerpt from The Book of Job.