ENGLISH III:
American Literature
Mr. Swansbrough
Quarter Four
March 31-June 6 (my birthday)

TEXTBOOKS:
   
             The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter 6th Edition
             Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller
             Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student by Harold Levine

The Harlem Renaissance:
Harlem
 Street Life
Harlem, in New York
 Street Life, Harlem by William H. Johnson

Toomer
 Hurston
Jean Toomer
 Zora Neale Hurston

Week of March 31-April 4
Mon. 31 March

Read Jean Toomer, pgs. 2121-2125.

LINK to overview info on the Harlem Renaissance
Tues. 1 Apr.
 Read Zora Neale Hurston, pgs. 2097-2108; and Langston Hughes, pgs. 2227-2231.
Wed. 2 Apr.
 No Homework. BRING BEDFORDS TO CLASS; also, activate turnitin.com account
Thurs. 3 Apr.

RESEARCH PAPER FINAL DRAFTS DUE IN CLASS

DIGITAL DRAFT must be uploaded to turnitin.com BY 3:45PM!
Fri. 4 Apr.
 Read Claude McKay, pgs. 2082-2086; and Countee Cullen, pgs. 2245-2249.
Hughes
 McKay
 Cullen
Langston Hughes
 Claude McKay
 Countee Cullen

Week of April 7-11
Mon. 7 Apr.
 Read Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, Scenes 1-3.
Tues. 8 Apr.
 NO SCHOOL: Conferences
Wed. 9 Apr.
 NO SCHOOL: Conferences
Thurs. 10 Apr.
 Read Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, Scenes 4-8.
Fri. 11 Apr.
 Read Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, Scenes 9-11.
Streetcar
 StreetcarActors
 Williams
The Play
 The Actors
 The Playwright
Faulkner
 Rowan Oak
William Faulkner
 Rowan Oak, Faulkner's Oxford, MS home

Week of April 14-18
Mon. 14 April
 Bring Vocabulary Books to Class
Tues. 15 April

Bring Original Sentences with vocab words to class.

Read William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily," pgs. 2160-2166.
Wed. 16 April
 Read Faulkner, "Barn Burning," pgs. 2178-2189.
Thurs. 17 April
 Read Steinbeck, excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath, pgs. 2233-2237 in anthology.
Fri. 18 April
 Read Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, pgs. 11-35.
Steinbeck
 Miller
 Salesman
John Steinbeck
 Arthur Miller
 Death of a Salesman

Week of April 21-25
Mon. 21 April
 Read Miller, Death of a Salesman, pgs. 36-69.
Tues. 22 April
 Vocabulary Quiz
Wed. 23 April
 Read Miller, Death of a Salesman, pgs. 71-100(in Blue book). Read to pg. 78 in Black book.
Thurs. 24 April
 Read Miller, Death of a Salesman, through the end of Act II.
Fri. 25 April
 Read Miller, Death of a Salesman, the Requiem.
Millay
Vonnegut
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Kurt Vonnegut 1922-2007

Week of April 28-May 2
Mon. 28 April
Tues. 29 April
 Read Edna St. Vincent Millay, pgs. 2109-2110 in anthology.
Wed. 30 April
 Read Kurt Vonnegut, "Fates Worse Than Death," pgs. 2405-2413.
Thurs. 1 May
 Literature Test: Williams, Faulkner, Steinbeck, & Miller
Fri. 2 May

Bring Vocabulary Books to class!

You have ONE MORE DAY to read the Kurt Vonnegut essay. Bring anth. to class!
Roth
 Plath
 Morrison
Philip Roth
 Sylvia Plath
 Toni Morrison

Week of May 5-9
Mon. 5 May
 Read Philip Roth, "Defender of the Faith," pgs. 2481-2502.
Tues. 6 May

Read Roethke, "My Papa's Waltz," pg. 2640, and Plath, "Daddy" pgs. 2781-83.

Write Original Sentences with Vocabulary Words
Wed. 7 May

Read Toni Morrison, "Recitatif," pgs. 2457-2470.

Family Night
Thurs. 8 May

No Homework

TWO DAYS UNTIL THE FURY 5K! Earn extra credit (on Term Papers) for participation!
Fri. 9 May

Vocab Quiz
Paley
 Updike
 Carver
Grace Paley
 John Updike
 Raymond Carver

Week of May 12-16
Mon. 12 May
 Read Grace Paley, "A Conversation with My Father," pgs. 2401-2405.
Tues. 13 May

Read John Updike, "Separating," pgs. 2472-2480.

Click HERE for Extra Credit Opportunities
Wed. 14 May

PAPERS DUE: Click HERE for prompt
Thurs. 15 May
 Read Raymond Carver, "Cathedral," pgs. 2533-2543.
Fri. 16 May
 Read Alice Walker, "Everyday Use," pgs. 2581-87.
Walker
 Collins
 Kay Byer
Alice Walker
 Billy Collins Kathryn Stripling Byer

Week of May 19-23
Mon. 19 May
 Bring Vocab Books to Class
Tues. 20 May
 Complete Vocabulary Exercises 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, & 6.6 (pgs. 209-14)
Wed. 21 May
 Read Billy Collins poetry, pgs. 2808-2812.
Thurs. 22 May
 Read Kay Byer poem, LINK
Fri. 23 May
 Curriculum Discussion. Review.
EXAM REVIEW INFORMATION:
Semester Texts: LINK
Books/Plays Review Sheet: LINK
Poetry/Fiction Review Sheet #1: LINK
Poetry/Fiction Review Sheet #2: LINK

Week of May 26-30
Mon. 26 May
 NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
Tues. 27 May

Curriculum Review

Extra Credit Due by 3:15pm
Wed. 28 May
 Upper School Study Day
Thurs. 29 May
 Math Exam
Fri. 30 May
 History Exam

Week of June 2-6

Mon. 2 June

Science Exam

Review Session: Lecture Hall, 2:15-3:30pm
Tues. 3 June English Exam--Lecture Hall
Wed. 4 June Foreign Language Exam
Thurs. 5 June Exam Make-Up Day
Fri. 6 June

D-Day. End of Fourth Quarter.

Graduation