Honors American Literature Calendar  

January 2021 
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synchronous  synchronous  asynchronous  synchronous  synchronous 
4  5  6  7​Introduction  8​Interactive Syllabus & 
   
Expectations Review 
Preview Syllabus &   
Expectations Review  Information Form 
   
What America Means to You  Technology Assignment 
    Activity 
 
6-Word Memoir Assignment 
 
HW: ​Preview Syllabus & Work 
on Precourse  
11 ​6-Word Memoir  12 ​Complete​ American  13 ​Complete American  14 ​Native American  15 ​Discuss​ ​Into the West 
Presentations  Dream Vision Board  Dream Vision Board &  Assimilation Assignment: “The  Constructed Responses 
 
Assignment  TedTalk Assignment  Cutting of My Long Hair”   
American Dream TedTalk        Native American Assimilation 
Assignment Part I  American Dream TedTalk  Work on ​Pre-Course  Discuss Reading Selection  Assignment: “Kill the Indian, 
 
Assignment II (In CTLS)  Assignment​ (due: 1/21)   
and Save the Man” Part I 
American Dream Vision Board    View ​Into the Wes​t Clip   
Assignment  Review ​Precourse Assignment   
Discuss Reading Selection 
    HW:​ I​ nto the West​ clip and   
Review ​Precourse Assignment  HW:​ Submit syllabus  constructed response  HW: ​Complete ​Native 
 
acknowledgment & student  American Assimilation 
HW:​ Submit syllabus  information  Assignment “KTIASTM” P1 
acknowledgment & student 
information 
18  19  20   21 ​Pre-Course Due!  22 ​Tips for Writing an 
    Work on completing in-class  Outstanding Essay PP & 
 

assignments.  Tips for Writing an  Guided Notes 

​ MLK  Pre-Course Assignment  Outstanding Essay PP & Guided   
 
Workday   Notes  Review Ethos, Logos, Pathos 
NO SCHOOL  Optional Tutoring (by     
  appointment)  Intro. to American Dream  Native American Assimilation 
  Socratic Seminar Chart  Assignment: “Kill the Indian, 
 
and Save the Man” Parts II-III 
Read & Discuss: “I Hear 
America Singing,” “I, Too,” & ”I, 
Too, Sing America” 
 
HW:​ Read “America and I” & fill 
in ​SS Chart 
25 ​Tips for Writing an  26   27  28 ​Read “What is an  29​ View U​ nspoken: America’s 
Outstanding Essay PP​ &    Work on completing in-class  American?” (​SS Chart​)  Native American Boarding 
Guided Notes  assignments.  Schools​ documentary​, and 
 

PSAT  Read “Growing Up Asian in 

      America” & “Let American Be  complete constructed 
Complete ​NA Assimilation:  Asynchronous Class 
“Kill the Indian, and Save the 
Optional Tutoring (by  America Again” ​(SS Chart​)  response on CTLS. 
appointment) 
Man” Part IV & T-Chart 

31​ ​Intro to Unit 1 EA #2       

Notes:    
 
EA #2 Outline 
 
Complete ​Socratic Seminar   
Chart