SENIOR SEMINAR DATES

ENGLISH

DR. JACOBS

September

· 13,14 Timed Writing on 1984

· 15,18 Reading/Writing Groups

October

· 9/29,10/2 Reading/Writing Groups

· 3,4 Timed Writing on Their Eyes Were Watching God

· 5,6 College Essay Workshop

· 10,11 Reading/Writing Groups

· 16,17 Begin Hamlet

· 18 Choice Novel due for George Mason Univ. Colloquium

· 24,25 Reading/Writing Groups

November

· 1,2 Portfolios Due

· 10,13 Finish Hamlet

· 14,15 Timed Writing on Hamlet

· 17,20 Reading/Writing Groups

· 21,22 Begin Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

December

· 5,6 Reading/Writing Groups

· 11,12 Timed Writing on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

· 15,18 Timed Writing on Metamorphosis

· 19,20 Reading/Writing Groups

January

· 8,9 Begin Poetry Groups

· 10,11 Reading/Writing Groups

· 22,23 Portfolios Due

· 26,31 Timed Writing on Poetry

February

· 1,2 Begin Dubliners

Frequent pop quizzes on Dubliners throughout February

March

· 5,6 Timed Writing on Dubliners

· 7,8 AP Multiple Choice Test

· 9,12 Begin John Donne groups

· 21,22 Timed Writing on John Donne poem

· 23,26 AP Multiple Choice Test

· 27,28 Choice novel (by Achebe or Sepulveda) due

April

· 4,5 Choice Novel Timed Writing

· All dates Review for AP Test

· 27,30 THREE Timed Writings as AP Review

May and June

· 7 AP Test English Language

· 9 AP Test English Literature

· 8-14 Novel into Film Oral Reports

· 18,21,22 Choose topics for Teaching Seminars and Plan Seminars

· 23,24 Teach Student Seminars

· 25,29 Teach Student Seminars

· 30, June 4 Calculate Grades for Students in Seminars

· June 5,6 Teaching Evaluations Final Exam