American Civilization English	Dr. Salinger
	Daily Assignments	First Quarter

Aug. 22

Aug. 28

Sept. 4

Sept. 11

Sept. 18

Sept. 25

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 16

Oct. 23

Oct. 30

Nov. 6

Nov. 13

Nov. 20

Nov. 27

Dec. 4

Dec. 11

Week of August 22

Aug. 22:	Introduction.   Meet with History.   Pass out schedules.    (Day 1)
Aug. 23:	Discuss Terrell's King of King's County.    (Day 2)
Aug. 24:	Continue discussion.    (Day 3)
Aug. 25:	Continue discussion; essay assigned.    (Day 4)

Week of August 28

Aug. 28:	Meet with history:   Dr. Schulkin's presentation on land acquisition for railroads and interstates.    (Day 5)
Aug. 29:	Continue discussion; vocab. assigned.    (Day 6)
Aug. 30:	Continue discussion.    (Day 7)
Aug. 31:	Whitney Terrell presentation.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
Sept. 1:	Conclude discussion.    (Day 9)

Week of September 4

Sept. 4:	Holiday.    Read People, pp 57-63.
Sept. 5:	Double History.   Essay due on King of King's County.    (Day 10)
Sept. 6:	Begin Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 1-84.    (Day 1)
Sept. 7:	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 84-113.    (Day 2)
Sept. 8:	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 113-151; essay assigned.    (Day 3)

Week of September 11

Sept. 11:	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 151-201.    (Day 4)
Sept. 12:	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 201-228.    (Day 5)
Sept. 13:	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 229-259.    (Day 6)
Sept. 14:	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 259-281 (end).    (Day 7)
Sept. 15:	Founding Brothers, preface and ch. 1.   (Joint)    (Day 8) Introduction to Founding Brothers project. List of recommended Websites for project.

Week of September 18

Sept. 18:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Two.   Essay on Huck Finn due.   (Joint)    (Day 9)
Sept. 19:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Three.   (Joint)    (Day 10)
Sept. 20:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Four.   (Joint)    (Day 1)
Sept. 21:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Five.   (Joint)    (Day 2)
Sept. 22:	Founding Brothers, Chapter Six.   (Joint)    (Day 3) Problem proposal with list of sources due.

Week of September 25

Sept. 25:	Begin Emerson's "Self-Reliance" in class.    (Day 4)
Sept. 26:	Continue Emerson discussion.    (Day 5)
Sept. 27:	Begin Whitman, "Song of Myself;"   vocab. quiz, lists 1-5.    (Day 6)
Sept. 28:	Whitman continues.    (Day 7)
Sept. 29:	First draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 8) Whitman continues.

Week of October 2

Oct. 2:	Double English:   assign vocab. lists 6-10;   see Whitman video.    (Day 9)
Oct. 3:	Double History.    (Day 10)
Oct. 4:	Discuss Ginsberg's "Supermarket in California."    (Day 1)
Oct. 5:	Review for Transcendentalism test.    (Day 2)
Oct. 6:	All students take Transcendentalism test first half; then history.   (Joint: 50/50)    (Day 1)

Week of October 9

Oct. 9:	Holiday.
Oct. 10:	Final draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 2) Begin Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.   Discuss "Custom House" chapter.
Oct. 11:	The Scarlet Letter, pp. 45-72.    (Day 1)
Oct. 12:	PSAT prep.   (Double English)    (Day 2)
Oct. 13:	The Scarlet Letter, pp. 72-91.    (Day 1)

Second Quarter Assignments

Week of October 16

Oct. 16:	The Scarlet Letter, pp. 91-118; assign essay.    (Day 2)
Oct. 17:	The Scarlet Letter, pp. 118-145.    (Day 3)
Oct. 18:	Read The Scarlet Letter, pp. 146-166.   PSAT--no classes.
Oct. 19:	The Scarlet Letter, pp. 167-188.    (Day 4)
Oct. 20:	The Scarlet Letter, pp. 188-214;   vocab. quiz, lists 6-10.    (Day 5)

Week of October 23

Oct. 23:	The Scarlet Letter, pp 215-240 (end);   vocab. lists 11-15 assigned.    (Day 6)
Oct. 24:	60/40: history exam; see Hawthorne video.    (Day 7)
Oct. 25:	Conclude discussion of Hawthorne novel.    (Day 8)
Oct. 26:	Essay due on The Scarlet Letter.   Double History.    (Day 9)
Oct. 27:	No classes.   In-Service Day.

Week of October 30

Oct. 30:	Double History.    (Day 10)
Oct. 31:	begin Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, pp 1-42.    (Day 1)
Nov. 1:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 43-71.    (Day 2)
Nov. 2:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 72-95.    (Day 3)
Nov. 3:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 96-116.    (Day 4)

Week of November 6

Nov. 6:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 117-130.   assign essay.    (Day 5)
Nov. 7:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 131-150.    (Day 6)
Nov. 8:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 151-173.    (Day 7)
Nov. 9:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 173-191.    (Day 8)
Nov. 10:	vocab. quiz, lists 10-15; The Sun Also Rises, pp 192-230.    (Day 9)

Week of November 13

Nov. 13:	The Sun Also Rises, pp 231-252 (end); vocab. assigned: lists 16-20.    (Day 10)
Nov. 14:	Double English: see Hemingway video.    (Day 1)
Nov. 15:	Conclude discussion of Hemingway.    (Day 2)
Nov. 16:	work on essay.    (Day 3)
Nov. 17:	essay due.    (Day 4)

Week of November 20

Nov. 20:	Begin Morrison's Beloved pp 3-42.    (Day 1)
Nov. 21:	Beloved pp 43-73.    (Day 2)