Monday- Day 1 Foundational American Texts

1. Introduce the topic and learning targets.
2. Background information on Romanticism
3. Teacher models reading the first paragraph; HW, finish reading the rest of the text.
   1. Nature (Ch 1-3 Original Text – Honors)
   2. Nature (Ch 1-3 Edited). 
   3. Nature (Ch.1-3 Translated by ChatGPT)
4. Annotation techniques 1. Main ideas 2. Details (quotes & paraphrase 3. Questions 4. Connections 
5. Students pair and read  the next two paragraphs, practicing their annotation.
6. Students read the remainder of the essay on their own, annotating one thing from every paragraph.
7. HW: Finish reading Nature, annotating as taught in class. NOTE: YOU CAN’T SUBMIT THIS HW LATE.

Tuesday Day 2 – Foundational American Texts

1. Discussion: Explain some of Emerson’s main points in Nature, using details from the text.
   1. They say, I say… Discussion:
      1. Create your “I say” – 1 Main idea, two details (5 min) Relevancy
      2. Discuss (20 min)
   2. Answer EQ #2 independently
2. Introduce “Self-Reliance.”
3. HW: vocabulary.com
   1. Honors Students Only” “Self-Reliance” Honors (2 Days Reading) – Hardest

Day 3 Foundational American Texts

1. Vocab Quiz
2. Good Writing Lesson 1
3. HW: Honors Read, annotating as taught in class, the second half of “Self-Reliance.”
4. HW: Finish “Self-Reliance”
   • “Self-Reliance” (teacher translation) (1 day of reading) – intermediate
   • ”Self-Reliance” ChatGPT translation) (1 day of reading) – easiest

Day 4 “They say, I say…” Emerson

1. Emersonian “Self-Reliance” Quotes. Teacher example.
   1. Independently paraphrase the quotes (as many as possible) in ten minutes.
   2. In learning groups, paraphrase and contextualize the quotes, connecting “S-R” to “Nature.”
   3. Paraphrase exercise: Follow the five principles of good writing
   4. HW: Honors Memory Path + 4 “Nature” Main Ideas + Quote
   5. HW: Non-Honors Memory Path Memorize 10-20 Presidents

Day 5 

1. Review “They say, I say” 
2. Students prepare for a Group discussion: Prove one “essential quality” is the most necessary to reform society?
3. Students conduct a 15 minute TS,IS group discussion.
4. None, if Friday.