Monday (B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Wuthering Heights, chapters 25-28
- Full Class Discussion: Students will volunteer to contribute to a short summary of the plot developments in chapters 25-28.
- Quick Write Type II
- Small Groups: Students will break into small groups of no more than 4. Each group will use these chapters to create a chart to compare and contrast the characters of Linton and Heathcliff. They will be required to create a list of each character’s traits in addition to finding at least one quote that reflects each character’s personality. Students will have 10 minutes. Everyone must be taking notes in their notebooks.
- Discuss: Small group work – How has Linton become more like Heathcliff in these chapters?
- Close Reading Focus: p. 256 – Heathcliff’s selfishness, *p. 263 – Cathy’s ironic plea to Heathcliff, p. 267 – Linton acts like Heathcliff (selfishness),
- Closing Activity: Students will view Quack! Vol. 8 Part 1 for a second time.
- Homework: Read chapters 29-31 for next class, and be prepared for a reading check quiz. Be sure to also find one significant quote for each of the three chapters. Remember: You will also be quizzed on the Quack! words, so be sure to review the words before coming to class!
Tuesday or Wednesday (A/B)
- Quack! Quiz 8.1
- Reading Check Quiz: Wuthering Heights chapters 29-31
- Full Class Discussion: Students will volunteer to contribute to a short summary of the plot developments in chapters 29-31.
- Quick Write Type 1
- Small Groups: Students will get into groups of no more than four. They will be assigned one of the key themes that we have been examining throughout the novel. They will be asked to review their quote guide and be prepared to give the class a short explanation of how their theme has developed through the novel. They will also be required to provide one representative quote from the novel on the theme.
- Closing Activity: Discuss small group work
- Homework: Read chapters 32-34 for next class, and be prepared for a reading check quiz. Remember: Your finalized quote guides are DUE next class. This is a 100 point assignment! The extra credit study guide for chapters 18-34 is also due next class.
Thursday or Friday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Wuthering Heights, chapters 32-34.
- Full Class Discussion: We will discuss the end of the novel and specific plot developments in the last three chapters.
- Cumulative Assessments: We will discuss the two cumulative assessments for the novel, including a multiple choice test (3/23 or 3/24) and a paper (due: 3/29 or 3/30).
- View: Wuthering Heights, Paramount Pictures Film Version
- DVD Chapters 18-25 (1:08:00 – 1:43:00) (approx. 35 minutes)
- Corresponding novel chapters: 19-34
- Closing Activity: Discuss the film’s interpretation of these chapters.
- Homework: Begin studying for the Wuthering Heights test. Begin working on your Wuthering Heights paper, and please see me if you have any questions or would like to discuss an idea for an alternative topic.
