11th grade LOTA
Course Materials:
LOTA Syllabus 2019-2020:
IHS IB Lit of Americas syllabus. 2019-2020
CALENDAR FOR UNIT #5: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Unit Calendars:
Lit Circle Work:
Schedule of Roles LWFC South 2020
Schedule of Roles LWFC Sheldon 11B
Frida Kahlo Slides:
CALENDAR FOR UNIT #4: TRANSCENDENTALISM
Final Project Options:
Final Transcendentalism Project
Final Transcendentalism Project Rubric
Connecting to Nature Journal Entries
CALENDAR FOR UNIT #3: BELOVED BY TONI MORRISON
SHELDON–11A: Beloved calendar 2020
Revised reading calendar:Revised Beloved reading calendar—December 2019
SHELDON–11B: Beloved calendar 2020(B)
SOUTH 11C–Beloved calendar 2020
Anticipation Guide:
Toni Morrison NPR interview assignment:
Introductory Presentations:
Intro to the author:Toni MOrrison intro PPT
Language in Beloved:Power of Language Beloved
Fishbowl Groups for Novel:
SHELDON: Beloved fishbowl 11A; Beloved fishbowl groups
SOUTH: Beloved fishbowl South
Dialogue Journals for the Novel:
dialogue journal pg. 1-51 revised
Dialogue journal 52-100 revised
Dialogue journal parts 2 and 3
Fishbowl Rubric:
Passages for small group analysis:
Final In-class essay questions: Beloved Fishbowl Discussion Questions revised
Final essay rubric: BELOVED TAKE HOME ESSAY RUBRIC
Final Beloved art project and rubric: structure drawing activity
CALENDAR FOR UNIT #2: DARK ROMANTICISM AND GOTHICISM
“Young Goodman Brown” motif chart: YGB Symbol Tracking Activity
Final Gothicism Essay–all materials here:
Outline Template—Use it if it helps you organize your ideas
Writing Introductions and conclusions
List of Gothic elements:
Turnitin info and Works Cited references:
LOTA submitting to turnitin.com
Final essay rubric:
CALENDAR FOR UNIT #1: NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES
Intro Survey:
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros and “Amy” by Amy Krause Rosenthal:
Encyclopedia Entry #1: Name
Native American creation stories and assignment
Copies of texts: Creation Stories texts
Analysis chart and questions: Intro Creation Myths Native Am Unit (1)
Native American Lit calendar 2019
Intro to Native American Literature–presentation:
Native American Literature portfolio–overview and assignments:
Native American Voices Portfolio 2019
Intro to Joy Harjo Powerpoint presentation:
Intro to Native American Lit presentation:
Harjo poetry table of contents:
Annotating Assignment for Harjo Poetry:
Poetic Literary Terms (dictionary template):
Jigsaw Poetry Analysis Activity (make sure you find your correct class):
Poetry of Joy Harjo(B)—Group 1 poems
Jigsaw for Group 1 poems South
Homework Assignment #2 for Harjo:
Sample Harjo pastiches for Portfolio #2:
Imagery Activity for Harjo poetry:
Group Analysis Activity and final Harjo HW assignment:
Small Group Analysis of Harjo poetry
Native American Voices Portfolio Assignments #1-#4:
Portfolio Assignments 2019 revised
Instructions for Creating your IB Online Learning Portfolio:
Instructions for Creating your IB Online Learning Portfolio
REVISED CALENDAR for The Painted Drum:
11A/11C (Sheldon and South):Native American Lit calendar 2019 11A
11B:Native American Lit calendar 2019B
Study Guide Questions for The Painted Drum:
Painted Drum Summer Assignment Materials
Intro video clips of Erdrich interview with questions:
Watch all (4) parts of the interview:
The Painted Drum–Passage Analysis Assignments (Parts 1 and 2):
Passage Journal Painted Drum (1)
Sample passage analysis:
Portfolio Assignments–#1-#5:
Portfolio Assignments 2019 revised
Final Writing Portfolio Checklist:
Final Writing Portfolio Rubric: