| DATE | IN-CLASS | HOMEWORK |
| Tu, Feb. 2 | Identify
and discuss criteria for mystery stories. Sign up for a mystery story on which to give your presentation. |
Read the mystery story for which you signed up and respond to the twelve questions inside cover of reader to prepare for tomorrow's small-group discussion. |
| W, Feb. 3 | Get together with
your presentation group to discuss your story, responding to all twelve
questions. Start preparing your five minute presenation. |
Read The Red Headed League carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| Th, Feb. 4 | Presentations and discussion of The Red Headed League. |
Read The Speckled Band carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| F, Feb. 5 | IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #1: Identify and discuss two or three significant similarites between the two Sherlock Holmes stories we read. Presentations and discussion of The Speckled Band. |
Read Murders in The Rue Morgue carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| M, Feb. 8 | Presentations and discussion of Murders in the Rue Morgue. | Read A Retrieved Reformation carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| Tu, Feb. 9 | IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #2: Identify two surprises in A Retrieved Reformation and discuss the degree to which you find each one believable. Presentations and discussion of A Retrieved Reformation. |
Read A Jury of Her Peers carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| W, Feb. 10 | Presentations and discussion of A Jury of Her Peers. | Read Haircut carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| Th, Feb. 11 | Presentations and discussion of Haircut. | Read The Parker Shotgun carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| F, Feb. 12 -
M, Feb. 15 |
NO SCHOOL--PRESIDENTS WEEKEND | See above. Selected setting and schedule two visits. |
| Tu, Feb. 16 | Presentations and discussion of The Parker Shotgun. | Read The Possibility of Evil carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| W, Feb. 17 | Presentations and discussion of The Possibility of Evil. | Read Quitters, Inc. carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| Th, Feb. 18 | Presentations and discussion of Quitters, Inc. | Download a student mystery story from www.mrbye.com/stories to bring to class tomorrow for independent reading. Senior Thesis writers: prepare to have a preliminary discussion about your story author with Mr. Bye. |
| F, Feb. 19 | Read a student mystery and write letter or Confer with Mr. Bye about your upcoming thesis. |
Read The Absence of Emily carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| M, Feb. 22 | Presentations and discussion of the Absence of Emily. | Read The Murder carefully and respond mentally to the twelve discussion questions. |
| Tu, Feb. 23 | IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #3: What critera make The Murder qualify as a murder story in The Best Mystery Stories of the Twentieth Century. To what extent do you agree that it is a mystery story? Presentations and discussion of The Murder. |
Study for Mystery Story EXAM. |
| W, Feb. 24 | Mystery Story EXAM | Bring two completed setting sheets and idea for your mystery story to pitch to workshop tomorrow. |
| Th, Feb. 25 | Pitch your mystery story idea to your workshop. Bring your two completed setting sheets. | Download a student mystery story from www.mrbye.com/stories to bring to class tomorrow for independent reading. Thesis Writers: Prepare to do research in library tomorrow. |
| F, Feb. 26 | Read student downloaded story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. |
Write first half (at least three pages) of mystery story. Make copies for workshop group and Mr. Bye for Monday. |
| M, March 1 | Distribute your
copies to workshop members and Mr. Bye.
Make a schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Begin reading and annotating workshop members' drafts. Remember to write a paragraph of praise and a paragraph of suggestions at the end of each one. |
Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on mystery stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Tu, March 2 | Mystery Workshop 1A | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on mystery stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| W, March 3 | Mystery Workshop 1B | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on mystery stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Th, March 4 | Mystery Workshop 1C | Download a student mystery story from www.mrbye.com/stories to bring to class tomorrow for independent reading. Thesis Writers: Prepare to do research in library tomorrow. |
| F, March 5 | Read student downloaded story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. |
Write first half (at least three pages) of mystery story. Make copies for workshop group and Mr. Bye for Monday. |
| M, March 8 | Distribute your
copies to workshop members and Mr. Bye.
Make a schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Begin reading and annotating workshop members' drafts. Remember to write a paragraph of praise and a paragraph of suggestions at the end of each one. |
Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on mystery stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Tu, March 9 | Mystery Workshop 2A | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on mystery stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| W, March 10 | Mystery Workshop 2B | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on mystery stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Th, March 11 | Mystery Workshop 2C | Download a student mystery story from www.mrbye.com/stories to bring to class tomorrow for independent reading. Thesis Writers: Prepare to do research in library tomorrow. |
| F, March 12 | Read student downloaded story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. |
Revise/complete mystery story and bring one hard copy to class for proofreading on Monday. |
| M, March 15 | Proofreading by two people in workshop and two people outside of workshop. | Start revising story in preparation for emailing it to www.BHSstory.com on Friday. |
| Tu, March 16 | In Period 1: Evan, Violetta, Ivan, and Maya read their mystery stories to the class. |
Continue revising story in preparation for emailing it to www.BHSstory.com on Friday. In Mystery Reader, read Chapter 4: "Comic Characters." |
| W, March 17 | Start comedy unit. Go over Chapter 4: "Comic Characters." Go
over techniques and examples. |
Finish making up your own examples of the 17 comic techniques. In Mystery Reader, read Chapter 5: "Some Tools From the Toolbox." |
| Th, March 18 | Go over Chapter 5: "Some Tools From the Toolbox." Share your comic examples with the rest of the class. |
Start reading the play your signed up for yesterday. |
| F, March 19 | Read downloaded student humor story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. You must submit your mystery story to BHSstory@aol.com by MIDNIGHT. Follow instructions on handout! |
Finish reading the play your signed up for yesterday. In Mystery Reader, read Chapter 6: "Types of Comic Stories." |
| M, March 22 | Perform and discuss the play you signed up for on Wednesday. | Read Death Knocks carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| Tu, March 23 | Watch performance of and discuss Death Knocks. | Read Heritage, Her-i-tage, & Hair-i-tagecarefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| W, March 24 | Watch performance of and discuss Heritage, Her-i-tage, & Hair-i-tage. | Read Streak carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| Th, March 25 | Watch performance of and discuss Streak. | Bring a downloaded humor story or your reader to class tomorrow for independent reading. If you are writing a thesis, consult the schedule and be prepared for tomorrow. |
| F, March 26 | Read downloaded student humor story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. |
Relax during spring break. Start thinking of ideas for the one-act comic play you will write. |
M, March 29 - F, April 2 |
NO SCHOOL -- SPRING BREAK | Read The Tarantino Variation carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| M, April 5 | Watch performance of and discuss The Tarantino Variation. | Read Streak carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| Tu, April 6 | Watch performance of and discuss Surprise. Get juxtaposition creative writing assignment. |
Read Controlling Interest carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. Start juxtaposition creative writing assignment. |
| W, April 7 | Watch performance of and discuss Controlling Interest . | Finish juxtaposition creative writing assignment. Bring it to class tomorrow. |
| Th, April 8 | Share your juxtaposition creative writing assignment with the rest of the class. | Bring a downloaded humor story or your reader to class tomorrow for independent reading. If you are writing a thesis, consult the schedule and be prepared for tomorrow. Thesis writers: turn in your folder to Mr. Bye tomorrow. |
| F, April 9 | Read downloaded student humor story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. |
Read The Jealous Husband carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| M, April 12 | Watch performance of and discuss The Jealous Husband. | Read Wanda's Visit carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| Tu, April 13 | Watch performance of and discuss Wanda's Visit. | Read The Zig-Zag Woman carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| W, April 14 | Watch performance of and discuss The Zig-Zag Woman. | Read The Philadelphia carefully. Come to class tomorrow with insightful comments about the play. |
| Th, April 15 | Watch performance of and discuss The Philadelphia. |
Make outlines of two possible comic plays. Bring to class tomorrow. |
| F, April 16 | Share your play ideas with one or two other students. Start writing play |
Write first half (3 pages) of comic play. Bring copies for entire workshop to class on Monday. |
| M, April 19 | Distribute your
copies to workshop members and Mr. Bye.
Make a schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Begin reading and annotating workshop members' drafts. Remember to write a paragraph of praise and a paragraph of suggestions at the end of each one. |
Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on comic plays to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Tu, April 20 | Comic Play Workshop 1A | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on comic plays to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| W, April 21 | Comic Play Workshop 1B | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on comic plays to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Th, April 22 | Comic Play Workshop 1C | Bring a downloaded humor story or your reader to class tomorrow for independent reading. If you are writing a thesis, consult the schedule and be prepared for tomorrow. |
| F, April 23 | Read downloaded student humor story and write letter. Thesis Writers: Research in library. Select a comic monologue. |
Practice your comic monologue. |
| M, April 26 | Perform your comic monologue in front of class. | Start working on the second half (3 pages) of your comic play. |
| Tu, April 27 | In-class time to work on the rest of your comic play. | Continue working on the second half (3 pages) of your comic play. |
| Th, April 29 | Watch comic DVD. | Finish working on the second half (3 pages) of your comic play. Bring copies for entire workshop to class on Monday. |
| M, May 3 | Distribute your
copies to workshop members and Mr. Bye.
Make a schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Begin reading and annotating workshop members' drafts. Remember to write a paragraph of praise and a paragraph of suggestions at the end of each one. |
Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on comic plays to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Tu, May 4 | Comic Play Workshop 1A | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on comic plays to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| W, May 5 | Comic Play Workshop 1B | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on comic plays to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Th, May 6 | Comic Play Workshop 1C | Start revising comic play. |
| F, May 7 | Rehearse plays for Monday performance | Finish revising comic play. Bring a copy to class tomorrow for proofreading. |
| M, May 10 | PROOFREADING DAY Sign up for Children's Story Presentation. Get Children's Readers. |
Go over lines for your performance tomorrow. |
| Tu, May 11 | Perform a several plays for the class. | Read Mad Brad the Scientist and identify important elements of children's stories. |
| W, May 12 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss Mad Brad the Scientist in terms of criteria on theChildren's Story Evaluation. |
Read The Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| Th, May 13 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss The Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. |
Bring a downloaded student children's story from MrBye.com/stories to class tomorrow. |
| F, May 14 | Read student children's story and write a page-long letter of praise and criticism or work on thesis. Look at children's books from previous years. |
Start readingJack and the Beanstalk, Littel Red Riding Hood, and Cinderellaand fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| M, May 17 | NO SCHOOL--MALCOLM X DAY DEADLINE: By midnight, you must submit an error-free Word attachment of your comic play to DavidSBye@gmail.com. (Place your revised biography inside the email. The subject of your email should be: Your last name, your first name.) |
Finish reading Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderellaand fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| Tu, May 18 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella, consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. |
Read Rapinzel, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor's New Clothes and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| W, May 19 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss Rapinzel, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor's New Clothes, consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. |
ReadThe Silly King, Simple Peter's Mirror, Tim O'Leary, The Beast With a Thousand Teeth and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| Th, May 20 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss The Silly King, Simple Peter's Mirror, Tim O'Leary, The Beast With a Thousand Teeth, consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. To download these modern fairy tales: click here. |
Bring a downloaded student children's story from MrBye.com/stories to class tomorrow. Rough draft of Senior Thesis due tomorrow: - 1 page of background - 2 pages of concession - 5 pages of argument |
| F, May 21 | Read student children's story and write a letter expressing praise and criticism to the author. Rough draft of Senior Thesis: - 1 page of background - 2 pages of concession - 5 pages of argument |
Read A Mad Tea-Part and The Cat and the Fox Again and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| M, May 24 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss A Mad Tea-Party and The Cat and the Fox Again, consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. |
ReadA Chair for My Mother and Curious George and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| Tu, May 25 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss A Chair for My Mother and Curious George, consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. |
Read The Tub People and In Which Pooh Goes Visiting... and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| W, May 26 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss The Tub People and In Which Pooh Goes Visiting..., consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. |
Read Stellaluna and The Sneetches and fill out a Children's Story Evaluation (two-sided at back of Reader) on one of the stories. |
| Th, May 27 | Listen to three student presentations of favorite stories. Discuss Stellaluna and The Sneetches, consulting your completedChildren's Story Evaluation. Get Children's Story Planning packet. |
Fill out Children's Story Planning packet and bring it to class tomorrow. |
| F, May 28 | Pitch story idea to workshop. | Begin writing first half (at least three pages) of mystery story. Make copies for workshop group and Mr. Bye for Monday. |
| M, May 31 | NO SCHOOL--MEMORIAL DAY | Finish writing first half (at least three pages) of mystery story. Make copies for workshop group and Mr. Bye for Tuesday. |
| Tu, June 1 | Distribute copies and make schedule. | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on children's stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| W, June 2 | Children's Story Workshop 1A | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on children's stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Th, June 3 | Children's Story Workshop 1B | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on children's stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| F, June 4 | Children's Story Workshop 1C | Write second half (at least three pages) of children's story. Make copies for workshop group and Mr. Bye for Tuesday. |
| M, June 7 | Distribute copies and make schedule. | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on children's stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Tu, June 8 | Children's Story Workshop 2A | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on children's stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| W, June 9 | Children's Story Workshop 2B | Read, annotate, and write summary paragraphs on children's stories to be discussed tomorrow in workshops. |
| Th, June 10 | Children's Story Workshop 2C | Bring materials to work on illlustrations to class tomorrow. Bring a hard copy of revised children's story to class for proofreading tomorrow. |
| F, June 11 | Work on illustrations for children's story. Proofread a peer's story. |
Bring story to class for rehearsal tomorrow. |
| M, June 14 | Rehearse for reading stories to 1st Graders. | Practice reading story and illustrated book to class tomorrow. |
| Tu, June 15 | 8:30 Read stories to 1st Graders at Washington Elementary School. | I wish you all amazing lives. Thank you for being my students. |