Academic English 10 - Jan. 3-7

Monday - Conventional Comma Usage Explained; Comma Usage Reviewed; Vocab. Definitions for List #7 Reviewed; Midterm Review Sheet Distributed

• HOMEWORK - Quiz on Comma Usage on Wednesday; Vocab. Worksheet #7 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Comma Usage Reviewed; Time Given to Work on Midterm Review Sheet

• HOMEWORK - Quiz on Comma Usage Tomorrow; Vocab. Worksheet #7 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Comma Usage Quiz; Time Given to Work on Midterm Review Sheet

Thursday - Vocab. List #7 Definitions Reviewed; Time Given to Work on Midterm Review Sheet

• HOMEWORK - Study for Tomorrow's List #7 Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test #7; Midterm Review Session

• HOMEWORK - Study for Midterm Exam; Vocab. Definitions for List #8 Due Wed., 1/19

Practical English 10 - Jan. 3-7

Monday - Nonfiction - "View from the Summit"

Tuesday - Nonfiction - "The Dream Comes True"

Wednesday - Friday - Review for Final Exam (Review Sheet Distributed)

• HOMEWORK - Study for Final Exam

Honors English 11 - Jan. 3-7

Monday - Time given to finalize Transcendental Song Lyric Presentations; Vocab. Terms for List #8 Reviewed; Midterm Review Sheet distributed

• HOMEWORK - Song Lyric Presentations Begin TOMORROW

Tuesday - Transcendental Song Lyric Presentations

Wednesday - Transcendental Song Lyric Presentations

Thursday - Review for Vocab. Test #8; Time Given to Work on Research/Abstracts (In Library)

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test (List #8)

Friday - Vocab. Test #8; Review for Midterm

• HOMEWORK - Study for Midterm; Abstracts Due 1/18

Practical English 10 - Dec. 20 - 23

Monday - Poetry Review (Jeopardy Review Game)

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on poetry

Tuesday - Test on Poetry

Wednesday - Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Today!

Thursday - Early Dismissal (Beginning of Christmas Break)

Practical English 10 - Dec. 13-17

Monday - Time given to work on poetry projects

• HOMEWORK - Poetry Presentations Begin Wednesday

Tuesday - Time given to work on poetry projects

Wednesday - Poetry Presentations Begin

Thursday - Poetry Presentations

Friday - Poetry Review Sheet Distributed

• HOMEWORK - Poetry Test on Tuesday, Dec. 21st; Three Nonfiction Assignments Due on Wednesday, Dec. 22nd

Academic English 10 - Dec. 20-22

Monday - Comma Quiz; Final Copy of Critical Review Due Today; Poetry Presentations Begin

Tuesday - Poetry Presentations

Wednesday - Poetry Presentations

Thursday - Early Dismissal (Beginning of Christmas Break)

Reminder: Vocab. List #7 Definitions are Due Wed., January 5th

Academic English 10 - Dec. 13-17

Monday - Peer Review of Critical Review Rough Draft; Poetry Project Introduced

• HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Critical Review Due Monday, Dec. 20th; Poetry Presentations Begin Monday, Dec. 20th; Vocab. Worksheet #6 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Commas after Introductory Elements; Time Given to Work on Poetry Projects

Wednesday - Commas around Interrupters; Time Given to Work on Poetry Projects

Thursday - Conventional Comma Usage; Vocab. List #6 Reviewed; Time Given to Work on Poetry Projects

• HOMEWORK - Study for Tomorrow's Vocab. Test #6

Friday - Vocab. Test #6; Comma Usage Reviewed; Time Given to Work on Poetry Projects

• HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Critical Review Due Monday!; Poetry Presentations Begin Monday!; Comma Quiz on Monday; Vocab. List #7 Definitions Due Wednesday, January 5th

Honors English 11 - 12/20-12/22

Monday - Wednesday - Transcendentalist Song Lyric Project Presentations

Thursday - Early Dismissal (Beginning of Christmas Break)

Reminder: 10 Abstracts for Research Paper Due January 18th

Honors English 11 - Dec. 13-17

Monday - Emerson (excerpts from Nature and Self-Reliance) and Thoreau (excerpt from Walden) Discussed; Transcendentalist Song Lyric Project Explained

• HOMEWORK - Read Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Poetry for Tomorrow (List of Poems to be Read Given in Class)

Tuesday - Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Poetry Discussed

Wednesday - Friday - Time given to work on Transcendentalist Song Lyric Project and/or Research and Abstract-Writing

• HOMEWORK- Transcendentalist Song Lyric Project Presentations Begin Monday, December 20th - All students need to be prepared to present starting Monday

Academic English 10 - Dec. 6-10

Monday - Poems ("Metaphor," "A Pace Like That," and "The Wind - Tapped Like a Tired Man"); Critical Review Essay Assignment Introduced

• HOMEWORK - List #6 Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Topic Due for Critical Review Tomorrow

Tuesday - Thesis Statements/Intro. & Body Paragraphs Explained; Commas Between Independent Clauses

• HOMEWORK - List #6 Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow; Rough Draft of Critical Review Due Monday, Dec. 13th

Wednesday - Time given for drafting of Critical Review

Thursday - "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" (Narrative Poetry); Commas Surrounding Nonessential Phrases

Friday - Vocab. List #6 Definitions Reviewed; Sonnets 116 and 18

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #6 Due Tuesday; Critical Review Rough Draft Due Monday

Honors English 11 - Dec. 6-10

Monday - Discuss "The Minister's Black Veil," Research Paper Assignment Introduced

• HOMEWORK - Research Paper Topic Due Thursday

Tuesday - Guidelines for Writing Abstracts Explained/Examples Given; Emerson's "Nature" and "Self-Reliance"

• HOMEWORK - Be prepared to discuss Emerson's "Nature" and "Self-Reliance" on Thursday; Topic Due Thursday

Wednesday - Science Live Field Trip

Thursday - Topic Due; Discuss Emerson's "Nature" and "Self-Reliance"; Vocab. List #7 Definitions Reviewed

• HOMEWORK - Read an Excerpt from Thoreau's "Walden" for Monday (in textbook)

Friday - Library Presentation on Resources and Databases Available for Research

Practical English 10 - Dec. 6-10

Monday - Poems ("Metaphor," "The Wind Tapped Like a Tired Man," and "A Pace Like That")

Tuesday - Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame Sans Merci")

Wednesday and Thursday - Poems (Sonnets 18 and 116)

Friday - Poetry Project Introduced; Time Given to Begin Working on Project

• HOMEWORK - Poetry Presentations Begin Thursday, Dec. 16th

Academic English 10 - Nov. 30 - Dec. 3

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Elements of Poetry Introduced

Wednesday - Time Given to Work on Nonfiction Assignments

Thursday - Poetry - "In Flanders Fields," "The Kraken," and "The Waking"; Vocab. Review

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test on List #5

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; Comma Usage Explained (to separate items in a series and between adjectives)

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #6 Due Wednesday

Academic English 10 - Nov. 22-24

Monday - Discuss ending of Fahrenheit 451; Review for Part 3 Quiz

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tomorrow; Study for Tomorrow's Quiz on Part 3

Tuesday - Quiz on Part 3 of Novel

Wednesday - Early Dismissal - Enjoy Your Thanksgiving Break!

Honors English 11 - Nov. 30 - Dec. 3

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - Introduction to Romanticism and Transcendentalism (notes)

Wednesday - Short Story - "The Devil and Tom Walker"

• HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Devil and Tom Walker" and completing note-taking guide

Thursday - Discuss "The Devil and Tom Walker" (notes collected); Vocab. Review of List #6; Reducing Redundancy in Writing

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test on List #6

Friday - Vocab. Test #6; Begin "The Minister's Black Veil" (symbolism)

• HOMEWORK - Finish "The Minister's Black Veil" for Monday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 22-24

Monday - Aphorisms (The Age of Reason)

• HOMEWORK - The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Understanding The Declaration of Independence (The Age of Reason)

• HOMEWORK - The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Today! Early Dismissal - Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!

Practical English 10 - Nov. 30th - Dec. 3rd

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - Elements of Poetry PowerPoint

Wednesday - Poetry - "In Flanders Fields," "The Kraken," "The Waking"

Thursday - Poetry - "The Wind - tapped Like a Tired Man," "A Pace Like That," "Metaphor"

Friday - Sonnets 18 & 116

Practical English 10 - Nov. 22-24

Monday - Review for Quiz on Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Final deadline for Character Facebook Projects is tomorrow; Study for Quiz on Part 3

Tuesday - Character Facebook Projects Due!; Quiz on Part 3 of novel

Wednesday - Early Dismissal - Enjoy Thanksgiving Break!

Honors English 11 - Nov. 16-19

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 22-26 of The Catcher in the Rye; Literature Circle Discussions; Understanding the Title

• HOMEWORK - The Catcher in the Rye project due Wed., Nov. 24th

Wednesday - Frankin's Autobiography/The Age of Reason

Thursday - Franklin's Aphorisms

Friday - The Declaration of Independence ; Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #6

Academic English 10 - Nov. 16-19

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Continue reading Fahrenheit 451 (p.137-145)

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #5 Due Tomorrow; Facebook Character Project Due Friday

Wednesday - Vocab. Definitions for List #5 Due; Continue reading Fahrenheit 451 (p. 145-155)

• HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project Due Friday

Thursday - Continue reading Fahrenheit 451 (p. 155-end); Discuss symbolism and allusion

• HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project Due Tomorrow

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #5; Review of Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK- Quiz on Part 3 of novel on Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tues., Nov. 30th (after Thanksgiving break)

Practical English 10 - Nov. 16-19

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Continue Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451 (p.137-145)

• HOMEWORK - Character Facebook Project Due Thursday

Wednesday - Continue Part 3 (p. 145-155)

• HOMEWORK - Character Facebook Project Due Thursday; Part 3 Study Guide Due Friday

Thursday - Character Facebook Project Due Today; Finish Part 3 (p. 155-End) - Discuss Phoenix (symbolism), allusion

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451; Part 3 Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Friday - Quiz on Part 3; Time given after quiz to work on nonfiction assignments

Honors English 11 - Nov. 8-12

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 15-21 of The Catcher in the Rye; Literature Circle Discussion #3; Review of Phrases

Tuesday - Finish Literature Circle Discussion #3; Review of Phrases

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on phrases (adjective and adverb phrases, verbals, and appositives); Read Ch. 22-26 of The Catcher in the Rye for Tuesday

Wednesday - Quiz on Phrases; Introduction to the Age of Reason; Begin Franklin's Autobiography (p.140)

Thursday - Continue Franklin's Autobiography; Review for Vocab. Test #5

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test on List #5

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; Time will be given for reading of The Catcher in the Rye or working on project related to the novel

• HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on Ch. 22-26 of the novel on Tuesday; Have your notes ready for your third literature circle discussion

Academic English 10 - Nov. 8-12

Monday - Parts of Speech Review (Review Sheet & Worksheet); Continue reading of Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Vocabulary Worksheet #4 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Parts of Speech Review (Jeopardy Game); Continue reading of Part 3

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on the eight parts of speech

Wednesday - Parts of Speech Test; Continue reading of Part 3

Thursday - Vocabulary Review; Literary Devices in Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test on List #4 terms

Friday - Vocabulary Test #4; Time will be given to work on Character Projects for novel

• HOMEWORK - List #5 definitions due Wednesday; Keep working on character projects for Fahrenheit 451

Reminder: Facebook Character Project for Fahrenheit 451 will be due near the conclusion of the novel. You should continue to work on this project.

Practical English 10 - Nov. 8-12

Monday - Continue reading of Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451; Literary Devices Explained

• HOMEWORK - Keep up with the Part 3 study guide for the novel

Tuesday through Friday - Continue reading of Part 3; Time will be given to work on Facebook Character Project

• HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project will be due at the conclusion of the novel; Keep working on this project both in and out of school

Honors English 11 - Nov. 1-5

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 7-14 of The Catcher in the Rye; 2nd Literature Circle Discussion

Tuesday - Continue Literature Circle Discussion if necessary; Gerunds Explained

• HOMEWORK - For Monday, Read Ch. 15-21 of The Catcher in the Rye; Be prepared for a quiz and for the 3rd literature circle discussion

Wednesday - Infinitives Explained

Thursday - Appositives Explained; Grammar Review of Phrases

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Phrases (Adjective/Adverb Phrases, Verbals, and Appositive Phrases)

Friday -Quiz on Phrases; Review of Vocab. List #5 Definitions

• HOMEWORK - Be prepared for Monday's 3rd Literature Circle Discussion and Quiz on Ch. 15-21 of The Catcher in the Rye

Academic English 10 - Nov. 1-5

Monday - Quiz on reading of pages 93-102; Finish reading Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 (in class)

• HOMEWORK - Part 2 Study Guide Due and Part 2 Quiz on Wednesday; Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Character Foils Explained; Conjunctions Explained

• HOMEWORK - Part 2 Study Guide and Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Quiz on Part 2; Practice with Conjunctions

Thursday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Interjections Explained; Begin Part 3 (Part 3 Study Guide Handed Out)

Friday - Review of Vocab. List #4 Definitions; Continue Reading Part 3

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tuesday

Practical English 10 - Nov. 1-5

Monday - Finish reading Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451; Explain/Discuss Character Foils

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Part 2 of the novel

Tuesday - Quiz on Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451

Wednesday - Begin reading Part 3 (Part 3 Study Guide Handed Out)

Thursday - Continue reading Part 3

Friday - Continue reading Part 3; Explanation of literary devices

Honors English 11 - Oct. 25-29

Monday - Literature Circle Discussion on Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye; All group members' notes will be collected at the conclusion of the discussion

• HOMEWORK - For next Monday, read Ch. 8-14 of The Catcher in the Rye; All group members should rotate to a new role in their literature circle; the next discussion will be held on Monday, Nov. 1st

Tuesday - Adjective and Adverb Phrases Explained; Time given to complete reading of The Catcher in the Rye

Wednesday - Participial and Gerund Phrases Explained

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Infinitive Phrases Explained

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test on List #4

Friday - Vocab. Test #4; Phrases Reviewed

• HOMEWORK - Be prepared for Monday's literature circle discussion on Ch. 8-14

Academic English 10 - Oct. 25-29

Monday - Begin Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continue Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451; Analyze Faber's Lecture (p.83-91)

Wednesday - Prepositions Explained; Continue Part 2

• HOMEWORK - Reading assignment given in class

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Unnecessary Prepositions Explained; Continue Part 2

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test (List #3)

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; Reading assignment given in class

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #4 Due Wednesday

Practical English 10 - Oct. 25-29

Monday - Quiz on Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451; Time given to work on October Nonfiction Assignments

• HOMEWORK - Three nonfiction assignments for October due Friday, Oct. 29th

Tuesday - Begin Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451

Wednesday - Continue reading Part 2 - Discuss Faber's Lecture (p. 83-91)

Thursday - Continue reading Part 2

Friday - Nonfiction Assignments for October Due Today!
Continue reading Part 2 - Character Foils Explained/Analyzed

Honors English 11 - Oct. 18-22

Character Scrapbooks for The Crucible Due Friday

Monday - The Crucible Act IV Quiz

Tuesday - View Act IV of The Crucible DVD

Wednesday - Literature Circles explained; Adj. and Adv. Phrases explained

• HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye for Monday's Literature Circle Discussion

Thursday - Adj. and Adv. Phrases Reviewed; Participial Phrases

Friday - Phrases Reviewed; Vocab. List #4 Reviewed

Practical English 10 - Oct. 18-22

Monday through Friday - We will continue reading Fahrenheit 451 in class (Parts 2 & 3)

• HOMEWORK - Complete all reading assignments given in class; Complete study guides given in class

Final copy of short story analysis due Wednesday, Oct. 20th!

Academic English 10 - Oct. 13-15

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due! Reading Quiz on p. 32-40 of Fahrenheit 451; Adverbs Explained; Continued Reading

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Adverb Review; Continued Reading

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's List #2 Vocab. Test.

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; Continued Reading

• HOMEWORK - List #3 Definitions Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 13-15

Monday - No School (Teacher Inservice)
Tuesday - No School (Teacher Inservice)
Wednesday - Begin Act IV of The Crucible

• HOMEWORK - Period 3 (PSATs today) - Read pages 1319 - 1327 of Act IV of The Crucible and fill in study guide

Thursday -Continue Act IV

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's List #3 Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; Finish/discuss Act IV

• HOMEWORK - Quiz on Act IV on Monday; Group Projects for The Crucible due Tuesday

Practical English 10 - Oct. 13-15

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Wednesday through Friday - Continuation of Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Complete all reading assignments given in class; Complete study guides based on reading

Honors English 11 - Oct. 4-8

Reminder: The group assignment (create a character's scrapbook) for The Crucible will be due after we finish reading the play. Your group should be working on this assignment out of class.

Monday - Begin Act III of The Crucible

• HOMEWORK - Reading assignment given in class

Tuesday - Avoiding Redundancy in Writing; Act III

Wednesday - Act III; Using Adjective/Adverb Phrases in Writing

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Act III

Thursday - Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #3; Act III Quiz

Friday - View Act III of The Crucible (DVD)

Academic English 10 - Oct. 4-8

This week we will begin reading Fahrenheit 451. Please pay attention to any reading assignments that are given in class. It is important that you keep up with the in and out of class reading.

Monday - Vocab. Test #1B; Adverbs

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday; Adverb Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Intro. to Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Fahrenheit 451; Prepositions

Thursday - Fahrenheit 451; Prepositions

Friday - Fahrenheit 451; Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #2

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Wednesday

Practical English 10 - Oct. 4-8

Monday - Rough drafts of short story analysis due today!
Introduction to Fahrenheit 451

Tuesday - Friday - Fahrenheit 451

• HOMEWORK - Listen for any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with the study guide for the novel

Honors English 11 - Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

Monday - Continuation of Act II

Tuesday - Act II; Avoiding Redundancy in Writing

Wednesday - Act II Quiz; Vocab. Review

• HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test

Thursday - Guidance Dept. Presentations

Friday - Begin Act III; Vocab. Test #2

*Remember to be working on The Crucible Group Project - This project will be due after we finish reading Act IV.

Academic English 10 - Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assign. for Sept. are Due Thursday, Sept. 30th

Monday - Short Story Analysis Assign. Explained; Pre-writing; Grammar Review

• HOMEWORK - Finish pre-writing sheet (if not finished in class); Study for tomorrow's grammar quiz

Tuesday - Grammar Quiz; Guidelines Given for Rough Draft

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of short story analysis due Monday

Wednesday - Short Stories Review Sheet Given; Drafting

Thursday - Short Stories Review/Game; Drafting

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on short stories

Friday - Short Stories Test

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of short story analysis due Monday

Practical English 10 - Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments for Sept. Are Due Thursday, Sept. 30th

Monday - Short Story Review Sheet; Drafting of Short Story Analysis

Tuesday - Short Story Review Game; Drafting of Short Story Analysis

• HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's short story test

Wednesday - Test on Short Stories; Drafting of Short Story Analysis

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of short story analysis due tomorrow

Thursday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451

Friday - Reading of Fahrenheit 451

Honors English 11 - Sept. 20-24

As we read The Crucible, keep up with all reading assignments that are given in class. Be sure to fill out corresponding study guides while you read.

Monday - Narrative Rough Drafts Handed Back and Discussed; Act I of The Crucible

• HOMEWORK - Final copy of narrative essay due Friday

Tuesday - Finish/discuss Act I; Avoiding Wordiness in Writing (practice)

• HOMEWORK - Act I Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act I Quiz; Begin Act II

Thursday - Act II

Friday - Vocab. Review; Vocab. Worksheet #2 Given

Academic English 10 - Sept. 20-24

Monday - Adjective Review; Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #1B due Wednesday

Tuesday - Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitiosn for List #1B due tomorrow

Wednesday - Verbs; Static and Dynamic Characters in "A Problem"

Thursday - Static and Dynamic Characters in "A Problem"

Friday - Vocab. Review; Verb Review

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Tuesday

Practical English 10 - Spet. 20-24

Monday and Tuesday - Static & Dynamic Characters and Conflict in "A Problem"

Wednesday - Short Story Analysis Writing Assignment Explained; Pre-Writing Exercise

Thursday - Components of a Strong Paragraph Explained

Friday - Guidelines for the Rough Draft; Time Given for Drafting

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of short story analysis due Tuesday

Practical English 10 - Sept. 13-17

Monday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"

Tuesday - Begin "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters, conflict)

Wednesday - Finish "A Problem"

Thursday - Intro. to Science Fiction; Begin "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Friday - Finish "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Academic English 10 - Sept. 13-17

Monday - Pronoun Review; Begin "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters, conflict)

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters, conflict)

Wednesday - Adjectives; "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Thursday - Vocab. Review; "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Friday - Vocab. Test #1A

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #1B due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 13-17

Monday - Narrative Rough Drafts Due; Intro. to The Crucible

Tuesday - Salem Witch Trials Introduction; Tips for Avoiding Redundancy in Writing

Wednesday - Begin Act I of The Crucible

• HOMEWORK - Complete reading assignment given in class

Thursday - Act I of The Crucible; Vocab. Review

• HOMEWORK - Study for Vocab. Test #1

Friday - Vocab. Test #1

• HOMEWORK - Quiz on Act I of The Crucible on Monday

Academic English 10 - Sept. 7-10

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Nouns (common, proper, concrete, abstract); Begin "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, theme)

• HOMEWORK - List #1 Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish "The Lottery"

Thursday - Pronouns

• HOMEWORK - Finish pronoun worksheet (if not finished in class)

Friday - Pronoun Review; Vocab. List #1

• HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1 Due Tuesday

Practical English 10 - Sept. 7-10

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Read "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, theme)

Wednesday - Read "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Thursday -Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"

Friday - Time given to work on nonfiction assignments

Honors English 11 - Sept. 7-10

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Intro. to Puritan Culture; Narrative Writing Explained

Wednesday - "Of Plymouth Plantation"

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday

Thursday - Finish "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Avoiding Wordiness in Writing

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday

Friday - "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; Vocab. Worksheet #1

• HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday

Honors English 11 - Aug. 30 - Sept. 3

Monday - Introduction to Policies, Procedures, and Course Outline; Distribution of Textbooks

• HOMEWORK - Bring a one-subject notebook by Wednesday; Review summer reading texts in preparation for tomorrow's assessment

Tuesday - Summer Reading Assessment

Wednesday - Notes on Puritans and their Culture; Begin "Of Plymouth Plantation"

Thursday - Finish "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Puritan Poetry

Friday - "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

• HOMEWORK - Open-ended responses based on Puritan lit. due Tuesday

Academic English 10 - Aug. 30 - Sept. 3

Monday - Introduction to rules and procedures of course; Textbook distribution

• HOMEWORK - Bring a three-ring binder by next Tuesday

Tuesday - Plot diagram review; Notes on literary terms related to short stories

Wednesday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

• HOMEWORK - Finish open-ended response question if not finished in class

Friday - Vocabulary List #1

• HOMEWORK - Vocabulary List #1 definitions due Wednesday

Practical English 10 - Aug. 30 - Sept. 3

Monday - Introduction to rules and procedures of course

• HOMEWORK - Bring a three-ring binder by next Tuesday

Tuesday - Plot diagram review; Notes on literary terms related to short stories

Wednesday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocabulary Work