9/30/10

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

9/24/10

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

9/16/10

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

9/8/10

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

9/2/10

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