3/31/11

Academic English 10 - April 4-8

Monday - Ch. 23 Reading Quiz; Ch. 23 Quotations Analyzed/Discussed

  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Read Ch. 24


Wednesday - Read Ch. 25&26


Thursday - Quiz on Ch. 25 and 26; Read Ch. 27


Friday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed (#12); Time given to read Ch. 28



  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tuesday; Read Ch. 28 for Monday

Practical English 11 - April 4-8

Monday - No Class (PSSA Science Testing)

Tuesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained; Vocab. Worksheet 3-1 Distributed

Wednesday - Finish Vocab. Worksheet 3-1; Citations Explained

Thursday - Body Paragraphs Explained; Vocab. Review (Worksheet 3-3/Pictionary)

Friday - Vocab. Test; Time Given to Draft Research Paper

  • HOMEWORK - Outline, Thesis, and Introduction Due Monday if not finished this week in class

Honors English 11 - April 4-8

Monday - Final Copy of Research Paper Due Today!; Finish discussion of Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby

Tuesday - Vocab. Definitions (#13) Reviewed; Time given to work on Imagist/Modernist Poetry Assignment OR to read Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby

HOMEWORK -

•Period 7 - Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby Due Wednesday

•Period 3 - Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby Due Thursday
Wednesday - No Period 3 Due to PSSA Science Testing; Period 7 - Ch. 3,4 Quiz & Discussion

Thursday -

•Period 3 - Ch. 3,4 Quiz & Discussion

•Period 7 - Finish Ch. 3,4 Discussion; Vocab. Worksheet #13 Reviewed

Friday -

•Period 3 - Finish Ch. 3,4 Discussion; Vocab. Worksheet Reviewed

•Period 7 - Time given to read Ch. 5&6 or to work on Imagist/Modernist Poetry Assignment

HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #13 Monday; Poetry Assignment Due Monday; Ch. 5&6 Due Tuesday

3/25/11

Honors English 11 - March 28 - April 1

Monday - Introduction to The Great Gatsby

  • HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 1&2 and complete study guide/notes for Thursday; Final copy of research paper due Monday, April 4th
Tuesday and Wednesday - Time given to work on reading assignment, research paper, and/or Imagist/Modernist poetry assignment

Thursday -Quiz and Discussion on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby
  • HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 3&4 for Tuesday and complete study guide/notes
Friday - Vocab. List #13 Reviewed and Worksheet #13 Distributed; Time given to work on reading assigment, research paper, and/or Imagist/Modernist poetry assignment

REMINDER: Final copy of research paper (paper, outline, and works cited page) due Monday

3/24/11

Practical English 11 - March 28 - April 1

Monday - Abstracts Collected Today; Vocab. List #3 - #16-20 Defined; Outlines Explained; Time given in class to work on outlines

Tuesday - Thesis Statements Explained; Time given in class to continue working on outlines and drafting thesis statements

Wednesday - Citations Explained; Vocab. Worksheet 3-2

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Introductory Paragraphs Explained
  • HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday - Vocab. Test; Time given in class to continue working on outlines/thesis statements/introductory paragraphs
  • HOMEWORK - Outline, Thesis, and Intro. Due Monday

Academic English 10 - March 28 - April 1

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Thursday, March 31st

Monday - Reading Quiz on Ch. 18; Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 19)
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Tomorrow; Finish reading Ch. 19 if not finished in class
Tuesday - Ch. 20 of To Kill a Mockingbird

Wednesday - Discussion of Ch. 20
  • HOMEWORK - Study Guide for Ch. 12 - 21 Due Friday
Thursday -NONFICTION ASSIGNMENTS DUE TODAY!
Vocab. Review; Ch. 21 of To Kill a Mockingbird
  • HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test; Study guide for Ch. 12 -21 due tomorrow
Friday - Vocab. Test #11; Ch. 22 Assigned
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #12 Due Wednesday; Finish reading Ch. 22 for Monday

3/16/11

Academic English 10 - March 21 - 25

Complete all reading assignments given in and out of class. Quizzes will occasionally be given based on reading assignments.

Monday - Continued reading/discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 16)

Tuesday - Continued reading/discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 16 & 17)
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #11 due tomorrow
Wednesday - Continued reading/discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 18)

Thursday - Continued reading/discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #11; Continued reading/discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird
  • HOMEWORK - Finish reading Ch. 19 for Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Tuesday

Practical English 11 - March 21 - 25

Abstracts for Research Paper Due Monday, March 28th

Monday - Vocab. List #3 - Terms #1-4 Defined; Time given to work on abstracts for research paper

Tuesday - Vocab. List #3 - Terms #5-8 Defined; Time given to work on abstracts for research paper

Wednesday - Vocab. List #3 - Terms #9-12 Defined; Time given to work on abstracts for research paper

Thursday - Vocab. List #3 - Terms #13-16 Defined; Time given to work on abstracts for research paper

Friday - Vocab. List #3 - Terms #17-20 Defined; Time given to work on abstracts for research paper

Honors English 11 - March 21-25

REMINDER: Final Copy of Research Paper Due Monday, April 4th

Monday - Imagist Poetry Explained/Read

Tuesday - Discussion of Imagist Poetry

Wednesday and Thursday - Modernist Poetry Explained/Read/Discussed

Friday - Vocab. List #13 Reviewed, Worksheet Distributed; Modernist/Imagist Poetry Assignment Explained
  • HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due Monday, April 4th; Modernist/Imagist Poetry Assignment tentatively due Friday, April 8th

3/10/11

Honors English 11 - March 14-18

Monday - Realist/Naturalist Fairy Tales Due; Introduction to Modernism
  • HOMEWORK - Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" for tomorrow, noting imagery and allusions
Tuesday (PSSA Schedule) - Discuss "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Wednesday (PSSA Schedule) - Introduction to Imagist Poetry

Thursday (PSSA Schedule) - Imagist Poetry; Vocab. Review
  • HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test; Read Imagist Poems
Friday - Vocab. Test #12; List #13 Terms Distributed

Academic English 10 - March 14 - 18

REMINDER: Final Copy of Research Paper Due Thursday!

Monday - Punctuation Test
  • HOMEWORK - Finish reading Ch. 12 of novel for tomorrow
Tuesday through Thursday (PSSA Schedule) - Continued reading of novel
  • HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test (List #10)
Friday - Vocab. Test #10; Continued reading of novel
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #11 Due Wednesday

Practical English 11- March 14-18

Monday - Time given in Library to continue locating/taking notes on sources for research paper

Tuesday through Thursday - PSSA SCHEDULE (shortened class periods)

  • Time will be given each day for students to work on writing abstracts for research paper
Friday - PSSA Make-Ups; Time will be given each day for students to work on writing abstracts for research paper

ABSTRACTS DUE MONDAY, MARCH 21st

3/3/11

Honors English 11 - March 7-11

Monday - Vocab. Test #11; Time given to work on Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tales
  • HOMEWORK - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tales Due Friday
Tuesday - Time given to work on Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tales

Wednesday - Modernism Introduced (PowerPoint)

Thursday - Imagist Poetry Introduced
  • HOMEWORK - Read and be prepared to discuss Imagist poetry tomorrow; Fairy Tale Projects Due Tomorrow
Friday - Vocab. List #12 Reviewed; Imagist Poetry Discussed; "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Introduced
  • HOMEWORK - Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" for Monday and be prepared to discuss

3/2/11

Academic English 10 - March 7-11

Monday - Apostrophes Explained; Ch. 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird

  • HOMEWORK - Study guide for Ch. 1-11 due tomorrow
Tuesday - Study guide for Ch. 1-11 collected; Commonly Misspelled Words Explained; Ch. 12

  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (List #10) Due Tomorrow; Finish Reading Ch. 12
Wednesday - Review Sheet for Punctuation Test Distributed

Thursday - Review for Punctuation Test (Jeopardy)
  • HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Punctuation Test

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions (List #10); Punctuation Test

  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #10 Due Tuesday; Reading Assignment Given in Class

Practical English 11 - March 7-11

Monday through Friday - Time will be given in the library for students to locate, read, and take notes on sources for their research paper
  • HOMEWORK - Abstracts for Research Paper Due on Friday, March 18th