Academic English 10 - Oct. 3-7

Monday - Discuss short story "A Problem"; Prepositions Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday (List #2)

Tuesday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Time given to work on vocab. definitions

Wednesday - Short Stories Writing Assignment Explained; Parts of Speech Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Parts of Speech Test Friday; Pre-Writing for Short Stories Writing Assign. Due 10/12; Rough Draft Due 10/14

Thursday - Parts of Speech Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on parts of speech

Friday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed and List #3 Worksheet Distributed; Parts of Speech Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday; Pre-Writing for Short Stories Writing Assignment Due Wednesday; Rough Draft Due Friday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 3-7

Monday - Vocab. Test #2; Time given to collaborate on propaganda/parts of speech project
HOMEWORK - Read p. 1291-1300 of Act III of The Crucible for WEDNESDAY; Presentations Begin WEDNESDAY

Tuesday - Time given to read Act III and/or work on parts of speech/propaganda project

Wednesday - Discussion of Act III, p. 1291-1300; Presentations Begin

Thursday - Parts of Speech/Propaganda Presentations Continued

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #3; Presentations Continued

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 3-7

Monday through Friday - Students will be reading the novel Fahrenheit 451

HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class

English 10 - Oct. 3-7

Monday - Prepositions Explained; Begin reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Prepositions Reviewed; Time Given to Define Vocab. Terms
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish reading "A Problem"

Thursday - Conjunctions & Interjections Explained

Friday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Academic English 10 - Sept. 26-30

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday


Monday - "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" (p. 7-14)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; Prepositions

Wednesday - Discuss "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; Conjunctions

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Conjunctions & Interjections
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1B; Begin Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Grammar Test on Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 26 - 30

Monday - Act II of The Crucible; Time given to work on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project
HOMEWORK - Reading assignment given in class

Tuesday - Act II of The Crucible; Time given to work on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project

Wednesday - Review for Friday's Vocab. Test; Continuation of The Crucible

Thursday - Class will meet in library for a presentation from the guidance department
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; Continuation of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Parts of Speech/Propaganda Presentations Begin Monday

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 26-30

Monday - Review for Short Stories Test
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on short stories; 3 Nonfiction Assignments due Friday

Tuesday - Short Stories Test
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments due Friday

Wednesday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Begin novel
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments due Friday

Thursday and Friday - Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide for novel; 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday

General English 10 - Sept. 26-30

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 30th

Monday - Grammar Quiz (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs); Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"

Thursday - Finish "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"; Review Vocab. Definitions
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1B; List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday

English 10 - Sept. 19-23

Monday - Types of Pronouns Review; Adjectives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday - "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Verbs Explained

Friday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet #1B Distributed; Review for Monday's Grammar Quiz
HOMEWORK- Study for Monday's Grammar Quiz; Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 19-23

Monday - Narrative Final Copy Due TODAY; Finish Act I of The Crucible/Discuss; Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project Explained; Types of Propaganda Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Types of Propaganda Explained; Quiz on Act I of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Begin Act II of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Reading Assignment Given in Class

Thursday - Time Given to Work on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project; Continuation of Act II

Friday - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet #2 Distributed; Continuation of Act II
HOMEWORK - Reading Assignment Given

REMINDER: Parts of Speech/Propaganda Presentations Begin Monday, Oct. 3

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 19 - 23

Monday - Begin reading "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters)

Tuesday - Finish "A Problem"

Wednesday - Short Stories Review Sheet Distributed

Thursday - Review for Short Stories Test (Review Sheet and Game)
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on short stories

Friday - Test on Short Stories

Academic English 10 - Sept. 19 - 22

Monday - Grammar Quiz (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Verbs); Begin "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Tuesday - Continue "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Explain Adverbs
HOMEWORK - Complete Adverb Worksheet (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Explain Prepositions
HOMEWORK - Complete Preposition Worksheet (if not finished in class)

Friday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 12-16

Monday and Tuesday - Read "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Wednesday through Friday - Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" (plot, suspense, static/dynamic characters)

Academic English 10 - Sept. 12-16

Monday - Pronoun Review; Adjectives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Adjectives Reviewed; Verbs Explained; Review for Tomorrow's Grammar Quiz
HOMEWORK - Review Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Verbs for Tomorrow's Grammar Quiz

Wednesday - Grammar Quiz; Introduction to "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Vocab. Review; "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test; List #1B Terms Distributed; Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class); Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

General English 10 - Sept. 12-16

Monday - Pronoun Review; Adjectives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Adjectives Reviewed; Verbs Explained; Review for Tomorrow's Grammar Quiz
HOMEWORK - Review Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Verbs for Tomorrow's Grammar Quiz

Wednesday - Grammar Quiz; Introduction to "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Vocab. Review; "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test; List #1B Terms Distributed; Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class); Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 12 - 16

Monday - Finish DVD of The Salem Witch Trials (Intro. to The Crucible); Begin reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Narrative Essay Peer Review Session; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Narrative Essay Due Monday

Thursday - Vocab. List #1 Review; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Narrative Essay Final Copy Due Monday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 5-9

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Discuss Columbus's and Equiano's narrative accounts; Introduction to Puritan Culture; "Of Plymouth Plantation"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Discuss "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Narrative Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Pre-writing and rough draft for narrative writing assignment due Wednesday

Thursday - Introduction to The Crucible

Friday - Introduction to The Crucible (Salem Witch Trials DVD); Vocab. List #1 Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft and Pre-writing for narrative writing assignment due Wednesday