Basic English 10 - Jan. 7-11

Monday - Midterm Review Sheet Distributed; Vocab. List #7 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Midterm Exam

Tuesday and Wednesday - Midterm Exam Review

HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Midterm Exam



Thursday - Midterm Exams Begin (Periods 1&2)


Friday - Midterm Exams (Periods 6&7)

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Thursday, January 31st

Monday and Tuesday - No School (Christmas Break)

Wednesday - Sentences vs. Fragments Explained; Vocab. List #7 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Friday

Thursday - Simple and Complete Subjects/Predicates Explained; Time Given to Work on Vocab. Definitions
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Friday

Friday - Simple and Complete Subjects/Predicates Reviewed

Basic English 10 - Dec. 17-21

Monday - Read and Discuss "Granger's Lecture" in Fahrenheit 451 (p. 145-155)
HOMEWORK - Keep up with Part 3 Study Guide; Part 3 Quiz Wednesday

Tuesday - Finish reading/discussing Fahrenheit 451 (p. 155-165); Facebook Character Analysis Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Study Guide Questions Due Tomorrow; Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Part 3 Quiz; Time given to work on Facebook Character Analysis Project
HOMEWORK - Facebook Project Due Friday

Thursday and Friday - Time given in class to work on Facebook Character Analysis Project; Project is Due at End of Period on Friday

Practical Literature 10 - Jan. 7-11

Monday - Nonfiction Assignments Due Today; Continue reading Act V of Julius Caesar
 
Tuesday - Finish reading Act V of Julius Caesar
 
Wednesday - Final Review Sheet Distributed

Thursday - Final Review

Friday - Final Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Final Exam

FINAL EXAM IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th 

Practical Literature 10 - Jan. 2-4

Monday/Tuesday - No School (Christmas Break)

Wednesday - Begin reading Act IV of Julius Caesar
 
Thursday - Continue Act IV
HOMEWORK - Act IV Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Friday - Finish Act IV; Begin reading Act IV

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, January 7th

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 17-21

Monday -  Finish reading Act II of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Act II Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Acts I and II Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday - Acts I and II Quiz; Begin reading Act III

Wednesday through Friday - Read Act III

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, January 7th

Honors English 11 - Jan. 7-11

Monday - Discussion of "The Minister's Black Veil"; Emerson/Thoreau Assigned

Tuesday and Wednesday - Time given in class to read Emerson/Thoreau; Midterm Exam Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Midterm Exam

Thursday - Midterm Exams (Periods 1&2)

Friday - Midterm Exams (Periods 6&7)

Honors English 11 - Jan. 2-4

Monday/ Tuesday - No School (Christmas Break)


Wednesday - Vocab. Definitions #8 Collected Today; Introduction to Romanticism/Transcendentalism
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Devil and Tom Walker" for tomorrow

Thursday - Discussion of "The Devil and Tom Walker

Friday - Vocab. List #8 Reviewed; Midterm Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Minister's Black Veil" for Monday; Midterm Exam will be Thursday, Jan. 10th

Honors English 11 - Dec. 17-21

Monday - Vocab. List #8 Distributed; Grammar Test (Parts of a Sentence, Complements, Parallelism, Phrases)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8 Due Wednesday, Jan. 2nd; 10 Abstracts Due Friday, Jan. 4th

Tuesday through Friday - Time given in library to work on Abstracts for research paper
HOMEWORK - 10 Abstracts Due Friday, Jan. 4th

Academic English 10 - Jan. 7-11

Monday - Part 3 Quiz Today; Facebook Character Project Explained; Midterm Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project Due Friday, 1/18

Tuesday and Wednesday - Vocab. List #6 Definitions Reviewed; Midterm Exam Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Midterm Exams


Thursday - Midterm Exams - Periods 1&2

Friday - Midterm Exams - Periods 6&7

Academic English 10 - Jan. 2-4

Monday/Tuesday - No School (Christmas Break)

Wednesday - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Today; Continue Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 137-145)

Thursday - Continue Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 145-154 - "Granger's Lecture")

Friday - Finish Fahrenheit 451 (p. 155-165)
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Questions Due Monday; Part 3 Quiz Monday

Academic English 10 - Dec. 17-21

Monday - Tips for Revising/Editing Rough Draft; Vocab. List #6 Distributed; Time Given in Library to Work on Editing/Revising Rough Draft

Tuesday through Friday - Time Given in Library to Work on Editing/Revising Rough Draft
HOMEWORK - Final Copy Due at End of Class Period on Friday, 12/21; Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Wednesday, January 2nd

Honors English 11 - Dec. 10-14

Monday - No Class (Biology Review Day); The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Today
HOMEWORK - Research Paper Topic Due Tuesday/Wednesday

Tuesday/Wednesday (Keystone Exams) - Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Explained

Thursday - Vocab. List #7 Reviewed; Appositives and Appositive Phrases Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #7; Verbal Phrases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Grammar Test on Parallelism and Verbal Phrases on Monday

REMINDER:  10 Abstracts for Research Paper Assignment Due Friday, January 4th

Academic English 10 - Dec. 10-14

Monday - Finish discussing "Faber's Lecture" (p. 83-91 of Fahrenheit 451); Read p. 91-102
HOMEWORK - Finish reading assignment (p. 91-102) if not finished in class

Tuesday - Reading quiz on p. 91-102; Finish reading Part 2 (p. 102-110)
HOMEWORK - Part 2 Study Guide Questions Due Tomorrow; Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Part 2 Quiz; Begin reading Part 3 (p. 113-121)

Thursday - Discuss yesterday's reading; Continue reading Part 3 (p. 121-130); Character Foils explained/discussed

Friday - Lit. Devices explained/discussed; Continue Part 3 (p. 130-136)

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 10-14

Monday through Friday - Read and Discuss Acts I and II of Julius Caesar

HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guides for each Act; Quiz on Act I on Wednesday


REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, January 7th

Basic English 10 - Dec. 10-14

Monday - Continue Fahrenheit 451 (Part 2 - p. 102-110); Review for Part 2 Quiz
HOMEWORK - Study for Tomorrow's Quiz on Part 2; Part 2 Study Guide Questions Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Part 2 Quiz; Begin Part 3 (p. 113-121)

Wednesday - Continue Part 3 (p. 121-130); Character Foils Explained (Venn Diagram)

Thursday - Finish Character Foils Venn Diagram; Continue Part 3 (p. 130-136)

Friday - Continue Part 3 (p. 137-145); Lit. Devices/Elements Reviewed

Honors English 11 - Dec. 3-7

Monday and Tuesday (11th Grade Keystone Exams)- The Catcher in the Rye Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Participles and Participial Phrases Explained

Thursday - Gerunds and Gerund Phrases Explained

Friday - Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Explained; Research Paper Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Paper Due 12/11 (L-Z) or 12/12 (A-K)

Academic English 10 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Finish reading/discussing Beatty's Lecture (p.53-63); Assign reading to end of Part 1 (p. 63-68)
HOMEWORK- Quiz on Part 1 Tomorrow; Part 1 Study Guide Questions Collected Tomorrow; Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Part 1 Quiz; Begin reading Part 2

Wednesday/Thursday (Keystone Exams) - Continue Reading Part 2 (Faber's Lecture, p. 83-93; Review for Vocab. Test #5

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; Finish reading/discussing Faber's Lecture (p. 83-93); List #6 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#6) Due Wednesday

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Poetry analysis assignment
HOMEWORK - Study literary terms related to poetry (PowerPoint notes) in preparation for Wednesday's test on poetry

Tuesday - Poetry analysis assignment; Review for poetry test
HOMEWORK -  Study literary terms related to poetry (PowerPoint notes) in preparation for Wednesday's test on poetry


Wednesday/Thursday (10th Grade Keystone Exams) - Poetry Test

Friday - Introduction to Julius Caesar

Basic English 10 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Begin Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 71-80)
HOMEWORK - Keep up with reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with study guide questions for Part 2

Tuesday - Continue reading Part 2 - Faber's Lecture (p. 80-91)

Wednesday/Thursday (10th Grade Keystone Exams) - Continue Part 2 (p. 91-top of 102); Vocab. List #6 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test on List #6

Friday - Vocab. Test #6; List #7/Vocab. Squares Distributed; Finish Part 2 (p. 102-110)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Wednesday; Be prepared for a quiz on Part 2 of the novel

Basic English 10 - Nov. 26-30

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


Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday and Wednesday - Continue reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with the study guide for the novel

Thursday - Review of vocabulary definitions for List #6;  Worksheet #6 distributed; Continued reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #6 Friday, 12/7

Friday - Continue reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 26-30

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, November 30th


Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - Read and Discuss Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")

Wednesday - Read and Discuss Sonnets 18 & 116

Thursday and Friday - Poetry Analysis Partner Assignment

HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a test on poetry on Tuesday

Academic English 10 - Nov. 26-30

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday through Thursday - Continued reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK -  Keep up with any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with study guide questions related to novel

Friday - Review of vocabulary definitions #5; Worksheet #5 distributed; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 26-30

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday and Wednesday - Quiz and Discussion of Ch. 21-end of The Catcher in the Rye
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Wednesday

Thursday - The Catcher in the Rye Final Project Explained; Review for Test on The Catcher in the Rye; Explanation of Gerunds/Gerund Phrases
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on The Catcher in the Rye
 
Friday - Test on The Catcher in the Rye
HOMEWORK - The Catcher in the Rye Final Project Due Friday, 12/7

Basic English 10 - Nov. 12-21

Monday, 11/12 - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451

Tuesday, 11/13 and Wednesday, 11/14 - Reading and Discussion of Fahrenheit 451
 HOMEWORK - Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with study guide questions for novel 

Thursday, 11/15 - Review of Vocab. Definitions #5; Continued Reading and Discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test #5

Friday, 11/16 - Vocab. Test #5; Distribution of List #6; Time given to work on definitions for List #6
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Wednesday, 11/21

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Monday, 11/19 through Wednesday, 11/21 - Continue reading/discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Wednesday, 11/21;  Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with study guide questions for novel

Thursday, 11/22 and Friday, 11/23 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)


REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, November 30th

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 12-21

Monday - Discussion of end of Fahrenheit 451; Review for Part 3 Quiz
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Part 3; Be prepared to turn in questions from Part 3

Tuesday - Quiz on Part 3; Facebook Character Project Explained

Wednesday through Friday - Time given in library to work on Facebook Character Project
HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project Due Friday

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Monday - Introduction to Poetry

Tuesday - Poetry ("In Flanders Fields", "The Kraken", "The Waking")

Wednesday - Poetry ("The Wind - tapped like a tired man"; "Metaphor", "A Pace Like That")

Thursday and Friday - Thanksgiving Break - No School

Academic English 10 - Nov. 12-21

Monday through Thursday - Time given to work on drafting of research paper (in library)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tuesday; Rough Draft of Research Paper Due Friday (includes 4 pages of writing, outline, and works cited page); Study for Friday's Vocabulary Test

Friday -  Rough Drafts Collected; Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday, 11/21

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Monday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Begin reading Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continue reading Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Reading assignment given in class

Thursday and Friday - No School (Thanksgiving Break) 

Honors English 11 - Nov. 12-21

Monday and Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 8-14 of The Catcher in the Rye; Lit. Circle Discussion #2
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 15-20 for Monday; Be prepared for a quiz on the reading and Lit. Circle Discussion #3


Wednesday - Adjective and Adverb Phrases Explained

Thursday - Participles and Participial Phrases Explained

Friday -  Gerunds and Gerund Phrases Explained

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Monday through Wednesday - Quiz on Ch. 15-20 of The Catcher in the Rye; Lit. Circle Discussion #3
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 21-End of Novel for Tuesday; Be prepared for a quiz on the reading and the last Lit. Circle Discussion

Thursday and Friday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Basic English 10 - Nov. 5-9

Monday - Adverbs Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained (Coordinating, Correlative)

Tuesday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Interjections Explained; Vocab. List #5 Reviewed

Wednesday - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed; Grammar Review for Quiz
HOMEWORK - Study for Tomorrow's Parts of Speech Quiz

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Distributed; Grammar Quiz

 Friday - Act 80 Day

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 5-9

Monday - Lit. Devices Explained/Identified; Reading of p. 137-145 of Fahrenheit 451

Tuesday and Wednesday - Reading of p. 145-155; Discussion of Granger's Lecture

Thursday - Reading of p. 155-165; Discussion of themes/symbols related to novel's ending
HOMEWORK - Finish study guide questions for Part 3; Be prepared for a quiz on Part 3

Friday - Act 80 Day

Academic English 10 - Nov. 5-9

Monday -Avoiding Plagiarism/Incorporating Citations Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Body Paragraphs Explained

Wednesday - Formatting Guidelines for Research Paper Explained

Thursday - Time given in library to begin drafting research paper
HOMEWORK - Completed rough draft due Friday, Nov. 16th (includes outline, minimum 4 pages of writing, and works cited page)

Friday - Act 80 Day

Honors English 11 - Nov. 5-9

Monday - Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye Due Today - Quiz and Lit. Circle Discussion #1

Tuesday - Finish Lit. Circle Discussion #1
HOMEWORK - Ch. 8-14 of The Catcher in the Rye Due Monday; Lit. Circle Discussion #2 Monday; Reading Quiz Monday

Wednesday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Explained

 Thursday - Complements Reviewed; Vocab. List #5 Reviewed/ Worksheet #5 Distributed

 Friday - Act 80 Day

Basic English 10 - Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Monday and Tuesday - Adverbs Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Adverbs Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained (Coordinating/Correlative)

Thursday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Begin Grammar Review of Parts of Speech

Friday - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed/Worksheet #5 Distributed; Continue Grammar Review of Parts of Speech
HOMEWORK - Grammar Test on All Parts of Speech Tuesday

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 29-Nov. 2

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, Oct. 31st

Monday - Begin Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 113-121)

Tuesday - Character Foils Explained; Continue Part 3 (p. 121-125)

Wednesday - Continue Part 3 (p. 125-136)

Thursday - Continue Part 3 (p. 137-145)

Friday - Literary Devices Defined/Explained/Identified; Continue Part 3 if time permits

HOMEWORK:  Keep up with all reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with the study guide for Part 3

Honors English 11 - Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Monday - Intro. to Catcher in the Rye; Explanation of Literature Circles
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye for Thursday; Be prepared for a quiz on the reading;  Be prepared for Literature Circle Discussion #1; Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday; Age of Reason Essay Due Friday

Tuesday - Explanation of Sentence Fragments and Simple/Complete Subjects Predicates
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye for Thursday; Be prepared for a quiz on the reading; Be prepared for Literature Circle Discussion #1; Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday; Age of Reason Essay Due Friday


Wednesday - Explanation of Indirect and Direct Objects; Time given to work on reading of Ch. 1-7
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye for Thursday; Be prepared for a quiz on the reading; Be prepared for Literature Circle Discussion #1; Age of Reason Essay Due Friday

Thursday - Quiz on Ch. 1-7; Begin Lit. Circle Discussion #1
HOMEWORK - Age of Reason Essay Due Tomorrow

Friday - Finish Lit. Circle Discussion #1
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 8-14 of Catcher in the Rye for Tuesday; Be prepared for a quiz on the reading;  Be prepared for Literature Circle Discussion #2

Academic English 10 - Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Monday - 60 Note Cards Due Today; Explanation of Thesis Statement and Outline
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Wednesday; Draft Thesis Statement and Outline (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained; Time Given to Draft Introductory Paragraph
HOMEWORK - Finish Intro. Paragraph (if not finished in class); Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Avoiding Plagiarism and Using In-Text and Parenthetical Citations Explained

Thursday - Body Paragraphs Explained/Analyzed

Friday - Vocab. List #4 Reviewed; Worksheet #4 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Be prepared to begin draft research paper in class on Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tuesday

Basic English 10 - Oct. 22-26

Monday - Review of Verbs; List #4 Vocab. Definitions Reviewed/Worksheet #4 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #4 Friday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Adverbs Explained/Practice Identifying and Using Adverbs

Thursday - Vocab. List #4 Reviewed; Conjunctions and Interjections Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, October 31

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 22-26

Monday through Friday - Continued reading of Part Two of Fahrenheit 451; Explanation, Analysis, and Discussion of Character Foils

HOMEWORK - Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with the study guide questions for Part 2;  Be prepared to turn in the study guide questions at the conclusion of Part 2;  Be prepared for a quiz at the conclusion of Part 2 (Due dates/Quiz dates will be announced in class and determined by where we are in the novel at the time)

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, October 31

Honors English 11 - Oct. 22-26

Monday - Finish Franklin's Aphorisms; Read The Declaration of Independence

Tuesday - Discuss The Declaration of Independence; Read Thomas Paine's "The Crisis"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Crisis" for tomorrow (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Discuss Thomas Paine's "The Crisis"; Age of Reason Essay Options Explained
HOMEWORK - Age of Reason Essay Due Thursday, Nov. 1

Thursday - Introduction to Catcher in the Rye; Review of Vocab. Worksheet #4; Explanation of Literature Circles
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test; Read Ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye for Tuesday and be prepared for Lit. Circle Discussion #1; Age of Reason Essay Due Thursday

Friday - Vocab. Test #4; Time given in class to work on assignments
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye for Tuesday and be prepared for Lit. Circle Discussion #1; Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday; Age of Reason Essay Due Thursday

Academic English 10 - Oct. 22-26

Monday - Library Databases Explained; Time given in library to work on research paper note-taking
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tomorrow; 60 note cards due Friday

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given in library to work on research paper note-taking
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3 Friday; 60 note cards due Friday

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; Time given in library to work on research paper note-taking; 60 note cards due at the end of the period
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions #4 due Wednesday

CHANGE IN DUE DATE:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due at the End of November (11/30)
(None are due at the end of October, due to the research paper assignment)

Basic English 10 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Pronouns and their categories reviewed; Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Prepositions reviewed; Adjectives explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Adjectives reviewed; Verbs explained (verb phrases, action/linking, transitive/intransitive)

Thursday - Verbs Reviewed

Friday - Act 80 1/2 Day (Students dismissed at 11 AM)

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, Oct. 31

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Finish reading Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451; Discussion of symbolism (Phoenix/Salamander)
HOMEWORK - Part 1 Questions Due Tomorrow; Quiz on Part 1 Tomorrow

Tuesday - Part 1 Quiz; Begin Reading Part 2

Wednesday through Friday - Continued reading of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, October 31

Academic English 10 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Conjunctions/Interjections Explained; Research Paper Introduced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday; Choose a research paper topic by Wednesday; Parts of Speech Test Thursday

Tuesday - Parts of speech reviewed; Note-taking for research paper explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due tomorrow; Choose a research paper topic by tomorrow; Parts of Speech Test Thursday

Wednesday - Parts of speech reviewed
HOMEWORK - Parts of speech test tomorrow

Thursday - Test on parts of speech; Vocab. List #3 reviewed/Worksheet #3 distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tuesday; Bring 60 note cards to class on Monday to begin researching for research paper writing assignment

Friday - Act 80 1/2 Day (Students dismissed at 11 AM)

Honors English 11 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Test on techniques of propaganda/parts of speech
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions #4 due Wednesday

Tuesday - Introduction to the Age of Reason; Aphorisms explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions #4 due Wednesday

Wednesday - Reading of excerpt from Franklin's Autobiography

Thursday - Discussion of Franklin's Autobiography; Introduction to The Declaration of Independence; Reading of The Declaration of Independence
HOMEWORK - Be prepared to discuss The Declaration of Independence on Monday

Friday - Act 80 Half Day (Students dismissed at 11 AM)

Basic English 10 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Pronouns Explained

Wednesday - Responding to open-ended questions explained/practiced

Thursday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed; Prepositions Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for Vocab. Test #3

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; List #4 Distributed; Nouns/Pronouns/Prepositions Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, October 31st

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Friday - Continued reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with the study guide for the novel;  Be prepared for a quiz on Part 1

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Wed., Oct. 31

Academic English 10 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Verbs Explained (transitive vs. intransitive, action vs. linking, verb phrases)

Wednesday - Adverbs Explained

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained (coordinating, correlative, subordinating)
HOMEWORK  - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed; Interjections Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday; Parts of Speech Test Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Continue parts of speech/propaganda project presentations (Pd. 1 - Hearing Tests in Library); Vocab. Definitions #3 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Complete vocab. worksheet #3

Wednesday - Finish parts of speech/propaganda project presentations; Review for test on parts of speech and propaganda techniques; Vocab. Worksheet #3 reviewed
HOMEWORK - Test on Parts of Speech and Propaganda Techniques Tomorrow; Vocab. Test #3 Friday

Thursday - Test on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Techniques; Begin viewing DVD of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; Continue viewing DVD of The Crucible

Basic English 10 - Oct. 1-5

Monday and Tuesday - Short Stories Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Nouns Explained (common, proper, concrete, abstract, common, collective)

Thursday - Nouns Reviewed; Pronouns Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed/Worksheet #3 Distributed; Pronouns Reviewed

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 1-5

Monday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Begin reading novel

Tuesday through Friday - Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with the study guide for the novel

Honors English 11 - Oct. 1-5

Monday - Time given to work on parts of speech/propaganda project
HOMEWORK - Finish Act IV for Tuesday; Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project Due Thursday

Tuesday - Discussion of Act IV
HOMEWORK - Test on Acts III and IV Tomorrow; Close Reading Notebooks Collected Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Acts III and IV Test
HOMEWORK - Parts of speech/Propaganda presentations begin tomorrow

Thursday and Friday - Parts of speech/Propaganda presentations

Academic English 10 - Oct. 1-5

Monday - Pronouns reviewed; Prepositions explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Prepositions Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Adjectives Explained

Thursday - Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives Reviewed

Friday - List #2 Vocab. Definitions Reviewed/Worksheet #2 Distributed; Verbs Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday

Basic English 10 - Sept. 24-28

Reminder:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th


Monday and Tuesday - Read "A Problem" and Discuss (conflict, irony, theme, static/dynamic characters)

Wednesday and Thursday - Read "The Lottery" and Discuss (mood, foreshadowing, irony, theme, symbolism); Review for Vocab. Test #2
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test (List #2)

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed; Time given to work on vocab. definitions
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 24-28

Reminder:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, September 28th


Monday and Tuesday - Read and discuss "The Lottery"
HOMEWORK - Test on Short Stories Wednesday

Wednesday and Thursday - Short Stories Test

Friday - Begin Fahrenheit 451

Academic English 10 - Sept. 24-28

REMINDER:  THREE NONFICTION ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th!

Monday and Tuesday - Test on Short Stories
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Tuesday

Wednesday - Explanation of Nouns

Thursday - Explanation of Pronouns; Vocab. Worksheet #1B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1B; List #2 Distributed; Review of Pronouns

Honors English 11 - Sept. 24-28

Monday - Test on Acts I and II of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Reading assignment for Act III given in class

Tuesday - Graduation Projects Explained

Wednesday - Continued reading/discussion of Act III

Thursday - Begin Act IV of The Crucible; Vocab. Worksheet #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test; Continued reading of Act IV

REMINDER:  Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project Due Thursday, Oct. 4

Basic English 10 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Literary Points of View Explained; Lit. Terms Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Wednesday's quiz on literary terms related to short stories; Vocab. definitions #2 due Wednesday

Tuesday - Begin "The Masque of the Red Death"; Lit. Terms Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on literary terms related to short stories; Vocab. definitions #2 due tomorrow

Wednesday - Lit. Terms Quiz; Continue "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death" (discuss symbolism)

Friday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed/Worksheet #2 Distributed; Time given to work on vocab. and nonfiction assignments

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Review for Lit. Terms Quiz; Begin reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Study all notes related to literary terms/short stories - Quiz tomorrow

Tuesday - Lit. Terms Quiz; Finish reading "A Problem"

Wednesday and Thursday - Read "The Lottery"

Friday - Time given in class to work on nonfiction assignments

Academic English 10 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Literary Points of View Explained; Review for Lit. Terms Quiz
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on literary terms related to short stories; Vocab. definitions due Wednesday (List #1B)

Tuesday - Lit. Terms Quiz; Begin reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK -Vocab. definitions due tomorrow

Wednesday - Continue reading "A Problem"

Thursday - Finish reading "A Problem"; Review for next week's test on short stories

Friday - Review of vocab. definitions #1B; Vocab. worksheet distributed; Time given to work on nonfiction assignments
HOMEWORK - Study literary terms/concepts related to short stories in preparation for Monday's test on short stories

Honors English 11 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Narrative Essays Due Today; Discuss Act II of The Crucible (p. 1267-1275); Continue reading Act II
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Parts of Speech/Propaganda Assignment Explained; Continue Act II
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Discuss Act II; Act II Quotes Activity
HOMEWORK - Test on Acts I and II Tomorrow

Thursday - Acts I and II Test

Friday - Review of Vocab. List #2; Worksheet #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Act III Reading Assignment Given in Class

Basic English 10 - Sept. 10-14

Monday and Tuesday - Read "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism, theme, plot, irony)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1 Friday

Wednesday and Thursday - Read "The Lottery" (plot, mood, theme); Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test

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

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 10-14

Monday through Wednesday - Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" (plot, static/dynamic characters, foreshadowing, mood, theme)
HOMEWORK - Keep up with the packet of questions related to "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" - The packet will be collected Thursday

Thursday - Review literary terms related to short stories; Begin "The Lottery"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on literary terms

Friday - Quiz on literary terms related to short stories; Continue "The Lottery"

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, September 28th

Academic English 10 - Sept. 10-14

Monday - Introduce "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and begin reading (static/dynamic characters, plot, theme)
HOMEWORK - Read up to the top of p. 14 of "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" (reading quiz tomorrow)

Tuesday - Quiz on p. 7-14 of "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"; Continue reading story/Discuss when finished

Wednesday - Introduction to "The Lottery"/Begin Reading

Thursday - Vocab. List #1A Review; Finish reading "The Lottery"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1A; List #1B Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #1B definitions due Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th

Honors English 11 - Sept. 10-14

Monday - Begin reading Act I of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Narrative rough draft due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue reading Act I
HOMEWORK - Narrative rough draft due tomorrow

Wednesday - Peer Review Session; Continue reading Act I if time permits
HOMEWORK - Final copy of narrative essay due Friday

Thursday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test on List #1; Narrative essay due tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #1; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - List #2 Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Basic English 10 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Begin reading "The Monkey's Paw" (foreshadowing, mood, theme, irony)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due TOMORROW

Wednesday - Finish reading "The Monkey's Paw" (discussion)

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Friday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"; Vocab. List #1 Definitions Returned; Review of List #1 Definitions

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Begin reading "The Lottery" (irony, mood, symbolism, theme)

Wednesday - Finish reading "The Lottery"

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Friday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, September 28th

Academic English 10 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Begin reading "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, irony, theme, symbolism)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish reading and discuss "The Lottery"; View 11 min. film interpretation of "The Lottery"

Thursday - Introduce and begin "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism, mood, irony, theme)
HOMEWORK - Reading assignment for "The Masque of the Red Death" given in class

Friday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death" and discuss; Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th

Honors English 11 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Discuss Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Narrative Writing Assignment Introduced and Explained
HOMEWORK - Narrative Rough Draft Due Wed., 9/12; Final Copy Due Fri., 9/14; Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday and Thursday - Introduction to The Crucible (Salem Witch Trials & Red Scare Background)


Friday - Discussion of Salem Witch Trials DVD; Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Narrative Rough Draft Due Wed., 9/12; Final Copy Due Fri., 9/14; Vocab. Test #1 Friday, 9/14

English 10 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back!

Monday - Introduction to Course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday (9/4)

Tuesday - Parts of plot reviewed; Intro. to short story terms

Wednesday - Short  story terms continued; "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocabulary List #1

Practical Literature 10 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back!

Monday - Introduction to course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday (9/4)

Tuesday - Review of Plot, Introduction to Short Story Terms

Wednesday - Continue Introduction to Short Story Terms; Begin "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - Continue "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Finish "The Monkey's Paw" (open-ended question)

Academic English 10 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back!

Monday - Introduction to course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday (9/4)

Tuesday - Review of Plot Diagram; Short Story Terms Introduced

Wednesday - Finish introducing short story terms; "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocab. List #1
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #1 due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Aug. 27 - 31

Welcome Back! 

Monday - Introduction; Review of Summer Reading Study Guide
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for tomorrow's test on summer reading

Tuesday - Summer Reading Test

Wednesday - Introduction to Course Policies and Procedures/American Lit. 

Thursday and Friday - Components of Narrative Accounts; Columbus' and Equiano's Narrative Accounts; Vocab. List #1
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on narrative accounts; Vocab. definitions for List #1 due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - May 21-25

Monday through Thursday - Final Exam Review (Review Sheet Distributed); Reading of Fairy Tales
HOMEWORK - Study for Final Exam

Final Exam Given Friday, May 25th

Practical English 11 - May 21-30

Monday (5/21) through Tuesday (5/29) - Final Exam Review (Review Sheet Distributed)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5B Due Tuesday, 5/22; Final Exam Review Sheet Collected Day of Final

Wednesday (5/30) - Final Exam Given

Academic English 10 - May 21-25

Monday through Wednesday - Final exam review
HOMEWORK - Study for final exam

Thursday - Final Exam given

General English 10 - May 21-25

Monday - Time given in class to work on Julius Caesar newspaper project; Final exam review sheet distributed
HOMEWORK - Newspaper Project Due Tomorrow

Tuesday and Wednesday - Final Exam Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Final Exam

Thursday - Final Exam Given

General English 10 - May 14-18

Monday through Friday - Time given in class to work on Julius Caesar Newspaper Project
HOMEWORK - Newspaper Project Due Monday, May 21st; 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, May 21st

Honors English 11 - May 14-18

Monday - Time given in class to read Act 5, Scene 2 of Hamlet
HOMEWORK - Fairy Tale Project Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Discussion of Act 5, Scene 2 of Hamlet
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Acts 4 and 5 of Hamlet tomorrow

Wednesday - Acts 4&5 Quiz

Thursday and Friday - View Hamlet on DVD

Practical English 11 - May 14-18

Monday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5A Due Wednesday (if not already finished in class on Friday)

Tuesday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Reviewed

Wednesday - Direct/Indirect Objects and Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Reviewed

Thursday - Vocab. List #5A Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #5A; List #5B Distributed
HOMEWORK - #5B Vocab. Definitions Due Tuesday, 5/22

Honors English 11 - May 7-11

Monday - Discuss Act III, Scenes III and IV; Vocab. Definitions Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed (#14)
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Act III of Hamlet

Tuesday - Act III Quiz; Act IV, Scenes I - III (p. 188-200) assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Act IV, Scenes I-III for tomorrow

Wednesday - Discuss Act IV, Scenes I-III; Scenes IV and V read together in class; Scenes VI and VII assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Act IV, Scenes VI and VII for tomorrow

Thursday - Act IV, Scenes VI and VII Discussed; Vocab. Review; Act V, Scene I assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Act V, Scene I for tomorrow; Vocab. Test Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #14; Discuss Act V, Scene I
HOMEWORK - Fairy Tale Project Due Tuesday, 5/15

Practical English 11 - May 7-11

Monday - Final copy of research paper due today!; Simple Subjects/Predicates Reviewed; Types of Sentences Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5A Due Thursday

Tuesday - Direct/Indirect Objects Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5A Due Thursday

Wednesday - Direct/Indirect Objects Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5A Due Thursday

Thursday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #5A Reviewed/Worksheet #5A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Worksheet #5A Due Wednesday (if not already finished in class on Friday)

Academic English 10 - May 7-11

Monday - Begin Act III of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #13 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continue Act III

Wednesday - Continue Act III

Thursday - Finish Act III; Act III Speech Assignment Explained; Vocab. List #13 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test (#13); Act III Speech Assignment due Monday

Friday - Vocab. Test #13; Time given to work on Act III Speech Assignment
HOMEWORK - Act III Speech Assignment Due Monday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, May 21st

General English 10 - May 7-11

Monday - Begin Act V of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #13 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continue Act V of Julius Caesar

Wednesday - Vocab. List #13 Review; Continue Act V of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #13 Tomorrow

Thursday - Vocab. Test #13; Finish Act V/Review
HOMEWORK - Act V Quiz of Julius Caesar Tomorrow

Friday - Act V Quiz; Newspaper Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Newspaper Project Due Tuesday, May 22nd

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, May 21st

Honors English 11 - April 30 - May 4

Monday - Discussion of Act II, Scene II of Hamlet (p. 76-92); Finish Act II, Scene II
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Acts I and II Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #14 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Acts I and II Quiz; Begin Act III, Scene I
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Act III, Scene I for tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #14 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act III, Scene II covered in class

Thursday - Act III, Scenes III and IV covered in class
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Act III tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Definitions #14 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed; Act III Quiz

REMINDER:  Fairy Tale Project Due Monday, 5/14

Practical English 11 - April 3 - May 4

Monday - Research Paper Rough Drafts Handed Back and Explained; Time given in library to work on final copies
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4B Due Wednesday; Research Paper Final Copy Due Monday

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given in the library to work on final copies of research papers
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4B Due Wednesday; Research Paper Final Copy Due Monday

Friday - Vocab. Test #4B; List #5A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Research paper final copy due Monday; Vocab. Definitions #5A Due Thursday

General English 10 - April 30 - May 4

Monday through Thursday - Continue reading Julius Caesar (Act 4)
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide for Act 4; Vocab. Definitions #13 Due Wednesday

Friday - Vocab. List #13 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #13 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due May 21st

Academic English 10 - April 30-May 4

Monday through Thursday - Continue reading Julius Caesar (Acts 2&3)
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guides for each Act of Julius Caesar; Vocab. Definitions #13 Due Wednesday

Friday - Vocab. List #13 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #13 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due May 21st

Honors English 11 - April 23-27

Monday - Introduction to Hamlet; Begin Act I

Tuesday - Continue Act I (No Pd. 6 Due to PSSA Schedule)

Wednesday - Continue Act I

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Continue Act I
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #13; List #14 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #14 Due Wednesday

REMINDERS:  Final copy of research paper due Monday (4/30); Fairy Tale Project Due 5/14

Academic English 10 - April 23-27

Monday - Intro. to Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Begin Act 1 of Julius Caesar

Wednesday - Continue Act 1

Thursday - Continue Act 1; Review for tomorrow's vocab test.
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test; List #13 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Act I Quiz Monday; Act I Study Guide Due Monday

General English 10 - April 23-27

Monday -  Act 3 Study Guide & Speech Worksheet Collected; View Act 3 on DVD
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Begin Act 4 of Julius Caesar

Wednesday - Continue Act 4

Thursday - Review for tomorrow's vocab. test; Continue Act 4

 Friday - Vocab. Test #12; List #13 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #13 Due Wednesday

Practical English 11 - April 23-27

Monday - Grammar Quiz (Adv., Prep., Conj., Interj.); Time given to work on Vocab. Definitions (#4B)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#4B) Due Thursday

Tuesday - Parts of a Sentence Introduced (Sentence vs. Fragment)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#4B) Due Thursday

Wednesday - Sentence vs. Fragment Reviewed; Simple/Complete Subjects and Predicates Introduced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#4B) Due Thursday

Thursday - Simple/Complete Subjects and Predicates Reviewed

Friday - Vocab. List #4B Reviewed/Worksheet #4B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4B Due Wednesday (if not finished in class)

Honors English 11 - April 16-20

Monday - PSSA Testing

Tuesday - Discussion of Modernist Poetry; Review for Test; Fairy Tale Project Explained; Vocab. List #13 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Study for The Great Gatsby/Modernism Test (Wed./Thurs.)

Wednesday - Part 1 of The Great Gatsby/Modernism Test (Short Answer and Quotes)

Thursday - Part 2 of The Great Gatsby/Modernism Test (Essay); Review of Vocab. Worksheet #13

Friday - Vocab. Test #13; List #14 Distributed; Introduction to Hamlet
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #14 Due Wednesday

Practical English 11 - April 16-20

Monday - Review of Prepositions; Conjunctions Explained (Coordinating, Correlative, Subordinating)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4A Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Conjunctions Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4A Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Parts of Speech Reviewed

Thursday - Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test #4A

Friday - Vocab. Test #4A; List #4B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4B Due Thursday

Academic English 10 - April 16-20

Monday - Time given in library to work on To Kill a Mockingbird Newspaper Project
HOMEWORK - Test on To Kill a Mockingbird TOMORROW; Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday; Newspaper project due 4/25

Tuesday - Test on To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Time given in library to work on newspaper project

Thursday - Introduction to Julius Caesar (Pre-Reading Questions)

Friday - Vocab. List #12 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed; Time given in library to work on newspaper project
HOMEWORK - Newspaper project due 4/25; Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

General English 10 - April 16-20

Monday - Begin Act III of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue Act III of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish Act III of Julius Caesar

Thursday - Comparing Antony's and Brutus's Speeches in Act III of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Comparing Speeches essay due tomorrow

Friday - Review of Vocab. #12 Definitions/Worksheet #12 Distributed; View Act III of Julius Caesar (DVD)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - April 2-13

April 2-6

Monday - Imagist Poetry
HOMEWORK - Ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby due tomorrow (quiz)

Tuesday - Discussion of Ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Ch. 8&9 due Thursday after Easter break (4/12); Be prepared for inner/outer circle discussion; Vocab. Definitions (#13) Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish discussion of Ch. 7

Thursday and Friday - No School (Easter Break)


April 9-13

Monday through Wednesday - No School (Easter Break)

Thursday - Quiz on Ch. 8&9; Ch. 8&9 of The Great Gatsby Discussed

Friday - Vocab. List #13 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed; Finish discussion of Ch. 8&9

Practical English 11 - April 2-13

April 2nd - 6th

Monday - Time given in library to work on research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough draft due tomorrow (includes 4 pages of writing, outline, and works cited page)

Tuesday - Adverb Review; Time given to work on vocab. definitions (#4A)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions #4A due tomorrow

Wednesday - Grammar Review Exercises completed in class

Thursday and Friday - No School (Easter Break)

April 9th - 13th

Monday through Wednesday - No School (Easter Break)

Thursday - Review of Vocab. Definitions #4A/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4A Due Tomorrow (if not already finished in class)

Friday - Prepositions Explained

Academic English 10 - April 2-13

April 2-4

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 26&27 of To Kill a Mockingbird; Ch. 28 assigned in class
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Ch. 28 for tomorrow; Vocab. worksheet #11 due tomorrow

Tuesday - Discussion of Ch. 28; Ch. 29 read in class

Wednesday -Symbols/Motifs in novel discussed
HOMEWORK - Finish the novel (Ch. 30&31) over break; Be prepared for a quiz when you return

Thursday and Friday - No School (Easter Break)

April 12&13

Monday through Wednesday - No School (Easter Break)

Thursday - Quiz on Ch. 30 & 31; Discussion of Ch. 30 & 31
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #11 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; List #12 Terms Distributed; Review for Test on To Kill a Mockingbird; Newspaper Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday; Test MONDAY on To Kill a Mockingbird (Study guide will be collected before test on Monday); Newspaper project due Wednesday, April 25th

General English 10 - April 2-13

April 2nd - 4th

Monday - Final copy of research paper due today; Begin Act II of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continue Act II of Julius Caesar

Wednesday - Finish Act II of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Take-home quiz for Act II

Thursday and Friday - No School (Easter Break)


April 12th & 13th

Monday through Wednesday - No School (Easter Break)

Thursday - Take-home quiz for Act II due today; Review for tomorrow's vocab. test; View Act II of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; Distribute List #12 Terms
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #12 due Wednesday

Practical English 11 - March 26-30

Monday through Wednesday - Time given in library to work on rough drafts of research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3B Due Thursday

Thursday - Review of Vocab. Worksheet #3B in preparation for tomorrow's vocabulary test; Time given in library to continue working on rough drafts
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3B Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #3B; Time given in library to continue working on rough drafts

HOMEWORK - ROUGH DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER (including the paper itself (4 pages of writing), the outline, and the works cited page) DUE TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd

Academic English 10 - March 26-30

Monday - Final copy of research paper due today; Discussion of Ch. 21; Ch. 22 & 23 Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Ch. 22 & 23 for tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Analysis of Key Quotations from Ch. 23
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Ch. 24 & 25 began in class
HOMEWORK - Finish Ch. 24 & 25 if not finished in class

Thursday - Ch. 26 & 27 began in class
HOMEWORK - Finish Ch. 26 & 27 if not finished in class

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions #11/Worksheet #11 Distributed; Ch. 28 & 29 Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Ch. 28 & 29 for Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - March 26-30

Monday - Quiz & Discussion of Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Ch. 5&6 Due for Thursday

Tuesday - Finish Discussion of Ch. 3&4; Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Wednesday - Finish Discussing "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; Review of Vocab. Worksheet #12

Thursday - Quiz & Discussion of Ch. 5&6 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #12 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #12; Distribution of List #13 Terms; Finish Discussion of Ch. 5&6
HOMEWORK - Ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby Due for Monday; Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

General English 10 - March 26-30

Monday - Introduction to Shakespeare & Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday; Final Copy of Research Paper Due Mon., April 2

Tuesday - Begin reading Act I of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continue reading Act I of Julius Caesar

Thursday - Finish Act I of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Act I

Friday - Quiz on Act I; Review of Vocab. Definitions #11/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #11 due Tuesday

Practical English 11 - March 19-23

Monday - Vocab. Test #3A; List #3B Distributed; Time given to begin definitions for List #3B
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #3B Due Thursday

Tuesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained; Time given to draft introductory paragraph for research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #3B Due Thursday

Wednesday - In-Text and Parenthetical Citations Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #3B Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Steps to Creating a Good Body Paragraph Explained

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions; Worksheet #3B Distributed (time given in class to work on this)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3B Due Tuesday (if not finished in class)
REMINDER: Be prepared to bring all materials needed to start drafting research paper in class next week.

Academic English 10 - March 19-23

Monday - Ch. 15&16 Quiz; Begin Ch. 17 of To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #10 Due Tomorrow; Final Copy of Research Paper Due Monday, March 26th

Tuesday - Finish Ch. 17; Begin Ch. 18
HOMEWORK - Finish Ch. 18 for tomorrow

Wednesday - Discuss Ch. 18; Begin Ch. 19
HOMEWORK - Finish Ch. 19 for tomorrow

Thursday - Review for Vocab. Test #10; Discuss Ch. 19; Begin Ch. 20
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed; Time given to work on reading of Ch. 20-22
HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due Monday; Read Ch. 20-22 for Monday; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - March 19-23

Monday - Introduction to The Great Gatsby; Continue viewing Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for Ch. 1&2 Quiz/Discussion on Thursday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Finish viewing Of Mice and Men

Thursday - Quiz on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby; Begin Discussion

Friday - Review of Vocab. List #12/Worksheet #12 Distributed; Finish Discussion of Ch. 1&2
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for Quiz/Discussion of Ch. 3&4 for Monday

General English 10 - March 19-23

Monday - Research paper rough drafts returned; Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Terms Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #11 Definitions Due Thursday (3/22); Final copy of research paper due Monday (3/26)

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given in library to work on editing/revising rough draft
HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due Monday (3/26); Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Thursday (3/22)

Friday - List #11 Definitions Reviewed/Worksheet #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due Monday (3/26); Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Tuesday (3/27)

Practical English 11 - March 12-16

Monday - Vocab. List #3A Definitions Reviewed; Worksheet #3A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3A Due Tomorrow (if not finished in class); Vocab. Test #3A is Friday

Tuesday - Adverbs Explained; Worksheet on Adverbs Given

Wednesday - Adverbs Reviewed (Exercise in Textbook)

Thursday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Parts of Speech Reviewed (Exercise in Textbook)
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test (#3A)

Friday - Vocab. Test #3A; List #3B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3B Due Wednesday (some class time will be given on Monday to work on these definitions)

Academic English 10 - March 12-16

Monday - Rough drafts of research paper handed back; Reading Quiz on Ch. 13&14 of novel; Ch. 15&16 Assigned

HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 15&16 and fill out study guide for Monday, March 19th

Tuesday through Friday - (Shortened Periods - PSSA Schedule) Time given to work on revising/editing rough drafts in preparation for submission of final copies

HOMEWORK - Final copy due Thursday, March 22nd; Ch. 15&16 Due Monday, March 19th; Vocab. Worksheet #10 Due Tuesday, March 20th

Honors English 11 - March 12-16

Monday - Realism/Naturalism Test (includes short stories and Of Mice and Men)

Tuesday - No Class (PSSA Schedule)

Wednesday - No Class (PSSA Schedule)

Thursday - 1/2 Hr. Class Period (PSSA Schedule) - Begin viewing Of Mice and Men DVD

Friday - No Class (PSSA Schedule)

REMINDER: Rough Draft of Research Paper (including paper, outline, and works cited page) due Monday, March 19th

General English 10 - March 12-16

Monday - Rough drafts of research paper collected today; Review of vocab. definitions #10; Worksheet #10 distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. worksheet #10 due Wednesday; Vocab. Test #10 Friday

Tuesday - No class (PSSA Schedule)

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #10 reviewed; Review for Friday's test
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's vocab. test

Thursday - No class (PSSA Schedule)

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday

Practical English 11 - March 5-9

Monday - Vocab. Test #2B; List #3A Distributed; Time given to work on definitions for List #3A
HOMEWORK- Vocab. definitions due Thursday

Tuesday - Works Cited Page Explained; Time given in library to work on Works Cited page

Wednesday - Outline and Thesis Statement Explained; Time given in library to work on outline/thesis statement
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow; Typed outline, thesis, and works cited page due Monday

Thursday - Time given in library to continue working on outline, thesis, works cited

Friday - Time given in library to continue working on outline, thesis, works cited
HOMEWORK - Typed outline, thesis, works cited due Monday

Honors English 11 - March 5-9

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 4 of Of Mice and Men; Discussion of Ch. 4
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of research paper due Mon., March 19; Read and take notes on Ch. 5&6 of novel for Thursday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Time given in library to work on research paper

Thursday - Quiz on Ch. 5&6 of Of Mice and Men; Begin discussion of Ch. 5&6

Friday - Vocab. List #12 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed; Finish discussion of Ch. 5&6
HOMEWORK - Test on Realism/Naturalism (including Of Mice and Men) Monday; Research paper due Monday, March 19th

Academic English 10 - March 5-9

Monday - Reading Quiz on Ch. 7&8 of To Kill a Mockingbird; Ch. 9 read in class
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 10 for tomorrow; Vocab. worksheet #10 due Tuesday

Tuesday - Discussion of Ch. 10; Ch. 11 read in class

Wednesday - Themes from Ch. 1-11 identified/discussed in class; Ch. 12 began in class
HOMEWORK - Finish Ch. 12 for tomorrow

Thursday - Ch. 13 read in class

Friday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed and Worksheet Distributed; Ch. 14 assigned (time given in class to read)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday; Finish Ch. 14 for Monday

General English 10 - March 5-9

Monday - Guidelines for Creating a Works Cited Page Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#10) Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Time given in library to work on the rough draft of the research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft (including paper, outline/thesis, and works cited page) due Monday, March 12

Wednesday - Time given in library to work on the rough draft of the research paper

Thursday - Time given in library to work on the rough draft of the research paper

Friday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed; Worksheet #10 Distributed; Time given in the library to work on the rough draft of the research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft Due Monday; Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 27 - March 1

Monday and Tuesday - Of Mice and Men Ch. 1&2 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3 for Thursday

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #11 Reviewed; Avoiding Plagiarism/Using Citations Explained

Thursday - Of Mice and Men Ch. 3 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #11 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; List #12 Terms Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday; Read and take notes on Ch. 4 for Monday

RESEARCH PAPER ROUGH DRAFT DUE MONDAY, MARCH 19th

Practical English 11 - Feb. 27 - March 2

Monday through Wednesday - Time given in class to work on researching/writing abstracts
HOMEWORK - Five completed abstracts due Thursday!

Thursday - Abstracts collected today; Vocab. List #2B Reviewed/Worksheet #2B Given
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test #2B; List #3A Distributed/Time given to work on definitions
HOMEWORK - List #3A Definitions Due Wednesday

General English 10 - Feb. 27 - March 2

Monday through Friday - Time given in library to work on drafting research paper
REMINDER: Rough Draft Due Monday, March 12

Thursday
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test #9

Friday - Vocab. Test #9; List #10 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #10 Due Wednesday

Academic English 10 - Feb. 27 - March 2

Monday - Rough draft of research paper collected today!; Intro. to To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #9 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird

Wednesday - Continued reading of To Kill a Mockingbird

Thursday - Vocab. #9 Review; Continued reading of To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test (#9)

Friday - Vocab. Test #9
HOMEWORK - Completed reading assignment (given in class) for Monday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Outlines/Thesis Statements Explained; Abstracts Returned
HOMEWORK - Read/take notes on "To Build a Fire" for tomorrow (reading quiz will be given); Vocab. definitions (#11) due tomorrow; Outline/Thesis Statement (typed) due Friday

Wednesday - Discussion of "To Build a Fire"

Thursday - Introduction to Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Outline/Thesis Statement Due Tomorrow; Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men Due Monday

Friday - Time given in class to read Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men; Vocab. List #11 Reviewed and Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Read/take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men for Monday (reading quiz will be given)

Practical English 11 - Feb. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - NS Databases Reviewed; Abstracts/Citation Machine Explained; Time given to begin locating sources/taking notes for research paper assignment

Wednesday through Friday - Time given in library to work on locating sources/making abstracts for research paper assignment
HOMEWORK - 5 completed abstracts/citations due Tuesday, February 28th

General English 10 - Feb. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Direct Quotations/Parenthetical Citations Explained

Thursday - Body Paragraphs Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed and Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #9 Due Tuesday; Rough Draft of Research Paper Due Monday, March 12th (class time will be given to work on paper)

Academic English 10 - Feb. 21-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service Day)

Tuesday - Works Cited Page Explained; Time given in library to continue drafting paper

Wednesday - Time given in library to continue drafting paper

Thursday - Conclusion Paragraphs Reviewed; Time given in library to continue drafting paper

Friday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed; Worksheet #9 Distributed; Time given in library to continue drafting paper

HOMEWORK - ROUGH DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER (TYPED OUTLINE/THESIS, PAPER, WORKS CITED PAGE) DUE MONDAY!; Vocab. Worksheet #9 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 13-17

Monday - Discuss "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"; "To Build a Fire" assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "To Build a Fire" for Wednesday

Tuesday - Time given in class to read "To Build a Fire"

Wednesday - Review of Vocab. List #10; Discuss "To Build a Fire"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test (#10)

Thursday - Vocab. Test #10; "The Story of an Hour" assigned
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalism Project Due Tuesday; Be prepared to discuss "The Story of an Hour" on Tuesday; Vocab. Definitiosn #11 Due Wednesday

Friday - No School (Act 80 Full Day)

Practical English 11 - Feb. 13-17

Monday - Verbs Reviewed; Research Paper Introduced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#2B) Due Tomorrow; Topic Due Thursday for Research Paper

Tuesday - Vocab. List #2B Reviewed; Parts of Speech Reviewed (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs)
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Verbs Tomorrow; Topic Due Thursday

Wednesday - Vocab. List #2B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test; Topic due tomorrow

Thursday - Vocab. Test #2B; List #3A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#3A) Due Tuesday

Friday - No School (Act 80 Full Day)

Academic English 10 - Feb. 13-17

Monday through Thursday - Time given to work on drafting the body paragraphs of the research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday (2-15); Complete rough draft due Monday, Feb. 27th

Friday - No School (Full Act 80 Day)

General English 10 - Feb. 13-17

Monday - Outlines and Thesis Statements Explained
HOMEWORK - Typed outline & thesis statement due Thursday (time will be given in library Thursday and Friday to work on this assignment)

Tuesday - Vocab. List #8B Reviewed; Introductory Paragraphs Explained
HOMEWORK - Typed outline, thesis, and introductory paragraph due Thursday; Vocab. Test #8B tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #8B; Time given to work on outline, thesis, intro.
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Thursday - Time given in library to work on outline, thesis, intro.

Friday - No School (Act 80 Full Day)

Honors English 11 - Feb. 6-10

Monday - Discuss Transcendentalist Poetry; Transcendentalist Project Assigned
HOMEWORK - Abstracts Due Friday; Transcendentalist Project Due Thursday, Feb. 16

Tuesday - Finish Discussing Transcendentalist Poetry; Vocab. List #10 Reviewed

Wednesday - Science Field Trip to Whitaker Center (most of class on trip)

Thursday - Finish Reviewing Vocab. List #10; Intro. to Literary Realism/Naturalism
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" for Monday; Abstracts Due Tomorrow

Friday - Time given in class to read/take notes on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalist Project Due Thursday

Practical English 11 - Feb. 6-10

Monday - Pronouns Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Nouns/Pronouns Reviewed; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed

Wednesday - Adjectives Explained; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed

Thursday - Verbs Explained; Vocab. List #2 Review (Synonyms/Antonyms)
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #3 Definitions Due Tuesday

Academic English 10 - Feb. 6-10

Monday - Vocab. List #8B Reviwed; Thesis Statements and Outlines Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tomorrow; Thesis Statement/Outline Draft Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained
HOMEWORK - Thesis Statement/Outline Draft Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Avoiding Plagiarism/Incorporating Citations Explained

Thursday - Body Paragraphs Explained; List #8B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #8B; List #9 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #9 Due Wednesday; Bring materials to begin drafting research paper next week

General English 10 - Feb. 6-10

Monday - Poetry Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Poetry Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's poetry test

Wednesday - Poetry Test

Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching for research paper
HOMEWORK - 50 completed note cards due Monday, Feb. 13th

Friday - Time given in library to work on researching for research paper
HOMEWORK - 50 completed note cards due Monday, Feb. 13th

Practical English 11 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

Monday - Time given to work on vocab. definitions; Explanation of Nouns
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#1) Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test

Wednesday - Review of Nouns; Explanation of Pronouns (different categories of pronouns)

Thursday - Review of Pronouns; Vocab. List #1 Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1; Terms for List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

Monday - Finish discussing Emerson's and Thoreau's essay excerpts; Introduction to poetry
HOMEWORK - Read/take notes on poems for Monday, Feb. 6th; Vocab. definitions (#10) due Wednesday, Feb. 1st

Tuesday - Time given in library to work on researching/writing abstracts for research paper assignment
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions due tomorrow; Read/take notes on poems for Monday; 10 Abstracts due Friday, Feb. 10th

Wednesday - Time given in library to work on researching/writing abstracts

Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching/writing abstracts

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions (#10); List #10 worksheet distributed
HOMEWORK - Read/take notes on poems for Monday; 10 abstracts due Friday, Feb. 10th

General English 10 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments for Dec./Jan. Due Tuesday, Jan. 31st


Monday - Read an example of a narrative poem ("La Belle Dame sans Merci"); Note-taking for research paper explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#8B) Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Guidelines for making note cards/source cards explained; NS Databases explained
HOMEWORK - Bring 60 blank index cards to begin note-taking/researching TOMORROW; Vocab. definitions due tomorrow

Wednesday - Time given in library to work on note-taking/researching

Thursday - Sonnets explained; Vocab. List #8B reviewed and worksheet distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday; 60 note cards due Friday, Feb. 10th

Friday - Time given in library to work on note-taking/researching
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday; 60 note cards due Friday, Feb. 10th

Academic English 10 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

REMINDER: 3 nonfiction assignments for Dec./Jan. due Tuesday, Jan. 31st

Monday - Quiz on Phrases; Begin researching in library for research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions (#8B) due Wednesday; 60 note cards due Monday, Feb. 6

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking for research paper

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions; List #8B Worksheet Distributed; Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking
HOMEWORK - 60 note cards due Monday; Vocab. worksheet due Tuesday

General English 10 - Jan. 23-27

Monday - Read "The Waking"; Discuss poems from Friday; Introduction to research paper
HOMEWORK - Choose a research paper topic by Wednesday; Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Read "La Belle Dame sans Merci"
HOMEWORK - Choose a research paper topic by tomorrow

Wednesday - Read Sonnets 18 & 116; Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Thursday - Vocab. Test #8A; List #8B Terms Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Friday - Act 80 1/2 Day (15 min. class periods)

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments for Dec./Jan. Due TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st

Honors English 11 - Jan. 23-27

Monday - Discuss "The Minister's Black Veil"; Introduction to Transcendentalism

Tuesday - Excerpts from Emerson's Nature and Self-Reliance

Wednesday - Excerpts from Walden
HOMEWORK - Finish reading excerpts from Walden for tomorrow

Thursday - Review of Vocab. Worksheet #9; Discussion of Walden; Introduction to poetry from Transcendental time period
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #9 Monday; Poems need to be read for Monday

Friday - Act 80 1/2 Day

REMINDER: 10 Abstracts Due on Friday, February 10th

Academic English 10 - Jan. 23-27

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, January 31st

Monday - Review of gerunds; Infinitives explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Review of gerunds, participles, infinitives; Appositives explained

Wednesday - Source Cards Explained; Phrases Reviewed; Vocab. List #8A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on phrases

Thursday - Phrases Quiz; NS Databases Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #8A; List #8B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Bring note cards to begin researching in library on Monday; Vocab. definitions due Wednesday

Practical English 11 - Jan. 23-27

Monday - Time given in class to write persuasive essay rough draft
HOMEWORK - Final copy of persuasive essay due Thursday (time will be given Tues. and Wed. in class to work on this essay)

Tuesday - Peer Editing Session for Persuasive Essay; Begin Vocab. List #1 (Terms #1-5)
HOMEWORK - Final copy of persuasive essay due Thursday

Wednesday - Time given to type final copy of persuasive essay
HOMEWORK - Final (typed) copy of persuasive essay due tomorrow

Thursday - Continue Vocab. List #1 (Terms #6-10); Review Nouns

Friday - (Act 80 Half Day) Review Nouns (Common, Proper, Concrete, Abstract, Common); Continue Vocab. List #1 (Terms #11-15)

Honors English - Jan. 16-20

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Library (time given to research)
HOMEWORK- Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow (#9)

Wednesday - Intro. to Romanticism; "The Devil and Tom Walker"
HOMEWORK - Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" and be prepared to discuss in class tomorrow

Thursday - Discuss "The Devil and Tom Walker"

Friday - Review Vocab. Definitions #9; Distribute List #9 Worksheet; Introduce "The Minister's Black Veil"
HOMEWORK - Read "The Minister's Black Veil" and be prepared to discuss for Monday

General English 10 - Jan. 16-20

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Introduction to Poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. List #8A Definitions Due Tomorrow

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

Thursday - Poetry ("The Wind - Tapped Like a Tired Man", "A Pace Like That", "Metaphor")

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions (List #8A); Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tuesday

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments for Dec./Jan. Due Tuesday, January 31st

Academic English 10 - Jan. 16-20

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service Day)

Tuesday - Adj. and Adv. Phrases Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#8A) Due Wednesday; Topic for Research Paper Due Thursday

Wednesday - Adj./Adv. Phrases Reviewed; Participles Explained
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Paper Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Participles Reviewed; Gerunds Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #8A Reviewed; Infinitives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tuesday

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, January 31st

Honors English 11 - Jan. 9-13

Monday - Midterm review
HOMEWORK - Use review sheet as a guide for studying for Wednesday's midterm

Tuesday - Midterm Exam for Periods 1&2

Wednesday - Midterm Exam for Periods 6&7

Thursday - Midterm Exam for Periods 3&4

Friday - Midterm Exam for Period 5; Time given in class to work on research paper writing assignment

Practical Literature 10 - Jan. 9-13

REMINDER: 3 nonfiction assignments due Monday, Jan. 9th


Monday - Midterm Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's midterm exam (use your review sheet to study)

Tuesday - Midterm Review (Pd. 1&2 midterms given today)

Wednesday - Midterm Review (Pd. 6&7 midterms given today)

Thursday - Midterm Review (Pd. 3&4 midterms given today)

Friday - MIDTERM (Pd. 5)

Academic English 10 - Jan. 9-13

Monday - Midterm Review
HOMEWORK - Use review sheet to study for Thursday's midterm

Tuesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 1&2 midterms)

Wednesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 6&7 midterms)

Thursday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 3&4 midterms)

Friday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 5 midterm)

REMINDERS: 3 nonfiction assignments due 1/31; Vocab. definitions for list #8 due 1/18

General English 10 - Jan. 9-13

Monday - Midterm Review
HOMEWORK - Use review sheet to study for Thursday's midterm

Tuesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 1&2 Midterms)

Wednesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 6&7 Midterms

Thursday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 3&4 Midterms)

Friday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 5 Midterm)

REMINDERS: 3 nonfiction assignments due 1/31; Vocab. definitions for list #8 due 1/18