2/29/12

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

2/28/12

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

2/23/12

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

2/22/12

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

2/21/12

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

2/16/12

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)

2/15/12

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)

2/14/12

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

2/8/12

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)

2/2/12

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

2/1/12

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