3/29/12

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



3/28/12

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

3/22/12

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

3/20/12

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

3/15/12

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

3/14/12

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)

3/8/12

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

3/7/12

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

3/1/12

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