9/27/12

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

9/19/12

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

9/18/12

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

9/13/12

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

9/11/12

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

9/7/12

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

9/6/12

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

9/5/12

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

9/4/12

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