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