11/29/12

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

11/28/12

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


11/16/12

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


11/15/12

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

11/13/12

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

11/8/12

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



11/7/12

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) 

11/6/12

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)

11/2/12

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

11/1/12

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