2/28/13

Practical English 11 - March 4-8

Monday - Prepositions Explained; Vocab. List #2A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2A Tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. Test #2A; List #2B Distributed; Prepositions Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2B Due Friday

Wednesday - Outlines Explained; Time given in class to draft outline

Thursday - Thesis Statements Explained; Time given in class to draft thesis statement

Friday - Works Cited Pages Explained; Time given in class to continue drafting outline/thesis

2/27/13

Honors English 11- March 4-8

Monday and Tuesday - Inner/Outer Circle Discussion of Ch. 5&6 of Of Mice and Men; Review for Test
HOMEWORK - Test on Realism/Naturalism Wednesday

Wednesday - Test on Realism/Naturalism

Thursday and Friday - View Of Mice and Men DVD

Academic English 10 - March 4-8

Monday - Quiz on Phrases; Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 1&2)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 3&4)

Thursday - Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 5&6)

Friday - Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird (Ch. 7&8); Vocab. Definitions #9 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed

REMINDER:  During the reading of To Kill a Mockingbird, keep up with all reading assignments given in class


2/22/13

Practical English 11 - Feb. 25 - March 1


Monday through Thursday - Time given in library to work on locating sources and creating citations/abstracts for research paper writing assignment
HOMEWORK - 5 Completed Abstracts Due Friday

Friday - Abstracts Collected; Vocab. List #2A Reviewed/Worksheet #2A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2A Due Monday (if not finished in class on Friday); Vocab. Test #2A Tuesday


2/21/13

Academic English 10 - Feb. 25 - March 1

Monday - Participles/Participial Phrases Reviewed; Gerunds Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Gerund Phrases Reviewed; Infinitive Phrases Explained

Wednesday - Infinitive Phrases Reviewed; Appositive Phrases Explained

Thursday - Vocab. List #8B Reviewed; Phrases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test Tomorrow

Friday - Phrases Reviewed; Vocab. Test #8B; List #9 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Phrases on Monday; Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday


2/20/13

Basic English 10 - Feb. 25 - March 1

Monday - Poetry Test
HOMEWORK - Bring 50 blank note cards to class tomorrow to begin note-taking for research paper

Tuesday - Guidelines for Note-Taking Explained; Time given in library to begin researching/making note cards

Wednesday through Friday - Time given in library for researching/making note cards
HOMEWORK - 50 completed note cards due Wednesday, March 6th


Honors English 11 - Feb. 25 - March 1

Monday - Vocab. Test #10; Time given in class to read Section 3 of Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Section 3 of Of Mice and Men Due Tomorrow/Quiz Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Friday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Discussion of Section 3 of Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Friday

Thursday - Time given in class to read Section 4 of Of Mice and Men
 HOMEWORK - Section 4 of Of Mice and Men Due Tomorrow/Quiz Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Tomorrow

Friday - Discussion of Section 4 of Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Sections 5&6 of Of Mice and Men Due Monday; Quiz & Inner/Outer Circle Discussion Monday

2/13/13

Basic English 10 - Feb. 18-22

Monday - No School (President's Day)

Tuesday - Research Paper Assignment Introduced; Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Choose a research paper topic by Thursday

Wednesday - Sonnets Explained; Read Sonnet 18; Poetry Project Introduced
HOMEWORK - Choose a research paper topic by tomorrow; Poetry Test Friday

Thursday - Poetry Project
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's poetry test

Friday - Poetry Test
HOMEWORK - Bring 50 note cards to class on Monday to begin research paper assignment

Practical English 11 - Feb. 18 - 22

Monday - No School (President's Day)

Tuesday - Research Paper Topic Due Today; Vocab. Test #1B Today; List #2A Distributed; Adverbs Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2A Due Friday; Study for Tomorrow's Adverb Quiz

Wednesday - Adverb Quiz; Abstracts and Citations Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2A Due Friday

Thursday and Friday - Time given in library to work on abstracts for research paper
HOMEWORK - 5 Abstracts Due Friday, March 1st 


Academic English 10 - Feb. 18-22

Monday - No School (President's Day)

Tuesday - Time given in class to finish song lyric/poetry assignment
HOMEWORK - Song Lyric/Poetry Assignment Due Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #8B Due Tomorrow

Wednesday and Thursday - Adjective/Adverb Phrases Explained


Friday - Vocab. List #8B Reviewed/Worksheet #8B Distributed; Participles and Participial Phrases Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 18-22



REMINDER:  Rough Draft of Research Paper Due Monday, February 25th 

Monday - No School (President's Day)

Tuesday - Quiz on Sections 1&2 of Of Mice and Men; Begin discussion of Sections 1&2

Wednesday - Finish discussion of Sections 1&2
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Section 3 of Of Mice and Men for Monday

Thursday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed; Time given for reading of Section 3
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed; Time given for reading of Section 3

2/7/13

Practical English 11 - Feb. 11 - 15

Monday - Adverbs Explained; Research Paper Assignment Introduced
HOMEWORK - Submit a research paper topic by Thursday

Tuesday - Adverbs Reviewed; Prepositions Introduced

Wednesday - Prepositions Reviewed; Conjunctions Introduced

Thursday - Research Paper Topic Due Today; Conjunctions Reviewed; Interjections Introduced

Friday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Basic English 10 - Feb. 11 - 15

Monday - Poetry ("The Wind Tapped Like a Tired Man", "A Pace Like That", "Metaphor")

Tuesday - Poetry (Sonnets 116 & 18)

Wednesday - Valentine Simile Assignment

Thursday - Valentine Simile Assignment; Vocab. List #9 Reviewed/Worksheet #9 Distributed

Friday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

2/6/13

Academic English 10 - Feb. 11 - 14

Monday - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Today; Sonnets 18 & 116 Read and Discussed
HOMEWORK - Bring a set of appropriate song lyrics to class tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. List #8A Reviewed; Song Lyric/Poetry Assignment Explained; Time Given in Class to Begin Assignment
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #8A; Time Given in Class to Work on Song Lyric/Poetry Assignment
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on poetry

Thursday - Poetry Test
HOMEWORK - Song Lyric/Poetry Assignment Due Tuesday; Vocab. Definitions #8B Due Wednesday

Friday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

2/5/13

Honors English 11 - Feb. 11 - 14

Monday - Quiz on "To Build a Fire"; Discussion of "To Build a Fire"

Tuesday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed; "Story of an Hour" assigned

Wednesday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed; "Story of an Hour" discussed

Thursday - Of Mice and Men Introduced
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men for Tuesday; Quiz on Ch.1&2 will be Tuesday

Friday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

REMINDER:  Rough Draft of Research Paper Due Monday, February 25th