12/18/14

Academic English 10 - Jan. 5-9


Monday - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed; Midterm Review Packet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Midterm Review Packet Due Day of Midterm Exam (Period 4 - Tuesday, 1/13; Period 7 - Monday, 1/12)

Tuesday - Midterm Review

Wednesday - Midterm Review

Thursday - Short Story for Midterm Exam Distributed; Time given in class to read short story

Friday - Midterm Exams Begin (Period 1 and Period 2 Exams)

Academic English 10 - Dec. 22-26


Monday - Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Test

Tuesday - Early Dismissal

Wednesday through Friday - No School - Have a great Christmas break!


Honors English 11 - Jan. 5-9


Monday - Vocab. Definitions #8 Due Today; Infinitives Explained/Practiced

Tuesday - Appositives Explained/Practiced; Verbal Phrases and Functions Reviewed

Wednesday - Vocab. List #8 Reviewed; Parallel Structure Explained/Practiced

Thursday - Midterm Exam Review

Friday - Midterm Exams Begin (Period 1 and Period 2 Exams)

Honors English 11 - Dec. 22-26


Monday - Vocab. Test #6; List #8 Distributed; Discussion of short story "Where is Here?"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8 Due Monday, 1/5

Tuesday - Midterm Exam Review Packet Distributed

Wednesday through Friday - No School - Have a great Christmas break!



Basic English 10 - Jan. 5-9

Monday - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed; Midterm Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Midterm Review Packet Due Day of Midterm (Period 1 - Friday, 1/9; Period 6 - Monday, 1/12)

Tuesday and Wednesday - Midterm Review

Thursday - Short Story for Midterm Exam Distributed; Time given in class to read short story

Friday - Midterm Exams Begin (Period 1 and Period 2 Exams)

Basic English 10 - Dec. 22-26

Monday - Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Test

Tuesday - Early Dismissal

Wednesday through Friday - No School - Have a great Christmas break!

12/12/14

Academic English 10 - Dec. 15-19

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, 12/19!

Monday - Final Copy of Research Paper Due Today!; Reading quiz on p. 113-130 of Fahrenheit 451; Reading/Discussion of p. 130-139
HOMEWORK - Read p. 139-145 and keep up with Part 3 Study Guide

Tuesday and Wednesday - Reading and Discussion of p. 145-158 (Granger's Lecture)

Thursday - Reading and Discussion of p. 158-end of novel

Friday - End of Novel Discussion Questions; Lit. Devices Reviewed; Part 3 Quiz Review
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Study Guide Due Monday; Part 3 Quiz Monday

Honors English 11 - Dec. 15-19

Monday - "The Minister's Black Veil" Discussed
HOMEWORK - Read "The Fall of the House of Usher" for Wednesday, 12/17

Tuesday - Gerunds and Infinitives Reviewed/Practiced

Wednesday - "The Fall of the House of Usher" Discussed

Thursday - Vocab. List #6 Reviewed/Worksheet #6 Distributed; Appositives Reviewed/Practiced

Friday - Vocab. Worksheet #6 Reviewed; Verbal Phrases Reviewed; Parallel Structure Explained/Practiced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #6 Monday

Basic English 10 - Dec. 15-19

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, 12/19!

Monday - Read and discuss p. 130-139 of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Read p. 139-145 for tomorrow; Keep up with the Part Three Study Guide

Tuesday - Begin reading and discussing p. 145-158 of Fahrenheit 451 ("Granger's Lecture")

Wednesday - Finish reading and discussing "Granger's Lecture"; Read p. 158-end of novel

Thursday - Discuss novel's ending; Literary Devices Reviewed; Part Three Quiz Review
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow

Friday - Part 3 Quiz

12/4/14

Academic English 10 - Dec. 8-12

Monday - Rough drafts of research papers handed back; Pages 102-110 of Part 2  of Fahrenheit 451 Assigned; Character Foils Explained
HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due Monday, 12/15; Part 2 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday - Part 2 Quiz; Part 3 Study Guide Distributed; Pages 113-130 Assigned
HOMEWORK - Pages 113-130 Due Friday; Final Copy Due Monday

Wednesday - Time given in class to work on final copy

Thursday - Time given in class to work on final copy

Friday - Discussion of p. 113-130; Reading/discussion of p. 130-137
HOMEWORK - Final copy due Monday
 
REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, 12/19

Honors English 11 - Dec. 8-12

Monday - Reading Comprehension Quiz on "The Devil and Tom Walker"; Discussion of "The Devil and Tom Walker"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Tuesday; Read and answer questions related to "The Minister's Black Veil" for Thursday

Tuesday - Finish Discussion of "The Devil and Tom Walker" (if necessary); Participles Reviewed

Wednesday - Vocab. List #6 Reviewed; Gerunds Reviewed

Thursday - Discuss "The Minister's Black Veil"

Friday - Infinitives Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet #6 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #6 Monday

Basic English 10 - Dec. 8-12

Monday - Finish reading and discussion of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 102-110); Character Foils
HOMEWORK - Part 2 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday - Part 2 Quiz; Part 3 Study Guide Distributed; Reading of p. 113-121 of Part 3
HOMEWORK - Finish reading p. 113-121 (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Discussion of p. 113-121; Reading/discussion of p. 121-130

Thursday - Reading/discussion of p. 130-137

Friday - Reading/discussion of p. 137-145

REMINDERS:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, December 19th 

11/25/14

Academic English 10 - Dec. 1-5

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451; Be prepared to turn in the Part 1 Study Guide

Tuesday - Part 1 Quiz; Part 2 Study Guide Distributed; P. 71-80 of Part 2 Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading pages 71-80 (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Reading/discussion of p. 80-93 ("Faber's Lecture")

Thursday - Reading/discussion of p. 93-110
HOMEWORK - Part 2 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow

Friday - Part 2 Quiz; Vocab. List #5 Reviewed; Part 3 Study Guide Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #5 Monday; Reading of Pages 113-130 of Part 3 Due Friday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, December 19th

11/24/14

Basic English 10 - Dec. 1-5

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving break)

Tuesday - (PLEASE NOTE:  The Part 1 Quiz will be given on this date if there is a snow day on 11/26; The Part 1 Study Guide will also be collected this day)

          Period 1 - Time given in class to work on nonfiction assignments
          Period 6 - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed/Worksheet #5 Distributed (Worksheet due at end   
          of period)

Wednesday - Part 2 Study Guide for Fahrenheit 451 Distributed; Begin reading/discussing Part 2

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing Part 2 (Faber's Lecture)

Friday - Finish reading/discussing Part 2
HOMEWORK - Part 2 Study Guide Due Monday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, December 19th

11/19/14

Honors English 11 - Dec. 1-5

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - Vocab. Test #5; List #6 Distributed; Grammar Review (Complements, Adj./Adv. Phrases)
(PLEASE NOTE:  If there is a snow day on 11/26, the Vocab. Test will be postponed until a later date and List #6 will not be distributed this day.)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Friday

Wednesday - Introduction to American Romanticism (PowerPoint); Longfellow Poetry

Thursday - Adj./Adv. Phrases and Complements Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Tomorrow

Friday - Faust Legend Explained; "The Devil and Tom Walker" Introduced and Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Devil and Tom Walker" for Monday (if not finished Friday in class); Be prepared for a reading comprehension quiz on the short story

11/13/14

Honors English 11 - Nov. 17-26

November 17-21

Monday - The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 21-23 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Ch. 24-26 Due Wednesday; The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Monday, 11/24

Tuesday - Finish Ch. 21-23 Discussion; Vocab. List #5 Reviewed/Worksheet #5 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Ch. 24-26 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Ch. 24-26 Quiz and Discussion

Thursday - Finish Ch. 24-26 Discussion/Discussion of Title (Allusion)
HOMEWORK - The Catcher in the Rye Test Tomorrow; Notebooks Due Tomorrow

Friday - Test on The Catcher in the Rye
REMINDER:  Project due Monday

November 24-26

Monday - Finish test (if necessary)

Tuesday -  Vocab. List #5 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - (Early Dismissal)  Vocab. Worksheet #5 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #5 Tuesday, Dec. 2nd

Thursday - No School (Happy Thanksgiving!)

Friday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Academic English 10 - Nov. 17-26

November 17-21
 

Monday - Intro. to Fahrenheit 451; Begin reading and discussing novel
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tomorrow; Complete all reading assignments that are given in class and keep up with the study guide for Fahrenheit 451

Tuesday - Continue reading and discussing novel (to p. 18)

Wednesday - Continue reading and discussing novel (p. 18-32)
HOMEWORK - Part 1 (p. 3-32) Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Continue reading and discussing novel (p. 32-41); Vocab. Worksheet #4 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #4 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #4; Continue reading and discussing novel (p. 41-53)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday, 12/3

November 24-26

Monday and Tuesday - Read and discuss p. 53-63 of Fahrenheit 451 (Beatty's Lecture)

Wednesday - Read and discuss p. 63-68 of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Part 1 Study Guide Due Tuesday, 12/2; Part 1 Quiz Tuesday, 12/2; Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday, 12/3

Thursday - No School - Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Basic English 10 - Nov. 17-26

NOVEMBER 17th - 21st

Monday - Continued reading/discussion of Fahrenheit 451; Vocab. List #5 Reviewed/Worksheet #5 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Wednesday; Keep up with study guide and reading assignments given in class

Tuesday - Continued reading/discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide and reading assignments given in class

Wednesday - Continued reading/discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide and reading assignments given in class

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Reviewed; Continued reading/discussion of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 53-63 - "Beatty's Lecture")
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide and reading assignments given in class

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; Finish reading and discussing "Beatty's Lecture" (p. 53-63)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Wednesday, 12/3
 
NOVEMBER 24th - 26th

Monday - Finish reading Part 1 (p. 63-68) and review Part 1
HOMEWORK - Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 1 Quiz Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #6 Due Wednesday, 12/3

Tuesday - Part 1 Quiz

Wednesday - Early Dismissal

Thursday - No School - Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday -  No School (Thanksgiving Break)

11/5/14

Academic English 10 - Nov. 10-14

Monday - Parent Conferences (No School for Students)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Wednesday

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given in library to draft research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft Due Friday (includes outline/thesis, four pages of writing, and works cited)

Friday - Vocab. List #4 Reviewed/Worksheet #4 Distributed; Intro. to Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 10-14

Monday - Parent Conferences (No School for Students)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Tuesday; Ch. 18-20 of The Catcher in the Rye Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 18-20; Lit. Circle Discussion of Ch. 18-20
HOMEWORK - Ch. 21-23 Due Friday

Wednesday - Finish Discussion of Ch. 18-20; Symbolism and Motif Activity

Thursday - Finish Symbolism/Motif Activity; Vocab. Definitions #5 Reviewed/Worksheet #5 Distributed

Friday - Gallery Walk (Symbolism/Motif Posters)
HOMEWORK - Ch. 21-23 Due Monday

Basic English 10 - Nov. 10-14

Monday - Parent Conferences (No School for Students)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Grammar Quiz Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz on Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates; Fahrenheit 451 Distributed; Intro. to Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Continued Intro. to Fahrenheit 451; Begin Reading

Friday - Continued Reading/Discussion of Fahrenheit 451

REMINDER:  Next Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, December 19th
 
 

10/28/14

Honors English 11 - Nov. 3-7

Monday - Age of Reason Research Writing Due Today!; Guidance Presentation in Class
HOMEWORK - Ch. 8-14 of The Catcher in the Rye Due Tomorrow (Quiz & Lit. Circle Discussion #2)

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 8-14; Begin Lit. Circle Discussion #2

Wednesday - Continue Lit. Circle Discussion #2

Thursday - Read and discuss article ("Get a Life, Holden Caulfield"); Vocab. List #4 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #4 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Distributed; Time given in class to read Ch. 15-21
HOMEWORK - List #5 Definitions Due Tuesday; Ch. 15-21 of The Catcher in the Rye Due Tuesday

Basic English 10, Period 1 - Nov. 3-7

Monday - Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates Explained

Tuesday - Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates Reviewed; Vocab. List #4 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #4 Tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates Quiz Tomorrow; List #5 Vocab. Definitions Due Tuesday

Thursday - Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates Quiz; Subject/Verb Agreement Explained

Friday - Continued Explanation and Practice of Subject/Verb Agreement
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Tuesday

Basic English 10, Period 6 - Nov. 3-7

Monday - Conclusion Paragraphs Explained; Peer Editing Session
HOMEWORK - Final copy of essay due Thursday

Tuesday - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Reviewed; Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #4 Tomorrow; Final copy of essay due Thursday

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Distributed; Fragments, Subjects, Predicates Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Tuesday; Final copy of essay due tomorrow

Thursday - Quiz on Fragments, Subjects, and Predicates; Subject/Verb Agreement Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Tuesday

Friday - Subject/Verb Agreement Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #5 Due Tuesday

Academic English 10 - Nov. 3-7

Monday - Citations for Research Paper Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Body Paragraphs for Research Paper Explained

Wednesday - Formatting Guidelines for Research Paper Explained; Time given in library to begin drafting
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of research paper (including 4 pages of writing, outline/thesis, and works cited page) due Friday, 11/14

Thursday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed; Time given in library to continue drafting
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; List #4 Distributed; Rules of Punctuation (Comma Usage) Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Wednesday; Rough draft of research paper due Friday, 11/14



10/23/14

Basic English 10, Period 6 - Oct. 27-31

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday!

Monday - Finish reading/discussing Mt. Everest Nonfiction Excerpts

Tuesday - Open-Book Quiz on Excerpts; Writing Prompt Explained (Pre-Writing)
HOMEWORK - Complete pre-writing worksheet for essay (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained; Time given to draft intro. paragraph

Thursday - Body Paragraphs Explained; Time given to draft body paragraphs

Friday - Vocab. List #4 Reviewed/Worksheet #4 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Monday; Rough draft of intro. and body paragraphs for essay should be finished by Monday

Basic English 10, Period 1 - Oct. 27-31

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday

Monday - Open-book quiz on nonfiction excerpts; Writing prompt introduced (Pre-writing); Vocab. List #4 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Complete pre-writing for writing prompt (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Vocab. List #4 Reviewed/Worksheet #4 Distributed; Introductory paragraphs explained
HOMEWORK - Draft an intro. paragraph for essay (if not finished in class); Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Thursday

Wednesday - Body paragraphs explained
HOMEWORK - Draft body paragraphs for essay (if not finished in class);  Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Conclusion paragraphs explained and drafted; Peer Editing Session

Friday - Time given in library to type rough drafts into final copies
HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Essay Due Monday

10/22/14

Academic English 10 - Oct. 27-31

Monday - Punctuation Reviewed (Rules for Comma Usage)

Tuesday - Punctuation Reviewed (Rules for Comma Usage); Creating a Works Cited Explained
HOMEWORK - Typed Works Cited Page Due Thursday

Wednesday - Time given in library to type Works Cited

Thursday - Punctuation Reviewed (Rules for Comma Usage)

Friday - Vocab. List #3 Definitions Reviewed/Worksheet #3 Distributed; Practice with Comma Usage
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 27-31

Monday and Tuesday - Time given in library to locate articles for Age of Reason Research Writing Assignment
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye for Wednesday; Be prepared for Lit. Circle Discussion #1; Age of Reason Research Writing Due Monday, 11/3

Wednesday - Quiz on Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye; Lit. Circle Discussion #1

Thursday - Finish Lit. Circle Discussion #1

Friday - Time given to work on Age of Reason Research Writing Assignment
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 8-14 of The Catcher in the Rye for Tuesday; Be prepared for Lit. Circle Discussion #2; Age of Reason Research Writing Due Monday

10/17/14

Basic English 10 - Oct. 20-24

Monday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed; Tone and Mood Activities; Fiction vs. Nonfiction Activities
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3 Tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. Test #3; List #4/Vocab. Squares Distributed; Introduction to Mt. Everest (Internet article)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Friday; Read Everest Article for Tomorrow (if not finished reading in class)

Wednesday - Discuss Everest Article; Read and Discuss Everest Excerpt #1
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Friday

Thursday - Read and Discuss Everest Excerpt #2
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Tomorrow

Friday - Open-Book Quiz on Everest Excerpts; Writing Prompt Explained (Pre-Writing)
HOMEWORK - Pre-Writing for Essay Due Monday (if not finished in class)

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments
Due Friday, October 31st 

10/15/14

Academic English 10 - Oct. 20-24

Monday - Punctuation Reviewed (Quotation Marks and Italics)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Punctuation Reviewed (Comma Usage)

Wednesday - Outline and Thesis Statement for Research Paper Explained
HOMEWORK - Create a rough draft of outline and thesis statement for research paper

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Reviewed; Time given in library to type outline/thesis
HOMEWORK - Typed and MLA-formatted outline/thesis due at end of period tomorrow; Vocab. Test #2 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed; Time given in library to finish typing outline/thesis
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 20-24

Monday - Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Today; Declaration of Independence Discussed; Propaganda Reviewed

Tuesday - Thomas Paine's "The Crisis" Introduced and Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Crisis" and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - "The Crisis" Discussed; Age of Reason Research Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Age of Reason Research Writing Assignment Due Monday, 11/3; Open-Book Quiz on Age of Reason Lit. Tomorrow

Thursday - Open-Book Quiz; MLA-Formatted Citations Reviewed (PowerPoint)

Friday - Introduction to The Catcher in the Rye; Explanation of Literature Circles
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes according to selected literature circle role on Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye for Wednesday 10/29 (Be prepared for a comprehension quiz and a literature circle discussion on this date)

10/7/14

Honors English 11 - Oct. 13-17

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3 Wednesday; The Crucible Project Due Thursday

Tuesday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed; Intro. to Age of Reason (PowerPoint); Aphorisms Explained
HOMEWORK - The Crucible Project Due Thursday; Vocab. Test #3 Tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #3; List #4 Distributed; Time given to write original aphorisms; Time given to collaborate on The Crucible project
HOMEWORK - Original aphorism due tomorrow; The Crucible Project Due Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Monday

Thursday - Original Aphorisms Shared in Class; Franklin's Autobiography excerpt assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading and answering questions related to Franklin's Autobiography (if not finished in class); Vocab. Definitions #4 Due Monday

Friday - Franklin's Autobiography Discussed; Declaration of Independence Introduced and Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and answer questions related to Declaration for Monday

Basic English 10 - Oct. 13-17

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Tone and Mood Practice

Wednesday - Finish Tone and Mood Practice; Time given to work on nonfiction assignments

Thursday - Begin Mt. Everest Excerpts (Nonfiction)

Friday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed/Worksheet #3 Distributed;  Continue Mt. Everest Excerpts
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due 10/31

Academic English 10 - Oct. 13-17

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)
HOMEWORK - Grammar Review Packet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Grammar Review Collected; Time Given in Library
HOMEWORK - Note-Taking Guides for Research Paper Due Friday

Wednesday - Time Given in Library

Thursday - Time Given in Library
HOMEWORK - All Note-Taking Guides for Research Paper Due Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed/Worksheet #2 Distributed; Punctuation Usage Reviewed (Quotes and Italics)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday

10/1/14

Academic English 10 - Oct. 6-10

Monday - Note-Taking for Research Paper Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Databases for Research Paper Reviewed; Time Given to Work on Grammar Review (Parts of Speech)
HOMEWORK - Grammar Review Due 10/14; Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Time Given to Work on Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Grammar Review Due 10/14

Thursday - Time Given in Library to Begin Researching/Note-Taking

Friday - Time Given in Library to Continue Researching/Note-Taking
HOMEWORK - Grammar Review Due Tuesday; Note-Taking Guides Due Friday, 10/17

Honors English 11 - Oct. 6-10

Monday - Act IV Reviewed; The Crucible Project Explained
HOMEWORK - The Crucible Project Due Thursday, October 16th

Tuesday - Vocab. List #3 Reviewed/Worksheet #3 Distributed; Begin Viewing The Crucible DVD

Wednesday - Continue viewing The Crucible

Thursday - Act IV Quiz

Friday - Act 80 Half Day; Vocab. Worksheet #3 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #3 Tuesday; The Crucible Project due 10/16

Basic English 10 - Oct. 6-10

Monday - Open-Book Quiz on "A Problem"; Point of View Activity
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Theme Activity
HOMEWORK - Short Story Test Tomorrow (Review Short Story Notes - PowerPoint Packet); Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Short Story Test

Thursday - Finish Short Story Test

Friday - Act 80 Half Day; Vocab. List #3 Reviewed/Worksheet #3 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, October 31st

9/25/14

Basic English 10, Pd. 6 - Sept. 29 - Oct. 3

Monday - Finish reading/discussing "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
HOMEWORK - Finish "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" Packet (if not finished in class); Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tomorrow; Nonfiction Assignments Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Open-Book Quiz on "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"; Begin reading/discussing "A Problem"

Wednesday - Finish reading/discussing "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Finish "A Problem" worksheet (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Open-Book Quiz on "A Problem"; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #3 Definitions Due Wednesday; Short Story Cold Read Test Monday (Review Literary Elements and Devices)

Basic English 10, Pd 1 - Sept. 29 - Oct. 3

Monday - Begin reading/discussing "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Continue reading/discussing "A Problem"

Wednesday - Open-Book Quiz on "A Problem"; Point of View Activity

Thursday - Finish Point of View Activity; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #3 Definitions Due Wednesday; Short Story Cold Read Test Monday (Review Literary Elements and Devices)

Academic English 10 - Sept. 29 - Oct. 3

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, 10/3

Monday - Short Story Fairy Tale Projects Due Today!; Vocab. List #1B Reviewed/Worksheet #1B Distributed; Student Short Story Projects Read in Class
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Research Paper Introduced/Assigned; Student Short Story Projects Read in Class
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Paper Due Friday, 10/3

Wednesday - Short Story Cold Read Test

Thursday - Finish Short Story Test; Vocab. List #1B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1B Tomorrow; Research Paper Topic Due Tomorrow

Friday - Research Paper Topics Collected; Vocab. Test #1B; List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #2 Definitions Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 29 - Oct. 3

Monday - Act III, p. 1291-1301 discussed; Continued reading of Act III
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Tuesday; Finish reading and taking notes on Act III for Tuesday

Tuesday - Act III Discussion/Review
HOMEWORK - Act III Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act III Quiz
HOMEWORK - Begin reading Act IV (p. 1319-1327) and taking notes on these pages

Thursday - Discussion of Act IV (p. 1319-1327); Continued reading of Act IV
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Act IV (if not finished in class)

Friday - Act IV Discussion (Tragic Hero, Act IV Questions); The Crucible Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Act IV Quiz Monday; The Crucible Project Due Friday, Oct. 17th

9/17/14

Honors English 11 - Sept. 22-26

Monday - Time given in class to read/take notes on pages 1267-1275 of The Crucible or to work on grammar review
HOMEWORK - Grammar Review due tomorrow; Reading/Note-taking for p. 1267-1275 due tomorrow; Complete Vocab. Worksheet #2 by Thursday

Tuesday - Discussion of Act II, p. 1267-1275; Continue reading Act II
HOMEWORK - Finish reading and taking notes on Act II for tomorrow

Wednesday - Act II Discussion/Quotes Analysis Activity; Act II Quiz Review
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Act II Tomorrow

Thursday - Act II Quiz; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Act III, p. 1291-1301 for Monday

9/16/14

Academic English 10 - Sept. 22-26

Monday - Time given in class to work on short story project
REMINDER:  Short Story Fairy Tale Project Due Monday, Sept. 29th
HOMEWORK -  Vocab. Definitions #1B Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Begin reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"
HOMEWORK -  Vocab. Definitions #1B Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Continue reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"

Thursday - Finish reading/discuss "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; Complete post-reading questions/analysis

Friday - Vocab. Definitions #1B Reviewed/Worksheet #1B Distributed
HOMEWORK:  Short Story Project Due Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, September 30th

Basic English 10 - Sept. 22-26

Monday -
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Begin reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Continue reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"

Thursday - Finish reading/discuss "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; Post-reading questions

Friday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed/Worksheet #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, September 30th

9/11/14

Academic English 10 - Sept. 15-19

Monday - Begin reading the short story "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Finish reading the short story "A Problem"; Complete post-reading questions

Wednesday - Short Story Project Explained/Assigned
DUE DATE:  Short Story Project Due Friday, Sept. 26

Thursday - Vocab. List #1A Reviewed; Begin reading "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1A Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #1A; List #1B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and complete packet for Tuesday (time will be given in class for this on Monday); Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due September 30th

Honors English 11 - Sept. 15-19

Monday - Discuss p. 1237-1245 of The Crucible (Act I)
HOMEWORK - Read to p. 1255 of The Crucible; Take notes in composition book during reading; Vocab. Definitions #2 Due tomorrow

Tuesday - Discuss to p. 1255 of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Act I and take notes during reading

Wednesday - Act I Discussion/Quiz Review

Thursday - Act I Quiz
HOMEWORK - Read p. 1267-1275 of The Crucible (Act II) for Tuesday

Friday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed/Worksheet #2 Distributed; Parts of Speech Review Exercise Assigned
HOMEWORK - Parts of Speech Review Exercise Due Tuesday; Read and take notes on p. 1267-1275 of The Crucible for Tuesday; Vocab. worksheet will be reviewed in class on Thursday

Basic English 10 - Sept. 15-19

Monday - Introduce and begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continue reading "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"; Complete post-reading questions

Thursday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed; Point of View Activity
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1; List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Finish vocab. definitions for List #2 for Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due September 30th

9/3/14

Academic English 10 - Sept. 8-12

Monday - Introduction to "The Masque of the Red Death"; Begin reading

Tuesday - Continue reading/discussing "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Finish reading/discussing "The Masque of the Red Death"; Setting/Mood Activity

Thursday - Finish Setting/Mood Activity

Friday - Vocab. List #1A Reviewed; Worksheet #1A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 8-12

Monday - Close Reading Notebook and Strategies Explained; Intro. to The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on p. 1234-1237 of The Crucible; Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Pages 1234-1237 of The Crucible Discussed; Continue reading/discussing Act I
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes to p. 1245 (if not finished in class); Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Peer Review Session for Narrative Essay; Vocab. List #1 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1 Tomorrow; Final Copy of Narrative Essay Due Friday

Thursday - Vocab. Test #1; List #2 Distributed; Discussion of Act I (to p. 1245)
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes up to p. 1255 of Act I; Narrative Final Copy Due Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Tuesday

Friday - Discuss to p. 1255 of Act I
HOMEWORK - Finish reading and taking notes on Act I for Monday; Vocab. Definitions Due Tuesday

Basic English 10 - Sept. 8-12

Monday - 3 Wishes Question; Start reading "The Monkey's Paw"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue reading/discussing "The Monkey's Paw"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Finish reading/discussing "The Monkey's Paw"; Setting/Mood Activity
HOMEWORK - Open-Book Quiz on "The Monkey's Paw" Tomorrow

Thursday - Quiz on "The Monkey's Paw"; Finish Setting/Mood Activity

Friday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed; Worksheet #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due September 30th

8/29/14

Pd 6 Basic English 10 - Sept. 1-5

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Finish Cold Read Pre-Assessment; Time given to work on nonfiction assignments

Wednesday - Review of Short Story Terms/Devices

Thursday - Finish Review of Short Story Terms/Devices; Setting Activity

Friday - Finish Setting Activity; Vocab. List #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Wednesday

8/21/14

Honors English 11 - Sept. 1-5

Monday - No School (Labor Day)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Bradford's Narrative Account Introduced/Assigned

Wednesday - Bradford's Narrative Account Discussed; Narrative Essay Assigned
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday, 9/10

Thursday - Quiz on Narrative Accounts; Narrative Writing Exercises (Show vs. Tell); Review of Punctuating with Quotation Marks

Friday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed; Finish Narrative Writing Exercises
HOMEWORK - Narrative Rough Draft Due Wednesday, 9/10

8/20/14

Academic English 10 - Sept. 1-5

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Introduction to "The Monkey's Paw" (3 Wishes Question/Discussion); Begin reading short story
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continue reading/discussing "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - Finish reading/discussing "The Monkey's Paw"
HOMEWORK - Quiz tomorrow on "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Quiz; Vocab. List #1A Reviewed/Worksheet #1A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, September 30th

Pd 1 Basic English 10 - Sept. 1-5

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Short Story Terms Reviewed

Wednesday - Finish Review of Short Story Terms; Setting Activity

Thursday - Finish Setting Activity

Friday - Vocab. List #1 Distributed; Time given to work on vocab. definitions
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Wednesday


REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, September 30th

8/6/14

Honors English 11 - Aug. 25-29

Monday - Summer Reading Review
HOMEWORK - Review for tomorrow's Summer Reading Exam

Tuesday - Summer Reading Exam

Wednesday - Introduction to Course

Thursday - Columbus's and Equiano's Narratives Assigned

Friday - Discussion of Narrative Accounts; Vocab. List #1 Assigned
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tuesday


Basic English 10 - Aug. 25-29

Monday - Introduction to Course

Tuesday - Nonfiction Assignments Explained; Plot Diagram Reviewed

Wednesday - Cold Read Short Story Pre-Test

Thursday - Finish Cold Read Short Story Pre-Test

Friday - Vocab. List #1 Explained and Assigned
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Wednesday

Academic English 10 - Aug. 25-29

Monday - Introduction to Course

Tuesday - Nonfiction Assignments Explained; Review of Plot Diagram

Wednesday - Short Story Terms Explained/Reviewed

Thursday - Setting/Mood Activity

Friday - Finish Setting/Mood Activity; Vocab. List #1A Assigned
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #1A Due Wednesday

5/2/14

Practical English 11 - May 5-9

Monday - Propaganda Techniques Reviewed; Analyze Examples of Propaganda

Tuesday - Finish Analyzing Examples of Propaganda; "Create an Ad" Project Assigned
HOMEWORK - "Create an Ad" Propaganda Project Due Monday

Wednesday - Time given in class to work on "Create an Ad" Project; Sentences vs. Fragments Reviewed

Thursday - Time given in class to work on "Create an Ad" Project; Simple/Complete Subjects and Predicates Reviewed

Friday - Time given in class to work on "Create an Ad" Project; Finding Subjects and Predicates Reviewed
REMINDER:  "Create an Ad" Project Due Monday

Basic English 10 - May 5-9

Monday - Finish reading/discussing Act III, Scene I of Julius Caesar; Scene II Assigned

Tuesday - Time given in class to read Scene II

Wednesday - Finish reading/discussing Act III, Scene III; Open-Book Act III Quiz Assigned
HOMEWORK - Act III Open-Book Quiz Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Begin reading/discussing Act IV

Friday - Continue reading/discussing Act IV

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, May 19th

Honors English 11 - May 5-9

Monday - Vocab. Worksheet #13 Reviewed; Continued reading/discussing of Act III of Hamlet (Scene 2 &3)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #13 Tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. Test #13; Read/discuss Scene 4 of Hamlet; Review of Act III
HOMEWORK - Act III Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act III Quiz; Begin reading/discussion of Act IV (Scenes 1-3)

Thursday - Continued reading discussing of Act IV (Scenes 4&5)

Friday - Finish reading/discussion of Act IV (Scene 5) and review Act IV
HOMEWORK - Act IV Quiz Monday

5/1/14

Academic English 10 - May 5-9

Monday - Vocab. Test #12; Act 3, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Act 3, Scene 2 "Talk to the Text" Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Finish reading and discussing Act 3; Act 3 Quotes Analysis
HOMEWORK - Act 3 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Act 3 Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act 3 Quiz; Begin reading/discussing Act IV

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing Act IV

Friday - Finish reading/discussing Act IV
HOMEWORK - Act IV Study Guide Due Monday; Act IV Quiz Monday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, May 19th

4/23/14

Practical English 11 - April 28 - May 2

Monday through Friday - Students will present their literary device posters to the class as a review for the upcoming Keystone Literature Exams

REMINDERS:  Vocab. Worksheet #3A Due Wednesday; Vocab. Test #3A will be on Friday

Basic English 10 - April 28-May 2

Monday - Finish reading and discussing Act II

Tuesday - Act II Quotes Analysis; Vocab. List #11 Reviewed/Worksheet #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Act II Study Guide and Quotes Due Tomorrow; Act II Quiz Tomorrow; Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Thursday

Wednesday - Act II Quiz; Begin reading and discussing Act III
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Continue reading and discussing Act III; Vocab. Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #11 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; Continue reading and discussing Act III

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments due 5/19

Academic English 10 - April 28 - May 2

Monday - Finish Act II, Scene I Performances; Continue Act II

Tuesday - Finish reading and discussing Act II; Act II Quotes
HOMEWORK - Act II Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Act II Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act II Quiz; Begin reading and discussing Act III

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Reviewed; Continue Act III
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #12 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #12; Continue Act III

Honors English 11 - April 28 - May 2

Monday - Act II Quiz; Begin Act III (Scene I)

Tuesday - Read and Discuss Act III, Scene II

Wednesday - Read and Discuss Act III, Scene III; Act III Questions
HOMEWORK - Act III Quiz Tomorrow

Thursday - Act III Quiz; Vocab. List #13 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #13 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #13; List #14 Distributed; Start Act IV
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #14 Due Tuesday

4/15/14

Practical English 11 - April 21-25

Monday - Begin reading/discussing Ch. 8 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3A Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue reading/discussing Ch. 8

Wednesday - Begin reading/discussing Ch. 9

Thursday - Finish reading/discussing Ch. 9
HOMEWORK - Ch. 8&9 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Open-Book Quiz Tomorrow

Friday - Ch. 8&9 Quiz; Time given to work on lit. device project
REMINDER:  Lit. Device Presentations Begin Monday!

Basic English 10 - April 21-25

Monday - Rough drafts of research paper handed back;  Act I Quiz
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Time given to work on final copy of research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Time given to work on final copy of research paper

Thursday - Time given to work on final copy of research paper
HOMEWORK - Final copy due tomorrow

Friday - Begin reading/discussing Act II of Julius Caesar

Academic English 10 - April 21-25

Monday - Continue reading/discussing Act I of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Finish reading/discussing Act I; Act I Quotes Analysis
HOMEWORK - Act I Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday -  Act I Quiz; Start reading/discussing Act II

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing Act II; Vocab. List #12 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #12 Tomorrow

Friday - Finish reading/discussing Act II; Act II Quotes Analysis; Vocab. Test #12
HOMEWORK - Act II Quiz Monday

Honors English 11 - April 21-25

Monday - Continue reading/discussing Act I of Hamlet
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #13 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Finish reading/discussing Act I of Hamlet
HOMEWORK - Act I Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act I Quiz; Begin reading/discussing Act II

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing Act II

Friday - Finish reading/discussing Act II; Vocab. List #13 Reviewed/Worksheet #13 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Act II Quiz Monday

4/11/14

Practical English 11 - April 14-18

Monday - Finish reading/discussing Ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby; Time given to work on Lit. Device Review Project
HOMEWORK - Ch. 7 Quiz Tomorrow; Vocab. Worksheet #2B Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Ch. 7 Quiz; Character Maps Activity

Wednesday - Finish Character Maps Activity; Vocab. Worksheet #2B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2B Tomorrow

Thursday - Vocab. Test #2B; List #3B Distributed (Definitions Due Wednesday, 4/23); Time given to work on Lit. Device Review Project
REMINDER - Lit. Device Project Presentations Begin 4/28

Friday - No School

Basic English 10 - April 14-18

Monday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed; Begin reading and discussing Act I of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #10 Tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed; Continue reading/discussing Act I

Wednesday - Finish reading/discussing Act I
HOMEWORK - Finish Act I Study Guide (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Act I Quotes Analysis; Time given in class to work on vocabulary definitions
HOMEWORK - Act I Study Guide Due Monday; Act I Quiz Monday

Friday - No School

Academic English 10 - April 14-18

Monday - To Kill a Mockingbird Test
REMINDER:  To Kill a Mockingbird Newspaper Project Due Tuesday, 4/22

Tuesday - Introduction to Julius Caesar
 
Wednesday - Begin reading and discussing Act I of Julius Caesar
 
Thursday - Vocab. List #12 Reviewed; Worksheet #12 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tomorrow

Friday - No School

Honors English 11 - April 14-18

Monday and Tuesday - Finish viewing The Great Gatsby film; Introduction to Hamlet

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #12 Reviewed; Begin reading and discussing Act I of Hamlet
 
Thursday - Vocab. Test #12; List #13 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #13 Due Tuesday

Friday - No School

4/3/14

Practical English 11 - April 7-11

Monday - Continued reading/discussion of Ch. 6 of The Great Gatsby

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 5&6 of The Great Gatsby; Ch. 5&6 Quotes Analyzed/Discussed

Wednesday - Vocab. List #2B Reviewed/Worksheet #2B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2B Due Friday

Thursday and Friday - Reading and discussion of Ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby

Basic English 10 - April 7-11

Monday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet #10 Distributed; Comma Usage Rules Reviewed and Practiced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Comma Usage Rules Reviewed and Practiced

Wednesday - Comma Usage Rules Reviewed and Practiced; Introduction to Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Commas Tomorrow

Thursday - Comma Quiz; Continue Introduction to Julius Caesar; Vocab. Worksheet #10 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #10 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed; Finish Introduction to Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday

Academic English 10 - April 7-11

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 25&26 of To Kill a Mockingbird; Character Foils; Ch. 27
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Ch. 27 (if not finished in class); Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Reading and discussion of Ch. 28
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Reading and discussion of Ch. 29&30

Thursday - Reading and discussion of Ch. 31; Symbols/Motifs/Themes Activity

Friday - Vocab. List #12 Reviewed/Worksheet #12 Distributed; Review Sheet for To Kill a Mockingbird Test Distributed; Newspaper Project Explained
HOMEWORK - To Kill a Mockingbird Test Monday; Vocab. Worksheet #12 Due Tuesday; Newspaper Project Due 4/21

Honors English 11 - April 7-11

Monday - Modernism Test
HOMEWORK - Gatsby Research Writing Assignment Due Monday, April 14th

Tuesday - Vocab. List #12 Reviewed/Worksheet #12 Distributed; Begin viewing The Great Gatsby
 
Wednesday - Continue viewing The Great Gatsby
 
Thursday - Finish viewing The Great Gatsby; Vocab. Worksheet #12 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #12 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #12; List #13 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #13 Due Tuesday

3/29/14

Practical English 11 - March 31 - April 4

Monday - Time given in library to finish revising/editing rough drafts
HOMEWORK - Final copy of research paper due tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. Worksheet #2A Reviewed; Begin reading/discussing Ch. 5 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2A Tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #2A; List #2B Distributed; Continued reading/discussion of Ch. 5
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2B Due Monday

Thursday - Finish reading/discussing Ch. 5; Time given to work on vocab. definitions

Friday - Begin reading/discussing Ch. 6 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2B Due Monday

Basic English 10 - March 31 - April 4

Monday through Friday - Students will be given time to work in the library on the rough drafts of their research paper
REMINDER:  Rough draft of research paper due at the end of the period on Friday

3/28/14

Academic English 10 - March 31 - April 1

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 21&22 of To Kill a Mockingbird; Discussion of Ch. 21&22; Reading/Discussion of Ch. 23
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #11 Due Tomorrow; Finish Reading Ch. 23 (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Quotes for Ch. 23 Analyzed; Continued reading/discussion of novel

Wednesday - Continued reading/discussion of novel

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet Reviewed; Continued reading/discussion of novel

HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #11 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; List #12 Distributed; Continued reading/discussion of novel
HOMEWORK - List #12 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - March 31 - April 4

Monday - Ch. 7 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Ch. 8&9 Due Thursday (Inner/Outer Circle Discussion); Vocab. Definitions #12 Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Finish Ch. 7 Quiz and Discussion; American Dream Article/Discussion
HOMEWORK - Ch. 8&9 Due Thursday

Wednesday - Time given in class to read; Research paper introduced/explained
HOMEWORK - Research paper due April 16th 

Thursday and Friday - Ch. 8&9 Quiz and Discussion; Vocab. List #12 Reviewed/Worksheet #12 Distributed; Modernist Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Modernist Test Monday; Notebooks Collected Monday

3/20/14

Practical English 11 - March 24-28

Monday - Key Quotes from Ch. 1-4 of The Great Gatsby Reviewed/Discussed; Vocab. List #2A Reviewed/Worksheet #2A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Wednesday; Open-Book Quiz on Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby Tomorrow; Ch. 3&4 Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 3&4; Begin Reading/Discussing Ch. 5
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Rough Drafts of Research Paper Handed Back/Explained; Continue Reading/Discussing Ch. 5

Thursday - Time given in library to revise/edit rough draft

Friday - Time given in library to revise/edit rough draft
HOMEWORK- Final Copy of Research Paper Due Tuesday, April 1st

Basic English 10 - March 24-28

Monday - Time given in library to type Works Cited and Introductory Paragraph (Works Cited and Intro. due at end of period)

Tuesday - MLA Citations Explained (PowerPoint)

Wednesday - Body Paragraphs Explained

Thursday - Formatting Explained; Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet #10 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #10 Due Wednesday

Friday - Time given in library to begin drafting research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of research paper (including 3 pages of writing, outline, works cited) due at the end of the period on Friday, April 4th

Academic English - March 24-28

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 14&15 of To Kill a Mockingbird; Read and discuss Ch. 16
HOMEWORK - Ch. 9-16 Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continue reading/discussing To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class

Wednesday - Continue reading/discussing To Kill a Mockingbird HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing To Kill a Mockingbird HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class

Friday - Vocab. List #11 Reviewed/Worksheet #11 Distributed; Continue reading/discussing To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class; Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - March 24-28

Monday - Discussion of Imagist Poetry
HOMEWORK - Ch. 5&6 of The Great Gatsby Due Wednesday (Inner/Outer Circle Discussion)

Tuesday - Science Field Trip

Wednesday - Quiz on Ch. 5&6 of The Great Gatsby; Inner/Outer Circle Discussion

Thursday - Finish Discussion of Ch. 5&6; Vocab. Worksheet #11 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #11 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; List #12 Distributed; "The Far and the Near" Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby for Monday; Read and take notes on "The Far and the Near" for Tuesday

3/14/14

Practical English 11 - March 17-21

Monday - Continued reading/discussion of The Great Gatsby (Ch. 3); Vocab. List #2A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2A Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continued reading/discussion of The Great Gatsby (Ch. 3-4)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2A Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continued reading/discussion of The Great Gatsby (Ch. 3-4)
HOMEWORK - Study guide for Ch. 3&4 Due Friday; Quiz on Ch. 3&4 Friday

Thursday - TAT Presentation in Auditorium (No Class)

Friday - Quiz on Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby; Vocab. Definitions #2A Reviewed/Worksheet #2A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2A Due Tuesday

Basic English 10 - March 17-21

Monday - Time given in class to type outline/thesis (Typed outline/thesis due at the end of the class period)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Rules of Comma Usage Reviewed (Commas Surrounding Nonessential Clauses/Phrases)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Intro. Paragraph for Research Paper Explained; Time given to draft intro. paragraph

Thursday - Works Cited for Research Paper Explained

Friday - Time given in class to type Works Cited
HOMEWORK - Typed Works Cited due at the end of class on Monday (library time will be given in class on Monday)

3/12/14

Academic English 10 - March 17-21

Monday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet #10 Distributed; Lessons Learned from Ch. 1-11 Activity (To Kill a Mockingbird)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #10 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Continued Reading/Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with study guide related to novel

Wednesday - Continued Reading/Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with study guide related to novel

Thursday - Vocab. Worksheet #10 Reviewed; Continued Reading/Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #10 Tomorrow; Complete any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with study guide related to novel

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed; Continued Reading/Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with study guide related to novel; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - March 17-21

Monday - Time given in class to read Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Ch. 3&4 Tomorrow

Tuesday - Quiz and Discussion of Ch. 3&4
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 5&6 (inner/outer circle assignments) for Tuesday, 3/25

Wednesday - Finish Discussion of Ch. 3&4; Vocab. List #11 Reviewed/Worksheet #11 Distributed

Thursday - Student Realist/Naturalist Fairy Tales Read Aloud; Vocab. Worksheet #11 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #11 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #11; Student Realist/Naturalist Fairy Tales Read Aloud
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Imagist Poetry for Monday; Ch. 5&6 of The Great Gatsby due Tuesday (inner/outer circle discussion)

3/7/14

Practical English 11 - March 10-14

Monday - Vocab. Test #1B; List #2A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2A Due Thursday

Tuesday through Friday - Time given in class to draft research paper (4 pages of writing, outline, works cited)
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of research paper due at end of period on Friday

Basic English 10 - March 10-14

Monday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed; Worksheet #9 Distributed; Rules for Comma Usage Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Rules for Comma Usage Reviewed

Wednesday - Outlines (for research paper) Explained/Time given for students to draft outline; Vocab. Worksheet #9 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #9 Tomorrow

Thursday - Thesis Statements (for research paper) Explained; Vocab. Test #9; List #10 Distributed; Time given to work on drafting thesis statement
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday (3/19)

Friday - Time given in library to type outline and thesis statement
HOMEWORK - Typed outline/thesis due at end of period on Monday; Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday

Academic English 10 - March 10-14

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 5-7 of To Kill a Mockingbird; Read and Discuss Ch. 8
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday; Study Guide for Ch. 1-8 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Analyzing Diction in To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Read and Discuss Ch. 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird

Thursday - Read and Discuss Ch. 10 of To Kill a Mockingbird
 
Friday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet #10 Distributed; Read and Discuss Ch. 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird

Honors English 11 - March 10-14

Monday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed; "To His Coy Mistress" Read/Discussed (Related to "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock")
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby for tomorrow; Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Due Thursday; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Friday

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby; Discussion of these chapters
HOMEWORK - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Thursday

Wednesday - Modernist Poetry Assigned
HOMEWORK - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Friday

Thursday - Modernist Poetry Discussed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #11 Due Tomorrow

Friday - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tales Read in Class
HOMEWORK- Read and take notes on Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby for Tuesday (3/18)

2/27/14

Practical English 11 - March 3-7

Monday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained; Time given to work on drafting intro. paragraph

Tuesday - Body Paragraphs Explained; Continue Reading/Discussing The Great Gatsby


Wednesday - Formatting Guidelines Explained; Vocab. List #1B Reviewed/Worksheet #1B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Friday



Thursday and Friday - Time given in library to begin writing rough draft of research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft Due Friday, March 14th (Includes 4 typed pages of writing, typed outline, typed works cited page)

Basic English 10 - March 3-7

Monday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday; Note-Taking Guides Due End of Period Friday

Tuesday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking

Wednesday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking

Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking

Friday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking; Note-Taking Guides Due End of Period

Academic English 10 - March 3-7

Monday - Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #9 Due Tuesday

Tuesday through Thursday - Read/Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments that are given in class; Complete the novel study guide during or after each assigned reading passage; Vocab. Test #9 Friday
 
Friday - Vocab. Test #9; Continue reading/discussing To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - March 3-7

Monday - Realism/Naturalism Test; Copies of The Great Gatsby Distributed

Tuesday - Introduction to Modernism/The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Gatsby for Monday

Wednesday - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Introduced/Assigned

Thursday - Discuss "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; Vocab. Worksheet #10 Reviewed

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #11 Definitions Due Tuesday; Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby for Monday; Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Thursday, 3/13

2/21/14

Practical English 11 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Works Cited Guidelines Explained; Time given in library to type outline/thesis/works cited

Tuesday - Time given in library to type outline/thesis/works cited
HOMEWORK - Typed outline/thesis and works cited page due Wednesday

Wednesday - Continue reading and discussing The Great Gatsby
 
Thursday - Citations Explained (PowerPoint)

Friday - Practice with citations; Continue reading and discussing The Great Gatsby

Basic English 10 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Research Paper Topic Due Today; Rules of Capitalization and Punctuation (Italics) Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Rules of Punctuation (Quotation Marks) Reviewed; Note-Taking Guidelines for Research Paper Explained

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #8 Reviewed; Databases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #8 Tomorrow

Thursday - Vocab. Test #8; List #9 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Friday - Time given in library to begin note-taking for research paper
HOMEWORK - Note-Taking Guide Due Friday, Feb. 7th

2/20/14

Academic English 10 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Song Lyric Project Explained; Sonnets
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Tomorrow; Bring Song Lyrics to Class Tomorrow

Wednesday - Time given in class to work on song lyric project
HOMEWORK - Poetry Test Tomorrow

Thursday - Poetry Test

Friday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed/Worksheet #9 Distributed; Time given in class to work on song lyric project
HOMEWORK - Song Lyric Project Due Monday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Analyzing Diction in Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Ch. 5&6 Due Tomorrow (prepare for inner/outer circle discussion)

Tuesday - Ch. 5&6 Quiz and Inner/Outer Circle Discussion

Wednesday - Finish Ch. 5&6 Discussion; Analyzing Archetypal Characters

Thursday - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Assigned; Vocab. List #11 Reviewed/Worksheet #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Realism/Naturalism Test Tomorrow

Friday - Realism/Naturalism Test
HOMEWORK - Fairy Tale Project Due Friday, March 14th

2/7/14

Practical English 11 - Feb. 10-14

Monday and Tuesday - Time given in class to work on researching and completing abstracts
HOMEWORK - 5 completed abstracts due Wednesday

Wednesday - Begin reading/discussing The Great Gatsby

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing The Great Gatsby

Friday - Vocab. List #1A Reviewed; Worksheet #1A Distributed; Continue reading/discussing The Great Gatsby

Academic English 10 - Feb. 10-14

Monday - Introduction to Poetry Terms
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Begin reading and discussing poetry (lyric poems)

Wednesday - Continue reading and discussing poetry (lyric poems)

Thursday - Continue reading and discussing poetry (narrative poems); Vocab. List #8B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #8B Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #8B; List #9 Distributed; Continue reading and discussing poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 10-14

Monday - Discuss "The Story of an Hour"; Introduction to Of Mice and Men (PowerPoint, Poem)
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 for Wednesday

Tuesday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed; Comma Usage Continued

Wednesday - Quiz and Discussion of Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3 for Tuesday

Thursday - Diction Activity related to Of Mice and Men; Vocab. List #10 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #10 Friday

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; Finish Diction Activity
HOMEWORK - List #11 Definitions Due Tuesday; Read and take notes on Ch. 3 for Tuesday

Basic English 10 - Feb. 10-14

Monday - Read and discuss Sonnets 18 and 116

Tuesday - Poetry Review; Song Lyric Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Poetry Test Tomorrow; Song Lyric Project Due Friday

Wednesday - Poetry Test; Time given to work on song lyric project

Thursday - Vocab. List #8 Reviewed/Worksheet #8 Distributed; Time given to work on song lyric project
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8 Due Tuesday; Song Lyric Project Due Tomorrow

Friday - Punctuation Explained (Comma Usage)

1/29/14

Practical English 11 - Feb. 3-7

Monday through Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching for writing assignment
REMINDER:  5 completed abstracts due at the end of the period on Thursday

Friday - Vocab. List #1A Reviewed/Worksheet #1A Distributed; Begin reading The Great Gatsby

Basic English 10 - Feb. 3-7

Monday - Read and Discuss Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Read and Discuss Shakespearean Sonnets; Song Lyric/Poetry Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Song Lyric Assignment Due Monday, 2/10

Wednesday - Time given in class to work on song lyric assignment
HOMEWORK - Poetry Test Tomorrow

Thursday - Poetry Test

Friday - Vocab. List #8 Reviewed/Worksheet #8 Distributed; Time given in class to work on song lyric assignment
HOMEWORK - Song Lyric Assignment Due Monday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 3-7

Monday - Vocab. Test #9; Time given in class to read "To Build a Fire"
HOMEWORK - List #10 Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Read and take notes on "To Build a Fire" for Tomorrow; Transcendentalism Project Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Quiz on "To Build a Fire"; Discussion of story
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Story of an Hour" for tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Discussion of "The Story of an Hour"; Punctuation Reviewed

Thursday - Introduction to Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men for Monday

Friday - Punctuation Reviewed (semicolons and colons); Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet #10 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men for Monday

Academic English 10 - Feb. 3-7

Monday - Sentence Types Explained; Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Grammar Test Tomorrow (Parts of a Sentence, Subject/Verb Agreement); Vocab. Definitions #8B Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Grammar Test; Introduction to Poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8A Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish Introduction to Poetry; Begin reading/analyzing poems

Thursday - Continue reading/analyzing poetry

Friday - Vocab. List #8A Reviewed/Worksheet #8A Distributed; Continue reading/analyzing poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tuesday

1/23/14

Practical English 11 - Jan. 27-31

Monday - Continued Introduction to The Great Gatsby (finish PowerPoint); Study Guide Distributed; Begin reading novel
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Abstracts for research paper explained; Continue reading novel

Wednesday - Databases for research paper explained; Continue reading novel

Thursday - McCann Presentation

Friday - Begin researching for writing assignment (in library)
HOMEWORK - 5 completed abstracts due at the end of the period on Thursday, 2/6

Basic English 10 - Jan. 27-31

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Jan. 31st

Monday - Continue reading and discussing poetry ("The Wind...", "Metaphor", "A Pace Like That")

Tuesday - Vocab. List #7 Reviewed; Narrative Poetry ("The Bridegroom")
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #7 Tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #7; List #8 Distributed; Continue "The Bridegroom"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8 Due Tuesday

Thursday - Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")

Friday - Finish Narrative Poetry; Time given to work on vocab. definitions

1/22/14

Academic English 10 - Jan. 27-31

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Jan. 31st

Monday - Sentence Types Explained; Complements Reviewed
HOMEWORK- Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Grammar Review (Complements, Sentence Types); Poetry Introduced
HOMEWORK - Grammar Test Tomorrow

Wednesday - Grammar Test; Continue Poetry Introduction

Thursday - Poetry ("In Flanders Fields", "The Waking", "The Kraken"); Vocab. List #8A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #8A Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #8A; Continue poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. List #8B Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Jan. 27 - Jan. 31

Monday - Introduction to Realism/Naturalism; Archetypes Explained
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" for Wednesday

Tuesday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed/Worksheet #9 Distributed; Punctuation Reviewed (Comma Usage)

Wednesday - Discuss "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"; "To Build a Fire" Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "To Build a Fire" for Friday

Thursday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed; Punctuation Reviewed (Semicolon and Colon Usage)

Friday - Discuss "To Build a Fire" (Quiz); "The Story of an Hour" Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Story of an Hour" for Monday; Vocab. Test #9 Monday

1/14/14

Practical English 11 - Jan. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Introduction to Course; Vocab. List #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Friday

Wednesday - The Great Gatsby Movie Preview; 1920s Research Assignment Introduced
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Assign. Due Monday (1/27); Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Friday

Thursday and Friday - The Great Gatsby Introduced (American Dream Article/Discussion); Introductory PowerPoint
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Assign. Due Monday

Basic English 10 - Jan. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Poetry Introduced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #7 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Poetry Read/Discussed ("In Flanders Fields", "The Kraken", "The Waking")

Thursday - Poetry Read/Discussed ("A Pace Like That", "The Wind - Tapped Like a Tired Man", "Metaphor"); Vocab. List #7 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #7 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #7; List #8 Distributed; Conclude reading/discussing poetry from earlier in the week
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8 Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, 1/31

1/13/14

Academic English 10 - Jan. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8A Due Wednesday; Fragments/Subjects/Predicates Quiz Tuesday

Tuesday - Quiz on Fragments/Subjects/Predicates; Subject Verb Agreement Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #8A Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Subject Verb Agreement Reviewed; Direct/Indirect Objects Explained

Thursday - Direct/Indirect Objects Reviewed; Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #8A Reviewed/Worksheet #8A Distributed; Complements Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tuesday; Grammar Test Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, 1/31

Honors English 11 - Jan. 20-24

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)
HOMEWORK - Read Transcendentalist Poetry Packet and Answer Questions for Wednesday (1/22); Vocab. List #9 Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Comma Usage Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Read Transcendentalist Poetry Packet and Answer Questions for Tomorrow

Wednesday - Poetry Packet Discussed

Thursday - Semicolon and Colon Usage Reviewed

Friday - Realism/Naturalism Introduced; Archetypes Explained; "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" Introduced & Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" for Tuesday (1/28)