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

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

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

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

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)