9/30/15

Academic English 10 - Oct. 5-9

Monday - CDT Testing

Tuesday - CDT Testing

Wednesday - Differentiated Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Review literary terms and devices related to short stories in preparation for a short story test on Thursday

Thursday - Cold Read Short Story Test

Friday - (Act 80 Half Day) Finish Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Differentiated Grammar Review Due Tuesday (if not finished in class)

Basic English 10 - Oct. 5-9

Monday - CDT Testing
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday, 10/7

Tuesday - CDT Testing
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday, 10/7; Review Literary Terms and Devices in Preparation for a Test on Short Stories on Wednesday

Wednesday - Cold Read Short Story Test

Thursday - Finish Cold Read Short Story Test

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

Honors English 11 - Oct. 5-9

Monday - Act III Take-Home Quiz Due Today; CDT Testing
HOMEWORK - Read Act IV, p. 1319-1327 for Wednesday

Tuesday - CDT Testing

Wednesday - Discussion of Act IV, p. 1319-1327
HOMEWORK - Finish Act IV for Thursday

Thursday - Act IV Discussion (Tragic Hero Elements Defined/Explained)
HOMEWORK - Act IV Quiz Tuesday

Friday - (Act 80 Half Day) The Crucible Final Project Explained
HOMEWORK - The Crucible Project Due 10/16; Act IV Quiz Tuesday, 10/13

9/24/15

Academic English - Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due
Wednesday, 9/30

Monday - Begin reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1B Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1B Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Post-reading activities for "A Problem"; Propaganda Techniques Reviewed

Thursday - Finish post-reading activities for "A Problem" (identification of propaganda); Open-book quiz on "A Problem"

Friday - Vocab. List #1B Reviewed/Worksheet #1B Distributed; Time given to work on grammar review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Tuesday

Basic English 10 - Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due
Wednesday, 9/30

Monday - Continue Reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Finish "A Problem"; Begin Post-Reading Activities for "A Problem"; Propaganda Techniques Reviewed

Wednesday - Continue Post-Reading Activities for "A Problem"; Identifying Propaganda in "A Problem"

Thursday - Open-Book Quiz on "A Problem"; Point of View or Theme Activity; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #2 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #3 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

Monday - Continued Discussion of Act II/Quotes Analysis
(Cyber-Bullying Presentation During Pd. 3)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Tomorrow; Act II Quiz Wednesday

Tuesday - Finish Discussion of Act II/Quotes Analysis
HOMEWORK - Act II Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Act II Quiz
HOMEWORK - Read Act III, p. 1291-1300 for Thursday

Thursday - Discussion of Act III, p. 1291-1300
HOMEWORK - Finish Act III for Friday

Friday - Discussion of Act III (Review Questions)
HOMEWORK - Act III Take-Home Quiz Due Monday

9/17/15

Academic English 10 - Sept. 21-25

Monday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Post-reading activities for "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death"; Grammar Review Distributed

Thursday - Grammar Review (Parts of Speech); Vocab. List #1A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1A Friday

Friday - Vocab. Test #1A; Time given to work on Parts of Speech Review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1B Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, Sept. 30th
 
 

Basic English 10 - Sept. 21-25

Monday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Post-Reading Activities for "The Masque of the Red Death" (Open-Ended Questions)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Open-Book Quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed/Worksheet #2 Distributed

Friday - Begin reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, Sept. 30th
 


9/16/15

Honors English 11 - Sept. 21-25

Monday - Act I of The Crucible Discussed (p. 1255-end); Act I Review
HOMEWORK - Act I Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday - Act I Quiz
HOMEWORK - Read Act II, p. 1267-1275 for Wednesday

Wednesday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed; Act II, p. 1267-1275 Discussed
HOMEWORK - Read Act II, p. 1275-end for Thursday

Thursday - Continued Discussion of Act II, p. 1267-1275; Vocab. Worksheet #1 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1 Tomorrow

Friday - Act II Discussion; Vocab. Test #1; List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Act II Quiz Tuesday; Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Tuesday

9/10/15

Academic English 10 - Sept. 14-18

Monday - Differentiated Activity Based on Open-Ended Responses
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1A Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Differentiated Activity Continued
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1A Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Setting/Symbolism Activity

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"

Friday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, Sept. 30th

Honors English 11 - Sept. 14-18

Monday - P. 1234-1237 of The Crucible Discussed
HOMEWORK - Read to P. 1245 of Act I of The Crucible; Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday

Tuesday - P. 1237-1245 of The Crucible Discussed
HOMEWORK - Read to p. 1255 for Thursday; Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Peer Review Session
HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Narrative Essay Due Friday; Read to p. 1255 of The Crucible for Thursday

Thursday - Discuss P. 1245-1255; Finish Peer Review Session
HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Narrative Essay Due Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed; Guidance Dept. Survey Administered
HOMEWORK - Read to the end of Act I of The Crucible for Monday; Complete Vocab. Worksheet #1

Basic English 10 - Sept. 14-18

Monday - Differentiated Activity Based on Open-Ended Questions; Vocab. List #1A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Differentiated Activity Continued
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Symbolism Activity

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"; Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #1A Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #1A; Continue reading "The Masque of the Red Death"; Vocab. List #1B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1B Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, 9/30

9/2/15

Academic English 10 - Sept. 7-11

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Short Story Terms Reviewed

Wednesday - Analyzing Setting Activity

Thursday - Begin reading "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocab. List #1A Assigned; Continue reading "The Monkey's Paw"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #1A Due Wednesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, 9/30

Honors English 11 - Sept. 7-11

Monday - No School (Labor Day)
HOMEWORK - Read Bradford's narrative excerpt and answer corresponding questions for Tuesday; Vocab. Definitions #1 due Tuesday

Tuesday - Bradford's narrative discussed; Narrative essay assigned
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due 9/16; Final copy due 9/18; Open-book quiz on narrative accounts Wednesday

Wednesday - Open-book quiz on narrative accounts; Narrative writing activity (show vs. tell)

Thursday - The Crucible Introduced; Close Reading Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on p. 1234-1237 of The Crucible for Monday

Basic English 10 - Sept. 7-11

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

Tuesday - Analyzing Setting Activity
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1A Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Introduction to "The Monkey's Paw"; Begin reading

Thursday - Continue reading "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Post-reading activities for "The Monkey's Paw"; Vocab. List #1A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, 9/30