10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Dec. 10-14

Monday - Finish grammar work from last week/Introduce Unit 3
HOMEWORK - All grammar work due Wednesday

Tuesday through Friday - Read, discuss, and analyze "Speech at the United Nations"/Persuasive Techniques
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on Persuasive Techniques (quiz date TBA in class)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Dec. 10-14

Monday/Tuesday - Follow-up grammar review work (parts of speech)
HOMEWORK - All grammar work due Wednesday

Wednesday through Friday - Read, analyze, and discuss "Speech at the United Nations"/Persuasive Techniques
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on persuasive techniques (quiz date TBA in class)

Honors English, PERIOD 7 - Dec. 10-14

Monday - Discuss Thomas Paine's "The Crisis"; Age of Reason Test Information
HOMEWORK - Age of Reason Test Tomorrow

Tuesday/Wednesday - Age of Reason Test

Thursday - Introduce The Catcher in the Rye

Friday - Read Ch. 1-4 of The Catcher in the Rye (due Monday)
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz and discussion of Ch. 1-4 for Monday

Honors English 11, PERIOD 1 - Dec. 10-14

Monday/Tuesday - Age of Reason Test

Wednesday - Introduction to The Catcher in the Rye
HOMEWORK - Ch. 1-4

Thursday - Time given in class to read Ch. 1-4

Friday - Ch. 1-4 Quiz & Discussion

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Dec. 3-7

Monday through Friday - Students will complete various activities to review the eight parts of speech and their functions/features
HOMEWORK -  All grammar review work due by the end of the period on Friday

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Time given for Unit 1 Test corrections
HOMEWORK - All test corrections due Tuesday

Tuesday through Friday - Students will review the eight parts of speech and their functions/features
HOMEWORK - Grammar review work due by the end of the period on Friday

Honors English 11 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Franklin's Speech Discussed/Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Persuasive Techniques Reviewed; Propaganda Techniques Introduced

Wednesday - Visual Propaganda (p. 53)

Thursday - Thomas Paine's "The Crisis" Excerpt Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read "The Crisis" and answer corresponding questions for Friday (if not finished in class)

Friday - Discuss "The Crisis"; Age of Reason Test Information
HOMEWORK - Age of Reason Test Monday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 26-30

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - MLA Citations Reviewed
REMINDER:  Research Writing Assignment Due Monday, 12/3

Wednesday - Age of Reason Introduced; The Declaration Introduced and Assigned; Persuasive Appeals Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Finish reading The Declaration and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Discuss The Declaration; The Declaration Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Friday

Friday - Rhetorical Devices Explained; Franklin's Speech Introduced and Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Franklin's Speech and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Nov. 26-30

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - Conclusion Paragraphs Reviewed

Wednesday through Friday - Students will be given time to finish all parts of their explanatory essay in Google Docs
REMINDER:  Explanatory Essay due by the end of the class period on Friday, 11/30

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Nov. 26-30

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday and Wednesday - Students will review the expectations for drafting the body paragraphs of their explanatory essay and then will be given time to use Google Docs to type their body paragraphs

Thursday - Conclusion paragraphs will be reviewed

Friday - Time given to finish drafting all parts of the explanatory essay
REMINDER:  Explanatory Essay Due Monday, 12/3 in Google Docs

11th Grade Honors English - Nov. 19-23

Monday through Wednesday - Students will use class time to work on their abstracts/thesis statement for The Crucible research writing assignment
REMINDER:  Three abstracts and thesis statement due via Google Docs Wednesday

Wednesday - Early Dismissal

Thursday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Friday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

10th Grade English - Nov. 19-23

Monday through Wednesday - Students will use class time to work on their explanatory essay assignment

Wednesday - Early Dismissal

Thursday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Friday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Nov. 12-16

Monday - No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day)

Tuesday through Friday - Students will work on drafting the introduction and the body paragraphs of the explanatory essay that was assigned last week.  Students will have access to Chromebooks each day in class so they can type their drafts directly in Google Docs. 

REMINDER:  Explanatory Essay Due Wednesday, 11/21

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Nov. 12-16

Monday - No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day)

Tuesday - Last day to work on poem project; Explanatory Essay assigned/Pre-writing assigned
HOMEWORK - Poem Project Due Wednesday; Pre-writing due Wednesday

Wednesday - Introductory paragraphs reviewed; Time given in class to work on intro. paragraph
HOMEWORK - Finish drafting intro. paragraph in Google Docs (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Body paragraphs reviewed; Time given in class to work on body paragraphs

Friday - Continue drafting body paragraphs

Honors English 11 - Nov. 12-16

Monday - No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day)

Tuesday - Library Databases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Thesis and Abstracts for Research Writing Assignment due Monday, 11/19

Wednesday - Age of Reason Introduced; Persuasive Appeals Explained
HOMEWORK - Read The Declaration of Independence and complete corresponding questions for Friday (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Time to work on Research Writing Assignment

Friday - Discussion of The Declaration; Vocab. Activities for The Declaration
HOMEWORK - Vocab. due Monday; Thesis/Abstracts due Monday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 5-9

Monday - End of Act IV Discussion (Tragic Hero); Period 1 Only - Act IV Vocab. Activities

Tuesday - (No Period 1 - Veteran's Day Assembly) Act IV Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Act IV Vocab. and Study Guide Due Wednesday; Act IV Test Wednesday

Wednesday - Act IV Test

Thursday - The Crucible Research Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Research Writing Topic Due Tomorrow

Friday - Library Databases Reviewed

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Nov. 5-9

Monday through Wednesday - Time given in class to work on group poem project; Unit 1 test info. given
HOMEWORK - Poem Project Due Tuesday, 11/13; Unit 1 Test Thursday

Thursday - Unit 1 Test

Friday - Unit 1 essay explained/Pre-writing
HOMEWORK - Pre-writing due Tuesday, 11/13 (if not finished in class on Friday)

10th Grade English, Periods 2&4 - Nov. 5-9

Monday - Finish worksheet from "The Raven"; Vocab. activities from "The Raven"
HOMEWORK - Worksheet and Vocab. for "The Raven" due tomorrow; Quiz tomorrow

Tuesday - "The Raven" Quiz

Wednesday - No Periods 2 or 4 (School-Wide School Board Meeting)

Thursday - Unit 1 essay explained; Pre-writing completed
HOMEWORK - Pre-writing due tomorrow (if not finished in class)

Friday - Introductory paragraphs reviewed; Time given to draft intro. paragraph
HOMEWORK - Finish drafting intro. paragraph in Google Docs (if not finished in class on Friday)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

Monday - Finish worksheet from "The Raven"

Tuesday - "The Raven" vocab. activities
HOMEWORK - "The Raven" Worksheet and Vocab. Due Wednesday; Quiz on "The Raven" Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz; Begin "The Bridegroom"

Thursday - Finish "The Bridegroom"

Friday - Poetry Project Assigned
HOMEWORK - Poetry Project Due Thursday, 11/8

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

Monday - Begin poetry notes; Finish post-quiz differentiated activities from last week

Tuesday - Conclude poetry notes; Read "beware: do not read this poem" (p. 102)

Wednesday - Begin reading "The Raven" (p. 104)

Thursday - Finish reading "The Raven" (p. 104)

Friday - "The Raven" post-reading activities

Honors English 11 - Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

Monday - Act III Discussion/Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Act III Study Guide Due Tuesday; Act III Test Tuesday

Tuesday - Act III Test
HOMEWORK - Read p. 661-669 of Act IV and complete corresponding study guide questions

Wednesday - Discuss p. 661-669
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Act IV for Thursday

Thursday - Act IV Discussion (Tragic Hero) and Vocab. Activities

Friday - The Crucible Research Writing Assignment Explained; Library Databases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Act IV Study Guide/Vocab. Due Monday; Act IV Test Monday; Thesis and Abstracts for Research Writing Assignment Due Thursday, 11/8

11th Grade Honors English - Oct. 22-26

Monday - Act II Test (Act II Study Guide & Vocab. Due Today)

Tuesday - Begin Act III of The Crucible (p. 629-640)

Wednesday - Discuss p. 629-640

Thursday - Finish reading Act III

Friday - Act III Discussion/ Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Act III Test Monday; Act III Study Guide & Vocab. Due Monday)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Oct. 22-26

Monday - Finish reading "House Taken Over"
HOMEWORK - "House Taken Over" Worksheet Due Wednesday; Quiz Wednesday

Tuesday - Vocab. activities from "House Taken Over"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. and Worksheet from "House Taken Over" Due Wednesday; Quiz Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz on "House Taken Over"

Thursday/Friday - Follow-up assignments based on results from "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Oct. 22-26

Monday - Quiz on "House Taken Over"; Worksheet and Vocab. from "House Taken Over" Due Today

Tuesday - Review of Poetry Terms

Wednesday - Begin Poetry from Unit 1 ("beware: do not read this poem" and "The Raven")

Thursday - Continue Poetry from Unit 1

Friday - Finish Poetry from Unit 1

Honors English 11 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Discussion of Act II of The Crucible, p. 601-610

Tuesday - Continue reading Act II (p. 610-624)

Wednesday - Discussion of p. 610-624; Act II Quotes

Thursday - Act II Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Act II Study Guide and Vocab. Worksheet Due Friday; Act II Test Friday

Friday - Act II Test

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Quiz on "The Monkey's Paw"

Tuesday and Wednesday - Responding to Open-Ended Questions Effectively

Thursday and Friday - Differentiated Activity Based on "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz Results

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Oct. 15-19

Monday - Differentiated Activity Based on "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz Results

Tuesday - Begin Reading "House Taken Over" (Paragraphs 1-5)

Wednesday - Finish Reading "House Taken Over"

Thursday - Magical Realism Explained; Work on "House Taken Over" Worksheet

Friday - Finish "House Taken Over" Worksheet; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - "House Taken Over" Worksheet and Vocab. Work Due Monday; Quiz Monday

10th Grade English - PERIODS 2&4 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Continue reading/discussing "The Monkey's Paw" (Parts 1&2)

Wednesday - PSAT Testing

Thursday - Finish reading/discussing "The Monkey's Paw" (Part 3)

Friday - Work on "The Monkey's Paw" Packet (Gothic Literature Qualities, Plot Diagram, After-Reading Questions, and Constructed Response Question)
HOMEWORK - "The Monkey's Paw" Packet Due Monday; Quiz on "The Monkey's Paw"/Qualities of Gothic Literature on Monday

10th Grade English - PERIODS 3&8 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Quiz on "The Monkey's Paw"/Qualities of Gothic Literature; "The Monkey's Paw" Open-Ended Follow-Up Activity Explained

Wednesday - (PSATs - No Period 3) Work on "The Monkey's Paw" Open-Ended Follow-Up Activity

Thursday - Finish "The Monkey's Paw" Open-Ended Follow-Up Activity

Friday - Differentiated Activity Based on "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz (Mood, POV, Foreshadowing, Theme, or Fiction vs. Nonfiction)

Honors English 11 - Oct. 8-12

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Finish discussion of p. 575-587 of Act I
HOMEWORK - Read p. 587 to the end of Act I; Finish Act I Study Guide

Wednesday - Discussion of p. 587-end of Act I; Act I Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Act I Study Guide and Vocab. Due Tomorrow; Act I Test Tomorrow

Thursday - Act I Test
HOMEWORK - Read p. 601-610 of Act II and complete corresponding study guide questions

Friday - Discussion of p. 601-610
HOMEWORK - Finish Act II for Monday (p. 610-624) and finish the Act II Study Guide

Honors English 11 - Oct. 1-5

Monday - Narrative Writing Tips Explained; Reading of p. 566-575 of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Narrative Essay Due Thursday

Tuesday - Reading of p. 575-587 of The Crucible

Wednesday - Renaissance Faire Field Trip

Thursday - Discussion of p. 575-587

Friday - Act 80 Half Day
HOMEWORK - Read p. 587 to the end of Act I; Finish Act I Study Guide; Be prepared for a test on Act I on Wednesday, 10/10

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Oct. 1-5

Monday - Begin reading "The Monkey's Paw" (Part 1)

Tuesday - Discuss Part 1 (Setting, Characters, Foreshadowing); Begin Parts 2&3

Wednesday - Finish reading Parts 2&3

Thursday - Discuss Parts 2&3 and finish Gothic Literature Chart, Post-Reading Questions, and Constructed Response Question
HOMEWORK - "The Monkey's Paw" Worksheet Due Friday; Quiz on "The Monkey's Paw" Tuesday

Friday - Act 80 Half Day; "The Monkey's Paw" worksheet collected

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Oct. 1-5

Monday - "Where is Here?" Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Finish all work for the story "Where is Here?" (worksheet from last week and vocab.); PERIOD 4 - Be prepared for a quiz on "Where is Here?"/Vocab. Tuesday; PERIOD 2 - Be prepared for a quiz on "Where is Here?"/Vocab. Wednesday

Tuesday - (No Period 2 - PSAT Meeting) Quiz on "Where is Here?"/Vocab.

Wednesday - Period 2 - Quiz on "Where is Here?"/Vocab.; Period 4 - Vocab. Review

Thursday - Begin "The Monkey's Paw" (Part 1)

Friday - (Act 80 Half Day) Discuss Part 1 of "The Monkey's Paw"

10th Grade English - Sept. 24-28

Monday - Time given in class to read "Where is Here?" (p. 69) and answer comprehension questions (Page 1) in packet
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a comprehension quiz on "Where is Here?" tomorrow in class

Tuesday - Comprehension Quiz; Discussion of "Where is Here?" Plot

Wednesday - Completion of Pages 2-3 of "Where is Here?" Packet (Modern Gothic Chart and Dialogue Chart)

Thursday - Completion of Vocab. Activities and Open-Ended Question for "Where is Here?"
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "Where is Here?" and corresponding vocab. tomorrow

Friday - Quiz on "Where is Here?"/Vocab.

Honors English 11 - Sept. 24-28

REMINDER:  Rough Draft of Narrative Account Due Thursday., 9/27

Monday - Introduction to The Crucible (PowerPoint)
HOMEWORK - Read dramatic exposition of The Crucible (p. 563-566)

Tuesday - Discussion of p. 563-566

Wednesday - Reading of p. 566-575 of Act I in class
HOMEWORK - Read p. 575-587 of Act I and answer corresponding questions on study guide for Friday

Thursday -  Rough Draft Due Today; Peer Review Session

Friday - Discussion of p. 575-587
HOMEWORK - Finish Act I for Monday (p. 587-596) and complete corresponding study guide questions

Honors English 11 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Discussion of "Life on the Mississippi" excerpt by Mark Twain; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "Life on the Mississippi"/Vocab. tomorrow

Tuesday - Quiz; Puritan Culture Reviewed

Wednesday - Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" (excerpt) Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Discussion of Bradford; Narrative Essay Explained/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Thursday, 9/27

Friday - Read/Discuss Sample Student Narrative Essay; Begin Intro. to The Crucible

10th Grade English, PERIODS 2&4 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Discuss the "7 Rooms" from "The Masque of the Red Death" (based on Friday's reading) and continue reading the story

Tuesday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish all parts of the worksheet related to "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Discussion of "The Masque of the Red Death" (Symbolism, Gothic Literary Qualities)
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death"/Symbolism tomorrow

Thursday - Quiz; Traditional vs. Modern Gothic Literature Explained

Friday - Begin reading "Where is Here?" (p. 68)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - Sept. 17-21

Monday - Conclude reading of "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish all parts of the worksheet related to "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Discuss Symbolism and Gothic Literary Qualities in "The Masque of the Red Death"; Character Development Through Dialogue Activity
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death"/Symbolism tomorrow

Wednesday - Quiz; Traditional vs. Modern Gothic Literature Explained

Thursday - Read "Where is Here?" (p. 68)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Where is Here?" (if not finished in class) and answer the questions on PAGE 1 of the worksheet

Friday - Discuss plot of "Where is Here?" (Group Activity)

10th Grade English - Sept. 10-14 (PERIOD 2)

Monday - Quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"/Related Vocab.; Intro. to Gothic Literature

Tuesday - Conclude Intro. to Gothic Literature; Begin "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Continue "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Analyzing Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"; Open-Ended Question
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death" on Friday

Friday - Quiz

10th Grade English - Sept. 10-14 (PERIODS 3,4,8)

Monday - Introduction to Gothic Literature (p. 6-7 and PowerPoint)

Tuesday - Begin "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Analyzing Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"; Open-Ended Question
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Symbolism/"The Masque of the Red Death" Friday

Friday - Quiz; Character Development Through Dialogue Activity

Honors English 11 - Sept. 10-14

Monday - Discussion of Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Vocab. worksheet due Tuesday; Quiz on narrative accounts Tuesday

Tuesday - Quiz; Narrative Writing Activity

Wednesday - "Life on the Mississippi" (Volume 2) Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Life on the Mississippi" and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Discussion of "Life on the Mississippi"; Related vocab. activities
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "Life on the Mississippi" tomorrow; Vocab. worksheet due tomorrow

Friday - Quiz; Puritans Introduced; Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" and answering corresponding questions

11th Grade Honors English - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School (Labor Day)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading excerpt from "On the Way to Rainy Mountain" (p. 521) and completing corresponding questions for Tuesday (if not finished last week in class)

Tuesday - Discussion of "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"/Poetic Prose; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"/Related Vocab. on Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz on "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"

Thursday - Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading both narrative accounts/answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Friday - Discussion of Columbus/Equiano; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts/Related Vocab. on Monday

10th Grade English - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School (Labor Day)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" (p. 91) and complete corresponding questions and claims chart for Tuesday (if not finished in class last week)

Tuesday - Discussion of "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"/Vocab. on Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"

Thursday - Introduction to Gothic Literature (sample explanatory essay and PowerPoint notes)

Friday - Begin Reading "The Masque of the Red Death"

Honors English 11 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 School Year!

Monday - Summer Reading Review
HOMEWORK - Review for Tuesday's summer reading exam

Tuesday - Summer Reading Test; Textbooks Distributed

Wednesday - Intro. to Course

Thursday - Begin reading/analyzing narrative accounts (excerpt from "On the Way to Rainy Mountain" - p. 521)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading narrative account and answering corresponding questions/completing poetic prose chart (if not finished in class)

Friday - Discussion of "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"/Poetic Prose; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Finish vocab. worksheet (if not finished in class); Be prepared for a quiz on "On the Way to Rainy Mountain" and corresponding vocab. on Tuesday, 9/4

10th Grade English - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 School Year!

Monday - Intro. to Course

Tuesday - Learning Survey; Textbooks Distributed

Wednesday - Introduction to Unit 1 (Photo Gallery - "The Dream Collector" - p. 83)

Thursday and Friday - Reading/Analysis of "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" (p. 91); Evaluating Claims for Credibility, Variety, and Relevance

Honors English 11 - May 14-18

Monday through Friday - Students will continue reading/analyzing/discussing Shakespeare's Hamlet (Acts II and III)

HOMEWORK - Complete study guides for each act as you read

10th Grade English - May 14-18

Monday through Friday - Students will be given time to continue drafting the body paragraphs of their research writing assignment.  Chromebooks will be available each day in class so students can work in Google Docs.  Periods 3&4 will be interrupted at times throughout the week due to Keystone Testing. 

Goal for the week - Complete all body paragraphs of the research writing assignment. 

10th Grade English - May 7-11

Monday through Friday - Students will work on various parts of the research writing assignment this week, including a thesis statement, outline, introductory paragraph, and body paragraphs.  Multiple parts of the paper and MLA formatting guidelines will be explained throughout the week.  Chromebooks will be available each day in class so students can work on their paper using Google Docs.

GOAL FOR FRIDAY, 5/11 - Students should have completed and typed their outline and introductory paragraph by this date.  They should also have begun working on the body paragraphs of their essay.  (More time will be given next week to continue drafting the body paragraphs, though Periods 3&4 will be interrupted at times by Keystone Testing.)

Honors English 11 - May 7-11

Monday - Modernism Test

Tuesday - Intro. to Hamlet

Wednesday through Friday - Reading/Discussion of Hamlet, Act I

10th Grade English - April 30 - May 4

Monday - Topic for Research Writing Assignment Due Today; Note-taking and Databases Explained

Tuesday through Friday - Time given in class to work on researching/note-taking for research writing assignment

REMINDER:  Completed Note-Taking Guides due by the end of the class period on Friday, May 4th

Honors English 11 - April 30 - May 4

Monday -

• Period 5 - Conclude Ch. 7 Discussion (if necessary); Read/Analyze Imagist Poetry
• Period 7 - Conclude Ch. 7 Discussion

HOMEWORK - Ch. 8&9 Quiz and Discussion Wednesday

Tuesday -

• Period 5 - Conclude Imagist Poetry; Time to Read Ch. 8&9
• Period 7 - Read/Analyze Imagist Poetry

Wednesday and Thursday - Ch. 8&9 Quiz and Inner/Outer Circle Discussion

Friday - Read/Analyze "The Far and the Near"; Modernist Test Review; Research Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Modernist Test Monday; Thesis/Abstracts Due Friday, May 11

10th Grade English - April 23-27

Monday through Thursday - Continue Keystone Literature Exam Review (Reviewed Concepts:  Tone/Mood, Context Clues, Fact vs. Opinion, Author's Purposes, Text Organization, Propaganda, Answering Constructed Response Questions Effectively)

Friday - Research Writing Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Submit a topic idea for the research writing assignment by Monday, 4/30

Honors English 11 - April 23-27

Monday and Tuesday - Ch. 5&6 Quiz and Inner/Outer Circle Discussion
 HOMEWORK - Ch. 7 Due Thursday (Quiz and Discussion)

Wednesday - Discussion of Modernist Poetry (Robert Frost, Langston Hughes)

Thursday - Ch. 7 Quiz and Discussion

Friday - Conclude Ch. 7 Discussion; Imagist Poetry Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 8&9 for Tuesday, 5/1 (Plot Quiz & Inner/Outer Circle Discussion)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 4&6 - April 16-20

Monday - Test on Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451; All Part 3 Work Due Today

Tuesday - Begin Keystone Literature Exam Review - Tone/Mood Review

Wednesday - Continue Tone/Mood Review

Thursday -  Conclude Tone/Mood Review

Friday - Author's Purpose/ Fact vs. Opinion Review

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - April 16-20

Monday - Begin Keystone Literature Exam Review - Tone/Mood Review

Tuesday - Continue Tone/Mood Review

Wednesday - Author's Purpose/Fact vs. Opinion Review

Thursday - Context Clues Review

Friday - Propaganda Techniques Review

Honors English 11 - April 16-20

Monday - Guidance Presentation/Resume Writing
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby for Wednesday, 4/18

Tuesday - Modernist Poetry Discussed; Resume Writing Continued (if necessary)

Wednesday and Thursday - Ch. 3&4 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 5&6 for Monday, 4/23 (prepare for inner/outer circle discussion)

Friday - Modernist Poetry Discussed

Honors English 11 - April 9-13

REMINDER:  Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Friday, 4/13 (due date adjusted from 4/10)

Monday - Conclude Ch. 1&2 Discussion (The Great Gatsby)

Tuesday and Wednesday - Reading/Analysis of Modernist Short Story - "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby for Thursday; Plot Quiz Thursday

Thursday - Ch. 3&4 Quiz and Discussion

Friday - Conclude Ch. 3&4 Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 5&6 of The Great Gatsby for Wednesday, 4/18 (prepare for inner/outer circle discussion)

10th Grade English, PERIODS 4&6 - April 9-13

Monday - Character Foils; Reading/Discussion of p. 130-136 of Fahrenheit 451

Tuesday - Reading/Discussion of p. 137-145; Literary Devices

Wednesday through Friday - Reading/Discussion of p. 145-165 ("Granger's Lecture)
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Test Monday; All Part 3 Materials Due Monday

10th Grade English, PERIODS 3&8 - April 9-13

Monday and Tuesday - Reading/Analysis of Pages 145-165 of Fahrenheit 451 ("Granger's Lecture")
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Test Wednesday; Part 3 Materials Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Part 3 Test

Thursday and Friday - Keystone Review (Identifying Tone/Mood in Literature)

Honors English 11 - April 2-6

Monday - Introduction to Modernism and The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby for Thursday; Plot Quiz Thursday; Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Tuesday, 4/10

Tuesday and Wednesday - Reading/Analysis of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Thursday - Ch. 1&2 Quiz and Discussion

Friday - Conclude Ch. 1&2 Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3&4 of The Great Gatsby for Wednesday, 4/11; Plot Quiz Wednesday

Honors English 11 - March 26-30

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

Wednesday - Conclude Ch. 5&6 Discussion; Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Test on Of Mice and Men/Realism/Naturalism Thursday

Thursday - Test
HOMEWORK - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Monday, April 9th

Friday - No School

10th Grade English - March 26-30 - PERIODS 4&6

Monday - Part 1 Test
HOMEWORK - Read Pages 71-75 of Part 2 for Tuesday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Reading/Discussion of Pages 75-91 ("Faber's Lecture")

Thursday - Reading/Discussion of Pages 91-102
HOMEWORK - Keep up with all materials (note-taking guide, plot questions, Faber's Lecture handout) related to Part 2 - they will be collected at the conclusion of Part 2

Friday - No School

10th Grade English - March 26 - 30 - PERIODS 3&8

Monday and Tuesday - Reading/Discussion of Part 2, Pages 91-102 (Finish "Faber's Lecture")

Wednesday - Reading/Discussion of Part 2, Pages 102-110; Character Foils
HOMEWORK - Finish all worksheets related to Part 2; Part 2 Test Tomorrow

Thursday - Part 2 Test

Friday - No School

Honors English 11 - March 19-23

Monday - Ch. 4 Quiz and Discussion

Tuesday - Analysis of Archetypes in Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Ch. 5&6 Quiz and Discussion Wednesday; Plot Quiz Wednesday

Wednesday - Ch. 5&6 Plot Quiz; Begin Inner/Outer Circle Discussion

Thursday - Conclude Inner/Outer Circle Discussion of Ch. 5&6

Friday - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Test on Of Mice and Men Monday; Fairy Tale Project Due Monday, 4/2

10th Grade English - March 19-23

Monday - Part 1 (p. 32-end) Note Taking Guide and Plot Questions Due; Part 1 Test
HOMEWORK - Read Pages 71-77 of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 for Tuesday

Tuesday - Discussion of P. 71-77; Read P. 77-80

Wednesday and Thursday - Reading/Discussion of P. 80-93 ("Faber's Lecture")

Friday - Reading/Discussion of P. 93-102
HOMEWORK - Keep up with Part 2 Note-Taking Guide and Plot Questions (these will be collected at the conclusion of Part 2)

Honors English 11 - March 12-16

Monday - Conclude Ch. 1&2 Discussion; Diction/Denotation/Connotation Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3 of Of Mice and Men for Tuesday; Plot Quiz Tuesday

Tuesday - Ch. 3 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 4 for Friday; Plot Quiz Friday

Wednesday and Thursday - Diction/Denotation/Connotation Activity

Friday - Ch. 4 Quiz and Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 5&6 for Tuesday; Plot Quiz Tuesday; Inner/Outer Circle Discussion Tuesday

10th Grade English - March 12-16

Monday - Fahrenheit 451 Pages 3-32 Note Taking Guide and Plot Questions Due Today
HOMEWORK - Finish reading p. 32-40 (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Reading/Discussion of Pages 40-53
HOMEWORK - Finish reading p. 40-53 (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Reading/Discussion of Pages 53-63 (Beatty's Lecture)

Thursday - Conclude Beatty's Lecture; Finish Part 1 (p. 63-68)
HOMEWORK - Note-Taking Guide and Plot Questions Due Friday; Part 1 Test Friday

Friday - Part 1 Test
HOMEWORK - Read p. 71-80 of Part 2 for Monday

Honors English 11 - March 5-9

Monday - Discuss "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Analysis Questions)
HOMEWORK - Complete "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Vocab. Worksheet for Tuesday

Tuesday - Introduction to Of Mice and Men (Poem Analysis/Title Explained)
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men for Thursday (be prepared for a plot quiz on these chapters)

Wednesday - Reading Day

Thursday - Ch. 1&2 Quiz and Discussion

Friday - Conclude Ch. 1&2 Discussion
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3 for Monday (be prepared for a plot quiz on this chapter)

10th Grade English - March 5-9

Monday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Read p. 1-11 and complete note-taking guide/plot questions as you read

Tuesday - Discuss p. 1-11; Continue reading (p. 11-21)

Wednesday - Discuss p. 11-21; Continue reading (p. 21-32)
HOMEWORK - Page 3-32 Note Taking Guide and Plot Questions Due Thursday

Thursday - Reading/discussion of p. 32-40

Friday - Reading/discussion of p. 41-53

10th Grade English - Feb. 26 - March 2

Monday - Satire (Parody and Incongruity); Read "Harrison Bergeron"

Tuesday - Discuss "Harrison Bergeron"

Wednesday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Begin reading/discussing Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Throughout the reading of the novel, complete all reading assignments given in class and keep up with corresponding note-taking guide/plot questions

Friday - Continue reading/discussing Fahrenheit 451

Honors English 11 - Feb. 26 - March 2

Monday - Realism/Naturalism Introduced
HOMEWORK - Read "The Story of an Hour" and answer corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Discuss "The Story of an Hour"; "The Story of an Hour" Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Wednesday for "The Story of an Hour"; Vocab. worksheet due Wednesday

Wednesday - "The Story of an Hour" Quiz; "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and answering corresponding questions for Thursday

Thursday - Discuss "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"; Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Monday for "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"; Vocab. worksheet due Monday

Friday - Guidance Presentation (No Regular Class)

Honors English 11 - Feb. 19-23

Monday - Discussion of "The Fall of the House of Usher" Part 1 (p. 308-319)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Fall of the House of Usher" and answer all comprehension questions for Tuesday

Tuesday - Discuss "The Fall of the House of Usher" Part 2 (p. 319-end)

Wednesday - Introduction to Realism/Naturalism
HOMEWORK - Read "The Story of an Hour" for Friday; Romanticism Quiz Thursday

Thursday - Romanticism Quiz

Friday - Discuss "The Story of an Hour"; "The Story of an Hour" Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Vocab. worksheet due Monday; Quiz on "The Story of an Hour" on Monday

10th Grade English - Feb. 19-23

Monday - "The Censors" open-ended question collected; "The Censors" Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Vocab. worksheet for "The Censors" due tomorrow; Quiz on "The Censors" tomorrow

Tuesday - "The Censors" Quiz; Poetry - "Caged Bird"

Wednesday - Discuss "Caged Bird"; Poetry - "Some Advice to Those Who Will Serve Time in Prison"

Thursday - Discuss "Some Advice..."; Poetry Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Vocab. worksheet from poetry due tomorrow; Quiz on poetry tomorrow

Friday - Poetry Quiz; "Some Advice..." Rewrite Project

10th Grade English - Feb. 12-16

Monday - Persuasive Techniques Reviewed (No Period 4 - Assembly)
HOMEWORK - Finish all parts of "Speech at the United Nations" worksheet (Periods 3,4,6 and 8) and Persuasive Techniques Review Sheet (Periods 3,6, and 8 only) for Tuesday (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Persuasive Techniques Reviewed (Review Game); "Speech at the United Nations" Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Persuasive Techniques Wednesday (Review PowerPoint notes); Vocab. Worksheet for "Speech at the United Nations" due Wednesday

Wednesday - Persuasive Techniques Quiz; Begin "The Censors" (Satire, Understatement, Hyperbole)

Thursday - Continue "The Censors"

Friday - Conclude/Discuss "The Censors"; "The Censors" Vocab.
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "The Censors" on Monday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 12-16

Monday - Work on Transcendentalism Project (No Period 7 - Assembly)
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalism Project Due Friday, 2/16

Tuesday - Introduction to Romanticism; Longfellow Poetry
HOMEWORK - Read the beginning of "The Devil and Tom Walker" for Wednesday (pages 1-3)

Wednesday - Discuss the beginning of "The Devil and Tom Walker"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Devil and Tom Walker" for Thursday and answer corresponding questions

Thursday - Discussion of "The Devil and Tom Walker"

Friday - "The Fall of the House of Usher" (p. 308 - top of p. 319) Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading the first part of "The Fall of the House of Usher" for Monday and answer corresponding comprehension questions

10th Grade English - Feb. 5-9

Monday - Malala Yousafzai's "Speech at the United Nations" Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading speech and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Tuesday - Discuss "Speech at the United Nations"; Review Persuasive Techniques
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Persuasive Techniques Wednesday

Wednesday - Persuasive Techniques Quiz; Begin "The Censors"

Thursday - Continue "The Censors"

Friday - Discuss/Conclude "The Censors"; "The Censors" Vocabulary
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "The Censors" and corresponding vocabulary on Monday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 5-9

Monday - Discuss Emily Dickinson Poetry; Transcendentalism Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalism Project Due Tuesday, 2/13

Tuesday - Introduction to Romanticism; Longfellow Poetry

Wednesday - Explanation of Faust Legend; "The Devil and Tom Walker" Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" for Thursday and answer corresponding questions; Be prepared for a comprehension quiz on Thursday

Thursday - Comprehension Quiz; Discussion of "The Devil and Tom Walker"

Friday - "The Fall of the House of Usher" Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read "The Fall of the House of Usher" for Tuesday, 2/13, and answer corresponding comprehension questions (time will also be given in class to read on Monday, 2/12); Transcendentalism Project Due Tuesday, 2/13

10th Grade English - Jan. 29 - Feb. 2

Monday - Time given in class to work on body paragraphs for argumentative essay
HOMEWORK - Essay Due Friday, 2/2 (Share via Google Docs)

Tuesday - Time given in class to work on conclusion paragraphs for argumentative essay

Wednesday - Introduction to Unit 3 (What are human rights?/Informative Essay on p. 262)

Thursday - Persuasive Techniques Explained

Friday - Read/analyze "Speech at the United Nations"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Speech and answering corresponding questions for Monday (if not finished in class)

Honors English 11 - Jan. 29 - Feb. 2

Monday - Quiz on Thoreau's Excerpts; Discuss "Song of Myself"
HOMEWORK - Read other Whitman poems in packet and answer corresponding questions for Tuesday

Tuesday - Discuss remaining Whitman poems
HOMEWORK - Read Emily Dickinson poems and answer corresponding questions

Wednesday - Discuss Dickinson

Thursday - Finish discussing Dickinson; Transcendentalism Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalism Project Due Friday, 2/9

Friday - Introduction to American Romanticism; Longfellow Poetry

Honors English 11 - Jan. 22-26

Monday - The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Today!; Quiz on Emerson Excerpts/Vocab. Today; Walden Excerpt Introduced and Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Walden excerpt and answer corresponding questions for Tuesday

Tuesday - Discuss Walden; Vocab. from Walden
HOMEWORK - Finish vocab. exercises (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Excerpt from Civil Disobedience Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Civil Disobedience excerpt and answer corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Discuss Civil Disobedience
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Thoreau Excerpts/Vocab. Tomorrow

Friday - Quiz on Thoreau Excerpts/Vocab.; Walt Whitman Poetry Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Walt Whitman poems and answer corresponding questions for Monday

10th Grade English - Jan. 22-26

Monday - Analyzing Argumentative Writing ("Revenge of the Geeks")

Tuesday - Conclude "Revenge of the Geeks"; Vocab. from "Revenge of the Geeks"
HOMEWORK - All work for "Revenge of the Geeks" due tomorrow; Quiz tomorrow

Wednesday - "Revenge of the Geeks"/Vocab. Quiz; Argumentative Essay Assignment Explained; Pre-Writing Completed
HOMEWORK - Pre-Writing Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Introductory Paragraphs Reviewed (time given to draft intro. paragraph)
HOMEWORK - Finish intro. paragraph (if not finished in class)

Friday - Body Paragraphs Reviewed (time given to draft body paragraphs)
HOMEWORK - Argumentative Essay Due Friday, 2/2 (time will be given in class on 1/29 and 1/30 to continue working on essay)

10th Grade English - Jan. 15-19

Monday - Quiz on Poetry ("Sonnet, with Bird", "Elliptical", "Fences"); Begin reading argumentative essay "Revenge of the Geeks"

Tuesday - Finish reading/analyzing argumentative essay "Revenge of the Geeks"; Vocab. from "Revenge of the Geeks"
HOMEWORK - Finish vocab. worksheet (if not finished in class); Quiz on "Revenge of the Geeks" and corresponding vocab. tomorrow

Wednesday - Quiz; Argumentative Essay Explained (Pre-Writing)
HOMEWORK - Finish pre-writing for argumentative essay (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Time given in class to draft introductory paragraph for argumentative essay

Friday - Time given in class to begin drafting body paragraphs for argumentative essay
REMINDER:  Argumentative Essay Due Friday, 1/26 (time will be given in class on 1/22 and 1/23 to work on essay)

Honors English 11 - Jan. 15-19

Monday - Introduction to Transcendentalism; Excerpts from Emerson Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Emerson Excerpts (from Nature and Self-Reliance) and answer corresponding questions
REMINDER:  The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Friday, 1/19

Tuesday - Discussion of Emerson's Excerpts; Vocab. from Emerson
HOMEWORK - Complete vocab. worksheet (if not finished in class); Quiz on Emerson's excerpts and vocab. tomorrow

Wednesday - Emerson Quiz; Thoreau's Walden assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Walden excerpt and answer corresponding questions

Thursday - Discussion of Walden; Vocab. from Walden
REMINDER:  The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Tomorrow

Friday - Excerpt from Civil Disobedience assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Civil Disobedience excerpt and answer corresponding questions for Monday (if not finished in class)

Honors English 11 - Jan. 8-12

Monday - Ch. 24-26 Analysis/Discussion

Tuesday - Conclude Ch. 24-26 Analysis/Discussion; The Catcher in the Rye Project Options Explained
HOMEWORK - Test on novel on Wednesday; Reading Notebook due Wednesday; Project Due Tuesday, Jan. 16

Wednesday - (Data Delay) Test Part 1 (Quotes Analysis)

Thursday - Test Part 2 (Essay Questions)

Friday - Introduction to Transcendentalism; Emerson's Excerpts Assigned
HOMEWORK - Read/Analyze Emerson's Excerpts and Respond to Questions for Monday

10th Grade English - Jan. 8-12

Monday - Introduction to Sonnet (Sonnet 18)

Tuesday - Poetry Selections

Wednesday - (Data Delay) Conclude Poetry Selections
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Poetry Selections on Thursday

Thursday - Quiz on Poetry; Read/Analyze "Revenge of the Geeks" (Evaluating Claims)

Friday - Conclude "Revenge of the Geeks" (Vocab.) ; Argumentative Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "Revenge of the Geeks" on Monday; Pre-Writing for Argumentative Writing Assignment Due Monday