Mrs. Anderson's Homework Helpline

Honors English 11 - Feb. 13-17

2012-02-08T13:54:00.002-05:00

Monday - Discuss "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"; "To Build a Fire" assigned
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "To Build a Fire" for Wednesday

Tuesday - Time given in class to read "To Build a Fire"

Wednesday - Review of Vocab. List #10; Discuss "To Build a Fire"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test (#10)

Thursday - Vocab. Test #10; "The Story of an Hour" assigned
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalism Project Due Tuesday; Be prepared to discuss "The Story of an Hour" on Tuesday; Vocab. Definitiosn #11 Due Wednesday

Friday - No School (Act 80 Full Day)

Practical English 11 - Feb. 13-17

2012-02-08T11:55:00.001-05:00

Monday - Verbs Reviewed; Research Paper Introduced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#2B) Due Tomorrow; Topic Due Thursday for Research Paper

Tuesday - Vocab. List #2B Reviewed; Parts of Speech Reviewed (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs)
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Verbs Tomorrow; Topic Due Thursday

Wednesday - Vocab. List #2B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test; Topic due tomorrow

Thursday - Vocab. Test #2B; List #3A Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#3A) Due Tuesday

Friday - No School (Act 80 Full Day)

Academic English 10 - Feb. 13-17

2012-02-08T09:11:00.001-05:00

Monday through Thursday - Time given to work on drafting the body paragraphs of the research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday (2-15); Complete rough draft due Monday, Feb. 27th

Friday - No School (Full Act 80 Day)

General English 10 - Feb. 13-17

2012-02-08T09:05:00.002-05:00

Monday - Outlines and Thesis Statements Explained
HOMEWORK - Typed outline & thesis statement due Thursday (time will be given in library Thursday and Friday to work on this assignment)

Tuesday - Vocab. List #8B Reviewed; Introductory Paragraphs Explained
HOMEWORK - Typed outline, thesis, and introductory paragraph due Thursday; Vocab. Test #8B tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #8B; Time given to work on outline, thesis, intro.
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Thursday - Time given in library to work on outline, thesis, intro.

Friday - No School (Act 80 Full Day)

Honors English 11 - Feb. 6-10

2012-02-02T09:26:00.003-05:00

Monday - Discuss Transcendentalist Poetry; Transcendentalist Project Assigned
HOMEWORK - Abstracts Due Friday; Transcendentalist Project Due Thursday, Feb. 16

Tuesday - Finish Discussing Transcendentalist Poetry; Vocab. List #10 Reviewed

Wednesday - Science Field Trip to Whitaker Center (most of class on trip)

Thursday - Finish Reviewing Vocab. List #10; Intro. to Literary Realism/Naturalism
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" for Monday; Abstracts Due Tomorrow

Friday - Time given in class to read/take notes on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
HOMEWORK - Transcendentalist Project Due Thursday

Practical English 11 - Feb. 6-10

2012-02-02T09:11:00.001-05:00

Monday - Pronouns Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #2 Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Nouns/Pronouns Reviewed; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed

Wednesday - Adjectives Explained; Vocab. List #2 Reviewed

Thursday - Verbs Explained; Vocab. List #2 Review (Synonyms/Antonyms)
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

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

Academic English 10 - Feb. 6-10

2012-02-02T07:57:00.001-05:00

Monday - Vocab. List #8B Reviwed; Thesis Statements and Outlines Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tomorrow; Thesis Statement/Outline Draft Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained
HOMEWORK - Thesis Statement/Outline Draft Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Avoiding Plagiarism/Incorporating Citations Explained

Thursday - Body Paragraphs Explained; List #8B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #8B; List #9 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #9 Due Wednesday; Bring materials to begin drafting research paper next week

General English 10 - Feb. 6-10

2012-02-01T09:32:00.000-05:00

Monday - Poetry Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Poetry Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's poetry test

Wednesday - Poetry Test

Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching for research paper
HOMEWORK - 50 completed note cards due Monday, Feb. 13th

Friday - Time given in library to work on researching for research paper
HOMEWORK - 50 completed note cards due Monday, Feb. 13th

Practical English 11 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

2012-01-26T14:59:00.002-05:00

Monday - Time given to work on vocab. definitions; Explanation of Nouns
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#1) Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Vocab. List #1 Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test

Wednesday - Review of Nouns; Explanation of Pronouns (different categories of pronouns)

Thursday - Review of Pronouns; Vocab. List #1 Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1; Terms for List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

2012-01-26T09:22:00.001-05:00

Monday - Finish discussing Emerson's and Thoreau's essay excerpts; Introduction to poetry
HOMEWORK - Read/take notes on poems for Monday, Feb. 6th; Vocab. definitions (#10) due Wednesday, Feb. 1st

Tuesday - Time given in library to work on researching/writing abstracts for research paper assignment
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions due tomorrow; Read/take notes on poems for Monday; 10 Abstracts due Friday, Feb. 10th

Wednesday - Time given in library to work on researching/writing abstracts

Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching/writing abstracts

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions (#10); List #10 worksheet distributed
HOMEWORK - Read/take notes on poems for Monday; 10 abstracts due Friday, Feb. 10th

General English 10 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

2012-01-25T09:21:00.004-05:00

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments for Dec./Jan. Due Tuesday, Jan. 31st

Monday - Read an example of a narrative poem ("La Belle Dame sans Merci"); Note-taking for research paper explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#8B) Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Guidelines for making note cards/source cards explained; NS Databases explained
HOMEWORK - Bring 60 blank index cards to begin note-taking/researching TOMORROW; Vocab. definitions due tomorrow

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

Thursday - Sonnets explained; Vocab. List #8B reviewed and worksheet distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday; 60 note cards due Friday, Feb. 10th

Friday - Time given in library to work on note-taking/researching
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tuesday; 60 note cards due Friday, Feb. 10th

Academic English 10 - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

2012-01-25T09:07:00.002-05:00

REMINDER: 3 nonfiction assignments for Dec./Jan. due Tuesday, Jan. 31st

Monday - Quiz on Phrases; Begin researching in library for research paper
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions (#8B) due Wednesday; 60 note cards due Monday, Feb. 6

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking for research paper

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions; List #8B Worksheet Distributed; Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking
HOMEWORK - 60 note cards due Monday; Vocab. worksheet due Tuesday

General English 10 - Jan. 23-27

2012-01-19T12:38:00.002-05:00

Monday - Read "The Waking"; Discuss poems from Friday; Introduction to research paper
HOMEWORK - Choose a research paper topic by Wednesday; Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Read "La Belle Dame sans Merci"
HOMEWORK - Choose a research paper topic by tomorrow

Wednesday - Read Sonnets 18 & 116; Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Thursday - Vocab. Test #8A; List #8B Terms Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Friday - Act 80 1/2 Day (15 min. class periods)

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments for Dec./Jan. Due TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st

Honors English 11 - Jan. 23-27

2012-01-19T08:37:00.002-05:00

Monday - Discuss "The Minister's Black Veil"; Introduction to Transcendentalism

Tuesday - Excerpts from Emerson's Nature and Self-Reliance

Wednesday - Excerpts from Walden
HOMEWORK - Finish reading excerpts from Walden for tomorrow

Thursday - Review of Vocab. Worksheet #9; Discussion of Walden; Introduction to poetry from Transcendental time period
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #9 Monday; Poems need to be read for Monday

Friday - Act 80 1/2 Day

REMINDER: 10 Abstracts Due on Friday, February 10th

Academic English 10 - Jan. 23-27

2012-01-18T08:23:00.002-05:00

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, January 31st

Monday - Review of gerunds; Infinitives explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Review of gerunds, participles, infinitives; Appositives explained

Wednesday - Source Cards Explained; Phrases Reviewed; Vocab. List #8A Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on phrases

Thursday - Phrases Quiz; NS Databases Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #8A; List #8B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Bring note cards to begin researching in library on Monday; Vocab. definitions due Wednesday

Practical English 11 - Jan. 23-27

2012-01-17T11:02:00.002-05:00

Monday - Time given in class to write persuasive essay rough draft
HOMEWORK - Final copy of persuasive essay due Thursday (time will be given Tues. and Wed. in class to work on this essay)

Tuesday - Peer Editing Session for Persuasive Essay; Begin Vocab. List #1 (Terms #1-5)
HOMEWORK - Final copy of persuasive essay due Thursday

Wednesday - Time given to type final copy of persuasive essay
HOMEWORK - Final (typed) copy of persuasive essay due tomorrow

Thursday - Continue Vocab. List #1 (Terms #6-10); Review Nouns

Friday - (Act 80 Half Day) Review Nouns (Common, Proper, Concrete, Abstract, Common); Continue Vocab. List #1 (Terms #11-15)

Honors English - Jan. 16-20

2012-01-10T13:48:00.002-05:00

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Library (time given to research)
HOMEWORK- Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow (#9)

Wednesday - Intro. to Romanticism; "The Devil and Tom Walker"
HOMEWORK - Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" and be prepared to discuss in class tomorrow

Thursday - Discuss "The Devil and Tom Walker"

Friday - Review Vocab. Definitions #9; Distribute List #9 Worksheet; Introduce "The Minister's Black Veil"
HOMEWORK - Read "The Minister's Black Veil" and be prepared to discuss for Monday

General English 10 - Jan. 16-20

2012-01-10T12:20:00.001-05:00

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service)

Tuesday - Introduction to Poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. List #8A Definitions Due Tomorrow

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

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

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions (List #8A); Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tuesday

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments for Dec./Jan. Due Tuesday, January 31st

Academic English 10 - Jan. 16-20

2012-01-10T09:55:00.002-05:00

Monday - No School (Teacher In-Service Day)

Tuesday - Adj. and Adv. Phrases Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#8A) Due Wednesday; Topic for Research Paper Due Thursday

Wednesday - Adj./Adv. Phrases Reviewed; Participles Explained
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Paper Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Participles Reviewed; Gerunds Explained

Friday - Vocab. List #8A Reviewed; Infinitives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8A Due Tuesday

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Tuesday, January 31st

Honors English 11 - Jan. 9-13

2012-01-04T14:59:00.003-05:00

Monday - Midterm review
HOMEWORK - Use review sheet as a guide for studying for Wednesday's midterm

Tuesday - Midterm Exam for Periods 1&2

Wednesday - Midterm Exam for Periods 6&7

Thursday - Midterm Exam for Periods 3&4

Friday - Midterm Exam for Period 5; Time given in class to work on research paper writing assignment

Practical Literature 10 - Jan. 9-13

2012-01-04T14:57:00.001-05:00

REMINDER: 3 nonfiction assignments due Monday, Jan. 9th

Monday - Midterm Review
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's midterm exam (use your review sheet to study)

Tuesday - Midterm Review (Pd. 1&2 midterms given today)

Wednesday - Midterm Review (Pd. 6&7 midterms given today)

Thursday - Midterm Review (Pd. 3&4 midterms given today)

Friday - MIDTERM (Pd. 5)

Academic English 10 - Jan. 9-13

2012-01-04T14:56:00.002-05:00

Monday - Midterm Review
HOMEWORK - Use review sheet to study for Thursday's midterm

Tuesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 1&2 midterms)

Wednesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 6&7 midterms)

Thursday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 3&4 midterms)

Friday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (Pd. 5 midterm)

REMINDERS: 3 nonfiction assignments due 1/31; Vocab. definitions for list #8 due 1/18

General English 10 - Jan. 9-13

2012-01-04T14:54:00.003-05:00

Monday - Midterm Review
HOMEWORK - Use review sheet to study for Thursday's midterm

Tuesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 1&2 Midterms)

Wednesday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 6&7 Midterms

Thursday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 3&4 Midterms)

Friday - MIDTERM SCHEDULE (PD. 5 Midterm)

REMINDERS: 3 nonfiction assignments due 1/31; Vocab. definitions for list #8 due 1/18

Honors English 11 - Jan. 3-6

2011-12-22T09:10:00.000-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Review of Verbals and Phrases; Appositives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #8 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Review of Phrases; Research Paper Guidelines Explained
HOMEWORK - Choose a topic for research paper by 1/9

Thursday - Review of Phrases; Midterm Review Sheet Distributed/Explained
HOMEWORK - Begin preparing for midterm exam; Research paper topic due 1/9

Friday - Vocab. Definitions for List #8 Reviewed; Worksheet #8 Distributed; Time given for midterm review
HOMEWORK - Begin preparing for midterm exam; Research paper topic due Monday

General English 10 - Jan. 3-6

2011-12-21T08:43:00.002-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Continue Fahrenheit 451 (Character Foils)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for list #7 due Wednesday

Wednesday - Continue Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Finish Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Friday - Lit. Devices Reviewed; Midterm Exam Review Sheet Distributed; Vocab. List #7 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for midterm exam (Vocab. Test #7 will be a part of midterm exam)
MIDTERM EXAM is THURSDAY, JAN. 12th

Practical Literature 10 - Jan. 3-6

2011-12-21T08:26:00.002-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Begin Act 4 of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide for Act 4

Wednesday - Continue reading Act 4 of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Keep up with the study guide for Act 4

Thursday - Begin Act 5 of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Keep up with the study guide for Act 5

Friday - Finish Act 5 of Julius Caesar; Final Exam Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Begin working on midterm exam review sheet

FINAL EXAM IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th

Academic English 10 - Jan. 3-6

2011-12-21T08:20:00.002-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday and Wednesday - Finish Poetry Presentations
Reminder: Vocab. Definitions (#7) Due Wednesday

Thursday - Midterm Review Sheet Distributed

Friday - Vocab. Definitions #7 Reviewed; Worksheet #7 Distributed; Time given to complete midterm review
HOMEWORK - Study for midterm exam; List #7 vocab. test will be a part of the midterm exam

General English 10 - Dec. 19-23

2011-12-16T08:28:00.001-05:00

Monday - Grammar Review; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #6 Due Tomorrow; Grammar Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday - Grammar Quiz; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - None

Wednesday - Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Finish reading Fahrenheit 451

Friday - Early Dismissal
Enjoy your Christmas break!

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 19-23

2011-12-15T08:27:00.002-05:00

Monday through Friday - Continue reading Julius Caesar (Acts 2&3)

HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guides for each act; Quiz dates for Acts 2&3 will be announced in class

Enjoy your Christmas Break!

Honors English 11 - Dec. 19-23

2011-12-15T08:23:00.003-05:00

Monday - Gerunds Reviewed; Infinitives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #7 Wednesday; The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Thursday

Tuesday - Infinitives Reviewed; Appositives Explained; Vocab. Worksheet #7 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test Tomorrow

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #7; Phrases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Grammar Test on Phrases Tomorrow; The Catcher in the Rye Project Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Grammar Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #8 Due Wednesday, Jan. 4th

Friday - Early Dismissal
Enjoy your Christmas break!

Academic English 10 - Dec. 19-23

2011-12-14T09:02:00.003-05:00

Monday - Time given to work on poetry project
HOMEWORK - Poetry presentations begin tomorrow - all groups must be ready to present; Vocab. Worksheet #6 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Poetry Presentations Begin

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #6 Reviewed; Poetry Presentations Continue
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test (List #6)

Thursday - Vocab. Test #6; Poetry Presentations Continue
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #7 Due Wednesday, Jan. 4th

Friday - Poetry Presentations Continue

Enjoy your Christmas Break! Happy Holidays!

Honors English 11 - Dec. 12-16

2011-12-08T08:31:00.003-05:00

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 21-26; Begin Lit. Circle Discussion #4
HOMEWORK - Test on The Catcher in the Rye Friday; Project for The Catcher in the Rye Due Wednesday, 12-21

Tuesday - Finish Discussing Ch. 21-26 of The Catcher in the Rye
HOMEWORK - Test on The Catcher in the Rye Friday; Project for The Catcher in the Rye Due Wednesday, 12-21

Wednesday - Participles Explained
HOMEWORK - Test on The Catcher in the Rye Friday; Project for The Catcher in the Rye Due Wednesday, 12-21

Thursday - Gerunds Explained; Vocab. List #7 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Test on The Catcher in the Rye Friday; Project for The Catcher int he Rye Due Wednesday, 12-21

Friday - Test on The Catcher in the Rye

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 12 - 16

2011-12-07T09:21:00.004-05:00

Monday - Introduction to Julius Caesar

Tuesday through Friday - Act I of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Keep up with the Act I Study Guide (fill as much out in class as possible); Act I Quiz is on FRIDAY

REMINDER: Last three nonfiction assignments are due Monday, January 9th

Academic English 10 - Dec. 12-16

2011-12-07T08:38:00.002-05:00

Monday - Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Vocabulary definitions for List #6 due Wednesday

Tuesday - Sonnet 18 & Sonnet 116
HOMEWORK - Vocabulary definitions for List #6 due Wednesday

Wednesday - Poetry Project Introduced and Explained; Time given to begin working on project

Thursday - Time given to work on poetry project

Friday - Vocabulary definitions for List #6 reviewed; Time given to work on poetry project
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #6 Due Tuesday; Poetry Presentations Begin Tuesday

General English 10 - Dec. 12-16

2011-12-06T09:32:00.002-05:00

Monday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Explained
HOMEWORK - Study Guide for Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 Due Tomorrow; QUIZ on Part 2 Tomorrow; Vocab. defnitions due Wednesday (#6)

Tuesday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Reviewed; Quiz on Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocabulary Definitions for List #6 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Types of Sentences Explained; Begin Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Review Game for Friday's Test on Parts of a Sentence; Character Foils Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's grammar test on Ch. 2, Parts of a Sentence

Friday - Vocab. List #6 Reviewed & Worksheet Distributed; Grammar Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Dec. 5-9

2011-12-02T08:47:00.002-05:00

Monday - Quiz on Ch. 15-20 of The Catcher in the Rye; Begin Lit. Circle Discussion #3

Tuesday - Finish discussion of Ch. 15-20 of The Catcher in the Rye
HOMEWORK - Read Ch. 21-26 for Monday

Wednesday - Adjective and Adverb Phrases Explained

Thursday - Participles/Participial Phrases Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #6 Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #6; Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - List #7 Definitions Due Wednesday; Read Ch. 21-26 for Monday (Quiz Mon.)

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 5-9

2011-12-01T19:32:00.003-05:00

Monday and Tuesday - Continuation of Group Poetry Presentations

Wednesday - Review for poetry test (review sheet distributed)
HOMEWORK - Study for Thursday's Poetry Test

Thursday - Poetry Test

Friday - Time to work on nonfiction assignments

Academic English 10 - Dec. 5-9

2011-12-01T09:32:00.002-05:00

Monday - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed; Worksheet #5 Distributed; Poetry Introduced
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow; Character Facebook Project Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Poetry read and discussed in class
HOMEWORK - Character Facebook Project Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Poetry read and discussed in class

Thursday - Poetry read and discussed in class; Vocab. #5 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; List #6 Terms Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #6 Vocabulary Definitions Due Wednesday

General English 10 - Dec. 5-9

2011-12-01T08:23:00.002-05:00

Monday - Vocab. List #5 Reviewed; Worksheet #5 Distributed; Direct and Indirect Objects Reviewed; Continued reading of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives Explained; Continued reading of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451

Wednesday - Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives Reviewed; Continued reading of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Character Foils Explained; Vocab. Definitions Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; List #6 Terms Distributed; Review of Direct/Indirect Objects and Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives
HOMEWORK- Vocab. definitions due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

2011-11-22T09:00:00.000-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Quiz on Ch. 8-14 of The Catcher in the Rye; Begin Lit. Circle Discussion of Ch. 8-14

Wednesday - Finish Lit. Circle Discussion of Ch. 8-14 (Exit Slips)
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 15-21 for Monday

Thursday - Adjective and Adverb Phrases Explained; Time given to read Ch. 15-21

Friday - Vocab. Definitions #6 Reviewed and Worksheet Distributed; Adj. and Adv. Phrases Reviewed; Time given to read Ch. 15-21
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Ch. 15-21 Monday; Be prepared to discuss Ch. 15-21 Monday

Academic English 10 - Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

2011-11-21T11:21:00.002-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Discuss ending of Fahrenheit 451; Literary Devices Explained/Discussed; Facebook Character Project Instructions Distributed and Explained
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Tomorrow; Part 3 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Quiz on Part 3; Time given to work on Facebook Character project
HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project Due Monday

Thursday - Time given to work on Facebook Character project

Friday - Vocab. Definitions #5 Reviewed & Worksheet Distributed; Time given to work on Facebook Character project
HOMEWORK - Facebook Character Project Due Monday

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 28-Dec. 2

2011-11-21T09:25:00.003-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Time given in library to work on poetry presentations
HOMEWORK - Three Nonfiction Assignments Due TOMORROW; Poetry presentations begin tomorrow - all groups must be ready to present at the start of the period TOMORROW

Wednesday through Friday - Poetry Presentations

General English 10 - Nov. 28-Dec. 2

2011-11-21T09:22:00.000-05:00

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Types of Conflict Explained; Symbolism in Fahrenheit 451 Explained; Begin reading of Part 2 of novel (p. 71-77)
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continued reading of Part 2 (p. 77-80); Subjects/Predicates Reviewed; Direct and Indirect Objects Explained

Thursday - Continued reading of Part 2 (Faber's Lecture); Direct and Indirect Objects Reviewed

Friday - Continued reading of Part 2 (up to p. 93); Vocab. List #5 Definitions Reviewed; List #5 Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Nov. 21-23

2011-11-17T09:23:00.001-05:00

Monday - Finish Lit. Circle Discussion for Ch. 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 8-14 of novel for Tuesday, 11/29

Tuesday - Time given to begin reading of Ch. 8-14

Wednesday - Early Dismissal
Happy Thanksgiving!

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 21-23

2011-11-17T09:10:00.002-05:00

Monday - Time given in class to work on group poetry project/presentation

Tuesday - Time given in library (with computers) to work on group poetry project/presentation

Wednesday - Time given in library (with computers) to work on group poetry project/presentation

HOMEWORK - Three nonfiction assignments due Wednesday, 11/30; Poetry Presentations Begin 11/30 - All groups must be ready to present

Happy Thanksgiving!

Academic English 10 - Nov. 21-23

2011-11-16T09:37:00.003-05:00

Monday - Parts of a Sentence Test; Read pages 145-154 of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tuesday, Nov. 29th (after Thanksgiving break); Finish reading assignment if not finished in class

Tuesday - Finish reading novel/discussion of Granger's Lecture and novel's ending
HOMEWORK - Part 3 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday - Quiz on Part 3

Happy Thanksgiving!

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, 11/30

General English 10 - Nov. 21-23

2011-11-16T09:26:00.001-05:00

Monday - Finish reading Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451; Review of simple and complete subjects and predicates
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tomorrow; Part 1 Study Guide Due Tomorrow; Part 1 Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday - Quiz on Part 1; Time given to work on nonfiction assignments
HOMEWORK - Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Wednesday, 11/30

Wednesday - Early Dismissal
Happy Thanksgiving!

Honors English 11 - Nov. 14-18

2011-11-10T09:25:00.002-05:00

Monday - Intro. to The Catcher in the Rye; Literature Circles Explained
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1-7 for Friday; Grammar Test on Parts of a Sentence Tomorrow; Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday (#6); Age of Reason Essay Due Monday

Tuesday - Grammar Test (Ch. 2 - Parts of a Sentence); Time given to work on reading of The Catcher in the Rye and/or writing of Age of Reason essay

Wednesday - Adjective and Adverb Phrases Explained; Time given to work on reading of The Catcher in the Rye and/or writing of Age of Reason essay

Thursday - Vocab. Definitions for List #6 Reviewed; Adj./Adv. Phrases Reviewed; Time given to work on reading of The Catcher in the Rye and/or writing of Age of Reason essay

Friday - Quiz on Ch. 1-7; Literature Circle Discussions for Ch. 1-7
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 8-14 of novel for Tuesday, 11/29; Age of Reason essay due Monday

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 14-18

2011-11-09T09:23:00.003-05:00

Monday - Narrative Poetry explained ("La Belle Dame sans Merci" read in class)

Tuesday - Sonnets explained (Sonnet 18 read in class); Poetry project explained/Groups assigned

Wednesday - Time given to work on poetry project

Thursday - Sonnet 116 read in class; Time given to work on poetry project

Friday - Time given to work on poetry project
HOMEWORK - Poetry Presentations Begin Tuesday, 11/29 - All groups must be ready to present at that point

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments for November Due Wednesday, 11/30

Academic English 10 - Nov. 14-18

2011-11-09T08:27:00.002-05:00

Monday - Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. List #5 Definitions Due Wednesday; Keep up with all reading assigments given in class

Tuesday - Complements Reviewed; Types of Sentences Explained; Continue reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Grammar Test on Parts of a Sentence (Ch. 2) Thursday

Wednesday - Parts of a Sentence Review; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's grammar test on Ch. 2 - Parts of a Sentence

Thursday - Grammar Test; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451

Friday - Vocab. Definitions (List #5) Reviewed; Worksheet #5 Distributed; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tuesday

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments for November Due Wednesday, 11/30

General English 10 - Nov. 14-18

2011-11-08T09:21:00.003-05:00

Monday - Sentence Fragments Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Subjects/Predicates Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Direct and Indirect Objects Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451

Friday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet Distributed; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

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

Honors English 11 - Nov. 7-11

2011-11-03T16:00:00.003-04:00

Monday - Discuss Declaration of Independence; Complements Explained

Tuesday - Read Thomas Paine's "The Crisis"; Review complements
HOMEWORK - Be prepared to discuss Paine's excerpt tomorrow in class

Wednesday - Vocab. Review (List #5); Discuss "The Crisis"; Grammar Review Exercise Distributed; Age of Reason Essay Options Distributed and Explained
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Thursday - Vocab. Test #5; List #6 Terms Distributed; Time given to work on grammar review and/or Age of Reason essay
HOMEWORK - Grammar Review (Ch. 2) Due Monday; Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Age of Reason essay due Wednesday

Friday - No School for Students (Act 80 day)

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 7-11

2011-11-03T10:00:00.001-04:00

Monday - Introduction to Poetry and Poetry Terms/Devices

Tuesday - Read and Discuss "In Flanders Fields", "The Waking", "The Kraken"

Wednesday - Read and Discuss "A Pace Like That", "Metaphor", and "The Wind..."

Thursday - Read and Discuss "La Belle Dame sans Merci"

Friday - No School for Students (Act 80 Day)

Academic English 10 - Nov. 7-11

2011-11-02T11:19:00.002-04:00

Monday - Predicate Adjectives/Nominatives Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451 (Part 2)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Direct/Indirect Objects Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451

Wednesday - Vocab. Review (List #4); Review of Complements
HOMEWORK- Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Thursday - Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Terms Distributed; Continuation of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for list #5 due Wednesday

Friday - Act 80 Day (No School for Students)

General English 10 - Nov. 7-11

2011-11-02T09:04:00.000-04:00

Monday and Tuesday - Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tuesday

Wednesday - Vocab. Review of List #4; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test on list #4

Thursday - Vocab. Test #4; List #5 Terms Distributed; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - List #5 Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Friday - Act 80 Day, No School for Students

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

2011-10-27T12:52:00.002-04:00

Monday through Friday - Continuation of Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451

HOMEWORK - Keep up with the Part 3 Study Guide; Prepare for a quiz on Part 3 (date of quiz will be announced in class)

Academic English 10 - Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

2011-10-27T11:25:00.002-04:00

Monday - Fahrenheit 451 - Beatty's Lecture (p. 53-63)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednessday

Tuesday - Sentences vs. Fragments Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Simple & Complete Subjects and Predicates Explained; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451

Thursday - Subjects and Predicates Reviewed; Fahrenheit 451 Continued

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

General English 10 - Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

2011-10-27T09:42:00.002-04:00

Monday - Parts of Speech Review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Parts of Speech Test Thursday

Tuesday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow; Parts of Speech Test Thursday

Wednesday - Jeopardy Game as Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's grammar test on the parts of speech

Thursday - Grammar Test

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #4 Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

2011-10-26T09:23:00.002-04:00

Monday - Character Scrapbooks for The Crucible Due Today; Subjects, Predicates, and Sentence Fragments Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #5 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - The Age of Reason Introduced; Begin reading excerpt from Franklin's Autobiography
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Franklin's Autobiography (if not finished in class)

Wednesday - Discuss Franklin's Autobiography; Graduation Projects Explained Today

Thursday - Aphorisms Explained

Friday - Direct/Indirect Objects Explained; Vocab. Definitions for List #5 Reviewed

General English 10 - Oct. 24-28

2011-10-20T10:07:00.000-04:00

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments for October Due Monday, 10/31

Monday - Short Story Writing Assignment Explained/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Pre-Writing and Short Story Writing Assignment Due Friday

Tuesday - Time given to work on short story writing assignment; Vocab. List #3 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test on List #3

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #3; Time given to work on short story writing assignment
HOMEWORK - List #4 Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Pre-writing and short story writing assignment due Friday

Thursday & Friday - CDT Testing

Academic English 10 - Oct. 24-28

2011-10-20T09:08:00.003-04:00

Monday - Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, 10/31

Tuesday - Vocab. Review; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test (list #3)

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #3; List #4 Terms Distributed; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #4 Due Wednesday; 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday

Thursday and Friday - CDT TESTING

Honors English 11 - Oct. 24-28

2011-10-20T09:00:00.001-04:00

Monday - Begin viewing The Crucible DVD
HOMEWORK - The Crucible Character Scrapbook Due Monday, 10/31

Tuesday - Vocab. Definitions for List #4 Reviewed; Continue viewing The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Wednesday - Vocab. Test #4; Finish viewing The Crucible

Thursday and Friday - CDT Testing
REMINDER: The Crucible Character Scrapbooks Due Monday, 10/31

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 24-28

2011-10-19T09:41:00.002-04:00

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Monday, Oct. 31st!

Monday - Part 2 Quiz; Part 2 Study Guide Collected; Character Analysis Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Pre-writing and character analysis essay due Friday

Tuesday through Thursday - Time given to work on Pre-Writing & Drafting of Character Analysis; Begin reading Part 3
HOMEWORK - Character Analysis Due Friday

Friday - Literary Devices in Fahrenheit 451 Explained; Continued reading of Part 3

General English 10 - Oct. 17-21

2011-10-13T11:15:00.003-04:00

Monday - Conjunctions/Interjections Explained; "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" discussed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (List #3) Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Short Stories Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow; Short Stories Test Thursday

Wednesday - Short Stories Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on short stories

Thursday - Short Stories Test

Friday - Vocab. Definitions for List #3 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

REMINDER: THREE NONFICTION ASSIGNMENTS FOR OCTOBER DUE FRIDAY, 10/28

Honors English 11 - Oct. 17-21

2011-10-13T09:33:00.003-04:00

Monday - Finish reading Act IV of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Act IV Quiz Wednesday

Tuesday - Discussion of Act IV (Tragic Hero); Final Project for The Crucible Explained
HOMEWORK - Act IV Quiz Wednesday; Vocab. Definitions for List #4 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Act IV Quiz; Time given to work on The Crucible Project
HOMEWORK - The Crucible Final Project Due Mon., Oct. 31

Thursday - Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #4; Vocab. Worksheet #4 Distributed; Begin viewing The Crucible DVD

Friday - Act 80 Day (students dismissed at 11 A.M.)

Academic English 10 - Oct. 14-21

2011-10-13T07:55:00.002-04:00

Monday - Peer Review Exercise for Short Story Writing Assignment
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #3 Due Wednesday; Final Copy of Short Story Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Begin reading

Wednesday - Short Story Final Copy Due Today!; Continue reading novel

Thursday - Continue reading novel

Friday - Vocab. Review of List #3; List #3 Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #3 Due Tuesday

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Oct. 28th

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 17-21

2011-10-13T07:54:00.002-04:00

Monday through Friday - Continue reading Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with the study guide for Part 2; Study for a quiz on Part 2

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, October 28th

General English 10 - Oct. 10-14

2011-10-07T15:57:00.002-04:00

Monday - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Reviewed; List #2 Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Tuesday - Read "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" - p. 7-14

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

Thursday - Conjunctions and Interjections Explained; Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; Conjunctions Reviewed; List #3 Terms Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #3 Due Wednesday

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 10-14

2011-10-07T09:31:00.001-04:00

Monday - Finish reading Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Make sure the study guide for Part 1 is completed; Study for tomorrow's quiz on Part 1

Tuesday - Quiz on Part 1; Time given to work on nonfiction assignments

Wednesday - Part 2 Study Guide Distributed; Discussion of Types of Conflicts; Begin Part 2

Thursday and Friday - Continuation of Part 2

Academic English 10 - Oct. 10-14

2011-10-07T08:30:00.002-04:00

Monday - Grammar Test (Parts of Speech); Time given to work on short story writing assignment
HOMEWORK - Pre-Writing for Short Story Writing Assignment due WEDNESDAY; Vocab. Worksheet #2 due WEDNESDAY

Tuesday - Short Stories Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Pre-Writing for Short Story Writing Assignment due tomorrow; Vocab. Worksheet #2 due tomorrow

Wednesday - Pre-writing checked; Short Stories Review (Jeopardy)
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of short story due MONDAY; Short Stories Test TOMORROW; Vocab. Test #2 FRIDAY

Thursday - Short Stories Test; Time given to work on short story writing assignment; Vocab. Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test; Short Story Rough Draft Due MONDAY

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; List #3 Terms Distributed; Time given to work on short story rough draft
HOMEWORK - Short story rough draft due MONDAY; Vocab. definitions (#3) due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 10-14

2011-10-06T09:39:00.001-04:00

Monday - Time given in class to finish reading Act 3 of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Study guide for Act 3 Due Thursday; Quiz on Act 3 Thursday

Tuesday - Questions related to Act 3

Wednesday - Discussion of Act 3/Review for Quiz

Thursday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Act 3 Quiz
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #3; List #4 terms distributed; Begin Act 4 of The Crucible

Academic English 10 - Oct. 3-7

2011-09-29T14:25:00.002-04:00

Monday - Discuss short story "A Problem"; Prepositions Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday (List #2)

Tuesday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Time given to work on vocab. definitions

Wednesday - Short Stories Writing Assignment Explained; Parts of Speech Review Sheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Parts of Speech Test Friday; Pre-Writing for Short Stories Writing Assign. Due 10/12; Rough Draft Due 10/14

Thursday - Parts of Speech Review
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on parts of speech

Friday - Vocab. List #2 Reviewed and List #3 Worksheet Distributed; Parts of Speech Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #2 Due Tuesday; Pre-Writing for Short Stories Writing Assignment Due Wednesday; Rough Draft Due Friday

Honors English 11 - Oct. 3-7

2011-09-29T14:01:00.002-04:00

Monday - Vocab. Test #2; Time given to collaborate on propaganda/parts of speech project
HOMEWORK - Read p. 1291-1300 of Act III of The Crucible for WEDNESDAY; Presentations Begin WEDNESDAY

Tuesday - Time given to read Act III and/or work on parts of speech/propaganda project

Wednesday - Discussion of Act III, p. 1291-1300; Presentations Begin

Thursday - Parts of Speech/Propaganda Presentations Continued

Friday - Review of Vocab. Definitions for List #3; Presentations Continued

Practical Literature 10 - Oct. 3-7

2011-09-29T11:54:00.001-04:00

Monday through Friday - Students will be reading the novel Fahrenheit 451

HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments given in class

English 10 - Oct. 3-7

2011-09-29T09:04:00.003-04:00

Monday - Prepositions Explained; Begin reading "A Problem"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Prepositions Reviewed; Time Given to Define Vocab. Terms
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish reading "A Problem"

Thursday - Conjunctions & Interjections Explained

Friday - Conjunctions Reviewed; Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Academic English 10 - Sept. 26-30

2011-09-22T09:39:00.002-04:00

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday

Monday - "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" (p. 7-14)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; Prepositions

Wednesday - Discuss "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; Conjunctions

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Conjunctions & Interjections
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1B; Begin Grammar Review
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday; Grammar Test on Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 26 - 30

2011-09-22T08:31:00.002-04:00

Monday - Act II of The Crucible; Time given to work on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project
HOMEWORK - Reading assignment given in class

Tuesday - Act II of The Crucible; Time given to work on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project

Wednesday - Review for Friday's Vocab. Test; Continuation of The Crucible

Thursday - Class will meet in library for a presentation from the guidance department
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #2; Continuation of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Parts of Speech/Propaganda Presentations Begin Monday

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 26-30

2011-09-22T08:00:00.001-04:00

Monday - Review for Short Stories Test
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on short stories; 3 Nonfiction Assignments due Friday

Tuesday - Short Stories Test
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments due Friday

Wednesday - Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Begin novel
HOMEWORK - 3 Nonfiction Assignments due Friday

Thursday and Friday - Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with study guide for novel; 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday

General English 10 - Sept. 26-30

2011-09-21T08:48:00.003-04:00

REMINDER: 3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 30th

Monday - Grammar Quiz (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs); Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday and Wednesday - Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"

Thursday - Finish "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"; Review Vocab. Definitions
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1B; List #2 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday

English 10 - Sept. 19-23

2011-09-16T09:21:00.002-04:00

Monday - Types of Pronouns Review; Adjectives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

Tuesday - "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Verbs Explained

Friday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet #1B Distributed; Review for Monday's Grammar Quiz
HOMEWORK- Study for Monday's Grammar Quiz; Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 19-23

2011-09-16T09:09:00.002-04:00

Monday - Narrative Final Copy Due TODAY; Finish Act I of The Crucible/Discuss; Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project Explained; Types of Propaganda Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Types of Propaganda Explained; Quiz on Act I of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Begin Act II of The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Reading Assignment Given in Class

Thursday - Time Given to Work on Parts of Speech/Propaganda Project; Continuation of Act II

Friday - Vocab. Definitions for List #2 Reviewed; Vocab. Worksheet #2 Distributed; Continuation of Act II
HOMEWORK - Reading Assignment Given

REMINDER: Parts of Speech/Propaganda Presentations Begin Monday, Oct. 3

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 19 - 23

2011-09-15T09:34:00.002-04:00

Monday - Begin reading "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters)

Tuesday - Finish "A Problem"

Wednesday - Short Stories Review Sheet Distributed

Thursday - Review for Short Stories Test (Review Sheet and Game)
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's test on short stories

Friday - Test on Short Stories

Academic English 10 - Sept. 19 - 22

2011-09-14T09:35:00.003-04:00

Monday - Grammar Quiz (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Verbs); Begin "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Tuesday - Continue "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Explain Adverbs
HOMEWORK - Complete Adverb Worksheet (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Explain Prepositions
HOMEWORK - Complete Preposition Worksheet (if not finished in class)

Friday - Vocab. Definitions Reviewed; Conjunctions Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tuesday

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 12-16

2011-09-09T08:37:00.002-04:00

Monday and Tuesday - Read "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Wednesday through Friday - Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" (plot, suspense, static/dynamic characters)

Academic English 10 - Sept. 12-16

2011-09-07T09:30:00.001-04:00

Monday - Pronoun Review; Adjectives Explained
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Adjectives Reviewed; Verbs Explained; Review for Tomorrow's Grammar Quiz
HOMEWORK - Review Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, & Verbs for Tomorrow's Grammar Quiz

Wednesday - Grammar Quiz; Introduction to "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Vocab. Review; "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test; List #1B Terms Distributed; Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class); Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

General English 10 - Sept. 12-16

2011-09-07T09:28:00.003-04:00

Honors English 11 - Sept. 12 - 16

2011-09-07T08:49:00.003-04:00

Monday - Finish DVD of The Salem Witch Trials (Intro. to The Crucible); Begin reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft of Narrative Essay Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Narrative Essay Peer Review Session; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Final Copy of Narrative Essay Due Monday

Thursday - Vocab. List #1 Review; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's vocab. test

Friday - Vocab. Test #1; Continue reading The Crucible
HOMEWORK - Narrative Essay Final Copy Due Monday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 5-9

2011-09-01T09:22:00.003-04:00

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Discuss Columbus's and Equiano's narrative accounts; Introduction to Puritan Culture; "Of Plymouth Plantation"
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Discuss "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Narrative Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Pre-writing and rough draft for narrative writing assignment due Wednesday

Thursday - Introduction to The Crucible

Friday - Introduction to The Crucible (Salem Witch Trials DVD); Vocab. List #1 Worksheet Distributed
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft and Pre-writing for narrative writing assignment due Wednesday

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 6-9

2011-08-31T09:39:00.001-04:00

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Begin reading "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, symbolism, irony, theme)

Wednesday - Finish reading/discussing "The Lottery"

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (p. 82) (symbolism, mood, irony, theme)

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

Academic English 10 - Sept. 6-9

2011-08-31T09:12:00.001-04:00

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Types of Nouns; "The Lottery" (mood, symbolism, foreshadowing, plot)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #1A Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Continue "The Lottery"

Thursday - Types of Pronouns

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

General English 10 - Sept. 6-9

2011-08-31T09:08:00.002-04:00

Honors English 11 - Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

2011-08-23T15:49:00.002-04:00

Monday - Introduction; Discussion of Summer Reading Texts/Study Guide
HOMEWORK - Review for tomorrow's Summer Reading Assessment

Tuesday - Summer Reading Assessment

Wednesday - Course Policies/Procedures; Intro. to American Lit.

Thursday - Intro. to Narrative Accounts; Columbus' Narrative Account (p. 62)

Friday - Equiano's Slave Narrative (p. 44); Vocab. List #1
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions for List #1 Due Wednesday

Practical English 10 - Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

2011-08-23T14:11:00.002-04:00

Monday - Intro. to Course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next week

Tuesday - Review of Short Story Literary Terms; Review of Plot

Wednesday - Introduce "The Monkey's Paw" and begin reading

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Academic English 10 - Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

2011-08-23T13:47:00.000-04:00

Monday - Introduction to Course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday

Tuesday - Review of Literary Terms Related to Short Stories; Review of Plot

Wednesday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocab. List #1A
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions Due Wednesday

General English 10 - Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

2011-08-23T13:45:00.003-04:00

Honors English 11 - May 23 - June 2

2011-05-18T12:30:00.001-04:00

Monday, May 23 - Quiz on Acts 4&5 of Hamlet; Study Guide for Acts 4&5 Due Today

Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25 - Final Exam Review

Thursday, May 26 - Final Exams Begin (Periods 4&3 Finals Given)

Friday, May 27 - Periods 6&7 Finals

Tuesday, May 31 - Periods 1&2 Finals; SUMMER READING MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED STARTING TODAY

Wednesday, June 1 - Period 5 Final

Thursday, June 2 - Last Day of School for Students/Early Dismissal

Academic English 10 - May 23 - June 2

2011-05-18T12:28:00.002-04:00

Monday, May 23 - Act IV and Act V Quiz on Julius Caesar; Acts IV and V Study Guide Due; Final Exam Review Sheet Distributed

Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25 - Final Exam Review

Thursday, May 26 - Final Exams Begin (Period 4&3 Finals)

Friday, May 27 - Periods 6&7 Finals

Tuesday, May 31 - Periods 1&2 Finals

Wednesday, June 1 - Period 5 Finals

Thursday, June 2 - Early Dismissal/Last Day of School for Students

Practical English 11 - May 23 - June 2

2011-05-18T12:25:00.002-04:00

Monday, May 23 through Wednesday, May 25 - Final Exam Review (Review Sheet Distributed Monday)

Thursday, May 26 - Final Exams Begin (Finals for Periods 4&3)

Friday, May 27 - Periods 6&7 Final Exams

Tuesday, May 31 - Period 1 & 2 Final Exams

Wednesday, June 1 - Period 5 Final Exam

Thursday, June 2 - Early Dismissal/Last Day for Students

Academic English 10 - May 16-20

2011-05-11T09:35:00.003-04:00

REMINDER: Three Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, May 20th!

Monday - Discussion of Act III; Begin Act IV of Julius Caesar
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #14 Due Tomorrow; Act III Study Guide Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Finish reading Act IV; Discuss key quotations from Act IV
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Act IV

Wednesday - Act IV Quiz; Begin reading Act V

Thursday - Vocab. Review; Continue reading Act V
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's Vocab. Test

Friday - Vocab. Test #14; Finish reading Act V

Honors English 11 - May 16-20

2011-05-10T09:34:00.002-04:00

Monday - Act 3, Scenes 1,2,and 3 of Hamlet reviewed; Scene 4 read in class
HOMEWORK - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Acts 2 and 3; Study guide for both Acts due tomorrow

Tuesday - Quiz on Acts 2 and 3; Read Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, and 3
HOMEWORK - Finish reading of Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, and 3

Wednesday - Discussion of Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, and 3; Scenes 4, 5, 6, and 7 read in class
HOMEWORK - Study Guide for Act 4 Due Tomorrow

Thursday - Quiz on Act 4; Act 5, Scene 1 read in class

Friday - Act 5, Scene 2 read in class
HOMEWORK - Study Guide for Act 5 Due Monday