9/16/10

Practical English 10 - Spet. 20-24

Monday and Tuesday - Static & Dynamic Characters and Conflict in "A Problem"

Wednesday - Short Story Analysis Writing Assignment Explained; Pre-Writing Exercise

Thursday - Components of a Strong Paragraph Explained

Friday - Guidelines for the Rough Draft; Time Given for Drafting
  • HOMEWORK - Rough draft of short story analysis due Tuesday

9/8/10

Practical English 10 - Sept. 13-17

Monday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"

Tuesday - Begin "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters, conflict)

Wednesday - Finish "A Problem"

Thursday - Intro. to Science Fiction; Begin "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Friday - Finish "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Academic English 10 - Sept. 13-17

Monday - Pronoun Review; Begin "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters, conflict)
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1A Due Tomorrow
Tuesday - "A Problem" (static/dynamic characters, conflict)

Wednesday - Adjectives; "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Thursday - Vocab. Review; "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Friday - Vocab. Test #1A
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #1B due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Sept. 13-17

Monday - Narrative Rough Drafts Due; Intro. to The Crucible

Tuesday - Salem Witch Trials Introduction; Tips for Avoiding Redundancy in Writing

Wednesday - Begin Act I of The Crucible
  • HOMEWORK - Complete reading assignment given in class
Thursday - Act I of The Crucible; Vocab. Review
  • HOMEWORK - Study for Vocab. Test #1
Friday - Vocab. Test #1
  • HOMEWORK - Quiz on Act I of The Crucible on Monday

9/2/10

Academic English 10 - Sept. 7-10

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Nouns (common, proper, concrete, abstract); Begin "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, theme)
  • HOMEWORK - List #1 Vocab. Definitions Due Tomorrow
Wednesday - Finish "The Lottery"

Thursday - Pronouns
  • HOMEWORK - Finish pronoun worksheet (if not finished in class)
Friday - Pronoun Review; Vocab. List #1
  • HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1 Due Tuesday

Practical English 10 - Sept. 7-10

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Read "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, theme)

Wednesday - Read "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Thursday -Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"

Friday - Time given to work on nonfiction assignments

Honors English 11 - Sept. 7-10

Monday - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday - Intro. to Puritan Culture; Narrative Writing Explained

Wednesday - "Of Plymouth Plantation"
  • HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday
Thursday - Finish "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Avoiding Wordiness in Writing
  • HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday
Friday - "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; Vocab. Worksheet #1
  • HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday