Basic English 10 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Begin reading "The Monkey's Paw" (foreshadowing, mood, theme, irony)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due TOMORROW

Wednesday - Finish reading "The Monkey's Paw" (discussion)

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

Friday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"; Vocab. List #1 Definitions Returned; Review of List #1 Definitions

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th

Practical Literature 10 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

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

Wednesday - Finish reading "The Lottery"

Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism)

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

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, September 28th

Academic English 10 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Begin reading "The Lottery" (mood, foreshadowing, irony, theme, symbolism)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday - Finish reading and discuss "The Lottery"; View 11 min. film interpretation of "The Lottery"

Thursday - Introduce and begin "The Masque of the Red Death" (symbolism, mood, irony, theme)
HOMEWORK - Reading assignment for "The Masque of the Red Death" given in class

Friday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death" and discuss; Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1 Due Tuesday

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Sept. 28th

Honors English 11 - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Discuss Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation"; Narrative Writing Assignment Introduced and Explained
HOMEWORK - Narrative Rough Draft Due Wed., 9/12; Final Copy Due Fri., 9/14; Vocab. Definitions #1 Due Tomorrow

Wednesday and Thursday - Introduction to The Crucible (Salem Witch Trials & Red Scare Background)


Friday - Discussion of Salem Witch Trials DVD; Vocab. List #1 Reviewed/Worksheet #1 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Narrative Rough Draft Due Wed., 9/12; Final Copy Due Fri., 9/14; Vocab. Test #1 Friday, 9/14

English 10 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back!

Monday - Introduction to Course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday (9/4)

Tuesday - Parts of plot reviewed; Intro. to short story terms

Wednesday - Short  story terms continued; "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocabulary List #1

Practical Literature 10 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back!

Monday - Introduction to course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday (9/4)

Tuesday - Review of Plot, Introduction to Short Story Terms

Wednesday - Continue Introduction to Short Story Terms; Begin "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - Continue "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Finish "The Monkey's Paw" (open-ended question)

Academic English 10 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back!

Monday - Introduction to course
HOMEWORK - Bring a 3-ring binder by next Tuesday (9/4)

Tuesday - Review of Plot Diagram; Short Story Terms Introduced

Wednesday - Finish introducing short story terms; "The Monkey's Paw"

Thursday - "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday - Vocab. List #1
HOMEWORK - Vocab. definitions for List #1 due Tuesday

Honors English 11 - Aug. 27 - 31

Welcome Back! 

Monday - Introduction; Review of Summer Reading Study Guide
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for tomorrow's test on summer reading

Tuesday - Summer Reading Test

Wednesday - Introduction to Course Policies and Procedures/American Lit. 

Thursday and Friday - Components of Narrative Accounts; Columbus' and Equiano's Narrative Accounts; Vocab. List #1
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on narrative accounts; Vocab. definitions for List #1 due Wednesday