2/27/14

Practical English 11 - March 3-7

Monday - Introductory Paragraphs Explained; Time given to work on drafting intro. paragraph

Tuesday - Body Paragraphs Explained; Continue Reading/Discussing The Great Gatsby


Wednesday - Formatting Guidelines Explained; Vocab. List #1B Reviewed/Worksheet #1B Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #1B Due Friday



Thursday and Friday - Time given in library to begin writing rough draft of research paper
HOMEWORK - Rough Draft Due Friday, March 14th (Includes 4 typed pages of writing, typed outline, typed works cited page)

Basic English 10 - March 3-7

Monday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday; Note-Taking Guides Due End of Period Friday

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

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

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

Friday - Time given in library to work on researching/note-taking; Note-Taking Guides Due End of Period

Academic English 10 - March 3-7

Monday - Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #9 Due Tuesday

Tuesday through Thursday - Read/Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Complete any reading assignments that are given in class; Complete the novel study guide during or after each assigned reading passage; Vocab. Test #9 Friday
 
Friday - Vocab. Test #9; Continue reading/discussing To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #10 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - March 3-7

Monday - Realism/Naturalism Test; Copies of The Great Gatsby Distributed

Tuesday - Introduction to Modernism/The Great Gatsby
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of Gatsby for Monday

Wednesday - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Introduced/Assigned

Thursday - Discuss "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; Vocab. Worksheet #10 Reviewed

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; List #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - List #11 Definitions Due Tuesday; Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 of The Great Gatsby for Monday; Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Due Thursday, 3/13

2/21/14

Practical English 11 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Works Cited Guidelines Explained; Time given in library to type outline/thesis/works cited

Tuesday - Time given in library to type outline/thesis/works cited
HOMEWORK - Typed outline/thesis and works cited page due Wednesday

Wednesday - Continue reading and discussing The Great Gatsby
 
Thursday - Citations Explained (PowerPoint)

Friday - Practice with citations; Continue reading and discussing The Great Gatsby

Basic English 10 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Research Paper Topic Due Today; Rules of Capitalization and Punctuation (Italics) Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Rules of Punctuation (Quotation Marks) Reviewed; Note-Taking Guidelines for Research Paper Explained

Wednesday - Vocab. Worksheet #8 Reviewed; Databases Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #8 Tomorrow

Thursday - Vocab. Test #8; List #9 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Friday - Time given in library to begin note-taking for research paper
HOMEWORK - Note-Taking Guide Due Friday, Feb. 7th

2/20/14

Academic English 10 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Tuesday - Song Lyric Project Explained; Sonnets
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Tomorrow; Bring Song Lyrics to Class Tomorrow

Wednesday - Time given in class to work on song lyric project
HOMEWORK - Poetry Test Tomorrow

Thursday - Poetry Test

Friday - Vocab. List #9 Reviewed/Worksheet #9 Distributed; Time given in class to work on song lyric project
HOMEWORK - Song Lyric Project Due Monday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 24-28

Monday - Analyzing Diction in Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Ch. 5&6 Due Tomorrow (prepare for inner/outer circle discussion)

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

Wednesday - Finish Ch. 5&6 Discussion; Analyzing Archetypal Characters

Thursday - Realism/Naturalism Fairy Tale Project Assigned; Vocab. List #11 Reviewed/Worksheet #11 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Realism/Naturalism Test Tomorrow

Friday - Realism/Naturalism Test
HOMEWORK - Fairy Tale Project Due Friday, March 14th

2/7/14

Practical English 11 - Feb. 10-14

Monday and Tuesday - Time given in class to work on researching and completing abstracts
HOMEWORK - 5 completed abstracts due Wednesday

Wednesday - Begin reading/discussing The Great Gatsby

Thursday - Continue reading/discussing The Great Gatsby

Friday - Vocab. List #1A Reviewed; Worksheet #1A Distributed; Continue reading/discussing The Great Gatsby

Academic English 10 - Feb. 10-14

Monday - Introduction to Poetry Terms
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8B Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Begin reading and discussing poetry (lyric poems)

Wednesday - Continue reading and discussing poetry (lyric poems)

Thursday - Continue reading and discussing poetry (narrative poems); Vocab. List #8B Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #8B Tomorrow

Friday - Vocab. Test #8B; List #9 Distributed; Continue reading and discussing poetry
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #9 Due Wednesday

Honors English 11 - Feb. 10-14

Monday - Discuss "The Story of an Hour"; Introduction to Of Mice and Men (PowerPoint, Poem)
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 1&2 for Wednesday

Tuesday - Vocab. List #10 Reviewed/Worksheet Distributed; Comma Usage Continued

Wednesday - Quiz and Discussion of Ch. 1&2 of Of Mice and Men
HOMEWORK - Read and take notes on Ch. 3 for Tuesday

Thursday - Diction Activity related to Of Mice and Men; Vocab. List #10 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #10 Friday

Friday - Vocab. Test #10; Finish Diction Activity
HOMEWORK - List #11 Definitions Due Tuesday; Read and take notes on Ch. 3 for Tuesday

Basic English 10 - Feb. 10-14

Monday - Read and discuss Sonnets 18 and 116

Tuesday - Poetry Review; Song Lyric Project Explained
HOMEWORK - Poetry Test Tomorrow; Song Lyric Project Due Friday

Wednesday - Poetry Test; Time given to work on song lyric project

Thursday - Vocab. List #8 Reviewed/Worksheet #8 Distributed; Time given to work on song lyric project
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #8 Due Tuesday; Song Lyric Project Due Tomorrow

Friday - Punctuation Explained (Comma Usage)