Monday - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
Tuesday - Complete post-reading activities for "The Masque of the Red Death" (Gothic Literature Chart, Plot Diagram, Post-Reading Questions, and Open-Ended Question)
HOMEWORK - Finish all parts of "The Masque of the Red Death" active reading packet (if not already finished in class); Be prepared for a quiz on the short story tomorrow
Wednesday - Quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death"/Symbolism; Introduction to "Where is Here?" (Traditional Gothic Literature vs. Modern Gothic Literature)
Thursday - Read "Where is Here?" (p. 68) and begin completing active reading packet
Friday - Finish all parts of active reading packet related to "Where is Here?" (Post-reading questions, Traditional vs. Modern Gothic Literature Chart, Character Development through Dialogue Activity, Vocabulary Work, Open-Ended Question)
HOMEWORK - Finish all parts of active reading packet for "Where is Here?" if not finished in class; Be prepared for a quiz on the short story on Monday
9/14/17
9/7/17
10th Grade English - Sept. 11-15
Monday - CDT Testing
Tuesday - Read "Intro. to Gothic Literature" (Explanatory Writing Example)/Summarization
Wednesday - (Data Delay Day) Intro. to Gothic Literature (PowerPoint)
Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
Friday - Continue reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class); Finish plot chart, Gothic literature chart, and symbolism chart; Complete open-ended response question for Monday; Quiz on story Monday
Tuesday - Read "Intro. to Gothic Literature" (Explanatory Writing Example)/Summarization
Wednesday - (Data Delay Day) Intro. to Gothic Literature (PowerPoint)
Thursday - Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
Friday - Continue reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death" (if not finished in class); Finish plot chart, Gothic literature chart, and symbolism chart; Complete open-ended response question for Monday; Quiz on story Monday
9/6/17
Honors English 11 - Sept. 11-15
Monday - Discussion of Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts; Vocab. Activities
Tuesday - Twain's "Life on the Mississippi" (excerpt) introduced/assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Twain's excerpt and answering corresponding questions/figurative language chart (if not finished in class)
Wednesday - Discussion of Twain's excerpt; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Twain's excerpt tomorrow
Thursday - Quiz; Puritans/Puritan Plain Style/Bradford Introduced/Assigned; Time given in class to begin reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" excerpt
Friday - Time given to conclude "Of Plymouth Plantation" excerpt and answer corresponding questions
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" and answer corresponding questions (if not finished in class)
Tuesday - Twain's "Life on the Mississippi" (excerpt) introduced/assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Twain's excerpt and answering corresponding questions/figurative language chart (if not finished in class)
Wednesday - Discussion of Twain's excerpt; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Twain's excerpt tomorrow
Thursday - Quiz; Puritans/Puritan Plain Style/Bradford Introduced/Assigned; Time given in class to begin reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" excerpt
Friday - Time given to conclude "Of Plymouth Plantation" excerpt and answer corresponding questions
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" and answer corresponding questions (if not finished in class)
8/31/17
10th Grade English - Sept. 4-8
Monday - No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday - Read and Discuss "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
Wednesday - Quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
Thursday - CDT Testing
Friday - CDT Testing
Tuesday - Read and Discuss "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
Wednesday - Quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
Thursday - CDT Testing
Friday - CDT Testing
Honors English 11 - Sept. 4-8
Monday - No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday - Conclude CDT Testing; Introduce close reading strategies; Introduce narrative accounts
Wednesday - (PICTURE DAY) Assign excerpt from "The Way to Rainy Mountain"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading excerpt and answer corresponding questions (if not finished in class)
Thursday - Discuss "The Way to Rainy Mountain"; Poetic Prose Analysis Activity; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "The Way to Rainy Mountain" tomorrow
Friday - Quiz; Equiano's and Columbus's narrative accounts introduced and assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Equiano's and Columbus's narrative accounts for Monday and answer corresponding questions/be prepared to dicuss
Tuesday - Conclude CDT Testing; Introduce close reading strategies; Introduce narrative accounts
Wednesday - (PICTURE DAY) Assign excerpt from "The Way to Rainy Mountain"
HOMEWORK - Finish reading excerpt and answer corresponding questions (if not finished in class)
Thursday - Discuss "The Way to Rainy Mountain"; Poetic Prose Analysis Activity; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "The Way to Rainy Mountain" tomorrow
Friday - Quiz; Equiano's and Columbus's narrative accounts introduced and assigned
HOMEWORK - Read Equiano's and Columbus's narrative accounts for Monday and answer corresponding questions/be prepared to dicuss
8/24/17
Honors English 11 - Aug. 28 - Sept. 1
Monday - Summer Reading Review
HOMEWORK - Review for Summer Reading Test
Tuesday - Summer Reading Test
Wednesday - Introduction to Course
Thursday and Friday - CDT Testing
HOMEWORK - Review for Summer Reading Test
Tuesday - Summer Reading Test
Wednesday - Introduction to Course
Thursday and Friday - CDT Testing
10th Grade English - Aug. 28 - Sept.1
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Monday - Introduction to Course
Tuesday - Student Survey/ Textbooks Distributed
Wednesday - Introduction to Unit 1 (Photo Gallery)
Thursday - Conclude Photo Gallery
Friday - Fiction vs. Nonfiction Activity
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