9/14/17

10th Grade English - Sept. 18-22

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


9/7/17

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


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)


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

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


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


10th Grade English - Aug. 28 - Sept.1


Welcome Back!

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