10th Grade English - Sept. 10-14 (PERIOD 2)

Monday - Quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"/Related Vocab.; Intro. to Gothic Literature

Tuesday - Conclude Intro. to Gothic Literature; Begin "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Continue "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Analyzing Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"; Open-Ended Question
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "The Masque of the Red Death" on Friday

Friday - Quiz

10th Grade English - Sept. 10-14 (PERIODS 3,4,8)

Monday - Introduction to Gothic Literature (p. 6-7 and PowerPoint)

Tuesday - Begin "The Masque of the Red Death"

Wednesday - Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"

Thursday - Analyzing Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"; Open-Ended Question
HOMEWORK - Quiz on Symbolism/"The Masque of the Red Death" Friday

Friday - Quiz; Character Development Through Dialogue Activity

Honors English 11 - Sept. 10-14

Monday - Discussion of Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Vocab. worksheet due Tuesday; Quiz on narrative accounts Tuesday

Tuesday - Quiz; Narrative Writing Activity

Wednesday - "Life on the Mississippi" (Volume 2) Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Life on the Mississippi" and answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Thursday - Discussion of "Life on the Mississippi"; Related vocab. activities
HOMEWORK - Quiz on "Life on the Mississippi" tomorrow; Vocab. worksheet due tomorrow

Friday - Quiz; Puritans Introduced; Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Of Plymouth Plantation" and answering corresponding questions

11th Grade Honors English - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School (Labor Day)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading excerpt from "On the Way to Rainy Mountain" (p. 521) and completing corresponding questions for Tuesday (if not finished last week in class)

Tuesday - Discussion of "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"/Poetic Prose; Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"/Related Vocab. on Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz on "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"

Thursday - Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts Introduced/Assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading both narrative accounts/answering corresponding questions (if not finished in class)

Friday - Discussion of Columbus/Equiano; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on Columbus's and Equiano's Narrative Accounts/Related Vocab. on Monday

10th Grade English - Sept. 3-7

Monday - No School (Labor Day)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" (p. 91) and complete corresponding questions and claims chart for Tuesday (if not finished in class last week)

Tuesday - Discussion of "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"/Vocab. on Wednesday

Wednesday - Quiz on "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"

Thursday - Introduction to Gothic Literature (sample explanatory essay and PowerPoint notes)

Friday - Begin Reading "The Masque of the Red Death"

Honors English 11 - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 School Year!

Monday - Summer Reading Review
HOMEWORK - Review for Tuesday's summer reading exam

Tuesday - Summer Reading Test; Textbooks Distributed

Wednesday - Intro. to Course

Thursday - Begin reading/analyzing narrative accounts (excerpt from "On the Way to Rainy Mountain" - p. 521)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading narrative account and answering corresponding questions/completing poetic prose chart (if not finished in class)

Friday - Discussion of "On the Way to Rainy Mountain"/Poetic Prose; Related Vocab. Activities
HOMEWORK - Finish vocab. worksheet (if not finished in class); Be prepared for a quiz on "On the Way to Rainy Mountain" and corresponding vocab. on Tuesday, 9/4

10th Grade English - Aug. 27-31

Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 School Year!

Monday - Intro. to Course

Tuesday - Learning Survey; Textbooks Distributed

Wednesday - Introduction to Unit 1 (Photo Gallery - "The Dream Collector" - p. 83)

Thursday and Friday - Reading/Analysis of "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" (p. 91); Evaluating Claims for Credibility, Variety, and Relevance