11/29/12

Honors English 11 - Dec. 3-7

Monday and Tuesday (11th Grade Keystone Exams)- The Catcher in the Rye Test
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Participles and Participial Phrases Explained

Thursday - Gerunds and Gerund Phrases Explained

Friday - Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Explained; Research Paper Writing Assignment Explained
HOMEWORK - Topic for Research Paper Due 12/11 (L-Z) or 12/12 (A-K)

Academic English 10 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Finish reading/discussing Beatty's Lecture (p.53-63); Assign reading to end of Part 1 (p. 63-68)
HOMEWORK- Quiz on Part 1 Tomorrow; Part 1 Study Guide Questions Collected Tomorrow; Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tomorrow

Tuesday - Part 1 Quiz; Begin reading Part 2

Wednesday/Thursday (Keystone Exams) - Continue Reading Part 2 (Faber's Lecture, p. 83-93; Review for Vocab. Test #5

Friday - Vocab. Test #5; Finish reading/discussing Faber's Lecture (p. 83-93); List #6 Distributed
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions (#6) Due Wednesday

11/28/12

Practical Literature 10 - Dec. 3-7


Monday - Poetry analysis assignment
HOMEWORK - Study literary terms related to poetry (PowerPoint notes) in preparation for Wednesday's test on poetry

Tuesday - Poetry analysis assignment; Review for poetry test
HOMEWORK -  Study literary terms related to poetry (PowerPoint notes) in preparation for Wednesday's test on poetry


Wednesday/Thursday (10th Grade Keystone Exams) - Poetry Test

Friday - Introduction to Julius Caesar


Basic English 10 - Dec. 3-7

Monday - Begin Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 (p. 71-80)
HOMEWORK - Keep up with reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with study guide questions for Part 2

Tuesday - Continue reading Part 2 - Faber's Lecture (p. 80-91)

Wednesday/Thursday (10th Grade Keystone Exams) - Continue Part 2 (p. 91-top of 102); Vocab. List #6 Reviewed
HOMEWORK - Study for Friday's Vocab. Test on List #6

Friday - Vocab. Test #6; List #7/Vocab. Squares Distributed; Finish Part 2 (p. 102-110)
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Definitions #7 Due Wednesday; Be prepared for a quiz on Part 2 of the novel


11/16/12

Basic English 10 - Nov. 26-30



 REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, Nov. 30th


Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday and Wednesday - Continue reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Keep up with any reading assignments given in class;  Keep up with the study guide for the novel

Thursday - Review of vocabulary definitions for List #6;  Worksheet #6 distributed; Continued reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Test #6 Friday, 12/7

Friday - Continue reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451

Practical Literature 10 - Nov. 26-30

REMINDER:  3 Nonfiction Assignments Due Friday, November 30th


Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday - Read and Discuss Narrative Poetry ("La Belle Dame sans Merci")

Wednesday - Read and Discuss Sonnets 18 & 116

Thursday and Friday - Poetry Analysis Partner Assignment

HOMEWORK - Be prepared for a test on poetry on Tuesday


11/15/12

Academic English 10 - Nov. 26-30

Monday - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday through Thursday - Continued reading and discussion of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK -  Keep up with any reading assignments given in class; Keep up with study guide questions related to novel

Friday - Review of vocabulary definitions #5; Worksheet #5 distributed; Continued reading of Fahrenheit 451
HOMEWORK - Vocab. Worksheet #5 Due Tuesday