Week of Dec. 7

ALL MAKE UP WORK DUE THIS FRIDAY BY 3:20

English II

Monday: Writing - How should Silas Marner end?
Watch video: answer chapter 18 questions; begin chapter 19 if time

Tuesday: Silas chapters 19, 20

Wednesday: Silas chapters 20-end

Thursday: Silas test!! All study guides due

Friday: Review for semester exam

English III

Monday: Huck chapters 32-35; finish for HW if needed

Tuesday: Huck chapters 26-40; finish for HW if needed

Wednesday: finish novel; all study guides due

Thursday: Huck test

Friday: Review for semester exam

Pre-AP English III

ASSIGNMENT OVER BREAK: READ OF MICE AND MEN. Focus on the similarities and differences of how regionalism develops the characters of Lennie and George as compared to Huck and Jim.

Monday: Huck test

Tuesday: Marketing Letter; due typed at the end of class Wednesday

Wednesday: Library research - mini research paper due next Tuesday at end of class.
Use three sources. Open topic. Follow MLA format (handouts provided in class)

Thursday: Library research

Friday: writing time; reading time

Week of Nov. 30

English II

Monday: Writing - "The Best": Write for 15 minutes about the best of anything...
Silas: Read chapters 12 and 13, watch video clip. Begin chapter 14

Tuesday: Silas - finish chapter 14 (read chapter 12 in the red book). Video clip of the "coal hole"

Wednesday: Silas: Read chapter 14 in the red book; answer study guide questions for chapter 16 in packet.

Thursday: Silas: Read chapter 17 in unabridged book

Friday: Word of the Day test, all 50 words

English III

Monday: Writing - "The Best": Write for 15 minutes about the best of anything...
Huck chapters 12 -14 in class, read chapter 15 for HW

Tuesday: Huck chapters 116-18, finish 18 for HW

Wednesday: Huck chapters 19-24, read 25 for HW

Thursday: Huck 26-29

Friday: Word of the Day test, all 50 words

Pre-AP English III

Monday: Writing - "The Best": Write for 15 minutes about the best of anything...
Huck chapters 26-28, read 29 for HW

Tuesday: Huck chapters 30-32, read 33 for HW
Study guide due

Wednesday: Huck chapters 34-40

Thursday: Huck chapters 41-Last
Study guide due

Friday: Word of the Day test over all 50 words
Huck video

Week of November 23

English II

Monday: Silas Chapter 10

Tuesday: Silas Chapter 11; have study guides ready to turn in
Word of the Day words 41-50 sentences due; quiz over those words

English III

Monday: Twain background/video; read chapters 8, 9 in Huck Finn

Tuesday: Twain backgroun/video: read chapters 10, 11 in Huck
Word of the Day words 41-50 sentences due; quiz over those words

Pre-AP English III

Monday: Writing - Thanksgiving traditions
Read chapters 18-22 in Huck

Tuesday: Word of the day quiz, words 41-50 and sentences due
Read chapters 23-26 in Huck

Week of November 16

English II

Monday: The last sentence of chapter 4 reads, "So he [Dunstan] stepped forward into the darkness..." Write a page about what happens next in the story. Make up whatever you think will happen. You could include characters like Silas, Dunstan, Godfrey, William, Sarah, Nancy, or Squire Cass. You could discuss the setting or other things that have happened in the plot. You predict! What will happen next?

Tuesday:
Define irony and listen to song "Ironic" by Alanis Morisette. Find examples of irony in the song.
Read chapter 5 Silas

Wednesday:
Chapter 6 and 7 in Silas

Thursday: Chapter 8 Silas

Friday: Chapter 9 Silas

English III

Monday: Five paragraph essays due
Open book/open note test: Revolutionary writers and Romantics

Tuesday:
Read "Olaudah Equiano" p. 78
Watch clip of Amistad for visual imagery.
Make a list of how the slave ships looked, sounded, felt, tasted, smelled.

Wednesday:
Read "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Gettysburg Address"
BONUS: Write a story that uses flashback as an element.

Thursday:
Twain background
Read Huck Finn chapter 1, summarize 2 and 3

Friday:
Huck Finn Chapters 4,5,6

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
Writing: Write a narrative that uses the literary technique of flashback, using "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" as a model. Write about what you know about, using things from the area around you (the ideas of REGIONALISM that we will be discussing with Huck Finn)
Read chapter 1 from Huck for homework.

Tuesday:
Huck background, go over chapters 1-3; read chapters 4 and 5, summarize 6

Wednesday:
Huck chapters 7, 8, 9; read 10 for homework

Thursday:
Word Study 12 due; quiz
Huck chapters 11-14

Friday:
Huck chapters 15-17; finish those for homework if needed.

Week of November 9

VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, 9:30

English II

Monday:Writing
We read the children's book If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and studied the dependent clauses in the story. Write ten sentences of your own that each start with a dependent clause and end with an independent one. Try to have a chain of events or story.
Begin Silas Marner chapter 2
Grammar p. 97 ex. A



Tuesday:
Grammar p. 610 ex. 2
Silas chapter 2



Wednesday:
Grammar p. 99 ex. A
Silas chapter 3
Word of the day sentences due for words 31-40



Thursday:
Grammar p. 611 ex. 3
Silas chapter 4



Friday:
Word of the Day review crossword puzzle words 21-40; quiz words 31-40

English III

Monday:Writing: After reading If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and studying dependent and independent clauses, write ten sentences that begin with an dependent and and with an independent clause. Try to have a chain of events or story like the book.
Golf balls deomonstration: What are three influences in your life that have shaped you? Write a five paragraph essay. Due next Monday.

Tuesday:
Romantic poetry: define Romanticism
Read "Thanatopsis" p. 328, "Psalm of Life" p. 334, "Chambered Nautilus" p. 340, and "Old Ironsides"

Wednesday:
Notes on Transcendentalism and Dark Romanticism
Dark Romantics: read "The Raven" and "Masque of the Red Death"
Word of the Day sentences due for words 31-40

Thursday:
In library, typing final drafts of resumes

Friday:

Word of the day review crossword and quiz for words 31-40
Open book/open note test

Pre-AP English III

Monday
Writing: Write ten sentences that begin with dependent clauses modeled after the children's book we read If You Give a Mouse a Muffin.
Golf ball demonstration:What are three influences in your life who have shaped you to be who you are? Five paragraph essay due next Monday.

Tuesday:
Read "Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano" p. 78. Make a list of images he used to convey his message (how it looked, sounded, tasted, felt, smelled).

Wednesday:
10 sentences using words 31-40 due.
Watch clip from Amistad for visual imagery from a slave ship
Read p. 552 "Incidents of a Slave Girl"
Read p. 564 "Gettysburg Address"

Thursday:
Word Study 11 packet due; quiz
Read p. 580 "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"; quiz

Friday:
Word of the Day words 31-40 quiz; review crossword
Watch video "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

Week of Nov. 2

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, 9:30 A.M.

English II

Monday:
Class writing time for five paragraph essay: What has influenced you the most in your life (three things)? Final drafts due at the beginning of the period tomorrow.

Tuesday:
Writings due
Go over grammar packet: Clauses

Wednesday:
Begin novel Silas Marner chapter 1
Grammar review

Thursday:
Silas chapter 2, 3
Grammar review

Friday:
Grammar test: clauses
Silas chapter 4
R U Rdng: Have something to read for 4th period!

English III

Monday:
Writing: What would you do with more time (after you have been able to sleep as long as you'd like)?
Go over clause packets

Tuesday:
Writing resumes: finish for homework
Reading: Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention" in text
Grammar review: finish packet

Wednesday: SCHOOL ASSEMBLY 9:30 A.M.
Writing Marketing letters: finish for homework
Type resumes
Romantics: background notes, poetry p. 330-344

Thursday:
Grammar review: worksheets
Romantics: "Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven"

Friday:
Grammar quiz: clauses
R U Rdng: Have something to read for 4th period!

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
Writing: What would you do with more time?
Go over grammar packets
Word Study 10 assigned; due Thursday

Tuesday:
Writing resumes and marketing letters; finish for homework
Go over Romantic poetry p. 330-344

Wednesday:
Laptops: type resumes and marketing letters
Homework: finish resumes and marketing letters if needed
Word Study 10 due tomorrow; quiz
Grammar review: clauses

Thursday:
Word Study 10 quiz
Romantic/Revolutionary quiz: Open note/open book; find examples of characteristics of
Revolutionary and Romantic writing
Homework: Read "View from the Bottom Rail" handout for Monday

Friday:
Grammar quiz
R U Rdng: Have something to read for 4th period!

Word Study 10

Word Study 9

Week of Oct. Oct. 26th

JUNIOR CLASS MEETING THURSDAY, 9:00 a.m.

English II

Monday: Symbolism
Writing: Begin five paragraph essay - what have been the three biggest influences in your life?
Grammar: Clauses (packet handed out: sheets due Thursday and Friday)

Tuesday:
Word of the Day quiz words 21-30
Autry interest inventory in library

Wednesday:
Interest inventory continued

Thursday:
Work on five paragraph essays
Grammar: Clauses

Friday:
Clause quiz

English III

Monday: Scarlet Letter writing: How are the characters in The Scarlet Letter developed through the use of symbols?
Grammar: clauses

Tuesday:
Grammar: clauses
Word of the Day quiz: words 21-30
Read "Sinners in the Hands Of an Angry God" and Bradstreet poetry

Wednesday:
Grammar: Clauses
Read "Speech to the Virginia Convention" by Patrick Henry

Thursday:
Grammar: Clauses
Read "Declaration of Independence" by Jefferson

Friday:
Grammar quiz: clauses

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
Using at least five of the persuasive techniques we have discussed, comment on a current event.
Grammar: clauses
Notes: The Romantics p. 297 outline the background information that is influencing our authors at this time
Word Study 10 assigned: due Thursday

Tuesday:
Grammar
"Thanatopsis" p. 330
"A Palm Of Life p. 336
"The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" p. 338
"The Chambered Nautilus" p. 342
"Old Ironsides" p. 344

Wednesday:
"The Masque of the Red Death" p. 428
"The Raven" p. 438
Grammar: clauses

Thursday:
"The Minister's Black Veil" p. 458
Grammar: clauses
Word Study 10 quiz

Friday:
Clause quiz

Week of Oct. 19

PARENT CONFERENCES THIS THURSDAY/FRIDAY

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY

English II

Monday: Journal: Tell me about your Fall Break.
Go over nine weeks tests.

Tuesday: Antigone Scene 4

Wednesday: Antigone Scene 5.
Ten sentences using words 21-30 due.

Thursday: Antigone test

Friday: NO SCHOOL

English III

Monday: Journal: Tell me about your Fall Break.
Go over nine weeks tests.

Tuesday: Scarlet Letter chapters 17-19

Wednesday: Scarlet Letter chapters 2-24
Ten sentences using words 21-30 due.

Thursday: Scarlet Letter test

Friday: NO SCHOOL

Pre-AP English III

Monday: Journal: Tell me about your Fall Break.
Go over nine weeks tests. Re-do Scarlet Letter essays. Due by Monday, Oct. 26th.

Tuesday: Go over any questions on Scarlet Letter essays.
Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards; example of Puritan writing; symbolism; metaphor
Read "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning of Our House" by Anne Bradstreet; example of Puritan writing; poetry; first published American

Wednesday: Ten sentences using words 21-30 due.
Read "Declaration of Independence" and analyze rhetorical techniques; take quiz and complete worksheet

Thursday: Read Autobiography excerpt by Ben jamin Franklin p. 264. Choose five of his thirteen virtues and rank them by importance to you. Why? Write one of your own aphorsims.

Friday: NO SCHOOL

Week of Oct. 12

FALL BREAK:
NO SCHOOL THURSDAY OR FRIDAY

THURSDAY AVAILABLE FOR "SATURDAY SCHOOL"
TOM MAKE UP ATTENDANCE

DO NOT MISS MORE THAN FOUR CLASSES, OR YOU WILL FAIL THE CLASS REGARDLESS OF GRADES

NO FOUR SQUARE THIS WEEK

English II

Monday:
Antigone scene 2

Tuesday:
6th period: Nine weeks test
3rd period: Antigone scene 3

Wednesday:
3rd period testing PSAT
6th period: Antigone scene 3

English III

Monday:
1st Period: Nine weeks test
2nd, 7th: Scarlet Letter chapters 14, 15

Tuesday:
1st Period: Scarlet Letter chapters 14, 15
2nd Period: Nine Weeks test
7h Period: Scarlet Letter chapters 16, 17

Wednesday:
1st and 2nd periods: report to cafeteria study hall; I am testing PSAT in our room
7th period: Scarlet Letter 16-18

Pre-AP English III

Monday: Writing time for Scarlet Letter essay due Wednesday on symbolism used in the novel to convey its message

Tuesday:
Scarlet Letter wrap up
Revolutionary writers
Extra credit for 2nd quarter: Research the Free Masons or other secret organizations that had an effect on our founding fathers. How are their ideas represented in our governement?

Wednesday:
Report to cafeteria for first part of period for study hall IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING THE PSAT
Patrick Henry's speech to Virginia Convention if time permits

Week of Oct. 5

ALL MAKE-UP AND MISSING WORK DUE
FRIDAY BY 3:20

English II

Monday: Using the library to research, find five statistics about drop out students. Write a letter to a friend, real or imaginary, talking that person into staying in school.


Tuesday:
Antigone prologue and Parados
Crossword puzzle, words 1-25 due tomorrow

Wednesday:
Antigone Scene 1
Word of the Day words 11-20 quiz

Thursday:
3rd period 9 wks test
6th period: Antigone Scene 1

Friday:
Antigone Scene 1
Review grades, missing work, and attendance

English III

Monday: Using the library to research, find five statistics about drop out students. Write a letter to a friend, real or imaginary, talking that person into staying in school.

Tuesday:
Crossword puzzle, words 1-25 due tomorrow
Scarlet Letter chapters 11 and 12

Wednesday:
Word of the Day words 11-20 quiz
Scarlet Letter chapter 13

Thursday:
Scarlet Letter chapter 14
Period 7: Nine weeks test

Friday:
Scarlet Letter video

Pre-AP English III

Monday: Using the library to research, find five statistics about drop out students. Write a letter to a friend, real or imaginary, talking that person into staying in school.

Tuesday:
Crossword puzzle, words 1-25 due tomorrow
Scarlet Letter chapters 17, 17, 19. Homework: read ch. 20
Finish novel by Friday

Wednesday:
Word of the Day words 11-20 quiz

Thursday:
Scarlet Letter chapters 20, 21

Friday:
Nine Weeks test
Scarlet Letter test

Week of Sept. 28

English II

Monday:
Writing: Personification. Choose some object (like your cell phone, your backback, your car, your football) that you use every day and is important to you. What would this object say about you? Write a journal that includes dialogue that shows what that object knows about you.
PLAN TESTING IN THE MORNING (filling out information)

Tuesday:
Go over grammar: infinitives worksheet
PLAN TESTING
Antigone

Wednesday:
Word of the day words 11-15 due; four square
Go over grammar: participles worksheet
Antigone

Thursday:
Go over grammar: gerunds
Antigone

Friday:
Grammar quiz: verbals

English III

Monday:
Writing: Personification. Choose some object (like your cell phone, your backback, your car, your football) that you use every day and is important to you. What would this object say about you? Write a journal that includes dialogue that shows what that object knows about you.

Tuesday:
Go over grammar: infinitives worksheet
Scarlet Letter chapter 9

Wednesday:
Go over grammar: participles worksheet
Scarlet Letter chapter 10
Word of the day words 11-15 due; four square

Thursday:
Go over grammar: gerunds
Scarlet Letter chapter 11

Friday:
Grammar quiz: verbals

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
Writing: Personification. Choose some object (like your cell phone, your backback, your car, your football) that you use every day and is important to you. What would this object say about you? Write a journal that includes dialogue that shows what that object knows about you.

Tuesday:
Go over grammar: infinitives worksheet
Scarlet Letter go over chapters 14-16

Wednesday:
Go over grammar: participles worksheet
Scarlet Letter chapter 17
Word of the day words 11-15 due; four square

Thursday:
Go over grammar: gerunds
Scarlet Letter chapter 18
Word Study 7 packet due; quiz

Friday:
Grammar quiz: verbals

Week of Sept. 21

English II

Monday:
Writing - describe your favorite season using as much imagery as you can. Tell me how is smells, sounds, feels, and what you taste during that season. Brainstorm a list of as MUCH as you can. Then write a WELL DEVELOPED paragraph about your favorite season.

Correct the practice PLAN/PSAT tests.
Work on four squares for words 6-10

Tuesday:
PLAN test: reading
Grammar worksheet: prepositional phrases

Wedensday:
PLAN test: reading
Grammar worksheet: appositive phrases
Four Square due for words 6-10
Word of the Day quiz over words 1-10

Thursday:
PLAN test: reading
Grammar worksheet: Misplaced phrases

Friday:
Grammar quiz: phrases

English III:

Monday:
Writing - describe your favorite season using as much imagery as you can. Tell me how is smells, sounds, feels, and what you taste during that season. Brainstorm a list of as MUCH as you can. Then write a WELL DEVELOPED paragraph about your favorite season.

Correct the practice PLAN/PSAT tests.
Work on four squares for words 6-10

Tuesday:
Scarlet Letter chapters 6, 7
Grammar worksheet: prepositional phrases

Wednesday:
Scarlet Letter chapter 8
Grammar worksheet: appositive phrases
Four Square due for words 6-10
Word of the Day quiz over words 1-10

Thursday:
Scarlet Letter chapters 9, 10
Grammar worksheet: Misplaced phrases

Friday:
Grammar quiz: phrases

Pre-AP English III

Monday:

Writing - describe your favorite season using as much imagery as you can. Tell me how is smells, sounds, feels, and what you taste during that season. Brainstorm a list of as MUCH as you can. Then write a WELL DEVELOPED paragraph about your favorite season.

Correct the practice PLAN/PSAT tests.
Work on four squares for words 6-10

Tuesday:
Scarlet Letter go over 10, 11, 12
Grammar worksheet: prepositional phrases

Wednesday:
Scarlet Letter chapter 13, 14
Grammar worksheet: appositive phrases
Four Square due for words 6-10
Word of the Day quiz over words 1-10

Thursday:
Scarlet Letter chapter 15
Grammar worksheet: Misplaced phrases
Word Study 6 packet due
Word Study 6 quiz

Friday:
Grammar quiz: phrases

Pre-AP English III Word Study 5

Week of Sept. 14

English II

Monday:
FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAYS DUE
Writing: How do you feel about driving while intexticated (texting while driving)? Use the statistics we discuss in class to write out your opinion.
Vocabulary: Word of the Day four square

Tuesday:
Background of Greeks and Antigone
Begin Antigone
Grammar: Direct and indirect objects

Wednesday:
Antigone
Grammar: Predicate nouns and adjectives

Thursday:
Antigone
Grammar: All complements

Friday:
Grammar quiz: Complements
Phrases packet distributed for next week

English III

Monday:
FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAYS DUE
Writing: How do you feel about driving while intexticated (texting while driving)? Use the statistics we discuss in class to write out your opinion.
Vocabulary: Word of the Day four square

Tuesday:
Scarlet Letter review chapters 1-3, 4
Grammar: Direct and indirect objects

Wednesday:
Scarlet Letter chapters 4,5
Grammar: Predicate nouns and adjectives

Thursday: 4,5
Scarlet Letter chapter
Grammar: All complements

Friday:
Grammar quiz: Complements
Phrases packet distributed for next week

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAYS DUE
Writing: How do you feel about driving while intexticated (texting while driving)? Use the statistics we discuss in class to write out your opinion.
Vocabulary: Go over Words of the Day
Word Study 5 assigned

Tuesday:
Go over Scarlet Letter chapters 4, 5, 6
Grammar: Direct and indirect objects

Wednesday:
Word Study 5 packet due
Scarlet Letter ch. 7, read 8 for homework
Grammar: Predicate nouns and adjectives

Thursday:
Word Study 5 quiz
Scarlet Letter ch. 9; read 10, 11, 12 for homework
Grammar: All complements

Friday:
Grammar quiz: Complements
Phrases packet distributed for next week

Week of Sept. 7th

English II

Monday: LABOR DAY. NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:
Run-on and fragment sentence practice
Additional time on Short Story Tests if needed
Writing: How to write a concluding paragraph; peer proofreading of five paragraph essays (What are your first impressions of high school?) FINAL DRAFTS DUE NEXT MONDAY

Wednesday: LIBRARY
Research: Greek and Roman gods who have influenced our vocabulary

Thursday:
Run-on and fragment sentence practice
Background on Antigone

Friday: FLEX FRIDAY
Sentences quiz
Complement packet given

English III

Monday: LABOR DAY. NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:
Crucible test periods 1 and 7
Writing: how to write a conclusion for five paragraph essay: What are your impressions of the new schedule? FINAL DRAFTS DUE MONDAY.

Wednesday:
Run-on and fragment practice
Background to The Scarlet Letter
Begin reading novel, chapters 1 and 2

Thursday:
Run-on and fragment practice
The Scarlet Letter chapters 3 and 4

Friday: FLEX FRIDAY
Sentences test
Complement packet given

Pre-AP English III

Monday: LABOR DAY. NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:
Make up tests for Crucible, Word Study 3 need to be done!
Writing: How to write a conclusion for five paragraph essay (What are your impressions of the new schedule?) FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY OR AS SOON AS YOU'D LIKE TO TURN IT IN.

Wednesday:
Run-on and fragment sentence review
Background to Scarlet Letter; begin novel chapters 1 and 2
Word of the Day 4 packet due

Thursday:
Word of the Day quiz unit 4 (review of units 1-3, no new words)
Scarlet Letter chapters 2 and 3. Read 4-6 for homework (go over next Tuesday)

Friday: FLEX FRIDAY
Sentences quiz
Complement packet given for next week

Pre-AP English III Word Study 3

Week of August 31st

English II

Monday:
Re-take parts of speech quiz.
Build a "sandwich" in class as we discuss the importance of topic sentences, details in the body, and transitions. Assignment: Write the three body paragraphs to your five paragraph essay "What are your first impressions of high school?"
Homework: Read "To Build a Fire" on p. 74 in your text. Be ready for a quiz

Tuesday:
Go over "Subjects and Predicates": first sheet in grammar homework packet
Go over "To Build a Fire." Notes and quiz in class.
Begin reading "The Interlopers" if time permits.

Wednesday:
Go over page two of grammar: Kinds of sentences
Finish "The Interlopers"; review for test over short stories

Thursday:
Short story test
Go over "Run-on and Fragments" sheet 3 of grammar packet if time permits

Friday:
Grammar: review subjects and predicates, kinds of sentences, and continue working on run-ons and fragments. NO QUIZ THIS WEEK.

English III

Monday:
Re-take parts of speech quiz.
Build a "sandwich" in class as we discuss the importance of topic sentences, details in the body, and transitions. Assignment: Write the three body paragraphs to your five paragraph essay "What do you think of the new schedule?"

Tuesday:
Go over "Subjects and Predicates": first sheet in grammar homework packet
Continue Crucible

Wednesday:
Go over page two of grammar: Kinds of sentences
Continue Crucible

Thursday:
Test over Crucible
Go over "Run-on and Fragments" sheet 3 of grammar packet if time permits

Friday:
Grammar: review subjects and predicates, kinds of sentences, and continue working on run-ons and fragments. NO QUIZ THIS WEEK.

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
Re-take parts of speech quiz.
Build a "sandwich" in class as we discuss the importance of topic sentences, details in the body, and transitions. Assignment: Write the three body paragraphs to your five paragraph essay "What do you think of the new schedule?"
Assign Word Study 3 due Thursday
Assign for reading: The Crucible Act III

Tuesday:
Go over "Subjects and Predicates": first sheet in grammar homework packet
Continue Crucible

Wednesday:
Go over page two of grammar: Kinds of sentences
Continue Crucible

Thursday:
Test over Crucible
Go over "Run-on and Fragments" sheet 3 of grammar packet if time permits
Word Study 3 due

Friday:
Grammar: review subjects and predicates, kinds of sentences, and continue working on run-ons and fragments. NO QUIZ THIS WEEK.
Word Study 3 quiz

Word Study 1 and 2: Pre-AP English III

Week of August 24th

ENGLISH II

Monday:
WRITING. After a full week of high school, what is your opinion of it? Brainstorm ideas about your first impressions of Enid High School. Brainstorm ideas of how you could begin an introduction for your essay. Write an introduction. Write an outline for the rest of the essay.
Grammar: any questions on nouns/pronouns. Worksheet due tomorrow.

Tuesday:
Go over worksheet 1: nouns and pronouns
Read "Harrison Bergeron" in class from text, p. 32; answer "Who, what, where, when, why." Be ready for quiz over reading. Finish story if necessary

Wednesday:
Go over worksheet 2: verbs, adverbs, adjectives
Finish "Harrison Bergeron"
Extra credit: draw a picture of Harrison based on the information in the text

Thursday:
Go over worksheet 3: prepositions, conjunctions, interjections.
Read "The Possibility of Evil." Answer "Who, what, where, when, why." Be ready for reading quiz.

Friday:
Grammar quiz: Identify parts of speech
New grammar: The sentence and its parts; homework for next week (packet) assigned

ENGLISH III

Monday:

WRITING. After a full week of the new schedule, what is your opinion of it? Brainstorm ideas about the schedule and its pro's and con's. Brainstorm ideas of how you could begin an introduction for your essay. Write an introduction. Write an outline for the rest of the essay.

Tuesday:
Go over grammar sheet 1: Nouns and pronouns
Background to Salem Witch Trials/The Crucible Act 1

Wednesday:
Go over grammar sheet 2: Verbs, adverbs, adjectives
Crucible Video
Extra credit: research something about the Puritans and their culture

Thursday:
Go over grammar sheet 3: Prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
Crucible video

Friday:
Grammar quiz: Parts of speech
New grammar: parts of a sentence; homework (packet) assigned for next week

PRE-AP ENGLISH III

Monday:
WRITING: WRITING. After a full week of the new schedule, what is your opinion of it? Brainstorm ideas about the schedule and its pro's and con's. Brainstorm ideas of how you could begin an introduction for your essay. Write an introduction. Write an outline for the rest of the essay. Next week's assignment will be to finish the essay. You may work ahead, but the reading this week will be more extensive than usual.
Grammar: any questions on nouns/pronouns. Worksheet due tomorrow.
Read Crucible Act 1 for homework. Be ready for quiz.
Word study 1 assigned; due Thursday.

Tuesday:
Go over grammar sheet 1: Nouns and pronouns
Background to Salem Witch Trials/The Crucible Act 1
Read Act 2 for homework.
Crucible video clips in class.
Extra credit: Research something extra about the Puritans and their culture (handout in class).

Wednesday:
Go over grammar sheet 2: Verbs, adverbs, adjectives
Crucible Video.


Thursday:
Go over grammar sheet 3: Prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
Crucible video
Word Study 2 due.
Homework: read Act 3 of Crucible for Tuesday

Friday:
Word Study quiz 2
Grammar quiz: Parts of speech
New grammar: parts of a sentence; homework (packet) assigned for next week

Autobiography Writing Assignment

Week of August 17th

ENGLISH II:

Monday:
INTERNET AGREEMENT FORMS DUE TODAY!
1. EOI opener #3
2. Writing: Read article in class on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Respond to the question:
"How do you feel about social networking? Are there pro's and con's?"
3. Autobiographies: brainstorming, planning, rough drafting. Finals due Thursday.

Tuesday:
1. Meet in library for library orientation.
2. Work on autobiographies

Wednesday:
1. EOI opener #5
2. Questions on autobiographies
3. Short story notes
4. Read "The Monkey's Paw" (handout in class). Be able to answer the questions Who? What? Where? When? Why?

Thursday:
1. EOI Opener #6
2. Finish notes on "Monkey's Paw"
3. Read "Harrison Bergeron" in class set of books. Be able to answer the quetions Who? What? Where? When? Why? for the story.
4. Autobiographies collected.

Friday:
1. Grammar notes: parts of speech
2. Practice in text in class
3. Homework due next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: packet of worksheets.

ENGLISH III:

Monday:
1. Finish any classroom introductions/Bingo as needed
2. EOI Opener #3
3. Writing: Read article in class on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Respond to the question:
"How do you feel about social networking? Are there pro's and con's?"
4. Autobiographies: brainstorming, planning, rough drafting. Finals due Thursday.

Tuesday:
1. EOI Opener #4
2. Notes on creation myths
3. Read "Navaho Creation" handout in class; take notes
4. Extra credit: research and bring in information on other creation myths from at least one other culture

Wednesday:
1. EOI Opener #5
2. Read "The World on Turtle's Back" in class text.
3. Work on autobiographies

Thursday:
1. EOI Opener #6
2. Collect autobiographies
3. Finish "The World on Turtle's Back" if needed

Friday:
1. Grammar notes: parts of speech
2. Practice in text in class
3. Homework due next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: packet of worksheets.

PRE-AP ENGLISH III

Monday:
1. Turn in writings on social networking
2. EOI Opener #3
3. Autobiography assignment: brainstorm and organize. Final drafts due Wednesday
4. Background on creation myths and Native Americans
5. Vocabulary Unit 1: packet due Thursday; quiz Friday
6. Homework: research at least one creation myth from a culture different than your own and bring in your information tomorrow.

Tuesday:
1. EOI Opener #4
2. Creation myth discussion/reports of homework
3. Read "Navaho Creation Myth"
4. Work time if possible on autobiographies or vocab

Wednesday:
1. EOI Opener #5
2. Autobiographies collected
3. Read "The World on Turtle's Back"

Thursday:
1. EOI Opener #6
2. Finish "World on Turtle's Back"
3. In class quiz over creations myths, writing included
4. Vocab Unit 1 packet due/graded. Test tomorrow.

Friday:
1. Vocab Unit 1 test
2. Grammar notes: parts of speech
3. Practice in text in class
4. Homework due next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: packet of worksheets.

Week of August 12, 2009

All classes this week:

Wednesday: Welcome and course overview
Thursday: Class introductions
Friday: Classroom Bingo, begin parts of speech in grammar

Due: Make sure you have your Internet agreement form turned in. Parents can go to the office and sign for PowerSchool codes if you don't have one from last year. Please have a folder or binder to keep you organized in class. If you don't have one, see me.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to school! I'm so glad to have the chance to work with each of you. Keep this blog set as a "favorite" so you can see not only what's coming and what's happened, but use it as a tool to get extra help. Email me with any problems you're having with the blog at erin.merritt@yahoo.com. I'm looking forward to a great year!