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"