Week of Jan. 25

English II

AUTRY ORIENTATION THIS WEDNESDAY

Monday: Writing: Describe a time when you had a difficult decision to make.
Julius Caesar: Finish Act 1
Review ellipses and other punctuation

Tuesday: JC Act 2 (begin)
Punctuation quiz

Wednesday: Journal writing for Caesar
AUTRY ORIENTATION: first half of alphabet in a.m., second half in p.m.
Shakespeare video in class

Thursday: Continue Act 2 JC
Grammar: Subject/Verb agreement p. 157 1-10

Friday:
Grammar p. 159 1-10, p. 161 1-10, p. 163 1-10

English III

Monday: Choose a time when you had a difficult decision to make. What was it? What did you decide to do? How do you feel about your choice?
Grammar review: ellipses, etc.
Read "A Rose for Emily; " finish for homework - quiz tomorrow

Tuesday: Grammar quiz; quiz over short story
Review Modernism: test tomorrow

Wednesday: Unit test over Modernism, including Harlem Renaissance, Modern Poetry, and Short Stories by women

Thursday: Gatsby information
begin novel The Great Gatsby; read chapter 2 for homework
Subject/verb agreement: in book p. 134 1-10 A

Friday: Subject/Verb agreement p. 136 1-15 A, p. 139 1-5 A, 144 1-10 A
Homework: Read chapter 3 in Gatsby

Pre-AP English III

Same as English III, BOOK TITLE FOR SEMESTER PROJECT DUE MONDAY

Week of January 19

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JAN. 18TH

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY

English II

Tuesday: Writing: What is your opinion of a current event. List the facts that you know. Discuss the opposing opinion. Why do you think you're right? Suggested topics: Earthquate in Haiti (what do we do?) or Texas toddler who won't cut his hair.
Continue Act 1, Julius Caesar

Wednesday:
Finish Act 1, scene 2 Julius Caesar
Go over grammar packet

Thursday:
Act 1, Scene 2, Julius Caesar
Go over grammar packet

Friday:
Grammar review; quiz postponed
Continue Caesar

English III

Tuesday: Writing: Red River Anthology: Use the handout in class to work with a group to create characters. Then write a poem about your character and show how it connects with the others.
Go over grammar packet

Wednesday: Modern Poetry
Read Sandburg "Chicago" and "Grass," pp. 890-894
Read Frost "Nothing Gold" and "Out, Out-" p. 900, 901.
Write 10 examples of imagery in the poems
Go over grammar packet

Thursday: Women authors
Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" p. 768
Go over grammar packet
HOMEWORK: Read "Rose for Emily" p. 1020

Friday:
Finish "Yellow Wallpaper"

Pre-AP English III

Same as English III

Book title due next Monday!!

Week of Jan. 11th

English II

Monday: Writing: Word choice in writing. Respond to the quote by Willa Cather, "The road is everything, the end nothing." Use "road" words in your response.
Grammar packets due (end marks and commas)
Grammar packet assigned: due Friday (commas and other punctuation)

Tuesday: Julius Caesar background
Grammar: punctuation

Wednesday: PLAN test results

Thursday: Begin Julius Caesar play in yellow lit book
Act 1, scene 1
Grammar: go over punctuation

Friday: Punctuation quiz; packets due

English III and Pre-AP English III

Monday: Writing: Word choice in writing. Respond to the quote by Willa Cather, "The road is everything, the end nothing." Use "road" words in your response.
Grammar packets due (end marks and commas)
Grammar packet assigned: due Friday (commas and other punctuation)

Tuesday:
Poetry: Claude McKay "If We Must Die" p. 850
Hurston: "How it Feels to Be Colored Me" p. 860

Wednesday:
Compare and contrast poetry: p. 882 "Richard Cory" and p. 884 "Minver Cheever"
Punctuation practice

Thursday:
"Lucinda Matlock"
BONUS POINTS: Find another "Spoon River" poem and bring in a copy of it
Punctuation practice

Friday:
Punctuation quiz; packets due

Week of Jan. 4th

Monday and Tuesday: Teacher work days; no school

English II

Wednesday: Writing: Compare and contrast two things (suggested: being on winter break compared to being in school). Make two circles overlapping to talk about how they are different but similar (in overlapping parts). Grammar packets assigned: due Monday

Thurssday: Shakespeare background; newspaper article: identify literary techniques (find examples of alliteration, assonance, simile, personification, onomatopoeia)

Friday: Word on grammar packets that are due Monday

English III

Wednesday: Writing: Compare and contrast two things (suggested: being on winter break compared to being in school). Make two circles overlapping to talk about how they are different but similar (in overlapping parts). Grammar packets assigned: due Monday

Thursday: Background on the Harlem Renaissance; PowerPoint presentation; work time on grammar packets
Newspaper article: identify literary techniques (find examples of alliteration, assonance, simile, personification, onomatopoeia)

Friday: Review Harlem Renaissance
Read poems p. 840; answer questions 1-3 together
p. 842, 843; answer questions 1-3 on p. 843

Pre-AP English III

Wednesday: Writing: Compare and contrast two things (suggested: being on winter break compared to being in school). Make two circles overlapping to talk about how they are different but similar (in overlapping parts). Grammar packets assigned: due Monday

Thursday: Background on the Harlem Renaissance; PowerPoint presentation; work time on grammar packets
Go over semester projects; packet handed out and deadlines discussed
Newspaper article: identify literary techniques (find examples of alliteration, assonance, simile, personification, onomatopoeia)

Friday: Review Harlem Renaissance
Read poems p. 840; answer questions 1-3 together
p. 842, 843; answer questions 1-3 on p. 843

Week of Dec. 14th

Exam Week

Monday: Review all classes

Tuesday: Exams 2nd and 5th periods

Wednesday: Exams 3rd and 7th periods

Thursday: Exams 1st and 6th periods

Friday: Exam 4th period

Have a safe and relaxing break!