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