Week of Sept. 27th

Extra Credit: Identify all of the parts of speech in the following sentence:
After the student finished his homework, he fixed a pizza, watched t.v., and listened quietly to his MP3 player.

Each class, each day: Word of the Day; End of Instruction Review

English II

Monday:
Practice PLAN test

Tuesday:
Practice PLAN test

Wednesday:
PLAN test in the morning
7th hour: video To Build a Fire

Thursday:
Greek theater background
Antigone background
Begin Antigone
EOI Review

Friday:
Parts of Speech review
Continue Antigone

English III

Monday:
Writing: What is your opinion on using public humiliation as a form of punishment? What examples could you use (things you have seen) that would support your opinion?
The Scarlet Letter background, chapter 1

Tuesday:
The Scarlet Letter chapters 2, 3

Wednesday:
The Scarlet Letter chapter 4

Thursday:
Scarlet chapter 5, 6


Friday:
Scarlet video

Pre-AP English III

Same as English III; check for additional readings as week continues

Wednesday: Read chapter 6 for homeowork

Thursday: Read chapter 8 for homework

Word Skills 6 due Friday; quiz Friday

Week of Sept. 20th

English II

Monday:
Short Story Test (objective)

Tuesday:
Library: Research Greek gods/goddesses to learn how to use MLA format (handouts in class) and to see how the gods of this time period have affected our vocabulary (ie. Nike = the goddess of speed and victory so naming a shoe brand after her is a good marketing idea)

Wednesday:
Library again. All research due

Thursday:
Fill out demographics for PLAN test next week. Go over Word of the Day: QUIZ TOMORROW

Friday:
Word of the Day activities due
Quiz over words 1-10
Go over Greek gods and goddesses

English III

Monday:
Crucible unit test

Tuesday:
Writing: Dependent clauses. After reading the children's book If You Give a Moose a Muffin, create a ten sentence story that uses dependent clauses to begin each sentence. Make sure to use a comma after each introductory dependent clause.

Wednesday:
Library: Resumes

Thursday:
Library: Resumes due.

Friday:
Word of the Day activities due
Word of the Day quiz over words 1-10
Parts of speech: identify each word's part of speech in the sentence "On this beautiful Friday, I am anxiously awaiting a wonderful weekend."

Pre-AP English III

Follow all of English III plans
Unit 5 Word Skills assigned; due Friday; quiz Friday

Week of September 13

WORD OF THE DAY BEGINS THIS WEEK. See activity sheet handed out in class for options to complete with Word of the Day. First ten words are due next Friday, Sept. 24th

Extra credit: find five word of the days in the newspaper, online, or on television. Write down what you heard and what it meant.

English II

Monday
Writing: Alliteration alphabet - write the alphabet on notebook paper. For each CONSONANT, write at least three words that start with that consonant sound. That is alliteration. Try to use it in your writing!
Go over Sentence/Fragment worksheet from Friday.
Begin reading "To Build a Fire."

Tuesday:
Go over sentence/fragments for a quiz on responders or paper option
Finish reading "To Build a Fire" independently in class. Finish for homework if not done in class.

Wednesday:
Read "The Interlopers" in class.
Handout: Facebook page. Create a Facebook page for one of the characters from the short stories we have been reading. This is part of your test grade on Friday.

Thursday:
Review for short story test.
Work on Facebook page for character: due tomorrow with test.

Friday
Short Story unit test
Facebook pages due (characterization of one of the characters we read in the short stories)
Short answer portion of test
TEST MONDAY: OBJECTIVE (MULTIPLE CHOICE) AND REST OF SHORT ANSWER

English III

Monday:
Writing: Alphabet alliteration (see English II)
Go over sentence/fragment worksheet from Friday
Go over Native American quiz

Tuesday:
Watch video The Crucible; complete study guide
COLLEGE FAIR 9:30-10:15 FOR JUNIORS

Wednesday:
Watch video The Crucible; complete study guide

Thursday:
Video The Crucible; complete study guide; review

Friday:
Finish video; review for Crucible quiz Monday

Pre-AP English III

Monday:
See English III
Homework: read Act III Crucible
Word Skills Unit 3 due Friday

Tuesday:
Crucible video; go over Act II
COLLEGE FAIR 9:30 - 10:15 FOR JUNIORS TODAY

Wednesday:
Act III quiz from Crucible
Read Act IV

Thursday:
Act IV quiz
Finish The Crucible

Friday:
Word Skills 3 quiz; workbook due
Review Crucible; test Monday - can take today if ready

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Week of September 6

MONDAY - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

Have a safe and relaxing long weekend!

Extra credit this week: find examples of literary terms in cartoons or other print.

Bring them in, showing how they are examples of onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, imagery, personification, metaphors, etc.

English II

Tuesday:

Go over any comments/frequently made mistakes on Autobiographies.

Make sure you have turned in your autobiography!

Write an 11 sentence paragraph using handout/format given in class. If you could have any three wishes, what would they be and why?

Finish "Monkey's Paw" and notes

Begin reading "Possibility of Evil" p. 186

Wednesday:

Read "Possibility of Evil" p. 186 and take notes on who, what where, when, why, symbols, and conflict

Thursday:

Read "Harrison Bergeron" p. 32 and take notes (see above - Wednesday)

Friday:

Sentences review, worksheet in class on run-ons and fragments

English III

Tuesday:

Write an account of an event from someone else's point of view. Pretend you are that person and take on that person's style of speaking.

Finish "World on Turtle's Back" and any notes

TEST TOMORROW: Native American authors

Wednesday:

Test: Native American authors: characteristics, "Navajo Creation Myth" and "Turtle's Back"

Background on The Crucible

Begin video if time

Thursday:

The Crucible

Friday:

Review sentences: run-on and fragment worksheets in class

Pre-AP English III

Tuesday:

See English III writing: Point of View

Word Study Unit 2 due Friday; test Friday

Review Native American authors, quiz tomorrow

Read Act 1 from The Crucible p. 134-159

Wednesday:

Quiz, Native American authors

Quiz: Act 1 from Crucible

Read Act 2

Thursday:

Quiz, Act 2 Crucible p. 160-175

video in class

Friday:

Word Study 2 quiz

Word of the Day pre-test

Homework: read Act 3 of Crucible

Run-on and fragment worksheet in class