English II (Week of September 1st-5th)

Monday, Sept 1

• No school-Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept 2

• VOC #2-definitions-due Friday
• Discuss Ch 1 of TKAM (To Kill A Mockingbird)
• Paragraph PowerPoint
• "Interior Logic of the Paragraph"

Wednesday, Sept 3

• Review the paragraph
• Finish "Interior Logic of the Paragraph"
• Introduction to the "I am" paragraph
• Prewriting for the "I am" paragraph 

Thursday, Sept 4

• DUE: prewriting for the "I am" paragraph
• "I am" paragraph draft-due at the end of the hour

Friday, Sept 5

• DUE: VOC #2-definitions
• "I am" paragraph-peer edits due by the end of the hour
• Begin "I am" paragraph revisions

Homework: Read Ch 2-5 of TKAM (pg. 20-66)

Honors English II (Week of September 1st-5th)

Monday, Sept 1

• No school-Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept 2

• VOC #2-definitions-due Friday
• Discuss TKAM (To Kill A Mockingbird) group project
• Discuss Ch 1-2 of TKAM
• Discuss the paragraph
• "Interior Logic of the Paragraph"

Homework: Read Ch 3-4 of TKAM (pg. 30-54)

Wednesday, Sept 3

• Discuss Ch 3-4 of TKAM
• Review paragraphing and finish "Interior Logic of the Paragraph"
• Introduction to the "I am" paragraph
• Prewriting for the "I am" paragraph-due tomorrow

Thursday, Sept 4

• DUE: prewriting for "I am" paragraph
• "I am" paragraph draft-due at the end of the hour

Friday, Sept 5

• DUE: VOC #2-definitions
• "I am" paragraph-peer editing and revisions due at the end of the hour

Homework: Read Ch 5-8 of TKAM (pg. 55-98)

English II (Week of August 25th-29th)

Monday, August 25th

• DUE: VOC #1-definitions
• A-set for To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM)

Tuesday, August 26th

• Finish A-set for TKAM
• Harper Lee author page
• VOC #1-lesson-due by the end of the hour

Wednesday, August 27th

• Harper Lee PowerPoint

Thursday, August 28th

• DUE: VOC #1-sentences
• Introduction to TKAM (stereotypes, connotations, denotations, point of view, and allusion )

Friday, August 29th

• VOC #1-Test
• Quiz over Harper Lee and intro to TKAM information

Homework: Read Ch 1 (pg. 1-19) of TKAM for Tuesday

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st due to Labor Day!

Honors English II (Week of August 25th-29th)

Monday, August 25th

• Anticipatory set for To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM)
• Discuss A-set

Tuesday, August 26th

• Finish discussing A-set from yesterday
• Harper Lee PowerPoint and author page
• Jim Crow Laws article and discussion questions

Wednesday, August 27th

• DUE: VOC #1-sentences
• Jim Crow Laws article and discussion questions-due at the end of the hour

Thursday, August 28th

• Introduction to TKAM (stereotypes, connotation, denotation, point of view, allusion)

Friday, August 29th

• VOC #1-Test
• Quiz over Jim Crow Laws, Harper Lee, and intro to TKAM information
• Assign partners for class presentations and choose topics

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Honors English II

• Bell Work-turn in 
• VOC #1-lesson-due by the end of the hour
• AP work day

Homework: Have a good weekend!

English II

• Bell Work-turn in
• BioPoem presentations
• VOC #1-definitions

Homework: VOC #1-definitions-due on Monday and have a good weekend!

Thursday, August 21st

Honors English II

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #1-definitions
• BIOPOEM PRESENTATIONS!

Homework: Make sure you bring your first AP book to class tomorrow.

English II

• Bell Work
• STAR testing in library
• Work on BioPoems

Homework: BioPoem presentations tomorrow. 

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Honors English II

• Bell Work
• Vocabulary Syllabus
• VOC #1-Definitions
• BioPoems

Homework: BIOPOEM PRESENTATIONS ARE TOMORROW! And VOC #1-definitions

English II

• Bell Work
• Vocabulary Syllabus
• BioPoems

Homework: BIOPOEM PRESENTATIONS ARE FRIDAY!

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Honors English II

• Bell Work
• Explain late work pass
• Discuss AP Book assignment
• Work on BioPoem

Homework: BIOPOEM PRESENTATIONS THURSDAY!

English II

• Bell Work
• DUE: Alliteration lesson (Part I, Part II, and Part III)
• Explain late work pass
• Introduction to the BioPoem

Homework: BIOPOEM PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY!

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Honors English II

• Bell Work
• DUE: 3-Ring Binder/Notebook
• Discuss AP Book Assignment
• Explain BioPoem
• Model my BioPoem

Homework: BioPoem presentations are THURSDAY!

English II

• Bell Work
• DUE: 3-Ring Binder
• Finish policies and procedure (6th and 7th hour)
• Alliteration

Homework: Find 5 examples of song lyrics demonstrating alliteration

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Honors English II/English II

• Explain activities and policies this school year.

Homework: 3-ring binder by Monday

Thursday, August 14th

Honors English II/English II

• DUE: Interest Inventory
  
• Syllabus
• Expectations
• Survival Bags
  

Wednesday 8/13/08

Honors English II/English II

• Explain Bell Work
  
• Intro to the Teacher

Homework: Interest Inventory