Friday, October 30, 2009

English II (Week of November 2-6)

Monday, November 2nd
  • Intro to gothic literature
  • Read short story: "The Monkey's Paw"
Tuesday, November 3rd
  • Group activity: Plot chart
  • Making predictions worksheet
  • Homework: Wishes and consequences activity
Wednesday, November 4th
  • DUE: Wishes and consequences activity
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Questioning Activity
  • VOC #7 definitions-due Thursday
Thursday, November 5th
  • DUE: VOC #7-definitions
  • Watch The Simpsons episode (The Monkey's Paw parody)
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Questioning Activity-due by the end of the hour
Friday, November 6th
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Unit Test
  • Read AR books

Honors English II (Week of November 2-6)

Monday, November 2nd
  • Intro to gothic literature
  • Read short story: "The Monkey's Paw"
Tuesday, November 3rd
  • Group activity: Plot chart
  • Making predictions worksheet
  • Homework: Wishes and consequences activity
Wednesday, November 4th
  • DUE: Wishes and consequences activity
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Questioning Activity
  • VOC #7 definitions-due Thursday
Thursday, November 5th
  • DUE: VOC #7-definitions
  • Watch The Simpsons episode (The Monkey's Paw parody)
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Questioning Activity-due by the end of the hour
Friday, November 6th
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Unit Test
  • AP Workday

Modern Lit (November 2-6)

Monday, November 2-Wednesday, November 4
  • Watch Stephen King's Secret Window and record gothic elements
Thursday, November 5
  • Discuss gothic elements in Secret Window
Friday, November 6
  • Reading Day

Thursday, October 22, 2009

English II (Week of October 26-30)

Monday, October 26
  • Work on Character Analysis
Tuesday, October 27
  • DUE: English II notebooks
  • VOC #6 Test
  • Watch TKAM
Wednesday, October 28
(Sophomores take PLAN Test during early seminar, 1st, 2nd, 3rd hours)

5th Hour ONLY!
  • Watch TKAM
Thursday, October 29
  • Bell Work-DUE!
  • DUE: TKAM Character Analysis
  • VOC Analogies #3 (pg. 128)
  • VOC Context Clues #3 (pg. 155-160)-due by the end of the hour
Friday, October 30
1/2 Day Teacher Inservice-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hours will meet

  • Watch TKAM

Honor English II (Week of October 26-30)

Monday, October 26
  • Work on Character Analysis
Tuesday, October 27
  • VOC #6 Test
  • Watch TKAM
Wednesday, October 28
(Sophomores take PLAN Test during early seminar, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hours)
  • DUE: TKAM Character Analysis
  • Watch TKAM
Thursday, October 29
  • Bell Work-DUE!
  • VOC Analogies #3 (pg. 128)
  • VOC Context Clues #3 (pg. 155-160)-due by the end of the hour
Friday, October 30
  • AP Workday

Modern Lit (October 26-30)

Monday, October 26
  • Discuss Ch 37-46 (pg. 337-423)
  • SI Leader: Beth
Tuesday, October 27
  • Reading Day
Wednesday, October 28
  • Discuss Ch 47-53 (pg. 424-470)
Thursday, October 29
  • Discuss Ch 54-58 (pg. 471-505)
Friday, October 30
No class-1/2 Day-Teacher Inservice
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hours will meet

Sunday, October 18, 2009

English II (Week of October 19-23)

Monday, October 19
  • DUE: VOC #5-sentences
  • Character Analysis
Tuesday, October 20
  • VOC #5 Test
  • VOC #6 Definitions-due Wednesday
  • Character Analysis Outline
Wednesday, October 21
  • DUE: Outline and Thesis Statement
  • DUE: VOC #6 Definitions
  • Character Analysis
Thursday, October 22
  • DUE: English II notebooks
  • VOC #6-lesson-due after 20 minutes of class
  • Character analysis
Friday, October 23
  • Watch TKAM movie
NO VOCABULARY #6-SENTENCES

Honors English II (Week of October 19-23)

Monday, October 19
  • DUE: VOC #6-definitions
  • Peer Review Sheets
  • Begin Character Analysis
Tuesday, October 20
  • VOC #6-lesson-due after 15 minutes of class
  • Character Analysis Outline
Wednesday, October 21
  • DUE: Outline and Thesis
  • Character Analysis
Thursday, October 22
  • DUE: Honors English II notebooks
  • Character Analysis
Friday, October 23
  • Watch TKAM
NO VOCABULARY #6-sentences

Modern Lit (October 19-23)

Monday, October 19
  • Discuss Ch 26-30 (pg. 247-285)
  • SI Leader: Kayla
Tuesday, October 20
  • Personification Activity
Wednesday, October 21
  • Discuss Ch 31-36 (pg. 286-336)
  • SI Leader: Preston
Thursday, October 22
  • Reading Day
Friday, October 23
  • Discuss Ch 37-43 (pg. 337-388)
  • SI Leader: Beth

Friday, October 9, 2009

English II (Week of October 12-16)

Monday, October 12
  • Discuss Ch 27-31 of TKAM
Tuesday, October 13
  • AR/Literacy Skills Test over TKAM
  • VOC #5-definitions-due Wednesday
Wednesday, October 14
  • DUE: VOC #5-definitions
  • Character notes
  • VOC #5-lesson-due by the end of the hour
Thursday, October 15
  • Lit Terms Review Worksheet-due by the end of the hour
  • TKAM Crossword Puzzle
Friday, October 16
  • Bell Work-DUE!
  • TKAM Unit Test
Homework: VOC #5 sentences-due Monday

Honors English II (Week of October 12-16)

Monday, October 12
  • Group project work day
  • VOC #5 Definitions
Tuesday, October 13
  • DUE: VOC #5 definitions
  • VOC #5-lesson-due after 15 minutes of class
  • Group project work day
Wednesday, October 14
  • Group project work day
Thursday, October 15
  • DUE-VOC #5 Sentences
  • Group project work day
Friday, October 16
  • Bell work-DUE
  • VOC #5 Test
  • VOC #6 Definitions-due Monday
  • PRESENTATIONS

Modern Lit (October 12-16)

Monday, October 12
  • Discuss Ch 1-11 of The Shining
Tuesday, October 13
  • Discuss Ch 12-14 (pg. 100-128) of TS
Wednesday, October 14
  • Discuss Ch 15-17 (pg. 129-168)
Thursday, October 15
  • Reading Day
Friday, October 16
  • Discuss Ch 18-25 (pg. 169-243) of TS

Friday, October 2, 2009

English II (Week of October 5-9)

Monday, October 5
  • 2nd Hour: DUE-Prewriting
  • Discuss Ch 19-23 of TKAM
Tuesday, October 6
  • VOC #4 Test
  • Work on stereotypes paragraph
Wednesday, October 7
  • VOC Analogies #2-due by the end of the hour
  • Work on stereotypes paragraphs-due Thursday
  • Homework: Read Ch 24-26 (pg. 305-331) of TKAM
Thursday, October 8
  • DUE: Stereotypes paragraphs
  • Discuss Ch 24-26
  • Begin VOC Context Clues #1
Friday, October 9
  • VOC Context Clues #1-due by the end of the hour
  • Homework: Read Ch 27-31 (pg. 332-375) of TKAM

Honors English II (Week of October 5-9)

Monday, October 5
  • AR/ Literacy Skills Test over TKAM
Tuesday, October 6
  • Discuss Ch 26-31
  • Literary Terms: Characters, mood
Wednesday, October 7
  • DUE: Stereotypes Revisions
  • Lit Terms Review Worksheet-due by the end of the hour
  • TKAM crossword puzzle
Thursday, October 8
  • VOC Analogies #2 and VOC Context Clues #2-due by the end of the hour
Friday, October 9
  • TKAM Unit Test

Modern Lit (October 5-9)

Monday, October 5
  • Due: Chris Crutcher Enrichment Activities
  • Discuss individual Crutcher novels
Tuesday, October 6
  • Introduction to gothic literature and Stephen King
Wednesday, October 7-9
  • Watch Children of the Corn
  • Homework: Read Ch 1-7 (pg. 1-64) for Monday