Sunday, October 31, 2010

Extra Credit Opportunity

Extra Credit Opportunity:
Watch remaining portion of To Kill A Mockingbird
(10 points for each attendance)
  • Tuesday, November 2 3:05 pm-3:45
  • Thursday, November 4 7:15 am-7:55

English II (November 1-5)

Monday, November 1
  • Bell Work-Excused
  • VOC $6 Lesson-due by the end of the hour
  • Work on Character Analysis
Tuesday, November 2
  • Bell Work
  • Revise TKAM Character Analysis
Wednesday, November 3
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: Final Draft Character Analysis
  • Intro to Gothic Literature
  • Read "The Monkey's Paw"
Thursday, November 4
  • Bell Work-due
  • Discuss character, setting, plot, theme over "The Monkey's Paw"
  • VOC #6 Test
  • Begin VOC Analogies #3 (pg. 128)
Friday, November 5
  • PLAN Test Registration with Mrs. Hey
  • Work on VOC Analogies #3 (pg. 128)

Honors English II (November 1-5)

Monday, November 1
  • Bell Work-Excused
  • VOC $6 Lesson-due by the end of the hour
  • Work on Character Analysis
Tuesday, November 2
  • Bell Work
  • Revise TKAM Character Analysis
Wednesday, November 3
  • Bell Work
  • Revise Character Analysis
Thursday, November 4
  • Bell Work-due
  • DUE: Final Draft Character Analysis
  • VOC #6 Test
  • Intro to Gothic Literature
  • Read "The Monkey's Paw"
Friday, November 5
  • PLAN Test Registration with Mrs. Hey
  • Begin VOC Analogies #3 (pg. 128)

Thursday, October 28, 2010

General Literature (November 1-5)

Monday, November 1
  • Chris Crutcher Enrichment Reading Day
Tuesday, November 2
  • Verse Form: Villanelle and Sonnet
  • Poets: Thomas, Shakespeare, Donne
  • Poems: pg. 474, 483-484, 484
Wednesday, November 3
  • Poet: Coleridge
  • Poem: "Kubla Khan" (pg. 496-498)
Thursday, November 4
  • Review Day
Friday, November 5
  • Poetry Unit Test
Chris Crutcher Enrichment Activity-due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Thursday, October 21, 2010

English II (October 25-29)

Monday, October 25
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: Thesis Statement
  • Quotes Page
  • Revise thesis statements
  • Work on character analysis outline
Tuesday, October 26
  • Bell Work
  • Work on outline-due Wednesday
Wednesday, October 27
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: Character Analysis Outline
  • Work on Character Analysis
  • VOC #6 Definitions-due tomorrow
Thursday, October 28
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #6 Definitions
  • Work on Character Analysis
Friday, October 29
1/2 Day-Teacher Inservice
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Hours ONLY:
  • Bell Work
  • Work on Character Analysis
  • Character Analysis-due Tuesday, November 2
NO VOCABULARY #6 SENTENCES

Honors English II (October 25-29)

Monday, October 25
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: Thesis Statement
  • Quotes Page
  • Revise thesis statements
  • Work on character analysis outline
Tuesday, October 26
  • Bell Work
  • Work on outline
  • Character Analysis Outline: due by the end of the hour
  • VOC #6 Definitions-due tomorrow
Wednesday, October 27
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #6 Definitions
  • Work on Character Analysis
Thursday, October 28
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #6 lesson-due by the end of the hour
  • Work on Character Analysis
Friday, October 29
1/2 Day-Teacher Inservice
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Hours ONLY:
  • Bell Work
  • Work on Character Analysis
  • Character Analysis-due Tuesday, November 2
NO VOCABULARY #6 SENTENCES

General Lit (October 25-29)

Monday, October 25
  • Symbol and Allegory
  • Poets: Keats and Blake
  • Poems: pg. 424-425, pg. 426-428
Tuesday, October 26
  • Meter and its variations and sound devices
  • Conceits and allusions
  • Poets: Shakespeare and Frost
  • Poems: pg. 433-34, "Stopping by Woods"
Wednesday, October 27
  • Patterns of Imagery
  • Poets: P. Shelley, Keats, Arnold
  • Poems: pg. 444-446, pg. 446-449, pg. 449-450
Thursday, October 28
  • Finish poems from Wednesday
Friday, October 29
1/2 Day Teacher Inservice-
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Hour ONLY
  • No class
Deadlines:
  • Wednesday, November 3rd-Chris Crutcher Enrichment Reading Essays due
  • Friday, November 5th-Poetry Unit Test

Friday, October 15, 2010

English II (October 18-22)

Monday, October 18
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: Lit Terms and Characterization Review
  • Review
  • TKAM Crossword Puzzle
Tuesday, October 19
  • Bell Work
  • TKAM Unit Test
Wednesday, October 20
  • Bell Work
  • Watch TKAM
Thursday, October 21
  • Bell Work-due
  • VOC #5 Test
  • Introduction to the TKAM Character Analysis
Friday, October 22
  • No School-Parent/Teacher Conferences Comp Day

Honors English II (October 18-22)

Monday, October 18
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #5 Test
  • Hand back TKAM Unit Tests
  • Group Project Work Day
Tuesday, October 19
  • Bell Work
  • Key Issues Presentations
  • Introduction to the TKAM Character Analysis
Wednesday, October 20
  • Bell Work
  • Work on Character Analysis and Thesis Statement
Thursday, October 21
  • Bell Work-due
  • DUE: Outline and Thesis Statement
  • Work on Character Analysis
Friday, October 22
  • No School-Parent/Teacher Conferences Comp Day

General Lit (October 18-22)

Monday, October 18
  • The Speaker's Voice
  • Poet: Yeats
  • Poem: pg. 364
Tuesday, October 19
  • The Speaker's Vision
  • Poet: Wordsworth and Whitman
  • Poems: pg. 376, 378
Wednesday, October 20
  • Beyond the Speaker: The Double Vision of Irony
  • Poet: Parker
  • Poem: pg. 401
  • Chris Crutcher Reading Day-Essays due Wednesday, November 3
Thursday, October 21
  • Similes, Metaphors, and Personification
  • Poets, Tennyson, Hughes, and Plath
  • Poems: pg. 406, 409, 415
Friday, October 22
  • No School-Parent/Teacher Conferences Comp Day

Friday, October 8, 2010

English II (October 11-15)

Monday, October 11
  • Bell Work
  • Discuss Ch 23-25 of TKAM
  • VOC #5 Definitions
AR DEADLINE: 3:15 TODAY

Tuesday, October 12
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #5 Definitions
  • Discuss Ch 26-27 of TKAM (pg. 324-340)
Wednesday, October 13
  • Bell Work
  • Character Notes
  • VOC #5-lesson-due by the end of the hour
Thursday, October 14
  • Bell Work
  • Discuss Ch 28-31 (pg. 341-376)
Friday, October 15
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #5 sentences
  • AR/LS Tests in the library
TKAM Unit Test: Wednesday, October 20

Honors English II (October 11-15)

Monday, October 11
  • Bell Work
  • Character Notes
  • TKAM Literary Terms Review and Characterization Handout
Tuesday, October 12
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: TKAM Literary Terms Review and Characterization Handout
  • VOC #5-lesson-due by the end of the hour
  • TKAM Crossword
Wednesday, October 13
  • Bell Work
  • TKAM Unit Test
Thursday, October 14
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #5 Sentences
  • Group Project: Key Issues Poster
Friday, October 15
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #5 Test
  • Group Project: Key Issues Poster-Presentations MONDAY

General Lit (October 11-15)

Monday, October 11
  • Repetition and Rhythm
  • Poets: Shakespeare and Hardy
  • Poems (pg. 325-332)
Tuesday, October 12
  • Compression and Verse
  • Poets: Brooks, Moore, and Pound
  • Poems (pg. 333-337)
Wednesday, October 13
  • Compression and Verse Form
  • Poets: Wordsworth and Dickinson
  • Poems (pg. 339-342)
Thursday, October 14
  • Chris Crutcher Enrichment Reading
Friday, October 15
  • Word Choice: Meanings and Suggestions
  • Poets: Dickinson, Wordsworth, Cummings
  • Poems (pg. 343-353)

Friday, October 1, 2010

English II (October 4-8)

Monday, October 4
  • Bell Work
  • Discuss Ch 17-18 of TKAM
Tuesday, October 5
  • Bell Work
  • Discuss Ch 19 of TKAM (pg. 254-266)
Wednesday, October 6
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #4 Sentences
  • Grammar Practice #2
Thursday, October 7
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #4 Test
  • Discuss Ch 20-22 (pg. 267-290)
Friday, October 8
  • Bell Work-DUE
  • VOC Analogies #2 (pg. 127)-due by the end of the hour
  • VOC Context Clues #2 (pg. 149-154)-due by the end of the hour
Homework: Read Ch 23-25 of TKAM (pg. 291-323)

AR DEADLINE EXTENSION: Monday, October 11th 3:30

Honors English II (October 4-8)

Monday, October 4
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: Root Words Illustrations
  • Discuss Ch 22-25 of TKAM
  • VOC #4 Test
Tuesday, October 5
  • Bell Work
  • VOC Analogies #2 (pg. 127)
  • VOC Context Clues #2 (pg. 149-154)-due by the end of the hour
Wednesday, October 6
  • Bell Work
  • Discuss Ch 26-33 of TKAM (pg. 324-376)
  • VOC #5 Definitions
Thursday, October 7
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #5 Definitions
  • Similes/Metaphors Listening Activity
  • Homework: Find 10 examples of similes and metaphors in song lyrics
Friday, October 8
  • Bell Work-DUE!
  • DUE: Finding similes and metaphors in song lyrics
  • AR and LS Test over TKAM
  • Begin Literary Terms and Characterization Review
TKAM Unit Test: Tuesday, October 12th

General Lit (October 4-8)

Monday, October 4
  • Author: Flannery O'Connor
  • Discuss "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
Tuesday, October 5
  • Fiction/Short Story Unit Test (Part I)
  • Chris Crutcher Enrichment Acitivity Guidelines
Wednesday, October 6
  • Fiction/Short Story Unit Test (Part II)
Thursday, October 7
  • Introduction to Reading Poetry
  • Author: Edgar Allan Poe
  • Poems (pg. 301-323)
Friday, October 8
  • Repetition and Rhythm
  • Authors: William Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, E.E. Cummings
  • Poems (pg. 325-332)