Tuesday, November 23, 2010

English II (November 29-December 3)

Monday, November 29
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #8 Definitions
  • Civil Rights Movement Info Hunt
  • VOC #8-lesson-due by the end of the hour
Tuesday, November 30
  • Bell Work
  • Letters from Birmingham Jail Video
Wednesday, December 1
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #8 Sentences
  • Alice Walker PowerPoint
  • Alice Walker Video and Notes
Thursday, December 2
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #8 Test
  • VOC Analogies #4 (pg. 129)-due by the end of the hour
Friday, December 3
  • Bell Work-DUE
  • VOC Context Clues #4-due by the end of the hour
  • VOC flashcards Lessons 1-8-due Tuesday
VOC Final:
Tuesday, December 7th

AP Deadline:
Tuesday, December 14th

Honors English II (November 29-December 3)

Monday, November 29
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #8 Definitions
  • Civil Rights Movement Info Hunt
  • VOC #8-lesson-due by the end of the hour
Tuesday, November 30
  • Bell Work
  • Letters from Birmingham Jail Video
Wednesday, December 1
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #8 Sentences
  • Alice Walker PowerPoint
  • Alice Walker Video and Notes
Thursday, December 2
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #8 Test
  • VOC Analogies #4 (pg. 129)-due by the end of the hour
  • VOC Context Clues #4-due by the end of the hour
Friday, December 3
  • Bell Work-DUE
  • AP Work Day
  • VOC flashcards Lessons 1-8-due Monday
VOC Final:
Monday, December 6th

AP Deadline:
Thursday, December 9th

Friday, November 19, 2010

English II (November 22-26)

Monday, November 22
  • Discuss William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"
  • Review for Poetry Test
Tuesday, November 23
  • Poetry Unit Test

Wednesday, November 24-Friday, November 26

No school-Happy Thanksgiving!

Honors English II (November 22-26)

Monday, November 22
  • AP Workday
  • Review for Poetry Test
Tuesday, November 23
  • Poetry Unit Test

Wednesday, November 24-Friday, November 26
  • No school-Happy Thanksgiving!

General Literature (November 22-26)

Monday, November 22
  • Watch and discuss Hamlet
Tuesday, November 23
  • Watch and discuss Hamlet
Wednesday, November 24-Friday, November 26
  • No school-Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 12, 2010

English II (November 15-19)

Monday, November 15
  • SOAPSTONE "The Road Not Taken"
Tuesday, November 16
  • DUE: VOC #7 Sentences
  • Form: Sonnet
  • SOAPSTONE "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"
Wednesday, November 17
  • 1/2 Day of School-Teacher Inservice (Schedule: Seminar, 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Thursday, November 18
  • Form: Free verse and elegy
  • SOAPSTONE Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Friday, November 19

  • Bell Work-DUE!
  • VOC #7 Test
  • Emily Dickinson's "Tell all the Truth..." and "Success is Counted Sweetest..."
Poetry Unit Test: Tuesday, November 23

Honors English II (November 15-19)

Monday, November 15
  • Form: Sonnet
  • SOAPSTONE "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"
Tuesday, November 16
  • DUE: VOC #7 Sentences
  • Form: Free verse and elegy
  • SOAPSTONE Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Wednesday, November 17
  • 1/2 Day of School-Teacher Inservice (Schedule: Seminar, 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Thursday, November 18
  • VOC #7 Test
  • Emily Dickinson's "Tell all the Truth..." and "Success is Counted Sweetest..."
Friday, November 19
  • Bell Work-DUE!
  • Form: Villanelle
  • SOAPSTONE "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Poetry Unit Test: Tuesday, November 23

General Literature (November 15-19)

Monday, November 15-November 19
  • Watch Hamlet
No class-Wednesday, November 17:
  • 1/2 Day-Teacher Inservice
  • Schedule: Seminar, 1, 2, 3

Thursday, November 4, 2010

English II (November 8-12)

Monday, November 8
  • Bell Work-Excused
  • Register for the PLAN Test with Mrs. Hey
Tuesday, November 9
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: "The Monkey's Paw" Questioning Activity
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz
  • Watch "The Simpsons
  • VOC #7 Definitions-due tomorrow
Wednesday, November 10
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #7 Definitions
  • Introduction to the poetry unit
  • Introduction to SOAPSTONE Analysis
  • SOAPSTONE Sara Teasdale's "There Will Comes Soft Rains"
Thursday, November 11
  • Bell Work
  • SOAPSTONE Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
Friday, November 12
  • Bell Work
  • Poetry catch up day
  • VOC #7-lesson-due by the end of the hour
VOC #7 Sentences-due Tuesday, November 16

Honor English II (November 8-12)

Monday, November 8
  • Bell Work-Excused
  • Register for the PLAN Test with Mrs. Hey
Tuesday, November 9
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: "The Monkey's Paw" Questioning Activity
  • "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz
  • Watch "The Simpsons
  • VOC #7 Definitions-due tomorrow
Wednesday, November 10
  • Bell Work
  • DUE: VOC #7 Definitions
  • Introduction to the poetry unit
  • Introduction to SOAPSTONE Analysis
  • SOAPSTONE Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
Thursday, November 11
  • Bell Work
  • VOC #7-lesson-due by the end of the hour
  • SOAPSTONE Sara Teasdale's "There Will Comes Soft Rains"
Friday, November 12
  • Bell Work
  • Form: Sonnet
  • SOAPSTONE Shakespeare's "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"
VOC #7 Sentences-due Tuesday, November 16

General Literature (November 8-12)

Monday, November 8
  • Chris Crutcher Enrichment Reading work day-Essays due tomorrow
Tuesday, November 9
  • DUE: Chris Crutcher Enrichment Reading Essays
  • Discuss Crutcher novels
Wednesday, November 10
  • Introduction to drama
  • Shakespeare Author Info
  • Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle
Thursday, November 11
  • Introduction to Hamlet
  • Watch Hamlet
Friday, November 12
  • Watch Hamlet