English II (Week of August 29-September 2)

Monday, August 29

· Bell Work

· Lit Terms PowerPoint: Denotation, Connotation, Stereotypes, Point-of-View and Allusion

· Harper Lee author page

Tuesday, August 30

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary Lesson #2-due by the end of the hour

· To Kill A Mockingbird Anticipation Guide-due Wednesday

Wednesday, August 31

· Bell Work

· DUE: Anticipation Guide-Discuss Anticipation Guide

Thursday, September 1

· Bell Work

· Harper Lee Quiz and Lit Terms Quiz

· Check out To Kill A Mockingbird books

· Read Chapter 1 of To Kill A Mockingbird

Friday, September 2

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary Test #2

· Read To Kill A Mockingbird

· Homework: Read Chapter 1-5 of To Kill A Mockingbird (pg. 1-66) Quiz Tuesday!

Honors English II (Week of August 29-September 2)

Monday, August 29

· Bell Work

· Biopoem-John

· Finish Anticipation Guide

· Lit Terms PowerPoint: Denotation, Connotation, Stereotypes, Point-of-View and Allusion

· Harper Lee author page

Tuesday, August 30

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary Lesson #2-due by the end of the hour

Wednesday, August 31

· Bell Work

· Jim Crow Laws article and discussion questions

Thursday, September 1

· Bell Work

· Harper Lee Quiz and Lit Terms Quiz

· Jim Crow Laws article and discussion questions-due by the end of the hour

Friday, September 2

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary Test #2

· TKAM group project guidelines and assign groups

· Check out To Kill A Mockingbird books

· Homework: Read Chapter 1-6 of To Kill A Mockingbird (pg. 1-76) Quiz Tuesday!

General Literature (August 29-September 2)

Monday, August 29

· Review and reading assignment for Wednesday

Tuesday, August 30

· Literary Terms and Introduction to Reading and Writing About Literature TEST

Wednesday, August 31

· The Art of Narration

· Quiz/Discuss “Clever Manka” (pg. 17-21) and “The Story of an Hour” (pg. 21-24)

· Homework: Synthesis

Thursday, September 1

· DUE: Synthesis

· Discuss Synthesis

Friday, September 2

· The Storytellers

· Quiz/Discuss “High Horse’s Courting,” “Old Boss Wants into Heaven,” and “If Not Higher” (pg. 30-41)

Homework: Read “Hills Like White Elephants” (pg. 44-48)

English II (Week of August 22-26)

Monday, August 22

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Introduction to the Biopoem

· Work on Biopoems

Tuesday, August 23

· Bell Work

· DUE: Notebook/Binder

· Vocabulary Syllabus

· Vocabulary Lesson and Definitions #1-due by the end of the hour

· Work on Biopoem

Wednesday, August 24

· Bell Work

· Late Work Pass Guidelines

· Work on Biopoem

Thursday, August 25

· Bell Work

· Biopoem presentations

Friday, August 26

· Bell Work-due

· Vocabulary Test #1

· Make up biopoem presentations

· DUE: AR Check

· Read AR Books

Honors English II (Week of August 22-26)

Monday, August 22

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Introduction to the Biopoem

· Work on Biopoems

Tuesday, August 23

· Bell Work

· DUE: Notebook/Binder

· Vocabulary Syllabus

· Vocabulary Lesson and Definitions #1-due by the end of the hour

· Work on Biopoem

Wednesday, August 24

· Bell Work

· Late Work Pass Guidelines

· Work on Biopoem

Thursday, August 25

· Bell Work

· Biopoem presentations

· To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM) Anticipation Guide-due Friday

Friday, August 26

· Bell Work-due

· Vocabulary Test #1

· Discuss TKAM Anticipation Guide

· Read AP Books

General Literature (August 22-26)

Monday, August 22

· Work on Book Review-due Tuesday at the beginning of the hour

Tuesday, August 23

· DUE: Book Review

· Book Review Presentations

Wednesday, August 24

· Bases of Literature PowerPoint

Thursday, August 25

· Writing About Literature PowerPoint

Friday, August 26

· Quiz-Literary Terms, Bases of Literature, and Writing About Literature

English II (Week of August 17-19)

Wednesday, August 17

• Syllabus
• Interest Inventory-due Thursday
  

Thursday, August 18

• DUE: Interest Inventory
• Alliteration Game
• Homework: Find 10 examples of alliteration in song lyrics

Friday, August 19

• DUE: Alliteration in song lyrics
• AR Guidelines
• STAR Tests
• True/False Statements
  

Honors English II (Week of August 17-19)

Wednesday, August 17

• Syllabus
• Interest Inventory-due Thursday

Thursday, August 18

• DUE: Interest Inventory
• True/False Statements
• AP Book Guidelines and Reading Review Log
  

Friday, August 19

• Alliteration Game
• Homework: Find 10 examples of alliteration in song lyrics
  

General Literature (August 17-19)

Wednesday, August 17

• Syllabus and guidelines
• Interest Inventory
• Homework: Order Textbook

Thursday, August 18

• DUE: Interest Inventory
• Ice Breaker Activity: "cat" vs. "dog"

Friday, August 19

• Book Review Assignment-Due Monday at the end of the hour