English II (Week of October 1-5)

Monday, October 1

·      Bell Work and Schedule

·      Quiz and discuss Chapters 24-31 of TKAM

·      Voc Review Lessons #1-5

Tuesday, October 2

·      Bell Work

·      Finish TKAM notes

·      Voc Review Lessons #1-5

Wednesday, October 3

·      Bell Work

·      AR/LS Test in library

·      Voc Review Lessons #1-5

Thursday, October 4

·      Bell Work

·      Discuss Character (Round/Flat and Static/Dynamic)

·      Lit Terms Review

Friday, October 5

·      Bell Work-due

·      Voc Review Lessons #1-5-due by the end of the hour

·      Work on Lit Terms Review

TKAM Unit Test:

Wednesday, October 10^th

AR Deadline:

Friday, October 12^th 3:00

Honors English II (Week of October 1-5)

Monday, October 1

·      Bell Work and Schedule

·      Discuss Character (Round/Flat and Static/Dynamic)

·      Begin Voc Lesson #6

Tuesday, October 2

·      Bell Work

·      Voc Lesson #6-due by the end of the hour

·      Work on Lit Terms Review

Wednesday, October 3

·      Bell Work

·      TKAM Crossword puzzle

·      Lit Terms Review

Thursday, October 4

·      Bell Work

·      TKAM Unit Test

Friday, October 5

·      Bell Work-due

·      VOC Test #6

·      TKAM Questioning/Writing activity-due Monday

Key Issues Poster and Presentations:

Thursday, October 11^th

General Literature (October 1-5)

Monday, October 1

·      Compression and Verse Form

·      Poets: Brooks, Moore, and Pound

·      Poems (333-337)

Tuesday, October 2

·      Quiz and discuss Chapters 1-5 of Whale Talk

Homework: Read Chapters 6-10 by next Monday, October 8^th

Wednesday, October 3

·      Compression and Verse Form

·      Poets: Wordsworth and Dickinson

·      Poems (pg. 339-342)

Thursday, October 4

·      Word Choice: Meanings and Suggestions

·      Poets: Dickinson and Wordsworth

·      Poems (pg. 343-353)

Friday, October 5

·      The Speaker’s Voice

·      Poet: Yeats

·      Poem (pg. 364)

English II (Week of September 24-28)

Monday, September 24

·      Bell Work and Schedule

·      Quiz and discuss Chapters 17-23 of TKAM

·      Begin Voc #5 Lesson

Tuesday, September 25

·      Bell Work

·      Finish TKAM notes

·      Voc Lesson #5

Wednesday, September 26

½ Day-Teacher Inservice

Schedule: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th Hour

·      Bell Work-excused

·      Voc Lesson #5-due by the end of the hour

·      Read AR or TKAM

Thursday, September 27

·      Bell Work

·      Similes and Metaphors Listening Activity

·      6^th Hour ONLY: Voc Lesson #5-due by 3:00

·      Homework: Finding similes and metaphors in song lyrics

Friday, September 28

·      Bell Work

·      DUE: Finding Similes/ Metaphors in song lyrics

·      VOC Test #5

·      Read TKAM or AR

Homework: Read Ch 24-31 (pg. 305-376) of TKAM

Honors English II (Week of September 24-28)

Monday, September 24

·      Bell Work and Schedule

·      Quiz and discuss Chapters  20-31 of TKAM

·      Begin Voc Lesson #5

Tuesday, September 25

·      Bell Work

·      Finish TKAM notes

·      Voc Lesson #5

Wednesday, September 26

½ Day-Teacher Inservice

Schedule: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th Hour

·      No class

Thursday, September 27

·      Bell Work

·      Voc Lesson #5-due by the end of the hour

·      Group Project Work Day

Friday, September 28

·      Bell Work

·      VOC Test #5

·      AR/LS Test in library

General Literature (September 24-28)

Monday, September 24

·      Fiction Test Part II

Tuesday, September 25

·      Chris Crutcher Author Page

·      Whale Talk Anticipation Guide Part I

Wednesday, September 26

½ Day-Teacher Inservice

Schedule: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th Hour

·      Whale Talk Anticipation Guide Part II-due by the end of the hour

·      Read Whale Talk Ch 1-5 by Tuesday, October 2

Thursday, September 27

·      Introduction to poetry unit

·      Poet: Edgar Allan Poe

·      Poems (pg. 301-323)

Friday, September 28

·      SOAPSTONE Wordsworth “The World Is Too Much With Us”

English II (September 17-21)

Monday, September 17

·      Bell Work and Schedule

·      Quiz and discuss Chapters 12-16 of TKAM

·      Voc Lesson #4

Tuesday, September 18

·      Bell Work

·      “I am…” Paragraph Revisions Rubric

·      Practice Revising

·      Voc Lesson #4

Wednesday, September 19

·      Bell Work

·      Work on “I am…” Paragraph Revisions-due Friday, September 21^st at the end of the day

·      Voc Lesson #4

Thursday, September 20

·      Bell Work

·      Voc Lesson #4-due by the end of the hour

·      Work on “I am…” Paragraph Revisions

·      Read TKAM or AR

Friday, September 21

·      Bell Work-DUE

·      VOC Test #4

·      Read TKAM or AR

·      “I am…” Paragraph Revisions-due by the end of the day

Homework: Read Ch 17-23  (pg. 221-304) of TKAM

Honors English II (September 17-21)

Monday, September 17

·      Bell Work and Schedule

·      Quiz and discuss Chapters 12-19 of TKAM

·      “I am…” Paragraphs Revisions-due by the end of the day

Tuesday, September 18

·      Bell Work

·      Idioms Pictionary

·      Voc Lesson #4

Wednesday, September 19

·      Bell Work

·      Similes/Metaphors Listening Activity

·      Homework: Finding similes and metaphors in song lyrics

Thursday, September 20

·      Bell Work

·      DUE: Finding similes and metaphors in song lyrics

·      Voc Lesson #4-due by the end of the hour

Friday, September 21

·      Bell Work-DUE

·      VOC Test #4

·      Read TKAM or AP Book

Homework: Read Ch 20-31 (pg. 166-227) of TKAM

General Literature (September 17-21)

Monday, September 17

·      Author: John Steinbeck

·      “The Chrysanthemums” (pg. 271-279)

Tuesday, September 18

·      Author: Flannery O’Connor

·      Discuss “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (280-291)

Wednesday, September 19

·      Short Fiction Test Review

Thursday, September 20

·      Karen Stolz Short Story

Friday, September 21

·      Short Fiction Test Part I

·      Short Fiction Test Part II-Monday, September 24^th