I am looking forward to meeting and working with you this year. See you 8/24
Senior English periods 1,3,4
Mon. 8/24...The usual first day paperwork and getting to know each other.
Tues. 8/25... SSR and journal entry, issued folders, seating charts, reading lists and project options
Wed. 8/26... Substitute... Scavenger hunt for Literature text book and grammar pre-test.
Thurs. 8/27... SSR and journal entry followed by grammar review
Fri. 8/28... continue grammar review and essay "About Me"; in class essay
Have a great weekend!!!!!!
Mon. 8/31... Literature book.....Introduction to Unit One to page 27; and prepositions
Tues. 9/1... SSR and journal entry followed by vocabulary words (5) and continued work on prepositions on handout. work collected for daily points
Wed.9/2... Grammar test and the story of Beowulf pp 28-48 in text
Thurs. 9/3... SSR and continue Beowulf; early release day...short period
Fri. 9/4... finish Beowulf and assign project for the story ; Theme Park due Friday 9/11. ENJOY THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.....BE SAFE!
This week has been weird! Monday off for the holiday and then BAT practice and testing. Don't forget OPEN HOUSE on Tues evening for some extra credit points. The low down is: Outside reading projects are due October 9th (firm); all make-up tests for vocabulary 1 must be made up by 3 pm on Friday 9/11 and Beowulf projects will be due on Wed, 9/16 during your class. Extra credit was given to students that came to class, while those of you who thought you would take some vacation time missed some points that can not be made up. you play---you pay. Let's get back on track Monday, ok?
WWEEK of September 14-18
Monday, 9/14...Vocabulary 2 list, test Friday. Literature p 83 vocab exercises 1-15, then page 84 "The Seafarer" and quest. 1,2,3
Tuesday, 9/15... OPEN HOUSE this evening. SSR and journal entry followed by "The Wanderer" p. 90 in LIterature...Discussion about the differences between Anglo-Saxon people and modern people and then "The Wife's Lament", p 94 and questions 1,2,3,6,8 discussed, answered and papers placed in folders. Extra credit points for parent/guardians who attend open house.
Wednesday, 9/16...History of the English Church and People/audio; Beowulf projects due, Upfront Magazines, Subject/Verb recognition
Thursday, 9/17... SSR and journal entry; 6 traits in writitng - conventions, pronouns.
Friday, 9/18... Phrases; clauses ... vocab test 2 ...folder work
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21-25
Mon. 9/21...Vocabulary list #3/test Friday; word usage pretest
Tues. 9/22.. SSR and journal entry; Subject/Verb work...recognizing subjects, verbs, and their agreement; review prepositional phrases
Wed. 9/23... Canterbury Tales p 120-125...be certain you are keeping track and taking notes on the different characters being introduced as this will be important for your assessment exercise for this piece of literature; followed by clause/phrase exercises.
Thurs. 9/24... Early Release day... SSR and journal entry; review of the pretest from Monday; folder preparation for collection tomorrow.
Fri. 9/25... Vocabulary test #3; Canterbury Tales...more characters are introduced; assessment technique discussed; folders collected for grading.
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28
Mon. 9/28 no school
Tues. 9/29...SSR and journal entry; data chats; adjectives/adverb exercises.
Wed. 9/30... Finish data chats; finish Canterbury Tales Prologue; types of sentences exercises
Thurs. 10/1... SSR and journal entry; go over adj/adv exercises; early release day
Fri. 10/2... Senior Panoramic pictures; begin work on Canterbury Tales assessment assignments. Have a great weekend!
WEEK OF OCTOBER 5
Mon. 10/5...Vocabulary list #4; SAT practice exercises; Work on Canterbury Tale assessment.
Tues. 10/6...SSR and journal entry; character log for Canterbury Tales assessment
Wed. 10/7...SAT grammar exercises; Canterbury Tales assessment DUE
Thurs. 10/8... SSR and journal entry; vocabulary building exercises
Fri. 10/9... WEAR BLACK; Vocabulary test#4; Outside Reading Projects DUE; "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" p 208... Q's 1,3,5,8,9; only 10 days before mid-terms!!!!!!! Be certain to check Pinnacle often and get missed work made up!!!!! TIME IS PASSING ... ARE YOU?
WEEK OF OCTOBER 12
SUMMARY: Testing again this week so classes off schedule. We read "La Morte d' Arthur" q's 2,3,4,7 and vocab in action and "Sir Guwain and the Green Knight" and q's 1,3,5,8,9; we did SSR on Tues and Thurs; we discussed four possible topics for the mid-term essay: Were legends important to history, Were medievil people similar to modern people, How has the role of woman changed from ancient history to present, and How has the legend of King Arthur sustained its popularity for so long? We did writing and grammar exercises on p 264-267 and we did vocabulary 5. Folders were collected on Friday. All make-up work had to be done by 3 pm on Friday unless excused absence on Friday and then work must be made up on Monday. No exceptions.
WEEK OF OCTOBER 19
Monday...10/19... no vocabulary; graphs,charts; begin review for mid-term; literature terms
Tuesday...10/20...SSR and journal entry and journals collected; mid-term review
Wednesday...10/21 periods 1 and 2 mid-term tests
Thursday...10/22... periods 3 and 4 mid-term tests
Friday...10/23... NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
WEEK OF OCTOBER 26-30 BEGINNING OF 2ND SEMESTER;TERM 1
Monday,10/26...Vocab #6,words on board; literature p258-,The British Renaissance and the Elizabethan Era
Tuesday, 10/27...SSR and Journal entry; sonnets; perhaps essay re-writes if time
Wednesday, 10/28...graphs, charts, reading comprehension, current print media from UPFRONT; if time,literature, finishing sonnets
Thursday, 10/29... SSR and journal entry; Shakespeare and the play; intro to "Macbeth"
Friday, 10/30...Vocabulary #6 Test; Begin, "Macbeth" Act I
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2-6
Mon. 11/2... Vocab List #7; Macbeth ,Acts 1,2 questions 1,3,4,5p346 and q's 1,2,7 p 362
Tues. 11/2...SSR and journal entry ; Macbeth, Act III, q's 1,4,5,8
Wed. 11/4... graphs, reading comprehension; Macbeth Act IV, q's 1,4,5,7,9 p 399
Thurs. 11/5... SSR and journal entry; Macbeth, Act V, q's 1,4,5,9 and discussion at conclusion of play; WE/GE p 421-33
Fri. 11/6... Vocab Test #7; Test over Macbeth; Outside Reading Project #2 Due Noveember, 19th. Have a good weekend!
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9-13
Mon. 11/9...writing exercises and grammar exercises on page 431-33 and three short poems from literature on pages 435-7;q's 2,3 after reading "The Prodigal Son".
Tues. 11/10...substitiute; didn't follow my instructions,??
Wed. 11/11... no school; Veterans' Day
Thurs. 11/12... SSR and journal entry; P-1 to aud for meeting; p-3&4 vocabulary work and review of Monday and Tues. GRADE CARDS ISSUED!
Fri. 11/13... writing/grammar exercises p. 511-13; Literature: from "The Rubaiyat" p 472 and q's 2,3,5,8 DON'T FORGET THAT OUTSIDE READING PROJECTS ARE DUE NEXT THURSDAY 11/19.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16-20
Mon. BAT testing..literature see me for details
Tues. BAT testing..SSR and journal entry....lit if time
Wed. early release.. Literature...see me for make-up work; Intro to Unit 3 in literature
Thurs. SSR and journal entry.. folder review...Paradise Lost in lit book; Outside Reading Projects Due!!!!!!
Fri. Folders collected for grading; graph, inferences,analysis exercises as class assignment and collected. ALL MAKE-UP WORK MUST BE DONE BY MONDAY BEFORE SCHOOL.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-27
Mon. 11/23... Literature, p 548, "The Spectator" q's 1,4,5,7 and V/A
Tues. 11/24... SSR and journal entry; "Some Reflections Upon Marriage" p 563 in lit
Wed. 11/25... lit. p 566 "Robinson Crusoe" and WE/GE p 272-75
Thursday...11/26... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!! NO SCHOOL
Fri. 11/27... no school Enjoy your elongated weekend!!!!
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4
Mon. 11/30...literature; Gullivers's Travels p 586 and discussion of SATIRE; q's 1,2,3,4 p 599
Tues. 12/1... Continue lit story and satire; q's 2,3,8 and V/A p 607 after SSR and journal entry
Wed. 12/2... A Modest Proposal by J. Swift p 611 and q's 1,3,4,5,6,8 and V/A and essential question..." Is satire a more effective approach than sincerity?
Thurs. 12/3...Early release day... SSR and journal and then WE/GE p 644-646.
Fri. 12/4... finish WE/GE and proceed to graph, reading comp through UP Front magazine.
WEEK OF DECEMBER 7-11
Mon. 12/7... Vocabulary #7; Introduction to Unit 4 in literature book: Romanticism; p696-714, q's 1,5,8
Tues. 12/8... SSR and journal entry; Haiku poems; writing; p722 in lit, Wordsworth
Wed. 12/9...p768 Pride and Prejudice; p771 Form and Meaning in Poetry; p781 selected poems
Thurs. 12/10... SSR and journal entry; poetic forms, writing poetry
Fri. 12/11... Vocab test #7; WE/GE p 815 on homophones, Homographs and homonymns. p825-27 FOLDERS COLLECTED FOR GRADING!
WEEK OF DECEMBER 14-18 Winter break begins at end of school Friday
Mon. 12/14...Literature; p 851 "Crossing the Bar"; p 861 "Sonnet 43"; p870, Charles Dickens
Tues. 12/15... SSR and journal entry; Adjective and Adverbs, exercises; Homework...websearch of The Seven Deadly Sins
Wed. 12/16... finish exercises; lit p886 Charlotte and Emily Bronte; p898George Elliott; p 936 WE/GE
Thurs. 12/17... SSR and journal entry; last adj,adv exercises; lit p 964 "When I was One and Twenty" and "To an Athlete Dying Young"; discussion of Vi
Fri. Vocabulary exercises, word wall. end of Unit 5; Don't forget that the next Outside Reading Project is due on January 6th.
ENJOY YOUR WINTER BREAK; HAPPY
HOLIDAYS!!!!