BEOWULF UPDATE
BEOWULF FINAL TEST - WEDS. JAN. 30
IN-CLASS ESSAY - THURSDAY - JAN 31
VOCAB 4 UNIT AND QUIZ FRIDAY, FEB. 1
BEGIN HAMLET - INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION AND NOTE - FRIDAY, FEB. 1ST.
April 2008
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January 28, 2008
CRUCIBLE UPDATE
ACT III- COMPLETION - TUESDAY, JAN.28
QUIZ - CRUCIBLE ACT III - WEDS. JAN 30
ACT IV - COMPLETION - FRIDAY FEBRUARY
REVIEW MONDAY, FEB - 3 - ENACTMENT REVIEW
TUESDAY, UNIT TEST - FEB. 4TH
INCLASS ESSAY - WEDS. FEB. 5TH
VOCAB UNIT 4 - QUIZ FRIDAY FEB. 3
NEXT UNIT: MOVE TO THE RESEARCH PAPER A COMPLETE DETAILED SYLLABUS ON THE RESEARCH PAPER WILL COME HOME NEXT WEEK. IT IS A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS. ADDITONALLY , WE WILL READ OF MICE AND MEN.
January 18, 2008
BEGINNINGS UNIT
CLASS POLICIES
VOCAB ONE - JANUARY 12
SUMMER READING - JANUARY 15
LAWS OF LIFE - "HOME" VALUES - JANUARY 23
VOCAB TWO - JANUARY 19
BOOK COVER - JANUARY 19
THE CRUCIBLE - BACKGROUND
ACT ONE : QUIZ JANUARY 19
INTERWRITE LESSONS:
SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR PRACTICE
USA TEST PREP QUESTIONS TO SET THE TONE FOR GHST
READING PASSAGES FOR DISSECTION FOR DEVELOPING CRIITCAL THINKING SKILLS
ENGLISH LITERATURE
CLASS POLICIES
VOCABULARY 1 - JANUARY 12
BEOWULF - 1-6 JANUARY 12
PERSONAL NARRATIVE: MORAL LAW OF LIFE - JANUARY 19
VOCAB 2 - JANUARY 19
SUMMER READING - JANUARY 15
BOOK COVER - JAN.19
BEOWULF 16-23 TUESDAY - JAN 22
INTERWRITE LESSONS:
VIDEO STREAMING - BEOWULF
VENN DIAGRAM - BEOWULF REVIEW
CHAPTERS 24-30 FRIDAY JANUARY 25
VOCAB 3 FRIDAY JANUARY 25
December 18, 2007
Final grade
EOCT scores are in and posted to studnet grades.
Final exam is Thursday morning - 1st block.
Final grades will be posted as soon as grades are calculated.
Merry Chistimas and Happy Holidays!
December 11, 2007
Victorian Unit
December 10 - Review Tennyson - In-class essay on "The Importance of Being Earnest"
December 10- "Rockinghorse Winner" - read and discuss
December 11- Quiz on RockingHorse
December 11 - Discuss background of WUTHERING HEIGHTS
December 12 - Finish the discussion of WUTHERIN HEIGHTS - COMPLETE THE GENEOLOGY CHART
December 13 - Test; review for SAT vocab final
December 14 - SAT test and Victorian presentations
December 17 - Presentations
December 18 and 19 - Review for the final
December 20 - FINAL EXAM
November 15, 2007
ROMANTICISM UNIT
The students will be working on a performance based project in class with opportunities for additonal reserach at home. The unit will be an in-depth analysis of the Romantic poets.
I am modeling the project through the teaching of Coleridge and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." this will conclude on Monday, November 19 and group work will begin. The culmination of the project will be onThursday, November 29th.
Extra Credit projects will be available beginning Monday, November 19th.
EOCT review
Pre-test analysis reveals that students need work on diction, the writing conventions, and types of writing.
Review: Weds. November 14 - types of writing
Friday, November 16 - Pearson retest in the writing lab.
I encourage the students to review the Pearson website on the Sprayberry link in preparation for the EOCT. The test is being administered Dec. 6th and 7th.
Realism Unit
Unit short stories: "The Story of an Hour"; "Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge"; "To Build a Fire"; "Outcasts of Poker Flats" - emphasis on irony, realistic settings; and details Nov.13-20
Unit Poety: November 20
Unit Test: November 27
GREAT GATSBY
READING SCHEDULE:
November 15- Chapters 1-3 Quiz
November 19 - Chapter 4- Quiz
November 25 - Chapters 5 & 6- discussion
Final test and performance project - November 28
