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English I: Week of 05/19-05/23/08
English I final exam review sheet
For Mon. 05/19/08:
B Day: Finish A Raisin in the Sun prior to class time,
if you have not already done this.
For Wed. 05/21/08: B Day: Finish class discussion of A Raisin in the Sun. Review for final exam.
For Thu. 05/22/08: Review Day: Review for final exam. Last things.
For Fri. 05/23/08: English I Final Exam.
English II: Week of 05/19-05/23/08
English II final exam review sheet
For Mon. 05/19/08: B Day: Finish Frankenstein. Class discussion of Volume III of Frankenstein.
For Tue. 05/20/08: A Day: Finish Frankenstein. Class discussion of Volume III of Frankenstein.
For Wed. 05/21/08: B Day: Finish Frankenstein. Class discussion of Volume III of Frankenstein.
For Thu. 05/22/08: Review Day: Review for Final Exam. Last things.
For Fri. 05/23/08: English II Final Exam.
English I: Week of 05/12-05/16/08
For Tue. 05/13/08: B Day: Vocabulary Test over Lessons 13-15. Read A Raisin in the Sun, all of Act I and Act Two, Scene 1, prior to class time. Class discussion over the reading. In-class writing: TBA.
For Thu. 05/15/08: B Day: Read the rest of A Raisin in the Sun prior to class time. Class discussion over the reading. Quiz over the play.
English II: Week of 05/12-05/16/08
For Mon. 05/12/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 29 Quiz. Finish reading the “Monster’s story” section in Frankenstein prior to class time. Class discussion over reading. In-class writing: TBA.
For Tue. 05/13/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 30 Quiz. Finish reading the “Monster’s story” section in Frankenstein prior to class time. Class discussion over reading. In-class writing: TBA.
For Wed. 05/14/08:
A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 30
Quiz. Read Victor’s story in Frankenstein (Volume III, Chapters I-V,
pp. 183-239 in Enriched Classic; Chapters XVIII-XXII in
For Thu. 05/15/08: B Day: Vocabulary Test, Lessons 28-30. Read conclusion of Victor’s story in class.
For Fri. 05/16/08: A Day: Vocabulary Test, Lessons 28-30. Read conclusion of Victor’s story in class.
English I: Week of 05/05-05/09/08
NOTE: This is the last week to take any quiz over The Great Gatsby.
For Mon. 05/05/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 13 Quiz. Finish reading Romeo and Juliet. Class discussion and in-class writing. Get your copy of A Raisin in the Sun.
For Wed. 05/07/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 14 Quiz. Finish class discussion of Romeo and Juliet. In-class writing.
For Fri. 05/09/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 15 Quiz. Begin reading A Raisin in the Sun. Class discussion over Act One, Scene One of A Raisin in the Sun.
English II: Week of 05/05-05/09/08
For Mon. 05/05/08: B Day: Turn in one-page typed written response to topic introduced in the previous class: What feelings about death does Victor Frankenstein describe in Chapters I-V and how do these feelings about death influence his scientific experimentation and work? Your written response and the notes from class are due at the beginning of class today. Continue reading Frankenstein. You should be through at least Chapter 10 by today’s class meeting.
For Tue. 05/06/08: A Day: Turn in one-page typed written response to topic introduced in the previous class: What feelings about death does Victor Frankenstein describe in Chapters I-V and how do these feelings about death influence his scientific experimentation and work? Your written response and the notes from class are due at the beginning of class today. Continue reading Frankenstein.
For Wed. 05/07/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 28 Quiz. Class discussion over Frankenstein, Chapters 6-10. In-class writing: TBA.
For Thu. 05/08/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 28 Quiz. Class discussion over Frankenstein, Chapters 6-10. In-class writing: TBA.
For Fri. 05/09/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 29 Quiz. Class discussion over Frankenstein, Chapters 10-15. In-class writing: TBA.
English I: Week of 04/28-05/02/08
Do well on the ERB Testing on Tuesday and Wednesday!
For Thu. 05/01/08: B Day: Vocabulary Test, Lessons 10-12. Romeo and Juliet. In-class writing: TBA. NOTE: I have extended the deadline to complete the quizzes re: The Great Gatsby. If you need to make up any quiz, or take the comprehensive Gatsby quiz, you have until Friday, 05/02/08, 3:45 pm, to do so!
English II: Week of 04/28-05/02/08
Do well on the ERB Testing on Tuesday and Wednesday!
For Tue. 04/29/08: B Day: In-class reading of Frankenstein. Bring your book to class.
For Thu. 05/01/08: B Day: Vocabulary Test, Lessons 24-27. Frankenstein: continue reading and discussion. In-class writing: TBA.
For Fri. 05/02/08: A Day. Vocabulary Test, Lessons 24-27. Frankenstein: continue reading and discussion. In-class writing: TBA.
English I: Week of 04/21-04/25/08
For Tue. 04/22/08: B Day: Turn in Final Draft of The Great Gatsby “Action is Character” Essay at the beginning of class. Vocabulary Lesson 12 Quiz. Romeo and Juliet (bring handouts you were given on Fri. 04/18/08). Read Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scenes 1 and 3 prior to class meeting.
For Thu. 04/24/08: B Day: Vocabulary Test, Lessons 10-12 (TEST POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK: Wed. 05/01/08). Romeo and Juliet. In-class writing: TBA.
English II: Week of 04/21-04/25/08
For Mon. 04/21/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 26 Quiz. Bring your copy of Frankenstein to class. We will read Preface and Letters section of text in class.
For Tue. 04/22/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 26 Quiz. Bring your copy of Frankenstein to class.
For Wed. 04/23/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 27 Quiz. Read Frankenstein, Chapters 1-3 of Part One prior to class meeting.
For Thu. 04/24/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 27 Quiz. Read Frankenstein, Chapters 1-3 of Part One prior to class meeting.
For Fri: 04/25/08: A Day: Read Frankenstein, Chapters 4-7 of Part One prior to class meeting. In-class writing: TBA.
English I: Week of 04/14-04/18/08
For Mon. 04/14/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 11 Quiz. Writing Workshop: Great Gatsby Essay. Incorporating secondary source and final draft writing.
For Wed. 04/16/08:
B Day: Test over The Great Gatsby. Final draft of Great Gatsby Essay due by 11:59 pm at turnitin.com. Bring printed final draft to class on
Fri. 04/18/08.
For Fri. 04/18/08: B Day: Turn in printed final draft of Great Gatsby essay at beginning of class. Vocabulary Lesson 12 Quiz. Begin Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Bring your copy of Romeo and Juliet.
English II: Week of 04/14-04/18/08
For Mon. 04/14/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 25 Quiz. Continue reading and discussion of Julius Caesar: Act III. In-class writing: TBA.
For Tue. 04/15/08: A Day: In-class essay writing over “funeral orations” in Julius Caesar.
For Wed. 04/16/08: B Day: In-class essay writing over “funeral orations” in Julius Caesar
For Thu. 04/17/08: A Day: Test over Julius Caesar, Acts I-III. Study questions over the entire play due at the beginning of class.
For Fri. 04/18/08: B Day: Test over Julius Caesar, Acts I-III. Study questions over the entire play due at the beginning of class.
English I: Week of 04/07-04/11/08
For Tue. 04/08/08: B Day:
Vocabulary Quiz over The Great Gatsby. In-class writing workshop on
“ACTION IS CHARACTER” Essay (Final Draft Due end of day Mon.
04/14/08). Thesis and outline
structure; MLA Format and research of secondary sources.
For Thu. 04/10/08: B Day. Vocabulary Lesson 11 Quiz. In-class writing workshop on “ACTION IS CHARACTER” Essay (Final Draft Due end of day Mon. 04/11/08). Final draft development; MLA Format and research of secondary sources.
English II: Week of 04/07-04/11/08:
For Mon. 04/07/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 24 Quiz. Continue reading and discussion of Julius Caesar: Act II. In-class writing: TBA.
For Tue. 04/08/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 24 Quiz. Continue reading and discussion of Julius Caesar: Act II. In-class writing: TBA.
For Wed. 04/09/08: A Day: Continue reading and discussion of Julius Caesar: Act III. In-class writing: TBA.
For Thu. 04/10/08: B Day: Continue reading and discussion of Julius Caesar: Act III. In-class writing: TBA.
For Fri. 04/11/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 25 Quiz. Continue reading and discussion of Julius Caesar: Acts IV and V. In-class writing: TBA.
English I: Week of 03/31-04/04/08
For Mon. 03/31/08: B Day: Reading quiz of Chapters 8 and 9 of The Great Gatsby. Class discussion over the last two chapters of The Great Gatsby. Work on seminar questions. In-class writing: TBA.
For Wed. 04/02/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 10 Quiz. Seminar built around your 5 questions on The Great Gatsby.
For Fri. 04/04/08: B Day: Vocabulary quiz over word list from The Great Gatsby. Class discussion over The Great Gatsby. Essay assignment: TBA.
English II: Week of 03/31-04/04/08:
For Mon. 03/31/08: B Day: Continue Julius Caesar. Bring your copy of Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library edition) to class. Work on Study Questions: Due next week after we have finished discussing the entire play).
For Tue. 04/01/08: A Day: Read Acts I and II of Julius Caesar. Class discussion of these acts. In-class writing: TBA. Work on Study Questions: Due next week after we have finished discussing the entire play.
For Wed. 04/02/08: B Day: Read Acts I and II of Julius Caesar. Class discussion of these acts. In-class writing: TBA. Work on Study Questions: Due next week after we have finished discussing the entire play.
For Thu. 04/03/08: A Day: Read Act III of Julius Caesar. Class discussion of this act. In-class writing: TBA. Work on Study Questions: Due next week after we have finished discussing the entire play. Vocabulary Lesson 24 Quiz.
For Fri. 04/04/08: B Day: Read Act III of Julius Caesar. Class discussion of this act. In-class writing: TBA. Work on Study Questions: Due next week after we have finished discussing the entire play. Vocabulary Lesson 24 Quiz.
English I: Week of 03/25-03/28/08:
For Tue. 03/26/08: B Day: Finish reading The Great Gatsby. Class discussion. Vocabulary quiz over Gatsby words next week.
English II: Week of 03/25-03/28/08:
For Tue. 03/25/08: A Day: Begin Julius Caesar. Bring your copy of Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library edition) to class. Work on Study Questions: Due next week.
For Wed. 03/26/08: B Day: Begin Julius Caesar. Bring your copy of Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library edition) to class. Work on Study Questions: Due next week.
For Thu. 03/27/08: Parent Conferences.
For Fri. 03/28/08: A Day: Continue Julius Caesar. Bring your copy of Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library edition) to class. Work on Study Questions: Due next week.
English I: WEEK OF SPRING BREAK: Enjoy your break!
English II: WEEK OF SPRING BREAK: Enjoy your break!
English I: Week of 03/10-03/14/08
For Mon. 03/10/08: B Day: Read The Great Gatsby, Chapters 3-5, pp. 42-102 (or corresponding pages from your edition). Reading Quiz over these chapters. In-class Writing Assignment: Critical analysis of novel v. film. Watch first thirty to forty minutes of film.
For Wed. 03/12/08: B Day: Read The Great Gatsby, Chapter 6, pp. 103-118 (or corresponding pages from your edition). Class discussion over book to this point.
For Fri. 03/14/08:
B Day. Read The Great Gatsby,
Chapter 7, pp. 119-153 (or corresponding pages from your edition).
English II: Week of 03/10-03/14/08
For Mon. 03/10/08: B Day: Writing workshop: Siddhartha essay. Conferences over paper between today and midday Wednesday, 03/12/08.
For Tue. 03/11/08: A Day: Test over Siddhartha. Conferences over paper between today and midday Wednesday, 03/12/08.
For Wed. 03/12/08: B Day: Test over Siddhartha. Formal outline of final draft and final draft of essay due by 4 pm.
English I: Week of 03/03-03/07/08
For Tue. 03/04/08: B Day: Bring your copy of The Great Gatsby to class. In-class reading and writing assignments: TBA.
For Thu. 03/06/08:
B Day: Read Chapters 1 and 2
of The Great Gatsby, pp. 1-42.
English II: Week of 03/03-03/07/08
REVISION:
03/05/08: Formal outline due at
beginning of class Wed. 03/05/08 (A Day)to be checked; final draft due Friday,
03/07/08 by 4 pm; turn in formal outline with essay. Test on Siddhartha Mon. 03/10/08 for B Day class; test on Siddhartha Tue. 03/11/08 for A Day
classes.
For Mon. 03/03/08: A Day: Discuss end of Siddhartha. Begin Siddhartha essay assignment: in-class outline and thesis writing workshop.
For Tue. 03/04/08: B Day: Discuss end of Siddhartha. Begin Siddhartha essay assignment: in-class outline and thesis writing workshop.
For Wed. 03/05/08: A Day: Siddhartha Test. Final Draft of Siddhartha Essay assignment due at end of this week.
For Thu. 03/06/08: B Day: Siddhartha Test. Final Draft of Siddhartha essay assignment due at the end of this week.
For Fri. 03/07/08: A Day: Bring your copy of Folger Shakespeare Library edition of Julius Caesar (ISBN 13:978-0-7434-8274-5) to class. Vocabulary Lesson 24 Quiz.
English I: Week of 02/25-02/28/08
For Mon. 02/25/08: B Day: Present “Credo” essays to class. Discuss Old Man and the Sea.
For Wed. 02/27/08: B Day: Reading Quiz over Old Man and the Sea. In-class writing assignment.
English II: Week of 02/25-02/28/08
For Mon. 02/25/08: B Day: Continue reading Siddhartha. Read pp. 67-101 (“Samsara”: pp. 97-76; “By the River”: pp. 77-88; “The Ferryman’: pp. 89-101). Class discussion.
For Tue. 02/26/08:
A Day: Finish reading Siddhartha. Read pp. 103-132 (“The Son”:
pp. 103-112; “
For Wed. 02/27/08:
B Day: Finish reading Siddhartha. Read pp. 103-132 (“The Son”:
pp. 103-112; “
For Thu. 02/28/08: A Day: Discuss Siddhartha. Continue in-class writing assignment.
English I: Week of 02/19-02/22/08
For Tue. 02/19/08: B Day: Finish reading Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. Class discussion over the book. Work on “Credo” essay. Final draft due on Thu. 02/21/08.
For Tue. 02/21/08: B Day: Read “Credo” essay to class. Turn in final draft after reading to the class. Review for test over The Old Man and the Sea. Test will be next week.
English II: Week of 02/19-02/22/08
For Tue. 02/19/08: B Day: Read Part One of Siddhartha by the beginning of class. Annotate as you read. Look up in a dictionary any unfamiliar words. Discussion of Part One of Siddhartha. In-class timed writing: TBA.
For Wed. 02/20/08: A Day: Continue reading Siddhartha. Read pp. 43-65 (“Kamala”: pp. 43-56; “Among the Child People”: 57-65). Class discussion. Have finished the Siddhartha Vocabulary Assignment by beginning of class time. In-class timed writing: TBA.
For Thu. 02/21/08: B Day: Continue reading Siddhartha. Read pp. 43-65 (“Kamala”: pp. 43-56; “Among the Child People”: 57-65). Class discussion. Have finished the Siddhartha Vocabulary Assignment by beginning of class time. In-class timed writing: TBA.
For Fri. 02/22/08: A Day: Continue reading Siddhartha. Read pp. 67-101 (“Samsara”: pp. 97-76; “By the River”: pp. 77-88; “The Ferryman’: pp. 89-101). Class discussion.
English I: Week of 02/11-02/15/08
For Tue. 02/12/08: B Day: Read Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, up to page 90. Discussion. Look up in a dictionary any unfamiliar words. In-class timed writing assignment: TBA.
For Thu. 02/14/08: B Day: Read the rest of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. Discussion. In-class timed writing: TBA.
English II: Week of 02/11-02/15/08
For Mon. 02/11/08: A Day: Review for test over The Iliad.
For Tue. 02/12/08: B Day: Review for test over The Iliad.
For Wed. 02/13/08: A Day: Test over The Iliad. Turn in annotated text of The Iliad at the beginning of class. Bring Siddhartha to class; in case you finish the test early, read Siddhartha.
For Thu. 02/14/08: B Day: Test over The Iliad. Turn in annotated text of The Iliad at the beginning of class. Bring Siddhartha to class; in case you finish the test early, read Siddhartha.
For Fri. 02/15/08: A Day: Read Part One of Siddhartha by the beginning of class. Annotate as you read. Look up in a dictionary any unfamiliar words. Discussion of Part One of Siddhartha. In-class timed writing: TBA.
English I: Week of 02/04-0/02/08/08
For Mon. 02/04/08: B Day: Complete the take home written portion of the test over Our Town. Bring your copy of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea to class. Bring Vocabulary book to class. Review for Vocabulary Test, Lessons 7-9. Hemingway short stories: TBA.
For Wed. 02/06/08: B Day: Read Hemingway short stories. Begin reading The Old Man and the Sea. Read first 20 pages. Discuss these in class.
For Fri. 02/08/08: B Day: Test: Vocabulary Lessons 7-9. Continue reading The Old Man and the Sea. Read pages 21-50. Discuss these in class.
English II: Week of 02/04-02/08/08
For Mon. 02/04/08: B Day: Quiz over Book 22 of The Iliad. Read and annotate Book 24 by Wed. 02/06/08.
For Tue. 02/05/08: A Day: Discuss Books 22 and 24 of The Iliad. Begin review for test over The Iliad.
For Wed. 02/06/08: B Day: Discuss Books 22 and 24 of The Iliad. Begin review for test over The Iliad.
For Thu. 02/07/08: A Day: Finish review for The Iliad test. Test will be Mon. 02/10/08. Bring your annotated Iliad books to the test. Be sure to get and bring to class your copy of Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha by Mon. 02/11/08.
For Fri. 02/08/08: B Day: Finish review for The Iliad test. Test will be Tue. 02/11/08. Bring your annotated Iliad books to the test. Be sure to get and bring to class your copy of Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha by Mon. 02/11/08.
English I: Week of 01/28-02/01/08
For Tue. 01/29/08: B Day: Test over Our Town.
For Thu. 01/31/08: B Day: In-class writing assignment: TBA. Get Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. Bring it to class on Mon. 02/04/08.
English II: Week of 01/28/08
For Mon. 01/28/08: A Day: Quiz over The Iliad Books 18 and 19. Read and annotate The Iliad Books 22 and 24. Discuss Book 22 in class.
For Tue. 01/29/08: B Day: Quiz over The Iliad Books 18 and 19. Read and annotate The Iliad Books 22 and 24. Discuss Book 22 in class.
For Wed. 01/30/08: A Day: Read and annotate The Iliad Books 22 and 24. Discuss Book 24 in class. Get Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha. Bring it to class on Thu. 02/07/08.
For Thu. 01/31/08: B Day: Read and annotate The Iliad Books 22 and 24. Discuss Book 24 in class. Get Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha. Bring it to class on Fri. 02/08/08.
For Fri. 02/01/08: A Day: Review for test over The Iliad. Bring all books (1, 6, 9, 18, 19, 22, and 24) to class. Test will be Tue. 02/05/08.
English I: Week of 01/14-01/18/08
For Mon. 01/14/08: B Day: Continue reading “Our Town.” In-class writing assignment.
For Wed. 01/16/08: B Day: Continue reading “Our Town.”
For Fri. 01/18/08: B Day: Finish reading “Our Town.” In-class writing assignment. Begin review for Vocabulary Lesson 7-9 Test (test next week, Wed. 01/23/08).
English II: Week of 01/14/08-01/18/08
For Mon. 01/14/08: B Day: Discuss Book 9 of The Iliad. Turn in completed study questions for Book 9.
For Tue. 01/15/08: A Day: Discuss Book 9 of The Iliad. Turn in completed study questions for Book 9.
For Wed. 01/16/08: B Day: In-class writing assignment on Book 9 of The Iliad. Read and annotate Books 18 and 19 of The Iliad.
For Thu. 01/17/08: A Day: In-class writing assignment on Book 9 of The Iliad. Read and annotate Books 18 and 19 of The Iliad.
For Fri. 01/18/08: B Day: Discuss Books 18 and 19 of The Iliad.
English I: Week of 01/08/08-01/11/08
For Tue. 01/08/08: B Day: Read Edgar Lee Masters:
For Thu. 01/10/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 9 Quiz. Continue reading Our Town.
English II: Week of
01/08/08
For Tue. 01/08/08: B Day: Review Books 1-6 of The Iliad. Read and annotate Book 9 of The Iliad.
For Wed. 01/09/08: A Day: Review Books 1-6 of The Iliad. Read and annotate Book 9 of The Iliad.
For Thu. 01/10/08: B Day: Vocabulary Lesson 23 Quiz. Read and annotate Book 9 of The Iliad.
For Fri. 01/11/08: A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 23 Quiz. Read and annotate Book 9 of The Iliad.
English I: Week of 12/17/07
For Mon. 12/17/07: B Day: Writing workshop for Western Short Story. Meet class in 3rd floor Computer Lab.
For Wed. 12/19/07: B Day: Writing workshop for Western Short Story. Meet class in 3rd floor Computer Lab. Vocabulary Lesson 8 Quiz.
Western Short Story Due by midnight (CST) Thu. 12/20/07 at turnitin.com
For Fri. 12/21/07: B Day: Read portions of short story to class. Discuss writing process.
English II: Week of 12/17-12/21/07
For Mon. 12/17/07: B Day. In-class writing essay assignment over The Iliad, Book I. Meet class in 3rd floor computer lab.
For Tue. 12/18/07: A Day: Read and annotate The Iliad, Book VI, lines 1-312.
For Wed. 12/19/07: B Day: Read and annotate The Iliad, Book VI, lines 1-312.
For Thu. 12/20/07: A Day: Read and annotate The Iliad, Book VI, lines 313-529. Vocabulary Lesson 22 quiz.
For Fri. 12/21/07: B Day: Read and annotate The Iliad, Book VI, lines 313-529. Vocabulary Lesson 22 quiz.
English I: Week of 12/10-14/14/07
For Tues. 12/11/07: Hombre Film. Introduce Western short story assignment (see class handout for details on assignment).
For Thu. 12/13/07: Hombre Film. Continue Western short story assignment (see class handout for details on assignment)
English II: Week of 12/10-12/14/07
For Mon. 12/10/07: A Day: Read and annotate The Iliad, Book I.
For Tue. 12/11/07: B Day: Read and annotate The Iliad, Book I.
For Wed. 12/12/07: A Day: Continue reading and annotating The Iliad, Book I.
For Thu. 12/13/07: B Day: Continue reading and annotating The Iliad, Book I.
For Fri. 12/14/07: A Day: In-class essay assignment over The Iliad, Book I. Meet class in 3rd floor computer lab.
English I: Week of 12/03-12/07/07
For Mon. 12/03/07: Read Bret Harte stories, “The Luck of Roaring Camp” and “The Outcasts of Poker Flat.” Complete the two vocabulary assignments related to the two stories. Be prepared to discuss the stories.
For Wed. 12/05/07: Continue discussion of Bret Harte stories. In-class writing assignment: TBA
For Fri. 12/07/07: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Quiz. Discuss American Regionalism. In-class writing assignment: TBA
English II: Week of 12/03-12/07/07
For Mon. 12/03/07: B Day: “Heroes” Lyrics and Writing Assignment due. You will present your lyrics and writing to the class.
For Tue. 12/04/07: A Day: Complete reading of The Iliad Introduction packet before class time. Discussion of background of The Iliad. I will hand out reading packets to you in class, along with a reading schedule.
For Wed. 12/05/07: B Day: Complete reading of The Iliad Introduction packet before class time. Discussion of background of The Iliad. I will hand out reading packets to you in class, along with a reading schedule.
For Thu. 12/06/07: A Day. Test over Vocabulary Lessons 19-21. Begin discussion of Book I of The Iliad. “Hero” song lyrics/poem assignment due. This assignment: You are to write song lyrics (you don’t have to write the music!) or a poem (of any length, haiku and above) about a “personal” hero, i.e., a hero in your own life.
For Fri. 12/07/07: B Day. Test over Vocabulary Lessons 19-21. Begin discussion of Book I of The Iliad. “Hero” song lyrics/poem assignment due. This assignment: You are to write song lyrics (you don’t have to write the music!) or a poem (of any length, haiku and above) about a “personal” hero, i.e., a hero in your own life.
English I: Week of 11/12-11/15/07
Study for your trimester tests. Get plenty of rest. Do well on your tests. Have a great Thanksgiving the following week.
English II: Week of 11/12-11/15/07
Study for your trimester tests. Get plenty of rest. Do well on your tests. Have a great Thanksgiving the following week.
English I: Week of
11/05-11/09/07
Quiz over Vocabulary Lesson 6 on Monday. We will complete our discussion of HF this week. Complete ALL of the packet questions by Friday to use for review for your trimester exam. I will have you bring them to the exam to collect them so I can grade them. I will have a trimester exam review sheet to you by the end of this week.
English II: Week of
11/05-11/09/07
Quiz over Vocabulary Lesson 20 on the first class day. We will finish our discussion of Antigone this week. If you have not already done so, finish reading the text of the play. Complete the second set of questions on the Antigone handout; these questions are titled “Antigone Study Questions Episode 2, Ode 2 (Fate), Episode 3.” Use the Antigone handout to help you review for the trimester exam. I will have you bring them to the exam to collect them so I can grade them. I will have a trimester exam review sheet to you by the end of this week.
English I: Week of 10/22-10/26/07
Update from 10/22/07
class meeting:
For Wed. 10/24/07:
Turn in Bierce vocabulary words (found on the last page of “An
Occurrence at
Complete the essay assignment for Ambrose Bierce’s
“An Occurrence at
Homework Essay Assignment: You are to choose one of the main categories (Narration, Setting, Conflict and Plot, Character, Language and Style—BUT NOT Theme) of the “Fiction Analysis: ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’” handout (from 10/12/07 class) and write an essay of at least 350 words/one page (typed, double-spaced, 12-font, standard margins) and no more than two pages that answers the pertinent questions found under the category you have chosen to write about.
Do not write separate answers to the “bullet
point” questions under the category heading. Instead, develop and incorporate your
answers to these questions into a coherent, unified essay with an introduction,
body, and conclusion. Your thesis
can relate to which category you are writing about. (Ex.: “The setting in Ambrose
Bierce’s ‘An Occurrence at
This essay is to be completed and handed in at the beginning of our next class meeting (Mon. October 22, 2007).
Complete reading HF, if you have not already. We will begin discussing HF in class on Wed. 10/24/07.
English II: Week of 10/22-10/26/07
A Days and B Days: Keep reading the text of Antigone. We will be reading, discussing, and acting out the play in class.
English I: Week of 10/15-10/19/07
Tue. 10/16/07: As per our class vote, we will have the test over Vocabulary Lessons 1-3 in the first half-hour of class. After that, we will watch the film adaptation of Bierce’s story, then begin to discuss and analyze Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” looking esp. at the “elements of fiction,” and building on the literary terminology we discussed in Friday’s class. Finish reading HF. We will begin our discussion and analysis of Twain’s novel beginning Mon. 10/22/07.
English II: Week of 10/15-10/19/07
A Day Classes:
Mon. 10/15/07: Test over Vocabulary Lessons 16-18. Bring your copy of Three Theban Plays to class. Here is the Antigone reading schedule for the next two weeks:
A Day Schedule:
Week of October 15-19:
10/15: Read “
10/17: Read: Antigone “Introduction,” pp. 35-53
10/19: Greek Theater in-class activity.
Week of October 22-26:
10/23: Read Antigone, pp. 55-77
10/25: Read Antigone, pp. 78-128
English II: Week of 10/15-10/19/07
B Day Classes:
Tue. 10/16/07: Test over Vocabulary Lessons 16-18. Bring your copy of Three Theban Plays to class.
Here is the Antigone reading schedule for the next two weeks.
B Day Schedule:
Week of October 15-19:
10/16: Read “
Week of October 22-26:
10/22: Read: Antigone “Introduction,” pp. 35-53; Greek Theater in-class activity.
10/24: Read Antigone, pp. 55-77
10/26: Read Antigone, pp. 78-128
Sunday, October 07,
2007, 12:50pm: I have just updated
the homework assignments for the upcoming week of Tue. 10/09/07-Fri. 10/12/07.
English I: Week of 10/09-10/12/07
Wed. 10/10/07: Continue reading HF. By the end of this week you should be through Chapter 32 (page 227). Remember to keep writing one significant observation per chapter. I will ask to see these on Fri. 10/12/07 at the beginning of class. They may be written in your book or separately, but I need to see them on paper, not on computer. Print them out, if you have been writing them on computer, and bring them to class.
We will talk more about Emily Dickinson’s poetry, and we will continue with the writing workshop idea about writing a poem imitative of ED’s style.
I
will hand out to you a copy of Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at
Fri. 10/12/07: Vocabulary Lesson 3, HW and Quiz in class. We will discuss Bierce’s story and then watch a short film adaptation of the story. I will give a homework assignment to you about Bierce’s story.
English II: Week of 10/09/07-10/12/07: IMPORTANT CHANGE OF SCHEDULE (as of
12:30 pm, Tue. Oct. 9, 2007): The
Test for Vocabulary Lessons 16-18 will not be given this week. I am putting the test on the Testing
Calendar for next week. I will let
you know in class the “date certain.” In the meantime, everything else remains
the same as printed below.
A Day Classes: Tue. 10/09/07: I will give you a quiz over the handout, “The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes,” at the beginning of class. We will then discuss the handout, “The Royal House of Thebes.” We will review Vocabulary Lessons 16-18, preparatory to test over these lessons on the 2nd class day of this week (Thu. 10/11/07).
Thu.
10/11/07: Vocabulary Test, Lessons 16-18.
Bring to class your copy of The
Three Theban Plays. I will give
you a reading schedule for the introductory essays, “
B Day Class: Wed. 10/10/07: I will give you a quiz over the handout, “The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes,” at the beginning of class. We will then discuss the handout, “The Royal House of Thebes.” We will review Vocabulary Lessons 16-18, preparatory to test over these lessons on the 2nd class day of this week (Fri. 10/12/07).
Fri.
10/12/07: Vocabulary Test, Lessons
16-18. Bring to class your copy of The Three Theban Plays. I will give you a reading schedule for
the introductory essays, “
.
English I: Week of 10/1-10/5/07
Continue reading HF. By the end of this week you should be through Chapter 24 (page 165). Remember to keep writing one significant observation per chapter. I may ask to see these this week or next, so have them ready and current.
Remember to e-mail to me your “Words to Know” assignment for Whitman’s poem, “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking.” My e-mail address is found on this page.
By the first class day (Mon. 10/1/07) finish writing your “Fifth Stanza” to Walt Whitman’s poem, “The Wound-Dresser,” making sure you are staying true to Whitman’s voice/tone/style. Bring the finished writing to class. Read Whitman’s poem, “Prayer of Columbus.” Do the “Words to Know” handout for “Prayer of Columbus” and e-mail the completed assignment to me by Friday of this week.
For the second class day (Wed. 10/03/07), complete Vocabulary Lesson 2. Be sure to do the Reading Comprehension section for each Vocabulary lesson. We will begin reading poems of Emily Dickinson in class.
For the third class (Fri. 10/05/07), finish reading poems of Emily Dickinson. We will have an in-class writing assignment related to these poems. Quiz over Vocabulary Lesson 2. Also, turn in the rewrite of the Of Mice and Men essay by the beginning of this class in order to receive full credit for the rewrite grade; turn in the first, graded essay with your rewrite.
English II: Week of 10/01-10/05/07
B Day Class: Mon. 10/01: Epic of Gilgamesh Test
Wed. 10/03: Read Mythology Handout, “The Gods, The Creation and the Earliest Heroes.” [Sorry about the stapling/hole punch error; follow the page numbers for the reading].
Fri. 10/05: Read Mythology handout, “The Royal House of Thebes.”
Vocabulary Lesson 18, HW and Quiz
If you have not already purchased Three Theban Plays, do so. If you have purchased it, bring this book to class at the beginning of the week of 10/09/07.
A Day Classes:
Tue. 10/02/07: Read Mythology Handout, “The Gods, The Creation, and the Earliest Heroes.” [Sorry about the stapling/hole punch error; follow the page numbers for the reading].
Thu.
10/04/07: Read Mythology Handout,
“The Royal House of
Vocabulary Lesson 18, HW and Quiz
If you have not already purchased Three Theban Plays, do so. If you have purchased it, bring this book to class at the beginning of the week of 10/09/07.
English I: Week of 9/24-9/28/07
Read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (hereafter abbreviated HF), Chapters 9-17, pp. 50-107, by the beginning of next week. Besides posting these HF chapters/pages schedule here, I will try to get you a printed reading schedule by the beginning of the 2nd class meeting this week.
Read Walt Whitman poetry for class discussion/writing assignment. We will work on some of these in class, and I will assign others for Homework. I will inform you of this assignment in class early this week.
English II: Week of
9/24-9/28/07
Review for Gilgamesh test.
We will have an in-class Gilgamesh writing assignment this week, 2nd class day.
Do Vocabulary Lesson 17 for 2nd class meeting this week. Expect a quiz that same day (just letting you know because the class meeting after that will be the Gilgamesh test).
English I: Week of 9/17-9/21/07
Find
and print
Memorize
last sentence of
I will hand out Whitman poems in 2nd class. We will read some in class and others will be assigned for you to read as homework.
Begin working on Lesson 1 in Vocabulary for Achievement. Complete Lesson 1 for homework for 3rd class day. Expect a quiz over that lesson that day.
Bring Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to class. I will assign reading pages.
I assigned Chapters 1-8, pages 2-50, in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, for next week. Keep in mind, you MAY be quizzed and/or tested over the assigned pages any class day after the assigned reading is due, even though we will not be discussing the book until later.
English II: Week of 9/17-9/21/07
Continue bringing Gilgamesh to class.
Begin working on Lesson 16 in Vocabulary for Achievement. Complete Lesson 1 for 2nd class day (A Day classes; 3rd day for B Day class). Expect a quiz over that lesson that day.
We will work on thesis construction in class. We will review your summer reading essays.
We will discuss the upcoming test (test next week) for Gilgamesh.
English I: Week of 9/10-9/14/07
Review Of Mice and Men (OMM) to help with essay
In-class work on Of Mice and Men Essay
OMM Essay final draft due on Monday, 09/17/07
Bring Vocabulary book (the one with the purple cover) to class
Review Of Mice and Men for further class discussion
English II: Week of 9/10-9/14/07
Re-read pp. 70-84 in Gilgamesh. Write a response to Group 3, Question 8 topic from the Gilgamesh Discussion Questions class handout. Response must be final draft quality; at least 1 page, double-spaced, typed, 12 font, Times New Roman. Refer to Hacker book, A Writer’s Reference, p. 408, for information/example about formatting first page of your typed essay responses. Bring completed written response to next class.
Read pp. 30-44, Section 7 of “Introduction,” in Gilgamesh
If you have not turned in a print copy of the “turnitin.com” essay, bring it to the first class day’s meeting this week
Bring Vocabulary book (the one with the purple cover) to class
Finish reading “Archetypes” handout
Review The Epic of Gilgamesh for further class discussion