Thursday, September 25, 2014

Honors English Vocabulary 1 PPT

If you missed class this week and were unable to copy the vocabulary terms, please click the link below and follow to the PowerPoint Presentation. Remember, this link includes terms from both 1A and 1B.

Honors 10 Vocabulary 1

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Week of September 8 to September 12

Advanced Writing
Students will submit the "First Line" piece for Monday 9/8 and will bring a photo for the "1,000 word fiction" project that will be due on Wednesday 9/10. Workshops will occur in class for each assignment.

English 11
Students must submit all materials for the "Literary Terms Poster" project and should be prepared for presentations on Monday 9/8. All corrections for the first quiz are also due Monday. The homework for vocabulary list #1A will be due Tuesday; the quiz will follow on Friday 9/12. Students will begin reading early American literature and will focus on drafting an original creation story.

Honors English 10
Students will begin reading the short story unit and will be responsible for all reading assignments and corresponding graphic organizers. Group projects for the Literary Devices will be due Monday 9/15. A photostory and P.O.V. creative writing process will be assigned this week but the due date will remain tentative until the end of the week. Vocabulary Homework for List 1A will be due Wednesday 9/10 with a quiz to follow on Friday 9/19.

Practical Literature 10
Students must submit all materials for the "Literary Terms Poster" project and should be prepared for presentations on Monday 9/8. All corrections for the first quiz are also due Monday.Students will also begin reading assignments for the short story unit and will be responsible for all graphic organizers and corresponding work that is not completed in class.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Week of September 2 to September 5

Advanced Writing
Students will be asked to produce a 1,000 creative fiction assignment that ties into a photograph of their choice. The assignment should clearly establish scene and utilize sensory details. The assignment must be printed and will be due Monday 9/8. Students should also find literary examples from writers they would want to emulate for our style discussion next week.

English 11
Students can make corrections to the literary terms quiz and must have the corrections submitted by Friday 9/5. Literary Term Group Poster projects will be due on Monday 9/8 and students should all be prepared to present to the class. The vocabulary worksheet for Lesson #1A must be completed for review on Tuesday 9/9 with a quiz to follow on Friday 9/12.

Honors English 10
Students will be assigned a group project for Literary Terms that must include visual examples that depict 10 specific devices; this project will also include a presentation and must be completed by Thursday 9/11. Worksheets for vocabulary Lesson #1A will be due Wednesday 9/10 with a quiz to follow on Friday 9/19.

Practical English 10
Students can make corrections to the literary terms quiz and must have the corrections submitted by Friday 9/5. Literary Term Group Poster projects will be due on Monday 9/8 and students should all be prepared to present to the class.