Sunday, April 26, 2015

Week of April 27 to May 1

Feature Writing
Students will submit Weekly Analysis 2 on Monday 4/27 and notes will be checked on Wednesday 4/29. Individual conferences will be held to discuss progress on immersion projects.

English 11
Students will submit Abstract Adjective Character projects by Tuesday 4/28. After viewing the film adaptation of Hamlet, students will be required to draft a one page comparison due Thursday 4/30. Students will also begin writing their Iambic Pentameter poems due Monday 5/4.

Practical English 12
Students will submit Outlines on Monday 4/28 and will begin working on rough drafts of the research projects.

Honors English 10
Students will finish reading To Kill a Mockingbird this week with individual readings on the following dates: Chapters 22 & 23 (4/27), Chapters 24 & 25 (4/28), Chapters 26 & 27 (4/29), and Chapters 28-31 (5/1). Students will also begin working on the Abstract Adjective Character projects.

Journalism
Students will submit the audio recordings for their interviews by Friday 5/1. All class time this week will be devoted to the Oral History Project.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Week of April 20 to April 24

Feature Writing
Students will submit the Week One analysis of their project notes. Daily notes for the projects will be checked on Wednesday 4/22 and Friday 4/24.

English 11
Students will finish reading Act V of Hamlet on Monday 4/20 and will review on Tuesday 4/21. A final quiz for the play will be given on Wednesday 4/22. Immediately after the quiz, students will work individually to plan for the Lyrics in Literature project. Students will have time in class on Thursday and Friday and the project will be due on Monday 4/27.

Practical English 12
Students will review vocabulary words for list 5 on Monday and the corresponding worksheet will be due on Thursday 4/23. Students must submit at least four completed research abstracts on Monday 4/20. Outlines for the paper will be due on Friday 4/24.

Honors English 10
Students will review Chapter 16 on Monday 4/20. Chapters 17-19 on Wednesday and Thursday. Chapters 20 and 21 on Friday. Pop quizzes will be given twice during the week. Directions for the Abstract Adjective character project will be given on Friday and projects will be due on Friday 5/8.

Journalism
Students will conduct interviews with at least two sources in preparation for the Oral History project. Detailed proposals for the project will be due on Monday 4/20. Notes from the interview will be checked on Friday 4/24.

Monday, April 13, 2015

10th Honors To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Schedule

Chapter 12 (153-168) Tuesday 4/14
Chapters 13 & 14 (169-192) Thursday 4/16
Chapter 15 (193-207) Friday 4/17
Chapter 16 (208-221) Monday 4/20
Chapters 17-19 (222-266) Wednesday 4/22
Chapters 20 & 21 (267-283) Friday 4/24
Chapters 22 & 23 (284-304) Monday 4/27
Chapters 24 & 25 (305-323) Tuesday 4/28
Chapters 26 & 27 (324-340) Wednesday 4/29
Chapters 28-31 (341-376) Friday 5/1

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Week of April 13 to April 17

Feature Writing
Students will be working full time on their Investigative Journalism projects. Students must keep daily entries in a physical journal or an online blog. Students must also complete their weekly analysis and a progress update for the project by Friday 4/17.

English 11
Students will finish reading Act IV of Hamlet on Monday. The corresponding study guide questions will be completed and submitted on Tuesday. A quiz on Act IV will also be given on Tuesday 4/14. Act V will be completed immediately following Tuesday's quiz.

Practical English 12
Students will finish a minimum of four research abstracts by Friday 4/17. Students should also begin selecting material from the abstract to develop an initial outline structure. A vocabulary quiz on Lesson 4 will also be given on Friday 4/17.

Honors English 10
Students will continue at-home readings of To Kill a Mockingbird and taking corresponding notes. A review of Chapters 1-11 will be covered on Tuesday 4/14 with an essay test to follow on Wednesday 4/15. A complete list of readings (for the remainder of the novel) with page numbers will be posted tomorrow.

Journalism
Students will begin the Oral History project and will focus on interview techniques during class. Students will be responsible for conducting three sample interviews (unrelated to the project) to be submitted in class on Thursday 4/16.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Week of April 6 to April 10

Feature Writing
Students will write responses to their individual nonfiction readings, focusing on structure, perspective, depth, and voice. Three writings must be done throughout the week and submitted on Friday 4/10.

English 11
Students will continue reading Hamlet Act III, and will complete scenes iv and v on Monday. A review on the entire act will be given on Tuesday 4/7 with a quiz to follow on Wednesday 4/8. Completed study guides for Act III must be submitted for grading at the beginning of class on Tuesday. Following the quiz, students will begin reading Act IV and will complete the corresponding study guide questions.

Practical English 12
Students will begin researching their topics and must find a minimum of five relevant sources. Once students have found their resources and the resources have been approved, students will then begin close readings to draft abstracts. Citations will be completed in class.

Honors English 10
Readings for TKAM are as follows: Chapters 5&6 (Mon 4/6), Chapters 7-9 (Wed 4/8), Chapters 10&11 (Friday). Students are expected to take notes while completing the out-of-class readings; these notes are subject to examination at random and points will be awarded for completion. A review of Part I of the novel will be given Monday 4/13 and an assessment will follow Tuesday 4/14. Readings for Part II will be posted on the day of the test review.

Journalism
Students will view a documentary and discuss the interview techniques used to collect information. Students will be responsible for conducting three separate interviews outside of class in preparation for the work needed to complete the upcoming Oral History project. All documentation for the interviews must be submitted for discussion on Thursday 4/9.