Sunday, September 20, 2015

Week of September 21 to September 25

Honors English 10
Students will submit and present the literary device projects on Monday 9/21. Students will begin working on the Literary Response Journal for The Monkey's Paw and will discuss their responses in class. Students will begin reading Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, which will be done primarily as homework with a clarifying discussion during class. Vocabulary 1 Quiz will be given on Friday 9/25 with a the introduction of the new list following immediately after.

Honors English 12
Students will continue reading and discussing Lord of the Flies. Chapters 9 & 10 will be completed by Tuesday and 11 & 12 will be completed by Thursday. A final test will be given on Friday 9/25. Projects will be discussed throughout the week.

Advanced Writing
Students will continue working on the Story Starter assignment which will be due on Friday 9/25. A series of in-class assignments will be completed throughout the week.

Practical Literature 10
Students will work on The Masque of the Red Death Symbolism project in groups. Final projects must be submitted and presented on Tuesday 9/22. Students will then begin reading Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket and will complete the corresponding note guides.

Practical English 10
Students will take the Vocabulary 1 Quiz on Monday 9/21 with the introduction of the new list following immediately after. Classwork will introduce Verbal Phrases, particularly Participles/Participial Phrases. This section of the unit will require students to complete a series of worksheets and practice quizzes.