Sunday, September 27, 2015

Week of September 28 to October 2

Honors English 10
Students will submit the Literary Response Journal for The Monkey's Paw on Monday. In-class discussion on The Lottery will continue. The class will then begin reading Poe's Masque of the Red Death; the analysis will also be accompanied with a PowerPoint and class notes. Vocabulary Homework for list 1B will be due Thursday.

Honors English 12
Students will complete a comprehensive test on Lord of the Flies on Monday 9/28. Following the assessment, students will begin working on the Modern Beast project. The project will be due on Monday 10/5. Students will begin working on Epic Poetry, starting with Beowulf.

Advanced Writing
Students will submit the Story Starter assignment on Monday 9/28 and will plan for workshops to follow on Wednesday and Thursday.

Practical Literature 10
Students will continue reading Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket and will complete the PowerPoint note guide focusing on the Cause and Effect worksheet. Following Contents, students will read The Lottery and will have a series of in-class assignments to follow.

Practical English 10
Students will complete a quiz on Participial Phrases on Monday 9/28. Work on Gerunds and Gerund Phrases will begin on Tuesday. During this section of the unit, students will complete a packet of worksheets and a practice quiz. The Gerund Quiz will be given on Friday 10/2.