Feature Writing
Students will begin planning for the Immersion Journalism project by setting up blog sites and making daily posts.
Honors English 10
Students will begin Unit 3, first focusing on mob mentality and The Lottery before moving into dystopia and Fahrenheit 451. Unit 1 projects will be due on Friday 11/1.
Academic English 9
Students will review Act II of Romeo and Juliet and will have a test on Tuesday 10/29. Following the test, students will work on their metaphor poems.
Practical English 10
Students will review for Part I of Fahrenheit 451 and will test on Tuesday 10/29. Students will be responsible for reading Part II and completing study guides in class.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019
Week of October 15 to October 18
Feature Writing
Students will finish transcriptions of the personality profiles and will begin structuring the dialogue into story format. Students will work as a group to help peers understand a clear vision in the drafting.
Honors English 10
Students will review for the Unit 1 Test. The Usher selection test is due on Tuesday for class discussion. Students will study for the Unit 1 Test (Monday 10/21), the LRJ (Friday 10/25) and the Unit Project (Monday 10/28).
Academic English 9
Students will begin reading Act II of Romeo and Juliet. Study guides for each scene will be completed immediately after finishing each in class. Study guides will be due on Friday 10/18.
Practical English 10
Students will begin reading the novel Fahrenheit 451. Study guides for Part I will be filled out periodically during class discussions.
Students will finish transcriptions of the personality profiles and will begin structuring the dialogue into story format. Students will work as a group to help peers understand a clear vision in the drafting.
Honors English 10
Students will review for the Unit 1 Test. The Usher selection test is due on Tuesday for class discussion. Students will study for the Unit 1 Test (Monday 10/21), the LRJ (Friday 10/25) and the Unit Project (Monday 10/28).
Academic English 9
Students will begin reading Act II of Romeo and Juliet. Study guides for each scene will be completed immediately after finishing each in class. Study guides will be due on Friday 10/18.
Practical English 10
Students will begin reading the novel Fahrenheit 451. Study guides for Part I will be filled out periodically during class discussions.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Week of October 7 to October 11
Feature Writing
Students will submit the second Top 10 article and will begin discussing investigative journalism in literature, starting with Fast Food Nation.
Honors English 10
Students will begin Magical Realism and will compare House Taken Over to The Fall of the House of Usher. Students will then read Where is Here? on Thursday and must complete the note guide for Friday. Binders will be collected on Friday 10/11.
Academic English 9
A test on Act I of Romeo and Juliet will be given on Wednesday 10/9. Students will then start working on Act II. Study guides must be completed at the end of each scene.
Practical English 10
Students will begin the Unit on Extending Freedom's Reach. This week students will discuss the introductory ideas, vocabulary, and will prepare with two presidential speeches and a short story before beginning work on Dystopia.
Students will submit the second Top 10 article and will begin discussing investigative journalism in literature, starting with Fast Food Nation.
Honors English 10
Students will begin Magical Realism and will compare House Taken Over to The Fall of the House of Usher. Students will then read Where is Here? on Thursday and must complete the note guide for Friday. Binders will be collected on Friday 10/11.
Academic English 9
A test on Act I of Romeo and Juliet will be given on Wednesday 10/9. Students will then start working on Act II. Study guides must be completed at the end of each scene.
Practical English 10
Students will begin the Unit on Extending Freedom's Reach. This week students will discuss the introductory ideas, vocabulary, and will prepare with two presidential speeches and a short story before beginning work on Dystopia.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Week of September 30 to October 4
Feature Writing
Students will continue working on the class investigative project and will focus on a new individual writing. The individual writing will be a "Top 10" and will be due on Friday 10/4.
Honors English 10
Students will spend the week reading The Fall of the House of Usher will respond to related questions in class discussions. Upon completing the story, students will take the Selection Test at home and must have it finished on Monday 10/7.
Academic English 9
Students will read Act I of Romeo and Juliet. Study guide questions for each scene must be completed the day after the class reading has been done. A quiz on Act I will be given on Tuesday 10/8.
Practical English 10
Students will complete the Selection Test on The Fall of the House of Usher and will prepare for a test on Gothic Literature. The test will be given on Wednesday 10/2.
Students will continue working on the class investigative project and will focus on a new individual writing. The individual writing will be a "Top 10" and will be due on Friday 10/4.
Honors English 10
Students will spend the week reading The Fall of the House of Usher will respond to related questions in class discussions. Upon completing the story, students will take the Selection Test at home and must have it finished on Monday 10/7.
Academic English 9
Students will read Act I of Romeo and Juliet. Study guide questions for each scene must be completed the day after the class reading has been done. A quiz on Act I will be given on Tuesday 10/8.
Practical English 10
Students will complete the Selection Test on The Fall of the House of Usher and will prepare for a test on Gothic Literature. The test will be given on Wednesday 10/2.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Week of September 23 to September 27
Feature Writing
Students will continue class investigate project on vaping/JUULing. Individually, students will begin work on "Top 10" style articles. Final Top 10 will be due Friday.
Honors English 10
Students should finish notes on the Raven and have Fear Journals submitted. Masque of the Red Death should be completed by Wednesday and the corresponding notes by Thursday. Friday, students will begin Fall of the House of Usher.
Academic English 9
Students will begin Unit 4 with an introductory activity on William Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter. Students will begin reading Act I of Romeo and Juliet and should complete the corresponding worksheets.
Practical English 10
Students must submit their Symbol Projects for Masque of the Red Death by Monday 9/23. Students will then begin reading The Fall of the House of Usher. The story will be broken into 3 sections with brief activities after each.
Students will continue class investigate project on vaping/JUULing. Individually, students will begin work on "Top 10" style articles. Final Top 10 will be due Friday.
Honors English 10
Students should finish notes on the Raven and have Fear Journals submitted. Masque of the Red Death should be completed by Wednesday and the corresponding notes by Thursday. Friday, students will begin Fall of the House of Usher.
Academic English 9
Students will begin Unit 4 with an introductory activity on William Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter. Students will begin reading Act I of Romeo and Juliet and should complete the corresponding worksheets.
Practical English 10
Students must submit their Symbol Projects for Masque of the Red Death by Monday 9/23. Students will then begin reading The Fall of the House of Usher. The story will be broken into 3 sections with brief activities after each.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Week of September 16 to September 20
Feature Writing
Students will submit final drafts of Little Red Riding Hood for review on Monday 9/16. As a class, students will decide on an event/activity in the school to cover in order to practice news writing as a group activity. Students will also have 2 assignments on copyediting due Friday 9/20.
Honors English 10
Students will finish the Unit 1 Introduction, completing the practice test for Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear? by Wednesday. Students will also be responsible for completing the Intro journal entry. On Thursday, students will begin background information on Edgar Allan Poe.
Academic English 9
Students will continue classwork on Direct and Indirect Objects, submitting worksheets at the end of class on Monday 9/16. A quiz on Objects will be given on Wednesday 9/18, and a test on Complements and Objects will be given on Friday 9/20 to conclude MP1 Grammar Unit.
Practical English 10
Students will finish the Unit Vocabulary. A vocabulary quiz will be given on Friday 9/20. Throughout the week, students will focus on Edgar Allan Poe, starting with The Masque of the Red Death.
Students will submit final drafts of Little Red Riding Hood for review on Monday 9/16. As a class, students will decide on an event/activity in the school to cover in order to practice news writing as a group activity. Students will also have 2 assignments on copyediting due Friday 9/20.
Honors English 10
Students will finish the Unit 1 Introduction, completing the practice test for Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear? by Wednesday. Students will also be responsible for completing the Intro journal entry. On Thursday, students will begin background information on Edgar Allan Poe.
Academic English 9
Students will continue classwork on Direct and Indirect Objects, submitting worksheets at the end of class on Monday 9/16. A quiz on Objects will be given on Wednesday 9/18, and a test on Complements and Objects will be given on Friday 9/20 to conclude MP1 Grammar Unit.
Practical English 10
Students will finish the Unit Vocabulary. A vocabulary quiz will be given on Friday 9/20. Throughout the week, students will focus on Edgar Allan Poe, starting with The Masque of the Red Death.
Monday, September 2, 2019
Week of September 3 to September 6
Feature Writing
Students will work on identifying elements of newsworthiness in top headlines of each day's national news. Students will review Chapter 5 on Feature Writing in the Journalism text on Friday 9/6.
Honors English 10
Students will continue their review of literary terminology. Individual notes will be taken. Metaphor Poems will be due by Friday 9/6. All following assignments from the presentation will be due on Monday 9/9.
Academic English 9
Students will begin a pretest for grammar. Following the pretest students will work on parts of sentences (objects and complements), verbal phrases, and clauses. Individual worksheets will be distributed throughout the week; each worksheet is due the following day.
Practical English 10
Students will continue their review of literary terminology. Individual notes will be taken. Students will review each of the terms in preparation for a quiz that will be given on Thursday 9/8.
Students will work on identifying elements of newsworthiness in top headlines of each day's national news. Students will review Chapter 5 on Feature Writing in the Journalism text on Friday 9/6.
Honors English 10
Students will continue their review of literary terminology. Individual notes will be taken. Metaphor Poems will be due by Friday 9/6. All following assignments from the presentation will be due on Monday 9/9.
Academic English 9
Students will begin a pretest for grammar. Following the pretest students will work on parts of sentences (objects and complements), verbal phrases, and clauses. Individual worksheets will be distributed throughout the week; each worksheet is due the following day.
Practical English 10
Students will continue their review of literary terminology. Individual notes will be taken. Students will review each of the terms in preparation for a quiz that will be given on Thursday 9/8.
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