Week of December 3 to December 6

Feature Writing
Students will begin a drafting their early experiences in the Immersion Writing Projects. 3 blogs must be completed this week.

Honors English 10
Students will finish reading Part II of Fahrenheit 451 and will begin discussing propaganda. Projects will be assigned at the end of the week.

Academic English 9
Students will begin working on Verbal Phrases, starting with Participials. Daily worksheets will be given and will be collected as homework the following day. Romeo and Juliet projects will be assigned on Friday and will be due on Thursday 12/19.

Practical English 10
Students will begin reading Julius Caesar. Study guides for Act I will be due on Thursday 12/5.

Week of November 12 to November 15

Feature Writing
Students will discuss the Introduction and Chapter One of Fast Food Nation. Students will research information for the immersion project and will begin blogging daily with findings.

Honors English 10
Students will read Part One of Fahrenheit 451 and will complete the corresponding study guides and notes. A test on Part One will be given on Tuesday 11/19.

Academic English 9
Students will read Acts IV and V of Romeo and Juliet. Corresponding study guides must be completed and submitted at the completion of each act. a test on both acts will be given on Tuesday 11/19.

Practical English 10
Students will complete a test on Part III of Fahrenheit 451 on Tuesday 11/12 and will begin reading Harrison Bergeron. At the end of the week students will begin the grammar unit by taking a preassessment in class. Students will also be required to take the 2nd Benchmark on Pearson.

Week of November 4 to November 8

Feature Writing
Students will decide on a topic for their Immersion Journalism project. Students will also begin a class reading of Fast Food Nation.

Honors English 10
Students will read "The Pedestrian" in preparation for Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451. Students will begin taking notes on Part I and will be responsible for completing the corresponding study guides.

Academic English 9
Students will read Act III of Romeo and Juliet. Students will be responsible for completing study guides after each scene.

Practical English 10
Students will complete a test on Part II of Fahrenheit 451 on Tuesday 11/5. Students will continue reading Part III and should complete the novel by Friday and are responsible for completing the study guide.

Week of October 28 to November 1

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.

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.

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.

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.