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Monday, 14 May:

--HV all week long; reading, discussing, viewing;
--Memorization due Wednesday;
--Essay due Thursday.

Final Exam Information
--HV;  RESOURCES for HV.

Exam is 20% of semester grade.
Students will receive an updated grade by Friday.


Monday, 2 May:

--JC Quiz:  Acts I and II;
--Vocabulary Unit 13 assigned;
--JC Essay assigned;
--discuss JC.

Tuesday, 3 May

--JC Quote Quiz
--JC;
--Memorization assigned;

Wednesday, 4 May

--HV;  RESOURCES for HV.

Thursday, 5 May

--HV.

Friday, 6 May

--HV;
--Vocabulary 13 Quiz.


Monday
11 April

--Shakespeare/JC Intro.
--Read Act I of JC.

JC Study Questions
JC Vocabulary List 1
JC Vocabulary List 2



Tuesday
12 April

--Shakespeare/JC Intro.

Wednesday
13 April

--Shakespeare/JC; Act I;
--Read/Review Ch. 21 for Thursday (grammar).

Thursday
14 April

--Vocabulary 11 Quiz;
--JC Vocabulary assigned;
--Review Ch. 21;
--Read Ch. 22 for Tuesday.

Friday
15 April

FIELD DAY

Monday
18 April

RAFFLE HOLIDAY

Tuesday          
19 April

--Read Act III of JC;
--Grammar Ch. 22 Review;
--Read/Review Ch. 23-24 for Thursday.

Wednesday
20 April

--Quiz:  JC Acts I and II;
--JC.

Thursday
21 April

--JC Vocabulary 1 Quiz;
--Discuss Ch. 23;
--Read Act IV of JC.

Friday
22 April

GOOD FRIDAY

Monday
25 April

EASTER MONDAY

Tuesday
26 April

--Rev Ch. 24;
--Read Ch. 25;
--Discuss Act IV of JC;
--Read Act V.

Wednesday
27 April

--JC.

Thursday
28 April

--JC Vocabulary List 2 quiz;
--Discuss Ch. 25.

Friday
29 April

Classes do not meet




LIST OF POEMS  to be read and discussed (may be updated)

Week of 4 April

Monday

--Poetry;
--Grammar homework: 
----3, 5, 6, 7, B (636-652); due Wednesday.

Tuesday

--Poetry

Wednesday

--Grammar due;
--Grammar HW:  (653-662) due Monday.
--Poetry (as time permits).

Thursday

--Vocabulary 11 Quiz;
--Conclude poetry discussion;
--Begin Shakespeare/JC;

Friday

--POETRY TEST.


21 March
Day 6

--Discuss Poetry;
--Vocabulary 12 assigned; quiz Friday.

22 March
Day 1

--Discuss Poetry;
--Poetry essay assigned;
----choose one of these poems;
----due 30 March.
--HW:  Read Chapter 20 in Grammar Book.

23 March
Day 2

--Discuss Poetry.

24 March
Day 3

--Vocabulary due/review;
--Discuss Chapter 20;
--Chapter 19 and 20 Reviews assigned;
----due 28 March.

25 March
Day 4

--Vocabulary 12 quiz;
--Discussion of Poetry.

28 March
Day 5

--Essay:  bring rough drafts for peer review;
--Discuss Poetry.


29 March
Day 6 – Afternoon Assembly Order

--Grammar Reviews Due/Review;
----Test on 1 April.

30 March
Day 1

--Essays due.
--Discuss Poetry.

31 March
Day 2

--Final Grammar Review.

1 April
Day 3

--Grammar Test 19-20.

Week of 7 March

Tuesday:
--Grammar due;
--HW:  10, 11, 12, C, B, D (585-590); due Thursday;
--Poetry

Wednesday:
--Poetry;
--HW:  read 948-950, 953, 961-965.

Thursday:
--Grammar due;
--Poetry.

No vocabulary this week.
Enjoy your raffle holiday and Spring Break!



Great Expectations Resources Page


7 February

—Read GE:  Chapters 45 to End;
—GE Vocabulary List 3 assigned

8 February

—GE Vocabulary Quiz 2;
—Grammar homework:  1–5, A‐E (549–564).

9 February

—GE Essay assigned;

10 February

—Vocabulary 3 review;
—Grammar due.

11 February

—GE Vocabulary Quiz 3;
—3rd Q Poetry Memorization assigned; due 2/24.

MONDAY
14 February

—GE Vocabulary List 4 Assigned

15 February

--TEST:  GE

16 February

17 February

—Draft Due:  GE ESSAY (quiz grade).

18 February

 RAFFLE HOLIDAY !!!
—GE V4 Quiz (2/25 if classes don't meet)

MONDAY
21 February

—TEACHER IN‐SERVICE Day;
—Classes do not meet.

22 February

--Discuss poetry;
--Discuss essays.

23 February

—ESSAY DUE.

24 February

—POETRY Recitation.
--Poetry Terms assigned;
--Read: 925-931 and 936-941 in your literature book.

25 February

--Grammar due, review;
--Vocabulary quiz.


MONDAY
28 February

--Grammar chapter reviews due.

1 March

—Grammar Test

2 March

--Poetry

3 March

--POETRY

4 March

--POETRY!
--Poetry Terms Quiz.



WEEK OF JANUARY 29


GRAMMAR DUE MONDAY
GE VOCABULARY LIST 2 ASSIGNED
Read Chapters 30-44

Details--and lots of 'em--COMING SOON!



Tuesday, February 1

Discuss GE.


Wednesday, February 2

Grammar 7, 8 due; 9, 10, 11, G assigned;
Discuss GE.

Thursday, February 3

Grammar due;
Vocabulary review;
Discuss GE.


Friday, February 4

GE Vocabulary List 2 Quiz.
Monday, 17 January

School Holiday

Tuesday, 18 January
Day 4 – Regular Order

--Essay Conferences;
--Please bring one of the following to class:
----GE (Read Chapters 1-15 this week);
----Grammar (Chapter Reviews due Wednesday; Test Thursday);
----Vocabulary Unit 11 (Quiz Friday);
----Antigone Essay (due 25 January).

Wednesday, 19 January
Day 5 – Regular Order

--Grammar Reviews due;
--Dickens.

Thursday, 20 January
Day 6 – Regular Order

--Grammar Test.
--Dickens.

Friday, 21 January
Day 1 – Morning Assembly Order

--Vocabulary 11 Quiz WILL BE RESCHEDULED (after GE);
--Dickens.

Monday, 24 January
Day 2 -- Regular Order

--Dickens;
--Read GE 16-30 this week;
--GE Vocabulary List 1 assigned:  All
     words may be found on the master
     list on the GE Resources page;
--Read Autobiographical Excerpt for
     Wednesday (on resources page).

Tuesday, 25 January
Day 3 – Regular Order

--Essay due;
--Grammar assigned:  2, 3, A, B
     (517-525) due Thursday.

Wednesday, 26 January
Day 4 – Regular Order

--Quiz:  Dickens;
--GE.

Thursday, 27 January
Day 5 – Regular Order

--Grammar due;
--Grammar assigned:  E, F, 4, 5,
     and 6 (527-534).

Friday, 28 January
Day 6 – Near Noon Order

-GE Vocabulary List one Quiz.


Monday, 10 January
Day 5, Regular Order

--Grammar due, review;
--Homework:  Grammar exercises E, F, G due Wednesday
--Discuss Antigone

Tuesday, 11 January
Day 6, Regular Order

--Antigone assignment in class;
--Read Antigone to end.

Wednesday, 12 January
Day 1, Regular Order

--Grammar due;
--Discuss Antigone.

Thursday, 13 January           
Day 2, Regular Order

--Essay assigned;
--Thesis development;
--Antigone;
--Chapter 16 Reviews assigned.

Friday, 14 January
Day 3, Afternoon Pep Rally Order

--Antigone terms quiz;
--Discuss Antigone.

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PLEASE OBTAIN A COPY OF Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
Recommended version.





Wednesday, 5 January
Day 2, Regular Order

--Read Acts I and II of Antigone by Friday;
--Grammar: Read/take notes/complete exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and A by Thursday (492-498).


Thursday, 6 January
Day 3, Regular Order

--Discuss Antigone;
--Grammar due; review; read/take notes/complete exercises 6, B, 7, 8, 9, C, and D by Monday (498-506).

Friday, 7 January
Day 4, Afternoon Pep Rally Order

--Discuss Antigone;
--Read Act III of Antigone by Monday.


Monday, 29 November

--Discuss Exam Schedule;
--ODYSSEY
--Vocabulary 10 assigned;  QUIZ ON THURSDAY.

Tuesday, 30 November

--Clause review

Wednesday, 1 December

--CLAUSE TEST

Thursday, 2 December

--Vocabulary 10 Quiz (format TBA)

Friday, 3 December

--ODYSSEY;
--Essay Peer Review (optional).

Monday, 6 December

--Essay due

Tuesday, 7 December

--ODYSSEY.

Wednesday, 8 December

--ODYSSEY;
--LAST DAY TO COMPLETE MISSED WORK.

Thursday, 9 December

--ODYSSEY.

Friday, 10 December

--Conclude ODYSSEY;
--Final Review.



Please obtain a copy of the Fagles translation of Homer's
Odyssey by 25 October.

Odyssey Resources Page

 

Monday, 15 November
Day 4 - Regular Order



--Read Books XIII-XVI of The Odyssey ; focus on all four books;
--Vocabulary Unit 9 assigned;
--Grammar 6, 7, B, and C (480-485) due/review;
--Grammar homework: read/complete Chapter 15 Diagnostic Preview and Reviews for Thursday.

Tuesday, 16 November
Day 5 - Regular Order


--Memorization due.
--bring The Odyssey or grammar to work on during recitations.

Wednesday, 17 November
Day 6 - Afternoon Assembly Order


--Discuss The Odyssey;
--Work on essay.

Thursday, 18 November
Day 1 - Regular Order


--Grammar due/review;
--Exam schedule assignment; due Monday.

Friday, 19 November
Day 2 - Morning Assembly Order


--Vocabulary Unit 9 Quiz;
--Discuss The Odyssey.


Monday, 8 November
Day 5, Regular Order


--Read Books IX-XII this week;
--Vocabulary 8 assigned;
--Memorization assigned;
--Grammar:  complete 1, 2, and 3 (470-476).

Tuesday, 9 November
Day 6, Regular Order


--Grammar Due;
--Grammar: 4, 5, A (476-480);
--discuss Odyssey.

Wednesday, 10 November
Day 1, Regular Order


--Essay assigned;
--Odyssey;

Thursday, 11 November
Day 2, Morning Assembly Order


--Grammar due.

Friday, 4 December
Day 3, Regular Order 


--Vocabulary 8 Quiz;
WEEK OF 1 November:

--Read Books V-VIII of The Odyssey;
--Grammar Test:  The Phrase on 3 November;
--Vocabulary Quiz:  Unit 7 on 5 November.

Monday, 25 October
Day 1 - Regular Order


--Read Books I-IV of The Odyssey ; focus primarily on Books I and II;
--Vocabulary 7 assigned--This will be postponed; no vocabulary this week!
--Chapter reviews for Chapter 14 assigned; due Friday;
--Discuss Ovid.

Tuesday, 26 October
Day 2 - Regular Order


--Discuss Ovid.

Wednesday, 27 October 
Day 3 - Regular Order


--Conclude Ovid discussion;
--Discuss The Odyssey.

Thursday, 28 October
Day 4 - Regular Order


--TEST: Ovid's Metamorphoses and Mythology.

Friday, 29 October
Day 5 – Morning Assembly Order with Late Start


--Vocabulary 7 Quiz; --POSTPONED!
--Chapter 14 Review exercises due;
TEST: 3 November.


Proserpine

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*OVID READING LIST

Monday, October 18
Day 2 - Regular Order


--Ovid Paragraph due (major grade);
--Ovid: Books IV and V sections due Wednesday (see list above);
--Grammar due/review; read/take notes/complete exercises 7, 8, and E for Tuesday (453-456);

--Vocabulary 6 Assigned.

Tuesday, October 19
Day 3 - Morning Assembly Order


--Grammar due/review;
--read/take notes/complete exercises 9, 10, 11, F, and G for Thursday (457-460);
--Ovid.


Wednesday, October 20
Day 4 - Regular Order


--Discuss Ovid;
--Ovid: Read selections from Books VI and VII for Friday.

Thursday, October 21
Day 5 - Regular Order


--Vocabulary review;
--Grammar due/review.
Friday, October 22
Day 6 - PM Pep Rally Order


--Vocabulary 6 Quiz;
--Ovid: Read selections from Books VIII and X for Monday.



Monday, 4 October
Day 5 - Regular Order

--Vocabulary: epic terms and conventions assigned; Quiz Friday;
--Final review for grammar test;
--Library WS due (quiz grade);
--This week's reading: Book II of Metamorphoses. Study Questions. More here.

Tuesday, 5 October
Day 6 - Regular Order

--TEST: Parts of a Sentence;
--Read Ovid to read if you finish early.

Wednesday, 6 October
Day 1 - Regular Order

--Ovid paragraph assigned;
--Discuss Ovid.

Thursday, 7 October
Day 2 - Regular Order

--Ovid Reading Quiz: Book I.
--Ovid;
--Thesis statement practice.

Friday, 8 October
Day 3 - Regular Order

--Epic Terms Quiz;
--Ovid.

Monday, 11 October
Day 4 -- Regular Order

UPDATE:  Topic Sentence for Ovid Paragraph Due Today!

--Reading assignment: Read Book III of Metamorphoses this week;
--Vocabulary: Greek Gods Chart assigned; complete chart; quiz
      Friday; find the information you need here, here, or here;
      alternatively, you may consult books in the library, at
      your home, or in the mythology resources located on the
      top shelf of the bookcase in the English Department offices;
--Grammar: read/take notes/complete exercises 1, 2, 3, B, and C (442-448); due Tuesday.


Tuesday, 12 October
Day 5 -- Regular Order

--Reading Quiz: Books I and II of Metamorphoses;
--Grammar due/review; homework: worksheet; due Friday.

Wednesday, 13 October
Special Activities Schedule

Classes do not meet.

Thursday, 14 October
Day 6 -- Regular Order

--Ovid paragraph due; NEW DUE DATE:  Monday, 18 October.
--Greek Gods review;
--discuss Ovid.

Friday, 15 October
Day 1 -- Regular Order

--Quiz: Greek Gods;
--Grammar WS due; BRING GRAMMAR BOOK;
--Grammar: read/take notes/complete exercises 4, 5, 6, and D for Monday (449-453).


Monday, 27 September
Day 6, Regular Order


--Library Orientation: meet in library computer lab.
--Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 assigned;
--Ovid: Book I. Study Questions. More here;
--Ovid: Book I WS.

Tuesday, 28 September
Day 1, Regular Order


--Grammar due/review;
--Grammar homework: read/take notes/complete
       exercises 18, 19, C , D and 20 for Thursday (431-436);

Wednesday, 29 September
Day 2, Regular Order


 --Ovid.

Thursday, 30 September
Day 3, Regular Order


--Grammar due/review;
--Vocabulary due/review;
--Grammar homework:
     Complete Chapter Reviews for Friday (437-437).

Friday, 1 October
Day 4, Regular Order


--Vocabulary 5 Quiz;
--Ovid.

Monday, 20 September
Day 1, Regular Order

--Read “Like the Sun” (280) ;
--Discuss "There Will Come Soft Rains";
--read “How Much Land Does a Man Need” for Thursday;
   ---- answer questions at the end of the story;
   ----write a brief (3-5 sentences) summary of each section of the story;
--Vocabulary Workshop Unit 4 assigned;  due Wednesday, quiz Thursday;
--Grammar homework: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and A (413-419);  due Wednesday;

Tuesday, 21 September
Day 2, Regular Order


--Discuss "Like the Sun";
--Discuss theme. 

Wednesday, 22 September
Day 3, Regular Order


--Grammar due/review;
--review vocabulary;
--Grammar Homework: read/take notes/complete exercises
           7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and B for Tuesday (419-427).


Thursday, 23 September
Day 4, Morning Assembly Order with Late Start


--Vocabulary 4 Quiz;
--Review for test.

Friday, 24 September
Day 5, Regular Order


TEST: The Short Story and The Elements of Fiction

Monday, September 13, 2010
Day 2 - Regular Order

--Vocabulary Unit 3 assigned; quiz Friday;
--Essay assigned; due Thursday;
--Bring copy of Poe story (here) and
       grammar book to class today.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Day 3 - Regular Order

--Video;
--Continued work on essay.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Day 4 - Morning Assembly Order w/Late Start

--Discuss “Cask”;
--Discuss theme;
--Read “There Will Come Soft Rains” for Friday (614).

Thursday, September 16, 2010
Day 5 - Regular Order

--Paragraph due; Update:  Paragraph must also be submitted to TII.com;
--Vocabulary due/review.

Friday, September 17, 2010
Day 6 - Regular Order

--Vocabulary 3 Quiz;
--Discuss “Soft Rains”;
--Prepare for next week's literature test!

Monday, 6 September 2009
Labor Day - School Holiday

Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Day 4 – Afternoon Pep Rally Order

--"Amontillado" Vocabulary assigned; Quiz: definitions and synonyms;
--grammar review: chapter pretests and reviews due;
--setting and p.o.v.;

Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Day 5 - Regular Order

--Parts of Speech Test.
--read Chapter 11 of EL and complete exercises 4, 5, and A for Monday
     (346-362); pay particular attention to concepts of unity, coherence,
     and ordering of ideas.

Thursday, 9 September 2010
Day 6 - Regular Order

--discuss setting and p.o.v.;
--conclude discussion of “A Problem” and “Luck”;
--begin discussion of "Amontillado";
--"Amontillado" vocabulary due/review.

Friday, 10 September 2010
Day 1 - MAO w/Late Start for Sophomores and Juniors

--"Amontillado" Vocabulary Quiz;
--bring a copy of “The Cask of Amontillado” to class with you on Monday and Tuesday.

Monday, 30 August 31
Day 5 - Regular Order


--Vocabulary Unit 2 assigned; due/review Wednesday;
--grammar due/review; read/take notes/complete exercises 27, A, B,
     and C (406-410) for Wednesday.

Tuesday, 31 August
Day 6 - Regular Order


--SQ3R of "A Problem" due; (a copy of the SQ3R form is available under the Writing Resources tab);
--Read "Luck" for Thursday (603);
--discuss "A Problem";
--discuss character.

Wednesday, 1 September
Day 1 - Regular Order


--discuss character;
--vocabulary due/review;
--grammar due/review; complete pretests and chapter reviews for Tuesday.

Thursday, 2 September
Day 2 - MAO w/Late Start


--Vocabulary List 2 Quiz;
--discuss "Luck";
--read "The Cask of Amontillado" for Thursday; text here.

Friday, 3 September
Day 3 - MAO


8:15 AM -- Mass of the Holy Spirit (Parsley Center)


Monday, 23 August
Day 6, Regular Order


--Vocabulary  Unit 1 assigned; due/review Thursday; quiz Friday;
--Grammar due/review (382- 392 exercises 7, 8, A, 9 - 15 are due today);
--Grammar homework: read/take notes/complete exercises 17 – 21 and B (393-399); due Friday;

Tuesday, 24 August
Day 1, Regular Order

--SQ3R + quote due on “The Monkey's Paw” (in literature book);
--Plot notes; “The Monkey's Paw.”
--Read “The Interlopers”; create a plot graph; due Thursday.

Wednesday, 25 August
Day 2, Regular Order

--Plot notes;
--Possible quiz (?) on “The Monkey's Paw.”

Thursday, 26 August
Day 3, Morning Assembly Order with Late Start

--Vocabulary 1 due; vocabulary review;
--“The Interlopers” graph due (quiz grade).

Friday, 27 August
Day 4, Afternoon Pep Rally Order

--Vocabulary 1 Quiz;
--Grammar due/review; homework: read/take notes/complete exercises 23 –26 (400-406); due Monday;
--Read and complete an SQ3R of “A Problem” (604); due Tuesday.

     



Monday, 16 August
Day 1 --  Regular Order

--Course expectations;
--Plagiarism forms;
--Summer Reading Test announced.

Tuesday, 17 August

Day 2 --  Regular Order

-
-Grammar homework assigned:  read/take notes/complete exercises  1-6 in grammar book (374-381);
--Discuss ATTC.
Wednesday, 18 August

Day 3 --  Regular Order

--Grammar due/review;
--Grammar homework:  read/take notes/complete exercises  9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 in grammar book (382-393);

Thursday, 19 August
Day 4 --  Regular Order

--Discuss ATTC:
--SQ3R introduced;
--Homework:  read and complete an SQ3R on "The Monkey's Paw"

Friday, 16 August
Day 5 --  Regular Order

--Summer Reading Test
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