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THIS WEEK IN ENGLISH I

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.


--Memorization due 16 May; 

Week of 23 April

Monday--Shakespeare's Birthday

Tuesday-- Bring grammar book:  Commas, the colon, and the semi-colon

Wednesday--Discuss Act III of JC

Thursday--Vocabulary Quiz:  JC Vocabulary List 2;
 --JC Essay assigned; due 8 May.

Friday--Classes do not meet

JC Study Questions
JC Vocabulary List 1 
JC Vocabulary List 2 

PRINT THIS PAGE. Bring it to class and complete the information from lecture.

WEEK OF 16 April

--Read Acts I and II of JC
--Vocabulary Quiz (List 1 above) on Wednesday
--Be prepared for reading quiz on Acts I and II on Thursday



Week of 7 April

--Conclude Poetry; Poetry Test Wednesday
--Shakespeare
--Read Act I of Julius Caesar
--Other assignments TBA (grammar):
-----Due Thursday:  3, 5, 6, 7, B, and C (637-652).
-----Due Friday:  8, 9, 10, 11, D, E, and F (652-662).



Week of 2 April:

Poetry, Poetry, Poetry! Test on 4/11
Vocabulary 15 assigned; quiz Thursday;
Grammar due Wednesday (2, 3, 5, A and B--619-628);
Grammar due Thursday (C, D, and chapter reviews).

Week of 26 March:

3/26:  
--Discuss Poetry throughout the week as time permits; 
--Vocabulary 14 assigned; 
--Grammar Review

3/27:  
--Essay Peer Review

3/28:  
--Essay due; 
--Grammar review

3/29: 
-- Modifiers and Usage Test

3/30:  

--Discuss Poetry; 
--Vocabulary 14 quiz



Welcome back!

Monday, 19 March

--Poetry (948-950, 953, 961-965);
--Modifiers:  Complete 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and B for Wednesday (570-584);
--Vocabulary 13 assigned.

Tuesday, 20 March 
--Poetry;--Poetry essay assigned; 
----choose one of these poems;
----due 28 March. 

Wednesday, 21 March--Grammar due; --HW:  10, 11, 12, C, B, D (585-590); due Thursday; 
--Poetry.

Thursday, 22 March

--Grammar due;
--Poetry. 


Friday, 23 March

--Vocabulary 13 quiz.
Week of 5 March


Monday, 5 March

Classes do not meet.  Spring Fling Clean-up Day

BRING Literature Book to Class every day.
read/take notes/answer questions: 948-950, 953, 961-965 for Thursday


Tuesday:

--Poetry

Wednesday:

--Poetry


Thursday:

--Vocabulary 12 Quiz.

Friday:

Holiday




Week of 27 February

Monday, 27 February

--Grammar reviews assigned; due Tuesday; test Wednesday;
--Poetry;
--Poetry Terms assigned;  .Look here.

Tuesday, 28 February

--Grammar reviews due;
--Poetry.

Wednesday, 29 February

--Grammar Test.

Thursday, 1 March

--Poetry;
--Vocabulary Review

Friday, 2 March

-- --Poetry Terms  Quiz



GE Resources page 

Vocabulary List with Definitions






15 February UPDATE:  
--GE Vocabulary List Four Quiz rescheduled for 24 February;
--Final essay due 23 February; rough drafts should be submitted with final draft.

MONDAY
20 February

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

21 February

—POETRY Recitation--Major Grade. 


22 February

--Grammar due:  (Assigned last week in class:  B, C, D, E, and 5 (556-561));
--Grammar homework assigned/due Friday:  6, F, G, 7, and 8 (561-566).

23 February


--Essay due;
--Discuss poetry;
--Poetry Terms assigned; 
--Read: 925-931 and 936-941 in your literature book. 

24 February

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

Week of 6 February

—Read GE:  Chapters 45 to End;
—GE Vocabulary List 3 assigned;—Grammar homework:  1–5, A‐E (549–564). 

7 February

--Grammar due/review.


8 February

—GE Essay assigned;

9 February

—Vocabulary 3 review;
—Grammar due.

10 February

—GE Vocabulary Quiz 3;
—3rd Q Poetry Memorization assigned; due 2/21.

MONDAY
13 February

—GE Vocabulary List 4 Assigned

14 February

--Review GE;

15 February

--GE Test.

16 February

—Draft Due:  GE ESSAY (quiz grade);
—GE V4 Quiz . 

17 February

 RAFFLE HOLIDAY !!!

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Miss Havisham
WEEK OF 30 JANUARY 



GE VOCABULARY LIST 2 ASSIGNED
Read Chapters 30-44







Tuesday, 31 January

Discuss GE;
Grammar Due;  Grammar exercises E, 7,  and 8 assigned.


Wednesday, 1 February 

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

Thursday, 2 February 

Grammar due;
Vocabulary review;
Discuss GE.


Friday, 3 February 

GE Vocabulary List 2 Quiz. 

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Joe Gargery
WEEK OF 30 JANUARY

MONDAY:  School holiday

TUESDAY:  Chapter 17 Grammar Exercises from last week due.

Read Chapters 31-45 of GE this week.
Study GE Vocabulary List 2.


Monday, 16 January


School Holiday

Tuesday, 17 January
Day 2 – Regular Order

--Essay Conferences;  Essay outline 
--Please bring one of the following to class:
----GE (Read Chapters 1-15 this week);
----Grammar (Chapter Reviews due Wednesday; Test Tuesday);
----Vocabulary Unit 11 (Quiz Friday);
----Antigone Essay (due 23 January).

Wednesday, 18 January
Day 3 – Regular Order

--Grammar Reviews due;
--Antigone.

Thursday, 19 January
Day 4 – Regular Order


UPDATE:
--Grammar Test IS ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, everybody!
--Dickens.

Friday, 20 January
Day 5 – Morning Assembly Order

--Vocabulary 11 Quiz;
--Dickens.

Monday, 23 January
Day 6 --  Morning Assembly Order 

--Essay Due;
--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;


Tuesday, 24 January
Day 1 – Regular Order

--Grammar Test.
--Grammar assigned:  2, 3, A, B
     (517-525) due Wednesday.

Wednesday, 25 January
Day 2 – Regular Order

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

Thursday, 26 January
Day 3 – Regular Order

--Quiz:  Dickens;
--GE. 

Friday, 27 January
Day 4 – Near Noon Order

-GE Vocabulary List one Quiz. 





Monday, 9 January
Day 3, Regular Order

--Grammar due, review;
--Homework:  Grammar exercises E, F, G due Wednesday
--Discuss Antigone
--Antigone terms; quiz Friday.

Tuesday, 10 January
Day 4, Regular Order

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

Wednesday, 11 January
Day 5, Regular Order

--Grammar due;
--Discuss Antigone.

Thursday, 12 January           
Day 6, Regular Order

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

Friday, 13 January
Day 1, 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.





Thursday, 5 January
Day 1, Regular Order

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


Friday, 6 January
Day 2, Regular Order

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





Odyssey Resources Page 




                                                UPDATED 12/01/11


Monday, 28 November

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

Tuesday, 29 November

--Clause chapter concluded;
--Clause chapter reviews assigned: due Thursday.

Wednesday, 30 November

--ODYSSEY:  Quiz over Books 1 - 12;
--ODYSSEY essay assigned. Possible topics.

Thursday, 1 December

--Vocabulary 10 Quiz (format TBA);
--Clause reviews due.

Friday, 2 December

--ODYSSEY;
--Continue Clause Review.

Monday, 5 December

--Essay outline due--25% of final essay grade.
--Bring a copy to class--keep a copy for yourself.
--SAMPLE
--Final review for Clause Test

Tuesday, 6 December

--Clause Test.

Wednesday, 7 December

--ODYSSEY essay peer review in class; 25% of final essay grade.

Thursday, 8 December

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


Friday, 9 December

ODYSSEY Essay due.

Monday, 12 December
--Conclude ODYSSEY;
--Final Review.

Tuesday, 13 December

--Dead Day:  Review for Final Exam
Monday, 14 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, 15 November 
Day 5 - Regular Order 


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

Wednesday, 16 November 
Day 6 - Afternoon Assembly Order 


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

Thursday, 17 November 
Day 1 - Regular Order 


--Grammar due/review; 
--Essay due in class for peer review:  no late pass; quiz grade;
--Exam schedule assignment; due Monday. 

Friday, 18 November 
Day 2 - Morning Assembly Order 


--Vocabulary Unit 9 Quiz; 
--Discuss The Odyssey. 
Monday, 7 November 
Day 5, Regular Order 


--Read Books IX-XII this week;
--Vocabulary 8 assigned;
--Memorization assigned; due 11/15;
--Grammar:  complete 1, 2, and 3 (470-476).

Tuesday, 8 November 
Day 6, Regular Order 


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

Wednesday, 9 November
Day 1, Regular Order 


--Essay assigned; due in class 11/17--quiz grade; no late pass;
--Odyssey.

Thursday, 10 November 
Day 2, Morning Assembly Order


--Grammar due;
--Odyssey.

Friday, 11 November 
Day 3, Regular Order  


--Vocabulary 8 Quiz;
--Odyssey.



                                                                  WEEK OF 31 October:

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--Read Books V-VIII of The Odyssey;
--Grammar Reviews due 31 October;
--Test:  The Phrase on 2 November;
--Vocabulary Quiz:  Unit 7 on 4 November.




Monday, 24 October 
Day 1 - Regular Order 


--Read Books I-IV of The Odyssey ; focus primarily on Books I and II; 
--Discuss Ovid. 

Tuesday, 25 October
Day 2 - Regular Order 


--Assignment TBA; bring grammar book.
--Bring Ovid to study or Homer to read (if you finish early).

Wednesday, 26 October  
Day 3 - Regular Order 


--Test:  Ovid/Epic Terms/Greek Gods. 

Thursday, 27 October 
Day 4 - Regular Order 


--Bring grammar book. 

Friday, 28 October 
Day 5 – Regular Order  



--Chapter 14 Review exercises due; 
TEST: 2 November. 


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Proserpine-- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
*OVID READING LIST 

Monday, October 17
Day 2 - Regular Order 


--Ovid: Books IV and V sections due Wednesday (see list above);
--Phrase WS due;
--Grammar due/review; read/take notes/complete exercises 7, 8, and E for Tuesday (453-456);
--Vocabulary 6 Assigned.

Tuesday, October 18 
Day 3 - Regular Order 


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

Wednesday, October 19 
Day 4 - Morning Assembly Order 


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

Thursday, October 20 
Day 5 - Regular Order 


--Vocabulary review;
--Grammar due/review. 

Friday, October 21 
Day 6 - Regular Order 


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



Monday, 10 October
Day 4 -- Regular Order

    Topic Sentence for Ovid Paragraph Due Today!
    Paragraph due 18 October.

--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, 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, 11 October
Day 5 -- Regular Order

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

Wednesday, 12 October
Special Activities Schedule

Classes do not meet.

Thursday, 13 October
Day 6 -- Regular Order

--Greek Gods review;
--discuss Ovid.

Friday, 14 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, 26 September
Day 6, Regular Order


--Library Orientation: meet in library computer lab.
--Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 assigned;

Tuesday, 27 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);
--Ovid: Book I. Study Questions.
--Ovid: Book I WS.

Wednesday, 28 September
Day 2, Regular Order


 --Ovid.;
--Short Story Quiz (List of stories.)

Thursday, 29 September
Day 3, Regular Order


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

Friday, 30 September
Day 4, Regular Order


--Vocabulary 5 Quiz;
--Ovid.

Monday, 3 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.

Tuesday, 4 October
Day 6 - Regular Order

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

Wednesday, 5 October
Day 1 - Regular Order

--Ovid paragraph assigned;
--Discuss Ovid.

Thursday, 6 October
Day 2 - Regular Order

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

Friday, 7 October
Day 3 - Afternoon Pep Rally Order

--Epic Terms Quiz;
--Ovid.



Monday, 19 September 
Day 1, Regular Order 

--Read “Like the Sun” (280) ;
--Discuss "There Will Come Soft Rains"; 
--read “How Much Land Does a Man Need” (138) 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, 20 September 
Day 2, Regular Order 


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

Wednesday, 21 September 
Day 3, Regular Order 


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


Thursday, 22 September 
Day 4, Morning Assembly Order with Late Start 


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

Friday, 23 September 
Day 5, Regular Order 


TEST: The Short Story and The Elements of Fiction

Attention:  Please read carefully.  This page was updated on 
2 September.

Monday, 5 September 
Labor Day - School Holiday 

Tuesday, 6 September  
Day 4 – Afternoon Pep Rally Order 

--"Amontillado" Vocabulary assigned; Quiz: definitions and synonyms;
--grammar: finish chapter discussion/exercises;
--Grammar review: chapter pretests and reviews due on Wednesday; 
--setting and p.o.v.; 
--paragraph revision assigned:  due next Monday;
--intro to TII; plagiarism review.

Wednesday, 7 September 
Day 5 - Regular Order 


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


Thursday, 8 September
Day 6 - 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. 


Friday, 9 September 
Day 1 - MAO w/Late Start for Sophomores and Juniors 

--"Amontillado" Vocabulary Quiz; 
--continue short stories/setting/pov discussion;
--paragraph Q&A; 
--TII check;
--bring a copy of “The Cask of Amontillado” to class with you on Monday and Tuesday. 

Monday, September 12
Day 2 - Regular Order 

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

Tuesday, September 13 
Day 3 - Regular Order 

--Essay assigned; due Tuesday, 20 September;
--Continued work on essay. 

Wednesday, September 14 
Day 4 - Morning Assembly Order w/Late Start 

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

Thursday, September 15 
Day 5 - Regular Order 

 --Vocabulary due/review. 

Friday, September 16 
Day 6 - Regular Order 

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


Monday, 29 August 
Day 5 - Regular Order 


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

Tuesday, 30 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, 31 August 
Day 1 - Regular Order
 

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

Thursday, 1 September 
Day 2 - MAO w/Late Start


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

Friday, 2 September 
Day 3 - MAO
 

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


Monday, 22 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, 23 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, 24 August
Day 2, Regular Order

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

Thursday, 25 August
Day 3, Morning Assembly Order with Late Start

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

Friday, 26 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, 15 August
Day 1 --  Morning Assembly Order

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

Tuesday, 16 August
Day 2 --  Regular Order

--Grammar homework assigned:  read/take notes/complete exercises  1-6 in grammar book (374-381);
--Discuss summer reading.

Wednesday, 17 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, 18 August
Day 4 --  Regular Order

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

Friday, 19 August
Day 5 --  Regular Order

--Summer Reading Test
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