English Lessons -- January 6th - 9th

English IV
Tuesday:
*Make Corrections on Introduction
*Introduce Outline
*Begin Outline
**Friday = Chosen Novel within guidelines

Wednesday:
*Continue Outline
*Vocab. #4

Thursday: Vocab. Due!!
*Outline Due!!
*Review Documentation and Paper Requirements.
*Cont. Typing paper!!

Friday:
*Schedule Meeting
*Continue Typing Paper
*Novel chosen, approved, Reading Response #1 Due Monday!!

AP English:

Tuesday:
*Choose a novel as a group to study.
*Introduce Presentation
*Frankenstein project Due 1/12/09

Wednesday:

*Cont. Presentation Work 

*Allusions Assigned

Thursday:

*Allusion #1

*Cont. Presentation Work

Friday:

*Work on Frankenstein Project 

*Frank. project and Author info. due Monday

English Skills:

Tuesday:

*Choose an article

*Complete article response

Wednesday:

*Complete Article response

*Present to class

*Check Planner

Thursday:

*Check planner

*Choose Article #2

*Complete Response

Friday: 

*Check Planner

*Work Day

** Lesson plans may change due to time constraints and schedule changes.

English Lessons -- December 15 - 19

English IV:
Monday:
*AR TEST -- Animal Farm
*AF Notebook Due!!
**Animal Farm Review
**Discuss Research Paper Points & Begin Introduction

Tuesday:
*Introduction Due -- End of Hour!!

Wednesday:
*Peer Edit Intro.
*Make corrections
*Final Due!

Thursday:
*Review Sheets -- For Final
**Work Day!!

Friday:
*Class Review for the Final
**Final Review Sheets = Due on final date!!

AP English:
Monday:
*Research Paper Rough Draft Due!

Tuesday:
*Peer Edit
*Make Changes
**Collect Frank. Review & handout Writing Prompt & Final Review Sheets

Wednesday:
*Final Copy of Research Paper DUE!!
*Work on Frank Review

Thursday:
*Timed Writing Frank.

Friday:
*FINAL EXAM -- Dual Credit Students

English Skills:
Monday:
*Check Planners
*Check grades

Tuesday:
*Check Planners
*Prepare for finals

Wednesday:
*Check Planners
*Prepare for Finals

Thursday:
*Check Planners
*Prepare for Finals

Friday:
*Check Planners
*Prepare for Finals

All lesson plans are subject to change due to time constraints and schedule modifications.

English Lessons -- December 8 - 12

English IV:
Monday:
*AF Quiz #4
*Finish AF
*Discuss & Complete Questions
**Due Monday, December 15th

Tuesday:
*Finish Cutting and Pasting = Due!
*Work on AF Homework

Wednesday:
*Introduce Paraphrasing and Quoting
*Begin Paraphrasing

Thursday:
*Continue Paraphrasing
*Work on AF Homework

Friday:
*Paraphrasing Due!!
*Work on AF Homework!

AP English
Monday:
*Continue Meetings
*Continue Typing

Tuesday:
*AR and Literacy Skills test Frankenstein
*Discuss All Frankenstein
** Frank Essay Prompt -- Choose Project

Wednesday:
* Discuss Lyrics Analysis Paragraphs
* Continue Typing

Thursday:
* Finish Rough Draft
* Rough Draft Due Friday

Friday:
*Rough Draft Due
*Peer Edit

English Skills
Monday:
*Check Planners
*Read X-Mas Story

Tuesday:
*Check Planners
*Answer X-Mas Story Questions

Wednesday:
*Check Planners
*Quiz Story

Thursday:
*Check Planners
*Homework

Friday:
*Check Planners
* Work Day

These plans may change due to time constraints and schedule modifications.

English Lessons -- December 1 - 5

English IV:
Monday:
*AF Quiz #3
*Cont. working on AF Notebook
*Read Chapters 7 - 8 & complete Quote Id.

Tuesday:
*Check Highlighting
*Review Works Cited
*Begin Works Cited

Wednesday:
*Works Cited Due!
*Discuss Parenthetical Documentation
*Create citations & Begin Cut and Paste

Thursday:
*Continue Cut and Paste

Friday:
*Cutting and pasting due!
*Discuss paraphrasing
*Begin Paraphrasing


AP English
Monday:
*Frank. Quiz Ch. 17 - 20
*Reading Responses Due!
*Discuss all Frankenstein & introduce Project!
*Finish Frankenstein by Monday

Tuesday:
*Continue typing paper
*Sign up for teacher meeting

Wednesday:
*Continue typing

Thursday:
*Begin Meetings
*Continue Typing

Friday:
*Discuss Lyrics analysis
*Continue typing
** Paper due Friday, December 12th!!

English Skills
Monday:
* Check Planners
* Complete News Article

Tuesday:
* Check Planners
* Finish News Article

Wednesday:
* Check planners
* Share news with class

Thursday:
*Check Planners
*Discuss News results

Friday:
*Check Planners
*Work Day

English lessons -- November 24 - 25

English IV
Monday:
*Vocab. Illustrations Due! *Animal Farm Quiz #2 **Read Chapters 5 & 6 & Begin Notebook Due Monday, Dec. 1!!

Tuesday:
*Complete Highlighting *Begin Works Cited!

Happy Thankgiving!!

AP
Monday:
*Vocab. Frank. Due! *Quiz #6 Frank. **Read Chapters 17 - 20 & Reading Responses for Monday, Dec. 1!!

Tuesday:
*Outline Due!! *Continue Typing!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

English Skills:
Monday:
*Check planners *Complete Homework

Tuesday:
*Check Planners *Complete Homework

Happy Thanksgiving!!

English Lessons November 18 - 21

English IV

Tuesday:

* Quiz Ch. 1 - 2 AF

* Read Ch. 3 -4 & Create Vocab. song title/Illus. -- Due Monday 11/24

* Introduce Research

Wednesday:

*Choose Research Topic

*Discuss Requirements

*Begin Research

Thursday:

*Continue Research

*All 6 Sources Due Friday

*Begin Highlighting

Friday:

*All 6 Sources Due!

*Highlighting Completed by end of the HOUR!!

AP English

Tuesday: Responses Due!

*Quiz Frank. Ch. 9 - 12

** Read Chapters 13 - 16 & Response Due 11/24 & Vocab. Illustration + Explanation!

Wednesday:

* Discuss Quiz 

* Discuss Introduction

* Begin Outline

Thursday:

*Continue Outline

Friday: 

*Outline Due!

*Continue Paper!

English Skills:

Tuesday:

*Check Planners

*Choose topic

*Find Article

*Begin Analysis

Wednesday:

*Check Planners

*Continue Article Analysis

Thursday:

*Check Planners

*Finish Articles

*Prepare to present

Friday:

*Check Planners

*Present Article to class

English Lessons November 10 - 14

English IV
Monday:
*Test B = Note card
* Intro. George Orwell
** Orwell Wkst.

Tuesday:
*Background of Animal Farm
*Individual Highlight
** Group Explanation

Wednesday:
*Finish Group Explanation
*Begin Individual definition

Thursday: Individual Definitions Due!
*Hand out Calendar and Animal Farm Novels
*Intro. Animal Farm Analysis Sheet "Notebook"
*Begin Reading

Friday:
*Introduce Research Paper
*Select at lease 3 choices for Monday
*Begin Research on Tuesday!

AP English IV:
Monday:
* Find Song lyrics & Source support
* Analyse Song

Tuesday:
*Finish Song analysis
*Discuss Paper Requirements
*Begin Typing Research Paper
** Frankenstein Review Letters - Chapter 8 Due Wednesday!!!

Wednesday:
*Continue Typing Paper
** Homework = Read Ch. 9 - 12 & Responses 6 & 7 -- Due Monday 17

Thursday:
*Continue Typing -- Introduction Due!

Friday:
*Continue Typing

English Skills:
Monday:
*Check Planner
*Article #2

Tuesday:
*Check Planner
*Finish Article

Wednesday:
*Check Planner
*Article

Thursday:
*Check Planner
*Article

Friday:
*Check Planner
*Work Day!!

English Lessons November 3 - 7

English IV:

Monday: "Beowulf" notebook due!

* Finish "13th Warrior"

* Finish T-chart & "Beowulf" Notebook



Tuesday:

* Discuss Plot of "Beowulf" & "13th Warrior"

* Introduce Test Review



Wednesday:

* Work on Review

* Prepare for Test



Thursday:

* Class Review for Test



Friday:

* Test



AP

Monday:

*Frank Responses 4 & 5 Due!

* Quiz #3

* Read Chapters 9 - 12 & Responses 6 & 7 -- Due Monday, November 10th



Tuesday: Discuss Quiz

*All Paraphrasing due!

*Introduce Lyrics of choice & Analysis

*Begin Research



Wednesday:

* Lyrics due & complete analysis



Thursday:

*Fully discuss paper requirements

*Begin typing paper -- printout introduction



Friday:

*Introduction due & continue typing



English Skills

Monday:

* Check planners

* Discuss Articles



Tuesday:

* Check planners

* Journal Entry



Wednesday:

*Check planners

*2nd Article response



Thursday:

* Check planners

* Homework

* Finish Article response



Friday:

*Check Planners

* Work Day

English Lessons October 27 - October 31

English IV
Monday:
*Peer Edit Modern Comparison
*Make changes
*Final Comparison Due!

Tuesday:
*Quiz All "Beowulf"
*Discuss
*Complete Notebook
** Battle Synopsis: Must include 15/30 Vocabulary Terms!

Wednesday:
*Begin 13th Warrior
*Take notes = T-Chart

Thursday:
*Continue 13th Warrior
*Continue T-Charts

Friday:
*Complete "13th Warrior"
*Complete T-Chart
*"Beowulf" Notebook is due!

AP English
Monday:
*"Frankenstein" Quiz #2
*Discuss
*Read Ch. 5 - 8 & Reading Responses 4 & 5 Due: Monday, November 3rd

Tuesday:
*Complete Cutting and Pasting
*Introduce Paraphrasing

Wednesday:
*Complete Paraphrasing

Thursday:
*Choose song lyrics
*Research background -- 1 more source
*Complete analysis Sheet

Friday: Half day = Hours: 7, 6, 5, 4

English Skills
Monday:
*Check Planner
*Introduce Article Response

Tuesday:
*Check Planner
*Complete Article Response

Wednesday:
*Check Planner
*Share Article Response

Thursday:
*Check Planner
*Work Day

Friday:
*Half day = 7, 6, 5, 4

English Lessons -- October 20 - October 24th

English IV:
Monday:
*Quiz Reading Pgs. 41 - 48
* Read "The Battle with Grendel"
* Complete Notebook

Tuesday:
*Introduce John Gardner's Grendel
*Begin Group Work
*Discuss the differences between Grendel and Beowulf

Wednesday:
*Finish Grendel Work
*Read All of "Beowulf" -- Due Monday!

Thursday:
*Introduce modern Comparison
** Source and Credibility Sheet
** Works Cited

Friday:
* Type Modern Comparison
* Peer Edit
** Final Product Due -- Tuesday!

AP:
Monday:
*Quiz Frankenstein letters 1 - 4

Tuesday:
* Check all sources and highlight
* Question self about source

Wednesday:
*Create Works Cited
*Discuss Parenthetical Documentation
*Begin Paraphrasing

Thursday:
*Work on paraphrasing Due Friday

Friday:
*Introduce Song Choice
*Analyze the song

HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 1 - 4 and complete Reading Responses 2 & 3.
Due Monday!!

English Skills:
Monday:
* Check planners
* Complete Homework

Tuesday:
* Check planners
* Complete Homework

Wednesday:
*Check planners
*Complete Homework

Thursday:
*Check planners
*Complete homework

Friday:
*Check Planners
*Complete homework

English Lessons October 13 - 17

English IV:

Monday:

*Presentations

* 5 & 6 hours = Vocab. and Par. due!

Tuesday:

*Presentations

* 1 & 7 Hours = Vocab. and Par. Due!

Wednesday:

* Finish Presentations

* Define "Eritier"

* Hand out Literature books

* Begin Concept Map Pg.  6 - 14

Thursday:

* Complete Concept Map

* "Beowulf" terms

Friday:

* Listen to Old English 

* Notes "Beowulf"

* Begin reading "Beowulf" 41 - 50.

** Quiz Monday

AP English:

Monday:

* Discuss Test & Essay

* Finish Mary Shelley Info.

Tuesday:

* Introduction to Frankenstein 

* Response Guides

* Calendar 

Wednesday: 

* Introduce Research 

* Choose Topic & Begin Research

Thursday: 

* Finish Research 

* Sources and Highlighting due Friday!

Friday:

* Introduce APA Format

* Create Works Cited: 

* APA

* MLA

English Skills:

Monday:

* Check Planners

* Read Night

Tuesday:

* Check Planners 

* Read Night 

Wednesday:

* Check Planners

* Quiz Night

Thursday:

* Check Planners

* Characterization Night

Friday:

* Check Planners 

* Homework

English lessons -- October 6th - October 10th.

English IV:

Monday:

* Complete Biography Paragraph

* Peer edit, sign, make changes

* Begin QAR for novel!

Tuesday:

* QAR Questions Due!

* Draw for order

Wednesday:

* Example Presentation

* Work on project

Thursday: 

Vocab. # 3 - Novel summary 8/10

First Presentations (7)

Friday:

Presentations 8 - 15

Intro. Literary terms "Beowulf"

AP English: 

Monday:

Review Plot -- "The Sniper

Begin test Review

Tuesday:

Review as a class!

Wednesday:

Test #1

Thursday:

Test #2

Friday:

Mary Shelley Research!

English Lessons September 29th - October 3rd

English IV:
Monday:
* Introduce Novel Project
* Acquire KSLC #
* Begin Research
-- Read & highlight key details
-- 2 sources:
* Literary Resource Center
* 1 credible internet source

Tuesday:
* Check Highlighting
* Introduce Works Cited
* Create a "Works Cited"
-- KSLC source
-- Internet source
-- Novel

Wednesday:
* "Works Cited" Due!
* Introduce parenthetical documentation
* Create Author's Biographical paragraph

Thursday:
* Biographical paragraph Due!
* Introduce QAR Questions for novel
* Create QAR Questions and Answers

Friday:
* QAR Questions Due
* Introduce Vocab. #3
* Define & use in a paragraph regarding your Novel.
* Draw for presentation order!

*** Presentations begin on Tuesday!

AP English:
Monday:
* Discuss presentation grades
* Quiz "The Sniper" & discuss
* Finish Liam O'Flaherty info.

Tuesday: 3 Allusions
* Vocab. #2
* Discuss Timed Writing requirements
* Complete Outline

Wednesday:
* Vocab. Due
* Timed Writing completed in class

Thursday: 3 Allusions
* Begin Review for Test
* Test Monday, October 6th

Friday:
* Complete Test Review
* Utilizing all 10 Vocab. words, write a new ending for "The Sniper"
* Test Monday

English Skills:
Monday:
* Check planners
* Complete anticipation guide for Night
* Intro. Vocab.

Tuesday:
* Check Planners
* Begin Reading

Wednesday:
* Check Planners
* Discuss and complete Reading guide

Thursday:
* Check Planners
* Read Night

Friday:
* Check planners
* Complete homework

** All lesson are subject to change due to time constraints and schedule changes!

English Lessons -- September 22nd - 26th

English IV:

Monday: 

Journal -- Visual Response

Begin Review for Test: Due Thursday!

Tuesday:

Review as a Class

Test Thursday -- Part A

Wednesday:

1/2 day -- Read Novels  & Work on Test Review

Thursday:

Test A

Friday:

Test B

Begin Lit. Terms -- "Beowulf"

AP English:

Monday:

Presentations: 7, 8 & 9

Liam O'Flaherty Info. Due

Tuesday:  

Presentations 10, 11, & 12

Allusions: Tyler & Macon

Wednesday:

Presentations 13, 14, & 15

Reading for Relevance

Read "The Sniper"

Thursday:

Quiz "The Sniper"

Discuss

Friday:

Complete "The Sniper" Analysis 

Timed Writing

Lit. Terms  -- "Beowulf" due Monday!

English Skills:

Monday:

Check planners

Finish Movie

Tuesday:

Check Planners

Finish Elie Weisel Info.

Wednesday:

Check Planners

Complete Anticipation Guide

Thursday:

Check planners

Begin "Night'

Friday:

Check Planners

Continue "Night'

English Lessons -- September 15 - 19

English IV

Monday:

* Review

* Finish Group work: Analysis 

Tuesday:

*Quiz "the Sniper"

** Homework: Utilizing all 10 vocabulary terms, create either a summary 

      of O'Flaherty's life or "The Sniper" -- Due Tuesdayork

Wednesday:

*Discuss "The Sniper" Plot

 * Hand out Review for Test

  -- Vocabulary

  -- Literary Terms

  -- Writing Format

  -- O'Flaherty & "The Sniper"

Thursday:

*Review as a class 1

*Work on Review = Due Friday

Friday:

*Test

**  Homework "Beowulf" literary terms -- Due Monday!

AP English:

Monday:

  -- Vocab. #2 Def. due Tuesday!

  -- Presentations 1 - 3

Tuesday: Allusion

* Intro. Liam O'Flaherty Research

 -- 2 sources & a Works Cited

  -- A-Z Explanation -- Due Thursday!

Wednesday:

* Presentations 4 - 7

Thursday: Allusion 

* Presentations 8 - 11

* O'Flaherty Information Due!

Friday:

* Presentations 12 - 15

* Homework -- Literary Terms: Due Monday!

English Skills:

Monday:

*Planner Check

*Finish Movie 

*Journal Introduction

Tuesday:

*Planner Check 

*Choose Journal 

-Complete handout

Wednesday:

*Planner Check

*Journals Due

Thursday:

*Planner Check 

*Movie choice

Friday:

*Planner Check 

*Movie

English Lessons -- September 8 - 12

English IV 

Monday:

* Rough Draft of the Ap. Essay -- Due End of Hour!

* Homework:  Liam O'Flaherty ABC -- Due Wednesday

Tuesday:

* Introduce Peer Editing Sheet

* Complete Peer Editing

* Make Changes

* Homework:  Liam O'Flaherty ABC -- Due Wednesday

Wednesday:

* Final Copy of the Ap. Essay -- DUE!

    * Order -- On Top:   - Final Copy

- Peer Editing Sheet (Signed by both editor & Writer)

- Rough Draft

- Cluster Diagram

* Liam O'Flaherty information Due!

Thursday:

* Liam O'Flaherty Quiz & Discussion

* Introduce Background for "The Sniper"

* Read "The Sniper"

* Homework:  Utilize vocab. and write a summary of the sniper using 8/10 words!

Friday:

"The Sniper" summary Due!

Group Work -- "The Sniper" Analysis Sheet

Homework:  Finish "The Sniper" Analysis Sheet

AP English IV

Monday:

* Discuss Thematic Tunes Paragraphs

* Review Essay Expectations

* Complete Intro. Par. and continue typing Ap. Essay

* Homework -- Novel project Due September 13th

Tuesday: Allusion

* Rough Draft of the Ap.  Essay -- Due end of the hour!

* Homework -- Novel project Due September 13th

Wednesday:

* Introduce Peer Editing Sheet

* Peer Edit

* Make Changes 

* Homework -- Novel project Due September 13th

Thursday: Allusion

* Final Copy of Essay Due

* 2nd Vocabulary List

* Homework -- Novel project Due September 13th

Friday:  

* Vocab. Definitions due!

* Intro. Liam O'Flaherty research -- Due Wednesday

* Draw for order and begin presentation on Monday!

English Skills

Monday:

* Check Planners

* Begin ABC Biography

Tuesday:

* Check Planners

* Check ABC Info.

* Choose one topic & begin cluster diagram

Wednesday:

* Check Planners

* Check diagram

* Discuss Paragraph requirements

* Begin Paragraph

Thursday:

* Check Planners

* Complete Paragraphs

* Peer Edit -- Group

Friday:

* Check Planners

* Work Day!

All lesson plans may change due to schedule changes and interruptions.