Monday, November 30, 2009

English Lessons November 30 - December 4

English IV:
Monday: 
* Animal Farm Quiz 2
** Homework: Read Chapters 7 - 10 -- Due Monday, December 7!

Tuesday:
* Hours 1 & 3 Assembly
* Hours 6 & 7 Begin Research

Wednesday: 7, 6, 5, 4 -- 1/2 Day
* Continue Research 
* Must have all sources by end of hour! 

Thursday: 
* Sources are due!
* 2 book, 2 internet, & 2 Data base
* Begin Highlighting

Friday: 
* Highlighting Due!
* Create Works Cited


AP English IV
Monday:
Frankenstein Quiz #4
* Response 6 & 7  Due
* Discuss Chapters
*Read Volume II -- Chapters VI - IX & complete Responses 8 & 9 

Tuesday:
*Assembly

Wednesday: 1/2 Day
*Hours 7, 6, 5, & 4

Thursday:
*Check paraphrasing.
*Create Outline

Friday: 
*Complete Outline


**Homework all Week:  Read Frankenstein chapters 5 - 8  & complete reading response #s 4 & 5.  Due Monday, November 23rd.

English Skills:

Monday:

  • Check Planner
  • Introduce homework: Completed by Friday!

Tuesday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Wednesday:1/2 Day

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Thursday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Friday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

All lesson plans may be modified due to schedule changes or time constraints.


Friday, November 20, 2009

English lessons November 23 -24

English IV:
Monday: 
* Animal Farm Quiz #1
* Discuss
** Read chapters 4 - 6 & Complete Questions = Due Nov. 30th

Tuesday:
* Research: 2 Internet Source + 2 Data Base Sources



AP English IV
Monday:
Frankenstein Quiz #3
* Response 4 & 5  
* Discuss Chapters
** Read Volume II: Chapters 1 - 5 & Complete Responses 6 & 7 = Due Monday, November 30th! 

Tuesday:
*Paraphrasing = Due
*Introduce Outline!


English Skills:

Monday:

  • Check Planner
  • Introduce homework: Completed by Friday!

Tuesday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework


All lesson plans may be modified due to schedule changes or time constraints.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Friday, November 13, 2009

English lessons November 16 - 20

English IV:
Monday: 
* "Beowulf" Test B
** Homework: Define Vocab. & lit. terms for Animal Farm Due Tuesday!

Tuesday:
* Power Point George Orwell
* Complete handout!

Wednesday: Bell Work -- Orwell -- 1/2 Day
* Group work background Information Animal Farm.
* Read & complete visual organizer.

Thursday: 
* Finish Group Work
* Hand out Animal Farm Books.
* Read chapters 1 - 3 -- Due Monday!!

Friday: 
* Introduction to Research
* Choose artist!
* Begin research!

AP English IV
Monday:
Frankenstein Quiz #2
* Response 2 & 3  Due
* Discuss Chapters

Tuesday:
*Finish cutting and pasting.

Wednesday: 1/2 Day
*Review paraphrasing and quoting.
*Begin paraphrasing

Thursday:
*Continue paraphrasing.

Friday: 
*Paraphrasing Due!
*Introduce outline!

**Homework all Week:  Read Frankenstein chapters 5 - 8  & complete reading response #s 4 & 5.  Due Monday, November 23rd.

English Skills:

Monday:

  • Check Planner
  • Introduce homework: Completed by Friday!

Tuesday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Wednesday:1/2 Day

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Thursday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Friday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

All lesson plans may be modified due to schedule changes or time constraints.

Friday, November 6, 2009

English Lessons November 9 - 13

English IV:
Monday: 
* Continue "13th Warrior."
** Homework: Modern Comparison Outline is Due Tuesday!

Tuesday:
* Finish "13th Warrior."
* Modern Comparison Outline Due!
* Movie Quiz
* Test Review!

Wednesday: 
* Review for Test!
* Test Thursday & Friday

Thursday: 
* "Beowulf" Test A

Friday: 
* "Beowulf" Test B

AP English IV
Monday:
* Frankenstein Quiz #1
* Response 1 & Vocab. Due
* Discuss Letters

Tuesday:
*Label Sources 
*Begin Cutting and Pasting

Wednesday:
*Continue Cutting and Pasting

Thursday:
*Cutting and Pasting due!
*Begin Paraphrasing!

Friday: 
*Continue Paraphrasing!

**Homework all Week:  Read Frankenstein chapters 1 - 4 & complete reading response #s 2 & 3.  Due Monday, November 9th.

English Skills:

Monday:

  • Check Planner
  • Introduce homework: Completed by Friday!

Tuesday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Wednesday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Thursday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

Friday:

  • Check Planner
  • Homework

All lesson plans may be modified due to schedule changes or time constraints.


Sunday, November 1, 2009

English Lessons November 2 - 6

English IV
Monday:
*Vocabulary Test
*"Beowulf" Plot
*"Beowulf" Notebook Due Today!
* Homework: Read Excerpt from John Gardner's Grendel

Tuesday:

*Complete Grendel Review.

*Introduce Modern Comparison & complete research!

Wednesday:

*Complete research for MC.

*Create "Works Cited" and begin typing MC.

Thursday:

*Complete MC.

*Peer Edit & Make changes.

Friday:

*MC Due Monday at the end of the day!!

*Begin watching "13th Warrior"

*** "Beowulf" Test = November 11th

AP English IV

Monday:

*Complete Research = All 6 sources due Tuesday!

*Mary Shelley info. due!

*Assign Frankenstein anticipation guide, chapters, reading responses and vocab.

Tuesday: Allusions = all make-up

*Begin Highlighing and labeling sources

Wednesday:

*Highlighting and labeling due by end of the hour!

Thursday:

*Complete a "Works Cited."

*Begin Cutting and pasting.

Friday:

*Complete cutting and pasting.

** Frankenstein chapters, response and vocab. due Monday!!