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ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 WRITING: Students should be prepared to hand in their analyses of the television advertisements they viewed over the past week (Honors 1, Tuesday; Honors 2, Wednesday). Brave New World project (a creative project) due dates extended: Honors 1 due date: Monday, 9/30; Honors 2 due date: Tuesday, 10/1). I will provide class time for project work at the end of the week. Students are also working on characterization and setting for their novels. READING: Students will complete chapters 9 and 10 in Great Expectations this week. I will look at their note-taking and reading comprehension. SAT: We are reviewing pronoun / antecedents for the writing section of the PSAT. SAT LESSON 1 TEST THURSDAY (Honors 1) / FRIDAY (Honors 2). (lesson 1 words: factious, ignoble, boor, rectify, opulent, erotic, perspicacity, enervate, besiege, carrion, altruism, fervent, amorphous, aegis and ephemeral). On the test, students will be asked to provide definitions, write sentences and complete SAT fill-ins. INDEPENDENT READING: Biography or autobiography. Assessment dates: Monday 9/30 (Honors 1) and Tuesday 10/1 (Honors 2).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 WRITING: Students should be prepared to hand in their analyses of the magazine advertisements they found over the weekend (Honors 1, Monday; Honors 2, Tuesday). I will give them one week to research and write their analyses on television commercials (Honors 1 due date: Tuesday, 9/24; Honors 2 due date: Wednesday, 9/25). I will assign the Brave New World project (a creative project) at the end of this week (Honors 1 due date: Thursday, 9/26; Honors 2 due date: Friday, 9/27). READING: Students will read chapters 9 and 10 in Great Expectations this week. I will look at their note-taking and reading comprehension. SAT: We are reviewing modifiers and pronouns for the writing section of the PSAT. Students continue to study SAT vocabulary (lesson 1 words: factious, ignoble, boor, rectify, opulent, erotic, perspicacity, enervate, besiege, carrion, altruism, fervent, amorphous, aegis and ephemeral). Pop quiz them at home:). Test at the end of the month. INDEPENDENT READING: Biography or autobiography. I will assess students during the last class meeting in September.
Welcome to Honors 11 English 2013-2014. Summer Reading: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (chapters 1-7). Check for updates on our field trip to the Newport Mansions this summer. Please complete the assignment below for the first day of school: Great Expectations As you read the first seven chapters of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, I want you to consider the author’s rhetorical choices. Simply put, rhetoric is “the art of speaking or writing effectively.” How does Dickens use language to convey his purpose? The following questions will help you focus on and investigate Dickens’ rhetorical strategies. Answer each in at least one page (word-processed / double spaced). Chapter 1 The protagonist, Pip, is about seven years old at the start of the novel. Dickens uses word choice (diction), stories (anecdotes) and imagery (visual pictures) to write in the voice of a child. Choose one example from each page in the chapter. Provide the example and explain the way in which Dickens captures the child’s voice. Chapter 2 In chapter 2, we meet Pip’s caretakers, Joe Gargery and Mrs. Joe. Examine one of these characters in-depth. Speak to appearance and actions. What do these imply about the character? Also, look at the way the character speaks. What type of punctuation, sentence structure, and/or word choice is used by the character? What is Dickens trying to convey about the character through these choices? Chapter 3 In chapter 3, we learn a great deal about young Pip’s personality. He is constantly plagued by guilt, and he is also very kind. Provide 3 specific passages to illustrate either his guilt and / or kindness. Next, consider the plot so far and Pip’s upbringing. Why do you think he always feels so guilty? Why do you think he is kind? Chapter 4 Pip suffers physical punishment at the hands of his sister (he is raised “by hand”). Tell me about the characters at the Christmas dinner (there are new characters in this chapter) and their dinner discussion about children. Dickens uses careful description to illustrate / symbolize Pip’s inferior position. Provide evidence / examples from the novel. Chapter 5 What is your impression of Pip’s convict at the end of this chapter? Do you believe he poses any danger to Pip? Provide evidence from the chapter (specific passages and explanations). Chapter 6 Though chapter 6 is very short, Dickens provides a poignant look at Pip’s relationship with Joe both through word choice and visual detail. Provide examples of each as you explain the relationship. Chapter 7 In chapter seven, Dickens provides additional characterization for Joe. How does this information affect / change your opinion of Joe’s character so far in the novel? Extra Credit Choose a scene from the beginning of the novel and present it visually (graphic novel page, painting, sketch, computer drawing, etc.) You do not need to be an artist, but your final product needs to be professional if you wish to receive credit.
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ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 30TH, 2012 WRITING: Translations of individual characters in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Students will present these translations. BOOKS: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer -- prologue and five tales in Middle English. SAT: Students have received their SAT exams, and they may use these to study for the May SAT. INDEPENDENT READING: Free choice. Test date TBA.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 23RD, 2012 WRITING: Students will hand in their Macbeth research notebooks this week. English portfolios due Monday / Tuesday of this week. BOOKS: We are finishing Macbeth this week. As we begin Chaucers' The Canterbury Tales, students will recite the opening lines in Middle English (this week). INDEPENDENT READING: Students should have signed in their IR choice by now. April is free choice.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 2ND, 2012 WRITING: Students will edit their Gulliver's Travels paper in class this week. Also, students continue to research topics for their Macbeth papers. Porfolio goals due at the beginning of this week. BOOKS: We are finishing Act III and moving onto Act IV in Macbth. SAT: Please make sure to sign your child up for the May SAT (sign ups end this week!). INDEPENDENT READING: Free choice. I continue to check in books this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 26TH, 2012 WRITING: Students will receive their drafts of their Gulliver's Travels papers. They will have the week to revise for plot and voice. In addition they will write their goal sheets and create cover pages for their English portfolios. BOOKS: Macbeth: Act II and part of Act III. SAT: No SAT work this week. Please look at Powerschool for last week's test grades. Absent students need to make up this test promptly. INDEPENDENT READING: New independent reading: free choice. I will check in books this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 19TH, 2012 WRITING: Gulliver's Travels (chapter 3) due at the end of this week. BOOKS: We are currently reading Shakespeare's Macbeth. We will finish Act I and move into Act II this week. SAT: Lesson Test (1-5) this week. INDEPENDENT READING: NY Times Bestseller assessment this week. New book: free choice.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 12, 2012 WRITING: Gulliver's Travels: Chapter 3 assigned this week (due next week). BOOKS: We are done with Henry IVth and will move onto Macbeth this week (William Shakespeare). SAT: Students should complete the Lesson 5 unit and be prepared for a test on these words (next week). INDEPENDENT READING: Independent Reading test next week (NY Times Bestseller).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 5TH, 2012 WRITING: Gulliver's Travels: Chapter 2 is due on Thursday and Friday of this week. BOOKS: Students are taking parts as we read Acts II - IV in Henry IV: Part 1 by William Shakespeare. SAT: Students should be looking over their lesson 5 words. INDEPENDENT READING: I will test students on the NY Times Bestsellers when we complete Henry IV: Part 1.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27, 2012 WRITING: Students will begin the second chapter of their Gulliver's Travels stories. Drafts are due 3/8 and 3/9. BOOKS: We are reading Henry IV: Part I by William Shakespeare. SAT: I will hand out the SAT dates for Spring 2012 this week. Please discuss which test (s) your students will take. I will also hand back the last practice SAT essay. Please look for the scores in Powergrade. Also, students should be working on their lesson 5 words. INDEPENDENT READING: NY Times Bestseller. The test will be during the third week in March.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13, 2012 WRITING: Students are working on the first chapter of their Gulliver's Travels satires. I will take their drafts before vacation. They are also writing sonnets, which they will turn in at the beginning of this week. In addition, they will hand in their completed college resumes. BOOKS: We continue to review Gulliver's Travels through writitng and class projects. This week, we begin Henry IV: Part 1. We will act out the play in class and use it as a warm up for our in-depth reading of Macbeth. SAT: Students should be working with their Lesson 5 words. INDEPENDENT READING: I continue to check in student choices for February (NY Times Bestseller).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6, 2012 WRITING: Students are handing in the Lord of the Flies short stories this week. In addition, they will create their college resumes. I will also assign their new stories -- satires based on Gulliver's Travels. BOOKS: Students will read various Shakespearean sonnets as well as biographical information on Shakespeare as we prepare to begin Henry IV: Part 1. SAT: Students should complete the SAT 5 Lesson this week. INDEPENDENT READING: Students should check in thier February Independent Reading choices (NY Times Bestseller).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 30, 2012 WRITING: Students should bring their new drafts of their Lord of the Flies short stories on Monday and Tuesday of this week. We will continue to edit these pieces. BOOKS: We continue to review Gulliver's Traves: Books I-III through group work in class. Book IV quiz on Friday (section 2) and Monday of next week (section 1). SAT: SAT 4 test this Wednesday / Thursday. INDEPENDENT READING: Test on Monday / Tuesday of this week. February choice: New York Times bestseller.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2012 WRITING: We continue to edit student short stories on Lord of the Flies. We will look specifically at comma usage, as students seem to have quite a bit of difficulty with this mark of punctuation. BOOKS: I will assess students on Book III of Gulliver's Travels on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. They will also work with a partner to look at Books I and II in greater depth. SAT: Students will write a practice SAT essay on Monday and Tuesday of this week. We will continue our review of the PSAT. Please go to Collegeboard.com to sign your son / daughter up for one of the upcoming SAT tests. INDEPENDENT READING: Students should have checked in their choices by now (you can see them in PowerSchool). I will test students next week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 16, 2012 WRITING: At the beginning of this week, students will review drafts of their short stories. They will then have one week to rewrite. BOOKS: Students will take a quiz on Book II in Gulliver's Travels at the end of this week. They will also work with a partner as we review Book I in greater depth. SAT: All SAT work on Lesson 4 due this week. We continue to review the PSAT in class. INDEPENDENT READING: Students are still checking in their mystery / detective books this week. The test will be during the last class meeting in January.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 9, 2012 WRITING: Students are working on their short stories (due 1/17, 1/18). BOOKS: I will quiz students on Book 1 of Gulliver's Travels this Wednesday and Thursday. They will begin Book 2 over the weekend. SAT: We are reviewing the Lesson 4 SAT words. Students should also bring their PSAT booklets to class, as we will review the answers. INDEPENDENT READING: I have given students sufficient time to find their independent reading books for January (mystery/ crime); they will check them in with me at the beginning of this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2, 2012 WRITING: Students will begin their creative short stories on Lord of the Flies. I will review rhetorical strategies this week. Papers are due January 17/18. BOOKS: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Students will be assigned book 1 on Tuesday / Wednesday. I will quiz them on January 11 / 12 of next week. SAT: SAT Lesson 4 begins this week. Students should also bring their PSAT booklets to class, as we will be reviewing the answers. INDEPENDENT READING: The choice for January is mystery / detective. Students should check in their books next week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 19, 2011 BOOKS: As we begin our study of satire, the section 1 students will read "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift. The section 2 students will not have as much time (due to an all school assembly during one of their classes), so they will read the essay when we return from break. SAT: Students will receive their PSAT scores at the beginning of this week. INDEPENDENT READING: The January choice will be mystery or detective story.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 12, 2011 WRITING: Students are writing articles on the theme of the beast (Lord of the Flies) as it appears in the work of other artists (poets, musicians, television writers, etc.). We will also look at types of writing during The Englightenment in England. BOOKS: Students are wrapping up their study of Lord of the Flies with their articles and a mini-project. We will revisit their short stories after vacation. We now prepare to read Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. We will begin the book after vacation, and I am introducing satire this week. We will read Swift's famous essay, "A Modest Proposal" next week. SAT: Students are taking their SAT Lessons 1-3 test at the end of this week. INDEPENDENT READING: Students are taking their assessment on their non-fiction books at the end of this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5TH, 2011 WRITING: Students are writing two journals this week based on song lyrics / Twilight Zone (as these relate to Lord of the Flies). They will also do some in-class writing on artists / themes. In addition, students are still developing their short story ideas. They will also begin an article based on the journals they have been writing on Lord of the Flies (due 12/14, 12/15). BOOKS: We continue our review of Golding's Lord of the Flies. SAT: We continue to review the SAT words in class. The test will be at the end of next week (on all three units). INDEPENDENT READING: Non-fiction. The test will be at the end of next week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28TH, 2011 WRITING: Students will begin their pre-writing for their short stories (based on Lord of the Flies). In addition, students will write 1-1/2 page journal responses to various poems and songs related to Lord of the Flies. BOOKS: Lord of the Flies. Now that we have finished the novel, we will continue to look at in-depth symbolism and allusions. SAT: Students are writing poems with the SAT Lesson 3 words this week; in addition, they will act out the words in class. INDEPENDENT READING: Non-ficiton (test will be the 3rd week of December).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2011 WRITING: Students are reading various short stories in preparation for their own short story writing. We will begin these stories after the Thanksgiving break. Over the weekend, Honors Section 1 read "The Open Window" by Saki and "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. I will give these stories to the Honors 2 Section on Monday. Students should pay attention to striking imagery as they read. BOOKS: Lord of the Flies. Now that we have finished the novel, we will look at in-depth symbolism / allusions. SAT: Students should be studying the Unit 3 SAT words on their own (test around the second week of December). INDEPENDENT READING: Non-fiction.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14, 2011 WRITING: Toward the end of the week, students in the Honors 1 section will begin reading various short stories as we prepare for students to write their own short stories base on Lord of the Flies. The Honors 2 section will start this work at the beginning of next week. BOOKS: The Honors 1 section will complete Lord of the Flies at the end of this week. The Honors 2 section will complete the book at the beginning of next week. Students will continue to take quizzes and work on symbolism as we complete this novel. SAT: Student will do in-class writing this week to review their SAT words. INDEPENDENT READING: Students are reading non-fiction for the months of November / December.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7, 2011 WRITING: Students are writing journals based on Golding's themes (the beast in man) in Lord of the Flies. They will probably ask you about their early beast moments! BOOKS: We continue our reading of Lord of the Flies (please see the homepage for specific chapters). Students are close reading for vocabulary, characterization and symbolism. SAT: Students are working on the SAT 3 words. The test will be in December. INDEPENDENT READING: November / Dec. : non-fiction. Students started checking in their books last week. All students should check in their books by the end of this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 31, 2011 WRITING: Students completed a sample SAT essay last week. Please check power school. You can see the score (out of 12) under the comments section for the Honors 1 Section. I will put the Honors 2 section in by the end of this week. BOOKS: Lord of the Flies. We are reviewing chapters 1-3 through group activities on characterization and setting. Students will read chapters 4 and 5 toward the end of the week. All students should have turned in their summer reading books by now (Great Expectations and Lord of the Flies). SAT: Lesson #3. Students will complete the new lesson at the beginning of this week. INDEPENDENT READING: November choice: Non-fiction. Students may begin checking in their books this week. The Honors 1 section will take their October test on Monday (Fiction) in the computer lab.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2011 WRITING: Students will be writing homework journals on their reactions to commercial and magazine advertisements in relation to Brave New World. Students will also hand in their Marxist Criticism journals this week (section 1 / Wednesday -- section 2 / Thursday). In addition, they will try their first SAT essay this week. While the PSAT did not contain any writing, the SAT will include an essay. BOOKS: Students will hand in their summer reading books -- Great Expectations and Brave New World -- this week. Please make sure that students return these books so that we have them to hand out to our other students. I will introduce Lord of the Flies, by William Golding (section 1 /Friday -- section 2 / Monday). I will assign the first chapter to the section 1 class for this weekend. SAT: Students continue to work on their September and October words. We will discuss their PSAT test experience, and I will introduce the essay format. Students will write their first SAT practice essay (they will complete one per month). INDEPENDENT READING: Students should be just about done with their fiction books. The test for section 2 is on Friday, October 28th. The test for section 1 is on Monday, October 31st.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 10TH, 2011 WRITING: I will hand back student articles on memory and sense in Great Expecations. I thought that the students did a great job with these articles, and I enjoyed reading them. We will continue our research into Marxist criticism, and the students will begin a new journal on Brave New World. BOOKS: We continue our review of Great Expectations and Brave New World. SAT: Students are taking and reviewing the 2007 PSAT in order to prepare for Saturday's test. They just completed their second lesson in their orange SAT books. We will also review semicolons for the writing section of the PSAT. INDEPENDENT READING: Students should be well into their October books (fiction).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 3RD, 2011 WRITING: Students are handing in the articles on memory and Great Expectations this week. In addition, students will begin their research of Marxist criticism as it relates to Brave New World. BOOKS: We continue our review of Great Expectations, and we will begin our review of Brave New World. SAT: In order to prepare students for the upcoming PSAT, we will continue our preparation on sentence structure and examine modifiers. We will also work on the semi-colon. Students will complete the second lesson in their SAT books and create flashcards for those words. INDEPENDENT READING: October choice is fiction. Students should check in their books with me this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2011 WRITING: Students are handing in their Great Expectations articles. SAT: Students will take their first SAT test on Lesson 1 in their orange books. The test will consist of definitions, sentences and SAT fill ins. We are also reviewing active vs. passive voice. INDEPENDENT READING: Students will take their first independent reading tests this week in the computer lab (on biography or autobiography). READING: We will continue our review of Great Expectations.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2011 WRITING: Students are finishing their journals on senses. I will assign an article based on these journals toward the end of this week. Students are also handing in their feminist critiques on the summer reading books. READING: We are reviewing the summer reading books, Great Expecations and Brave New World, through criticism, symbolism and plot. SAT: Students are working on parallel structure. They are also reviewing vocabulary (first test next week). INDEPENDENT READING: Students should be finishing up their biographies / autobiographies for next week's exam.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE SUMMER OF 2011 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (make sure to start early -- it's long!) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Please make sure to read both books before the first day of school. You should take notes as you are reading (either in a notebook or on post-it notes). I will give you the first part of your test during our first class meeting..
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 2ND, 2011 BOOK: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Monday's Assessment: The Pardoner's Tale. Wednesday's Assessment: The Wife of Bath's Tale. Friday's Assessment: The Clerk's Tale (Parts I and II). Students Should Continue Working on their Recitations of the First 18 Lines of The Prologue (Due May 16th). WRITING: Gulliver's Travels Papers Due This Week. I Will Accept Papers Monday - Friday. As We Have Been Working on this Assignment for Two Months, I Will Not Accept Papers After Friday. INDEPENDENT READING: This Week, Students Will Choose a Contemporary British or Irish Poet / Writer. They Will Read the Poetry and / or Short Fiction of that Writer. SAT: Lesson 6 Vocabulary.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 25TH, 2011 BOOK: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (poem in Middle English) SAT: Lesson 6 WRITING: Finish Book V: Chapter III in Gulliver's Travels assignment. Full paper due next week. INDEPENDENT READING: To be announced.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 28TH BOOK: We are completing Beowulf this week. Students will watch the film and take notes on the cultural and character differences. SAT: Lesson 5 Exam (Friday) WRITING: Student will begin the third chapter of their Gulliver's Travels V paper. They will peer edit chapter 2 together on Monday. INDEPENDENT READING: Assessment of March choices this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 21ST BOOK: Students are reading Beowulf. They will read the last two battles this week (I will quiz them each class). SAT: Lesson 5 words. Students should be learning these words at home. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Students are working on the second chapter of their Gulliver's Travels Book V assignments. Students are using time in class and at home to work on this paper. INDEPENDENT READING: Students should be finishing up their March books for next week's test.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 7TH BOOK: No book this week. Students are still working on their Gulliver's Travels writing assignment. SAT: Writing Section Review (grammar and essay). Good luck on Saturday!!!! WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: College Essay Poem, Gulliver's Travels V (chapter 1 drafts) INDEPENDENT READING: Students are checking in their March books (free choice).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14TH BOOK: Gulliver's Travels. Complete Book III presentations. SAT: Unit 4 test on Thursday. (Signups for March SAT ended Feb. 11th. Late signups still available on collegeboard.com) WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Students are working on the first chapter of their Book V, Gulliver's Travels assignment. I will provide class time on Tuesday. INDEPENDENT READING: Test on Thursday (contemporary British/ Irish literature).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7TH BOOK: Gulliver's Travels. Continue review of Book III and IV. SAT: Please bring all SAT booklets to each class. Students should log onto collegeboard.com to sign up for the March or May SAT Exam. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Creative Lyric Assignment Due Wed. 2/9. Begin Gulliver's Travels Assignment. Students will write Book V. INDEPENDENT READING: Contemporary British / Irish Fiction. Test the week before Feb. vacation. WORD WEEK: Word process your favorite word, its definition, and your reason for Wednesday. If you act out your word, bring in food assoicated with your word or dress like your word, you will receive extra credit. The entire school will be taking part in these Word Week celebrations.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 31ST, 2011 BOOK: Gulliver's Travels: Quiz on Book IV on Thursday 2/3. Review of Books II and III in class this week. SAT: Please bring all SAT booklets to each class. Students should log onto collegeboard.com to sign up for the March or May SAT Exam. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Creative Lyric Assignment INDEPENDENT READING: Contemporary British / Irish Fiction
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH, 2011 BOOK: Gulliver's Travels. Tuesday: Quiz on Book II. Book III due Wednesday, January 26th. SAT: Please bring all SAT booklets to each class. Students should log onto collegeboard.com to sign up for the March or May SAT Exam. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Lord of the Flies Article INDEPENDENT READING: Contemporary British / Irish Fiction
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 10TH, 2011 BOOK: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS: QUIZ ON BOOK ONE TUESDAY 1/11; BEGIN BOOK TWO SAT WORDS: UNIT 4 WORK AND FLASHCARDS DUE THIS WEEK (WE DID NOT GET TO THIS UNIT LAST WEEK) PSAT SCORES ARE IN! PLEASE BRING BOOKLETS TO ALL CLASSES! WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: LORD OF THE FLIES ARTICLES DUE NEXT WEEK INDEPENDENT READING: CONTEMPORARY BRITISH / IRISH FICTION
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 3RD, 2011 NEW BOOK: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. (Book 1 Reading Due Tuesday, 1/ 11). SAT: Unit 4 Words. Unit and Flashcards Due Friday 1/7). INDEPENDENT READING: All Tests Due by Wednesday 1/5. New Book: Contemporary British or Irish Fiction / Non-Fiction. Book Selections Due 1/11.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22, 2010 READING: Complete Lord of the Flies. Quiz on 11 and 12 -- 11/23. SAT: Unit 3 words. INDEPENDENT READING: Fiction. I will test students before the winter break.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15, 2010 READING: Chapters 6-11 in Lord of the Flies. SAT: Vocabulary book on Unit 3 words due this week. Practice SAT Essay #2 on Friday. INDEPENDENT READING: The November book is fiction. As November and December are shorter school months, I will test students before the winter break. PROJECT: SAT Vocabulary Book due this week.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25,2010 READING: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in Lord of the Flies by William Golding SAT: Unit 2 Vocabulary Words; Grammar Review INDEPENDENT READING: October Test on Thursday (Classic British Authors)
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18, 2010 READING: Poem: "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth (relate poem to themes in Brave New World); "Propaganda in a Democratic Society" by Aldous Huxley (Assigned on Monday) and "Hypnopaedia" by Aldous Huxley (Assigned on Wednesday). NEW BOOK: Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I plan to hand out and assign the first chapter of the book on Friday (if we get to it by the end of the week; if not, we will begin the following week). PAPERS: No papers due this week. Students will receive their first extended papers back by the end of this week. We will review, record and file the papers. SAT: Review PSAT. Grammar exercises. First SAT essay. Students will write one essay per month (in class) in order to prepare for the SAT. They should plan to take the test twice this year. INDEPENDENT READING: Classic British Authors.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11, 2010 SUMMER READING: View Commercials and Magazine Ads / Take Notes/ Take Part in Class Discussion. PAPERS: (10/12) Great Expectations Descriptions (1 person and 1 place of importance); (10/14) Marxist Critiques (relate to Brave New World). SAT: Grammar and Punctuation Review. PSAT on Saturday, 10/16. INDEPENDENT: Classic British Authors (students should have signed in book by this point -- check PowerSchool).
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4, 2010 PAPERS: Marxist Critiques assigned by the end of this week. READING: Students will read an article on Marxist Criticism as they prepare to write their own critiques. SAT: Students will complete Unit 2 in the SAT Vocabulary Book. INDEPENDENT READING: October is Classic British Authors month. I gave students a list of authors from which to choose. I will check books in all this week, and I will test students during the last class meeting in October.
DIRECTIONS FOR ARTICLES (DUE MONDAY) Your article will contain: 1 main title; two opening paragraphs (general opening; forecast of your journal ideas); three subheadings, each with its own title (these are your three journals -- sight, sound, smell); transitions between each journal; subtitle for conclusion and one concluding paragraph. Make sure to include design elements as well. You do not need to use columns. If you want to, you may. You must, however, include three graphics and a catchy main title font. Remember, I will be lenient as I grade the setup and design of these papers, as you have never tried the article before. I will, however, expect detailed content. ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 PAPERS: Articles on memory / senses due Monday 9/27. Marxist Critiques assigned Friday 10/1. READING: Students will read an article on Marxist Criticism Wednesday night as they prepare to write their own Marxist Critiques of Great Expectations and Brave New World. SAT: SAT Unit 1 test on Friday 10/1. SAT Unit 2 work assigned on 10/1. Students need to sign up for the October PSAT starting 9/27 in Guidance. INDEPENDENT READING: The first Independent Reading test will be held on Wednesday 9/29. Students will have until the end of next week to show me their new Independent Reading books.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 PAPERS: Students are working on journals in response to Great Expectations (memories through various senses) READING: Students will read and respond to Literary Criticism on Dickens and Great Expectations. We will also review the summer exam questions on Great Expectations. SAT: Students will take sample tests, review grammar and work on vocabulary. INDEPENDENT READING: Students should be reading their biographies, autobiographies or memoirs. Test will be the last class meeting in September.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 EXAMS: Essay portions of summer exam on Monday and Wednesday of this week. PAPERS: Draft of Feminist Critique on Dickens and Huxley due Monday. Final Paper Due Friday (9/17). Draft of Sensory Memories Paper (Part 1) Due Wednesday. HOMEWORK: Writing Goals for Portfolio Due Monday, 9/13. UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS: Independent Reading Book Exam at the End of September. SAT Vocabulary Exam I at the End of September. ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2010 SAT VOCABULARY UNIT 1 (WE ARE WAITING FOR BOOKS, SO I AM ASSIGNING THE UNIT FOR THIS WEEK) COLLEGE WORKSHEETS, ENGLISH BINDERSAND INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS DUE (SEE BELOW)
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2010 1. STUDENTS WILL DO LESSON 1 IN THEIR SAT VOCABULARY BOOKS. 2. STUDENTS WILL FILL OUT THE COLLEGE INFORMATION SHEET. 3. STUDENTS WILL FIND A BIOGRAPHY OR AUTOBIOGRAPHY FOR THEIR SEPTEMBER INDEPENDENT READING BOOK. 4. STUDENTS WILL ORGANIZE THEIR ENGLISH BINDER (1" BINDER WITH FOUR SECTIONS: LITERATURE NOTES, GRAMMAR, SAT VOCABULARY, IN-CLASS WRITING). |
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