Honors
English 9 Lesson Plans
Mrs. Seuell 430-0819 scroll down for past weeks/ print page 1
Week of May 5-May 9
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Monday |
begin oral reports on
mythology—takes notes/ Homework: work
on unit 15—to be graded and quiz on Thursday |
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Tuesday |
assigned mythology
reports—take notes/ Homework: work on unit 15 and Latin/ Greek worksheet |
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Wednesday |
grade unit 15 vocab.
// oral reports—take notes |
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Thursday |
assigned mythology reports—take notes/ vocab. quiz unit 15 tomorrow---original myth booklets due
Monday |
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Friday |
vocab. quiz unit 15/
assigned mythology reports---take notes/ original myth booklets due
Monday—writing folders due by Thursday |
Week of May 12-May 16
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Monday |
present original mythology
booklet/ do Latin/ Greek preview sheet
to see which words you can recognize without looking up/ Homework:
Latin/Greek vocabulary worksheets—writing folders due by Thursday |
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Tuesday |
oral presentation of
original booklet/Homework: Latin/
Greek vocabulary worksheets |
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Wednesday |
/mythology quiz/work on Latin/ Greek
vocabulary worksheets/ grammar review quiz tomorrow / writing folders due –arranged
chronologically with list of errors by date for both semesters |
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Thursday |
writing folders due/ Latin/ Greek
worksheets/ work in pairs to do mythology review sheets/ ---grammar review
quiz |
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Friday |
review for exam/ mythology video |
Monday, May 19 Exam: 8:00- 9:30
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Week of April 28-May 2
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Monday |
finish “The Gold Bug”
recording/finish sharing concrete poems/
work on unit 14 vocab./ Homework: work on unit
14—to be graded and quiz on Wed. |
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Tuesday |
Library research to
work on assigned mythology reports/ Homework: work on unit 14 |
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Wednesday |
grade unit 14 vocab. and take quiz/ begin unit 15 vocab. / work on oral reports |
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Thursday |
Library research to work on
assigned mythology reports |
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Friday |
Library research to work on assigned
mythology reports |
Week of April 21-25
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Monday |
no school |
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Tuesday |
grade vocab. unit 13/ read and discuss “A Doll House” by Katherine
Mansfield p. 118/ Homework: answer questions # 6-9 (#9 which characters set good examples,
which bad?) p. 123/ vocab. quiz unit 13 |
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Wednesday |
vocab. quiz unit 13 / listen to a recording of “The Gold
Bug” by Edgar Allan Poe/ |
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Thursday |
/”/ finish discussion of “A
Doll House”/read and discuss "My Heart is in the Highlands" by
Robert Burns p. 193/ work in groups of three to write a poem of farewell—turn
in/ homework: answer question # 7 p. 194, read the Literary Focus/ begin
vocab. unit 14 |
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Friday |
special prayer day/ go over vocab. unit 14/
assignment of mythology report/share original poems written yesterday
and last Friday/ finish “A Gold Bug |
Week of April 14-18
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Monday |
finish sharing discussion results
from Friday/ final discussion of A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court/// read and discuss lyric
poetry "My Heart Leaps Up" William Wordsworth p. 231 and “If There
Be Sorrow” by Mari Evans p. 233/ begin
vocab. unit 13 |
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Tuesday |
vocab
unit 13./ listen to a recording of sonnets by Shakespeare/ read "Shall I
Compare Thee to a Summer's Day" by William Shakespeare p. 238/ read
“Sonnet 116” by Shakespeare and
“Puritan Sonnet” p. 240—compare patterns/ Homework: read, take notes,
and answer Literary Focus p. 239 and p. 241/ work on vocab. |
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Wednesday |
unit 13 vocab./
go over homework due/ read “400- Meter
Freestyle” p. 242-243/ read, take notes, and answer Literary Focus p. 244/ |
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Thursday |
paired work to do Writing a
Concrete Poem p. 244—share tomorrow/ vocab unit 13
to be graded Tuesday |
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Friday |
share work from yesterday / grade vocab. unit 13 on Tuesday |
Week of April 7-11
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Monday |
read aloud
ch.21-22 A |
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Tuesday |
grade
vocab.unit 12/ read aloud and discuss ch. 24-25/ students read ch.
26-27 silently—test tomorrow and will write “Tomorrow, and tomorrow. . . “—vocab. quiz Thursday |
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Wednesday |
Test: A
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Thursday |
vocab. quiz unit 12/ second part of test |
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Friday |
do vocab. review p.
139-149 if not making 24-25 on quizzes/ work in groups to discuss Comparing
Novels p. 735: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and The Pearl—share ideas Monday—share discussion results |
Week of March 31-April 4
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Monday |
vocab. unit 12/ discussion of a frame story. begin
reading aloud and discussing A |
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Tuesday |
vocab.
unit 12/quiz and discussion of ch. 1-7/ read aloud and discuss A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court /today we read
through ch. 9 /Homework: read through ch.
12 to the middle of p. 697-----memorization of "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,
and Tomorrow" due Friday |
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Wednesday |
vocab. unit 12/ quiz and discussion of ch. 10-12/ read
aloud and discuss A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur’s Court /today we read ch. 13-14 |
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Thursday |
vocab. unit 12/
read aloud and discuss A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court /today we read ch. 16-18 / Homework: read through ch.
20 p. 716 |
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Friday |
vocab. unit 12/ memorization of "Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" due next Wed. / quiz and discussion through ch. 20/ A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s
Court / |
—enjoy Spring Break—next class: Tuesday, March 25
Week of March 24-28
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Monday |
no class |
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Tuesday |
finish discussing / Fahrenheit 451 through p. 110/ begin reading aloud p. 113—today we read
through p. 130 / Homework: read through p. 136/"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,
and Tomorrow" memorization due
next Wed., April 2 |
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Wednesday |
discuss
Fahrenheit 451 through p. 136/
begin reading aloud p. 137—today we read to p. 142 |
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Thursday |
finish reading Fahrenheit 451 |
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Friday |
Test Fahrenheit
451/after test: read and take notes on life of
Mark Twain p. 663-665/ begin vocab. unit 12/
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" p. 195 memorization due
Wed. |
Week of March 10-14
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Monday |
discussion of part I Fahrenheit 451 to p. 68/ read
aloud and discuss—Homework: read to middle p. 100 |
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Tuesday |
Fahrenheit 451 read
silently---today we read to p.110 /work
on vocab. unit 11- to be graded tomorrow |
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Wednesday |
grade vocab. unit
11/ Fahrenheit 451 discuss through p. 110/ vocab quiz
tomorrow/ |
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Thursday |
vocab quiz unit 11/ keep reading Fahrenheit 451 / selected
scenes from musical Camelot |
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Friday |
selected scenes from musical Camelot—enjoy Spring Break—next
class: Tuesday, March 25 |
Week of March 3-7
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Monday |
present original legends of a knight/ finish
DVD Great Expectations/
begin vocab. unit 11—time to work in class—work on vocab. each day you finish other work in class |
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Tuesday |
/ finish Le Morte d'Arthur/ answer
Study questions #7-9 p. 605/ read and answer Viewpoint, Literary Focus answer
#1,2,4,6,8,10,15, and Vocabulary read and do p. 606’ work on vocab. unit 11 |
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Wednesday |
pass out Fahrenheit 451---study sheet given—read list of metaphors and
definitions, back page bio of author, all pages preceding p. 3 then read
to p. 68 by Monday / go over study
questions, Viewpoint, Literary Focus, and Vocabulary for Le Morte d'Arthur / |
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Thursday |
/ go over "Tomorrow,
and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by William Shakespeare p. 195/, begin
memorizing "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by William
Shakespeare p. 195/ read "Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe p. 224, answer study
question # 9 and both Literary Focus questions--should be able to answer all
study questions in oral discussion/ work on vocab.
unit 11/time to read novel |
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Friday |
listen to a reading of "The Lady
of Shalott" and a recording
of from "The Passing of Arthur" by Alfred, Lord
Tennyson--look at artwork representing knights and the Lady of Shalott/ work on vocab./ read
novel. |
Week of
Feb. 25-29
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Monday |
/ vocab.
quiz unit 10/ watch DVD Great
Expectations/ assigned Thursday:
read and take notes Appreciating Literature p.575-581 /
-know bold-faced terms/ bring in a picture of a knight, a castle, a
lady from the middle ages, and a suit of armor |
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Tuesday |
/ discussion of legends and
superheroes/ begin reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 583/ homework: finish reading through p.
597 and answer study questions p. 585 #1-10 and p. 597 #1-11 --by Friday:
invent your own knight--give him a name, write a physical description of him,
write a description of his personality, come up with the names of two
relatives of your knight--Be creative! |
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Wednesday |
discussion of study questions p. 585, p.
597/ continue reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 599/ notes on chivalry and courtly love |
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Thursday |
finish watching DVD Great Expectations |
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Friday |
work
in groups of three to do a writing assignment—present to class Monday |
Week of
Feb. 18-22
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Monday |
no class |
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Tuesday |
read aloud and discuss Great Expectations begin
ch 36—today we read to p-661 most of
ch.38---/ Homework: finish reading the novel—expect a reading comprehension
quiz |
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Wednesday |
Finish discussing Great Expectations—/ begin DVD of Great Expectations / in class essays--must have grammar book and Bible |
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Thursday |
Essay TEST/ do vocab.
unit 10-to be graded tomorrow/ / By Tuesday read and take notes Appreciating
Literature p.575-581 / -know bold-faced terms/ bring in a picture of a
knight, a castle, a lady from the middle ages, and a suit of
armor/ ---grammar due Tuesday: study p. 393-397, do ex. 13, ex. 14, and
review ex. D |
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Friday |
grade vocab. unit
10/ watch DVD Great Expectations/ vocab. quiz unit 10 Monday |
Week of
Feb. 11-15
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Monday |
Essay due/ read aloud and discuss Great Expectations—beginning
at p. 609 ch. 22/ today we read to p/ 616
through ch.
24 / Homework: read through ch 27 to p. 627./ be able to answer study questions
orally or on a quiz |
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Tuesday |
/ read aloud and discuss Great Expectations—today
we read to p 633 to ch. 30-/ Homework: read through
ch. 34 p. 648 |
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Wednesday |
begin vocab. unit
10/ read aloud and discuss Great Expectations—today
we read ch. 35
to p. 652—TEST: Thursday., Feb. 21/ paper due Wed, Feb. 27 |
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Thursday |
No class |
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Friday |
No class—next class: Tuesday, Feb. 19 |
Week of
Feb. 4-8
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Monday |
Grade vocab. unit 9/
time to read / Homework: finish reading Great Expectations
through ch. 8 p. 565 and answer study
questions #6, 7,10, 11/ vocab. quiz unit
9 tomorrow |
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Tuesday |
Vocab
quiz unit 9/ Discussion of Dickens as a social reformist/ possible quiz / discussion of ch 1-8/ discuss study questions p. 565 and Lit. Focus p.
565/ begin reading aloud ch. 9 Great Expectations p. 566/ Homework: read through ch. 11 p. 578 |
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Wednesday |
Discuss through ch.
11/ begin reading aloud Great Expectations ch. 12 p.
578—today we read to p.2nd column p. 581 last paragraph |
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Thursday |
read aloud and discuss Great Expectations—today
we read to p. 589 ch. 15 / Homework: read through ch.
18 p. 602—be able to answer study questions orally or on a quiz |
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Friday |
Possible quiz and discussion of Great
Expectations through ch. 18/ read Lit. Focus p. 613/ begin reading aloud ch. 19 p. 602—today we read to the bottom of p. 607, ch. 21—students are to finish ch.
21 to. p. 609 / essay due Monday |
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Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 1
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Monday |
Begin vocab. unit
9/ Read aloud Act V in parts and discuss
Julius Caesar --/ Act V reading guide and
prereading vocab
sheets /— / Act IV-V reading guides
and prereading vocab.
worksheets due tomorrow |
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Tuesday |
Act IV-V reading guides due / work in pairs to do assigned work: pairs
will be given two: read and answer all
of Literary Focus p. 512 and p.
536-for Thinking about Staging p. 536 answer only #2/ Thinking About
Tragedy p. 568 and Thinking about Theme #15/
Irony p. 569--read about puns p. 569/-- share answers / TEST
tomorrow-- know for test:
definitions from all literary focuses and notes especially. monologue, soliloquy,
aside, anachronism/ purpose of Act I, sc. 1= exposition/ Shakespearean
sonnet/ characters--personalities, motives, famous quotes/ plot/ description
of Globe Theater/ facts about Shakespeare/ study quizzes, reading
guides, and class notes |
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Wednesday |
/ Test
Julius Caesar / work on vocab. unit 9—BRING :
Understanding Lit and Appreciating Lit. |
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Thursday |
Open
book essays Julius Caesar/ work
on vocab. unit 9-to be graded Monday/
Homework: Understanding Lit. read and take notes on bio of Charles Dickens p.
541-542/ read p. 670-671/ Have Great Expectations through ch 8
read by Tuesday and answer study questions #6, 7,10, 11 p. 565 and Lit. Focus
p. 565 |
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Friday |
Julius Caesar video and discussion/ vocab. unit 9 to be graded Monday/ vocab.
unit 9 quiz Tuesday as well as ch. 1-8 Great
Expectations Tuesday and answer
study questions #6, 7,10, 11 p.
565 and Lit. Focus p. 565 |
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. Week of Jan. 21-25
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Monday |
No
school. |
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Tuesday |
Grade
vocab. unit 8/ Read aloud in parts and discuss Julius Caesar beginning at Act
II, sc. iii--today we read to p. 524
Act III sc. ii/ time in class to work on reading guide and prereading vocab worksheet for
Act II/ vocab. quiz tomorrow |
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Wednesday |
Vocab quiz unit 8/ pop
quiz Act I-II/ grade and discuss |
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Thursday |
Read aloud in parts and discuss Julius
Caesar begin p. 524 Act III sc ii-- today we read to p. 543 Act IV
sc. iii line 82/ reading guides and prereading vocab. worksheets for Act II and Act III due tomorrow |
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Friday |
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Week of Jan. 14-18
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Monday |
Discussion of Deut. 20:7/
review work on essay questions: how to incorporate the question into a topic
sentence/begin vocab. unit 8/ silently read and
take notes on p. 461-468/ |
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Tuesday |
assign parts for Julius
Caesar --Apprec. Lit./ info on Shakespeare, the
Globe theatre, the sonnet, looking at the play through a Christian worldview/
vocab unit 8—last day to have time in class for vocab. |
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Wednesday |
begin reading aloud Julius Caesar
--we read to p. 486 Act I, sc. iii |
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Thursday |
Read
aloud in parts Julius Caesar begin p. 486 Act I, sc. Iii/ today we
finished Act I / /Homework: answer worksheets for as far as read
each day, read and take notes on
Literary Focus for Act I/ |
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Friday |
Collect homework
for a grade/ Read aloud in parts Julius Caesar beginning Act II/ today
we read to Act II sc. iii p. 509/ vocab. unit 8 to be graded Tuesday |
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Week of Dec. 10-14
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Monday |
Begin video of Romeo and Juliet |
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Tuesday |
Go over grammar ch. 12-13/ video of Romeo and Juliet |
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Wednesday |
video of Romeo and Juliet |
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Thursday |
video of Romeo and Juliet/
review for exam |
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Friday |
Finish video of Romeo and Juliet/ Listen to
a recording of “A Christmas Memory” by
Truman Capote Exam: Monday, Dec. 17 8:15-9:45 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
Week of Jan. 21-25
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Monday |
No
school. |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
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Friday |
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Week of Dec. 3-7
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Monday |
Possible pop quiz over ending
of The Odyssey / Students work in
pairs to answer open book quiz The
Odyssey / vocab.
unit 7---writing folders due Thursday-- Thursday—organized by date: August in
back working up to Dec. in the front../ |
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Tuesday |
Finish discussion of The Odyssey/ do fun worksheet for The
Odyssey / Look over Elizabethan language p. 331/ Homework: read Understanding Lit. p. 328-332/ vocab. unit 7 to
be graded Thursday—quiz Friday |
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Wednesday |
/ / begin reading selected passages of Romeo and Juliet in parts/ |
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Thursday |
Review of writing folders/
grade vocab. unit 7—quiz tomorrow |
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Friday |
Vocab. quiz unit 7/ read selected passages of Romeo and Juliet |
Week of Nov. 19-23
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Monday |
Grade vocab. review p. 72-83 / read aloud
beginning p. 447 line 178 and discuss The Odyssey –today we read to p. 455 line 425/ have definitions
for Literary Focus p. 458, 467,480, and p. 487 copied to notes--learn |
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Tuesday |
/ read aloud and discuss The Odyssey beginning p. 455 line 425-today we read to 468 /50
pt. vocab. review quiz will be Tuesday, Nov. 27 |
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Wednesday |
No school. |
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Thursday |
No school. |
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Friday |
No school.---field trip Wed., Nov. 28
–missing 10 min. of per. 2 and per. 3-5—wear chapel clothing and bring a sack
lunch |
Week of Nov. 12-16
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Monday |
No school Enjoy your 3-day weekend! |
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Tuesday |
/ discuss through p. 68 The Old Man and the Sea/ review for test—know definitions/ authors
assigned/ themes |
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Wednesday |
Test over second group of poems/ after test
work on vocab., grammar, or read/ |
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Thursday |
- / begin The Odyssey-- read and take
notes p. 430-437 Understanding Lit./ -look over p. 438-441--also
read p. 488-489—should get finished in class—if not have for tomorrow |
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Friday |
Day of Prayer/ check notes taken yesterday/
begin to read aloud and discuss The Odyssey Invocation to the Muse p. 442,
Odysseus Tells His Story p. 443-444—today we read to p. 447 line 178
–standing assignment= fill out reading guides for as far as read/ vocab. review to be graded Monday |
Week of Nov. 5-9
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Monday |
read aloud and discuss "The
Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare p. 206—look over questions 1-6
and read question 8/ , listen to a recording of "I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth p. 211--discuss/ listen to a recording
of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" by Robert
Burns p. 210--discuss—worksheets/ Homework: finish worksheets
/read The Old Man and the Sea |
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Tuesday |
vocab. review unit p. 72-83 / finish discussion of
"My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" "I Wandered Lonely as a
Cloud"/--go over worksheets //
read and discuss "Dreams" by
Langston Hughes p. 203/ hand-out:
"A Dream Deferred" also by Langston Hughes-discuss in
reference to "I Have a Dream" / Homework: read novel The Old Man
and the Sea |
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Wednesday |
vocab. review unit p. 72-83/ / read and discuss "I
Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman p. 228 |
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Thursday |
vocab. review unit p. 72-83/ read "The Courage That
My Mother Had" -be able to discuss using the study questions/ read
aloud and discuss "space" p. 217 /
Pearl paper due
tomorrow—printed copy only/ reminder The
Old Man and the Sea through p. 68 due Nov. 13—assigned Nov. 1 |
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Friday |
read
aloud and discuss "Lost"by Carl Sandburg p. 226, and "maggie and milly and molly and
may" by e.e. cummings
p. 223/Pearl paper due today/ TEST
over second poetry unit Wed., Nov. 14/—next class: Tuesday, Nov. 13 |
Week of Oct. 29- Nov. 2
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Monday |
Vocab.
6 / finish reading The Pearl through p. 643, read and
take notes on Literary Focus p. 644 —vocab. 6 to be
graded tomorrow/ quiz Wed. |
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Tuesday |
Grade vocab. 6/ / listen to a recording of "The
Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe—compare syntax and sanity of speaker to “The
Tell-tale Heart”/ discussion over The Pearl up to p. 643—by
Thursday finish The Pearl/possible oral and/or written quiz on
Thurs. (depends upon discussion)--look over study questions and Literary
Focus p. 661-662 (be able to answer orally or in writing)/ vocab. quiz tomorrow |
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Wednesday |
Quiz vocab. unit
6/ read and discuss "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily
Dickinson p. 200/ listen to a reading of "There is no Frigate like a
Book"/ discuss life of Emily Dickinson/ |
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Thursday |
vocab. review unit p. 72-83/ / Final discussion The
Pearl/ --students work together to fill out open book questions/ pass out The Old Man and the Sea
and the reading schedule----by Nov. 13: read about Ernest Hemingway -last
page and back cover of The Old Man and the Sea-take notes--- have p.
9-68 read by Tue., Nov. 13-answer reading guides for as far as read-/read novel The Old Man and the Sea |
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Friday |
Read answers to questions from
yesterday/ copy info from board/ read and discuss "Haiku" p. 198
and "Hokku Poems" by Richard Wright /
time to read novel The Old Man and the Sea / The Pearl paper
due next Friday---printed copy
only--e-mail only if you are absent |
Week of Oct. 22-26
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Monday |
Grade vocab. unit 5//,/ read aloud and discuss "The
Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe p. 191--answer worksheet—discuss
worldview of poem vs. Christian worldview / quiz tomorrow: vocab. unit 5—poetry test part 1 Wed. |
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Tuesday |
Vocab.
quiz unit 5/discuss Matt. 6:19-21 as a guide for reading The Pearl /
paper assignment given: paper on The Pearl due Friday, Nov. 9 ----in Appreciating
Literature read and take notes p. 611-614, students read aloud /
section 1 (ch. 1-2) of the novella The
Pearl p. 615-624, answer questions #6-10 –—finish by Thursday |
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Wednesday |
TEST/ time to read The Pearl or Pilgrim’s
Progress |
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Thursday |
/ possible “pop” quiz / discussion section 1 (ch. 1-2) of the novella The Pearl p. 615-635
/ / read The |
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Friday |
Begin
vocab. unit 6—15 min. /possible “pop” quiz/ discussion of The Pearl through p. 635 part III/
begin reading aloud section 4 p. 635—today we read to p.______/ begin working
through ch. 12-13 grammar—do only as many exercises
as need be to remember the material—may be none—to prepare for grammar
quiz Dec. 11 |
Week of Oct. 15-18
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Monday |
Discussion of reading
schedule for Pilgrim's Progress/ / begin vocab.
unit 5—go over pronunciation and parts of speech/ list of poetry terms and types of poetry
// listen to recording of narrative poem "The Charge of the Light
Brigade" p. 168—read info on Alfred, Lord Tennyson/ focus on
refrain, metaphors, foreshadowing, and purpose/ listen to a recording of folk ballad "Lord
Randal" p. 170-discuss speakers, refrain / Homework: / read "The
Runaway" p. 172 –make a list of similes and metaphors-make a list, take notes on
biographical info on Robert Frost/
discuss the poem using the study questions as a guide |
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Tuesday |
Discuss “The Runaway”/ read
aloud and discuss " |
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Wednesday |
Share poems/ read aloud "Child on Top
of a Greenhouse" p. 178-focus on speaker, personification,
similes---fill out worksheet/ time to work on vocab.
unit 5 or to read Pilgrim's Progress |
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Thursday |
Go over worksheets from
yesterday/ read aloud and discuss "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" by William Wordsworth p.
186--focus on rhyme scheme p. 187, know author, read biographical info found
in text / read and discuss
"The Base Stealer" look for alliteration, repetition, and similes/
homework: vocab. unit 5 to be graded Monday |
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Friday |
read aloud and discuss "Sea
Fever" p.184--refrain,/ "Onomatopoeia" p. 188,/ listen
to a recording of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll p.
189--focus on onomatopoeia p. 188/ Enjoy Homecoming! |
Week of Oct. 1-5
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Monday |
Copy nominative and
objective case pronouns from board/ Read aloud in parts The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby p. 360 Appreciating Literature--Homework: assigned last Friday--read
in Understanding Lit Preview Poetry p. 161 and Literary Focus p. 162—take notes---pronoun
quiz Thurs. |
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Tuesday |
/ continue reading
aloud The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby/
be able to write compound
sentences using sentence pattern and prouns given |
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Wednesday |
Begin narrative poetry p. 165—listen to a
recording of “Casey at the Bat”—discuss in conjunction with Prov. 16:18 |
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Thursday |
Pronoun quiz// read and
discuss “Casey’s Revenge”—hand-out |
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Friday |
Work
with a group of 3-4 to do a poetry exercise/ Enjoy Fall Break!! |
Week of Sept. 24-28
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Monday |
Vocab quiz unit 4 /
Read "Shakespeare of
London" p. 281-284--expository essay/ answer study questions #1-9/ read
Lit. Focus p. 285 |
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Tuesday |
Picture Day / read
"A Son of the Middle Border" p. 287 paying close attention to the
blue side notes-/ be able to answer study questions/do both sides of
worksheet for “The Spreading ‘You Know’” and “A Son of the Middle Border”
--Test Friday, Sept. 28/ / begin vocab. unit 5 |
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Wednesday |
listen to a reading of "I Have a
Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr. p. 327-331 Appreciating Lit. persuasive
essay/ vocab. unit 5 |
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Thursday |
Notebook check of
homework section/ Finish discussion of biographies, autobiography, narrative,
expository, descriptive, and persuasive essays / / Test tomorrow
---non-fiction-definitions from pp. 234, 245, 263, 273, 277, 280, and 285 |
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Friday |
Test/
pass out Pilgrim's Progress --part I due Friday., Nov. 16—you
may use a modern English translation—be certain not to get one that has been
adapted or changed-- read Pilgrim's Progress/By Tuesday: read in Understanding Lit Preview Poetry p.
161 and Literary Focus p. 162/: bring Appreciating Lit book
next week — |
Week of Sept. 17-21
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Monday |
read "Sayonara" (descriptive
essay) p. 274-276, pay close
attention to descriptive language / take notes on bio. of Anne Morrow
Lindberg and Literary Focus know what the word sayonara means to the
author/ answer Viewpoint and Literary Focus plus study question # 7---- paper due no later than Thursday—e-mail to
me Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org with subject as your name, honors, Animal
Farm—also bring printed copy |
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Tuesday |
Paper due by
Thursday/ begin vocab. unit 4/work with a partner
to fill out a worksheet for “Sayonara” //
Homework:/ read "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
(autobiography) p. 246-250, take note
on bio. of Maya Angelou and Literary Focus, answer Viewpoint and Literary
Focus plus study question #9 ---know 1st life lesson--- - by
Tuesday, Sept. 25, copy definitions from pp. 234, 245, 251, 263, 273, 277,
280, and 285/-----/ Test Friday,
Sept. 28., ---non-fiction and -definitions from pp. 234, 245, 263, 273, 277,
280, and 285 |
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Wednesday |
Discuss “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”/
work on vocab. unit 4 |
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Thursday |
Last day to turn in paper/
listen to a reading of “Our Cow named Tiger Lily”==descriptive essay—listen
for descriptive language/unit 4 vocab. to be grade
tomorrow |
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Friday |
/grade
vocab. unit 4// read aloud "The
Spreading You Know" p. 278 by James Thurber--persuasive essay-have
notes on Thurber-answer study questions
/vocab. quiz unit 4 Monday |
Animal Farm –paper due THursday, Sept. 20
Week of Sept. 10-14
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Monday |
Listen to recording
of “The Tell-Tale Heart”/ discuss |
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Tuesday |
discussion of “About
Two Nice People”- open book quiz to prepare for test/ review for test/ work
on vocab. 3 –---test: "The Tell-Tale
Heart", "The Gift of the Magi", "A Slander", "The Necklace" ,
"About Two Nice People", "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "The Lady, or the Tiger"--know
literary focus definitions, plot development definitions (p. 10), plot
development given, plot events, themes, characters, setting, conflicts,
point of view, direct vs indirect characterization |
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Wednesday |
Test/ / after test read and take notes
Intro to Nonfiction p. 233-234 and Literary Focus: Essay p. 263—take notes/
work on vocab. 3–to be graded tomorrow |
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Thursday |
Grade vocab.
3/ Final discussion Animal
Farm / Begin reading “Of Dry
Good and Black Bowties” nonfiction biography p. 235/ Homework: finish
reading, answer study question #8, Viewpoint
and Literary Focus/ vocab. quiz
tomorrow—paper due Tuesday, Sept. 18 / |
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Friday |
Vocab. quiz
unit 3. discuss "Of Dry Goods and Black Bow Ties" p. 235-240 /look
over definition of an anecdote p. 245 then read bio. Of Carl Sandburg p. 241/
read biography "A Lincoln Preface" p. 241-244--biographies--,
discuss Literary Focus for both pieces |
Week of Sept. 3-7
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Monday |
No school |
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Tuesday |
Begin vocab. unit 3/ silent reading day /By Sept. 11 read "About Two Nice People" p.
128-138 paying close attention to the blue notes//
Homework:/read "A Slander" p. 115-117, do Viewpoint and
Literary Focus p. 118 |
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Wednesday |
Vocab. unit 3/ quiz and discussion of “A Slander” /
finish “The Necklace worksheets |
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Thursday |
/ read "The
Lady, of the Tiger" p. 146-150 aloud in class/ discuss/ definition
of cur=dog/ Homework: read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" p. 152-156-know author---pay close attention
to what is fantasy vs reality, know why Mitty daydreams, do Viewpoint and Literary Focus/--will
have some class time |
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Friday |
discussion of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”/ discussion of Animal Farm through ch.7 –no quiz if discussion goes
well–finish book by Thursday, Sept. 13—paper due Tuesday, Sept. 18/ By
Sept. 11 read "About Two Nice
People" p. 128-138 paying close attention to the blue notes/--assigned
Aug. 30 |
Week of August 27-31
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Monday |
TEST—essays on short
stories/ Homework assigned Friday: ch. 1-4 of Animal Farm/ vocab. unit 2 to be graded/ / Animal
Farm through chapter 7 due Sept. 7 |
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Tuesday |
Quiz and discussion ch. 1-4 of Animal Farm/ grade vocab.
unit 2 / Homework: vocab. quiz unit 2/ read “The
Gift of the Magi” p. 110-113 should be able to answer orally or in
writing study questions #1,3, 6, 7 and Viewpoint, read, take
notes, and answer Literary Focus p. 114—time to do in class / Animal
Farm through chapter 7 due Sept. 7 |
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Wednesday |
Vocab. quiz unit 2/
quiz and discussion of "The Gift of the Magi" p. 110-113,/
write definition of direct
characterization p. 40 / discussion: dynamic character |
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Thursday |
/ read aloud The
Necklace" p. 139-145 , in pairs or groups of 3: do worksheet both
sides--do not read essay/ do Literary Focus and View Point/ By Sept. 12 read "About Two Nice People" p.
128-138 paying close attention to the blue notes/ |
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Friday |
No school—enjoy your 4-day weekend! |
Week of August 20-24
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Monday |
Begin vocab. unit 2/ quiz and discussion “Sixteen” and “Split
Cherry Tree”/ TEST Friday and Monday/ Homework: read “A Mother in Manville” p.
48- answer #8 p. 53 and Thinking About Characterization/ know Literary Focus terms |
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Tuesday |
Quiz and discussion “A
Mother in Manville” / Check grammar
work p. 341-354/ finish discussing summer reading/Homework” read “The
Interlopers” p. 76, answer: What is ironic about the fact that Georg and
Ulrich settle the feud after all these years?-definition of irony p. 728--
Test Friday and Monday |
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Wednesday |
Quiz and discussion of “The Interlopers”/
discussion of famous feuds and definition of interloper/ Finish discussion of
stories-review definitions/ work on vocab. unit
2/ |
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Thursday |
Vocab. unit 2/discuss any questions related to short
stories and summer reading/ read
grammar p. 354-360, do even # ex. 9 p. 355-356 , all of ex. 12 p. 359, and even
# ex. 13 p. 360/ Homework: Test For
test: know definitions and be able to do a plot development
diagram--exposition, narrative hook, rising action, climax, falling action,
resolution (dénouement), conflicts: internal and external (man vs man, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs fate),
round/flat character, dynamic/static character, foreshadowing p. 26, irony
(p. 728), metaphor, simile. "A Monkey's Paw",
"Sixteen", "The Most Dangerous Game", "A Mother in Mannville", " |
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Friday |
TEST—short stories
definitions and short answer: plot,
characterization, and conflict/ work on vocab. unit
2 / Homework: pass out Animal Farm and reading schedule/
give background notes and vocabulary needed for the novel/ quiz over ch. 1-4 of Animal Farm will be Tuesday---read
about the author, Preface, and Introduction/ Animal Farm paper assignment will be given Monday |
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Week of August 13-17
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Monday |
Essay test: The Scarlet Pimpernel—after test work on vocab.
unit 1/ Homework / / also---
take note of text needed only for this story**** Appreciating
Literature "The Red-Headed League" p. 2-18--expect to be able
to relate this story to other stories read in oral discussion and in an
essay--you will not need to bring this book to class on Thurs., but have
notes on the story and answer all of Literary Focus p. 20 to the best of your
ability/--to be discussed Thursday. For the test over Rebecca tomorrow be prepared to answer
questions about the plot line, chronology, major characters and their
importance in the novel, settings, and important dates--if any.------Be
prepared to write an essay giving a character sketch of a designated
character including physical description. Tell about three or four
traits of the character and be able to use examples from the novel to show
how the character exhibited these traits. (ex. cowardly--tell about a
situation in which the character exhibited cowardice---this is merely and
example).----- Be prepared to write an essay about the setting of the novel
and how it was important to the plot line and to the characters.-----Be
prepared to write about the author's purpose in writing the novel. What
is her worldview? Can you tell? How do you know? Does the
author teach any lessons? |
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Tuesday |
Summer reading test: Rebecca/
Homework: Grammar: do parts of speech diagnostic
test p. 341-342- do it first without any help, do it a second time
using the book p. 374-375/ do p. 343 ex. 1 and 2 even numbers only,/ :
grammar-read over The Pronoun p. 345-348, do review ex. A p. 353-354 even
numbers only-to be turned in tomorrow |
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Wednesday |
quiz and discussion
”The Monkey’s Paw” and "The Most
Dangerous Game”/ / a typical 3 wish
story, and work on a plot summary diagram
/ external conflict and foreshadowing/ Biblical principles as related to the
stories/ check grammar p.
343-354 / —unit 1 vocab. to be graded tomorrow—quiz Friday |
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Thursday |
Grade unit 1 vocab. / Collect written work for “Red-Headed League”/
Class discussion of “The Red-Headed League”, Rebecca and The Scarlet
Pimpernel / comparison of themes of reality vs
appearance and worldviews Homework: vocab. quiz unit 1 |
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Friday |
Vocab.
quiz unit 1// read "Sixteen"
p. 27-32, take notes on Literary Focus, answer Viewpoint, Thinking About
Conflict, and Thinking About Dialogue--- Homework: finish "Sixteen" if not completed
in class, read read "Split Cherry Tree"
p. 54-62- be able to answer orally or on a quiz Viewpoint p. 63, Thinking
About Characterization (static vs dynamic), and
Thinking About Figurative Language (simile and metaphor)/ learn
definitions from all Lit. Focus of stories read |
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Week of August 8-10
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Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
Welcome to high
school! Review of syllabus and class
verse. By Friday have a copy of the
syllabus signed showing that you and a parent/guardian have read it, and you
should have your notebook as required.
Monday = essay test over The
Scarlet Pimpernel (see notes on Friday’s plan), Tuesday = essay test over Rebecca
(see notes on Monday’s plan). |
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Thursday |
No class today —all listed today will be
done Friday— Review of writing a good essay /go over vocabulary unit 1—to be graded Thursday/ quiz Friday next week/ Understanding Lit. read Preview: The Short Story p.1, "The Monkey's Paw" p. 2-9, and Literary Focus p. 10--take notes on Literary Focus/write the answer to extending #8&n |