English 10-2
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 3-8 | first day! listen to song "Wishlist" write your thoughts, using at least two lines or phrases from the song anticipation guide over Stotan |
finish Anticipation Guide | |
| Tues. | 3-9 | discuss Anticipation Guide Class Information Sheet--go over Reading Schedule for Stotan Begin reading, keeping notes on the four characters |
read Ch. 1-2 | |
| Wed. | 3-10 | quiz Ch. 1-2 transparency writing--your reaction to a painting, then create a haiku from the words you used (5, 7, 5 syllables) vocab sheet work on vocab definitions-Week 1 |
read Ch. 3-4 | |
| Thurs. | 3-11 | quiz Ch. 3-4 Begin watching "Brian's Song" |
read Ch. 5-6 | |
| Fri. | 3-12 | vocab def #1 due quiz Ch. 5-6 continue "Brian's Song" I'm not here today--I'm on my way to New York! |
read Ch. 7-10 |
Spring Break! Enjoy!
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 3-22 | quiz Ch. 7-10 learn what the sub didn't do on Friday continue "Brian's Song" |
Ch. 11 | |
| Tues. | 3-23 | quiz Ch. 11 go over vocab def for test tomorrow finish "Brian's Song" Who are these people mentioned in the book? A Real World References quiz |
Ch. 12-13 | |
| Wed. | 3-24 | quiz Ch. 12-13 vocab test #1 character descriptions-- include personality, appearance, what s/he is like, what s/he does, quotes from book about the character, quotes from the character |
Ch. 14-15 | |
| Thurs. | 3-25 | quiz Ch. 14-15 finish character descriptions collages |
vocab def | |
| Fri. | 3-26 | vocab def #2 due Stotan should be completely finished! Stotan reviews--Bingo and ABC game Information on Position Paper |
study for test! |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 3-29 | Stotan test Sports articles begin working on paper |
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| Tues. | 3-30 | computer lab--type rough draft draft due at end of class or first thing Wed. |
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| Wed. | 3-31 | vocab test #2 drafts returned vocab test #2 drafts returned--went over run ons, fragments, WC (Word Choice), awk, etc. Papers need more detail and correct grammar! sentence correction sheet |
work on paper sentence corrections sheet |
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| Thurs. | 4-1 | work on papers--peer editing continue working on papers |
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| Fri. | 4-2 | vocab def #3 due computer lab--type second draft draft due end of class or first thing Monday |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 4-5 | papers due! (If you didn't turn them in Friday) return Stotan books--you must sign your name begin Hoop Dreams reviews, info about Hoop Dreams |
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| Tues. | 4-6 | continue Hoop Dreams as Ms. v grades your papers! This documentary will become a source for your research paper, so take careful notes! |
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| Wed. | 4-7 | vocab test #3 finish Hoop Dreams A Little Quiz--poverty, middle class, and upper class--could you survive? |
finish quiz | |
| Thurs. | 4-8 | discuss quiz Are sports positive in high school? What could you add to your paper based on what we've seen in Hoop Dreams? |
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| Fri. | 4-9 | vocab def #4 due Fahrenheit 451 anticipation guide new inventions questions--take home and ask a parent, guardian, grandparent, aunt, uncle--someone at least twenty years older than you |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 4-12 | interviews due. If you didn't turn it in today, it is
due tomorrow. Turned in today, ON TIME= extra credit discuss anticipation guide for F451 Fahrenheit 451 Reading Schedule begin reading F451, p. 3-11 as reading, keep chart of differences between world today and in book |
read p. 11-24 | |
| Tues. | 4-13 | F451 quote sheet p. 3-24 questions discuss p.3-24 together. Draw the machine and the television walls |
study vocab #4 read p. 24-32 |
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| Wed. | 4-14 | vocab test #4 F451 quiz sentence corrections over sports papers |
read p. 32-48 | |
| Thurs. | 4-15 | F451 quiz go over sentence corrections in class writing |
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| Fri. | 4-16 | vocab def #5 |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 4-26 | Ms. v is back! turn in any vocab def #6, F451 study guides, book needs to be finished ASAP! begin watching F451. Made in 1966, book written in 1953. Keep list of differences from book to movie and answer the question "Why?" |
finish book | |
| Tues. | 4-27 | go over vocab 6 definitions Fahrenheit 451 Project Options--project due next Tuesday, May 4 continue movie |
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| Wed. | 4-28 | vocab test #6 questions over projects--sample obituary formats if needed continue movie |
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| Thurs. | 4-29 | finish F451 movie turn in lists of how movie is different from the book |
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| Fri. | 4-30 | organize all vocab def and tests. Next week's test
will be over all previous lists (#1-6) in class work day for F451 project |
work on project! |
!Extra Credit Option!
Go see Theatre South's productin of "Comedy Suite" by Neil Simon. The play is April 30 and May 1 and May 7 and 8. Tickets are $5. Keep the play program and ticket. Write at least a one page review of the play and include program and ticket stub. Reviews are due the week after you see the play. Up to 15 points extra credit (a vocabulary test). For information about writing a review, click here.
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-3 | short science fiction story and technology essay write 2 paragraph response, reflection on your view of technology F451 imagery projects |
finish book | |
| Tues. | 5-4 | Fahrenheit 451 Project due! finish imagery projects--using at least two quotes from your paragraph |
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| Wed. | 5-5 | no school | ||
| Thurs. | 5-6 | vocab test over all words watch 20 minutes of Gattaca. Answer questions. How is this movie similar to F451? |
vocab def #8 | |
| Fri. | 5-6 | vocab def #8 due discuss Gattaca and F451 Politics, Patriotism, and Protests Questions Worksheet |
go see the play! finish worksheet |
!Extra Credit Option!
Go see Theatre South's productin of "Comedy Suite" by Neil Simon. The play is April 30 and May 1 and May 7 and 8. Tickets are $5. Keep the play program and ticket. Write at least a one page review of the play and include program and ticket stub. Reviews are due the week after you see the play. Up to 15 points extra credit (a vocabulary test). For information about writing a review, click here.
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-10 | discussion of politics and patriotism questions Cliff Notes version of Julius Caesar notes on Caesar--you can use these notes on the test read Act I, Scene I |
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| Tues. | 5-11 | Ms. v absent read Scene 2 create lists of what positive qualities a leader needs and what qualities a leader shouldn't have Writing response to quote, "He thinks too much; Such men are dangerous." |
study for vocab test #8 | |
| Wed. | 5-12 | vocab test #8 notes on Scene 2 review Scene 2 |
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| Thurs. | 5-13 | notes on Scene 3 read Scene 3 Act I Guided reading questions |
vocab def #9 Act I questions |
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| Fri. | 5-14 | vocab def #9 due review Act I questions Begin watching Julius Caesar movie (starring Charleston Heston)--Act I |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-17 | Act II, Scene one notes read Scene 1 rewrite p. 808, lines 241-278 in "modern" English |
finish translation | |
| Tues. | 5-18 | Act II, Scene 2, 3, and 4 notes finish Act II "When cowards die..." in class writing |
study for vocab test #9 | |
| Wed. | 5-19 | vocab test #9 watch Act II in movie Act II review questions |
finish Act II questions | |
| Thurs. | 5-20 | vocab def #10 |
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| Fri. | 5-21 | vocab def #10 due |