English 10-1

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 11-24 first day!
pass out vocabulary list--keep sheet for whole term!
listen to Pearl Jam's Wishlist
write paragraph--what did you think about the song? Why? Include reference to at least one line in the song.
I Am poems
   
Tues. 11-25 finish I Am poem
ALBD anticipation guide
   
Wed. 11-26 vocab def #1 due
anticipation guide due--discuss
pass out ALBD books, reading schedule
begin reading
read Ch. 1-3  
Thurs. 11-27 NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING    
Fri. 11-28 NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING    

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 12-1 quiz over Ch. 1-3
pass out/work on study guide Ch. 1-4
Class information
time to read, work on questions
Ch. 4-5  
Tues. 12-2 quiz Ch. 4-5
new study guide, Ch. 5-10
begin watching movie version (15 min.)
Ch. 6-7  
Wed. 12-3 vocab test #1
study guide Ch. 1-4 due
quiz Ch.6-7
Ch. 8-10  
Thurs. 12-4 quiz Ch. 8-10
discuss "mulatto" and skin lightening--is the shade of skin still important today?
move (10 min)
Ch. 11-12
vocab def #2
 
Fri. 12-5 vocab def #2 due
quiz Ch. 11-12
movie (10 min)
Ch. 13-15  

 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 12-8 quiz 13-15
Creative Project Information
new study guide, Ch. 16-21
in-class writing
Ch. 16-17  
Tues. 12-9 quiz
samples of creative projects
10 min. movie
Ch. 18-19
study for vocab test
 
Wed. 12-1 vocab test #2
quiz Ch. 18-19
Ch. 20-22  
Thurs. 12-11 quiz Ch. 20-22
correct student sentences from in-class writing
study guide due Ch. 16-21
Ch. 23-25
vocab def #3
 
Fri. 12-12 vocab def #3 due, go over def
quiz Ch. 23-25
movie (15 min.)
finish book (if possible)
work on projects
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 12-15 quiz Ch. 26-28
finish movie
finish book!
work on project
 
Tues. 12-16 quiz Ch. 30-31
article on prison populations today
"Oprah" excerpt on women in prison
work on project
study for vocab test #3
 
Wed. 12-17 vocab test #3
projects due tomorrow!  
Thurs. 12-18 projects due today!
share projects with class= 10 points
vocab def #4  
Fri. 12-19 vocab def #4
songs about the holidays--"River" by Joni Mitchell, "Song for a Winter's Night" and "Bells are Ringing"--imagery in the songs
   

Enjoy your vacation!

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-5 pass out Literature books
art assignment in lit book
short story terms from p. 2-3
Short Story Plans
read "Two Kinds" p. 49
p. 59 # 6, 7, 10
  I will be out this Tues-Thur due to a death in the family.
Tues. 1-6 quiz over "Two Kinds"
watch excerpt from "The Joy Luck Club"
short story formats
read "Catch the Moon"
study vocab  
Wed. 1-7 vocab test #4
"A Child, A DOg, the Night"
   
Thurs. 1-8 read "The Monkey's Paw," noting mood and foreshadowing. Write Mrs. White's letter vocab def #5  
Fri. 1-9 vocab def #5 due
read "The False Gems" keeping list of women's roles in society during this time (1880's Paris)
Characterization and Main Idea worksheet Monday

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-12 reading of "Tell Me Again about the Night I Was Born," a children's story about adoption
read "As it is with Strangers"
reread last four paragraphs. How has Tiffany's relationship with her mother changed? Will it ever be the same? Explain.  
Tues. 1-13 listen to "The Masque of the Red Death" recording
1. setting
2. foreshadowing
3. characters
4. mood
draw one of the seven rooms
study vocab, finish artwork  
Wed. 1-14 vocab test #5
Bingo review game for short story test--you'll need a pencil for the test
take your book home--study for the test!  
Thurs. 1-15 Short Story Test vocab def #6  
Fri. 1-16 vocab def #6 due--test will be Wed., Jan. 21, the first day back after your four day weekend
Martin Luther King, Jr. booklets--take these home and enjoy!
video on the Black Plague--taking notes using abbreviations, important points (20 min.)
study your vocab!  

Enjoy your four day weekend!

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-19 no school--Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Tues. 1-20 no school--teacher workday    
Wed. 1-21 vocab test #6
Short Story Paper assignment
decide on story and literary element, reread story  
Thurs. 1-22 work on rough draft, due today at end of class vocab def #7  
Fri. 1-23 vocab def #7 due
rough drafts returned, make corrections in computer lab
papers due today or first thing Monday
work on paper if needed  

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-26 two hour delay!
rough draft dol sentences due
label map of Europe--you will be quizzes on this!
Girl in Hyacinth Blue anticipation guide
finish anticipation guide  
Tues. 1-27 SNOW DAY!    
Wed. 1-28 two hour delay--again!
anticipation guides due
pass out books
begin Girl in Hyacinth Blue, p. 1-12
study vocab, answer first three questions on "Love Enough" study guide  
Thurs. 1-29 vocab test--over all words you've had--study old vocabulary tests
continue reading "Love Enough" p. 12-20
vocab def #8
finish "Love Enough" p. 20-35
 
Fri. 1-30 two hour dalay
vocab def #8 due
computer lab to work on second draft of paper
complete Love Enough Study Guide
finish study guide
if paper isn't turned in today, it is due first thing Monday!
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-2 quiz-Love Enough
Vermeer portraits and paintings
Passover Information
begin "A Night Different..."
finish "A Night Different..."
What act of violence occured in the story? Why did it happen? Who did it? Did it solve anything?
 
Tues. 2-3 quiz-"A Night Different"
review of what happened
What is Adagia?
Begin reading "Adagia"
finish "Adagia"
study for vocab test!
 
Wed. 2-4 vocab #8 test
quiz over "Adagia"
"Tonight I Can Write" poem by Pablo Neruda--relation to Adagia?
none!  
Thurs. 2-5 Portrait Assignment
Hyacinth pictures
begin "Morningshine"
vocab def #9
read "Morningshine" to p. 130
 
Fri. 2-6 vocab def #9 due
quiz over "Morningshine"
discuss portrait assignment
finish "Morningshine"
finish "Morningshine"  

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-9 quiz-"Morningshine" p. 130-154
pictures of heather and floods
Portrait Assignment Information
begin "From the Papers of..." p. 155-174
read p. 155-174  
Tues. 2-10 quiz-"From the Papers of..."
questions about portrait assignment?
finish "From the Papers of..."
make list of four superstitions Alletta believes in
make list of four superstitions Alletta believes in
study for vocab test!
 
Wed. 2-11 vocab #9 test
quiz p.174-197
work on vocab #10
begin "Still Life"
This is about Vermeer!
 
Thurs. 2-12 pictures of cleft palates, discuss story
computer lab--read about Vermeer and see his paintings
Vermeer Links
vocab def #10
finish "Still Life"
 
Fri. 2-13 vocab def #10 due
quiz "Still Life"
Love Essays in honor of Valentine's Day!
Begin "Magdalena Looking"
answer questions
finish"Magdalena Looking" and answer questions  

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-16 review "Still Life"
finish "Magdalena Looking" and study guide
2nd hour--computer lab--Vermeer links
finish book  
Tues. 2-17 quiz "Magdalena Looking"
Girl in Hyacinth Blue Monologues
Girl in Hyacinth Blue Review Sheet

study for vocab test!
 
Wed. 2-18 vocab test #10
discuss review sheet
study for test--character matching, quote identification, multiple choice, short answer  
Thurs. 2-19 Girl in Hyacinth Blue Test work on portrait assignment
vocab def #11
 
Fri. 2-20 vocab def #11 due
computer lab--type out 15 quotes about the painting
finish portrait assignment--due Monday!