English 10-2

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 3-7 first day of class--class information sheet
list of vocab words for whole trimester--definitions due Friday before the test. Tests on Wednesdays. Definitions due this Thursday (no school Friday)
listen to song "That I Would Be Good." Creat your own 5-10 lines that follow the pattern in this song
time to work on vocab def
   
Tues. 3-8 Anticipation Guide for Stotan. Fill out and discuss your thoughts.
Pass out Stotan books
Stotan reading schedule
Stotan character sheets-personality, appearance, hobbies, family, role(s) in book, etc.
Ch. 1-2 for Wednesday
Ch. 1-2  
Wed. 3-9 quiz Ch. 1-2
information on persuasive letter over Brian's Song
begin watching Brian's Song
Ch. 3-4
vocab def #1
 
Thurs. 3-10 finish Brian's Song
vocab def #1 due
Ch. 5-8
 
Fri. 3-11 no school. Enjoy your spring break! Read Ch. 5-8.

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 3-21 two quizzes--Ch. 5-6 and 7-8
information on Persuasive Letter (rubric, format of letter). We will be in the computer lab next Monday to type the letter
work on filling out character sheets--this is in place of study guides and will count for points!
Ch. 9-10  
Tues. 3-22 quiz Ch. 9-10
10 minutes reading time
information about documentary Hoop Dreams. Begin watching first 12 minutes, keeping notes on Hoop Dreams sheet
study vocab
Ch. 11
 
Wed. 3-23 quiz Ch. 11
vocab test #1
since quiz scores have been low--study guide over Ch. 11-13--due tomorrow!
continue watching Hoop Dreams--freshman year
Ch. 12-13, study guide  
Thurs. 3-24 study guide due
quiz Ch. 12-13
continue Hoop Dreams--sophomore year
vocab def and sentences #2,
Ch. 14-15 (finish book)
 
Fri. 3-25 vocab def #2 due
Stotan should be finished!
continue Hoop Dreams
current grades handed out--grades are also online
Test over Stotan is next Tuesday.
On Monday we will be in the lab typing your letter to Pro Football Hall of Fame (why Sayers and/or Piccalo should be inducted)

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 3-28 in computer lab typing your letter to Pro Football Hall of Fame (why Sayers and/or Piccalo should be inducted)    
Tues. 3-29 test over Stotan
continue Hoop Dreams
turn in Stotan books and character sheets over main characters in the book
   
Wed. 3-30 vocab test #2
continue Hoop Dreams
information about position paper, including assignment sheet and paper outline you can fill out
   
Thurs. 3-31 finish watching Hoop Dreams, finish your notes
read two articles about sports--one positive, one negative
vocab def #3
 
Fri. 4-1 vocab def #3 due
Work on paper. What are you arguing?
Read more articles if needed
Fill out outline and begin paper
Monday: Computer lab working on paper

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 4-4 in computer lab typing first draft of position paper
Paper due today or Tuesday
finish your outline! What are your three
reasons you feel this way? What two sources
are you going to use?
 
Tues. 4-5 Paper due today if not turned in Monday
Papers back (those who turned them in Monday)
work in computer lab (30 minutes) to finish first draft
turn in draft
run ons and fragments wksht
study for vocab test
finish worksheet
 
Wed. 4-6 vocab test #3
Papers back (if turned in Tuesday)
in computer lab making changes, corrections, additions
turn in second draft with rubric on top and rough draft
finish paper if not turned in today  
Thurs. 4-7 papers due if not turned in Wednesday
F451 anticipation guide--fill out and discuss
work on vocab def #4
vocab def #4
 
Fri. 4-8 vocab def #4 due
pass out F451 books and reading schedule
Interview assignment--due next Friday
begin reading F451 in class (p.3-11)
HW: read to p. 24 and complete study guide

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 4-11 quiz p. 3-24, study guide due
new study guide (answer questions 1 and 2)
read p. 24-32  
Tues. 4-12 quiz p. 24-32
art project--creating machine(s) or mechanical hound
study vocab
read p. 32-48
 
Wed. 4-13 vocab test #4
quiz p. 32-48
reminder: interview due Friday. Must have at least a two paragraph response to what you learned from the interview.
read p.48-68
finish second study guide
 
Thurs. 4-14 quiz. p.48-68
second study guide due
read two short science fiction stories, The Mathematicians and Pen Pal
answer questions over Pen Pal story
vocab def #5
read p. 70-80
Interview due tomorrow!
 
Fri. 4-15 vocab def #5 due
go over vocab
Interview due--share what surprised you and what you learned
HW: read p. 80-101
study guide over Part two of book

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 4-18 quiz p.80-101
study guide Part two due
creative project with war and tv quotes from book
finish part two
p. 101-110
 
Tues. 4-19 quiz p. 101-110
read "Dover Beach." This is the poem Montag read to the Mildred's friends. Answer the questions on the sheet. What makes this poem so powerful?
Part three study guide
HW: p. 113-136
Wed. 4-20 vocab test #5
quiz p. 113-136
finish study guide part 3
vocab def #6
finish reading part 3--p. 136-165
 
Thurs. 4-21 end of grading period
vocab def due #6
begin watching Fahrenheit 451--keeping list of differences from the book
read the afterword and coda p. 167-179  
Fri. 4-22 no school--enjoy!

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 4-25 quiz over end of book
continue movie, keeping why chart
turn in why chart--extra credit
   
Tues. 4-26 finish F451
F451 quotation assignment--info and time to work

vocab test Wed.
 
Wed. 4-27 vocab test #6
review for F451 test--bingo review
F451 test Thurs  
Thurs. 4-28 F451 test
return F451 books
watch 20 minutes from Gattaca, answering questions
Fri. 4-29 finish Gattaca clip
in computer lab typing three quotations and responses from F451

Extra Credit--Go see the musical Guys and Dolls this weekend or next. See handout in room for information on writing a review.

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 5-2 F451 quotes due if not turned in Friday
continue watching Gattaca
   
Tues. 5-3 finish Gattaca
vocab review time
vocab test over lists 1-6 on Thurs  
Wed. 5-4 no school for students    
Thurs. 5-5 vocab test over lists 1-6
Gattaca and F451 writing assignment
vocab def #7  
Fri. 5-6 vocab def #7 due
Gattaca writing due if not turned in yesterday
third person writing information and worksheet
position papers back--go through, make corrections, highlight anything written in 1st or 2nd person
in computer lab Monday to correct papers

Extra Credit--Go see the musical Guys and Dolls this weekend or watch the movie. See handout in room for information on writing a review.

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 5-9 in computer lab--correct paper--specifically look at things I marked! Change entire paper to third person    
Tues. 5-10 go over vocab def #8
peer edit another student's paper, filling out sheet with questions
computer lab to continue making changes
   
Wed. 5-11 vocab test #8
poetry terms worksheet, poem "Hanging Fire" and questions
read poems from Literature book
   
Thurs. 5-12 emotion poems--write at least five poems vocab def #9  
Fri. 5-13 vocab def #9 due
Politics, Patriotism Sheet--fill out questions and two paragraph response (on bottom of sheet)
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 5-16 Leader brainstorming: what makes a leader? What qualities should they have?
sign up for Literature books
notes over Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene 1
Read Scene 1 together
Answer questions 1-3 on Act I worksheet
   
Tues. 5-17 Act I, Scene 2 notes
Read Scene 2
Information about Lupercalia, later known as Valentine's Day
study vocab  
Wed. 5-18 vocab test
watch beginning of Julius Caesar movie
   
Thurs. 5-19 Scene 3 notes and read
finish ACt I questions and Act I worksheet

vocab def
 
Fri. 5-20 vocab def #10 due
notes over Act II, Scene 1
Read Scene 1, Questions 1-7 in Act Two worksheet
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 5-23 finish Act II, Scenes 2-4--notes and reading
finish Act II questions. Act II worksheet from Lit. book (#1-12). Can do timeline on back for extra credit
watch Act II from the movie
finish Act II
questions
 
Tues. 5-24 Act III, Scene 1
Information about Julius Caesar memorization
   
Wed. 5-25 vocab test #10--last one!
Notes Act III, Scene 2-3
watch clip from "Sixty Minutes" about Denzel Washington in Julius Caesar on Broadway
work on memorization  
Thurs. 5-26 finish reading Act III
memorization today--3 lines!

 
Fri. 5-27 no school  

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 5-30 no school    
Tues. 5-31 watch Brutus and Antony's speeches--record thoughts on wksht--hand in
notes on Act IV--scenes 1-3
begin reading scene 3
   
Wed. 6-1 final exam info/review sheet
finish Act IV--Scene 3
watch section in movie
Act V notes--Scene 1-2
   
Thurs. 6-2 read Act V--Scene 1-2
 
Fri. 6-3 memorization--two three-line excerpts
finish watching JC movie
review sheet for final
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 6-6 review for final exam: bingo, review sheets    
Tues. 6-7 final    
Wed. 6-8 last JC memorization--two 4-line excerpts    
Thurs. 6-9 teacher work day--grades are due today
 
Fri. 6-10