English 9-2HD

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 11-22 first day of term!
listen to "Long December" by Counting Crows, paying attention to four lines from song
write paragraph explaining one of the lines and your reaction to it
9-2HD vocabulary list for first six weeks
vocab def list #1  
Tues. 11-23 Information on Memorization assignment
Class information sheet
Aggression and Bullying--go over questions with group, discuss--questions from Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons--a good book!
first writing reflection
vocab def #1
 
Wed. 11-24 vocab #1 due, discuss
Writing Reflection information
Lord of the Flies anticipation guide
writing reflection #2
anticipation guide  
Thurs. 11-25 NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING    
Fri. 11-26 NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING  

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 11-29 name note cards
Lord of the Flies Reading Schedule
Anticipation guide due--discuss
pass out Lord of the Flies books, sign them out
Ch. 1-4 study guide questions
Lord of the Flies Quote sheet
Writing reflection
Ch. 1  
Tues. 11-30 Ch. 1 questions with groups
What would you pack in a survival bag?
Writing reflection
study vocab list #1
read Ch. 2

 
Wed. 12-1 first vocab test
highlights of Ch. 2--the idea of paradise--no adults!
clip from Cast Away--trying to start a fire
Ch. 3  
Thurs. 12-2 finish clip from Cast Away
write paragraph comparing/contrasting Tom Hank's efforts to build a fire with the boys on the island
Group project: Reacting to words, drawing pictures/symbols, finding quotes, creating tableauxs
holiday child information
vocab def #2,
Ch. 4,
comparison/contrast
paragraph
 
Fri. 12-3 vocab def #2 due
Quiz Ch. 4
go over vocab test #1--antonyms
Begin movie, keeping chart of differences btwn movie and book, scenes/moments stronger in film, scenes/moments stronger in book
Ch. 5-6
Study guide

Bring money for holiday child!

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 12-6 Quiz Ch. 5-6
Study guides Ch. 1-4 and Ch. 5-6 due
Discussion on Masks--who wears them? Why do people wear them? Do the masks help the boys do things they normally wouldn't?
Ch. 7
Tues. 12-7 Play "Survivor." Who would you vote off the island? Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy, Samneric, Roger, Harry? Why?
Information on Lord of the Flies Creative Projects
watch more of movie if time
study vocab list #2
Ch. 8
 
Wed. 12-8 quiz Ch. 8
vocab test #2
Family Circle article about life on an island
HW: Ch. 9, Ch. 9 questions
Thurs. 12-9 go over key moments in Ch. 9
Ch. 9 sheet due
tableauxs?
Imagery project with magazines
vocab def #3
Ch. 10
memorization!
 
Fri. 12-10 Emily Dickenson memorization today
vocab def due #3
Ch. 11-12
key sentences sheet

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 12-13 discuss end of book
writing reflection information--more reflecting, less summary and reporting!
   
Tues. 12-14 show painting of "The Death of Socrates"
tableauxs of key moments at end of book
vocab test
 
Wed. 12-15 vocab test #3
continue movie
bring book, papers for paper  
Thurs. 12-16 computer lab--Lord of the Flies in-class writing vocab def #4  
Fri. 12-17 vocab def #4 due
finish movie
read Yeats' "The Second Coming." What are some connections to Lord of the Flies
work on Lord of the Flies project--due Monday
or Tuesday. No projects accepted after break!

Please bring items for the food drive!

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 12-20 go over vocab def #4
go over memorization--Chief Joseph speech
"Lost" vs. Lord of the Flies--watch first 20 min. of "Lost," comparing/contrasting to LTF
finish project
read "A Christmas Memory" p. 405
 
Tues. 12-21 Last day to turn in Lord of the Flies projects!
discuss "A Christmas Memory"
listen to "River" and "Song for a Winter's Night"

 
Wed. 12-22 CHRISTMAS BREAK!    
Thurs. 12-23 ENJOY YOUR VACATION!    
Fri. 12-24 MERRY CHRISTMAS!  

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-3
VACATION
   
Tues. 1-4 VACATION
 
Wed. 1-5 listen to "Bells Are Ringing" and read article about the Tsunami. What connections can you make to the disaster and the song lyrics?
go over different types of nonfiction, p. 280-1 (there are six types)
Read excerpt from Black Boy, p. 297
Questions p. 301, #3,8,9,10,14
questions  
Thurs. 1-6 excerpt from Black Boy and the poem "Incident:" Are the two similar?
Listen to excerpt from Night, p. 305
Read p. 303
Write poem relating to excerpt from Night and the two pieces of art in the lit book
Read "Of Dry Goods and Black Bow Ties" p. 395, Questions p.400 #1, 9, 10, 13, 14  
Fri. 1-7 Mr. McKay comes to talk about classes for next year
Memorization is Monday!
read "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" p. 329 Questions p.335 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14

First grading period ends Jan. 14

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-10 questions due
Memorization day--Chief Joseph speech
read "Only Daughter." What is a possible theme?  
Tues. 1-11 quiz "Only Daughter"
Information on nonfiction paper--type in computer lab on Friday
Nonfiction piece--working mothers. Read and answer questions
finish questions
study for vocab test
 
Wed. 1-12 vocab test
review for nonfiction quiz--BINGO
study for quiz  
Thurs. 1-13 Nonfiction quiz vocab def  
Fri. 1-14 Schedule for next year due today!
computer lab--work on nonfiction paper
paper due today or Wednesday (first day back)

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-17 MLK day    
Tues. 1-11 no school (teacher meetings)
 
Wed. 1-12 Perfect Mate sheet--have parent/guardian fill out--due Monday
non-fiction papers due--read paper, look/fix errors, have partner read it
go over memorization
none!  
Thurs. 1-13 non-fiction dol sentences
how/when to use brackets
write paragraph over piece of nonfiction--focus on theme or character. Include at least two quotes that are intergrated into your writing.
vocab def  
Fri. 1-14 go over vocab def with partner, create two haikus based on assigned vocab words
Romeo and Juliet anticipation guide
review Spoon River Anthology poem for memorization next week
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-24 Perfect Mate Form and RJ anticipation guide due--discuss
watch beginning RJ video--what to expect?
notes for RJ--thee, thou, thy=all forms of "you"
while reading the play, keep paper with headings of time/fate, foreshadowing, dreams, and favorite lines
begin Act I, Scene 1
   
Tues. 1-25 watch scenes from tv show "Once and Again." Connection to "George Gray" poem?
read Act I, Scene 1 and 2
watch Scene 1 in Luhrman's edition of film
vocab test #5
 
Wed. 1-26 vocab test #5
read Act I, Scene 3
Oxymorons Activity
question #1 on back of Oxymoron sheet  
Thurs. 1-27 Act I question due
finish Act I, Scene 4-5
Romeo and Juliet Writing Assignments--Act I writing due Monday
Romeo and Juliet memorization options
watch more of Romeo and Juliet
vocab def (have all old tests and definitions together)
memorization
 
Fri. 1-28 "George Gray" memorization
watch some of Zefferilli version--scene 3-4
Act I writing

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 1-31 Act I writing due
read Act II, Scene 1-2
watch Zefferelli and Luhrman versions--Romeo and Juliet meet
   
Tues. 2-1 read Act II, Scene 3-5
Shakespearean insults sheet--come up with your best insult using one term from each list
study vocab
create your insult
 
Wed. 2-2 vocab test over lists 1-6
finish Act II, Scene 6
new list of vocab for Romeo and Juliet
What's in a Name?
Questions
 
Thurs. 2-3 watch the balcony scene from both movie versions. Keep notes on colors, music, dress, camera angles, movement, speech, lighting, set, symbols, images, etc. Act II writing
vocab def
 
Fri. 2-4 vocab def due
Act II writing due
read Act III, Scene 1
watch this scene, keeping notes with your group on your assigned question
discuss your findings
 

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-7 sample Act II writings
read Act III, Scene 2-4
watch movie
translate Friar's speech p. 646-7  
Tues. 2-1 translation due
finish Act III (Act IIIwriting due Thursday)
study vocab
 
Wed. 2-2 vocab test
Read Act IV, Scene 2-3
RJ analysis questions, #4
Act III writing, question #4  
Thurs. 2-3 Act III writing due, question #4 due
finish Act IV, Scenes 4-5
begin creating mask for your assigned character
vocab def
question #1
 
Fri. 2-4 vocab def due, question #1 due
question #2 (tone)
sample Act III writings
finish, share masks
Act IV writing
question #3

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-14 Act IV writing and #3 due
read Act V, Scene 1
read article, "Sarajevo's Romeo and Juliet"
read excerpts from True Love book
types of love in RJ--unrequited, romantic, parental, friendship, family honor
work on memorization  
Tues. 2-15 Act V, Scene 2-3 (finish play)
word scapes with ancient grudge, all are punished, tidings of death, and course of love
study vocab
memorization
 
Wed. 2-16 vocab test
watch end of movie (Zefferelli version)
The Fate Debate worksheet
Act V writing
 
Thurs. 2-17 Act V writing due
watch end of Luhrman version
Powerpoint of Romeo and Juliet paintings
songs--"A Time for Us" and "Romeo and Juliet"
study for RJ test
 
Fri. 2-18 Romeo and Juliet test
RJ analysis questions--#5 and #6
memorization on Monday
bring something for a costume!
questions 5, 6

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-21 Analysis Questions due #5-6
Romeo and Juliet memorization
   
Tues. 2-22 Indiana Shakespeare Festival group    
Wed. 2-23 begin working on comparison/contrast paper over two versions of Romeo and juliet paper due next Wed.  
Thurs. 2-24 Indiana Shakespeare Festival group
 
Fri. 2-25 begin poetry unit--songs from Eric Clapton and Kanye West
"Purchase" and "I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid"
poems p. 467, 468
and questions
Comparison paper
due Wed.

 

  Date Classwork Homework Due
Mon. 2-28 Poems "The Funeral" "The Black Snake" "Pain--Has An Offering of Blank--"
"I Am Offerring this Poem"
poetry terms, rhyme scheme
worksheet over two poems
read poems p.  
Tues. 3-1 "A Red, Red Rose" rhyme scheme?
go over 9-2 final from last year
"Shakespeare in the Classroom" video--45 minutes--5 points extra credit for notes of interesting facts you learned
comparison paper due Wed.  
Wed. 3-2 Review for final
go over Romeo and Juliet test
Bingo and ABC review
The Simpsons episode of Lord of the Flies (20 min)
   
Thurs. 3-3 finals 2, 3, 4
 
Fri. 3-4 final 1st hour, 3rd, 5th
turn in literature book