Tue 2/7

Pre IB Eng 10
1. essay advice and instruction
2. workshop on essay RD

Eng 12
1. review day 5 s.g. questions
2. brainstorm for writing assignment: destinations, characters
3. HW: fill out pre-write on possible character for "The Cancun Tales"

Mon 2/6

Pre IB Eng 10
1. choice book assignment
2. library
3. essay topic and writing advice

Eng 12
1. character sketch museum
2. day 4 study guide review
3. Journal: Option #1-- modern equivilant; Option #2-- THS equivilant
4. read 120-127 and do s.g. questions 1-29

Fri 2/3

Pre IB Eng 10
1. LOF debate
2. HW: write in NB on view #3 (your own)

Eng 12
1. character review so far
2. seven deadly sins
3. new seven deadly sins
4. read CT 117-120 and do s.g. questions 4.1-28
5. sketch characters

Thur 2/2

Pre IB Eng 10
1. return grammar test
2. sentence workshop 3,4
3. LOF passages
4. NB: paragraph response to two passages, one of your own and one on p 202

Eng 12
1. reve studyguide questions 1-27
2. write in NB on hypocrisy
3. read pp 112-117 (Friar, Merchant, Oxford Cleric, Serjeant at Arms, Franklin) and do s.g. questions 3.1-26
4. review s.g. questions in class

Wed 2/1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar test
2. collect parent signatures
3. grade tracking sheets
4. review sentence workshop #1,2
5. LOF significant passage p. 29 (31)
6. HW: sentence workshopt #3,4

Eng 12
1. review study guide questions
2. listen to prologue tape
3. read prologue
4. HW: read 107-112 (Knight, Squire, Nun, Monk), and do questions 1-27

Welcome 2nd semester students!

Tue 1/31

Pre IB Eng 10
1. seating chart
2. LOF test
3. course description
4. LOF gut reaction
5. HW: sentence workshop #1,2

Eng 12
1. get textbooks
2. seating chart
3. course description
4. Quickwrite on pilgrimages. Where would you go, who would you go with, and why?
5. Canterbury Tales study guide
6. HW: rread CT intro (pp 99-105) and answer questions 1-13 in study guide

First Semester Due Dates

Eng 11
Of Mice and Men test 11/23*****DONE
Of Mice and Men essay RD (typed) 12/2*****DONE
Of Mice and Men essay FD 12/14*****DONE
Pick Choice book and post 12/16*****DONE
Finish reading Choice book 1/6*****DONE
Raisin study guide 1/6***** DONE
FD of author letters 1/13*****DONE
NB's 1/23*****DONE
This Boy's Life test 1/25*****DONE
Memoirs FD 1/26*****DONE


Pre IB Eng 10
Autobio stories RD 12/2*****DONE
Finish reading Joy Luck Club 12/2****DONE
Autobio stories FD 12/9*****DONE
Othello essay FD 1/20****DONE
Poetry test 1/25*****DONE
NB's due 1/25*****DONE
Grammar final 1/26*****DONE
Poetry reading 1/26*****DONE

Wed 1/25

Eng 11
1. TBL test
2. grammar review, complete memoirs

Pre IB Eng 10
1. take poetry test
2. work on odes, study grammar

Tue 1/24

Eng 11
1. grammar p13
2. discuss reading of TBL
3. TBl review for test
4. workshop; memoirs, study for test, grammar
5. HW: grammar p 14, work on memoir

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Questions about writing your odes?
2. read/ share "Ode to the Cat" and "Ode to this Ode"
3. Do practice test with "Chicago"

Mon 1/23

Eng 11
1. grammar, p12
2. workshop: grammar, TBL reading, memoirs
3. HW: TBL 253-288, grammar p.13, work on memoir

Pre IB Eng 10
1. return Othello essays
2. wrap up grammar pp 13-14
3. read, discuss "Ode to the Spoon"
4. work on your odes

Fri 1/20

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (TBL #3)
2. grammar p 11
3. DE journal "Citizenship in the School"
4. reading discussion
5. HW: work on memoirs, grammar 12, no reading

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect Othello essays
2. finish CIM writing test
3. work on grammar (pp 13-14) and write odes

Thur 1/19

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (TBL #3)
2. grammar p 10
3. discuss TBL reading
4. prewriting
5. workshop
6. HW: TBL 222-252

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review grammar 12
2. pre-write odes
3. read and study "Ode to the Yard Sale"
4. HW: finish essay

Wed 1/18

Eng 11
1. reading quiz
2. vocab (definitions)
3. grammar p. 9
4. discuss reading
5. pre-writing/ peer review
6. HW: reading pp 200-221 in TBL

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review Othello test
2. grammar pp 10-11
3. CIM writing test
4. HW; work on essay and co grammar p 12

Tue 1/17

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (TBL #3)
2. review grammar p. 8
3. double entry journal for "Citizenship in the Home"
4. workshop (turn in RD of memoir)
5. HW: read TBL 181-199, grammar p 9

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review grammar 8,9
2. What's left?
3. poetry tips, "To Television" discussion
4. begin CIM writing test (preview topics)

Fri 1/13

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. grammr p7
3. discuss TBL reading
4. journal prompt
5. prewriting stratagies
6. workshop, turn in January letter, turn author letters

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review grammar p 6,7
1. finish Othello film
2. see clips from other Othello versions
3. Othello essay workshop
4. HW: read "To Television and look up all unfamiliar words; grammr 8,9

Thur 1/12

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (TBL #2)
2. rev grammar p6
3. discuss TBL reading

Pre IB Eng 10

Wed 1/11

Eng 11
1. TBL reading quiz on all pages up to 84
2. memoir writing assignment
3. journal prompt: mining your memories
4. read "A Whole New Deal" aloub
5. Workshop: work on author letter, brainstorm, free-write on memoir topics, read TBL to page 125

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Finish CIM reading
2. Work on Othello essays

Tue 1/10

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (definitions)
2. grammar p 5
3. double entry journal for "Uncool"
4. HW: do grammar p6, read TBL to page 84

Pre IB 10
1. take CIM reading test
HW:
Do all act 5 questions in NB
Do one discussion question (1 paragraph) in NB
Pre-write/ draft Othello essay (FD due Friday 1/20

Mon 1/9

Eng 11
1. January letter
2. new vocab (TBL #2)
3. Journal: What is cool in your world? What is uncool/ What are you willing to do to become cool?
4. Discuss TBL pp 34-47
5. HW: read TBL to p 75

Pre IB Eng 10
1. HW: grammar 6,7
2. review end of Act IV
3. Emilia's speech
4. Act V (act it out)
5. tomorrow: meet in computer lab in library

Fri 1/6

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. choice book author letter insructions instructions-- final draft due next Friday
3. Workshop: turn in Raisin assignment, Raisin study guide, work on author letter
4. HW: read TBL pp 34-56

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (Othello #2)
2. review Othello 3.3
3. The Hankerchief (review study guide translation #9 thoroughly)
4. Act IV
5. HW: Do all Act IV notebook work and do another Othello comparison journal

Thurs 1/5

Eng 11
1. Writer's reflection
2. vocab warm-up
3. begin double entry journals: do first one for "Fortune"

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (Othello #2)
2. review 3.1, 3.3 of Othello
3. finish reading 3.3
4. HW: do all of Act 3 NB work

Wed 1/4

Eng 11
1. grammar 4
2. journal: Transformation: Imagine you are moving to a new town and you could change your identity? What would your new name be? What would you change about yourself, your identity?
3. name change
4. TBL discussion of pp 1-7
5. Workshop: Raisin RD, vocab, read choice books, read TBL pp. 8-33

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar pp 4,5
2. discuss Othello film, review end of Act II using drawing of characters
3. Othello Act II
4. HW: Othello journal #3, Act III questions scene 1 and scene 3 #1-4

Tue 1/3

Eng 11
1. "My Life" journal
2. intro to memoirs
3. get books, This Boy's Life
4. TBL epigraphs discussion
5. Workshop: Raisin rough drafts, vocab, read choice books, read TBL pp 1-8

Pre IB Eng 10
1. January letter
2. reminders: vocab quiz Friday, Othello comparison journals, NB questions
3. watch Act 1,2 of Othello
4. HW: Othello journal #2; grammar 4,5; finish January letter by Friday

Sophomores, check out these pictures

We've been talking about Islamic art and how the handkerchief Othello gives to Desdemona is not just any run of the mill handkerchief. It's a family heirloom, a real work of art. Have a look at these pictures of Islamic textile art to get a better idea of what we are talking about.

This one is a good example of a small textile, perhaps a handkerchief not unlike the one Othello gives to Desdemona.



Here are some other handkerchiefs to look at.






Check out these details of the fine embroidery.





Here is a textile used for a wall covering. Can you see the Arabic scipture we talked about (those squiggly lines you see).



This last one is a good example of a rug. Check out the intricate geometric patterns in the middle.

Fri 12/16

Eng 11
1. Raisin test, vocab quiz #2
2. Raisin creative writing assignment, RD due 1/4
3. watch Raisin Act 3
4. HW: post titles of choice book on this blog

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up: definitions
2. rev 2.1, finish last part (Iago, Roderigo)
3. perform: 2.2, 2.3
4. HW: do NB questions and Othello comparision journal #2

Juniors post choice book titles here

Click on the "comments" below to leave a comment about the book you've chosen to read for our choice book assignment.

Thur 12/15

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Raisin #2)
2. review Raisin act 2
3. read Raisin act 3 aloud
4. HW: p 5 of Raisin study guide
5. Comprehension test tomorrow!

Pre IB English 10
1. explain Othello essay
2. review study guide questions for Othello 1.3
3. Ring the Changes
4. read 2.1 aloud
5. finish 2.1 for HW

Wed 12/14

Eng 11
1. collect OMAM FD
2. watch all of Act II
3. review study guide Act III

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar: colons
2. new Othello vocab
3. finish `Othello 1.3 aloud
4. do studyguide questions for 1.3
5. explain Othello essay
6. HW: Othello comparision Journal #1

Tue 12/13

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up: Raisin #2, definitions
2. finish reading Raisin 2.2
3. review 2.2
4. read all of Raisin 2.3
5. HW: complete p 3 and do all of p 4 of Raisin study guide

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (Othello #1)
2. review Othello 1.2
3. Othello 1.3 choral reading
4. read 1.3 aloud, finish tomorrow

Mon 12/12

Eng 11
1. geet choice book assignment, got to library
2. grammar: dashes
3. review Raisin 2.1
4. Begin reading Raisin 2.2

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (Othello #1)
2. share autobios, turn in
3. acting circles for Othello 1.2
4. HW: 1.2 questions in NB

Fri 12/9

Eng 11
1. return OMAM RDs and discuss expectations
2. new Raisin vocab
3. review Raisin 1.2 details
4. begin reading 2.1 aloud
5. HW: finish reading 2.1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. reminder: vocab quiz next Tue
2. give autobio self assessment to be turned in with stories on Monday
3. review Othello 1.1 details
4. HW: do first reading of Othello 1.2

Thur 12/8

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. read Raisin 1.2 aloud
3. do #6 on p 850 in your NB

Pre IB Eng 10
1. 15 minutes to prep improvs
2. share improvs
3. discuss implications of improvs (race, religion, war)
4. slightly cut script of Othello 1.1 X3
5. HW: read 1.1 and do 3 quesitions

Wed 12/7

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Raisin #1)
2. review Raisin studyguide pages 2,3
3. watch Act 1 scene 1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (Othello #1)
2. Othello line tossing
3. line tossing improv
4. improv again: the lover, the girlfriend, and the buddy

Tue 12/6

Eng 11
1. Raisin, page one of studyguide
2. finish reading Act 1.1
3. HW: p 2, 3 of studyguide

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Othello vocab warm up #1
2. JLC test
3. score NBs
4. return JLC, pick up Othello

Fri 12/2

Eng 11
1. OMAM RD peer review (turn in for pts)
2. Vocab retake
3. Journal: Rooms (1. How many people in your house. 2. How many rooms in your house. 3. Describe your rooms. 4. How many people and how many rooms in Raisin-- seem page 829)
4. begin reading Raisin act 1.1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (JLC #2)
2. peer review of autobio stories
3. discuss last 3 JLC stories
4. give JLC test questions (be ready for test on Monday)

Thur 12/1

1. grammar #2
2. journal: $50,000 (What would you do with the money? What would a working poor family do with the money?) in NB
3. review "Raisin" poem
4. read p.1 of act 1 scene 1

1. vocab warm up (JLC #2)
2. grammar #1
3. read "Why I write" by Amy Tan
4. read JLC or write stories

Wed 11/30

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Raisin #1)
2. grammar #1: semicolons
3. Raisin: read p 8276 and do quickwrite in NB
4. work on OMAM essay

Pre IB Eng 10
1. discuss "Magpies"
2. share sample autobios: "The Wrestlers"; "Zippy"; "In the Bathroom"
3. time to read JLC or write autobio stories

Tue 11/29

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (OMAM #2)
2. finish film
3. essay instructions with Slim example
4. time to work on essay (typed RD due on Friday)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (JLC #2)
2. discuss "Without Wood" and "Best Quality"
3. quickwrite
4. Grandmother vignette
5. read "The Wrestlers" and look for showing instead of telling; "you are there" dialogue; and evoking an emotion
6. HW: read JLC to p 274

Mon 11/28

Eng 11
1. check HW (#1,2 of essay prep sheet)
2. 10 min vocab warm up (OMAM #2)
3. continue OMAM film
4. give out grade update

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (JLC #2)
2. show clips of "Two Kinds" and "Red Candle'
3. NB: How are the families' stories extended further through the latest reading?
4. discuss "Rice Husband" and "Four Directions"
5. writing workshop tips
6. HW: read to page 236 in JLC

Wed 11/23

Eng 11
1. collect OMAM final assignment
2. OMAM test
3. OMAM assignment with explanation (use Gatsby example)
4. start film
5. work on essay prep sheet #1,2 while watching film

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (JLC #1)
2. discuss "Half and Half" and "Two Kinds"
3. Mirror vignette
4. HW: read to p 205
5. more writing workshop (RD of stories due 12/2

Tue 11/22

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (quiz next Tuesday)
2. ch 5 review
3. read ch 6 aloud
4. culminating activity: symbols, themes (10 pts)
5. study for test

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (JLC #1)
2. discuss "Rules of the Game" and "Voice from the Wall"
3. free write: invisible strength, true ghost story, true dream, backfired
4. HW: read to page 115 and be ready to discuss "Half and Half" and "Two Kinds"

Mon 11/21

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (OMAM #2)
2. collect ch 3 work
3. review ch 4 (alienation, dreams)
4. ch 4 round characters (turn in)
5. HW: read ch 5, do character/ dreams t-chart in NB

Pre IB Eng 10
1. discuss "The Red Candle" and "The Moon Lady"
2. discuss Bicycle vignette
3. free writing: control freak, good karma, bad karma, that weird family, malignant gate
4. HW: read to p 140 in JLC

The Great Depression

Juniors should click on this link to see a photo essay on the Great Depression.

Fri 11/18

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (OMAM #1)
2. read end of ch 3
3. ch 3 studyguide (due on Monday)
4. finish Gatsby film (30 min)
5. HW: read ch 4 of OMAM (pp 66-83)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. discuss "Joy Luck Club" and "Scar"
2. begin autobio incident: free writing #1 (in your bones, invisible, being clever, scar)
3. HW: read to p 103 and do questions for at least the next two stories

Thur 11/17

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar pre-test
3. review ch 2 and do forshadowing-- turn in for pts
4. read ch 3 up to at least page 58 by tomorrow

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (JLC #1)-- quiz next Wednesday
2. return and explain grammar test
3. JLC: start 8 fold notes and English notebook work for JLC
4. briefly lecture on "Swan Feather" vingette
4. HW: read "Scar" and do questions for "Joy Luck Club"; "Scar"

Wed 11/16

Eng 11
1. review ch 1 for OMAM
2. do all of ch 1 studyguide and turn in for points
3. read ch 2
4. HW: to ch 2 character quiz and jargon sheet
5. HW: By Friday visit this blog and click on the link to the photo essay on the Great Depression. Be sure to leave a comment as well.

Pre IB Eng 10
1. book test
2. HW: begin reading JLC to p 32
3. HW: look up JLC vocab #1 words

Tue 11/15

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (OMAM #1)
2. review OMAM background
3. Grapes of Wrath passage analysis
4. read ch 1 of OMAM
5. HW: do T/F quiz for ch 1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. finish writing about "The Unknown Citizen"
2. discuss "The Unknown Citizen"
3. begin book test

Mon 11/14

Eng 11
1. grades
2. get Of Mice and Men
3. read "Workers in Waiting"
4. journal: gut reaction or focused reaction (The American Dream, comparison)
5. read and highlight Of Mice and Men background sheet

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grades
2. grammar test
3. explain choice book test
4. "The Unkown Citizen"

Due Dates

Pre IB Eng 10
LOF essay RD 9/21***** DONE
LOF essay FD 9/28*****DONE
Midsummer take home final 9/30*****DONE
Notebooks 10/11*****DONE
The Crucible test 10/19*****DONE
Crucible essay RD 10/24*****DONE
Crucible essay FD 10/28*****DONE
Grammar final 11/8*****DONE
Cry, The Beloved Country Final 11/9*****DONE
Turn in Notebooks 11/9*****Done

Eng 11
Outsider Imaginative piece RD 9/19***** DONE
Outsider imaginative piece FD 9/23***** DONE
Notebooks 10/11***** DONE
Huck Finn test 10/18*****DONE
Huck Finn essay RD 10/25*****DONE
Huck Finn essay FD 10/31*****DONE
Grammar final 11/8*****DONE
Gatsby final 11/9*****DONE
Turn in Notebooks 11/9*****DONE

Wed 11/9

Eng 11
1. Gastby final
2. grade NBs

Pre IB Eng 10
1. CTBC final
2. grade NBs

Tue 11/8

Eng 11
1. grammar final
2. short review for Gatsby test
3. continue Gatsby film

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar final
2. give out CTBC final topics
3. continue CTBC film

Mon 11/7

Eng 11
1. grammar 15,16,17
2. review Gatsby ch 9
3. continue film

Pre IB Eng 10
1. return essays
2. review Book III of CTBC
3. begin CTBC film

Fri 11/4

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (Gatsby #2)
2. ch 8 review and questions
3. begin Gatsby film
4. HW: do ch 9 questions for Monday

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (CTBC #2)
2. grammar 12
3. discuss end of Book II (che 27-29)
4. HW: finish book and do 3 of 6 Book III questions)

Thur 11/3

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Gatsby #2)
2. review ch 6 questions
3. ch 76 questions (aloud and together)
4. HW: read ch 8,9 in Gatsby

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (CTBC #2)
2. discuss ch 23,26 questions
3. HW: finish Book II and do ch 28, 29 questions

Wed 11/2

Eng 11
1. grammar 14
2. review ch 5 #1-4,5
3. do ch 6 questions #1-4
4. read ch 7 (finish for HW)
5. last 10-15 minutes of class: review ch 6 questions

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar 11
2. discuss ch 20,22
3. journal: Crime, causes and solutions
4. read to p 224 and do questions in NB for ch 23,26

Tue 11/1

Eng 11
1. grammar 13
2. journal: Automobiles: Why we like cars? Your dream car? Importance to Americans? Importance to Gatsby?
3. ch 5 quest 1-4
4. read ch 6 for HW

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar 10
2. discuss ch 18 in CTBC
3. reat to p 199 and do ch 20,22 questions for HW

Mon 10/31

Eng 11
1. collect essays
2. vocab warm up (Gatsby #2)
3. grammar 12
4. Gatsby ch 4 questions in NB
5. time to read (finish to ch 5 for Tuesday)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (CTBC #2)
2. review end of Book I
3. South Africa video (47 minutes)
4. Book II questions
5. HW: read to p 176 and do Ch 18 question in NB

Fri 10/28

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (Gatsby #1)
2. ch 3 questions in NB
3. scavenger hunt for ch 3 (finish for Monday
4. HW: read ch 4
5. HW finish Huck Finn essay

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (CTBC #1)
2. collect Crucible essays
3. rev Ch 10-11
4. read aloud ch 12
5. HW read to p 157

Thur 10/27

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Gatsby #1)
2. character evidence: Dr. TJ Eckleburg, George Wilson, Myrtle Wilson, Catherine Wilson, Mr. Chester McKee, Mrs. McKee, (name, evidence, summarize in your own words)
3. ch 2 review (use questions aloud)
4. read ch 3 (finish for HW

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (CTCB #1)
2. grammar 9
3. rev ch 7,8 in CTBC
4. ch 9 aloud
5. read to p 105 in CTBC

Wed 10/26

Eng 11
1. grammar p. 10
2. Gatsby ch 1 questions (in NB)
3. Gatsby character web (on board and in NB)
4. read ch 2 (finish for HW)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar 7,8
2. exposition chart, and character web in NB
3. review events of last night's reading
4. read CTBC to p 91

South Africa Pictures

Below are some links to pictures of the Drakensberg area in which Cry, The Beloved Country takes place.

This link is a tourist information page on the Drakensberg Park.

If you want to look at one tourist's pictures of his trip to Drakensberg, then click here. Be sure to click on the "Trip" links on this pages to see all of his pictures.

This is a nice slide show of some pictures of Drakensberg.

Visit 1920's links

For juniors in English 11, here are some links on the 1920's.


This link has some good general background on the 1920's.
To find out more about flappers click here.
This link will tell you more about The Jazz Age.
You can also check out these photos about prohibition.

Tue 10/25

Eng 11
1. RD peer review
2. review "New Morality" handout
3. read aloud Great Gatstby ch. 1 (finish for HW)
4. HW: visit 1920's links

Pre IB Eng 10
1. get CTBC from library
2. review South Africa background notes
3. Ch 1 and discussion
4. read aloud and finish to page 63 for HW by tomorrow
5. HW: grammar pages 7,8

Mon 10/24

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Gatsby #1)
2. check essay progress
3. get The Great Gatsby
4. highlight "The New Morality'
5. work on essay
6. HW: visit 1920's links for 10 minutes tonight

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (CTBC #1)
2. finish Crucible film
3. peer review of Crucible RD
4. HW: read and highlight South Africa background sheet

Sophomores should post their titles here

Click on the comments below to post your title. Be sure to give both your first and last name as well.

Study for The Crucilbe test

Here are a couple of links to help you review for the test:

The Crucible plot review
The Crucible character list

Also, don't forget to study your study guides and lecture notes.

Study for Huck Finn test

Here are a couple of links to help you review for the test:

Huck Finn plot summary
Huck Finn characters

Need help finding a book?

For those sophomores not sure of what book to read, try doing a search on one of these sites to look at titles, brief descriptions, critic's comments, and reader reviews.

Barnes and Noble Book Browser
Powells.com
Amazon.com

Wed 10/19

Eng 11
1. grammar #9
2. essay instructions: topics, organization, quotations, writing advice, grammar and sentences, RD due Tue
3. work on essay

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Crucible test
2. time to work on Crucible RD

What have you been reading lately?

Click on "comments" to tell us.

Tue 10/18

Eng 11
1. review end of Huck Finn
2. do #1,2 of section 4 of studyguide in NB
3. Huck Finn test
4. Huck Finn essay topics
5. HW: do one page of pre-writing in your NB on one of the Huck Finn topics

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect and score NBs
2. watch Crucible film and take notes to prepare for essay

Mon 10/17

Eng 11
1. grammar 8,11
2. review pp 226-265 of Huck Finn
3. read aloud pp 265-277
4. HW: finish the book

Pre IB Eng 10
1. visit the blog and post title of your choice book
2. grammar 3,6
3. writing: revie all expectations for previous essay; read aloud "Writing Advice" for organzing essay
4. notes on Crucible essay topics

Thur 10/13

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (Huck Finn #3)
2. grammar #7
3. review study guide section 3 quest. 1-4
4. do quest 5-7 together aloud
5. HW: read Huck Finn to page 265

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (Crucible #2)
2. read Crucible Act 4
3. return LOF essays

Wed 10/12

Eng 11
1. return NB's
2. vocab warm up
3. grammar 6
4. read ch 31 aloud
5. HW: do section 3 #1-4 in NB
6. HW: read to p 226

PRE IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. review Act III study guide
3. Act III notes

Tue 10/11

Eng 11
1. Grammar #5
2. Journal: Hard Choices, collect NB to grade
3. Read aloud pages 180-190
4. HW: read to page 210

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Grammar #2
2. finish last bit of act 2 studyguide
3. Crucible Act 3, read aloud
4. HW: Act 3 study guide

Mon 10/10

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Huck Finn #3)
2. passage analysis (157-158)
3. read aloud 158-170
4. HW read 170-180

Pre IB Eng 10
1. library---- begin choice book assignment
2. vocab warm up (Crucible #2)
3. Act II notes

McCarthyism and The Crucible

Click any of the links below to read about McCarthyism, Arthur Miller, and the connection between The Crucible and McCarthyism.

Short introduction to McCarthyism
McCarthyism in more detail
Short Arthur Miller biography

Fri 10/7

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (Huck #2)
2. notes on yesterday's reading
3. epic discussion
4. read aloud and finish to page 164 for Monday

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (Crucible #1)
2. Act I lecture notes
3. review page 1 of Act study guide, then do page 2 witha partner
4. Act II lecture notes
5. HW: visit McCarthyism links on this blog

Thur 10/6

Eng 11
1. Vocab warm up (Huck #2)
2. Grammar page 4
3. Read Huck Finn to page 146 (finish for HW)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Vocab warm up (Crucible #1)
2. Read Crucible Act II aloud
3. HW: do the front side of Act II study guide

Wed 10/5

Eng 11
1. Comics: stereotypes, satire
2. study guide: questions 1-5 for ch 12-18 in NB
3. close reading of ch 17-18
4. HW: No new pages to read. Use this time to catch up if you've fallen behind in the reading.

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Grammar time! page 1
2. Review p 1 of Crucible study guide
3. Do p 2 of study guide with a partner
4. Begin Act I lecture notes
5. HW: complete grammar p 2,3 by Friday

Tue 10/4

Eng 11
1. grammar #2
2. passage analysis in NB: p 88-89, p90, p 92
A. re-read the passage
B. summarize: What is happening in the story at this point?
C. analyze: What does the passage reveal in terms of Huck's character, theme, or satire?
3. HW: read to p 117

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review HW reading
2. Act I of The Crucible
3. HW: p 1 of studyguide

MON 10/3

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Huck Finn #2)
2. review weekend reading
3. begin study guide: do questions 1-6 for ch 1-11 section in NB
4. read aloud to p 80
5. HW read to p 96

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (Crucible #1)
2. Red Azaea excerpt (read aloud)
3. HW: Crucible prereading (Sinner at the Hands of an Angry God)

Fri 9/30

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz (Huck #1)
2. grammar: begin "My Errors"; do p 1 of packet
3. Huck Finn ch. 8 close reading
4. read aloud to p. 57
5. HW: read to p. 76 (ch 11,12,13)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (Midsummer #2)
2. debate: security vs. freedom
3. The Crucible: three settings lecture (take notes in NB)

Thur 9/29

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. Huck Finn ch 4-6 close reading
3. read aloud ch 7
4. HW: read to page 48

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (Midsummer #2)
2. finish Midsummer film
3. work on Midsummer take home test

Wed 9/28

Eng 11
1. Notes: annotation, illustrations
2. controversy lecture
3. discuss ch 1
4. ch 2 and 3 aloud
5. HW; ch 4-6

Pre IB Eng 10
1. turn in LOF essay
2. watch Midsummer
3. begin Midsummer take home test

Tue 9/27

Eng 11
1. review p 430 #4-6
2. art response in NB: "Into Bondage"
3. get Huck Finn books
4. Huck Finn intro: "notice to reader"; map; Twain's humor
5. HW: read chapter 1 twice

Pre IB Eng 10
1. NB: What makes "Pyramus and Thisbe" and bad play? Make several assertions and provide evidence from the text for each assertions.
2. Read P and T aloud and listen for the bad writing
3. Watch the RSC version of P and T
4. Give out Midsummer final

Mon 9/26

Eng 11
1. finish "Declaration" assessement
2. Read p. 424-5
3. "Battle with Mr. Covey" p 426 aloud
4. In NB: p 430 #4-6
5. HW: look up first 10 vocab words for Huck Finn

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up (Midsummer #2)
2. Discuss journal responses
3. Close reading 3.2 and 4.1; motifs: love magic, dreams, spirits, eyes, flowers
4. Echoes: Bottom's speech
5. HW: read 4.2 and 5.1

Fri 9/23

Eng 11
1. Collect "outsider" piece
2. vocab quiz (beginnings #2)
3. wrap up "Declaration" readiing
4. Begin "Declaration" final assessment (to be completed in class on Monday)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz (Midsummer #1)
2. Midsummer 3.2 paraphrase and perform
3. Journal: Topic #1: What is this play really about?; Topic #2: What is distubing about this play? (1 page in NB on either topic)
4. HW: read 4.1 and think about this question: Who is the protagonist of the play?

Thur 9/22

Eng 11
1. Vocab warm up (Beginnings #2)
2. Examine reason to support an assertion (use +/- example)
3. Read "Declaration" part 2 in groups

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Vocab warm up (Midsummer #1)
2. Watch Midsummer 3.1 X 2
3. Insults
4. Prepare performances and paraphrases of 3.2

Wed 9/21

Eng 11
1. Read p. 115, discuss freedom charts, parallelism, background
2. "Declaration" part one in groups and share responses on board
3. "Declaration" part two in groups and share responses on board

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Peer review of LOF essay
2. Writing advice
3. Close reading: Midsummer 2.2.130-140
4. Read 3.1 aloud
5. HW: finish reading 3.1

Tue 9/20

Eng 11
1. Review "Appeals" chart
2. NB: p 105, #2,3
3. Discuss p 105 #4
4. Begin "Declaration," do freedom chart (p 115) in NB

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Iambic pentameter game
2. Close read: Midsummer 2.1.125-142, 2.1.171-180
3. Read aloud 2.2.195 to 2.2
4. HW: Finish reading 2.2 and complete LOF essay RD

Mon 9/19

Eng 11
1. Vocab warm up (Beginnings #2)
2. Peer review of "outsider" piece
3. Patrick Henry-- brainstorm American Dream words, read bio silently, prepare dialogue w/ text in NB, read speech aloud
4. HW; read speech again and do dialogue w/text in NB

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Vocab warm up
2. Review 1.1 lines 184-197 and 232-257
3. Subtext game
4. Read Midsummer 2.1
5. HW: finish 2.1and work on LOF essay

Fri 9/16

Eng 11
1. Vocab quiz (Beginnings #1)
2. Writing Workshop: imaginative voice, birds-eye view, length= 3 paragraphs, rough draft due Monday

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Watch 1.1 of Midsummer X 2
2. Give out play map and vocab
3. LIne Search: funny, insightful, metaphors, allusions
4. Discuss journal from yesterday

Thur 9/15

Eng 11
1. Vocab warm up (Beginnings #1)
2. Discuss "Equiano" and do #2,5 in NB, discuss 2-6
3. Begin Imaginative Writing assigment: the new student

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Glossary; Questions?
2. "Is All Our Company Here?"
3. Line Tossing HW: read 1,1 and write this journal in your NB: What do we owe our parents?

Wed 9/14

Eng 11
1. Finish sentence workshop (p. 6)
2. Finish "Histoy..." (review graph w/textual evidence, do 2 questions and turn in worksheet)
3. begin "Equiano" pp. 56-65, rerad bio aloud, finish to p. 65 for HW

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Finish sentence workshop (p. 6)
2. topic sentence/ unity/ coherence
3. essay expectations and glossary

Tue 9/13

Eng 11
1. Sentence workshop 4,5
2. Check HW paragraph, discuss responses
3. Do agree/disagree for "Bird's Eye View'
4. Begin "History of Dividing Line"
5. HW: finish reading "History" and do 2nd column in graph

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Sentence workshop review 3,4
2. Key passages pp. 89, 113, 143, 202
3. Essay topic
4. HW: sentence workshop 6, pre-write for essay

Mon 9/12

Eng 11
1. Sentence workshop 2,3
2. Vocab warm up: Beginnings
3. Read page 27-31, do graphic organizer
4. HW: read p. 34, do #5 on p.35 in NB (one paragraph)

Pre IB Eng 10
1. "What is significant about this passage?" (pp. 60,62)
2. Return grammar test
3. LOF debate
4. HW: sentence workshop 5,6

Fri 9/9

Eng 11
1. Begin sentence workshop (page 1)
2. Share yesterday's journals
3. Discuss "A New Colossus"
4. HW: page 2 of sentence workshop

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Collect parent signatures
2. Grammar test
3. Tracking grades, return LOF test
4. Rev. sentence workshop pages 1,2
5. What's significant about this passage? pp. 31, 60,61
6. HW: sentence workshop 3,4

Thursday 9/8

Eng 11
1. Seating chart
2. Get textbooks
3. Learn names
4. Course description (get it signed)
5. 1st day journal: (Do one or all of the following) How did you come to be an American? What makes an American? What do Americans value?
6. HW: Do a first reading of "The New Colussus"

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Seating chart
2. Stamp NBs
3. LOF test
4. Course description
5. LOF gut reaction discussion
6. HW: Sentence workshop #1,2